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Chapter 30 The Longest Day (Part 2)

"Sir! Sir! The fire broke out in Si Shui! The smoke surged up half a day!" Zhiyuan's deputy manager Chen Jinping rushed into the Luojing Bridge with a panic look on his face. The telescope was hung on his chest, and he was breathing in a few words.

Deng Shichang was originally sitting on the nautical chair, and when he heard this, he stood up as soon as he thrust his waist.

Chen Jinping and Deng Shichang secretly went ashore and saw the tense atmosphere between Chinese schools and natives. These days, those on Zhiyuan who knew the inside story knew the tension in Sishui and had a lot of thoughts. They all hoped that Zhiyuan would not have anything to do when he was here. Unexpectedly, he would not avoid this chaos!

The smoke columns have risen, reflecting the unique transparent blue sky in the South China Sea, which is so shocking!

The crowds on the dock were already in agitation, running around like little ants. These days, Chinese people have been isolated from the dock and are not allowed to deal with Zhiyuan Laiyuan. The docks are full of indigenous coolies. Now they are like chicken blood, rushing towards Sishui with a strange cry!

There were also foreign soldiers around the mountaintop fort not far from the port. The native light infantry rushed into the basement with their hats. The sound of ticking sounds sounded in a ball. Looking back, the sailors above were running around in a row, all rushing to the side of the deck, pointing to the smoke column that soared into the sky!

Two old Dutch armored cruisers began to burn the boiler, and black smoke began to look out. Their sailors were also running around on the deck, heading for their own battle positions. The anchor chains began to come out of water in a daze, and the signal flag was also rising in a hurry.

Chen Jinping held the telescope and looked at Deng Shichang: "Military Gate, what should we do?"

Deng Shichang's eyes fell over and looked at his Zhiyuan. None of the sailors dared to make noise in front of this majestic military gate, but they also rushed to the side of the deck towards Sishui, and stood on tiptoe and tried their best to see farther away.

Deng Shichang pounded the railing: "It turns out to be as Lord Xu said! The foreign devils are not kind to us!"

Chen Jinping held up the telescope and said loudly: "Military Gate, Lai Yuan raises the banner and ask what to do with the military Gate!"

Deng Shichang frowned into the character "Chuan", gritted his teeth, and the beads of sweat had already rolled down. Many sailors and Jiang Bei below raised their heads and looked at Deng Shichang standing on the bridge! He was the captain of the two ships this time!

Chen Jinping pointed his finger at the direction of two Dutch cruisers again: "The foreign devils have hung their flags and ordered my ship not to pull anchors or make fires. They will protect our safety! Military gates, they ordered us to lower the muzzles and cover the cannon suits according to the public laws of the Navy of All Nations!"

Deng Shichang's sweat was doubled, and all kinds of thoughts were tangled into a ball in his mind. If there was any conflict in this place, then his future in the country would end here, and maybe there would be some unexpected disasters!

But let your Zhiyuan lower the muzzle in front of the foreign devil warship? This is surrender!

He bit his lips tightly and smashed the railing hard: "Create a fire, raise an anchor, and the officials and officials will take their place. Hold the banner, and no one will offend me, and I will not offend me! Let's go far and act according to my instructions, and do not violate it!"

Chen Jinping rushed back to the bridge and issued a loud order to the sound tube. The eyes of each battle position conveyed the same order loudly. The crowds on the deck immediately dispersed and each took their place. The two main guns at the bow and stern of the ship lifted off the cannon suit and began to rotate slowly under the action of the hydraulic mechanism.

Lai Yuan was panicked and hung up the banner again.

"Please think twice about Deng Junmen!"

Deng Shichang just stared at the opposite side, watching the smoke columns soaring into the sky turn from more than a dozen clusters to dozens of clusters. There are more and more. Some cries seem to float over with the sea breeze.

Now Xu Yifan is still carrying dozens of entourages, and is also in an unexpected place! He once told himself that Zhiyuan Laiyuan is his imperial envoy, and he is the support of the tens of thousands of Chinese people in Sishui. Could it be that he has the heart to leave them behind?

