Yang Fuqing and Fujita Donghu squatted behind the fortifications built by the pampoos, listening to the sound of gunfire and the screams of soldiers. The sudden fire attack of the defenders on the pier caused great casualties to the Russian troops who attacked the sneak attack, and more than a dozen wooden boats were almost crowded with four or five hundred Russian soldiers, and under the blows of thousands of Bessemai rifles, the casualties were unprecedentedly staggering. The first wave of the Russian army's landing force lost almost half of its strength in the first salvo of the opposing side! Another cruiser was hit by the artillery of the ambush and turned into a ball of fire that burned on the sea.

However, the ensuing counterattack by the Russian naval guns also made the defenders pay a heavy price, but fortunately, the Russians were not willing to use open fire shells to bombard, but let the solid shells like raindrops bombard the defenders' fortifications one by one. These fortifications were only improvized, and it was a bit difficult to withstand a 12-pounder gun, let alone a 24-pounder/32-pounder gun. The shells swept by, and the wooden boxes and bags used to build the fortifications were either knocked into the air or smashed into scattered pieces that killed people! The defenders who were hiding behind also caused damage, and rows and rows were killed and wounded. Blood flowed everywhere on the docks, and screams rang out one after another.

This is the beginning of a bloody battle!

"Retreat, signal, let the people on the dock retreat!"

Outside Honolulu Wharf, next to the main road leading to the city, is a row of tall warehouses stocked with large quantities of sugar, sandalwood, coffee and cereal. One of the largest warehouses was the Jardine Hong property, which was now used as the headquarters of the allied forces (Ming, Japanese, British, and French). Tomorrow, the British envoys will all ascend to the platform on the roof of the warehouse building and hold binoculars to observe the front line. The battle plan was drawn up by the French minister Renaud, who was also a veteran of the Napoleonic era. He was discharged from the French Army not long ago because of his age. He was sent as a minister to Hawaii, a place with very pleasant scenery and climate.

See the fire on the pier. He knew that no matter whether the sneak attack was successful or not, now was the time to retreat! A Konfrig rocket had been set up on the roof of the building, and a judge soldier lit and fired a rocket as a signal to retreat.

"Old vine, withdraw, it's time......" Although Yang Fuqing couldn't lift his head under the pressure of the constant cannonballs, he still saw the rockets explode, and glanced around by the light of the fire and the faint moonlight. Finding that the soldiers on the dock had retreated, he pulled a handful of Fujita, and then ran back with his head in his hands.

Fujita let out a low roar, and shouted in Japanese to retreat, although he was a samurai, he had never really fought, and this was the first time he had experienced such a hot war scene tonight! He was extremely impressed by the powerful firepower of the Russian battleships. In the face of this kind of firepower, personal bravery does not play a big role at all. If Japan wants to become a real power, it must have such strength! This is...... The power of industry!

At this moment a loud bang rang out from the dock, and it turned out to be a 24-pounder gun position that exploded. I don't know if it was the success of the Russian shells or the fault of the unskilled Japanese gunners - the Hodchsky blaster is basically a weapon that is not very safe. Even a well-trained artilleryman can cause an accident in a panic.

The defenders on the pier were mainly Japanese samurai and Chinese expatriate self-defense forces, and they were full of energy when they first succeeded in the sneak attack, but they were already stunned at this time. The samurai were fine, babbling and screaming and desperately reloading and shooting, fighting and retreating, but they didn't have much accuracy. The armed expatriates commanded by Yang Fuqing simply began to retreat, and many of them even lost their rifles.

Dozens of Russian soldiers finally climbed up in the mud and water, they were embarrassed enough, not only soaked, but even the rifle gunpowder was soaked in seawater, there were no waterproof rifles in this era, and the smoothbore guns in their hands were now short spears, which could only be used to fight stabs.

"Ulla! Ulla! The Russian-style shouts of killing rang out, and these Russian soldiers were really unambiguous, and began to charge with their bayonet rifles!

The battle soon shifted to the warehouse area, between the docks and the city, but was out of range of Russian naval guns.

