Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 975 Burn it, Pearl Harbor (3)
At the distance where the wings touched, Wang Qiang gestured to the squadron leader, fearing that the other party could not see clearly, and then typed Morse code with a hand-held signal light.It wasn't until the squadron leader Zhou Zhirou made the "OK" gesture that Wang Qiang patted Xiao Li on the shoulder with confidence: "Did you see that boat full of people by the pier? Fly over there and get as close as possible."

Soon, the six bomb-loaded "Fenglei" of the attack squadron followed Wang Qiang's command plane, turned their heads slightly, and rushed towards the pier along the east coast of the harbor.

Sergeant Major Lipton on the pier was holding the small handle of a twin Maxim anti-aircraft machine gun, his shoulders were pressed against the curved shoulder rest, his sailor cap was thrown aside, and he cursed loudly: "Bitch! Son, come on! See how Lipton of Rhode Island kills!"

Across the cargo ship, dense explosions were heard from the other end of the main berth. The thick smoke dispersed along the wind, covering the sky and the sun. The sailors who were busy unloading cargo on the pier didn’t seem to care about the sudden darkening of the sky. Eyes full of hatred.

"Here we come! There is a plane coming from the stern of the ship! Boys, let's work together!" Lipton roared furiously, aimed at the oncoming leader enemy plane and pulled the trigger, and thick oily smoke came out of the gun immediately , the damn butter hasn't been wiped clean yet.The anti-aircraft guns behind Lipton also roared, but the shells exploded hundreds of yards behind the enemy plane. Obviously, the temporary gunners still lacked understanding of the weapons in their hands.The leader of the enemy plane flew high above the cargo ship "Duckton" without dropping any bombs or strafing, but fired two red flares at the "Duckton".

"What do you mean by son of a bitch?" Lipton was still wondering, but when he looked up, six enemy planes with black bombs hanging under their bellies had arrived neatly, and the next moment, those bombs were flying down like a storm And down.

Six 250kg bombs and 24 50kg bombs swept a range of one or two hundred yards centered on the "Duckton". There was a big fire, and soon there was a violent tremor. In an instant, the entire hull turned into a huge fireball that expanded violently. The fireball rushed to the pier and engulfed the sailors who were still busy there just now. With random shots, the stern of the "San Diego" docked in front of it was immediately smashed into a honeycomb.

The fruits of Lieutenant General Schroeder's hard work were sadly wiped out in a few seconds. The smoke column after the explosion went straight into the sky. The smoke column was so huge that it far surpassed the battleship on Ford Island after being shot and Hickam Airport. In the scene after the airship depot was blown up over there, brilliant flashes of festive fireworks flashed from time to time under the smoke column, which was the ammunition surrounded by the fire was exploding one after another.

The second wave of attacks also lasted for nearly half an hour. Due to the awakening of the US anti-aircraft firepower, the Dragon Army carrier aircraft suffered some losses, and because the main attack method of the second attack wave was medium and low-altitude horizontal bombing, the results were very limited.

The "Arkansas", "Utah", and "North Dakota", which were not damaged much in the previous wave of attacks, and the "Oklahoma", which was slowly sinking vertically, were hit by the second attack wave. In the concentrated attack of all 24 Swordfish, the "Utah" company hit five torpedoes, and the entire port side was almost completely smashed, and it tilted and sank to the bottom within a few minutes. The violent shock knocked him down and broke his ankle.

After the "Arkansas" ate a total of ninth torpedoes, it was finally overwhelmed. The port deck quickly sank into the water, completely losing the possibility of survival. The "North Dakota" was lucky to only eat two torpedoes this time. Due to the strong damage to the tube, no more serious tilt occurred. However, due to water in the boiler room, following the damage to the steering gear and propeller, it was impossible in a short time. Move again.The stalwart "Oklahoma" ate four more torpedoes this time after the previous six torpedoes. Since the water injection valve on the starboard side had been fully opened, the hull did not tilt significantly to the port side. The speed of vertical sinking has been greatly accelerated, and it is obviously hopeless.

The fleet flagship "Pennsylvania" was located on the inside of the capsized "Arizona". During this round of attacks, it was bombed intensively by the Dragon Army's horizontal bombers, and was hit by at least five heavy bombs and a dozen small bombs. The "Arizona" that entered the water next to it also ate a few bullets. What's worse, the heavy oil leaked from the new dreadnought on the water surface was ignited, and several warships suddenly fell into a sea of ​​flames. The officers and soldiers who fell into the water saw the terrible future of the roast suckling pig.

The USS "Nevada", which was located before the "Pennsylvania", also suffered a lot of bombs. It is hard to say how many of them were actually aimed at the "Nevada". "The number did not suffer too much damage because of this. The fire caused by the bomb was quickly extinguished by the sailors with high morale, and black smoke also spewed out from the chimney of the battleship. However, the captain who was eager to try soon discovered that due to the sinking The "Oklahoma" was right next to it, and the "Nevada" couldn't move.

The USS Delaware, which was closest to the entrance of the harbor, was also bombarded intensively by as many as [-] aircraft. Four heavy bombs and more than ten small bombs fell between the upper deck and the superstructure, causing a fire at one point. The officers and soldiers quickly started the turbines while organizing the fire fighting. The capable command of the captain, Colonel Swift, and the well-trained cooperation of the officers and soldiers made the ship the first battleship to be launched in the entire fleet.

