On the deck of the transport, the canvas was lifted to reveal three swarthy infantry guns, the short barrel of which was easy to overlook, but it was a true killer. The 70 mm caliber can fire high-explosive shells weighing up to 3.8 kg, and has a leading advantage in high and low firing angles and range firing ranges of artillery of the same type. The most important reason for the Chinese army to be equipped with a large number of this kind of artillery is that this kind of artillery is most suitable for the combat environment in Asia, especially in areas where the traffic conditions are relatively poor, and it truly embodies the characteristics of "one inch short, one inch dangerous."

This light gun can be used freely even on a transport ship, a dozen artillerymen open the ammunition box, take out high-explosive shells, calculate the coordinates of the shelling and align the muzzles, reload and fire in turn.

The sound of artillery from the transport ship startled Wu Fengling, how could there be artillery here? It sounded like a mountain cannon, and before the order was given, the cannonball fell in the crowd and exploded. From the deck of the transport ship to the battlefield of the Beiyang Army and the Sea Dragon Gang, there is a distance of about 500 meters, and the infantry guns fire at an angle of fire of -5 degrees, and the accuracy of the shelling is amazing.

After the shell exploded, the shrapnel and shock wave instantly took away more than a dozen soldiers in the range, mainly because they were defenseless and the crowd was too concentrated, and the people of the Beiyang Army and the Sea Dragon Gang were killed and wounded.

The shelling continued, and the continuous explosions made both sides dare not show their heads, an infantry cannon fired two smoke bombs, and Ma Kui saw that the time was ripe, and ran in the direction of the ship with Jason and a dozen others under the protection of the guards. The smoke began to fill the dock area, and there was not a hint of breeze in the late autumn morning, which made the smoke linger for a long time, plus Wu Fengling and Ji Hailong's people all avoided the shelling. Ma Kui and the others passed through the smoke and safely entered the escort line.

"Old Wu, what's going on, how could they find out here?" After Jason came over, he first questioned Wu Jinzhong, it was too dangerous, and after several months of operation, he almost fell short. The most worrying thing is that it will be discovered that Lu Liang instigated this operation, which will have a bad impact on Huaguo.

"I don't know, the important thing now is to evacuate, the goods are all moved, you can board the ship and leave. How's your handling going over there? ”

"No problem, all the documents have been burned, except for these core personnel, the rest of the employees of the rubber company, Debaiyang Bank, and Huasheng Bank have not noticed that we are leaving, and they do not know where we are coming from."

"Withdraw!"

Under the cover of the artillery of the transport ship. Jason, Wu Jinzhong, and the porters boarded the ship first, and Ma Kui slowly retreated with his escort until they all boarded the transport ship, and neither Wu Fengling nor Ji Hailong's men rushed over from the shelling.

Ten minutes ago, the whistle from the start of the steamer came from the sound of shelling, which made Wu Fengling anxious, the enemy was about to escape, once the steamer left the coast. Then there will be no chance to find them again. The vast sea, who knows where they will go. Once such a responsibility comes first, the palace guard will blame him first, and his life will not be guaranteed!

"Rush, rush, rush me, you can't let the ship leave!" Wu Fengling shouted loudly, and Ji Hailong on the opposite side also reacted. The battle with the Beiyang Army is not in a hurry, stop the steamer first! He also beckoned his men to run in the direction of the steamer, and the two groups temporarily formed an alliance and rushed in with the corpses on the ground.

When the anchor of the transport ship is completely retracted and the hull of the ship is about ten meters away from the dock. The enemy rushed closer to the shore and opened fire on the hull of the ship.

Ma Kui, who was lying on his stomach on the deck, smiled even more happily, hundreds of enemies gathered, how could such a good opportunity be missed? Bullets flew over the head and hit the hull and deck, and the three soldiers with Ma Kui opened fire together, and the three light machine guns spewed out a continuous burst of fire, and the bullets fanned down on the enemy on the shore under the help of tracer bullets, and the operation was as simple as slaughter. By the time the merchant ship left the shore for more than 100 meters, more than 100 people had fallen under the guns of the machine guns, and the original dock had become a slaughterhouse, and the blood flowed to the nearby sea.

At half past seven in the morning, the sales manager of Tianjin Rubber Company came to Jason's office to attend the morning meeting, and he was accompanied by four other senior executives of the company, but Jason did not show up until eight o'clock, and the company's financial manager and security manager did not appear. This was unusual for Jason, who was strictly punctual, and the employees were starting to panic, but they were still operating normally according to the company's rules and regulations.

