At this time, Guantong Chief Chen Changzhi said: "Captain, Xiangyang ship replied, Akishi has surrendered."

Wang Hailong was stunned for a moment, scratched the back of his head, put on his military cap again, and said, "Xie Fuzhan, you are so lucky. He actually captured a ship."

It turns out that there is an unwritten rule in the navy that for enemy ships, prisoners are the best, sinking them as the middle, and letting them escape as the bottom. This method is not unreasonable, because if you can capture enemy ships, you can convert them into your own use, not only weakening the enemy, but also strengthening yourself, killing two birds with one stone. On the other hand, after naval battles entered the era of steam artillery, the distance between the battles became farther and farther, and it was naturally more and more difficult to capture enemy ships.

In this way, the Yueyang ship went through hard work and used missiles, but it only sank the Sumo, forcing the Akitsuki to sink itself. In terms of calculation, the results can only be two "middles", while the Xiangyang ship captured the Akishi, but could get one "middle".

It turned out that the main artillery of the Xiangyang ship hit the side and rear of the Akashi command center, but most of the people in the command center were killed and injured, and almost all the command members led by Akashi's captain Oda Morishi died. Then the Xiangyang ship also stopped attacking and called on Akashi to rely on Long, demanding Akashi surrender.

As almost all the commanders died, the remaining middle-level officers decided to surrender to the Xiangyang ship after discussion. After all, although Japan had a militaristic momentum at this time, it had not yet developed into the national fanaticism. There were still quite a few officers. The soldiers wanted to be meaningless. The current situation was very clear. The Akishi was abandoned by the Akitsushi and Sumo as abandoned. The captain and other commanders were also killed in battle. The remaining middle-level officers did not want to die. Of course, most soldiers agreed to surrender. After all, it would be better to die if they could not die.

Of course, not all Japanese soldiers did not want to die. There were still a few who were brainwashed thoroughly, thinking about Jade Sha and loyalty. Their heads refused to surrender, and even wanted to kill several officers who led the surrender, seized the command of the Akashi, and fought to the death with the Xiangyang.

However, such soldiers were a minority after all. After a brief battle on the Akashi, all the stubborn people who refused to surrender were killed. Then they hung up white flags, covered the cannons with cloth, and stopped the ship, indicating that they surrendered to the Xiangyang ship.

After confirming that the Akashi really surrendered, Xie Fuzhan ordered the dispatch of thirty soldiers to board the Akashi on a rubber boat and accept the Akashi's surrender. At the same time, the artillery was closed, leaving only a few Japanese soldiers responsible for their power, navigation and maintenance, a total of 53 people. The rest were all transferred to the Xiangyang ship, and finally twenty soldiers were left behind to monitor the remaining Japanese soldiers.

At this time, the Akitsushi had completely sunk into the sea. Under the threat of the Yueyang ship's muzzle, the Japanese soldiers who escaped from the Akitsushi had to be honest and really approached, surrendered to the Yueyang ship, and at the same time rescued more than a dozen soldiers from the Suma ship. When they went to rescue the Ryuta, the Atogo's lifeboat also rushed over to meet with the Yueyang ship. The two lifeboats rescued a total of 31 Japanese soldiers.

In this way, the battle sank three Japanese ships, one was forced to sink and one was captured, and at the same time, four hundred and three Japanese soldiers were captured, namely two hundred and sixty-five Akitsushi, ninety-three Suma, eleven Suma, eighteen Ryuta, and thirteen Atago.

The crew of the Akashi was 310. Because the entire ship surrendered, the vast majority of the Japanese soldiers on the ship survived, accounting for more than 60% of all the prisoners, and the number of those transferred to the Xiangyang ship reached 212. As a result, the number of prisoners was more than the crew members of the two ships.

Modern ships have a high degree of informationization and automation, coupled with reduced armor and thin skin and large fillings, so under the same tonnage, the hull is much larger than the ships of this era, and the crew is far fewer than the ships of this era.

For example, the standard displacement of the Akitsushi is 100 tons, 91.7 meters long and 1.14 meters wide, and 0 crew members; the standard displacement of the Sumo and Akashi is 700 tons, 9.5 meters long and 1.4 meters wide, and 10 crew members. The standard displacement of the Yueyang ship is 600 tons, which is not much larger than that of the Japanese ship, but it is 15 meters long and 16 meters wide, which is obviously larger than that of the Japanese ship, while the crew members are only 180; the standard displacement of the Xiangyang ship is 50 tons, which is not as good as the Japanese ship, but it is 115 meters long and 14 meters wide, and the hull is larger than that of the three Japanese ships, while the crew members are only 170.

Fortunately, the Yueyang ship and Xiangyang ship have a helicopter platform at the tail, which is about the same as a standard basketball court. Therefore, both ships have placed all the prisoners on the helicopter platform, which is not only conducive to centralized supervision, but also has no need to worry about the prisoners touching the cabin on the ship.

