Alchemy Greater China

On the turbulent sea, six mighty and huge battleships finally stopped, and the back seats of their turrets finally sat proud British sailors, and the thick and long barrels were like the arms of a titan. , also slowly lifted up.

Because the Gogol and other six battleships were docked too close to the pier, people with better eyesight on the shore could see every move of the sailors on it clearly. Such a restricted action, it's no wonder it doesn't cause a big commotion!

"It's going to be bombarded, everyone run away!"

"It's really going to be bombarded! Woohoo, we are waiting for the Federation of Freedom to be bombarded by our own navy. This is ridiculous. Is there any reason for this?"

"Mad, who told me that America is a paradise of freedom, how could such an outrageous thing happen? Woohoo, it only happened after I tried every means to sneak here..."

"Shh, there are policemen all around you. Do you want to be sent back to the Philippines if you yell so loudly?"

"Better die than be a servant here!"

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The preparations before the bombardment frightened and paralyzed a large group of people at the pier.

Because, not everyone can be fearless in the face of death, no matter how beautiful the usual mouth is, but once the critical moment of life and death is reached, the essence of human nature will be revealed.

No, shoving, cursing, robbing, and black feet, all kinds of ugliness are frequently staged on the pier. It seems that the other party's shells have not been fired yet, and a big bomb called 'panic' will kill everyone in advance. Destroyed!

Berthing port, Zhenshi No.

Long Hao was still standing on the side of the boat, frowning tightly, while Yuan'er and Ai Shili also ran out of the cabin, shouting anxiously: "Master, the enemy is about to bombard you. You, why don't you come in? Hurry up and hide!" Go to Qianlong-1!"

Long Hao's eyes flickered, he shook his head, patted Ai Shili's little hand away, and said in a deep voice: "Send me an order to block all telegraph and telephone lines from San Francisco to the outside world. Hmph, Benson is going crazy, I can temporarily I have no time to go crazy with him!"

After finishing speaking, Long Hao sneaked into the cabin, picked up the microphone, and connected to TK Morgan of the exchange: "The situation has changed, throw away the stocks in my hand, yes, quickly. As soon as possible!"

Because the Zhenshi is docked on the shore, there is a special line directly connected to the San Francisco Exchange.

At this time, tk Morgan was still happily admiring the stock price of Earl's plate on the exchange. After listening to it, he couldn't help being stunned: "Should I just sell it? Why don't you wait, the market will close immediately, and it is still rising Woolen cloth……"

"Tk, throw it away as soon as I tell you. Benson's fleet is about to bombard the harbor. I can only block this news for a while. If it's too late, you won't have time to throw it away!"

After Long Hao finished speaking, before he put down the receiver of the phone, he heard a loud bang outside the cabin, as if the god of thunder had come into the world, causing a strong shock.It seemed that even the Zhenshi, which was anchored, was shaken by the bump.

Benson, bombarded!

Yes, amid the constant cursing in Benson's heart, at 1892:5 am on May 24, 11, at the outlet of the Commercial Seaport.The battleship Pushkin was the first to fire. A 34-inch shell accurately landed in a shipless sea 14 meters outside the harbor. Five merchant ships at anchor arrived.

The Pushkin made a start, and then, the Ludehuan, the Mod Shuang, and the Quad Xia Leyan also fired respectively. Under the control of the British sailors, they fired the main guns of their respective ships once. None of the three shells hit the ship, nor did they hit the pier, but landed in the sea near where the merchant ships were berthed. With the huge waves and water jets soaring into the sky, the owners of the merchant ships were so frightened that they held their hearts and cried out repeatedly. : "My God, my Allah, please tell your devout believers that all this is a dream, a nightmare..."

This is the first time Long Hao has seen a battleship fire, the rumbling sound like an earthquake, the dazzling fire ball like a comet, and the huge water column stirred up, the black smoke rumbling, and the drums beating, it seems that everything is coming to Long Hao Declare war: Look, this is the most powerful weapon of this era. In front of it, even if you are an alchemist, you have to bow your head and surrender! ?

The main guns fired four times by the battleship did make everyone on the San Francisco pier turn pale and their legs go limp, but... Long Hao was not included among them, but Long Hao's face was calm and his eyes were firm: he He admitted that the battleship's main guns were indeed powerful, but Long Hao wanted to intimidate him, heh heh, it was still a little too late.

Because the Gogol and other six battleships are not the top battleships of this era. Their artillery is powerful, but there is still a considerable gap compared to some national-level military exercises that Long Hao has seen in his previous life.

What's more, Benson's intention was not to kill, but to intimidate. Therefore, when all the shells hit the sea, the visual effect was much worse than directly hitting a ship or a building on the shore.

However, even if the power of this kind of bombardment can't scare Long Hao, it is enough to make other people piss their shit off and tear their guts apart... Damn, this is the most terrifying main gun of a battleship in the world!

Even if it misses and lands in the sea, I'm afraid it will kill several tons of fish!

