For this belief, the Guangdong sailors, who were not much better than a plate of loose sand, broke out at this moment, they were not fighting alone, they were a collective, a closely united collective.

As a result, the attack plan of the governor of Liangguang was unanimously opposed by the generals of the Guangdong naval division, and the land governor and the land commander all acted as mud bodhisattvas and did not express any attitude. The new Guangzhou general Fuchang is more good at eating, drinking and having fun, and not long after coming to Guangzhou, almost all the Qinglou Jiyuan in Guangzhou have left the footprints of this general, for the current critical situation.

General Fuda, who had just been invited out of the reddest small ring quilt in the red courtyard by Changlin, who had just been invited out of the reddest small ring quilt in the red courtyard, had not reacted at all except for yawning and rolling his eyes, and even if he did, it was estimated that it was a mallet.

Looking at the last time the military conference was held, these commanders of the sailors who seemed so brave and strong, fierce and fearless, spit on the stars and laid out the facts, reasoned, and analyzed the difficulty and danger of overseas operations. So Changlin, the governor who had just come to Guangzhou, and who had no foundation or military talent, was really a little blind.

"Then what do you say?!" Seeing that his wise strategy was criticized by a general of the Dry Water Division, as the governor of Liangguang, Changlin, who was in charge of the military and political power of Liangguang, slapped the table and shouted in a deep voice with some annoyance, it is really too faceless to give yourself, this group of damn Qiu Ba!

Just looking at the performance of these sailor generals at the moment, Changlin has faintly realized that this Guangzhou sailor does not seem to be as heroic and good at fighting as he imagined.

He scolded this scene, which suddenly made the hall a little cold, and the sailor generals who were still spitting stars just now all put on a respectful posture, anyway, if they want to call us to death, it is a thought, other than that, what to do is easy to discuss.

Liang Pengfei rolled his eyes on the ground, until Changlin's gaze fell on him, just when the generals were arguing there, Liang Pengfei did not interject, just hummed in the back but did not release a nutritious word, which made Changlin feel quite unhappy, after all, among the Guangdong sailors, he felt that the more pleasing to the eye was probably Liang Pengfei, the famous sailor general.

Seeing Changlin's gaze, Liang Pengfei had no choice but to stand up, stepped forward and saluted Changlin: "Your Excellency, the last general thinks that with the combat strength of my Guangdong naval division, it is really too risky to resist the strong ships of the Yingyi. Therefore, the last general thinks that it is the best policy to defend the side. ”

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"Stubborn?" Changlin snorted angrily: "If you defend it to the death, where are you sailors going to guard?" Is it impossible to defend the city of Guangzhou for the generals on the land route? ”

"Of course not, the last general thinks that Guangzhou cannot be defended, if Yingyi really hits the city of Guangzhou, not to mention that the court has no face, even if it is our Guangdong sailor, I am afraid that we will have no shame to face the people of the world, and in the face of the court, we will not have the trust in the emperor."

Liang Pengfei's impassioned and heroic words made Changlin a little bit of spirit. "Then what do you mean by stubborn guarding?"

"Tiger Gate, the defense area of the last general." Liang Pengfei signaled that he needed a map, and after Changlin's personal soldiers brought the map, Liang Pengfei analyzed the advantages of guarding Humen for Changlin on the map, as well as the consequences that would be caused if the troops were unfavorable.

Liang Pengfei is not like those Guangdong sailor generals who are bent on saving their lives, but just trying to find all kinds of excuses and even almost ridiculous reasons. Liang Pengfei pointed out that if the other party wanted to attack, causing the shock of the court and even the entire Qing Dynasty, they would definitely not attack a remote place or even a village. Guangzhou, the center and distribution center of the Qing Dynasty's foreign trade, must have been the primary target of their attack.

The strength of the British lies in their warships, and their combat range will definitely maintain a distance between them and the battleships that can be attacked and retreated. Without the support of the navy, it would certainly be disadvantageous for the British to rely on 10,000 army soldiers to go deep alone and fight within the sphere of influence of the Qing State. Therefore, their warships will definitely enter the Pearl River Estuary ......" and the last general chose Humen Town at the Pearl River Estuary as the defensive position, not because it is the last general's defense area, but also because this is the best defensive area. The new terms that popped out of Liang Pengfei's mouth from time to time made everyone present feel a little cloudy, but fortunately, they could roughly understand what Liang Pengfei meant.

The important thing is that there is a fort in Humen, which was built by the Holy Grandfather during the reign of the Holy Grandfather, in order to deal with the Zheng family in Taiwan, it is the safest strategy to defend by virtue of the geographical advantage, hearing this, the generals of the Navy Division have responded to the peace, anyway, as long as they do not go to sea to fight, they will defend wherever they are, and the Holy Grandfather has built forts here, so we continue to defend here, isn't it justifiable?

In fact, just now, Changlin has realized that if he wins the battle at sea, he can get results, but if he loses, then Guangzhou will be exposed to the opponent's giant ships and cannons.

