Just as the fleet crossed the fleet won a complete victory and returned to the voyage, the fleeing German warships slowly gathered together on the way and formed a formation again. However, when they arrived, the German fleet had nearly 30 ships of various types, covering more than ten kilometers in a row. Now only the flagship Earl Bismarck, the battleship Election Emperor, the large ironclad ships Saxony, Byrne, and Baden; the cruiser Feria, and the seven warships of Queen Augusta, and each of them was covered in scars and looked very embarrassed.

In the command room of the flagship Earl Bismarck, the officers of the German fleet were dejected, looking down and sitting motionless in their positions. When they set out from Qingdao, the spirit was completely gone. Because before the battle, no one expected that this battle would be defeated so badly, and that the German fleet would have no chance during the entire battle and had no choice but to lose.

Since he was the commander of the German fleet, Wadesi, he was even more in a daze at this time, as if he was in a dream. Wadesi is 68 years old this year and has worked as the chief of staff of the German General Staff for twelve years. His predecessor was the great old Moltke. Before coming to China, Wadesi had just been promoted to marshal. Whether in age or position, Wadesi had reached the peak of a soldier. Of course, the peak means that there is a trough behind it, and Wadesi also knew that his military career had entered the late stage.

Wadesi was born into a military family. Before the Franco-Prussian War, he was sent to Paris as an embassy military officer. In this position, he collected very detailed French affairs and political information, which attracted the attention and appreciation of the then Chief of General Staff Moltz. During the Franco-Prussian War, Wadesi was recruited back to Germany, but did not go to the battlefield, but served as the king's adjutant, and was responsible for providing inquiries and consultants for the king. Although he had no military achievements, he left a deep impression on the king. At the end of the Franco-Prussian War, Wadesi served as the military chief of the General Staff of the General Staff, becoming the assistant of the old Moltz. After Moltz left office, he took over as the chief of the German General Staff.

The biggest regret of Wadesi was that he did not have the opportunity to command a war himself. Therefore, during this expedition to China, German Emperor William II appointed Wadesi as commander in the hope that he would have a chance to make military achievements before he was discharged from the army. Wadesi naturally understood this and planned to retire after the war in China, but he never expected that before he could board China's land, the German army was defeated and he might have ended up in a late-day period.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, and the soldiers from the watchtower reported that the British ship Endymion sent a signal to the Earl of Bismarck, asking the German fleet to stay at Weihai Port for the night and repair it.

After hearing this, Captain Heinrich immediately asked Wadesi for instructions on how to reply to the Endymion.

Wadesi lowered his head and waved his hand and said, "No, let's go back to Qingdao."

Heinrich also lost his head. In fact, he didn't want to go to Weihai either. Isn't this an obvious joke for the British to see him? Therefore, he immediately notified the lookout table and replied to the Endymion: Thank them for their kindness, but we are going to return to Qingdao and not enter Weihai.

Although I rejected the invitation from the British and did not have to be embarrassed in front of the British, I still have to face this defeat. After returning to Qingdao, I have to generate electricity to the country and report the results of the battle. It is of course easy to report the victory telegram, and it is okay, but how to write the failed telegram, it is not so easy, so I should discuss it now. So Vadsi had to cheer up, sit up from the chair, and said, "Let's have a meeting."

It would take at least more than a day for the German fleet to arrive in Qingdao, so Wadesi and others still had time to discuss the content of the telegram slowly, but what Wadesi didn't expect was that when they arrived in Qingdao, the news of the German fleet's defeat had already been known all over the world, and the telegram of the German Emperor William II's questioning was also sent to Qingdao to wait for him.

The reason for this result was the British ship Endymione. Because the distance from the battlefield to Weihai is much closer than that from Qingdao, and the Endymione was also faster. Therefore, at 10 o'clock in the evening, as soon as the Endymione landed, the captain Major Jackson immediately went ashore to generate electricity to the British consulate in Shanghai to report the news of the German fleet's defeat.

After receiving the telegram from Major Jackson, the British Consulate in Shanghai was not convinced, because judging from the information of all aspects, the German fleet could not fail, and it was defeated so badly, with nearly thirty ships, and there were only seven left in the end, which was simply impossible. Therefore, the Shanghai side immediately called back to Weihai, demanding to confirm the result of the war to Major Jackson, and asked Major Jackson to report the process of the war.

After receiving the call back, Major Jackson was not too surprised. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't believe that the result of this battle would be like this, so he generated electricity to Shanghai, which made it clear that he did not see the entire process of the war, but when the German fleet retreated, there were only seven warships left. And according to his own observations, each warship had different degrees of damage, so it can be confirmed that the German fleet failed.

