Chapter 18 Shocking Gambling
When the two sides got closer, Huang Tianxia saw the opponent clearly in the telescope, and was stunned. When he turned around, he happened to see Fu Sibo looking at him with questioning eyes. He couldn't help but blurt out: "No, even such a small boat dares to come out and hang out!"
The five warships that caught my eye were all antiques from the front gold. The flagship was a double-brid fast-sentence ship with an estimated tonnage of only 100 tons. There were more than ten rowing paddles on both sides. The bow and stern of the ship were equipped with a four-pound cannon. The secondary cannons on both sides were all two-pound cannons. In order to strengthen firepower, more than ten rifles were specially set up on each side.
Behind them are four double-cloaked ships with a tonnage of less than fifty tons, all of which are double-brid and four oars. The artillery is simply replaced with cheap two-pound cannons, and dozens of fixed rifles are installed to enhance firepower.
However, this kind of warship and fast-sentence ship were both naval ships of the Former Jin. The Shuangpan Ship was originally a transport ship of the Former Jin Naval. Later, due to its excellent performance, it was changed to a warship in the later years of the Former Jin. First, women's walls and baffles were installed on the top of the bulwark, and then artillery was installed at the gun position.
Not to mention that this kind of goods has never been seen by the Second Fleet, even the First Fleet has long been eliminated. You should know that the predecessor of the First Fleet was the former Jinshan East Outer Sea Navy. When the Restoration Army of the Republic of China was conquered Shandong, a part of the Shandong Outer Sea Navy Navy joined the founding father Lin Siyuan, and the warships he brought happened to be several double-paned ships and fast-sentence ships.
But not to mention Huang Tianxia and Fu Sibo were stunned when everyone saw the faces of the Fengtian Army warships clearly, they were all shocked. Soon the joke of "What a great Fengtian Army Fleet" spread throughout the navy.
The Feng army also complained. These warships are always stationed in Dalian, and they usually do things like intercepting and smuggling. They are all small boats that cannot leave the sea. Moreover, they have been in service for nearly a hundred years. The ships are aging very badly and cannot leave the shore when they encounter strong winds and waves.
Walking south from Dalian, he did not make any preparations to encounter the enemy navy, so he prepared to shoot a few shots on the other side and leave.
At this time, with the roar of Fu Sibo, a maniac of warship collection, "Don't sink! Cultural relics! That's cultural relics!", the sailors of the First Fleet had loaded shells and aimed the muzzle at the enemy ship. Huang Tianxia shouted: "Don't fire volleys! Each ship fired me six solid bullets!"
Accompanied by the roar of the nine-pound cannon, the entire hull of the flagship trembled violently, and the shells roared in front of the Fengtian warship, raising a heavy water curtain, which made the Fengtian army feel heartbroken and immediately stopped moving forward.
Fu Sinian listened to the squeaking of the entire hull in the stern building, patted Huang Tianxia on the shoulder and said, "This ship will not disintegrate, right?"
Huang Tianxia's flagship "Di Qing" has been in service for more than 70 years, and the hull has also aged severely. As soon as the fire is fired, it seems that there is a danger of structural disintegration.
However, Huang Tianxia, who was in high spirits, had no time to pay attention to him. He just gave orders in a hurry. Usually, there were only the chance for others to laugh at him. Today, there was a rare opportunity for such a few live treasures to come, so he naturally showed his majesty.
An officer next to him replied for Huang Tianxia: "As long as you don't have a volley of all ships, don't worry! It's absolutely okay!"
At this time, all the Fengtian warships remained in place and did not move, and they did not dare to run or attack. Their maximum range of four-pound cannons was only 400 meters, and the effective range of two-pound cannons was only about 100 meters.
In their eyes, the First Fleet's warships were very large and numerous, and the number of artillery was surprisingly large, followed by a new steam warship.
Fortunately, the nine-crew gun of the First Fleet had a range of 1,400 meters. After a long period of wear, the current range is only above 1,100 meters. The Fengtian army's warships happened to be outside the range. However, the Fengtian army knew very well that even if they wanted to run, they could not escape the steam speedboat, so they could only beg for mercy here with flags.
Fortunately, Huang Tianxia was in a good mood today, so when the Fengtian Army saw the flag verbs from the First Fleet, they were all happy.
"You guys run!"
"Now we have the upper hand, run quickly!"
"Not coming in the future! No fireworks on the other side are allowed to come!"
After seeing the content of the flag language, the Fengtian warship immediately turned around and ran away. The speed was surprisingly high, which put the performance of these antique goods to the limit, and was afraid that the First Fleet would suddenly repent and chase after them.
When the Fengtian army warships disappeared from sight, the warships of the Third Fleet and the Fourth Fleet turned around and left when they saw that the First Fleet was easily won. Huang Tianxia, in a happy mood, asked the sailors to find a bottle of good wine, poured the wine into the cup, and toasted Fu Sbo. Suddenly, I remembered something and asked: "What big bet? No matter how big the bet, I have seen it. Sbo, tell me, what are you betting?"
Fu Sibo was trying to upset Huang Tianxia's appetite: "Guess?"
Huang Tianxia said carelessly: "I can't guess, can it be the commander of the Second Fleet..."
Fu Sbo clapped his hands and his face became even more proud: "That's it!"
Huang Tianxia opened his mouth wide in surprise, grabbed Fu Sbo's hand and asked repeatedly: "Chiang lost the commander? Who won? Who is the commander now?"
Fu Boss pushed Huang Tianxia away, then spread his hands and said in detail: "That night, we played Paijiu. Lao Xiao's luck was very good, so Lao Jiang was very unlucky. He lost from beginning to end. As a result, Lao Xiao was embarrassed to beat him, so he said let everyone break up..."
Regardless of Huang Tianxia's eager gaze, Fu Boss drank some wine, and then said slowly: "As a result, Lao Jiang refused and said he wanted to continue. Everyone advised him many times, but he refused. As a result, everyone changed to play mahjong, and Lao Jiang lost again. He lost 600,000 to 700,000 yuan in one night, almost losing all his savings."
Huang Tianxia shook his head and interrupted, "Old Jiang... is this kind of personality!"
Fu Boss continued: "At this time, Lao Xiao was really embarrassed, and everyone persuaded him, but Lao Jiang refused. As soon as he was angry, he insisted that Lao Xiao bet with him alone, and he was crazy about gambling... You know that Lao Xiao is now the deputy commander, and Lao Jiang is the acting commander."
Huang Tianxia also sighed: "The two guys have grown up wearing pants since they were young. They have nothing to say about their relationship. Later, they hurt their relationship to pursue the same woman. Although Lao Xiao was hugged by a beautiful woman, Lao Jiang kept suppressing Lao Xiao for half the level. Now it is said that they are fighting very hard for the position of commander. After all, Lao Jiang is just an agent!"
"Yes, Lao Jiang decided to finish it all. That day, Lao Xiao won almost two million yuan. As a result, Lao Jiang paid his acting commander a price of 10 million yuan, and Lao Xiao's deputy commander a price of 8 million yuan. A card counts 50,000 yuan. If you don't bet, you will not bet on your life or death..."
Chapter completed!