Several old Krupp and Armstrong cannons on the hilltop fort on the side of the port have slowly shook. If Zhiyuanlai and Yuan run at full speed, some of these old cannons with black gunpowder packs are not a threat at all. However, it will take four or five hours for two ships to lift the boiler. The immovable warships are the targets for these land turrets!

As for the Dutch armored cruiser on the opposite side of the second, Deng Shichang had not kept it in his eyes.

The sea is blue and the sky is blue. At this time, Deng Shichang actually felt that he had never encountered such a difficult situation to decide.

The signal of Laiyuan was sent again and again. Chen Jinping held the telescope and just looked at Deng Shichang. Looking at his expression, he seemed to hope to hear Deng Shichang's order to turn off the fire. On the other hand, he didn't want to hear this order at all!

There was another riot in front of the pier on the land. A large number of indigenous coolies who were rushing towards Sishui Port, dodging to both sides like waves. Some of the indigenous people in the distance picked up stones and threw them in that direction. The dozens of foreign soldiers and dozens of water police guarded on the pier were all running towards that place. The heads were black. Deng Shichang's eyes turned to that place, and the Zhiyuan and the officers and soldiers of the lane also turned to that place.

Gradually, I saw a flag flying above the surging people's heads. Chen Jinping screamed: "It's Lord Xu! Did he escape from Sishui?"

Deng Shichang loudly ordered: "Put the sampan, the sailors hold the oars, and land on the shore to pick up Lord Xu!"

It is natural and self-evident to accept the imperial envoy of his own country to go to danger. Even Laiyuan held the same banner: "Come on Lord Xu!" Their sampan began to hang into the water. The two strong sailors gathered together, carrying rifles to prepare to flood the water.

This action made the two Dutch soldiers more nervous. Several foreign officers didn't even have time to hang the signal flags, and shouted at the fully armed sailors at the top of their lungs. Although they didn't understand, they knew what they meant. Just look at the small-caliber rapid-fire weapons such as Hakikas, Nordenfe, Green cannons and other small-caliber rapid-fire weapons on the mast plates of their two ships.

This time, the two ships were not showing any weakness. The sailors at each of the battle positions also shook their small-caliber rapid-fire weapons in the direction of the Dutch warship. Everyone's eyes were wide open.

Deng Shichang ignored the threat from the Dutch soldiers opposite, but just looked tightly at the direction of the dock. The natives of foreign soldiers surrounded one after another, and the roaring sounds were heard. There were nearly a hundred foreign soldiers here, and they were not as easy as hundreds of foreign soldiers in the consulate. The above orders were not allowed to use force to Xu Yifan and the consulate, and even bayonets were not allowed to be used. This was unambiguous. Therefore, Xu Yifan and the others could easily break through, and those foreign soldiers were not allowed to serve.

The battle of Robi is like opening the door to Xu Yifan and the others. However, the guards here are strictly ordered that these Chinese mission personnel should not be allowed to meet with the two Qing cruisers in the port. Except for not being able to shoot, any means can be used! The colonial authorities meant to "protect" Xu Yifan and the others in the consulate until they accepted the fait accompli, and could not protect the so-called imperial envoys of the local overseas Chinese. If their credit goes bankrupt, they could only leave in shame!

The crowds were flooding, and the natives only dared to throw stones, but the foreign soldiers and policemen used butts, batons, and police shields to push and beat them desperately. Looking in that direction from the ship, they only saw foreign soldiers rushing in and being pushed out again. They were already sweating profusely. No matter how hard they tried, their team was just slowly retreating. I really don’t know how large a group of people they were blocking.

Deng Shichang just had a blue face and ordered the sampan to flood the water quickly. Two loud bangs, the two heavy-duty sampans splashed snow-white waves and touched the water surface. Dozens of sailors immediately began to paddle their oars desperately. At the bow of each boat, a small military officer stood in his head, shouting loudly. The sailors on both sides also widened their eyes and pointed their weapons tightly at each other. The shouts and scolds were heard from each other, one louder than the other! The air was already tense. The officers on each bridge, regardless of Hua Yang, were as gloomy as iron!