Just when the battle of Pearl Harbor was in full swing, a special wedding ceremony was being held in Beijing.Princess Xiaoyue is going to marry Long Yun, the head of the Security Bureau. After getting the news, there are many romantic young men and ladies in the capital looking for life and death.

According to the old customs of the Qing Dynasty, the princess must of course be cautious when marrying someone. In order to avoid marrying a concubine who is incapable, the concubine chosen by the princess must go through a "marital examination" in advance.The so-called "marriage examination" is ridiculous. The queen selects a beautiful woman in the palace to have the same room with the princess before the princess's wedding, and then report the details of the same room to the queen and the nuns who are in charge of the matter , According to the results of the "marital examination" to determine whether the forehead is competent.This court lady will also be the concubine of the forehead in the future. The "Qing Ritual Code" stipulates: "The princess who comes from the middle palace is named Princess Gulun; the concubine who comes from is named Princess Heshuo." This is to be sealed by the emperor before the wedding.

Xiaoyue is the first princess to get married since the founding of the Chinese Empire. Therefore, the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs spent a lot of time thinking about the wedding arrangements. To reflect the new atmosphere of the empire.

Princess Xiaoyue categorically refused to take the "marital examination" of the forehead, and asked her wedding to be monogamous. Long Yun will never marry a concubine in this life. The wedding should adopt a combination of Chinese and Western methods, and reduce unnecessary red tape as much as possible , Long Yun deeply agreed with this, and also got Guan Xuqing's permission.

On the auspicious day, Princess Xiaoyue wore a dress and a hat with a coral top, and accepted the canonization with a solemn appearance.

The ceremony was solemn and cumbersome. The Ministry of Internal Affairs made a gold book, the Office of Rites performed the ceremony, and the Deputy Shi Chijie came to canonize it.The deacon's female officer led Xiaoyue up from the west steps to the main hall, where she stood facing north.Ritual and music were in full swing, Xiaoyue kneeled three times and kowtowed three times with a serious face, the music stopped when she got up, and then knelt down in front of the incense table.The officials of the Ritual Office unfolded the booklet and began to recite it, and then passed the booklet from the assistant historian to the inner prisoner, and then to the female officer, knelt down and handed the booklet to me, and Xiaoyue held the booklet to the case again, knelt down and kowtowed to enshrine the booklet Come on, that's the end of it.

The day of the engagement was even more lively. Ninety tables of banquets, 99 sheep, and wine bottles were all prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Guan Xuqing hosted 60 banquets in Baohe Hall and 30 banquets in Compassionate Ning Palace. Only milk wine, rice wine and sheep were served at the banquets. Guan Xuqing and Jingfen entertained Long Yun's relatives.

These days, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is urging the relevant yamen to prepare the dowry, clothing, ornaments, gold and silver, satin, camels, tents, etc. for the dowry of the office owner. It is very busy. Jingfen is also busy for the wedding, Xiaoyue Knowing that everyone is working hard, but the couple can't meet before marriage, she misses Long Yun even more, wondering if he is also thinking about herself?

As the princess's dowry, Xiaoyue got 500 million yuan in dragon coins alone. This is not counting the jewels rewarded by her father and mother-in-law. I don't even remember the rent and tax of those real estates. These are all raising the value of the emperor's daughter. No wonder later generations say "the emperor's daughter does not worry about marrying". This is no different from a rich girl, but Xiaoyue believes that Long Yun is very noble , he dismissed these.

The winter plum blossoms are in full bloom, and the wisteria in the greenhouse of the imperial garden bears clusters of jewel-like dazzling flowers, surrounded by a thin green.It's almost time for the princess to get married.

"Yue'er, although you are my daughter and are now named Princess Gulun, when you marry into the Long family, you still have to care about your husband, be filial to your parents-in-law, and don't play childish temper."

Xiaoyue is no longer the willful and coquettish look of the past, she nodded her head when the father said a word, and then she couldn't hold it back anymore, tears came out of her eyes, and she fell into the father's arms and began to cry, " Royal Father, I can't bear to part with you and Er Niang, I won't marry you anymore."

Guan Xuqing took a look at Jingfen, who was also quietly wiping away tears, he stroked Xiaoyue's head and smiled, "Silly boy, from now on you have your own home, although your home is outside the palace , but as long as you miss us, you can come back to the palace at any time. In terms of appearance, character, and talent, Long Yun is a first-class candidate. You can’t go wrong marrying him. Take ten thousand steps back and say, who is my daughter? If he dares to bully you, he wouldn't even dare to take advantage of Long Yun's 1 courage. Remember, you have already married, and father and mother can't stay with you for the rest of your life. In the future, you have to learn to deal with some things by yourself. The husband and wife have to discuss everything Let's do it, it can't be like before, understand?"

With crystal tears hanging on Xiaoyue's face, she nodded and began to cry again.

At this time, both Shoufang and Lingxian came to help Zhang Luo Xiaoyue's wedding, and the princes also returned to Beijing temporarily from various military regions to attend their sister's wedding.Pujun, the fifth brother, teased Xiaoyue aside, and said to her mysteriously in a low voice: "I have gone to scare Long Yun, if he dares to bully you, brother, I will definitely not follow him." Pujun waved his fist, Xiaoyue Smile at him.

The eldest brother Pu Yin still had a serious face when he came. He stood in front of Xiaoyue, taught some important principles with a straight face, and finally slowed down his tone: "Xiaoyue, Long Yun is a good person, you can't rely on him in the future. Your status as a princess bullies others, the couple should live equally and honestly, understand?"

(End of this chapter)