The bandits on Weishan Island are waiting for the third brother, Sun Guilu, to personally go into battle and board a warship. He is the uncle of the Sun brothers and it was his idea to kidnap the foreigners. There are more than 30 butchers in the caves on Weishan Island, some of them. They had been held captive for more than three years, sitting there waiting to die like an old monk. Among them were dozens of children, ranging in age from five to eight years old, sitting on the grass. The bandits treated them as invalids and were treated as such. It's even worse. They all look like skinny living skeletons.
Sun Guilu thought about the consequences of defeat, but he couldn't defeat the New Armed Forces. Weishan Lake is as big as Weishan Lake. With his familiarity with the geography, he could abandon the ship and escape at any time. Sun Guilu had the idea of killing meat stamps. He wanted to kill people to silence them, but was dissuaded by his subordinates. Kidnapping and killing are two "sexualities". He still wanted to leave a way for his subordinates to survive. It was at the time when he was employing people that Sun Guilu didn't dare to take matters into his own hands, so he threw more than 30 meat slaves into a cave on Weishan Island to starve to death, regardless of his business.
Sun Guilu concentrated his forces on Weishan Island. There were five groups of troops, more than a hundred sailing ships, and two two-deck warships. These warships had forty cannons and fierce firepower. They stood out from the crowd in Weishan Lake, which was Sun Guilu's capital. The lookout suddenly reported that the Xinwu Army's fleet was approaching from the northeast.
The Xinwu Army finally dispatched. The panicked Sun Guilu hurriedly organized his fleet into a V-shaped column and boarded the "Iron Hammer" to beat the drums and fight. He rushed from the front of the Xinwu Army's formation, and it was a hand-to-hand combat posture.
The Hammer sailed out of the port. Sun Guilu looked over in high spirits and saw hundreds of boats vying for water on the lake. Hundreds of ships sailed and competed. Behind them, bursts of black smoke rose. Sun Guilu secretly complained that there was a steam iron-clad ship behind the enemy ship. The black smoke gathered into a cloud image. A black whirlwind swept in, and the number of armored ships was shocking [
At this time, the sky was clear and the wind direction was easterly. The enemy had the advantage, but Sun Guilu had retreated and mustered up the courage to rush towards the enemy warship.
boom
The sound of the cannon sounded and set off a huge wave. The Hammer fired the first shot. The distance between the enemy and us was more than a kilometer. No damage was caused, but the huge wave was the place of death.
At this time, the ship did not retreat despite the heroes' efforts. The helmsmen of both the enemy and ourselves were shaking the oars desperately. The soldiers on the deck fired thousands of rounds and shuttled across the lake.
The sound of golden drums, gunfire, and shouts of death converged into a picture of war. Cannons flew across the sky. The gunners on both sides used their special skills to bombard the enemy ships. The battle quickly turned into a melee. The movement of the warships Obscured by smoke, the Hammer attempted to ram the wooden Osprey twice but failed, allowing Li Guolou to escape death.
On the Osprey, Li Guolou took personal command and relied on the advantage of the tail wind to bypass the domineering Hammer. Seeing Li Guolou calm and calm, warmth rose in his heart. Such a man is the hero of the world. Peace beats the drum endlessly and is a woman without mercy.
Standing in the command room of the Haidongqing, Hannagan couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw that the Osprey was under threat. The wind was so weak that the Xinwu Army's warships dispersed at a very slow speed. For a while, the mosquito ship was unable to exert its impact effect and could only Mainly supported by artillery, the enemy ships were hit by flowers. Several enemy ships emitted billowing black smoke. The advantage was already on the side of the New Armed Forces. However, if the battle continued like this, the New Armed Forces warships suffered huge losses. They won the Weishan Lake Battle and our own side was also crippled. This is a failure Hannagan cannot afford.
Capture the thief first. King Hannagan looked at the blazing battlefield, looking for the best breakthrough point, and issued an order to fire intensively at the Hammer.
Boom boom boom
The flowers were exploding. Sun Guilu stumbled and fell on the deck. He looked around at the Hammer and saw the smoke and flames raging around him. Then he looked around and saw four mosquito ships besieging the Hammer.
At this critical moment, Sun Guilu was a little cowardly and unreasonably moved his command flag from the Hammer to the Bronze Hammer, which was outside the battle formation. As a result, a gap appeared between the three warships in front and the warship behind. big gap
Hannagan immediately led his vanguard formation composed of ironclad ships through the gap and ordered the command ship Haidongqing to rush towards the Hammer and several other warships.
The Bronze Hammer passed by the Xiangyun with one shot, but it caught fire under the opponent's gunfire and was eventually driven out of the battle by the Xiangyun. The Bronze Hammer fled wildly towards Weishan Island, forgetting the important rules of command. At the same time, the four mosquito ships Gunfire sets the Hammer on fire
"Retreat quickly and raise the blue flag." Sun Guilu originally wanted to break out, but seeing the desperate posture of the four mosquito boats, he lost confidence and fled to Weishan Island.
