Chapter 318: War in the South
Liu Jun didn't want to open fire on the Fujian sailors.
The Fujian Navy Division was almost wiped out more than ten years ago, and although it has undergone a certain amount of development in the past ten years, its strength has not recovered to before 1885. The largest tonnage of the current Fujian Navy Division is less than 2,000 tons. Liu Jun couldn't get his hands on it.
However, looking at the Fujian sailors who were approaching step by step, Liu Jun also knew that the Fujian sailors were no longer friendly with him, but the sailors managed by the imperial court.
"Commander, they refuse to carry out orders." In less than ten minutes, Li He, who went to deliver the order, walked in again and told Liu Jun the latest news.
There is a way in heaven that you don't take, and you fly to find death. Hearing Li He's report, Liu Jun, who didn't want to be angry, suddenly clenched his hands into fists.
The Harbour Master is now in danger, and this Fujian Navy Master has come out like this, which shows that the Harbour Master Bureau is in danger.
It doesn't matter if the Fujian Navy Division is gone, this can be rebuilt in the future, but if the Shipyard and the shipyard are gone, or even the No. 2 dock is gone, then everything is nonsense.
Fujian Navy Division and Ship Administration, Liu Jun finally chose the latter.
"Li He, sink the flagship of the Fujian Navy Division for me, and set an example for other warships, if you are still obsessed, sink it directly." Faintly, Liu Jun pointed to the flagship of the Fujian Navy Division that was driving in the middle.
"Understood." Li He nodded, and began to turn his head to convey the order.
The order was quickly conveyed, and after a while, the 320-mm main gun on the Hashidate began to rotate slowly, and at the same time, the Ruojing and the Yinmori, which were not far away, also began to slowly rotate the 210-mm twin four-gun guns.
"30 yards from the Fujian Marines." On the lookout, the sailors quickly reported the distance between the two sides.
Thirty yards, this distance, is the best range of the main gun of the Hashidate, and it is also the distance at which the Kanmori and Wakashine are most likely to hit the target.
"Open fire."
Rumble...... As soon as the main gun on the Bangqiao Takashi retracted violently, an orange-red flame suddenly appeared, and after the flames, a huge white mist suddenly erupted from the barrel.
Less than ten seconds later, there was another earth-shattering explosion. Liu Jun, who was standing on the bridge, saw that in front of the Fujian sailors in the distance, a column of water as high as more than ten meters high appeared, and he knew that this was caused by the shells falling into the sea.
"Fix the shot." Seeing that he did not concentrate on the target, Li He frowned and ordered to adjust the distance again.
Boom. A minute later, the Hashidate roared again.
There was an earth-shattering explosion, and then there was billowing smoke in the distance, Liu Jun looked at this scene, and hurriedly raised the telescope, he found that the flagship of the Fujian Navy Division was now billowing smoke, and it was obvious that the shelling just now hit the tail of the laughing warship.
The roar of the huge cannon immediately spread through the air, even reaching the No. 2 dock a few kilometers away.
"What's going on, what's going on?" When Pei Yinsen heard such a big movement, he thought that the fort had launched an attack on the second pier, so he woke up from his sleep all of a sudden, ran out of the second pier, and came to Xiao Tian and asked in surprise.
"My lord, it seems to have come from the open sea?" Xiao Tian didn't know what was going on, he just listened to the direction, not the direction of the fort, but outside the military port.
Coast? Pei Yinsen frowned, although the relationship between the imperial court and the countries is not good, but it is also peaceful, and now there is an earth-shattering thunder outside, which is obviously the chain fleet fighting.
Recalling the situation when all the Fujian sailors were dispatched not long ago, Pei Yinsen's always gloomy face suddenly showed a smile, and he knew that Liu Jun was coming.
"Quick, send someone immediately, no matter what, you must go out and tell the marshal, be careful of the battery, be careful of the battery." Incoherently, Pei Yinsen pulled Xiao Tian, he knew that the Fujian sailors were easy to deal with, but the fort was not so easy to deal with.
The current fort is not the original breech gun, but the 200 mm and 150 mm breech guns purchased from Germany and Britain after Zhang Zhidong was of course the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, although this kind of artillery is far less than the forts in Lushun and Weihai, but it is also very powerful, and he does not want the Beiyang naval division to suffer here.
It was not easy to get out, the Qing army surrounded the place, Xiao Tian sent people four times, but they did not rush out once, but were killed outside.
