"My lord! My lord! Surabaya is on fire! Smoke rushes up half a day high! Zhiyuan's deputy driver, Chen Jinping, rushed into the compass bridge with a panicked face. The binoculars hung on his chest, and he said a few words that turned out to be a wheezing breath.

Deng Shichang was sitting on the sailing chair when he heard this. He stood up as soon as his waist straightened.

Chen Jinping is also a person who has secretly gone ashore with Deng Shichang and seen the tense atmosphere between the Chinese school and the aborigines. These people, who know the inside story on the Zhiyuan, all know the tension of the situation in Surabaya, and they all have a lot of thoughts. I hope that nothing will happen to Zhiyuan when he is here. I didn't expect to be afraid of anything, this chaos, or I didn't hide from it!

Columns of smoke have risen everywhere, reflecting the transparent blue sky unique to the South China Sea, which is so shocking!

The crowd on the dock was already tickling, running around like little ants. These Chinese people are isolated from the wharf, and they are not allowed to deal with Zhiyuan Laiyuan, and the wharf is full of indigenous coolies. Now one by one, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, they rushed towards Surabaya with a strange scream!

There were also foreign soldiers and indigenous light infantry around the hilltop fort not far from the port, rushing into the running block with their hats on. The tick-tock trumpet sounded in a ball, and when I looked back, the sailors from above were also running wildly, all rushing to the side of the deck, pointing at the pillar of fire smoke that rushed to the sky!

Two old Dutch ironclad cruisers were starting to burn their boilers, and black smoke began to rise for a while. Their sailors were also all over the deck, each in their own position. The anchor chain began to come out of the water in a daze, and the signal flag was also raised in a hurry.

Chen Jinping held the binoculars and looked at Deng Shichang: "Junmen, what should we do?" ”

Deng Shichang's eyes turned and looked at his Zhiyuan. None of the sailors dared to make a noise in front of this majestic military gate, but they all rushed to the side of the deck in the direction of Surabaya, tiptoeing to see as far as they could.

Deng Shichang slammed the railing: "Sure enough, as Lord Xu said!" The foreign devil is not kind to us! ”

Chen Jinping held up the binoculars and said loudly: "Junmen, come to the far away to hang up the banner and ask the Junmen how to deal with it!" ”

Deng Shichang's brows furrowed into Sichuan characters, gritting his teeth, beads of sweat had rolled down. Many sailors and generals below raised their heads and looked at Deng Shichang standing on the bridge! He is the captain of the formation of the two ships this time!

Chen Jinping's finger pointed in the direction of the two Dutch cruisers: "The foreign devil has raised the flag, and ordered our ship not to pull anchors or light fires." They will keep us safe! Military gate, they ordered us to lower the muzzle of the cannon and cover the cannon jacket in accordance with the common law of the universal navy! ”

Deng Shichang's sweat beads rolled down doubled, and all kinds of thoughts were twisted together in his mind. In this place, if any conflict is caused, then his future in the country will end here, and maybe there will be some unforeseen disasters!

But let yourself go far and lower your guns in front of the foreign devil warship? This is surrender!

He bit his lip and slammed the railing: "Make a fire, raise an anchor, and the officials will be prepared, each in its place." Hang up the flag, people don't offend me, I don't offend people! Orders come far and wide, do as I tell them, and do not disobey them! ”

Chen Jinping rushed back to the bridge and gave a loud order into the microphone. The same order was loudly conveyed by the eyes of the various battle positions. The crowd on deck immediately dispersed and took their respective positions. The two main guns in the bow and stern of the ship lifted off their gun jackets with a bang, and began to rotate slowly under the action of the hydraulic mechanism.

Laiyuan panicked and hung up the flag again.

"Please Deng Junmen think twice!"

Deng Shichang just stared at the opposite side, watching the column of smoke rising into the sky change from a dozen clusters to dozens of clusters. And more and more. Some of the voices of crying seemed to drift faintly with the sea breeze.

Now Xu Yifan, with dozens of attachés, is also in an unpredictable place! He once said to himself that Zhiyuan is the member of the Qincha Committee, and he is the support of tens of thousands of Chinese people in Surabaya. Can you bear to leave them behind?