The action in which Hannagan's flagship rammed the Hammer was one of the most spectacular in the battle. As the Haidongqing searched through the smoke of battle, it struck the Hammer's starboard side. The old battleship lost directional control. And its front was blocked by another mosquito ship. As the Hammer retreated, the Haidongqing rammed the Hammer's side at full speed and tilted it severely to starboard.
As the Haidongqing slowly retreated, the Hammer had already broken a large hole. Then, under its own momentum and the tons of lake water that poured into the breach, the Hammer tilted to the port side.
boom
The starboard side was hit hard and Sun Guilu fell down again. It was so scary. The enemy's mosquito ship was invulnerable and was hit by an iron ball, but it was fine.
"Third brother, the starboard side of the boat is flooded and we can't hold on any longer." A black and strong bandit with bare feet and a machete in his hand [
I saw that my beloved Hammer was riddled with holes and smoking. The cannons on the front and rear decks had been misfired. The sailors were lying dead around the fort with heavy casualties. Some sailors were on fire and jumped into the Weishan Lake with strange screams. Cannons were stretched out from time to time in the two-story fort. Although the gunners on both sides continued to fight stubbornly, waves rose from the lake.
"Hurry up and abandon the boat and land." Sun Guilu looked at the Hammer helplessly. This was his treasure. It was a pity that it was ravaged to pieces by the enemy. The defeat was certain. It was a pity that he was only one step away from sinking the Osprey.
"It's Third Brother, I'll help you." The black and strong bandit was extremely fierce and took three of his cronies to rob the boat. There were two boats tied to the Hammer. One of them had been destroyed. The remaining one became a life-saving straw in the eyes of many bandits.
The black and strong bandits came forward and chopped down two bandits. They helped Sun Guilu into the boat. The five people used the eight oars to row desperately to Weishan Island. The lake was full of boats vying to escape. People's heads were rising and falling on the water. They knew the water well. The sexual bandit cut through the waves and tried to swim back to the shore.
On the vast lake, you chased me. The warships of the New Armed Forces raised the "avoid death" flag. A smoking sailboat quickly raised the white flag, and then several fleeing sailboats also raised the white flag. Looking from a distance The white flag is a pair of gray trousers. The bandits used local materials and hoisted the trousers onto the sailboat.
Sun Guilu looked back and said angrily with tears streaming down his face: "Victory can only be achieved without using force. The fake foreign devils betrayed the country and sought glory. They brought the foreign iron-clad ships into the inner lake. The country will not be destroyed and the Qing Dynasty will be over."
The black-faced man whispered: "I'm afraid that third brother won't be able to hold on to Weishan Island until night so we can escape. I'll hide the ship on the west shoal. The fake foreign devils can't do anything to us."
"Okay, paddle to the shoal to the west. Let's land there. The fake foreigners are acting against nature. I don't believe God won't help us locals." Sun Guilu's confidence doubled when he saw the dense reeds. He would be able to escape from the encirclement in one night.
As long as the dozens of warships of the New Armed Forces were still able to move, they would go all out to deal with the fleeing warships and larger sailing ships. They could no longer handle the fleeing small boats. Sun Guilu fled back to Weishan in despair, saving his life.
island
As the Hammer capsized and sank, the highly trained navy officers and soldiers on board the Haidongqing cheered for their captain, Deng Shichang.
Deng Shichang narrowed his eyes and looked at the dancing Hannagan with a grin: "Commander Hannagan, where is the Haidongqing headed? Do you want to move closer to the Osprey?"
The slightly bald Hannagan stroked his well-groomed moustache and shouted majestically: "No, the Osprey is in serious trouble. Li Zhentai doesn't need us to respond and send out flags to let the New Armed Forces warships clean up the mess. Command the ship."
Advance to Weishan Island and let the other warships approach me and advance in fish scale column."
"It's time for me to raise the flag." Deng Shichang left the cockpit and personally experienced the Battle of Weishan Lake, which gave him a new understanding of water warfare. From focusing on one and the other at the beginning of the war to seizing the fighter plane at the critical moment to rushing to the front regardless of one's own safety, this is Commander Hannagan.
the impression left on him
The Haidong Qing seizes the opportunity to severely damage the enemy ship. The enemy's command ship has been disabled. The flags and flags are in chaos. Hundreds of enemy ships have lost their command and are like flies scurrying around on the water. The Haidong Qing is hit in one blow.
Reversing the chaotic situation of the war and tilting the victorious balance towards the New Armed Forces
Li Guolou witnessed the bravery of the Beiyang Navy with his own eyes and was moved to inexplicable tears. Victory was not easy. Many heroic soldiers were buried in Weishan Lake. He wanted to hold the most solemn funeral for the deceased.
Li Guolou did not want to kill more people, so he ordered the flag to be raised to avoid death and rescued the bandits who jumped into the water.
Ping An looked anxious in his eyes and couldn't help but said in his heart: "That Hannagan of Li Zhentai has led the fleet to Weishan Island. We can't wait any longer. Let the Yanzhou Navy deal with the aftermath and give others some benefits."
