The priest hesitated for a moment, and subconsciously turned to look behind him. But he couldn't see the figure of the old butler, and what he could see was the leader of a servant, and he nodded imperceptibly.

"Alright! I agree with you, sir. With that, the pastor turned and chose five men, all young men, to come forward. It looks a little strong.

The priest told the men to stay, and the rest dismounted.

The central soldiers on the shore couldn't help but gloat when they saw these servants being driven down, and they all ignored the angry eyes of these servants and laughed.

Dai Li, who came to see him off, carefully observed the servants who disembarked from the boat, and finally breathed a sigh of relief after getting a hidden look from a servant.

Let the gendarmes stop those laughter, and then Dai Lian asked these servants to gather these servants and return to Wuchang City together. At the same time, he and Chen Cheng and others waited quietly on the shore for the ship to leave.

They will only be reassured when they see the ship leave without any problems. Jiang Zhongzheng alone is involved in the future of all the ministers in Wuchang City.

As long as Jiang Zhongzheng is gone, then they can also take their subordinates to consider the problem of breaking through with peace of mind.

With Jiang Zhongzheng, when it really came to be surrounded, would Jiang Zhongzheng go first or would they go first?! This is a question that has not been dared to be spoken in the hearts of many people. Only when Jiang Zhongzheng is gone, these are not problems.

As long as Jiang Zhongzheng leaves safely, the future of himself and others can be guaranteed. Even if he is unlucky enough to be killed by the Japanese army, at least his family Jiang Zhongzheng will still take care of him.

Jiang Zhongzheng is their last guarantee. When Jiang Zhongzheng is safe, they will rest assured to do other things, at least if they really hang up their family members who are settled in Chongqing, Jiang Zhongzheng will still remember the old feelings and take care of them.

After a long day of noisy, the cruise ship was finally prepared. A long whistle sounded, and the cable was released. The anchor sound of "click-click-......" sounded, and the cruise ship slowly sailed away from the dock.

The soldiers, who had stopped clamoring, stared at the cruise ship. How they wish they were one of the cruise ships!

By the time the war had begun, it was already clear that the situation had become apparent. That is, there is a great chance that he and others will die here.

If no one had evacuated at this time, the soldiers might not have wavered. But as long as someone evacuates, then everyone's minds will be alive.

watched others leave, while he and others were going to fight to the death here. Anyone has something else in mind, especially in the Central Army.

"Woo~~~" With a long whistle, the cruise ship slowly left the dock and headed for the river.

And those Japanese gunboats that were originally on the opposite bank or in the middle of the river slowly approached the cruise ship at this time. Dai Li's and the others' hearts couldn't help but rise.

Although he knew that it was a routine inspection, what Jiang Zhongzheng was involved in still made everyone's hearts rise! I saw those Japanese gunboats slowly surrounding the cruise ship and leaning up.

Dai Li and the others watched the cruise ship being surrounded, and their hearts were pounding! In my heart, I kept praying to God and worshiping Buddha, so that the Japanese would not find out Jiang Zhongzhen.

"Chirp...... Rumble! Rumble!! Boom ......" but at this time, a scene that made them stunned happened! Those Japanese gunboats didn't even inspect them, and they fired directly at the cruise ship!

"No!! ......" Dai Li let out a heart-rending roar in a hurry, then turned around and ordered: "Quick! Shoot at those gunboats! Fast! Fast!! ”

Chen Cheng on the shore reacted quickly, and without hesitation, he ordered the troops to set up artillery and start bombarding the Japanese gunboats.

"Boom, boom, boom......" Soon, the artillery fire on the shore rang out. The water column that exploded soared into the sky, and the two Japanese gunboats were bombarded by surprise.

Dai Li, on the other hand, went crazy and ordered the ships on the dock to be launched immediately and go to the British cruise ship to save people.

At this time, the Japanese gunboats unusually did not return fire to the Central Army artillery fire on the shore. Instead, it bombarded Mary by the river even more frantically. Lady Wood.

Mary. The Lady Wood is just a medium-sized cruise ship, not a specialized warship. There was no heavy armor protection, not even any means of returning fire.

Several bombardments by the Japanese army hit the cruise ship at a distance of no more than 100 meters. The debris from the explosion was sprinkled all over the river, and the cruise ship was in flames.

