Chapter 527: The Late Gunfire (First Update, Please Subscribe)
The situation is tense!
Guns are pointed at guns, soldiers are facing soldiers.
Sixty against six hundred, but the sailors not only did not show the slightest fear, they even looked full of contempt. The sailors, who were used to being proud, did not take these natives seriously at all.
They even believed that they could defeat the natives with just a round of rapid fire and a bayonet charge with their rifles.
"Mr. Envoy, for the safety of you and your soldiers, please leave here immediately to avoid anything unpleasant happening to everyone."
Haagen-Dazs shouted from the sidelines, saying that as a consultant he would of course try his best to clear up the misunderstanding, and he even said this to Tengku Kudin Sultan.
"Sultan, we shouldn't have a conflict with them. After all, they..."
Suddenly gunshots were heard. No one knew who fired the first shot, but at the moment the gunshots were heard, there was a burst of gunfire in front of Haishan Hall. When the native soldiers fell down in groups, five or six sailors also fell down.
"Protect the envoy, protect the envoy!"
Under the cover of the sailors, Zhao Yongfu was escorted into the house. Unlike what others imagined, he not only showed no fear, but even seemed a little excited.
Shooting!
Shooting!
There is a reason, there is a reason!
Before, he was worried about not having a reason to intervene, but now he doesn’t have to worry about it anymore. Isn’t the reason right there at his doorstep?
"Captain Chen, what's the situation now? Have all the brothers evacuated?"
Although he was a little excited inside, Zhao Yongfu did not forget the safety of the sailors. He looked at these sailors who retreated into the hall, holding rifles, leaning against the door by the wall, and continuously shooting outside the door. Many sailors were panting heavily and seemed a little nervous. He looked around and fortunately, almost all of them had retreated.
"Report to the special envoy. We are surrounded by them. Three people have been killed and six injured. The brothers have retreated to Haishan Hall..."
Captain Chen Ke, the captain of the sailors, replied quickly.
Outside the hall, there was a chorus of gunfire, and inside the hall there were screams of the wounded. Looking at the injured sailors, Zhao Yongfu said sternly,
"The local chieftain is so bold that he dares to kill our Ming army. Captain Chen, send a signal to the fleet immediately and tell them that our troops are under attack."
A moment later, four flares were fired one after another. When the flares, dragging red smoke flames, flew into the sky like a fire dragon, the lookout on the "Tianlong" ironclad ship discovered the signal and immediately shouted.
"Signal spotted on shore, three reds and one green!"
Three reds and one green!
The lookout's shout made Meng Qingen frown. He looked at the signal rising into the air and pondered for a long time.
This is the agreement between him and Zhao Yongfu. If an accident occurs, he will fire this flare. What will happen after receiving the signal?
"Sir! Listen, there are gunshots!"
Sure enough, gunshots could be faintly heard coming from the shore!
Gunshot!
Gunshots mean war!
Then said.
"Send a signal to the Qinglong and order it to fire at the shore batteries immediately!"
In fact, he didn't care about the artillery on the shore at all. When he first entered the port, he had noticed that the cannons on the artillery were just old muzzle-loading guns. Those muzzle-loading guns weighed only fifty or sixty pounds at most and could not pose any threat to them at all.
Soon the "Qinglong" responded to the signal, and when the turret of the "Qinglong" was pointing at the artillery position, Meng Qingen gave the order.
"Orders, target the Sultan's Palace on the shore, use it as the reference target, and fire!"
While giving orders to the soldiers, Meng Qingen stood there with a stern face, looking calm and composed.
Inside the turret, the gunner reported a series of data.
"Distance 5,300 meters, angle... firing angle... charge No. 1..."
While the gunners on the fleet were preparing to fire, Zhao Yongfu, who was trapped in Haishan Hall, was so nervous that he was sweating, but he still forced himself to remain calm.
The sailors were still fighting tenaciously, the sound of gunfire like popping beans continued to ring out, and outside the Haishan Hall, there were corpses everywhere.
