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Retreat is not something that can be done easily. When Wen Dingyu fled in a panic, he found a fact that surprised him. The speed of the American armored cruiser was actually faster than his own. Although it was only a little faster, he was careful to clean up half of their ships.

Wen Dingyu looked at the distance, where there was a main fleet, three armored ships and 19 cruisers. As long as they could get there, the one who would wait for the Americans would be a crushing defeat.

"Flag-raising words, all cruisers retreat as planned."

Wu Da’s staff officer ran over nervously, followed by several burly men:

"Commander Wen, the situation is critical now. Please leave the ship immediately.

Wen Ding Yujiang's body was straightened, gently straightening the brim of his hat, and looking at the sea in the distance.

"As the commander, I enjoy absolute rights, so I should also enjoy absolute danger."

Seeing that Wen Dingyu disagreed, the staff officer threw a wink at the big men.

"If that happens, I'm sorry. President Zhao's decree. Once Wen and Tan commanders abandon the commander's responsibility and ignore the intention of sacrificing their lives to save the entire fleet, we need to forcibly rescue these two people. It should be noted that in this world, the struggle with all countries will not last for one day, but will be like the hundred-year war between Britain and France, and the shortest for a thirty-year war. Like my elites, they will sacrifice meaninglessly, and with whom they hold the long sword, they will be proud of the ocean!"

Hearing the staff officer's words, Wen Dingyu put down his hand that had reached his waist, a layer of mist rose in his eyes, and he shouted:

"President, why bother to pay attention to Wen? You can't afford to be aware of it!"

Shortly after Wen Dingyu was sent to the lifeboat, the Fearless turned around and faced the four armored cruisers that were approaching quickly.

The two sides began to get closer. The distance was 3,000 meters. The four giant ships had majestic bodies like legendary prehistoric beasts, gradually getting closer, heavy and slow, as irresistible as the footsteps of fate. The attack was made.

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I thought I would be scared, but I wasn't at all."

A 24-year-old lieutenant from the Great Defence said

"It's hard to describe the feeling at that time. It's like a wild boar. Being chased to the edge of a cliff is probably dead. So let go. Try to do it well and don't think about the consequences. Everything depends on yourself. No one will be afraid, no one will think that it might be sunk. There are too many other important things at this moment."

After ten minutes of confrontation with the US cruiser alone, the USS Dauntless was caught in a shell, causing the ship to enter water and its speed was reduced to 12 knots. Then a 75mm shell ignited the fire, and the US military raised the banner of "Surrender!"

The answer to them was the roar of rapid-fire cannons. The Fearless had lost most of its rapid-fire cannons, and only two rapid-fire cannons cannons cannons. One of them hits one of the New York's rapid-fire cannons. The huge explosion directly blew the secondary cannons to pieces, but the New York only lost one secondary cannon, and he still had thirty-one cannons to play.

A thick smoke blew, and all the members of the Dawu were involved in the firefighting process. Suddenly, Wuhan Dayou remembered many things. As a pirate, he later entered the navy and sat on the captain's throne, attacked the Japanese transport fleet, attacked the US fleet, and attracted the US squadron.

Then

Dawu's explosion occurred. After a terrible loud bang, the shadow of the Dawu's ship on the sea disappeared forever. "Ancient heroes appeared on the top of the waves, shone in front of the cannon barrel, whispered on the clouds, cheered for the heroic warriors."

Wu Dayou floated up and found that soldiers fell into the water were thrown away. A moment before the explosion, he announced the order to abandon the ship. He left the commander tower with thick smoke and was in the cold water of the Pacific Ocean. Wu Dayou, who had temporarily escaped from his identity as a soldier, began to paddle desperately. Enjoy this short last moment.

The four US cruisers headed north at full speed, probably not able to catch up with the remaining light cruisers, and their mission was completed. The armored ship in the distance should not be as fast as the light cruisers on its own. They could only eat dust behind them.

While he was thinking about it, the Texas drove over and stopped in front of the lifeboat. Then some people lowered the ladder and picked up Wen Dingyu and others.

After taking a hot shower, an American sailor respectfully walked into the cabin, saluted Wuhan University, and said:

"Col. Dinner is ready."

Captain Wuda nodded, took his hat and walked out of the room. He saw several other captured officers walking out of their cabin leisurely, and walked towards the Captain's restaurant in the Seahawk, where they would have dinner with Carneel. Jimo was a scene that he was used to.

Kaneel was called an ancient knight, not just because of his bravery. In fact, Kaneel was extremely gentlemanly. Kaneel gave his captives the greatest freedom, and captured officers could walk on the deck like passengers.

