Half an hour later, Liu Sheng took back the drone. Deng Fei immediately started the propeller and drove slowly towards the bay.
Zhao Xin and Zhao Liang came to the main deck, first adjusted the muzzles of the two D30s to the horizontal direction, and then they each mounted a "ZU-23" double-barreled anti-aircraft gun.
A dozen sailors squatted around the two anti-aircraft guns, with dozens of ammunition boxes filled with shells placed beside them; beside each fort, four spare barrels were also prepared. Because the rate of fire of the "ZU-23" is too high, each barrel must be replaced in time after firing 100 rounds of shells.
Jiuzang's three platoons also came to the deck. They all crouched and hid behind the sandbag wall, preparing to shoot the Qing troops on the wooden boats and on the beach during the attack.
After arranging everything, Zhao Xin raised his hand and looked at the time. It was six o'clock in ten minutes.
At this time, Deng Fei in the cockpit turned the steering wheel of the steering wheel. The Thor's bow turned westward in the bay and stopped steadily on the sea five hundred meters away from the Qing fleet.
Due to the slow speed, there was nothing else but the sound of wind and waves.
Liu Sheng led three sailors who had been waiting for a long time to the bow of the ship. They first pulled up the anchor chain fixing pin at the bow, then pulled the pull rod to connect the motor and the anchor chain's transmission shaft; then they turned A red turntable begins to release the anchor chain brake.
Ten seconds later, "Boom!" a metallic sound came from inside the bow of the ship; a sailor turned on the switch behind the motor, and with a huge "boom, boom, boom" sound, the huge anchor chain was slowly lowered into the sea.
After releasing a section of anchor chain, Liu Sheng turned off the motor; the sailor in charge of the brakes quickly turned the turntable to tighten the released brakes. A sailor then separated the motor from the chain's drive shaft.
They were waiting for Deng Fei's order to anchor.
At this time, the whereabouts of the Thor could no longer be hidden, and the loud sound of the anchor chain's turntable alerted the Qing sailors on sentry duty on the wooden ship. In the faint morning light, the sentries of the Qing army looked at the huge Thor not far away. They were so stunned that they even forgot to sound the gong to sound the alarm.
A few minutes later, Deng Fei shouted on the walkie-talkie: "Anchor down!"
The sailor in charge of braking quickly turned the turntable, and with several loud "caracara" sounds, the anchor chain began to slide rapidly. The billowing smoke and dust caused by the rust caused by the friction were blown away by the sea breeze on the bow of the ship.
After more than ten seconds, the anchor chain quickly stopped sliding. The sailor in charge quickly tightened the brakes and pulled down a pull rod at the motor position to fix the anchor chain.
Liu Sheng had already quickly ran to an anti-aircraft gun and got into position, so that there were three anti-aircraft guns on the starboard side of the Thor facing the Qing army that could fire at the same time.
At this time, the Qing army's warships were already buzzing with gongs. In fact, there was no need for the sentry to beat the gong. The loud noise of the fast sliding anchor chain had already awakened everyone on the beach; the Qing army camp two miles away also heard it.
"Hurry! Go and report to the commander! Enemy ships are attacking!" shouted a Qing navy commander who reacted fairly quickly. He turned around and shouted to other sailors: "Quick! Turn the muzzle of the cannon quickly! Get ready to fire!"
A dozen sailors rushed to the bow of the ship and began to push the two cannons with difficulty; other sailors ran to the cabin to take out the gunpowder barrels.
That's too late! Zhao Xin and the others on the Thor had already adjusted their direction and pressed the launch pedal almost at the same time.
The "ZU-23" is said to be a cannon, but the sound when it is fired is like the sound of a giant typewriter that is running fast. Zhao Xin pressed the pedal lightly, and at least five or six shells were released. The shell shells were thrown out quickly and clattered onto the deck.
As red meteors sprayed out from the muzzle, a ball of fire suddenly rose on several Qing warships in the distance. Zhao Xin and the other three people put their eyes on the sight, tightly grasped the handle of the gun body with both hands, and kept stepping on the firing pedal to fire.
