The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 552 Heading to South America
In New Orleans, on the outskirts of the slums, several black people squatted in the darkness, as if they had completely blended in.

The darkness provided them with the best camouflage. As long as they put on black clothes, they could not be seen even if they were only a few meters away.

Far away from them was a small building surrounded by many soldiers, at least fifty or sixty people, with people coming in and out from time to time.

There were also gas lamps and torches lighting the surroundings.

"The guard here is so strict, is their commander here?" a black man whispered.

"Very likely!" The other black people nodded.

"No matter what, we have to try!" Several black people gritted their teeth and sent some people to call others.

More than ten minutes later, dozens of black men moved towards the small building and raised their rifles about thirty or forty meters away.

Bang bang bang!
Dozens of gunshots rang out in succession, and a large cloud of smoke rose.

Three of the soldiers around the small building fell down immediately, and the rest were startled.

"Enemy attack!"

The blacks guessed right, this is the command center.

However, their marksmanship was so poor that even in a sneak attack, they only killed three people. This was something Chen Zhengwei had not expected.

Chen Zhengwei knew that their shooting skills were poor, but he didn't expect them to be so bad.

Chen Zhengwei felt that Dog could kill a few people stealthily with a gun.

However, the gunfight that broke out here did affect the interior of the slums.

Gunshots still rang out from time to time here, but they were much less frequent than in the evening.

The two sides were fighting each other across a row of wooden houses. When they heard the loud gunshots in the distance, the soldiers of the militia became a little agitated.

Nathaniel waved his fist excitedly: "It's our turn!"

"Do it!"

Then there was a burst of gunfire in the slums.

Those black people were familiar with the terrain and were not easily discovered in the dark.

The Louisiana militia had always thought that the enemy had little strength left, but they were suddenly faced with a large-scale counterattack. In particular, many times they were not discovered until they were approached nearby, and there were immediately a large number of casualties.

The soldiers began to retreat.

Under constant attack at night, coupled with gunfire coming from the direction of the headquarters, the retreat soon turned into a rout.

Seeing the militiamen begin to disintegrate, Nathaniel's men were immediately energized.

When these militiamen withdrew from the slums, the command center was also affected and began to retreat.

The gunfire continued for half the night.

The militia then counted the number of people killed and found more than 80 dead and more than 200 injured.

More than 200 black people under Nathaniel were killed, and more than 100 were injured or captured.

During this battle, more than 500 civilians were killed in the slum.

Although Nathaniel's men suffered heavy casualties, the blacks cheered, their faces filled with crazy joy.

In fact, they held out against an attack by a militia group, and they actually won.

Once this news spreads, it will bring great encouragement to black people in other areas.

Although Nathaniel felt sad about the heavy casualties, they persevered after all.

Sure enough, Mr. Chen was able to provide them with great help even in San Francisco.

If Mr. Chen hadn't told them what to do, they would definitely not have been able to persevere.

He is full of trust and gratitude towards Chen Zhengwei.

He secretly swore in his heart that he would repay Mr. Chen when black people could live equally on this land.

……

Chen Zhengwei received the news the next day.

"These black people are really hopeless!" Chen Zhengwei took a look at the telegram sent by Marcelo and threw it aside.

The militia suffered far fewer casualties than he had expected.

"But it can be of some use. There are so many black people, it would be better if more of them died!"

"Have Marcelo send someone to contact Nathaniel and tell them that they can find a chance to leave New Orleans and hide in the countryside! At the same time, contact black people in other areas!"

"Let Schultz give them some aid, food and ammunition through other channels!"

"It all depends on how big a fuss they can make next!"

Chen Zhengwei estimates that the chaos in Louisiana will last for a long time.

"Wanyun, pack your things. We're going to South America in a few days, come with me!" Chen Zhengwei said while eating.

Wan Yun smiled at first, then restrained her smile and secretly looked at Lin Changning.

"Why are you looking at me? You watch him! It's better than him going out to fool around!" Lin Changning said expressionlessly.

"Oh!" Wanyun replied in a low voice.

After finishing his meal, Chen Zhengwei took a carriage to his estate on Nob Hill to practice swimming.

When he arrived, he saw that the swimming pool was lined with an iron plate, which made him quite satisfied.

Swimming was the second slowest skill he learned. The slowest was Cai Li Fot Boxing, which he failed to master after two years of study.

Over the past few days, Chen Zhengwei's face remained dark, and he sank faster than a weight to the bottom.

The day before departure, he made countless hard efforts and finally reached the point where he could splash in the water twice before sinking.

At the same time, a skill panel popped up, and a new skill flashed on it.

Swimming level 0. "Fuck, I finally learned it!" Because of the fact that he sank as soon as he entered the water, Chen Zhengwei was annoyed with everyone these days.

Chen Zhengwei took a look at the remaining skill points, 8 normal skill points and 8 mastery skill points.

