Kowloon wins

Chapter 1120 The Boiling Ocean ([-])
"Order, go around from the rear and cover the flagship!"

In the previous rapid fire attack of the "Weisun", although the artillery fire was extremely fierce, it was a pity that the luck was unlucky and the results were lacklustre. The flagship in the distance and the "Wei Ming" were fighting fiercely with the other two ships, and I dared not neglect it, but seeing that the warships on both sides were traveling at low speeds, it would be difficult for the "Wei Yi" to take part in the fierce battle in a short while. I was in a hurry, roared loudly and gave the general order, and soon I saw many sailors on the "Vision" getting busy frantically, and the "Vision" with full sails wildly broke away from the battle line. The rear of our own front circled a semicircle and inserted directly in front of the flagship "Zhenyang". At this time, the British medium-sized battleship "Yuanwang" in the United Fleet also happened to arrive at the war zone, and the two sides almost met each other. Mutual bombardment, heavy artillery, and medium-sized naval guns fired together, even turning the central theater, which was already full of artillery fire, into a big melee.

In terms of warships, both sides are one big and two small. In terms of the number of artillery, the British side obviously has more than [-] more, but when it comes to the power of the artillery, the artillery of the British is obviously much worse, let alone the heavy artillery. Even the medium-sized explosive bombs with relatively similar power still have an irreparable gap. There is no other way. The medium-sized explosive bombs of the Qing army are filled with yellow explosives, while the British are still equipped with traditional black powder. There is really no comparison between them. After such a long-distance and low-speed battle, the Britons obviously suffered a big loss. After a fierce battle, the unlucky "Kelly" was fired upon by three ships of the Qing army, turned into a soaring torch, and was hit by several heavy artillery blasting bullets after a while. It overturned and sank. As for the "Hood", relying on the size of the ship, although it was injured everywhere, it still managed to escape from the melee area, but the "Yuanwang" hardly suffered too much loss and followed the "Hood". The "Hood" also accelerated past the place where the three ships of the Qing army were connected in parallel.

After the "Zhenshan" battleship at the end of the Qing army and the French third-class battleship "King" at the end of the United Fleet fired at a distance of 350 meters, the first round that lasted more than half an hour The confrontation on the battle line is over, and the final result has come out——For the Qing army, the "Zhenyu" was seriously injured and had to withdraw from the battlefield temporarily, and there were two other ships, the "Weishan" and "Weihe" The medium-sized battleship suffered heavy damage and was no longer capable of fighting, so it could only withdraw from the battlefield. In addition, many ships suffered injuries of varying severity, including the flagship "Zhenyang" which was also ransacked by heavy artillery. It did not affect the follow-up operations, and none of the entire fleet was sunk. On the other hand, in terms of the United Fleet, in addition to the Spanish second-class battleship "Federe" which was sunk as soon as the battle started, there were also the British "Iceberg" and "Kelly". " and the Dutch "Tulip" were also sunk on the spot by the Qing army. Few of the remaining ships were damaged, and even the flagship "Brave" was severely damaged. There is no doubt that the first battle After the line-up confrontation, the Qing army won a big victory!
"Report to the general, a small boat has been dispatched from the west side, and it is sailing towards our fleet with a white flag."

In the previous battle, although the Qing Navy suffered a little damage, it was almost negligible compared to the United Fleet. The morale of the whole army was high, and after communicating with each other by radio and semaphore, it quickly adjusted. After finishing the formation, we turned around and prepared to meet the United Fleet again, but before the Qing fleet could attack, we saw that the United Fleet, which had already lined up at the far end, was the first to line up a ship with a white flag. The traffic boat of the Qing army was rapidly approaching the Qing army array. Upon seeing this, its own vanguard warship passed the news to the flagship.

"Order the vanguard fleet to fire a warning to the small boat, and inform with semaphore that all enemy ships will die if they do not surrender, and all warships will attack according to the predetermined order of battle!"

You don't need to listen, Wang Yanxia can also guess the purpose of the other party's sending people here at this time, and the left and right are just negotiating peace, but this is not the result Wang Yanxia wants. In his opinion, only dead enemies are good The enemy is too lazy to waste time to meet the envoy on the small boat.

"Bow gun, fire warning!"

Once the order was issued, Sun Changning, the new captain of the "Zhenshan" who served as the first ship of the fleet, did not dare to neglect. First, he ordered the bow gun to fire a warning, and then ordered the semaphore soldiers to relay Wang Yanxia's reply to those who were on board. A frightened messenger in a small boat.

"Send an order to all ships: For the sake of glory, fight to the end and attack!"

No need to wait for the dispatched envoys to report back, just seeing the line of the Qing army coming aggressively from afar, Edward Vernon knew that it was impossible to negotiate a peace with the Qing army, and in that case, he also Without any further hesitation, he waved his hand and gave the general order in a cold voice.