"Everyone just focus on killing the enemies, the fleet will open fire soon!"
Fire, fire!
Ye Yalai and others who were also trapped in Haishan Hall were dumbfounded. They looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes.
Fire!
The fleet fired artillery. Is this... possible?
"Master, do they really dare to fire?"
"That's right, Master. If they dare to fire their cannons, then we won't have to be afraid of the natives anymore!"
In fact, for those who make a living in a foreign country, the reason why they "collude" with the natives is, to put it bluntly, because they have no one to rely on. They are either driven by the natives or bullied by them. Unless one day their strength is enough to challenge the natives, otherwise, that is all they can do.
Fire!
That is something only foreigners can do. Why can foreigners act so arrogantly here? Isn't it because they have a country behind them? The country has warships. Do the warships dare to fire?
"I definitely dare, definitely..."
Ye Yalai's gaze on the sailors had changed a long time ago. Once upon a time, he felt that the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty might be no different from those of the Qing Dynasty, and they just bullied the common people. But now, watching them calmly firing and shooting, and rescuing the injured sailors amid shouts, he understood that these sailors were by no means the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty.
They are all heroes.
Ye Ah Lai was not the only one who looked at the sailors with respect. For these people who lived on the edge of a knife and fought all day long, their way of looking at people was very simple.
Either you have guts, or you don't.
Obviously, these sailors are all very brave. If nothing else, their courage to fight ten people alone is admirable.
What kind of team can bring out a group of men like this?
Needless to say, such a team must be a team with guts.
Dare to fire!
They will definitely dare to fire!
As long as they fired the cannons, they would no longer have to worry about being exploited and bullied by the natives every day like they did in the past!
Why don't Westerners suffer here? It's because their warships dare to fire their cannons.
"Sir, we also have guns. If you don't mind, we can lend a hand to our brothers!"
Ye Yalai ran to Zhao Yongfu and spoke loudly. His words came from the bottom of his heart. He wanted to help. It had nothing to do with anything else. It was simply because he believed that these people would never forget him when they needed him. This was the reason why he was willing to help.
What do these overseas travelers look forward to?
They just want the country to stand up and protect them when they are bullied and wronged. They don't ask for much, just this.
But they waited for decades, even hundreds of years.
They had never waited for it. But now they had waited for it here. They had waited for the country that they had longed for for many years and that could shelter them from the wind and rain.
Not to mention helping, even if it means sacrificing one's life, what's the big deal?
"Haha, Ye Yalai, you have to think clearly. If you help us, you may not be able to stay here in the future!"
Zhao Yongfu laughed.
"Your Excellency is joking!"
Ye Ya said.
"Sir, I used to think that you were the same as the officials of the Qing Dynasty, and so were you. But now I know that the Ming Dynasty is different from the Qing Dynasty. I don't know whether I can stay here after helping you, but I know that the Ming Dynasty has a lord like you and an army like you. There is no place in this world where we Chinese cannot stay!"
Looking at Ye Yalai, Zhao Yongfu looked at him seriously as if he wanted to see clearly whether his words were from the heart.
This was indeed what he said from the bottom of his heart. As long as the Ming warships fired, where in the South Seas could they not go?
Even if they retreated ten thousand steps, as long as they fired their cannons, they would not only be able to stay here, but also stay better, because from now on, no one in this land would dare to bully them.
At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on the two of them.
At this moment, the two looked at each other and smiled at each other.
Suddenly, there was a rumbling thunder in the sky. Zhao Yongfu's smile became even wider, and he looked at the sky and said.
"Listen, this is thunder! This is the thunder of China!"
Yes, this is the thunder of China, and it is also the thunder of anger. Although this thunder came a little late, but... it finally came today.
When the sound of artillery fire was heard, the expatriates in the yard were stunned for a moment, and then someone spoke excitedly.
"Really, the cannon really fired, the cannon really fired..."
(End of this chapter)
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