Volume 1: The Battleship Yitian Changes into the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 Chapter 22: Another Miracle
"Strange, where have all the Japanese gone?" On the torpedo boat "Left Team No. 1", Wang Ping, the captain of the torpedo boat team and the captain of "Left Team No. 1", said to Sun Gang: "I'm afraid we have come here in vain , Mr. Councillor."
"It's not a wasted trip." Sun Gang replied with a smile, "At least I know now. Those places just now are not it." In fact, it was not a wasted trip. Although the temporary anchorage of the Japanese fleet on the coast of Korea has not been found yet, he has determined the sinking location of the "Cao Jiang" ship when passing through Fengdao. According to Wang Yongfa, the captain of the "Cao Jiang", there are 200,000 taels of silver on board. If it can be salvaged, hehe, it will feel great to count the money until your hands cramp.
"Send a signal and let Lao Cai catch up!" Wang Ping said to a sailor.
"Sir, there seems to be something ahead, it looks like a steamship." said a sailor in charge of lookout.
Sun Gang was startled and immediately picked up the monocular telescope and looked in the direction he said. In the distance, the outline of a ship was faintly visible, still emitting smoke, but it was unclear what country the ship belonged to.
"It's a big ship, but I can't see it clearly and I don't know which country it belongs to," said Sun Gang.
"Notify Lao Cai, let's get closer. The Senator needs to get a clear look." Wang Ping ordered. He was a little scared when he heard that an unidentified ship was spotted, but when he found out there was only one, he became braver. After all, they had the two fastest torpedo boats in the Beiyang Fleet, so if they couldn't defeat them, they could still run away.
Soon, Sun Gang had seen the flag on the other ship. It was a Japanese gunboat, parked there. Sun Gang saw that the bow of the Japanese ship seemed to be a little crooked, and he understood something at once. "Sir Wang, notify Sir Cai to prepare for battle. It's a Japanese ship." Sun Gang said to Wang Ping. Seeing that Wang Ping was a little nervous, he couldn't help but smile. "It's a small gunboat of less than 1,000 tons. It seems to be injured and can't move. We've got a bargain again this time."
Wang Ping was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately raised his telescope. "Their bow is cracked, it seems like they were hit by a mine, damn it!" He immediately asked his men to get busy as if he had taken stimulants. "You can pick up gold ingots just by following the senator, haha."
Sun Gang smiled and patted his shoulder. "If Lord Wang can sink the enemy ship and achieve this great feat, who will dare to say anything bad about our torpedo boat team?"
"Don't worry, senator. Just wait and see!" Wang Ping laughed, patted his chest, and ordered his men, "Notify Lao Cai to go around the side of the enemy ship and prepare to attack immediately! Whoever gets there first will get it!"
The sailors immediately began to get busy. With a "bang", a shell came over and exploded not far from the bow of the torpedo boat, raising a huge column of water that soaked several people on the boat.
The Japanese spotted them and began firing artillery fire.
The splashes of water hit his face, causing severe pain. Sun Gang finally managed to stand firm. Wang Ping cursed and kept giving orders, directing the torpedo boat to approach the Japanese ship rapidly. Sun Gang looked at the Japanese ship getting closer and closer, and seemed to be able to see the terrified expressions on the Japanese faces.
The torpedo was fired, and a straight white line instantly appeared on the azure sea. Not far away, Cai Tinggan's "Fulong" also fired a torpedo, and the snow-white track was particularly eye-catching in the water.
"Why is the depth of Lao Cai's torpedo so shallow?" Wang Ping muttered . Just as he finished speaking, a series of shells flew over and exploded in front of the torpedo boat. Sun Gang was almost knocked down by the gust of air in his face. He suddenly felt his breath choked and his left arm seemed to be slightly numb. He steadied himself and stared at the Japanese ship in front of him.
A huge column of water instantly burst out from the center of the ship, making a thunderous noise. Sun Gang watched the Japanese ship break into two pieces as if it was split apart. Then a flash of fire exploded at the stern of the ship. Another loud noise almost knocked him down again. "Hit! Hit!" The officers and soldiers on the torpedo boat cheered loudly. Wang Ping jumped up and down, his face full of ecstasy. He turned around and excitedly punched Sun Gang. Seeing Sun Gang's stunned look, the smile on his face instantly froze. "Come here! Come quickly! The senator is injured!"
Only then did Sun Gang realize that the clothes on his left arm were stained with blood, but he didn't even feel the pain!
He stared blankly at the Japanese ships surrounded by raging fire. Various debris and bodies of Japanese sailors were floating on the sea, and some were still struggling in the water. "Fire the machine guns! See if there are any living people on the water! Don't leave any alive! Avenge the Senator!" Wang Ping said like crazy. It was too late for Sun Gang to stop him. Several sailors responded in unison, and quickly opened the Green machine gun on the bow and fired fiercely at the people who were still struggling in the water.
"Bang, bang, bang!" The rotating gun barrel spewed out deadly flames, and bursts of screams suddenly came from the sea.
The two sailors were busy bandaging Sun Gang. Sun Gang yelled at the top of his lungs to pull Wang Ping back from his excited state, "Master Wang! Master Wang! Catch some tongues!"
Wang Ping managed to calm himself down and asked the gunner to stop firing. He then began to search on the water as he ordered. The "Fulong" in the distance didn't understand what was happening here, so it also started firing its machine guns at the Japanese soldiers who fell into the sea. Sun Gang looked at them with some frustration and couldn't help but roll his eyes to the sky.
"Your Excellency, we found no survivors," a sailor reported.
"Damn Old Cai, why are you making trouble with me!" Wang Ping muttered angrily and asked the sailor beside Sun Gang, "How is the injury of the senator?"
"Your Excellency, it's just a superficial wound. It's nothing serious now," the sailor replied.
"It's my fault that my younger brother got hurt," Wang Ping said with some shame.
"What's the big deal?" Sun Gang waved his hand nonchalantly. A corpse floating on the sea surface caught his attention. "Lord Wang, can you ask someone to hook him up?"
"No problem." Wang Ping ran to the bow and directed several sailors to fish out the floating corpse.
"Sir, it seems like there is another ship coming in the distance." A sailor pointed at the black smoke in the distance and said, "The 'Fulong' sent a signal, asking if we should leave."
"Sir Wang, let's return home immediately." Sun Gang said to Wang Ping.
Wang Ping responded and turned back to order, "Notify Lao Cai and the others to return to Weihai immediately."
The sailors left him and returned to their respective posts. Sun Gang's eyes fell on the corpse in front of him. It seemed to be an officer. He lay there with his eyes wide open and a grim face, holding a briefcase tightly in his arms. Sun Gang took the bag from him with great difficulty, opened the belt buckle, glanced at the documents inside, and his heart was filled with ecstasy.
