Seeing the flag of the "Ghisreal", Lambert and Captain Bernie were stunned. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"The 'Odisha' escaped? What do you mean? ”

At this moment, four newly arrived British warships of the East India Fleet gradually approached, and Lambert was even more surprised to see that a Chinese ironclad ship and three Chinese cruisers were actually in a position of flanking the British fleet.

And after seeing the "Longxiang" flying the flag of "our ship is out of control", Lambert seemed to understand something, and couldn't help but smile, he turned to Captain Bernie and said: "Send a signal, ask them, do you need our help?" ”

Captain Bernie nodded and gave the order loudly, and soon a series of signal flags were raised.

The banner raised by the ironclad ship "Wyvern" was: "Does your ship need help?" ”

Seeing the flag of the British ship, the ironclad ship "Long Xiang" quickly raised its reply: "Thank you, the fault is about to be eliminated, please wait for a while." ”

After determining that the Chinese warship was not hostile, Lambot breathed a sigh of relief.

Lambot looked at the Chinese warship on the opposite side, which is now classified as a third-class ironclad ship by Western countries, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

Although this ironclad ship originally belonged to Japan is old, the style is old, but with the efforts of Chinese technicians, it has a new look, as if it has just left the factory, the hull has not only been replaced with a French sky blue paint, but the guns on the ship have all been replaced with a new French breech cannon, on the side of this ironclad ship, Lambot saw two huge 190 mm guns, as well as a number of Haggaeus single-barreled and five-barreled machine guns installed on the ship, as well as the Lin machine gun on the mast, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

At this moment, Liu Buyun, who was standing on the flybridge of the "Longxiang", was also carefully observing the "Bipedal Flying Dragon" ironclad ship in front of him.

The displacement of the "Bipedal Wyvern" is 2,751 tons, and it is equipped with four 9-inch (229 mm) cannons, which is similar to the "Longxiang" in terms of volume, but the main guns of the "Bipedal Wyvern" and the "Longxiang" are arranged in different ways, and a very novel twin-mounted method is adopted, which is installed in two round turrets respectively, which looks domineering from a distance. However, unlike the Dragon, which was armed with a large number of machine guns and machine guns for melee combat, the Wyvern had no other weapons.

Seeing the "Bipedal Flying Dragon", Liu Buyun couldn't help but simulate the battle scene between the "Long Xiang" and the "Bipedal Flying Dragon" in his heart.

"You will definitely suffer in long-range battles, but you can win in close combat!" Liu Buyun said to himself.

At this time, because the "flying fleet" had no command, it saw the Commodore flag (acting) of Lambot raised by the "Bipedal Wyvern", and it automatically merged with the East India detachment, and the "Longxiang" also played the flag of closing.

"Where the hell did the Otdisa go?" Seeing that the "Odisha" was still missing, Lambert was very strange, and raised the flag again to ask.

It was the cruiser "Ghisre" who replied, indicating the direction in which the "Odyssa" was located, and Lambot immediately ordered the fast gunboat "Lily" of the East India detachment to go in search of "Odisha".

And at this moment, two faint plumes of smoke suddenly appeared in the distance.

Lambert immediately ordered the fleet to meet it, and as the British fleet moved, the Chinese fleet followed.

The shadows of the two ships gradually grew larger, and soon, the figures of the "Odisha" and the "Princess Peshuo" appeared.

The two warships were still maintaining a posture one after the other at this time, and seeing that the "Princess Pegatron" was still chasing after the "Odisha under the banner of "the ship's operation failed", Liu Buyun couldn't help laughing.

The current "Odisha" looks like a cat being teased by mice.

Because the speed of the "Pegatron Princess" can reach a maximum speed of 14 knots, and the fastest speed of the "Odyssa" is only 11 knots, it is because although Coles tried his best to get rid of the "Pegatron Princess" to catch up, the "Pegatron Princess" always chased after him with its excellent seafaring performance and high speed, as well as the captain's excellent steering skills, and threatened the "Odisha" with a knife-sharp angle of attack under water.