I don't know if it hit the gunpowder barrel, but a huge explosion suddenly occurred at the bow of a Qing warship. The shock wave generated by the explosion knocked two bronze cannons off the deck, one fell into the sea, and the other hit the deck of the warship next to it.
In the light of the fire, except for the sailors who were on fire and jumped into the sea, the sailors at the stern were all screaming and fleeing. Soon, as more than a dozen shells hit the hull of the ship again, in the explosion of fire and splashing planks, the entire ship was actually broken into two pieces, and soon sank to the bottom of the water.
At this time, several Batulu guards who arrived on the coast on Pegasus were stunned.
On the sea, streaks of red light shot out from the big white ship, and the roar of anti-aircraft guns echoed in the strait. On the warship with its back to the sea, the stern of the ship was beaten to pieces by artillery shells; the sailors on the deck suffered heavy casualties. The Qing army had no time to fight back, and so far they haven't even fired a single cannon.
After just a cup of tea, most of the Qing warships in the bay were ablaze.
Behind a huge rock not far from the shore, Fukang'an and a dozen personal guards, who heard the news of the E people's attack, were hiding here, observing with a monocular.
Looking at the big white ship in the distance, Fukangan was shocked. He had never seen such a scene before and could not understand it at all.
"Is this the big ship of the Oros?!"
He noticed that this ship was different from the British or Dutch sailing ships he had seen in Guangzhou. It only had two white masts on the bow and poop; and there were no densely packed gun portholes on the ship. . The location where the fire is spitting out is on the main deck.
But this shot is too powerful! The momentum is like thunder! If the warships he leads are hit by bombs, they will all catch fire and explode!
"What kind of cannons are these?!"
At this time, several artillery shells suddenly struck, causing huge boulders to burst into flames and scatter stone fragments. A very courageous guard took a look and saw that on the stone facing the sea, there was a large pit still emitting green smoke.
"Master! It's too dangerous here!" Several guards said one after another.
Fukangan put away the telescope with a shocked look on his face and muttered to himself: "How could this happen? How could this happen?"
"Master, withdraw!"
When several guards saw Fukangan still talking to himself in a daze, they winked at each other, lifted Fukangan up and retreated.
As soon as they helped Fukangan onto his horse, they heard intensive gunshots coming from the mountains to the north and east of the military camp. The "bang bang bang bang" sound of shooting was continuous, like exploding beans!
Fukang'an, who was sitting on the horse, was shocked and shouted: "Oh no!"
This gunshot was definitely not from our own muskets. The matchlock guns equipped by the Qing army made a short sound when firing, and there was no such big movement at all.
Fukang'an shouted loudly, and quickly returned to the camp gate with his horse. All the Eight Banners Knights in the camp were seen lying on the ground, hiding behind obstacles. The bodies of dozens of Han army shotgun soldiers fell on the open ground in the camp.
"Commander! Come down quickly! It's dangerous!"
A familiar voice came from beside him. Before Fukangan had time to see who it was, he was pulled off the horse by the man and fell dizzy. Before he could recover, a burst of gunshots rang out, and a dozen guards behind him were shot and killed.
When the man dragged him behind a gun truck, Fukangan saw clearly that it was Hailancha.
"What's going on?!" Fukangan shouted.
Hailancha's head was covered with grass clippings, and his face was scratched by something. There was a finger-width long cut on the flesh, bleeding.
"We were attacked by a sneak attack!" Hailancha was breathing heavily, ignoring the blood dripping from his face. He looked around for a moment before continuing: "I felt something was wrong when the strikers didn't come back this morning. I was thinking about sending more men, but something happened in the south. You asked me to send shotgun soldiers there, but as soon as we started to gather, the thieves started firing guns.
Handsome! Something is wrong! I, Lao Hai, have been fighting for so many years and have been to the Burmese camp, but I have never seen such dense musket fire! With this style of play, how many musketeers they would have to have! "
Fukang'an smiled bitterly and said: "It's useless to move there, we can't hit it at all. The E people's big ship is more than a mile away at sea, and it is difficult to reach it even with the cannons."
