Daming: Lend the system to Emperor Hongwu at the beginning

Chapter 92 First let off two cannons and listen to the sound 【Ask for a monthly ticket】

"Looks like it's stable this time!"

"It's not worth my gamble on this one!"

Two months later, Li Hongzhang watched with surprise and delight as the Royal British Navy fleet entered Hong Kong for a final rest.

The joy is that the scale of the fleet that the United Kingdom drove over this time is far beyond his imagination.

There are nearly a hundred warships of various sizes, and one of them is an ironclad warship.

The sharp muzzle on it made Li Hongzhang gasp in breath.

Compared with the first Opium War a few years ago, it is clear that the equipment of the British army has been upgraded.

This means that the capture of Guangzhou City by the British will no longer be a problem.

And what shocked him was also the same. Since Guangzhou could be captured, the British Royal Navy would also be able to capture any city along the coast of the court.

They even attacked Tianjin from the Bohai Sea and raided the imperial capital.

Thinking of this possibility, Li Hongzhang couldn't help shivering.

"Fortunately, I didn't offend the British!"

"It seems that in the future, dealing with Britain must not be evil, and we should still focus on appeasement." Li Hongzhang said to himself.

"Li, how does my British Empire's fleet compare to your Qing's fleet?" William next to him laughed.

"Haha, each has its own merits, it's hard to tell the difference, it's hard to tell the difference!" Li Hongzhang laughed dryly.

William is a China expert, so he could naturally hear that Li Hongzhang was forcibly trying to save his respect, but since the yellow-skinned monkey gave him a big credit for nothing, he let him go today.

"The Governor Pu Dingcha has already sent a message, and he will leave immediately after a day off. We will attack Humen first, and then attack Guangzhou. You should also prepare yourself!" William left such a sentence, turned around and left.

Standing there alone, Li Hongzhang stared blankly at the mighty and majestic British battleship in the distance, and the steam Minglun was not yet fully popularized next to him, and many of the Manchushui divisions were still sailing ships.

"Report...!"

"The British army has entered Guangzhou Bay, sixty miles away from Humen."

"Thirty miles."

"Twenty miles."

"Ten miles!"

"The British army bypassed our army's fort in Luokou and went straight to Humen!"

Humen Fort, the forefront position, Xu Da looked at the British fleet in sight with his binoculars, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "First, let the Hongyi artillery left by the Manqing be fired twice to hear it!"

"Boom, boom!" The deafening cannon sounded, resounding for more than ten miles.

It's a pity that this thing is also big and loud. It can barely be heard as a cannonball, but it is actually useless at all.

What's more, the British army is still three or four miles away, and the ripples caused by the shells falling into the water have reached the British ship.

"Haha, these pirates don't even know how to use cannons, how can they fight against me, Da Ying?" William, the governor of Hong Kong who was with the army, couldn't help laughing when he saw the cannonballs that fell into the water far away.

Next to him, Governor Pu Dingcha, who was waiting for him, was also a little speechless.

He originally thought that these people dared to destroy opium with such a big fanfare, and how badly could they kill British businessmen, but this is the result?

"I'm already a little drowsy!" Lore, the army commander next to the ship, yawned exaggeratedly.

"What about the enemy's fleet? Why haven't I seen it until now?" Pu Dingcha raised his binoculars in confusion and looked around. Apart from them, there was no ship in the vast Guangzhou Bay.

He had obtained information before that the opponent's main force had more than 1 pirates from the Red Flag Gang.

Those people are some tough guys, and I didn't expect that they haven't appeared until now.

"I must have heard the reputation of my British Empire fleet, and I was scared and ran away!"

"Those pirates have always been so timid as mice!" William said disdainfully.

Seeing that there were no enemy ships around, Pu Dingcha could only regret giving up the naval battle he once fancied, and said solemnly, "Go ahead one mile and bombard the Humen Fort first."

This distance is quite accurate for him. The British ship can hit the enemy's fort, but the opponent can't hit his position.

"The enemy battleship is here!"

"Continue to shoot, and withdraw when you're done!" Xu Da quickly ordered.

Immediately above the Humen Fort, the sound of cannons rumbled, but unfortunately all of them fell into the sea, and some of them didn't even have a good direction, and almost hit a group of seabirds who were stretching their necks to watch the fun.

"Hahaha!" There were bursts of laughter from the British ship in the distance.

Even Master Shimizu, who was following far behind, was ridiculed constantly.

Seeing this scene, Li Hongzhang was a little puzzled.

"The legendary Emperor Hongwu came back to life, killed [-]% of Guangdong gentry in a row, and defeated tens of thousands of Qing soldiers encirclement and suppression Zhu Hongwu...?"

Knowing that Zhu Hongwu's troops were so sloppy, he took the navy on his own.

However, he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Not right!

According to the information he got, Zhu Hongwu's army units are strictly disciplined and brilliant!
"Could it be a trap?" Li Hongzhang was a little worried.

But he couldn't think of any traps that would work in the face of such a fierce British Royal Navy.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Finally, the British warships entered their respective shelling positions and began shelling the Humen Fort.

At this moment, on the Humen Fort, Xu Da had already retreated with all his people.

The only result of sticking to the front of the fort is to exchange human life for the enemy's shells. How could Zhu Yuanzhang suffer from this loss.

"Go ahead and cover the army's landing in Humen!" Pu Dingcha watched this scene in the telescope. Although he was also puzzled that the enemy had just abandoned the front fort in Humen, he still proceeded with his plan in an orderly manner.

As long as the Humen Fortress is taken down, the army will have a strategic fulcrum, and the navy will be able to enter the Pearl River Estuary, covering the army all the way to the city of Guangzhou.

"Boom, boom, boom!" Just after the army began to land, more than a mile behind Humen, the artillery battery of the second line of defense in Humen opened fire again, and the shell happened to land on the logged-in British army position.

This is the Humen Fort defense line jointly set up by Lin Zexu and Guan Tianpei. The front and rear three lines of defense can not only block the navy warships, but also the army landing.

During the First Opium War, the British army was blocked by these three lines of defense.

But unfortunately it's not that time anymore.

"Humph!"

"The fleet enters the Pearl River estuary with the main ship. I want to see what tricks these yellow-skinned monkeys are playing." Pu Dingcha sneered.

Except for the fort at the front of Humen, there is no cannon that can get the navy, and as long as it enters the Pearl River Estuary, all the remaining positions of the opponent will be covered by the artillery fire of the navy.

Pu Dingcha really didn't know whether to scold the enemy for being stupid and giving up the Humen Fortress easily, or to say that he was smart and knew that the British Imperial Navy was invincible.

"The plan is going well, and the enemy's naval fleet will soon pass through the Pearl River Estuary!"

In the rear, Xu Da was also watching this scene with binoculars. Seeing that the enemy was walking step by step according to Zhu Yuanzhang's established direction, a smile appeared on his face.

"Let's watch the performance of His Royal Highness!" he said softly.

(End of this chapter)