On the side of the harbor, several old Krupp and Armstrong cannons on the hilltop battery have slowly swayed over. If Zhiyuan is at full power, these old guns, some of which still use black powder packs, are not a threat at all. But it takes four or five hours for two ships to get up and running. Immovable warships, for these land batteries, are targets!

As for the Dutch ironclad cruiser on the opposite side, Deng Shichang has not yet put it in his eyes.

The sea and blue sky are blue, and Deng Shichang feels that he has never encountered such an indecisive situation.

The signals came again and again, and Chen Jinping held the telescope and just looked at Deng Shichang. Looking at his expression, it seemed that he wanted to hear Deng Shichang's order to turn off the fire, but on the other hand, he didn't want to hear this order at all!

In front of the dock on land, there was another scramble. A large number of indigenous coolies who were rushing towards the port of Surabaya flashed in waves, and some of the natives in the distance even picked up stones and threw them in that direction. Dozens of foreign soldiers and dozens of marine policemen on the dock all rushed to that place. The head is black and pressed. Deng Shichang's gaze turned to that place, and the officers and soldiers who came to the Yuanyuan also cast their eyes to that place.

Gradually, I saw a flag flying above the surging heads. Chen Jinping exclaimed: "It's Lord Xu!" He escaped from Surabaya? ”

Deng Shichang ordered loudly: "Put the sampan, the sailors hold the oars, and go ashore to pick up Lord Xu!" ”

Taking over one's own country is a matter of course, and it is not self-evident. Even Laiyuan hung up the same banner: "Answer Lord Xu!" Their sampans also began to hang into the water. The sturdy sailors of both ships were concentrated, rifles on their shoulders and ready to flood the water.

This move made the two Dutch warships doubly nervous, and several foreign officers did not even have time to hoist the signal flag, and shouted hoarsely at the heavily armed sailors. Although I don't understand them, I know what they mean, just look at the small-caliber rapid-fire weapons such as Habegkais, Nordenfeld, and Grimm guns on the masts of their two ships!

This time, the two ships showed no weakness, and the sailors on each of the battle stations also swung their small-caliber rapid-fire weapons in the direction of the Dutch warships. Everyone's eyes widened.

Deng Shichangli also ignored the threat of the Dutch warship on the opposite side, and just looked at the direction of the dock. The foreign soldiers, police, and natives surrounded the floor, and the sound of roaring rang out. There are nearly 100 foreign soldiers and policemen here, and they are not as easy to back down as the hundreds of foreign soldiers and policemen in the vicinity of the consulate. The order from above is unambiguous that they must not use force against Xu Yifan in the consulate, not even the butt of a bayonet. That's why Xu Yifan and them can easily break through, and those foreign soldiers and policemen are not allowed to go to the sergeant Robbida Road, which is equivalent to opening the door to Xu Yifan and them. However, the foreign soldiers on guard here were strictly ordered not to allow these Chinese mission personnel to join the two Qing cruisers in the port. Except for not being able to shoot, you can use any means! The colonial authorities meant to "protect" Xu Yifan and them in the consulate. Until they accept the fait accompli, they can't protect the so-called Qincha who comforts the local overseas Chinese, and their credit is bankrupt, and they can only leave in disgrace!

The crowd was getting bigger and bigger, and the natives only dared to throw stones, but the foreign soldiers and policemen used gun butts, batons, and police rattan shell shields to push and beat desperately. Looking in that direction from the ship, I saw only one by one foreign soldiers rushing in and being pushed out. They were already sweating profusely, and no matter how hard they tried, their team was only slowly retreating. I really don't know how big a team of people they are holding back.

Deng Shichang just ordered the sampan to flood quickly, and with two booms, the two heavy-duty sampans splashed snow-white waves and touched the water. Dozens of sailors suddenly began to dial the oars desperately. At the bow of each ship was a small military attache standing in the head, shouting a loud trumpet. The sailors on both warships also widened their eyes and pointed their weapons at each other. The shouting and scolding of various accents come and go, and each one is louder than the other! The air was already taut. Every officer on the bridge, regardless of Huayang, has a gloomy complexion like iron!

