Chapter 927 The Cat Catches the Mouse

"Captain, there is a small boat coming from the opposite side."

"Bump over."

The cruiser Hong Jing, which rushed to the front, directly rammed into the small boat sent by France.

Negotiation, what is there to negotiate, and then negotiate after winning the battle, which can reduce a lot of differences and disputes.

Seeing this, the small boat yelled at her mother while avoiding it, but was overturned by the huge splashing waves, and the crew also fell into the sea, plopping for help.

The soldiers on the Chinese warship laughed like they were watching a play, pointing and pointing at these hapless bastards.

Of course, these people are not really unlucky, because the auxiliary ships of the Chinese army behind will definitely rescue them, and their lives are safe.

And those who were in the French fleet didn't have such good luck. When the shells hit them later, whether they survived or not depended on God's will.

Xiao En's thinking was too naive. The Dahua Navy would spend at least 100,000 yuan to start a mission.

It might not be too much of a joke if they returned the same way because of Xiao En's few words of negotiation.

The purpose of dispatching the Chinese army is to destroy the French navy, and then tell those countries in Western Europe that Nanyang is the territory of Dahua, and no one can get involved.

As for how furious France would be if he was beaten, this Dahua didn't care, and no one even thought about it.

France is angry, what does Dahua have to do with me?

Anyway, sooner or later, you will turn your face, and it is not a big deal to turn your face now.

Moreover, it is hard to say whether France dares to turn his face because of this.

The speed of the Dahua Navy far exceeds that of the French fleet.

The speed of the battleship is lower than that of the opponent. When it is stronger, it is not a big problem, at most it cannot catch up with the enemy.

But when the strength is weaker, it is fatal, which means that they cannot escape.

After chasing for a while, the distance between the two sides shortened a lot, and some main guns in the Chinese fleet were able to hit the enemy.

However, the Chinese army did not fire immediately.

After continuing to chase for a while, after more artillery came into range, Lin Wancheng gave the order to fire.

The sound of the cannon shattered the last illusion in Sean's heart.

Although the Chinese army had been chasing them just now, after all, they hadn't fired their guns yet, so there was still a glimmer of hope.

And now, it's gone, it's all gone.

"Captain, what should we do?"

The subordinate asked Xiao En, at a time like this, everyone is counting on him as the backbone.

Sean's heart was caught in an extreme struggle, and he felt monstrous pressure on his shoulders.

The survival of the entire fleet is in his mind.

One of his choices determines the life and death of the entire fleet.

This kind of pressure is simply unbearable for most people.

Looking at the entire naval history of the world, it is not easy to be a captain.

Sean currently faces three choices. The first is to raise the white flag and surrender.

This is the safest, as long as they surrender, the Chinese army will definitely not want their lives again.

However, this is also the most embarrassing and aggrieved choice.

A fleet composed of hundreds of ships, whose strength can be ranked No. 1 in the world, surrendered without firing a single shot. This shame is enough to make them unable to hold their heads up for a lifetime.

Living may be more painful than dying. That kind of regret will accompany them for the rest of their lives.

So surrender is not an option, at least not now.

Another option is to turn around and go up to fight.

This is a very manly choice, but it is also the most tragic choice.

It's not that Xiao En doesn't have confidence in his side, it's mainly because he knows the strength gap between the two sides.

On his side, there were no more than ten artillery pieces that could threaten the armor of the Chinese army, and they were all specially made large-caliber artillery pieces.

Other artillery can kill the soldiers on the deck of the Chinese army at most, and it is only a dream to sink the iron-clad ships of the Chinese army.

As for them, there were only ten half-ironclad ships, and the rest were wooden ships.

Moreover, this kind of semi-iron armor facing the main guns of the Chinese army is actually almost as paperless, and it is only a little bit effective in resisting those small-caliber secondary guns.

In short, the strength gap between the two sides is very large, and there is no doubt that they will lose in the battle.

There is another option, and that is to escape all the way regardless.

This is actually the worst choice, because the Hua army is faster than them, and blindly running away can only be passively beaten and slowly eaten away.

Unless they suddenly encounter a huge storm that only blows the Chinese army, there is no possibility of them escaping.

There is definitely no such storm, so there is no way to escape, so it is better to turn around and risk your life.

However, this is a choice that people can only make under extreme rationality.

When people encounter danger, their instinct is to run away, and they will take chances.

Sean is hesitating, this decision is really too difficult to make.

And the artillery shells of the Chinese army have already fallen into their fleet one after another.

Both sides are in motion, and it is actually not easy to hit big and medium shells. A hit rate of 2% is actually considered qualified, and a hit rate of 4% is excellent.

Therefore, the Chinese army's artillery fired loudly, but few actually hit them.

However, once it hits it is a fatal blow.

A French warship with a displacement of about 500 tons was hit by a shell, and one-third of the hull was directly destroyed.

A large amount of seawater poured directly into the ship

, Those sailors didn't even have time to save themselves, the hull began to tilt.

It was hopeless, and with just one shot, the French capital ship was declared reimbursed.

Of course, Dahua's shells are not all so powerful.

The shell just hit was fired by the main gun of the Chinese army.

There are only a dozen of such main guns in the Fourth Fleet.

The remaining secondary guns are much less powerful.

However, as long as it hits, it is enough for the French to have a headache.

It was also a 500-ton warship that was hit by a relatively small artillery shell from the Chinese army. The ship was not flooded, but the deck was severely damaged, the mast fell, and the speed of the ship plummeted.

It was impossible for the large troops to slow down to wait for this ship, so they were ruthlessly abandoned.

The fate that awaits them is death or capture.

However, the other ships that have not been shot for the time being are actually the same fate, it is only a matter of time.

Facing the attack of the Chinese army, they were helpless.

"Captain, we can't go on like this anymore, turn around and fight them."

Xiao En's adjutant persuaded that if he continued to escape like this, there would only be a dead end. The Chinese army even took the initiative to slow down in order to keep a distance so that their artillery could not fight back.

Now the battle between the two sides has become a game of cat and mouse.

Slow ships, short gun range, poor hull armor...

Thanks to Xiao En's young age and good health, he was able to withstand this series of aggrieved problems.

If it were someone with a bad heart, he would definitely be pissed off by now.