"Oh... beautifully done!" The enemy's fortresses were destroyed one after another, and cheers broke out on the "Postman" fast coal transport ship.

The ship was moored at Nagasaki Pier. After strengthening 172 British soldiers from the Huayong Battalion of Weihaiwei, together with the armed sailors dispatched by the fleet, the ship had a total of 266 soldiers, two 37mm Hachikas rapid-fire cannons, 11 Maxine heavy machine guns and more than 200 spears.

The soldiers put coal in sacks and set up two sandbag machine gun positions on the dock, sanitating the "Postman" fast coal transport ship, forming a fortress-shaped defensive position.

He Jiaben was standing on the high ship tower of the Postman in a dark blue combat uniform, holding a telescope in his hand to observe. Three captain's bronze stars were already hung on his shoulders. Because of his outstanding performance in the "Nagasaki Sailors Attack", he was awarded the Silver Heroic Medal and promoted to the first level of military rank on the line of fire.

Therefore, war is a time when soldiers show their skills at any time.

As the postman's navigator, Captain He Jiaben was responsible for commanding the soldiers to defend and maintain their military presence at the dock, or it can be understood as military occupation. This place will become a thorn in the Japanese side's side and a thorn in the flesh. You must pull it out quickly.

He held the telescope in his hand and carefully observed the surrounding dynamics. He suddenly put down the telescope in his hand and ordered loudly. "Brothers, the real test for us is coming. There are dogs gathering in the blocks near the dock ahead. The distance is about 300 to 400 meters. Check that the weapons are kept in a state of being fired at any time, keep fighting alert, and notify the brothers of Huayong Camp to prepare for battle."

"Yes, prepare for battle." The officers under his command responded and sent the order.

He Jiaben raised his telescope again with a serious expression. He stood on the boat building and saw clearly that in the low streets and alleys near the pier, there were a large number of samurai in shabby kimonos, policemen and soldiers in black clothes gathered, with about a thousand people. The sharp samurai sword reflected bright sunlight, and the battle was about to break out.

Come on, let you taste the power of machine guns.

After the Nagasaki attack on the sailors, as the last fortress held on the dock, the coal transport ship "Postman" mobilized and armed. The fleet dispatched some armed sailors to strengthen defense and used advanced weapons to build a solid defensive position.

There is an empty space around the dock. Anyone who approaches will be shot and driven out by armed soldiers. Violators will be shot and killed immediately. Fortunately, such a thing did not happen.

The machine gun fortress built with two coal bags is located near the bow and stern of the ship, about thirty or forty meters away from the coal transport ship. Seventy or eighty meters ahead of the machine gun fortress is an empty land, with not even a single grass.

After the arrival of the Huayong Battalion of Weihai Guard, two machine gun fortresses were handed over to them to guard. They formed a three-point and one-line defense mechanism with coal ships. The offense may be a little lacking, but it is no problem to defend with two rapid-fire cannons and eleven machine guns.

The bronze bell on the coal transport ship rang, and Lieutenant Ben Affleck, the British commander of Huayong Camp, walked out of the cabin quickly, took out a single telescope and looked at it hurriedly. After not finding any problems, he climbed up along the stairs and asked, "James, why did you issue a battle alarm?"

James is He Jiaben's English name. He pointed his hand forward and replied, "Mr. Lieutenant, the enemy is gathering in the wooden house area ahead and may launch an attack at any time."

"Oh, I'll look..."

"You should pay attention to the direction of 9:00 o'clock and 11:00 o'clock. There are a large number of chaotic and dazzling sword lights near the wooden houses 300 to 400 meters away, reflecting on the building. If you look closely, there are armed personnel gathering, most of them are not soldiers."

"It's so damn, I saw it."

Lieutenant Ben Affleck opened his telescope and observed it as he said. He found out the mystery, and his face became very ugly. He couldn't help but curse, "It's really hard to believe that these stupid and ugly Fusang devils dared to attack. Are they fools? The artillery battle in the bay has been decided, and Queensland's powerful ironclad ship has won an undisputed victory. Doing so is just a moth to the flames. Oh my God... Why don't these damn yellow-skinned monkeys all go to hell?"

He Jiaben frowned sensitively and then said, "No matter whether they are struggling in vain or not, we must be ready for battle."

"Okay, you are right. I will make the soldiers cheer up and deal with it. These soldiers from Huayong Battalion are the best young men we recruited in Shandong. I once trained them myself and are completely trustworthy."

"Please rest assured that if necessary, the 37mm Hachikes fast gun on the ship will be supported by artillery fire."

"Then there is no problem. Let them see how powerful we are!" Lieutenant Ben Affleck whistled happily, holding a copper monocular in his hand and down the stairs.

Huayong Battalion is a formally trained infantry, and the soldiers guarding the Sandzui Machine Gun Fort are all his subordinates. Lieutenant Ben Affleck, as the front-line commander, had to directly command the battle, and the armed sailors on the ship provided combat assistance and fire support.

The Huayong Camp is professional when fighting formal infantry battles.

He Jiaben had never learned infantry tactics at the Manchester Naval Academy in the United Kingdom. It was difficult for him to serve as an infantry commander. If there were no reinforcements from the Chinese Yong Battalion, only God knew what this defensive battle could be like.

"Brother, has the Japanese slave organization attacked?"