As soon as Li Guolou heard what Ping An said was reasonable, he raised a flag and started to reorganize the formation. There were more than 40 warships maintaining their combat effectiveness, which made Li Guolou high-spirited.
What is the captured sailing ship?
With only fifty ships, Li Guolou felt confident, and his gentleman's face looked even more rigid. He stood on the bow of the ship and enjoyed the cheers of the crowd. When he heard someone shouting "Long live Li Guolou," he was unsmiling. That was not praising him, but paying homage to Emperor Tongzhi.
pay tribute
The warships of the New Armed Forces followed ten mosquito ships and advanced towards Weishan Island. Li Guolou took out his pocket watch and it was already past noon. The battle had been fierce for nearly four hours. From early morning to now, the bandit armed forces were so capable.
The landing battle taken over by the direct troops of the Sun brothers is the real test of how many soldiers Sun Guilu has left who dare to fight. What if there are less than a thousand soldiers and the enemy breaks out in a small boat at night?
Li Guolou frowned. It was very likely that the other troops in Shandong were leaving the enemy alone and intentionally letting the fleeing enemies escape. It was a common tactic of the army to raise the bandits and support the enemies. Whether the final battle could end successfully depends on whether Shandong Governor Zhang Renjun could convince those soldiers.
The arrogant soldiers and powerful generals also depend on how much prestige Li Hongzhang has.
But Li Guolou felt something was wrong in his heart. He looked at the gray sky. After a sunny day, it was about to rain again. In the afternoon, before the fleet could reach Weishan Island, he had to block the port and bombard the enemy ships to deter them from hiding in Weishan Island.
After the enemy, the fleet dropped anchor and stopped in the deep water area. The landing battle was probably going to be ruined. Bai Shelangjun had predicted that he would attack Weishan Island as soon as possible tomorrow. How many variables would there be on a moonlit night?
After a great victory, Li Guolou felt sorry for himself but looked sad. If the battle at Weishan Lake had reached a stalemate, all the people in Shandong would have rushed to support the New Armed Forces with all their strength. Now that they are surrounded by ruthless Shandong troops, all the garrison in Shandong would want to cause national disaster. Cai couldn't see the Xinwu Army family's winning streak [
Ping An hurriedly sighed: "Li Zhentai almost captured Sun Guilu and Zhou Tianlun just now. I just saw that small boat. It's a pity that I didn't remind you."
"Is that so? Ping'er, thank you for your hard work. You are my goddess of victory." Li Guolou's eyes were full of love. He stayed up all night and was still in high spirits. He put one hand around Ping An's slender waist.
"Let's be more serious. I can't do it tonight. I caught the bandit who delivered the surrender watch. His name is Zhang Tie Pian. He's a good paddler. This time he turned into a crotch and begged me to spare my life. Do you want to see him?" Ping An defeated Li Guolou. My hands, body, and bones are sore all over, how can I withstand Li Guoloudu’s demands?
"Why should I see such a small character? The last time I was interested, I saw him and I was full just by looking at you, my little baby." Li Guolou reluctantly held Ping An in his arms and already had his eyes on Ping An's cherry lips.
Ping An covered Li Guolou's mouth with his hands and scolded: "Don't do this. It's too bad for people to see. I want you to kiss me enough tonight to talk about serious things. That Zhang Tie Pian is a relative of Zhang Xiaotian, the eldest brother of Zhuque Club. Zhang Xiaotian is giving it to him." He has been brainwashed and now he wants to make atonement for his sins. I think this person can be used."
Li Guolou guessed what Ping An wanted in the blink of an eye. He twisted Ping An's face with a smile and said, "My dear, you are so smart. Find the bandits who provided the information and let them sneak back to Weishan Island to kill Sun Guilu and Zhou Tianlun Xu." Be quick with a heavy reward, otherwise Sun Guilu and Zhou Tianlun will escape as soon as it gets dark. If they escape into the vast mountains, they will be a big trouble for Shandong."
Ping Ping smiled charmingly: "Li Zhentai still wants you to come forward and show your attitude towards national scholars. Otherwise, how can Zhang be willing to fight for his life? That man is quite loyal. He was angry that Sun Guilu and Zhou Tianlun killed his brothers when they escaped, so he was willing to rebel. Don't just mention a big reward, but I'm interested in you."
This time Ping An took the initiative and couldn't help but touch Li Guolou's face. Last night I dared to look at it more with my eyes closed to enjoy it. Now I can finally see clearly that he is really a pretty face with a beautiful face. His face is still smooth now. Still have a beard
"Oh, that's right. It looks like Zhang Tie Piao is a good man and you can keep him by your side." Li Guolou immediately straightened his clothes and walked out of the cabin with a polite and virtuous corporal expression. Isn't it easy for people to die? Li Guolou is good at this and is willing to commit suicide safely. Li Guolou is very familiar with the magical method of conquering heroes.