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Chapter 129 Escalating Further: The Untrustworthy British Army (Second Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

A white flag was raised over the warship, signifying that the once arrogant British had bowed their proud heads.

Seventeen people were killed and more than 20 were seriously injured. The warship also lost power and ran aground.

Faced with this situation, no matter how unwilling they were, they had no choice but to compromise in the face of the PLA's heavy artillery.

If you don't want to end up as a fish, the only option left is to surrender.

However, Skinner, though he had raised the white flag, was not willing to accept defeat.

Furthermore, the artillery used by the People's Liberation Army lacks armor-piercing shells.

Although the Amethyst was hit in several places, it did not suffer fatal damage.

So they raised a white flag, hoping to stop the artillery fire on the shore and buy time.

Meanwhile, they contacted their superiors and called for backup.

Meanwhile, Commander Li, who was directing the battle from the shore, immediately ceased shelling upon seeing the enemy raise a white flag, in accordance with international conventions.

Immediately instruct the medics to begin treating our wounded.

The frigate's guns were extremely powerful, and our position was fixed.

The repeated shelling also caused some casualties.

The soldiers were using stretchers to transport the wounded soldiers to the rear for medical treatment.

Commander Li reported the situation on the scene, then quietly observed the enemy ships and awaited further orders.

Because the enemy had already raised the white flag, he had no choice but to abide by the agreement, even if he was angry.

Our troops are disciplined and strictly abide by humanitarian conventions, and did not continue shelling.

Privately, however, they engaged in all sorts of sordid acts, even openly abusing and humiliating prisoners!

If the British had the upper hand, they would have relentlessly pursued the enemy and wouldn't have cared whether the other side surrendered.

If those foreigners had truly followed the rules, China would not have suffered a century of humiliation.

The once roaring river became quiet again after the shelling stopped.

Apart from the Amethyst ship billowing black smoke on the river, there was no indication that a fierce artillery battle had just taken place!

As the telegram requesting assistance was sent, news of the shelling incident spread.

When the Kuomintang reactionaries in Nanjing heard the news, they cheered with joy.

Their faces were beaming with a mixture of joy and schadenfreude.

In their view, the fact that the People's Liberation Army dared to fire on a British frigate was a provocation against the Western powers.

For over a century, the barbaric and domineering behavior of Western powers towards China has been something we absolutely cannot swallow.

What will inevitably follow is a fierce retaliation.

The crisis that Nanjing was originally facing was resolved due to the involvement of Western powers.

In the eyes of these high-ranking Kuomintang reactionary officials, the PLA's shelling of the HMS Amethyst frigate was a serious violation of the law.

It boils down to two words: courting death!

Some high-ranking officials who were preparing to flee in panic are no longer in a hurry.

They were all gloating, waiting to see how the People's Liberation Army would be dealt with by the Western powers!

Their ideas, in fact, aligned with the attitudes of the Western powers.

When news of the HMS Amethyst being shelled reached Britain, the entire high command was shocked.

They never imagined that the impoverished People's Liberation Army would actually shell the noble British warships!

This is a slap in the face, a provocation against the majesty of the British Empire!

Therefore, the Conservative Prime Minister immediately issued a retaliatory order.

We must retaliate to restore the glory of the British Empire!

Only then can that great Eastern power they despise be made to submit once again to the British Empire!

The HMS Amethyst, which was originally scheduled to replace the HMS Companion, received orders and arrived to provide support at 13:30 PM.

Because they received the highest orders from the mainland, they opened fire immediately upon arrival.

The powerful naval guns instantly destroyed two PLA field guns, causing considerable casualties.

Commander Li immediately ordered a counterattack, and all the cannons roared in unison.

The "Companion" was hit by multiple shells in an instant, and flames shot into the sky.

The incident directly resulted in the bridge being hit, the captain being wounded, and both forward main guns being destroyed.

The "Companion" sailed downstream in an attempt to escape the range of the PLA artillery.

However, it entered the firing range of the 1st Artillery Regiment of the PLA Special Forces Column and was subjected to fierce artillery fire.

The "Companion" sped downstream at high speed, escaping towards Jiangyin.

Although they managed to escape, they paid a heavy price: 10 people were killed and 12 were injured.

But the British were unwilling to accept defeat and continued to order other warships to come to their aid.

That evening, the British Navy's heavy cruiser HMS London sailed from Hong Kong.

It rendezvoused with the HMS Black Swan, a frigate based in Shanghai, and the damaged HMS Companion.

Vice Admiral Alexander Madden, deputy commander of the British Far East Fleet, decided to lead HMS London and HMS Black Swan to assist HMS Amethyst in breaking out of the PLA-controlled area.

This action, which occurred at the same time the People's Liberation Army began its crossing of the Yangtze River campaign, at a sensitive moment when the two sides that were about to engage in military conflict had not yet begun negotiations, was clearly a provocative act.

Liang Xuecheng, the 2nd artillery commander of the 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Artillery Regiment, ordered his troops to return fire, and another fierce battle ensued.

HMS Companion hastily fled back to Shanghai, while HMS London also suffered 12 deaths and 15 injuries.

British warships arrived in a grand manner, but in the end they could only abandon the stranded HMS Amethyst and flee in disarray!

The two sides then entered into negotiations.

According to post-war statistics, our side suffered 252 casualties, including a main force regimental commander and a chief of staff who were killed in the shelling.

The British forces lost one captain and three first officers, and paid the price of 138 casualties for their brazen provocations.

This battle was of great significance to the new China!

In response to the UK's threat to send an aircraft carrier in retaliation, China responded firmly, demonstrating that national sovereignty is non-negotiable and that foreign infringement will not be tolerated.

This forced the British government to abandon its "neutrality" policy, laying the foundation for Sino-British relations after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

This has shown the world that a revitalized China is not to be underestimated, and has prompted major powers to re-examine and reassess China's strength and status.

At a heavy price, let the Western powers know that that humiliating history is completely over.

The Amethyst incident shattered the arrogance of the Western powers and also straightened the spine of the Chinese people.

Although the intrusion of the British warships caused quite a stir.

However, this could not stop the march of China's unification.

This completely extinguished any malicious intention to turn China into a Northern and Southern Dynasties!

As time ticked by, the million-strong army began to move under the orders of the General Headquarters.

After several days of river-crossing training, the vanguard assault unit, carrying lightweight plastic assault boats, moved toward the river surface in unison.

However, it did not appear immediately, but instead hid in the dense grass and waited for instructions.

The wooden sailboats that had been collected earlier had their sails raised, fluttering in the sharp wind.

The movement of these ships could not escape the notice of the Kuomintang reactionaries' coastal defenses.

The atmosphere along the entire Yangtze River suddenly became tense.

The 357th Regiment of the 115th Division of the 27th Army was hidden in the dense forest, and every soldier was wearing a life jacket brought from the future.

Behind them were rows of assault boats equipped with outboard motors!

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