On the other side of the dock, the foreign soldiers have retreated to the end, and the sea water is behind them. A few who had not gained a firm foothold had been pushed down by this backward surging flow of people. Plop plop that is called a crisp. Chen Jinping said beside Deng Shichang: "Lord Xu must have transferred all the attachés to open the way, and those men are all men!" As long as Master Xu arrives on the ship, even if we leave, there will be no matter! ”

Deng Shichang just didn't speak, and the telescope in his hand was about to come out of the water. The flag of the ship was also hung out: "Military Gate, after receiving Lord Xu, we will release the ship immediately!" ”

When everyone was almost relieved, the blocking foreign soldiers finally dispersed with a bang, and the front of the pier was opened, and many people fell into the water with a crackle. As far as the officers of these Beiyang Naval Divisions could see, they pushed away the more than 100 people with their guns and fist batons, and what was blocked was a small team of cadets and sailors, no more than a dozen people!

Everyone was already torn from the push, their faces were bruised, and some of them were covered in blood. Seeing that there was no one in front of him, some men almost collapsed. God knows how these dozen men used their bodies and fists to smash out a bloody way out in the desperate blocking of more than 100 people!

They surrounded Chu Wanli, and Chu Wanli held a Qincha Festival flag in his hand. The round-bottomed Xu character flutters proudly in the sea breeze of Surabaya in the South Seas.

Chu Wanli was also covered with wounds, and blood flowed down his face, splashing red on his clothes. He firmly held the flag of the Xu Zi Qincha Festival, shouted loudly in the direction of Zhiyuan, at Deng Shichang on the bridge, and at the sailors who were desperately paddling.

"Lord Xu has gone deep into the dangerous place to protect my compatriots! Chu Wanli was ordered to deliver a message, the Surabaya riots will not stop, and Lord Xu will never leave! Lord Deng! Lord Xu spread the word, justice and justice, only within the range of the cannon! ”

The roar was agitated, only echoing between the sea and the sky in the South Seas.

Deng Shichang slowly put down the telescope and slapped the railing fiercely.

"The order, the pipe wheel accelerated to make a fire, Zeng Hongji increased the air pressure at three o'clock, and Lao Tzu killed him to sacrifice the flag! Live ammunition on each cannon, waiting for the aftermath! ”

Chen Jinping shook his hand and turned his head to look. I saw that Deng Shichang had already bit his lip, and a wisp of blood slowly flowed down.

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Bang bang, the crisp sound of a neat row of new-caliber rifles sounded, which actually shook the scene of the scuffle of thousands of people.

The small bodies of several natives were almost blown away by the bullet. The people around them stopped, looking at everything in disbelief.

Xu Yifan stood in the car, looking at the stinking black blood flowing from the fallen corpses. Snorted contemptuously. The first time he ordered to kill, he didn't even feel the slightest psychological discomfort.

Now that you've done it, don't cower. People are dead and birds are facing the sky, and if you want to do it, you will do it!

He jumped out of the carriage and shouted at Zhang Xuzhou and them: "What are you waiting for?" Why don't you rush in to protect the overseas Chinese? "Zhang Xuzhou was also shocked by the sound of gunfire just now, and they had learned to shoot targets. But I've never seen a foreign gun kill someone! Hearing Xu Yifan's scolding at the moment, the man roared, and had already pulled out a black and shiny six-wheeled pistol, and in the other hand, he took out a baleng knife that was the same as the aborigine, and rushed in with the lead. Dozens of men below also shouted in unison, and the tiger generally followed Zhang Xuzhou down the mountain and pounced forward!

The hundreds of natives who were supposed to greet them turned around and ran away, and those natives who gave them the impulse looked back and saw the flashing of knives and guns. There were also seven or eight foreign guns pointed at them, and white smoke came out of the muzzles. Rao is that their IQ is not much stronger than that of monkeys, and they understand what is going on, so they immediately turn around and run.

One layer is impulsive, and all of a sudden, it is a mess.

Xu Yifan jumped out of the carriage and ordered the seven or eight students in the carriage who were holding rifles and panting nervously: "Look where the indigenous monkeys are gathered, come with a row of guns, disperse and then speak!" ”

As he spoke, he lifted his front placket and strode forward. Where did Du Juan and Zhang Yu dare to let him take the risk in person, Zhang Yu immediately rushed to the front, and Du Juan stuck closely behind Xu Yifan. Both of them were shot and stabbed to protect Xu Yifan to death.

