"Raise the white flag! Surrender!"
After the explosion, Colonel Gleeson, the captain of the Triumph, decided to give up. They would not make unnecessary sacrifices.
unfortunately
The Dingyuan warship launched a fierce bombardment on the Wolda, completely ignoring the white flag raised by the Gaul army.
The 4800-ton Guangyuan and Guangwu faced the 4600-ton Triumph and 3500-ton Dujutu Road. Chao Yong, Yang Wei, and Kai Ji began to clean up the other small ships of the Gaul army.
Ten minutes later, the Volda was hit by several shots and slowly sank. The shells fired by the main cannon could not even tear through the Dingyuan's armor. They could only leave a few black craters on the Dingyuan.
Fifteen minutes later, the only remaining ships of the Far East Fleet of Gaul, the Triumph and the Dujutu Road, raised the white flag again. This time, the navy accepted their surrender!
Capturing the Triumph and Dujutu Road made the technicians of the shipyard ecstatic.
With their technology, they could already build a 2200-ton cruiser like the Kaiji, but the Kaiji was still a cruiser with a double wooden shell, not an ironclad ship. The technical director, Wickham, carefully studied the naval battle and boarded these warships to observe and compare them.
He found that wooden warships were very fragile and had to be made into ironclads.
This was because both the Qing and Gaul advanced cannons were breeched cannons. The shells used were either explosive shells or explosive shells. Wooden warships would burn when hit and would not be able to withstand many shots.
Wickham came to the conclusion that it was useless for wooden warships to have cannons. They would not be able to withstand artillery fire. In the future, the main force of naval battles would definitely be ironclads.
"Hurry up and draw the blueprints! Test data!"
He sent all the technicians onto the warship and recorded the data while it was being repaired and replenished. The warship was instantly busy.
Mawei Shipyard was the largest shipyard in the country. It had the most complete technical team and equipment. They were confident.
Two days later, the fleet had been repaired and replenished, so he had no choice but to let them go. The fleet still had to participate in the battle, and the data could be measured at any time. The things that were recorded overnight were enough for them to digest.
He didn't expect that his actions would greatly promote the development of domestic shipbuilding. After the batch of technical personnel who supervised the Dingyuan and Zhenyuan five ships returned to China, they merged with each other. Coupled with the technical equipment provided by Wang Guangxu, they surpassed the western powers in shipbuilding within a decade.
Inside the Mawei Military Port.
All the battleships stopped together. Lin Taizeng, Deng Shichang, Lu Han, Chen Jili, and the others stood behind Ding Ruchang.
Zhang Cheng, the captain of the Yangwu warship, was actually not dead. He was also standing among them and had been promoted to the captain of the Triumph warship.
After falling into the water, he was lucky enough to be rescued. After being unconscious for a day, he was wrapped up like a dumpling and joined the ranks of the commanders.
"Fire the cannon! Mourning for the dead soldiers!"
Ding Ruchang ordered.
Immediately, dozens of cannons boomed and fired twenty shots in a row. Even the cannons on the shore started firing.
When the cannons stopped, everyone drew their military sabers in unison. The blade glistened under the sunlight.
"I will definitely win this trip to Jilong! Revenge for our dead brothers!"
"If you fail! I, Ding Ruchang, will commit suicide to thank the emperor for his kindness and atone for my dead brothers!”
Ding Ruchang used his saber to cut a small opening on his finger. Someone naturally brought over a jar of wine. Everyone followed suit and poured a drop of blood into the jar. The soldier took out a bowl and poured the blood wine.
"There's no retreat! We must win this battle!"
Everyone shouted in unison, downing the blood wine in their hands in one gulp, and smashing the wine bowls into pieces.
The addition of the Triumph and the Dujutu Road caused the strength of the fleet to rise once again. As the location of the navy academy, there were many talents nurtured over the past decade. Naturally, personnel were not a problem, and there were plenty of elites to replenish them.
In order to commemorate the sinking of the flagship " Yangwu " in the naval battle against the Gaul army," Dujutu Road " was changed to the name of " Yangwu ". The triumphant call was ignored and the original name was retained.
"Raise the anchor! Let's go!"
Ding Ruchang decisively gave the order, and all the officers boarded the small boats and returned to their own ships.
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