Above the ocean, an ironclad ship was advancing rapidly on the sea. This fleet consisted of more than 30 ironclad ships. Although each ship was only a hundred meters long, in the current world, this is definitely a very powerful maritime force!

The ironclad ships have only appeared for more than ten years, but there has been a wave of ship replacement. Basically, European powers are eliminating their old warships one after another and using this advanced all-metal warship. However, in this day, taking out thirty ships at a time is definitely a big deal.∈♀,

But however, this is only part of Li Mengyang's hands, the Pioneer Fleet!

The so-called pioneer is of course. What Li Mengyang needs now is time. He must reach the heart of the Qing Dynasty, the capital at the fastest speed!

So, he picked the Imperial Far East Fleet... Well, this is the temporary formation...the fastest thirty ships, then head north, and then head north!

Target, Dagukou!

Of course, you have to choose here, because this is the closest landing point to the capital. You know, for Li Mengyang, the fastest thing is to walk from the sea. He can't make a landing in the south and then go on a northern expedition, which would be too slow.

However, there were people in the south. The Far Eastern Front of the New Tang Kingdom was divided into three routes by Emperor Li Mengyang. The first route was led by him personally. Wufeng Dao followed him and went straight to Tianjin.

The second army, led by Song Yulong and Gao Zhenyu, landed in the south!

The commander of the Third Route Army was Yang Weili, and Li Mengyang asked him to land in Shanghai!

It can be said that the overall plan of these three armies is still good. Look, we just cut the head and tail of the Qing Dynasty, and we were taking a knife in the middle.

This plan is good, but to be honest, Li Mengyang felt that it was a bit stretched.

The combat troops with a total of 50,000 people were only 50,000, even if other logistics personnel were added, they would not reach 100,000. Now Li Mengyang has to face 40,500,000 compatriots. Of course, it is impossible for them to be all enemies, but from the order of magnitude, it is also very different.

But now, even if you are rude to the ground, Li Mengyang still has some advantages, that is, his army will go well. If everything goes well, take down the capital and capture Tongzhi alive, then everything will be easy.

In addition, relying on the combat effectiveness of your own troops and the level of modernization!

From a dimension, it seems that Li Mengyang's emperor was two latitudes higher than the Qing army, right?

Some of them were Li Mengyang's comments, but what he was most worried about was the navy's problems.

Among the 50,000 people, the navy originally accounted for 10,000 people, but in fact, a number is not enough...

The original Imperial Far East Fleet had more than 100 ironclad ships. Although they were not all battleships, they also needed people to control the ships. More than 100 ships were divided into 10,000 people, and it was obvious that the staff was very tight.

But there is no way. The Navy is a high-end service, and the current ironclad ships have higher requirements. In addition to the knowledge of ships, they also need to master mechanical knowledge. Nowadays, an ordinary driving worker is equivalent to a high-level intellectual!

In the original American Empire, although the Chinese were growing and their status was constantly improving, there were relatively few Navy services. Although Li Mengyang had planted a lot of Chinese people on board, this kind of cultivation really took time.

In other words, these ten thousand people were pieced together in a rigid manner!

What to do if there is a shortage of people?

Just ask!

When I was in Luzon, I tried my best to recruit people. Basically, many local Chinese were recruited. Because in Luzon, most Chinese people do business and have to go on the sea route when doing business, so these individuals have some basic knowledge of navigation.

So, don't say that Li Mengyang inadvertently divided the world in Luzon. He recruited Chinese people, but oppressed local people... Well, this is really not intentional.

But it is not enough to say that just Chinese people in Luzon, because after all, they need navigation and mechanical knowledge. Besides, this is a warship, a war, an old, a young, a woman, etc., it is hard to recruit them, right?

But there is no way out!

Not long ago, someone came to report to Li Mengyang and said that there was a Lan Fangguo coming to help!

Lan Fangguo?

Li Mengyang's memory is really not very informative about this country, but when he saw the envoy of Lan Fang Kingdom, he was happy.

Chinese! Everyone is Chinese!

It turns out that Lan Fangguo is a country built by Hakka people in Southeast Asia. The place is not big, but he lives a good life.

This time they heard the news that the powerful emperor of the New Tang Kingdom came to Luzon, and then they felt warm and wanted to come and see.

As a result... Li Mengyang soon discovered that Lan Fangguo is a Chinese, but it seems that in terms of this habit, it looks like a Hongmen!

Well, Li Mengyang just didn't say it was a gangster, but in fact, it's not the fault of Lan Fangguo for this matter.

You know, after we Chinese go out, no one cares about us, no one cares about us, and it is very pitiful. So how can we survive overseas?

Let’s join in groups! Then, if you join in groups, don’t you have to have a structure?

