Chapter 350 Nanhua Wouldn’t Be So Shameless (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
There are always many accidental encounters in life, but such encounters are destined to have no results.
Sometimes people who meet each other will forget each other very quickly. Angela, who was in Buenos Aires, certainly didn't know that someone was thinking about her. In recent days, she had been appealing to the Ministry of War to get her house back, but at this time, no one seemed to care about her, even if her husband was an army major.
In the past, they were colleagues, even friends. But now? He was just a person whose whereabouts were unknown and whose life or death was unknown.
So much so that after Angela came to the War Department, no familiar friends were willing to help her.
"Madam, you should understand that this is a war time. I believe your patriotism will make you understand all this!"
At the War Department, the officer who received her spoke directly to Angela.
"No patriotic Argentine would allow his troops to sleep on the streets!"
“The military shouldn’t, so should patriotic Argentines live on the streets?”
Although Angela's question made the officer not know how to answer, he chose to remain silent.
"Sir, I am a patriotic Argentine, but can you tell me where I live, sir?"
Looking at the officer in front of her, Angela asked herself bluntly.
"I was willing to help the army, but the army took away my home! It was my home, and now not only can I not go back home, but I can only watch you take my home away!"
"No, ma'am, we are not taking it away. We are just renting it there temporarily, and we will pay the rent."
The officer had a smile on his face when he spoke, as if to tell her, don't worry, we will definitely not let you suffer any loss.
"Rent? Where is the rent?"
Angela sneered.
"When the war is over, you can ask for it from the War Department."
At the end, the officer seemed to be kind enough to remind Angela.
"You can go there to register later. The War Department will issue you a certificate. After the war is over, the War Department will definitely pay you the corresponding rent and compensation."
Looking at Angela who was still indignant, the officer tried to comfort her with kind words.
"Madam, you are the wife of an officer. You should know the importance of travel obligations during this special period. I think this is what your husband would like to see, and you also hope that he will receive the same courtesy when he is away from home."
If he were still there, would you have taken his house?
Angela wanted to question this person loudly, but there was no point anymore.
These guys are simply a bunch of robbers!
"Excuse me, where is the Minister's office?"
Angela, who was too lazy to continue tangling with this guy, asked.
"Ma'am, the Minister is very busy. He certainly doesn't have time to see you during this important period."
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As it turned out, no one would pay attention to Angela's complaint. In the end, when Angela expressed her desire to see the minister, she was even kicked out of the Ministry of War by the soldiers. If she had not been a woman, they might not have been so polite.
"What a bunch of bastards!"
Standing in front of the War Department, Angela said angrily.
What she felt now was a sense of powerlessness from the bottom of her heart. She didn't know what made those people so shameless.
Just when Angela was enveloped by an unprecedented sense of frustration, she felt something floating in the air. She looked up at the sky, her eyes full of surprise.
"What is that? Snow?"
White snowflakes... no, pieces of paper, thousands and thousands of pieces of paper are falling from the sky.
How could pieces of paper fall from the sky?
Everyone looked at the sky in confusion, watching the pieces of paper falling all over the sky.
These leaflets were dropped by airships to warn people in the city.
Angela, like everyone else, reached out and grabbed a flyer in the air. She saw that it was written in Spanish.
"Citizens of Buenos Aires, in order to achieve the will for peace, we will bomb key targets in Buenos Aires. In order to reduce unnecessary casualties among the people, please evacuate the city immediately..."
Not only Angela was watching, but other people were watching as well. People all over Buenos Aires were looking at the leaflets falling from the sky. The leaflets not only had words written on them, but also pictures printed on them - pictures of airships bombing the city.
Just these pictures alone can make people on the ground understand what they are about to suffer!
"We are finished. The South Chinese are going to bomb Buenos Aires with airships!"
People on the street screamed in fear. They had heard about the horror of airships. Even General Alsina's surrender was said to be caused by airship bombing. According to many rumors, bombs dropped by airships could easily blow up a house and wipe out a battalion of soldiers. In some rumors, bombs dropped by airships could even cause an earthquake and raze a town to the ground.
Although no one would really believe such a rumor, no one would doubt that the airship was an extremely powerful weapon.
Moreover, they were powerless to stop the airships flying in the sky and could only watch helplessly as they were bombed from the ground.
In the past, although the people of Buenos Aires knew that airships were terrible, they did not think it was a big deal. After all, airships were war machines, and war machines were aimed at the military. They were civilians, so what was the relationship between war and civilians?
But now, the airships were going to fly to Buenos Aires and bomb the city! And they could all be targets.
At this moment, all the nightmares about airships emerged in their minds.
"Oh my God! Run away!"
For the next few hours, the streets were in a state of chaos, as if the world had ended. People were running around in panic, unattended children were sitting there crying, and women were screaming and crying in fear.
It seemed as if the end of the world had really come at this moment. Carriages were crowded on the street, and everyone was scrambling to escape from the city. People fleeing outside the city would fight and curse each other for the road. They would even pull out their pistols and pull the trigger at each other to fight for the chance to escape from the city.
Under the threat of death, the whole of Buenos Aires fell into unprecedented chaos.
In this chaos, there was no one there to maintain order, and everyone was shrouded in fear.