Everywhere you look, there are those natives running around, and if someone wants to resist, a volley of bullets will come over. Now it's them who scream.

In addition to these, Xu Yifan saw more of those Chinese young people who were covered in blood and lying and sitting. Some people have passed out in a coma, and they don't know what to do. Some Chinese school teachers have gray hair, how many knife wounds on their bodies, and their bodies are still standing in front of the students. The ground was full of flags, slogans, bricks and rubble. The cadets rushed through the first floor, and the young men with broken heads and bleeding looked at these men in military uniforms, and they burst into tears.

Xu Yifan just walked forward with one foot high and one foot low, and countless overseas Chinese saw the eye-catching official uniform on his body.

"Lord Xu! Lord Xu! ”

One after another called out with a crying voice, as if he had seen a savior. Xu Yifan couldn't help but bow back, and kept following those students.

My ancestors!

The cadets were all red-eyed and rushed forward desperately. At first, it was shot with a gun, and the bullets ran out quickly. Later, it was knives fighting knives. I don't know how many indigenous monkeys cut them down! They rushed through layer after layer, and they were about to approach the core. ran into a team led by dozens of elite indigenous men. They are clearly trained and very well organized. The violence just now also made their eyes red, and they blocked in front of the trainees, and they didn't rush away twice. The tragic situation of the natives outside seemed to be known to the large group of natives behind them, and the sound of violence and screams became louder and louder.

Seeing Zhang Xuzhou, they rushed again, each with a few injuries. Staggered back, everyone's physical strength was a lot of consumption, and they were panting heavily. Xu Yifan said coldly: "What? Want to come down and take a break? ”

Zhang Xuzhou glanced back and said loudly: "I am willing to die for the adult!" ”

The eyes of those indigenous trapped beasts were cast towards Xu Yifan, and Xu Yifan just snorted: "I'm going forward, Xuzhou, I want to see if there is still in front of me!" So saying, he took a stride.

Dozens of cadet sailors glanced at each other, their chests were full of blood, and following this adult, it would not be in vain to die!

Zhang Xuzhou had already shouted, and rushed forward regardless of it. Zhang Yu in front of Xu Yifan, although he has been breathing steadily, his hands have been trembling slightly. This time the wind also seems to be in front of Zhang Xuzhou, this big master is also skilled in playing with guns, the six-wheeled hand cannon crackled six times in a row, and the indigenous thugs who looked like the leader in front of him were six people looking up to the sky at once!

With a bang, the cadet team rushed into the indigenous brigade that still dared to resist, and I don't know who screamed. Zhang Xuzhou used the baleng knife he snatched over, and forcibly cut off half of the head of a leading native, and hung it down softly!

This impact finally made these stubborn guys frightened, and they shouted to turn around and run. There are so many Chinese merchants in Surabaya, they can't fight with these fierce gods here! Xu Yifan quickened his pace and strode straight in. The cuckoo's little face was already full of beads of nervous sweat, and he waved it away several times when he wanted to block in front of Xu Yifan.

Seeing Xu Yifan come in with them, the students all gave their surnames, and roared like thunder on both sides, in front, clearing a way for Xu Yifan. The Chinese young people inside were already desperate, and many girls and children were looking for knives everywhere for fear of being humiliated, and when they saw Xu Yifan walking in brilliantly, they immediately cried and shook the sky.

A rare big man among the aborigines, holding on to the wrist of a Chinese girl, I don't know if I was scared stupid, I don't know how to let go and run away, just stared blankly at Xu Yifan and they approached. Zhang Xuzhou, who rushed in front, stabbed over, and his dirty hands came down, and blood burst out, and at this time he knew that he was holding his wrist and screaming. The girl he was holding fell down and lay on the ground softly, and Xu Yifan's eyes moved, and he noticed her chestnut hair.

It's not ......

He hurriedly rushed over, and the cuckoo followed, and made up for the screaming native man, keeping him away from his master. Xu Yifan hurriedly turned the girl in his arms over, under the unkempt hair, a small face was blood and sweat, a small knife was stabbed, and half of it was stabbed into the left ribs, as if it was blocked by the ribs, and the blood stains were clear.

