Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"Dammit, this group of French are really a bunch of trash. They actually slaughtered innocent fishing boats and merchant ships along the way … "Hey, how do you translate this word?"

"Give me the dictionary, the military jargon book... Damn, all of the colony's ships that can travel in the ocean are gathered together, the special envoy sent by France is called Molière! "

"Molière? Wait a minute, why do I sound so familiar … Eh? Isn't that a writer... "The heck, what am I thinking about? Hurry up and translate, continue translating …"

In the captain's room, four young men were flipping through papers. When they came across an obscure word or a scrawl, the four of them would gather together and analyze it. Was the strength of numbers great?

"Found it …" "This is a hand-drawn map of the Ryukyu, all of the Frenchman's plans are on it …" Xiang Ying screamed until his four heads were on top of his head.

This was a piece of white paper with a simple map of the Ryukyu drawn on it with a pen. The scribbled arrows had already revealed all of the fleet's intentions.

"Shattered Waves, Tasker..." So the battleship under our feet is a light cruiser called the Shattered Waves, and the one that was blown up is the Treader! "

"These two battleships brought 300 Marines to take a detour from the eastern Pacific Ocean to the territorial waters, in an attempt to establish a beachhead for landing." "The communication between them and the Main fleet relies on the fireworks signal. Once they succeed in seizing the beach, the Main fleet will dispatch troops from the north to bring in more Marines to assist them …"

"Fuck, did we see fireworks just now?" "Do you have any idea?"

The four young friends looked at each other before suddenly running out of the room in a frenzy. "Sail full! All ships sail full!" The French reinforcements will be here soon... "Dammit, these two battleships are actually the weakest battleships …"

"Don't grab the beach... We don't have time! " The four of them rushed up to the deck in a frenzy, pouring out all of the Frenchman's plans.

If not for the fact that the four university students had discovered the French military plan in time, it was very likely that the four warships would have been taken over by the French during the battle. At that time, they would not be able to enter or retreat. The French battleship only needed to open fire from a distance to send everyone into the sea to feed the sharks.

"What should we do? You guys have a brain, do you have any ideas? " The sailors were completely convinced. Before, they had just laughed at the useless scholars, but today, these four youngsters had taught them a lesson. This war was really scientific, and it was impossible for one to have no culture.

Xiang Ying had always been the leader of the group of four. At this critical moment, Cai Bixia, Fatty Jin and the others all cast their gaze towards him, causing him to feel even more pressured.

In the end, Xiang Ying was still just an Elementary Scholar who had walked out of the Xiang Family village in west Beijing. It was because he had been studying at the Ryukyu University for more than a year and his identity was special that he could attend the small lessons inside Xiao Letian's house.

His heart thumped in his chest. What should he do? Although I have discovered the enemy's conspiracy, but what should I choose? It was impossible to solve a problem just by discovering it. This was not a talent that the Prime Minister wanted.

What if Prime Minister was here? How would he choose?

Time passed minute by minute, the foreheads of the surrounding people were dripping with perspiration, suddenly Xiang Ying remembered something Xiao Letian said during his training session.

Sometimes, the best way to resolve a difficult situation is to jump out of the battlefield to search for you. When your enemy wants to finish you off on the battlefield, your best choice would be to leave the game.

Xiang Ying thought of this and suddenly jumped up and shouted, "Stop firing, all the battleships are full! "We will leave the Bulbus Glazed Island and head north …"

"Ah?" North? Do you want to take us as deserters? " The crowd instantly exploded.

Looking at the excited crowd of sailors, Xiang Ying waved his hand, "No, we are not deserters, we need to become lone wolf s in the sea, we need to swim outside of the battlefield to fight against the enemy, they want to besiege us all to death, we cannot!"

"Brothers, my uncle is the Prime Minister's personal guard, Xiang Shaolong. The lives of hundreds of our Xiang Family members were saved by the Prime Minister. I can spill all my blood here, but this isn't the way to fight. There are so many ways to win! I have also taken quite a few small lessons from Prime Minister … "

At this critical moment, Xiang Ying knew how to use a big hat to pressure people, and sure enough, he used Xiao Letian's name. The sailors did not say anything, and not long after, a sentence came out from the crowd.

