"Okay, now, watch our show, soldiers, fire, target, Qingguo's battery!" Lieutenant Colonel Lampard raised his powerful arm and pointed straight in the direction of Big Horn Mountain, and before he could speak, the cannon was already roaring, but to Lieutenant Colonel Lampard's strange point, his first mate had not had time to repeat his orders to the heralds and standard-bearers. Moreover, the sound of this cannon was not quite right, it seemed that the pounds exceeded the pounds of the guns of his own battleship, and it seemed that the sound of the cannon came from a distance behind his own rear.

Frank Lampard was a fine British Imperial naval officer, and his brain reacted almost instantaneously, and he turned his head suddenly, and the blue mountains and green waters of the river rocks in the distance were still there, but from the tree-lined hillside, the thick and rough pipe flames, under the scorching sun, still gave people a burning illusion. "My God......"

Dozens of eighteen-pounder shore guns, as well as the twenty-four-pounder fort guns, with their powerful roars, proclaimed to the British Navy soldiers that no one could ignore their presence.

"God, what the hell is going on, when did the battery appear in that place?" The cigarette in Rear Admiral Ford's hand fell to his feet, his pale blue eyes were round, his pupils were as narrow as a needle's eye, and the whistling twenty-four-pound and eighteen-pound chain ball cannonballs whistled strangely and heavily, like flying saucers in outer space, and then smashed the right side of the five three-masted battleships, the mast broke, the hull was smashed into a huge hollow, and the human body was like a rag doll torn apart by the titan giant, and the severed limbs and stumps threw out the blood that had not yet dried up with the smell of burning, flying in the air.

The continuous, heavy shelling caused the hulls of these British three-masted battleships to ripple and move sideways to the left.

Then there was a screeching cannonball, which fell diagonally from high above the sky and smashed into the battleship and the battleship, and this time Lampard's eyes were no longer on the pure brittle physical destructive force.

Clusters of fire erupted on the deck of the battleship, and the shrapnel of the crashing shrapnel screamed in all directions with the shock wave of explosives, crazy, and can only be described as crazy This round of violent shelling.

Smoke and fury gnawed at the five tall British three-masted battleships, their sturdy hulls had little defense against the heavy guns and the exploding shells, and they could only desperately allow the shells to tear their limbs apart.

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Seeing that he had smashed the opponent's mainmast with one shot, Brother Li Pao laughed arrogantly, and the members of the artillery crew rushed up quickly and did their respective work in an orderly manner, pouring cold water on the barrels, cleaning the barrels, preparing to fire powder packs, and preparing shells.

Soon, with the help of its two huge ships, the loaded twenty-four pounds were pushed out of the gun position again, and with Brother Li Pao's loud shouting, the members of the gun crew slowly but firmly completed the aim, and the moment the lead was ignited again, everyone opened their mouths and covered their ears with their hands.

After feeling the earth and the air shake, the fierce cannon fire pierced through the barriers of their palms and penetrated into their ears once more. The thick pipe flame scorched out, even igniting the circle of young green branches and leaves around the gun emplacement, which had been used for concealment.

These five British warships are like the mythical Cyclops throwing stones into the sea, and the swept water column is like a raging wave, as if it is about to swallow them completely.

Silence, silence and dead silence, the main force of the fleet, which had been full of relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, was now surrounded by a kind of anger and panic that had been fooled. They watched as enemy fire devoured their robes and their precious ships.

Little Staunton's excited roar also changed tone at this moment, and his little face, which was originally flushed with excitement, also turned pale in an instant. "Oh my God, that's a fortress cannon?! It's terrible, they actually have a fortress cannon? ”

"Hehe, little one, I didn't think you could recognize that kind of artillery, it's really not easy." Liang Sanhuai smiled and gently patted Xiao Si Dangdong's shoulder, and the smile on his face became more and more pleasant and kind, even with a trace of indescribable excitement.

"Teacher, this is terrible." Little Staunton shook his puffy blonde hair, looking a little frightened.

"Dear little Staunton, there's nothing to be afraid of, didn't you just say you wanted to see that kind of scene of a hundred shots? Now you see, moreover, the scene is even more grand and magnificent, this is war, little Staunton, remember, war is cruel, but it is also beautiful......" Liang Sanhuai took a deep breath of the salty sea breeze, as if the smoke blown by the sea breeze would penetrate his nose and soothe the soul in his heart that was a little excited because of the approaching battle.

