Although they are better trained, the problem is that the power contrast is too wide. There are less than 100 cannons in France, and their performance level is almost the same as that of large cannons. All of them are Napoleon cannons with forearms, while Li Xiucheng has not only thousands of cannons, but also two giant cannons.
After a half-day artillery battle with the French army, Kiki destroyed the French artillery position. At this time, Li Xiucheng suddenly gave up the attack and came to the Taiping Army. After the artillery came crashing, the infantry swarmed and couldn’t rush, and then a * * cannon continued to rush forward.
But this time Li Xiucheng suddenly came. He also wanted to see the power of the two giant guns. It took people half a day to drag the two cannons from the sea to the front of the French Concession. The giant guns rang early the next morning, completely destroying the French will and hanging a white flag chose to surrender.
When Taiping Army entered the French Concession, it was time to fight the British.
Section four hundred and fifty-three Ask if the seized goods are sold or not.
The situation in the sea is getting clearer and clearer.
The chamber of commerce took the initiative to help the legation search for all kinds of information. They made a fortune in this war and actively cooperated with the government, hoping that the government could help them hold on to the victory in the coming changes.
There are many adventurers among these big businessmen. Some people even stayed in the city at the last minute when the Taiping rebels attacked the sea to buy others to sell their industries. It was not until the moment before the attack that they withdrew from Haicheng. First, they went to the French Concession to buy assets, and then they went to the British Concession to make money.
They are now the most unpopular group in the concession. Because the British have defended the concession, they have raised money from all walks of life. Businessmen from Britain, the United States and other countries have donated money and materials to stay here. Rich businessmen in China have also given generously, but the big businessmen are penniless. They seem to be as neutral as their hypocritical government in this war.
Instead of donating money to the war of resistance, how can people like this be popular in the war money? But no one can do anything about them, and they have to rely on them. Therefore, the British people can still talk to the Taiping rebels at this time. They need a channel to talk to the Taiping rebels.
During the days when the war stopped, big businessmen went out of the concession and frequently traveled around the sea. On the one hand, they helped the British collect information at their request, while trying to say that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom ceased fighting, on the other hand, they continued to look for financial opportunities like wolves.
Taiping rebels have 200,000 troops, and the counties in the sea of clouds need massive supplies. These are big businesses and merchant ships, which can be shipped from Ningbo to Nanhui to Taiping rebels. No matter whether it is rice or cloth, Taiping rebels come to the net. At this time, they have just looted the surrounding counties, and there is silver in their hands.
In addition to doing business with Taiping rebels, they can also do business with local people. Most people in the city have fled to the countryside. The rich have brought in a lot of gold and silver, but they lack medical care and clothes. Everything has risen in price together. These people are trapped in the countryside, and traffic and logistics are cut off at ordinary times, but food and salt cannot be saved. It is a good market at this time.
Of course, there are a few big businessmen who can do this kind of business. They can get along well with foreigners and share the profits with Taiping rebels. That is to say, they can successfully control Huangpu River by foreigners and get Taiping rebels’ roads. It is a bit risky to earn this kind of money. Uncle Taiping rebels may be tempted to come to a murderous place for high profits, but it cannot be said that their black heart is really a high risk.
With the big businessmen wandering around and making money, all kinds of news were also collected by them.
Zhu Jinglun’s intelligence was omitted, that is, Li Xiucheng didn’t sink the British armored ship, but a shell accidentally hit the stern rudder of the Warrior armored ship, which damaged the power plant of the warship and then had a gun battle with the anchored armored ship. Finally, the British didn’t want to abandon the ship as the target of the Sixth Army artillery in vain.
This information was transferred to the Arsenal. Because of its large size, an armored ship of this kind was purchased from the British. It was just completed and delivered at the beginning of this year. The main purpose of buying this ship is to imitate or learn from it. After all, there are a large number of world-class technical consultants in the Arsenal shipyard, especially Elkes, who have their own design capabilities.
However, the British still make great plans for hull design. To design a new ship, simply order one of their most advanced warships from Britain and bring it back for reference. At the same time, the big designers here will also design and evaluate it at that time.
After the arsenal received the information, the horse inspected the British ship, which really revealed a design defect of the ship. The engine room of the Warrior was covered with 54 meters long armor keys on both sides, which was the most closely protected. It can be said that it was indestructible, but the standby steering gear was in a state of defense, which was very dangerous. Once the shell hit here, it was likely to lose the tail rudder.
Historically, the British corrected this design defect on the Warrior Sister Nidhogg and increased the coverage length of armor plate.
This news is equivalent to giving an improvement suggestion to the designer of the big arsenal.
At the same time, there is more and more news for them, that is, the armor designed by the British is of good quality, and the armor of British warships is not a monolithic plate as most people think, but a composite plate.
Firstly, a row of 254 mm chestnut corner timber is placed horizontally on the outer side of the iron plate on the side of the 14 mm hull, and then a row of 203 mm chestnut corner timber is placed longitudinally on the outer side to make a gasket plate, and then a layer of forged iron armor with a length of 366 cm and a width of 91 cm is laid on the surface.
