The shadow of the mountain-like ship in the berth area of the port of Anxi almost enveloped the entire port, and the port of Anxi seemed a little too small compared to the huge "Great Eastern", and almost everyone was stunned by its sheer size when the giant ship sailed into the port a few days ago. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Compared with this giant ship, the tonnage of the "Fenghai" that captured it was only one-tenth of it, but the latter was a warship after all, and even in the process of capturing it, the "Fenghai" only fired a few shots at it from a distance, and the sailors on the "Great Eastern" gave up resistance rationally according to the captain's order, and even the dozen or so guns on its side to block the pirates did not sound.

Anyone knows very well what will happen to a merchant ship with only a dozen guns in the face of a warship, and an ironclad ship with a ten-inch cannon, after the "Great Eastern" lowered the rice flag and raised the white flag, it was escorted by dozens of armed sailors and sailed in the direction of the port of Anxi.

For the sailors on the Fenghai, they did not know what they were doing, but one thing was certain that after the capture of the world's largest steamship in the country, the morale of the people could not be ignored.

"This is exactly what we need......"

As the governor of the Anxi colony, Cheng Hongzhen was on the deck of the "Great Eastern", looking at this steamship like a floating city on the sea, he simply had an urge to worship it, as a mechanical fan, Cheng Hongzhen's biggest hobby is full of interest in all kinds of machines, and the "Great Eastern", the largest ship in the world, has also been yearning for a long time.

"If it is converted into a migrant ship, it can carry at least 10,000 migrant ......"

In fact, the migration ship is the mission of the "Great Eastern", the reason why it was built was precisely to emigrate from Britain to Australia, and now, this giant ship, which once belonged to Britain, has become a prisoner of the Chinese Navy.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor, I believe that maybe more immigrants can be loaded, and with this ship, perhaps, we can send a million people to Africa every year......"

Zhang Guolin, who was wearing a navy uniform, said that the capture of the "Great Eastern" was just an accident, and he was even ready to sink this giant ship, after all, in the history of mankind, no one has ever captured such a huge ship.

And after he raised the white flag and surrendered, he had to face a real problem when he boarded the giant ship - there were more than 1,500 passengers on board and more than 500 crew members, if he decided to sink the huge ship, he had to ensure the safety of the passengers on board, but the lifeboat on board could not hold everyone, and in the end, he had to risk making a decision - to send sailors on board, capture the huge ship, and then order the captain to continue to direct the ship to the port of Anxi, although the port of Ansi could not dock such a huge ship, Fortunately, the water in the berth area was deep enough to accommodate the giant ship.

After the "Great Eastern" arrived safely at Anxi Port, Zhang Guolin suddenly thought of his role for China - it can transport millions of immigrants to Africa and other colonies, and with this giant ship, the speed of immigration can be further accelerated!

This may be an unexpected bonus!

"That's true, so we have to think about how to get this ship back to China as soon as possible, it's always not safe to stop here!"

As the colonial governor, Cheng Hongzhen knew very well that this steamer was a burden to the port of Anxi, and instead of being of any help, it was very likely to bring danger to the port.

"If the British get here, there is no barrier in the harbor to protect him, Captain, I think, he should be sent home as soon as possible! What do you think? ”

Turning his head to look at the captain beside him, Cheng Hongzhen asked.

"That's true, but Governor, we don't have enough men right now, not in the fleet, not in the merchant fleet, unless ......"

Looking at this giant ship, Zhang Guolin said,

"Unless we can convince the captured British sailors to help us sail the Great Eastern back home!"

This is the only way, Zhang Guolin knows very well that it is impossible for the fleet to send sailors to drive this ship at this time, and for the "Great Eastern", it is too dangerous to stop here.

"I've been thinking about it these days, if those British sailors want to, we can go around Malacca, bypass Southeast Asia, and return home from the Pacific, so that we can avoid the British fleet......"

As a naval officer, Zhang Guolin knew very well how to avoid the British fleet, and he also knew that once the "Great Eastern" sailed out of port, it would soon "disappear" from the sea, and even if the British knew that it was back at sea, it would be difficult to draw forces to the Atlantic and Pacific to intercept it, because now the Royal Navy must face the dispatch fleet that is about to be transferred here, and at that time, the dispatch fleet will be merged with the African fleet to form the Atlantic subfleet.

For the UK, that's the real problem.

As for the "Great Eastern" is nothing more than a steamer, nothing more.

"But what if the British were to drive the ship themselves, and if someone was trying to wreck it?"

Cheng Hongzhen asked worriedly, he didn't believe the British at all.

"Hmph, not everyone wants to die! Moreover, we can get those prisoners of war back on the ship! ”

Two days later, Pace and his mother and thousands of British passengers left the humble prisoner of war camp and reboarded the Great Eastern, which, like the rest of the passengers, was even given the original cabin, which was undoubtedly a paradise compared to the humble prisoner of war camp.

"What's wrong? Are they going to let us go? ”

While ordinary passengers were curiously speculating that they might have regained their freedom, the sailors and service personnel on the "Great Eastern" lined up to listen to Captain Hanks's words.

"Gentlemen, I believe you already know about our new mission, and next, we are going to China!"

The captain's words surprised the crew, but fortunately, the changes in the past two days had allowed them to adapt to the news.

