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Zuo Zongtang looked at the battlefield that had just ended here on the Victory, and was surprised to find that the French army's ironclad ship "Elegant" was gone... Could it be destroyed by Xu Changshun and the others? This is unlikely! But there is indeed no "Elegant" figure in the battlefield, but at the same time, there is no Qing warship!

Zuo Zongtang also used a horizontal formation, but it was very different from the impact of Xu Changshun's death just now. The leaders were "long victory", "unbeaten", "triumphant success", "juin", the left wing was "Nanji", "Nanxiang" German cruiser, the right wing was "Shaoyong", and "Yang Wei". There were dozens of small gunboats behind.

In the face of danger, Billy calmed down. He evacuated from Fehr no matter what, and returned to Vietnam. If he knew, he would not have made a decision that would make him regret his life now!

"Send flag words and tell the ships to move closer to the flagships. Fair's fleet must be chasing behind the Qing army. Look at their ironclad ships have obviously been attacked by our French torpedo ships."

He quickly commanded the French fleet to change formations, and the French army's two columns penetrated diagonally toward the Qing army's wings. As long as he could seize the two wings, he could form an "h" shape with the Qing army's fleet and use his powerful advantages of side-string fire to give the heaviest blow to the Qing army.

A contest of wisdom and courage has begun.

If everything were based on Billy's vision, perhaps the French Far East Fleet could change the end of this naval battle, or the Qing Navy would have to pay a greater price even if it won. However, in this hasty change of formation, the French Fleet itself made a mistake.

Nowadays, except for the cruiser Duer, the French army can reach 17 knots, such as Victory, Pari, and Lapelus, all have only a speed of 15 knots. For example, the gunboats such as Sony and Marks only have a speed of 12 knots.

Billy's order was to insert each ship into the two wings of the Qing army at full speed, so the two columns of the French army actually became one column. The speed of the other gunboat could not keep up with the speed of "Duer" and so on. I saw a column of "Duer", "Victory", "Pari", and "Lapelus" inserted into the left wing of the Qing army. The right wing was empty, "Super courage", and "Yang Wei" led dozens of gunboats to rush up, entangled with "mark", "Sony" and other gunboats.

And the six main battleships of "long victory", "unbeaten", "triumphant", "juin", "Nanji", and "Nanxiang" plus three torpedo ships behind them faced a column of the French army, facing the attack of the main gun on the main gun.

The situation did not develop in the direction Billy imagined. The three small French gunboats over there were ravaged by two British cruisers and dozens of gunboats of the Seiyu Division and were dying.

Although I met the main ship of the Qing army here and was difficult to solve, I would not show any signs of defeat in a short period of time. But for a long time...

Especially the torpedo ships behind the Qing army were particularly annoying. Although the torpedoes of the Qing army could not really hurt the French warships at this time, the needle was small, and it still hurts when pierced.

In particular, after the bottom cabin was fired, a large amount of manpower was distributed to extinguish the fire. In order to avoid torpedoes, they often hit the bombing of the main artillery of the Qing army.

It was already 7 o'clock in the evening, and the battle had lasted for a full 7 hours. Qing officers from Kaohsiung Military Port had already generated electricity to report to the court, and all the navy attacked.

The latest war report is generated every hour. The so-called war report is nothing more than the constant sound of cannons, which only tells the court that the battle is still going on. All warships have gone to sea, and only some transport ships are left behind.

The zero-level master http://www.77nt/19181/ is just a master. After going to sea, he did not dare to get close. He could only use a telescope to count the number of Qing army warships and French warships ten thousand miles apart. Then he used flag words to tell the officers in the military port, and Guan Xuqing was watching the "text live broadcast" of the Yellow Sea War in the telegram room! This feeling Guan Xuqing had in his previous life, and used NBA text live broadcasts during class. But today's war is related to the fate of the entire country!

A 240mm caliber shell was shot out from the main gun of the Triumph and penetrated directly between the living room and the mechanical room of the "Lapelus". The consequences of the explosion can be imagined. The hatch near the living room was destroyed. What was even more troublesome is that the steam pipes leading to the upper deck nearby were all broken, and the steam overflowed. The waters quickly closed the valve, but in this way, the steam rudder lost its power, and the "Lapelus" had to use a human rudder. Several strong waters grabbed the huge human rudder, which made the warship barely hang, but it still could not escape the fate of destruction.

The Iron Craft on the right shot a shell that also penetrated into the front of the hull of the "Lapelus", penetrated a large hole in the area without armor protection, and caused a fire in the inner cabin, and black smoke surged out of the hole. Covering the front of the battleship, the "Lapelus" turned into a fireball.

