2386 Father and Son on Cruise
The ancients said that joy leads to sorrow, and this statement is absolutely true. When Xiao Letian was enjoying flirting with girls in Stonehenge, an unexpected conspiracy was quietly coming to London, and directly changed the future Asian landscape that Xiao Letian expected.
At the mouth of the Thames, an American cruise ship Mississippi slowly arrived in the morning. The guests across the ocean stood on the deck and looked forward to the destination of the trip. Looking at the prosperity on both sides of the Thames, everyone screamed excitedly.
In that era, traveling across the ocean was not only expensive and long, but also extremely dangerous. God knows whether such paddleboard cruises can withstand storms and avoid icebergs, and even the occasional Atlantic pirate bandits are a threat.
Being able to reach the destination safely, almost everyone was singing praises to God's blessing, and the women even started praying directly on the deck.
"Look, let's go into the city... Wait, what is that? Look, everyone... Is that... the Chinese warship! Look,..."
The Zhiyuan, which was anchored by the Pier of Tower Bridge, suddenly attracted everyone's attention. People rushed to the starboard side of the deck and almost tilted the ship, and they looked at the glittering Chinese Zhiyuan one by one.
During the period when he was mooring on the Thames, the Zhiyuan underwent a major maintenance after the ocean, and even scraped the bottom of the ship in the dry dock of the British military port and applied a layer of new paint.
The warship had no rust at all as it crossed the ocean at this moment, and it was brand new in the sun, especially the main gun, which was wrapped in a cannon suit, but people could also feel the huge destructive power contained therein.
This is a unique battleship, completely irrelevant to this era, full of the sci-fi feel of Jules Verne's writings.
It has an all-steel structure, the main gun is arranged in the central axis, and there are huge copper tubes pressurized by strong winds on both sides. The slender hull can easily pierce the waves at first glance. You can imagine how fast this warship will be on the sea.
A young child held his father's arm and shouted, "Is this the Chinese warship that participated in the Battle of Iquik? I know that in that naval battle, the warship won a complete victory without any damage!"
Oh, when you see this child is a rich child. At this age, you can know the big things happening internationally at such a young age, which shows that his family is either rich or noble, and he attaches great importance to education.
The father touched his son's hair intimately, "Yes, this warship also participated in the battle in Vladivostok in the Far East. In that war, he became an effective fire suppression platform for the Chinese army. The 210-caliber artillery controlled the battlefield in the entire urban area and blocked the Tsarist Russian Far East fleet in the harbor..."
"The truth is only within the range of the cannon! Child, remember this sentence!"
"Of course I remember, this is what Prussian Prime Minister Bethmes said in a speech! Father... I must be admitted to West Point Military Academy in the future! I want to command the American army to win the battlefield, and we can't lose to the Chinese!"
"Haha, my little Pershing, your ambition is good, but you still have to study. You are only nine years old and the road ahead is still long..."
If Xiao Letian knew who this little boy was, he would definitely be shocked. General John Joseph Pershing, a famous general in American history, was nicknamed Jack Spades, and the famous military strategist, who strengthened his ambition to join the army because he saw the Zhiyuan in the mouth of the Thames.
In history, only two generals of the U.S. Army were awarded only two people, one was founding President Washington, and the other was General Pershing, who led the U.S. military to fight the next battle.
It is worth mentioning that Patton, a famous US military general in World War II, was promoted by Pershing, and the two had a very close relationship.
However, Little Pershing is only nine years old now. Even his father, whom he loves the most, would not think about how high the child's future success will be.
But the nine-year-old child is already different from ordinary people. He can accurately describe the major wars that have occurred internationally in recent years, and remember the major events well at all. He was a little proud of hearing his father's encouragement.
"Yes, my father, I will remember what you taught. The truth is only within the range of the cannon... Haha, this sentence is really true. This warship also beat the French Navy. With a strategic bombing in Dakar, the core of the entire French colony in East Africa became a sea of fire..."
"This naval battle completely tore the French's cowhide. Maybe their army is the world's number one, but the navy is really... tsk tsk tsk..."
The speaker is unintentional and the listener is intentional. This is something that people from all countries on the cruise ship. Naturally, some people can't listen to such a blatant insult to France.
Several pairs of hatred eyes stared at the father and son in the crowded crowd. The remarks just now made the people angry. They looked at each other without saying that they were alive... Suddenly, they took advantage of the moment when the Mississippi was closest to Zhiyuan and started their actions.
At this time, the Mississippi happened to pass by Zhiyuan. The distance between the two sides was only more than 20 meters. At this location, people could see the details of the warship more clearly.
At this time, everyone, including the sailors on the boat, also focused their attention on the Zhiyuan. The crowd became more crowded than before. Everyone did not expect that someone would make trouble at this time.
Three men in shabby suits took advantage of this moment and suddenly pushed forward. At this moment, people's center of gravity was leaning forward and stretched their necks to see the battleship not far away. When the sudden force pushed, a group of people suddenly became unstable, and the front even pushed to the railing.
The Mississippi is an old ship. It was a paddle steamer that was later renovated. Its hull is an old wooden-hulled ship, and many of its railings have decayed.
The assassination had long known the situation of the ship. The location of Little Pershing and the wooden railings were not explained at all. Of course, there was no problem to hold one or two adults, but if the weight of ten people was pressed up, then wait for the break.
With a click, the railing broke, and more than a dozen passengers at the break fell like dumplings, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
"Save people quickly... Someone fell into the water, save people quickly..."
The chaos alarmed the sailors on the Zhiyuan. Jin Sanshun was taking the internal squad to check the deck hygiene. As soon as he saw an accident, the fat man rushed over with agility that was completely incompatible with his figure.
"Save people, soldiers gather, dive to save people!"
It was thumping, and the Zhiyuan was like a swift like water, and dozens of figures were inserted into the river.
Note: I only had one update yesterday. I am really sorry. I have been too busy recently. I went out at 7 o'clock in the morning until 9 o'clock in the evening. I also drank some wine. I was tired and drunk. I was in a bad state, so there was no second update. Please forgive me.
Today's update was also a time when I got up at 5 o'clock in the morning to chase everyone, and I have to go out later, but there should be a second update when working overtime at night.
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Chapter completed!