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    The Battle of Ionia begins at 10 am on July 12 and ends at 3 pm.  Not one of the six battleships of the Italian Navy's main fleet escaped.  In ¡®Leonardo.  Da.  The battleship Vinci was sunk first, and the battleship Count Cavour was subsequently sunk by a torpedo launched by a destroyer of the Chinese Navy. Seeing that there was no hope of victory, the Italian Navy Commander Admiral Boshini led the fleet to retreat at a high speed, but  In the end, I couldn't pick it out.  Under the interception of the Chinese Navy, all were left behind.

    The flagship of the Italian Navy ¡®Andrea.  After the battleship Doria's drive shaft was damaged, Admiral Boschini moved to Cayo.  Duilio continued to command the battle on the battleship.  And ¡®Andrea.  The battleship Doria, under the command of its captain, Commodore Mario, continued to fight the Chinese Navy.

    It¡¯s just that at this moment, ¡®Andrea.  The battleship Doria is in an extremely dangerous situation.  After its power dropped by half, the battleship simply could not escape and fell into the Chinese Navy's trap.

    The battleships 'China,' 'Shenzhou,' 'Middle East,' 'Zhongnan,' and 'Nanyang' battleships were under siege.  Although ¡®Andrea.  The battleship Doria has more main guns, but in this case, there is still no chance of winning.

    After being surrounded, ¡®Andrea.  Commodore Mario, the captain of the battleship Doria, did not hesitate at all. He immediately ordered people to raise the white flag and surrender to the Chinese army. He completely forgot what he had done before Admiral Boshini left.  In this way, he assured Admiral Bosini that he would lead all the officers and soldiers on the ship to fight to the end.

    ¡®Andrea.  Although the Italian naval officers and soldiers on the battleship Doria were a little surprised by Commodore Mario's order, they did not stop it. Instead, they immediately raised the white flag.  They are not fools. Now the Italian Navy has lost. If they continue to fight, they will definitely die.  Surrendering would be a shame but one could still save one's life.  Westerners are different from Easterners. They value their lives more. It is not a shame to surrender to the enemy when they know that there is no hope of victory.

    ¡®Andrea.  The Chinese Navy was also very surprised that the battleship Doria surrendered so cleanly, but this is exactly what the Chinese Navy wants to see.  Although you can gain military merit by sinking an enemy battleship, it is better to capture an enemy battleship!  What's more, there are not many capital ships in the Indian Ocean Fleet. Capturing one more can further enhance the strength of the Indian Ocean Fleet.  Although the performance of the Italian Navy's battleships is not good, with so many main guns, it is still good even if it is used as a fire support ship.  Next, whether the Chinese army launches an attack on India or Australia, it will need to conduct landing operations, and these fire support ships can come in handy.

    In ¡®Kayo.  After Admiral Boshini, who continued to command the battle on the battleship Duilio, learned that Commodore Mario had surrendered, he was even more angry and cursed, claiming that he would definitely send Commodore Mario to a military court after returning to Italy.  However, the prerequisite is that he must be able to return to Italy!  In the end, General Bosini followed in the footsteps of Brigadier General Mario.

    ¡®The surrender of the battleship Andrea Doria was a big blow to the Italian Navy.  Although the remaining three battleships were still desperately trying to escape, their morale was already very low.

    At 2:24 p.m., ¡®Julio.  The battleship Kaiser was hit, albeit with at least minor damage.  But ¡®Julio.  However, the captain of the battleship Caesar directly ordered the white flag to be raised and surrendered to the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet.

    Such a result shocked General Bosini even more.  Subsequently, the remaining two battleships of the Italian Navy did not last long and surrendered to the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet at 2:52 pm and 3:45 pm respectively.  None of these battleships suffered fatal blows, only some minor injuries.  When you return to the military port, you only need simple repairs to continue fighting.  The reason why the Italian Navy surrendered so simply was because they knew they could not escape back to the Taranto Naval Base. In order to save their lives, they chose to surrender to the Chinese Navy.

    The battleship Caio Duilio, where Admiral Boshini was located, was the last to surrender.

