Rebirth of the Northern Giants

The two hugged each other in the flames.

There was a bang and an explosion, and the hull shook violently, and Fremantle jumped down.

Angie wiped away her tears, then picked up the life buoy on the ground and walked to the other side. .

Volume 2 The Wind and Cloud of the Capital [-] Chapter [-] The Victory of the Navy

The sky has completely sunk, and the sea water is beginning to cool.

Yuan Jiugao, the captain of the Nanchen, was holding a piece of wood and drifting with the sea water. Around him, there were dozens of Chinese sailors who also survived.

It has been more than four hours since the sinking of the Nanchen, and the Chinese fleet and the British fleet are still missing.

A sailor who was close to him rowed over.

"Captain, will we win?" His face was cut, and after being soaked in sea water, he became horrified. His lips were pale, and he had obviously lost too much blood. If he hadn't been treated, he might not be able to hold on. .

Yuan Jiugao nodded firmly, and replied with a smile: "Persevere, our people will definitely come back."

"Well, I must see our fleet coming." After the sailor finished speaking, in order to save energy, he stopped talking, but stared at the dark sea surface in a daze.

"Chinese, learn how to bark like a dog, and we will save you after you learn"

The British boat that was left behind to rescue his own sailors was full of soldiers, with lights on, illuminating the sea water, pointing at the Chinese soldiers in the water, and yelling arrogantly.

It's a pity that no one responded. Let the British perform a one-man show, and the British soldiers who called for a while felt bored.

"The general should annihilate the Chinese fleet, why hasn't there been an order yet, let's go to meet up."

"Maybe they are dealing with surrendered Chinese."

"what is that?"

"The fleet is back"

The lights of the fleet slowly approaching in the distance passed, and they were immediately spotted by the Chinese and British sailors. The British began to cheer and celebrate their victory in advance.

The surviving Chinese sailors were nervous, and the success or failure will be announced soon.

The cheers from the British didn't last long, and the small boat rushed forward to meet the fleet, and the result was self-evident.

The cries that came to an abrupt end were heard by the Chinese sailors, and they were very excited.

We succeeded.

"Brothers, don't move around in the water, we will lower the boats to search one by one."

The long-lost Chinese words finally sounded in the ears of many soldiers in distress, like the sounds of nature.

At this time, the combat command center of the military government: the Supreme Command, was filled with smoke, and there were one or two coughs from time to time.

Everyone felt a little restless, but no one spoke.

Wang Shizhen meticulously sat on the seat and flipped through the documents, looking unafraid, Ye Zhikui muttered in his heart, what could surprise him.

Hu Dianjia frowned, looking at the other side with ecstasy, thinking about something, there was an ashtray in front of him, and the smoke had burned his fingers, but he didn't even notice it.

When I saw Ren, I pretended to be drinking tea, but unfortunately his small eyes that kept turning around had completely betrayed him, and it could be seen that he was also a little uneasy.

Zhou Dingchen stood up suddenly from his seat, breaking the solemn atmosphere inside. For a while, more than a dozen pairs of eyes looked at him at the same time.

Zhou Dingchen smiled awkwardly and said, "The old man is going to the latrine."

Boom, boom, boom, just as Zhou Dingchen finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Everyone who seemed to be indifferent just now stood up nervously, focusing their eyes on the door.

"Come in."

Bao BuDiong, who was closest to the door, suppressed the tension in his heart and said softly, but his trembling voice betrayed him.

With a creak, Yang Du pushed open the door, and walked in slowly with a kettle and teacups in hand.

He looked at everyone's eyes in puzzlement, showing a hint of doubt.

Wang Shizhen sat down and continued to look through the documents.

Hu Dianjia lit another cigarette, and Zhou Dingchen walked towards the door unhurriedly.

When I saw benevolence, I took a few steps quickly, took Yang Du's plate, brought it to Ye Zhikui, and said with a smile: "Generalissimo, the tea is here."

Ye Zhikui nodded, yawned, and looked at his pocket watch. It was already eleven o'clock in the evening, and it was really difficult.

"Mr. Hu, here's a cigarette," Ye Zhikui said, turning to Hu Dianjia who was burning his life.

Hu Dianjia gave a helpless wry smile, and replied, "No, this is the last one for me."

Seeing that his expression was a little sluggish, Ye Zhikui persuaded the seniors: "The old generals might as well go back and rest. I will inform you when I have news."

"At this time, I will fall asleep when I go back there, so let's wait."

"That's right, after waiting for so long, I always have to wait for a result."

Da da da, a burst of urgent footsteps came from outside the door, and everyone stopped talking.

With a creak, the attendant broke through the door.

"Great victory, Generalissimo, all generals"

Ye Zhikui couldn't help standing up, looking at the attendant with piercing eyes.

"News came from the South and North Ocean Navy that they encountered the British and Far East Fleet in the East China Sea at around [-]:[-] this afternoon. The South Sea was used as a bait, and the Beiyang was used as an ambush. They lured the enemy ships to ** Island, ambush them, and achieved great success. win."

A festive voice sounded again, and after waiting for a long time, I finally waited until today.

All the generals celebrated with their crowns, sweeping away the tension just now.

"Quick, I want to see the detailed battle report." Ye Zhikui said with trembling lips.

The attendant hurriedly handed over the official document and telegram.

In this battle, China and Britain participated in the battle with a total of more than 100 ships, large and small. The Chinese side combined the strength of the southern and northern oceans to assemble a main fleet of more than 60 ships, and the British side also had more than 30 ships.

After the war, China lost six cruisers, three gunboats, four torpedo boats, and five other large and small ships, including the battleships that lured the enemy. One-fifth of the price was exchanged for the great victory that the entire British fleet was wiped out.

There were more than 30 ships in the British fleet. During the battle, ten ships were sunk on the spot, others were stranded, and about [-] ships surrendered. The main reason was that they had no way to escape.

Two ironclad ships, including the flagship Agile, were captured, and most of the main force of the fleet was taken over by China. Although in the eyes of the British, the Far East Fleet is a relatively weak fleet of the British Empire, in the eyes of the military government and Ye Zhikui, this is simply heaven. Manna, shining on the earth, happiness comes so quickly.