Major General Carnell, the commander of the cruiser, was waiting at the gangway with a sincere smile (not the kind of victor

The arrogant smile seemed to be high above and giving alms to the crowd below). When the captured general who led the lead came up, Karnell also stepped forward to shake hands with the prisoners. With the help of the translator, he chatted with Wuhan University - a prisoner!

"Oh, my dear fellows, you did a great job in the battle and did everything a soldier could do. I promise to prove your heroic behavior and give you the right treatment."

Wu Dayou was shocked. In his impression, Americans were equivalent to Japanese people. If they caught prisoners, they would torture them. This was exactly what the Chinese Navy recognized. Unexpectedly, they encountered such treatment. Wu Dayou couldn't help but despise the Americans, "Damn, there is no backbone at all. Can such a commander fight?"

"If our ship hadn't sunk, we would have fought to the last man."

Major General Carneel nodded and asked in a friendly manner:

"Can you tell me about your situation?"

Wu Da shaking like a rattle

"Dear Carneel, this is not possible. According to the law, we only have the obligation to be a prisoner, and we must not disclose records that endanger the fleet within the specified time. Of course, if you have any ideas, you can try it and see if we can keep our mouths tight."

Both sides are gentle enough.

But ten nautical miles away, four American cruisers were intercepted by five cruisers coming out. In order not to alarm the Americans, the Chinese fleet only sent a slightly larger number of ships to fight.

12 nautical miles away.

Lieutenant Colonel Picknet of the Utah was packed with a red feather cap, which was given to the ship by an Indian chief in 1897, and it is said to be able to ward off evil spirits. An officer in the shooting command station concluded: "The bull has finally come out, and now we are standing face to face, waiting for the distance to gradually get closer. Everything about to happen is like a Spanish bullfight, bloody and elegant, with red swords and a wonderful final blow."

Wen Dingyu once again explained every link of the firing in the control room of the Tieling: "At this time any mistake will cause irreparable mistakes!" He stared at the New York City in the distance, "At that time, we were moving in parallel, heading northeast, with the Americans on the starboard side. There were four New York-class ships. Our ships were Chenyang, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Shijiazhuang, Jilin, and thirteen light patrols."

At that time, the distance between the two sides was 5,500 yards, almost none: +. The range of the range was only about 8,000 yards, while the 11-inch cannon in Chenyang could hit a distance of 12,000. Chinese people were wondering why the Spaniards had not opened fire yet, obviously their 11-inch cannon had a longer range.

According to the official Chinese record: in order to obtain the speed through the dangerous area, he ordered to turn 2 points to starboard and further distance between the two sides. Unexpectedly, until 4,000 yards, the other party remained silent.

The captain and agent commander Ford was waiting anxiously, but the shooting observer still did not give a signal, indicating that the Chinese had entered the range. What was wrong? Lieutenant Carter was on the bridge at the time: "Visibility is good and bad, it is a very typical winter weather in the Taiping Sea. The mist has a high humidity and the sun cannot penetrate. Unfortunately, the western sky is clear and the horizon is clear. The side profile of our fleet is completely captured, and the other party's bounce point is easy to identify. We can only see the blurry outline of the Chinese fleet, and the details cannot be identified. The distance finder's reading is also larger than the actual distance."

The tension was increasing exponentially. In the last few minutes, the Shenyang had already locked the shooting commander firmly to the Utah, waiting for the flagship to issue an order; "3500, counting, hearing a low roar in front of him, looking up, Chenyang had already fired the first shot, the flag whispered from the port side of the enemy was raised, and I shouted, "Armor Piercing Bullets Shoot!"

So the shells came out of the bore like thunder, and the warships behind opened fire one after another. The black smoke rising from the enemy ships were dotted with dark red flames, and the battle began."

The Americans immediately fought back. According to the records, the Chinese fleet opened fire at 348, and the falling shells broke the mist covering the sea. Half a minute later, the shells of the Shenyang were flying to the other side, and the signal flags of the enemy were raised at the same time. The Chinese warships distributed firepower from left to right, and each stared at the opponents at equal positions in the other ships to open fire, with the exception of the last Jilin. Because there was one more ship in number, she aimed at the Utah shot at the end of the US fleet.

The Americans concentrated the firepower of the two ships in front to attack the Shenyang. At the beginning of the war, the Americans performed poorly. The first batch of shells flew over the head of the Chinese warship - it was still a problem with the rangefinder. The Fearless Fifteen, located 2,200 yards on the other side of the Chinese ship, was in a more dangerous situation than the armored cruiser. The New York found the wrong opponent and fired at the light cruiser for a full 10 minutes.
Chapter completed!