This time, the commander of the navy, Huang Wenzhong, personally commanded the battle, how could he let the foreigners break through so easily, and the herald on the mast waved the order flag for pursuit.The two British ironclad ships were surrounded by wooden cargo ships, and when they retreated, they relied on the outer cargo ships to withstand the artillery fire of the Qing army.The gap between the two sides was too great, and the Qing army gathered more than 20 warships this time, which was twice the size of the British fleet.And there were four warships of large tonnage, which far surpassed the British ships in firepower."
God, I finally know why the Combined Fleet fell."
Philip kept observing the situation on both sides, and four cargo ships had been sunk in the river.The Qingzi Army did not care about the British troops who fell into the water, but clung to the British fleet like a wolf.All of them were surrounded by the fleet, and it was completely impossible to go south from the exit of Huzhou at this time."
Stop moving."
Philip yelled at the heralds, straightened his chest, and stared at the Qingzi army on all sides."
Colonel, what's wrong, it's too late for us to break through again."
The lieutenant, who was standing beside him, asked with urgency on his face."
Lieutenant, puff up your chest.When has our navy of the British Empire ever been so embarrassed, even if it is dead, it must die standing up.Give me the order to go down, form a horizontal team, and I will fight to the death with the Qingzi army. ”Philip frowned angrily.The lieutenant was stunned, then straightened his waist, saluted, and waved the flag to the herald.The command ship suddenly sounded several rapid whistles, which were the horns of the decisive battle.Sure enough, all the ships around stopped their advance, and after seeing the order from the command ship, they quickly formed a horizontal formation and loaded the guns on both sides."
The foreign devil is going to be desperate."
Huang Wenzhong held the binoculars and sneered at the captain Huang Guanglie behind him."
Commander, give an order and send these foreign devils back to their hometown."
Huang Guanglie shouted excitedly, his face full of heroism.Like Huang Wenzhong, he is the righteous son of Huang Zilong, a veteran of the Taiping Army, and the two are also brothers and sisters.After Huang Wenzhong was promoted to military commander, Huang Guanglie was naturally promoted by him to the captain of the Anhui ship.In fact, Huang Guanglie had already expected last night that the soldier who dived into the water must be a local workmanship, deliberately pretending to be indifferent, just to paralyze the enemy."
Let's get started, it's a pity for these two warships."
Huang Wenzhong held the binoculars, and after seeing that the encirclement was reduced to the range of artillery attack, he decisively gave the order to attack."
Start" Huang Guanglie waved the command flag at the herald of the mast.Anhui Jian's whistle sounded for a long time, and the herald stood on the mast according to the standard movements, waving the order flag in his hand left and right.The ships that formed a ring encirclement suddenly erupted into a deafening sound of artillery.The British fleet opened fire at the same time, and the two sides showed their swords and rushed forward on their horses like knights ready for battle.It was an unskilled artillery battle, with both sides armed with the same black gunpowder shells, both striking the ship's side with the impact of the iron balls.The Qing army did not make any breakthroughs in the manufacture of artillery, and still used the old artillery.It's just that the front-loading ignition firing has been changed to the rear-loading firing pin firing, which greatly improves the firing efficiency.The battle of Taihu Lake lasted from morning to dusk.The afterglow of the setting sun slanted over the wide river, rippling back and forth with the ripples in the lake.The result is self-evident, the Qingzi army has twice the enemy's ships, and the British fleet is dumplings.The British fleet was almost overwhelmed, and when the wooden cargo ships on the periphery were cleared, they relied on only two ironclad ships for the last resistance."
Colonel, the enemy ship on the opposite side has sent a message asking us if we will surrender" The herald on the command ship received the flag of the opposite ship and hurriedly reported to Philip.It is worth mentioning that the instructor of the Qing Army's naval army was the Englishman Smith, who was the foreigner Qiao Zhiqing who singled out on the road when he escorted Zeng Jiyun and the three back to Changsha.So I also know the British flag language, and at the same time create my own set of flags."
It's a joke to surrender, how can we, the people of the British Empire, succumb to these lowly yellow people."
Philip shouted and continued to direct the guns on both ships to return fire."
I don't know how to lift, give the foreign devil a little color."
Huang Wenzhong snorted coldly and asked Huang Guanglie to transfer the artillery of a sentry to the deck."
The target, the British ship two hundred meters ahead.Regardless of ammunition, shoot" Huang Wenzhong rushed to the artillery and waved the command flag.A dull cannon sound rang out on the deck, and a sentry with a total of fifty mortars accompanied the guns in the bed compartment and hurled at the British ships at the same time.Originally, the mortar of this outpost was the supply delivered by Huang Wenzhong to Zhang Zongyu, who was fighting fiercely with the Huai army in Deqing County, and it just came in handy at this time, and these mortars responsible for escorting were transferred to the deck.The mortar was supposed to rely on its dense vitality, covering the infantry on land with artillery fire.The accuracy of the strike is not like that of artillery, after bursts of mortar shells fly out.Only a few and a half fell on the deck of the British battleship, and all the rest fell into the sea like hailstones."
Colonel, get down."
