"You guys, come over here and help!" A Qing army officer saw a handful of dream people of the East China Sea team whispering in a corner of the deck, and his heart was suddenly a little dissatisfied.

As the young Zhuang faction of the Beiyang Naval Division, he was somewhat dissatisfied with the rule of the Admiral, and seeing that he was about to exchange fire with the Yue army at this moment, these sailors could still hide here to grind foreign workers, which was really infuriating. If he were to serve as the admiral, it would be necessary to make the military regulations of the Beiyang Fleet more severe, and at least to deal with these sailors who were passive and sluggish.

Hearing this, Huang Zhi hurriedly trotted over with three steps and two steps, putting on a humble attitude of being taught, and verbally responding, "My subordinates must follow the instructions of Lord Guan and Belt." ”

Although this person is not the pipe band of the Dingyuan ship, the person who really holds this position is Liu Buyun, the chief soldier of the right wing, but the so-called thousands of clothes are not worn, Huang Zhi's admiring expression and sincere tone instantly made him flutter, seeing that this little soldier has an indescribable cordiality, he has long forgotten the dissatisfaction in his heart just now, and politely explained, "You go to the ammunition compartment to move a few boxes of 305 mm shells for the main gun, and you can use them for a while." ”

Seeing that this mission could have something to do with the main gun, Huang Zhi naturally accepted it without complaint, and walked with his teammates to the ammunition compartment located below the deck. According to his and Sima Fuqiang's guesses, this person should be the relevant general of the Dingyuan ship who specializes in the main gun, and the two discussed while resisting the shells, and a plan to use this person to achieve the transfer of the flag slowly took shape in their discussion.

By the time the people had done the hard work of resisting the shells in the dream, the time finally came to 12 o'clock at noon. After a hasty lunch, the blurred figure of the warship finally appeared clearly in the field of vision of the Dingyuan ship.

After about half an hour, the two sides finally entered each other's range, and the old commander Ding Ruchang, surnamed anxious, took the lead in ordering fire, and then the entire Beiyang fleet launched a round of uneven "salvos", which failed to hit any target, and everyone in the East China Sea team frowned.

After seeing this round of so-called "salvos", Sima Fuqiang finally had a personal experience of the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Naval Division. At this level, it is almost impossible to win, even if the Donghai team tries to help Ding Ruchang keep the letter flag, at most it can only recover a little decline, making the defeat not so ugly. If you want to turn defeat into victory, you must first send these half-barrel water pipe belts of the Beiyang Sailor back to the Sailor School for a few more years.

Three minutes later, the army launched a counterattack, and immediately several ships of the Beiyang Fleet hung their colors, but fortunately, the steel plates of these ironclad ships were thick enough, and they would not break their muscles and bones for a while.

At this time, Huang Zhi followed closely beside the general in charge of artillery, flattering without a word, but there was something strange in his heart. With his C-rank "social" skills, "Kindness" should be a little better than it is now. However, the relationship between this Qing army general and Huang Zhi only stayed at the stage of friendship, but it could not reach the point of intimacy, which was really incomprehensible to him.

At the moment, Huang Zhi didn't have any extra thoughts to ponder these things, so he had to temporarily give up his useless efforts and focus on the business of his eyes.

Following this general, surnamed Li, Huang Zhi was able to swagger between the various artillery pieces without arousing the objections of others. He also took this opportunity to observe the situation of the main guns on the Dingyuan ship.

There are a total of 14 guns of various types on the Dingyuan ship, plus three torpedo tubes. Two 150 mm secondary guns and eight 37 mm rotary barrel cannons can be ignored, and the four 305 mm main guns are located in two hydro-powered turrets, next to each side of the bridge.

Walking around the bridge, Huang Zhi was basically able to confirm which main gun was about to have an accident, because that main gun made a strange sound that was obviously different from the other three main guns when it turned away. He had to lament the pathetic of ignorance again, with such obvious abnormal signs, no one on the Dingyuan ship cared.

Of course, this cannot be completely blamed on the officers and men on the Dingyuan ship, after all, China was still in a slash-and-burn feudal society at this time, and basically had no concept of steel equipment in the era of Western big machines. For a modern person like Huang Zhi, it is not surprising that he would notice the abnormal sound of the main cannon when he knew in advance that there was a main cannon that was going to explode. For the ancients more than a hundred years ago, in the deafening sound of artillery fire, they would not have paid attention to the slightest difference.

Finding an excuse to leave the general, Huang Zhi slipped back to his teammates and reported the situation to the captain.

Sima Fuqiang pondered for a moment and asked, "What is the name of that general?" What is your role? "After all, he is not a jack of all trades, it is not easy to remember that the pipe band of the Dingyuan ship is Liu Buchan, and as for a junior officer on the Dingyuan ship, he can't get into his eyes at all.

However, this is Huang Zhi's strong point, "I asked him when I was talking to him just now, his surname is Li, and he is the main gun of the Dingyuan ship." ”

"It's a cannon, the official position is not big, but it can be used." The corners of Sima Fuqiang's mouth involuntarily showed a hint of a smile.

