The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 585 These guys are really not human

California, in the wilderness.

Zhan Tianyou was holding a notebook and following a few foreigners and Chinese to check the laying of the railway.

He had originally planned to stay here for a vacation and then go back to school in September.

As a result, school has already started, but he still hasn't gone back.

There is so much to learn here every day.

Moreover, watching the railway being laid section by section and continuously extended, and watching the planned railway being built bit by bit, he felt full of a sense of accomplishment.

California is full of plains without much complex terrain, which made the construction of railways very fast.

According to the current progress, it will be completed and open to traffic during the Chinese New Year of 1881.

One kilometer behind them, a group of people were busy building a stone bridge near a small river.

"It's time for dinner!" With the announcement, all the workers dropped the work in their hands and rushed to where the crowd gathered with their bowls in hand.

The little turtle could smell the tempting fragrance even from the outside.

"It's beef stew with tomatoes!"

When he squeezed into the crowd, he saw that there was indeed beef and tomatoes in the pot, but there were only a few slices of tomato left.

An empty iron pot was lifted aside, and another large iron pot was lifted over.

Xigui made a big bowl, which was full of big chunks of beef and tomatoes.

I took two more tortillas and gathered with a few fellow villagers.

"I eat meat every day, and I never thought about this good thing before!" said a man who looked to be in his 40s or 50s while drinking soup.

"Yeah! If only we had come here in the first place!" Xigui couldn't help but say, looking at a group of people not far away: "They are so lucky!"

Those people were sent directly from Guangzhou to San Francisco.

"We are lucky. We finally made it through," said the person next to him.

These people were first sold to Peru, where they didn't have enough food to eat every day and were whipped at any time. Many of them didn't survive.

Those of them who made it to San Francisco alive were considered lucky.

"Haven't you heard them say that the Chinese here were also bullied?" someone else said.

"Being bullied is better than what we had before!" said the man who looked to be in his forties or fifties.

"That's true."

"Thanks to Mr. Chen! Although Mr. Chen is a little fierce, he is really a kind man!"

Several people laughed. When they first saw Chen Zhengwei, they felt that Chen Zhengwei was more like a human trafficker than those traffickers.

They simply didn't dare to believe what Chen Zhengwei said.

But the muzzle of the gun was against my back and I had no choice but to get on the boat.

"This is a cannibalistic world. If you are not a little bit more ruthless, how can you accomplish such a big thing? You would have been eaten alive long ago."

"Mr. Chen fought several battles with the Americans to get to where he is today!"

They have been here for so long that they have already figured out every aspect of the matter.

Mr. Chen, who looks very fierce, has really provided a good support for overseas Chinese.

This is not only true for the Chinese in San Francisco, but also for those Chinese who were sold to Peru.

If it weren't for Mr. Chen, they would still be mining in Peru. They would either be buried under the mines one day, or die of exhaustion.

……

Cartagena.

In the afternoon, the Colombians launched another attack, this time with greater intensity than the previous ones.

Hundreds of people died before they retreated.

This time a group of army soldiers chased after them, and the two sides fought and retreated, with the other side running all the way back to the Hertzmani area.

After Nelson Myers received the news, he put down the telescope, asked someone to keep an eye on the situation, and took his people back to the hotel.

Sure enough, I saw Chen Zhengwei, drinking soda and basking in the sun in the hotel cafe.

There were only a dozen or so men around him, but the Chinese woman who always followed Chen Zhengwei was not there.

"Mr. Chen, I plan to bombard the Hertzmani area tonight." Nelson Miles greeted him.

Although their explosive bombs were made of black powder, their power was much smaller than Chen Zhengwei's artillery shells.

But it's enough.

Those houses made of adobe and wood would collapse completely with just one blast.

Shelling at night when everyone is asleep can cause the greatest chaos and casualties.

As for the casualties of civilians, he ignored them.

"Oh! It has nothing to do with me!" Chen Zhengwei said nonchalantly.

After thinking for a while, Chen Zhengwei said to Nelson: "Map!"

Nelson Miles was delighted and asked his staff officer to bring the map and spread it on the table.

Chen Zhengwei took a pen and drew a circle in an area facing the street.

"Blast a few more times here, their headquarters might be here!"

"Mr. Chen, how did you know?" Nelson Miles really wanted to know how Chen Zhengwei guessed it.

"You are not my son, why should I teach you how to fight?" Chen Zhengwei glanced at him.

Battlefield intuition!
He stood on a high place and took a look today. Although he couldn't tell from the outside, he always felt that the defenses there were very strict.

You know, his battlefield intuition can detect loopholes in the opponent's defense.

In fact, the opponent's defense is full of loopholes.

But it's not there.

Chen Zhengwei immediately knew that was the enemy's headquarters.

Nelson Michael was not angry after being scolded by Chen Zhengwei, because he knew Chen Zhengwei very well.

He was also beaten by Chen Zhengwei.

I'm kind of used to it.

"Also, you can ambush a group of people here first! After you start the bombing, regardless of whether their headquarters is blown up or not, they will have to withdraw from this area, gather the remaining troops, reorganize the army, and be careful of being attacked by you."

After thinking for a while, Chen Zhengwei made a mark at the exit of the city in the southwest direction.

