The next day, the merchant surnamed Li on the edge of Haiphong Port with several merchant ships, loaded with flour and good beef, fish and meat sent to the military port, the French patrol ship in the extortion of the merchant surnamed Li two bags of gold betel nut, waved his hand and did not check the food, straight to the release, the deck is full of **** French sailors with their upper bodies bathing in the sun, seeing the arrival of the merchant surnamed Li, they waved their hands and shouted loudly, the merchant surnamed Li waved his hand, smiled and hit the largest ironclad ship, commanding the people to carry the goods, The logistics quartermaster invited him to come up and paid the money, although he received kickbacks, but the French could not do everything they could, and did those things that did not give money for the goods, otherwise they would force the merchants who would provide the goods away in the future, and the officers of the navy would not be able to enjoy these fresh ingredients, to God, how could the French who loved food the most put up with stale military rations and sour baguettes?

The merchant surnamed Li brought the best and freshest thornless sea fish this time, and the quartermaster was very satisfied, and the noble French did not eat thorny fish, unlike the stupid Orientals, who liked to eat the thick and spiny Asian carp. www.biquge.info He invited the merchant surnamed Li to sit in the cabin, but the merchant surnamed Li refused, he explained that he should not enter the interior of the warship excessively at this time, so as not to bear the reputation of a spy, the quartermaster was even more satisfied when he heard this, he nodded, and revealed a message to this Vietnamese who he thought was very reliable, safe and loyal, "After we have stocked up on this food, we will probably have to sail long distances the day after tomorrow, so if possible, We will continue to have warships here in Haiphong, and you can continue to provide the food and related luxuries that we need. ”

The merchant surnamed Li nodded in response, although he did not enter the cabin, but chatted with the quartermaster on the deck for a long time, until his men reported that all the transportation had been completed, he shook hands with the quartermaster, said goodbye to each other, and waited until he got on the merchant ship, the merchant surnamed Li originally had a somewhat flattering expression before regaining his calm look, he smiled and waved goodbye to the quartermaster on the side of the ship, and when he got on the merchant ship, the merchant surnamed Li's original flattering expression regained his calm and calm look, He smiled and waved goodbye to the quartermaster on the side of the ship, and the servant next to him stood beside him and whispered, "The port of Haiphong has been surveyed. ”

"Very good," the smile on the face of the businessman surnamed Li became brighter and brighter, "Go and send a message immediately and tell the country!" ”

Only a day later, the warships that entered Thang Long Province told them that the Black Flag Army besieging Thang Long Province had retreated in less than an hour under the bombardment of the warships, but there was still a formed army in the outer mountains of Thang Long Province, and according to the established plan, let the defenders in Thang Long Province go out of the city to fight, so as to protect the largest French stronghold in Beiqi, and it was also an important town for the French army to transit military supplies in Beiqi, and the progress seemed to be going well, and Guba was also preparing to set off in the early morning of the next day to attack Yangjiang Port.

On this night, the patrol ship cruising on the battery outside Tushan Port, the soldiers on it seemed to be staring intently at the sea, and seemed to see a glimmer of fire not far away, but it was fleeting, he rubbed his eyes, and wanted to take a closer look, but found that the glimmer of fire disappeared, and it seemed that it had never happened.

Cruising the Red River, defeating the Black Flag Army outside Thang Long Mansion, in the early morning of the third day after this incident, there was a tranquility in Haiphong Harbor, the blue sea was clear and transparent, the sunlight shone peacefully on the warship stationed in the port, the waves slightly spread small white waves on the hull, there were only a few French sailors on duty on the deck yawning, the French attached great importance to breakfast, so on these decks, in the batteries, the French Navy sailors in their sleep, were all thinking about what to eat for breakfast today, A good breakfast is the start of a pleasant day.

Gu Ba had just gotten up, he had always gotten up earlier than others, he had shaved in the mirror, and carefully groomed his shirt and military uniform, he was humming happily, although in his opinion the Nanyang Naval Division still occupied a little home advantage, but he never cared, if others called him a war maniac, he must have liked this nickname.

He was humming the tune of his hometown, and when he was humming proudly, suddenly a terrible whistle sounded outside, woo woo ~ ~~~ suddenly interrupted his proud work, his originally calm and happy face suddenly froze, his hands in the tie stopped, messy footsteps sounded outside the cabin, and the herald walked in quickly, judging from his face, it was by no means good news.

A **** French sailor with a cigarette in his upper body is lying on the small wooden boat under the boat basking in the sun, he prefers the feeling of being close to the water, so that he can feel that it is not too hot under the sun, the water surface is gentle, although Haiphong Port is close to the mouth of the Red River, but there is a long and narrow peninsula intercepted by the estuary, the water surface of the water quietly beats on the iron armor of the warship, turning out layers of ripples, swaying slightly, the sailor is almost about to fall asleep, but his comfort can not last long, The waves of the water swayed more and more, so that he could not sleep peacefully, there seemed to be a noise in the distance in his ears, he opened his eyes, and found that the waves that slapped the iron armor suddenly became larger, and the snow-white waves soaked his trousers, he stood up, and at this time the terrible whistle sounded, and the enemy seemed to be found not far away!

He quickly stepped on the soft ladder to the deck, there were already many people on the deck not far away, not far from the harbor there were two small patrol ships with tricolor flags turned their bows upside down, towards the harbor, the flag was played, the sailor silently recited the content of the flag, when he read it unconsciously, and when he finished reading, the horror immediately occupied all his body.

"The Chinese Navy is coming!"

"The Chinese Navy is coming?" Guba's originally stopped hand, but when he heard the news, he took care of his tie again, "Don't worry, it's just a sampan of some Guangdong sailors, and the Nanyang sailors are here, I don't have to worry at all, I didn't expect them to be so bold, it seems that we can settle the battle at the doorstep, before lunch, and give the order to go down, let the battleship No. 3 and the cruiser No. 5 lift anchor and leave the station, and the batteries are ready to sink the Chinese Navy in unison!" ”

"Yes!"

The hazy shadow of the ship in the distance slowly approached, and the French naval soldiers, who were originally a little flustered, also regained their composure, this state is worthy of the title of the world's leading naval power. (To be continued.) )