1825 My New Daming

Chapter 245 Victory Escapes and Victory Sinks (Seeking Subscription, Monthly Pass)
"Long live! A Blake has been sunk!"

"Captain, we have won!"

On the bridge of the armored cruiser Cao Guogong, which was bruised and labeled as "ship strong", the officers and soldiers of the Ming Navy who had already put on life jackets cheered.

Lei Teng also looked relieved, looking at the Waterloo, which was pouting its buttocks and head down into the Indian Ocean, and said with a smile: "Okay! Now we can successfully abandon the ship!"

Abandon ship in victory, not abandon ship in failure. This is something to be particular about!If it is a failure to abandon the ship, then according to certain unwritten conventions, the captain who lost the battle and lost the battleship will sink with the battleship.The water in the Indian Ocean is so cold, Lei Teng doesn't want to drown in it.So he must be Victory Abandon Ship!
When he heard the piercing abandon ship alarm, Lu Benwei was holding a faucet to cool down a turret that was about to be engulfed by the fire.Daming's Guogong class is still a product of the transition period from wood-hulled ships to iron-clad ships. There is a lot of wood on board, and it is easy to be ignited by shells filled with picric acid.That is to say, the damage control personnel of the Daming Navy are more capable, so that Cao Guogong has been struggling until now.

However, after all, Cao Guogong is being beaten by two Blakes that are much stronger than it. It is impossible to carry it on forever, and there is no need for it. Isn't it just a 3000-ton old-fashioned cruiser?If it is gone, it can be remade!But if all the crew members on board were to die, the pressure on the Admiralty would be great.

Lu Benwei, who heard the abandon ship alarm, did not immediately look for lifeboats or simply jump into the sea, but continued to water the turret with the tap-this is stipulated in the naval combat regulations. When abandoning the ship, the damage control personnel and the captain must persist until at last.Because only if the damage control continues under the leadership of the captain, the damaged ship will not sink immediately.

Cao Guogong's abandon ship operation was carried out very quickly. This is also one of the training programs of the Ming Navy!Abandoned ships cannot be simply abandoned, the radio station must be destroyed, the code book must be destroyed or taken away, the documents in the bridge should be destroyed, and those that can be taken away should be taken away.After abandoning the ship, if you can summon your own ship, you have to send a few torpedoes to sink the ship, so as not to be dragged back by the enemy to repair it and use it again.

Not long after, Lu Benwei saw their captain Lei Teng and several officers coming out of the bridge wearing life jackets.Lei Teng also recognized Lu Benwei, and greeted him loudly: "Little Lu, stop watering, we don't want this boat!"

"Boss Lei, I'll be right here." Lu Benwei quickly dropped the faucet, dragged his fireproof clothes, gloves, and goggles, grabbed a life buoy, and rushed to Lei Teng's side.Then a group of people jumped into the sea together
Lu Benwei joined the navy at the age of 17. He is 25 years old this year, and he is already "old" among the soldiers.However, at the age of 40, Lei Teng still regarded him as a young man. When Lu Benwei first joined the Nanyang Fleet as a soldier, he was under Lei Teng, who was then a major.Now they went to the battlefield together and abandoned the ship and fell into the water together, which can be regarded as a shared adversity.

Colonel Jervis on the Blake also knew that the Cao Guogong had abandoned the ship, but he did not embarrass the officers and soldiers of the Ming army who "jumped into the sea"-"jump into the sea without killing" is a tacit understanding among navies of all countries in the world. Can you guarantee that you will never jump into the sea?You are the one who kills today, tomorrow someone will kill you!

Moreover, Jervis didn't have the time to deal with the officers and soldiers of the Ming army who jumped into the sea from Cao Guogong, because this battle has been fought so far, and he is not enough!He lost the Waterloo and sank the Duke.It seems to be one to one, but what kind of ship is the Waterloo?What kind of ship is the Duke class?

This business is bleeding!
So he had to sink one or two more Guogong-class ships, and at this time there were two smoke-filled Guogong-class ships on the sea, and they had to be sunk to get back the cost, and it was faster!
Because Ming's large fleet must be on its way, once they arrive, the two Blake-class ships can only "retreat victoriously"!