If you stick to it, keep it well, it is better to defend the country without losing, as the so-called greater the benefit, the greater the risk, when you first came to Guangzhou, the three fires have not had time to burn one, there is such a thing, it is better to be stable, besides, the fort that the holy grandfather repaired back then, guarding here, can also allow the DPRK and China to weigh before impeaching themselves for the crime of fearing the enemy and cowardice.

Now that the tactical policy has been determined, Changlin, who knows that he has no military talent, has decided to delegate power and let the Admiral of the Navy Division be responsible for all matters related to the garrison of the Pearl River Estuary.

This made Wang Shouli feel a little weak, and after the meeting ended, he grabbed Liang Pengfei and told him about his worries. Of course, he didn't want to say clearly that if you Liang Pengfei couldn't hold it, our brothers would have to finish playing, but told Liang Pengfei very secretly, how sure it is.

"Don't worry, brother, long before those British went to Beijing, the younger brother already felt that those people were quite unpredictable, so he had already strengthened the fort built by the Holy Grandfather in the past, and now, it has been half a year, as long as you can give me enough heavy artillery and ammunition, then, hold the Pearl River Estuary, and the younger brother can take his head as a guarantee." Liang Pengfei didn't have the time to talk nonsense with him, and at this time, there was no need for that.

"How much. You say, even if it's a robbery, I'll grab it for you, brother. Wang Shouli gritted his teeth and patted his chest to reassure.

"Yes, there are all three-masted battleships, and even giant ships like third-class battleships, all of which are made of solid oak, so it's useless to have six-pounder guns, at least twelve-pounder guns, twelve-pounder guns, how can you get forty or fifty guns, and there are also eighteen-pounder guns, twenty-pounder guns, or twenty-four-pounder guns, that is, what we call five-thousand-pound guns and eight-thousand-pound guns, how can you have to get a dozen or twenty or something, hey, I said brother, why do you turn around and leave."

"Nonsense, just let your brother and I take care of the pants, and I can't make up these things you want." Wang Shouli's mouth was trembling. "My good brother, it's not that my brother and I have a temper, but you are too greedy, do you know, there are only a total of how many cannons there are in the entire city of Guangzhou, twenty-four, six at each city gate, and there is only one heavy artillery of 8,000 catties at each city gate, I said brother."

"Then how much are you going to give, you know, there are only twelve eighteen-pounder cannons in my hand, if you can't even squeeze out this number, then brother, I will simply pick up the black yarn and slap my ass and leave." Liang Pengfei sniffed, looking like a scoundrel.

"Okay, I'll get it for you, even if you put the old face at the land commander, I'll get you twenty eighteen-pounder cannons, and the twelve-pounder cannons will at least get you this number, and as for the rest, you should be dreaming of nothing." Wang Shouli said angrily.

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And Liang Pengfei was finally able to justifiably request that the forts in the Humen area be built and reinforced, although he had done a lot before, but the main survey of the terrain, the redesign of the gun emplacements, and the construction of some necessary facilities on the basis of reinforcing the original forts.

And now, there is not much time for the British to attack, Liang Pengfei really does not have time to wait for someone to mine granite, so, in order to be able to form a battery group in the shortest possible time, he uses Nanzhu concrete to build and strengthen the gun position, although Annam's steel production has gradually been on the right track, but the output of steel is still in short supply, artillery, guns, these require a lot of steel, besides, Humen Fort does not need real reinforced concrete to withstand the other side's shelling, At least Liang Pengfei and the others have already tested that this kind of concrete made of lime water immersed cannon bamboo strips, as long as it can exceed 20 centimeters thick, can withstand the close fire of the 18-pounder cannon head-on without causing serious damage.

The thickness of the concrete required by Liang Pengfei reached 65 centimeters, and even some dangerous gun emplacements were covered with concrete roofs, so it can be said that even if the British battleships could carry and fire 24-pound shells, it was not a few shells that could destroy the gun emplacements designed by Liang Pengfei.

As for cement, it's very simple, a few cement stones have been built on the Annam side, and it is simply a breeze to transfer a few boatloads of cement from there.

In addition, the fort arranged by Liang Pengfei was decided to be built after many discussions and simulations among the pirate elites who had turned pirates into sailor generals, and the small mountain islands such as Yushan Mountain, Lun Mountain, Xiangshan Mountain, and Baihe Mountain were also full of artillery, completely controlling the entire outlet of the Pearl River under the fire of the fort.

However, Liang Pengfei still left a flaw very insidiously, that is, the location of the Shajiao Fort, Liang Pengfei believes that as long as those British are people who understand military affairs, they will definitely be able to see it, and when the time comes, they will definitely find a way to land to seize the fort...... Young Master Liang stood on top of the concrete roof of the fort, looking at the rippling sea to the south, and let out a cruel laugh like a night owl, startling several seabirds to burrow into the clouds in the sky to avoid the terrible aura.

(To be continued)