In the thick smoke, the "Lapelus" seemed unable to balance the gravity from the earth to it. The right string first sank into the sea, and the sea finally extinguished the fire that French soldiers had always wanted to extinguish but could not extinguish, and a layer of steam rose up on the sea. Along with 208 officers and soldiers on the ship disappeared into the sea.

The "Pari" on the other side is not much better than the "Lapelus". Unfortunately, it was targeted by "Nanji" and "Nanxiang" two cruisers with the same tonnage as it, and now they are dying and on the verge of death. The entire hull was beaten like a hornet's nest. It was extremely bad below the waterline, and the sea water poured in from countless holes and was completely unrepairable.

"Victory" and "Dur" are still struggling to support Billy's confidence. But after waiting for 5 hours, he finally knew that Fehr would not come.

But the fleet in front of him can really destroy the main fleet of the French army within 4 hours? He still doesn't believe in everything in front of him.

At this time, "Victory" showed a flag, indicating whether he should choose to retreat. On the other side, the three gunboats had also been sunk, and the two 16-degree cruisers of the Qing army had already encircled behind them. If they did not retreat, they would not even run away.

Billy was still hesitating. Even if he retreated, where could he retreat? Will he return to Europe? Returning to Vietnam is just a little delayed in the destruction. Now he still has full trust in Fair. He believes that he has sacrificed his life for the country...

If he had told him at this time that Fair had led three cruisers back to Vietnam, he would have retreated and shot the timid coward!

While hesitating, "Shaoyong" and "Yang Wei" had already surrounded him from behind.

Only then did Billy come to his senses and order the flag soldiers to issue orders to retreat.

At this time, the power of "Duer" was fully demonstrated. Its speed of 17 knots, seven 190mm main guns, and fourteen 140mm secondary guns were simultaneously exerted.

Shooting at the "Super Yong" and "Yang Wei" behind him. A strike with a close distance and a high hit rate like this is difficult for even a ironclad ship to withstand it.

"Shaoyong", the hull structure of the "Yang Wei" was constantly destroyed, and the messy broken steel plates and broken wooden boards flew everywhere. The bodies of the soldiers who were hit were thrown into the sea, and the inner cabin was also penetrated many times. Several cabins formed large fires.

Due to its 5,700-ton displacement, the "Duer" did not need to consider the problem of hull restoration caused by the recoil of the artillery, and the firing rate of the artillery reached a terrifying level.

"Super Yong" and "Yang Wei" rely on to be proud of the super fast speed in front of it, and was beaten quickly retreated.

Although the front "Changsheng", "Juyin", "Nanxiang" and "Nanji" immediately leaned forward to rescue, the "Chauyong" used cheap and flammable paint, and the fire was no longer controlled. The entire warship was like a fireball. The fire destroyed the structure of the hull, and the "Chauyong" slowly sank...

Billy smiled with satisfaction for the first time since the beginning of the battle. Unexpectedly, the ideal state of "Duer" actually appeared when he retreated.

After sinking a cruiser from the Qing Dynasty Navy, the Victory was also greatly encouraged. At the rushing "Nanji" and "Nanxiang" rushing forward, the water columns surrounded the two ships. From a distance, there were only water columns but no warships!

The "Victory" retreated and fought, often hitting "Nanji" and "Nanxiang" who were chasing head-on, but no "Changsheng" was found on the side, and "Triumph" was already approaching.

However, the "Duer" was "unbeaten" and "Juyin", surrounded by one after another. The seriously injured "Yang Wei" saw the sinking of his sister ship "Choyong" and was unwilling to leave the battlefield. He was surrounded by a group of small gunboats and drove quickly towards "Duer".

"General, it seems that the Qing people are unwilling to let us leave." said the adjutant beside Billy.

"Haha, if I were their commander, I wouldn't let you leave! Let Victory move closer to us, don't fight, withdraw back to the Red River Army Port first." Billy calmly gave the order.

It was already 9 o'clock in the evening... The naval battle has been going on for 9 hours in a row! Both sides fought from the scorching sun to the high moon, while Guan Xuqing and the ministers of various departments were anxiously waiting for the results, and hurriedly made different analysis and evaluations of different results after the battle!

The good news of sinking enemy ships kept coming from the front. It seems that the overall situation has been decided and the victory is sure to be won!

However, the naval battles in the darkness change rapidly, and the situation is far from as simple as imagined in the capital...
Chapter completed!