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Chapter 261 Seize the Ship! Seize it——

The Western Allied Forces were defeated!

Waldersee issued an order to organize all soldiers to retreat.

Boom-boom-boom--!
During the retreat, the elite of the British Empire, the Stormtroopers, blocked Simon Hall's march.

They set up their heavy machine guns, hid in the sandbag fortifications, and fired fiercely at the front.

have to say,

The soldiers of the Charge Suicide Squad are truly the elite among the elite.

They were fearless and brave enough to block Ximen Tang's advance.

but,

The Ximentang Special Operations Battalion on the flank arrived at this moment.

Dada——dada——!
Imitation AK47 automatic rifles opened fire crazily, followed by mortar bombing.

As the distance got closer, grenades were thrown forward continuously.

For a while,
The morale of the entire Western coalition was completely crushed.

Although the assault squad is still resisting stubbornly.

But they were soon crushed, and many soldiers were riddled with bullets.

The army was defeated like a mountain!
The remaining Western coalition forces were defeated like a tide.

Ang Tai, the special envoy appointed by the European Parliamentary Group, saw that something was not right.

He retreated quickly without any intention of fighting.

Waldersee had gone completely crazy, as if he had lost his mind. He wanted to personally lead his men to cover the retreat and fight to the death with Ximen Tang.

It was obvious that he wanted to die on the battlefield.

but,

Bishop Antai and several commanders quickly escorted Duke Waldersee to Dinghai Island and fled in panic.

When retreating to the coastline of Ningbo Port, Angtai discovered that the retreat route had been bombarded by artillery shells and the surroundings were in chaos.

If we don’t retreat now, it will be too late!

The entire camp was within the range of Simon Hall's artillery fire.

Duke Waldersee's entire mental state became somewhat dull and dazed.

It seemed that he couldn't accept such an outcome in his heart.

Bishop Ante knew that Waldersee's mental state was in trouble and he could no longer issue orders.

then,

He quickly said to the other commanders:
"My Lords, in this war with the Daqian Dynasty, our Western coalition has already lost!"

"The entire camp was destroyed, and even Dinghai Island must have been attacked."

"I suggest returning to the fleet's ships immediately. Only by relying on the defense of the naval guns can we retreat safely!"

"Although the Daqian Dynasty's army has very formidable combat effectiveness."

"But they don't have warships, so they can't suppress us at sea. As long as we get back on the warships, we can leave safely!"

Before landing and attacking the eastern Zhejiang coastline.

Other commanders of the Western Allied Forces were not as ambitious as Commander Waldersee.

We all actually have the mentality of a 'robber'.

Fight if you can win, retreat if you can’t!
This is completely different from the army of the British Empire.

The commanders of the coalition forces of various countries actually had no interest in the land of the Daqian Dynasty.

Everyone just wants to grab a piece and run away.

at this time,

Everyone saw that Ximen Tang’s fighting power was so strong.

What's there to rob?
Therefore,
Almost all commanders only wanted to retreat quickly and leave the Daqian Dynasty.

As long as I can survive, everything is worth it.

Therefore,
When Bishop Angtai suggested boarding the warship and leaving, everyone agreed.

Next,
Thousands of remnants of the Western Allied Forces, along with Duke Waldersee, rushed to the troop transport ships at the seaside.

The remaining members of the Western Allied Forces all understood.
They saw that their superiors had retreated, so there was no point in fighting.

Wow——!
Then everyone retreated to the beach.

As long as we are within the range of the ship's guns, everyone will be safe.

Ten minutes later.

With the support of his personal guards, Chen Jie arrived at the previous position of the Western Allied Forces.

He used a telescope to watch the defeated and retreating remnants of the Western Allied Forces in the distance.

Although this war has been won for Ximen Tang!

but,

One last plan!
Capture the battleship!
That's right,

Chen Jie had long been coveting the First Western Fleet led by Waldersee.

It's not the first time he has been thinking about taking over these ships.

More than a month ago, since Waldersee led the first Western fleet to the Daqian Dynasty in a mighty manner.

Chen Jie has already set his sights on this batch of warships under Waldersee's command.

