Chapter 338 The defeat is extremely fast and smooth!
"... I really didn't expect that there would be such a big mistake in our strategy. This is really..." In Major General Ford's cabin, the expression on Major Ford's face showed a trace of understanding, but it was more annoyed. If we could ask you for advice earlier, I believe we don't have to suffer such a loss, which is a completely unnecessary loss.
"Dear General, you don't have to do this. I also came to this conclusion just now when discussing this war with His Excellency the Ambassador. Speaking of which, the thought-provoking words of His Excellency the Ambassador gave me a great inspiration." Liang Sanhuai nod to Macartney, who was sitting aside.
Macartney opened his mouth but didn't say anything. The smile on his face was still quite calm. For Liang Sanhuai's thoughts, Macartney felt that the reason why he said so was that he must hope that he could praise himself without a trace in front of others. Of course, he would definitely need to be rewarded.
"This is a smart man with a shrewd mind. I don't know if he is willing to acquire the nationality of the British Empire. In that case, I can recruit a talent for the empire with a deep understanding of the Eastern Empire, and I can be more clear about the British Empire's policy towards the East in the future. It is also a more accurate judgment. Macartney's fingers tapped gently on the armrest of the chair, and the idea came to his mind. Perhaps he should really think about this plan.
"The intelligence of your two is indeed quite helpful to me. Today's defeat is really a disgrace to our British Royal Navy, and it is also caused by my imprudent..." Major General Ford patted his thigh with some chagrin, and the bitterness and fatigue on his face were very clear. This At that time, in front of these two smart people, he didn't need to hide anything. There was no need to do that.
"It's us, the distinguished general, this war was jointly agreed and proposed by us, so the responsibility should be shared by us. After I return to China, I will personally explain it to His Majesty and the Parliament, but now, it is not the time to pursue responsibility, but to reconfirm us. The direction of the war... Dear Liang gave me a good suggestion. I think you will also be very interested.
Macartney leaned forward a little and said with a very eager expression: "There is a passage that is quite important to this huge empire, which can be said to be the lifeblood of this empire. If we can occupy it, then we are equivalent to strangling the throat of this huge empire, or a handful. The sharp dagger is placed on the carotid artery of this empire..."
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"General, Your Excellency, the fleet of the Qing people has been dispatched!" Just as Macartney and others were excitedly whispering about the new strategy, a sudden news made Major General Ford subconsciously stand up. How many people have come?
"There are about nearly 10,000 people, hundreds of warships, or hundreds of slamboats. I really don't know the models of those boats. It's the kind of triangle flag of the Qing Dynasty. The officer replied loudly.
"Okay, let's go here first. Let's discuss it later. Now, I need to see when those Qing navies have the courage to compete with our British warships at sea." Major General Ford snorted coldly, picked up his military cap and put it on, and hurriedly walked towards the deck.
At the invitation of Macartney, Liang Sanhuai passed the deck with the British ambassador and walked to the tail building. This gesture let Liang Sanhuai know that these British people's' self-precaution is getting weaker and their trust is getting deeper and deeper, which is a good thing.
Moreover, the other party has gradually stepped into his own trap. It seems that what the young master said at the beginning was really right. It is really possible for him to become a great spy who can be famous in history. His heart was full of excitement and excitement, but Liang Sanhuai's face did not show any. At this time, his eyes also fell on the sea in the distance. Sure enough, the white sails were full of wind and were surging towards this side.
At this time, Major General Ford, who observed the enemy's face, was full of contempt and contempt: "Without any formation and discipline, do they think that such a navy can defeat the excellent Royal Navy of the British Empire with those little slams?"
"Maybe it was our failure just now that made these idiots think that we had lost the courage to fight." Sdangdong, who also rushed to the tail building, squeezed his lips excitedly.
"Notify all warships and set up a battle formation immediately. We want these damn Qing people to know that we are the rulers of the ocean." Major General Ford gave the order loudly. Soon, although several warships were lost, the British fleet, which still seemed to be quite large, gradually dispersed. With the dense gun muzzle on their side, it made a posture to prepare for the battle against the Qing warships that was rapidly approaching in the distance.
"My mother, I said General Pu, their warships are really too big, aren't they?" After seeing the full picture of the British warships, a naval deputy general couldn't help swallowing his saliva and whispering.