Seeing the embarrassed posture of the "Odisha", which was almost twice the size of the "Princess Pegatron", kept dodging left and right, Lambert, Captain Bernie and other British naval officers all looked angry and felt extremely ashamed.

In their opinion, Nelson's fighting spirit, in the "Odisha", has been wiped out!

On the contrary, on the Chinese cruiser in hot pursuit, the British found an incomparably strong and brave fighting spirit!

"It's still hot! I can't do it! ”

On the flybridge of the cruiser "Henghai", Qiu Baoren looked at the "Odisha" that was driven crazy by the "Princess Peshuo", and while amused, he also let out a heartfelt admiration.

At this time, he not only admired Deng Shichang, who had always been fiery and brave, for daring to challenge the strong enemy, but also respected Deng Shichang's steering skills and command of warships.

Most of the captains of China's first-generation steam fleet who were transferred from the shipmaster and sailor to the Beiyang Navy Division have the background of studying in France, but Deng Shichang has not studied abroad, but has developed excellent skills by relying on his long-term experience in various ships of the navy.

Seeing that the fleets of the two sides had already closed and ended this unique naval exercise, Deng Shichang decisively ordered to slow down the speed, lowered the bluffing flag of "this ship's control failed", and turned to sail towards the queue of the fleet.

At this time, the "Oedisha" still did not seem to have recovered from the panic, and when she saw the British fleet appear, she actually rushed straight over, almost colliding with the "Wyvern", thanks to Field's jumping foot and scolding, Coles came back to his senses, quickly turned the rudder, and avoided a tragedy.

And where the bow of the huge "Odisha" pointed, the other British warships were also frightened and evaded.

"This damn idiot!"

On the flybridge of the "Bipedal Wyvern", Lambert looked at the "Odisha" passing by and scolded indignantly.

He had already decided that the first thing he would do after returning to port was to report the scandalous drama directed by Coles, the captain of the "Odisha", to the Admiralty!

"Hahahaha!"

The girl standing at the mouth of the cave laughed happily as she watched the British fleet in chaos.

"Stop laughing! They can hear it! The man saw the amusement too, but instead of laughing, he swooped down from his hiding place, grabbed the girl, and covered her mouth.

The girl was caught off guard and struggled violently, and the man hugged the girl, dragged her behind a rock, and whispered into her ear, "Don't make a sound! Let the people on the warship hear it, and you and I won't be able to live! Do you understand? ”

The girl understood what he meant, and gradually stopped struggling. When the man saw that the girl understood what he meant, he slowly let go of her.

The girl jumped away, drew a short knife, and looked at herself with wary eyes.

"Don't be afraid! I won't hurt you! The man was surprised to see that this girl, who was only seven or eight years old, had drawn a knife, but was not afraid, but spread out his hands and whispered as pleasantly as possible.

"Who are you?" The girl asked aloud as she stared at him, leaning against the stone wall.

"Ouch, my little aunt! Can you be quiet? The man was in a hurry, and couldn't help leaning out and glancing at the warships on the sea.

"You shouted like this, you recruited officers and soldiers, and the two of us will be dead!"

"Officers and soldiers won't kill me!" The girl glared at him and said, but her voice was still low.

"Come on, auntie, I know exactly who you are! Don't pretend! The man sneered.

"You're talking nonsense!" The girl's face turned red all of a sudden, and her gaze instantly became fierce.

"Grandma, don't be stubborn! Look at your posture with a knife, like a pirate, running crazy fast, and your footboard, I'm afraid you've been on the ship for a long time, right? The man said, "And those things in your cave, did you meet a foreign gunboat this time in business?" How long did it take to fall onto this island? ”

"So what?" The girl glared at him and said, "I'm a pirate, and the officers and soldiers may not recognize me!" Even if you go and tell them, they may not believe it, but you are a long-haired remnant, and I will definitely believe it when I say that the officers and soldiers! ”

Hearing the girl reveal her identity, the man's face changed instantly.