The girl's starry eyes were half-closed, her long eyelashes couldn't help trembling, her breathing was already weak, and her shirt was torn open in half, revealing her delicate collarbone. The broken Ruyu skin is full of abrasions, it's not that Li Xuan, who else can it be?

In his arms, Li Xuan moved slightly, and stretched out his hand to cover the placket he had torn: "Get out of ......"

He was only halfway through his words, and he was already completely unconscious.

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There was a burst of gunshots.

Originally, the governor and the adjutant who were just looking at the pillar of smoke in front of them with their own thoughts shook their bodies.

Chuck turned his ear to the ear in confusion, and then another burst of gunfire was heard.

That's right, it's the sound of a rifle!

Chu Ke stood up suddenly, looked into the distance as best he could, and suddenly turned his head to stare at his adjutant: "Is it our people who are shooting?" Or did you shoot those natives? ”

De Tann also looked nervous: "Our light infantry and armed police officers have only fired a small number of bullets, and they are strictly ordered not to shoot!" This is a fight between the indigenous and the Chinese, and we are just spectators...... As for those natives, there will definitely be no chance for them to touch the gun! ”

Seeing that his adjutant was resolute, Chuck turned his head. The gunshots still came from the area of the Zheng He Mosque, although it was not dense, but it was always ringing. Sometimes it's a row, sometimes it's sporadical.

Chuck's forehead jumped and jumped, and he turned his head and said loudly: "Completely out of control!" A complete failure! No matter where this gunfire comes from, it will only provoke even more confusion! You immediately transfer people, go to check, go check! Take control! ”

Detann was full of sweat, and he set out to arrange this "limited" disturbance, which the governor meant to knock the Chinese, and by the way blamed the cause of the disturbance on the behavior of the annoying Qing Qincha to send out the comfort, and to drive the flies away.

But I didn't expect that because of the sudden appearance of Chinese youths on the streets, it triggered a greater backlash from the indigenous people. As soon as Pandora's box was opened, the scale expanded to a larger direction. The city of Surabaya is full of fireworks, as evidenced by this.

If this is all there is to fear, there is nothing to fear for the white colonial authorities. Anyway, the natives did not dare to disturb the colonial authorities, and the public property was not at all. The Chinese will soon rebuild their homes, and they are as industrious as a swarm of worker bees!

But what Er didn't expect was that now there was a gunshot! Whether the natives have guns, or the Chinese have guns. It's hard to say in what direction this mess will go. That's what scares them the most!

But how do you check it now? With more than 1,000 whites controlling hundreds of thousands of indigenous Chinese in Surabaya, a large part of them dealt with two Qing [***] ships in the port of Tanjung Perak. Even now, the Governor's Palace still controls a guard of about 100 people. The streets have already been blocked by mobs, and their armed presence will not exacerbate the deterioration of the situation? Isn't this hundred people too weak, they are gone, what will happen to the Governor's Palace? Let the lieutenant colonel go to the scene to investigate by himself, and he doesn't have the guts.

Shots are going off there!

Originally, they were fighting and waiting for the idea of the end of the mess, and some trained indigenous leaders knew when it would end. The foreign soldiers and policemen scattered in other places are all on standby and are not allowed to leave without permission. How can I notify them if I want to mobilize them now?

Thinking of these aspects, he looked at the undisguised anger of the Governor in front of him. The lieutenant colonel almost wanted to drop his gloves.

These ideas, he is just an executor, why do you put all the on your head?

But in front of the governor, he could only stiffen his legs together: "Your Excellency the governor, I will go to investigate." But the situation ......"

Both of them cast their eyes on the city, and the turmoil that began at the Zheng He Mosque has been spreading everywhere without limits...... The rising flames and smoke will spread to the western suburbs, where Chinese families live.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ recently, this torch relay is really a wonderful and extraordinary drama.

CNN is still making a big fuss, you can check the specifics.

Really, this can make people think about a lot of questions.

Oscar didn't care much about the protests, insults, and curses that others gave us. This is the price that a country must pay for its rise.

It's too big, and others don't scold a few words, and they don't let people live? The United States scolds people a lot, and it is still the boss of the underworld.

The problem is, there are some things that do hit the bottom line.

(To be continued)