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The "Shanghai" and "Nanjing", which were also exhausted, did not pursue the enemy fleet, but took on the task of accepting the surrender of the enemy battleship and salvaging the crew who fell into the water.

It seems that Feigen's plan to escape is unlikely to come true. The Chinese fleet is pressing up from several directions with its bloody mouth wide open. It is far more than the fleet commanded by Feigen in terms of number and gross tonnage. Now Fagan's only hope is that the rescue fleet can arrive in time, otherwise he will face the end of failure.

And Admiral Bernie, who received Fegan's call for help, tightly twisted his nervous fingers together. It was terrible. Now the relationship between ambushing and being ambushed has been completely adjusted. It seems that the Chinese have known him for a long time. The plan of the original fleet was completely used to confuse him.

However, Admiral Bernie was not very worried. He believed that Fagan would be able to persist until his arrival, and once he joined Fagan, the powerful United Fleet would never be afraid of those shameful raiders.

The Chinese fleet's attack was swift and ferocious, and they didn't seem to want to give the enemy any chance to breathe.The strongest battleship "Yuntian" of the Second Fleet, which took the lead, rampaged like a ferocious god, and didn't pay attention to the enemy's battleship at all.The "Yunsheng" and "Yunqing" behind it fired shells one after another at the enemy ships, as if they would not be reconciled until the entire enemy fleet was sunk.

Under such powerful and violent artillery fire, the enemy panicked and tried their best to avoid the shells sent by the Chinese warships, but the Chinese offensive was so crazy that a cruiser and a destroyer were quickly torn to pieces.

At this time, Rear Admiral Fagan calmed down instead. He gathered the battleships together and aimed all his naval guns at the heavy cruiser "Yanzhou" that protruded forward. Feigen also clearly saw that his battleship He is by no means an opponent of Chinese battleships. The only thing he can do now is to concentrate his firepower to wipe out as many Chinese warships as possible. As long as he delays for a second, Admiral Bernie will be able to get closer to him by one nautical mile.

Under the concentrated artillery fire, the "Yanzhou" was quickly shot and caught fire, and then the ammunition depot exploded, and the "Yanzhou" quickly began to sink.Seeing the sinking of a Chinese warship so quickly, the sailors couldn't help cheering, and more and more violent shells fell on the enemy with the anger of avenging the "Yanzhou".

The enemy is also very tenacious, relying on their flexible dodging and superb skills, they dodged the shells again and again.

At 4:15, the cruiser "Taylor" of the United Fleet sank at the same time.The light cruisers "Longyan" and "Shaoxing" in the Chinese fleet were forced to withdraw from the battle after being shot. At 4:30, the Dutch battlecruiser "Sunset" was attacked by the two battleships "Yuntian" and "Yunsheng". The hull was shot in many places and began to sink at 5:[-]. Let the Chinese heavy cruiser "Luoyang" lose its combat effectiveness.

The night gradually fell, and the night Fagen was looking forward to most finally arrived.And with the coming of night, the two warring parties stopped fighting at the same time. The solitary coalition warship parked tensely and carefully on the sea surface, and a large number of Chinese warships were watching them vigilantly around him.

In this day's naval battle, together with Xue Yue's victory in luring the enemy fleet, the United Fleet lost a total of two battleships, many cruisers and destroyers, while the Chinese Navy lost the "Kunming" and "Yanzhou" heavy cruisers. The ship was damaged.Judging from the results of the battle, China has an absolute advantage.

However, China's strong logistical support is beginning to emerge.Wounded warships began their journey to Singapore Naval Port, where they were quickly and efficiently repaired.Especially the injured "Nanjing", through the efforts of skilled workers overnight, the damaged boiler was repaired. If the Ministry of the Navy did not require a comprehensive and thorough repair of it, the "Nanjing" could even continue to participate in the war immediately.

Under the cover of night, the empire's newly launched super battleship "Shihuang" was moored quietly but majesticly on the water, its huge body arrogantly watching everything around it.

Before China's "Shihuang" class and Britain's "Queen Elizabeth" class battleships came out, the power of warships around the world at that time mainly came from steam engines. It was time-consuming and laborious to transport coal, and black smoke from huge chimneys It will also expose the battleship earlier. The "First Emperor" class and "Queen Elizabeth" class battleships became the first batch of fuel-powered battleships in the world.Their advent means that coal-powered battleships will gradually fade out of the sea.

The "Shihuang" class battleships surpassed the "Queen Elizabeth" class in both speed and artillery power.