Directly raise the swimming level to LV6.

Countless memories of feeling the water flow and swimming experiences emerged in my mind, as if I had grown up in the water.

At the same time, an auxiliary skill also appeared on the panel.

Ocean current perception level 3.

"You are in the water just like you are on land. You can keenly sense changes in the ocean environment!"

Chen Zhengwei thought about it for a while and realized that this skill was useless.

Because this skill needs to be in water to be effective.

Unless the ship really sinks and you are drifting in the ocean, it will be completely useless.

"Unless you raise your swimming skills to level 7 and your ocean current perception to level 4, there will be an upgrade..."

Chen Zhengwei thought that if the system could be upgraded to be able to detect changes in the ocean environment on board, it might be useful.

Especially during naval battles.

Unfortunately, I don’t have master-level skill points now, so I can’t try it.

Chen Zhengwei turned off the system panel, walked to the edge of the swimming pool, then dived in, and immediately jumped out of the water like a fish.

He could clearly feel the water flow around him, feel the water supporting his body, and also feel gravity constantly dragging him down.

However, with a twist of his body, he offset the force of gravity that was causing him to sink, and he jumped to the other side of the swimming pool like a fish. Then he leaned on the edge of the pool and emerged from the water.

"Brother Wei, have you been teasing us these days? You can swim so well all of a sudden!" The guys who were responsible for teaching Chen Zhengwei how to swim were a little surprised.

You have to know that Chen Zhengwei's ability to enter and exit the water, as well as his fish-like movements in the water, can never be mastered without rolling around in the water for more than ten years.

"I'm just bored!" Chen Zhengwei sneered.

He stretched out his hands and climbed into the swimming pool.

After learning how to swim, I feel much more at ease.

On land, he was almost fearless and was not worried even if a regiment ambushed him.

The sea is different from the land, and he always has a sense of unease that he cannot control his life and death.

Chen Zhengwei took the towel and wiped his body, then picked up his coat from the side and put it on, then took the carriage back to the club.

……

"Wake up, it's time for you to go!"

"The whole fleet is waiting for you!"

"Are you fucking annoying?" Chen Zhengwei threw the pillow away. It was the first time he realized that Lin Changning was so talkative.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Lin Changning standing by the bed, with his arms folded, looking at him expressionlessly.

"What time is it now?" Chen Zhengwei sat up and asked unhappily.

"Half past eight!"

"Who the hell gets up at half past eight? And doesn't the ship leave at ten?" Chen Zhengwei cursed, picked up a cigar from the side and lit it. After smoking half of it, he went to drain the water, wash up, and then picked out a pair of beige trousers and a dark blue gentleman's suit to put on.

Lin Changning helped him straighten his collar, and said as he did so: "Be careful on the way. No matter what you do, safety comes first! You are not the same as before, you have a big family and a big business!"

"They say those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes, but now you are the one wearing shoes!"

"South America is not the United States. They may not give you face. Besides, there is still a war going on there. It's very chaotic."

"They have to give me face! Do you think I went there on a sightseeing yacht? I went there on a fucking battleship!" Chen Zhengwei's eyebrows stood up.

"After all, the sea is different from the land! Let's burn some incense to Mazu before we leave!" Lin Changning said again.

"Why are you acting like an old lady today?"

Before Chen Zhengwei could finish his words, Lin Changning angrily punched Chen Zhengwei in the stomach.

However, Lin Changning did not use his full strength, and Chen Zhengwei had thick skin and tough flesh, so he did not feel any pain at all.

Chen Zhengwei went downstairs and morning tea was ready.

Wanyun, Qiaoniang, Zhengwu and others were waiting at the table.

"Have a meal!"

After dinner, Lin Changning took Chen Zhengwei to the Tianhou Temple.

"I am your most beloved boy. You must protect me when I go out to sea!" Chen Zhengwei seemed to be respectful and bowed with a stick of incense, then inserted it into the incense burner.

"Remember, open the radio station for ten minutes every half hour!" Chen Zhengwei said while sitting in the carriage.

"If there are no problems, the ship's telegraph will be turned on every morning and evening at eight o'clock!"

Now the wireless telegraph station in San Francisco had been built and wireless telegraph machines were installed on ships.

Even across the Pacific Ocean, the two sides could communicate directly by telegram.

When the carriage reached the shore, it saw that except for the Warrior and two transport ships, all other warships had left the port and were waiting on the sea in the distance.

A'long, Yan Qingyou, Rong Jiacai, Chen Zhenghu, Situ Ye and others were waiting at the dock, as well as the captain of the Warrior, Liu Guanchang, as well as the deputy captain and the first mate.

"Brother Wei, the sea is different from the land, be careful on your way!" said Aaron and others.

"Okay, let's go!" Chen Zhengwei waved his hand and led his men onto the boat in a swagger.

Wanyun followed behind him, and there were more than twenty men carrying luggage.

(End of this chapter)