Thick lead clouds pressed down in the sky, and the waves on the sea began to become restless as if they had been stirred by Poseidon's trident. Dull thunder came from the distant sky, and lightning danced in the clouds.
The gloomy sky like a pot lid pressed down on the sea. The rumbling thunder was actually mixed with the roar of artillery. Two wooden sailboats, one large and one small, were speeding through the breaking waves.
"Full left rudder... get the starboard muzzle ready for firing, fire in a T-shape..."
"Full right rudder...lower half sail...Everyone on the deck should pay attention to avoid enemy gunfire..."
On the ocean, the frigates and merchant ships were completely desperate, regardless of the coming storm. Everyone was secreting adrenaline rapidly, and people's emotions were extremely excited.
In the era of sailing battleships, the artillery was hidden on both sides of the hull. If you wanted to engage in an artillery battle, you had to turn sideways on the hull and form a T-shaped angle with the enemy ship.
In other words, if the French battleship wants to accurately hit the Italian cargo ship, it must conduct a zigzag pursuit on the sea and constantly shoot alternately with the port and starboard sides.
Although this method of shooting reduces the speed of the ship, it can ensure the concentrated fire of the artillery. Otherwise, the two bow guns on the deck alone may not be able to hit a small fast merchant ship even after one year of firing.
This was the naval battle mode of that era. When rifled guns were not yet popular, naval battles could not guarantee accuracy at all, and could only be fought in the extremely wasteful mode of salvo.
"Gunner, get ready... fire!" With a roar in the cabin, 32 cannons on the starboard side roared and smoke filled the entire cabin, choking even the old sailor to cough desperately.
"Damn it! Missed again..." The frigate captain almost threw away the telescope. Just before his eyes, he saw a big wave rising from the stern of the Italian merchant ship, and all the projectiles hit the wall-like waves.
"Continue to advance in a zigzag manner, and prepare the port artillery... Brave French soldiers, we have bitten the tail of the big fish, we must not let go, and fight for the honor of the motherland..."
There was great joy on the frigate, and morale increased by another three points. At the same time, Italian sailors on merchant ships were cheering.
"God is blessing us. This is the third salvo we have escaped. We are unscathed. Let us continue to move forward and rush into the heavy rain ahead. By then, the frigate's artillery will all become mute..."
At this time, even Xiao Letian doubted whether he really had the help of Bailing. Maybe he really had a real dragon to protect him. How come he didn't get a single shell from three volleys?
"Master Long, do you think I have to go to church for a service later? Maybe God really favors me..."
Before Long Ye could answer, a large wave suddenly surged up from the port side without any symptoms. The wave was more than six meters high. Xiao Letian couldn't stand still and rolled down like a football.
"Sir..." Mr. Long made a leap and grabbed Xiao Letian's ankle, but he himself had no place to stay, and the two of them were about to fall into the waves.
"Protect the guests, protect our employer..." Captain Alexander grabbed the cable with one hand and rushed towards Xiao Letian. At this time, four sailors around him quickly threw the cable to Xiao Letian, shouting in Italian.
"Master Long, grab the rope..." Xiao Letian's roar was swallowed up by the huge waves. On the violent sea, even if his martial arts skills were as high as Xiang Shaolong's, they would have no use.
Long Ye failed to grab any of the four ropes. In the blink of an eye, the two of them fell into the rolling waves, and the bow of the ship screamed in surprise.
"Oh God! Oh my God! In such a storm, no one can come out alive. Our mission has failed..." Captain Alexander cried.
Prussian intelligence officer Paul was already crazy. He shouted to all the sailors, "Save people, save people quickly... This is an ally of the Kingdom of Prussia, and he is the prime minister of a country... Have you forgotten that Italy is an ally of Prussia?" Are you in the army? Any one of us can die, but the Prime Minister of the East cannot die..." After saying this, Paul jumped into the sea.
Paul is right. During the Austro-Prussian War, Italy and Prussia were really allies. One fought on the northern front and the other fought on the southern front. They were die-hard allies. Now their diplomatic relations are at their closest.
Without saying a word, these sailors followed Paul and jumped into the sea like dumplings. Captain Alexander shed tears of distress, "Oh God bless them, don't let anything happen, don't let anything happen!"
Little heads dived in and out of the waves one by one. People waved their arms and swam desperately. Everyone was looking for Xiao Letian who fell into the water.
At this time, the Wing King below the deck also rushed up. One look at this posture and it was clear that he was a general who commanded the army after all, and his mind was not confused at all.
"Don't mess up, everyone, don't mess up... Aren't there empty barrels on the deck? Tie them together with ropes and throw them into the sea. I believe in Mr. Long's skill. As long as he is given a little help, he can bring people to the sea. Get rescued...follow my command!"
