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    "Your Excellency, Commander, the Chinese warships are catching up. However, they are just some light cruisers and destroyers!" The captain of the 'Hannibal' asked Algernon, Commander of the Combined Fleet?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons reported.

    "Continue to go south. As long as they don't take the initiative to attack us, we will ignore them! The Chinese warships must be behind. Order all ships to prepare for battle!" Algernon, Commander of the Combined Fleet?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons ordered.  Even though he knew that if he continued fighting, he would only be defeated, but Algernon?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons is still unwilling to surrender easily. The glory of the Royal Navy of the British Empire needs them to protect it and cannot be tarnished!

    The Chinese Navy¡¯s four light cruisers and five destroyers followed the British Navy from a distance.  These few small battleships alone are obviously unable to compete with the six battleships of the British Navy.  Their mission is to keep a watchful eye on the British navy to prevent them from slipping away.  It was now less than two hours before dark. If the British navy escaped during the night, it would be difficult to find their traces.

    Behind the British Navy, a formation composed of the heavy cruiser "Beijing", the heavy cruiser "Shanghai", the heavy cruiser "Nanjing" and the heavy cruiser "Guangzhou" is coming at a speed of 28 knots and is expected to arrive at 6 o'clock  In half an hour, they were able to arrive and intercept the British navy.  Behind them are seven battleships from the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet.  The battleship is slower and is expected to arrive after 7 o'clock.  However, it is very possible to resolve the battle before dark.

    With the development of the war situation, there is no longer any suspense.  The Russian Navy was almost completely wiped out, and only some light cruisers and destroyers of the French Navy escaped, which did not affect the overall situation.  The British Navy has only these last six battleships left.  The Chinese navy has a sure chance of victory, and has won the naval battle at a very small cost.

    At 6:30 pm, four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy rushed to the battlefield, crossed in front of the British Navy at high speed, and launched an attack on the British Navy from a distance of 10,000 meters.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The fierce artillery battle began again, and the four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy poured out firepower crazily on the British Navy.

    The British Navy did not show any weakness. Six battleships launched a fierce counterattack against the Chinese Navy's heavy cruisers.  After all, in the current naval battle, the British Navy still has a slight advantage.  The armor of the six battleships is stronger than the four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy, and their firepower is not weak at all.  Algernon, Commander of the Combined Fleet?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons believes that even if it can sink one more Chinese Navy warship, it is worth it.  Therefore, the British Navy gave up trying to escape and instead launched a fierce battle with the Chinese Navy's heavy cruisers.

    "Boom! Boom!" A large number of shells exploded on the sea, splashing water columns into the sky.  The four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy were under tremendous pressure.  Four versus six, the Chinese Navy's heavy cruiser formation is already at an absolute disadvantage.

    "Boom!" A shell exploded less than a hundred meters away from the starboard side of the heavy cruiser "Beijing". The water column splashed down and wet the deck of the heavy cruiser "Beijing".

    "Send a telegram to the commander. The British Navy's firepower is too fierce. Please give way temporarily!" the captain of the heavy cruiser "Beijing" ordered.  Seeing that the battle was about to be won, there was no need to use four heavy cruisers to fight against the British's six battleships. This would only increase casualties.

    Soon, Admiral Deng Shichang, commander of the Chinese Navy¡¯s Home Fleet, who was coming from behind, responded to the telegram and agreed that the four heavy cruisers would keep their distance to avoid a head-on fight with the British Navy and wait for the Chinese Navy¡¯s battleships to arrive.

    After receiving the order, four Chinese Navy heavy cruisers took the initiative to withdraw from the battle, increasing the distance from the British Navy to 15 kilometers.  At this distance, although it is still within the maximum range of the 305mm naval gun, even the Chinese Navy is not accurate at all, let alone the British Navy.

    "Your Excellency, Commander, the Chinese have retreated!"

    "Damn it, these cunning yellow-skinned monkeys!" United Fleet Commander Algernon?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons cursed secretly.  The Chinese Navy's heavy cruisers took the initiative to withdraw, apparently to avoid increasing casualties.  In this case, his plan failed again.

    "Your Excellency, Commander, what should we do now? The Chinese battleships will catch up soon!"

