At the end of the Battle of Weihaiwei he was promoted to rear admiral, and also became commanding officer of the Standing Fleet, but wartime organisation meant that he participated in the capture of Penghu as commander of the first attack column of the Combined Fleet.
威海衛海戦後に少将に進級し同時に常備艦隊司令官となるが、戦時編成のため実際には連合艦隊第一遊撃隊司令官として澎湖島攻略戦に参加。