Chapter 245: Victory Escapes and Victory Sinks, Part 2 (Please subscribe, please vote)

"Long live! We sank a Blake class!"

"Captain, we have won!"

On the bridge of the armored cruiser Cao Guogong, which was scarred and beaten into "strong ship", the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty navy who had put on life jackets cheered.

Lei Teng also had a look of relief on his face, looking at the Waterloo with its butt raised and head down heading into the Indian Ocean, he smiled and said: "Okay! Now we can abandon the ship successfully!"

There is something important about abandoning the ship in victory, not abandoning the ship in failure! If the ship is abandoned in failure, then according to certain unwritten conventions, the captain who is defeated and loses the battleship will sink with the battleship. The water in the Indian Ocean is so cold

, Lei Teng was not willing to drown in it. So he had to abandon the ship victoriously!

When he heard the shrill abandoned ship alarm, Lu Benwei was holding a faucet to cool down a turret that was about to be engulfed in fire. The Ming Dynasty's Guogong-class was still a product of the transition period from wooden-hulled ships to iron-clad ships. There was a lot of wood on the ship, so it was easy to

The cannonballs filled with picric acid were ignited. That is to say, the damage control personnel of the Ming Navy were relatively capable, which allowed the Cao Guogong to survive until now.

However, after all, the Cao Guogong is being beaten by two Blake-class ships that are much more powerful than it. It is impossible, let alone necessary, to carry it all the time. Isn't it just a 3,000-ton old-fashioned cruiser? It can be rebuilt if it is gone! But

If all the crew members on the ship were to die, the pressure on the Admiralty would be great.

Lu Benwei, who heard the warning of abandoning the ship, did not immediately go to find a lifeboat or simply jump into the sea. Instead, he continued to use the faucet to fill the turret with water. This is stipulated in the naval combat regulations. When abandoning the ship, the damage control personnel and the captain must persist until

Finally, because only if the damage control continues to persevere under the leadership of the captain, the damaged ship will not sink immediately.

The abandonment operation of the Cao Guogong was carried out very quickly. This is also one of the training projects of the Ming Dynasty! The ship cannot be abandoned. The radio must be destroyed, the code book must be destroyed or taken away, and the documents in the bridge must be destroyed.

Just destroy it and take away whatever you can. After abandoning the ship, if you can summon your own ship, you have to fire a few torpedoes to sink the ship, so as not to be dragged back by the enemy for repairs and reuse.

After a while, Lu Benwei saw their captain Lei Teng and several officers coming out of the bridge wearing life jackets. Lei Teng also recognized Lu Benwei and shouted, "Xiao Luzi, stop watering."

, we don’t want this ship anymore!”

"Boss Lei, I'm coming." Lu Benwei quickly threw away the faucet, took off his fireproof clothes, gloves, and goggles, then grabbed a lifebuoy and ran to Lei Teng's side. Then a group of people jumped into the sea together.

Got it

Lu Benwei joined the navy at the age of 17 and is 25 years old this year. He is already "old" among the soldiers. However, Lei Teng, who is 40 years old, still treats him as a young man. When Lu Benwei first joined the Nanyang Fleet as a soldier, he was

Lieutenant Commander Ren's men, Lei Teng's men, are now on the battlefield together, abandoning the ship and falling into the water together, which can be regarded as sharing the same adversity.

Captain Jervis on the Blake also knew that the Cao Guogong had abandoned the ship, but he did not make things difficult for those Ming Navy officers and soldiers who "jumped into the sea" - "Jumping into the sea without killing" is a tacit understanding among navies around the world. Who can

Can you guarantee that you will never jump into the sea? If you kill someone today, someone will kill you tomorrow!

Moreover, Jervis did not have time to deal with the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers who jumped into the sea from the Cao Guogong, because up to this point in this battle, he has not done enough! He lost the Waterloo and sank a Guogong class. Look at it.

It seems to be one to one, but what kind of ship is the Waterloo? What kind of ship is the Duke-class ship?

This business is a waste of money!

Therefore, he must sink one or two more Guogong-class ships. At this time, there are two Guogong-class ships billowing smoke on the sea. He must sink them to get back to his original position, and even faster!

Because the Ming Dynasty's large fleet must be on its way. Once they arrive, the two Blake-class ships will have no choice but to "retreat victoriously"!