"Which eye do you have that looks at me as a hairy remnant?"

"I won't tell you!" The girl snorted.

There was a whistle on the sea, the man raised his head, looked at the sea, and saw that the warships on the sea had been assembled, divided into a team of rice flags and a team of dragon flags, and from a rice flag warship and a dragon flag warship, each put down the small boat, full of soldiers towards the direction of the island.

"It's broken! Broken! Officers and soldiers are coming! The man's face was as gray as death for a moment.

The girl also noticed that the officers and soldiers were heading towards the shore of the island in a small boat, and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.

"In this way, how about the two of us co-acting in a play and deceiving the officers and soldiers?" The man had a brain teaser and said to the girl.

"How?" The girl asked.

Seeing the girl agree, the man was overjoyed.

"Little girl, what's your name?"

The girl hesitated for a moment and replied, "My surname is Huang, and my name is Huang Zhengrong." ”

"Huh! Good name! Courageous! The man praised and said, "My surname is Li, my name is Li Xiangtian, let's pretend to be a father and daughter who have fallen back into trouble, if the officers and soldiers ask, you will say that you are my daughter, called Li Sizhu, the two of us went to sea by boat, but we encountered the sea breeze, the boat capsized and sank, and you and my father and daughter survived and fell on this island, understand?" ”

The girl nodded.

"Remember! You are my daughter, your name is Li Sizhu! The thought of missing, the bamboo of bamboo, don't remember the difference! Li Xiangtian saw the dinghy approaching the shore, and told Huang Zhengrong again.

"Li Sizhu ......" may have felt that the name was very good, the girl repeated it and nodded again.

Seeing that the girl was very clever, Li Xiangtian's face showed a look of approval.

"Now, hide the knife!" Li Xiangtian said, and turned his head to look at the sea.

After a short time, the dinghy came to shore, and the British and Chinese sailors jumped out of the dinghy and waded onto the beach.

"I said, dear Deng, that this island is uninhabited."

Looking at Deng Shichang, whose face was serious and solemn, and it seemed that he had not recovered from the state of the over-fire exercise just now, Lang Weili, the captain of the cruiser "Ghisreal", said with a smile.

"But I just heard someone laughing." Deng Shichang looked at Lang Weili and said with certainty, "There must be someone on this island." ”

As the captain of the cruiser "Guisreal" that has been stationed in China for a long time, Luang Weili and Deng Shichang have met several times, and they can be regarded as acquaintances.

"Maybe it's your delusion, Deng." Luang Weili looked at the small desert island and said, "I dare say that there is not even a single sheep on this island except for seabirds." ”

Deng Shichang did not speak, but walked straight towards Shanyan. A group of Chinese Marines in red followed him with rifles in hand.

Seeing that Deng Shichang was still angry, Lang Weili stopped talking with interest, but waved his hand, signaling the British sailors, who were also wearing red uniforms, to follow.

As a navy soldier, Lang Weili understood Deng Shichang's anger from the bottom of his heart. Because he knew very well the purpose of the "flying fleet" exercise this time.

If the same "gunboat diplomacy" happened in his own country, he would feel the same humiliation and indignation as Deng Shichang.

It's as if he had witnessed the escape of the Otdisha.

And for Deng Shichang's feat of driving the ship to chase the "Odisha", he admired it from the bottom of his heart.

Lang Weili walked up the hill with the British sailors, and as he walked, he took out his cigarette for a long time, and was about to light it, but he noticed that two figures, one large and one small, were rushing down the hill and running towards him.

Seeing the man and the little girl who suddenly appeared, Luang Weili opened his mouth wide in surprise.

