Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1130
Puhui also saw the embarrassment of the other party. He knew that his father had put his best intentions in letting him train with the army, and he must not put on airs as a prince, so he always got along with Ye Zugui as a junior and subordinate, and he must call him "teacher"

"Teacher, how long until you arrive in New York?" Pu Hui picked up the tea and took a sip.

Ye Zugui sat down beside him: "Hurry up, we are almost arriving at Long Island now. If we didn't consider that many people are going to sea for the first time, so we deliberately slowed down the speed, we might have arrived two days ago."

"Teacher, we have known each other for a short time. What do you think?" Pu Hui got up and accompanied Ye Zugui to the deck. A gust of sea breeze blew. Although life in the palace is a bit bitter now, I feel much happier and freer.

Ye Zugui is an honest gentleman who will not hide his views: "He has keen observation and judgment on everything, and all things happen one by one in his judgment. Sometimes he seems to have a lot of worries. , and sometimes showed surprising toughness, to be honest, I can’t say it well.”

Pu Hui smiled. At this time, New York was faintly visible. Suddenly, there was a series of loud bangs from a distant direction, one sound after another, as if to blow up the whole land one by one. Pu Hui standing on the deck of the "Taishan" seemed to feel that the "Taishan" was trembling in the sound of the explosion.Many officers and soldiers on other warships also came to the deck when they heard the explosion, asking each other about the specific location of the battle.

Soon the telegram was delivered to Ye Zugui. Ye Zugui looked at it and said with a smile: "The Imperial Army has already started bombarding the city hall area. After receiving the order from the Ministry of the Navy, my fleet will rush to the designated sea area at the fastest speed to assist in the battle and bombard New York. !"

The order was quickly issued to the fleet, and all warships accelerated to set sail.And when the imperial officials on the battleship learned that they would experience the bombardment of New York, the deck cheered and excited.A civilian official can encounter such an exciting moment, and in the future they will have the capital to show off for a lifetime. If this opportunity is missed, I am afraid they will never have it again in the future.

It didn't take long for the fleet to sail into the Inner Harbor of New York. Under the command of the "Tarzan", the fleet aimed their guns at this world-famous metropolis.Not long after, the cannons on the battleship roared, and almost every time a cannon was fired, the officials of the Imperial Garden who watched the battle gave out a thunderous cheer. Under the spectacular scene of thousands of cannons roaring, these officials were unprecedentedly proud.

In fact, they didn't know that these cannons only served as a mental deterrent.The artillery shells basically fell on the coastal defense bases that the Americans had long since existed. Because of the emperor's order, the really important and economically valuable targets were ignored by the navy. Everything was to cooperate with the army and scare the president of the city hall. , despair, until complete collapse.

The same is true for the cannons of the Dragon Army outside the city hall.One round after another, a small half of the shells landed on the outer positions of the US military, and the majority of them sounded near the Hudson River. The roar of the heavy machine guns seemed to be playing cheerful music at the same time by several perfect people, and they were cheering for the United States of America. Sing the last dirge.The shelling and the aimless strafing of heavy machine guns have not stopped since 9 am.The surrounding Dragon Army soldiers kept shouting "Rush into the city hall and capture the President of the United States alive"

Vance and Clark studied for a long time, but they really couldn't figure out the real intention of the Chinese.What on earth are the Chinese doing, bombing and shooting so aimlessly and without restraint?Although it looks lively, it actually has no effect at all.Is the Chinese army deliberately showing off its powerful force, or is it covering up the real purpose of some tactics?

From the very beginning of the bombardment, Vance ordered the defenders inside and outside the city hall to strengthen their guard against sudden Chinese attacks.But Long Jun had no intention of attacking at all from the beginning to the end. It seemed that he was never tired of such aimless actions, more like playing a game.

"Your Excellency, what are the Chinese doing?" Clark, dizzy and agitated by the sound of artillery, walked over angrily: "Damn Chinese army, don't they think that this will break our morale? Doing so will allow us to surrender without a fight?"

The binoculars in Vance's hand had been held up like this until he heard Clark's question. His eyes were full of confusion and he said, "I don't know. Ever since the Chinese army entered the city, it has never been They have never used such a violent artillery attack, but judging from their accuracy, they are extremely poor, just like a group of soldiers who have never fired artillery; and those machine guns have no purpose at all. What the heck, have the Chinese gone crazy?"

