The pastor hesitated for a moment and subconsciously turned around and looked behind him. But he could not see the old housekeeper. What he could see was a person who looked like a leader among servants and nodded easily.

"Okay! I agree with you, sir." As he said, the pastor turned around and chose five people to stand up, all of whom were young and looked a little strong.

The priest asked these people to stay, and the rest got off the boat.

The Central Army on the shore couldn't help but feel a little gloating when they saw these servants being driven down. They ignored the glaring eyes of these servants and laughed and laughed.

Dai Li, who came to see him off, carefully observed the servants who had gotten off the boat. After getting the hidden eyes of a servant, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The military police stopped the laughter, and then Dai Li asked those servants to gather the servants and return to Wuchang City. At the same time, he and Chen Cheng and others were quietly waiting on the shore for the ship to leave.

Only when they see the ship leaving without any problems will they be relieved. Jiang Zhongzheng alone involves the future of all the officials of various ministries in Wuchang City.

As long as Chiang Zhongzheng left, they can also take their subordinates to consider the issue of breaking through with peace of mind.

With Chiang Kai-shek, when I was surrounded, should Chiang Kai-shek leave first or they left first?! This is a question that everyone has never dared to say in their hearts. Only when Chiang Kai-shek leaves, these are not problems.

As long as Chiang proves that he will leave safely, his future will be guaranteed. Even if he is unlucky, he will be killed by the Japanese army, at least his family Chiang will still be taken care of.

The Chiang Kai-shek certificate is their final guarantee. Only when the Chiang Kai-shek certificate is safe will they feel at ease to do other things. At least if they really have their family members placed in Chongqing, Jiang Kai-shek, will still care about their old feelings.

After a long noise, the cruise ship was finally ready. A long whistle sounded, and the cable was loosened. The sound of anchoring sound of "KaKaKaKa..." was heard, and the cruise ship slowly drove away from the dock.

The soldiers who stopped clamoring looked at the cruise ship with great hope. They hoped that they would be one of the cruise ships!

The situation has become very obvious since the war has been going on. That is, the chances of oneself and others dying here in battle are extremely high.

If no one evacuated at this time, the soldiers might not be shaken. But as long as someone evacuates, everyone's minds will be activated.

He watched others leave, but he and others were trying to fight to the death here. Anyone would have a different mindset, especially in the Central Army.

"Woo~~~" With a long whistle, the cruise ship slowly left the dock and drove towards the river.

The Japanese gunboats that were originally on the other side of the river or in the middle of the river slowly approached the cruise ship at this time. Dai Li and others couldn't help but feel their hearts.

Although he knew it was a routine inspection, what Chiang Zhongzheng involved still made everyone's hearts raise! But those Japanese gunboats slowly surrounded the cruise ship and leaned forward.

Dai Li and others watched the cruise ship surrounded, and their hearts were beating constantly! They kept praying to God and Buddha in their hearts, asking the Japanese not to find out Chiang Kai-shek.

"Jiuchi...boom!boom!boom..." But at this moment, a scene that made them dumbfounded! Those Japanese gunboats actually checked and even fired at the cruise ship directly!

"No..." Dai Li let out a heart-wrenching roar in desperation, then turned around and ordered: "Hurry! Fire up those gunboats! Quick!!"

Chen Cheng on the shore reacted quickly and ordered the troops to set up artillery without hesitation to start bombarding the Japanese gunboats.

"Boom boom boom..." Soon, the artillery fire on the shore became a ball. The explosion of water soared into the sky, and two Japanese gunboats were bombarded in front of them when they were caught off guard.

Dai Li was crazy and ordered the ships on the dock to immediately go to the cruise ship in the UK to rescue people.

At this time, the Japanese gunboats did not counterattack the Central Army artillery fire on the shore. Instead, they bombarded the Mary Wood on the river even more crazily.

The Mary Wood is just a medium-sized cruise ship, not a special warship. It does not have heavy armor protection, and even no means of counterattack.

Several bombardments by the Japanese army hit the cruise ship hard at a distance of only more than 100 meters. The exploded fragments sprinkled the river surface, and the light of fire on the cruise ship soared into the sky.

The entire cruise ship was suddenly at a loss. All the crew subconsciously tried to extinguish the fire that was constantly devouring the cruise ship under the roar of the wheel captain and others.

"Boom boom boom..." But what responded to them was the artillery shells that were constantly bombarded by the Japanese army. The cruise ship torn apart the entire cruise ship was flying at the same time.

"Damn it! Do these damn yellow-skinned monkeys know what they are doing?! This group of miscellaneous children raised! Hurry up! Notify the Imperial Consulate that we were attacked by the Japanese army! We were attacked by the Japanese army!!"

Lester kept shouting with red eyes, and the telegraph officer rushed to the British Empire Consulate in Chongqing to report on the attack.

David, who was standing next to Leicester, had his mind blank now. If he hadn't noticed something was wrong at this time, it would have been a lie.

The Japanese certainly would not bombard the cruise ship for no reason. The only reason they attacked the cruise ship was that there were people on the cruise ship that they had to kill.

He and Leicester, and even the priests were definitely not qualified. The only one who was qualified was worthy of the attacks by these Japanese troops at huge political risks.

Those who attack at this risk, and the entire Wuhan can have this qualification, and those with this capital can think of it with their toes - Chairman Jiang Zhongzheng.

Thinking of the old man who was arranged into the cabin of the first mate, if David still didn't understand, he could only say that he was mentally disabled. But what if he understood?!

He could only hold on with his teeth. Since the Japanese had already taken action, they would not stop. All they had to do was to completely sink the ship.