The 'others' here also include Colonel Benson who ordered the bombardment. Ashamed to say, as the top leader of the US Navy on the West Coast, it was the first time that Benson saw a battleship's main gun salvo. Just four blows, the cannonball hit, the resounding sound is shocking!

Although the Gogol that Benson was on hadn't fired yet, through the binoculars, Benson had already witnessed the whole process of the other four battleships firing.

The gun barrel made of steel was manipulated by the sailors, the hinges flowed, and it was slowly lifted. After adjusting the angle, a ball of fire was born at the muzzle of the gun!The birth of the fireball was accompanied by the sound of huge cannonballs. The huge shells pierced the sky at a speed invisible to the naked eye and hit the target directly!This is the duet of steel and fire, this is the most deafening and thrilling gunboat treble in the world!

The four shots in a row completely mobilized Colonel Benson's emotions. He raised his arms horizontally, and said provocatively: "Hahaha, this is shooting, this is deterrence! Little Earl of Beihai. Your courage is broken Those miscellaneous soldiers in Spain, let's see if you still dare to continue to protect that lucky boy from the East! Kill, kill, I will kill, kill, kill..."

However, spoilers are always everywhere, no.General Fremantle whispered in Colonel Benson's ear, "Four cannonballs cost four times the market price. Little Benson, you had a great time shooting the cannonballs. Remember to pay the money afterwards!"

At the thought of money, Benson's agitated emotions immediately fell by half, and he kept cursing in his heart: Damn British, you know you want money, money, money.Do you only have money in your little eyes?What about the naval spirit of your country?What about the glory of your empire on which the sun never sets?No wonder you are only the second in command of the Far East Fleet, or the second in command with gambling addiction and gambling debts! !

Benson's cursing is a curse, but it is just fulfilling a famous saying: One shot of the cannon, ten thousand taels of gold!Benson scratched his head, and began to hesitate whether to fire the next cannonball, whether he should send someone to play a semaphore, and check the effect of his intimidation of the four cannonballs just now.

Benson was thinking, but his four cannons were like a tsunami, sweeping across the entire commercial port of San Francisco in an instant!

Everyone's thoughts seemed to freeze as the water column rose.Different people have different shocks.

Damn, those Navy bastards.Really bombarded!Woohoo, my merchant ship, my cargo!Hey, the shell just now missed by tens of meters. If it hits, who will I ask for the rest of my life!

This is the voice of foreign maritime merchants on the wharf.Their merchant ships were blocked in the commercial port, unable to get out, they could only watch helplessly as their wealth was located in the crater of the volcano. One deviation, the wealth accumulated for half a lifetime would be wiped out.

at this time.They hated the government, hated Benson's fleet, and blamed the Earl of Beihai. They could be described as the 'No. [-] hated woman' on the pier at this moment.

Merchant ship owners are so "resentful women", but they are still on a relatively safe shore after all. Comparatively speaking, those crew members who still firmly believe that they will not bombard and stick to their respective merchant ships can't sit still!

Nima, the cannonballs are already in front of us, let's not escape, aren't we going to finish playing with this broken ship?Run, whoever does not run is a grandson!

At the moment, regardless of the high staying bonus, they fled to the shore one by one like wild dogs stepping on the springboard, regardless of whether the employer's merchant ship was alive or dead.

For a moment, countless merchant ships were like a hornet's nest that had been opened, with clearly visible human heads constantly rushing out.

The crew didn’t care about their employers, and the coolies at the pier even smeared oil on their feet and slipped fast. It is said that they earn money from their bodies, and their bodies are the capital of their lives. If they were to watch the excitement, they would lose an arm and a half , that's not worth it!

Most of the personnel related to the merchant ship were panicked, but the city officials headed by Old Stevenson were ashen-faced: Is this a slap in the face by Chi Guoguo?Just now we assured the masses that we must desperately resist the domineering of this naval fleet, and the voice is still alive, and the shells are coming?

Could it be that we officials really want to use our self-defense pistols to fight those six battleships that are so powerful that they will never be destroyed?

Grass, can you fight melee?

With battleships near the harbor, it is an unsolvable dead end. Even if you send tens of thousands of troops, under the overwhelming bombardment of the main guns, they will all be finished!

"What should I do? What should I do? Should I call the White House?"

"Yes, mayor, open up the telegraph and telephone lines. If you keep fighting, our San Francisco will be bombed!"

"That's right, it's the sea area now, it's the port soon, and then the urban area! These Qiu Ba, since they're in the first year of junior high school, they're not afraid to be fifteenth!"

"Evacuate, let's evacuate from this dangerous area first!"

Old Stevenson's aides all persuaded them, they looked forward to the old Stevenson's lead, and if the mayor died on the front line, their future would be bleak.

"Don't worry, take a look at the situation first!"

Old Stevenson's face was extremely ugly, but he had already received Long Hao's confession, and he had multiple plans in mind, and he was not completely unprepared for the bombardment of Benson's fleet: "Cough, have you noticed , Those four shells hit the sea water, I think this is a threat from the navy, not that they really want to bombard the port!"

"What you said may make sense, but life is important, so you can't make fun of it!"

The staff are still doing their best to persuade.

