The roar over the Fort on Liugong Island suddenly stopped, and the crackling sound of the burning pine bushes kept emitting smoke mixed with fragrance, which kept changing direction irregularly under the blowing of the sea breeze.

Ding Ruchang and Zhang Wenxuan got out of the underground bunker, climbed onto the scarred Qidingshan fort, and looked at the sea in the distance in horror.

The five sunken British battleships still had part of their masts exposed to the water, and they were crawling with sailors. From a distance, it looks like a light line covered with flies in your home.

"It's all ...... Sunk?! ”

Ding Ruchang exclaimed in disbelief, he couldn't see anything clearly under the fierce bombardment, and the soldiers were all desperately loading and firing. I don't care about the outcome of the battle, but now it seems to be pretty good.

A signal soldier ran over and shouted excitedly, "Lord Ding! The battleships of the British devils have been sunk by us! Gojo, they're all down! The remaining three are still running, and the battleships of our navy have already caught up, so let's protect him to death! ”

As soon as the tired and panting artillerymen heard this, they thundered with joy, shouted loudly, jumped and jumped!

Zhang Wenxuan slapped his thigh and laughed: "Okay, good!" Well done! The British devil of the dog day has flaunted his might for so many years, and now he can be regarded as hitting the south wall, and then teach you to be crazy! ”

Ding Ruchang's body shook twice, and he held on to the stone wall of the fort blackened by the explosion, as if all his muscles and bones had been drained away, and he sighed weakly: "It's solid!" ”

Others probably can't hear anything about this, but Zhang Wenxuan can understand it, and gently smashes his chest with his fist. smiled: "You old boy don't have any thoughts, do you?" We told you a long time ago. To this day, the field is like this. Either be like a turtle with a shrunken head, and live to death in a nest. Either his mother happily, even if he goes down to see his ancestors, then he can raise his eyebrows! ”

Ding Ruchang showed a smile on his face that was more ugly than crying, and grinned at him, his white beard trembled, but he couldn't say a word with a belly.

Since he was seriously injured by shelling last year, he has seen the general trend of the world clearly. The Yang Hao group was not destroyed by the Qing court in one fell swoop. Li Jingfang joined in again, and Li Hongzhang retreated bravely, and he understood that one day the current changes would happen.

A series of changes in Yang Hao and the New Army, that kind of strength that is not afraid of foreigners, in his old officialdom oilman, thinks that it is a matter of time before there is a conflict. But he is too clear about the virtues of foreigners, especially the powerful British, which is really hard to mess with. However, if China wants to straighten its back, it must first straighten out the British, which is an unsolvable dead knot.

Stayed in office for so long. He had never slept a day of restful sleep, and was always worried about it. Today the dust has finally settled. Or in such a violent and murderous way, he completely turned his face against the British, and he didn't think about it at all.

Ding Ruchang has been hanging for more than a year, and he doesn't have to be half-hearted in the future, and he is ready to fight the British to the end in a down-to-earth manner.

Zhang Wenxuan just saw Lao Ding's thoughts, so he said that.

After taking a few deep breaths, Ding Ruchang calmed down the panic in his heart, straightened his waist again, and shouted to the officers and soldiers: "The British brazenly invaded our military port and were repelled by our righteous people. However, we are all civilized soldiers, but we can't ignore the soldiers who fall into the water. Come on, quickly send orders to the coastal defense ships and go to the rescue. Let the British take a look at the demeanor of my Chinese soldiers! ”

"Order!"

The herald went down happily, this didn't have to go far, there was a telephone in the bunker under the fort, and if you grabbed it, you could pass through the entire Weihai defense area, but it was too convenient.

After arranging all the tasks, Ding Ruchang turned back to Zhang Wenxuan and said: "This time I tore my face with the British, I'm afraid it won't be so easy next time." We have to find a way to strengthen coastal defense, and be prepared for the unexpected! ”

Zhang Wenxuan glared and said, "Lord Ding shouldn't tell me this!" Zhang, an army commander-in-chief, has only 2,000 sons under his hands, and you are the one who is in charge of the battle at sea! However, as far as I know, the Yang family masters don't look down on the business of tossing in their own land. I guess the Navy is going to keep the enemy out of the country next! ”

Ding Ruchang blushed when he told him, thinking that he was still too conservative. It's also reasonable to think about it, the Yang family and Li Zhongtang are not all the way, first of all, they don't have so many burdens, and no one on the top of their heads makes irresponsible remarks. From the beginning, there were no courts and foreigners in their eyes, and they did not regard the army as a thug who guarded the family and the hospital.

The army used to be in the limelight against Japan, and now that the navy is in their hands, it is estimated that it will also play a show, right?

It is not in vain that the navy, which has been operating for decades, can be properly applied. When Ding Ruchang thought of this, he somehow felt relaxed in his heart, his face was slightly ruddy, and he smiled: "That's naturally good." can really see that day, why did Ding hesitate to lead the soldiers to the stirrups? ”

Zhang Wenxuan said disdainfully: "Your old man is a first-class officer, the admiral of the Beiyang Naval Division, and I am afraid that it will not be your turn to work as a horseman for the navy." I see, at least it's a big manager! ”

Ding Ruchang is the size of a haha, and his heart is much happier.

That's not bad, Boss! I heard that the navy is also going to be reorganized, and in addition to the establishment of a headquarters, it is also necessary to organize and train the North Sea Fleet, the East China Sea Fleet, and even the establishment of the Marine Corps. If nothing else, Zhang Wenxuan's 2,000 Beiyang Protectors are only one of them. And he, the commander of the navy who was transferred to the post of army commander, should be the post of commander of coastal defense.

