As the minutes passed, the tense atmosphere in the base became more and more intense. The reconnaissance brigade sent five reconnaissance teams to Fuyong, Xixiang, and other places to set up surveillance posts, and at about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, a fleet of two fast cruisers appeared on the river directly opposite Fuyong. Before dark, the fleet anchored near Neilingding Island, just outside the entrance to Shenzhen Bay.

Colonel Ramsay stood in the stern of the flagship, observing the entrance to Shenzhen Bay with a telescope. It was already getting dark, and only an outline could be seen in the distance. The entrance to Shenzhen Bay is five kilometers wide, with forts in Chiwan on the left and Tuen Mun on the right, but they were captured and burned by the British during the First Opium War. The war more than a decade ago allowed the United Kingdom's sword to clear the continent's obstacles, and gave Ramsay, then a transport captain, the first honour of his military career. The recent war has once again proved that this clay-footed giant is outwardly strong, and it has also excited the soldiers who are eager for honor and wealth. As soon as he thought of wealth, the colonel thought of the goods brought back by the Chinese compradors. Artificial silk with a softer texture, more colorful color, and no wrinkles than natural silk; stainless steel products that sparkle like silverware and are said to never rust; There is also the kind of plastic that is light and soft, and is said to be more resistant to corrosion than metal. Although these things are not as attractive as gold and silver treasures, it is their usefulness that carries great wealth. According to the intelligence of the Chinese compradors, these goods are piled up in the warehouses of the Chinese, and if they are shipped back to the West, what kind of wealth will it be? Before the troops left, Governor Bao Ling specially talked to him privately, asking him to restrain his subordinates after the occupation of Xin'an, not to kill Chinese with short hair, and the manufacturing process of those things fell on these Chinese.

It was completely dark, because it was the end of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, and there was no moon in the sky at this time, and it was pitch black all around under the starry sky, except for the two warships with a little light. Colonel Ramsay arranged for the night to be on duty and went back to the cabin to rest, and tomorrow there was a "hard" battle waiting for him.

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Just on the ruins of the Chiwan Battery, opposite the fleet, several people in camouflage were also observing the "guests" parked at the door of their homes. These people not only wore long clothes and trousers, but also wore mosquito-proof mesh masks, and their bodies were coated with mosquito repellent, so they couldn't stop the overwhelming mosquitoes from attacking in waves. After hearing the report that the British fleet had stopped near Neilingding Island, Han Jialang came here with his team to set up a monitoring point. The distance from here to the position of the British warship was four or five kilometers in a straight line, so Han Jialang was holding a high-magnification astronomical telescope in his hand. The lights of the British warships were particularly conspicuous in the dark night, which provided convenience for Han Jialang's observation. "About forty or fifty meters long, three masts, only the deck has a gun window, and there are ten ...... on each side" Han Jialang reported the data as he observed, and then asked the people around him. Any idea what kind of ship it is? ”

Staying next to him was Li Weizhi, an otaku who claimed to know Western warships very well, who claimed to have made many ship models, and also visited the "Warrior" in the United Kingdom, and he could recognize the model of the British warship even with his eyes closed. He squeezed Han Jialang away from the telescope, and said as he observed, "Single-deck gunner." Well, I can say with absolute certainty that this is not a battleship! ”

"Cut ——!" This phrase was despised by those around him. "I still want you to say this, who doesn't know!" A member of the special investigation team laughed, and immediately discussed with Han Jialang. "Captain, or we've snuck him on the sly! These Englishmen dare to stop at our doorstep with such a swagger, he is really crazy! ”

Han Jialang shook his head, "If you are not completely sure, you can't startle the snake!" ”

Li Weizhi took the opportunity to fight back: "Simple-minded guy! The plan of the command is to put the British warship in a good urn to catch turtles, don't you go to the sneak attack to make them more vigilant? It's still a trivial matter, and if you scare them away, won't it cause trouble for everyone? The ridiculed guy had to find a place to smoke in frustration. Li Weizhi observed for a while and put away his joking expression. "It's time to report to command. The enemy fleet had two fast cruisers, three-masted sail steamships, each with twelve pounder guns, twenty-four front-loading smoothbore guns, and sailors from one hundred and eighty to two hundred and twenty. ”

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Shen Xing took the report sent by the special reconnaissance team, and climbed the watchtower of the naval camp in three steps and two steps.

