In fact, the battle of the Golden Gate took place earlier than in Mawei Harbor, so that the Blocked Mouth Fleet could have more time to complete the mission.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the plugging fleet, which was secretly moored at the southern waterway Monkey Island, under the leadership of Lin Guoxiang, quietly removed the elaborate camouflage, slowly sailed out of the waterway, bypassed the White Monkey Island, and approached the northern waterway.

At around 11 p.m., it bypassed the east coast of Langqi Island.

At 11:01, according to the scheduled time, we crossed Hu** Island and Wuzhuzhou, and finally approached the mouth of the northern waterway.

Finally, I saw the four French warships patrolling back and forth at the mouth of the waterway, and the flagship Yangwu quickly hung out the flag "The weather is clear, the autumn breeze is cool."

This is a predetermined signal, the first four words indicate that it is ready, and the last four words indicate that it is ready to fire.

As soon as the signal was issued, the batteries on the top of Jinjinshan and Changmen Mountain on both sides of the strait quickly opened their camouflage, revealing four 280mm caliber heavy guns that had been carefully adjusted in advance and loaded with shells.

All the guns on the Yangwu, Kunlun, and Canghai were all aimed at the French warships.

Almost at the same time, the French battleship on the opposite side had also turned its guns and aimed at this side.

It was 11:02 p.m., and time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The captain of the cruiser Fort Renault, Bolino, who was the commander of this small fleet, looked at the Chinese warships opposite, the heavy batteries exposed on the top of the hill, and knew that something was wrong. And there were a few transport ships in the distance, so he knew that they were going to plug the mouth.

Bolino ordered the whole army to meet the attack, and never let the opposing ships approach the gold medal gate, and at the same time sent a motorboat to call the police in the harbor.

"Boom", the two sides soon began to shoot at each other, and the French warships showed great courage, braving the fire of the batteries, desperately intercepting the blockade fleet.

In the fierce battle, a 193mm cannon shell of the Victory hit the foredeck on the port side of the Kunlun, and shrapnel scattered and flew in all directions, knocking down the captain Ye Bojun and the personnel next to him.

Soon, the Victory was also hit, and a shell from the Canghai hit the Victory's conning tower, and many shears flew in through the window, killing almost everyone inside.

Even more unfortunate was the Triumph, a 280mm shell from the Gold Medal Battery, which accurately smashed on the side of the Triumph, penetrating the 152mm armor and blowing up a large hole, almost hitting the boiler room directly, but the violent impact also destroyed a boiler. Fortunately, the big hole was above the waterline, and the French sailors hurriedly plugged the gap with wooden fences.

But as the fierce battle continued, the superiority of the French warships, especially the two ironclads, was revealed. The two ships had a total of 12 239mm heavy guns, two 193mm guns, and 12 140mm guns, and each salvo put a lot of pressure on the opponent.

The defense of the Chinese gag fleet is insufficient, unable to resist the opponent, especially the flagship Yangwu, without armor, can not resist the opponent's heavy artillery, a heavy artillery will be in danger of being sunk, even if desperately dodge, it has been hit by several 140mm guns, the ship has been on fire, and the sailors are desperately trying to put out. The captain Lin Guoxiang was seriously injured in his left leg, but he refused to retreat, and after a simple bandage, he took a chair and sat there to command.

The gag fleet fought for a while and had to retreat, and the French fleet held the mouth of the waterway and did not come out to pursue. As a last resort, the Chinese warship stepped forward again, fought and retreated. And the mine boats and transport ships behind can only watch and hurry.

Although the fort on the top of the hill was mighty, the French warships were constantly maneuvering, and they could not hit or kill for a while.

Seeing that the time had passed 12 noon, and the situation was still in a stalemate, the four French ships were maneuvering and firing their guns desperately, and the blocked fleet could not get close to the gold medal gate.

Lin Guoxiang, the commander of the fleet, sat on the deck, anxious, the other party must have sent someone to summon him, time passed minute by minute, and if he dragged on like this, and waited for the main force of the other side to escape from the port, the consequences would be really unimaginable.

It is 100% certain that after this time, the French army has become a frightened bird, and it must be extremely cautious in the future, and there will never be such a good opportunity again.

Lin Guoxiang thought of the letter written to him by the emperor himself a few days ago, and the tone in the letter was not at all an emperor's posture, condescending to teach him. Rather, like a wise friend, he talked to him about the general trend of the world and the emperor's own ambitions.

The country is worried about internal and external troubles, all kinds of internal contradictions are acute and complex, Japan and Russia in the north, Britain and France in the south, the external environment is almost embattled, this is a critical autumn of survival, especially the need for patriots to come forward, work hard, save the country from danger, for the court, for themselves, but also for the people, for future generations.