One "Elizabeth" battleship, twelve armored cruisers, and dozens of gunboats!
Anyone who sees this batch of warships will be jealous!

This is the world's top fleet and also the most advanced "battleship"!
What Ximentang lacks most is warships, especially ships with large displacement.

If they could capture this batch of ships from the Western Alliance, or even just a few armored cruisers, it would be enough to make Ximen Tang's fleet even more powerful.

To know,
Simon Hall has currently seized two armored cruisers from Seymour.

But it is far from enough to conquer overseas.

A large fleet requires not only battleships, but also armored cruisers, troop transports, supply ships, gunboats, fast attack ships, etc.

If it can be fully equipped, Ximen Tang's fleet will have the strength to fight in the ocean.

At the beginning, Chen Jie just thought about it in his mind, but did not really take action to seize the warships of the Western fleet.

no way,
The enemy's battleships and twelve armored cruisers are too powerful.

Simon Hall's twelve 'Storm' fast attack ships had no chance of winning at all.

The 'Storm' attack ship has powerful firepower, high maneuverability, and first-rate speed!
but,

For large warships, the weaknesses of the "Storm" attack ship are very prominent.

Since fast attack ships pursue speed, the surface of the ship is only equipped with light armor and cannot withstand heavy artillery at all.

As long as you get close to a large ship, you will be hit by artillery fire.

Then the 'Storm' fast attack ship will be destroyed quickly.

Therefore,
He was just jealous of these warships and didn't want to rob them at first.

but now,

After conquering Jack Bonaparte and Lieutenant General William.

Chen Jie began to feel that there was a chance to seize the warship and the plan had a high chance of success.

Before sending troops to eastern Zhejiang, Chen Jie mobilized Ximen Tang's twelve "Storm" fast attack ships to the waters near Haizhongzhou.

His purpose was only to make preparations in advance, and he had no intention of relying on the Simon Tang fleet to attack the Western fleet.

right now,

If Jack Bonaparte could work together with Simon Tang, they would be able to cooperate from both inside and outside!

Damn it——!
There is a great chance of capturing the battleship 'Elizabeth'!
Thinking of this, Chen Jie felt excited all over.

then,

After defeating the Western Allied Forces, Chen Jie immediately ordered Jack Bonaparte to take the remnants of the Western Allied Forces and board the warship with the Waldersee Allied Forces.

Simultaneously,

Chen Jie ordered the artillery battalion to station all 120mm caliber heavy artillery along the coastline.

And the only five 240mm super-heavy mortars were deployed along the coast.

Once a ship is captured, in order to prevent the enemy from damaging the warship, it is necessary to carry out artillery interference from the shore to interrupt the enemy's pursuit.

After receiving the order to seize the ship, Jack Bonaparte took the remaining elite troops of the Western Allied Forces, split up into small groups, and rushed towards the Western Allied Forces' troop transport ships docked on the shore.

A surprising scene soon appeared on the coastline.

Soldiers of the Waldersee coalition and the Jack-Bonaparte coalition were seen walking side by side towards the troop transport ships along the coastline.

Everyone rushed to the coast.

in addition,

Following the Jack-Bonaparte coalition were the elite troops of the Third Regiment of the Simon Hall's 'War Department' led by Ah Man.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone was wearing different clothes and had different equipment, one would even have thought they were the defeated troops of the Western Allied Forces.

The draft of a troop transport ship is usually around two meters, so it cannot be docked in shallow waters near the shore.

To board the troop transport ship, you need to walk more than 30 meters towards the sea.

Buoys and wooden boards have been arranged on the sea surface.

As long as you climb onto the wooden pier, you can rush onto the troop transport ship.

Wang Hongyang is a second lieutenant company commander of the Third Regiment of the "War Department".

This trip to eastern Zhejiang was the second major battle he participated in after joining Ximen Hall.

During the last attack on Cangzhou Caoyun Wharf, Wang Hongyang won a lot of military merits and was promoted to a second lieutenant company commander.

but,

His company is not a special operations company and is not equipped with "imitation AK47 assault rifles". It is a musket company.

During the fierce battle just now, the musket company did not get any chance to perform.

He led his company of 120 men to a troop transport ship nearest to the coastline.

