Chapter 360 Block the Carp Gate!
It should be said that it is the kind of large watermelon, which is only a little smaller than the bucket, and there is a fine chain with a certain length at the bottom holding an anchor. This is the gift that Liang Pengfei prepared for those British people: mines.
Liang Pengfei is well aware of the strength of this British colonial fleet. Although Liang Pengfei is confident and capable of defeating the British East India Company's colonial fleet with his own fleet, he will definitely pay a high price.
The important point is that these excellent warships will definitely lose a lot in the process of war, and this is exactly what Liang Pengfei wants to see. In his mind, it doesn't matter if all the British on these warships die, but it is best to keep all the warships intact.
Since the frontal battle will cause great losses, besides, these British navies are indeed the best navy in the world in this era. If they really want to escape, I'm afraid there will be a lot of fish missing the net.
So, from the beginning, Liang Pengfei calculated how to receive this huge British colonial fleet to the greatest extent possible. Of course, this difficulty factor is really a little good.
But it's okay. He has always liked to play intrigues and tricks. He has been thinking about how to pay the smallest price to occupy the most suitable. After a long time of consideration, Master Liang gritted his teeth and decided to temporarily suspend the construction of the old Liang family's fleet base in Kowloon Bay, and set it up to clean up. The main battlefield of the British colonial fleet.
First, through intelligence, Liang Pengfei has known that the British have been coveting these for a long time. It seems that whether it is at this time or another time and space, the British's desire for Hong Kong Island is so infatuated.
Second, after the British defeat, they will definitely not pat their buttocks and leave immediately. They finally bite a piece of fat from this huge empire that has been in awe of them for many years. Even if they don't eat it, they have to rush forward to lick it and smell it.
Third, the successful development of the mine has made Liang Pengfei's plan more perfect. There is no need to arrange a large number of forts to block the end of Kowloon Bay. In that case, it is likely to arouse the vigilance of the British and even let these British fleets escape.
There is no need for Liang Pengfei to use the fleet to block the two exits of Kowloon Bay. In that case, he will still lose a lot of war-like soldiers. In Liang Pengfei's eyes, the lives of those long-lasting pirates and soldiers are very precious.
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The important thing is that the mine is very simple. As long as the depth of the water can be measured in advance and determine the length of the thin chain between the anchor and the mine, it is enough to completely block the two exits of Kowloon Bay with a complete mine.
And no matter how powerful the British warships are, no matter how awesome the British sailors are, they can't step on the water and carry the warship across the two exits blocked by mines, can they?
The warships are blocked in it, unless these British are all living Lei Feng. Um, no, they are all Wang Cheng in Children of Heroes, with the courage and determination to die with the enemy. Then, in the end, Liang Peng could only get a pile of broken boards in the Kowloon Bay.
However, according to the war history of the West, Westerners never kill them all, nor did they have the courage to kill themselves. At least Liang Pengfei learned a lot about the naval battles of the West from those Westerners, whether it was the Spanish invincible fleet and the British sea. War, or the naval battle between the Dutch and the British.
Generally, after the other party has an advantage and there is no possibility of winning, it will wisely choose to surrender. It is for this reason that Liang Pengfei can capture so many warships and prisoners of war on Crab King Island.
Therefore, after the research, analysis and deduction of Liang Pengfei and his bad subordinates, he came up with an almost perfect battle plan. The code name of the battle plan is to invite you into the urn.
The reason why it is called near perfection is that the British's colonial fleet divided before entering the Carp Gate in Kowloon Bay. A squadron of five warships wants to bypass Hong Kong Island and enter Kowloon Bay from another entrance to Kowloon Bay, which may also be a little powerful.
To the reason for the pirate demonstrations in this area, it is announced to the pirates of the Qing Dynasty that this place will become a colony of the British Empire, and our fleet is so excellent. You guys had better take a little further, otherwise, it will kill, hurt and work.
However, this small regret can't stop Liang Pengfei's inner happiness. After all, the main force of the British colonial fleet has completely penetrated into his pocket. As for the squadron composed of five three-mast warships, it is really not a threat to Liang Pengfei, unless the number is tenfold. It's possible.
And Liang Pengfei and his party stood on the top of Guanyin Mountain and observed every move of the British colonial fleet. When the main force of the British colonial fleet drove into Kowloon Bay, and the squadron turned a corner and went straight through the double four waterways between Gouzhou and Naluozhou, Liang Pengfei rushed to his side. Monk Chen nodded. Start to act."
