New Ming Empire mixed in America

"Evacuate here, we retreat within the range of the coastal defense artillery!"

Seeing that the Xinming Empire's fleet launched an attack, the chief mate of the leading British battleship immediately ordered the battleship to retreat.

In fact, they were very close to the port at this time. After all, the buoys above the mines were so obvious that they did not dare to run to the mines to defeat them.

But seeing that the opponent could attack the city from several kilometers away, everyone on the battleship was shocked.

The range of their naval guns is only a few meters. In the original naval battle, both sides were firing at each other from a thousand meters apart.

Now that the Easterners have expanded this distance five or six times, how can they fight?

Not to mention the two airships flying in the sky. It was already dark now, and they couldn't see clearly even if the airships were hanging above their heads.

So to be on the safe side, it's better to move back a little to be safer.

But almost all warships have chosen positions far away from the port. If the opponent even attacks the city, can the port be spared?

Therefore, it was only right to retreat to the shore defense forts. As for the steam gunboats in the port and the merchant ships entering the port to avoid the Orientals, they could no longer take care of them.

At this time, all the residents in Honolulu (City of Honolulu) watched in horror as the fireworks in the sky fell towards their location.

Although I don't know what it is, as long as I associate these things with the fleet outside the port, I will know that it is definitely not a good thing to be hit by this thing near me.

As for the diplomats who are sitting together to discuss countermeasures, they still don't know what is happening outside.

But there was one exception, and that was the Queen's envoy who had just walked out of Kami V's residence.

Seeing the fireworks in the sky falling straight towards the palace, he immediately threw himself under the earthen wall outside the palace without thinking, curled up and got close to the wall.

Facts have proved that his approach was correct, as the explosion sound accompanied by a shock wave swept across the place where he had just been standing.

Half of the gate of the Hawaiian Palace was blown down, and large pieces of rubble flew up, smashing into pieces the dozens of native Hawaiians who were guarding outside the palace.

Many of the followers brought by the special envoy were also hit by flying gravel, and were lying on the ground wailing continuously.

And dense explosions continued to sound in the distance, and the buildings near the port were continuously destroyed by the rocket explosions.

The prime position that many businessmen were originally fighting for now turned into a desperate place, and warehouses were turned into ruins in the explosion.

If the warehouse storing whale oil is unlucky and is hit, then all nearby warehouses will be unlucky, because the ignited whale oil will ignite their warehouses.

The effect of this random coverage bombing was mediocre. Many rockets landed in locations where there were no buildings, and had no other effect except adding a deep pit to the ground.

In less than five minutes, the special envoy who had just stood up fell down again because he saw the death-threatening tail flames appearing in the sky again.

This time, the rocket was no longer loaded with gunpowder, this time it was an incendiary bomb.

Next, the city suffered two more rounds of bombings. The result was that half of the city was set on fire and countless businessmen began to flee.

As for the indigenous soldiers here in the palace, they knelt on the ground devoutly and prayed, hoping that the gods would not continue to cause natural disasters.

This is not their fault. After all, they have only had their own writing for a few years. Even many chiefs can't even write their own names, let alone these indigenous soldiers.

As for the envoys from various countries who were still discussing countermeasures just now, their faces were pale with fear.

Standing high up and looking at the port area, the area turned red. The diplomats looked at the envoy with the British and gradually became unkind.

Just a few rounds of attacks and half the city was on fire. How could they resist?

Even those United Army troops who were nesting nearby lost the courage to resist at this time.

These soldiers who were brought all the way to Hawaii by Dai Ying's transport ship had already cursed Dai Ying bloody in their hearts.

Except for those who were relatively unlucky, the soldiers from other countries on the transport ships had long since disappeared.

Only these unlucky ones were brought to Hawaii, and now they had to encounter the horrific scene just now.

If we had known that the Orientals on the West Coast were so powerful, they should not have agreed to join the Union Army.

But it's too late to say anything now. Half of the military camp was destroyed in the explosion just now. The remaining half of the military camp may not be able to survive the fire for long.

And now they only have more than a thousand soldiers who have lost their weapons, except for the dozens of guys who were on patrol tonight who still have weapons.

The weapons of the rest were left behind in the military camp during the bombing.

Losing weapons is better than being blown up while sleeping. These people are relatively lucky. Compared with their companions who are covered in flames, they don't know how many times more lucky they are.

"Where are our warships? Why didn't they fight back? They haven't heard the sound of our counterattacks until now. Did they run away?"

The soldiers who were lucky enough not to be killed began to curse their colleagues at the coastal defense fort. Based on their experience, if the warships can attack here, it means that the Eastern warships have entered the port.

But now I haven’t heard any fire from the coastal defense guns. Isn’t this because I have escaped?

But their curses had no effect at all, and their military camp was still burning.

These people have never even thought about putting out fires.

This city is full of wooden houses and thatched houses of indigenous people. Just a little flame can cause them heavy losses, let alone the current large-scale shelling.

The bombing stopped after only a few rounds not because Li Mingqi was soft-hearted, but because in just a short period of time, one-third of the rocket inventory had been consumed.

After watching the 'fireworks' show, Li Mingqi went back to rest. The attack would not officially start until daytime tomorrow, so he had to get some sleep.

A few hours later, it was discovered that the Pacific Fleet did not continue its attack. Some guys who were frightened by the bombing ran towards the merchant ships in the port.

Soon, merchant ships flying white flags began to rush out of the port one after another. The Queen's envoys and diplomats from other countries were also among them.

Looking at the city illuminated by flames like daylight, these people's faces were full of fear, because they already understood the attitude of the Orientals.

"That Eastern emperor who deserves to go to hell has no intention of letting us go, otherwise they would not launch an attack directly without negotiation."

A diplomat leading the British team collapsed. He was injured in the explosion just now and had a bandage wrapped around his head.

"Can't you make this damn merchant ship run faster?"

He hammered the table hard and yelled at the captain:

"If we continue to travel so slowly, we won't be able to go far until daybreak. If we are discovered by the Eastern fleet, we will all die."

The captain also looked frightened now, but there were ships all around them, so even if they wanted to increase their speed, there was nothing they could do.

But just as the captain was struggling, there were suddenly several explosions in front of him.

Everyone quickly ran out of the captain's cabin to check, and saw that two merchant ships on the sea ahead had begun to catch fire.

The first mate of their ship was working hard to turn the rudder, causing the merchant ship to turn a corner on the sea and change direction abruptly.

"Captain, the merchant ship ahead just exploded for no reason. Are the Orientals targeting us?"

Seeing the captain appear, the first mate shouted directly. He was really scared. If they had rushed ahead just now, he might be the unlucky one now.

"This is a mine. Those Easterners have laid mines!"

A captain leading a British warship seemed to have thought of something and suddenly wailed.

Mine?

Now everyone realized that these original big shots were no strangers to mines.

A few years ago, London newspapers were full of reports about Tsarist Russia blocking the United Fleet with mines.

At that time, this kind of thing was the most discussed at various banquets. Although they may not know what a mine is, it does not prevent them from condemning the cruelty of Tsarist Russia.