However, Luo Yang really didn't expect that the British's reaction would be so fast and so powerful.

A month after the declaration of war, the British vanguard troops set out to reach the sea of Guangzhou, and more than a dozen cruisers, transporting more than 5,000 troops, took the lead in entering the mouth of the Pearl River and launched an attack on the gateway battery of Guangzhou.

The Dajiao Shajiao Fort was a place where soldiers were stationed and guarded in the pre-Qing era, but unfortunately, the artillery was backward, the personnel training was insufficient, and in the battle against Britain and France, it failed repeatedly, becoming a laughing stock, and it also made the British army feel that as long as they attacked here, they would be able to win.

On the sea, there are wisps of smoke floating in the curling ground, the blue sea, under the sunshine, sparkling, broken gold, at noon, the British naval fleet has approached the mouth of the Pearl River,

"This is the best moment, we can use the angle of the sun to attack the Chinese batteries." British Rear Admiral Nelson confidently lowered his telescope, he wore a bright and dazzling British Royal Navy general's uniform, golden ribbons and medals, witnessing his glorious military career,

"Commander, are we sure?" As a deputy, Colonel Alger was obviously not so optimistic, and he looked at the Chinese batteries in the distance: "This is the era of the Chinese Heavenly Kingdom, which is very different from the former Qing Dynasty, and we must not be sloppy." ”

"Hehe, Mr. Colonel, your name means glorious and noble." Major General Nelson gently lit a cigar and took a big puff,

"Yes, you mean."

General Nelson raised his eyebrows: "In this war, we will certainly be able to carry forward the glorious traditions of the British Empire and maintain the nobility of Her Majesty." ”

They are British naval units stationed in India, after the sudden declaration of war in the Huaxia Heavenly Kingdom, they were urgently dispatched by the British government and sent here, they also have a lot of understanding of the military situation of the Huaxia Heavenly Kingdom, and there are indeed many officers and soldiers, and they are worried, so Colonel Alger did not dare to hold it up: "Yes, we are all willing, but who can guarantee the terrifying Chinese special forces, they are unexpected, in case of another attack......

"Okay, okay, we're already very familiar with their strategy, so, their special warfare technology has failed, if you don't believe it, they can try, and we promise to break them to pieces with our own bullets." Rear Admiral Nelson has asked officers and men to conduct many counter-attack combat drills on the fleet to prevent sneak attacks by small boats on the sea, to prevent sneak attacks by paratroopers, and so on.

The difference of opinion between the two commanders also represents the views of the British ** team with different personalities on the strength of Huaxia Tianshi, some are afraid, and some are contemptuous.

The British fleet, lined up, removed the main guns of the breech, the officers and men quickly entered the combat state, the shells and so on were transported to the right position, and as the fleet moved, the level of combat readiness continued to rise,

"Now it's a level of combat readiness." Major Arlin was in charge of the coordination of the fleet and the notification of orders, and his voice was hoarse because he was too nervous.

The wide Pearl River estuary, from the boundless ocean to the inner contraction, gradually from a large bay to a flare shape of the inland river outlet, now, on both sides of the flare mouth, **** forts are eyeing the tiger,

"Look, the Chinese cannon."

"Don't look at it, prepare now."

The British fleet continued to approach, and on the eve of the start of the battle, a dozen warships turned the ranks into two hypotenuse columns, and set the target on the Sand Point battery on the left bank, which was a clever move, and the British attacked one of them first,

Two medium battleships, the first battleship Birmingham is twenty-seven meters long, ten meters wide, and has a draft of more than three meters, the breech main gun is a triple 200 mm caliber cannon, the caliber is large, and the power of the shells is also great, around the main gun, there are two auxiliary turrets, each with three cannons, the caliber is 150 mm, at the front of the warship, close to the fence, there is also a turret, very small, but the cannon position protected by steel armor, a lone cannon, is indeed quite powerful solid cannon, Specialized in attacking enemy warships with solid shells in order to penetrate the enemy's hull, caliber 250 mm,

Battleships, as the name suggests, are on both sides of the battleship, lined with dense cannons, the most primitive battleships are on both sides of the ship, below the deck, above the waterline, each has a row of cannons, when fighting, not with breech guns, but with the hull sideways, bombarding the enemy with a row of guns,

The guns on both sides of the battleship Birmingham were equipped with a total of eighty, plus ten cannons in the breech, five cannons in the stern, and ninety-five cannons on one battleship, its power can be imagined.

The firepower of the second battleship, the King of Wales, is comparable to that of Birmingham, which is actually two sister ships, both with a displacement of more than 8,000 tons, and the power of their armor-piercing shells, once hit, can directly tear and sink a small cruiser,

Among the remaining thirteen warships, there are eight cruisers, five gunboats, and three cruisers are heavy types, second only to the battlefleet.

The morale of the British ** team is quite full, although many soldiers are afraid of the ** team in their inner world, but their desire to fight is very strong.

This is thanks to the arrogant robbery policy of the Chinese Heavenly Kingdom, which arrested all the British in China and confiscated their property, although the British did not have the opportunity to report to the country, but people from other countries always like to disclose such huge gossip to their own governments and to the media.

This measure makes Western European countries love and hate, love is that Britain is unlucky, historically British competitors are in a very happy mood, but the Chinese this practice, too unauthentic, suspected of fraud, and Britain is the same Western species, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Russia, etc., all feel that such a practice against ordinary people is very cruel,

The Great Powers appealed to the Huaxia Heavenly Kingdom to release all British subjects in China, but the Chinese government quibbled and exerted smile-faced diplomacy on the other hand, so that the righteous anger of the countries was soon unable to be exerted.

All the battleships were tilted so that the guns on the right were aimed at the Sand Point battery, and once again the British officers and men made a careful observation, and then, aiming,

Boom Boom Boom,

The rows of battleships spit out thick gunsmoke and flickered firelight, and when the sun was shining, the firelight was very soft, but the cannon sound was very loud, and one after another the shells whistled and flew towards the Sand Corner Battery, and smashed viciously.

The explosion of the flowering shells made a shocking roar, and the violent explosion sounded that the British officers and soldiers on the battleship felt the horror, and the power of the armor-piercing shells was extremely huge.