Chapter 572 The People's Trial(1/2)
"Damn it, where are you going to fight?"
On the druid, the bruised druid, Bomai, who was still bleeding from his forehead, roared in grief and anger.
At the same time, a cannonball weighing at least sixty pounds hit the deck not far away, accompanied by a loud bang, and the broken wood flew like a shot. The unlucky Bomai was inserted into his thigh by a broken wood. He screamed and knelt down, and a big hole appeared in the shell, and there was immediately a scream inside.
Well, all the Qing army's cannons were aimed at them and firing!
And without any hesitation, all the cannons on the two turrets of Weiyuan and Jingyuan were fired at the British army.
Speaking of the firepower of Humen Fortress, it can be called a change of energy.
Although the fortress caused minimal losses to the British in history, it is said that this fortress is really strong by conscience. The several artillery batteries on Weiyuan Island, including Weiyuan, Zhenyuan and Jingyuan, have more than 200 artillery pieces. In addition, there is a river stop between the upper crossbar and the Weiyuan Fortress in the middle of the Pearl River. There is also a turret on the upper crossbar, and there is also a turret on the west bank of the Pearl River. If the big horn and sand corner of the first line of defense are added, the entire fortress has more than 400 artillery pieces, and it has a large number of heavy artillery equivalent to more than 50 pounds in Europe. Especially those 10,000 kilograms of giant cannons are even more powerful, and their defense ability is not inferior to that of the top European fortresses.
Originally, in history, the British army could have distanced themselves and used their strength to smash hard. In the Battle of Humen, the three 74-grade third-class ships were all on the battlefield, especially the 32-pound Caron cannon fired flowering bullets on the top deck. In addition, the Qing army's fighting will be tragic, even Guan Tianpei's bravery could not make up for the deterioration of the entire system. This made the British army's victory. Any change to a less bad army could severely damage the British army.
But Bomai is different at this time!
He came to seek help. He was almost within the range of all the artillery artillery in the Qing army. He was only a few hundred meters away from the Weiyuan turret. Such a distance was a target, especially those heavy shore defense cannons that could be fully released. The two large turrets of Weiyuan and Jingyuan were hundreds of cannons, and a round of volleys almost destroyed the unlucky Gallop. The small cruiser even began to sink immediately.
And this scene made Guan Tianpei stupid too.
"Where are you fighting?"
He grabbed an officer's clothes and pulled him up and shouted.
"Military Gate, my little home is here!"
The officer said with a sad face.
Guan Tianpei was stunned for a moment, then looked at the unfriendly gazes of the officers and soldiers around him.
Indeed, their family is here!
The Humen Fortress defenders were not those who were transferred from all over the place to suppress the rebellion. They lived here for generations. Except for a few officers and generals, the lower-level officers and soldiers were locals. Guan Tianpei could be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, because if he surrendered, his family in Jiangsu would have to be executed, but these soldiers were different. If the Qing Dynasty still had hope, everyone would be loyal to the emperor and could be rewarded. But there was a big hope for the Qing Dynasty. If everyone was loyal to the Guangdong relatives, they would have to be searched by the Ming army. They died meaninglessly. On the contrary, they would be different. They were the green camp and not the Eight Banners. Even those officers were the same. Yang Feng did kill those officials, but the premise was that they did not turn against the enemy and made meritorious service. The sinking of the British warship was obviously considered to be a rebellious service.
"You, you traitors!"
Guan Tianpei could no longer whistle to the sky, and then put the knife on his neck.
Not only him, but also the generals from other places, also placed their swords on their necks, and then roared to the sky with grief and anger. However, this time no one stopped them, the Green Camp soldiers ignored them and continued to aim at the Druid under the command of the lower-level officers. The two ships in the distance also hit the firepower and bombarded the battleship. Bomai, who was kneeling on the deck, watched his warship shatter in grief and shatter in the concentrated fire until he himself shattered.
"Your Majesty, I am so grateful to you!"
Guan Tianpei looked at the druid who had begun to sink and yelled sadly, and used his waist knife to pull it hard on his neck...
"You didn't run away?"
In the Governor's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi, Yang Feng looked at Wu Bingjian with some surprise. His subordinates in Qianlong's time and space have not died yet! He was lying tremblingly at his feet. He said that this really surprised him. You know, the Wu family is the leader of the Thirteen-Levels. The gentry in Guangzhou also took the lead. In fact, they were also the leader of the smuggling crows with the British. Originally, there was a saying in history that Lin Zexu's death was poisoned to death by his son Wu Shaorong. Lin Zexu's two imperial envoys investigated the lesson plan and died suddenly in Puning. Before his death, he said three words Xingdounan. In his Minnan dialect, these three words should be homophonic to Xindoulan, and Xindoulan was the street where the Thirteen-Levels were located.
So in Yang Feng's opinion, Wu Bingjian could not stay and wait for death.
However, he stayed.
"Your Majesty, the people are stupid and do not know the will of heaven to resist the death of the king. However, in his twilight years, he did not want to die in a foreign land. Therefore, he came to come and apologize to Your Majesty. The people dared not escape to death. Even if your Majesty gave the people to die, he would not complain. He only hoped that your Majesty gave the people to return to the ruins of his parents, and everything that the people owned by His Majesty gave to the people to redeem the people."
Wu Bingjian said carefully.
"Do you think I'm embarrassed to kill you?"
Yang Feng sneered.
"Uh, Caomin let His Majesty deal with it!"
Wu Bingjian said.
"It's not impossible not to kill you."
Yang Feng pondered for a moment. After all, this was also the Secretary of the Cabinet of Qianlong's time and space. Of course, this was not important. What was important was that Wu Bingjian still had a lot of things to take out.
