Soon, all the ships of the Fujian Navy, which had already begun their preparations, had already started to burn their furnaces. They were all in position and entered combat mode.
If they hadn't prepared beforehand, even though their ship was small, it would have taken them more than fifteen minutes to set sail just by burning the boiler.
The sailors lifted their cannons and aimed the black muzzles at the French warships. The artillery put the shells into the muzzles while carrying the other shells to the deck beside the running position.
As the earliest fleet to be established and had their own navy academy, they had considerable combat accomplishments.
"Damned yellow-skinned monkey! How did they know we were coming?“
The Fujian Navy, who was on full alert, also surprised Gu Ba. Fortunately, the enemy had just received the news and had begun to adjust their formation. They definitely could not wait for reinforcements.
Send out the flag signal and let the British and American warships leave! Let them know that this was just a meaningless struggle.“
Gu Ba immediately gave the order. Since the other party was already prepared, they might as well clean up the battlefield and prepare to attack.
"Get lost, are they going to fight now? " The captain of the Ying Country's Champion could not help but curse. Fortunately, his reaction was not slow. In order to avoid being implicated, he immediately ordered the whistle to set sail. He did not even care that the boiler was not completely heated up.
”FUCKYOU！“
.You'reajerk
A group of British and American soldiers stomped their feet anxiously on the shore. They had just received the news and had no time to board the ship.
Many people cursed as they jumped into the sea and prepared to board the ship. The ship had just started the boiler and had not fully activated yet. The speed was very slow. If they were lucky, they might even be afraid of being uploaded.
If he stayed on the shore, he would definitely die.
"Get into position! Prepare for battle! "Seeing the French's actions, Zhenwu's captain, Zhang Cheng, gave the order. The flag bearer also passed the order down!
The sellers shook their cannons again and made minor adjustments to their targets.
The cannons on the shore were also working hard to prepare, but Gao Tengyun's heart was filled with dark clouds.
The ratio of warships between the two sides was 11 to 10. It seemed that the Fujian Navy had the advantage, but the difference in strength between the two sides was huge.
In the Fujian Navy, other than the 1560-ton wooden cruisers, there were only three 1258-ton wooden gunboats, the Ji 'an, the Feiyun, and the Fubo.
The other Xiang Zhenwei's ships were either 500-ton gunboats or 200-ton mosquito ships. There were even two thousand-ton transport ships that had no combat power.
On the other hand, the French army had the 4500-ton Triumph ironclad cruiser and the 3400-ton ironclad cruiser "Dujutu Road".
There were also two 2300-ton wooden cruisers, Feller and Desdan. Even the flagship, Volda, was a 1300-ton wooden cruiser.
The remaining ships, such as the Night Cat, were also 500-ton mosquito ships.
There was a huge difference in power between the two sides.
Both sides were waiting, waiting for the other country's fleet to leave the battle zone. The Fujian Navy was still waiting for the French army to fire the first shot.
Even without Li Ye's orders, the soldiers at the bottom of the hierarchy had been holding fast.
He was the Fujian Navy, and behind him was the Mawei Shipyard. Once it was destroyed, decades of elites would be wiped out, and the shipbuilding industry of the Celestial Empire would be even more difficult.
He couldn't avoid it! There was nowhere to retreat! Neither the Emperor's orders nor their duties allowed them to take a step back.
"Fire!“
Actually, Zhang Cheng didn't even need to give the order. All the ships had already opened fire. Even though they were at a disadvantage, they still chose to fight tenaciously.
There were always soldiers in this country who would not yield!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Yang Wu and Uncle Fu Fei Yun fired their cannons at almost the same time. The Wo 'erda shook violently. The bow of the ship was hit, and five people were killed. The gas burned fiercely.
Yang Wu's first cannon hit the French flagship, and the other two shells landed not far from Wolda.
As they were in an absolute chain, the three warships had already negotiated to attack the enemy's flagship as soon as possible, wanting to sink it to turn the tide of the battle.
In a naval battle, having a hit rate of more than one percent was already considered a qualified navy. Even if the distance between the two sides was a little close, it was already quite terrifying for three shots to be able to survive one shot.
The Flowering Bomb, which had been added with picric acid, was equipped to the navy. This time, it finally showed its power, even surpassing the French artillery shells on the wall.
"Damn it! Extinguish the fire!" The second mate loudly ordered the fire control personnel to put out the fire while dragging out the bodies of the two French soldiers.
Damn it, why is their accuracy so high?“
" Cannonballs, they also have flower bombs, they are extremely powerful!”
This was a wooden boat. Although it was coated with a fire protection layer, if the fire was put out as soon as possible, the consequences would be unimaginable.
If the first shot was luck, the other two shots that landed nearby could not be explained by luck.
"Damn it, why is the yellow monkey's cannon technique so accurate? Shouldn't they be unable to afford the training list?”
While cursing, Gu Ba ordered his flagship to go around the rear of the fleet to supervise the battle.
The soldiers of the Celestial Navy were well-trained and not weak at all. He no longer dared to charge at the front.
"Boom! Boom!"
At this time, the 210mm main cannon of the Triumph and the 190mm main cannon of the Dujutu Duin had also opened fire.
Their target was also the flagship of the Chinese side, the Yangwu. Both sides were very confident, and they both said the opposite. They would sink the other side's flagship first, causing the entire fleet to fall into chaos.
The cannonballs continued to fall, raising waves of tens of meters around Yang Wu.
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