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"Humph! Vulnerable! Looking at the destroyed Shajiao Fort, Ye Feng, commander of the 4th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy, said coldly. It's just that there is no joy in his heart. After all, it is the Chinese who are dying now, and even if they win, there will be nothing to be happy about. Of course, these were Manchu loyalists.

After the Shajiao Fort was destroyed, the opposite Dajiao Fort was also shelled by three 'Shark-class' cruisers of the 4th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy. Ten minutes later, the Big Horn Fort followed in the footsteps of the Shajiao Fort. After that, the main force of the 4th Fleet continued to move westward and carried out artillery bombardment on the Weiyuan battery. Along the way, the Xinhua navy attacked the city and pulled out the village, as if walking on the ground. The batteries of the Qing army could not resist the warships of the Xinhua army at all.

These forts, which had been destroyed by the British before, had not yet had time to be repaired, so they naturally could not stop the Xinhua army. In addition, after the use of smokeless gunpowder in the naval artillery shells of the Xinhua Army, the power was greatly increased, and every shell explosion could cause heavy damage to the Qing army. Under such circumstances, the warships of the 4th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy were able to successfully destroy all the Qing artillery batteries along the Pearl River.

By evening, the batteries on both sides of the Pearl River had been destroyed. A battleship of the 4th Fleet of the Xinhua Army even arrived in Shunde, and after turning around at the gate of the Guangdong Navy Division's camp, it swaggered away, completely ignoring the Qing Army's naval division in the camp.

After nightfall. The 4th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy has returned. In order to avoid night attacks by the Qing army, the fleet needed to change its anchorage at night. When the British attacked Guangzhou, they were attacked by the Cantonese sailors with fire and oil ships. As a result, the losses are not small. The Xinhua Army's 'Shark-class' cruisers also have wooden hulls, and if they are attacked by fire, they will also suffer heavy losses. Before the Guangdong naval division was completely destroyed, the fleet of the Xinhua Army would not risk spending the night in the Pearl River.

"Junmen, the artillery fire of the Xinhua Army is too fierce, and the brothers have suffered heavy casualties! The forts on both sides of the Pearl River were destroyed by the Xinhua army, and there was not a single one left. A middle-aged soldier reported to Admiral Lord Ryan.

"The Xinhua Army is menacing. And now it seems that their combat power is indeed stronger than that of the British. This time, Daqing is in danger! Lord Ryan sighed. The British were able to defeat the Manchus with a dozen warships and more than 10,000 army forces, and now that they have changed to a more powerful Xinhua State, is there any hope for the Manchus? At least. Lord Ryan is very pessimistic.

"Military Gate. The Xinhua Army dispatched only 12 warships today. At the mouth of the Pearl River, there are 12 warships and hundreds of transport ships. Those transports must have been filled with their infantry, and if we let them ashore, we would not be able to resist them. Junmen, or we will launch a night attack and burn the warships and transport ships of the Xinhua Army with fire, and see what they can do to land. A lieutenant general of the Mariner suggested.

"Not bad. Junmen, we launched a night attack. Teach those Xinhua soldiers a good lesson, let them know that we are not muddy, and we are not muddy, to avenge the dead brothers. The other generals also pleaded.

"Good! Instead of sitting and waiting, we will fight with the Xinhua Army! Lord Ryan said. He knew that with the powerful firepower of the Xinhua Army, defending the camp of the Navy Division was only a dead end. Only by taking the initiative may there be a chance. Of course, this hope is also very slim.

"Yes, Junmen!" The other generals replied one after another.

The Guangdong sailors immediately took action, they moved the fire oil in the warehouse to the small boat, intending to ignite the fire oil after approaching the fleet of the Xinhua Army, and then let the fireships go down the river to attack the fleet of the Xinhua Army, so as to ignite the warships of the Xinhua Army and achieve the purpose of burning the warships and transport ships of the Xinhua Army. This was the only tactic they could use to pose a threat to the fleet of the Xinhua Army. The naval divisions of the Qing army were only equipped with a small number of artillery, or old-fashioned small-caliber bronze cannons, which could not be compared with the cannons of the Xinhua Army at all. The sailors of the Qing army were good at fighting broadside battles. But will the Xinhua Navy give them this opportunity? This is obviously impossible.

For this night's operation, the Guangdong sailors prepared a total of hundreds of small boats, intending to complete the battle. If they fail, then they are completely exhausted. At that time, it can only be slaughtered by the Xinhua army.

At 9 o'clock in the evening, Admiral Ryne Jue personally led the fleet to set off, intending to fight to the death with the Xinhua army. However, it is not easy to find the traces of the Xinhua fleet in the vast Pearl River estuary with the help of the faint moonlight.

"Junmen, I heard that the Xinhua Army has defeated foreigners, is this true?" On the bow of a warship, Lord Ryan's personal soldiers asked him.

