Dao Huade immediately ordered to immediately send a telegram to Shanghai to report the news that Weihaiwei had been attacked by unknown enemy forces. Although Dao Huade guessed that the overseas Chinese attacked Weihaiwei, it was not confirmed after all, so when he reported to Shanghai, he did not dare to say anything nonsense, after all, this was a major matter related to the national strategy.

Later, Dao Huade ordered all British troops in Weihaiwei to set up defensive lines at Shendaokou and Dongyin Village in the north to prepare to resist the enemy's attack. Because the Beishankou Fort would definitely not be able to hold it, and it would also be hit by naval guns, it was better to retreat from the coast and set up a defensive line. Shendaokou and Dongyin Village are less than two kilometers away from the Weihai Acropolis, and when the Beiyang Fleet was stationed in Weihaiwei in the past, the Chun Army also built a fort here as the last line of defense of Weihaiwei. After the British leased Weihaiwei, although they did not repair the forts here, after all, there were still some defensive fortifications left, so they could still be used.

In the end, Dao Huade sent a letter to the navy, asking the three warships not to sail to the mouth of Weihai Bay to confront the enemy's fleet, but to move to Liugong Island, enter the covering circle of the Qidingshan Fort on Liugong Island, and at the same time assist the shore-based defense and protect the flank of Weihaiwei. The other transports immediately lit fires, evacuated Weihai Bay, and fled to Shanghai.

Qidingshan Fort is located in Qidingshan of Liugong Island, is the highest position in the entire Weihaiwei Fort, can not only resist the attack of the northeast sea, but also the artillery can cover the entire Weihai Bay, by which it is two 8-inch heavy guns, and even can hit the Weihai Acropolis, now only three warships will certainly not be able to compete with the enemy's fleet, but if the defense line is set up in front of Weihaiwei, and the three warships cooperate with the Qidingshan Fort to assist in the defense.

It should be said that being able to make such a defensive arrangement in such a hasty time shows that Colonel Dawward does have considerable military talent. If Weihaiwei's defenders can exceed 1,000 people, and they are all British regular army, it is not impossible to hold Weihaiwei, even if Weihaiwei cannot be held, but it can hold on for a long time, for the political settlement of the crisis in Weihaiwei, or to buy enough time for reinforcements to Weihaiwei.

It's just that now there are only more than 300 defenders in Weihaiwei, and most of them are Indian soldiers or Huayong battalions, and the real British army is less than 50 people. What's more, if the enemy is really overseas Chinese, then how to arrange it is useless.

In fact, Dao Huade knows this very well in his heart, but he can't do anything about it, anyway, he has done his best, what kind of result will he get, he can only resign himself to fate.

Dao Huade divided more than 300 British troops into two groups, stationed at Shendaokou and Dongyin Village, and had just set up a garrison when he received a report that all eight forts in Beishankou had been destroyed by the enemy, and the enemy had successfully landed in Beishankou.

Although Dao Huade had long expected that Beishan Pass would not be able to be defended, it was still a little surprising to Dao Huade that it was lost so quickly, but this also showed that the strength of this enemy who had not yet fully figured out his identity should not be underestimated. Of course, if Weihaiwei is destined to be undefended, then it makes little difference whether Beishankou is lost a little earlier or later.

However, Dao Huade still had to do his best to hold Weihaiwei, so he immediately gave orders to the British army and prepared to meet the enemy.

At this moment, only two "boom" sounds were heard, and two shells fell from the sky, smashed into the British position and exploded, killing and wounding more than a dozen British soldiers.

When Daoward saw this, he could not help but be shocked: This is a shell from there, could it be from an enemy warship? Weihaiwei is about 5 kilometers away from the Beishankou Battery, and if the enemy's warships are close to the coast and open fire, they can indeed hit the British position. But if the enemy's warships are close to the coast, then why don't the warships anchored in Weihai Bay and the Qidingshan Fort not attack. It was difficult to see the position of the enemy ships at night, but how did the enemy warships find their positions and carry out accurate artillery bombardment?

But now is not the time to think about these problems, because the shells are still falling, although not every shell falls into the British position, and the shells that really hit the British position are only a few, but the British army is basically composed of Indian soldiers and Huayong battalions, and the quality and morale are much worse than those of the British native army, so after being hit by a few shells in a row, it was suddenly a little unbearable.

Dao Huade naturally knew what kind of goods this soldier under his command was, so he tried his best to control the soldiers, not to panic, and to hold a good position, but fortunately, there were dozens of British officers in the British army, and they also helped Dao Huade control the soldiers together, so he could maintain the situation without being strong.

