"Jiyuan" was hit by a multitude of shells, disabling her forward-mounted Krupp gun and severely damaging all the structures above her armour belt. Captain Fang gave orders to flee at full speed towards Waihaiwei, with "Yoshino" in pursuit. Reports differed on why "Jiyuan" was not overtaken by the faster Japanese cruiser, with one claim stating that "Jiyuan"s aft mounted Krupp gun scored a hit on the bridge of the "Yoshino", and another indicating that shot was fired by the "Kuang Yi". While "Jiyuan" got away, the "Kuang Yi" fought against the remaining two cruisers until she was holed and sinking, at which point she was beached to allow her crew to escape. As the "Tsi Yuan" headed to Weihaiwei, she passed the "Kowshing" which was still heading to Korea. The troop ship was stopped by the Japanese, and after prolonged negotiations she was sunk with loss of a great number of the troops and crew on board.