In fact, the battleship "Zhoufang" was not the only battleship that was suddenly attacked, and the battleship "Iwami" was also attacked in much the same way, and was instantly shrouded in flames and smoke.

The Chinese again began firing at the Tsukimoto fleet from the shore, and Mitsuyoshi Tsuchiya noticed that the strange weapons that the Chinese had shot from the woods on the shore with white smoke looked like rockets. After these rockets hit the warship, they will explode violently, producing huge flames and causing great damage to the personnel on the ship's surface, but it seems that the damage to the warship itself is not great.

Soon, the main guns of the "Iwami" began to fire fiercely at a forest on the shore, and one after another heavy shells fell in the woods, bursting into flames, and many trees in the woods were blown to pieces, and the branches and wood chips with fire scattered in all directions, as if it had rained fire, and the grove soon became a sea of fire.

Despite this, the Chinese rockets continued to fire from all directions, and the larger battleships were still the first targets, and some smaller ships were also hit, although these rockets did not cause much damage to the ships themselves, but caused great casualties to the personnel on the ship.

And to Tsuchiya's surprise, the launch position of these rockets could not be determined at all, and it seemed that rockets would be fired from every corner of the shore, and after feeling the threat of this new weapon, Tsuchiya Mitsuyoshi also had a new understanding of the strength of the Naka[***] team, and he stopped Mitsutomi Kamio's move to order the army to re-land and retake the Irtis Mountain Battery, and instead ordered the fleet to retreat to the open sea.

When Yang Shuoming entered Qingdao City, it was already close to evening.

After getting the news of the liberation of Qingdao, everyone was excited, but Yang Shuoming was not as happy as everyone imagined, and the first place he went to after entering the city was the Bismarck Mountain Fort.

When Yang Shuoming, Fu Xiao'an, and Zhang Xiaozhun came to the Bismarck Mountain Fort, Fu Xiao'an and Zhang Xiaozhun couldn't help but be surprised when they looked at the mountains of mutilated corpses of the soldiers.

"How did it happen like this?" Zhang Xiaozhun asked in surprise.

"It was shot with a shotgun." Yang Shuoming used his "supercomputer eye" to scan the corpse of the soldier of the Yue Army, smiled slightly, and said.

"Shotguns?" Zhang Xiaozhun's gaze fell on a special forces member who was dressed in ordinary people's clothes but carried a short, thick spear on his shoulder.

"Yes, the kind he carried." Yang Shuoming nodded, "Within a combat distance of about twenty meters, anyone who is hit by a steel ball shot by a shotgun will basically be torn apart. ”

"Don't tell me you designed this gun." Fu Xiaoan looked at Yang Shuoming and said.

"Of course I designed it." Yang Shuoming smiled, and his eyes fell on the members of the Fu Family People's League who came from their hometown in Huaixi to help the war who were talking cordially with the regular army and the Shandong People's League.

After learning that the family branch of Jiangxi raised the strength of the whole clan to go north to Shandong to resist the war, the Huaixi family, where the Fu clan lived the most, also organized a militia to follow Yang Shuoming's Jiangxi army to participate in the battle.

Despite the many casualties, the high will of these improvised militias to fight was not affected in the slightest. Let Yang Shuoming fully understand the meaning of "popular support".

When the patriotism, self-confidence and courage of the Chinese people are truly aroused, the power that bursts out is absolutely not to be underestimated.

"What else is there about you Yang Hanzhi that hasn't been revealed yet?" Zhang Xiaozhun looked at the pit bullet marks on the battery of a German cannon that were shot by the steel balls fired by the shotgun, and asked again.

"Of course, there are good things for me." Yang Shuoming came to the side of the cannon, touched the cannon body, and somehow a cold smile appeared on his face, "It's just that these things are a little lacking in morality, and I haven't thought about whether to use them yet." ”

"After defeating Qingdao, we must still be able to defend it," Fu Xiaoan did not notice what Yang Shuoming meant by the latter sentence, but turned his attention to the basically well-preserved German artillery on the fort, "Only by holding Qingdao can I retreat in the face of difficulties and return to the negotiating table." ”

"We're playing well here, but the situation in Mukden isn't good." Zhang Xiaozhun said, "The army is said to have advanced to Chengde, and Cai Songpo and Zhang Jingyu are afraid that they will not be able to withstand it." ”

"Looking at this posture, I really want to defeat Yanjing." Fu Xiaoan said with some concern.