The coalition forces also erected barricades with pouches and wooden boxes in the middle of a straight road leading to the city between two tall warehouses. Several 12-pounder cannons were fired behind the barricades, and the soldiers who retreated from the pier continued to resist here. The tall warehouses on both sides also became strongholds for the coalition forces, where two hundred lobster soldiers and one hundred French troops held out.

Yang Fuqing took off his shirt stained red by blood at this time, jumped into a 12-pounder gun position shirtless, and shouted at several artillerymen who were a little overwhelmed, asking them to quickly reload the cannon with black powder blasting shells.

After the defenders retreated, more Russian troops began to board the docks, forming a line at the sound of the officer's command, the bayonets of their rifles reflecting the fire, shining brightly.

There was also an undestroyed 24-pounder cannon on the pier that they also found - the quality of those Japanese gunners was really not complimentary, and they did not nail the fire door! Now this artillery is going to turn into a nightmare for the coalition forces.

At this time, it was time to test the combat effectiveness and determination of the armies of both sides, and the coalition forces, especially the armed Chinese expatriates and Japanese samurai in Honolulu, were already fighting on their backs. And the Russian army is also advancing without retreating, and even Ushakov, the commander of the fleet, went ashore sweating profusely and shouted and commanded.

The 24-pounder cannon was pushed 1,000 yards away from the coalition position, and even the latest model of the Besemai rifle could only hit 900 yards away!

At the same time as the roar of the cannons sounded, the phalanx formed by the Russian army was also slowly surging forward accompanied by the sound of drums, and some stragglers stopped from time to time to put their guns in front of the phalanx.

A few flowering bombs landed on the position of the coalition forces, and they immediately blew up a piece, and I don't know who shouted: "Kill it!" Immediately, many samurai wearing kimonos and carrying foreign guns rushed out of the barricades and rushed towards the Russian army in a chaotic manner. At this time, the 12-pounder cannon of the coalition army was also fired, which was the artillery arranged by the Hawaiian army in the harbor, which was "requisitioned" by the coalition army. However, these two cannons were not equipped with Hochsky shells filled with A-oil explosives or starch explosives, only traditional black powder flowering shells. But when a flowering bomb exploded in the pile of Russian soldiers, a large area was also knocked down. This is the Japanese samurai in the hands of the Besemai rifle also fired, hundreds of bullets shot out, almost biting flesh, the screams of the Russian army quickly covered up their "Ula" sound.

"Quick, get more people ashore! What the fuck, there are samurai in Hawaii! "Ushakov also participated in the bloody battle of Osaka Bay, so naturally he has seen the dress of Japanese samurai, and when he sees so many small "demons", he knows that Hawaii is not easy to fight!

Fujita Donghu also stumbled to the roof of the warehouse where the coalition headquarters was located at this time and found Zhang Zegen: "Your Excellency, you need more soldiers now, and my people suffered heavy losses in the battle just now...... Now it takes more people to have the possibility to hold! Please hurry up and give the order to mobilize the diaspora! ”

There are more than 30,000 Chinese expatriates in Honolulu, and because they are first-generation immigrants, the proportion of young and middle-aged men is very high, almost 20,000! Moreover, the legation encouraged expats to own firearms, so most Chinese expatriates bought guns for self-defense. The Chung Hwa Association, Hongmen Sanshan Church and the Mormon Church also opened shops and shooting ranges selling guns and ammunition, as well as shooting clubs for overseas Chinese who bought guns to train. It is supposed that at least 10,000 troops can be mobilized, but now only 1,500 Chinese are participating in the battle, and more than 100 of them are still embassy guards! Therefore, Fujita Donghu believes that Zhang Zegen did not order the mobilization of expatriates to help the war.

"Please give the order quickly! Mobilize at least 10,000 people so we can win! Fujita stomped his feet, "Otherwise, as soon as the Russian army increases, the front may collapse at any time!" ”

Zhang Zegen turned his head to look at the blazing battlefield, and gritted his teeth: "Okay, I'll go and pull people immediately, Fujita-kun, you have to hold on no matter what!" (To be continued......)