On the other side of the dock, the foreign soldiers had retreated to the end, and the sea water was behind them. Several people who had not yet established a stable foothold had been pushed down by the surging crowds of people. They were so straightforward. Chen Jinping said to Deng Shichang: "Mr. Xu must have transferred all his entourage to open the way. Those men were all men! As long as Master Xu got on the boat, even if we left, we would have nothing to do!"

Deng Shichang just didn't say anything, almost clenched the telescope in his hand. The Laiyuan ship's flag also hung out: "Military Gate, when you receive Lord Xu, we will put the ship immediately!"

When everyone was almost relieved, the blocking foreign soldiers finally dispersed, leaving the front of the dock, and many people fell into the water with a crackling sound. The officers and officers of the Beiyang Navy generals were in sight, and the more than 100 people were pushed away and the fists and batons to block the block was actually a small team of students and sailors, with only a dozen people at most!

Everyone was already tearing her clothes while pushing, her head and face were covered in bruises and swollen, and some people were covered in blood. When they saw that there was no one in front of them, some men were almost exhausted. God knows how these dozen men, using their bodies and fists, broke out a bloody road with their bodies and fists in the desperate blocking of more than a hundred people!

They surrounded Chu Wanli, and Chu Wanli was in his hand a royal envoy's flag. The round-bottomed character Xu was flying proudly in the sea breeze of Sishui, Nanyang.

Chu Wanli was also covered in wounds, and blood flowed down his face, splashing red on his clothes. He firmly held the Xu Qinzhang, towards Zhiyuan's far direction, to Deng Shichang on the bridge, and to the sailors who were rowing desperately to welcome him.

"Mr. Xu has gone deep into the dangerous place to protect my compatriots! Chu Wanli was ordered to send a message, and the riots in Sishui are endless, so Lord Xu will never leave! Lord Deng! Lord. Xu is spreading the message, justice is only within the range of the cannon!"

The roar was thrilling, just echoing between the sea and the sky in the South Ocean.

Deng Shichang slowly lowered the telescope and slapped the railing hard.

"Transfer the order, the pipe wheel accelerates the fire, Zeng Hongji is dissatisfied with the air pressure at three hours, I will kill him to sacrifice the flag! Live ammunition on each cannon, waiting for his life!"

Chen Jinping shook his hand and turned his head to look. He only saw that Deng Shichang had bit his lips and a strand of blood slowly flowed down.

Papa, the neat row of crisp and crisp sounds of new caliber rifles sounded, which actually shocked the scene of thousands of people fighting silently.

Several indigenous small bodies were almost knocked away by the bullet. The people around them stopped and looked at everything in front of them in disbelief.

Xu Yifan stood in the car, looking at the smelly black blood flowing out of the fallen corpses. He spat with contempt. The first time he ordered a killing, he didn't feel any psychological discomfort.

Since you have done it, don’t cringe. If you die, you will be in a state of despair. If you want to do it, do it!

He jumped out of the carriage and shouted at Zhang Xuzhou and the others: "What are you waiting for? Why don't you rush in to protect the overseas Chinese?" Zhang Xuzhou was shocked by the gunshots just now. They had studied soldiers and shot targets. But they had never seen foreign guns kill people! When he heard Xu Yifan scolding, the man roared and pulled out the black Zhengliang's six-wheeled pistol. He took out a balan knife like the natives in his other hand and took the lead and rushed in. Dozens of men below also shouted, and followed Zhang Xuzhou like a tiger down the mountain!

The hundreds of natives who were originally coming to them turned around and ran away. The natives who were impulsive turned around and saw the swords and guns flashing. There were seven or eight foreign guns pointing at them, and white smoke was emitting the guns. Even though their IQ was not much better than monkeys, they understood what was going on, and they immediately turned around and ran away.