The entire cruise ship was suddenly at a loss, and subconsciously all the crew members tried to extinguish the fire that kept engulfing the cruise ship under the roar of the captain and others.

"Boom, boom, boom......" But in response to them, it was the continuous bombardment of artillery shells by the Japanese army. The artillery tore apart the cruise ship and blew the entire cruise ship into pieces at the same time.

"Damn it! Do these damn yellow-skinned monkeys know what they're up to?! This group of * children raised miscellaneous pieces! Fast! Inform the Imperial Consulate that we have been attacked by the Japanese army! We were attacked by the Japanese army!! ”

Lester kept shouting with red eyes, and the telegraph officer hurriedly sent a telegram to the British Consulate in Chongqing to report the news of his attack.

And Davide, who was standing next to Lester, was now blank in his mind, and it would be a lie to say that he hadn't noticed anything was wrong at this time.

The Japanese certainly don't bombard a cruise ship for no reason, and the only reason they attack a cruise ship is that it has people on it that they have to kill.

Myself and Lester, and even the priests, must be unqualified. The only people who were qualified to carry out the attack at great political risk by these Japanese troops were the important people in the national capital.

Anyone who took such a risk to attack, and the whole of Wuhan who can have this qualification and this capital, can come up with it with their toes -- Your Excellency Chairman Jiang Zhongzheng.

Thinking of the old man who was placed in the first officer's cabin by himself, if Davide didn't understand, he could only say that he was crippled. But what if you get it?!

He can only hold on hard, and since the Japanese have already done it, they will not stop. All they had to do was sink the ship completely.

Davide's heart was cold, and he knew that there was no turning back. If he had exposed the fact that Jiang Zhongzheng was on the ship at this time, the Japanese might not have stopped the bombardment in the first place. Perhaps in order to let Chiang Zhongzheng die, the Japanese will follow the crazy shelling.

Secondly, even if the Japanese stopped the bombardment and Mary . The Lady Wood may not survive if she escapes. If Jiang Zhongzheng dies, he will not only lose his job, but also his reputation will be stinky!

Even, the city of Chongqing will be full of people who want to kill themselves. No one will sympathize with themselves, and no one will help them. The only thing that awaits you is to die.

Davide didn't dare to tell the truth, he only prayed incessantly. I hope that God will really be able to manifest and save himself, Mary. These small lives of the Lady Wood and its crew.

"Yo Si! It seems that Ying Zuo's intelligence is not wrong, Jiang Zhongzheng is really hiding on this ship! Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke slapped the handle of the command room and put down the telescope and said viciously.

"Order the artillery, immediately suppress the artillery fire of the Central Army! At the same time, the gunboats in the river were telegraphed that their task now was to knock out the cruise ship! ”

"Hay!" The adjutant's face was flushed with excitement, he didn't expect it! After fighting for so long, he was about to capture or even kill the other party's leader in such a strange situation.

This is the nationally recognized leader of China! Capture him or kill him, and there will be no doubt that the Empire's strategy will be halfway there. The rest is an attack on the Wehrmacht.

"Chirp...... Boom Boom Boom ......" The shelling of the Japanese troops on the other side also began, and the artillery fire on the side of the Central Army was suddenly muted under the suppression of the Japanese army.

The Japanese army's artillery ratio was already stronger than that of the Central Army, and the artillery of the Central Army had already been completely lost in previous battles. These are but the last forces that are gathered in front of us.

was bombarded by the Japanese army, and it was basically lost. Without the artillery suppression of the Central Army, the Japanese gunboats were even more crazy. To Mary, who was about to escape to the heart of the river. The Lady Wood began its bombardment in a frenzy.

Mary. At this time, the Lady Wood was hit by at least fifteen rounds, and the entire cruise ship was crumbling. The crew watched in despair as the cruise ship fell silent.

Since the Japanese have started shelling, they will definitely not let them go.

"Abandon ship...... Abandon ship!! Lester cried out in despair, and Davide staggered for a few moments before rushing off the side of the boat as Lester pulled him.

The lifeboats had been lowered, and the crew scrambled to board them. The whole cruise ship, the fire is soaring! From time to time there was a muffled noise from inside the ship.

"Boom!!" A shell hit the ship's boiler, which exploded and the whole ship shook incessantly.

