"Nonsense, this is simply nonsense!"
After Li Hongzhang learned of Chen Ling's declaration of war with the Western powers, he slammed the table in anger.
In fact, it wasn't just Li Hongzhang. After the other governors heard this news, they also had a look of collapse on their faces.
Especially the governors of the coastal areas, Xiang Zhang Zhidong and Liu Kunyi, they were the most nervous.
Those who could become governors were not fools.
The Western powers reacted so strongly this time not only because Chen Ling detained and expelled the envoy.
Now that the foreign powers were about to attack, Chen Ling was awesome, but could he defeat the foreign powers?
It was no wonder that these people were pessimistic. Compared to the Qing Dynasty, they had never won a war against a foreign country.
Moreover, this time, they were declaring war on so many countries. If they formed a team, how could they resist?
When Chen Ling was destroyed by the western powers, the ones who would suffer in the end would not be the governors.
Therefore, when these governors learned of this news, they quickly went to rent foreigners from various countries.
They expressed that Chen Ling had nothing to do with them. Chen Ling was a traitor, and they were still very friendly to the foreigners.
In short, it could only be described in one word, cowardice.
Chen Ling, who was far away in the capital, also learned of the attitudes of the other governors through the newspapers.
Regarding their attitude, Chen Ling could only say,""This batch of officials won't do."
They had been kneeling for too long and could not stand up.
How many troops did the Eight-Nation Alliance have?
In total, there were no more than 50,000 people.
Among them, the troops sent by Austria and Italy were not as well equipped as the new army of the Qing Dynasty.
With just this amount of troops, they were actually able to beat up the Qing Dynasty's new army.
What was the problem?
Was there still a need to say?
……
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
After Chen Ling and the western countries declared war on each other, the western countries began to mobilize their troops.
They didn't put Chen Ling and the Chinese Empire in their eyes at all, so the soldiers they sent were also the defenders of the South Asian colonies.
Therefore, the alliance army gathered quickly. In less than half a month, the alliance army had gathered.
Outside Tianjin Port, a dozen warships and ten ships slowly approached the dock.
"They even dared to declare war on us. In the end, they didn't even dare to defend Tianjin Port.”
"You've never been to the Far East before. The people here are just a group of barbarians. They fight with swords.”
"I wonder how many spoils of war we can bring back this time. I heard that the officers who came to the Far East last time all made a fortune.”
"Although the people here are barbaric, their works of art are not bad. Moreover, the officials here are especially rich.”
The commander of the coalition forces stood on the bridge of the warship and looked at the empty Tianjin Port not far away.
In their eyes, Chen Ling was not a threat at all. He did not even dare to defend the most important port. What combat power could he have?
Therefore, after confirming that there was no garrison at Tianjin Port, more than a dozen warships and ships swaggered to the dock.
Soon, the soldiers on the ships of the various countries disembarked.
The various countries sent scouts to investigate the surroundings of Tianjin Port and confirmed that there was indeed no one in Tianjin Port. Even the civilians had retreated. There was no ambush at all.
This way, the various countries were more at ease. They directly docked their warships at the docks and the soldiers on the warships came down to move around.
Judging from their behavior, they did not look like they were here to fight. Instead, they looked like they were returning to their own dock to rest.
Was Chen Ling scared?
Of course not. At this time, Chen Ling had already prepared a big gift for them more than 30 kilometers away from Tianjin Port.
At the foot of the hill 32 kilometers away from Tianjin Port, 1000 military heavy trucks were parked around.
Around these military heavy trucks, there were ten rows of heavy artillery formations made up of Type 59-1 130mm cannons.
Each heavy artillery formation was made up of 100 Type 59-1 cannons, which meant that there were 1000 heavy artillery here.
59-1 The Type 130mm Cannon was a heavy cannon produced in China in the 70s. It had a range of 35 kilometers and was equipped with many types of shells.
Chen Ling had equipped them with anti-tank shrapnel and long-range grenades.
"Your Majesty, the reconnaissance platoon has sent news that the enemy's warships have docked at the dock.”A high-ranking commander reported to Chen Ling.
"There's no hurry. We'll report it after their soldiers disembark.”Chen Ling said indifferently.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Chen Ling wasn't anxious at all. He didn't even care about these tens of thousands of soldiers.
The reason why they wanted to destroy the allied forces in one wave instead of relying on the army to fight in close combat was mainly to let the other countries send more troops over.
Otherwise, he would send people to guard Tianjin Port and use heavy artillery to attack the warships.
What if the allied forces of the various countries ran away?
Even if they didn't run, what if they realized that Chen Ling's weapons and equipment were too powerful and didn't dare to send anyone over?
Chen Ling didn't want the experience points to run away, so he used the Heavy Cannon to play a one-wave game.
In this way, when the other countries discovered that their soldiers and warships had all disappeared, they would have no idea how they had disappeared.
There were no satellites in this era. If they wanted to know the specific information, they had no place to ask.
Half an hour later, Chen Ling finally received news that the soldiers from all countries had disembarked.
"Attack!"
Chen Ling immediately gave the order to attack.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Instantly, 1000 Type 59-1 130mm cannons roared.
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