C2760 Huo Fu's struggle!

It was like a fire gun that ended the charge of the Knights, or a cannon that ended the might of the Cold Weapons Regiment. At the moment, the naval gun s were comparable to the light weapons in the French Army, they were like Terminators.

What kind of massacre was this! Courage was not worth a dime here, and the entire five-kilometer-long beach was filled with fleeing soldiers.

It was not as if no one did not try to retaliate. Those veterans and brave military officers that had experienced hundreds of battles charged forward again and again. They gathered groups of counterattacks and used the field gun s that were previously unloaded to retaliate.

But in front of all the weapons in the army, they were as weak as toothpicks. Even the cannons on the battleships could not penetrate through the armor of the Zhiyuan Warship, let alone these dozens of millimeters tall field gun.

The artillery shell that scratched at the Zhiyuan Warship's body did not have any effect other than smearing black on it. On the contrary, every cannon shot would get revenge from the Zhiyuan Warship's firepower.

The exposed position of the French Regiment was bombarded by naval gun. With just one shell, a battalion of the French Army was blown to bits. Hundreds and thousands of the French Army were reduced to nothing but corpses under the bombardment.

This was a kind of firepower output with a crushing nature. Iron-armored Ship, as the strategic weapon of this era, had such a domineering attitude!

After the war, the French military kept quiet about how many people had been lost to the French Landing forces, but later, according to British and Prussian statistics, the total number of casualties had reached between six and seven thousand.

Of course, the French side refused to admit such a number. They kept emphasizing that after the bombardment started, the French army had started to evacuate and move, so no matter how powerful the cannons of the Zhiyuan Warship were, every shot did not cause much casualties!

However, the French Veterans who had truly experienced this massacre had received painful memories in countless unofficial occasions. "When the enemy ships came charging over, our soldiers still haven't completely disembarked from the ships …"

"Many brothers were killed by the enemy on board the ship. The tungsten wood vessel was no match for the enemy, and every vessel sank. The sea was filled with the bodies of brothers and survivors …"

"In comparison, the brothers who have landed on the shore are lucky. Other than a few who were gathered by the military officers to counterattack, as long as the soldiers are scattered in the darkness, they'll be able to survive …"

"It's all because of Huo Fu, that foolish idiot. It was he who destroyed this expedition …"

The surviving soldiers after the war hated Huo Fu more than they hated the Chinese. If not for Huo Fu's chain of command mistakes, how could they have suffered such a huge loss?

When Huo Fu saw that the Zhiyuan Warship had completely disregarded his persuasion, the infuriated commander ordered the entire fleet to fire at once. He wanted to sink this blind battleship!

But right at this moment, the observing British Fleet suddenly sent a message to him!

"Commander!" Telegram from The Duke of Newkes... He said... He said the commander of the Zhiyuan Warship was a noble king? "

"What is it?" Wang Jue? "Impossible …" Huo Fu screamed.

Even Huo Fu himself carried the title of a viscount. Although he was from a declining noble family, he was still a member of the noble family's system!

In this era, aristocrats really had the right to avoid death. Moreover, the higher the rank of nobility, the greater the privileges. In general, even if they were on the battlefield, the enemies would not be too difficult to deal with.

For the higher nobility, capturing as many prisoners as possible instead of killing was an unwritten rule of all the European countries. This was because a higher aristocrat could be exchanged for a lot of practical benefits at the negotiating table.

Furthermore, the aristocrats in the world were one family! Since you've done everything you can today, you've planted an unforgivable seed of hatred in the enemy's heart. In the future, the enemy's aristocrats will do their best to take revenge on you!

Thus, war is such a thing. It would be better if more lowly commoners died. In any case, these lowly commoners will not seek revenge on me … If he killed an advanced noble, how could the other party let him off?

"How is this possible? Is the Duke lying to me … "

"Commander..." It shouldn't be a lie... The British clearly stated that the Captain on the Zhiyuan Warship was the newly established King of the Far East, a relative of Xiang Shaolong … "

"And he is the successor to the number one position … It is very likely that he will become the king of the Far East in the future! "

"What darn Far East, we France will not admit it, we will not admit it!" Huo Fu shouted.

intelligence personnel who accompanied him to the battlefield had a bitter face as he said, "I'm afraid it's useless even if you don't admit it. Before this, the British had already officially recognized the national status of the Chinese Federation after the exchange of letters between the two sides …"

"The Far East is a States that belongs to the Chinese race. Since the British have even accepted the Chinese as their subordinate, they will naturally acknowledge the Chinese as their subordinate …"

"Damn it!" So what if he was the heir to the Royal Family? "I've already persuaded him to surrender. If he doesn't, do I still want to let him slaughter my soldiers?"

"Continue firing until the Zhiyuan Warship sinks!"

Huo Fu's heart turned cold, he knew that he couldn't back down now, he truly hoped that these Chinese would surrender!

On one hand, only by surrendering the Zhiyuan Warship would they be able to forgive their crimes. This sea battle was really worse than shit, with such a huge loss in battle, the military court would definitely not let them off lightly!

Only when the Zhiyuan Warship surrenders could this battleship and these captives become brilliant achievements! The French Academy of Sciences was able to obtain the latest technology, while the French Emperor was able to gain a lot of valuable chips at the negotiating table.

The prisoners would even be taken to Paris for a public tour, which would save the morale of the fallen people!

Only by doing so could he be pardoned, and could he even be rewarded for his meritorious service!

Now, Huo Fu's random thoughts had added one more thing, and that was this mysterious heir to the Wang Jue!

Huo Fu was not very clear about the Chinese people. He was a naval officer, and was quite a distance away from the political scene in Paris.

He did not understand what kind of Federation the Chinese were, nor did he understand where the hatred between the French Emperor and Xiao Letian originated from, and he even more so did he not know what the Far East was.

He only knew that the Chinese had defeated the French Fleet on the sea and also defeated the fleet of Sha Russia. He was interested in everything about the Navy, but he didn't want to bother with the political changes that followed.

So he simply did not know who the Far East King was, nor did he know that the Zhiyuan Warship's Captain was actually the first successor of some Far East King!

"My God! If this damned heir to the Royal Family died here … Would the Far East take revenge on me? "I am just a small viscount. Can I withstand the revenge of a noble …"

"No, no, no …" I can't let my imagination run wild. I am a noble French aristocrat, and the Far East is just a barbarian from the East. How could they possibly hurt me? "

"French Emperor will protect me, definitely!"

Huo Fu talked to himself nonstop, just like a madman!