Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

After receiving Long Ruyuan's order, the surrounding Qing troops began to advance forward, using muskets, bows and arrows, and artillery to launch an attack on the British and French forces in the distance. Undoubtedly, there was only one purpose, which was to never allow the British and French forces to land here on a large scale. Once they all rushed up, it would be absolutely difficult to defend the fort. If the southern fort was destroyed, the northern fort would be destroyed as well!

There were only dozens of people who had just landed on the South Fort. They were on the mudflats without any shelter. This was the most dangerous time. Once they advanced several hundred meters forward, it would be really difficult to destroy the Anglo-French forces!

The British and French allied forces showed no sign of weakness and launched an attack on the Qing army at the South Fort on the mudflats, and the two sides began to stalemate.

At the North Fort, Liu Ye and He Zhengqing could clearly see the situation at the South Fort through the telescope. The British and French forces had already rushed to the South Fort, and more and more forces were coming up. If they couldn't come up with a better way to deal with it, this time it would be really difficult.

He Zhengqing said anxiously, "Brother, you're quite clever. What do you think we should do now?"

Liu Ye replied, "Brother, although we just dealt a heavy blow to the Anglo-French flagship, they are still advancing and retreating in a measured manner. This shows that one of their warships has replaced the original flagship and is now in charge of the fleet's military command. As the saying goes, to capture a thief, you must first capture the leader. If we want to break the current deadlock, we have to destroy his command system again. What's in our favor is that the Anglo-French fleet is very close to us, and almost all of our artillery can hit them. This time, don't be stingy with the shells and continue the fierce attack. There's no need to inflict heavy damage on the fleet, otherwise they won't be able to support the infantry that lands. By then, the infantry will be nothing but a rootless stream. We have thousands of troops stationed here, and it will be easy to destroy them!"

After Liu Ye finished speaking, he pointed and shouted, "Brother, look, that's the battleship in the distance. On their command tower, the signalman is waving a flag, conveying military orders to the various units. As long as we kill them, we will never be defeated!"

He Zhengqing took the telescope and looked in the direction of Liu Ye's finger. Sure enough, a sailor on the warship was constantly conveying orders to each warship with a command flag, directing various units to fight in coordination!

He Zhengqing gritted his teeth and shouted, "Brother, if you come again, we brothers will fight them today! It's either the fish die or the net is broken!"

The two brothers once again launched an attack.

On the sea, the current commander Herb is also full of bitterness. Damn it, he has suffered a huge loss this time. Even if he breaks through Dagukou, he can't think of getting any credit. The flagship was severely damaged. Although it did not sink, it was seriously damaged and was leaking. The navy on it has all fled in lifeboats. As for the other warships, this time he brought thirteen large warships, two of which have been sunk, and sixteen small and medium-sized warships, three of which have been sunk. As for the others, they also suffered varying degrees of damage. The artillery fire of the South Fort is still a little worse, but the damn North Fort is really killing him. The artillery is very accurate. Even if it can't be compared with the British and French armies, it is much stronger than the Qing army in Guangzhou City!

Moreover, the obstacles in this sea area have not been cleared yet, and the navigable area is too narrow. It's terrible, and there is no way to move freely. We can only passively take the beating. Now we can only pin our hopes on the infantry rushing up to the South Fort. As long as the South Fort is captured, the fleet will have hope of winning back a city!

However, Heb's plan was doomed to fail, because Guo Ye and He Zhengqing once again set their sights on him. The two of them joined forces, and the warships were inconvenient to move back and forth, which meant that Heb's British, American and French fleet was doomed to be in big trouble this time...

Hundreds of soldiers in the entire North Fort have maximized the power of their artillery. They have almost never been so excited as today. The training for more than a month has undoubtedly improved them significantly. Although the artillery technology has not improved much, the spirit has been honed. They bravely faced the enemy and no one fell swoop under the bombardment of naval guns. Even the wounded were struggling to deliver the shells. Damn it, I've been a soldier for a while, and I must not let anyone look down on me. The commanders are all charging in the front, how much is the life of a small soldier like us worth?

The battle between the North Battery and the naval guns at sea became more intense. Liu Ye and He Zhengqing aimed at Heb's warship again, but this time the warship was far less eye-catching than the flagship. It was smaller in size and more agile on the sea. It was difficult to hit it directly like before.

However, Herb had become a frightened bird. He finally sensed that someone was chasing him. On the flagship, he was bombarded by concentrated fire. This time, he ran to the cruiser, and the enemy's artillery was once again aimed at the cruiser. Each shot could bring a huge threat to his cruiser! If he was not careful, he would be hit!

Herb roared, "Order, the cruisers retreat again to avoid the intense artillery fire from the North Battery!"

It was just that Heb's order had just been conveyed and the cruiser had no time to retreat when a shell had already landed on the deck!

boom!

The violent explosion immediately blew a big hole in the deck. The huge air wave directly swept more than ten soldiers near the explosion point into the sea. The flying shrapnel, wood chips and iron blocks also injured many people. The British soldiers' shrill screams rang out.

Herb wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Damn, it was a close call. The explosion was only thirty feet away from him. If it was any closer, he would have followed the same fate as those British soldiers!

Herb yelled, "Signalman, give the order immediately. All the naval guns, concentrate your firepower and destroy that main battery at five o'clock. Damn it, I found it, it's that battery that's been chasing me and shooting with incredible accuracy. Kill it first!"

Heb finally discovered that it was the main turret that concentrated its firepower on him. It was a huge cannon with extremely powerful shells. His flagship was hit by its shells in the steam boiler, causing an explosion, which caused the battleship to completely lose its combat capability. Now it has set its sights on him. If he doesn't kill it, he will be the only one to be killed in the end!

More than a dozen warships received the order and adjusted their firing angles to prepare to launch intensive artillery attacks on the main guns at the five o'clock position of the North Fort. In the blink of an eye, at least a dozen naval guns were aimed at this position, and countless shells were about to fall on Liu Ye and He Zhengqing's heads!