 "Laiyuan" was four times the size of the Japanese gunboat, and her guns killed the Japanese commander and ten crewmen, brought down the gunboat’s mast, destroyed the bridge and holed "Akagi" in eight locations.On the other hand, the quick-firing 120-mm guns of the "Akagi" wreaked havoc on the "Laiyuan", causing a large fire, and forcing her to break off the pursuit.The fire continued to burn through the remainder of the battle, despite the efforts of the crew to extinguish it, including flooding the powder magazine.