August 21st, 1776, 41st year of Qianlong, 23rd day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar.
This day was destined to be recorded in history.
Early in the morning, the sea outside Guangzhou Port was shrouded in morning fog. The visibility was very low. The early fishermen were preparing to sail out to sea and start a new day of hard work.
For some reason, in the past month, the number of Western merchants who had flocked to Guangzhou had gradually decreased. The actions of the imperial court were even more incomprehensible. They had mobilized a large number of troops to gather in the coastal areas. There were more than 100,000 government troops stationed in Guangzhou City, and there were even tens of thousands of elite cavalrymen of the Eight Banners.
Because Qianlong had blocked the news, the common people did not know why.
Invasion?
Impossible! The Qing Dynasty was powerful and had always been successful in its battles. It had destroyed Junggar and expanded its territory by thousands of miles. This year, it had also wiped out the big and small Jinchuan. The rebellious southwest region had been under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the world was at peace.
With doubts, the people continued to live their lives normally.
At the port, a child around ten years old was helping his father tidy up the fishing net.
Suddenly, his sharp eyes noticed the outline of a few small mountains on the sea.
What was going on?
Growing up by the port, he knew exactly where there were hidden reefs. How could there be a few small mountains suddenly appearing?
With doubt, he shouted.
"Father, what do you think that is?"
"The merchant ships of the Westerners are here again?"
A middle-aged man with a weathered face and tanned skin turned his head to look.
At this time, the morning fog was dispersed by the sun that rose to the sea level, and the outline of the hill gradually became clear.
In the 18th century, there were no electronic products, and there was no such thing as nearsightedness. The average eyesight was 5.0.
"Heavens, this is…a ship?？”
The middle-aged man and the little boy were stunned when they saw the ferocious giant ship that looked like a prehistoric beast on the sea in the distance. Their eyes widened and their mouths opened into an O shape.
All the people on the shore saw it too. Without exception, they were all stunned on the spot.
Was this a boat? How could there be such a big ship!
Moreover, this ship did not have a sail. It was long, wide, and tall. Even the illiterate commoners knew that it was at least tens of millions of pounds.
Oh my god, how did a ship that weighed tens of millions of pounds float on the sea? Won't it sink?
At the same time, the Qing army guarding the shore also saw the steel ship. They were shocked and immediately lit the beacon fire.
In the 18th century, where communication was inconvenient, the beacon was the most convenient way to report the situation than to send people on horseback.
Dense columns of smoke rose into the sky, and Guangzhou City boiled in an instant. Ah Gui was fearless in the face of danger and commanded the Qing army to evacuate the people. The whole army was ready to fight.
On the battleship, Zhu Weichu was observing Guangzhou Harbor with his binoculars.
He wouldn't know if he didn't look, but he was shocked when he saw it!
A coastal defense position?
A large number of trenches had been dug on the hills along the coastline. The Qing army stood in the trenches and aimed their guns, only their heads exposed.
He was very familiar with the fortifications at the port. They were actually made of sandbags!
？？？
There were also transmigrators in Miqing?
Zhu Weichu was puzzled. The Qing army was obviously using trench tactics, which was recorded in the infantry training manual left behind by Zhu Zhenglong, a transmigrator.
Reba's eyes could focus and see more clearly. She could even see the pockmarks on the Qing army's face and the tail of the money rat clearly.
F * ck, another transmigrator has appeared?]
[Holy sh * t, trenches and sandbags. Is this a tactic that can appear in the age of queuing up for execution?]]
[Not necessarily! Our nation has many talented people. Knowing that firearms are outdated, we will definitely rack our brains to think of a way to resist the Ming army's attack. Digging holes and building sandbags is not some high-tech thing. If it were me, I would have thought of it too!]
" That's true. These trenches and sandbags are still very rough and messy. They were obviously pieced together. It's impossible for them to be the work of a transmigrator.]
[666 Indeed, people were forced out. One could not underestimate the wisdom of the ancient people!]
[How is Zhu Weichu going to fight? There are too many Qing soldiers, at least 40,000 to 50,000 of them…]
Li Qingshan put down his binoculars and said in a deep voice,""Your Majesty, the Qing army is cunning and treacherous. I think we should use the cannons to bombard and destroy the Qing army's coastal defense works.”
Zhu Weichu nodded and agreed to this suggestion.
Just now, he was only surprised and did not act as if he was facing a great enemy. So what if the Qing army's fortifications were sturdy? Without reinforced concrete, the cannons of battleships could be easily destroyed.
"Fire! Army, get ready! Stop firing!”
"Yes."
The order to attack was given. Two battleships, two cruisers, and one destroyer began to change their formation.
Among the five giant warships, the side of the Iowa-class battleship was the largest. Its 270.4-meter-long hull stunned Ah Gui, who came to supervise the battle, and the tens of thousands of Qing soldiers felt their scalps go numb.
It was no wonder that the Europeans named this steel ship the " Devil Ship." It was too big and terrifying.
Hong ~
With a loud bang, the Bismarck-class battleship Jinling, which had a displacement of 52900 tons, opened fire first.
The firepower of the Bismarck-class battleship was only slightly weaker than that of the Howard. It was equipped with eight 380mm cannons, six 150mm sub-cannons, eight 105mm anti-aircraft guns, eight 37mm anti-aircraft guns, two quadrants, and twelve single-barrel 20mm anti-aircraft guns.
Of course, the anti-aircraft guns were just for decoration. Only the main cannon and secondary cannons could be used.
The cannons roared, and the high-explosive shells smashed into the Qing army's position on the shore.
In an instant, the earth shook and the mountains shook. An ear-piercing explosion resounded through the sky.
The Qing army finally understood why Great Britain would use the words " destroy the world " to describe the power of the Ming army's cannons.
Before seeing the Ming army's giant ship, Qianlong Ah Gui was skeptical. He thought that it was not as strange as the British said. How big could the cannon be?？？
Boom!
An artillery shell fired from the Iowa-class 406mm main cannon fell from the sky and accurately hit the port.
The Iowa-class main gun used four types of shells, namely the MK8 armor-piercing shell, the MK13 and MK14 grenades, and the MK19 personnel killing shell, which was specially designed to deal with dense crowds. This shell had a large number of small steel balls inside, and its attack area could reach two football fields.
What landed on the dock was the MK19 personnel killing bomb!
Hong ~
Sand and stones flew everywhere, and fireworks filled the sky. The Qing army within a radius of 300 meters was destroyed, riddled with holes by the steel balls.
As the smoke dispersed, a crater with a diameter of 15 meters and a depth of 6 meters appeared on the ground.
Terrified, the Qing army who had luckily escaped from the disaster in the distance was scared silly. Was this a divine punishment from the heavens?
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