Above the ocean, an ironclad ship pair is advancing rapidly on the sea, this fleet is composed of more than 30 ironclad ships, although each one is only 100 meters, but in the current world, this is definitely a very strong sea force!

Ironclad ships have only appeared for more than ten years, but there has been a wave of ship replacement, basically the European powers are phasing out their old warships one after another, and switching to this advanced all-metal warship, but yet, at this age, take out thirty at a time, that is definitely a big deal.

But however, this is only a part of Li Mengyang's hands, the vanguard fleet!

The so-called pioneer, of course, what Li Mengyang needs now is time, he must rush to the heart of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the capital as quickly as possible!

Therefore, he chose the Imperial Far East Fleet...... Well, that's what was put together on an improvised basis...... Thirty ships for the fastest, then north, north, north!

Target, big sale!

Of course, you have to choose here, because this is the closest landing point to the capital, you know, now for Li Mengyang, the fastest is to go from the sea, he can't do the kind of landing in the south, and then come to the northern expedition, it will be too grinding.

BUT HOWEVER, THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH, AND THE CURRENT FAR EASTERN FRONT ARMY OF THE NEW TANG KINGDOM WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE ROUTES BY THE EMPEROR LI MENGYANG, AND THE FIRST ROUTE ARMY WAS LED BY HIM PERSONALLY.

The Second Route Army, which was led by Song Yulong and Gao Zhenyu, landed at Tiger MAN in the south!

The commander of the Third Route Army is Yang Willy, and Li Mengyang asked him to land in SHANGHAI!

Arguably. The overall plan of the three route armies is still good. You see. We just took this Great Qing Kingdom, pinched the head, removed the tail, and stabbed in the middle.

This plan is good, but in terms of this number of people, to be honest, Li Mengyang feels a little stretched.

A full battle is a combat force of 50,000 people, even if you add other logistics personnel. That's not even 100,000, and now Li Mengyang is facing 450,000 compatriots, of course, it can't be all enemies, but from the perspective of the order of magnitude, it is also very different.

But now, even if he is going to go hard, Li Mengyang still has some advantages in his own feet, that is, his army, if everything goes well. Take the capital and capture Tongzhi alive. Then everything is easy to do.

In addition, it depends on the combat effectiveness of the army under his command and the degree of modernization!

In terms of dimensions, it seems that Li Mengyang's imperial army is two latitudes higher than the Manchu army, right?

There are a dozen, this is Li Mengyang's evaluation, but in fact, what worries him the most is the naval problem.

Of the 50,000 people, the navy originally accounted for 10,000, but in fact, this number is not enough......

The original Imperial Far East Fleet, there were more than 100 ironclad ships, although they were not all battleships, but they also needed people to operate the ships, more than 100 ships were divided into 10,000 people, and the manpower was obviously very tight.

But there is no way, the navy is a tall service, and the current ironclad ship is more demanding, in addition to the knowledge of the ship, but also need to master the knowledge of machinery, this year an ordinary lathe is equivalent to a senior intellectual!

In the original American Empire, although the Chinese are constantly growing and their status is constantly improving, it is still relatively small to say that the navy is still very small.

In other words, these 10,000 people are all stiffly put together!

What should I do if there is a shortage of people?

Recruit!

When I was in Luzon, I was trying to recruit people, and basically, many local Chinese were recruited. Because most of the Chinese in Luzon were engaged in business, and they had to take the sea route to do business, these individuals had some foundation in navigation.

So, don't say it, Li Mengyang, this guy inadvertently divided here in Luzon. For the Chinese, he was recruited, and for the locals, he was oppressive...... Well, it really wasn't intentional.

But to say, for these Chinese in Luzon, that is not enough, because after all, you need navigation, you also need mechanical knowledge, besides, this is a warship, you have to fight, old, young, women or something, it's not easy to recruit them, right?

However, there is no end to it!

Not long ago, someone came to report Li Mengyang, saying that there was an Lan Fangguo who wanted to help!

Lan Fangguo?

For this country, Li Mengyang really didn't have much information in his memory, but after he saw the envoy of this Lanfang country, he was happy.

Chinese! Everyone is Chinese!

It turns out that Lanfang Country is a country that the Hakka people are doing in Southeast Asia, and the place is not big, but the small life is okay.

This time they heard the news that the very powerful emperor of the New Tang Dynasty had come to Luzon, and their hearts were warm and they wanted to come to see and understand.

Outcome...... Li Mengyang soon found out that this Lan Fangguo is a good Chinese, but it seems that in this habit, it seems to be Hongmen!

Okay, Li Mengyang just didn't say that it was the underworld, but in fact, Lan Fangguo and others are not to blame for this matter.

You know, after we Chinese go out, it's really a place where no one cares, no one hurts, and it's pitiful, so how can we survive overseas?

Huddle! Then if you are in a group, don't you have to have a rule?

