C256 Chasing in the Storm

Clouds were pressing down from the sky, and the waves on the sea seemed to have been stirred up by Poseidon's trident. The dull thunders of thunder came from the distant horizon, and lightning swam through the clouds.

The sky was as dark as the lid of a pot, and the thunder was mixed with the roar of artillery. One big and one small, the two sails and two wooden boats were speeding through the waves.

"Zuo Manduo... Get the starboard muzzle ready to fire, T-shape fire... "

"Right full rudder... Bottom Half Sail... "Everyone on deck pay attention to avoiding enemy fire …"

In the ocean, the frigate and merchant ship did not care about the upcoming storm at all. All of the people's adrenaline rushed to their throats, they were already extremely excited.

In the sail battleship era, the cannons were hidden on both sides of the hull. If one wanted to engage in artillery combat, they had to pass the hull of the ship and form a T-shaped angle with the enemy ship.

In other words, if the French battleship wanted to hit the Italian cargo ship accurately, it would have to chase them from the surface of the sea in a zigzag pattern, constantly shooting at them from both the right and left sides of the ship.

Although this method reduced the ship's speed, it was still enough to ensure that the cannons would concentrate and fire. Otherwise, just relying on the two cannons on the deck would not even be enough to hit a small, fast merchant ship within a year of firing.

This was the sea battle mode of that era. When rifled guns were still not widespread, there was no way to guarantee the accuracy of the sea battle. All they could do was to fire at the same time, an extremely wasteful mode.

"Fuck the gunners, get ready …" "Fire!" With a roar from the cabin, 32 cannons on the starboard side bellowed loudly. Smoke filled the entire cabin, making even the old sailor cough with all his might.

"Damn it!" "He missed again …" The frigate leader almost threw the binoculars away. Just then, he saw a huge wave lift up from the back of the Italian merchant ship and a bullet hit the wall-like wave.

"Continue to zigzag forward, the Left side cannons are ready … My brave soldiers of the France, we have already bit the tail of a big fish, we must definitely not give in, and fight for the honor of our homeland … "

The frigate cheered as their morale increased by another three points. At the same time, the Italian sailors on the merchant ship cheered.

"God bless us, this is the third time we've been able to dodge all of them, we are unharmed, let us continue forward, and charge into the torrential rain in front, at that time the frigate's cannons will all be turned into mutes …"

At this time, even Xiao Letian was wondering if he really had the Hundred Spirit Beast's help. Maybe he really had the True Dragon's defense hidden inside his body, why did he not even manage to touch the edge of the cannonball three times in a row?

"Dragon Lord, do you think I should go to church for a service later? "Maybe God really does like me …"

Before the Dragon Lord could reply, suddenly a huge wave came from the Left side without any symptoms. The huge wave was actually more than six meters tall, Xiao Letian couldn't even stand properly, and tumbled down like a football.

"Milord …" Dragon Lord grabbed Xiao Letian's ankle like a tiger, but he himself had no place to stay, the two of them looked like they were about to fall into the waves.

"Protect our customers, protect our employers …" Captain Alexander grabbed the rope and rushed towards Xiao Letian, but at this time, four sailors around them quickly threw the rope towards Xiao Letian, shouting in Italian.

"Dragon Lord, grab the rope …" Xiao Letian's roar was swallowed up by the ocean waves. In the berserk ocean, even someone as high in martial arts as Xiang Shaolong had no place to use it.

The four rope Dragon Lord s did not manage to grab onto it. In the blink of an eye, the two people fell into the surging waves and the people at the bow of the boat cried out in alarm.

"Oh God! Oh my God! "In such a storm, no one can come out alive. Our mission has failed …" Captain Alexander began to cry.

The Prussian intelligence officer Paul had gone mad. He shouted to all the sailors, "Save him, save him... This was an ally of the Prussian Kingdom, he was the country's prime minister … Have you forgotten that Italy is an ally of Prussia? All of us can die, the Prime Minister of the East cannot die... " With that said, Paul dove into the ocean.

What Paul said was not wrong, among the Poo War, Italy and Prussia were indeed allied. One fought on the northern and the other on the southern side, both were allies of the iron rod.

Without saying a word, the sailors all jumped into the ocean right after Paul. "Oh, God bless them, don't let anything happen to them, don't let anything happen to them!"

Everyone was desperately swimming with their arms raised high, looking for Xiao Letian who had fallen into the water.

At this time, the King Yi below the deck also rushed up. Upon seeing the situation, they understood that he was a soldier general after all.

"Don't panic, everyone, don't panic …" Isn't there a bucket on the deck? With a string, he tied the rope together and threw it into the sea. I believe that with Dragon Lord's skills, as long as he was able to borrow a little bit of strength, he would be able to rescue me … "Listen to my command!"

But who can understand Chinese? King Yi didn't even know English, and everyone looked at him with their mouths agape, not knowing what to say. The King Yi was so anxious that he had no other choice but to run over, untie the ropes and begin to bolt the wooden bucket.