"Big, what are you afraid of? Have you ever seen an elephant? That kind of guy is big enough, but isn't there still an allusion that many ants bite the elephant to death? To be honest, Pu Zhigao was also a little guilty, but when he heard the generals of his subordinates say so, he aroused his competitive spirit: "Don't forget, everyone. With thousands of people, Mr. Liang used thousands of people to sink several of the other side's big ships and captured a lot of them. We have more than 10,000 soldiers and more than a hundred. Warships, with these thirty warships of Yingyi, three or five of us to pack up one of them, isn't it enough?
Hearing Pu Zhigao's words, several sailor generals who came with him couldn't help nodding frequently. Yes, the other party had just let Liang Pengfei beat him up, and his morale must be low. Besides, the number of people and warships on his side were several times that of the other party. Do you have to hesitate to clean up a group of defeated soldiers again and again?
"I'm right, brothers, those heroes are in front of me, rush to the general, kill one Yingyi, reward five taels of silver, cut one Yingyi officer, reward twenty taels of silver, brothers, kill! ..." Pu Zhigao pulled out his waist knife and cheered his subordinates loudly.
As soon as they heard the silver reward with white flowers, everyone was more motivated. They shouted and rushed straight to the British warship. Many sailors had already taken off their coats and waved the long knife in their hands and shouted at Yingyi, who was still far away. It doesn't matter whether the other party can understand the broad and profound verbs and nouns that he greets those guys with female surnames.
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"This fleet should not be the subordinate of General Liang, will it?" At this time, Major General Ford asked Liang Sanhuai beside him.
"I don't think so. His sailors fight like a group of pirates, but they will never be so stupid." Liang Sanhuai showed a strange smile at the corners of his mouth. It seemed that this guy came to grab the credit. To be honest, Liang Sanhuai was happy to see these guys and let the British teach them a good lesson.
"It seems that you are right. Originally, I hoped that it was General Liang who frustrated my fleet in Humen. I really hoped to fight with him fairly. Now it seems that dealing with this group of miscellaneous fish is really... Tell the captains to attack freely and vent your anger." Major General Ford looked at the opponents who rushed over and was really not interested in commanding the fleet to deal with them. He was like a Saint in a golden holy garment. He found that his opponent was actually a beggar in his underwear. He was really not energetic.
However, the British naval officers and soldiers under Major General Ford have already accumulated too much unwillingness and anger in the battle of Humen Fort, and these Qing sailors are absolutely excellent targets to vent.
"Fire, for the king, for the British Empire!" The roar of the officers, accompanied by the roar of the cannon, and the dense flames that almost spread all over the line of sight of Pu Zhi's high Qing water army, gave Pu Zhi's high people an illusion, as if the gradually dark sky had returned to the blazing noon at this moment.
That night, there were only 43 Guangdong sailor warships that fled from the mouth of the Pearl River and returned to the control of the Humen Fort. Pu Zhigao was killed in battle, one of the officers was killed, and many generals above the fifth grade were killed.
In the battle off the mouth of the Pearl River, in just half an hour, nearly one-third of the warships of the Guangdong navy were sunk on the spot, and then lost more than 20 ships in the pursuit. In addition, many warships simply scattered on the way back to escape, and there were only three points left. A little more. It can be said that the defeat is extremely fast and smooth!
And the British warships actually chased into the Pearl River waterway. If it hadn't been for Liang Pengfei who was guarding the Humen Fort, they would not dare to slack off at all under the order of Liang Pengfei. Maybe it would have really frustrated the British.
However, this battle alone has dealt a heavy blow to the self-confidence of these Guangdong sailors who originally wanted to take the opportunity to pick up the appropriate one. After Liangguang Wenwu, who stayed in Humen Town and waited for Hou Jiayin, saw the defeated soldiers who had only returned to the Humen navy's station, and finally understood that this fleet was absolutely not what he could do. I can pay for it.
And these people didn't want to stay in Humen, the enemy's front position. They just told Liang Pengfei that after he had to work hard and guard the mouth of the Pearl River in any case, these people rushed back to Guangzhou overnight.
Four doors of Guangzhou City were closed again, and thousands of soldiers were caught in the city wall patrol. At night, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi rushed to the north with 800 miles of urgency again...
(to be continued)