"I believe you, I believe that Dragon Lord's nephew is not a weakling, and I also believe that your brains are more nimble than ours … What were they all doing? Sailor will replace the damaged sail, we are preparing to set off … "

In the midst of the bustling activity, Xiang Ying tightly gripped onto the railing. His eyes were fixated on the location of the North Mountain trench, and he continuously chanted in his heart, "My good brothers, you must guard here, and remember to act according to my plan … Prime Minister, I don't know if I did the right thing, but if you were here, would you make the same choice as me … "

Breaking sails were being picked off one after another, in order to improve their efficiency, they were too lazy to stack them up. With a wave of their hands, they were thrown into the ocean, the battleship's hold had spare sails, under the unified rhythm of dozens of Sailor's horn, the sails were tied to the mast, and slowly ascended.

"Enemy ships …" There really is an enemy ship … F * ck, they're slaughtering our brothers … " When 90% of the damaged sails had been replaced, when the needle was pointed at 5 pm, the sound of cannons suddenly came from the west side of the country's sea, and one after another scissor boat began to smoke as they fled towards the north.

"It's the A-1 warship …" 'F * ck, how did I get burnt like this … ' "Look, he gave the signal …"

"It's ship B and B …" Heavens, where did the waterfront get blasted open … "It's going to sink, the ship is going to sink …"

Amidst countless shocked cries, the five scissor boat s retreated rapidly from the south to the north, while there were only four French battleship behind them, but now even a fool could tell that they were stronger than them.

The French side sent out professional heavy cruisers, and each ship was loaded with 60 cannons. They were steadily pressing down behind the scissor boat, although they were not fast, they could not withstand the sharpness of their cannons, and every time they fired, they would be able to bite off a bloody piece of flesh from the body of the fleeing battleship.

"Dammit, the enemy is using a zigzag pattern to chase us. Every time they turn the rudder, there is a cannon that can fire at the same time …" "Bastard, they're specially attacking our sails …"

Holiness, Pious, Sea God, Gale … The four French heavy cruisers left the main fleet and headed north after receiving the signal to fire. Not only did the four cruisers have the super strength of 240 cannons, they also had more than a thousand marines on deck. Their goal was only to establish a stable base of advance for the Guotou Village.

The four warships would head north, and they would have to pass through the wide reef area, and there would happen to be seven scissor boat lying in wait. The French would never be courteous, although they eat a lot of water and do not dare to enter the reef area, their cannons were not for show, no matter how fast the scissor boat was, they would not be faster than the cannons.

In the midst of the smoke, the dense rain of bullets sunk down two scissor boat s. The remaining five were also injured.

"Issuing Flag Words …" Let them continue northwards, out of the battlefield... Our battleship is incomparable to the enemy's, the difference is too big … "Right now, the only way out is to leave the battlefield …"

Xiang Ying was about to go crazy. Even though he had fantasized about leading his troops over the ocean countless times, at such a young age, he never thought that he would encounter such an urgent situation on his first time on the battlefield.

Xiang Ying's order was transmitted to the other battleships, the four battleships that had just finished repairing did not dare to stay any longer, and brought their comrades to start filling the sail northwards.

"Fire …" Continue firing... "Blast these barbarians to death …" The enemy's impatient roars sounded out from the French battleship in the distance, followed by another barrage of cannons. The two scissor boat at the back could no longer withstand this kind of attack, and sank into the sea under the blazing flames.

When the afterglow of the setting sun illuminated the entire ocean, only two scissor boat remained to escape into the sky. In this battle, five of the seven warships that had battled lost their lives, and countless number of casualties among the sailors.

Night was successful in saving the land, and the two surviving warships merged with the four before leaving the battlefield, while the Shattered Waves had already become the undisputed flagship, bringing the other scissor boat with it and disappearing.

The main mission of the French battleship was to support the Guotou Village s, so of course they did not dare to continue chasing after them. However, after they had dispatched two light cruisers, one dead and one captured, the French army who could not suppress their anger started pouring ammunition towards the north mountains.

"Xiang Ying... Good boy! You really didn't let us down. Go, live well. The future world is yours. You are the hope! "Even if we are to be annihilated here, it will still be worth it …"

Hiding in a corner of the trench, Chu Zhao dodged the enemy's barrage of fire. His eyes had no fear, only hope.

"Brothers!" It's going to be dark soon, and the French artillery is going to fail soon. Let's put up with it, and not be afraid of them! "

"There's nothing to be afraid of after we die. Even if we die, the Prime Minister will definitely avenge us!" Hold on, hold on! "

Amidst Chu Zhao's roar and the rumbling sounds of the French gunboats firing, the sun finally set. After an entire day of shelling, it was finally time for both sides to start licking their wounds.