Pang Ban watched this series of things coldly, feeling funny and angry, but he saw a lot of officialdom clearly.

It's just that although Pang Ban has been a genius since he was a child, and when he grew up, he repeatedly had adventures and successfully promoted to the congenital realm, and at the same time, he was also conceited and familiar with the art of war, and he was much more capable of the usual fat-headed and big-eared mediocre officials, and he didn't know how to deal with this situation, and he didn't even feel that he could deal with it more appropriately than the other party in Yiliang's position in Shanghai.

Of course, the call for moving to the sea has gradually increased.

At this time of chaos, the Huaxia army finally captured Dinghai Island, and then occupied Zhenhai, dozens of warships and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses fought outside the city of Ningbo.

Dinghai Island is the Zhoushan of later generations, originally isolated overseas, and there were only 30,000 people on the island, and the Qing court knew that this Dinghai would fall into the hands of the enemy sooner or later when the Huaxia army and navy began to riot along the coast, and there was not much surprise.

It's just that Dinghai is the gateway to Ningbo, and Ningbo is the gateway to Hangzhou.

When the Huaxia army captured Ningbo, it could not only obtain huge wealth, but also attack Hangzhou by sea and land, occupying the richest city on the southeast coast.

Yiliang has been working as a shrinking turtle in Fuzhou these days, and after hearing the news that Ningbo is in danger, he can only sigh, knowing that he will not be able to send troops again.

Whoever made him the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the responsibility for the capture of Hangzhou will never be able to escape, even if there is someone above him, the emperor will protect him for the sake of his relatives, and he can only tear his tears and give an explanation to the subjects of the world.

"Let the sailors attack and give the rebels a good look. Yiliang had no way to retreat, so he could only grit his teeth and say.

The civil and military attachés at all levels in Fujian also understood at this time that it would not work if they did not send troops, if it was still the previous ostrich strategy, even if the Chinese army could not attack it, the emperor and the imperial court would have to use them, it was better to fight a battle in a down-to-earth manner, even if the entire sailor division was buried, at least there was an explanation for the imperial court, it was really not that the subordinates did not contribute, but that the traitors were too powerful.

After carefully analyzing the current situation, some officers of the Fuzhou Naval Division believed that this battle was not necessarily completely uncertain.

If Li Xian led the army to guard Dayuan Island, and the naval strength remained intact, the Fuzhou Navy Division would inevitably suffer a big loss if it attacked like this, but now Li Xian seems to have gone to Ningbo, and he is fighting fiercely outside Ningbo, and most of the navy is also following, then this Dayuan Island must be empty.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, symbolically sending troops, and then taking advantage of some advantages and running back, even without really fighting, driving a boat to the waters of Dayuan Island and sailing back, it can also be said to be a big victory, and tell the court that they have done their best.

The Fuzhou Navy Division once again rushed out of the Min River with great vigor, and sure enough, a detachment of the Huaxia Army came out to intercept it, but the number was small, only six ships.

After fighting with the Fuzhou Navy Division for half a day, the Huaxia Navy was outnumbered and began to retreat, all the way to the area of the Penghu Islands.

Feeling that the Huaxia Army was really a little empty, the Fuzhou Navy couldn't help but be overjoyed, and actually chased it all the way to the Penghu Islands.

After arriving at the Penghu Islands, the Fuzhou Navy Division was still hesitating whether to continue the pursuit or go back, when a fleet of ships appeared from behind them, actually blocking their way back, and then dozens of warships drove out from the Penghu Islands and went straight to the Fuzhou Navy Division.

At this point, how can the Fuzhou Navy not understand that the Huaxia Army is clearly going to fish itself out and ambush it.

"This Huaxia army really has an ambush, and the big guy is loyal to the emperor. The commander of the Fuzhou Navy Division could not think about it at this time, so he had to sigh and let the Navy Division fight a decisive battle with the enemy.

The good thing about the ships of the Fuzhou Navy Division is that there are more than 100 ships, but in fact most of them are small ships of more than 100 tons, and the real large ships of more than 800 tons are all considered flagship-level, and there are only six or seven ships, that is, the average tonnage of the ships is less than 200 tons, and the total tonnage is only about 22,000 tons.

As for the warships of the Huaxia Army, most of them are ships of 600 to 800 tons, which can only be regarded as toys compared with British warships, but they are all behemoths compared with the Qing Army, with more than 40 warships and a total tonnage of about 31,000 tons.

Moreover, most of the old artillery guns installed on the ships of the Qing army were obsolete in the 18th century in the West, and occasionally a few new guns purchased from the West were actually only commercial artillery, with an effective firing range of less than 500 meters and a rate of fire of less than 10 rounds per hour.

On the other hand, the Huaxia army, at least used decent military artillery, far superior in range and rate of fire, and was assisted by a number of steamships, which had an advantage in terms of maneuverability and firepower.

In addition to the original paddle steamers, the steam ships of the Huaxia Army have also made a great breakthrough in propeller ships, that is, they have been upgraded from the original 100-ton steam ships to more than 200-ton steam ships.

The original steam ship of about 100 tons, with a displacement of only about 100 tons, is called the "Hummingbird class", which has almost no actual combat value, and it is useless to change it to civilian use, it can only be said to be a larger ship model, so that the shipyard can obtain some technical parameters.

According to the capacity of the military factory, the current propeller steam ship can achieve the size of 200 to 300 tons, install a 200-horsepower steam engine, can reach a speed of more than 20 knots, and can also sail stably for a period of time, which is called the "Blue Bird class".

This "Blue Bird class" is a great improvement over the "Hummingbird class", at least the endurance has been increased several times, and it can also perform some less dangerous combat missions, and even three rocket launchers are installed, but the actual combat value is still very low, and this participation in the war is still used for testing.

The Fuzhou Navy Division turned around and rushed back, originally thinking that the fleet sent by the Huaxia Army to intercept it would be desperately blocked, but it did not expect that this detachment was not very willing to fight, and it was blocked for a period of time by relying on the ship's large artillery on the sea, and then it gradually dispersed, and the Fuzhou Navy Division escaped from the exit.

Naval warfare is different from land warfare, all tactical actions are completed by ship navigation, and the fleet blocked by the Huaxia Army is only barely blocked, but in the naval battle, from the two sides engaged in battle, exchanged artillery fire, and gradually retreated, more than an hour passed before and after, which was enough for the pursuing fleet to catch up.

The Fuzhou Navy Division made great efforts to break through the blockade, but its rear tail would be bitten by the enemy, and although the fleet blocking in front gave way to the sea route ahead, it did not retreat, but maneuvered to the side of the Navy Division.

There are also sensible old men in the sailors, and they can't help but secretly complain when they see this situation, this is the "siege of the city is missing one" style of fighting, it seems to let people go, but as long as the enemy continues to attack from the rear and flanks, the sailors are in danger of heavy losses.

The most terrible thing is that they finally broke through the barrier, and all the officers and men of the naval division no longer had the fighting spirit, and they all wanted to run back to their nests as quickly as possible, and when they encountered the attack of the Huaxia Army and Navy, none of them were willing to turn around and fight desperately for the brigade to escape.