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Rumble...... Click...... The sound of the crash, the sound of the wood rubbing, the eardrums of the people who were shocked, the two Prussian cargo ships with full sails crashed into it, the French cargo ship loaded with yellow sand could not dodge, one was hit and capsized on the sea, and the other opened a hole more than a meter wide under the waterline. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The sea water was desperately pouring in, and the visible yellow sand flowed down the gap to the bottom of the sea, which was the fate of the Dionysus, and the tattered planks could not resist the impact of the new ship.

The Dover was no better, although there was no damage to the side of the ship, but the huge impact force caused the entire hull to capsize, and the yellow sand in the ballast was simply loose, and the yellow sand on one side of the hull suddenly began to slide down to the lower side.

The center of gravity of the entire ship suddenly shifted, and more than ten tons of yellow sand pressed on the side of the ship on the other side, which also accelerated the speed of capsizing.

The sea was full of the screams of French sailors, the Dionysian was sinking, the Dover was capsizing, and the sailors were divided into two factions in an instant.

One group of French sailors launched a counter-charge against the two Prussian warships, while the other group were ordinary civilian sailors, who were not mentally prepared for battle, and swam to safety at the sight of danger.

The counselor, who was watching through the telescope from afar, smashed the telescope in a fit of rage: "You bastards who deserve to go to hell! Have you forgotten that you are also Europeans, why help those Chinese, why help the infidels, ......?"

"Open fire, what about our coastal defense batteries? Why don't you open fire...... Something to eat for nothing!"

It was seven o'clock in the morning, and the sun had jumped out of the ground, and the port of Said was filled with golden light. As soon as the British and Prussian intelligence officers saw that the mission had been completed, they whistled each other a few loudly and began to retreat.

The spies on the cargo ship abandoned the ship and jumped overboard, swimming to where they swam after a string of bubbles, while the spies on land began to burrow into the alleys, and the remnants disappeared completely after a lot of sacrifice.

It was a tragic attack, with more than 40 core intelligence officers and more than 70 peripheral spies dispatched by the British and French, and the French cleaned up a total of 45 corpses after the mission, which shows the tragic casualties, but for intelligence workers who have died nine times, such a casualty rate is simply too common.

Two kilometers west of the pier, the French shore defense batteries were finally ready for battle, and two large-caliber guns were aimed at the Prussian cargo ship, which let out a loud roar under the angry command of the officers.

High-explosive shells streaked across the sky and accurately hit the Prussian cargo ship, which was like a thin-skinned dumpling for the shore defense cannon, and a ball of fire rose from the sea in the violent explosion, and the shock wave tore the deck of the wooden ship, and the sky was full of splashing wooden stubble.

The fishing and cargo ships moored around were unlucky, and many of their sails were punctured into sieves by such a rain of debris.

On the keel of the sinking cargo ship on the sea, there were flames burning, and the rising sea water extinguished the flames, spreading a foul smell of burnt paste in the air.

Now the supreme commander of the French side in Port Said was the counsellor under Consul Ferdinand, and he was seen standing in the place where the conflict had occurred, looking at the wreckage of the ship faintly on the surface of the sea.

"What are you doing in a daze? Immediately collect the nearest cargo ship and set off to block the river...... Hurry up and let the army come forward!"

"But...... But Counselor, it's too late to prepare the sand and gravel for the ballast, I'm afraid that such a wooden ship won't be able to stop the Zhiyuan......, right?

"Shut up, are you an idiot? If you can't do one, sink me ten...... I bought the cargo on the ship without sand, and I bought whatever was the heaviest......"

"Yes, sir......" The French commander moved immediately, and suddenly the dock was filled with the sound of chickens and dogs jumping.

If you want to say that a shipwreck clogs the river, this is really a technical job that not all ships can do, the fishing boat is too small, the cargo ship is too big, and it must have ballast.

In fact, the best ones are still warships, but at the moment there are only a few small gunboats in Port Said, and all the large warships that can block the river are not in port.

Ships are the lifeblood of maritime merchants, especially in ocean trade, many captains are also very superstitious, they have a deep affection for the cargo ships that have been with them for many years, and even have some taboos in them.

This temporary arrest naturally annoyed countless European merchants, and the docks were full of shouting and scolding.

The British merchant ships of the French did not dare to bully, and the French own ships had to pay attention to some incense, so they had to attack the merchant ships of other countries.

This is noisy, there are loud shouts and scolding everywhere, and all kinds of European accents are gathered together to make the counselor ** buzz and tremble.

"Hurry up, hurry up and hurry up......" Seeing that the hands of the pocket watch had reached seven twenty o'clock, but none of the boats blocking the river had been found, the counselor knocked his head in pain.

But what can be done, it is not so simple for a sailing ship to go from stationary to sailing, which requires all sailors who are familiar with the ship to be in place, and then lift anchor and hoist the sails in a step-by-step manner...... All kinds of preparation work will not work without more than half an hour.

The counselor is also an old sailor, and of course he knows these rules of sailing on the sea, and he knows that it is useless to be in a hurry.

His heart seemed to be tormented in a pan of oil, and just as he was scratching his ears and cheeks, he suddenly heard a melodious sound of trumpets at the end of the breakwater in the distance, above the towering lighthouse.

"Here we are...... It's coming......" There was a faint exclamation in the distance, and it slapped like waves of the sea.

The counselor grabbed his binoculars and looked into the distance, but found that his view was blocked by many ships: "Give me a ladder and I'll go up to ......the roof!"

Ignoring the scolding of the locals, a group of Frenchmen climbed a ladder to the roof of a private house and almost collapsed the roof.

Now you can see clearly, the outline of a battleship in the northwest direction clearly appeared in the field of vision of the telescope, and the counselor stomped his feet directly in excitement, "Great, great...... It's our ship...... Our battleships!"

"Immediately issue a flag and order the battleship to enter the canal at once...... 100,000 urgent! 100,000 urgent......"

Heralds were running wildly, standard-bearers on the lighthouse were waving signal flags, and the requisitioned merchant ships in the harbor finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, it was the French fleet, and at the front was the flagship Maranta, and the captain Jean Arnaud, who had just woken up, was wiping his face with a towel to refresh himself, when the door of his cabin was slammed open, and the lieutenant, who had not slept all night, rushed in.

"Captain! there's a signal from Port Said...... 100,000 urgent...... 100,000 ......"

"Calm down! What does it look like......

"I ...... I'm ...... The consul did not stop Chinese, and now the combined fleet was approaching Port Said...... If we don't go up again, the Chinese will rush out!"

"What! God, how is that possible?"

With a bang, a basin of water was sprinkled on the deck.