排水量：35540吨39100吨；尺寸为230ｘ32ｘ991米；动力为12座锅炉，3台蒸汽轮机。3轴125000马力，双舵；最大航速28节，续航力10000海里17节；主炮为9门三座三联装356毫米50倍口径主炮，4座双联装150毫米55倍口径副炮，10座双联装127毫米38倍口径高平两用副炮，12座双联装37毫米56倍口径机关炮，38门20毫米71倍口径机关炮.该舰可搭4架水上侦察或校正飞机，乘员1862人。其中军官82人。在帝国海军的研究里，“始皇”级战列舰是除了航空母舰之外的重点研制对象。

Dragon's Roar Chapter 976 Desperate to the South China Sea (5)

It is precisely because the "Shihuang" class missed the Hawaiian naval battle during the launch and overhaul time that it became an unknown killer in the South China Sea confrontation.

The two battleships had never confronted each other before. This time, after calling the Ministry of the Navy, Zheng Puquan flew from Taiwan to the Singapore military port in an emergency, and brought out two "Shihuang"-class battleships, namely "Shihuang" To be honest, Zheng Puquan is not very sure about the upcoming confrontation between the "Daqin" and the "Daqin".

"Commander-in-Chief, it's a lively fight ahead, why haven't we joined the war yet?" Prince Pu Hui, who was with the army as the staff officer of the Second Fleet, couldn't help but said, "You only need to give me three hours tomorrow, and I can take all Throw the United Fleet into the sea to feed bastards!"

Zheng Puquan glanced at Pu Hui: "Baye, don't worry, it's not the time yet, the British 'Queen Elizabeth' class has not yet appeared, and when it appears, it's time for us to do it."

Pu Hui nodded helplessly: "But to be honest, those British are still very capable of fighting. I have been watching today. Although our navy soldiers are brave, they are still not as good as British sailors in terms of personal quality."

"Yes." Zheng Puquan agreed with his point of view: "The British started to vigorously develop their navy a long time ago, but we started relatively late. If we want to catch up with the British, we must gain experience in a lot of actual combat. Today In the naval battle, the performance of several ships was not very satisfactory, and they were completely defeated in the duel with the British gunners. However, it should also be noted that this naval battle has added the most valuable experience to our sailors. If we do it again, we will definitely win quickly."

Pu Hui took a sip from his teacup and said, "According to what my father said before, the imperial navy will definitely not be limited to Asia in the future, so it seems that this naval battle will really help us a lot."

Zheng Puquan took the chart and said: "If you join the rescue fleet sent by Britain and France, according to the itinerary, you can arrive at the battlefield before ten o'clock tomorrow morning, so we must end the battle before ten o'clock, and we can't give this fleet any more breath. chance."

Zheng Puquan looked at the sea in ecstasy: "As long as this battle can be won, we will be invincible in the South Pacific waters from now on!"

At this time, the United Fleet is the most anxious, especially their commander-in-chief Bernie, the avant-garde Fagan's telegrams for help have not stopped since the first minute he was surrounded.

Judging from Fagan's telegram, the Chinese should have mobilized all the sea power they could muster in the South China Sea, but they ignored the determination of the honorable British Royal Navy, which Rear Admiral Fagan still insists on.

"Horton, what do you think of this sudden incident?" Bernie asked: "The Chinese have obviously mastered our intelligence. I am very hesitant to tell the truth now. I always feel that the Chinese must be planning What conspiracy. Maybe they have arranged a bigger trap for us to jump into?"

Holden shook his head: "I don't think so. Even if the Chinese really arranged some conspiracy, as long as we are cautious. With the power of our 'Queen Elizabeth', the Chinese will definitely learn how powerful we are." !"

"Whoever has command of the sea is powerful; whoever loses command of the sea will be subject to others!" This is a truth firmly believed by British naval officers and soldiers.

"Since it is destined to start, let it start!" Bernie suddenly felt that he was much younger: "Our ally, the United States, is fighting hard against the Chinese on the east coast, and now it is our turn for the combined fleet. Send this fleet to the bottom of the sea, and then the fleet will drive straight into it to seize the sea dominance in the South China Sea, and China's southern mainland will be completely exposed to the guns of the combined fleet!"

The morning sun has covered the sea, and the warships of the empire have completed their preparations for battle.

The coalition fleet under siege went all out, and they watched every move of the Chinese fleet vigilantly. Rear Admiral Fagan seemed to have a vague premonition. He wondered if he could survive until the moment when the reinforcements from the coalition fleet arrived?

The attack of the Chinese fleet has finally begun. This time their attack is even more ferocious than yesterday. The Chinese seem to have made up their minds to deal with Fagan's fleet as soon as possible. Fagan, who had fought countless sea battles, was also a little scared.

