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    But they soon discovered that they were wrong. Although the "Fen Yong" lost speed, its firepower did not decrease at all. Soon, a nine-gun salvo fired in response. The "Canary" took 4 bombs in a row, and the first shot hit the x turret.  The seat ring exploded, rendering the  Surface warfare, anti-aircraft guns were not used), no casualties were caused; the third and fourth rounds were not so "merciful", they hit the rear fire control station, and the nine officers working in the fire control station did not  One made it out alive.  At the same time, another shell from the "Jie Yong" penetrated the 25 mm thick steel plate on the top of turret A and penetrated into the interior of the turret. With a low explosion like a stuffy can, the firing of turret A completely stopped.  , there was no one alive in the gun room. Fortunately, one round of shooting had just been completed at that time, and the spare shells and ammunition bags had not yet been lifted from the bottom ammunition magazine to the gun room, so no ammunition explosion occurred, but the "Canary"  "" paid the price of losing half of the main gun and all the firepower of the secondary battery on one side.  When the "Jie Yong" and the "Fen Yong" were fighting to the death with the "Canary", the "Gang Yong" and the "Zhong Yong" worked together to eliminate the "Lepanto". This brave destroyer did  The most determined resistance was to first fire all 10 torpedoes it carried at the "Gangyong". However, the overly excited torpedo crew forgot to disarm the torpedoes during operation, so although one torpedo hit the "Gangyong"  , but still no explosion.  After firing all the torpedoes, the "Lepanto", under the command of Captain Icarus, fired four 120mm main guns against the 18 130mm naval guns of the "Correct" and "Zhongyong", and miraculously  Two shells hit the "Zhongyong" normally, one in turret A and one in turret B. However, due to the long distance and weak power of the 120mm shell, it was blocked by the 50mm thick turret armor. The armor plates of both turrets were blocked.  It was torn apart, and the fragments injured several sailors, but did not cause any major damage. Deng Zhaoxiang, the captain of the "Zhongyong", laughed at himself after the war: "Those two shells improved the ventilation conditions of the A turret and the B turret, and the operation  The environment is much cooler. "However, the Chinese ship was not so kind to the "Lepanto". The 18 130mm main guns fired 126 rounds in 30 seconds, beating the "Lepanto".  It was beyond recognition, and the bridge was directly blown into a pile of twisted metal. Lieutenant Colonel Icarus was buried on the bridge before he could give the order to abandon the ship (of course, he did not need to give the order to abandon the ship). The barrels of the four main guns  They were all blown apart, several holes were drilled out of the turret shield, and the bullet holes on the hull were as dense as the surface of the moon.  Both chimneys were blown down, thick smoke and steam hissed out from the breach, corpses and body parts were everywhere on the deck, and the entire destroyer was like a Shura field.  This state did not last long. At 15:06, 6 minutes after the artillery fire on the "Lepanto" completely stopped, the warship suddenly turned to starboard and capsized in just 14 seconds, revealing the red,  A lot of seashells were stuck to the bottom of the ship. Only 6 of the 192 people on board were rescued by the midship, and no officers survived.  The remaining destroyer "Admiral Fernandez" can be regarded as a "veteran" who has experienced the first two Gibraltar naval battles, but this is not synonymous with courage and perseverance. This destroyer has long since lost its ability to continue fighting.  Even though he escaped from the battle during the Second Battle of Gibraltar and the original captain was shot, he could not stop the panic from spreading throughout the ship. Although the new captain, Lieutenant Colonel Casillas, was quite spirited, he has not been able to stop the panic since he was shot.  From the first day he took office, he was ignored by lower-level officers and sailors, and he was prevented from leaving the bridge from the beginning of the battle.  The "Admiral Fernandez" was dragged carelessly at the end of the fleet, aimlessly firing a few cannons from time to time, but it also suffered a salvo and ate three cannonballs, resulting in  7 were killed and 18 were injured. After witnessing the capsizing of the shield "Lepanto", everyone on board the "Admiral Fernandez" discussed and decided to surrender. Although the captain tried his best to object, it was to no avail. First Officer Cassiano  The major ordered several strong sailors to uniform and tie up Lieutenant Colonel Casillas and throw him into his officer's cabin.  