The letter said: "I, living above the temple, have tried my best to plan deliberately. If you don't think about it, Jihua is inappropriate, and you misunderstand the country, and tens of millions of people will scold me for being incompetent. Aiqing, far away from the rivers and lakes, fought on the battlefield and bravely broke the enemy. If you don't move forward and delay the fighter plane, you should ask yourself, you will be ashamed of the soldiers and the thousands of people who are looking forward to it. If I can succeed in the battle, I will be my benefactor, the benefactor of the country, and the benefactor of all people...... ”

Thinking of this, Lin Guoxiang felt that his heart was full of blood, boiling like fire, the general was ruined in a hundred battles, and his clothes were like snow.

He stood up in his chair and let the soldier next to him help him onto the bridge.

Standing on the bridge, Lin Guoxiang shouted sharply: "Brothers of the Yangwu ship, I, Lin Guoxiang, get along with everyone very harmoniously on weekdays, and the big guys are all people from all over the world, so I can come together to follow me Lin Guoxiang and contribute to the country on this ship, which can be regarded as a fate given by God, but now fate has come to an end."

Look at the other side, those French people, thousands of miles away, sent such a large fleet, stunned to squeeze into our own harbor, really deceiving our country and despising our Chinese navy. I wanted to plug this waterway mouth, so that foreign devils would not return, knowing that I Chinese are not easy to bully. But now, the war is deadlocked, and the gag is unfavorable. In a few moments, I am afraid that the warships of foreign devils will run out. Thousands of people work hard to have today's opportunity, if Jihua fails, what face does I Lin Guoxiang have to survive in heaven and earth. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Guoxiang's voice was already terrible, and his eyes were split: "I am determined to die for the country, rush over, and sink myself in front of the gold medal gate with this Yang Wu ship." Whether you stay or go, listen to your convenience. Those who want to leave are also good men, saving their lives to fight for the country in the future. Lin Mou is here to thank you, and you will donate your life with me today! ”

All the soldiers burst into tears, and ninety percent of them were willing to stay, Lin Guoxiang shouted: "There are not many talents in the country, you don't want to go quickly, go quickly!" Then he ordered to leave except for a few gunners, a few who were responsible for moving the explosives from the ammunition depot to the bottom of the cabin, a few who were responsible for driving, and the rest were led by the deputy captain Lin Taizeng, and quickly left on a sampan or a life raft.

At this time, it was already a moment after 12 o'clock, and Lin Guoxiang ordered to start at full speed and put the power to the maximum.

The power system of the Yangwu ship comes from the Glasgow factory in the United Kingdom, and the design speed is 12 knots, but the speed of the Yangwu ship is measured to be more than 15 knots during the flight test, which is much larger than the design parent shape.

At this time, Lin Guoxiang ignored the mechanical damage, risked the scrapping of the engine, accelerated the speed to the limit of the dashboard, and the speed was even temporarily close to 16 knots, and the whole ship flew out of his camp like an arrow from the string, and rushed towards the gold medal door with no indomitable progress.

Soon, both warring parties discovered the abnormality of the Yangwu ship, and in an instant, they all understood Lin Guoxiang's intentions. The officers and men of the Kunlun and Canghai ships, with tears in their eyes, opened fire desperately to open the way for the Yangwu ships to cover up.

The French warships panicked and tried to stop the Yangwu ships. The front and rear of the ship were white columns of water, and several shells "swished" above the Yangwu, and the mast sails began to catch fire.

The Yangwu ship is made in France, so the mast also has French elements and has a telescopic function. But at this time, Lin Guoxiang didn't take it in, all for speed.

The entire deck was already on fire, and the gunners at the bow of the ship were also mortal, regardless of the smoke and fire, and only operated the 190mm Westworth forward-mounted hexagonal rifled gun. Lin Guoxiang sat on the bridge of the ship, not moving.

Seeing that the Yangwu ship was about to be rushed through the blockade line, Bolino hurriedly ordered the Fort Renault to rush through the oblique spur, wanting to intercept and ram the Yangwu ship.

In less than a moment, the Fort Renault had already approached the Yangwu ship, and it only took a few tens of meters to cross the Yangwu ship's forward path.

At this time, the engine of the Yangwu ship was overwhelmed and made a strange sound, Lin Guoxiang knew that it would not last long, the machine might overheat and overload at any time and burst open, and there was no time to turn and move. He shouted, "Fuck it, rush over!" ”

The Fort Renault approached at full speed, and was about to collide with the Yangwu ship about 20 meters away, and the sailors on board could even see Lin Guoxiang on the Yangwu ship, with a gritted teeth.

Everyone clung to what was around them, ready for the tremendous impact of the impact.

Only more than ten meters, Lin Guoxiang closed his eyes and secretly shouted: "God! ”