Looking at the retreating Marines, the British Commander-in-Chief Grant was very regretful. Two hours before the operation, the messenger who should have sent from the Qing Dynasty brought the latest news to the British army. Intelligence officer Lieutenant Colonel Wu Shili immediately took a boat to deliver the information to the British flagship. Unfortunately, the British army was ready to attack Dagukou at that time. Even the prestigious commander could not cancel the attack order of the troops at this time. The British army had enough in Beitang, and they had to fight to vent their dissatisfaction. So Grant still ordered the original plan to remain unchanged and launched a strong attack on the Dagukou Fort.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, British naval commander He Bo personally led twelve gunboats of the joint fleet as the guide and launched an attack on Dagu. General He Bo was preparing to use this to cleanse his humiliation. The coalition gunboats advanced from the sea mouth to the barangjiangsha. The twelve warships were shallow steam gunboats, eleven British ships and one French ship. After arriving at the designated area, He Bo ordered his subordinate gunboats to quickly rush through the chain of the Hengjiang River, and implemented artillery fire alerts on positions suspected of turrets on the shore to seize favorable positions. The subsequent ships quickly destroyed the obstructions on the waterway and opened the way for the Marines' transport ships. At the same time, the subsequent fleet was divided into two columns in the north and south to carry out two strikes on Dagu and cover the landing of the Marines.

The progress of the matter was very strange. When the shallow water gunboats of the British and French fleet rushed through the chain of the Hengjiang iron chain and began to fire random artillery, the suspected turret on the dam on the shore of Dagu was still quiet, as if they were asleep, with no artillery fire fighting, no flags, gongs and drums, and no sound. The British army believed that the previous information was accurate, and the Qing army used the artillery on the fort to strengthen the flanks. There were no long-range artillery on it. But they did not know that a more accurate information had been sent to the British commander Grant, and this information showed that the Qing army arranged at least 60 or even more iron-model artillery on the Dagu fort.

Bo He felt a hidden murderous intent in silence. He quickly ordered the twelve ships to stop shelling and disperse the queues to guard them, seize the favorable positions, and then the ships quickly followed up and began to clear the chains on the waterway.

At about 3:00 p.m., the first obstacle was cleared, and He Bo led twelve shallow water gunboats toward the second obstacle chain, and the water here was even shallower. The twelve gunboats advanced in a long snake formation, namely "Birds", "Genius", "Hummingbirds", "Cormorants", "Safe", "Teches", "Butler", "Nams", "Possum", "Foest", "Gofe", "Gotterland", and the flagship Cormorant that He Bo was riding in the middle was moving in.

At this moment, the British fleet commander He Bo stood on the side of the flagship Cormorant, uneasyly observing the turret on the shore with a telescope, which looked like a giant beast. It was originally a blurry green in the telescope, because the ship was getting closer and closer to the shore. It gradually became clear in the telescope. He Bo saw a large area of ​​straw mat unique to China. It was covered with branches, and a thought flashed through his mind, "God, that is the disguise of the enemy's cannon array!"

At this moment, a low sound of oxhorn sounded, as if it was magic. The camouflage of the shore was gone, and sharp shells whistling sounded, and hundreds of artillery guns were fired on the sand dike on the shore. The Hummingbird, Cormorant, and Shelter were shot and caught fire. He Bo was seriously injured again and was rescued by his subordinates for his own efforts. When he got on the lifeboat again, He Bo looked at the chaotic sea battlefield. Less than half of the twelve warships could move. The Qing army's artillery was so fierce that it was not as long-range artillery as the newspaper showed. "The Qing people are prepared, we are fooled again." After this thought flashed, He Bo fell into a coma. The poor General He once again experienced failure at Dagukou. He did not wash away the humiliation of the last defeat, but was humiliated by the Qing army again.

The warships that followed the follow-up fired fire and fought back. The subsequent fleet commander of the French Rear Admiral Rigo de Genuille worked hard to adjust the deployment. It turned out that even the twenty ships that followed were within the range of the Qing army's artillery. In fact, when the first obstacle chain was destroyed in the morning, the Qing army could fire artillery to attack the fleet. Their commander could endure until the afternoon. Rigo de Genuille put away his contempt and ordered the outer ships to come to support. The sound of artillery sounds of fire from both sides resounded across the Dagu sea, and the sea water was full of burning broken wood, canvas and the bodies of British and French sailors.

On the French naval flagship "Virgate", Rigo Degenuilli coldly watched the twelve gunboats in front of the second obstacle being sunk one by one, with gloomy and painful faces, but the artillery fire on the outer sea could not be destroyed, suppressing the Qing army artillery formation behind the sand dike. At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, He Bo was rescued from the "Virgate". After a simple rescue, he woke up leisurely. He watched the battle situation on the stretcher and said powerlessly: "The enemy is massacre and must occupy the fort, otherwise the fleet in front of the first obstacle will also be attacked."

Rigo de Genuilli said heavily: "The south bank of Haikou is the shooting dead corner of the fort. The terrain is smooth and it is very quiet. It seems that there is no enemy garrison. The Marines should land from there."

He Bo ordered the adjutant with difficulty: "Order the Third Regiment of the Royal Marines to fight, commanded by Colonel Lemon."

Rigo de Genuilli added: "Our French Marines also attack, please ask Colonel Lemon to command the unity."

