The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 723 The Governor will be very surprised to see me

The flames burning in the streets lit up the night, and countless people were fighting each other.

They watched their brothers being hacked to death by the natives one by one. There were even some peripheral personnel, those who usually worked as laborers at the docks, who joined in with knives.

Brother Shen's eyes were red, but the biggest trouble was that there were fewer and fewer people and he was about to be unable to hold on.

After all, there is more than one Chinese community.

There are only so many people in these local communities, and once they are dispersed, there aren’t many left in one area.

Brother Shen and his men prepared some tung oil at the beginning, but they used it up right at the beginning, burning dozens of people to death.

But there were thousands of indigenous people left, and they rushed over without any fear of death. At this time, looking at the richest Chinese community in the distance, they could earn enough for several years just by robbing a few, and their eyes became red.

"Kill them, charge!"

"Rush over!"

The eyes of those natives were like jackals, full of greed and ferocity. Even the kindest people turned into beasts at this moment.

Just as the Chinese were about to collapse, Brother Shen suddenly heard someone behind him shouting in ecstasy: "Reinforcements are coming!"

Brother Shen was distracted and saw a cold star approaching him, so he quickly raised his knife to block it.

He was nearly stabbed to death by a harpoon.

A burst of messy footsteps was heard behind him, and Jijiaodong and his men rushed up directly. Some people rushed into the houses on both sides, occupied the second floor and pointed downwards.

boom!
A gunshot broke the fight.

A young man stood next to Jijiaodong with a revolver in his hand and fired several shots into the crowd.

The flames in the distance completely illuminated the incoming natives.

Several natives fell to the ground with the sound of gunfire, but the rest just took a look and continued to rush forward.

The young man pulled out a grenade, bit off the pull tube, and threw it directly behind the crowd.

boom!
The grenade explosion tore the people around into pieces, and others were knocked to the ground by the fragments and impact.

This made the natives pause for a moment.

But soon their eyes turned red again, blood rushed to their heads, and they shouted ferociously, "Kill them and peel off their skin!"

But soon, those who occupied the shops on both sides began to fire at the crowd, and some people fired directly into the sky.

Those thugs had just learned how to load a gun and pull the trigger.

Now the streets are full of people, so there is no need to aim. After getting familiar with it, as long as you can shoot the bullet into the street, you will almost certainly hit someone.

As the sound of gunfire became increasingly dense, a large number of natives on the street fell to the ground. Those natives finally calmed down a little. Some of them wanted to rush into the shops on both sides, and some began to run away.

The natives finally became confused.

"If you come any later, you'll have to collect my bodies!" Brother Shen threw the big knife to his henchman, covered his arm and gritted his teeth.

"Don't you always say that you are good at swordsmanship and can beat dozens of people?" Tiger Tai said, and then patted the gun in his hand: "Let's see which is faster, your sword or your gun!"

"Fuck it, get out!" Brother Shen cursed angrily, and then said to Jijiao Dong:
"Have any of the Minnan people gone? I just saw quite a few of them heading to the Minnan people's territory!"

The Hokkien people's territory is in the northern part of the city center, around Tanjong Tokong.

"If there's chaos over here, they'll know about it. Don't worry!" Jijiaodong patted his shoulder and watched as a group of thugs rushed to the front and fired their guns, and people were also firing from the windows on both sides. Most of the natives on the street were shot to death, and the rest fled to the rear.

The streets were littered with corpses, both Chinese and indigenous.

At the same time, a large number of indigenous people also flocked to Tanjong Tokong in the north of the city, but their target was also the community near Armenian Street.

Soon, the northern part of the city also became chaotic.

And it wasn't just that place, other places in Penang were also in chaos.

In an alley, several men poured tung oil on a wooden house and set it on fire. The house immediately became a torch, illuminating half of the street.

On the streets, a group of organized Chinese began to beat drums and gongs, shouting and calling for fighting and killing.

"Kill! Kill them!"

"Go ahead, rush in, grab everything and it's all ours!"

These people rushed towards the British community, shouting and killing.

The whole of Penang was in chaos, and the communities where Indians and British lived were also alarmed.

Some people were awakened from their sleep and watched carefully from the windows with weapons in hand.

……

Governor's Palace.

Looking at the flames starting to burn in the distance and the shouts carried by the wind, Governor Clark closed the window: "The chaos is getting faster than I thought..."

"It seems a bit too large..." said the adjutant beside him.

The chaos spread faster than expected.

"There are tens of thousands of natives..." Governor Clark shrugged.

"What do you think... that Chinese person will do now?"

"He must be very angry..." said the adjutant.

Governor Clark nodded and ordered:
"Send a telegram to notify the army to come and guard the street corners. Don't let the riots affect our people."

Soon, the telegram was sent to Fort Cornwallis, a fort located in the north of Penang city and the location of the army stationed in Penang.

In Fort Cornwallis, it was night, but no one was resting.

All the soldiers are ready to go.

Just wait for the chaos to come and then set off.

