In the dead of night, the courtyard of the Yang family was silent.

Zao Wushuang in the backyard is extremely active at night, and cold-blooded animals like snakes like to be active at night. His four-meter-long stout body slid silently across the thick stone floor, then stuck to the high fence and walked out with ease.

Snakes are able to detect a very special type of "pheromone", a special chemical secreted by the exocrine glands of primates. The smell is extremely mild, but to the snakes, it looks like a visible stain of oil sprinkled on the ground, which can guide the search.

So, Zhao Wushuang followed the breath of "pheromones" left by Yang Ye, and quickly went to the Guangdong Navy Barracks on the streets in the middle of the night.

On the way to the camp of the water master, he also encountered a little hooligan who was violently assaulting a poor girl, as if he wanted to rape her. The girl cried out for help and resisted, but there was not even a ghost on the street late at night. Zhao Wushuang lazily swam over, and with a brush, the hooligan was firmly entangled, and then he heard a crackling sound, and the bones of the guy were broken.

So in the girl's frightened gaze, Zhao Wushuang, who thought he was the snake of justice who eliminated violence and peace, shamefully and arrogantly swam away......

This little episode didn't talk about him, and soon, Zhao Wushuang approached the military camp of the Guangdong Navy Division. After some distance away, he felt a thin murderous aura, looked up with that special snake eye, and saw a very faint blood red rising from the barracks, but only rushed up about a few feet before it dissipated.

"Alas, when I was a human before, I heard that wherever the barracks were, they were full of blood. Within ten miles, the ghosts and gods retreated, and the ghosts did not dare to approach. But when I looked at it with my special snake eyes, I could only find a few faint blood lights, mixed with an extremely strong lazy aura. Such a soldier still fights a chicken feather battle? Zhao Wushuang secretly complained in his heart that he had not really entered the barracks, and he was very disappointed in the quality of the Qing Dynasty officers and soldiers in this era. While clinging to the ground, I carefully felt Yang Ye's "pheromones" in the wild grass heading towards the barracks......

In the Guangdong Navy Barracks, in a certain large camp, the firelight is flickering, the wine and delicacies, and the charming dancers are dancing. But Yang Ye was arguing fiercely with people at this time.

"You say that those devils are barbarians, and I can destroy them with a wave of my hand to the kingdom. But have you ever been to see the ship's naval vessels in the area? Xiyi was proficient in Gewu, the ships were strong and the guns were sharp, and the speed and weapons of each warship were higher than those of the imperial sailors. If you are careless and deal with ......"

A discordant voice suddenly sounded, interrupting Yang Ye's words in a rough voice: "What can you do if you don't deal with it carefully?" I said Yang family boy, you Han people just don't plant! And you dare to point fingers here with a little pipe belt? I am in the Qing Dynasty, and I am afraid of some Western ghosts. Wait, when the battle really begins, those Xiyi ghosts will immediately admit defeat. ”

At this moment, Zhao Wushuang had already glided silently to the rear of the camp, opening his mouth and touching the thick canvas of the camp tent with his fangs to a hole. He peeked in from here (author's note: Originally, snakes don't see things with their eyes, but Zao Woushuang is a different snake, and the situation is different).

I saw that the vast number of sailors wearing different official uniforms gathered together to drink and have fun. On a tall chair in the center sat a middle-aged military attache with a dark and gloomy face, who seemed to be in charge of the Guangdong Navy Barracks. Only Yang Ye was kneeling on the ground, talking about something.

Zhao Wushuang is a historical novice, and he can't distinguish all kinds of Qing Dynasty sailor official ranks, I don't know what level of official position Yang Ye's so-called "pipe belt" is, but judging from the contemptuous words of the muscular man who is scolding him, it is definitely not high.

