Chapter 134

Lu Yuanzheng's expression became even more solemn, and Xu Wen even heard him swear.

Xu Wen asked him quietly, "Are they going to Rainbow Island to commit suicide?"

Lu Yuanzheng snorted: "Have you ever seen anyone who wants to hang himself at someone else's door really want to commit suicide? Besides, this is the equivalent of hitting a wall while wearing a helmet."

He was also wondering why the battleship had such thick armor on the front. It wasn't like there was no ice to break here, and this thing didn't look like it was ice-proof or bullet-proof, so it was a bit of a waste.

It turns out that it is to prevent violent collisions.

Xu Wen understood, "Are you going to commit fraud?"

"What does 碰瓷 mean?"

"It's like you're driving a boat and someone suddenly gets under your boat, accuses you of hitting him, and demands compensation from you."

Lu Yuanzheng nodded: "This word is very vivid. I guess they are just scamming people."

Soon the Rainbow arrived at the dock.

Several companies of soldiers, fully armed, surrounded the boat, with their guns pointed at each other.

Lu Yuanzheng said to Xu Wen: "Take your brother and sister-in-law back first. This place is not suitable for you to stay any longer."

This time Xu Wen didn't want to follow along either. He just said, "Be careful." Then he and his sisters-in-law dispersed and went back to their own homes.

Only after reaching the island did Sang Xiaoqing breathe a sigh of relief.

"Oh! I forgot to check the almanac before going out." Sang Xiaoqing stroked her chest with a resigned look, and did not forget to support Xu Wen, whose legs were so weak that he could hardly walk.

He wasn't scared, he was seasick.

Driving at a constant speed would make one seasick, let alone accelerating. Halfway through the expedition, the ship made a sharp turn.

If Lu Yuanzheng's skills had been a little bit worse, the Rainbow would have capsized into the sea.

Like Xu Wen, they all felt a little nauseous. At that moment, Xu Wen hoped that Lu Yuanzheng would bump into him so that he would feel happier.

Xu Wen took the couple to the family area.

Yesterday, Lu Yuanzheng specially booked a one-bedroom, one-living room wooden house for them to stay in temporarily.

Xu Wen and Dongsheng spent half a day cleaning and setting up the place.

There were also ice basins and fruits, and the room felt cool and comfortable as soon as you entered.

But after what happened today, I’m afraid Xu Wen and his wife won’t be in the mood to visit Rainbow Island again.

In addition, Xu Wen was already seasick, and now he felt so uncomfortable that he just wanted to take a nap.

Xu Wen only helped to deliver the food, told them to have a good rest, and then went back home.

Her back was also covered in cold sweat.

Two lives, two times facing death.

In my previous life, I fell from a plane and just sat there waiting for death to come. I couldn’t do anything.

This time she had a chance to survive, but she wanted to be with Lu Yuanzheng, so she chose to die on her own initiative.

Thinking about it doesn’t mean you’re not afraid.

I just didn't dare to show it because I was afraid of being distracted by the long journey.

Dongsheng saw the Rainbow coming back and ran home from outside. Before he could catch his breath, he rushed up to Xu Wen and hugged her: "Mom! Mom! You're back! I was scared to death. I heard that bad guys came. I was afraid that you would be captured by the bad guys."

Xu Wen bent down and picked up Dongsheng, his face pressed against his little face. "We were almost captured. But in the end, your father sacrificed something very important to protect us."

Dongsheng seemed to understand, but only grasped one key point: "Where is my dad?"

"He's negotiating with those bad guys. He probably won't be back until later."

The long expedition returned at dawn.

Xu Wen was probably frightened and slept uneasily. She woke up as soon as Lu Yuanzheng got into bed.

Normally, she wouldn't wake up.

Lu Yuanzheng held her in his arms, patted her on the back like he was coaxing a child, and asked softly, "Are you scared?"

Xu Wen nodded, "A little bit." After a pause, he asked him, "Lu Yuanzheng, are you particularly sad now?"

Lu Yuanzheng was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "You really can't hide anything from me."

He sighed, "This is my tenth year in the army. I have been in battles 173 times. This is the only time I was a deserter."

The last second.

He changed direction.

This would have been impossible in the past.

"This is not considered desertion," Xu asked. "You are protecting the people, including me."

Be it the sisters-in-law or Xu Wen and his wife. No matter how brave they are, they are just innocent people.

If there were only officers and soldiers on the Rainbow.

Then, at Lu Yuanzheng's command, all officers and soldiers would jump into the sea, and their chances of escape would be at least 70% to 80%.

And Lu Yuanzheng would crash into the warship without hesitation, just as planned.

But as my sisters-in-law said, the boat was moving at such a high speed that even life jackets couldn't save them.

The officers and soldiers who went into the water together would rather sacrifice themselves in exchange for their 100% hope in life.

The chance of survival is slightly higher than if they were to crash into the ship directly. So they chose not to jump into the water.

No matter what happened to them, these officers and soldiers should not die of exhaustion trying to save them.

Even if they die, they will be heroes on the battlefield.

In this case, why not crash into the warship together?

