Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

He had interacted with Molière many times in Paris, and he had even bribed one of the emperor's trusted aides to serve him.

The Molière at that time gave off an incomparably sunny feeling, as though he was the favorite target of all the women wherever he walked. But today, Molière had shown a completely different face to everyone.

"Envoy..." His Excellency the Special Envoy, are you joking? What do you mean by three days of freedom? Could it be that you want to massacre the entire city? "

"Shut up!" Molière's cold eyes swept across the young general and said, "Remember your identity. You are a soldier, and pursuing victory is your duty!"

Molière's gaze caused Major General Bruce to shudder. He wanted to refute something, but did not dare to speak up.

"General …" I think you know better than me what kind of environment the colonies are in. Those obedient natives on the Indian continent have long since lost their soldiers' spirit, and the victory at Beijing six years ago also made the soldiers relax their fighting spirit! And these are all fatal … "

"Countless military experts have stated before that no matter how weak an enemy is, they still need to use the power of a lion to fight a rabbit to obtain absolute victory. In my, Molière's dictionary, there is only the word 'absolutely no mistake', not 'luck'!"

Molière stared straight at Bruce, and bellowed almost word by word: "Don't you want to think about it? It's precisely because our enemies are so weak that we can't afford to lose. If we lose to such enemies, other than committing suicide to apologize, what else can we do? "

This time, Bruce finally realised something. So that was the point that the His Excellency the Special Envoy was nervous about along the way, "the envoy said." Don't worry, victory is definitely ours, the France will definitely be victorious …. I am determined to carry out your orders! "

The general leaned on the side of the boat and shouted at the sailors, "Young men, don't be polite with these barbarians. The Naha Harbor's mouth contains a huge amount of wealth, and the wealth needed to break through the Shouli City is yours …"

"Long live!" The sailors once again let out a thunderous roar, and at that moment, the entire fleet's momentum skyrocketed.

However, even though everyone was feeling indescribably excited, Molière still felt a sense of emptiness in his heart. He unconsciously thought back to the bloody battle at the Fa Rui border with the Besanthus, and he always thought about how the European news media had attacked France crazily.

"Are these Chinese really that easy to deal with? Maybe? If they are so easy to deal with, why can they defeat us in France itself? How can they make a scene in all the newspapers in Europe? "

Gradually, Molière's face became even more gloomy, and that abnormal emotion appeared again.

The brutality of the French Fleet shocked the Naha Harbor completely. Countless sentries on watch were so angry that their binoculars almost dropped, and all sorts of verbal curses could be heard.

"Bastard!" This was simply an animal … "What skill is killing civilians …"

"Aiya …" Another fishing boat had been destroyed! Look, the French battleship is shooting into the sea... "F * ck you, you even killed fishermen who fell into the water!"

"Alert... Send an emergency alert to the entire city... "Looks like this group of bastards is going to fight to the death with us. If they don't give up, then we won't stop until they die …"

The sound of the war horn reverberated non-stop within the city, and the entire city entered into an emergency state of war. Xiao Letian's new army, the temporary reserve troops, and even the countless of citizens who were formed to guard the city raised their weapons and walked into the already set up defensive position.

Very quickly, a row of nervous figures appeared at the head of Shouli City. The young Shang Tai and his ministers of the civil and military realms had finally reached their most terrifying moment.

"Reporting..." Reporting to His Majesty … Ten battleships flying French flags appeared on the sea to the south... Now, the fishermen and sailors on the sea are being massacred! "

"What?" You're not going to declare war like this? The French are so shameless! " Countless civil and military officials felt their beards flying.

Just then, Lin Yuanmiao gritted his teeth and said to Jin Changsen: "Did you see that? This is the Frenchman you want to surrender to? You all have placed the fate of the kingdom on them, but do you think they will care about you? "

"Jin Changsen! You go and surrender, you go and find these Frenchmen and surrender! "

Just as Lin Yuanmiao was venting his anger at Jin Changsen, the surrendering expert, no one expected Jin Changsen to actually say nothing. He turned around and stood in front of Lin Yuanmiao, and his knees went weak as he knelt on the ground.

"I, Jin Changsen, have been blinded by greed … I apologize to you today! " After saying that, he hit his head on the ground and didn't move for a long time.

Lin Yuanmiao and Shang Tai were both dumbstruck. After a moment of shock, Lin Yuanmiao quickly pulled him up with a red face, "You, you … you …" "Are you trying to lead my army?"