Rushing forward with him were the soldiers of the Waldersee coalition.

Both sides rushed forward quickly, less than five meters apart.

Since the soldiers of the Western Allied Forces had no intention of fighting at this moment, the only thing they wanted to do was to escape quickly.

Therefore,
No one paid any attention to Wang Hongyang's company, and neither side was in a hurry to attack each other.

but,

When both sides boarded the troop transport ship, the balance was instantly broken.

Without any hesitation, Wang Hongyang shot directly at the other Western Allied soldiers who boarded the troop transport ship.

"Kill them!"

Bang - bang -!
The sound of musketry continued to ring out, and many Western Allied soldiers who had just boarded the troop transport ship had no time to defend themselves. They were quickly hit by a shot and killed on the spot by the soldiers of Wang Hongyang's company.

Then,

The other brothers in the Musketeer Company used spears to attack other Western Allied soldiers.

For a while,
The place was in chaos.

The transport ship quickly rushed towards an armored cruiser.

When the troop transport ship approached the armored cruiser, Wang Hongyang ordered:
"Brothers, seize this battleship, quickly--!"

finished,

He threw a rope directly from the troop transport onto the ship, exerted force with his feet, and easily climbed onto the deck of the armored cruiser.

Whizzing--!
Then,

The soldiers of the other musket companies rushed to the deck of the armored cruiser.

Dozens of Western Allied Forces soldiers had already boarded this armored cruiser from other troop transport ships.

When they saw Simon Tang's army boarding the ships, they were horrified.

They raised their rifles and prepared to shoot at the soldiers in Wang Hongyang's company.

but,

Just then, there was a 'bang bang bang' sound from the deck.

Several grenades were thrown onto the deck of the ship.

The soldiers of the Western Allied Forces had not yet reacted to what it was.

Boom—boom—!
The violent explosion of the grenade knocked all the surrounding Western coalition soldiers to the ground.

All at once, the deck was cleared.

Just now, these Western Allied soldiers retreated with great difficulty and boarded the armored frigate.

However, in the end, there was no way to escape the fate of death.

All the elite members of Ximen Hall carry grenades.

At close range, grenades are extremely lethal.

in addition,

The deck of the ship is covered with armor several inches thick. It is difficult to destroy the deck with the power of a grenade, but the shrapnel can cause great damage to the Western soldiers on the ship.

The Western Allied Forces also had grenades, but the explosive power was very low.

The grenades manufactured by the Simon Hall Arsenal are made of high explosives, which are completely different from black powder.

The continuous explosions at this time made the other Western coalition soldiers tremble with fear.

What kind of grenade is this?

Why is the explosive force so terrifying?
Wow——!
The remaining Western coalition soldiers quickly hid in the corners of the deck, not daring to act rashly.

Take advantage of the gap between grenade explosions.

Wang Hongyang and his company's soldiers quickly boarded the armored cruiser.

He pointed his musket at the remaining Western coalition soldiers, asking them to lay down their weapons but refusing to raise their hands in surrender.

Although many Westerners cannot hear Daqian language, they can naturally understand what Wang Hongyang means from his actions at this moment.

Originally, there were only a few sailors stationed on the armored cruiser.

The Western coalition forces had just been cleared out by grenades, leaving only a handful of men.

Although some soldiers of the Western Allied Forces wanted to resist.

However, when they saw Wang Hongyang and more than a hundred people board the armored cruiser, the remaining Western coalition soldiers consciously gave up resistance.

They put down their weapons, knelt on the ground, and raised their hands, begging Wang Hongyang and others not to shoot.

In less than five minutes, Wang Hongyang's company finally took control of the armored cruiser.

A great achievement!
Wang Hongyang screamed with excitement.

Next,
He went to the cockpit of the armored cruiser, pointed a gun at the sailor who was driving the battleship, and ordered the battleship to leave its dock.

They are the army, not the navy, and cannot sail warships.

Therefore, they could only coerce the sailors of the armored cruiser to drive the ship to the bay that Simon Hall had confirmed before, to avoid the attack of the gunboat.

Just after Wang Hongyang's company captured an armored cruiser.