In addition, the same situation occurred within Debaiyang Bank and Huasheng Bank, the whereabouts of the boss were not something that could be mastered by subordinates, and maybe there would be any emergencies, so the company operated normally, but the business related to finance could not be carried out.

The wharf is far from the city of Tianjin, where news of the fighting has not reached the city, and many people are still dreaming of making a fortune. But Yuan Shikai, who was in Beijing, already knew the news, scam, scam, it's over, it's over! Yuan Shikai ordered people to confirm the news, and sent troops to blockade the rubber company, Huasheng Bank, etc., and demanded that Jason, William, Rhodes and others must be found. But in his heart, Yuan Shikai already believed that this was a scam.

At 9 o'clock in the morning of the 20th, the news came from the next person that the three companies had been blocked, Jason and others were not found, and even the company's treasurer disappeared. In addition, Wu Fengling, the commander of the cavalry regiment, was controlled and waited for Yuan Shikai to fall.

What else is missing? Maybe in a few days, he will be torn apart by angry soldiers and officers, as well as the imperial court, Jin merchants, and countless large merchants in the north, and those who commit suicide will crowd the Haihe River. What should I do? What should Beiyang do? There is no money, there is no money anywhere.

At about 10 o'clock in the morning, the news had spread to the upper echelons of Beijing and Tianjin, and countless people ran to the rubber companies and stock exchanges for verification, and many people armed with knives, axes, and guns rushed into those companies and exchanges and threatened to see Jason or return the money they had paid for the stocks. All the employees of the company who reacted ran away, and it is absolutely life-threatening to continue to stay here.

The news continued to ferment and spread, and several companies and exchanges had been officially controlled, and hundreds of soldiers surrounded there, including the dock warehouse area, which was also scrutinized. Not only Tianjin and Beijing, but also many parts of the north were in chaos, in Jinan, Shijiazhuang, Zhangjiakou, Pingyao, Taikoo, Chang'an, there was a news everywhere: the matter of rubber stocks was a scam, and the British swept away all the silver, and the amount was as high as more than a billion!

How can ordinary people pay attention to these things, they are thinking about where today's grain will be found, whether the owner's rent can be relaxed for a few days, and whether the pancakes on the stalls can be sold a few more? Well-informed, those who know the whole story are completely gloating, and those big families also have today?

Lucky not to participate in this matter of large businessmen or officials all spent a lot of money to burn incense in the temple, God bless, fortunately did not get involved, otherwise it would be the end of the family.

It is no exaggeration to say that some people even went crazy, hacked the old and young of the family to death with sharp weapons, and then committed suicide by throwing themselves into a well, and some people directly gathered to ask the government to give an explanation.

The government has a fart saying, they are still in a hurry, and there are not a few suicides from the county order and the prefect. The smell of death is strongest not on the streets, but in the Imperial Palace, Shanxi, the Foreign Bank and Yuan Shikai's mansion.

"Queen Mother, you have to hold on, we can borrow it again when the silver is gone, the Qing Dynasty can't live without you!" Li Lianying lay in front of Cixi's window and cried vigorously, but no matter how much she cried, Cixi still didn't move, but she still had breath, but her body was motionless and her eyes didn't blink.

The Qing Bank of the imperial court took out more than 40 million taels, and Cixi also took out more than 5 million taels from her own inner family, plus more than 10 million taels in the imperial treasury, this time it was really a big loss, not only the loss of the imperial court, the loss of the Manchu royal family, but also the luck of the entire Manchu people, all disappeared with this stock turmoil, and Cixi could even see the tragic fate of the Manchus in the near future, and there was no hope. Without silver, Yuan Shikai's new army would collapse, and the imperial court would have no money to form a new army; There is not much left in the north to sell to foreigners, and besides, foreigners have also lost a lot in this incident. It's all over.

In fact, most Manchus can't imagine that Cixi is so long-term, their lifeline, the family property accumulated for hundreds of years, all gone, these are enough to make them crazy, although there are still land, real estate, business names and other real estate, and there is a chance to start over, but that is hundreds of years of accumulation, and the revolutionary party in the south will give the opportunity to start all over again? Without money, you can't go abroad, so just wait here for the revolutionary party to come and take your head. (To be continued.) )