"A telegram from the Governor's Office!" A clerk came out with a telegram and handed it to the commander.

The commander took a look, then mounted his horse, drew his rapier from its scabbard, and swung it forward: "Move on!"

He thought this move was very cool!
Then he put the sword back into the scabbard with satisfaction.

He left the fort with two hundred and fifty soldiers, leaving only fifty to guard it.

These people crossed the street south almost without any precautions. However, when they reached the middle of the road, some people on the houses on both sides were lying down with the safety on their guns.

A captain pulled the trigger directly: "Fire!" Da da da!
Fire snakes spewed out of the windows and roofs on both sides, and countless bullets fell like rain on the British troops in the middle of the street.

The commander, who thought his moves were very cool, became the target of concentrated fire while sitting on horseback and was shot to pieces in an instant.

Many other Indian soldiers also fell in this sudden attack.

No one expected that they would be ambushed.

And the opponent's firepower is so strong.

Most people were shot dead before they could even react. A small number of people managed to survive, but they dropped their guns and ran away with fear in their eyes.

The security company members on the houses on both sides quickly replaced the magazines and pulled the trigger again.

In one minute, all 250 soldiers who left Fort Cornwallis were wiped out, corpses were scattered all over the ground, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

The security company guys climbed down from the house and headed to Fort Cornwallis, where they were going to take it over.

As for whether the British would believe that their army was wiped out by the mob, that is not a question that the security company members need to consider.

This is a problem that Chen Zhengwei needs to consider.

However, the sudden burst of gunfire here alarmed the navy and the governor in the distance.

"Something seems wrong..." The Governor frowned, not only because of the gunshots, but also because the riots were spreading towards them quickly.

It has spread to the British communities.

"There's a problem... send someone to check it out!" Governor Clark quickly opened the door and said to the person.

The natives would never dare to plunder the British communities; they didn't have the guts.

Not to mention the gunshots from Fort Cornwallis, which were so faint due to the distance that he could hardly tell they were gunshots.

"Notify all guards to be on high alert!"

"Also, notify the navy!"

After giving the order, Governor Clark's face turned even paler, and he said anxiously, "Is it them? How dare they? Are those guys crazy?"

He felt that the riot was not caused by the indigenous people, but by... the Chinese.

If it were just the Chinese, he would not be worried, even though 60% of Penang’s population are Chinese.

But now there is still one person in Penang.

Chen Zhengwei!
If it was really a Chinese riot, it must have something to do with him...

……

Chen Zhengwei, who was being thought about by the governor, was now walking towards the governor's mansion with his hands in his pockets.

"I have to say, the sanitation in the city center is pretty good. At least you won't step into shit when you walk down."

Chen Zhengwei said as he walked. He hated it most when his feet suddenly went weak while walking.

Lin Changning followed beside her with light steps. She really enjoyed doing something with Chen Zhengwei at night.

This put her in a good mood.

"Your footsteps are so light, do you think you are taking a walk?" Chen Zhengwei turned his head to look at her.

"Almost!" Lin Changning nodded slightly and responded indifferently.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether it’s taking a walk or killing someone.

On the street ahead, two policemen were standing at the entrance of the alley, looking nervously into the distance. They seemed to hear some sound and were about to turn their heads when someone covered their mouths and a knife was stabbed directly into their necks.

Then they dragged the body into the alley.

"Do you think the Governor will be surprised to see me?" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"To be honest, I really want to see his expression when that happens. I can't wait any longer!"

While the two were talking, a group of people were setting fire to houses not far away, and then they rushed towards the British community with knives and gongs beating drums.

The two policemen just now were looking at them nervously, but there were too many people over there and they didn't dare to go forward.

But in the end it made no difference.

"Wow, I like this kind of scene!" Chen Zhengwei opened his arms with a smile on his face.

He admired the scene very much.

This kind of scene always makes him feel excited.

There were flames on both sides of the street, lighting up the road and reflecting on the gravel.

Only the road Chen Zhengwei took was unexpectedly peaceful.

Only occasionally there would be a smell of blood, and some corpses in the alleys on both sides.

It was not until they were almost at the Governor's Mansion that Chen Zhengwei's beautiful thoughts were disrupted.

Some British people flocked to the Governor's Palace and kept talking to the guards.

"Where are our troops? The mob is already charging towards us!"

"My money, my shop..."

As the British were pulling the guards, they heard footsteps in the distance. They turned their heads and saw a group of people walking along the street.

Walking in front was a man dressed in a red gentleman's suit, as strong as a bear.

Behind him, there were at least dozens or even hundreds of people, but they were far away from the street lights and could not be seen clearly.

The British were so terrified that they dared not make a sound.

Even the guards noticed something was wrong and raised their guns.

"who?"

Chen Zhengwei raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

"Kill them!"

Da da da!
Suddenly, fire snakes burst out from the darkness, illuminating half of the street.

Countless bullets landed among the crowd crowded at the door of the Governor's Palace, and blood spurted out.

(End of this chapter)