Other companies began to follow suit and rushed towards other armored cruisers and gunboats.

Grab the battleship!
Soon, a battle broke out on the troop transport ship on the water.

but,

There are hundreds of warships and ships carrying supplies docked in the bay of the entire Sea Continent.

In order to fight for the ships, the two sides once again engaged in a life-and-death battle.

No artillery, no heavy machine guns.

There are more grenades, muskets, AK47 assault rifles, and hand-to-hand combat!

The sailors on the Western Allied ships saw that more and more ships were controlled by Ximen Tang.

quickly,

They discovered Simon Tang's intention, which was to seize the ship.

Is this still available?

Therefore,
Sailors from some ships quickly gave orders to sail away from the coastline and head towards deep waters.

Toot—toot—!
The whistle sounded, and many gunboats and armored cruisers began to leave, not daring to let the troop transports approach, and gradually headed towards the sea.

Some gunboats also left in other directions.

No one dared to fire to avoid accidental injuries.

at this time,

There were several armored cruisers, and a fierce battle broke out.

The departure of the ships left many Western Allied soldiers who were preparing to escape completely dumbfounded.

They stood on the shore and shouted at the ships.

Some soldiers of the Western Allied Forces even jumped into the sea and tried to catch up with the warships.

Angtai and other commanders of the Western Allied Forces, including some elite troops.

Since they retreated early, their goal was very clear: to head straight for the Queen Elizabeth, which was docked at the farthest point on the island in the sea!

The commander-in-chief of the Western Allied Forces, Waldersee, had a dull look in his eyes, and his whole spirit seemed to have suffered a severe blow, giving people a feeling of being lost.

call--!
Finally boarding the battleship Queen Elizabeth, Bishop Antai and other commanders breathed a sigh of relief.

Safe!
Standing in the command cabin of the battleship Queen Elizabeth, looking at the two armored cruisers and nine gunboats that were seized by Simon Hall.

All the commanders of the Western Allied Forces had bleeding hearts.

Fortunately, the battleship Queen Elizabeth and the other ten armored cruisers were not taken away by Simon Hall.

Toot—toot—!
As the battleship 'Elizabeth's' whistle sounded.

The ships that had left earlier began to move towards the battleships and armored cruisers.

Although Jack Bonaparte did not return to the French coalition ship.

but,

Because Jack Bonaparte had previously ordered the French soldiers to be stationed on Dinghai Island, they did not follow the Allied Forces to land at Ningbo Port.

Therefore,
When they saw the Western coalition forces being defeated and fleeing, all the sailors of the French coalition forces had no idea what was happening.

Hearing the whistle of the battleship Queen Elizabeth, the French armored cruiser, like other ships, began to approach.

Waldersee was in poor mental state and unable to continue commanding.

After a temporary resolution by the commanders of the various countries in the coalition, Bishop Antai was appointed as the acting commander of the Western coalition forces.

Bishop Antai saw that Waldersee was in a mentally broken state and knew that someone had to step forward to exercise command.

otherwise,

Without a leader, the entire Western coalition forces will be wiped out.

He was an envoy appointed by the Western Parliamentary Group, and his status and position were not much different from Waldersee.

So he did not refuse and directly served as the temporary commander-in-chief of the Western Allied Forces.

He took the lead in giving orders, ordering the battleship "Elizabeth" to quickly sail away from the island in the sea.

Then,

He ordered the remaining ships in the fleet to keep a suitable distance from the battleship Elizabeth and leave quickly.

Since two armored cruisers have been seized by Ximen Tang, we cannot let the other side take away our armored cruisers again!
As for troop transports and other small and medium-sized gunboats, as well as some merchant ships, supply ships, etc., forget about them!

As long as large warships such as battleships and armored cruisers are not taken away by Ximen Tang, it will be a blessing in disguise!
Bishop Angtai was frightened by Simon Church's powerful firepower.

Thinking of the previous bombardment, he felt trembling and filled with fear.

this moment,
He didn't think about anything else. He just wanted to take the fleet away as quickly as possible, the farther the better.

Wait until you are dozens of kilometers away from the coastline, and then realign all the warships!
(End of this chapter)