The easiest way to sink these two injured Dukes as soon as possible is of course to get closer and hit them!

Thinking of this, Jervis raised his hand and pointed at one of the Dukes, and said loudly: "That's the next target. Rush up at full speed, close to within 5,000 yards, and then slow down!"

"5,000 yards?" The Blake's first mate was surprised, "This is too close. Our two Blakes may be damaged."

"It doesn't matter," Jervis said, "The Blake-class is not that easy to sink. At most it will suffer some damage. We have a well-equipped shipyard in Mumbai and can repair it quickly! Therefore, our target is those two ships

The already wounded Dukes approach them, sink them, or at least severely damage them, and then make a successful retreat before the enemy's large fleet arrives!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Sir, the Huai'an Marquis reported that the Indian fleet has been discovered, with at least 8 battleships and 2 armored cruisers, including 2 improved Sovereign-class ships!"

On the Tang Wang, the flagship of the Ming Dynasty's Persian Gulf Fleet, Guo Xiaobao, chief staff officer of the fleet, took a telegram and walked quickly to Zhuge Weidao, who was holding a telescope and looking at several black smoke pillars rising straight into the sky in front of him.

It turns out that he has led the main force of his own fleet to the vicinity of the sea area where the battle is taking place. Unfortunately, the main force of the Indian fleet has almost arrived! And there are also two British ones that look very annoying and cannot be fought.

The airship arrived on top of the large ship led by Zhuge Weidao. Now one of them has flown away, probably to report the news, but the other one is still hovering in the sky.

In other words, people have already seen clearly that Zhuge is the Taoist's trump card.

However, Zhuge Weidao had no airships to use, so he had to send out several "Marquis-class" cruisers to search for the enemy, and they actually discovered the British fleet!

However, it was a bit beyond Zhuge Weidao's expectation. Two unyielding troops appeared in the British formation!

"Sir, I'm afraid those two Sovereigns will be difficult to deal with. They have six twin turrets. The caliber of the main gun should be 9.2 inches. Although it is not large, a gun of this size must be relatively stable for a 15,000-ton ship. And.

The Sovereign Class is extremely strong. If it has 12 9.2-inch cannons, it might be difficult to deal with it. If the two Hero Classes don't leave, we can actually fight. Now."

It is indeed a problem now!

Although Zhuge Weidao's main fleet also has 8 battleships, these 8 battleships only have a total of 32 240 mm cannons. And his two monarchs have 24 9.2-inch cannons! If you add the other 6 battleships and the two

A Blake-class firepower seems to be a huge advantage!

"Now they don't know that our two heroes have left." Zhuge Weidao thought for a while and said, "Let's go and join Chief of Staff Chen's detachment first, and then go north together to force the main force of the British.

Fleet. See if you can force them back? At the same time, power up the two heroes and let them come back quickly."

"Let them come back?" Guo Xiaobao was stunned, "What did Nicholas I say? We have changed the order for two hero-class ships to artillery and ammunition. Do the remaining two ships also need to be replaced with artillery and ammunition?

?Is he willing?"

Zhuge Weidao smiled: "He is now attacking Adrianople. Prussia and Austria behind him are trying to make a move, and the Greeks and Bulgarians have begun to retreat. Why does he need battleships at this time? The key now is that someone can come to help.

He has a hand. And our entry into the Persian Gulf is the greatest help to him. Therefore, the matter of replacing shells and cannons on the battleship must be easy to discuss."

"Sir!"

At this time, the communications officer on the Tang Wang suddenly shouted to Zhuge Weidao: "Chief of Staff Chen sent a telegram that two British Blake-class ships were injured and retreated!"

"Oh," Zhuge Weidao nodded, "Our loss?"

The communications officer said: "The Liang Guo Gong and Wei Guo Gong were severely damaged. I'm afraid it will be difficult to repair them. In addition, the Cao Guo Gong has been abandoned before, so we have lost."

"Are there any damage to other ships?" Zhuge Weidao asked again.

"No."

Zhuge Weidao laughed: "Okay! Then we win. Send a message to Chief of Staff Chen and ask him to deal with the severely damaged Duke Liang and Duke Wei, and then lead the remaining five Dukes to join me.

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Chapter completed!