    "It will be dark in one hour, and we will get rid of the Chinese pursuit by then. The supply fleet is already waiting for us. After we meet up with the supply fleet and replenish water and coal, we can  Returned to India!" Algernon, Commander of the Combined Fleet?  McLennan?  Sir Lyon cheered everyone up.

    It¡¯s just that almost all English?None of the naval officers and soldiers thought that they could successfully escape the pursuit of the Chinese navy.  In the distance, several heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy are watching eagerly. Behind them, the Chinese battleships are chasing after them, and they will soon catch up.  From the battleship 'Captain Centurion' at the end of the queue, you can almost see the thick smoke coming out of the chimney of the pursuing Chinese navy's new battleship.  The emotions of loss and depression lingered on all the British naval officers and soldiers. The threat of defeat, capture, and even death filled their hearts with fear.  No one wants to die like this. Their families, wives and children are still waiting for their return.  But, everyone¡¯s fate is controlled by Algernon?  McLennan?  On Sir Lyons.  And Algernon?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons obviously wants to fight to the end.

    At half past seven, the sun has sunk into the sea, and the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the sea, making the sea appear golden and the scenery is very beautiful.  However, neither the British navy, which was running for its life, nor the Chinese navy, which was pursuing them, had time to appreciate these beautiful scenery.

    However, the pursuit has come to an end at this point.  Seven battleships of the Chinese Navy have already caught up and are sailing south parallel to the British Navy.  At a distance of 10,000 meters, the ferocious gun barrels had adjusted their direction and were aimed at the British Navy battleship.  At the same time, the four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy, which had originally stayed away from each other, began to further close the distance, preparing to cooperate with the battleships of the Home Fleet to attack the British Navy to ensure that the battle could be ended before dark.

    ¡°Fire the guns! Sink these British warships!¡± On the battleship ¡®Qin Shihuang¡¯, Admiral Deng Shichang, commander of the Chinese Navy¡¯s Home Fleet, issued the order to fire the guns.  Now, it has reached the final moment of the naval battle. After sinking these British naval battleships, this time the battle between the Chinese Navy and the joint fleets of Britain, France and Russia will end with a complete victory for the Chinese Navy.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Seven battleships opened fire at the same time, and dense shells hit the six battleships of the British Navy.

    "Counterattack! Hit me hard and show the majesty of the Royal Navy of the British Empire!" Algernon, Commander of the Combined Fleet?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons looked mad.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The six battleships of the British Navy also began to fight back. However, the British Navy, with low morale, was not only seriously lagging behind in terms of rate of fire, but also had no accuracy at all.  After the cannonball was fired, it did not even touch the side of the Chinese Navy's battleship. This Algernon?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons was furious.

    From the beginning of the battle, the British Navy was at a serious disadvantage.  Cannonballs continued to fall around the British naval battleships, and they continued to provoke the increasingly fragile nerves of the British naval officers and soldiers.

    "Boom!" At 7:48 pm, a shell hit the battleship Mars at the front of the British Navy queue.  The "Mars" battleship was besieged by the Chinese Navy's "Qin Shihuang" battleship and the "Prince Fusu" battleship, and was in a very dangerous situation.

    This shell hit the stern of the Mars, blowing a big hole in the stern deck and destroying the main gun on the stern. At the same time, the British sailors on the stern deck also suffered heavy losses.

    After being hit, the battleship "Mars" did not display the British Royal Navy's tenacious style of fighting back, but did something that stunned everyone.  A white flag was raised from the battleship Mars, and then all the main guns on the battleship Mars lowered their barrels, which was equivalent to giving up resistance.

    "Haha! Use the flag language to tell the battleship "Mars" that they are welcome to surrender. The Imperial Navy will ensure their safety and let them withdraw from the battle!" Admiral Deng Shichang laughed.  The surrender of the "Mars" was like a slap in the face of the British Navy. It also showed that the British Navy had lost its fighting spirit.

    "Damn bastards, you bastards, I must send them all to a military court. Turn the guns and sink all those traitors!" In the bridge of the battleship Hannibal, United  Fleet Admiral Algernon?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons roared crazily, like an angry lion.

    However, the battleship Hannibal did not obey his order to sink the battleship Mars.

    "Your Excellency, Commander, we have lost this war. In order to avoid causing more casualties, let us surrender!" the captain of the battleship Hannibal persuaded.  The other British naval officers all looked at Algernon expectantly?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons, they also don¡¯t want to die and want to return to England alive!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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