Chapter 929 The Tragic French Army

Dalevy's Frankfurt was not the worst, at least they managed to hit the warship of the Chinese army, although the defeat was glorious.

Another ship of the same size, the Luke, also tried to collide.

However, on the way they rushed over, they were discovered by the Chinese army, and then they were turned by various artillery fire, and the Luke was severely bombarded.

Before it got close to the Chinese army, the Luke was bombed to pieces, the sea water poured in frantically, and the wreckage of the ship was full of mutilated corpses.

Hitting Dahua's warship is actually not a good idea, and not many people do it.

However, the decision to engage in long-range artillery fire with the Chinese army was even worse.

Those warships that tried to shoot at the Chinese army basically couldn't last for a few minutes, as long as they were hit by a shell, it was almost over.

And one or two shells from the French army in the Chinese army are like nothing.

"Captain, our shells can't touch them."

A French officer cried out to the captain with tears all over his face.

In this battle, he felt that his subordinates performed very well. Facing a strong enemy, they performed very bravely, and their cannonballs were more accurate than usual training.

But it was useless, the shells hit the warships of the Chinese army and could not cause greater damage. This was really a blow to morale.

How many French soldiers were in tears when they saw this scene.

That deep sense of powerlessness is enough to make these men cry.

On the battleship farther away, there are officers who are also saying similar things.

"Captain, our guns can't reach them."

"Captain, we can't keep up with them."

"Captain, our ship can't stop their shells."

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Heart-piercing wailing was everywhere.

In war, what makes soldiers feel the most painful is not the tragic casualties, but the feeling of powerlessness.

As long as there is hope to win, no matter how heavy the casualties are, at least there is still hope.

But now, most of them have fallen into a deep despair.

This feeling is the same as the Mongolian cavalry charging towards the armored division of the Chinese army. They really can't rush through.

The battle lasted less than half an hour, and France lost more than a dozen main warships.

This speed is really too fast. According to the normal rhythm, a naval battle of this scale should take at least half a day to cause such a large number of casualties.

The hit rate of the Chinese army's shelling is actually not particularly high, about 3%.

But the scary thing about the Chinese army is that their shells are so powerful that they can often kill a ship with one shot.

"Captain, order to surrender, you can't make such a senseless sacrifice anymore."

The adjutant persuaded Captain Sean.

Before that, they still wanted to fight hard, and they would not let the Huajun feel better.

However, after really fighting together, they realized that even if they die, they can't do anything to each other.

This kind of death behavior is really meaningless and unnecessary.

Rather than going to death like this, it is better to surrender. Maybe there will be a chance to escape in the future, or it will be redeemed by France again.

After all, they are all high-quality talents, and each one is very precious.

"Raise the white flag, surrender, our fighters cannot engage in such pointless battles."

Sean was still hesitating, another ship, its captain ordered.

Are you afraid of death, or do you want to save the lives of your subordinates?

This is actually not important anymore. In short, they raised the white flag, put the artillery into the cabin, and made a gesture of non-resistance.

Then, they can only wait for the disposal of the Huajun.

If the Chinese army didn't tell Wood to continue firing at them, they would have nothing to do.

When the Chinese army saw the white flag raised by the other party, they naturally turned their guns to other ships.

The other ships that did not surrender were immediately hit with more shells, and the soldiers cursed and some followed suit with raising the white flag.

After all, while everyone else raised the white flag to surrender, they themselves were going to fight to the death. They were very unbalanced.

The surrender of other ships also gave those who were still hesitating, or those who were embarrassed, a step down, and they could surrender without guilt.

At this time, the French fleet has fallen into complete chaos, losing command and strategy. Some are still fighting back, some have been hit, some are running away, and some have begun to choose to surrender.

Their choices cannot be judged by right or wrong. In short, they are helpless.

When Sean saw some battleships raising white flags, he was not particularly angry, but only helpless and sentimental.

In this naval battle, he lost so badly that he lost face and went back to France to meet his father and fellow villagers.

Taking advantage of his subordinates not paying attention, Xiao En chose to jump into the sea, wanting to die in this place that made him extremely regretful.

Sean really didn't want to live, but his subordinates organized a rescue.

They were in a hurry, but they also saved Xiao En.

And as Sean jumped into the sea, the French navy completely lost its command. Except for a few who chose to escape, the rest of the ships began to raise the white flag to surrender.

The sound of artillery gradually disappeared, the French army stopped resisting, and the Chinese army began to clean up the battlefield. On the one hand, a small number of ships were allocated to pursue those who fled, and on the other hand, small ships were sent to negotiate with the French army.

Because there are not many ships in the Chinese army, there is not much to pursue. But this is not important anymore, as much as you can chase.

Those French ships that raised the white flag put their artillery into the cabin, and then began to rescue people.

After many warships sank, the soldiers and sailors were still splashing in the water and did not die immediately.

Those big boats began to put down the small boats and went to fish one by one.

At the same time, the squad that the Chinese army sent out at the beginning also caught up with the French transport ships.

Those transport ships basically have no ability to resist. Facing the attack of the Chinese army, they can only choose to surrender, otherwise they will suffer heavy losses.

Several transport ships were loaded with army soldiers and were used to occupy the Java Islands.

It is a pity that they became prisoners of the Chinese army at sea before they had a chance to go ashore.

These people were ashamed and depressed after surrendering.

However, when they were escorted to the sea area where the previous naval battle took place, and seeing that the main force of the navy had also surrendered, they immediately felt a lot more comfortable.

Even the main force of the navy can't beat them and they have to surrender. Naturally, it is reasonable and not shameful for them to surrender.

After cleaning the battlefield, the Chinese fleet escorted this huge group of prisoners to Jakarta.

In this naval battle, the Chinese army killed a total of 63 people and injured more than 200 people. Most of the dead were caused by the howitzers of the French army on the deck, but there were various reasons for the injuries.

In terms of ships, none of the Chinese army was sunk, and only a few of them were slightly damaged. After returning to the port for repairs, they can restore their combat effectiveness.

This kind of battle damage is almost negligible. And the result is quite dazzling.