"Needless to say, I have made up my mind. I am the mayor of San Francisco. If I retreat, what will the citizens think of me? I will be stabbed in the back..."

Old Stevenson shook his head and said firmly.

Of course, there was still a word in his stomach: You know what a ball, I have long been in a relationship with Young Master Long, and he is still on the Zhenshi, so if I run away now.No matter what the outcome is, it is still difficult for me to please the old master!

The "Old Gao" in old Stevenson's heart naturally refers to Gao Tianyang, the deputy head of the SS regiment.

When the bombardment happened without warning, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he slammed his fist heavily, cursing: "This Benson, is he using a borrowed battleship to mess around? Fuck me, he really fired Huh. The worst scenario that this young master estimated has happened, you pass on my order, and all personnel are put into combat readiness... First control Kerim, and then arrange the railway leading to outside San Francisco, you must ensure things Even if it develops to the worst, the young master will be safe..."

Gao Tianyang's order was only halfway through when someone entered the door, and the panting orderly brought Long Hao's instructions to cut off the telegraph and telephone lines.After Gao Tianyang was stunned, he executed it immediately.At this time, the six battleships on the sea also stopped bombarding, and a semaphore came from above.

"Oh, ask the city government to hand me over immediately? Otherwise, the next bombardment won't be such an empty bomb..." Long Hao stroked his chin and read playfully the semaphore sent by Benson's fleet.Hey smiled: "It's not too much beyond my expectation, it's still a threat, do you want to use shelling to continue to put pressure on the San Francisco government... It's a pity, if the mayor is replaced by someone else, your approach is still very likely Success. But this is San Francisco, old Stevenson is my gang, Benson, Benson, even if you really blow up the harbor, it won't have any effect!"

After interpreting Benson's semaphore, those frightened sea merchants surrounded old Stevenson and other city officials, crying and clamoring for the government police to dispatch, tie up the Earl of Beihai, and hand him over to Benson. So as not to avoid this 'military disaster'.

Facing the greedy and fearful proposal of the maritime merchants, old Stevenson unsurprisingly rejected it, and said righteously: "Hmph, as I said a long time ago, the Navy and the others just show evidence if they have evidence. The Earl of Beihai is really suspected, and I promise to escort him to the Navy’s warship for investigation! But what’s going on now? He started bombing without saying a word, and after the bombardment, come to me to ask for the Earl of Beihai. Is the U.S. Constitution in your eyes? Does this still put our San Francisco’s face in your eyes? If you want to hand it over, I will hand over the Earl of Beihai last night. Stevenson is really mean, is he really easy to bully? Huh, no need to say anymore, now I announce that San Francisco has entered a state of first-level combat readiness. All citizens, please stop working and find underground bunkers to hide as much as possible to avoid Bombarded by naval shells . . . "

These words brought out a "Level [-] Combat Readiness Order". Old Stevenson's resolute actions didn't give Benson the slightest chance, and directly put a big hat that couldn't be taken off on the opponent's head.

In terms of shooting, Old Stevenson may not be as good as Benson of the Navy Young Faction, but when it comes to political skills, he is much more mature than the 'immature' Benson!

Hehe, the first-level combat readiness order for the whole city was issued when facing the navy of our country. This is probably the first time in the history of the world!

With this order alone, Benson and the six battleships he borrowed will be permanently engraved on the pillar of shame. As long as military scientists of later generations write military books in the 19th century, the bombardment of their cities by their own navy Absurd battle examples, you will never miss it!

Because, this is so weird, too funny, and too discredited to Great America!

Benson didn't know the consequences of his four bombardments. He still thought naively: Now the city government of San Francisco should be afraid and compromise?It's time to shudder in my crotch!Mayor of San Francisco, so many merchant ship owners will definitely put pressure on you. I want to see if you can continue to protect the Earl of the North Sea under such pressure!

As for the explanation for the bombardment afterwards, Colonel Benson had already thought about it a long time ago: Anyway, none of the ships were injured, and all the shells hit the sea. I can definitely say that this is a joint exercise of the British and American fleets... …

The naive Benson never imagined that the mayor of San Francisco and Long Hao were wearing a pair of trousers, and what’s more, a pair of iron trousers. His bombardment this time was considered to have stabbed a hornet’s nest and completely pissed off San Francisco. !

The first-level combat readiness order has not been passed on to Benson. He only learned through the semaphore that San Francisco still refuses to hand over the Earl of Beihai... However, the brief semaphore reply, whether it was intentional or accidental, did not contain the slightest bit of words. There were signs of the firmness of old Mayor Stevenson's words.

It looks a lot like San Francisco hesitating...

"The bombardment is still effective, little Benson, I suggest you fire a few more shots, the group of people on the opposite side will collapse completely!" Fremantle blinked, taking the opportunity to add fuel to the flames, and encouraged Benson again.

Only four shots were fired, and there was not even a single shot on each battleship. If the drama ended here, Fremantle would definitely shout "Refund". For this reason, he must try his best to sell his shells. It would be perfect if Benson could destroy all the expiring shells on his six battleships... (To be continued...)