Jin Changsen looked at Shang Tai and the other officials with grief and indignation. Fellow colleagues, although I, Jin Changsen, am swaying left and right, my loyalty to Ryukyu is plain to see! All I did was try to stretch the country... Now the French have made it clear that they are not being reasonable, that they are not declaring war! "

"Since the enemy has already blocked our way, I, Jin Changsen, swear … Do not retreat, fight to the death! "

"Fight to the death, no retreat!" Fight to the death! Do not retreat, fight to the death! " On the city wall, the emperor's anger had already reached a crescendo as he declared war in an earth-shaking manner.

No matter how fierce Shang Tai, Jin Changsen, Lin Yuanmiao and the others were, they would have to rely on the generals for the war. Right now, the military power of the Ryukyu Kingdom was controlled by two people, one was the naval general Cai Mao, and the other was the army general Liang Kun.

Although the Ryukyu Kingdom was an island nation, after being exploited by the Japanese Shimadzu Family for hundreds of years, they were so poor that they couldn't even afford to buy a few small boats. This was all thanks to Xiao Letian.

Other than being faster and more agile, battleships that were modified using merchant ships did not have any other advantages. Actually, the purpose of Xiao Letian getting such a small guard vessel was only to train more Seeds for the big battleships in the future.

Right now, Cai Mao only had around two thousand soldiers in his hands, but these soldiers were all on the shore. He also had control over all the cannons on the shore of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

"Send out the signal to the guard, signal them to retreat to the north reef area …" "Never come into contact with France. Keep a safe distance of ten nautical miles..."

"Send orders to the head cannon, prepare them for battle. As long as the enemy enters Ba'e Bay, as long as they enter the effective range, beat them up … Tell those American gunner s, as long as they are able to fight, I will give them three times the war allowance! "

"Inform General Liang Kun immediately. I beg him to protect the coastline, especially the rear of the cannon, and not to let the French land! Now, our only hope is to rely on the cannons left behind by the Prime Minister! "

Cai Mao rode his warhorse and sprinted along the street. Behind him, many soldiers who were passing down orders were turning their horses around and leaving to spread his orders to every corner of the city.

Under the Shouli City, there was a huge cannon emplacement on the cliff wall. It was the last hope that Cai Mao had, for an American 280 caliber Large-scale Gun for Coastal Defense to be erected there, in order to protect this cannon, Xiao Letian specially constructed a permanent reinforced concrete structure, and in order to protect this treasure, he spent a total of 25,000 taels of silver.

There were a total of ten cannons like this in the Naha Harbor's mountains. However, the caliber of the other cannons were far inferior to the main cannons, and there were four 180-caliber shore defense cannons and the remaining five cannons that had a caliber of 120 cannons.

But one thing was the same, these cannons were the latest type of wire breech-loading cannons. They were all imported from the United States, and the Carnegie family had done their best to purchase them. According to the international practice of the time, the most advanced weapons could not be purchased from non-Western countries.

"Where's Mai Kesi? Where is the Old Max? "How are your preparations …" The moment General Cai Mao rushed into the fortification area of the First Li cannon emplacement, he started shouting loudly.

The Old Max was a black man. More accurately, he was an old black artillery man who was disbanded after the civil war in the United States. According to the original version of history, once the war ended, a black man without any skills would end up just like an alcoholic on the streets.

But Xiao Letian gave them a new opportunity, the gates to the new army and Industrial Zones were completely opened to the black Americans. Here, Xiao Letian not only gave them three times the salary in the United States, he also gave them dignity.

"Oh, beloved general, please trust my professional standards. As long as you can guarantee that the fort will not be outflanked by the enemy's army, and as long as you can guarantee that there will be enough ammunition, then I can let these Frenchmen have a taste of defeat!"

"Good job!" "I believe you, from now on I will command the battle here, I will be your personal bodyguard, if the enemy dares to rush over, they will step on my corpse first!"

In the distance, the French fleet was getting closer and closer. While Ba's army was preparing for battle, the ten battleships had already cleared out the entire sea area. The battleships that were brimming with killing intent had already pressed up against the shore until they were only five miles away from the beach.

Right at this moment, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up. The French battleship s on the sea surface shook their bodies, the 70 cannons on the starboard side of the Glory s, plus the two other 60 cannons on the other two frigate s, they shot a standard salvo.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Over a hundred artillery barrage instantly covered the lookout points on the southern side of the harbor. The troops of the squadron and the wooden towers were instantly covered by the sea of fire, and the mountaintops were blasted into a sea of fire.

"Crap!" There was a rifled cannon inside the French Fleet! This is an upgraded version of the fleet, otherwise it would not be possible for them to be so far ahead, and still be so accurate! " Old Max only needed to glance at the shooting distance to realize that the situation was not good.

"Damn it, damn it! It seems that the commander of this fleet is an expert? General Cai... Hurry up and inform General Liang that this fleet is of extraordinary origins and that their tactics are very avant-garde. You all must be careful of the rear! "