So the pressure came back to Lu Yuanzheng.

Blocking enemy ships is certainly important, but the nearly twenty people on the Rainbow, including the military wives and the Xu Wen couple, are just unarmed civilians.

These are the people they protect with blood and sweat every day.

We can't really ignore their lives just because they are willing to sacrifice.

At the last moment, Lu Yuanzheng still couldn't do it, so the rudder in his hand deviated by one centimeter.

Just like the steering wheel of a car, when the car is driving at high speed, if the steering wheel is tilted by one centimeter, the car body will tilt in a large arc.

I didn't expect that the other party would also deviate in the end.

Lu Yuanzheng forced a smile, as if accepting Xu Wen's comfort.

Xu asked curiously, "What on earth is that ship doing here?"

The road is long and the journey is hesitant.

Xu Wen realized belatedly that this was a military secret, and hurriedly said, "It's getting late, go to sleep! With them around, I guess you won't be able to rest well for some time."

It was obvious that the battleship would not just come and ram us and then leave.

Lu Yuanzheng pinched his brows and said, "I should be able to tell you. Because they are from Country F..." He sighed, "We need a professional translator."

Xu Wen was stunned, "Don't you have a translator?"

"The period in recent years is special, with only a small number of laborers being sent abroad to study. So there aren't many people who know foreign languages. Moreover, the native language of this country F is not English. It's..." He frowned, unable to remember the complicated and difficult-to-pronounce name.

"I know what their native language is. I happen to know a little bit of it," Xu asked, then raised his eyebrows. "They ask you to communicate in your native language?"

Xu Wen was an international student and a travel enthusiast throughout his life. His best language was English, but he also had some knowledge of other languages.

Because I was afraid of not knowing how much I should reveal about my foreign language skills, I had previously asked Magic Mirror about studying abroad.

Magic Mirror's answer is that in the past six years, we have sent a total of about 1,500 international students to study in as many as 57 countries.

That's equivalent to only 200 people a year. There are only a handful of people in each country.

To go abroad you need to be sent on a government mission, and individuals are not allowed to study abroad.

Therefore, during this period, there were relatively few people who were proficient in foreign languages.

And country F is a small country.

Xu Wen asked if he had been there before.

This is an interesting country. It is not a big country but has many languages.

There are so many languages ​​in this country that communication between different regions depends on English.

It's just like in our country, for example, if people from Sichuan communicate with people from Guangdong, if they don't speak Mandarin, it's like they are talking at cross purposes and no one can understand each other.

The vast majority of people in the country can speak English. Although it is not their native language, it is more commonly used than their native language.

"Yes." Lu Yuanzheng nodded. "We spent the whole night trying to communicate with them. We also used a speedboat to pick up two translators from the headquarters. However, they said that they did not understand English and only spoke their native language. Their native language was the language of the four names.

Our brigade has already ordered to find someone who can speak the native language of country F. I came back to ask if you can speak it?"

This is not like buying food abroad, where you can just use gestures and guesses while speaking a half-baked foreign language.

What is involved now is the military of two countries. An inappropriate translation may lead to war.

So everyone is very cautious.

Xu Wen also thought for a long time before saying, "Then I'll go give it a try tomorrow! Tell me what we want first."

"Get them out! Immediately." Lu Yuanzheng answered very happily.

Xu asked: "..."

Xu Wen sighed: "That's what happened. But if they wanted to leave, they wouldn't have crashed into our island."

The journey is long and arduous, and I don't know how difficult it is.

But having such a boat licking its face and coming towards us is like watching a fly flying around in front of you, and you can't kill it with a fly swatter in your hand. It's really disgusting.

If only the Rainbow had hit it yesterday.

It's best to destroy it on the spot.

In this way they can retaliate against the F country.

After all, the Rainbow is a retired ship, and if you look closely you can still tell that it is a military ship.

Unfortunately, there are no ifs.

After a while, Lu Yuanzheng sighed and said, "You should ask them about their purpose first!"

In the morning, after breakfast, Lu Yuanzheng, fully armed, accompanied Xu Wen to the place where the F country warship ran aground.

The warship was surrounded tightly from the island to the sea.

The people from Country F did not try to break out by force. They sent people to communicate, and they were fully armed, but it was obvious that they did not want to take the initiative to cause trouble.

It was as if the ship had suddenly malfunctioned and caused the collision.

They looked at Xu Wen strangely, as if they were wondering why such a delicate woman appeared among a group of soldiers.

This woman is obviously not a soldier. She does not have a military temperament and is not wearing a military uniform.

Xu Wen asked them in country F's native language why they wanted to crash into Rainbow Island.

The other party obviously didn't expect that Xu Wen would speak in their native language as soon as he opened his mouth.

The mother tongue of their country is actually a minority language. If there are 100 people in the country, at most 10 people speak it.

This is the case in their own country, and people in other countries are even less likely to do so.

The leading few people were stunned for a moment and asked Xu Wen: "Who are you?"

"An ordinary citizen on the island you hit."

"You are beautiful!"

"Thanks for the compliment, but please answer my question."

