The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 725 Chaos and Fire

The one hundred navy soldiers walking on the street were like living targets, being hit by countless bullets from both sides.

In less than a minute, the sailors were reduced to corpses, lying on the street.

Then some people walked out from the alleys of the street, and some people jumped down from the buildings on both sides.

"Now that this group of navy has been annihilated, other members of the navy probably won't dare to come. Everyone stay alert here and notify those gang members to come and collect the bodies!" said a captain of a security company.

"You go inform the boss and tell him that this place is done. What do we do next?"

The whole of Penang was in chaos at this time.

There were constant sounds of gunfire, shouting, screaming and children crying.

Standing on a high place, you can see that the entire city is in chaos, not just the Chinese communities, but also the British and even Indian communities are in chaos.

There were raging flames in many places, lighting up the streets.

Countless people were running in the streets, but only a very few were putting out the fire.

The Chinese have the largest population, and under the organization of some halls and chambers of commerce, they gradually gather towards some safe areas.

Chinese businessmen such as Ye Guansheng and Zheng Jinggui also brought their people to the London Hotel in the city center, which has now become the safest place in the city.

"Where is Mr. Chen?" Many people asked in a low voice.

The chaos tonight was beyond everyone's imagination, especially the occasional gunshots, it seemed like this place had become a battlefield.

At this time, only Chen Zhengwei's appearance can quickly calm people's hearts.

Although Chen Zhengwei has only been in Penang for one day, his historical achievements and strength have convinced everyone.

"Mr. Chen seems to have gone to the Governor's Mansion..." someone said.

"Even if Mr. Chen showed up, the British probably wouldn't take any action! Fortunately, they were prepared and the casualties this time were not that great..." someone said in a deep voice.

"I heard gunshots coming from the Governor's Palace, and it sounded like rain." said the wealthy Chinese businessman who spoke just now.

The voices of the others suddenly disappeared. Everyone looked over and asked in a low voice after a while: "What happened over there?"

"I don't know...I'm sure we'll know soon!"

……

In the north and northeast of the city, as people from the Hehe Society and Jiande Hall went over with guns, the natives were quickly suppressed.

Although the people from Hehe Society and Jiande Hall only learned how to load and fire their guns, it was enough.

In this situation, the streets are full of people, so all you have to do is close your eyes and shoot ahead.

In the streets, rows of natives were shot, and the remaining people finally began to flee.

"Next..." Jijiaodong from Hehe Society looked at the man next to him, who was from the security company.

"Chase them, keep killing, and set a fire! They are already doing it on the first day of the month, why don't you do it on the fifteenth? If you want to kill, kill them first!" The man from the security company next to him grinned.

"Okay! Leave a few people here to guard against it, and the others follow me to chase them! Kill them all!" Jijiaodong said gritting his teeth.

It has come to this point, and these people have no intention of turning back.

However, a small incident occurred. People from Hehe Society and Jiandetang met each other. When they saw someone from afar, they started shooting out of nervousness.

As a result, both sides fired indiscriminately, and no one was killed.

I don't know where the bullet went.

The two sides then joined together and headed towards the indigenous community in the northeast.

Hundreds of people walked on the dark streets, their eyes bloodshot and full of murderous intent.

"Boss, what should we do with the women and children?" a henchman asked in a low voice.

"Kill them all!" the man being questioned gritted his teeth.

Soon the group arrived at the indigenous community.

The natives did not expect to rob the Chinese and failed, and many of them were beaten to death. After escaping, some of them hid in their homes, and some gathered on the streets to discuss.

As soon as the people outside realized something was wrong, the gang members rushed over with guns.

Then there was a burst of gunfire.

Many of the natives who gathered on the streets were beaten to death. Some of the remaining people fled frantically, while others begged for mercy when they could not escape.

The entire indigenous community was filled with people running and crying.

A member of the security company who was in the crowd shot and killed a native who was bleeding and begging for mercy on the ground: "Think about those they killed. If you let them go, will they let you go?"

"If you want to kill them, then kill them all!"

Instigated by the security company soldiers mixed in the crowd, the Chinese community members soon became bloodthirsty.

He kept rushing into the houses on both sides, and when faced with the natives begging for mercy, he gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger.

Some people were accidentally hacked to death by the natives as soon as they rushed into the house, and their guns were stolen.

However, with people from the security company mixed in, there won't be too much chaos.

And people kept setting fires.

The fire gradually spread to the wooden houses.

Gunshots, screams, blood, flames, the whole community was like a Shura hell, and then half of the community was engulfed in flames. The flames turned the sky red and even shone on the faces of the gang members. In the dim light of the flames, everyone's face was hideous.

……

As Penang fell into chaos, fighting and bloodshed, several cruisers from the East India and China fleets also left the port.

In fact, Chen Zhengwei's ship had already left the port before them.