"Their main force should be withdrawing from here! If you ambush two hundred people here, you can destroy their manpower to the greatest extent!"

After Nelson Miles looked at the map for a moment, he said, "Mr. Chen, we don't have enough troops right now..."

I hope Chen Zhengwei can produce some people.

Especially since Chen Zhengwei's men were all holding submachine guns, the firepower of ten of them was equivalent to that of a hundred people.

"My subordinates are all bodyguards and sailors... Fighting is your business! In fact, I have helped you a lot, just say thank you to me!" Chen Zhengwei lay on the sofa, crossed his legs, and refused directly.

At that time, not only the Colombian army will retreat there, but also ordinary civilians who will flee for their lives because of the shelling.

In that situation, most people will panic to the point of not being able to distinguish right from wrong, and they will subconsciously follow the crowd.

So by then, it would not only be the Colombian army that would be ambushed, but also a large number of civilians.

Of course he refused to send anyone.

Although he didn't care much about this matter...but if this kind of thing got out, it would easily cause trouble and affect his business in Panama.

If it weren't for the fact that his ship was still being repaired in the shipyard at the port and the Colombians disturbing his sleep, he wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to all this.

"Okay, thank you!" Seeing that Chen Zhengwei was unwilling to send anyone, Nelson Miles could not force him.

Nelson Miles quickly called his staff to arrange the battle plan.

Soon, the navy also arrived.

The navy had a total of four battleships, one of which was a cruiser with four 6-inch (152 mm) main guns and eight 4-inch (102 mm) secondary guns.

The other three were wooden gunboats with a displacement of more than 4 tons, each with three -inch main guns and several secondary guns.

The firepower is more than enough to bombard a city block.

When Nelson Miles announced the battle plan, there were some objections from the Navy, mainly because there were too many civilians in the area.

However, this objection was not big and was quickly convinced.

"These guys are really inhuman!" Chen Zhengwei and Wanyun were sitting on the sofa on the side, watching the US Army and Navy holding a combat meeting not far away, and said to Wanyun.

Nelson Miles did not avoid Chen Zhengwei when he was arranging the battle plan.

He also hopes that Chen Zhengwei can give some suggestions.

"There are so many civilians over there, and they are bombarding indiscriminately!"

"One shot... boom!" Chen Zhengwei made explosion gestures with his hands.

"Master Wei, a lot of people will die, right?" Wan Yun said, clenching his fists.

"To them, they are not even human beings!" Chen Zhengwei crossed his legs, took out a cigar and put it in his mouth. Wanyun took the match from the henchman and helped him light it.

"Forget it. I'm kind-hearted and can't bear to see this. Let's stay on the boat tonight!" Chen Zhengwei waved his hand.

It will probably be noisy at night, so please drive the boat further away.

Otherwise I won’t be able to sleep well again.

……

At the Columbia Command, some people are discussing.

“Although we were unable to lure them out today, we can see that they suffered heavy casualties and they are scared.”

"Those Americans are nothing! We keep harassing them like this, they won't be able to hold out for long. Either they fight us to the bitter end! Or they can just get back to the sea!"

"I heard that the culprit of this war is that Chinese man. It would be great if we could catch him! I would hang him on a tree and torture him."

Colombia's commander, Army Colonel Pastor Obregón, watched the others discuss enthusiastically but did not stop them.

Morale is high right now, which is good.

This is Colombian land, the city is full of their people, and there are many people who tip them off.

Those Americans will definitely be driven back to the sea in the end.

He never thought that the Americans would bombard the area.

Because their cannons use solid shells, they are not very powerful.

Deterrence far outweighs killing.

So he was not aware of this problem at all.

……

In the evening, Chen Zhengwei asked his men to deliver the hotel's fresh vegetables and meat to the boat, and then took a few bottles of wine and took his men back to the boat.

"Speed the boat! Stay away, it will be very noisy here tonight!" Chen Zhengwei gave the order as soon as he got on the boat.

After leaving two gunboats behind, Chen Zhengwei's ship slowly sailed out of the port.

Nelson Myers knew that Chen Zhengwei was going to leave.

Chen Zhengwei's reason was direct, but consistent with his character. It was too noisy here at night.

Soon after, the US Navy also left the port and anchored its ships on the sea.

However, when the people at the Colombian command learned that a large number of warships had left the port, they immediately cheered.

They thought the Americans might withdraw, and then they began to discuss the matter with great interest.

At the same time, they sent people to launch a tentative attack to find out the movements of the Americans.

Until late at night.

"Signal to the navy! Fire!" Miles waved his arm.

Whether we can win the battle in one go and wipe out all these Colombians depends on tonight.

As torches lit up on top of the hotel, they waved a few times.

Robert H. Wyman also issued orders on several warships in the harbor.

"Fire!"

"According to the plan, carry out coverage fire on the entire target area."

Several main guns on the ship suddenly fired thunderous sounds, and several shells fell towards the target area with a whistling sound.

The guns of other ships also made a deafening sound.

The people of Cartagena were awakened from their sleep, and some opened the windows to look at the sky.

One shell after another fell into a block with a whistling sound.

boom!
Balls of fire appeared in the city.

……

On the sea.

"Ha ha, stick your butt up!" Huapao stood on the wooden rack by the window, looking up and howling!
(End of this chapter)