Chapter 159: The Wonderful Third Brother
Located on the west bank of the Kiltankola River, Barisal was one of the three major river port cities during the British colonization of British British India.
The bustling waterways, coupled with the direct distance from the sea, make it easy to avoid threats from the sea, and the spacious Kiltankola River, except for the battleships that cannot be entered, those cruisers of about 10,000 tons can be unimpeded here.
At this time, a large number of boats were approaching on the course of the Kiltankola River, and the two British soldiers had already thrown away the cigarette butts in their hands, which was a little strange.
There was no news of the arrival of a fleet, and the two rank-and-file British soldiers did not think about war at all.
After all, it has been peaceful for too long, even if the short battle with Fan Yize a few years ago was too far away from the two soldiers.
On the shallows of the river, there are many small wooden boats for fishing, and many British Indian women are washing clothes on the edge of the river.
Everyone was attracted by the approaching fleet, even the British Indians along the Kiltankola River, many of whom stood on the edge of the river and watched.
It was the first time since the construction of this inland port that so many ships were seen in one breath, and many British Indian children frolicked and cheered.
Every time the boat comes, it will bring a lot of delicious candy, which makes most of the children never forget, and the concept of the big boat is equal to delicious goes deep into the hearts of children.
The two British soldiers in the harbor did not suspect it for too long, because the big ships that were getting closer and closer were all flying British flags.
Each of these ships looked very new, and they looked quite different from ordinary cargo ships, but the two soldiers didn't care.
One of them also went to the watch booth of the wharf to report the situation here, and many civilian personnel in charge of the operation of the wharf also reported the situation here at the wharf.
The British Indians on the dock did not know the situation and did not stop the cargo ships that were slowly docking, and the British Indians who worked on the tugboats drove the tugboats to assist these cargo ships, which were thousands of tons, to say the least, to dock at the docks.
Although the length of the passage is only more than 100 meters, the transverse surface of the T-shaped structure is more than 500 meters long, which is enough to accommodate four or five large cargo ships in one go.
Skilled British Indians will soon dock the stopped cargo ship and guide it to dock at the dock.
However, what is puzzling is that many figures wearing white sailor suits can be seen wearing them, and there are people waving to them before, and the ship also gave a signal to dock, but after docking, there is no one.
The two British soldiers on the edge of the dock still did not notice anything unusual, and shouted to the docked ship: "Come down and register." ”
In normal times, merchant ships will dock to transport goods back and forth, and in the absence of wireless communications, coupled with the peaceful environment, no one will think of anything else.
It's like a busy parking lot, and suddenly dozens of strange cars come, and the caretaker of the parking lot will not think that these car owners are here to beat him up.
The cargo ship docked at the wharf, on the side close to the wharf embankment, a huge hatch opens, and the side hatch of the cargo ship that is much higher than the wharf is opened, and the height from the wharf is only about half a meter.
When soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms and armed with rifles jumped off the cargo ship, the two British soldiers were stunned, and many British Indians on the dock were also a little stunned when they saw the two British soldiers with the muzzle of their guns on their heads.
"Who are you?" Two British soldiers were no better, with their muzzles held to their heads, one of them was large. My legs trembled a little.
In front of them, these soldiers dressed in colorful camouflage military uniforms, with H-shaped tactical vests on their bodies, hanging all kinds of individual equipment and carrying items, with pistol holsters and bayonets on their waists, and under a colorful helmet, their faces were also painted with thick camouflage, and it was not clear what these people looked like.
Such a strange outfit, the two have never seen each other, but there is a vague sense of familiarity, but when they are scared, they can't remember anything.
"Squat down and hold your head in your hands." In response to the two British soldiers, it was the cold order, the pure British London accent, which even made the two British soldiers feel like they had encountered a prank.
The two British soldiers who were obediently squatting on the dock, and on the side were a large group of British Indians who could not move their legs, and they watched as they jumped down one by one.
On the side of the cargo ship, another small door opened, and in the middle, a gate about ten meters wide slowly opened, and the soldiers waiting in line jumped off the dock one by one.
Seeing the British Indians in front of him, who didn't know what to do, a man who looked like an officer, he asked the group of British Indians, "Who is your head?" ”
As soon as they heard that it was in British Indian, the group of British Indians seemed to settle down at once, and one of them, all the British Indian men in their forties, raised their hands and said, "I am the foreman here, Harim." ”
When the officer heard this, he took out a small yellow croaker from his pocket, threw it into the hands of the British Indian foreman Harim, and said, "Then please ask Mr. Harim to call more people to come to the ship and help us carry our things down, but it is better to be careful." ”
It doesn't matter who these people are, when they feel the heavy gold in their hands, Harim's saliva is about to flow out, let alone moving things, with this piece of gold, there is no problem in beating these two Britons.
"Okay, okay." Harim suddenly burst into laughter and hurriedly beckoned all the workers to prepare to carry things.
These British Indians were originally dock porters, and this is what they did, and although these people seemed to be unkind, they had nothing to do with them, and they didn't see that they were here to scold the British.
In fact, the reaction of these British Indians was also beyond the expectations of the soldiers of the Red Guard, who did not expect to land so easily, and then landed without encountering any resistance.
Those British Indians were even more interesting, and they directly took the money to work, saving the landing force a lot of work.
However, the two British soldiers on the dock were uncomfortable, tied up, and then thrown into the corner of the dock without hesitation.
It was only when a British officer came over in the square of the wharf with seven or eight Indian colonial troops that he realized that something was wrong.
A few gunshots rang out, and the British officers and several Indian colonial soldiers in the far square fell to the dock square, frightening the nearby British Indians to flee in all directions, and the British Indians here in the dock were also frightened.
The Red Police officer who spoke before reassured: "You can work at ease, we are here to fight the British." ”