After a simple exchange of words, the plan to protect the letter flag finally became perfect.

"Xiaofeng, come with me, open your mouth!" Huang Zhi's sailor suit on his body, if he wants to see Ding Ruchang's old man, it is better to be formal. Although he still didn't know the damn punishment of the Donghai team in the dream world, he had already sensed that something was wrong from the communication with the surname Li just now, so he was more cautious at the moment.

Xiaofeng already had the consciousness of obeying all orders, and knew that time was tight at the moment, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions, but obediently followed Huang Zhi to the bridge.

Coming to the stairs of the bridge, they were stopped by two guards.

Huang Zhi immediately moved out of the name of Zhengpaiben, saying that there was an urgent official report.

Because the Dingyuan ship sails on the vast ocean, unlike ordinary military camps, it is naturally impossible for idle people to mix in, and the guards are more like they can't imagine that there is such an existence as a dream man in the world, and they will not suspect that there are boring sailors who dare to break into the bridge in the name of the main gunner, so they let the two go up.

On the bridge, Huang Zhi asked Xiaofeng to guard the corridor, from where he could rush to the location of the letter flag in the shortest possible time, and then he walked into the captain's room by himself.

The gray-bearded Ding Ruchang looked at the little soldier who suddenly came in in a daze, and couldn't figure out when the soldiers of the sailor division had become so lawless, and even the captain's room was indiscriminate.

Without waiting for the other party to open his mouth, Huang Zhi preemptively reported, "Lord Admiral, Lord Ben found that there was a problem with one of the main guns in the right battery during the inspection, and there may be an explosion accident, so I ordered my subordinates to come and urge Lord Admiral to temporarily evacuate the bridge and return after troubleshooting." ”

"How can this be true? As the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division, how could the old man leave his post without permission. Besides, the letter flag is here, if the old man leaves, how can he command the fleet? The veteran's face was filled with righteous indignation, and his beard shook and shook.

I have to admit that this veteran is indeed a patriotic general, but he is a little old and inflexible, Huang Zhi had to remind, "Then please take the letter flag and leave the bridge temporarily." ”

"The letter flag is the soul of my sailor, how can you easily leave the bridge, don't talk nonsense! You go and tell Li Zheng to solve the problem quickly, and then you have to discuss it again! This should be the so-called historical habitual surname, Ding Ruchang may not really be so stubborn, but the dream world refuses to let the people in the dream easily change the direction of history.

Huang Zhi knew that it was useless to talk more, maybe the main cannon was about to explode, and if he was entangled with this stubborn old man for a while, he would have to take his own little life, even if he didn't die, it would be half a life. Pretending to obey the order to retreat, as soon as he went out, Huang Zhi gave a color to Xiaofeng, who was already eager to try, and he walked down the stairs quickly and left this dangerous place.

After receiving the order to capture the flag, Xiaofeng suddenly activated the "speed" effect, rushed behind the herald holding the flag like a smoke, and smashed the opponent on the back of the head with a punch, instantly knocking the unlucky guy to the ground, and seeing that he couldn't escape the impending catastrophe.

In the captain's room, Ding Ruchang was stunned to see the almost mutiny of his soldiers, and immediately shouted, "Someone! Take down this rebellious guy for me! ”

Xiaofeng just wanted to turn around and return from the staircase, but saw the two sailors guarding the stairs rushing up when he heard this. If it was placed at another time, Xiaofeng wouldn't mind letting these two people over. But this was on the boat, and unless he was going to jump into the sea and drift back on his own, he must not hurt any of his colleagues again. Moreover, the purpose of the captain and Huang Zhi was to change the tide of the battle, not to cause chaos for Ding Ruchang, so he could only turn around and flee in the opposite direction.

It's a pity that the ship is not as good as other places, because of the limited space, not only is there only one staircase to lead to the deck, but the corridors are very narrow, which is not conducive to Xiaofeng to use his exclusive skills at all. After a few efforts, he was cornered at the end of a corridor with no way out.

At this time, Huang Zhi had already arrived on the deck to meet his teammates, seeing that Xiaofeng was trapped, and was about to find a way to rescue him, but saw that the kid actually relied on his agile skills, jumped directly from the five-meter-high bridge, and after rolling on the spot, he stood up unscathed.

At this moment, one of the main guns on the left side of the Dingyuan made a deafening loud bang - it exploded.

Immediately afterwards, the shells stacked in the turret exploded violently, directly lifting the entire turret to a height of half a sky, and even blowing up half of the adjacent bridge. Even the dream man of the East China Sea team, who had been mentally prepared in advance, was taken aback, and Sima Fuqiang hurriedly took out the tower shield to support it, protecting his teammates behind him to avoid being injured by the fragments flying everywhere.

Huang Zhi poked his head out, looked at Xiaofeng on the other side of the bridge and the letter flag wrapped around him, and couldn't help but clench his fists.

The letter flag is saved!

(To be continued)