“…… I really didn't expect that our strategy would make such a big mistake, this is really ......" In Major General Ford's cabin, the expression on Major General Ford's face showed a hint of understanding, but more of it was chagrin. "If we had asked you earlier, I believe we wouldn't have had to suffer such a loss, which is a completely unnecessary loss."

"Honorable General, you don't have to be like this, I came to this conclusion just now, when I was discussing this war with His Excellency the Ambassador, and I was greatly inspired by the thought-provoking words of His Excellency the Ambassador." Liang Sanhuai greeted Macartney, who was sitting on the side.

Macartney opened his mouth, but didn't say anything, the smile on his face still seemed quite calm, for Liang Sanhuai's thoughts, Macartney felt that the reason why he said this must be to be able to brag about himself in front of others without a trace, of course, he will definitely need to reciprocate.

"This is a wise man, with a shrewd mind, and I don't know if he is willing to obtain the citizenship of the British Empire, in that case, I can only recruit a person for the Empire who has a deep understanding of the Eastern Empire, and can have a clearer and more accurate judgment of the British Empire's policy towards the East in the future." Macartney's fingers tapped lightly on the arm of his chair, and the thought came to him that perhaps he should really think about it.

"The ingenuity of the two is indeed of considerable help to the contemptible people, and today's defeat is really a disgrace to our Royal Navy of the British Empire, and it is also caused by my being too careless......" Rear Admiral Ford patted his thigh with some annoyance, the bitterness and exhaustion on his face were very clear, at this time, in front of these two smart people, he didn't need to hide anything, there was no need for that.

"It is we, honorable generals, that this war was agreed upon and proposed by us, so the responsibility should be borne by us jointly, and I will personally explain this to His Majesty the King and the Parliament when I return home, but now is not the time to hold accountable, but to reconfirm the direction of our war...... My dear Liang has given me a good piece of advice, and I think you will be very interested. ”

Macartney leaned forward a little bit, and said with a very eager expression: "There is a passage that is quite important for this huge empire, it can be said to be the lifeblood of this empire, if we can occupy it, then, we can be equivalent to choking the throat of this huge empire, or putting a sharp dagger on the carotid artery of this empire......"

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"General, Your Excellency, the fleet of the Qing people has been dispatched!" Just when Macartney and others were excitedly whispering about this new strategy, a sudden news made Major General Ford stand up subconsciously. "How many people came?"

"There were probably nearly 10,000 people, hundreds of warships, or rather hundreds of sampan gunboats, and I really don't know the type of boats. It was the kind of pennant of the Qing Dynasty. The officer replied loudly.

"Okay, let's get here first, we'll discuss it later, and now, I need to take a look at when those Qing navies will dare to compete with the warships of our British Empire at sea." Rear Admiral Ford snorted coldly, picked up his military cap and put it on, and hurried towards the deck.

And Liang Sanhuai, at the invitation of Macartney, passed through the deck with the British ambassador and walked to the rear tower, which let Liang Sanhuai know that these British Yankees are becoming more and more wary of themselves and trusting them more and more, which is a good thing.

Moreover, the other party has gradually stepped into his own trap, it seems that what the young master said at the beginning is really right, and he really has the possibility of becoming a great spy who can go down in history. His heart was full of excitement and excitement, but Liang Sanhuai's face did not show it at all, at this time, his eyes also fell on the sea in the distance, and sure enough, the white sails were full of wind and were swarming towards this side.

At this time, Rear Admiral Ford, who was observing the enemy's situation, was full of contempt and contempt: "Without the slightest formation and discipline, such a navy, do they think that they can defeat the excellent Royal Navy of the British Empire with those small sampans?" ”

"Maybe it's our defeat just now that made these idiots think that we've lost the courage to fight." Staunton, who also rushed to the tail floor, pursed his lips with some excitement.

"Inform all the warships, immediately put up a battle formation, we want to let these damn Qing people know that we are the rulers of the sea." Rear Admiral Ford gave the order loudly, and soon the British fleet, which had lost a few battleships but still appeared to be quite large, gradually dispersed, and with the dense guns on their sides, it made a posture of preparing for battle towards the Qing warships that were rapidly approaching in the distance.

"My mother, I said Mr. Pu, these warships of theirs are too big, right?" After a vice admiral of the naval division saw the whole picture of those British battleships, he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva and whispered.