"What needs to be told to everyone is that on the ship, there are not only the accompanying Chinese soldiers, but also the 1113 British passengers, we must be responsible for their safety, because the accompanying Chinese merchant ships have received orders, if we resist, then they will immediately open fire, one thing is certain, the guns on our ship have been dismantled, so I hope you can be on the next voyage, as in the past, to serve the passengers on the ship as dutifully, when the war is over, return to Britain safely......"

For Hanks, he never imagined that his last voyage would become so dramatic, he became a prisoner along with the Great Eastern, and now as a prisoner, he had to drive the ship himself to China and send himself to a prisoner of war camp for the Chinese.

But he also knew that he had no other choice, and the Chinese naval officer had clearly told him that there was not enough food or even fresh water in Anxi, and of course he could refuse, but what would happen next? Without enough food and fresh water, everyone could die in the desert.

At least go to China, and they can still live.

"Gentlemen, I know what you are thinking, and perhaps you are thinking, the Great Eastern is made of iron, and it is very difficult to sink, but gentlemen, you must know that the food on this ship is only enough for one day, and the food you need is all on the accompanying Voyage. ”

Yang Linhua, as the entourage commander, looked at these British sailors, with a smile on his face, as if to tell them a fact - you can seize this ship, but then, you need to face the reality that there is no food!

For the sailors, they naturally knew what it meant to have only one day's food on board, which meant that on the sea, leaving the Chinese merchant ship, they could starve to death on board at any time.

They didn't know that if it weren't for the difficulty of transporting fresh water, they even planned to give them fresh water for only one day, so that through the control of water and food, they would have forced these people on the ship to sail the ship to China honestly.

"Captain, these Chinese are simply bad!"

The first mate whispered to the captain.

"They didn't even think about how we would survive if something happened at sea!"

The subordinate's complaint made Hanks smile helplessly.

"In that case, we'll have to pray for God to bless!"

While the British sailors were indignant about the day's food, the officers and men of the Colonial Defence Corps, a company that had already been on board, were in an inexplicable agitation, and each of them had only one thought left in their minds.

China!

We can go back to China......

Qian Lei, who was carrying a rifle, looked a little excited, he stood there, the expression on his face was a little complicated, although he knew that this was just an escort mission, but he didn't expect that he could actually return to China again and set foot on Chinese soil again.

"It's a pity that my son can't go back with me......"

Thinking of this, Qian Lei couldn't help but be a little disappointed, he hoped that his son would be like him, at least once in his lifetime, back to China, and if possible, back to his hometown once, and add a handful of soil in front of the ancestral grave, but this was obviously impossible, because this was a mission, and their task was to escort these "captives" and the ship back to China.

"Hey, if this is not a mission, I can bring my wife, son and daughter back to China together, how good it would be......"

While Qian Lei and the other soldiers were immersed in the longing for their long-lost "hometown", the attitudes of the British passengers who were prisoners of war were varied, some sighed, some looked indifferent, and of course, some seemed a little excited.

"Oh my God, we're going to China!"

Desire, who was completely unconscious of the "prisoners of war", was on the deck of the "Great Eastern", walking, and her eyes would always turn to those Chinese.

Originally, she was doubly resistant to going to the United States, she knew her fate, that is, after arriving in the United States, she would marry a rich American billionaire with her aristocratic blood, that's all, besides, who would care about her thoughts?

No one would care about her, no one would ask her what she thought, she felt like one of those thoroughbred horses in the old family, just a tool, and for the rich in America, all they needed was her bloodline and her womb.

Yes, her bloodline, as well as her womb, will bring aristocratic blood to the rich family, making them appear superior to the upper class of the United States, and that's what they need.

Of course, her mother also needs these, for her, her daughter's happiness is linked to money, although she accepted her fate, she did not feel that she had any other choice, but now, after the "Great Eastern" was captured, she was glad that she became a "captive", at least in this way, she temporarily avoided standing there like a horse and letting those rich people choose.

"Well, how nice it would be if the war could go on forever!"

As Perth said this, she turned her gaze to the soldiers, the Chinese and military men in khaki uniforms, who were the "defense forces", the Chinese army that was set up to protect the colonies, many of whom were immigrants from the colonies.

Maybe they're very poor, but they're happy, at least they don't need to stand there like horses for people to choose.

At this time, Dress, who fell into an inexplicable sadness, did not notice that a Chinese person walked in front of her.

"Don't worry, we won't hurt you!"

Although he knew that the other party could not understand his words, Qian Lei still walked over to comfort the British girl, who in his opinion, was obviously worried about her safety.

"China is far better than here, and when you get to China, you will know what it's like there......

Looking at the Chinese talking to her, Perth was a little surprised, she didn't know what the other party was talking about, but she could feel the concern in this person's words.

"Thank you, I was just thinking, if only I could be as free as you are!"

"Actually, if you can, no one wants to leave China, there are good mountains and rivers, and only if the head is kicked by the donkey, will they want to leave......"

Although neither of them knew what the other was talking about, they were still there talking word by word, and neither of them could understand what the other was saying, but as they chatted, both of them laughed, and in the laughter of the two, the whistle of the "Great Eastern" sounded again, and this time, his destination was the Eastern......

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