Because the distance between the ironclad Jiangxi and the opponent was too close, a 233 mm caliber shell immediately hit the bow of the Jiangxi, causing one of the main guns of the ironclad Jiangxi to lose its combat effectiveness.
When the armored cruiser Hefei following the ironclad Jiangxi saw this situation, it immediately moved forward to block the ironclad Jiangxi with its own body, and then used its four 203mm-caliber main guns to fire at the enemy at the front.
Continuous shooting will render its main gun useless on the spot.
As for the Jiangxi ironclad, although one of its 12-inch main guns has lost its function, it still has three main guns that can fire normally.
Immediately afterwards, the Jiangxi fired shells continuously, and in the third round, the Edgar-class cruiser at the front was sent into the ocean.
The remaining two Edgar-class cruisers now have to face an intact Hefei armored cruiser and an ironclad Jiangxi that was only slightly damaged.
Faced with this situation, they knew that there was no need to continue fighting, so they drew an arc on the sea and quickly left the battlefield, trying to catch up with the two Sovereign-class battleships that had escaped.
Little did they know that their move was a huge failure.
You must know that although the Edgar armored cruiser has very fierce firepower, its speed can only reach 18 knots, and its two heavy guns are all on the bow.
Now that a pursuit battle has taken place, the ironclad Jiangxi and the armored cruiser Hefei can just use the main guns on the bow to attack the stern of the Edgar-class armored cruiser.
At this time, the Edgar-class armored cruiser simply gave up all its offensive capabilities, using its own shortcomings to counter the enemy's strengths.
As time went by, the two Edgar-class cruisers were hit one after another, and their speed dropped from the original 18 knots to about 10 knots.
At this time, the captains of the two Edgar-class armored cruisers discussed through flags that if they continued like this, their entire army would be annihilated. For the sake of life safety, the two warships raised the white flag together.
Liu Yu, who was on board the ironclad Jiangxi, felt happy when he saw the opponent's flag being hoisted. Now the Nanyang Navy has two more cutting-edge warships.
In his mind, the most advanced warships in the Nanyang Navy would all be composed of captured warships.
After Liu Yu saw the opponent surrendering, he did not continue the attack. Instead, he asked the opponent's main guns to lower their muzzles and put on their gun jackets, and then ordered all naval officers and soldiers to assemble on the deck.
The next step was to receive the two warships. Because of their previous experience, it was very smooth. All the crews on the two warships were gathered on one transport ship.
As for the two injured Edgar-class armored cruisers, Liu Yu also separated some people from the ironclad Jiangxi and the Hefei armored cruiser to drive them.
And the four remaining light cruisers in Canute's clone fleet? They have already escaped and are nowhere to be found.
Liu Yu didn't worry about these escaped light cruisers, because the Shanghai Shipyard was already able to produce light cruisers of this level, and the quality was better than the genuine ones.
Besides, Liu Hai and Liu Wei took four Iowa-class battleships and quickly chased the two Sovereign-class battleships that had escaped.
After an hour of chasing, we finally caught up with these two Sovereign-class battleships that were running at full speed.
The commander of the enemy fleet, Admiral Knut Kron, saw nothing but despair on his face when he saw the four giant ships rushing towards him.
His chief of staff, Peter Lamont, came behind Knut Clone at this time and said in a low tone: "Your Excellency, Commander? We can no longer escape the other side's pursuit. For the safety of the young man's life, we still attack him."
Let the other side surrender."
Knut Kron suddenly turned around and glared at his chief of staff.
"Are you afraid? Are you like those cowards and have lost the honor of being a gentleman?"
Facing the commander's question? Peter Lamont said calmly: "Your Excellency, commander, I think you should be very clear that facing those four huge warships, our warships have no chance of winning at all. If we fight again,
Going down is just a useless sacrifice, I hope you can think about it for these young guys."
Knut Kron's eyes became a little sad when he heard this, and then he turned around and looked at the young staff officers and others in the command room.
I saw a trace of fear in the eyes of these young people, but they still upheld the dignity of soldiers and worked nervously there.
When he saw this, General Lewis also began to weaken, and then he said to the Chief of Staff beside him with some dejection: "Since you have all decided to surrender, then let's do it. I am a little tired, so I will go back and rest for a while.
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When Peter Lamont heard this, a smile finally appeared on his face. In fact, in his heart, in addition to caring about these young soldiers, he was not worried about his own life.
To say that every soldier is not afraid of death is simply a lie. Soldiers really are not afraid of death, and there will not be so many prisoners in war.
