"Damn the Qing army! They were actually prepared! But do you think you can defend with these people?“
Gu Ba saw the movement of the Qing army and naturally understood. However, he was relieved in his heart. It was obvious that the Qing army had just made these movements. In his opinion, the Northern Navy would not be able to arrive in time.
"Flag signal! Let the British and American warships leave and spread out in formation to prepare for battle!“
He quickly gave the order to wipe out the Qing army.
The British and American warships stopped at Mawei Military Port were at a loss when they saw the flag of the French army.
However, the British were not slow to react. The captain immediately ordered the ship to turn around. They did not wait for all the sailors to return to the ship before they began to sail out of the port.
”FUCK！“
Many of the tax collectors on the shore shouted loudly. Some even jumped into the cold sea and swam towards the British ships. The shore was in chaos.
The M Nation's Enterprise was about to set sail, so he was not in a hurry. He slowly headed out of the harbor.
At this moment, the captains of the British and American ships thought,"The French are too fast!"
The French had informed them that they would attack Mawei Harbor soon. The Enterprise had left in a hurry to avoid this battle, but they never expected the French to come so quickly.
"Everyone, get ready for battle!"
After seeing the arrival of the French and the battle signal, the sailors of the Ponytail Navy ran to the cannon position as quickly as possible.
The cannon cover was removed, and the cannons were aimed at the French warship. The sailors in charge of loading quickly loaded the shells into the muzzles.
The Fujian Navy was the first batch of navy in Qing Dynasty, so they had their own strength.
Both sides had a tacit understanding as they waited for the warships of the United Kingdom and the M Nation to leave the battle zone.
Especially the Chinese fleet. They all knew the contents of the telegram. They were no match for the French fleet. Due to the lack of information, reinforcements could not arrive immediately. They had to stall for enough time before the reinforcements arrived and wiped out the French fleet.
Among the Fujian Navy warships, there were only three thousand-ton gunboats, Ji 'an, Feiyun, and Fubo, and they were not completely ironclad. Yangwu was the only cruiser in the Fujian Navy.
Other warships like " Lucky Star " and " Fusheng " were only a few hundred tons of gunboats. They had little firepower and were too small to withstand a single blow.
However, there were many small torpedoes.
In the French army
The Triumph had 4600 tons of ironclads, the Dujutu Road cruiser had 3500 tons, and the two cruisers, Feller and Desdan, had 2200 tons. The flagship Volda also weighed 3000 tons. In addition to the numerous torpedoes.
The strength of the two sides was completely on a different level. However, they had Mawei Shipyard behind them, so there was no way to retreat. Moreover, the imperial court had already given a death order. If Mawei Shipyard was destroyed, the Qing Dynasty's shipbuilding industry would return to the level of the 1970s.
As soon as the British and American fleets left, Yang Wu, as the flagship, fired the first shot.
With a loud bang, the cannon hit the flagship of the French army. Guba, who was standing on the "Volda", swayed and fell to the ground. The bridge of the "Volda" was blown into darkness. It was filled with bullet holes.
Although they were at an absolute disadvantage, the Chinese people had never succumbed to the strength of foreign enemies. Now, they were the first to fire the first shot of the navy, opening the curtain of the battle.
"Damned yellow-skinned monkey! He actually dared to fire first! Who gave them the guts!“
" Also, what's with their cannonballs? Why are they so powerful?“
Gu Ba cursed and immediately ordered the fleet to return fire. They were here to attack, but the enemy had fired the first shot. Moreover, such accurate artillery was definitely comparable to the British and French. This time, they had lost a lot of face.
They didn't know that the navy was made up of young people. They were full of passion and had been training very hard. After Wang Guangxu's arrival, they didn't have to worry about ammunition. Recently, black gunpowder had been changed to flower bombs with picric acid, which greatly increased their power.
Before Gu Ba's order was given, the French army had already begun to move. All the ships concentrated their artillery on the " Yang Wu ".
The 190mm main cannon on Volda, the 240mm main cannon on Triumph, and the 190mm main cannon on Dujutu began to show their might. A burst of fire flashed from the muzzles, and the shells created a large splash around Yang Wu.
Although the " Yangwu " also fired back and hit the enemy ships several times, the caliber of the cannons on the " Yangwu " was too small. Although the power of the shells had increased, they couldn't even penetrate the armor of the Dujutuyin and Volda, let alone the terrifying 153mm armor of the " Triumph ".
With the sound of cannons, the war began. Both sides invested all their strength, and the torpedoes and capital ships fought each other.
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