At 15:18, a white tablecloth from the officer's dining table was hung on the mainmast signal rope, and soon a larger white sheet appeared. The gunman had studied in China and could speak some Chinese.  Lieutenant Commander Andres, holding a loudspeaker and waving a white handkerchief, shouted in Chinese: "Please cease fire on your ship and we surrender." Beside him, the signal soldier was waving a small flag vigorously, conveying the message  Same meaning.  Fortunately, the white flag and semaphore were understood by the two Chinese mine-catching ships at the first time, and the "Gangyong" issued an order: "Stop sailing immediately, and all crew members must assemble on the deck." "Admiral Fernandez  The "Admiral Fernandez" complied obediently, and the two Chinese mine catchers also put down motorboats full of surrendered officers and marines and headed towards the "Admiral Fernandez".  But at this moment - at 15:24, Li Yuxi on the "Gangyong" and Deng on the "Zhongyong"Zhaoxiang received a shocking message from the "Fen Yong": "The bridge of the flagship ship was shot, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's life and death are unknown." "Don't worry about the prisoners for now, go and rescue His Highness immediately! If His Highness makes a mistake, we will all  It's a capital crime!" Li Yuxi understood this, and Deng Zhaoxiang was not a fool. Of course, he also understood that if the prince did anything good, it would be a major matter for the country, and the national public opinion would focus on these "prince's close ministers" in an instant.  All the charges on their bodies, such as "taking merit and abandoning the master" and "failure to protect the master", can make them and their whole family's heads move.  Ignoring the motorboats that had already been released, and only hoisting the signal "waiting for surrender" to the surrendered "Admiral Fernandez", the "Gangyong" and "Zhongyong" quickly turned around and headed towards the flagship and "Fenyong".  "The direction of the number is approaching.  At 15:23, the moment the "Jieyong" was hit, Guo Chengsen, who was supervising the operation of the Y turret on the rear backup bridge, was knocked to the ground by the violent vibration. His first feeling was that something was wrong, so he quickly grabbed the phone to call the ship.  There was no response from the bridge. Guo Chengsen broke out in a cold sweat and shouted "Your Highness" loudly, pushing the door open and rushing out.  When he rolled and crawled to the bridge, the scene in front of him made him stunned and out of his mind.  The bridge roof was completely beaten without a trace. Only 203mm artillery shells can have such destructive power. The support frames were all broken, and the command platform was completely covered with debris.  "Your Highness! Your Highness the Crown Prince, please answer the humble minister! - Your Highness -" Guo Chengsen lost his mind and rushed forward desperately to start pulling at the wreckage. His hands were quickly cut with bloody wounds by the sharp edges of the wreckage.  But Guo Chengsen didn't care at all. The prince was everything to him. As the prince's adjutant, if the prince made a mistake, he was the first person responsible, so he would definitely not be able to survive.  At this time, there was only one thing on his mind: nothing should happen to the prince. If not, I would go with the prince.  "Your Highness - where are you?" "Chengsen, why are you howling!" When Guo Chengsen called out to Jin Yucheng heartbreakingly, a door panel less than half a meter away from him was pushed open, and Jin Yucheng looked disgraced.  His head popped out from behind the door panel in embarrassment. It turned out that when a 203mm shell fired from the B turret of the "Canary" swept across the bridge, Jin Yucheng was pushed to a corner by the shock wave and air wave, and a door panel happened to block it.  In front of him, he luckily escaped with only a little scratch.  But others were not so lucky. Eleven officers and soldiers including the pilot's mate Lan Zeguang (the grandson of the former Chief of Staff of the Naval Staff Lan Jianshu) and the gunnery mate Ke Zhongwen (the grandson of the former Vice Minister of the Navy Ke Jianzhang) were hit by artillery shells.  Flying, no bones remain.  Except for Jin Yucheng, only signalman Wu Shuanghan survived on the entire bridge.  The fragments of the bridge also jammed the B turret. At this point, the front main gun group of the "Jieyong" was completely disabled.  Seeing that His Highness the Crown Prince was still alive, Guo Chengsen was filled with joy and sorrow, "Your Highness, you are still alive. Let me see if you are injured anywhere." "Stop talking nonsense, His Highness is fine. Hurry! Go to the rear bridge and use the Y turret to beat you.  