One layer of impulse and another layer, suddenly a mess.

Xu Yifan jumped out of the carriage and ordered the seven or eight students in the carriage who were holding rifles and gasping for breath: "Look at where the native monkeys gather together, just come a row of guns, and then talk after they break up!"

As he said that, he raised his front and walked forward with big strides. Du Juan and Zhang Yu dared not let him take risks in person. Zhang Yu immediately rushed in front, and Du Juan pressed tightly behind Xu Yifan. Both of them protected Xu Yifan with one shot and one knife.

Wherever I saw, the natives were running away with their heads in their arms. Someone wanted to resist and a row of bullets came over. Now the ones who screamed were replaced by them.

In addition to these, Xu Yifan saw more of the Chinese youths who were covered in blood and lying and sitting. Some of them had already fainted and had no idea about the personnel. Some Chinese teachers had their hair white, and their bodies were still blocking their bodies. The ground was covered with flags, slogans, and bricks and rubble. The students rushed out, and the young men with bloody heads were filled with tears when they looked at these men in military uniforms.

Xu Yifan just walked forward with one foot high and one foot low, and countless overseas Chinese saw the eye-catching official uniform on his body.

"Mr. Xu! Mr. Xu!"

He shouted with crying voices, as if he had seen a savior. Xu Yifan could only bow his hand and keep following the students.

My ancestors!

The students all had their eyes red and rushed forward desperately. At first they used guns, but the bullets were quickly fired. Later, they were knives and knives. I don’t know how many indigenous monkeys were chopping them down! They rushed out layer after layer, and were about to approach the core. But they encountered dozens of teams led by indigenous men. They were obviously trained and organized very well. The violence just now also made them red and blocked the students tightly. They rushed out twice without breaking away. The tragic situation of the indigenous people outside seemed to be blocked by them behind them. The sound of the violence and screams became more and more high.

Seeing Zhang Xuzhou and the others rushing again, each of them brought several injuries. They staggered back. Everyone was exhausted with a lot of physical strength, and they were breathing heavily. Xu Yifan said coldly: "What? Do you want to come down and take a break?"

Zhang Xuzhou looked back and said loudly: "I wish to die for the Lord!"

The indigenous trapped beasts still fighting looked at Xu Yifan, and Xu Yifan just snorted: "I'm walking forward, Xuzhou, I want to see if there is any of them still standing in front of me!" As he said that, he raised his foot and took steps.

Dozens of scholars and sailors looked at each other, and their chests were filled with blood. It would be better to die with this adult!

Zhang Xuzhou had already shouted and rushed forward regardless of the consequences. Although Zhang Yu in front of Xu Yifan had been breathing stably, his hands were shaking slightly. Now the wind was beyond the front of Zhang Xuzhou. This master was also skilled in playing guns. Six rounds of hand cannons sounded six times, and six native thugs in front of him were immediately turned to the sky!

With a loud bang, the student soldiers rushed into the indigenous brigades that dared to resist. I don’t know who screamed. Zhang Xuzhou used the Balang knife he snatched and cut off half of the head of a leading indigenous person and drooped softly!

This impact finally made these stubborn guys frightened, shouting and turning around and running. There are so many Chinese merchants in Sishui, so there is no need to fight with these fierce gods here! Xu Yifan speeded up and walked in straight. Du Juan's face was already covered with nervous sweat beads. He tried to block Xu Yifan several times, but he waved it away.

Seeing Xu Yifan coming in with them, the students all expressed their temper, roaring on both sides, and in front of them, clearing out a way for Xu Yifan. The Chinese young people inside were already desperate, and many girls were looking for knives everywhere for fear of being humiliated. When they saw Xu Yifan walking in brilliantly, they cried and shook the sky.

