In the face of the crisis of the British invasion, the biggest hidden danger is Guangzhou, Shanghai, Tianjin, these three places, either the economic center, or the gateway of the political center, Shanghai has a special value of more special arsenals, all of which need to be considered by Luoyang for defense.

The best way, of course, is to keep the enemy out of the country, so that the enemy does not come to harm the people of your country, and when there is really no way, the armed forces are invincible, and they have to resort to guerrilla tactics.

Comprehensive defense is unrealistic, so Luo Yang focused on three aspects, on these three points, there are heavy troops gathered, there are a large number of heavy artillery, forming the combat scale of the three group armies, and the rest of the places are basically open, only part of the army, a large number of militia,

I have to talk about these militiamen, including the militia who helped in the battle near the Dajiao Fort in Shajiao, although they could not help in the artillery battle, but they took the initiative to send them to the army, and they also gave the army a message, although they did not do much, but it was very heartwarming and greatly improved the fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers.

Now, there are thousands of militiamen, after hearing the sound of artillery, they are lurking, waiting for an opportunity, to fight,

Of course, part of Qiu Yuancai's army also swam nearby, heard the artillery battle, and also came, just to ensure safety, it was very hidden, and the militia personnel almost volunteered to come, if the British army dared to land, it would face the terrible people's war.

The members of the militia are very complicated, and even many Cantonese people are still anti-Luoyang government, because they are involved in the underworld issue, and many militias are the original landlord regiment training, and the Taiping army has many death-to-death battles, but the invading army that encourages foreign interference, everyone is still united,

The militiamen cheered loudly, "Good, good, well fought, well fought." ”

The militiamen saw the results of the battle, and these would-be warriors, lurking in the turquoise fields and bushes, really opened their eyes,

The shells of the squadron, continuous bombardment, knocked the first British cruiser into smoke, the fire was blazing, and many British soldiers were burned to the point that they had no choice but to throw themselves into the sea and escape.

After being hit by five shells in a row, the first cruiser was successfully pierced and began to enter a large number of water, and four explosive shells caused the ship to catch fire, and the squadron adopted the tactics instructed by Luo Yang, a war of annihilation, not a war of attrition, so, concentrate on hitting the first ship until it really took fourteen shells, and it could no longer move,

Of course, the British ** ship did not eat, and immediately fought back fiercely, but they found that the enemy's direction was very strange, and it was hit in several places, as if it was a target in several places, which was equivalent to no target, and the British army was flustered and did not know where to hit.

After the confusion, the British army began to fight back, but unfortunately, the Chinese artillery was so well concealed, there was a thick fortress on top of it, if it were not for the flickering fire and smoke of the gun, the British would not have been able to find the target,

With great effort, the British began to retaliate, several warships bombarded fiercely, and seeing a large number of shells on the heads of the Chinese, the British temperament was much better: "Hello, despicable Chinese, are you comfortable." ”

Of course, the Chinese are uncomfortable, scolding, and I don't know if the women in their families and ancestors will sneeze when they are visited by a foreign man thousands of miles away, and there is smoke everywhere, who can be comfortable, but the truth of the excitement of the British does not exist at all, they think that as long as they bombard for a while, they can bombard China's secret fortresses, but after bombarding for a while, seeing that their first warship has been completely scrapped, the officers and men can only abandon the ship and escape, and their hearts are very unpleasant,

The shells exploded above the head of the middle **, and there were also armor-piercing shells whistling and flying deep into the muddy ground, but there was no substantial threat to the middle **,

One of the most dangerous flowering shells exploded in front of the barrel mouth of a secret battery, and the thick smoke rolled up recently, making everyone cough for a while, and it was also very thrilling,

That is, the British bombarded for twenty minutes without any effect,

The medium ** was ready, after a little observation, attacked again, this time, aimed at the second cruiser, and more than a dozen cannons bombarded it together, quickly blasting it into a large fireball,

And then, the third, the fourth,

After forty minutes of fierce fighting, the British cruiser, which was in charge of reconnaissance effect, was sunk two, one was heavily damaged, and one was damaged, and was forced to flee back in disarray.

While the reconnaissance detachment was fighting, Vice Admiral Barry was observing that the construction of the Chinese fortress was so unexpected and very closed that the shells of the British fleet were almost ineffective.

"No wonder Major General Nelson suffers." 、

In fact, only after the destruction of the battery did the Chinese come up with this plan, anyway, the confrontation of the battery, the squadron ** will not succeed, simply, come on a small scale,

Although there were a lot of cannons on the several British cruisers that were reconnoitred, basically a warship was a battery with more than fifty cannons, but the squadron was cowering in the fortress and could beat the British, but the British were in a hurry but couldn't beat them, so the British were angry.

With a certain loss, Lieutenant General Barry really tested and witnessed the power of the squadron, so he sighed with emotion: "This is a very smart and capable guy can do it, the enemy's battery is actually in the flat ground, and it is so hidden and protected so well." ”

How to crack the Chinese ** battery became a big problem discussed by the officers of the Barry fleet, and many suggested that army officers and soldiers should be sent up to blow up the Chinese batteries with explosives, otherwise, the British army would never be able to win,

Lieutenant General Barry had already lost confidence in victory, and even if he did, he would have to pay a heavy price in the face of a cunning enemy, so he reluctantly sent an army battalion, more than a thousand people, ready to land,

The British ** team first pressed the firepower of the entire fleet, and bombed the vicinity of the fort that appeared before the ** squadron into a sea of fire, and then, the gunboats covered the merchant ships and sent a Malacca mountain combat battalion to the shore.

The well-trained mountain battalion immediately galloped towards the target, and at this time, the British fleet abandoned the bombardment so as not to be accidentally injured,

The squadron was smoking dry smoke in the battery, happily depicting the British ** ships they had sunk, and some people were also looking outside to observe, admiring the overwhelming shells of the British, and thought it was very interesting.

There is no reinforced concrete, but the semi-underground structure has thick compartments, so even if the British shells hit the head, they will not collapse, and this is built according to the calculation of bearing capacity,

"Soon, the British have landed." Someone shouted,

Everyone got nervous,

However, nervousness is nervousness, everyone actually doesn't need to do anything, and the rest of the things are what the army should do.

After the British army arrived, they advanced towards the position of the fort, searching, and were walking, when suddenly, gunfire rang out in the verdant land everywhere, and dense guns and bullets swept over, knocking down the vigilant British troops.

In the Shajiao Fort, there is an infantry regiment, strengthened, more than 2,000 people, and more than 4,000 militiamen who are still helping in the battle.

The British immediately returned fire, and a fierce battle ensued between the two armies,