After the two forefront military generals agreed, the order was immediately issued. The fleet at the sea desperately fired shells to cover it. More than 50 sailboats were ready to land. The sampan carried more than 2,000 British and French Marines to launch a landing attack on the south bank of Haikou.

The British Colonel Lemon was the first to jump out of the sampan and step on the soft beach. He smiled and said to his subordinates: "I am the first to step on the road to the enemy's capital!" Amid a burst of laughter, Lemon noticed that the bushes and reeds on the south bank were silent, and a few high soil buns slightly far away were covered with green, and the landing was surprisingly smooth. When Colonel Lemon led twenty people to the dam of the beach, he was stunned by the scene in front of him. Behind the short dam of the beach was a muddy swamp, with three very wide trenches on it, and behind the trenches were lined with pointed wooden stakes.

A soldier beside Colonel Lemon asked blankly, "Col. Are we really going to pass by here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the roaring shells cut through the air and landed accurately among the soldiers who were landing. Colonel Lemon raised his eyes and looked at the sound. He saw that the green on several high-rise earthblocks in the distance disappeared, and the flames of death were erupting on it. Colonel Lemon shouted with a crackling sound: "Enemy artillery fire! Conceal! Conceal!"

Dozens of shells fell on the beach, and British and French Marines screamed everywhere, and rushed to the sand embankment to avoid artillery fire. Colonel Lemon looked at the sailboats and sampans at the sea. Several of them had been hit and caught fire. The rest retreated one after another, and a thought flashed through his mind: "Damn Qing people, there are also hidden artillery positions here!"

The ships transported backed one after another. The British and French soldiers who came ashore were panicked. Colonel Lemon encouraged optimistically: "Don't be afraid of the children, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were very timid. They thought that digging a few small ditches would stop us. Go dreaming. Think about how many trenches and bunkers the Russians had laid in the Sevastopol Fortress? Didn't they be conquered by us? Take up the weapons, and the treasures of the capital of the Qing emperor wave to us again!" Amid a burst of laughter, Colonel Lemon led more than 1,800 British and French marines to rush forward in the fire of artillery.

General He Bo's injury made French Navy General Rigo Degenuilli become the highest general on the front line. While calmly commanding the fleet's artillery bombardment, he saw in his telescope that the transport ships were attacked by the Qing army's hidden artillery fire at the seaport on the south bank, and were forced to interrupt the deployment of troops. They began to retreat one after another. There were about 2,000 troops left on the shore. Except for a few small artillery and some wooden ladders, the rest of the supplies were not transported to the shore. He sniffed hard and sighed: "Everyone from our intelligence department should go to the military court! This is taking the lives of the soldiers to take risks."

After a while, Rigo de Genuilli saw the British and French Marines who were on the telescope shored in the fire of artillery. He felt a little relieved in his heart and looked at He Bo who was lying on a stretcher and refused to go down and said, "General, it seems that our soldiers have withstood the test. They deserve to be the warriors who defeated the Russians. As long as they interspers quickly, they should be able to take down three turrets on the south bank before dark, and then encircle the main turret from the side and behind. Dagu should be able to conquer Dagu tomorrow dawn."

Bo He said weakly: "God General, I am not as optimistic as you. Since the enemy commander can only launch an attack after the Marines landed two-thirds, he must have a way to defend the south bank fortress. I am worried for the children who are on the beach that the enemy must have other arrangements."

Rigo de Genuilli was silent for a while after hearing this, and slowly said, "God is with them!"

Rigo de Gernoir saw in the telescope that the transport ship was attacked by the Qing army's hidden artillery fire at the sea port on the south bank, and was forced to interrupt the deployment of troops. They began to retreat one after another. There were about 2,000 troops left on the shore. Except for a few small artillery and some wooden ladders, the rest of the supplies were not transported to the shore. They sniffed hard and sighed: "Everyone from our intelligence investigation department should go to the military court! This is taking the lives of the soldiers to take risks."

After a while, Rigo de Genuilli saw the British and French Marines who were on the telescope shored in the fire of artillery. He felt a little relieved and looked at He Bo who was lying on a stretcher and refused to go down and said, "General, it seems that our soldiers have withstood the test. They deserve to be the warriors who defeated the Russians. As long as they interspers quickly, they should be able to take down three turrets on the south bank before dark, and then encircle the main turret from the side and behind. Dagu should be able to conquer Dagu tomorrow dawn."

He Bo said weakly while receiving treatment from the military doctor on the ship: "General, I am not as optimistic as you. Since the enemy commander can only launch an attack after the Marines landed two-thirds of the landing, he must have a way to defend the south bank fortress. I am worried for the children who are on the beach that the enemy must have other deployments."

Rigo de Genuilli was silent for a while after hearing this, and slowly said, "God is with them!"

"God is with us!" Colonel Lemon shouted and rushed over Shati with the 1,000 and eight marines who were leading the beach to land on the beach. On the other hand, Colonel Lemon ordered his soldiers to be divided into three attack directions, with three companies in each direction, and six hundred people left behind to cover the back of Shati. Five small cannons that were onshore were quickly arranged behind Shati and began to launch artillery attacks and cover.

It has to be admitted that the British and French Marines had just experienced the cruel war against Russia. They were indeed a well-trained army. After a short panic, they quickly adjusted and began to approach steadily. (To be continued, please search for Piaotianyi, the novel is better and faster!
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