In the face of all this, Pei Yinsen looked down depressed, now, everything, can only depend on whether the Beiyang Navy Master himself can see the current situation in Fuzhou.
In the open sea, the fierce naval battle was coming to an end, and the Fujian Naval Division, which had boasted of its might and might not refuse the kind words and persuasion of the Beiyang Naval Division half an hour earlier, did not have the courage to confront the Beiyang Naval Division, which was not at all contrasting, after the flagship and two unprotected cruisers were sunk.
Under the leadership of a vice-admiral, the remaining three warships hoisted the white flag in a short time, and put their guns on their guns to express their sincere submission.
When he saw it, he accepted it, Liu Jun didn't think about crippling and sinking the Fujian Naval Division, so as soon as he saw the remaining warships surrender, Liu Jun asked Li He to stop the shelling, and then led the fleet to start sailing towards Luoxing Tower.
Five kilometers outside the Luo Xing Tower, on the endless sea, three armored cruisers were slowly on the sea, but not far away, the Flying Eagle torpedo cruiser was sailing towards Luo Xing Tower like an arrow.
"Head, I don't understand, why didn't you directly order the fleet to enter the Fujian military port, but let the Flying Eagle explore the way." Look at the torpedo cruiser USS Flying Eagle, which has faded away. Zhong Lin scratched his scalp and didn't understand the reason.
Liu Jun glanced at Zhong Lin, and he really wanted to kick this bastard to death.
This is a very straightforward thing, the Fujian Navy has always been managed by the Harbour Bureau, and the relationship between the Harbour Master and himself is extraordinary, and now the Fujian Navy is an enemy of himself, which proves that the Fujian Navy is controlled.
If the navy is controlled, the artillery batteries on land cannot be controlled by the troops of the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang.
If the Flying Eagle enters the military port without incident, then everything is easy to say, but once it is attacked, with the speed of the Flying Eagle, it will not be able to withstand the fire of the battery, but it is very easy to retreat.
Zheng Yiqian, who was next to her, knew Liu Jun's intentions, smiled slightly, and Zheng Yiqian walked over: "The Fujian sailors have all fired at us, can you guarantee that the fort will not fire at us." ”
In a word, seeing that he didn't have a woman who thought through it, Zhong Lin closed his mouth and didn't speak, but ran to the mast of the Qiaoli to observe in person.
Standing tall can see far away, and from above, the Fuzhou Fort in the distance is faintly visible.
Through the binoculars, Zhong Lin clearly saw that the Flying Eagle had approached the firing distance of the fort.
I look overhearted. Zhong Lin looked at the Flying Eagle that was slowly entering the military port, and there was no abnormality in the Fuzhou Fort, and he was a little suspicious.
rumble
Before he could react, Zhong Lin clearly saw that the guns in Fuzhou were bursting into the sky, and the shells that were sprayed were smashing into the Flying Eagle.
"Head, the Qing army in the fort is attacking the Flying Eagle." Zhong Lin finally reacted and began to tear open his throat and shout loudly.
Needless to say, Liu Jun has already heard it.
A deafening voice in the distance had already told Liu Jun that the Fuzhou battery was attacking the torpedo cruiser Flying Eagle.
"Order, all ships form a battle formation, immediately go to Luoxing Tower, and level the Fuzhou Fort for me."
Beijing City, Chuxiu Palace, since receiving a telegram from the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang a day ago that the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau had been closed, Cixi's gloomy face finally showed a smile, and she finally thought that she had regained face.
She was in a good mood, and today she rarely put down the government affairs in her hand, and together with Guangxu, she was taking a leisurely walk in the imperial garden, while Li Lianying followed cautiously behind, for fear of disturbing the two of them.
Li Lianying is unwilling to disturb, it doesn't mean that someone won't.
Cixi hadn't finished her relationship with Guangxu yet, and when he was far away, he saw Zhang Zhidong running over in a panic.
"Galeries Lafayette. Something went wrong. There was no usual etiquette, and Zhang Zhidong shouted loudly when he came in.
What is worth all the fuss about. Cixi frowned, but after looking at Zhang Zhidong, who was already gray, she also temporarily endured the mood of scolding Zhang Zhidong and walked to the pavilion and sat down, picked up the tea on it, and then signaled Zhang Zhidong to talk about the big things in his mouth
"Liu Jun led the warships of the Beiyang Naval Division, completely annihilated the Fujian Naval Division, and is now attacking the Fuzhou Fort."
When there was a sound, the teacup in Cixi's hand suddenly fell to the ground in fright and shattered.