256 Chase in the Rainstorm
The clouds of lead in the sky were densely pressing, and the waves on the sea began to be restless as if they had been stirred by Poseidon's trident. In the distance, dull thunder came from the sky, and lightning swam through the clouds.
The gloomy sky like a pot lid pressed on the sea, the rumbling thunder was mixed with the roar of artillery, and two sail wooden boats, one large and one small, were speeding in the breaking waves.
"Left full rudder...... Prepare the starboard gun port for firing and shoot in a T-shape ......"
"Right full rudder...... Lower half-sail ...... Everyone on deck should take care to avoid enemy artillery fire......"
On the ocean, frigates and merchant ships are completely dead, ignoring the approaching storm, everyone is pumping adrenaline, and people's emotions are already excited.
In the era of sail battleships, the guns were hidden on both sides of the hull, and if you wanted to engage in an artillery battle, you had to turn sideways to the hull and form a T-shaped angle with the enemy ship.
In other words, if the French battleships wanted to accurately hit the Italian cargo ship, they had to carry out a zigzag pursuit on the sea, constantly firing at each other with port and starboard.
Although this method of firing reduces the speed of the ship, it can ensure the concentrated fire of the guns, otherwise it is estimated that the two bow guns on the deck alone may not be able to hit a small fast merchant ship in a year.
This was the mode of naval warfare of that era, when rifled guns were not yet widespread, naval warfare could not guarantee accuracy at all, and it could only be fought in a very wasteful mode such as salvo.
"the gunner, prepare...... With a roar in the cabin, the 32 guns on the starboard side roared and roared, and the smoke filled the entire cabin, choking even the old sailors desperately coughing.
"Damn... Missed again...... "The captain of the frigate almost threw away his binoculars, just now he saw a large wave lift up from the stern of the Italian merchant ship, and a projectile smashed into the wall of the wave.
"Continue in a zigzag pattern, the port guns are ready...... Brave French soldiers, we have bitten the tail of the big fish, we must not let go, fight for the honor of the motherland......"
There was jubilation on the frigate, and morale rose by three points. At the same time, the Italian sailors on the merchant ships were cheering.
"God bless us, this is the third salvo we have dodged, we are unscathed, let us move on, rush into the torrential rain ahead, by that time the corvette's guns will all be dumb......"
At this time, even Xiao Letian doubted whether he really had the help of Bailing, maybe he really had a real dragon body protector in the dark, why didn't he get on the side of a cannonball in three salvos?
"Master Long, did you say that I would have to go to church for a service when I turned around? Maybe God really has a blue eye on me......
Before Long Ye could answer, suddenly a big wave surged up from the port side without symptoms, the huge wave was actually more than six meters high, Xiao Letian didn't stand firm, and the whole person rolled down like a football.
"My lord......" Long Ye grabbed Xiao Letian's ankle with a tiger pounce, but he himself had no place to stay, and the two of them were about to fall into the waves.
"Protect the guests, protect our employer......" Captain Alexander grabbed the cable with one hand and rushed towards Xiao Letian, and at this time, four sailors around him hurriedly threw the cable at Xiao Letian, and their mouths were still shouting in Italian.
"Master Long, grab the rope ......" Xiao Letian's roar was swallowed by the huge waves, and in the raging sea, even if his martial arts were as high as Xiang Shaolong, there was no place for him.
The four ropes were not grasped, and the two of them fell into the rolling waves in the blink of an eye, and the bow of the boat exclaimed.
"Oh God... Oh my God... In such a storm, no one will come out alive, and our mission has failed......" Captain Alexander cried.
Paul, the Prussian intelligence officer, had gone mad, and he shouted at all the sailors, "Help, save people...... This is an ally of the Kingdom of Prussia, and he is the prime minister of a country...... Have you forgotten that Italy is an ally of Prussia? None of us can die, but the Prime Minister of the East cannot die......" After saying that, Paul jumped into the sea.
Paul is right, Italy and Prussia were really allies in the Austro-Prussian War, one on the northern front and the other on the southern front, they were hardcore allies, and now diplomatic relations are the most intimate period.
Without saying a word, the sailors jumped into the sea like dumplings after Paul's figure. Captain Alexander's distressed tears flowed for a long time: "Oh God bless them, don't have an accident, don't have an accident..."
In the waves, little heads drilled down and out again, people waved their arms and swam desperately, and everyone was looking for Xiao Lotian who fell into the water.
At this time, the Wing King below the deck also rushed up, and when he saw this posture, he understood that he was born as a commander after all, and his mind was not messed up at all.
"Don't mess up, don't mess up everyone...... Isn't there an empty barrel on the deck? Tie it into a string with a rope and throw it into the sea, I believe in Long Ye's kung fu, as long as he gives him a little bit of strength, he can save people...... Listen to me..."
But who could understand Chinese? The Wing King didn't even know English, and everyone looked at him dumbfounded and didn't know what he was talking about. The Wing King was in a hurry, so he could only rush over and untie the rope and start tying the barrel.