    But after the other battleships surrendered one after another, his confidence also evaporated, and finally it was gone.  When the Chinese Navy's battleship will 'Kayo.  When the battleship Duilio intercepted it, Admiral Boshini knew that the Italian Navy had no hope. Even if he lost the main force of the Italian Navy and fled back to the Taranto naval base, the Italian King Vittorio.  Emanuele III and Prime Minister Giovanni.  Giolitti would never let him go.  Perhaps for him, surrendering to the Chinese and staying in the Chinese until the end of the war before returning to Italy is the best option.select.  Of course, the prerequisite is that the Allies and China win this war, and the Italian king and government have been overthrown.  Otherwise, he might never be able to return to Italy safely again in his life.

    When General Boschini ordered the surrender, he did not forget to give the Italian King Vittorio.  Emanuele III and Prime Minister Giovanni.  Giolitti sent a telegram.  He claimed in the telegram that the capital ships of the Italian Navy had been sunk or surrendered one after another. The Italian Navy had no possibility of winning this naval battle. In order to save the lives of innocent soldiers, he would lead the Italian Navy to surrender to the Chinese Navy. He hoped that  His Majesty the King and His Excellency the Prime Minister can understand.

    When Vittorio.  After receiving this telegram, Emanuele III was so angry that he almost fainted.  The battleships that Italy spent countless funds to build were sunk or surrendered to the Chinese Navy. Vittorio.  Emanuele III even wanted to kill General Bohini.  If Admiral Bosini had not surrendered to the Chinese Navy, he might have ordered Admiral Bosini to be hanged directly.

    Prime Minister Giovanni.  Giolitti also had a sad face. Although he had long guessed that the navy would not be a match for the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, he did not expect that it would fail so quickly and lose so miserably.  After the naval defeat, Italy's long coastline was no longer protected and would become the target of wanton attacks by the Chinese Navy and the Austro-Hungarian Navy. This was very detrimental to Italy, which had just joined the Allies and declared war on the Allies and China.  China and Austria-Hungary will definitely retaliate against Italy, and Italy simply cannot resist it.

    "Your Majesty the King, we need to immediately ask for help from Britain and France, asking them to help Italy regain control of the Mediterranean and protect Italy's coast. Otherwise, our coastal cities will be fatally hit, which is very serious for Italy.  It will even cause us to fail in this war!" Giovanni.  Prime Minister Giolitti said.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you can do whatever you want!" Vittorio.  Emanuele III said weakly, as if his bones had been removed, and his whole person became very decadent.  He originally wanted to take advantage of Italy's opportunity to join the Allied Powers to fight, revitalize Italy's national prestige, and restore the glory of the Roman Empire.  But the navy's disastrous defeat woke him up.  The Italian Navy lost completely, which also cast a shadow on Italy's future this time.

    ¡°While the Italian king and government are frowning at the naval defeat, the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet is already celebrating its victory.  Annihilating the main fleet of the Italian Navy at a small cost is definitely a huge victory for the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet.

    When General Li Haitao received the battle report, his face was already smiling.

    In this naval battle of the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet, the battleships ¡®Prince Fusu¡¯ and ¡®Zhongnan¡¯ battleships were damaged and needed to be returned to the dock for repairs.  The other battleships only suffered some minor injuries, which did not affect the battle.  In addition, one heavy cruiser was also severely damaged.  Two of the light cruisers were seriously damaged and three were slightly damaged.  Two destroyers were sunk and three were severely damaged.

    The results were astonishing. Except for the two that were sunk, the other four of the Italian Navy's six battleships all surrendered.  As long as these battleships are repaired, they can join the Chinese Navy and continue fighting.  And it is very likely to join the Indian Ocean Fleet, which makes Admiral Li Haitao particularly happy.  Although he had also seen the power of aircraft carriers, before the aircraft carrier fleet was made public, battleships were still the main force in naval battles.  The increased strength of the Indian Ocean Fleet is also of great benefit to him as the fleet commander.

    At this moment, a destroyer on alert in the north sent an alarm.  In the northern sky, a large black smoke appeared, like dark clouds moving.

    "What's going on? Is it an enemy?" General Li Haitao asked quickly.  Although the losses of the Indian Ocean Fleet were relatively small, after a day of fighting, the soldiers were very tired and could no longer support a high-intensity naval battle.

    A few minutes later, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan received the exact news: "It's the navy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but why did they appear here?"

    "Hmph! They must be here to take advantage. However, they probably didn't expect that we would win so quickly and at a small price!" Admiral Li Haitao said disdainfully.
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