If the army officers had not been there to maintain order, I'm afraid those soldiers would have fled the city. In this chaos, only the troops from other provinces, who didn't know the power of the airship, just looked at it blankly, and they even laughed at the cowardly behavior of others.
But for most people in Buenos Aires, they may not have seen an airship, but they are convinced of its power.
Amid the chaotic crowd, Angela once again left the city with Anna, Emily and their Aunt Shelly, but they did not join the team fleeing out of the city, but headed in the opposite direction.
"Let's go to the port. There are British warships there. They will definitely not provoke the British."
Xie Li said confidently that her deceased husband was a British immigrant, and she had a mysterious confidence in the strength of Britain.
In fact, she was not the only one who thought so. Many English immigrants in and around Buenos Aires believed so. They even painted a large "Union Jack" on the dock warehouse, as if to remind the airships in the sky that this was Britain.
Of course, this is definitely not British territory, but the Union Jack at least indicates their identity.
They believed that with this flag, airships in the sky would definitely not drop bombs on them.
After arriving at the port, Angela and her group came to the warehouse. When Xie Li saw the huge cross painted on the top of the warehouse, she had to say proudly.
"Look, there's the Union Jack on the roof. They must be able to see it..."
Angela looked at the flag with confusion - was this flag really useful?
“Will this help?”
Major General Henrys, standing on the boat, looked at the huge Union Jack painted by the expatriates on the roof of the warehouse with some confusion and asked Edward Thornton.
Unlike ordinary expatriates, as an ambassador, he retreated to a warship. Compared to retreating out of the city, the warship was undoubtedly the safest place.
In any case, Nanhua's airships would not bomb their warships. After all, these were British warships.
"General, whether the Union Jack will be useful here depends on you!"
Being on the ironclad ship "Minotaur", Edward Thornton felt extremely confident.
This is an ironclad ship with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons. Its firepower is extremely powerful, with four nine-inch naval guns and 24 seven-inch naval guns, plus iron armor that is nearly five inches thick. It is simply invincible.
Add to that the "Hector" weighing more than 7,000 tons, which is enough to make the South Chinese people in awe!
Of course, what is even more awe-inspiring is the strong national strength of Britain behind the fleet. As for warships, they are just a manifestation of national strength.
And all this is exactly what the British are proud of in this era!
"Of course, Mr. Ambassador, please believe me, if they harm our compatriots, we will definitely not sit idly by!"
Major General Henrys said directly.
Over the years, the Royal Navy has never let down British expatriates, and this is no exception today.
"Just like the Prime Minister said - the Royal Navy will always be the most solid backing for overseas Chinese! The reason I had doubts before was that I wanted to know whether I could see the Union Jack from the sky..."
After thinking about it, Henrys said.
"None of us have been to space, so who knows if those guys can see it? If they can't see it, or if they say they didn't see it, we have no way to refute it!"
refute?
Compared to rebuttal, Henrys wanted to know more about how to fight back. His cannons certainly couldn't hit the airship, but as for the airship, whether the airship could attack his warship, this... I'm afraid only God knows.
"They... shouldn't be that shameless!"
When saying this, Edward Thornton felt a little uneasy. He really felt that the other party might really do this.
Is this kind of thing shameless?
It's just an excuse. If it were him, he would definitely find this excuse.
It was too far away, I didn't see it.
Or maybe because the altitude is too high, our view is blocked by something.
They also said that because the distance was too high, the bomb had some deviation under the head. This was also inevitable.
In a word, if it were him, there would be countless reasons and excuses to explain that, in the end, it was just a mistake.
Edward Thornton's uneasiness, in Henrys's eyes, made him a little uneasy.
Shameless?
Is this shameless?
Over the years, he has seen more shameless things than this. Even if the South Chinese people are really so shameless, they can just say "I didn't see it clearly."
What can they do?
He looked at the nearby port, then looked at his warship, which was right next to the port.
A thought popped into Henrys' mind - if a bomb fell on the warship, it would be all over.
No matter if he flew too high and couldn't see clearly, or if the bomb was blown off course by the wind when it fell, as long as the bomb fell on the warship, they would be the ones killed or injured, and even he himself might become a joke.
By that time, no matter whether it is compensation or indemnity, it will have nothing to do with him. The loss of reputation will accompany him for life, and if he loses his life, it will be a loss that outweighs the gain.
"Mr. Ambassador, for your safety, I think we should retreat to a place farther away from the port. What do you think?"
After making up his mind, Henrys said to the ambassador.
This damn old rascal, looking at Henrys, Edward Thornton certainly knew what the other party was thinking and what was for his safety. This old rascal was clearly a coward.
Well, there is no shame in being a coward at this time.
No, not cowards. They just wanted to have a better look.
"Of course, General."
Edward Thornton said.
"Being farther away will help us better observe the effects of the bombing, don't you think, General?"
"Indeed, it is more important for us to observe the effects of the bombing."
Henrys couldn't help but praise Edward's cleverness and wit. These guys could always find many reasons to cover up their cowardice.
No, not timid.
They just wanted to observe better and understand better what kind of weapon the airship was.
The British retreated!
Almost at the moment when the Minotaur and Hector were ignited, a desperate thought emerged in the hearts of the people near the port - they were abandoned by the British!
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(End of this chapter)
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