"Have you found them? What are their movements? The chaos tonight must be related to those Chinese!" The fleet commander looked at Penang in the night with a telescope in his hand, and the flames almost lit up half the sky.

"Just wanted to inform you, they are right in front of us!"

The fleet commander felt nervous when he heard this.

"What are they doing?" As he spoke, he walked to the other side and looked into the distance with a telescope. Sure enough, he could vaguely see a few ships under the moonlight.

"Adjust the direction of advance! Be prepared to fire!" The fleet commander was immediately frightened. He could no longer care about Penang.

Instead, he quickly commanded the fleet to adjust its direction to avoid being targeted by the enemy.

Although it was night, the fleet could still be kept in order by transmitting signals through oil lamps.

This is also the reason why the British Navy can dominate the world. The training and quality of the British Navy far exceeds that of other countries' fleets.

Half an hour later, the fleet commander asked his deputy:

"They haven't made any move yet?"

"No, they seem to stay within our sight!"

"They are threatening us!" The commander finally confirmed his thoughts and his face was gloomy.

"Sir, what shall we do next?"

The fleet commander gritted his teeth for a long time and said, "Do nothing. Keep an eye on the movements of the Chinese and keep your distance from them! Wait until dawn and get clear news before making a decision!"

This is the safest way now.

Although the British Navy is powerful enough to look down on the navy of any country, that is the entire British Royal Navy.

The fleet in Penang is part of the East India and China Fleet, which only has three cruisers and some gunboats, and is far inferior to Chen Zhengwei's fleet in strength.

Although they are confident that their training and level are far superior to those of the Chinese.

But Chen Zhengwei's fleet has always had six small boats with a displacement of 500 tons. These small boats have only two small cannons, and their firepower is far lower than that of common gunboats.

They still haven't figured out what these six ships are used for, but one thing they are sure of is that these small boats are very agile and very fast.

This made them wary of the six ships, and they suspected that they were torpedo boats or torpedo launchers.

The pole-torpedo boat is a type of ship that the French like to use. It is fast and flexible. During a battle, it will quickly approach the enemy ship, use a long pole to carry a gunpowder barrel to the enemy's hull, and then ignite and explode.

Various countries are also researching torpedoes.

Although torpedoes have a short launch distance, slow speed, and low power, they are still threatening.

From this point of view, the commander of this fleet actually guessed correctly.

The only thing he didn't expect was that Chen Zhengwei's torpedo was more mature than they thought, far more mature than this era.

This is also the reason why Chen Zhengwei has never used torpedoes.

Therefore, under the threat of Chen Zhengwei's fleet and with no further news coming, the fleet could only wait for dawn at sea.

……

"Brother Wei, the telegram has been sent!" the henchman came over and said.

"Are you sure there's no problem?" Chen Zhengwei asked.

"I'm keeping an eye on what they send, there must be no problem! They can't do anything wrong! What's more... they are in our hands now!" the henchman said immediately.

"The next step is to wait for news from London!" Chen Zhengwei stood at the window and took a deep breath.

The wind brought the heat of the flames and the smoke, mixed with the smell of blood.

A flavor that people really like.

"Have you arranged for someone to go to Singapore?"

"They've already gone. They're leaving on a torpedo launcher. They're expected to arrive in 14 hours and bring the stuff back in a day and a half!"

"Has the painter been found?"

"not yet……"

"Then go find it!"

"Brother Wei, photos will be ok too, right?" Ma Zai scratched his head. He felt that photos would be more convenient.

"So you don't understand. Photos are not as artistic as oil paintings! Can I hang a photo when I hang an oil painting at home?" Chen Zhengwei said.

Ma Zai thinks that many people hang photos at home.

It takes an ordinary person a long time to save enough money to take photos and then put them at home.

However, after hearing what Chen Zhengwei said, he immediately went out and asked someone to make arrangements.

Meanwhile, Lin Changning was still checking documents with a few of his men, but not the same ones as at the beginning.

Instead, it was found in a safe.

"Some evidence of bribery!" Lin Changning threw the paper in his hand aside.

The person is dead, what’s the use of evidence of bribery?

"It has nothing to do with this incident..." Lin Changning stood up and said after a long time.

"It doesn't matter, this one is enough. There must be another copy in the Governor's Office in Singapore." Chen Zhengwei said lightly.

"You guys stay here and tie those people up and lock them up," Chen Zhengwei ordered.

"Now I should go back and calm people down, and have a midnight snack. I'm fucking hungry!"

……

It was 11: pm in Penang at this time, and only one hour had passed since the riots began.

But what needs to be done has been done.

At the same time, telegrams from Penang were constantly sent to London through the transit station.

Two and a half hours later, 7pm London time, Whitehall.

There were hurried footsteps and a staff member on duty hurried out of the room with a telegram.

(End of this chapter)