Therefore, Hongmen's set of things is actually very vibrant in the overseas Chinese community, especially the envoy of this Lanfang Kingdom told Li Mengyang some history of Lanfang Kingdom, and there is a story of their defeat of the Heaven and Earth Society.

Obviously, this world will be different from the one in the novel, which is still called Borneo...... But however, this is also very revealing, in fact, the Heaven and Earth Society, as well as this Lanfang country, formerly known as Lanfang Company, are all underworlds, okay, called clubs, clubs.

Then you are the Society, and we are the Imperial Army, which seems to be ...... Can cooperate!

To put it simply, Lan Fangguo saw an opportunity to make a fortune. Look at the warships of the New Tang Dynasty, this military appearance. This is obviously going to war. That's the goal. It must be the Great Qing Kingdom!

Since this is the case, then we overseas Chinese also need to help, those Manchu Tartars are too much of a thing......

Anyway, I said a lot, in fact, I just want to help the imperial army transport things, that is, to engage in logistics or something.

But don't say it, just like that, the problem of the shortage of personnel in the navy on Li Mengyang's side has basically been solved.

You see. On the one hand, he has recruited a lot of new Chinese, although this group of people cannot be cultivated immediately, but there will always be some individuals who can be supplemented, and with the help of Lan Fangguo's people to transport, then some of the warships of our empire can be saved, and naturally there is no need for so many people.

But not ...... Li Mengyang can also see that the people of this Lan Fangguo are also very smart, they didn't say that they wanted to come to join them, obviously, they wanted to keep their country. That's one acre and three points of land.

Yes, Li Mengyang said. His appetite is not so big now, and as long as Lan Fangguo comes to help him, then a good image will come out.

Overseas Chinese are looking to the New Tang Dynasty!

Can this public opinion be created......

"Your Majesty! Dagu has arrived! ”

In fact, there was no need for a herald to report that Li Mengyang, who was on the side of the ship, had already seen the looming land in front of him.

After half a month of sailing, this can be regarded as reaching the destination, so the next ......

"Order the troops to open fire! …… By the way, shout with a loudspeaker before firing the cannon! ”

Originally, Li Mengyang's idea was to directly use a cannon to blast open this Dagu mouth, but but, after all, this is his motherland and his homeland, even if it is calculated according to this body, it is already 1878 at this time, and he Li Mengyang has been away from this land for 23 years, and as soon as he comes back, he will directly **?!

It's really a bit unauthentic, but he is really in a hurry, because he Li Mengyang has been on the ship for the past 15 days, and he doesn't know the current internal situation of the Manchu Dynasty!

In case if Tongzhi is controlled by others first, how passive will he be in the future if the prince of the narrow heaven orders the princes?

As a result, the horn on the battleship of the New Tang Dynasty sounded again......

"Manchu defenders! Listen! We are the glorious navy of the New Tang Dynasty! Now our Emperor His Majesty, the great Clint. Lee I orders you! Surrender now! ……”

"Listen to the defenders of Dagukou! Don't resist! Surrender obediently! ”

The sound of the loudspeaker came far away, and the scene in this harbor was interesting!

Run! Run!

It was scary enough that so many big iron guys came before, and now there is such a big movement on this big iron guy? The magic sound is transmitted to the brain!

Yes, in this port, whether it is a merchant ship or a fishing boat, they are all retreating. No one wants to go near these metal behemoths.

So, it's already such a situation, how do the defenders of Dagukou behave here?

I saw a small boat slowly sailing over, heading straight for the Far East Fleet of the New Tang Dynasty. But for such a small ship, the Far Eastern Fleet did not open fire, and there was really no need to hit it.

"Who of you here?" The boat quickly approached, and there was a person on it, wearing a flower feather or something, if you know how to do it, you will know that this person is probably still a general soldier, a second-class official.

"What do you want to say?" Soon, a loudspeaker turned in a different direction, and the sound of the old foggy wind came from inside.

The general soldier cleared his throat, "Wait for the remnants of the aliens!" Originally, I was a citizen of the Heavenly Empire, how could I refuse to obey the king's law, ignore the etiquette, and betray the Heavenly Empire, I am really a chaotic minister and thief......"

This guy shook his head and said a lot, nothing more than condemning these Chinese in the New Tang Dynasty!

So this ......

"Fire!" Old Fog Wind, this lungs are about to explode!

Fuck you're here to negotiate or what? Scold people first when you come up?

Originally, everyone did think that this guy was here to negotiate, but what do you say this guy is talking about?

So, I saw that the cannon pipes of the first few ships in the Imperial Far East Fleet immediately moved!

Bang! Bang!

Clouds of black smoke rose up, and one by one the cannonballs flew out, and the second-grade master ......

"Oops!" This guy sat directly on the ground, and immediately cried, as if he was scared to cry, and then said, "I didn't tell you to really fight!" ”

"......" When the old man of the fog wind and Li Mengyang heard this, their faces ...... (To be continued......)

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