"Will there be Qing army patrols and guards near here?" Yanagihara asked. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Listening to Yanagihara's layman's question, Jackman laughed, and the beard on his chest also shook: "Yanagihara-kun, this is a place where barbarism haunts, and there is no one to guard it. Qing people don't want to come here. ”

Shiki Kayama also laughed when he heard Jackman's words.

"You don't understand what I mean." In the face of their ridicule, Yanagihara Qianguang's expression was still very calm, although he was very annoyed in his heart, "Of course the Qing Army will not guard here, but won't the ships of the Qing State Navy come over to patrol?" ”

"No, no." Jackman smiled and shook his head, "Unless there are special circumstances, such as officials going to Shengfan's residential area, the ships of the Qing Navy's sailors never come here." Moreover, as far as we know, Taiwan does not have a permanent Qing naval division, and their naval division is stationed in the Penghu Islands, and there are only one or two patrol boats sent from Fuzhou in turn. And they are only responsible for patrolling near important ports, and they do not come to this sea area at all. ”

"That's good." Hearing Jackman's answer, Yanagihara Maemitsu breathed a sigh of relief.

The "Tongjie" sailed for some time on the endless sea, and at noon the coast was exposed in the distance.

"We're here!" Jackman exclaimed excitedly.

Yanagihara picked up the binoculars and looked at the lush coastline from afar, and it was difficult to suppress the excitement in his heart.

"This is Taiwan?" Shiki Kayama looked at the misty green mountains and green peaks, his eyes unconsciously showed greed, and the expression on his face seemed to see a woman lying naked in front of him.

"What an undeveloped virgin land!"

"Such a good land, the Qing government does not know the effective development and utilization, it is really a tyrannical thing!" Mizuno also sighed.

Knowing that they had arrived at their destination, the other members of the "Shengban Expedition" also ran from the cabin to the deck to watch.

Yanagihara Maemitsu and Kayama Shikiri and a few others were sighing there, when suddenly, a Chinese sailor who was on the lookout pointed in one direction and shouted loudly in Hokkien.

"What's this guy going on? What is he shouting? Shiki Kayama raised his head and looked at the Chinese sailor's angry look, and couldn't help frowning.

Although Yanagihara Maemitsu couldn't understand what the Chinese was saying, he knew that something bad might have happened, so he immediately turned his head and looked in the direction he pointed, but the sea there and nearby was shrouded in a rising white mist at this time, and he couldn't see what was there.

Wang Yongan, the owner of the "Tongjie", scolded and walked onto the deck in his clothes, he heard the sailor's shout, his face showed a nervous look, he squinted his sleepy eyes and looked there for a while, but he didn't see the reason.

"What is he talking about? Captain? Yanagihara called a translator and asked him to translate his words to Wang Yongan.

"He said he saw the Dragon Banner just now! Damn! Wang Yongan took a heavy sip, grabbed a monocular telescope from a sailor's hand, and looked at the place where the sea fog had risen.

"What? Dragon Banner? ......" Shikimasa Kayama muttered, but was interrupted by Yanagihara Maemitsu's words.

"Don't even speak!" Yanagihara Maemitsu frowned and shouted, "Everyone listen carefully, what sound!?" ”

There was a sudden silence on the deck, and everyone listened intently to the movements around them.

Sure enough, a strange "tutu tu" sound came, and it seemed to be getting closer!

This is...... The sound of a steamer's steam engine starting!

Yanagihara Maemitsu realized what the Chinese sailor had just seen, and his face changed dramatically for a while.

What happened later quickly confirmed his conjecture, a strong sea breeze blew, blowing away the white mist without a trace, and the shadow of a steamer appeared in the place where the white mist shrouded just now!

Yanagihara raised his binoculars sharply and looked at the ship.

The first thing he saw was a yellow dragon flag with a red background flying on the mast!

"Grandma's! How can there be an official ship here! Wang Yongan scolded.

The steamer had apparently spotted the "Tongjie" and was rapidly approaching this side, and the shadow of the ship was rapidly enlarged, and in a short time, Yanagihara Maeko could see clearly the eye-catching golden emblem of the double dragon on the bow and the word "Fusheng" on one side without a telescope.

And, of course, the muzzle of the black hole in the bow.

This is a Chinese steam gunboat!

"Boss! They waved the letter flag and asked us to stop the boat! Otherwise, the cannon will be fired! The Chinese sailors shouted in horror.

"Fuck it! If you want to catch Lao Tzu, it's not so easy! ”

Wang Yongan ran to the steering wheel while scolding, pushed the helmsman away, and personally operated the steering wheel. Because the ship turned too quickly, the hull of the ship tilted for a while, and Yanagihara Maemitsu and the others were caught off guard, and they all staggered one by one, and it was easy to stand firm and not fall.

