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Looking at Lord Ryan, who was acting very hard, Niu Meng, chief of the General Staff of the Xinhua Army, shook his head speechlessly, this guy in front of him may be the people who were poisoned by feudal ideas as King Long Yufei said! Their minds are full of loyal and patriotic thoughts, but in fact, they have not thought about it, is the emperor they are loyal to the monarch of the Han people? Can it lead the entire Chinese nation to strength? Compared with the defeat of the Manchus by the British this time, many people's concepts have changed.

"Don't worry, Lord Lai, we won't kill you!" Lieutenant General Niu Meng said. Although he looked down on a guy like Lord Rain, who served the Qing court, the discipline of the Xinhua Army still had to be observed. The Xinhua Army will not wantonly massacre Chinese, except for the kind of people who are threatening.

"Could it be that you want to recruit this official? This official is a person of the Qing Dynasty, and he is a ghost of the Qing Dynasty when he dies, and he will never surrender to you! Lord Ryan craned his neck and said, as if he had been humiliated if he had been recruited.

"Come on, take him down!" Seeing Lord Ryan like this, Lieutenant General Niu Meng had no idea of continuing to talk to him. These Manchu officials all looked high up and looked down on the Xinhua Army. Even if they became prisoners, they still had the mentality of dying for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Such a person, although capable, is of no use to Xinhuaguo, and is completely a waste.

"Order the fleet, prepare to enter the Pearl River. This time, directly attack Shunde. Let the 1st Brigade of the Marine Corps prepare for landing operations. Lieutenant General Niu Meng ordered. According to the operational plan drawn up earlier, the Xinhua Army will launch a landing operation against Shunde today. Then from Shunde to Guangzhou. Lay the economic center of southern China. Then take Guangzhou as the center and radiate to the surroundings. At the same time, prepare to meet the counterattack of the Qing army.

In yesterday's battle, the navy had already destroyed the Qing army's batteries on both sides of the Pearl River, and the gate of Shunde had been completely opened to the Xinhua army. The Guangdong Navy Division took advantage of the night to carry out a surprise attack, which was unexpected by the Xinhua Army. Fortunately, it did not cause any losses to the Xinhua army, but also captured the commander of the Guangdong naval division. There was no command of the Guangdong Naval Division. I'm afraid it won't be able to form combat effectiveness!

At about 7 o'clock in the morning, the Xinhua fleet once again entered the mouth of the Pearl River and went upstream. Kill directly to Shunde. Because the Qing batteries along the river had been destroyed, the transport ships and merchant ships of the Xinhua Army did not continue to wait at the mouth of the Pearl River, but directly followed the fleet action.

When the huge fleet sailed into the mouth of the Pearl River, the merchant ships of other countries that were still sailing in this waterway. They retreated to the sidelines. Although the Xinhua Army announced the blockade of the Pearl River estuary. But there are still many countries' merchant ships that have broken into it. However, in order to avoid being affected by the fighting, they fled the main channel as soon as possible. Who knows if the Xinhua fleet will have a fierce battle with the Qing army here.

At this time, in the camp of the Guangdong Navy Division in Shunde, the generals of the Dry Water Division who stayed behind were like ants on a hot pot. Last night, Admiral Lyne led a fireboat to raid the Xinhua army, but he has not returned yet, and no news has been sent back. This made the generals who stayed behind very worried. Especially after dawn, there is still no news, which is undoubtedly a sign of this. The troops led by Lord Ryan were already more than lucky.

"Everybody talks, what now? As soon as the military gate went like this, there was no news so far. The sky is already dawning, and the military gate and brothers are estimated to be more than lucky. A lieutenant general said, his name was Wang Shouyi, and after Lord Ryne set out on the expedition, he commanded the naval battalion.

"General Wang, maybe the military gate is on the way back from Desheng. The Xinhua Army would never have imagined that we would launch a sneak attack on them at night. A young general said. Although there is no news of victory, there is no news of defeat, and no one can say the result until the end of the day.

"I hope so! Order the whole army to be ready for battle, in case the military gate fails, the Xinhua army will definitely attack Shunde today! Wang Shouyi ordered. At this moment, there are still thousands of Qing troops in the naval division camp. However, the entire battalion had less than ten old artillery pieces, and most of those soldiers were also equipped with shotguns and cold weapons, and it was almost impossible to resist the Xinhua army.

"My lord! The brothers in front sent a message that the fleet of the Xinhua Army was going upriver from the mouth of the Pearl River! Suddenly, a herald reported to Wang Shouyi and the others.

"What? Is there any news of the military gate? Wang Shouyi stood up suddenly, his face a little ugly.

"This, there is no news from the military gate." The herald replied.

"Okay, I've got it." Wang Shouyi waved his hand.

"Everyone, prepare to fight to the death with the Xinhua Army." Wang Shouyi ordered. The fleet of the Xinhua Army appeared, but there was still no news from Lord Ryan and others, which obviously showed that the night attack launched by Lord Ryan had failed.

