C529 Overturned Wind Changer (2/2)
”Ah …” Ah … ”Ahh!” The military officer who was shocked silly dropped his knife to the ground. He didn't even know where the horsewhip was thrown. All he knew was that his mouth was opened foolishly as he screamed.
At this time, Niu Duofu, who was in the ocean, was also stunned by the sudden sound of the cannons, ”What's going on? Why did the Da Gu Kou open fire on us? ”The enemy is behind us …”
With an explosive boom, water splashed out all over his body. The troops guarding the cannon emplacement had a conscience after all. The three cannons had deliberately missed their target.
”Quick, quick, quick...” ”Hurry up, just shoot out of the muzzle of the turret and you'll be fine, a little faster …” People were clamoring on the pier of the Special Administrative Region. Even the foreign engineers were panicking. Countless black craftsmen waved their hats in the air, sweating profusely.
”Wind Changer... Accelerate... Wind Changer … ”Speed up …” In the end, there was only this one sentence left on the wharf. Everyone's emotions were stirred up by the battleship on the sea.
The Da Gu Kou's cannon emplacements continued to open fire unceasingly, starting from three, slowly changing to four, five, ten … Even if those defending troops were deliberately letting them go, with the increase in the number of cannons and the shortening of the distance, the Wind Changer were already becoming more and more dangerous.
Karl and Molde, the two captains of the French Army, were currently standing at the bow of the ship, grinning from ear to ear. Hahaha, this group of Chinese are killing themselves! This stupid people... ”Hahahaha!”
”Young lads, get ready for battle. Even if we can't catch this cunning sailboat, we can blow him up and bury him in the dock … The Chinese are really a great people, and the most prosperous of them is the great traitor! ”
The two frigate cheered, following that, two flag pirates rose up slowly, they revealed their true identities to the entire Tanggu.
The Wind Changer pierced through the ocean waves and sped towards the dock. The water columns created by the explosion on both sides of the ship were three to four stories tall.
They could not understand why the Da Gu Kou's cannon would open fire on them. Even if this ship was the property of the Letian Firm, even if they were the personal army of the Prime Minister, they were all Chinese. How could a yellow skinned, black eyed Chinese help a tyrant beat up his own people?
A sense of grief and indignation filled the hearts of the people, but now was not the time to condemn them. The pier was already within reach, and people could even see a few small cannons on the pier readjusting their cannons, preparing to fire.
Seeing their cannons, the sailors felt warm inside. The soldiers on the wharf and even the workers had already started distributing their weapons. People just waited for the Wind Changer to enter the port and then beat up the foreign devils.
The five hundred Wind Changer were now only five hundred meters away from the dock. If they advanced a little more, they would be able to escape the range of the Da Gu Kou's cannon.
Right when the Wind Changer was about to enter the safe waters, the Da Gu Kou's last round of cannons finally had some success.
Amidst the sounds of gunfire, a solid lead ball was shot at a tricky angle into the Wind Changer s. With a boom, a huge hole was blasted out, and the entire ship started to pour down.
”No …” Everyone on the dock cried out in alarm, they watched as the waves surged into the boat, and very quickly, the Wind Changer's body started to tip towards the left.
Niu Duofu was so angry that tears flowed out of his eyes, he had even seen the Spirit Mountain at the very last moment, how could he still fail to accomplish anything?
Just as he smashed the deck with his fists, the sailors on the deck suddenly cried out in alarm, ”Captain, look …” Following the direction of his finger, Niu Duofu spat out a mouthful of blood.
”Prime minister, I've let you down …” After saying that, he took out his gun and pointed it at his temple. The surrounding sailors rushed over like crazy, snatching the gun to firmly control the captain.
”If you let me go, I won't be able to live any longer. This money is for major purposes like what the Prime Minister has said. I'm committing a crime here!”
The Wind Changer s were right at that large hole. The cannonballs not only smashed apart the boat, but also smashed into the Silver Mountain in the cargo bay. The Silver Mountain was now pouring into the sea, piece by piece fixed in place by iron wire.
Moreover, these were all newly forged silver ingots from Mexico. They did not have the slightest reaction to oxidation, but the silver ingots from Great Qing were much more beautiful, and people could clearly see the eagle symbol on them.
”F * ck!” Xiao Letian is so damn rich … ” On the Da Gu Kou's cannon emplacement, the Purging Demons officer loosened his binoculars and dropped them onto the ground, smashing them into smithereens.
Black Eyed Eye saw the shining white silver, everyone was stunned when they saw such a spectacular scene. The Wind Changer had a total of 60,000 pieces of silver ingots, even if each piece was only 50 taels of silver, the ship's wealth was already 3 million taels of silver.
At that moment, the Tanggu Pier was illuminated by the silver light, and after the war, the name of the place was changed to Silver Bay.
”No one stop me …” ”I'm going to get some money …” Purging Demons, who had lost his mind, had even forgotten that he was on top of the cannon emplacement. He immediately rushed forward and rolled down like a dog eating mud.