The future is bright, provided that they can withstand the pressure of the British and withstand the fierce battle that is bound to break out next!

Ding Ruchang's gaze looked into the distance across the sea of rising smoke, and the battlefield there was probably not easy, right?

The American Concession is full of traffic and lively.

In the core area of 131 acres of land that is fully opened, almost every building is crowded from the inside out. In particular, the department stores of astonishing scale are crowded with all kinds of customers from all over the country and abroad. If it weren't for the black-clothed guards who strictly controlled the number of people who were put in each time, I was afraid that the tempered glass on all sides would have been crushed by them.

Andrei of the mixed race. Makarovich OR Mayan, dressed in a squadron leader service. He wielded a two-foot-long baton. Fluent Chinese, English, and Russian back and forth. I kept scolding the neatly dressed customers.

"Hey, hey, what about you! Take out the number plate. No? There's nothing you can do to squeeze in! ”

"The gentleman in the red jacket, this is the staff passage, and customers are not allowed to enter. What the? Are you British? The French can't do it either, and they line up at the back! ”

"And the other one, stuff your pockets, although our concession is safe, but there are always those who are not afraid of death to come in and commit trouble. You said you had a hard time getting on the list. How disappointing it would be to go in and be empty-handed...... Hey, no thanks, as it should be! ”

"What's the situation with your gentlemen? There is a silver VIP card, that is no need to queue, hurry up and please! ”

…… A set of words came out of Ma Yang's mouth with a sharp bald pur, without a word in the middle, which is called a cool one.

The guard who maintained order next to him gave a thumbs up and praised: "Captain Ma Yang, your job is almost catching up with the storyteller on the flyover!" I see that you don't mix in our team, hurry up and go to the big theater to find the 'Eight Monsters of the Flyover' to learn from you." I'm sure I'll be able to get the true biography! When the time comes, you will be the first foreign apprentice in the world. What a scene! ”

Ma Yang glared angrily: "Shut up!" Do you think Lao Tzu likes to stand here as a doorman and spit on him? If it weren't for Muller's elm pimple and refusal to be accommodating, the gentlemen would have passed the assessment and gone to work! ”

The guard nodded again and again, with a look of sympathy: "That's right, that's right! Sensei said anything else, just for you to help Mr. Yang catch that assassin, this great credit can't be overrewarded! Let you be on duty with us, it's time to give in! ”

Ma Yang was not modest at all, grinning and revealing two rows of big white teeth, but he did not get carried away and did not delay the work at hand at all.

He took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweaty face, and sighed: "Oh my mother, there are more and more people here every day." Do you think they think it is easy to make money in their pockets? Baba's will be sent to the door to let the boss pit? Forget it, that's not what we should worry about, drink two bowls of herbal tea to go to the fire first! The brothers are all keeping an eye on it, and there must be no situation! ”

"Don't worry, Captain, it's okay to keep it!"

Ma Yang waved at the guards, hung the baton back on his waist, and walked out of the square of the building and towards the outside of the concession.

Tea was available in both the guardhouse and the concession police station, and Ma Yang was too bad to drink. There are also tea houses in the concession, but they are all specially used to pit magnificent customers, and a bowl of water can kill his day's salary, and he is reluctant.

Outside the concession, a new commercial area has been planned, taking the people-friendly route, with a variety of snacks and a wide range of good quality and low prices. It's a few hundred meters away, not too far.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the concession, he heard a loud noise outside, and a voice full of arrogance shouted stiffly: "We are the representatives of the British Empire, and we want to go in to meet your head, get out of the way at once, and let our carriage in!" ”

Ma Yangxin said, who is this, such a fork? I still want to drive the carriage in, it's so beautiful!

He walked over quickly and saw that it was the carriage of the British Consulate in Tianjin. He also knew the person standing below shouting, and a familiar head sticking out of the car window was not Bao Shide, the minister in Tianjin?

"Why is he here? Could it be that Xingshi asks for sin? Still is....... ”

A few thoughts flashed through Ma Yang's mind, and he quickly identified the most suspicious one, and immediately perked up, and said secretly: "The opportunity has come!" As long as things are done well, Uncle Ben will never have to patrol all day in the future! ”

He immediately put on his hat, strode past the sentry post, and shouted at the Englishman in English: "What are you yelling about?!" Do you see the rules here? All vehicles are not allowed in the concession! No one is allowed to carry weapons, what qualifications do you have to make exceptions?! ”

Although the guards in the American Concession have been trained, there are still a few who can speak English proficiently, and he just helped the gate guard to relieve the siege.

Ma Yang is also well-known in the concession area, and the British also know him, and they hate this little white face of many British ladies and ladies who have slept with them, and immediately scolded angrily: "You have to make it clear, we are diplomats of the British Empire!" This time, if you want to ask your Commander Yang for your guilt, please get out of the way immediately! ”

Ma Yang was overjoyed, this was exactly the scene he was looking forward to! Turning around, he motioned for the sentry to call inside, and then sneered at the British: "You are the ones who didn't figure out the situation, right?" What about the British Empire? You have to follow the rules here! Otherwise, where to fight and where to go back! If you dare to break in, don't blame us for not having long eyes! ”

There was a murmur at the gate, and the muzzle of the black hole was like a tree branch sticking out of the watchtower of the bunker, aiming at the British carriage.

Bao Shide's face turned black in the car, but when he saw the sneer on the corner of Ma Yang's mouth, he felt a chill from the heart. The Chinese even dare to sink the warships of the Royal Navy, so how can they care about his carriage? Suppressing his anger, he knocked on the window of the car and snorted, "Okay, don't argue with a bastard who guards the door, let's get out of the car!" (To be continued......)