"Don't dedicate your debts in the East India Company, your shares you invested in the United States, and all of them to the country, then I will not only not kill you, but your Wu family's property can be retained except for land. Although I want to allocate the rich and poor of the world, it is not allowed to exist like you. You are indeed guilty, but your crimes cannot be regarded with the Tartars."
He continued.
This is what he wants most.
A large part of Wu Bingjian's wealth is abroad, and the East India Company's debts are doubtful. Although the US railway mines are suspected, he does have a lot of investment in the United States. Otherwise, he would not have thought of moving to the United States and killing Wu Bingjian and other capitalists would be cheaper.
This kind of thing is obviously not worth it.
Whether Wu Bingjian dies or not is not important. His investments overseas are very important. If he can obtain these investments, then Yang Feng can legitimately penetrate into Britain and the United States, relying on military strength as a backing, and relying on the investments of the Wu family as legal basis, he can easily conduct large-scale economic penetration into Europe and the Americas. After all, he will not be able to expand to these places in the short term, so sucking blood from these places is the most important thing.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, the property of Caomin is in the country and there are no overseas assets."
Wu Bingjian lay there and said tremblingly.
"You are so bad. Do you think you can deceive a god? I will give you a chance, but don't think I'm easy to deceive. Your Wu family is a big family. Your sons all have the title of Tartars. They did run away, but where can they go? Don't think they can escape the judgment of the people. I can take Guangzhou without any effort. How long do you think the world will take? Even if they run away, they will be caught by me sooner or later. Do you want to see your Wu family's men beheaded all over the family, and your women are exiled to Borneo to give birth to children for those gold diggers?"
Yang Feng said viciously.
"His Majesty……"
Wu Bingjian lay there and said sadly.
"Give you an hour to think about it, take him down and calm down."
Yang Feng waved his hand and said.
The two soldiers immediately pulled Wu Bingjian out.
"Next!"
Yang Feng said.
The next one is the land of the world.
Madichen and Chaton were in the same group. Their Jardin or the current name Chaton and Baoshun of Diandi were opponents, so Madichen did not inform him before he went to Macau. After the poor people broke through Guangzhou, they took a group of sailors on the Water Demon Crown to resist tenaciously, causing hundreds of people to be brave and brave. It was not until the brave men dragged more than a dozen mountain-slashing cannons that they solved him.
"I am British, I am protected by British laws, you can't treat me like this!"
He howled with blood on his face.
It was obvious that he was so dazed by the angry people.
"He and all the British who were aiding the evil in the city were cut off their heads, and then packed them and sent them to Elliot. They said that although these people deserved their sins, I will open the door and allow them to return to their hometown."
Yang Feng waved his hand and said as if he was brushing away a fly.
The soldier immediately dragged the land out.
"Next!"
Yang Feng continued.
The next one is a ghost, and there are still three.
"You guys are pretty honest."
He looked at the Forbes brothers and Warren Dilano who were brought to him and kneeled down honestly. This was the Qichang Foreign Company. The former John Forbes was John Kerry's great-great-grandfather, and Dilano was Roosevelt's grandfather. They were both representatives of the American trade in China, and of course they were also sellers of crows. Therefore, the United States was not as pure as white lotus as public experts said. Qichang Foreign Company was the third largest crow dealer in Guangzhou, second only to Madichen and Chaton's Chaton, which was Jardinet, and the Dandi Baoshun Foreign Company. Although it was impossible to dump the British because of its poor strength, the Americans also represented small-scale trade from the Ottoman Empire.
In addition, they are also important collaborators of Wu Bingjian.
"Your Majesty, we are just merchants, and dare not do anything other than trade, and we think that what you are doing is a sacred war, just as Washington led us to be liberated from the slavery of the British, and you are also leading the people of this country to be liberated from the slavery of the Tatars."
John Forbes said respectfully.
His brother and Dilano immediately agreed.
"Haha, I'm right, I like those who are sensible like you. You will get rewards. You will be the agent of my painkiller in the future!"
Yang Feng said with satisfaction.
"Your Majesty, your generosity and kindness are like the sunshine in heaven."
Dilano said excitedly.
Pain relief!
This is a real good thing. The East India Company is a great agent. Although it is said that the emperor handed over the agency rights of Europe and Asia to the East India Company, for Qichang Foreign Company, the remaining sales to the Americas will also make a fortune. The American rich people in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia will regard this thing as treasures.
Not to mention the markets in various South America.
"I have always been generous and kind to those who are sensible, but those who are self-righteous and think they are powerful empires, I like to slap them in the face to let them know their identity!"
Yang Feng said.
The Forbes brothers and Dilano smiled knowingly.
"How did you come to Guangzhou?"
Yang Feng asked casually.
"If you go back to your majesty, we set off from Boston across the Atlantic Ocean, then detour the Cape of Good Hope and enter the Indian Ocean, and then sailed to China one by one along the coastline."
Dilano said.
"It's so troublesome? Wouldn't it take more than half a year to go? It seems that there is a Pacific Ocean between us? Why don't you cross the Pacific Ocean and go directly here? I remember someone left like this a long time ago? Why do you still need to detour the Cape of Good Hope from Europe until now? If a bridge of communication can be established in the Pacific Ocean, wouldn't our trade be more prosperous? Even in the future, you Americans can represent China to Europe's trade. After all, you need to bypass Africa from China to Europe."
Yang Feng asked curiously.
The Forbes and Dilano looked at each other.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has no idea that the United States is in the eastern part of America. From Boston to China, you also need to go south and detour the Strait of Magellan. The distance is not closer than going to the Cape of Good Hope."
Dilano said.
To be continued...