"Your Excellency...... Save us ......" Seeing Deng Shichang and the red-clothed sailors, Li Xiangtian deliberately showed a happy expression, stretched out his hand to them, and then stiffened and fell.

Li Xiangtian's body rolled down the hillside, until he rolled into the ranks of the red-clothed sailors, probably because he didn't choose the position and direction of the roll, he rolled and accidentally hit a dead tree stump with his head, and fainted.

"Daddy-Daddy-" The little girl swooped down to him, screaming and shaking his body vigorously, like a little daughter crying for her father.

Under her shaking lightly and heavily, Li Xiangtian quickly woke up, and when he heard Huang Zhengrong's cry, he couldn't help but praise in his heart, "It's really on the road!" ”

Li Xiangtian still closed his eyes, and soon he felt several people running to his side, and several pairs of strong hands helped him up. Someone wrapped his head in a cloth, and there was a sharp pain in the wound, and he knew that the blow just now should have been not light, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart.

"Water...... Give me water......" he groaned lowly.

Soon, a few drops of cool liquid dripped into his lips, and he felt a shock and opened his eyes.

"Is there anything to eat...... Li Xiangtian hissed.

A sailor handed over a piece of dough, and Li Xiangtian smelled the aroma of the food, immediately straightened up, grabbed the dough and chewed it, as if a hungry ghost was reincarnated.

He was indeed too hungry.

Deng Shichang looked at this compatriot in distress, who was not as weak as when he called for help just now, and couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Probably to apologize to the Chinese, several British sailors stepped forward and handed Li Xiangtian another piece of bread, one British sailor handed Li Xiangtian half a bottle of rum, and several other sailors came to Huang Zhengrong and put a few biscuits and candy in her hands.

Huang Zhengrong looked at the British sailor in front of him, timidly took the biscuits and candy, but did not eat them immediately.

"Did you see that? Mr. Luang Weli, they are living people, and they have just almost died under the fire of your warship. Deng Shichang looked at Lang Weili with an embarrassed face and said loudly.

"I ...... I'm so sorry! "Thank God for protecting them alive!" ”

"If there are casualties among our people, I am afraid that our country will have to negotiate with your country in accordance with the law." Deng Shichang looked at the sailors of the two countries who continued to search and said calmly.

"I swear in the honor of a soldier that if such an unfortunate incident happens, we are willing to take responsibility for the mistakes we have made." Lang Weili said sincerely.

Seeing that Lang Weili sincerely apologized, Deng Shichang did not embarrass him with words, but nodded, and his eyes fell on Li Xiangtian and Huang Zhengrong again.

"What's your name? How old is this year? Deng Shichang looked at Li Xiangtian, who was gobbling up there, for a while, then turned his head to Huang Zhengrong and asked.

"My name is Li Sizhu, and I am eight years old this year......" Huang Zhengrong looked at Deng Shichang and replied in a low voice.

"Li Sizhu?" When Deng Shichang heard this name, he only felt very familiar for a while, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it in a hurry.

"If you go back to the adult, the little girl is called Li Sizhu." Li Xiangtian immediately noticed the strangeness of Deng Shichang's expression, his heart froze, he stopped chewing, swallowed the food in his mouth vigorously, and continued, "The villain's name is Li Xiangtian, a native of Taizhou, Zhejiang, and the little girl went to sea, unfortunately suffered a shipwreck, and drifted to this ......."

"I see." Deng Shichang nodded, and then asked, "Apart from your father and daughter, is there anyone else on this island?" ”

"Nope." Li Xiangtian said, "The villain's father and daughter have been on the island for seven days, and they have traveled all over the island, and they have not seen anyone else. ”

"Oh." Deng Shichang thought about it, but still did not give the order to stop the search.

"Dare to ask your lordship's surname?" Li Xiangtian was anxious to know why Deng Shichang was surprised to hear Li Sizhu's name, so he began to talk with Deng Shichang.