And just as Dao Huade was trying his best to control the soldiers to hold the position, I saw a soldier hurrying to Dao Huade's side and said, "Report to the chief, the Weihai Acropolis has been occupied by an enemy army. ”

When Dao Huade heard this, he suddenly "buzzed" in his head, and almost fainted, how could the enemy army bypass his own defense line and capture the Weihai Acropolis, it was difficult for the enemy army to not only land at Beishan Pass, but also send soldiers to land in other places, and the attack on Beishan Pass only attracted their own attention, and the real landing attack was in other directions. But why didn't I notice it at all, you must know that the landing of the army is not a matter of small movements, and it is impossible not to hear the slightest rumor. Moreover, in such a dark night with extremely low visibility, it is not easy to land, let alone get close to the coast, and if you don't get it right, you will run aground on the reef, how on earth did the enemy do it?

Thinking of this, Dao Huade suddenly found that tonight's battle was full of weirdness, and there were too many things that he couldn't figure out. But now is not the time to think about these questions, but what to do next?

Although the British leased Weihaiwei, not only Weihai Acropolis, but also included Weihai Acropolis and the surrounding coastal and sea areas, Weihai Acropolis was the core of the leased land. Although according to the provisions of the Sino-British "Lease of Weihaiwei", the Weihai Acropolis was still managed by the Qing court in terms of name, the original Weihai Acropolis officials could still do their own business in the city, and the warships of the Qing court could still use the Weihai Sea. But in fact, the British had taken full control of the Weihai Acropolis, and the officials of the Qing court were really just decorations, and since the signing of the treaty, the warships of the Qing court have never entered the surface of the Weihai Sea.

Therefore, the loss of the Weihai Acropolis means that the battle to defend Weihaiwei has been completely lost, so what should I do now? Is it to lead the troops to retreat and flee to other places, or to return to the troops to counterattack the Weihai Acropolis. Since the enemy army can successfully land silently under his eyelids, there should not be many troops, and the enemy army in front has not yet been defeated, if he leads the army back to counterattack the Weihai Acropolis now, there is still a certain chance.

However, even if the Weihai Acropolis is recaptured, it will not have much impact on the overall situation, after all, the enemy has successfully landed at Beishankou, and when the time comes, it will be impossible to hold the Weihai Acropolis by gathering a large army. Therefore, it is better to take advantage of this opportunity to withdraw from Weihaiwei, not only to save his life, but also to give an explanation to the country, not that he did not fight hard, but that he did his best.

Just as Dowward was weighing the pros and cons of the two options, he suddenly heard a dense burst of gunfire from the flank, and Dowward was stunned, and was about to send someone to check what was happening, when someone rushed to report that it was the British flank that had been attacked by enemy troops.

Dao Huade couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, because the British flank was not protected at all, and it turned out that the British army was not enough in number, and it was very difficult to arrange and hold the position, and there was no force to defend his flank, but Dao Huade considered that this was a night battle, and it was not only difficult for the enemy to figure out their own position, but it was also very difficult to detour back to their flank, so they simply gave up the flank defense, and the enemy really seized this loophole.

The flank was attacked by the enemy, which meant that their defense line had been breached, and at this moment, the front of the position was full of gunfire, and the enemy's frontal attack finally began.

In fact, the British army's troop dispatch cannot be hidden from the eyes of the traverser at all, because under the aerial view of the WZ-2000 drone, all the actions of the British army are out of sight, as if they are moving under the eyes of the traverser.

After the Kunming, Xiangyang, and Huaihua ships destroyed the fort at Weihaiwei Beishan Pass, they cleared all obstacles to the landing, and at this time, the Changbaishan ships also rushed to the Dinghai area to join the fleet, and immediately launched a landing operation.

However, in view of the layout of the British defensive forces, Xiao Jianjun and Shang Jinfeng also made corresponding arrangements after a brief discussion, and a reorganized marine battalion of the crossing army will be divided into two parts of operations, and one part will take the carrier-based helicopter of the Changbaishan ship to carry out an airborne landing, go straight to the back of the British army, and take advantage of the weakness to capture the Weihai Acropolis.

The Changbaishan ship carried four Z-8F helicopters, each of which could carry a platoon of fighters, so three Z-8F carried a marine company, and another Z-8F carried a mortar platoon as a fire support force. The remaining soldiers of the Marine Battalion landed on two Type 726 air-cushion landing craft carried by the Changbaishan ship, one Type 726 air-cushion landing craft can carry about 150-200 Marine Corps soldiers, and the two can just load the remaining soldiers of the Marine Battalion. However, after the Marine Battalion came ashore, it did not attack the British line head-on, but attacked on the flank.

The other new battalion on the Changbaishan ship landed on the rubber boats and assault boats on the warships, and the seven rubber boats and assault boats equipped with the warships added up to more than 20 boats, which could send more than 200 troops at one time, and all the new barracks could be transported ashore in two parts, and then launch a frontal attack on the British position.

The three warships also divided their labor, with the Xiangyang remaining in the original sea area and the responsibility of shelling the British positions with naval guns to provide fire support for the landing force, while the Kunming and Huaihua warships turned to attack the Qidingshan Fort on Liugong Island and the British warships anchored in Weihai Bay.