C926 Heros ashes (2/2)
The fire raged for more than four hours. Due to the large amount of coal added in the middle, the fire was very fierce. It was not until the evening of the same day that people began to search through the piles of ashes for ashes.
It was only until the middle of the moon that the thirty-six artillery shells wrapped in white cloth were carried in the arms of the people. The Zhiyuan Warship had specially cleaned up a cabin to serve as a temporary storage place for the ashes of the victims.
When Xiang Ying was in the last batch of boats to leave the island, he said faintly, ”We've only traveled a third of the way home. Who knows how many more people are going to die …”
When the Zhiyuan Warship sped away towards the Southern Ocean, the Dakar's telegraph station finally resumed its communication. The intelligence agency in Paris received this unbelievable piece of news late that night.
After the ISI's messenger finished translating the password, she was stunned for ten minutes. If this message did not contain the beginning of the Dakar's cryptography and the Dakar's message, he would have thought that it was a prank.
The officer holding the coffee stood beside him, puzzled. ”Hey …” What's wrong? Did you see the ghost in your eyes? ”
”No …” Something more terrifying than a ghost! Sir... Dakar was bombarded by unknown warships, as well as unknown army attacks. The entire city was engulfed in flames, the estimated number of casualties was at least ten thousand … ”
Puff … A mouthful of coffee sprayed against the wall. ”What?” Are you kidding? Dakar will be attacked? ” No wonder the governor didn't believe it, since West Africa was now basically France's backyard.
From the map, West Africa was not far from Europe, and Gibraltar could be reached by a straight line south. This was the first golden channel found in Europe, and it was discovered by Prince Enrique.
There were no hostile countries in the area. France was very close to Britain, and Spain, the Portugal and the Netherlands were all weak. No one dared to declare war on the France.
”If you make such a joke again, I will deduct your salary! The Dakar had a total of five thousand soldiers, including both battleships and shore defense cannons. What kind of fleet could cause such a massacre? It's a fantasy story, it's really a fantasy story! ”
”I'm really not joking. If you want to deduct my salary, then please go and deduct from me the wages of the Knight of the Molière and the Governor of Dakar …” Because this telegram was signed by both of them! ”
This time, the officer could no longer remain indifferent. He took the telegram and read it carefully, muttering to himself, ”A pure Iron-armored battleship that can't identify its nationality?” Eighty pounds of main cannon? A soldier with a painted face? Not declare war? ”A sneak attack late at night …”
”My God! The Molière Knight recognized that the attacker is Chinese? And the governor decided it was English? One thousand five hundred soldiers died in battle, and tens of thousands of citizens died? ”
”Dammit, are these two idiots? After being beaten up so badly, you don't even know the identity of your enemy? Can't tell what the Chinese look like from the British? What the hell … Hurry and send it to the military, cabinet and the emperor! ”
”Bad, bad, this time it's all bad!” The emperor's temper is too frightening. I hope I don't have to report this to him … ”
In the dead of the night in Paris, a carriage with a Ministry of War wind lantern was running amok across the long street. None of the policemen dared to stop them because they all saw that the carriage was headed towards Versailles.
That night, the resounded with the roar of Napoleon III, ”This is the shame of the empire! Shame! Take those two bastards back to Paris and have the Atlantic Fleet move out at once... Find that damned attacker! Immediately! ”Immediately!”