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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 493 The Integrity of the Russians

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    "Your Excellency, Commander, the Chinese battleships have been entangled by light cruisers and destroyers, and we must retreat immediately." Sir Frederick William Richards, chief of staff of the Combined Fleet, reminded.  If they want to delay until night and escape in the dark, then the distance between them and the battle line of the Chinese Navy's home fleet must be increased to 30 nautical miles or even further.

    "Order the fleet to turn around immediately and return to India!" Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons, commander of the Combined Fleet, glanced at the light cruisers and destroyers that were rushing towards the Chinese navy's battleships and gave the order to retreat.  Order.  Although, such an order is very cruel to those British naval officers and soldiers serving on light cruisers and destroyers.  However, in order to preserve the strength of the British Navy and for the overall situation, there is no other way now.

    Six British Navy battleships, escorted by several light cruisers and destroyers, immediately began to turn and sail southward, and their speed gradually increased to 17 knots.  The maximum speed of the 'Dignity-class' battleship is only 17.5 knots, which is already their limit.

    The order of Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons, commander of the Combined Fleet, was only given to the battleships of the British Navy. The Russian Navy and the French Navy were deliberately forgotten by him.  While abandoning those light cruisers and destroyers, the Russian Navy and the French Navy were also among those abandoned.  Especially the Russian Navy, most of their battleships have a speed of less than 15 knots, especially the 'Ekaterina II-class' battleship, which has a speed of only 13.5 knots.  At that time, the Chinese navy will launch a pursuit.  They will definitely attack these Russian battleships first.  And the British Navy.  Got some precious time again.

    "Your Excellency, the British have turned, and they are sailing south at high speed!" A Russian naval officer reported in horror to Grand Duke Alexandrovich, Marshal of the Russian Navy.

    "What? These bastard British guys, they actually ran away, they actually left us. These damn British guys, how could they be so shameless?" Grand Duke Alexandrovich immediately became furious when he found out that he had been betrayed.  .

    "These bastards, I want to report them. I want to send a telegram to His Majesty the Tsar!" Grand Duke Alexandrovich was furious. Now, he felt like he had been deceived.  Originally, the Russian Navy joining the Combined Fleet was equivalent to doing the British Navy a big favor.  However, they were used as cannon fodder by the British in the naval battle and suffered heavy losses.  And now the British actually left them behind. How could he accept this?

    "Your Excellency, what should we do now?" The other Russian naval generals looked at Grand Duke Alexandrovich.  Wait for him to make a decision.  There is no doubt that the British escaped.  This war has been lost and there is no possibility of continuing it.

    "What else can we do? We will retreat immediately! I will not let these damn British go when they return to Russia!" Grand Duke Alexandrovich cursed fiercely.  However, the possibility of him escaping back to Russia this time is already very small.  There are currently four remaining battleships in the Russian Navy, two Alexander II-class battleships, the battleship Gangut and the battleship Three Saints. The maximum speed is only 15 knots, and the two Yekaterin  The Na II-class battleship has a top speed of only 13.5 knots.  Once the Chinese navy gets rid of those light cruisers and destroyers and pursues them, it is impossible for them to escape.

    "Someone, send a telegram to that guy Lyons and ask them what they want to do?" Grand Duke Alexandrovich ordered.  At the same time, the four battleships of the Russian Navy, escorted by several light cruisers and destroyers, began to turn and sail south.  However, their speed is much slower than that of the British Navy.

    A few minutes later, Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons, commander of the Combined Fleet, called them back.  The content of the telegram is very simple. In this naval battle, the combined fleet has already lost. Everyone should run for their lives!  However, the British navy thanked the Russian navy for standing behind them.

    "Bastard!" Grand Duke Alexandrovich roared angrily and tore the telegram in his hand into pieces.  The British not only deceived them, but also tricked them in the end.  When he thought about what would happen to the Russian navy after the Chinese navy caught up with them at high speed, Grand Duke Alexandrovich felt a coldness rising from his back, making his whole body feel cold.

    The armored cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers of the French Navy, which were fighting against the Chinese Navy, realized that they had been fooled when they discovered that both the British Navy and the Russian Navy were withdrawing south.  The remaining warships of the French Navy immediately withdrew from the battlefield without saying a word and began sailing south.  Moreover, the armored cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers had higher speeds, and soon they surpassed the Russian Navy, which fell far behind.  This??Grand Duke Alexandrovich was furious.