The efforts of the Chinese fleet have paid off. First, the heavy cruiser "Weird" and the light cruiser "Victor Victor" were buried in the sea, and then the "London", one of the only two battleships in Fagan's hands, was also killed. To hit hard. The "London" was still very heroic. Even though the ship was shot in many places, they still fought until the moment it sank.

But at this time Feigen felt that the defeat had been decided, and now his ships were not many, and they were no longer on the same level as the crazy attacking China on the opposite side.surrender!Such an idea suddenly popped up in Fagan's head, but he quickly vetoed it himself. How could the naval officers of the British Empire do such a thing?

The "Rose" shook vigorously, and it seemed that it was hit again. Feigen smiled wryly and walked into the telegraph room.

"Please send this telegram exactly as I said." Fagan patted the telegraph operator on the shoulder and said, "Your Excellency Bernie, I have already lost the 'London', the 'Little Bee' and the 'Sunset'." "No. Now my flagship is about to sink under the attack of the Chinese fleet. It seems that I can't wait for reinforcements. I must remind Your Excellency that the Chinese warships are not so easy to deal with. I prudently ask Your Excellency Be careful with your troops."

"Rock." After finishing the telegram, Feigen stopped a staff officer: "How about playing chess?"

Rock was a little surprised by the performance of the major general. Now that the situation on the sea is so critical, he still has the mind to play chess?But seeing Feigen's calm look, Rock had to sit down.

"I'm going to eat your elephant." Major General Fagan said.After a few minutes of hesitation and consideration, he finally decided to take this move.

"Eat it, it won't work if I don't let you eat it." Roque said, who was engrossed on the chessboard, and now he has completely forgotten that there is a fierce battle going on outside.

"Ah, this is really a bit strange, I have to admit that this move is very powerful." Rock greeted the move casually.

Feigen didn't seem to be thinking about playing chess, and he didn't take his subordinates' compliments too seriously: "Maybe we will die here, but our country will be safe and sound, and our navy will definitely avenge us!"

The commander's unreasonable words made Roque feel guilty. Could it be that the major general has lost his desire to fight?Thinking about it, maybe it is. When the battle on the sea was the most intense, the major general actually wanted to play chess with him. Did the major general give up?

Fagan got up and poured himself a glass of whiskey, took a big sip and said: "Rock, my friend, our battle is coming to an end, and I hope we can see each other alive after it is over."

Rock froze there, and at this moment, a huge explosion occurred on the "Rose". Two torpedoes hit the "Rose" one after another. Major General Fagan and his friend Roque, who were sitting in the cabin, could clearly hear the screams outside and the sound of sea water pouring in.

"Rock, it's all over now." Fagan calmly picked up the scattered chess pieces from the ground, and put them one by one into the box; "Order the 'Rose' to raise the white flag!"

Rock couldn't believe his ears. The idol in his heart, the major general who never said the word "failure", actually said surrender. What happened to the major general?

"Major Admiral, we can still fight. Admiral Bernie's fleet will arrive soon." Rock said loudly, "I beg you to continue fighting to the end, for the honor of the British Empire Navy, for the victory of the United Fleet, you No matter what, you can't give up!"

At this time, Rear Admiral Fagan was still in the mood to smile: "My friend, I am responsible for the lives of the sailors, and we can't wait for reinforcements. Didn't you realize that the Chinese attack is premeditated?" Has it been a long time? Surrendering may be a disgraceful thing, let all the responsibility rest on my own.”

Rock stopped arguing and walked out silently. At 9:35, when Admiral Bernie's main fleet was about to arrive in the battle sea area, the "Rose", half of which was already submerged in water, rose up. The white flag, the remaining warships also raised the white flag almost at the same time.

At this time, Fagan walked into his own cabin, and the stagnant water inside overflowed his knees, and the whole cabin seemed to be tilted.Major General Fagan took out a photo from his pocket and looked at it carefully. On it was his beautiful wife.Fagan smiled, took out another gun, and stuffed the muzzle into his mouth.And pulled the trigger...

When Bernie arrived with a large number of warships, he could no longer see Rear Admiral Fagan's fleet, and all the Chinese warships flying the dragon flag were staring at him.

Bernie closed his eyes in pain.He was not sad for Rear Admiral Fagan. There is nothing to be sorry for this kind of person who embarrassed the Royal Navy. He was distressed for losing so many warships at once.

"Admiral, the whole fleet is ready to attack." Horton stepped up and said.

Bernie hesitated for a moment, he had a bad premonition in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Start!"

10 o'clock sharp.The decisive battle between the main force of the Second Fleet and the main force of the Far East United Fleet officially broke out. The naval guns of the two sides kept fighting each other, and from time to time, ships were hit and injured.The Chinese fleet, which is at a disadvantage in terms of the total number of ships, does not suffer in the battle with the enemy by virtue of its advanced warships.