Therefore, the Hongmen thing is actually very vital among the Chinese overseas, especially the Lanfang Kingdom’s envoy told Li Mengyang some of the history of Lanfang Kingdom, which contained the story of them defeating the Tiandihui.

Obviously, this Tiandihui is different from the one in the novel. It is from the island called Borneo now... But this also shows the problem. In fact, the Tiandihui and the Lanfang Kingdom were formerly Lanfang Company, which were all underworlds, well, called clubs, clubs.

Then you are a club, we are the emperor, everyone seems to be able to cooperate!

Simply put, Lan Fangguo saw an opportunity to make a fortune. Look at the warships of the New Tang Kingdom, the military appearance. It is obviously a war. For the target, it must be the Qing Dynasty!

Since that's the case, we overseas Chinese also need to help. Those Qing Tartars are so bad...

Anyway, I have said a lot, but I actually want to help the Emperor transport things, that is, to do logistics and other things.

But you really don’t want to say that, just like this, the problem of Li Mengyang’s navy shortage of people was basically solved.

Look. On the one hand, he has recruited a lot of new Chinese people. Although these people cannot be trained immediately, there will always be some individuals that can be added. With Lan Fangguo people helping with transportation, our empire's warships can save a portion, so naturally there will be no need for so many people.

But though... Li Mengyang also realized that the people from Lan Fang country were also very smart. They didn't say they wanted to come to join them. Obviously, they wanted to keep their country and that one acre of three-point land.

Yes, Li Mengyang said. His appetite is not that big now, and as long as Lan Fangguo comes to help him, he will have a good image.

Overseas Chinese are looking forward to the New Tang Dynasty!

Can this public opinion be created...

"Your Majesty! Dagukou has arrived!"

In fact, there is no need to send an order to report it. Li Mengyang, who was on the side of the ship, had already seen the land that appeared in front of him.

After half a month of sailing, this can be considered a destination, so next...

"Order the troops to fire!... By the way, shout with a loud horn before firing the cannon!"

Originally, Li Mengyang's idea was to use cannons to open the Dagukou, but, after all, this is his motherland and his homeland. Even if it is calculated based on this body, it was already 1878. Li Mengyang has been away from this land for a long time, but he went straight to the end of the day when he came back!

It's indeed a bit unauthentic, but he is indeed anxious because Li Mengyang has been on the boat for the past 15 days, so he doesn't know the current internal situation of the Qing Dynasty!

If someone else controls Tongzhi first, how passive will he be able to be in the future if the narrow emperor commands the princes?

So, the loudspeaker on the New Tang Dynasty warship rang again...

"The defenders of the Qing Dynasty! Listen! We are the glorious navy of the New Tang Dynasty! Now our emperor, the great Clint Li I, commanding you! Surrender immediately!..."

"Listen to the defenders of Dagukou! Don't resist! Surrender obediently!"

The sound of the loudspeaker came from afar, and the scene in the port was interesting!

Run! Run quickly!

It was scary enough that so many big iron guys came before. Now this big iron guy is making such a big noise? The magic sound is coming to my mind!

Yes, in this port, whether it is a merchant ship or a fishing boat, they are retreating. No matter who it is, they are unwilling to get close to these metal behemoths.

So, it is already in such a situation. How do the defenders in Dagukou here perform?

I saw a small boat slowly sailing over and heading straight for the Far East Fleet of the New Tang Kingdom. But even the Far East Fleet did not fire such a small boat, so there was no need to attack it.

"Who has the final say here?" The boat quickly approached, and there was a man coming out of it, wearing a flower feather and other things. If you know what you know, you will know that this person is probably a general, a second-rank official.

"What do you want to say?" Soon, a big speaker turned in the direction, and the voice of Wufeng Old Taoist came from inside.

The general cleared his throat, "You are the ones who have become foreign residents! They were originally my Celestial people, but they did not obey the king's laws and ignored ethics and rebelled out of the Celestial Kingdom. They were really traitors..."

This guy shook his head and said a lot, just to condemn these Chinese from the New Tang Dynasty!

Then this...

"Fire the cannon!" Old Dao Wufeng's lungs were almost irritated!

The fuck are you here to negotiate or what? Just curse yourself first?

Originally, everyone thought this guy was here to negotiate, but what did you think this guy was talking about?

So, the gun barrels of the front ships in the Empire's Far East Fleet immediately started to move!

Boom! Boom!

Balls of black smoke rose, and shells flew out, and the second-rank official...

"Ouch!" The guy sat on the ground and cried immediately, as if he was scared, and then said, "I didn't tell you to really beat me!"

"..." When Wu Feng and Li Mengyang heard this, their faces... (To be continued...)

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