After the operational meeting, the command of the former enemy moved here. Everyone was busy with their duties, and there was a tense and oppressive atmosphere in the camp. When Shen Xing went up to the top floor, he saw Ma Angelica standing in the corner smoking.

"The special reconnaissance team sent a report that the situation of the British warship has been figured out." Seeing Ma Angelica turn his head, Shen Xingshi raised the report in his hand, and he knew that Ma Angelica had been waiting for this thing.

Ma Angelica threw away the cigarette butt and took the report, and Shen Xingshi turned on the flashlight next to him to illuminate him. Ma Angelica read the report at a glance, took out a cigarette without saying a word, handed one to Shen Xing, and then lit another one himself.

Both of them smoked silently, and Shen Xingshi could understand Ma Angelica's mood at this time. In the past, he faced mutants in the original plane, and no matter how dangerous it was, no one was afraid. In addition to being powerful and fast-moving, mutants are nothing more than creatures with low intelligence and acting according to instinct. As long as you grasp their characteristics of being afraid of water and strong light, it is actually not difficult to deal with. As for the conflict with the British in Kowloon, it was just a conflict, and the combat effectiveness of the British Army was not as good as that of the mutants. But tomorrow we will face a real war, an act of violence between two political blocs, an armed battle for certain political, economic, territorial integrity, etc. It is the highest form of struggle between the two political groups, the highest and most violent means of resolving disputes, and usually the quickest and most effective solution, rather than the struggle between two villages. (Of course, a fight between villages in an island nation is also called war.) It would be a lie to say that there was no nervousness, but no one proposed concessions to the British. Because everyone knows very well what virtues the British are, if they give up one step today, they may have to give up ten steps tomorrow.

"Lao Shen, do you think we can win tomorrow?" Ma Angelica walked to the edge of the battlement, looked at the sea under the starlight in the distance, and leisurely spit out a smoke ring.

"What? Not confident? This is not like your little brother's usual style! Shen Xingshi said with a smile.

"It's a lot of pressure!" Ma Angelica also smiled, "Just like the pony said, 'The rise and fall of the imperial kingdom, fight here'." Although it was dangerous in the original place, it never faced a life-and-death situation! I didn't face the danger of being wiped out by accident! ”

"I don't think there's anything to worry about." Shen Xingshi shook his head, "Actually, the British are not as terrible as they imagined. We're evenly armed, we're much better armed than them, we're fighting on our home turf, and we know everything about their movements, and they don't know anything about us. The time, place, and people are all on our side, and it is simply unreasonable not to win this battle. ”

Seeing that the political commissar began to do his own ideological work when Shen Xing, Ma Angelica smiled dumbly. "I'm not worried about tomorrow's battle, I'm worried about the big forces of the Anglo-French army in the north. According to the history books, the Treaty of Tianjin will be signed in June, and at most the large army will return in July. Then it will be not 800, but 20,000. Even if the French don't participate, there are still more than 10,000, and it will not be so easy at that time. ”

"You're too pessimistic." At this time, another person went up to the top floor, and when he got closer, he found that it was Li Shanglong, the chief of staff. He took a cigarette from Ma Angelica's hand, lit it and took a puff before saying: "The generation difference in weapons can make up for the lack of numbers, otherwise the hundreds of thousands of Qing troops will not let the 20,000 British and French troops fall to the ground." Now the tactical thinking of Western armies is still stuck in the Napoleonic era, and the First World War has already taught us that group charges can only be smashed in front of machine guns and barbed wire, so more than 10,000 British troops are not terrible, and the more British come, the more they die. And as far as I know, now the great Indian uprising is not completely over, and now more than 10,000 people are the limit of the British. ”

"But we can't even make bullets now, so it's not a way to consume it like this!" Shen Xing also expressed his concerns.

