The end of the military era

The Javelin is the all-main-gun battleship seriously injured by the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy. It belongs to the first full-main-gun battleship Knife-class built by the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy.

The full load displacement is 21800 tons, and the maximum speed is 20 knots.

装备了4座双联装45倍口径320毫米主炮，12门45倍口径150毫米副炮，12门30毫米高射炮，26挺13毫米高射机枪，4具550毫米鱼雷发射管。

The side armor belt is 140 mm to 240 mm, the main deck armor is 60 mm, the main turret armor is 260 mm, and the crew is full of 930 people.

"General, there is no major problem with the Javelin's speed, and it will not be affected if it retreats.

However, Vitality's power system was severely damaged, and a large amount of seawater entered.

Once we retreat, the opponent will pursue us, and the Vitality may not be able to retreat to Pusa Island. "

The Vitality is an all-steel battleship with a full load displacement of 17900 tons and is equipped with two twin-mounted 2mm main guns of forty times the caliber.

Yerk sighed, "Send a telegram to Vitality and order to abandon the ship!

At the same time, let the ships release smoke, prepare to withdraw from the battlefield, and join the squadron escorting the [-]rd Marine Division. "

This battle at sea, which lasted for more than seven hours, finally came to an end with the active retreat of the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy.

However, seeing the remaining warships of the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy begin to retreat under the cover of smoke, Zhou Rui did not show any joyful expression.

The loss in this naval battle was too great for the coastal defense fleet.

The three Invincible-class battlecruisers of the fifth formation, Yongsui, Yongwei, and Yongan, sank.

The all-steel battleship Long Hai of the first formation sank.

Of the five Starry Sky-class all-steel battleships participating in the battle in the third formation, except for the seriously injured Weiwu, the other four were all sunk.

The two large armored cruisers Haiqiang and Haitong of the seventh formation sank.

The two destroyers of the task force, the Kuaishun and the Lishun, sank.

Almost all the surviving warships of the Coastal Defense Fleet were injured. Among them, 1 battleship with all main guns, 2 battlecruisers, 2 all-steel battleships and 1 large armored cruiser were seriously injured.

Song Limin said with a wry smile: "Young General, the other party seems to be withdrawing.

The loss of the coastal defense fleet today is all my responsibility. I, Song Limin, have failed the trust of the major general. "

Zhou Rui patted Song Limin on the shoulder comfortingly, "Old Song, no matter what, we also drove away the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy.

In war, there is no loss, not to mention that most of the warships in our coastal defense fleet have just been received, and the personnel are mainly recruits. It is not easy to achieve such results.

I will allocate a special fund of 3000 million silver coins, part of which will be used for the pensions of the soldiers who died today, and the rest will be used for rewards for all officers and soldiers who participated in the war! "

Hearing that Zhou Rui was going to take out 3000 million silver coins as a pension and reward, some officers and soldiers on the bridge of the flagship Zhenhai couldn't help showing joy.

Their Major General never disappoints them when it comes to money.

Song Limin then said: "Major General, several warships of the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy were also injured during the battle.

I don't think we can let the opponent retreat too easily. Maybe we can get some unexpected surprises if we pursue them. "

"Okay, I have no problem.

In terms of commanding operations, Lao Song, you can make up your own mind. "

The pursuit of the coastal defense fleet did yield a little surprise.

The all-steel battleship Vigor, which was seriously injured by the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy, chose to sink itself in order to prevent it from being captured by the coastal defense fleet.

So far, the Xiangshi Island naval battle has come to an end.

During the Battle of Xiangshi Island, the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy sank 3 all-steel battleships, 1 light cruiser and 3 destroyers, with a total loss of 654 million tons.

Casualties were 2675, of which 1739 were killed.

海防舰队在香石岛海战中，最后有3艘战列巡洋舰、6艘全钢制战列舰、2艘大型装甲巡洋舰和2艘驱逐舰，总计损失约1572万吨。

The seriously injured all-steel battleship Weiwu, due to its severe injuries and the damage to the bone dragon, is almost worthless for further repairs, so Zhou Rui personally ordered all the officers and soldiers of Weiwu to evacuate, and opened the door of Weiwu. Sea valves and watertight hatches.

Therefore, when calculating the losses, the coastal defense fleet added another all-steel battleship.

The coastal defense fleet suffered 6550 casualties in naval battles, of which 4662 were killed.

And this time the Coastal Defense Fleet fought against the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy, and the losses were not limited to those mentioned above.

In order not to be sunk in the port by the third fleet of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy, the 8 warships in Xiangshi Port were all stranded in the shallows on the shore of the port, serving as fixed forts.

The 8 warships not only had some damage to the bottom of the hull, but were also hit by large-caliber shells because they were unable to move.

Later, after inspection, except for the two all-steel battleships Weihai and Yanghai in the first formation.

The remaining two all-steel battleships Weijia and Weiyi, the two large armored cruisers Tonghai and Jiehai, and the two light cruisers Feiting and Feijie are all worthless for maintenance.

At the headquarters of the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy on Pusha Island, Commander Longela finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving a telegram from Yerk.

Although the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy sank 7 warships, including 3 all-steel battleships, in the naval battle, it won a big victory after all.

"Gorry, it's time to send a telegram to the Admiralty."

Gore, the deputy commander of the Third Fleet, immediately asked: "Commander, will you send it to the Admiralty according to the actual battle results?"

Longella pondered for a while, "Increase the estimated number of enemies wiped out by the Third Marine Division to 9000.

The data on naval battles will be released according to the reports from Brigadier General Yerk. "

"Commander, although the naval battle was won, the plan to capture Xiangshi Island has not been realized after all.

Next, shall we redeploy the battle plan for capturing Xiangshi Island? "

"The Ganyang Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires is beyond imagination.

Even if our Third Fleet sank three battleships with full main guns in this naval battle, the coastal defense fleet of the Zhou family in Ganyang still has 3 battleships with full main guns.

And we still don't know if the Ganyang Zhou family still has hidden strength. After all, until now, we haven't found out the origin of the 14 full-armed battleships of the Ganyang Zhou family. "

"Commander, do you mean to give up capturing Xiangshi Island?"

"Of course you can't give up!

Now this Ganyang Zhou family is challenging the majesty of our entire Silver Wolf Empire.

The Admiralty, the Governor's Office, the Prime Minister's Office, and even His Majesty the Emperor will not easily let the Ganyang Zhou family go.

The next task of capturing Xiangshi Island and destroying the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet in Ganyang no longer needs to be completed by our third fleet independently.