At some point, Captain Li Fucheng, the captain of the "Postman", came to his side and asked with a worried expression.

Captain Li Fucheng is an authentic Li clan born in Lijiabao. He is a young talent who has emerged recently. If he is a classmate, he is the same as Li Fushou, he has only met the Earl from afar during the clan sacrifices, and has never had the opportunity to talk alone.

Perhaps, Lord Earl never knew him.

But this does not prevent Li Fucheng from making a prosperous career in the Coast Guard. After all, this is an army with a strong lord's private army. The authentic Li clan members can live a very comfortable life as long as they are not mediocre.

He Jiamoto replied solemnly, "Captain, it seems that the worst situation has happened. Nagasaki local organized a large number of thugs, including military and police, to prepare to seize the postman by force. This may be the only place they can cause harm to the fleet. It further proves that the attack on the sailors was not an isolated incident, but man-made. Please return to the cab to command, as it is likely to be attacked by gunfire, which is very dangerous."

"Oh, it's just a life-threatening injury...why is that necessary?" Li Fucheng sighed, and a hint of unbearableness flashed in his eyes as the Fusang warship anchored not far away.

He Jiamoto followed his gaze and found that the ironclad ships "Fusan", "Hirui" and "Kingang" were all moving. Thick black smoke came out of the tall chimneys of "Hirui" and "Kingang", indicating that the boiler had been running and boosted. After preheating, the steam main unit was ready to start.

The sailors on the "Fusang" ironclad ship were rushing to remove their cannon suits, appearing to be trying to attack the Blue Dragon heavy cruiser that was cruising in the bay.

In He Jiaben's eyes, such behavior is tantamount to suicide.

The three teenagers in light armor could not defeat the heavy warriors armed to their teeth anyway, which was more obvious.

It is difficult for him to understand the psychology of gamblers in the island country of Fusang people. Will miracles really happen?

The "Fusang" ironclad ship was a new main warship ordered from the UK in 1875. It joined the Fuso Navy in 1878 and has been around for 8 years.

The first captain was Colonel Ai, born in the Changshu clan, and the ships of the same class include Hiei and Kwang-kong. They are the first-class main ironclad ships supported by the current Fuso Kingdom. They are the leading actresses.

The Fuso ship is a 3718-ton gustle-room cruiser with a total length of 67.06m, a draft of 5.49m, and a speed of 13 knots. Its technical level is one generation behind the current naval power's new iron armored warship.

Its power system is 2-seat steam engine, 4-seat coal-fired boiler, dual-axis propulsion, main engine power 3500 horsepower, speed 13 knots, standard coal loading 360 tons, and a cruising capacity of 4500 nautical miles/10 knots.

The waterline armor belt is 100-231mm thick, the cannon armor is 200mm thick, and the crew member is 377 people.

The main weapons are 4 240mm 20-diameter main guns, 4 170mm Krupp artillery, 6 75mm Krupp guns (4 30-diameter long tubes, 2 short tubes), 4-7 25mm 4-tube Nodianfeld machine guns, 2 11mm 5-tube Nodianfeld machine guns, and 2 360mm water torpedo launch tubes.

With such equipment level, any ship would be much stronger than the "Seven Provinces" cruiser, the leader of the Royal Fleet of the Dutch East Indies. If it were four years ago, it would be a powerful steam ironclad ship that the Queensland Fleet could not resist...

But today, four years later, it is a decent Japanese seafood meal.

The heavy cruiser "Azuolong" cruising in Nagasaki Bay has been carefully considered and is not done at will.

First, it is thick armor that relies on its amazing defense, which is enough to withstand the direct damage of 280mm heavy bullets.

Secondly, with excellent artillery skills, ship control level, reasonable tactics, we are confident that we can defeat the coastal turrets of the Fusang people through joint artillery attacks inside and outside the bay, and have a "internal blossom".

Nagasaki Bay is limited by mountain factors. As long as you navigate along one side of the bay, you can avoid more than half of the coastal artillery fire.

This is much greater chance of winning and less loss than forcibly bombarding the Nagasaki Fort from the outside seas by blocking the artillery fire of four coastal turrets.

The third thing is to firmly watch the three pieces of meat in their mouths. These three pieces of meat are the main iron armored ships "Fusan", "Hire" and "Kingang" anchored at Nagasaki Port, which prevented them from acting rashly.

If you win three goals at one stroke, why not do it?

The start of a steam iron armor ship is a complex and cumbersome process. First, the boiler needs to heat up and heat up. After reaching a certain pressure value, open the valve and transport it into the cylinder through a high-pressure steam pipeline to promote the operation of the steam engine piston...

This process varies depending on the situation of each ship. It takes at least 3 to 4 hours to start normally, and it takes more than an hour to start urgently. It is characterized by thick black smoke coming out of the tall chimney.

The four 240mm retractable main guns on the "Fusang" ironclad ship need to rely on the ship's hydraulic power to transport heavy warheads and medicine bags, and control pitch and shooting angles to combat.

Without the power output of the steam main engine, the ironclad ship anchored by the dock is a piece of scrap iron.

This is not a problem in normal times, but now the thick black smoke coming out of the chimney of the Fuso Iron Armor is very conspicuous under the blue sea and blue sky. It is like a charming young woman waving; come, come, come and mock me!
Chapter completed!