"Ding! Obtained victory in the Ponytail Sea Battle! Reward: 10,000 points!"
When Wang Guangxu and Fang Huai received the telegram, the system's voice sounded. This was a small victory, so the points awarded were not much. Wang Guangxu rarely drew lottery, but chose to exchange for items.
However, he could not be happy.
"There are too few resources that can be mobilized! He had to speed up his development! It was time to get rid of some parasites!“
He thought with a gloomy expression.
"Isn't it a great victory? Why is the devil still frowning, Your Majesty?!"“
Li Zhang and Zuo Zongtang were confused.
" 345 naval officers sacrificed! These people's combat attainments were not inferior to the French army, and their willpower crushed the French army. It was because of their outdated equipment that they lost their lives.
Wang Guangxu held the list of fallen soldiers.
Fang Huai suddenly put down the telegram in his hand and said,
"Scum!"
Little Shunzi hurriedly replied. He could feel the killing intent of this Emperor.
"Gao Yuanzheng added the rank of colonel and promoted to the rank of nobility. As for the rest of the soldiers who died, they were given the title of lieutenant colonel and baron. The burial expenses of the soldiers who died were doubled, which was 400 taels. The elderly and children were provided for by the court.”
"Order the Ministry of Works to build an ancestral hall for the martyrs and place their memorial tablets. Set up a marble tablet in front of Floating Mist City and carve the names of all the martyrs on it. In the future, all the martyrs who sacrifice their lives for the country will be treated equally!”
After Wang Guangxu finished speaking, he walked away with a stern face, leaving behind the two old men who were sad and happy...
As the war was still going on, the news was not made public, but many people in the management level heard about it.
This move was strongly opposed by the nobles of the Gu Nation. At the very least, they wanted to engrave the eight tribal armies that had entered the pass before. This even alarmed the Empress Dowager Xishou, and in the end, they yielded under Wang Guangxu's arbitrary decision.
Keelung Harbor was located in Jilong Bay, north of Mangtai Island.
This made it the main shipping route of the East Sea, Mangtai Strait, and the western Pacific Ocean. It was the main shipping route of the ancient country from the north to the south, and its geographical location was quite important.
Keelung Harbor was close to the east, west, and south of the Mangtai Strait Port Area, surrounded by mountains and facing the sea on one side.
It formed a 3-4 km deep and narrow entrance that was only 300 meters long. There were many islands outside the harbor and an excellent sea route. It could be said to be an excellent military harbor.
Dawulun Mountain was the highest mountain in the area, with an altitude of 230 meters. Its geographical location was very important, and it allowed one to see the entire situation.
Liu Chuan was ordered to lead 20,000 men to guard the entire Mangtai. Due to the lack of time, there was no time to build fixed cannons. They decided to dismantle the bronze cannons on the original fort at Dawulun Mountain and replace them with the 2nd Division's 190mm Krupp breech cannons. With its effective range of 6 kilometers, it could control the entire Jilong Bay.
Of course, the further away he was, the lower his accuracy.
As for the narrow entrance to Keelung Bay, it was guarded by the two military ships, Yuan Wu and Yuan Kai, that were sent over by the navy.
At this moment, there were a few military ships anchored in the bay below the mountain. These ships were the Fujian Navy's "Yuan Wu" and "Yuan Kai" ships. They had come to help after installing the new cannons.
Mangtai was isolated overseas. Once the port was controlled, there would be an endless stream of French troops that could land, but it would be difficult to obtain the support of the mainland.
The legal person's fleet was also very powerful. Once they controlled the port, they could suppress it with firepower and let the infantry build a base. And Keelung was the most important port in Zeng'e Mangtai.
The people of Zhou were determined to win.
"Reporting, Master! The people from Zhou Country were here!“
The observer suddenly ran to Liu Chuan, who had just finished setting up the cannon, and was about to rest for a while.
"Motherf * cker! Can't you let me stop for a while!“
"Inform all the troops to get into position! He wanted to take the time to rest! Wait for my order!“
Although Liu Chuan was unhappy, he did not dare to delay and immediately gave the order.
Before he could give the order, everyone had already entered their posts. Bullets were loaded and shells were ready.
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