On the ship, Rong Hong was popularizing things about the United States to Zeng Jize, Zeng Jihong and others. He told the customs and habits of the United States not in a simple dogmatic manner, but in the form of stories, which were more vivid and easy to record in the mind, making everyone
People listened with great interest, and burst out laughing from time to time.
Li Zhen was lying on the deck chair, basking in the winter sun.
He waved and asked, "Huang Qiang, where are we?"
Huang Qiang opened the map and looked at it, and then replied: "Based on the place where we replenished water and food during the last stop, we are now on the way to the Hawaiian Islands. Currently, the king of the Hawaiian Islands is Kamehameha IV.
, According to the information found along the way, Kamehameha IV is still very young, less than thirty years old, and is a king who works hard to govern. However, Hawaii is also facing invasion by foreign enemies. France and the United Kingdom have occupied some parts of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
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Li Zhen frowned and said: "Since there are British and French troops, let's avoid them as much as possible, find a place to replenish water and food, and then go directly to the United States without delay."
"Yes." Huang Qiang nodded.
Li Zhen squinted his eyes again, thinking that after walking most of the distance, it wouldn't take long to reach the United States.
"Report."
A loud shout suddenly sounded in Li Zhen's ears.
Li Zhen opened his eyes and said, "Say."
The soldier replied: "President, I just found two large ships following behind. They are suspected to be pirate ships."
Li Zhen stood up abruptly, looking excited.
He took the telescope from the soldier's hand and looked at the situation behind the ship. He did find two large ships following behind. However, these two large ships were obviously not on the same level as the warship Li Zhen was riding. Li Zhenleng
He smiled coldly and ordered: "Go ahead and get the soldiers ready to fight. This is your first time fighting against pirates. Please cheer up."
The soldiers went to deliver the order, but Rong Hong also stopped explaining.
He took Zeng Jize, Zeng Jihong and others to stand beside Li Zhen, with a look of worry on his face.
Encountering pirates is really bad news.
Rong Hong thought for a while and then persuaded: "President, if the pirates come over, we should try not to kill anyone when we fight back. One or two groups of pirates are easy to dispatch and easy to deal with, but once some of the pirates escape, they will definitely be killed."
Go bring reinforcements. Next time, it will not be one or two groups of pirates that attack us, but a group of pirates, and we will be in greater trouble. Therefore, we try not to conflict with the pirates, otherwise it will be us who will be affected in the end."
"fart."
Li Zhen rolled his eyes at Rong Hong and said, "If the other party dares to deal with me, I will definitely fight back."
Rong Hong opened his mouth to persuade Li Zhen to reconcile.
However, when he saw the expression on Li Zhen's face, he swallowed back what he said. He was just a guide invited by Li Zhen and had no right to interfere with how Li Zhen did things.
Gradually, the distance between the two parties gradually narrowed.
Li Zhen could already see the specific situation on the other side's ship through the telescope. The leading pirate was a bald man, wearing shabby clothes, with scars on his face, and a tall build. He had a gun on his waist and stood on the bow of the ship with his hands folded.
With a look of arrogance, at this time, the bald pirate kept waving his hands, pointing in the direction of Li Zhen and opening his mouth to speak.
Although Li Zhen didn't know what the other party was talking about, he must have arranged to attack Li Zhen's ship.
At this moment, on the pirate ship.
The leading bald pirate stared at Li Zhen's battleship, his eyes were shining, and his face was filled with greedy light. He murmured: "What a big ship. If I own this big ship, my strength will definitely double, even , I can bring other pirates around me under my command and expand my strength." He stretched out his hand and patted his thigh, and said loudly: "This big ship is a gift from God to me. Be careful, don't damage the big ship. Rush, Rush over and capture this ship."
At this order, the two ships immediately accelerated forward.
Huang Qiang came to Li Zhen and asked anxiously: "President, the other party is rushing over at full speed. Are you going to fire?"
"Don't worry, let's talk a little closer." Li Zhen shook his head.
When Rong Hong heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that once the cannon was fired, the two sides would completely become enemies.
After the pirates approached the ship, there was still room for negotiation.
The speed of the two pirate ships increased, and they were already less than a hundred meters away from Li Zhen's battleship.
In fact, some pirates on the pirate ship began to shout, asking Li Zhen's ship to stop and surrender immediately. When the pirates came to take over the warship, Li Zhen looked calm. He changed his mind and already had a plan. He ordered: "No need to fire guns for the time being." , just wait for the pirates to come up. If they come one by one, we will shoot one. I don’t believe they will fire cannons. If they want to rob something, will firing cannons be useful?"
Obviously, Li Zhen understood the pirate's thoughts.
Think about it, if you use cannons to bombard the battleship, it will be smashed and then start to sink. The whirlpool rolled up will definitely not be close to it. Everything will sink into the sea. By then, many things will be useless. The best way Only by capturing the battleship can you steal everything on the ship intact.
Similarly, Li Zhen had other thoughts about the pirates and did not order the cannon to be fired.
If pirates make good use of it, it is definitely a trump card.
After a short time, the distance between the two sides was less than fifty meters. Even the bald pirate leader had ordered the boat to be put down and his pirates came in the boat. As the distance gradually got closer, the boat entered the range of bullets. At this time, Li Zhencai gave the order. Shots were fired, gunshots were fired, and water splashed everywhere on the sea.
The soldiers of the Three Hundred Sharp Knife Battalion were all top marksmen, and with their well-aimed shots, they caused heavy losses to the oncoming pirates.
This situation made the bald pirate leader stamp his feet in anger.
He ordered the soldiers to move forward and sail closer to Li Zhen's warship. However, the firepower of both sides was not at the same level at all, and the quality of the soldiers was not at the same level. The pirates were brave, tough, and wild, but they were based on businessmen. If you don't have enough strength, you can be extremely ferocious only if you can defeat him in one go.
Once you encounter someone more ferocious than a pirate, the pirate's unruly spirit will be suppressed, and you will lose the courage to fight and lose the toughness of the pirate.
This kind of fighting is not on the same level.
Li Zhen did not feel any pressure. With a smile on his face, he ordered the warship to approach the two pirate ships. At this time, Huang Qiang hurried to Li Zhen and lowered his voice and said: "President, there is a ship with a French flag. A warship is approaching and the target seems to be us, what should we do now?"
After hearing this, Li Zhen raised his eyebrows.
The appearance of French troops is not a good thing.
Once Li Zhen's identity is exposed, the French will definitely kill him if they find out, because Li Zhen's murder will definitely cause the deterioration of Sino-US relations and trigger a series of dangers.
In an instant, Li Zhen understood the stakes.
ps: Second update; this is the second update today, I have to continue with work, sorry.