"Then we can't just be beaten like this!"
Fukangan cursed fiercely, and then said to Fukangan with a fierce look in his eyes: "Hai Gong, we will fight for anything we say! Even if we lose, we still have to know the depth of the thief!"
Hailancha wiped the blood on his face with his sleeve and whispered: "Let the shotgun soldiers attract the opponent's firepower first, and I will lead five hundred people to circle up from the south!"
"Hai Gong! Success or failure depends on this! You go gather the people, and I will organize the shotgun soldiers and artillery to counterattack!"
Hailancha said fiercely to a guard next to him who was shot in the arm: "I leave the commander to you! If I lose, you can take the commander and flee to the mountains to the west! Remember to take a few Kurkaqi with you. Hunters, they know the way!”
The guard gritted his teeth to hold back the pain of the wound, and replied resolutely: "Junmen, don't worry!"
Hailancha nodded and smiled faintly at Fukangan: "Commander, I'm leaving!"
Looking at the other person's retreating figure, Fukangan's head felt hot, but his throat was tight and he couldn't say a word. He boasted that he had been fighting for many years without losing a single victory. Who would have thought that he would suffer such a big fall in the bitter cold outside the Pass! I don’t know what kind of words will be spread among the government and the public in the future.
Fukang'an felt regretful and ashamed when he thought that his father had reprimanded him for being a "Zhao Kuo" who was quick to break up the car and talk on paper. If I had known that after disembarking yesterday, I should have ignored the exhaustion of the entire army and attacked the bandit's station! Careless!
The blood of royal family members surged through his body. His proud background meant that he could never hide like a coward!
Thinking of this, Fukangan reached out to touch the sword at his waist, but it was in vain. He didn't care to search anymore, turned around and pulled out the knife from the waist of the injured guard; then stood up suddenly, ran quickly, raised the knife and shouted: "Soldiers! The thieves' firepower cannot last long, organize immediately Fight back and charge me!"
A group of Qing troops who were hiding behind various obstacles with their heads in their hands suddenly became excited when they saw their coach like this. They rushed out with weapons and yelled, covering Fukang'an.
"Commander! I obey your orders!"
"Commander! How do you think we should fight?!"
Fukang'an pointed the long knife in his hand and ordered: "Concentrate all the artillery to bombard the thieves to the east! The shotgun soldiers get close and shoot the thieves on the hillside to the north, covering the charge of the armored soldiers! Let's fight the thieves in close combat!"
"I will obey the general's orders!" All the assistant leaders and assistant leaders responded loudly, calling their men and horses to prepare.
On the hillside to the east of the Qing camp, Wang Yuanfang led two companies to guard here; to the north were the other two companies led by Wu Siyu. They walked very hard on the mountain road that night. A dozen soldiers had their feet sprained, and two soldiers had broken bones. In the end, Wang Yuanfang had to send Hengji and a few soldiers to send the wounded back the same way.
When they finally arrived at the attack position, it was already past six o'clock. Hearing the sound of artillery and explosions from the south, Wang Yuanfang refused to let his soldiers repair and immediately ordered his men to shoot at the Qing army camp.
In a hurry, these soldiers, who had traveled half a night in the mountains and forests, were tired and thirsty. After hearing the order from their superiors, they quickly loaded their bullets, raised their guns and fired randomly at the Qing soldiers' camp. As a result, after fighting for a long time, not many Qing soldiers were killed, which made Wang Yuanfang, who was observing through the telescope, furious to death!
He immediately called a messenger and ordered: "Tell Huji! Tell the soldiers not to be impatient, just aim and hit!" After saying that, he went to another company commander, Sheng Haizhou, and gave the same explanation.
After a while, the firing speed on the position obviously slowed down. The soldiers raised their guns to look for the target, took aim, and then gently pulled the trigger.
Through the telescope, Wang Yuanfang suddenly saw a thin, fair-looking man running out with a knife in his hand. Just when he was about to order the soldiers around him to shoot, the thin man dodged and disappeared behind a large tent. Wang Yuanfang searched back and forth for a long time but didn't see it, so he stopped paying attention.