But who can understand Chinese? King Yi didn't even speak English. Everyone looked at him dumbfounded and didn't know what he was talking about. King Yi was so anxious that he had no choice but to rush over and untie the rope and start tying the barrel.
These are wooden barrels used to transport grease. There are ready-made rope holes on the edges for easy fastening. In a short time, three consecutive wooden barrels were thrown into the sea.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and tie the barrel... Hurry up!" King Yi almost lost his mind.
"It's useless. The storm is too big. Even if they grab the barrel, they can't get on the ship. Please be sensible..." The captain's dissuasion couldn't stop King Yi's efforts at all, and at this moment, there was a sudden sudden change in the cabin. A figure flashed out, leaving everyone present stunned.
"Oh my god, is this an angel? It turns out that the person wearing the black cloak is a woman!" As the sailors exclaimed, a beautiful oriental woman walked out, who turned out to be Xiao Letian's wife Huniu.
"Master Shi, let me help you... If they don't save me, I will do it myself..." The tearful Huniu tied herself to the mast with a rope, and then imitated King Yi and started tying the barrel.
"You can't die. You said you would take me to Europe for my honeymoon! You also said you would be the first person to honeymoon in China. You have already boasted. How could you not fulfill your promise? Wuwuwu..."
Huniu's tears fell like broken pearls, and it was impossible to tell which drop was rain and which drop was tears.
It is April now, and Xiao Letian held his wedding to Fuhui and Huniu in early March. At the wedding, Xiao Letian promised to take the two women on a honeymoon. Although no one knows what a honeymoon is, hearing the name already makes all women’s eyes dazzle.
Xiao Letian married two equal wives at once, which was already a very deviant thing in the Qing Dynasty. If he took two more daughters-in-law to go abroad together, I am afraid that the senior officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty would start to think things over. In the end, Fuhui showed his style and stayed to deal with the court. In the eyes of the Manchus, if you don't leave a hostage in the country, how can they rest assured.
In Xiao Letian's plan, Huniu followed him to Europe for their honeymoon, and later he would take Fuhui to Ryukyu, Japan, and even the United States for their honeymoon. There are only two women here, how can they have a bowl of water?
But today, before Huniu set foot on the European continent, Xiao Letian had an accident and fell into the sea in a storm. Huniu was about to collapse. She cried out Xiao Letian's name, and her hands were bleeding from the brown rope, but she still didn't stop.
Following closely behind were A Chou's figures, as well as Ping'er and Fangguan, the family members Xiao Letian brought to Europe. But today, all these women rushed to the deck, crying to tie the barrels, and numbly followed King Yi.
From ancient times to the present, women and children have been the most touching groups. When Xiao Letian’s woman walked onto the deck in grief and anger, all the sailors present were infected. They knew that this method of saving people was ineffective, but they still managed to save lives. Together, we throw a bunch of barrels into the sea.
"Continue, keep putting barrels in. The more barrels there are on the sea, the higher the chance of sir being rescued. I believe in Mr. Long's ability..."
"God bless his people, let us pray for the guests from the East... European gentlemen, we can't let women cry, come here to help, forget about that damn frigate..." At this point, even Italy The captain came over to help.
At this time, there were more than ten wooden barrels floating on the sea. All the people around the barrels were human heads. No one could find Xiao Letian and Long Ye.
"Mr. Xiao...Mr. Xiang...where are you..." Everyone was shouting, in English, German, Italian and Chinese, echoing back and forth on the sea, with the sound of intensive artillery firing.
Time passed by, and the huge waves on the sea showed no sign of weakening. People could even see the edge of the heavy rain zone ahead.
"Xiao Letian... you bastard, get out of here... get out of here..." Huniu lay on the side of the ship, crying and cursing, and her miserable voice made all the sailors present moved.
"Poor woman, great love! I didn't expect that Orientals express love more eagerly than us..." Just as the captain was sighing with emotion, a sudden exclamation came from the sea.
"Discovered...Mr. Xiao finally showed up..." Amid the pointing sounds of the crowd, two heads emerged from the waves fifty meters outside the ship's side. Who else could it be if they weren't Xiao Letian and Long Ye.
"Quick, throw in more barrels...Xiang Shaolong, let these Europeans see what you are capable of..." As he spoke, His Highness King Yi used all his strength to throw a string of barrels, and the rotating barrels went straight into the distance. Xiang Shaolong flew away.
At this time, Mr. Long was desperate. He wiped the sea water on his face with his hand, dragged Xiao Letian and swam towards the nearest wooden barrel. "Sir, don't worry if you hug the wooden barrel, I will come to rescue you right away..." "
Just when all the sailors on the cargo ship were stunned, Long Ye suddenly threw out a white wave, and his vigorous figure jumped out of the water. His feet clicked rapidly on the barrel, and his whole body seemed to be flying on the sea.
"Oh... what is this? A sea god from the east? He can actually fly on the water..."