'Canary', order lightning strike! It's dying!" "Yes! Your Highness -" Guo Chengsen responded, and he quickly lifted Jin Yucheng up from the pile of debris and went to the rear bridge.  The radio room of the "Jieyong" sent a message to the companion ships: "The Prince is okay, each ship struck the 'Canary' with lightning, please don't worry about me."  At this time, the "Canary" has reached the end of its rope, when b  At almost the same moment when the turret shot hit the bridge of the "Jie Yong", the last salvo of the "Jie Yong" B turret also hit it. The "Canary" B turret hit two bullets, two of which had just been fired from the ammunition.  The high-explosive bomb raised by the library was detonated, and the shock wave broke through the top cover of the B turret. A fragment of the broken top cover hit the bridge, like a sharp knife, cutting straight into the bridge.  Immediately, debris flew across the bridge. Both Major General Hernandez and Colonel Moreno were injured by the debris. The two main gun barrels in the B turret hung down weakly, and the smell of burning and burning human bodies emitted.  It permeated the entire ship. After the "Canary" hit this blow, only the Y turret at the tail was still firing.  In view of the fact that the two front turrets A and B were unable to fire, and the ammunition in the Y turret was about to be exhausted, the Spanish sailors spontaneously formed a bomb transport team to move the warheads and cartridges through the still functioning shell lifting shaft.  The ammunition depot of the Ministry was proposed, and it was transported to the Y turret on a trolley and put into the ammunition replenishing port.  However, since both the front and rear fire control stations were destroyed, and the X turret equipped with a rangefinder was jammed and disabled, the Y turret without a rangefinder could only be aimed and shot with the naked eye through the gunnery officer's own sextant. Naturally,  There is no accuracy at all.  In addition to the "Fen Yong", which was shot in the middle and urgently fired its torpedoes to avoid being killed by the explosion, the "Jie Yong", "Gang Yong" and "Zhong Yong" fired salvos at the Canary respectively according to the lightning strike order.  Five torpedoes.  Facing the high-speed "Swordfish" mk3 torpedo, the "accelerator" whose power system has been damagedAlthough the USS "Li" struggled to avoid it, a mine was still hit on the stern of the ship. The violent explosion blew up all the propellers and rudder blades, and the heavy cruiser of more than 10,000 tons instantly collapsed on the sea. When the three mine-catching ships  When the ship was preparing to launch a second round of torpedo attacks, a signal came from the bridge of the "Canary": "Our ship has no combat effectiveness. The honor of the Spanish Navy does not allow our ship to surrender to your ship. Please allow us to surrender."  Self-sinking and taking in the surviving officers and soldiers of our ship, our ship died with dignity.  " Jin Yucheng thought for a while, "Reply to them: 'Grant your request.' The officers and soldiers of your ship are warriors and will be treated well by our ship. The prince of the Chinese Empire, Jin Yucheng, invites the generals of your ship to board the ship. You are not prisoners, but Jin Yucheng.  and guests of the Eighth Minecatcher Detachment.  " After a while, the "Canary" signaled again: "Thank you for your kindness. Commander Hernandez and Captain Moreno pay high respect to His Royal Highness. The Commander and Captain are determined to stay on the ship.  This ship has specially ordered Captain Osvaldo, Chief of Staff of the Fleet, to go to your ship as a representative. I hope your ship will keep its promise and say goodbye forever.  Seeing that Hernandez and Moreno were resolute, Jin Yucheng had no intention of forcing them and ordered the ships to lower rope ladders and gangways in preparation for rescuing people. The crew of the Canary put on life jackets and jumped into the sea like dumplings.  (All the lifeboats had been damaged). As soon as these people entered the water, they swam hard towards the Chinese mine catcher. A few people rowed the few remaining life rafts (obviously they were all officers) and also worked hard to swim towards the Chinese mine catcher.  When most of these people were rescued by the Chinese mine catcher, the bow of the heavy cruiser "Canary", which had already opened the Kim's sea valve at the bottom, suddenly submerged into the water, and the entire hull soon showed a 30-degree angle.  Corner, the stern of the ship that was damaged by the torpedo was lifted out of the water. The "Canary" slowly sank in this posture. At this time, the six "Subjects" of the First Battleship Group appeared on the distant water.  