The seventy-eighth move, the naval battle victory, resulted in the sinking of four of his own warships!
Ito Sukeyuki ordered a retreat, but Ding Ruchang Ziran wouldn't let him leave so easily. Ding Ruchang commanded, "Tell Yang Yonglin and Lin Taizeng to intercept the 'Matsushima' and other ships at all costs. Don't let them escape!" Just as Ito Sukeyuki ordered the retreat, he discovered that the "Saikyo Maru" was nowhere to be seen on the sea. It turned out they had escaped!
However, the three ships of the Matsushima were faster than the two ships of the Dingyuan, and the two ships could not catch up. While retreating, the three ships of Matsushima, Hashidate, and Itsukushima continued to fire on nearby Chinese ships. The gunboat Chinkai, which was attacking the Takachiho, was hit by t
