~《》~   Chapter 5** "Warm Current Action" (28)

The three British escort formations led by the "Hornet" followed closely behind Dong Erdan's "Lanzhou" and "Yangbu" and chased them for nearly twenty nautical miles, and began to gradually feel the smell was wrong.

In front, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom warships ran like rabbits, although they could be seen, they were always intangible. However, as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom people turned back and forth, another British ship was shot, and the injuries were obviously better than the previous ones that had already been hung on the "Hornet".

If we continue to fight like this, let alone destroying these two Taiping Heavenly Kingdom warships, it may be difficult for them to protect themselves.

When he thought of security issues, Colonel Daim, the commander of the British escort formation, was shocked and sweated.

He was just trying to kill the enemy and make achievements, but why did he completely forget that there was a huge transport fleet behind him that was protected by him? If another Taiping Heavenly Kingdom warship was launched, it would be basically equivalent to a huge transport fleet without self-defense, and wouldn't it be a lamb to be slaughtered?

When Colonel Daim thought of this, he no longer cared about the Dong Erdan formation ahead. The entire formation quickly turned around at 180 degrees and began to return at full speed.

But Dong Erdan would not agree to Colonel Daim with his formation to do so. The "Lanzhou" and "Yangbu" immediately moved from the previous "escape" to the full-speed pursuit.

The "Lanzhou" and "Yangbu" who were following the colonel Daim's formation first quickly shortened the distance between the two sides, and then entered a state of parallel with the British ship from the side of the fleeing British ship formation.

The British ships running at the end of the entire formation first became the living targets of the "Lanzhou" and "Yangbu".

Under the intensive artillery fire of the Lanzhou and Yangbu, the ship was shot in many places and soon turned into a large torch floating on the sea.

Colonel Daim beat his chest and stamped his feet again. The people of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, like a rabbit, ran very fast. This is already a "well-known" fact. Why do I only know that it is difficult to catch up with them, but I forgot that when I want to escape, I can't escape their claws at all?

The severe and cruel reality tells Colonel Daim that it will definitely not work if he continues to run. If he still wants to keep the eater on his neck, the only way is to turn around and fight to the death. As for the fate of the transport fleet, it can only depend entirely on God's mood.

Colonel Daim's decision at this time is naturally in line with Dong Erdan's wishes.

Under the leadership of Dong Erdan, the "Lanzhou" and "Yangbu" began to bite the British flagship "Hornet", while launching artillery fire, while approaching the "Hornet" at high speed.

Colonel Daim realized that something was wrong. While commanding the "Hornet" to resist desperately, he also ordered the ship behind him to come up quickly to share his pain.

I don’t know if I was shocked by the fierce aura of the "Lanzhou" and "Yangbu", or if I had other plans. Seeing that the flagship "Hornet" was already in an extremely dangerous situation, the British ship "Little Shell" just avoided the scattered shells around me from afar. They were shells given to the "Hornet" but refused to move closer to the flagship.

The "Hornet" was shot again.

A shell from the front main gun of the "Lanzhou" exploded on the bow of the "Hornet". The front deck of the "Hornet" covered by sudden thick smoke suddenly became in chaos. The main gun was blown up, and dozens of officers and soldiers were either killed or injured.

Not long after, a torpedo launched from the Yangbu near the end of the 300-meter-long shipped the Hornet into the dark abyss of the Eastern Pacific.

What happened next made Dong Erdan feel the extreme caution he had maintained in the past, and it seemed to be a little over.

Because when Dong Erdan, after knocking off the "Hornet", began to devote all his energy to the only remaining remnant ship of the British army, the "Little Shell", something that surprised him and the officers and soldiers on the "Lanzhou" and "Yangbu" happened.

On the towering mast of the British ironclad ship "Little Shell", the British naval combat flag that was originally hung has been replaced by a huge white cloth.

The "Little Shell" surrendered!

The same scene also appeared in the eyes of the soldiers of the Red Navy's "Ladakh" and "Ili".

As nearly ten transport ships loaded with British officers and soldiers and supplies were sunk and smashed into pieces one after another, some of the British transport ships were already hung up white cloth orders representing complete surrender, or in a panic, they simply waved white shirts covered with sweat stains and stains.

However, there are still some British ships, with a lucky attitude, running around in a desperate situation.

Therefore, as long as the British ships were willing to throw down their anchor chains, hang out white flags, and remained honestly, the Red Navy's "Ladakh" and "Ili" would no longer make things difficult for them, but instead devoted all their energy to the British transport ships that dared to flee in all directions.

The "Ladakh" and "Ili" instantly became shepherds. The two ships galloped at high speed, and with severe artillery fire and fierce collision methods, they forced disobedient British ships to either choose to be sunk and destroyed, or they could only return to the flock obediently...

When it was approaching the twelve hours, the sea, which was once full of artillery fire, finally calmed down.

The Dong Erdan formation, which had already joined the same place, was ordered to throw all their life-saving equipment or equipment into the sea to save thousands of British officers and soldiers who were still rushing in the sea to save themselves, and then took nineteen British ships, including the Little Shell, and began to sail towards Hawaii in a mighty manner.

Navy Colonel Dong Erdan, who led the formation and had achieved the greatest results in the Red Navy Pacific Fleet since the declaration of war between China and Britain, was not only not too excited at this time, but also a little regretful.

"...In view of the capturing of giants, the formation can no longer attack the San Francisco Port... It is expected that our formation will meet with the supply formation around the 25th. At that time, our formation will continue to implement the headquarters' plan to attack the San Francisco Port, or turn to the strangulation of the British sea passage. Please call us for a message."

The telegram received by Dong Erdan from Lieutenant General Xu Zongyang, commander of the Red Navy Pacific Fleet, was that the attack on the San Francisco Port would be suspended, and the mission of the Hawaiian squadron in the near future will mainly strangle the British sea route in the Eastern Pacific.

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Chapter completed!