On the deck of the mine catcher "Jie Yong", the sailors were busy cleaning up the debris and wreckage scattered on the deck during the battle, and were busy delivering clean clothes and clothes to the soaked Spanish sailors who were rescued aboard.  Blankets and medical doctors in the infirmary were busy examining and treating the wounds of the injured. Near the rear bridge, Captain Osvaldo, the former chief of staff of the Spanish Navy's 1st Cruiser Squadron, as the highest-ranking Spanish naval officer who survived, led the survivors.  The officers lined up to hand over their swords to Jin Yucheng. ¡°Gentlemen, why don¡¯t naval officers have swords? You should keep your own swords.  "When Jin Yucheng said these words magnanimously, the Spanish sailors present couldn't help but cheered. "Thank you, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Chinese Empire, for your kindness," Colonel Osvaldo saluted and presented another  A sword with more fine workmanship. "This is the sword of Colonel Moreno, the captain of the Canary. The colonel thinks that His Royal Highness is a dragon and a phoenix among people. It is a pity that he has never seen him in this life. He hopes that His Highness can be like a friend."  Accepting the sword from another friend as a gift from him is not a surrender, but a personal gift between friends. Please accept it, Your Highness.  " "I recognize this friend!  "Jin Yucheng took the exquisite sword with both hands solemnly, "I will cherish it as I cherish my own sword.  " "On behalf of Colonel Moreno, I would like to express my gratitude to His Highness.  "Colonel Oswald presented another piece of telegraph paper with both hands, "This is a personal letter written by General Hernandez to His Highness. Please read it.  " The words are written in Latin, but this is not a big problem for Jin Yucheng, who is proficient in many languages. The old admiral's letter to His Royal Highness is not long, only a few words, but the content is extraordinary: "In this life, we are enemies.  It's not what we want. If there is an afterlife, I would like to be my best friend forever and never be my enemy.  "Jin Yucheng sighed softly, carefully folded Major General Hernandez's last words and put them into the pocket of his new coat, "Give the order, all officers in the detachment, starting from me below, will give up the officer cabin to our guests.  Live here, they are warriors, they are not allowed to speak harshly, or violate military law!  "    "yes!  Your Highness, Li Xinchuan and Deng Xiaoxian called to ask for instructions, what to do with the demolition of the 'Admiral Fernandez'?  " "Chengsen, you are becoming more and more competent as an adjutant. Are you still bothering His Highness with such trivial matters?"  Tell Li Yuxi that all the troops on the ship will be transferred to the original ship and taken into custody and under strict supervision!  The warship was towed back by 'Zhongyong'. Your Highness most wanted to surrender without fighting!  "    "yes!  Your Highness¡ª¡ª" At this time, the six "Zimin" ships of the First Battleship Group were approaching. Chen Min'e on the flagship "Zimin" saw the tragic situation of the "Jieyong" from a distance through the telescope, and was shocked.  . The entire bridge of the "Jie Yong" was like a cardboard box that had been stepped on. But when he saw the "Prince is safe" signal hung on the mizzen mast of the Jie Yong, he breathed a sigh of relief.  At this time, there is nothing on the battlefield that requires the First Battleship Group to do.??, the original plan was to use the Eighth Mine Catching Ship Detachment as bait, but now I didn't expect that this piece of bait was so powerful that it swallowed the fish that bit the bait.  The "Canary" has completely sunk, and the "Courage" dragged the "Admiral Fernandez" with white tablecloths and white sheets hung high and passed by the battleship line with its whistle blowing. The sailors of the battleship gathered on  "Prince Chitose" was cheered on the deck to celebrate the victory of the weak against the strong; the severely damaged "Fen Yong" was towed by the slightly injured "Gang Yong" and passed the queue, accepting the cheers of the sailors.  ; Following behind was the flagship "Jieyong" of the 8th mine-catching ship detachment, which although moderately damaged, could still sail under its own power.  At this time, the emotions of the sailors of the First Battleship Group reached the extreme, and the shouts of "The Prince is brave" resounded in the sky. When they almost shouted hoarse, Chen Minyue, who was first surprised and then delighted, ordered the entire fleet to return.  (Complete book) The Silver Sword Prince Consort said that because of himself and other indescribable reasons, the book ends here. Thank you all for your long-term support.
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