After receiving a confirmation telegram from Major Jackson, Shanghai had to respond to the failure of the German fleet. Then the planned follow-up plans must be adjusted accordingly, because all follow-up plans are based on the victory of the German fleet. Of course, Shanghai cannot make decisions for such major news, but will immediately generate electricity to the domestic country, report the news of the failure of the German fleet to the domestic country, and ask the domestic country to make decisions.

However, receiving the news of the failure of the German fleet, a shock in the UK was suddenly caused. Although the current German navy is far from comparable to that of the United Kingdom, the strength of this German fleet is nothing in the British side. Britain can destroy the German navy by just pulling out a fleet. However, in the Far East, there is indeed no naval force that can compete with this German fleet. After all, in this era, there are not many countries that can produce four 10,000-ton warships at once. Whether it is the British Far East Fleet, the Russian Pacific Fleet, or the Japanese Navy that has not yet completed the Six Six Fleet, they cannot collect four 10,000-ton warships.

If this group of overseas Chinese can really defeat the German fleet, then it is clear that this group of overseas Chinese has the strength that even Britain cannot regard. Although the British do not think that the naval power of this group of overseas Chinese can be stronger than Britain, the UK's interests are now spread all over the world and must be deployed globally. It is impossible to put all its strength in the Far East. Therefore, the arrival of this group of overseas Chinese will not only change this war, but also change the political structure of the Far East. Britain's Asian policies may also be adjusted.

So how to get along with this group of overseas Chinese in the future, whether to confront or cooperate are all issues that the British Empire needs to consider. Although this group of overseas Chinese and the United Kingdom is still in a hostile relationship, it seems unrealistic to want to cooperate now, but the politicians of the British Empire are not people who are good at eating. Judging from the details of the emergence of this group of overseas Chinese, the two sides actually have room for cooperation.

First of all, the positions of both sides seem to be hostile, but in fact they are not hostile, because Britain is only an enemy with the Qing Dynasty. In a strict sense, this group of overseas Chinese are not from Qing Dynasty, and they are also from Qing Dynasty, and they are not unable to cooperate. Didn’t the UK form a Southeast mutual protection agreement with the Qing Dynasty’s southern governors and governors!

Moreover, judging from the news feedback from the Tianjin Concession, the style of this group of overseas Chinese is obviously very different from that of the Qing Dynasty. On the contrary, it is more similar to European civilized countries. They captured the Tianjin Concession, but did not blindly exclusion, did not kill a foreigner, nor did they wantonly plunder the property of foreigners in the concession. Of course, the privileges of foreigners in the concession were gone; and although the labor department bureaus of various countries in the concession were abolished, except for the Russian consulate, the consulates of other countries were retained. The closure of the Russian consulate was largely due to the stupid behavior of the Russian consulate. The Russian consulate was closed, and the overseas Chinese did not completely expel them. Instead, they acquiesced to the Russian consulate to move into the French consulate, and the telegrams to Tianjin were not cut off. All countries could still contact their own consulates and communicate with each other.

These detailed behaviors show that this group of overseas Chinese do not completely break up relations with various countries, and still have room for help. British politicians certainly understand that this is to prepare for future negotiations. If all foreigners and consuls of various countries are killed, then the two sides will have to fight to the end and have no room for recovery.

However, the attitude of this group of overseas Chinese towards the Russians seems to be an accident. British politicians do not believe in the truth. A group that acts so mature and experienced will be angry just because of the stupid statements of the Russian consulate, and make a fierce move to close the Russian consulate and expel the consulate members. Therefore, behind this move, there must be other intentions. There are two types: one is to establish authority through this matter and tell all countries that we are not easy to mess with; the other is to deliberately attack the Russians, or both.

If this group of overseas Chinese really wants to attack the Russians, it is undoubtedly a good thing for Britain, because in the past decade, Britain's main opponent is Russia, and the two sides have launched fierce competition in Europe, the Near East, Middle East, Far East and other regions. However, unlike Britain's previous opponents, Russia has a wide territory in Europe, Asia, so the usual means of Britain's victory over opponents such as Spain, the Netherlands, France, etc., has little effect on Russia. Russia has a vast land transportation enough to bypass Britain's maritime blockade. In addition, the rise of Germany and the United States in recent years, and the Bu Lin war that has trapped the British mud feet in the world, the British Empire, which has dominated the world for nearly a hundred years, is also a little helpless.
Chapter completed!