Seeing that the "Tongjie" was about to escape, the Chinese gunboat accelerated to chase after it, and Yanagihara saw through the telescope a tall, broad-faced, black-cloaked Chinese officer standing on the flybridge giving orders.

Yanagihara moved the telescope down slightly, and immediately saw several sailors operating cannons on the foredeck of the gunboat called "Fukukatsu".

Seeing that the muzzle of the black hole had been raised, aimed at himself, and the mocking smile on the face of the Chinese gunner, Yanagihara Maeko's heart suddenly hung in the air.

A dark red flame instantly erupted from the muzzle of the cannon facing him, carrying a large amount of white smoke, and immediately afterward, Yanagihara Maeko heard the whistling sound of the cannonball breaking through the air.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, a cannonball landed not far from the bow of the "Tongjie", stirring up a high column of water.

It was as if it had rained down, drenching everyone standing on the deck like chickens.

Hearing the sound of the cannon, Wang Yongan seemed to be frightened, suddenly let go of the rudder, curled up there with his head in his hands, and refused to get up again.

Yanagihara wiped the seawater from his face, looked intently, and saw that the Chinese gunboat had already lowered two steam boats, and on the small boat, there were Chinese sailors with turbans and uniforms and rifles.

What frightened Yanagihara even more was that there was a Gatling gun on the left side of the stern of each dinghy!

"Boss! They put the boat over! And with the guys! ”

"Let's not run! Hurry up and stop the boat! Stop the boat! ”

"Bastard!" Seeing that the Chinese captain actually ordered the ship to stop, Shiki Kayama couldn't help but curse, he jerked up the placket of his shirt, pulled out an American "Smith" revolver from his waist, and aimed it at a small boat that was chasing.

"Birshan-kun! What are you doing? Yanagihara Maemitsu was shocked, stepped forward suddenly, grabbed his hand holding the gun, and snatched it with him.

"Get out of the way!" Shiki Kayama pushed Yanagihara Maeko hard.

"Birshan-kun! Are you crazy? Yanagihara Maemitsu couldn't grab his pistol in a hurry, and couldn't help but scream in a hurry.

"Get out of the way! The samurai of the Great Japanese Empire will never be prisoners of the Qing people and be insulted by them! It's a Japanese boy! Take up arms and fight them! Shikiki Kayama hissed and roared as he tried to point his revolver at the approaching Chinese dinghy several times, but was pushed away by Yanagihara Maemitsu.

"Get out of here!"

"Yaga! Do you want to kill everyone?! ”

Yanagihara Maemitsu was furious, and he slammed his arm and slapped it hard at Shiki Kayama's face.

"Smack! Syllable! With two crisp sounds, two red fingerprints appeared on Shiki's face.

Shiki Kayama felt a numbness on his face, and suddenly Yanagihara Maehimitsu was stunned by the two slaps he slapped. His eyes widened, and he looked at Yanagihara Maeko in front of him, whose face had been distorted by anger, as if he couldn't believe that he had hit him.

It wasn't until a hot sting in his face that he was sure what he had suffered.

"You! ......" Shiki Kayama, who was mad, actually raised his gun and aimed it at Yanagihara Maemitsu's head!

Mizuno on the side was shocked when he saw this, and flew forward suddenly, using all his strength, and snatched the gun from Shiki Kayama's hand.

Yanagihara Maemitsu glanced at Shiki Kayama with disdain, and did not look at him again, but went straight to the side of the ship and looked at the approaching Chinese dinghy.

The dinghy quickly approached the "Tongjie", and the Chinese sailors on the boat quickly aimed their Gatling guns at the "Tongjie", and the sailors with rifles on their backs began to board the ship, and they quickly climbed onto the deck one by one, and as soon as their feet landed, they raised their French Chasebo rifles and aimed them at the people on the deck.

Seeing the Chinese sailor's glittering muzzle aimed at him, Mizuno was so frightened that he let go, and the snatched revolver fell on the deck.

"Spare your life! Spare your life! Wang Yongan knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the Chinese sailors. The rest of the Chinese sailors also knelt down.

The Chinese sailors ignored them, but raised their rifles and stared at the Japanese and an American in front of them.

Yanagihara let out a heavy sigh, he looked at the Chinese sailors, slowly paced to the revolver that originally belonged to Shikinori Kayama, flicked the barrel with his foot, and the revolver slid along the smooth deck towards the Chinese sailors, stopping at the feet of one of the Chinese officers at the head.

"We will not resist, we are Japanese nationals, please treat us in accordance with public international law." Yanagihara's face did not change his color and said to the Chinese officer in a fairly pure Chinese official dialect.

A look of surprise appeared on the Chinese officer's face, and he slowly leaned down, picked up the revolver, looked at it, and nodded.

"Since this is the case, please don't act rashly, otherwise you will die and it will be difficult to explain."