Huacheng City had been breached? The new army is attacking here?
When Li Zhun heard the news, he was immediately shocked. His first reaction was that it was impossible, but he immediately understood that it was true.
This was because he knew Li Donghan's ability very well. He knew the combat power of the 49 associations in Li Donghan's hands. He also knew how badly the patrol camp had been corrupted in Ta Shan's hands.
With so many factors, Li Zhun understood that the patrol unit had failed. Ta Shan was no match for Li Donghan.
This guy probably didn't even last until the reinforcements arrived. Otherwise, Huacheng wouldn't have been occupied by the new army.
Li Zhun had suggested to Fengshan many times to replace Ta Shan, but unfortunately, Ta Shan was a Bannerman and had the background of Prince Ebi. In addition, Fengshan did not trust the Han people.
If your patrol unit can hold on for a while and wait for the navy to reinforce Huacheng City, you can basically fight against the 49 associations.
However, it was too late now. The patrol camp was finished. Did they want to deal with the new army alone with the navy?
If it was a new army from another province, it would be fine, but against the 49 associations? Li Zhun felt that his subordinates would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
They were sailors, and land battles were not their profession! Unfortunately, the new army had already attacked.
"Form a defensive line and stop the rebel army. Order the fleet to provide artillery support!”Li Zhun said in a deep voice. The current situation was very disadvantageous to him.
Huacheng City had been breached. He didn't know if Zhang Mingqi and Fengshan had escaped. If these two were dead, it would be too disadvantageous for the situation in Eastern Guangdong.
The only force left in City Hua was his navy. Other than Long Jiguang's 26 towns, the rest of the Eastern Guangdong Province were scattered. Without an important person, it was impossible to gather them together.
Li Zhun was also very suspicious of Long Jiguang's twenty-six towns, which were completely adapted from the old army. How much combat power did they have?
Most importantly, they would soon run out of ammunition after losing the arsenal and the supplies from Huacheng! At that time, it would be truly dangerous.
Li Zhun's expression was gloomy and uncertain, but Li Donghan's marching speed was very fast. It did not take long for gunshots to ring out outside the military port, becoming more and more concentrated.
Li Zhun knew that this was a crossfire between his navy and the new army. The navy didn't have many troops on land, and their combat strength was average.
It was basically very difficult to fight against the elite 49 associations. Fortunately, Li Zhun was prepared and ordered the fleet to go out to sea. Now, they were wandering around Flower City Bay.
When they heard the gunshots from the military port, they would quickly rush over and use the cannons on the ship to attack the new army. It was a very powerful deterrent.
This was the only advantage the navy had against the new army.
Outside the military port, Li Donghan's three battalions had already surrounded the place. They used the terrain to build a position and opened fire. However, it was obvious that the navy had long been prepared. They relied on the favorable terrain to resist.
But Li Donghan didn't care. Although the navy was more elite than the patrol battalion, they were still no match for the new army. Moreover, their numbers were not comparable to the three battalions that Li Donghan currently had.
If they attacked the admiral's manor, it was entirely possible to succeed, but things were not that simple.
Looking over, the Huacheng Squadron had already left the port and were floating on the sea. Their cannons were aimed at the shore, ready to fire at any time.
This situation made Li Donghan's expression very bad, because Li Donghan did not even have the chance to attack.
Li Donghan had ordered the soldiers to attack twice before, but the gunboats immediately opened fire. Large areas of artillery fire covered the area, causing the attacking soldiers to suffer heavy casualties and have no choice but to retreat!
If the new army attacked, the casualties would definitely not be small. These were the elites of the 49th Association. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Li Donghan would not risk their lives to attack the position.
Under the bombardment of these cannons, very few soldiers could survive.
"My lord! Let's move the cannons over and blast them. Let these marines have a taste of our power.”Wu Qiang, the leader of the second battalion of bid 98, said loudly.
Previously, he had led his subordinates to charge forward once, but he was blasted back halfway. Now, his head was still buzzing from the shock, and he was very angry at those gunboats.
Wandering on the surface of the sea, they couldn't hit them at all. Transferring the cannons over was the best method that Wu Qiang could think of at the moment!
Li Donghan listened to Wu Qiang's suggestion, but his expression did not change at all. He continued to look at the fleet on the sea with a gloomy expression.
Because he knew that Wu Qiang's method was useless. He had left the cannon behind and brought three battalions over because he was rushing.
Even if they had prepared the cannons, it would be useless because the 54 cannons under Li Donghan were basically 75mm field cannons!
As for the Huacheng Squadron? Take the flagship " Sea Qi " for example, it used a 150mm German-made Krupp cannon!
Whether it was the power or range of the shells, they far exceeded the Japanese field artillery. If they were to use the cannon to attack the fleet, they would have no chance at all.
Li Donghan couldn't bear to see his cannon targets destroyed just like that! That was used to deal with the army!
Wu Qiang was born in the old army and rarely came into contact with cannons. Naturally, he knew very little about such things. Jiang Fangzhen, who was beside him, also explained the reason to Wu Qiang and Chen Ligang.
Then, he said to Li Donghan,"Sir, we only have one last plan left!"”
Jiang Fangzhen's words immediately attracted everyone's attention. Li Donghan said in a deep voice,"What is it?"
"Cannon!" Jiang Fangzhen said firmly!
Li Donghan's eyes narrowed and he nodded lightly. He knew what Jiang Fangzhen meant, which was to seize the Huangpu battery in front.
Then, they would use the cannons to threaten the fleet. Even if they could not sink the fleet, they would be afraid of them and would not dare to approach the shore. If they could not threaten the new army, then it would be considered a success.
There was a 210mm heavy cannon on the turret, which was very powerful. If he could get his hands on the turret, he could solve the current problem.
However, since he knew the importance of the artillery, Li Zhun naturally knew that the artillery must be filled with heavy troops, and there was also the threat of naval cannons.
It was not that easy to seize the fort, but war came with a price. Li Donghan was not a weak-hearted person, and he knew that the current casualties were to achieve greater victory.
It was totally worth it! He said to Chen Ligang in a deep voice,"The fort is extremely important.”
"Yes, sir!" Chen Li Gang said firmly! Just one sentence represented the number of elite soldiers 'casualties!
But war was always so cruel!
(To be continued)
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