Chapter 2756: Disgrace to France, glory to South China

When the sky was in full swing that day, the French fleet was already unbearable!

Although every French army resisted to the end, the continuous increase in casualties caused the ships to gradually lose their combat effectiveness. What is sad is that due to the lack of manipulative sailors, even if there are sailors, their professional level is too poor, and they will be caught up if they don’t run fast. , resulting in very few French ships able to escape the encirclement.

You must know that an obvious feature of battleship combat in the sailing period is that it is not easy to be sunk and easy to escape.

In the past, the Spaniards fought three consecutive battles with the Chinese in the Mediterranean Sea. Even though the experienced officers and sailors suffered a lot of casualties in the third match, they fled as much as they wanted so that they would not be encircled by the Chinese.

France has never been a naval power before. The real naval powers in Europe are Spain, Portugal, England and the Netherlands. The ambition of Louis XIV and the financial resources of France make the French fleet inflate like a balloon. When the attack of the French fleet was revealed.

The French admiral Abraham Duquesne on the "Henry" was filled with grief and indignation. He saw that his fleet was over, and there were no hundreds of battleships still resisting before the war. The fact that the detonation of the gunpowder depot led to the Nanhua marines being taken away by a wave made the Chinese still have lingering fears, so they kept shooting or using fire bombs to attack and did not dare to rely on help to board the ship, which made the French soldiers There is no way to surrender.

In this way, the French soldiers who are still on the battleship are all ready to see God.

"It's all my fault!" Abraham Duquesne wept sadly, and resolutely ordered the flag to be lowered and surrendered!

Seeing the signal of surrender from the flagship, the warships that had long intended to surrender lowered their flags and surrendered one after another. That's it, this unprecedented sea battle is over.

After this battle, the established French fleet ceased to exist. Among the first-class battleships participating in the battle, the "Royal Louis" with the golden signboard of "Louis", the pride of the French, was bombed and sunk by its own captain. The ship "King" was also bombed and sunk, and the rest of the "France", "Golden Corolla", "Paris", "Henry" and "Nordic Thor" were all captured!

Before the war, the French fleet had a total of 110 battleships, of which 41 were sunk, 44 were captured, and 20 were out of control and abandoned. Only five more flexible battleships escaped alive. sky.

The number of people involved in the battle reached 88,000. As a result, more than 27,000 people were killed and as many as 45,000 were injured. Only more than 2,000 people escaped, and all those who survived were captured.

Abraham Duquesne intended to commit suicide, but was watched by his guards, and then he was captured. Yan Changwu sent the best military doctor to treat him and saved his life.

His fate was good, the rest of the wounded, the officers were taken away, the sailors were sent to the land of France, and as many as 20,000 people died of serious injuries one after another.

The French navy suffered an unprecedented and humiliating defeat in the history of the navy. In the past, any two naval forces would not have lost as much as they did. The French army’s loss in this battle is comparable to that of Cao Cao, the loser in the Battle of Chibi, and the Battle of Feishui. The loser Fu Jian lost.

The Spanish battleships participating in the war suffered much less losses. They only sank two battleships, and three battleships lost control and were abandoned. More than 2,000 people were killed and more than 4,000 were injured. Powerful country.

In contrast, the 188 battleships of the Nanhua Navy dispatched a total of 150,000 people, with less than 2,000 dead and more than 5,000 injured. It can be called a big victory.

This overwhelming victory came with great joy. The moment of victory came when the sun was shining in the afternoon. The muskets fired into the sky, fighting non-stop, expressing their joy to the fullest.

Some people are even in their dreams, just like this victory?

But seeing everyone's joyful appearance, firing guns into the sky, they understood: "We have won!"

The high-ranking officers of the navy sailed to the flagship in small boats, and they wanted to congratulate the emperor on their victory.

The corpses on the flagship "Sui Xing" that have been packed have been removed, the wounded have been evacuated, and a strong smell of blood can still be smelled, but the officers are all in the battle and have not been affected at all. They were all beaming with joy.

The high-ranking officials lined up to shine, including Sires Ma, Zhao Tianjing, Cheng Yu, Yan Zhang, Liu Guoxuan, Shi Lang, Yang Zu, Zhang Jin, Weng Tianyou, Gan Tang, Zhang Shili, Zhang Qiang, Xu Weiye and other generals. Now, although Cheng Yu, the hero in this sea battle, was seriously injured and pale, he was also standing in the team supported by two guards.

He didn't moan, the pleasure made him forget the pain.

Yan Changwu was standing on the stern tower, and Mr. David presided over the ceremony. First, Siresma, the black warrior, presented the sword to the emperor on behalf of all the soldiers, which symbolized the French surrender.

Then Yan Zhang read out the results of the sea battle. The statistics of the gains and losses of the enemy and the enemy were hastily counted, but the reading is enough to make people extremely happy.

Mr. David was wearing the title of admiral of the navy, holding the scepter of the admiral in his hand, and he was the first to stand up and said: "...the Imperial Navy's victory over the combined West and French fleet was an unprecedented victory under His Majesty's wise command. After that, the situation in Europe will be completely established, Your Majesty will join Europe, there will be no opponents in the universe, the martial arts are majestic, Yao and Shun are not as good as..."

He didn't use a script, but he talked endlessly.

This time, Mr. David went against his previous concise style, and gave a long speech. He insisted on the words, paralleled four Li six, and the poems were gorgeous. Although he was nagging, the generals had no sense of patience. , I still think it is not long enough.

Without it, everyone is so happy!

"...Congratulations to His Majesty, congratulations to the Empire, and congratulations to the Imperial Navy! Long live Your Majesty, the Empire is victorious!" Mr. David said.

Therefore, all the generals congratulated together: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to the Empire, and congratulations to the Imperial Navy! Long live Your Majesty, the Empire is victorious!"

The officers and soldiers on the ships shouted: "Long live Your Majesty, the empire is victorious!"

"Bang bang bang..." All ships fired 21 gun salutes, and the sound of guns and shouts continued on the sea for a long time, and the joyful atmosphere reached its climax!

When it calmed down, Yan Changwu delivered a speech. He thanked his loyal soldiers for their hard work and bravery, and won unprecedented victories for him and the empire. With such powerful troops, the earth belongs to us Chinese!

"We Chinese are the overlords of the world, the king of the earth!" Yan Changwu opened his arms and uttered the strongest voice of this era~www.wuxiaspot.com~ But no one said he was arrogant.

Then, Mr. David announced: "General Sires, General Zhao Tianjing, General Cheng Yu and General Yan Zhang are invited to come out!"

The four generals came out, and Yan Changwu personally read out their military achievements and pinned them special military medals. He patted Cheng Yu on the shoulder and said, "If you want to retire, I won't allow you!"

Cheng Yu knew what glory would be waiting for him, and couldn't help but burst into tears with excitement.

Mr. David announced the emperor's will to promote these four admirals to be admirals of the Imperial Navy!

The admiral of the navy is the soul of the navy. He will never retire and represents the supreme honor!

The high-ranking officials stepped forward one by one to accept the appointment, including promotion, military rank promotion, rewards, etc., and they were all full of money.

Rewards for the rest of the officers and soldiers will be distributed one after another, and generous treatment is waiting for them.

Then Yan Changwu retired to rest, and Mr. David called a meeting of senior officials to discuss the acquisition of the French military port of Brest! 2084/10279843