C420 windward standing (2/2)
Xiao Letian stood on top of the mast facing the wind and shouted at the Frenchman heroically, ”I am Xiao Letian … I'm standing right here... You guys are shooting at me... ”Let these citizens go …”
The shouts resonated across the sea, all the Prussian fishermen and sailors heard it. The simple and honest citizens had already lost all their sense of reason due to the anger, their emotions had been stirred up, this group of people all shouted towards Xiao Letian with tears brimming from their eyes.
”If the Prime Minister does not leave, we will not leave... Allowing the enemy to step on our corpses to move forward, the Prussian will definitely not remain indifferent while watching our friend die … ”
The roars of more than a thousand people shook the ground, causing Xiao Letian's tears to fall. He was not moved, he was just angry.
”Aiya, this is the feeling of being held up. I can't even tell you the truth inside, you guys have gone crazy. You guys are really risking your lives now, but have you thought about me? I don't want to die yet. I don't want to be blown up by the French. Even if I were to go to France, I wouldn't necessarily die, would I? ”
However, he was unable to say these words as Xiao Letian could already see from the corner of his eyes that Lei Ao, who had returned with him, had already set up his camera.
Sigh … Many of the saints in history had probably been dragged out like this.
Whether it was the fisherman's sailors' violent protests or Xiao Letian's personal negotiations, neither of them were able to stop the Frenchmen from preparing for battle. In just a short period of time, all the cannons on both sides of the three battleships had opened, and a large number of sail had been pulled up.
Xiao Letian watched as the armed sailors on the enemy's deck distributed ammunition and rifles. From the hidden shooting deck, waves and waves of battle preparation roars came out. There were also the captain and the first mate who were dressed in the uniform of a high ranking military officer. They all raised their telescopes to look at the battlefield.
Eh? Something's not right. Why are these military officers facing me? Why are you looking out at the sea with your binoculars? Was this the legendary naked Guo Guo ignoring my mother? You want to humiliate me after killing me?
Xiao Letian's heart was filled with questions, but very quickly, everyone noticed the abnormality.
The situation on the sea surface was like this: Portugal's merchant ship was heading south, three French battleship s were coming up from the southwest, and then with a right full rudder, the warship's Left side and the merchant ship's starboard side were parallel to each other.
At that time, the three French battleship were in a one word formation, and were travelling south together with the merchant ship. Of course, under the pressure of the French, the sails of the merchant ships had all fallen. The merchant ships only relied on wind and sea currents as well as inertia to sail towards the south. Of course, in order to stabilize the direction, there were still a few triangular sails.
In order to maintain the same speed and distance as the merchant ship, the French battleship had put down a large number of sails. The entire deck was as empty as dead wood in winter.
It was precisely because both sides had slowed down their speed that they were able to let the fishing boats in. Otherwise, the fishing boats wouldn't be able to catch up, nor would they be able to fill up the fifty meter wide area in the middle.
But now, the French cruisers began preparing for battle, restoring mobility was the first priority. As more and more sails caught the sea breeze, the fleet's speed began to increase, and it would be impossible for them to advance alongside the merchant ships.
The French battleship's speed became faster and faster, and the distance between both sides also started to increase. From the initial fifty meters, it slowly became sixty meters, seventy meters … Soon the crowded fishing boats began to disperse, and the crowded scene was no longer there.
”What are the French going to do? Could it be that they were afraid of getting covered in blood after firing off the cannon? ”F * ck, if that's the case, then this bunch of Frenchmen are really terrible. They're going to kill people and yet they still pretend to be gentlemen. Are they looking down on our blood?”
When Xiao Letian heard the crowd roar, he was speechless. How much do they hate the French? Only then could they make the worst and most disgusting association. Even if the French soldiers invited the Prussian fishermen to drink, they would probably think that the French had pissed on them.
Xiao Letian shook his head, getting rid of all these thoughts in his head and continued to observe the situation on the ocean, but when he raised his head and shouted ”Ah!” Xiao Letian subconsciously cried out in alarm, and he even unconsciously released his hands to cover his mouth.
His feet were actually smooth wooden sticks. Forget about him, even the most nimble Sailor would not dare to let go of his hand and stand on top of it.
”Ai ai ai …” Xiao Letian waved his hands, looking like he was about to fall into the ocean.
”Lord, be careful …” The crowd cried out in alarm.