"Big, what are you afraid of, have you ever seen an elephant? That kind of guy is big enough, isn't it still an allusion to ants biting elephants to death? Pu Zhigao was a little weak to tell the truth, but when he heard the generals of his subordinates say this, it aroused his competitive spirit: "Don't forget, everyone, General Liang relied on thousands of people to beat and sink several of the opponent's big ships with a fort, and captured a lot, we have more than 10,000 soldiers and horses here, more than 100 warships, just with these 30 or so warships, let's take care of him with three or five ships, isn't it enough?" ”

Hearing Pu Zhigao's words, several sailor generals who came with him couldn't help nodding frequently, yes, the other party just let Liang Pengfei beat him up, and he must be demoralized, besides, the number of people and the number of warships on his side are several times that of the other party, do you have to hesitate to clean up a group of defeated soldiers?

"I'm right, brothers, those Yingyi are ahead, rush forward for this general, behead one Yingyi, reward five taels of silver, behead one Yingyi officer, reward twenty taels of silver, brothers, kill! ......" Pu Zhigao pulled out his waist knife and cheered loudly at his subordinates.

As soon as they heard the silver reward with white flowers, everyone was even more energetic, and rushed straight towards the British warship with a roar, and many sailors and soldiers had already taken off their shirts, waved the long knives in their hands and scolded loudly at Yingyi, who was still far away from Lixu, regardless of whether the other party could understand the broad and profound verbs and nouns that he greeted those guys' female relatives.

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"This fleet shouldn't be the subordinate of General Liang, right?" At this time, Major General Ford asked Liang Sanhuai beside him.

"Probably not, his sailors fight a lot like a group of pirates, but they definitely can't be so stupid." The corners of Liang Sanhuai's mouth showed a strange smile, it seems that this guy is running to grab credit, to be honest, Liang Sanhuai is happy to see these guys let the British teach a good lesson.

"It seems that you are right, originally I hoped that it was the general Liang who frustrated my fleet in Humen, and I really hoped that I could fight a fair battle with him, but now it seems that dealing with this group of miscellaneous fish is really ...... Tell the captains to attack freely and vent your anger. Rear Admiral Ford looked at the opponents who rushed over, and he really had no interest in commanding the fleet to deal with them, just like a saint warrior wearing a golden holy robe, and found that his opponent was actually a beggar wearing underwear, and he really had no energy.

However, the British naval officers and soldiers under Rear Admiral Ford had already accumulated too much unwillingness and anger in the battle of Humen Fort, and these Qing Navy divisions were definitely excellent targets for venting.

"Fire, for the king, for the British Empire!" The roar of the officers, accompanied by the roar of the cannons, and the dense flames that almost covered the eyes of Pu Zhigao and other Qing naval forces, gave Pu Zhigao and others an illusion, as if the gradually dimming sky had returned to the blazing sun at noon at this moment.

That night, only 43 ships of the Guangdong Naval Division had escaped from the mouth of the Pearl River back to the control of the Humen Fort, and Pu Zhigao was killed, one of the generals was killed, and many generals of the fifth rank and above were killed.

In the first battle off the coast of the Pearl River estuary, in a short period of half an hour, nearly one-third of the warships of the Guangdong Navy Division were sunk on the spot, and then more than 20 ships were lost in the pursuit battle. It can be said that the defeat is extremely fast, and the defeat is hearty!

And the British warships actually chased into the Pearl River waterway, if it wasn't for the Liang Pengfei division guarding the Humen Fort, under Liang Pengfei's order, they didn't dare to slack off, maybe they would really let the British's return rifle be a setback.

However, this battle alone has dealt a heavy blow to the self-confidence of these generals of the Guangdong Navy Division who originally wanted to take the opportunity to pick up the favorites, and after the Liangguang Wenwu who stayed in Humen Town and waited for Hou Jiayin saw the remnants of the defeated generals who were only defeated back to the Humen Navy Division's station, they finally understood that this fleet was definitely not something they could deal with.

And these people were not willing to stay in Humen, the enemy's front position, for even a pillar of incense, but after telling Liang Pengfei that he had to work hard and must defend the mouth of the Pearl River no matter what, these people rushed back to Guangzhou overnight.

The city of Guangzhou was once again closed, and thousands of soldiers were driven to patrol the city wall. At night that day, the Governor of Liangguang and the Governor of Liangguang rushed to the north again with 800 miles of urgency and help......

(To be continued)