Seeing that the situation was not good, the lieutenant hurriedly pressed Philip under him."
Boom, boom, boom" The warship was suddenly shaken by the impact of the bomb, and even the deck was blown to pieces, and it smashed directly into the cabin.The shells were not solid iron balls, but contained the most advanced yellow explosives in the world at this time.As soon as it landed, there was a thunderous explosion, and in an instant, pieces of iron were splashed everywhere, harvesting the British troops on the ship like raindrops."
What kind of magic is this, I'm not afraid of you, you are the devil."
The lieutenant was blown into a bloody hole by shrapnel and was long gone.Philip struggled to get up from under the lieutenant, and there was a roar in his ears, and he couldn't hear any sound from the buzzing.It's just that the saber on his body is drawn and the fleet of the Qingzi Army is constantly roaring, and his body is staggering and unsteady."
Knock, knock, knock" Another dense cannonball flew through the sky, and the major finally saw the enemy's magic at the last moment of his life.It was a black piece of iron the size of a white radish, and with a slight bump on the deck, the huge shockwave sent Philip flying.Finally, like a kite with a broken string, it fell heavily into the Taihu Lake.Philip was not alone, and then the two ironclad ships were hit by shells from all sides, and a huge crack erupted in the side of the ship, which had begun to leak.The two ships capsized to one side at the same time and slowly sank into the Taihu Lake.The British soldiers who struggled out of the warship kept raising their hands for help, struggling to swim towards the river."
Commander, what are the foreign devils called" Huang Guanglie listened on the deck for a while, but he didn't hear a reason."
They're probably scolding us."
Huang Wenzhong chuckled, looked at the black smoke rising everywhere on the river, and couldn't help but let out a long howl at Taihu Lake."
Victory, victory, we victory."
The deck was now covered with Marines, all of whom were carrying foreign guns and chanting.Huang Guanglie frowned and scolded angrily, "Damn, dare to scold us if you lose, big brother, send these foreign devils back to their hometown." ”The corners of Huang Wenzhong's mouth twitched, and he nodded with a sneer.The British finally tried to feel like they were being slashed like a vegetable melon, and at the last moment of their struggle in the water, their minds would definitely recall the image of the original attack on the city of Beijing.Whether it was the elderly, the young, the women and the children, all of them were slaughtered, and no one was left.The milky fragrance on the Qing Dynasty woman remains in the nose to this day.But how did those little sheep in the Qing Dynasty become hungry wolves, and how did the original hunters become fish and meat on the board, "God, I want to go home." ”This is probably the last thought of the British soldiers, who were beaten into a sieve by the bullets on the ship.In the first battle of Taihu Lake, Britain dispatched a total of more than 2,000 naval personnel, two main ironclad ships, and ten modified ships.All were destroyed, and not a single person or boat survived.The Ming army that raided Suzhou was even more pitiful, they were the bait to attract the Qing army.After the two ironclad ships of Jiangsu and Huaxing rushed to the Huangpu River to block the way.The Ming army was originally an army, and even the newly equipped artillery on the ship could not be ignited, and it only took an hour to be blown up and sunk at the bottom of the river.Bait is still bait after all.Seeing that the situation was not good, the Ming army on land all turned around and withdrew to Shanghai, followed Li Hongzhang overnight and went south to Hangzhou.When the news reached Shanghai, the commander of the British Army, Stillrie, almost collapsed to the ground.Naturally, Li Hongzhang hated Li Hongzhang who proposed this stupid plan.A battalion of troops was immediately sent to surround the Shanghai County Ya and demand that Li Hongzhang compensate for the losses.Unexpectedly, the Shanghai County Government had already been empty, and only empty houses remained.There was nowhere to vent his anger, so he directly looted all the things in the county office, and finally burned the county government to vent his anger.At this time, there were no firefighters who specialized in extinguishing the fire, and after the fire broke out in Shanghai County, it took advantage of the northwest wind at night to burn for three days and three nights before it was completely extinguished by a heavy rain.Nearly 1,000 houses were burned down, and hundreds were burned alive.The three leaders of the Green Gang, who had just returned to Shanghai from Dianshan Lake, were anxious about the thousands of brothers in the gang holding knives and guns to settle accounts with Li Hongzhang.Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived near the palace, I ran into the British troops who were looting and setting fires.The scar-faced strong man in the lead is Shao Huaxiong, the current leader of the Green Gang.It was he who colluded with Li Hongzhang to wipe out the Shanghai Knife Society.Zhou Xiuying thought of this repeatedly, and he hated to kill him in Shanghai immediately.When the foreigners saw Shao Huaxiong's men, they thought it was Li Hongzhang's soldiers.Shoot without saying a word, without even having a chance to explain.It was the brothers of the Green Gang who desperately protected the three leaders that Shao Huaxiong was able to escape.The battle of Taihu Lake also brought forward the time for the Qing army to attack Shanghai.After Li Hongzhang led the Ming army south to Zhejiang, Chen Bingwen led the army to attack Shanghai without thinking.It only took one day to take the county seat of Shanghai, and the foreigners in the concession were across the river, and they were all on guard against each other
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