These were all barrels used to transport oil. There were ready-made rope holes at the sides to tie them together. In just a short while, three barrels were thrown into the sea.

"What are you all looking at? Hurry up and screw up the wooden bucket … "Hurry up!" King Yi was about to lose his mind.

"It's no use, the storm is too big. Even if they catch hold of the wooden bucket, they won't be able to get on the ship. Please be rational …" The captain's persuasion was unable to stop the King Yi from working hard. However, at this time, a figure suddenly appeared in the cabin, causing everyone present to be dumbstruck.

"Heavens, is this an angel? So the person wearing the black cloak is a woman! " Amidst the surprised cries of the sailors, a beautiful woman from the east walked out. She was actually Xiao Letian's wife, Hu Niu.

"Elder Shi, let me help you …" "If they don't save me, I'll do it myself …" Hu Niu, whose eyes were flowing with hot tears, used a rope to tie himself to the mast. Then, like the King Yi, he began to plug the wooden bucket.

"You can't die. You said you were going to take me to Europe for a honeymoon! "You even said that you were going to be the first person to spend the honeymoon in China, and you are already boasting. How can you not honor your words, wuu …"

Hu Niu's tears dropped down like pearls with a broken string, it was impossible to tell that one drop was rain and the other was tears.

It was April now, and Xiao Letian had held the wedding ceremony with Fu Hui and Hu Niu in the beginning of March. During the wedding ceremony, Xiao Letian had promised to bring the two women on his honeymoon. Although no one knew what a honeymoon was, hearing this name made all the women feel like they were seeing stars.

To have two of Xiao Letian's wives at once was already something that defied the law in the Qing Dynasty. If he were to bring his two wives out of the country, the upper echelons of Qing Dynasty would probably think too much about it. In the end, Fu Hui still adopted his style and stayed behind to deal with the imperial government. In the eyes of the Qing Dynasty, if you don't leave a hostage in the country, how can they be at ease?

According to Xiao Letian's plan, Hu Niu would follow him to Europe for his honeymoon. When the time came, he would bring Fu Hui to Ryukyu, Japan, or even the United States for his honeymoon. He only had these two women. How could he not be worried?

But today, before Hu Niu even stepped onto the continent of Europe, an accident actually occurred to Xiao Letian. She fell into the ocean amidst the storm. Hu Niu's entire body was about to collapse. She cried out Xiao Letian's name and her hands were covered in blood from the brown string, but she still did not stop.

Following closely was A Chou's figure, as well as Ping Er's and Fang Guan's, the family that Xiao Letian had brought to Europe. But today, these women all rushed to the deck, crying as they tied up the buckets, and followed King Yi in their actions.

Since ancient times, women and children were the most touching group. When Xiao Letian's woman walked onto the deck in grief and indignation, all the sailors present were infected.

"Continue, continue to throw in the buckets. The more buckets you have on the surface of the sea, the higher your chance of being saved by us. I believe in Dragon Lord's abilities …"

"God bless his people, let us pray for our guests in the East... Gentlemen in Europe, we can't let women cry. Come here and help us, let's not bother about that damned frigate anymore … " At this point, even the Italian captain came over to help.

At this time, more than ten buckets floated on the surface of the sea. Around the barrels were human heads, and no one was able to find Xiao Letian and Dragon Lord.

"Mr. Xiao... Mr. Xiang... "Where are you …" Everyone was shouting: English, German, Italian, including Chinese. The sound of gunfire could be heard as it reverberated across the sea.

As time passed, the huge waves didn't show any signs of weakening. People could even see the edge of the rainstorm ahead.

"Xiao Letian... You bastard, get the fuck out here... "Give it to grandaunt, I'll get out here right now …" Hu Niu lay on the side of the ship, crying and cursing at the same time, the miserable cries causing all the sailors present to be moved.

"Poor woman, great love! "I didn't expect the people of the East to express their love more fervently than us …" Just as the captain was sighing emotionally, there was a sudden exclamation from the sea.

"Found it …" Mr. Xiao has finally appeared … " Amidst the pointing voices of the crowd, two heads emerged from the waves fifty meters away from the ship's side. Who else could it be other than Xiao Letian and Dragon Lord.

"Quick, throw in more buckets …" Xiang Shaolong, show these Europeans your capabilities … " While speaking, His Highness King Yi used all of his strength to toss out a bunch of wooden pails, and the spinning pail flew straight towards Xiang Shaolong.

At this time, Dragon Lord gave his all. He used his hand to wipe the water off his face, then pulled Xiao Letian and swam over to the closest bucket, "Master, don't worry while holding onto the bucket. I'll come and save you immediately …"

Just as the sailors on the cargo boat were stunned, Dragon Lord suddenly threw out a white wave, his robust figure actually jumped out of the water, his feet quickly tapped on the wooden bucket, as though he was flying above the sea.

"Oh …" What is this? The sea goddess from the east? "He can actually fly on the surface of the water …"