This one-layer armor and wooden liner form three layers of protection on the ironed hull, which can form a buffer, regardless of whether the steel armor is hard wood liner or soft, and finally it is borne by the whole ship through the ironed hull, so it has strong anti-strike ability.
Li Xiucheng ju pao a large number of infantry guns left several bullet marks on the hull, but there were three cracks that did not need maintenance at all. It can be said that the base did not affect the combat effectiveness, and the damage to the storey building was serious. Two chimneys and three masts were interrupted.
This means that the British armor design is reliable and consistent with Zhu Jinglun’s memory. The main ship was really sunk by artillery in the naval battle in the era of armored artillery. It is rare in history that the Japanese have completed such a killing. At that time, the Russian fleet was mainly pursued in the Japanese-Russian naval battle, but even before that, it failed to sink beiyang fleet’s main force Zhenyuan and Dingyuan. Later, it was shelled and sunk in the fortress on the middle coast of ahava military port. In the naval battle between Britain and Germany Jutland, both sides failed to sink the other’s main battleship, mainly during World War II.
This means that battleships, the armor of the main ship, are actually very difficult to be destroyed by artillery. Before World War II, shields were stronger than spears. It is estimated that it is really difficult to fight a heavy-skinned armored ship before the appearance of tungsten core armor-piercing projectiles.
News from the front line kept coming, and Li Xiucheng was caught in a bitter struggle in the public concession. Not only was it not as easy as occupying the French concession, but it was a heavy loss. Once again, it requested Dalai to purchase new weapons.
Zhu Jinglun saw the situation. Obviously, Li Xiucheng had had enough of British Armstrong cannons, but he asked to buy a batch of line-bore guns from Canada.
Before Wu Chongyao dared to make the decision, Zhu Jinglun said to remain neutral and sell weapons to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which was really lively. The British reported it to Chen Zhiting and then asked Zhu Jinglun for instructions.
Zhu Jinglun didn’t say whether to sell or not, but first asked, "Do you ask Li Xiucheng if he sold the armored ship he seized?"
Section five hundred and forty-four Look down upon the British
The situation in Li Xiucheng is still uncertain at present, because the big businessmen and diplomats in the war zone have all withdrawn, and the people in China don’t have any hard work spirit. They usually hide far away from this kind of thing, so they have to really find out the situation, and it will be natural after the war is over.
Anyway, Li Xiucheng suffered a big loss, so I don’t know how to suffer.
Zhu Jinglun felt that he seemed to look down on the British a little. He came to think that it should be easy for Li Xiucheng to deal with 10,000 to 20,000 British soldiers and temporarily recruit Ukrainian Union. After all, they even attacked the French Concession, so there is no reason to beat the British.
In recent years, I have learned a lot more about the west than in the past, especially the western military. Because a large number of military students have been sent to western countries, most of those students are still serving in the armies of various countries. What they have seen with their own eyes should be very reliable.
It is amazing that the news of these professional officers returning home shows that everyone agrees that the French army is the strongest, and of course, the trainee officers in the Prussian army generally agree that the Prussian army is well trained and the discipline is very firm.
Zhu Jinglun also believes that the Prussian army must be a powerful French army, but everyone says that the French army is strong and everyone agrees that the British 6 th Army has no deterrent roots, so there is nothing to be afraid of
I can’t help but believe Zhu Jinglun because the news of the officers’ return is very detailed and the evidence chain is very clear
They believe that the French army is strong, which is recognized by the west, and a group of officers studying in France are even more infected with that kind of powerful country. The officers and men of the army are confident from the depths of their hearts. In this era, the French Sixth Army has almost spread all over Europe. After defeating the Russians with the British army, the French have a sense that they are back to the Napoleonic era.
They defeated Austria in Italy and Russia in Turkey, while Prussia is a small country. Compared with Austria and Russia, France has always had an illusion that the French army has substantially surpassed all the armies of other countries.
In the French army, it is easy for officers studying in France to have an impression that the French army is stronger than others because of their arrogance and misleading public opinion.
Although Zhu Jinglun denied that the Prussian army was weaker than the French army, he had to admit that the French army was still the first-class army in Europe, which could not be compared with other armies.
The British 6 th Army was widely laughed at.
When the senior officers came back, it was reported that British officers and soldiers lacked a spirit of sharing weal and woe. Generally, officers did not like soldiers, and most soldiers fought for money, and the military discipline was corrupt, which was simply a group of Ukrainian people.
I don’t blame them for this impression. Britain implements the recruitment system. The Sixth Army is a profession, and people with strong navy and status are often more willing to serve in the navy. This leads to the low quality of officers and soldiers in the Sixth Army, especially soldiers. Most of them are either fugitives or Irish refugees.
It is not wrong to say that their military discipline is corrupt, and they are a rogue after drinking and causing trouble in the army.
In addition, they also smoked opium, which Zhu Jinglun had long noticed. After recovering Guangzhou ten years ago, most of the British officers he captured did not eat opium tincture.