At this time, the Yueyang ship received an order from the headquarters to ask them to return to the fleet's garrison.

The news of the victory of the naval battle was known at the first time. In fact, the main commanders of the fleet, the fleet commanders: Xia Bohai, Xiao Jianjun, Qin Zheng, as well as the captain of the Kunming ship Shang Jinfeng, and the commander of the Marine Corps Chu Yaping, all gathered in the command room of the Kunming ship, listening to the phased battle reports sent back from the front, so they had a complete grasp of the entire combat process.

Originally, the Yueyang ship and the Xiangyang ship were also responsible for supporting the landing troops. During the naval battle, the headquarters had sent support forces to the landing troops, transported by the Changbaishan ship, and at the same time sent the Sanya ship, the same type as the Yueyang ship, to escort the Changbaishan ship, and it was also the task of replacing the Yueyang ship and the Xiangyang ship. So the headquarters decided to recruit the Yueyang ship and the Xiangyang ship, hoping to understand the detailed process of this battle and summarize the experience of this battle. What the crossing fleet lacks the most now is practical experience, so every battle is a very rare experience and needs to be summarized well.

After confirming the victory and the results, Xia Bohai said: "Our first naval battle was also good, sinking four ships, capturing one ship, and capturing more than 400 Japanese soldiers."

Xiao Jianjun said: "The Yueyang ship and the Xiangyang ship can also be considered advanced before we travel through the journey. In this era, they are star destroyers, and it is definitely more than enough to attack these Japanese ships. However, if you can catch more than 400 prisoners, you should be able to get more information about Dagukou. We have too little information now. I hope these Japanese prisoners know more about the situation so that the plans we have formulated can be more targeted, so that the chance of capturing Dagukou can be higher."

It turned out that when the naval battle was still going on, the headquarters had ordered the landing troops to interrogate the captured Russian prisoners and learn about the deployment of the Eight-Nation Alliance in Dagukou. Unfortunately, the Russian soldiers captured were not of high rank, not even a lieutenant-level. They only knew that the Russian ships anchored at Dagukou now include the battleship Sissoi, the armored cruiser Russian, the shallow water gunboat Geely, the Kiriac, the Beaver, and the Korean. But they didn't know much about the warships of other countries. They only knew that Britain, Germany, and the United States sent several large warships, but the model and name were not clear.

At this time, the captain of the Kunming ship, Shang Jinfeng, said: "Commander, political commissar, I want to study the Akishi to understand the performance of the warships in this era and the power of artillery. It is best to find a few gunners to ask. If necessary, I have to fire a few more guns to be able to have a clear idea."

Xia Bohai said, "This is completely necessary. You can arrange personnel now and start research as soon as they come back. Even if you want to fire a cannon and sink the Akashi."

Shang Jinfeng smiled and said, "That's not necessary. The armor of Akashi is not strong. I'm afraid that I can't get any useful data when sinking Akashi."

Qin Zheng said: "How to study the Mingshi, let's put it aside first. I don't know if you have ever thought about it. We have not announced the evacuated personnel that the fleet had traveled to the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, it is not advisable to let everyone see the Mingshi and the Japanese soldiers captured. Therefore, how to place them? More than 400 people are not the same number. We must come up with a plan before the Yueyang ship and the Xiangyang ship come back."

Shang Jinfeng said: "This is easy. Just stop the Akishi. Just don't appear in front of several passenger roulettes. As for the captive Japanese soldiers, more than 400 people are not too many. Other warships cannot accommodate them, but the Changbaishan ship has a large space and can definitely be installed. It is estimated that the Changbaishan ship is coming back soon."

Qin Zheng shook his head and said, "I am not our warship that cannot accommodate these people. If it is an ordinary person, such as the evacuation of this overseas Chinese, our warships can also be installed at one point. But these people are all prisoners. Our warships, including the Changbaishan ship, have no prisons. More than 400 people need a lot of people to take care of them. Of course, there is no big problem in normal times, and we can also draw out personnel. But our next goal is to capture Dagukou. At that time, not only our five warships, but even the Changbaishan ship will participate in the war, because this will be a landing battle. It is impossible for the Changbaishan ship to participate in the participation. In this way, the Changbaishan ship still has much energy to watch over the prisoners. What if these prisoners cause trouble on the Changbaishan ship during the war? We must be careful."

Xia Bohai bowed his head and said, "Old Qin reminded us very well. Only when we capture Dagukou can we have a foothold. Therefore, this battle must be foolproof. These prisoners are indeed a problem. It is not reassuring to put them on that ship. I think it is better to find an uninhabited island nearby and throw all the prisoners on the island first, so that they can't escape. After we capture Dagukou, we will take everyone to Dagukou for supervision. Let's see what happens."

Shang Jinfeng said: "Will anyone escape if they stay on a deserted island? There are many islands nearby that can be passed by just swimming. Moreover, they are all formal soldiers, and their survivability should be good in the wild. They can survive by fishing and birds on the island."
Chapter completed!