 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Ngarava yacho payakanga yagadziriswa, vakafamba nechikepe musi wa20 October vachienda kuWeihaiwei. Pavaiva muchiteshi chengarava, vakazviwana vava kurwiswa neImperial Japanese Army muna Ndira 1895 seHondo yeWeihaiweirakatanga. Sezvo mauto eJapane akatora masvingo egungwa pamativi ose echiteshi chengarava, ngarava dzakazviwana dziri pasi pokuputika mabhomba masikati uye kurwiswa nengarava dze torpedo usiku. Kurwisa kumwe kwakadaro mukati mousiku hwaFebruary 5 kwakaona Laiyuan yakanyudzwa netorpedo ndokupinduka. Jingyuan yakanga isina kukuvadzwa, asi yakapotsa yarohwa netorpedo. Pana 9 February, apo Jingyuan yakanga ichishanda murutivi rwokumabvazuva rwechiteshi, yakarohwa pasi pemutsetse wemvura ndokunyura yakatwasuka mumvura isina kudzika. Pfuti yacho yakapfurwa ichibva mune imwe yenhare dzechiChina dzakanga dzatorwa. Kuti arege kutorwa nemaJapan, Ruchang akarayira kuti gomba rehondo riiswe pasi pedenga reJingyuan uye rikatapurwa gare gare zuva iroro, richiparadza ngarava yacho. Akamutswa ndokukandirwa gore rakatevera racho. 