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The Battle of Ionia started at 10 a.m. on July 12 and ended at 3 p.m.. Not one of the six battleships of the Italian Navy’s main fleet escaped. In ‘Leonardo.
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The battleship Vinci was sunk first, and the battleship Count Cavour was subsequently sunk by a torpedo launched by a Chinese navy destroyer. Seeing that there was no hope of victory, the Italian naval commander Admiral Boshini led the fleet to retreat at a high speed, but
In the end, none were able to be picked out. Under the interception of the Chinese Navy, they were all retained.
The flagship of the Italian Navy, Andrea.
After the battleship Doria's drive shaft was damaged, Admiral Boschini moved to Cayo.
Tuilio continued to command the battle on the battleship "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 was in an extremely dangerous situation. After its power dropped by half, the battleship was unable to escape at all and fell into the trap of the Chinese Navy.
The battleships 'Huaxia', 'Shenzhou', 'Middle East' battleships, 'Zhongnan' battleships 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 Bohini 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 and immediately raised the white flag. They were not fools, and now the Italian Navy had lost.
If they continue to fight, they will undoubtedly die. Surrendering, although it is a shame, can always save their lives. Westerners are different from Easterners. They value their own lives more. It is not good to surrender to the enemy when they know that there is no hope of victory.
What a shame.
‘Andrea.
The Chinese Navy was also very surprised that the battleship Doria surrendered so neatly. However, this is exactly what the Chinese Navy wants to see. Although sinking an enemy battleship can gain military merit, it will not capture the enemy.
One battleship is great! What’s more, there are not many capital ships in the Indian Ocean Fleet. It would be useless to capture one more.
It can further enhance the strength of the Indian Ocean Fleet. Although the performance of the Italian Navy's battleships is not good, but with so many main guns, it is good even if it is used as a fire support ship. Next, whether the Chinese army launches an attack on India or Australia,
If landing operations are needed, these fire support ships can come in handy.
In ‘Kayo.
After learning that Commodore Mario had surrendered, Admiral Boshini, who continued to command the battle on the battleship Duilio, 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 can 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 trying to escape, their morale was already very low.
At 2:24 p.m., ‘Julio.
The battleship Caesar was hit, although it was at least slightly damaged. But Giulio.
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 hit Admiral Boshini even more deeply. Then the remaining two battleships of the Italian Navy did not last long and attacked the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet at 2:52 pm and 3:45 pm respectively.
Surrender. None of these battleships suffered a fatal blow.
It's just some minor injuries. If you return to the military port, you will only need simple repairs to continue fighting. The reason why the Italian Navy surrendered so simply is because they knew that 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 Bohini was aboard, 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 "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 will 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 choice. Of course, the prerequisites
It was the Allies and China that won this war, and the Italian king and government had been overthrown. Otherwise, he might never be able to return to Italy safely in his lifetime.
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 Italian Navy's battleships had been sunk or surrendered one after another, and that 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
The navy surrendered to the Chinese navy. I hope His Majesty the King and Your Excellency the Prime Minister can understand.
When Vittorio.
After Emanuele III received this telegram, he was so angry that he almost fainted on the spot. The battleships that Italy spent countless funds to build were sunk or surrendered to the Chinese Navy. Vittorio.
Emanuele III even wanted to kill Admiral Bosini. 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 the opponent of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, he did not expect that it would fail so quickly and lose so miserably. After the navy's defeat, Italy's long coastline had no protection.
It will become the target of wanton attacks by the Chinese Navy and the Austro-Hungarian Navy. This is very unfavorable for Italy, which has just joined the Allied Powers and declared war on the Allies and China. China and the Austro-Hungarian Empire will definitely retaliate against Italy, and
Italy simply cannot resist.
"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, it's up to you!" Vittorio.
Emanuele III said feebly, as if his bones had been removed, and he became very decadent. He originally wanted to take advantage of Italy's opportunity to join the Allied Powers to revitalize Italy's national prestige and restore Italy's national prestige.
The glory of the Roman Empire. But the disastrous defeat of the navy woke him up. The Italian navy lost completely, which also cast a shadow on the future of Italy this time.
While the Italian king and government were grieving over the naval defeat, the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet was already celebrating victory. The annihilation of the Italian Navy's main fleet at a small cost was definitely a success for the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet.
A huge victory.
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' were damaged and needed to be returned to the dock for repairs. The other capital ships only suffered some minor injuries, which did not affect the battle.
In addition, one heavy cruiser was seriously damaged. Two light cruisers were seriously damaged and three were slightly damaged. Two destroyers were sunk and three were seriously 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
is very likely to join India
This makes Admiral Li Haitao particularly happy. Although he has also seen the power of aircraft carriers, before the aircraft carrier fleet is made public, battleships are still the main force in naval battles. The increase in the strength of the Indian Ocean Fleet also has a lot of significance for him as the fleet commander.
Big benefit.
At this time, 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 the enemy?" Admiral 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 sustain a high-intensity naval battle.
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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 have come here to pick up some bargains. However, they probably didn't expect that we would win so quickly and at a small price!" Admiral Li Haitao said disdainfully.