Although Li Zhen had doubts in his heart, the British merchant ships and opium in front of him were true.

At least, all opium is real.

Li Zhen looked at Lu Shaochuan and asked, "Big Chief, how is this ship, can you see it?" ”

"Lookable, watchable!"

Lu Shaochuan's heart was shocked, his head nodded continuously like a chicken pecking rice, and he danced excitedly. Since meeting Li Zhen, he has been lucky, first got four artillery pieces and two hundred shells from Li Zhen, and then destroyed the enemy Wang Long, and now Li Zhen actually has the idea of giving him a ship, which makes Lu Shaochuan so happy that he almost faints. Although the British merchant ship had a broken deck, a broken mast, and a devastation around the ship's side, the ship as a whole was still there, and as long as it was repaired a little, it could continue to be used.

For a while, Lu Shaochuan's heart was happy, as if he had eaten honey.

Happiness came too suddenly.

Lu Shaochuan was overjoyed, but the British captain was angry,

The British captain looked serious and shouted: "Let go of me, I am a British merchant, you have no right to arrest me." If you insist on doing so, I will appeal to the consul in Shanghai, Ali Guo, and ask him to send troops to destroy you. ”

There was a big call, but only Li Zhen could understand it.

Li Zhen said in English: "Your Excellency, I am a pirate who is rampant on the sea, will I be afraid of Ali Kingdom?" ”

When the captain heard this, the expression on his face suddenly froze.

Lu Shaochuan looked at Li Zhen, his head was a little dazed. The person in front of him is obviously a general of the imperial court, and it is really strange that he can speak foreign language. This also made Lu Shaochuan feel that Li Zhen was very powerful, and he admired it even more in his heart.

The British captain's eyes widened, already frightened.

The deputy captain interjected, "We are willing to pay the ransom, please let us go." ”

Li Zhen shook his head and refused, and then ordered: "Zhu Wu, escort all the captains, deputy captains and other important personnel of the British merchant ships to our warship." The crew responsible for the movement of the big ship was all returned to their positions, and personnel were left to guard them so that they would not come to the house. ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Wu replied and ordered the soldiers to escort the important personnel away, and left some of the soldiers to control the crew before returning to the original warship.

Lu Shaochuan's heart was full of joy, and he was already dreaming of installing the four guns on the big ship in his mind. In this way, Lu Shaochuan's strength can take a step forward, even if he encounters British ships, he is not afraid. Lu Shaochuan and Li Zhen got off the boat and took a small boat towards the main boat. Although Li Zhen also wanted to stay on the British merchant ship and return to the voyage, but the British merchant ship was bombarded by artillery fire, and there were sawdust and blood stains everywhere, so it was better to return to his own big ship with him.

"Bell! Clang! ”

Just as Li Zhen and Lu Shaochuan were returning on the big boat, there was a sudden piercing sound of gongs.

When Li Zhen heard this, his face was strange.

Lu Shaochuan's expression changed greatly, and he said hurriedly: "There is an enemy attack, hurry, hurry, row back to the warship, and prepare to fight." "Lu Shaochuan has been fighting at sea all year round, so he naturally has a set of warning methods. The sound of the gong at the moment is the sound of warning when encountering the enemy. The royal dragon has been wiped out, and only the British and French fleets are rampant on the seas. At the moment, it seems that the appearance of the Anglo-French fleet is more probable. Li Zhen looked back and found that three small black spots appeared on the sea surface in the distance.

"Whew!"

Suddenly, a screeching voice flew through the air.

A cannonball flew in, not far from the positions of Li Zhen and Lu Shaochuan.

Lu Shaochuan was in a hurry, and a tiger pounced and directly suppressed Li Zhen.

In an instant, the shell fell into the water and exploded. A loud sound was heard, and the waves of water flew up, splashing in all directions, setting off waves of huge waves. The cannonball did not hit the boat where Li Zhen was, but the huge wave set off by the explosion of the cannonball rushed over, which was no less than a violent impact.

"Wow!"

The huge waves rushed by, easily overturning the small boat that Li Zhen and Lu Shaochuan were riding.