From the mouth of the Pearl River to Shunde, the fleet of the Xinhua Army took a total of four hours. Along the way, the wind and waves were calm, and the fleet of the Xinhua Army did not encounter any interception.

"Chief of Staff, I have arrived in Shunde, and in front of me is the Guangdong Navy Division." Rear Admiral Wei Yong, commander of the 1st Fleet, said to Vice Admiral Niu Meng.

"Attack!" Lieutenant General Niu Meng nodded.

The Guangdong Navy Division Camp was established on the side of the Pearl River and covers a large area. There were docks for docking warships, as well as barracks, training grounds, and ammunition depots. After discovering the fleet of the Xinhua Army, the officers and men of the Qing Army's naval division had already entered the position and were ready for battle. The only ten guns, which were also pushed out. However, no one can guarantee how useful these old guns will be.

"Fire!" Rear Admiral Wei Yong, commander of the 1st Fleet, gave the order to open fire. For a time, the 12 'Shark-class' cruisers of the 1st Fleet opened fire on the Guangdong Navy Division with general port firepower. The 4th fleet of 12 battleships also followed.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The dull sound of shelling was like muffled thunder. One after another, the shells flew towards the camp of the Guangdong Navy Division.

"Fire! Fire! Wang Shouyi, the deputy general of the Guangdong Navy Division wearing armor, shouted loudly.

"Boom!" A 105mm naval gun exploded not far from him, and the huge force of the shell explosion easily tore the armor on his body, and then tore his entire body to pieces. Of the 105-mm naval gun shells weighing 12.5 kilograms, the charge reached four kilograms. The explosion of four kilograms of smokeless gunpowder was so powerful that it was enough to destroy everything, not to mention the fragile human body.

The artillery positions of the Guangdong Naval Division were immediately covered by the artillery fire of the Xinhua Army. After the shelling, all the artillery was destroyed by the Xinhua army, and the artillery also suffered heavy casualties. Their shelling did not pose any threat to the Xinhua Army at all.

After destroying the counterattack strength of the Qing Army's naval division, the artillery fire of the Xinhua Army began to extend, firing at other buildings in the naval division's camp. Barracks, warehouses, etc., were all included in the Xinhua Army's strike list. Soon, the entire battalion was enveloped in smoke. The officers and men of the Guangdong Navy Division who remained behind suffered heavy losses in the fierce artillery bombardment of the Xinhua Army.

In the battle with the British army, the Guangdong naval division suffered heavy losses. Most of the current troops are newly recruited. Many of them were farmers or fishermen before this, and they had not even received formal training, when did they encounter such a scene? In their eyes, the fierce artillery fire of the Xinhua Army blew up the entire naval battalion into ruins, as if it were hell.

The soldiers were frightened and ran away. When you are a soldier, you are only paid for a bite of food. There's no need to put your life into it! A large number of soldiers, ignoring the interception of the officers, laid down their weapons and fled for their lives. The will to resist of the Guangdong sailors has completely collapsed.

"A bunch of native chickens and dogs, let the marines prepare, you can land." Lieutenant General Niu Meng put down the binoculars in his hand and stopped paying attention to the battlefield. If the combat effectiveness of the Qing army is so rubbish, it will be completely easy for the Xinhua army to take the city of Guangzhou.

Half an hour later, a battalion of the 1st Marine Brigade of the Xinhua Army launched an attack on the Guangdong Navy Battalion in a small boat. In the previous shelling, the Xinhua Army deliberately did not shell the pier in order to facilitate the landing of the Xinhua Army. In particular, the 105-mm howitzers of the subsequent heavy artillery brigades are not easy to load and unload if there is no dock.

Ten minutes later, the Marines of the Xinhua Army boarded the pier. Along the way, they were barely intercepted. The Qing troops guarding the camp of the naval division were frightened under the fierce shelling of the Xinhua army, and almost all of them fled, and there were no more people who stayed behind to resist. Under such circumstances, the Marines of the Xinhua Army took the dock of the naval battalion at the cost of zero casualties. After the Marines of this battalion had built simple fortifications on the pier, several other infantry battalions and artillery battalions of the 1st Marine Brigade began to land. Instead of using small boats, they drove the transport boat directly to the dock and then disembarked. In this way, it will undoubtedly save a lot of time.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the 1st Marine Brigade of the Xinhua Army landed in its entirety, and after some fighting, they took control of the entire naval battalion. The few Qing troops who resisted were also killed or captured. After clearing the remnants of the enemy, the 1st Marine Brigade began to maintain alert outward, and the subsequent 3 infantry brigades and 1 heavy artillery brigade also began to land one after another.

Lieutenant General Niu Meng, chief of the general staff of the Xinhua Army, also disembarked and took his staff officers ashore to form a front-line command. From now on, he will command the operations of the Xinhua Army from the shore. After the infantry and artillery disembarked, the Xinhua army would launch an attack on Guangzhou. (To be continued......)