These were all wooden barrels used to transport grease, and they were easily bolted with ready-made rope holes around the edges, and in a short time three wooden barrels were thrown into the sea.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and bolt the barrel...... Hurry up..."The Winged King is losing his mind.
"It's useless, the storm is too big, even if they grab the barrel, they won't be able to get on the ship, please be sensible......" The captain's dissuasion couldn't stop the Wing King's efforts at all, and at this moment, a figure suddenly flashed in the cabin, leaving everyone present stunned.
"Oh my God, is this an angel? It turns out that the person wearing the black cloak is a woman..."In the exclamation of the sailors, a beautiful oriental woman came out, who was actually Xiao Letian's wife, Hu Niu.
"Shi Ye, I'll help you...... They don't save it, I'll do it myself......" The tearful tiger girl tied herself to the mast with a rope, and then began to bolt the barrel like the Winged King.
"You can't die, you said you were going to take me to Europe for my honeymoon... You also said that you are going to be the first person to spend your honeymoon in China, you have bragged about it, how can you not honor it, woo woo woo ......"
The tiger girl's tears crackled and fell like pearls with broken threads, and she couldn't tell which one was rain and which one was tears.
It's April, and Xiao Lotian is at the beginning of March with Fu Hui and Hu Niu's wedding, at which Xiao Lotian promised to take two women on their honeymoon together. Although no one knows what a honeymoon is, just hearing the name has already made all women's eyes shine.
Xiao Letian married two flat wives at a time, which was already a very deviant thing in the Qing Dynasty, and if he took two more daughters-in-law abroad, I am afraid that the Manchu high-level would be foolish. In the end, it was Fu Hui who carried forward his style and stayed behind to deal with the imperial court, in the eyes of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, if you don't leave a hostage in the country, how can they rest assured.
In Xiao Letian's plan, Hu Niu followed him to Europe for his honeymoon, and when he turned around, he would take Fuhui to Ryukyu, Japan, and even the United States for his honeymoon. I have these two women, how can I have a bowl of water.
But today, the tiger girl has not yet set foot on the European continent, Xiao Lotian actually had an accident and fell into the sea in a storm. Hu Niu's whole body was about to collapse, she cried Xiao Letian's name, and her hands were bleeding from the brown rope, but she still didn't stop.
It was followed by the figure of Ah Chou, as well as Ping'er and Fangguan, which were Xiao Letian's relatives who brought to Europe. And today, these women all poured onto the deck, crying to tie the barrels, and numbly followed the Winged King.
From ancient times to the present, women and children are the most touching group, when Xiao Letian's woman walked onto the deck in grief, all the sailors present were infected, they knew that this way of saving people had no effect, but they still got together and threw strings of wooden barrels into the sea.
"Go on, continue to put the barrels, the more barrels on the sea, the higher the chance of Mr. being rescued, I believe in the ability of Master Long......"
"God bless his people, let us pray for the guests of the East...... European gentlemen, we can't make women cry, all come over and help, leave that damn frigate alone......" Speaking of which, even the Italian captain came over to help.
At this time, there were more than ten wooden barrels floating on the sea, and all the human heads drilled out around the barrels were human heads, and no one found Xiao Lotian and Long Ye.
"Mr. Xiao...... Mr. Xiang...... Where are you......" shouted from all of them, in English, German, Italian, and Chinese, echoing back and forth across the sea, accompanied by the sound of dense artillery fire.
As the minutes ticked by, the waves showed no signs of abating, and even the edge of the rainstorm ahead could be seen.
Xiao Lotian ...... You bastard, get out of here...... You tell my aunt and grandmother to get out of here......" The tiger girl lay on the side of the ship, crying and scolding, and the miserable sound moved all the sailors present.
"Poor woman, great love... I didn't expect the Orientals to express their love more eagerly than we did......" Just as the captain sighed, suddenly there was an exclamation from the sea.
"Found ...... Mr. Xiao finally showed his head...... "In the guidance of the crowd, two heads appeared from the waves fifty meters outside the boat, who else could it be if it wasn't Xiao Letian and Long Ye.
"Quick, put more barrels in...... Xiang Shaolong, let these Europeans see what you can do......" As he spoke, His Royal Highness the Wing King threw out a string of wooden barrels with all his strength, and the rotating wooden barrels flew straight towards Xiang Shaolong in the distance.
At this time, Long Ye was desperate, he wiped the seawater on his face with his hand, dragged Xiao Letian and swam to the nearest wooden barrel, "My lord, don't worry if you hold the wooden barrel, I'll come to save you right away......"
Just when all the sailors on the cargo ship were dumbfounded, Long Ye suddenly threw out a white wave, and his vigorous posture actually jumped out of the water, his feet clicked rapidly on the barrel, and the whole person seemed to fly up on the sea.
"Oh...... What is this? Is the god of the sea from the East? He can fly on the water......"
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