"Quick!! Put it down!! Leicester roared, and the crew scrambled to lower the ship into the river. And at this time, Mary. There was a "click-......" sound throughout the Lady Wood.

Lester's heart was filled with curse and despair for the Japanese, and he knew it was the sound of the ship's keel cracking. He knew, Mary. The Lady Wood is going to be finished.

What can you do without a boat?!; Lester's heart was full of despair, and just as desperate as Lester was Davide and even the five priests.

The five priests were scrambly pressed onto the lifeboats by the crew, and then lowered the lifeboats into the river without waiting for them to resist.

The servants who came aboard the priests were crazy looking for the first mate's cabin throughout the ship.

Jiang Zhongzheng also heard the sound of cannons, and there was no way he couldn't hear such a big movement. But he had been quiet and did not make any moves, and until now he still did not believe that the Japanese dared to fire on the British ships.

Especially the ships that did not pose any threat and Japan itself had promised to let go, but unfortunately he did not expect the news of his departure to be leaked.

The Japanese didn't care about anything in order to kill him!

"Boom, boom, boom......" Finally, a shell hit the cabin of the first mate. The vibration of the entire cruise ship made Jiang Zhongzheng, who was hiding in the dark, absolutely wrong.

He felt a bulge in the wall and pressed it down.

"Kerala ......" was heard with a muffled sound, and the door of the dark compartment opened. What caught Jiang Zhongzheng's eyes was the flames of the cabin!

"This ...... What the hell is going on?! Jiang Zhongzheng was stupid, until now he still can't believe that the Japanese army would bombard this British cruise ship frantically.

"Click......click" But at this time, the keel exploded! It looked like the ship was about to collapse. Jiang Zhongzheng didn't have time to think about it, he hurriedly rushed to the outside of the cabin.

Mary. Mrs. Wood said that it was not big, but it was not small, and Jiang Zhongzheng couldn't find his entourage in the chaos for a while. The crew had already gathered on the deck and boarded the lifeboats one after another, ready to escape.

The rumbling explosions, the crackling of flames, made it impossible for Jiang Zhongzheng to hear the shouts that called him. Jiang Zhongzheng carried five gold bars in his arms, and he knew better than anyone that even if he escaped, no money was the biggest problem in this situation.

Stumbling to the area close to the deck, Jiang Zhongzheng vaguely heard "Mr. Zhou!" Mr. Zhou......" shouted. This is the name that Dai Li told them, and Dai Li concealed Jiang Zhongzhen's identity.

Jiang Zhongzheng hurriedly ran over and replied loudly: "I'm here ......"

The four selected servants ran to Jiang Zhongzheng's side in an uproar and said urgently: "Mr. Zhou, the Japanese bombed this ship just now for no reason. Now the situation is dangerous, we have to evacuate quickly! ”

"Let's go!" Jiang Zhongzheng also knew that now was not the time to talk nonsense, so he followed these people and rushed towards the deck.

But they were a step too late after all, and by the time they arrived on deck, the lifeboats on the deck had already been used up. A few lifebuoys were thrown here and there. Not even a few more life jackets.

Jiang Zhongzheng gritted his teeth and said to these people: "Put it on!" Jump right into the river! At least it's possible to survive......"

Hearing this, these people nodded, this is also a way to do it. It's better than waiting to die, right?!

"Boom!!" But before a few people put on lifebuoys, a shell hit the deck and exploded! Jiang Zhongzheng bore the brunt of the bombardment! Immediately covered in blood fell on the deck. And the other four people were also blown away. Two of them were covered in blood and didn't know whether they were alive or dead.

"Mr. Zhou......" The remaining two people were suddenly anxious, and rushed over and grabbed Jiang Zhongzhen's body and yelled. But Jiang Zhongzheng seems to be unable to survive.

The shell exploded beside him, and the blown up deck pierced Jiang Zhongzheng's abdomen. His back seemed to be rotten, and blood was gushing out as if he didn't want money.

"Giggles......" Jiang Zhongzheng's throat made a burst of sounds, and he grabbed the sleeves of the two people, as if he wanted to say something, but after struggling for a while, his eyes gradually lost their lustre.

The hand hung down weakly......

At this point, no one knows. The chairman of the National Government, the chairman of the National People's Congress who once dominated the land of China, quietly ended his life on the Yangtze River......