Chapter 116 - The End of the Ship Closure
At this time, on the surface of the sea, three of the ten Ship Closure s in Japan were already on fire. On the surface of the sea, three of the ten Ship Closure s were on fire.
Not only that, the three crazed battleships actually turned their cannons around to fire at their own battleships. At such a close distance, even the cannons would hit, so the Japanese fleet was completely thrown into chaos.
Right now, in the head of the Shouli City, Xiao Letian was jumping around with his binoculars, "Good job, this Yepingtai is not bad, at the most critical moment, he can really hold on …" Xiao Letian's words made Sima Yun, Luo Huo and the others around him feel extremely good, as they muttered to themselves, "We didn't withdraw at this critical moment, did we?"
The one leading the group of people to disturb the Japanese fleet was Yepingtai, who was flying alone halfway. This expert in the way of the sword was not alone, but because of his special identity, he made many friends with the underworld.
Although there was no such thing as Green Forest or Black Society in the vocabulary of Japan, there were still a lot of criminals that did not follow the rules of order. Among them, the bandit group and the sea cuttlefish were the two powerful groups in Japan.
Na Ba was a commercial sea port, and from ancient times, it had been a flourishing place in the sea cuttlefish. They drove the Ship Closure inside the Japan, disguised as trading ships, and used all sorts of excuses to meet the real merchant ship at sea.
It was a very old profession, and they would not disappear as long as the sea trade existed. However, their lives had not been so good in the past few years, because the business on the sea had basically been monopolized by the merchant ships of the foreigners.
These merchant ships were tall, big and fast. The cannons on them were powerful, their range was long and their aim was accurate. Compared to these ships, the sea cuttlefish's ships were like the difference between a mouse and an elephant. Add to that the fact that Japanese and Qingguo merchants were being squeezed by foreign merchants, there was not much business. As a result, the days of the sea cuttlefish s in the Ryukyu region became more and more difficult.
The land of the Naha Harbor was under E Balang's control, this group of sea cuttlefish were definitely not allowed to live on it. In the past, when the sea business was doing well, the sea cuttlefish's days were not bad, but now that there was no business anymore, they could only graze on the land.
Both sides had been through some conflicts in the past few years, adding that Huashan Liyuan did not really like this group of sea cuttlefish, the group of lackeys led by E Balang gradually became the biggest underworld in the Naha Harbor.
Today, Yepingtai had not only given them a chance to get rich, he had even given them a chance to change their identities. When they heard that even that child Bing Tai had been given a surname of his, this group of sea cuttlefish s had completely gone mad.
"Yepingtai, is what you said true? Bing Tai adopted a Unparalleled National Scholars as his foster father? Could this National Scholar be lying... Nani! Even the Heavenly Emperor looked at his book … "
"Yepingtai, you said that Master Xiao of the Qing Nation is very rich? How rich could he get? If we work for him, how much money can he give us... Nani! All of the silver coins that the Qing Kingdom's lord had bestowed upon him were foreigners' silver coins? "I'll give you at least ten of them …"
It had to be said that these sea cuttlefish were poor and crazy. When they heard that they had to put their lives on the line to earn ten silver coins, it was simply like meeting a rain after a long drought. The two hundred sea cuttlefish s came out of their hiding places and made their battle plans.
The people of sea cuttlefish were not blindly fighting to win the boat, the sacrifice would be too big. In fact, the sea cuttlefish were all natural born performers, their acting skills were very high, especially their disguise as someone in trouble.
When the ten Ship Closure s were firing, they suddenly realized that there were more than a hundred Japanese s fleeing in disarray along the shore, and there were even people chasing after them from behind. There were armored light feet, merchant in silk, barefoot laborers, and even women whose running breasts were exposed.
The frightened crowd looked at the Japanese battleship as if they were looking at their own father. After finding a few small boats, they moved towards the battleship. The ones leading them were actually a few women whose clothes were all torn to shreds.
"General, save me!" "We were attacked by thugs, please let us board the ship …" The big white rabbit on the woman's chest moved with all her might, causing the soldiers to be dumbfounded.
"Master Warriors on the boat, we were easily taken care of by Master Kiyoshi Yamamoto, Master Yamamoto, our team has been scattered, now the entire Shouli City is in the hands of the Chinese, the Naha Harbor has been taken over by them …"
"Little Jiro..." Are you the youngest? Don't you know me? We've had drinks together … " Not long after, the sea turned into a mess. Women were crying and men were screaming, and there were still countless people trying to get close to them.
After all, they were of the Japanese's bloodline, it was not easy for them to not save him. When the rope ladder was lowered, these battleships welcomed their doomsday.
Yepingtai was the first to rush up the battleship, before the sailors could understand what was happening, he saw the white light flash and turn into two heads, and fly up to the sky, blood spurting out from his mouth. Immediately after, the sea cuttlefish took out their hidden weapons from their clothes and rushed towards the sailors who were caught off guard.