"For myself, the most convenient way to fight Yanjing is to land in Tianjin." Zhang Xiaozhun said, "Although they suffered a big loss in Caofeidian last time, our naval strength is still too far behind them, and the fort at Dagukou was also destroyed by them, so it stands to reason that they can't stop them from landing." ”

"The reason why they didn't choose Tianjin was because Tianjin was the sphere of influence of Western countries, and they were afraid of causing interference from foreign powers." Fu Xiaoan said, with an unconcealable bitterness in his words, "You know what? I heard that the U.S. Navy also sent warships to Caofeidian to inspect the achievements of our Chinese Navy. ”

"They don't really believe that our Chinese Navy can sink this battleship." Yang Shuoming sneered.

"It's also good to let them see." Zhang Xiaozhun said, "In the jungle era, the strong are respected, and the Americans will consider helping us when they see that we beat him so badly." ”

"It's time to end this war." Yang Shuoming said softly thoughtfully. Although he didn't speak loudly, it still made Fu Xiaoan and Zhang Xiaozhun hear it clearly.

"Do you have a way to drive the Yue army out of Mukden?" Zhang Xiaozhun asked with some hesitation.

After listening to Zhang Xiaozhun's question, Yang Shuoming's eyes flashed a hesitant look for the first time, he thought about it, nodded anyway, and gave an affirmative expression.

Tianjin, Caofeidian, Cao Fei Niangniang Temple.

"I heard that this is a beautiful and kind goddess who often protects people who pass through this area." A U.S. [***] officer said to Rear Admiral Glennon, who had come to Caofeidian on the cruiser "Brooklyn" for an "inspection," "The locals say that it was her misdeeds here that angered her, and she let the warship sink here." ”

"Oh? What did she do to make her angry? Major General Glennon asked with interest.

"I have raped women taken from the area here, killed them in the temple and tried to rescue the Chinese." Pointing to the bullet marks on the wall and the blood stains that had not been completely removed, the American officer said, "They use this method to intimidate the locals and prevent them from resisting." ”

"Damn it! They are simply a bunch of beasts! Major General Glennon cursed angrily, and his eyes swept around the hall to see several thin black men in strange robes wiping down tables and chairs, and from time to time they cast wary glances at the Americans. Perhaps sensing what the Americans were talking about, the old people remembered their own atrocities, and their eyes flashed with great resentment.

"Aren't you going to give this goddess some gifts according to the custom of the Chinese? Checkmate? The American [***] officer, sensing the anger of the Chinese, suggested to Major General Glennon.

Major General Glennon readily agreed, he nodded, turned to the old men, took out a few silver dollars, and placed them on the table, he noticed the old men's somewhat surprised eyes, did not speak, but showed a friendly smile, and then left silently.

Leaving the temple, Rear Admiral Glennon walked along the beach, and when he saw the wreckage of the battleship in the distance again, his eyes still shining with doubt.

"The Chinese are a brave and incredible people." Major General Glennon said with emotion, "They knew that this was a doomed war, but they still persisted in fighting the enemy unyieldingly, and won such a victory." I dare to say that it is not easy for even a powerful US Navy to inflict such a blow on the enemy. ”

"That's not bad at all." The American [***] official standing beside him said, "Although the Chinese often give people the impression of being cowardly and cowardly, the most extraordinary and admirable point of the Chinese is that they can face it calmly like a philosopher when their lives and property are threatened, they can watch the enemy take away their food, clothing and everything, watch their homes burned, watch their wives and children be raped and killed, but they can still look at the enemy with a smile, even if the price paid will be greater. But in their hearts, the next round of resistance against the enemy must be brewing. ”

"This is the spiritual existence of a nation that will not perish." Major General Glennon nodded.

"I have always believed that all the decisions made by the US political axe in dealing with this war of aggression launched against China are all wrong." The U.S. [***] official said, "We should not watch Ben annex China. This is not in the interests of the United States. ”

"Then do you mean that the United States wants the United States to go to war with Yuben for the sake of China?" Major General Glennon asked, turning his head.

"We don't necessarily have to go to war with Yuben, but we can take the method of covertly supporting China to prevent Yuben from monopolizing China." The beauty [***] officer replied.

(To be continued)