The emergency assembly bugle sounded, and the sound of big leather boots trampling on the deck was as loud as thunder. In a short time, the Zhiyuan gathered 260 sailors who did not have any combat readiness duty.
Xiang Ying was wearing a straight military uniform. He had wiped his face with ice cubes just now, sweeping away the tiredness from before. Now he was standing in front of the military formation in a heroic manner.
"Take a break! Stand at attention!" Xiang Ying gave a military salute and then said loudly, "Remember, this is not an act. This emergency gathering is not an act!"
"Our mission has encountered the most serious provocation in history. Aixinjueluo Zaichun, a disciple of Emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty and our head of state, was just attacked by unidentified armed men!"
"This is murder, this is a provocation to the whole of Asia! We, the Chinese people, and the Qing Dynasty are in a friendly alliance, and we will suffer both losses and prosperity!"
"The north of the Qing Empire has our largest industrial zone, and the south of the Qing Empire has our richest financial market. Protecting the safety of Emperor Tongzhi is also an unshirkable obligation of our Chinese army!"
"Provoking Your Majesty is tantamount to provoking the Chinese people and provoking our head of state! Can we agree?"
"Can't! Can't! Can't!" In just a few words, more than two hundred naval soldiers were ignited with anger in their hearts, and the roar frightened the British on the shore to stagger.
"Okay! Now that the enemy has arrived, we can't be polite! From now on, live ammunition will be distributed throughout the ship, and the sailors will go ashore to protect the safety of His Majesty the Emperor!"
"This is a foreign country. If we don't protect our compatriots, who else can protect them?"
"This is actual combat, not a drill! If an attacker appears again, I allow you to shoot immediately!"
With a bang, brand-new Mausers were distributed to the sailors one after another. Boxes of bullets were pried open, and bright yellow bullets were stuffed into the weapon belts around their waists. Fifty rounds of bullets were distributed to each person, and even Every ten people can also get four coins*.
With real guns and live ammunition in hand, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense. Cai Bixia stood in the corner without saying a word and looked at Xiang Ying with a stern look on his face.
"How did you become like this? Do you really not blush when you tell lies? How did you become like this?"
"Check weapons!" There was a clatter of gun bolts being pulled, and the murderous sailors loaded the bullets directly.
"Disembark and greet His Majesty the Emperor!" More than two hundred sailors began to disembark in squad units. The cast-iron bridge was trampled with a loud bang, and the British citizens on the shore fled for cover.
"What happened to the Chinese? Why did they come ashore with live ammunition? What are they doing? God, are they crazy?"
It was not just the sailors on the Zhiyuan who were going crazy. Just after the first batch of soldiers stepped onto the street on the shore, a tsunami-like exclamation suddenly sounded on Dongfang Street.
People saw all the people on the street running towards the east, looking up and stretching their necks.
"What's wrong? Can anyone tell me what's wrong? Why are you running? What are you looking at?"
"Stop asking, run quickly. The emperor of the Qing Empire is back. I heard he is going to Capitol Hill carrying an assassin's head to ask for an explanation!"
"Oh God! What happened to this world? The emperor was actually forced to kill someone with his own hands. Where did the assassin come from!"
Xiang Ying and Lin Zhen looked at each other and shouted in unison, "March urgently, meet His Majesty the Emperor immediately, and protect the Emperor!" With a roar, the big leather boots trampled on the stone road like thunder, and more than two hundred sailors rushed over with murderous intent. .
No one will be shocked by what they saw today. The history books of all countries will vividly describe today's scene. Emperor Tongzhi stormed into the Congress with his head raised.
A blood-stained open carriage, the wounded in the carriage had been settled in the suburban barracks, and dozens of London's best surgeons began to treat the wounded.
But Zai Chun did not calm down the anger in his heart. He ignored the dissuasion of the Guards and drove the carriage onto the road. He wanted the whole of London to see what happened today, and the head that was chopped off by his own hands was... Place it next to the driver's seat.
Zai Chun's face was ashen, and sparks flashed across the stone road as the wheels ran over it. The surviving Forbidden City guards with swords and eunuchs who were able to move surrounded the military vehicle and watched everything around them vigilantly.
The most embarrassing thing was the British Royal Guards. They had to provide protection, but at this moment, Emperor Tongzhi didn't trust them at all. When he got within ten meters, he was yelled aside by the little emperor, and he could only hang far behind.
The officer of the Imperial Guard turned pale with fright. To be honest, he used to look down on the little emperor. He thought to himself that even if a thirteen-year-old child becomes the emperor, what ability can he have?
But today, the proud Imperial Guards were so scolded by Emperor Tongzhi that they did not dare to approach.
Everyone saw with their own eyes the scene of Emperor Tongzhi killing an assassin, and how he cut off the head of a living person alive.
Killing is very simple, but most people can't do this kind of killing that is similar to slaughtering.
The shocked British Guards had a sense of awe towards Zai Chun. At this moment, no one dared to step forward and touch the tiger's butt.
Entering the city, more and more citizens were watching. It seemed that Zai Chun was deliberately trying to make things worse. He began to slow down the carriage. He just wanted more London citizens to see what happened today. A scene that lets them see how they were assassinated.
"Oh God! He is really the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Look at him covered in blood..."
"I heard that there were three waves of assassins who ambush and assassinate the emperor. The brave Emperor of China fought bloody battles with his guards, killing dozens of assassins and beheading the thief with his own hands!"
"Look at that head, that's the head of the assassin leader, cut off by the emperor himself!"
"Ugh..." There were more people who couldn't even say anything and squatted on the ground in disgust when they saw the dirty head and vomited wildly.
At this time, there were dense footsteps outside the crowd. "Get out of the way, everyone, get out of the way! The Zhiyuan sailors are here to escort you. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Zhiyuan sailors are here to escort you!"
More than two hundred sailors with guns and ammunition finally rushed over, surrounding the military vehicle and making an airtight defense.
Zai Chun finally saw his relatives. When he saw the familiar military uniforms, the numb expression on his face finally relaxed a little, and his eye circles turned red and he almost cried.
Xiang Ying rushed to the carriage, stood at attention, saluted, and shouted in the most respectful voice, "Your Majesty, Xiang Ying, the captain of the Zhiyuan, is here to report. Please forgive me for being late!"
At this time, Emperor Tongzhi did not doubt Xiang Ying at all. He thought that the assassin was French. When he saw his senior brother coming, all the previous conflicts and frictions were suddenly thrown into the Pacific Ocean.
"Senior brother! Wuwuwu... I almost couldn't see you, I couldn't see the master!"
"Your Majesty, don't cry. I am protecting you. Where are you going? Even if you are going to Buckingham Palace to reason, I will protect you and rush over!"