And the easiest way to sink these two wounded Dukes as soon as possible is of course to get close to them!
Thinking of this, Jervis raised his hand and pointed to one of the state-level ones, and said loudly: "That's the next target. Charge up at full speed, get closer to within 5000 yards and then slow down!"

"5000 yards?" the first mate of the Blake was taken aback. "It's too close. Our two Blakes may be damaged."

"It doesn't matter," Jervis said, "The Blake class is not so easy to sink, and at most it will suffer a little damage. We have a well-equipped shipyard in Mumbai, which can be repaired quickly! Therefore, our target is those two ships. The wounded Dukes approach them, sink them, or at least severely damage them, and then retreat victoriously before the enemy's large fleet arrives!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Sir, Huai'an Hou has sent a telegram, and found the large Indian fleet. There are at least 8 battleships and 2 armored cruisers, including 2 improved models of the Sovereign class!"

On the Tang Wang, the flagship of the Daming Persian Gulf Fleet, Guo Xiaobao, the chief of staff of the fleet, took a telegram and walked quickly to Zhuge Weidao, who was holding a telescope and looking at the black smoke columns that went straight up to the sky.

It turned out that he had already led the main force of his own fleet to the vicinity of the battle area. Unfortunately, the main force of the Indian fleet had almost arrived!Moreover, there were two British airships that looked very annoying, but they couldn't hit them, and they arrived on top of the large hull led by Zhuge Weidao.Now one of them has flown away, it should have gone to report, and the other one is still circling in the sky.

In other words, Zhuge is the hole card in the Taoist hand, and he has already seen it clearly.

However, Zhuge Weidao didn't have an airship to use in his hands, so he had to send a few "Houye-class" cruisers to search for the enemy, and he really discovered the British fleet!
However, somewhat contrary to Zhuge Weidao's expectations, two unyielding ranks appeared in the British formation!

"Sir, I'm afraid it's difficult to deal with the two monarchy reforms. They have six double-mounted turrets. The caliber of the main gun should be 6 inches. The Sovereign class is extremely strong, and if we have 9.2 1.5-inch cannons, I’m afraid it will be difficult to deal with. If the two hero classes don’t go, we can fight. Now.”

It is indeed a trouble now!

虽然诸葛为道的主力舰队也有8条战列舰，但这8条战列舰总共只有32门240毫米大炮。而人家两条君权改就有24门9.2英寸大炮！如果再加上另外6条战列舰和那两条布雷克级的火力.好像优势很大啊！
"Now they don't know that our two heroes have left." Zhuge Weidao thought for a while, and then said, "Let's go to join Chief of Staff Chen's team first, and then go north together to force the main force of the British." Fleet. See if we can drive them back? At the same time, power those two Heroes and let them come back quickly."

"Let them come back?" Guo Xiaobao was stunned, "What about Nicholas I? We have already changed the order for two hero-class ships to artillery and ammunition. Do we have to replace the remaining two ships with artillery and ammunition?" ? Will he?"

Zhuge Weidao smiled: "He is now stationed in Adrianople, and the Prussia and Austria behind him are ready to move, and the Greeks and Bulgarians have already begun to retreat. What is the use of battleships at this time? The key now is that someone can come down and help He gave him a hand. And our entry into the Persian Gulf will be the greatest help to him. So the matter of changing the shells and cannons of the battleship must be discussed.”

"Sir!"

At this time, the communications officer on board the King Tang suddenly shouted to Zhuge Weidao: "Chief of Staff Chen telegraphed that the two British Blakes were injured and retreated!"

"Oh," Zhuge Weidao nodded, "Our loss?"

The communication officer said: "The Duke Liang and the Duke Wei have been severely damaged. I'm afraid it will be difficult to repair. In addition to the Duke Cao, which has been abandoned before, we have lost it."

"Are the other ships damaged?" Zhuge Weidao asked again.

"No."

Zhuge Weidao laughed: "Okay! Then we have won the battle. Send a power call to Chief of Staff Chen and ask him to deal with the severely damaged Liang Guogong and Wei Guogong, and then lead the remaining five Guogongs to join me .”

(End of this chapter)