"We have to speed up the cleaning of these vermin!”Li Ye couldn't help but think.
It was impossible for there to be no casualties in a war. It was not impossible for a country to fall behind! No one would be in the lead forever.
However, because of the country's backwardness, these soldiers could only use inferior weapons and had no better logistical support to fight with the enemy and shed their blood for the country.
There were still some people who were living a drunken life, lying on the credit books of their predecessors and sucking the blood of the entire country.
He would never allow such a thing to happen again.
At the same time, some officials and the Manchu group opposed it, but the Split Leaf Universe was arbitrary and all the relevant memorials were not sent out.
I'll be here soon to deal with you!
mawei port
Several battleships that had been repaired were anchored on the sea, and their flags fluttered in the wind.
On the warship, Lin Taizeng, Lu Han, Xu Shoushan, Deng Shichang, Chen Ying, and the others stood facing the wind. Chen Cheng and Gao Yunxiang had become the leaders of the Triumph and Dujutu Road respectively. They were renamed Yang Wu and Zhen Wu respectively.”
"Fire the cannon! Lower the flag to half-mast! Mourning for the fallen soldiers!"
Lin Taizeng poured a bowl of wine into the river and ordered.
Following the command of the flag signal, half of the flags were lowered.
"Boom! Boom!"
Immediately, dozens of cannons boomed. Even the coastal defense cannons on the shore moved at the same time. They sounded ten times, indicating that 10 warships had sunk.
"On this trip to the Taiwan Strait, there will be victory without defeat, advance without retreat!”
"If we lose, we will be letting down the great grace of the emperor, letting down the people who are waiting for dawn, and letting down the fallen soldiers who fought bravely to kill the enemy.”
Lin Taizeng used his commanding knife to cut a small hole on his finger. Someone naturally brought a jar of wine over, and everyone pulled out their military sabers at their waists in unison. The blade glistened under the sunlight.
They all dropped a drop of blood into the jar, and the soldier took out a bowl and poured the blood wine.
"There's no retreat! This battle would definitely be won!“
"May the heroic spirits of the martyrs rest in peace and bless us with success in this battle.”
Everyone shouted in unison, downing the blood wine in their hands in one gulp and smashing the wine bowls into pieces…
"Raise the anchor! Let's go!"
Lin Taizeng waved his hand, and the entire fleet set sail again.
This time, they had been replenished and would head straight for the port that the French army was currently besieging. The rest of the French Far East Fleet was likely to be there.
With the addition of Yang Wu and Zhenwu, the number of capital ships increased to nine, and these two were relatively powerful warships. Yang Wu called them Tai An and Rui An. At the same level, the ironclad Zhenwu also had a displacement of 3400 tons. It was only below these three warships and was considered a cruiser. Its speed reached 16 knots, which was already the same as the light patrol Super Brave and Yang Wei, but it was much stronger than the two warships.
As the location of the Fuzhou Navy Academy, there were naturally enough sailors here. Moreover, after the sea battle, many of the Fujian Navy members were intoxicated by the smell of alcohol. They once again participated in this expedition.
Moreover, they didn't need to spend too much time testing the ships. This shipyard and Fuzhou Ship Administration School were built in cooperation with the French, so they knew how terrifying this place was and wanted to destroy it.
Now, they had shot themselves in the foot. Some students were extremely familiar with spiritual warships…
While the main force of the navy was heading north, a fierce battle was unfolding in Keelung.
Keelung Harbor was located in Jilong Bay in the north of Treasure Lake Island. It was the bridgehead of Taibei, and he and Ryukyu were directly connected to the East China Sea. The east was connected to the Pacific Ocean, and it was an important port to communicate with all parties. Of course, it was also an important town in the northern part of the island.
Jilong Bay was surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the north was a channel. There were many small islands as a barrier, shaped like a chicken cage, hence the name. This shape could be said to be a good port, and it was also a battleground for the French army.
Liu Mingchuan had already deployed a large number of troops here. After learning that the French army was going to attack this area, he immediately rushed over from Taibei and personally took command.
Jilong Harbor was surrounded by five or six small mountains, including the Great Martial Mountain and the Little Martial Mountain. These two mountains were the highest, with an altitude of 231 and 179 meters respectively. They were also the main defense positions in the harbor, and most of the cannons were located here.
In fact, defending Taiwan was not a good job. This island was far from the mainland and there were many places that needed to be defended. With the French having a strong navy, it would be difficult for Zhejiang and Fujian to support them.
He only had 20,000 soldiers, and it was difficult for him to take care of every place after splitting up his forces. However, he still accepted the mission without hesitation, and he was even prepared to win after losing first. They fought fiercely with the French army on the entire island.
Since they had arrived early, they had modified the entire fort. They had removed the original bronze cannons and replaced them with 105mm and 122mm Krupp coastal defense cannons.
Although these cannons could not defeat the enemy's navy, they could control most of the bay with their height advantage.
He placed the other forces at the foot of the mountain and the bay. On the one hand, they could prevent the other party from landing, and on the other hand, they could protect the fort well.
There were also two Fujian Navy gunboats in the port, responsible for guarding the port. Of course, the two gunboats were obviously not a match for the French main fleet.
This time, Snoopy was leading a total of 12 battleships. The most powerful of them was the Baja, which had a displacement of 6000 tons. The Lavis, which had a displacement of 4500 tons, the Gulis, Zilya, Soni, and Essente, four cruisers, and six gunboats. Their strength was far above the sub-fleet that Guba had brought with him.
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