"We still have more than one million rounds of ammunition and more than 5,000 shells of various kinds, and we are more than able to cope with the situation in front of us." Li Shanglong's tone was full of confidence. "When tomorrow's event is over, I decided to take the team to Guangzhou to have a look, maybe I can find this heavy equipment."

"It would be nice to have tanks." Shen Xingshi sighed, "Even if there are a few Shermans or No. 4s!" At that time, any hussar dragoon will be scum, and it can be used as a mobile battery when it is driven to the sea, and it is trivial to single out the plank sailing ships of the British. ”

"There will be bread, there will be tanks. After tomorrow, our reputation will spread all over the world, and the Western powers will not dare to underestimate us Chinese. Ma Angelica also gradually regained his self-confidence, took a puff of the cigarette butt that was about to burn to the sponge filter, and then flicked it far away.

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At the base, five kilometers to the north, there are also many people preparing for the coming war.

Qin Shanfeng, the Minister of Health and Director of the Base Hospital, is leading a group of men to inspect various medicines and surgical equipment. "Head nurse, how much blood sauce has been prepared?"

Lu Jing glanced at the record, "Ten packs each for type A, type B and type AB, and thirty packs for type O." ”

Qin Shanfeng nodded, the storage conditions are limited, so he can only prepare so much first, and if it is not enough, he can directly pull the outside labor to draw it, and he can also use fresh ones. "What about oxygen?"

"The Ministry of Industry produced five bottles in the afternoon, and I moved them all back." Vice President and Anesthesiologist Rong Bo replied. There are only a few medical staff in the hospital, and even the hard work of carrying oxygen cylinders has to be done by the doctors themselves.

Qin Shanfeng led a group of people into the operating room and began to check all kinds of instruments and equipment, from shadowless lamps, operating tables to electrocardiographs and electroencephalography (EEG), all of which were carefully checked to prevent malfunctions when used tomorrow.

After finishing these, Dean Qin held a small mobilization meeting. "Comrades, the time has come to test our medical sector. Tomorrow is a crucial day, a day that will affect whether or not those of us can survive on this plane. Although we can't take up arms to fight, we also have our battlefield, and this is our battlefield. The comrades are fighting bloody battles at the front, and we must relieve their worries and find ways to alleviate the pain of their injuries and illnesses. Comrades, is there any determination? ”

"There is ——!" Although there were not many people, the voice was still relatively neat, and several little nurses were very excited and shouted very loudly.

"Rong Yan Yan, Rong Yan Yan." At this moment, a woman's voice came from outside the door. Hearing someone call Vice Dean Rong's nickname, the scene that was very serious just now immediately collapsed, and several female nurses couldn't stop laughing.

Rong Bo walked out of the conference room, only to find that it was Nanren who came to find him, but Nanren's dress at this time made his eyes shine.

The black rubber wetsuit outlines Nanren's perfect figure, and the zipper on the upper body is open all the way to the chest, revealing a groove. There were still water stains on his bare arms and calves, goggles pushed above his head, an oxygen cylinder on his back, and flippers in his hands. Seeing her appearance, Rong Bo couldn't help but whistle.

Nanren gave him a whistle in return, and then said straight to the point: "Rong Yan, give me a bottle of oxygen." ”

"Why?" Rong Bo instinctively asked, I don't know if these five bottles will be enough tomorrow, this one is good, one bottle is needed for one mouth.

"I ran out of it, and I didn't find it when I went to the Ministry of Industry, saying that you moved it away." Nanren has an expression that you can't give it.

Tomorrow's operation needs to be kept secret, and most people don't know the specific plan of the operation, but this does not include Qin Shanfeng. He stopped Rong Bo, who was still trying to speak, and waved his hand very generously, "If you need it, you can move away!" ”

"Thank you, veterinarian Qin!" Nanren left with a tank of oxygen in tow. When her figure disappeared outside the door, the two "human-faced veterinarians" withdrew their gaze from the buttocks wrapped around the tight wetsuit. Qin Shanfeng turned around and saw the disdainful gazes of several nurses, and smiled awkwardly. "Break the meeting, end the meeting, go back and rest early! Tomorrow is to be in the best shape! After saying that, he walked away without looking back.