"Hmm!" Lord Ryan nodded. After learning that Xinhua had declared war on the Manchus, they, the high-ranking officials of the Manchus, learned about the information of the Xinhua Kingdom through various channels. It is no secret that the Xinhua Army defeated the Spanish expeditionary force in the Java Sea and Borneo a few years ago and annihilated tens of thousands of foreigners. Of course, this also shocked Lord Ryan and the others. At least, with the strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it was absolutely impossible to do it. And that's the Xinhua Kingdom four years ago. Four years later, how powerful the Xinhua Kingdom is can be seen from the fact that the Xinhua Army easily destroyed the forts on both sides of the Pearl River today. The Xinhua Army was already much, much stronger than the Manchus.

"Yikes! Junmen, is the Xinhua Army really that strong? Are we their opponents? The soldier said with some concern.

"Humph! If we wait for the king's fortune, we will be loyal to the king! Even if we can't defeat the Xinhua Army, we have to die to serve the emperor! Lord Ryan said solemnly. The idea of loyalty and patriotism has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow of their generation. It's just that they seem to have forgotten that the emperor they are loyal to was also called a barbarian by the Han people in the Central Plains more than two hundred years ago. It's just that after two hundred years of brainwashing and education, there are too many Han people who have forgotten who their ancestors were.

"Yes, sir!" The soldiers nodded again and again, so they had to say no more. However, deep down, I was a little dissatisfied with Lord Ryan's words. The defeat of the Manchus by the British shattered the Chinese's dream of the Spring and Autumn Empire. At the same time, it also made them suspicious of the Qing court, if the Qing court was really so powerful, why couldn't even the Western barbarians defeat it?

After the defeat of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the intelligence officers of the Xinhua State who were lurking in various places had already taken the opportunity to publish some remarks that sang the praises of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and at the same time began to propagate that the Xinhua State in the south was the orthodoxy of China and could lead China to become strong. Of course, there is not much market for this kind of rhetoric now. The brainwashing education of the Manchu Qing Dynasty over the past 200 years still has a very powerful effect. However, with the defeat of the Qing army by the Xinhua army, and the living conditions of overseas Chinese are also known to the compatriots in China, they will definitely fall to the Xinhua country. First, Xinhua is a country established by the Han people, representing blatant orthodoxy. In addition, the living conditions of the people of the new China were much better than those of the people under the Manchu rule. All people have the right to pursue a happy life. This is also an important means for Xinhua to win the hearts and minds of the people.

The Guangdong naval master Lai Enjue led more than 100 small boats filled with fire oil all the way down the river, hoping to take advantage of the night to launch a surprise attack on the Xinhua army in order to reverse the situation. It's just that his tactics are obviously desperate. If he succeeds, he can certainly become a great hero. However, the probability of success is destined to be very low.

At this time, the fleet of the Xinhua Army was anchored in the sea 50 kilometers south of the mouth of the Pearl River. Every warship and merchant ship was strictly controlled by the lights to prevent the fleet's whereabouts from being exposed. Niu Meng, chief of staff of the Xinhua Army, didn't want the army he led to be burned by the enemy like Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms.

For the sake of prudence, the fleet of the Xinhua Army did not anchor at the mouth of the Pearl River, but withdrew from it. And they waited until night fell to evacuate, in order to ensure that their whereabouts would not be discovered. At the same time, on the periphery of the fleet, there are 12 warships of the 4th Fleet of the Xinhua Army to carry out reconnaissance missions. They are scattered more than a dozen kilometers from the fleet, and as soon as they spot suspicious ships, they will immediately open fire, and also alert the fleet in the rear so that the fleet can evacuate. The navy protects transport ships and merchant ships, but it is very important. The above 1 Marine Brigade, 3 Infantry Brigade and 1 Heavy Artillery Brigade are the main forces to capture Guangzhou, if there is any accident, the whole Navy must not die of shame!

The speed of the small boats down the river was very slow, and it was not until midnight that the fleet led by the Admiral of the Guangdong Navy reached the mouth of the Pearl River. However, they then searched around the mouth of the Pearl River at night, but they did not find even a single warship of the New Chinese Kingdom. This made Lord Ryan very frustrated, and the caution of the new Huajun exceeded his expectations.

"Junmen, what should we do now? Do you want to go back? A general asked.

"Nope! Continue to search south for the traces of the Xinhua Army, and if you don't create them, this official will never give up! Lord Ryan said stubbornly. This is the last chance for him. If we wait until dawn, the Xinhua army will take the initiative to attack. When the time comes, they won't have a chance at all. During the day, there is no need to launch a fireship attack. The warships of the Xinhua Army can easily avoid the fireboats. Only by taking advantage of the darkness of the night can the fireship attack have a miraculous effect.

The fireboat of the Guangdong Navy Division began to continue the search south. It's just that the more they leave the Pearl River estuary and enter the Lingding Ocean, the greater the scope they need to search, and the slimmer the hope of finding the Xinhua fleet. (To be continued......)