Although we had been receiving a trickle of messages forwarded from Navy headquarters, it wasn't until evening that we received the final battle report.
All three Tiaoman-class Armored Cruisers had sunk in battle, while the "Prime Minister" had sustained heavy damage; two North River-class had also been damaged.
In the final moments, it was the three Tiaoman-class cruisers that deliberately slowed down to intercept the pursuing Newland cruisers and destroyers, and they were successively hit by heavy torpedoes. Ultimately, because the damage was too severe and they could not sail quickly, they were sunk by bombs and torpedoes dropped by enemy aircraft.
Thanks to this, the three Fast Battleships were able to shake off the enemy ships pursuing them.