"KILL KILL KILL..." These soldiers of the Shimadzu Family have always sided with E Balang and the others, we are going to starve to death and they won't feel the slightest bit of pity … "Today, I will kill to my heart's content and hand over my name to the lords of the country …"
At this time, Yepingtai's entire body was covered in blood, his entire being was like a demon from hell. Not captives, we only want victory! The warrior with the most merits, I have personally asked the Mr. Xiao for a reward … "If you are a personal guard, it is possible that you could even be given a surname …"
"Unparalleled National Scholars and the Mr. Xiao are the top wealth gods of Qing Country. As long as they can follow them, there will be plenty of rewards …" The word in Yepingtai's hand crazily reaped the lives of the crowd. His shouts had already incited those sea cuttlefish s that were completely deranged.
Not only the man, even the female sea cuttlefish s who were half naked, went crazy. The white rabbit from before was covered in blood, and when they were satisfied with the fight, the female sea cuttlefish s suddenly turned their muzzles, and ignited the fuse towards the Ship Closure.
"Eight …" I want to drink the strongest wine and eat the best food. I want to play with the most beautiful man in the world … "Don't even think about taking away my contribution …" Amidst the crazy shouts, the cannons roared and spewed out a trail of flames. The opposing Ship Closure was blown up and wailed like ghosts and wolves.
At this time, Xiao Letian was lying on his stomach at the edge of the crater using his binoculars to observe the battle situation. He watched helplessly as the three Ship Closure s turned into an Asura Hell and the other three were also bombed into a fire, causing the six warships to lose their ability to fight.
"Great job, this Yepingtai is indeed a true warrior. He is truly a talented man, as many brave warriors as I want, would you like to reward me? "Just work with laozi …"
Just as Xiao Letian was cheering for them, a strange scene suddenly appeared in front of their eyes. In the middle of the foreign merchant fleet, a merchant ship had suddenly set sail, and the largest Stars and Stripes flag was being raised.
"Eh? Why does this ship look so familiar! Damn, isn't that the Endeavour account that you sold to me? Why did he leave the main group and rush towards the Japanese Ship Closure? "
Xiao Letian didn't know that at this time, Captain Dan Nier could already be said to have gone mad. This captain who was filled with the dreams of an American hero was finally persuaded by Mike.
The old captain gently pushed the pistol away from his temple. "Mike, you don't have to say, I was also an American soldier, if I were younger, I would have died in this civil war." "Now is the time for my veteran to sacrifice himself for his country …"
Dan Nier looked at all the sailors under his command. "Warriors, as you have heard just now, us American citizens are deep in the battlefield, and this rebellion against civilians still has no signs of stopping. As a veteran of the United States of America, I give you my orders, please take up your weapons and prepare for war."
"Raise the biggest flag, the flag bearer said, telling all merchant ships of America, I am participating in the war as a veteran, from now on I will work hard to become the mothership. All American Merchant Shipping s, for the sake of God, please follow me …"
Dan Nier looked at the excited boys who were about to go crazy, and suddenly shouted, "Fight, boys. Last year, we fired our cannons down at them, and this year, we will fire at them, sending them to hell …"
"Victory!" All the sailors shouted like madmen, scaring all the other countries' merchant ships into a daze.
"What about Endeavour? Is this group of Americans crazy? God, look at the flag of Endeavour... " British businessman, the French merchants, the Dutch merchants, as well as the Spanish and Portugal merchants were all stunned.
"God bless me, why is Americans participating in the war? Endeavour had already become the flagship, what qualifications did he have to order a merchant ship? "Only an idiot would listen to him …"
It was a pity that these established capitalist countries did not understand the drive of a new empire. At this time, the United States was in the prime of its life, so why would they be afraid of a war for the sake of honor?
"Oh, God! Americans has really gone mad, why are the other merchant ships going crazy along with the old man from Endeavour? They actually accepted Dan Nier's command, and they actually started preparing for battle … "
Mike was speechless now. He watched as the American ships on the sea began to sail closer to Endeavour, almost every one of them taking command of the veterans.
"God bless America … The mob will be severely punished... "Old soldiers don't die, veterans always fight …" The banners of every group encouraged everyone, including Xiao Letian.
There were a lot of Chinese people who understood the language of the flags. When the Boss Mi helped Xiao Letian translate the language, he had already guessed the whole thing.
"I pay tribute to you all, regardless of how unreasonable and tyrannical the future superpower is, today I have personally witnessed your glory and pride in history! "I pay my respects to you all …"
With that said, Xiao Letian saluted to all the Stars and Stripes on the Sea, giving a standard US military salute.
Maybe it was decided by nature, when Xiao Letian saluted, it was also at the moment when Endeavour opened fire. The Endeavour on the ocean surface sped up and snatched the side line of the Japanese Ship Closure, using the four cannons on the merchant ship to shoot at the remaining Ship Closure.
The flames soared into the sky and the smoke filled the air. With a precise shot, it smashed into the Japanese boat, and the thin skinned Ship Closure was immediately blown into disarray. At this time, the other six American Merchant Shipping s also joined in the fray. All kinds of cannons started shooting at the Japanese Navy, so the Japanese who was caught off guard was unable to retaliate at all.
"Nani!" Why do foreigners attack us... Just why is this happening!? " Standing at the highest point of the battlefield, Huashan Liyuan was already crazy. He knelt on the stone and cried incessantly, "Why? Why did the Americans participate in the war? What in the world did I miss... "Please tell me, what exactly did I miss …"
From now on, the war was no longer under the control of the Japanese, and it had gone beyond their imagination. It was as if the situation was no longer under their control.
The war for independence that shocked the entire world had officially begun.