    At this moment, the Chinese Navy is attacking the light cruisers and destroyers of the British Navy.  These high-speed light cruisers and destroyers are a huge threat to the Chinese navy's battleships.  If they are approached within two thousand meters, these light cruisers and destroyers can launch torpedoes.  The 450mm medium-sized torpedo used in Europe has a speed of 30 knots and an effective range of about two thousand meters. It is also a huge threat to the Chinese navy's capital ships.

    "Commander, all the capital ships of the combined fleet have escaped! They tried to use light cruisers and destroyers to hold us back, and then took the opportunity to escape. These foreign devils are so cunning!" On the bridge of the battleship 'Qin Shihuang',  Lieutenant General Li Haitao, Chief of Staff of the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet, said bitterly.  If the last ten battleships of the United Fleet were allowed to escape, then this battle would not be so perfect.

    "Don't worry, they can't escape. After we deal with these light cruisers and destroyers, with our speed, we will definitely be able to catch up with them! Don't go there, the battle over the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruiser will soon end  It's about to end. The top speed of the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruiser is 28 knots, which is even faster than their destroyers. I don't see how they can escape!" Admiral Deng Shichang said disdainfully.  The combined fleet wants to evacuate now, but it is already too late. How can the Chinese navy let them slip away?

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The battle on the sea was still very fierce. These light cruisers and destroyers of the British Navy bravely walked through the rain of bullets and attacked the battleships of the Chinese Navy.  Although battleships continued to be sunk, these British people seemed not to be afraid of death at all.

    Two destroyers of the British Navy rushed to a place less than 1,500 meters away from the battleship "Yanhuang". Although the battleship "Yanhuang" and a light cruiser and destroyer protecting it had no impact on the two British Navy's battleships.  The destroyers launched a fierce bombardment, and the dense shells destroyed the superstructures of the two destroyers.  But the two destroyers still took the opportunity to launch torpedoes.  Six torpedoes rushed towards the battleship "Yanhuang" at a high speed of 30 knots.

    "Right full rudder!" The commander of the battleship Yanhuang immediately began to evade.  The battleship began to turn, intending to aim its bow at the incoming torpedo to reduce the area under attack.  At the same time, the rapid-fire guns on the battleship also fired at those torpedoes, hoping to defeat those torpedoes.

    "Boom! Boom!" The dense shells were fired at those torpedoes, but the effect achieved was very limited.

    The battleship "Yanhuang" successfully fired three torpedoes, and two torpedoes were missed.  However, the last torpedo could not be avoided.  This torpedo hit the port side of the battleship Yanhuang.  A hole of less than one meter was blown out more than one meter below the waterline.  The underwater armor of the "China Class" battleship has also been treated with mine protection. A medium-sized torpedo is not fatal enough.

    The damage control personnel on board the battleship Yanhuang immediately dealt with it. After finding that the gap could not be blocked, they immediately closed the nearby watertight compartment.  The amount of seawater that poured into the battleship Yanhuang reached hundreds of tons, causing the ship's hull to tilt slightly.  Although it is not fatal, the combat effectiveness is greatly affected.

    "Let the battleship Yanhuang return to the Beihai Shipyard for repairs!" Admiral Deng Shichang ordered with a cold face.  The battleship Yanhuang became the first battleship of the Chinese Navy to be severely damaged in this naval battle.

    Subsequently, the British Navy's light cruisers and destroyers never had a chance. By 1:30 in the afternoon, except for a few ships that were evacuated early, all light cruisers and destroyers were sunk.

    "Order the fleet to maintain a speed of 22 knots and pursue the escaping battleships of the combined fleet. They must not be allowed to escape!" Admiral Deng Shichang issued the order to pursue.  At the same time, the Chinese Navy's heavy cruisers also sank the British Navy's armored cruisers and 'Admiral-class' battleships, paying the price of heavy damage to the 'Tianjin' heavy cruiser and minor damage to the 'Changsha' heavy cruiser.  The remaining six heavy cruisers were all engaged in the pursuit battle.

    At this moment, the Russian Navy is closest to the Chinese Navy. According to the heavy cruiser's high speed of 28 knots, it can catch up with them in two hours.

    At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the six heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy were less than 15 kilometers away from the four battleships of the Russian Navy. This frightened the Russian Navy.

    "Come here, prepare the white flag. When the Chinese navy catches up, we will surrender! Those damn British guys want us to defend them against the Chinese, and then they will escape on their own. No way! If we want to die, let's all die together!" Russian Navy  Marshal Alexandrovich's face was full of resentment.

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