 Coming under attack by the Japanese flying squadron led by Admiral Tsuboi Kozo (, , , and ), "Laiyuan" took many more hits, but refused to sink and continued to burn almost down to her waterline.At the end of the battle, her engines still operational, "Laiyuan" escaped to the Beiyang Navy repair base at Lushunkou, under her own power.Repairs were not completed by the time of the Battle of Lushunkou, when the remnants of the Beiyang Fleet were ordered to retreat to Weihaiwei without giving battle.