Kowloon Bay is about 20 miles long, and after the whole British fleet entered the waterway, the speed gradually slowed down, because they needed to see more and learn more about it, which will become the harbor of their station. But soon, a three-masked warship in the front found something strange on the shore.
"General, the look ahead found a shipyard on the north side of George III Bay." The first mate hurriedly ran up to the tail building and talked happily with Liang Sanhuai, Macartney and others, pointing out the scenery on both sides of the strait.
"The shipyard?" Major General Ford looked at the first officer in some astonishment and smiled, "Interesting, who will build the shipyard here? Is it those pirates?"
"It should be that this is the area most frequented by Qing pirates. This is also the forbidden area of the Qing navy, because they are afraid of meeting pirates from their own country and being destroyed by pirates." The head of the East India Company, who frequently visits Guangdong and Macao, immediately came to the conclusion. After so many years of observation, he knows very well how useless the navy of this country is. Otherwise, he would not have become a radical main war faction.
"General, there was a signal from the back team. At the carp gate we just passed, we found a large number of boats going out. Looking at the costumes and equipment of those people, they should be the pirates of the Qing Dynasty. They were throwing something into the sea. It seemed to be round black iron. The ball." Before Major General Ford ordered the warship to speed up to see the shipbuilding stone, the news from the transport ships at the end of the fleet stunned Major General Ford and others.
"Lost something?" Major General Ford is really a fog. Black iron ball?"
"Yes, General, I don't know what it is, but it seems to be a little bad. They almost left that thing in the waterway of the carp gate."
"Tell Lieutenant Colonel Green to see what the pirates of the Qing Dynasty are doing and throw black iron balls. Do they think they can block the whole waterway with that kind of thing so that we can't advance or retreat?" Major General Ford put his hands behind his back and looked to the east and gave the order.
Soon, when the order was conveyed to Lieutenant Colonel Green's warship behind the fleet, Lieutenant Colonel Green immediately let his warship draw a beautiful arc of foam on the blue sea and sailed towards the carp gate.
"Quickly, faster, brothers, there are still the last two hundred steps away. Finish the work here, and we can finish the work." Mo Guanfu, who stood on the bow of the ship with a telescope and observed the movement of the British colonial fleet, saw that a warship was coming this way. He received the telescope in a hurry and cheered loudly at his subordinates.
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The sailors on the ship are quickly pushing the mines down the sea through the slopes of the boards, splashing water flowers, like the white lotus flowers blooming in the blue water.
"What the hell are these Qing pirates doing?" Lieutenant Colonel Green's head was also full of paste. He really didn't understand what kind of nerves these Qing pirates were. Even if they saw that their warship had turned around and opened to the carp gate, they still threw that kind of black iron ball in the sea.
"Captain, do we fire to warn these Qing people?" The first mate standing next to him made suggestions to Lieutenant Colonel Green.
"No, their ship is really too small, and the speed is very fast. Our bow has only two guns, and there is no way to aim at this distance. Besides, don't rush to use force until you don't know the other party's intention. Remember, this is already the land and harbor of our British Empire. Keep our gentlemanly demeanor and don't scare those guys away, otherwise it will be difficult for us to recruit enough workers from here. Although Indian workers are also very appropriate, it is not an easy thing to sail through thousands of miles. Green shook his head and explained.
At this time, when the Qing pirates' fast ships that had completed the mine-laying mission approached Lieutenant Colonel Green's warship less than a mile away from Liyumen, they quickly turned around and fled to the east.
"Sail, accelerate, and catch these damn cowards. We can't go back and tell the general that nothing has happened here without doing anything." Lieutenant Colonel Green made the behavior of the Qing pirates angry, and patted the ship's fore and gave the order loudly.
The white sail was blown up by the vigorous sea breeze, and the warship accelerated again. The bow of the ship was like a sharp guise, cutting open the waves again and again. Lieutenant Colonel Green faced the sea breeze and calculated how long it would take to approach the clear seas. At the mouth of the stolen Clipper, he heard a collision sound in his ear. Before he could make any reaction, he heard a roar like a muffled thunder under his feet. Then he saw that the front of his warship suddenly rose high, as if he had encountered a tsunami wave...
(to be continued)