"Our warship has some problems and needs to be repaired by our country's experts. We can leave only after it is repaired."

Xu Wen translated the other party's words truthfully.

Lu Yuanzheng and Shi Lei's faces suddenly turned ugly.

Xu Wen noticed it, but this was not the time to ask why.

"What else do you want to ask?" Xu Wen asked Lu Yuanzheng.

“Ask them when their experts will arrive?”

Xu Wen translated the words.

The leader replied: "It's hard to say. But they should be here soon. Please rest assured that we will never take the initiative to cause trouble."

Shi Lei snorted coldly after hearing this. "How can you still cause trouble when the boats are blocking our door?"

Lu Yuanzheng calmed down a bit and asked Xu to ask them: "Do you need help? We can help you send the ship back to your country."

But they declined, saying that it involved military secrets and that foreigners were not allowed to touch it.

While Lu Yuanzheng was arranging for people to change their posts, he also had people bring in stones and start building a wall directly on the side where the warship was located, leaving only one firing hole.

Xu Wen wondered, "Why bother?"

Shi Lei snorted coldly: "They don't want to leave at all. They want to waste a long time with us."

In this case, we need to build a defense belt and repair trenches in case of emergency.

Lu Yuanzheng took Xu Wen back.

"They have crashed into our island. Can't we force them to leave?" Xu Wen looked back frequently, feeling very aggrieved.

"Really not. You can see that the so-called malfunction must be fake. It is obvious that they are trying to trick us. Forcibly expelling them may cause a war between the two countries, and it will also cause certain troubles internationally." Lu Yuanzheng said, and after a moment of silence, he added reluctantly, "This battleship is too advanced. I suspect it is equipped with weapons that can destroy the entire Rainbow Island. If a fight really breaks out, we will definitely be able to kill them if we fight to the death. But I'm afraid our island will be gone."

Xu Wen thought about it and understood Lu Yuanzheng's concerns.

It took them nearly two years to build Rainbow Island into its current state. It would be a shame if it were destroyed directly.

Of course, there is nothing to be reluctant about in the face of war.

But the loss of Rainbow Island means the destruction of our country.

If we can't create another Rainbow Island right away, that sea area will no longer be our territory.

This is the fatal problem and something that must not be allowed to happen.

Therefore, we must drive these uninvited guests away and ensure the territorial integrity of our country.

"Actually..." Lu Yuanzheng gritted his teeth and smiled sarcastically, "The terrain of this sea area is complex. There are all kinds of reefs everywhere, some visible and some hidden. Most of them have been our territory since ancient times. It's because these islands and reefs are too fragmented, here and there, and we have never had troops stationed there, so these neighboring countries occasionally act like rogues and occupy one.

This is not only an invasion of our territory, but also an opportunity to plunder our marine resources."

Some islands are rich in minerals.

Some reefs have large schools of marine fish for fishermen to catch.

There are many other resources waiting to be discovered, such as oil.

Now that our country has begun to send troops to garrison on the islands, the surrounding countries that have seized our islands and reefs are panicking.

They are afraid that we will take back our territory bit by bit.

So I started to think crookedly.

After sending Xu Wen home, Lu Yuanzheng led his men from the back of the island to the central island.

He had to report to his superiors what Xu Went to find out.

The journey was long and busy, so Xu Wen had to take care of his brother and sister-in-law by himself.

Although the warship that hit the island caused considerable trouble to Lu Yuanzheng and his team, it did not affect life on the island for the time being.

Xu Wen took his brother and sister-in-law to visit Rainbow Island.

But the frightened brother and sister-in-law were obviously not in the mood to go shopping.

Xu Wen knew that no matter how beautiful the scenery was, it could not erase the psychological shadow that his brother and sister-in-law had suffered over the past two days.

"Brother, sister-in-law, I want to ask you for a favor."

Xu Wen nodded: "You go ahead."

"Don't tell your parents about this." Xu Wen said, "I don't want them to worry."

Sang Xiaoqing and Xu Wen looked at each other.

Xu Wen said goodbye.

Sang Xiaoqing sighed and took Xu Wen's hand, her face full of worry: "We can keep it to ourselves. But, it's too dangerous here. Look, there's such a big ship carrying so many enemies outside the island. A fight could start at any time. Wenwen, we're really worried about you staying here. Why don't you go back home?"

Xu Wen added: "If you really don't want to go back home, come with us to Pengcheng. After a while, when the enemy is gone, you can come back."

Xu Wen shook his head: "I don't want to! Don't worry, there won't be a fight for a while."

Xu Wen was a little anxious: "Why are you so stubborn? The ship is right under your noses. If a fight really breaks out, will you have time to run away? Look at this island! It's surrounded by the sea. Where can you run if you are really surrounded?"

Xu Wen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Brother, we are an isolated island, but they are even more like an isolated ship."

"Then do you know how many soldiers they have on board? Do you know how many weapons they have? Besides, if you women and children stay on the island, wouldn't it cause trouble for them if a fight really breaks out? They will have to find someone to protect you."

It’s not that Xu Wen hasn’t thought about this, she just feels that considering the overall situation, there won’t be a fight.