After Admiral Lewis left, Peter Lamont immediately issued an order to the other battleship Ramillies in the name of temporary commander of the fleet, asking them to raise the white flag with him.
The staff on the Ramillies battleship were stunned at first, with doubtful looks in their eyes, but soon they understood the meaning of the flagship, which was to save the lives of the boys if victory was impossible.
So the two Sovereign-class battleships also began to reduce their speed, raised the white flag, and surrendered to the Nanyang Navy.
At this time, the four Iowa-class battleships following behind finally entered the optimal bombardment distance.
Liu Wei on the warship was about to order a bombardment. At this moment, he discovered that the opponent had raised a white flag and slowed down.
Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and pondered for a while, thinking that it was unlikely that the opponent would feign surrender.
So he accepted the other party's surrender generously, and still transferred all these personnel to the Yandi battleship in accordance with the procedures. Then he sent people aboard the two warships and took over the two almost intact Sovereign-class battleships.
Liu Hai had returned to the command cabin at this time, and he was now standing behind Liu Wei with a smile on his face.
Now Liu Hai has begun to calculate in his mind that with these two Sovereign-class battleships, the strength of the Nanyang Navy can reach a higher level.
Not long after, an officer from outside came in to report that Admiral Knut Kron, commander of the enemy fleet, wanted to see the commander of the Nanyang Navy.
Liu Hai naturally readily agreed to the defeated general's request. After all, he also wanted to show his magnanimity.
In fact, in Liu Hai's heart, there was a sense of gloating and showing off in front of the enemy.
Admiral Knut Kron was soon escorted into the command cabin. He raised his head and looked at Zhou Zhou first. Finally, he ignored his bangs and came directly to Liu Wei.
"Dear General, although I failed this time, it was not because of my command tactics, but because the warships on both sides were too different."
Liu Hai stood nearby and saw that this old guy ignored him at all. He felt angry in his heart. Don't he look like the supreme commander of this fleet?
But Liu Hai thought about it carefully and realized that he really didn't look like the supreme commander of this fleet.
During this battle, Liu Hai mostly stood in the middle without saying a word. All orders came from Liu Wei's mouth.
When Liu Wei heard what Knut Klon said, he first took a step back, leaving his bangs in the front, and then said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Admiral, I am not the supreme commander of this fleet. I
The person in front of me is the highest commander of the Nanyang Navy, Mr. Liu Hailiu, the Governor of Liangjiang."
After hearing this, Knut Kron looked at his bangs in surprise.
In fact, as soon as he entered the cabin, he had already scanned the people in the cabin. Everyone among them had a military temperament, but this careless person did not look like a soldier at all.
Liu Hai took a step forward, stood opposite Lewis and said arrogantly: "I can tell you clearly that the quality and manufacturing level of battleships is also part of a country's strength. You can't think that just because the enemy's battleships are stronger than yours, it doesn't mean it's impossible to fight.
Fair."
When Liu Hai said this, he thought of their several attacks on the Qing Dynasty, and each time they won the victory by relying on the strength of their ships and their guns.
So he said to Lewis angrily: "If there is such fairness, then you should not have attacked the Qing Dynasty decades ago. Instead, you should have waited for the Qing Dynasty to have warships of the same level before fighting."
After listening to Liu Hai's words, Knut Clon felt even more worried. He had already heard the indignation in Liu Hai's tone. If the Qing Dynasty grows under Liu Hai's leadership in the future, it will definitely be at odds with his own country.
A life-and-death struggle for supremacy takes place around the world.
When Liu Hai saw the other party's silence, he didn't want to continue talking to him, so he waved his hand and asked the soldiers to take Lewis out.
Liu Hai sighed deeply, and then said to Liu Wei on the side: "Wait a minute, I will arrange for personnel to take over the two Sovereign-class battleships, so that they can immediately form combat effectiveness."
As Liu Hai's biological person, Liu Wei naturally knew what action Liu Han was going to take, and immediately had someone prepare a restaurant for Liu Hai.
Soon, a steady stream of strong and rigorously trained sailors emerged from the restaurant.
Two of them were the strongest and had sharp eyes. Instead of exiting the restaurant and waiting like other videos, they came to Liu Hai together and saluted him solemnly, "Liu Min (Wang Kun), I have met the master."
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"You are here just in time. Now go out and divide the troops into two teams immediately, and then go and receive the two Sovereign-class battleships. I require them to form combat effectiveness immediately."