I want to ruin the country

Before ten o'clock in the morning on February 2, Yining, Yifang and others arrived at Tianjin Port.

However, the emperor's dark circles are a bit too obvious. I'm afraid he didn't sleep all night?

Those who followed him into the battle included Manigu, Wu Bo and others.

It is still very lively here today, but the atmosphere is much more solemn and dignified than before.

On the shore, many soldiers and civilians, led by Du Han, came to see the emperor off.

Lin Zexu and others also wanted to come and see him off, but Yining did not allow it because today was the day of offering sacrifices to heaven, which was also a big event.

The steam engine of the ironclad ship was emitting billowing black smoke, and the soldiers were standing on the ship, they were in high spirits and full of murderous intent.

Deng Yongchang and a dozen officers welcomed the emperor at the dock.

Yining did not waste any time. He turned around to say goodbye to the crowd who were seeing him off, and then boarded the warship quickly.

A burst of salutes roared, and the fleet slowly set sail with the sound of "woohoo" whistles.

The soldiers on the shore who were seeing them off shouted loudly,

"Long live, victory!"

"Long live, victory!"

The pier gradually became farther away, and the people who were seeing us off had turned into small black dots.

Yining withdrew his gaze.

The ship he was on was the largest British ship, which has now been officially named "Zhiyuan".

This is also the flagship of the entire fleet, and its captain is the Deputy Commander of the Navy Deng Yongchang.

The other ships are the Jingyuan, Zhenyuan, Pingyuan and Dingyuan.

Behind the ironclad ship was a large group of sailing warships modified from Fujian ships.

These ships are basically those that have just returned from the West, but now they are completely different from the past. It is not an exaggeration to say that they have been reborn.

Many warships were equipped with new artillery, or at least with guns removed from ironclad ships.

These guns are now the most advanced, not to mention the new guns.

There are more than 200 ships, a large proportion of which are transport ships.

In addition to the navy, the entire fleet also includes three combined brigades and 20,000 Marines.

The one leading the team this time is An Yiquan from the Central Theater Command.

These soldiers were also from the Central Theater Command. Among them were veterans brought by An Yiquan from Guangdong and Guangxi, and the rest were mainly newly recruited soldiers from Shandong and Zhili.

After several months of training, these soldiers have acquired the basic qualities of a soldier, but they have not yet been on the battlefield.

These soldiers are really great. Since ancient times, Yan and Zhao have been full of generous and tragic people, and each of them is a hero.

Not to mention the people of Shandong. From ancient times to the present, whether it is personal character or bravery in battle, the people of Shandong admit to being second, and it seems that no one dares to claim to be first!

It’s just that most people in the north are not used to riding in a boat, and most of them vomit as soon as they get on the boat!

Fortunately, after two months of intensive training, most of the soldiers overcame seasickness.

Today's soldiers are armed to the teeth. At least no other country can reach their level.

Personal equipment: Kevlar helmet, bulletproof vest, goggles, military boots, and cut-resistant gloves.

Each person was given a New China 1850-type rifle, rounds of ammunition, four grenades, and a dagger.

The camouflage uniform looks so handsome and cool when worn!

Each person received a first aid kit, a water bottle, two cans of beef, two cans of luncheon meat, two cans of fruit, and a 1.5 catties box of compressed biscuits.

These things can ensure a soldier's combat effectiveness for five days.

Each squad has a machine gun, a rocket launcher, and a flamethrower.

A company has three 60 light mortars, one 120 heavy mortar and two heavy machine guns.

Now with tricycles and four-wheeled vehicles, the problem of carrying ammunition has been basically solved.

The heavy mortar used is the domestically produced PBP172 120mm mortar.

The total combat weight is 170 kg, it uses ordinary shells and has a maximum range of more than 8 kilometers.

Using extended-range ammunition, the maximum range reaches about 9.8 kilometers.

The heavy machine gun also uses the domestically produced Type 89 12.7mm heavy machine gun.

The machine gun weighs 53 kilograms, has a muzzle velocity of 825 meters per second, a theoretical rate of fire of 450-600 rounds per minute, an effective range of 1500 meters, and is belt-fed.

这种重机枪可以打54式12.7毫米枪弹、84式脱壳穿甲弹、89式穿甲燃烧曳光弹、89式穿甲爆炸燃烧弹、12.7毫米BMG。

It combines armor-piercing, explosive and burning functions in one, and can deal with various light armored targets.

It can also counter armed helicopters and short-range anti-missiles, and can penetrate 800mm/10° steel plates at a distance of 30 meters;

The latter integrates armor-piercing, incendiary and tracer functions, and can penetrate 15mm/45° steel plates within the effective range.

Moreover, this heavy machine gun is also the lightest heavy machine gun in the world.

If it weren't for transporting so much equipment, there would be no need to deploy so many warships.

There were fifty or sixty large-scale ships, each of which could carry eight hundred soldiers.

If fully occupied, these ships alone could transport 40,000 people.

Yining took into consideration that when fighting abroad, supplies were uncertain, so he sent out more ships, carrying enough food, ammunition, and fuel.

Because he had confidence in his fleet, he just crushed it without having to consider the possibility of these ships being hit by the enemy!

In addition to this, Yining also has to set up a formation.

More than 200 warships were a huge mass on the sea, covering the sky and blocking the sun. Even the timid ones were scared to death.

It is necessary to have a deterrent mentality when fighting abroad for the first time. As the saying goes, one strike is the first blow to prevent a hundred blows from coming!

The only drawback was that the ironclad ship and the sailing ship had different speeds, so there was no choice but to retract the ironclad ship and run away.

Fortunately, it was just after the Chinese New Year, and the north wind was blowing every day, so these sailing ships could reach a speed of fifteen knots even with full sails.

He can run more than fifty miles in an hour, and more than seven hundred miles in a day.

Deng Yongchang had little contact with the emperor, and he was still a little uneasy and nervous.

Yining deliberately told him some jokes, and it took two days for him to gradually become more natural.

Yining asked him to call other generals to a meeting to discuss the battle plan.

Ye Zugui, Lin Taizeng, Lin Yongsheng, Nie Shicheng, Liu Buchan, Huang Jianxun, Ye Zugui, Yang Yonglin, Zhang Wenxuan, Dai Zongqian, Gao Chengxi and others all came.

They were all young and middle-aged officers with relatively low ranks, the highest being lieutenant colonel.

Although I was mentally prepared when I suddenly saw the emperor, I still felt my legs shaking.

Yining allowed everyone to speak freely.

Fighting a war is a process of training soldiers. Even if it is a crushing battle, the worst possible situation must be taken into consideration.

After they discussed for a long time, Yining said,

"Everyone's comments are quite good. I don't understand naval warfare, and I don't know if your battle plan will have any loopholes when the battle actually begins.

I just want to ask one question: have the Spanish ever seen a warship as big as ours?