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The Spic Island was not big, it was only 18 square kilometers with a population of only 600 people. The bloody battle that night had scared the citizens to death.
More than six hundred Prussian fishermen and farmers began crossing the straits in fishing boats, carrying their few valuables and their few possessions.
The so-called Strait was actually no more than two thousand meters away. People on the shore could see their frightened compatriots gathered on the other side of the mainland, and this war had already alarmed the residents of the little towns of Essens and Witt. These terrified commoners rushed to the coast to rescue their compatriots, while reporting to the garrison in the Port William.
The 40 fishing boats went back and forth in the strait. The people's cries shook the heavens as they watched the distant island where their home had been turned into a sea of fire. Everyone felt as if doomsday had arrived.
This era's Prussia was really too poor. In order to rid the country of its status as a weak nation and break the suppression of the France, the entire Prussia had become a super tank, with the citizens betting on national destiny.
Even these poor fishermen who lived far away from the political center and borders had once spent a limited amount of money to buy the nation's War bond!
The small bags in their hands did not have any money, only a few pieces of smoked meat, some cheese and a few greasy War bond.
The dilapidated wooden houses on the island were all their assets. They had no idea how to survive this war.
It was already summer by now, and they simply did not have enough money and raw materials to build a wooden house in the autumn. The only thing waiting for them was a long and bitter winter!
Women and children began to cry, while men stared hatefully at the strutting French landings. If they had guns in their hands, these men would definitely attack the enemy!
However, just when they were feeling the most depressed and hopeless, the sound of gunfire suddenly came from the sea. The French Army that were showing off their might just now suddenly became restless.
Everyone stood up and looked toward the northwest direction with all their might. Soon, they saw the legendary battleship that was about to enter the battle array with their good eyesight!
”Is our navy fighting back? A battleship had opened fire at the French! He is rushing towards the Spic Island... ”
”He's been shot!” Those French's battleships had been shot! God, the French's battleship is on fire... It exploded! ”
The joy of revenge made the fishermen happy. They jumped excitedly on the fishing boat and raised their fists. They almost flipped the fishing boat over!
Although they all knew that there were battleships docking inside the Port William, but before the war started, the area of 15 kilometers around the Port William had already been turned into a Military restricted area.
They didn't even know how many warships were in the Port William or how many garrisons there were in the Port William.
The important thing was that the counterattack had already begun. The weak Prussian navy was no longer silent, they finally dared to challenge the mighty France navy!
Not only that, the Navy was fighting really well. A single battleship was able to cause the French Fleet to be unable to find the north, and quite a few battleships were sunk!
Everyone forgot to flee for their lives, all of them excitedly looking into the distance. Even though the torrential rain had drenched them, they still didn't know if it was cold or not!
”It's too much!” Our battleships have begun bombarding the French Army s that are landing! ”
”Fire …” Blast them to death! Blast these French to death... ”I'll let you burn down our houses. I'll let you steal our things and blow them to death …”
Each of the Zhiyuan Warship's cannons could be exchanged for these Prussian's cheers. In the midst of their cheers, they had already treated the Zhiyuan Warship as their country's battleship.
However, as more and more explosions and flames broke out on the beach, the flames illuminated the banners of the Zhiyuan Warship.
When the weird Chinese square man appeared in front of their eyes, these people were dumbfounded!