The boat turned upside down like a bowl, crushing everyone underneath. At this moment, more than a dozen people all fell into the sea. Lu Shaochuan pounced on Li Zhen before, dragging Li Zhen with both hands, and after falling into the water, Lu Shaochuan also dragged Li Zhen to death, afraid that Li Zhen would drown.

Lu Shaochuan's brothers are all water athletes, and after swimming from under the boat, they all tried their best to protect Li Zhen and Lu Shaochuan.

Li Zhen is grateful to Lu Shaochuan for saving him, but Li Zhen is also proficient in water.

Li Zhen suddenly exerted his strength, broke free of Lu Shaochuan's hand, and then quickly surfaced, inhaling a few breaths of fresh air in a row, and Lu Shaochuan and the rest of the people also came to the surface. Li Zhen floated on the water and said, "Big leader, the enemy is coming, you must return to the ship as soon as possible, I am one step ahead." ”

After speaking, Li Zhen quickly swam towards the position of the main ship.

Lu Shaochuan was surprised to find that Li Zhen was like a swimming fish in the sea, flexible and fast.

The general in front of him is not only proficient in foreign languages, but also proficient in water.

Lu Shaochuan has been dealing with the sea all year round, and he can be said to be a little white strip in the waves, and he is definitely a master in the water. But after Lu Shaochuan saw Li Zhen's diving speed, he sighed to himself.

"Boom!"

Another shell fell, already approaching the main ship.

Lu Shaochuan put away his thoughts and returned to the main ship with the rest of the brothers.

Li Zhen fell into the water, and Huang Shihai, who stayed on the main ship, reminded those who were afraid to immediately send someone to rescue. But soon I saw Li Zhen surface and swim towards the main boat, and I was relieved. Huang Shihai ordered the soldiers to lower the ladder and wait for Li Zhen to return. Not long after, Li Zhen, Lu Shaochuan, and the rest of the ten soldiers had already returned and stood on the deck. But everyone's clothes were wet, like chickens in soup.

Huang Shihai said: "General, you go and change your clothes first." ”

Li Zhen shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it later, let's solve the current war first, what is the specific situation?" ”

Huang Shihai said: "General, the war is not good. Because the enemy ship suddenly came out, and Guo Rou's warship was behind the British merchant ship, which was the closest to the enemy ship, it was the first to be attacked, and it had been hit by artillery fire and was damaged. ”

Li Zhen looked around and found three ships.

Among them, the middle ship is flying the British flag, which is the flagship of the three ships and is also a merchant ship carrying goods, and the other two are escorts. After Li Zhen saw it clearly, he immediately figured out the situation just now. Obviously, this is the opium that was transported by the Aric Kingdom. As for the merchant ship encountered earlier, it was just an ordinary merchant ship, which happened to be in front of the merchant ship under the command of Ali Guo, and it happened to be encountered by Li Zhen again.

After Li Zhen figured it out, he immediately ordered: "First aim at the flagship in the middle and sink the flagship." ”

Huang Shihai and Lu Shaochuan entered the cabin and immediately went to prepare.

On the other side, Zhu Wu also returned to the warship and fired a cannon counterattack.

Yet, heart-wrenching things happened. Guo Rou's big ship was pierced by a cannonball, and the sea water flowed into the ship, and the hull began to sink. In fact, it was precisely because Guo Rou's warship attracted the most artillery fire that the big ship where Zhu Wu and Li Zhen were not hit.

The price of this is the sinking of a warship.

Li Zhen hated it in his heart, and he also hated the British captain who had been captured earlier.

If he hadn't suddenly barged in, he wouldn't be as passive as he is now. Seeing that Guo Rou's warship had lost its combat effectiveness, Li Zhen ordered: "Summon, order all the crew of Guo Rou's to jump into the water and abandon the warship." The crew member responsible for delivering the news immediately informed Guo Rou in flag.

When the news came out, Guo Rou was already organizing the soldiers to dive and leave.

"Quick, quick, all in the water, get out of here." Guo Rou felt the sea breeze stirred up by the sinking hull of the ship, her heart was extremely urgent, and her face also showed an anxious look, constantly urging the soldiers to get off the boat.

ps: Three more completed;