Although she is a woman, Zhuo Yiqing is more competitive than a man.

Our head of state, Comrade Dong Liang, is deeply aware of this. Even in bed, Commander Zhuo is a master who will not admit defeat.

Zhuo Yiqing immediately put on a cloak with a fox fur hood. The wind outside was already a bit cold, which made her, a southern woman, a little uncomfortable.

In addition, the cloak can also cover up her bulging belly.

By this time, even loose clothes could not hide Zhuo Yiqing's belly.

She even wondered if she was pregnant with twins, as this borrowed seed was indeed very powerful.

The fleet quickly assembled, including the six mosquito gunboats.

Zhuo Yiqing and the others are just a privateer fleet, all high-speed frigates.

Although these warships transformed from clipper ships have undergone many transformations and upgrades, their protection is still weak.

Zhuo Yiqing thought for a while and decided that he could only rely on six mosquito gunboats to fight.

Zhuo Yiqing also knows how difficult battleships are.

However, this battle seems inevitable. Hakodate does not have very strong coastal defenses. If it stays in the harbor and is blocked by the opponent's battleships, the consequences will be even worse.

"Lu Yi, have someone send the large rockets from the frigate to the gunboats. It's too difficult to kill those two battleships with artillery."

Zhuo Yiqing explained to Lu Yi while walking slowly on the deck step by step.

After the Chinese developed a new type of smokeless gunpowder, they also created a new type of explosive.

This explosive is three times more powerful than black powder.

Rockets made with this new type of gunpowder had high muzzle velocity and great power. The military factory produced a batch of priority equipment and gave it to the privateering fleet.

Dong Liang also knew that this fleet was mainly powered by sails, which ensured the endurance of the privateer fleet, because they had to float on the sea for a long time.

A privateer fleet that lacks heavy firepower and defense must have a powerful weapon with super firepower.

This is the Chinese latest heavy rocket "Zhurong".

On the "Fugeng", gunner commander Jiang Xiaobo was leading people to install "Zhurong" rockets.

This thing is so thick that three or five people can't even lift it.

Even the launch frame is a specially made thickened steel frame.

"Damn it, if this thing is put on the deck and gets blown up by an enemy cannonball, our gunboat will be doomed."

Jiang Xiaobo muttered in his mouth while pulling the pulley chain in his hand.

"Damn it, Jiang Xiaobo, you don't have a crow's mouth, or I will throw you out of the boat." A young man who was not very old, but had a full beard and looked a little beaten suddenly walked up to Jiang Xiaobo's door.

behind.

This is Gu Yongchang, the captain of the "Fu Geng", who also came to see the installation of the rocket launcher.

"Hey, Captain, why are you acting like a ghost, walking without making a sound?" Jiang Xiaobo was startled.

He is not afraid of the hairy-faced captain. The two of them came from the same village.

"Believe it or not, I will turn you into a ghost right away. The commander's order has been issued. Wait a moment. Our six battleships will approach the opponent's battleship from both front and rear directions. Then we will launch rockets at a nearby location. We must hit the opponent at one time. This

"Our only chance is that the fleet's frigates will draw fire from the battleships and separate them from the light frigates in their formation."

Gu Yongchang has already studied Zhuo Yiqing's tactics, and he also feels that this is the only way.

It's just that the frigate and their six gunboats have to bear huge risks.

The frigate has to use itself as a bait to let the Russians take the risk of sending their own light frigate, which is a bit wishful thinking.

There is also a great risk if six gunboats want to approach and shoot at close range.

Even if it can rely on maneuverability to stay in front and behind the Tsarist Russian frigate.

Other battleships also have artillery on the front and rear decks.

And it is not known whether the armor on their gunboats can withstand the bombardment of the main guns of Tsarist Russian battleships.

After all, the Chinese here do not have the parameters of Tsarist Russian battleships.

Of course, he is just a small gunboat captain and cannot control the battle deployment of the fleet.

The privateer fleet left Hakodate in two groups.

In Hakodate City, the commander of the newly formed Far East Detachment, Ou Zongan, also began to formulate combat arrangements.

He evacuated all non-combatants in Ryukyukan Fortress to Hakodate Castle.

There are also tens of thousands of young people who have just been transported here.

The recruits of the Far East Detachment are basically selected from the local garrison in Jiangbei.

They have a certain training foundation and if they really have to fight a defensive battle, Ou Zongan is not afraid.

After Zhuo Yiqing left, the port of Hakodate was empty.

Even the merchant ships were all moved away.

After the privateers left, they did not go north to intercept the Russian fleet.

Instead, it moved south, as if to escape.

The Tsarist Russians landed part of their army in the southern part of Sakhalin Island and reoccupied the stronghold they had just lost.

Muravyov did not waste time here, but led the fleet directly south.

The Tsarist Russians have always taken revenge.

They do not keep grudges overnight, but report them on the same day.

The fleet arrived outside Hakodate Harbor. When they saw that there was no fleet stationed in the harbor, they entered without thinking.

Tsarist Russia doesn't care whether you have any conspiracy or not.

Muravyov has always felt that the last word is to defeat ten societies with one force. No conspiracy can compare to absolute strength. Just like when he led an armed parade on the Amur River with his fleet, the Qing troops did not know where to hide.

Where has it gone?

The fleet began to attack the Ryukyu Pavilion located on the hillside.

In their opinion, this Ryukyu Pavilion is the coastal defense fortress here.

The army also began to land, preparing to occupy Hakodate Castle again.

The tactics of the Tsarist Russians were the same as last time. Nevelskoy told Muravyov about his last encounter.

Muravyov said that Nevelskoy's strength was not good last time.

This time he brought two battleships that were invincible in the Far East, and the infantrymen who landed were also Cossacks who had never been defeated in the Far East.

And this time they had a group of Cossacks.

But this time the Cossacks encountered a tough situation.

The Cossack attack on Hakodate Castle was stubbornly blocked by the escort.

No matter how powerful a warrior is, they are all equal before guns.

The Cossack warriors are powerful because they deal with backward forces such as nomadic tribes.

If they were really that powerful, why did they let Napoleon attack Moscow in the first place?

In the Crimean War, the Cossacks did not defeat the British and French forces.

Ou Zong'an now has four infantrymen in his hands. Although a large part of them are new recruits, they have also been trained by the local garrison for more than half a year, and some of them have also participated in actual combat.

Ou Zong'an divided the defense into two layers. The trenches outside the city circled the city, and the soldiers on the city wall served as supporting firepower.

A group of Cossack warriors, each one looks extremely tough.

Each of them has dozens of lives in his hands, and their individual combat effectiveness is very strong.

They hunted Mongolian cavalry on the grasslands and indigenous hunters in the forests.

If it weren't for the trenches and walls, these guard soldiers would definitely be scared.

They are the sharp swords in Muravyov's hands, the sharp knives used to open up territories for the tsar.

"For the Tsar, Ulla!" The Cossacks launched a fierce attack on a point.

They came like a wave.

Ou Zong'an quickly gathered the soldiers on the city wall towards the target point of the enemy's attack.

The firepower from the city alone really couldn't stop these Cossacks.

They can step on the corpses of their comrades in front without any reaction and rush forward faster and faster.

Ou Zong'an also felt that the Tsarist Russian enemy they encountered this time was much more powerful than the last time they encountered it.

Mainly in terms of discipline, these Cossacks are more disciplined than those under Nevelskoy.

They know how to break through enemy defenses more effectively.

These people shot at the walls of Hakodate in sequence from front to back.
To be continued...