Chapter 39 The Battle for the Defense of Taiwan

At dawn the next day, Sun Kaihua was still sitting in the middle of the fort in full gear, and in addition to the crowds of soldiers around the fort, there were also Taiwanese people who had come to help carry the shells and reporters from newspapers from various countries watching the battle.

The sea was calm. At this time, John hurriedly ran over from the port of Keelung. Sun Kaihua looked at him alertly.

"Master Sun." John shouted as he ran.

"What's the matter?" Sun Kaihua vaguely felt something.

"Mr. Toure sent me." John doesn't turn around either.

"Oh? I'm here for you to be a lobbyist. ”

"The strength of the two armies is clear at a glance, and Mr. Toure does not want to harm the people of the island. I hope Master Sun can ......"

"You want me to surrender? He was dreaming. Sun Kaihua said coldly.

"Master Sun."

"John, don't talk about it. We're friends, don't make me turn my face. Sun Kaihua took out a piece of paper from behind him, wrote a big word "war" on it with a pen, and then handed the paper to John. He said, "You go and give it to Toure, and say I'm waiting for him here." ”

John reluctantly took the paper and turned to leave.

After a while, the sea was stormy. More than a dozen French warships silently headed towards the fort. It was followed by four troop carriers.

The waves crashed against the shore with a rattling sound. There were Qing troops with loaded guns and ammunition in the Huwei Fort, and they were waiting for the battle, vigilantly watching the French ** ship. At this time, the French ship gradually approached the coast, closer, closer. Suddenly there was a roar, and then a string of shells spit out from the muzzles of the French ships, and the shells fell on the batteries and exploded, and several earthen batteries of the Qing army were blown up, and the soldiers guarding around the batteries were not spared.

The Qing soldiers immediately loaded their artillery and fired back, and some civilians also actively helped to transport the shells. Because he was afraid that the French warships would hit the ammunition boxes of the Qing army, Sun Kaihua set up the place where the ammunition was stored one kilometer away from the fort. However, Sun Kaihua had limited troops, and the local people spontaneously took responsibility for transporting artillery shells.

Sun Kaihua, who likes to drink in the war, held a wine bottle and patrolled the forts, giving orders from time to time: "Hurry, open the cannon." Hit the low again. You're fucking blind. ”

Bullets flew past Sun Kaihua's head and beside him. He didn't move, staring at the river. The soldiers nervously loaded their shells and returned fire.

At this time, the commander of the French Far East Army, Toure, was on the Grace, holding a telescope and looking at the Qing army's position. He saw Sun Kaihua and was shocked! Turning around, he asked, "Who is the man with the bottle?" ”

"Oh, he's General Sun Kaihua. I heard that it is the favorite general of Zuo Zongtang, commander-in-chief of the Qing Army! It is the defense commander of the island of Taiwan. I've heard that I like our red wine the most. One of the adjutants replied.

"He fights with a wine bottle, and he really has the style of Napoleon." Toure lowered the binoculars.

After a while, the troop transports were already approaching the shore, and Toure shouted: "Artillery cover, army landing." ”

Sun Kaihua saw it in his eyes, but he was helpless. Although the range of the battery was enough to sink the troop carrier, the powerful guns of the French ships made it impossible for the Qing troops on the battery to lift their heads, let alone aim and fire. I can only make a random call to the beach.

The French troop transports instantly arrived at the seashore, and the French troops poured in like a tide.

Sun Kaihua said to the soldiers next to him: "Look at this posture, there must be more than 2,000 people on the four ships." ”

"Your Excellency, this is not expected by you. The foreign devils are already at our ambush location today, so you can give the order. Keep them as a dinner for the fish and shrimp here. A pro-soldier said.

"Change your tactics, get closer, let's fight hand-to-hand. The French gunboats are more powerful than I thought, and our ambush is still within his range. As soon as the battalion opened fire, it became a target for the gunboats, and the brothers were notified to put down the robbery and raise the knife. Wait for Lao Tzu to give the order and rush out, and those who retreat will be killed! Sun Kaihua drank indiscriminately at the bottle.

"Wow."

Sun Kaihua held the wine bottle and stared at the soldier holding the French flag.

When there were still 50 meters left from the fort, Sun Kaihua threw away the wine bottle. He slowly pulled out the big knife from his waist and shouted at the Qing army: "Brothers, rush." ”

The brave Sun Kaihua rushed all the way and hit a bloody road. Running straight to the raised soldiers, Sun Kaihua raised his knife and fell, and the French soldiers fell to the ground one after another. The French saw that Sun Kaihua was brave and did not dare to fight hard. They dodged one after another, and at this time, two more teams of Qing troops appeared out of nowhere around the French army. The French army was encircled, and at this time, Sun Kaihua had already killed to the seaside. boarded the troop transport ship, and it turned out that the soldier holding the flag saw Sun Kaihua's bravery and fled on board.

Sun Kaihua quickly flashed his body, dodged the horizontal poke of the two French soldiers, and stabbed the soldier in the chest with a force, snatching the French flag. When several French soldiers saw that the national flag had been taken away, they ran to besiege it. Sun Kaihua held a flag in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, and killed several French soldiers one by one.

Sun Kaihua held the French flag and shouted: "Brothers, the French flag is already in my hands, and I will make great achievements here, rush!" ”

The French army saw that the national flag was captured, and the Qing army was brave. grabbed the ship and retreated, how could Sun Kaihua let them run away. An artillery team on the right side of the coast, which had been used as an ambush, had already sunk all the troop carriers docked on the shore.

By the time the gunboats at sea reacted and bombarded the ambush site of the artillery team, the artillery team had already withdrawn without a trace.

Sun Kaihua thought that when the French army saw the destruction of the ship, they had the courage to fight a decisive battle with him. Who knows, when the French army saw the destruction of the ships, they were like deflated balls one by one. Spread to the ground, the first man raised his weapon. He didn't know what to say, and then it spread like a plague, and all the French raised their hands. Surrendered!

Sun Kaihua laughed when he saw this, and shouted to his soldiers: "Bring the wine, this French is not very good at fighting, and the wine is still good." ”

Sun Kaihua blew on the wine bottle, and red wine, sweat, and blood mixed together and flowed from his neck into his clothes.