"General, what now? They need support, and we in the British Empire need your help. Staunton pulled off his hat in horror and rubbed it in his hands, his voice could no longer deliberately maintain any magnetic surname and calmness, some were only hoarse, like a pig and sheep about to be slaughtered.

Major General Ford's face was as dark as the ghost of the night, his eyes almost spewed out the flames of the sea, and the remorse for his carelessness and contempt for his enemies and the anger of being deceived by his opponents were like sharp knives, stirring his heart fiercely.

"Your Excellency, I think we should do something." Macartney stomped the cigarette he had just lit under his feet and looked at the supreme commander of the fleet, Rear Admiral Ford, who was the ambassador of the British Empire and had full powers in diplomacy, but now, this was war, and it was not the right place for him, a good diplomat, to call the shots.

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Rear Admiral Ford was an excellent naval officer of the British Empire, and he was a real soldier, for the sake of the Empire, for the sake of the overall situation of the whole battle, he silently picked up a telescope and observed the newly discovered artillery position for nearly two minutes, but he made a decision that surprised everyone. "Tell Lieutenant Colonel Frank Lampard to retreat immediately, and Colonel Keane to immediately disengage from contact with him. We can't afford to fight so hard, we can't afford to lose like this. ”

"What?! Your Excellency, what are you trying to do? Staunton muttered disgruntled again, but Major General Ford ignored Staunton, but turned straight to Colonel Henry, who was standing beside him, and said, "Mr. Colonel, have you seen that battery?" They were so concealed that they must have been a permanent concealed battery, and their guns were all heavy guns, although they would bring us a lot of damage, but there was also a big drawback, that is, it was difficult to turn, and the twenty-four pounder guns could only rotate at a very small angle. This gives us a chance to defeat these cunning Qing [***] teams. ”

“…… So, I need you and your soldiers to help our navy. ”

"It's my honor to fight alongside the Navy, General, rest assured, my soldiers won't let you down." After saluting Major General Ford with a standard military salute, Henry immediately turned and left, gathering his men to prepare for the landing.

Rear Admiral Ford's order soon reached the ears of the two detachment commanders through the flag, and Keane looked at the Fortt of Cape Mountain for a long time with resentment, and then gave the order to retreat with difficulty at the urging of his first mate. However, the completely incapacitated Lille and most of the crew were killed, and the Thurso was left alone and helplessly within range of the Grande Hill battery.

And after the extended fire of the Forts of Big Horn Hill once again ravaged the poor sails and stern of the detachment, they stopped, and did not intend to completely destroy the Thurso and Lille, and it seemed that these damned Qing people were actually thinking of capturing the British Empire warships.

Colonel Keane hesitated for a long time, and finally did not give the order to destroy the two warships, because he always believed that the outcome of this battle would end in the victory of the British Empire, and when the time came, it was the right choice to tow the two warships back to the port for repair and restoration of combat effectiveness, after all, the British Empire was surrounded by strong enemies in the East, and it was necessary and necessary to preserve all the living forces on the side.

Unlike Colonel Keane's smooth retreat, Lampard's squadron was completely surrounded by the artillery of the opposing battery, and the important thing is that the damage of the opponent's new flowering shells to the battleships made Lampard's detachment almost swept away the sails and masts of the battleships after the first few rounds of shelling, except for the battleship Leeds at the rear of the fleet, the remaining four battleships were very difficult to move forward, not to mention the fact that they had to complete the turn in the midst of artillery fire and gunsmoke, which was really embarrassing.

Lieutenant Commander Lampard folded his hands and stood on the aft tower where several gaps had been smashed out of the ship's side, his eyes full of hatred as he gazed at the Sand Point Battery, which was still spewing flames and smoke. "Let the Leeds leave the battlefield immediately, and we will cover his retreat, and tell His Excellency the General that I will hold out with my men until the last moment. For the honor of the Navy of the British Empire, soldiers, fire on our enemies! Frank Lampard's roar was mixed with the roar of the artillery, and in an instant it was shaken and crushed by the rumbling cannon, making it look so pale and powerless......

(To be continued)