"Report to the general, the Portuguese have escaped!"

Edward Vernon dared to fight and wanted to fight, but this fleet was a mob of multinational nations, and it was okay to fight with the wind. Now facing the Qing army with strong ships and powerful guns, the fleet commanders of various countries obviously have their own strengths. Intended, not prepared to fight for the glory of the Britons, no, Edward Vernon's order had just been issued, and the five Portuguese warships at the end of the queue had already turned left and slipped away, even before leaving. Never gave an explanation to Edward Vernon, the titular commander.

"Damn bastard, retreat, the whole army retreats!"

As soon as the Portuguese escaped like this, the Spanish fleet that was originally lined up next to them naturally did not intend to stay any longer. In a mess, seeing that nothing could be done, no matter how unwilling Edward Vernon was, he could only curse and give the order to retreat across the board.

"Report to the general, the enemy fleet has already fled, please give instructions to the general!"

The United Fleet was in such a mess, and the vanguard warship of the Qing army reported the situation to the flagship with semaphore. Upon hearing the news, the lookout post on the tall mast did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly roared.

"Ok?"

Hearing that the enemy ships fled, Wang Yanxia's brows were even frowned. In the previous battle, the Qing army certainly won and sank several enemy ships, but it did not harm the foundation of the United Fleet. , this battle still has to be fought, at least in Wang Yanxia's view, the victory of the Qing army is a sure thing, but it will take a lot of hard work to achieve it after all, but he never thought that the United Fleet would just escape like this. It's hard to say if there is something strange, but thinking about it, Wang Yanxia didn't dare to make a decision lightly, and regardless of the seriousness of the injury on his arm, he quickly climbed up the tall mast by stepping on the soft ladder beside the mast. Looking at the direction of the United Fleet.

"Order: All squadrons disperse and pursue, and those who do not surrender will be sunk!"

Wang Yanxia was originally worried that the United Fleet would have an ambush, but seeing that the formation of the United Fleet has completely dispersed, and the fleets of various countries have fled separately, there is no possibility of joining forces at all, and he was immediately overjoyed , issued the general order in a hurry, and even saw the Qing fleet immediately changed its course, taking the squadron as a unit, and rushed towards the fleeing combined fleet like a rainbow...

"Your Majesty, I am overjoyed, overjoyed, my Bohai Fleet defeated the combined fleet of the five Xiyi nations in the waters of Kouzi Island, sank six enemy ships, and forced the surrender of seven ships. General Wang Yanxia is leading the main fleet to chase and wipe out the remnants of the enemy. The current telegram is here , Your Majesty, please take a look."

At four o'clock in Shenshi, He Tao hurried into the palace as soon as he received the message of success from the Bohai Fleet. He had just entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and before he even had time to see the etiquette, he shouted extremely excitedly.

"Oh? Come on, hand it over!"

Hong Qing, who had been waiting anxiously for a long time, heard the news of her side's big victory, she would not care about He Tao's lack of courtesy, stood up excitedly, and gave the order in a hurry.

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As soon as Hong Qing opened his golden mouth, Li Dequan, who was waiting beside him, did not dare to be negligent. He hurriedly responded, and hurried down the front door, took the telegram from He Tao's hand, and forwarded it to Hong Qing. .

"Hahaha..., good job! He Aiqing, I immediately sent a report to the Bohai Fleet, saying that I have got a good news, and I am very relieved. I hope that all the soldiers will continue to work hard to chase and wipe out the remnants of the enemy. We must not tolerate and raise traitors! In addition, to the East China Sea The fleet sent a report, and Wang Changgeng immediately led the East China Sea Fleet to go northward to intercept the remnants of the Xiyi Fleet. The Marine Division sent a call to inform them of the great victory in the naval battle at Kouzi Island, and immediately mobilized all of them to prepare for the expedition!"

Before getting the good news, although Hong Qing had confidence in her side's victory, she couldn't guarantee that she would win. Although she had made many arrangements in advance, she didn't dare to let go. Now, seeing it with her own eyes In the telegram of victory, the big stone hanging in Hong Qing's heart finally fell to the ground, and she would not let go of such a good opportunity to beat the dog in the water, so she hurriedly issued a series of orders.

"Yes, I obey the order!"

Since Hong Qing made an order, He Tao didn't dare to delay in the slightest, he hastily agreed, and hastily left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and went to arrange various matters without mentioning it.

"Li Dequan, go, pass on my order, and all officials from the first rank and above in Beijing will come here immediately to discuss matters!"

Victory in the first battle is certainly a good thing, but Hong Qing was not dazzled by the victory, because he knew very well that this naval battle is just the prologue of a series of wars, and there are still countless big battles to be fought. Naturally, the arrangements made cannot be ignored.

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Hearing Hong Qing's order, how dare Li Dequan neglect it, he hastily responded respectfully, and hastily left the hall...

(End of this chapter)