"Day dog! I was upset when I saw these pigtail braids, when I was brilliant in China, why did I let these barbarians occupy it? I really want to rush in and bite them all to death! Zhao Wushuang was very unhappy in his heart. As the saying goes, "Wear clear and don't rebel, chrysanthemum set electric drill"! Zhao Wushuang, who was a little angry in his previous life, naturally had no good impression of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, who was mainly responsible for the humiliation of China.

Yang Ye wanted to plead again, but the senior official sitting on the main seat waved his hand, and some guards immediately set him up and sent him directly out of the tent.

He stood outside the camp tent, watching the military discipline lazy, and everywhere there were sailor soldiers who were looking for pleasure, drinking and eating meat; Looking at the senior military attache in the camp tent, he couldn't help but sigh in various ways: "Such military discipline, such a light enemy, a battle with Xiyi, alas, ......"

Zhao Wushuang lurked in the grass behind him and looked at him, thinking that this kid looked unreliable on weekdays, but he didn't expect that he was still a hot-blooded young man. It's just that we shouldn't serve the Manchus, we Han people should serve our own forces. Although there is no further idea for the time being, in fact, the initial idea of overthrowing the Qing court has been vaguely rooted in Zhao Wushuang's subconscious!!

On June 28, 1840, the follow-up troops of the British invasion army arrived at the sea of Guangzhou, and the first batch of British troops invaded China. A total of 16 naval warships, 4 East India Company armed steamers, 4,000 ground troops, and a total of about 7,000 land and sea.

War, on the verge of breaking out!

On June 29, the Guangdong Navy Division officially declared war on British ships.

This time, the Guangdong Navy Division sent a total of 60 warships, 32 escort and logistics ships, and many requisitioned Minfu fishing boats. The total number of people is nearly 10,000. In terms of numbers, it seems to be dominant.

And Zhao Wushuang hid in the warehouse under the deck of the mighty ship where Yang Ye served as the pipe band, and also followed the 80 sailors on the ship to the battlefield. The Cantonese sailors of the Qing court sailed out of the port of Guangzhou and headed for the British fleet blocking the river in the distance.

This was the real first large-scale battle between the trite Manchu dynasty and the Western world, and the result is known to all......

If you look down from the sky at this time. It is clear that the forces and fleets of both sides are on the side.

The Guangdong Navy Division looked mighty, but it looked dilapidated, and the officers and men did not have any spirit at all. It may even be that they have been slacking off for too long, and some sailors and soldiers actually vomited in the wind and waves! It's so ironic. There are still cracks and holes in the decks of many wooden battleships, and the driving force is only in the initial stage of the wooden "sail age", and the oars and sails still coexist, swaying in the wind and waves like a drunken glance. It is no wonder that later generations were evaluated as: "Huge and bulky, like a pile of wood, it looks like a trance in the calm and calm." ”

The Guangdong Navy Meter Boat that participated in the war this time was the largest warship in the entire Qing Dynasty Naval Army! But the tonnage is less than 250 tons, the number of guns on board is not more than 20, and the number of talents on board is more than 100.

On the other hand, the British fleet that blockaded the sea, although few in number, was strong in ships and guns.

At that time, the British Navy battleships were divided into six classes, of which the first class was the highest, and the number of guns on board exceeded 100!! Although the three main warships of this invasion of China, "Willisley", "Melweyley" and "Berranham", were only third-class battleships of the British Navy. But the tonnage of each ship is more than 2,000 tons, which is 8 times that of the Mi ship. The hull was 100 meters long and carried more than 500 British soldiers......

Even the small and medium-sized warships of the British fleet were equipped with 40 guns. More than the strongest capital ship of the Guangdong Naval Division.

This is still a hairy hair!!

If Zhao Wushuang could have a little bit of historical knowledge at this time, I am afraid that he would not have lurked on Yang Ye's battleship without hesitation. After all, even if he is a strange snake, it is only four meters long at this time, and it will spray strong venom. In such large-scale naval battles, little can be done.

But now that it has come, what kind of things will happen that are different from history?