A rare man among the natives grabbed the wrist of a Chinese girl. I don’t know if he was scared or not, he didn’t know how to let go and escape. He just watched Xu Yifan and the others approach. Zhang Xuzhou rushed in front and took a knife. His dirty hands were dropped, and blood flashed. At this time, he realized that he was holding his wrist and screaming. The girl he was holding fell down and lay softly on the ground. Xu Yifan’s eyes moved and he noticed her chestnut hair.

This is not...

He rushed over, Du Juan followed and slapped the screaming native man again, letting him stay away from his master. Xu Yifan hurriedly turned the girl in his arms. Under his messy hair, a small face was bloody and sweaty, and a knife stabbed it, and half of it was stabbed in the left rib, as if it was blocked by a rib, with blood stains.

The girl's starry eyes were half closed, her long eyelashes kept trembling, her breathing was already weak, and her shirt was pulled open halfway, revealing her delicate collarbone. The skin was so shattered that it was as bright as jade. Who else could it be if it weren't for Li Xuan?

In his arms, Li Xuan moved slightly, and reached out to cover her torn collar: "Get out..."

After saying a little, he was completely unconscious.

A burst of gunfire sounded.

Originally, they were just looking at Yan Zhu's in front of them with their own thoughts and their bodies trembled.

Chu Ke turned his ears in confusion, and then another gunshot came.

That's right, it's the sound of the rifle!

Chu Ke suddenly stood up, looked into the distance as much as possible, and suddenly turned back to stare at his adjutant: "Is our people shooting? Or did you fire the indigenous people?"

Detten also looked nervous: "Our light infantry and gun-carrying officers have only fired very few bullets, and they are strictly ordered not to fire! This is a battle between the natives and the Chinese, and we are just bystanders... As for those natives, there will never be a chance to let them touch the gun!"

Seeing that his adjutant was speaking firmly, Chuk turned his head. The gunshots still came from the Zhenghe Mosque. Although they were not dense, they were always ringing. Sometimes they were in a row, and sometimes they were ringing sporadically.

Chu Ke's forehead veins jumped and turned his head and shouted: "Totally out of control! A complete failure! No matter where the gunfire comes from, it will only cause greater riots! You can immediately transfer people to investigate, check, and control the situation!"

Detten's face was full of sweat. He followed Chuck's will and began to arrange this "limited" riot. The governor meant to hit the Chinese, and by the way, he pushed the cause of the riot against the annoying Qing imperial envoy's act of comforting the flies and drove the fly away.

But once we didn't expect that the sudden confession of Chinese youths caused a greater rebound from the indigenous people. As soon as Pandora's box was opened, the scale expanded in a larger direction. The city of Sishui was full of fireworks.

If this is the case, there is nothing to be afraid of for the white colonial authorities. Anyway, the indigenous people dare not harass the colonial authorities, and there is no public property. The Chinese will soon rebuild their homes, anyway, they are as hardworking as a group of worker bees!

But what Er didn't expect was that gunfire was sounding now! Whether it was the natives who had guns or the Chinese who had guns, it was hard to say where the riot would develop. This is what scared them the most!

But how to investigate now? More than 1,000 white people controlled hundreds of thousands of Chinese natives in Surabaya, and a large part of them dealt with two Qing warships in Tanjung Perak Port. Even if the Governor's Office still controls a guard of about 100 people. The streets have been blocked by mobs. Will their full armed joining worsen the situation? Are these 100 people too weak? They left, what should they do? He had let the lieutenant colonel go to the scene of the riot alone to investigate, and he didn't have the courage to do it.

Guns are fired there!

They had originally had the idea of ​​waiting for the riot to end. Some trained native leaders knew when to end. The foreign soldiers and police officers distributed elsewhere were on standby and were not allowed to leave without leaving. Now they need to be mobilized, how can they be notified?

Thinking of these aspects, when he looked at the uncovered anger of the governor in front of him, the lieutenant colonel almost wanted to throw his gloves.

I am just an executor of these ideas, so why should I put all the shit on my head?

But in front of the Governor, he could only stiffen his legs: "Governor, I'll investigate now. But this situation..."
Chapter completed!
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