Clark said angrily: "The sound of the artillery is really annoying. The shameless Chinese will either attack directly. This style of play makes me unable to think about the problem with peace of mind. Your Excellency, should we send troops out to test it?"

His suggestion was quickly accepted by Vance, who was also confused and disturbed. About 200 US troops climbed out of the fortifications, lined up in a column and rushed towards the Chinese positions.

The heavy machine guns of the Long Army immediately taught them a lesson. The heavy machine gunner, who was not accurate just now, suddenly became extremely accurate, and fired violently. None of the US troops who rushed up were left, and all fell to the position of the Long Army. cutting edge.After the Americans who sent them to death were dealt with, the heavy machine gun quickly returned to normal, and continued to sing like no one else was there.

Vance became more and more puzzled. The Chinese soldiers were well-trained and their marksmanship was accurate. They must be hiding some real purpose by doing so.After looking at the map for a long time, Clark seemed to have discovered something, and shouted: "I understand, the Chinese want to attack from the southwest corner of the city hall. There is a place there that was damaged last year and has not been properly repaired. The Chinese The strategic purpose is to attract us frontally and cover their raid in the southwest corner!"

Vance immediately mobilized a few heavy machine guns and hundreds of American troops to reinforce the defense line in the southwest corner. He didn't know whether it was his luck or the end of the United States would inevitably come. The Chinese army really appeared in the southwest corner.The Dragon Commando, who were looking for a breakthrough everywhere, came here by mistake.As a result, they were attacked by fierce U.S. firepower. With the help of U.S. soldiers who came up as reinforcements, the commandos paid the price of one death and one injury and retreated.Such a coincidence made Vance very proud, and he was even more sure that he had judged the intention of the Chinese army.

"Your Excellency, you still have a strategic vision!" Clark sincerely admired Vance's judgment, and said flatteringly, "The only thing I regret now is that I should have asked you to directly command the army. Maybe the current situation will be completely reversed." .”

Vance waved his hand: "I'm old, and the hope of the United States can't always be placed on us old people. We should pay more attention to training young generals. They are the future of the country. It's a pity that such a talented general as MacArthur has also made great achievements. Something contrary to the national interest!"

Vance and Clark have no doubts about being able to hold the city hall. As long as they can gain time, the US troops around New York will come to support them in a steady stream, but in another part of the city hall, the president doesn't think so.From the moment the gunfire started, the president locked himself in the basement, as if he felt that this was the safest place.The basement trembled with the sound of gunfire, and Johnson's heart trembled along with it.

It's terrible, with such a violent cannonade, the Chinese must have inexhaustible shells, and the city hall will be completely blown up by them!And the sound of the firecracker-like machine gun kept ringing, piercing his heart like steel needles.

The female secretary next to her was also shaking like a sieve.If the president is so afraid, then the situation of the war must be irreversible, the Chinese will rush in and kill everyone here.

Until it got dark, the Chinese seemed to have no intention of stopping at all. On the contrary, they became more violent than at dawn. Johnson only felt his ears buzzing and his heart beating non-stop. Weakened a little.

Johnson let out a long sigh of relief, and wanted to stand up and exercise his muscles and bones, but found that he couldn't stand up no matter what. With the help of the female secretary who was also trembling, he managed to stand up: "Call the main officials to see me ’” Johnson managed to regain his composure.

The US military and government officials gathered in the city hall, and it was easy to get together. Ten minutes later, Andrew Mellon, the president's most trusted secretary of the US treasury, hurried in.Johnson waved all the people around to back out, leaving only Melon.

"Your Excellency, what do you want from me?" Andrew Mellon, who had just recovered from the shelling, was now full of thoughts on how to save his life. He didn't have the determination to die like Vance and the others. That was a matter for soldiers. I am just a civil servant, but there is no need to die.

Johnson sat him down: "Mr. Mellon, what's the situation outside now, have the Chinese launched an attack on the city hall?"

Andrew Mellon tried his best not to sound so flustered: "Your Excellency, it's really terrible. The Chinese have endless shells and bullets. They blew up the periphery of the city hall into ruins. With God's blessing, The city hall has not been bombarded yet, but maybe they will start after dawn; I also heard that the Chinese warships are stationed outside New York Harbor, and they can't see the end. It can destroy New York!"

Johnson, who had just regained his composure, fell down on the seat. His face looked very scary under the reflection of the light. He picked up a piece of snack and wanted to put it in his mouth, but he couldn't put it in his mouth because of fear.

(End of this chapter)