Gu Ba looked behind him and saw Tai An and Rui An.”When he saw the two 4800-ton behemoths, he knew that it was impossible to win today.
They only had three capital ships left, while the enemy had seven. Whether it was in terms of quantity or weight, they far surpassed them.
His expression was a little gloomy. Perhaps he would become the only naval commander of a foreign power defeated by this country and be laughed at by everyone.
It might have been better if he didn't choose to divide his forces, but there were no ifs in this world.
Unfortunately, Chen Ying did not give him the chance.
Thick smoke billowed from Mawei Harbor, and the Fujian Navy's warships could no longer be seen on the water surface. The waters of Majiang were filled with floating corpses, wreckage, and fragments of warships.
"I'll do it!" Chen Ying shouted and pushed away the " Oh Ah Shou ". Then, she personally controlled the main cannon to fire. The other four warships also launched their volleys.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The five ships fired at the same time, and a dozen 180mm cannonballs rained down around the Volda.
Lin Taizeng did not give in to stop his successor. Instead, he ordered the " Tai An, Rui An " to lead more than ten armored gunboats, including Cidian, Feiting, Longxiang, Huwei, Zhendong, Zhenxi, Zhennan, Zhenbei, Zhenzhong, and Zhenbian, to block the river to prevent the French from escaping.
"Boom!"
In the midst of the storm, the Volda was hit continuously. A cannonball exploded at the foot of Gu Ba. He flew up. Before he fainted, he saw that his flagship had already begun to tilt...
"Order the remaining Dharmic Battleships to surrender immediately!”
When Lin Taizeng saw that the Holda had become silent, he waved his hand and had the sailors send out flag signals.
It wasn't that they were letting the French go, but that they were interested in their two capital ships.
The Dawor was hit by more than ten cannons and sank to the bottom of the water in just five minutes.
The stunned Triumph and Dujutu Road wanted to escape, but the entire port had been blocked. They could either choose to fight two against seven and more than ten gunboats to harass them, or they could choose to surrender.
The French were naturally afraid of death. After the captain of the Triumph, Ferrero, gave the order to surrender, the captain of the Dujutu Road, Taipson, also ordered the warship to raise the white flag five minutes later.
The naval battle had ended, and only the wreckage that was still littered on the surface of the water told of the tragic battle that had taken place here.
Perhaps the history of the sea would remember this moment. This would be the first stroke in the history of the naval warfare of the Celestial Empire. Their predecessors had once fought against their enemies unyieldingly in order to protect their country, to protect their shipyards, and for the sake of an even stronger fleet in the future.
The spirit of the Fujian Navy would also be inherited by their successors, allowing them to never let down their guard when they had the advantage and never give up when they were on the loose.
At this time, the Mawei Shipyard was also in full swing. They were repairing the ships overnight because another battle was waiting for them in the Taiwan Strait.
The later director of the Navy's manufacturing supervision department was only the technical director of Mawei Shipyard. At this time, he was excitedly visiting the ships and recording data.
In order to make himself have enough technical reserves, he studied the various warships, analyzed their structures, drew blueprints, and combined them with the characteristics of the British, French, and German warships to learn and absorb them to perfect his theoretical system.
With this information, they would have the ability to build their own ironclads, and Li Ye would provide them with sufficient help. Whether it was the opportunity to practice, foreign engineers, or more advanced German shipbuilding equipment, this country would soon have its own battleships and even dreadnoughts...
In the throne room, the victory telegram had been coming for a long time. The people who reported the good news were all chased away by Li Ye.
He was speechless for a long time in his heart. If his preparations could not be exchanged for the flowers of victory, then it would be too much of a failure, and the losses would be too great!
How many people would remember their names? Remember that there was once a group of people who fought for the country. They had worked hard and paid with their lives.
This war had to be won so that the foreign powers would no longer have any thoughts of spying on this country.
"Prepare the decree." Li Ye woke up from his thoughts and said to Kou Lian, who was standing beside him.
"Yes, sir!" Kou Lian hurriedly called for the document.
Li Ye had already changed the rules of the public, so the response was naturally different.
"Gao Yuanzheng and the others will be conferred the title of baron if they die in battle. The imperial court will be responsible for providing for the lonely elderly and young children of the fallen soldiers. Their children will be enrolled in school for free.”
"In addition, let the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War follow the Han family's Lord system and formulate a Lord system.”
Li Ye said three things with a cold expression!
Since it was possible for people to go inside, the history books might not be complete. They might command and promote civil governance and martial arts, but they would only have a few strokes!
Then let me engrave you all so that you can enjoy the incense of future generations forever…
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