David felt cold in his heart. He knew that he had no way back. If he had exposed the fact that Chiang Chiang was on the ship at this time, the Japanese might not have stopped bombarding first. Perhaps in order to make Chiang Chiang die, the Japanese would have been bombarded with crazy shelling.

Secondly, even if the Japanese stopped bombarding and the Mary Wood man escaped, he might not be able to survive. If Chiang Kai-shek died, he would not only lose his job, but also have an unheard reputation!

Even Chongqing City will be filled with people who want to kill themselves. No one will sympathize with themselves, and no one will help them. All that is waiting for them is to die.

David did not dare to tell the truth, he could only pray continuously, hoping that God could really appear and save his life, Mrs. Mary Wood and the crew.

"Yo Xi! It seems that Kyosa's intelligence has not made any mistakes. Chiang Kai-shek is really hiding on this ship!" Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke slapped the command room with his hand down the telescope and said viciously.

"Order the artillery to suppress the artillery fire of the Central Army immediately! At the same time, they telegraphed the gunboats in the river that their current mission is to knock out the cruise ship!"

"Hayi!" The adjutant's face turned red with excitement. He didn't expect that after fighting for so long, he would capture or even kill the other leader in such a strange situation.

This is the nationally recognized leader of China! If he is captured or killed, then there is no doubt that the imperial strategy will be half. The rest is the attack on the National Wehrmacht.

"Chirp chirp... boom boom boom..." The artillery bombardment of the Japanese army on the other side also began, and the artillery fire on the Central Army was immediately silenced under the suppression of the Japanese army.

The Japanese artillery ratio was already stronger than the Central Army, and the Central Army's artillery had already been completely lost in previous battles. These were just the last forces gathered in front of us.

The Japanese bombardment was basically completely lost. Without the suppression of the artillery fire of the Central Army, the Japanese gunboats were even more crazy. They began bombarding the Mary Wood who was about to escape to the middle of the river.

Mrs. Mary Wood was shot at least fifteen times at this time, and the entire cruise ship was shaking. The crew members looked at the gradually silent cruise ship in despair and could do nothing.

Since the Japanese started shelling, they would definitely not let them go.

"Abandon the ship...abandon the ship!!" Lester shouted in despair. David was stunned for a while before rushing off the ship's side under Leicester's pull.

The lifeboat had been put down, and the crew members rushed to board each other. The entire cruise ship was filled with flames! From time to time, muffled sounds came from the inside of the ship.

"Boom!!" A shell hit the boiler on the ship, and the boiler exploded and the entire ship was shaking continuously.

"Quick!! Let it go!!" Lester roared, and the crew began to put the ship down the river in a hurry. At this time, the entire cruise ship of the Mary Wood came with a "kkakka..." sound.

Lester's heart was filled with curses and despair towards the Japanese. He knew that it was the sound of the keel bursting on the boat. He knew that the Mary Wood's Madam was going to be completely finished.

What can you do without a ship?! Leicester's heart was full of despair, and David even had the five priests as much as Leicester.

The five priests were rushed onto the lifeboat by the crew, and then they directly put the lifeboat down the river without waiting for them to resist.

And the servants who took the priests to board the boat were looking for the cabin of the first mate on the entire boat like crazy.

Chiang Zhongzheng also heard the sound of cannons. He could not hear such a loud noise. But he had been silent and without any action. Until now, he still did not believe that these Japanese troops dared to fire at British ships.

Especially without any threat, Japan has promised to release the ship, but unfortunately he did not expect the news of his departure to be leaked.

The Japanese didn't care about anything in order to kill him!

"Boom boom boom..." Finally, a shell hit the cabin of the first mate. The vibration of the entire cruise ship made it absolutely wrong for Jiang Zhongzheng, who was hiding in the dark grid.

He touched a bulge on the wall and pressed it hard.

"Kerala..." But there was a dull sound when he heard this secret door opened. What caught Chiang Chiang's eyes was the flames full of the cabin!

"This...what is going on?!" Chiang Zhongzheng was stunned. Until now, he still couldn't believe that the Japanese army would actually bombard the British cruise ship crazily.

"KaKaKaKa..." But at this moment, the keel exploded! The big ship seemed to collapse. Before Jiang Zhongzheng could think too much, he rushed out of the cabin.

Mrs. Mary Wood said that it was big but it was small. Chiang Zhongzheng could not find his followers in the chaos for a while. The crew members had already gathered on the deck and boarded the lifeboat one after another to escape.

The rumbling explosion and the crackling sound of flames made Chiang Zhongzheng unable to hear the shouts calling him. Chiang Zhongzheng had five gold bars in his arms, and he knew better than anyone else that he had escaped in this situation that he had no money.

After stumbled to the area close to the deck, Jiang Zhongzheng vaguely heard the shouts of "Mr. Zhou! Mr. Zhou...". This was the name Dai Li told them, and Dai Li concealed Jiang Zhongzheng's identity.

Jiang Zhongzheng quickly ran over and replied loudly: "I'm here..."

Four selected servants ran to Jiang Zhongzheng in a panic and said anxiously: "Mr. Zhou, the Japanese just bombed the ship for no reason. The situation is very dangerous now, we must evacuate quickly!"

"Go now!" Jiang Zhongzheng also knew that it was not nonsense, so he followed these people and rushed towards the deck.

But they were one step late after all. When they arrived at the deck, the lifeboats on the deck had already been used up. Several lifebuoys were thrown out in scattered areas. There were not even a few life jackets.

Jiang Zhongzheng gritted his teeth and said to these people: "Put it on! Jump directly into the river! At least he may still survive..."

These people nodded after hearing this. There was no way to do this. It was better than waiting for death?!

"Boom!!" But before several people put on their lifebuoys, a shell hit the deck and exploded! Jiang Zhongzheng was the first to be bombed! He immediately rushed to the deck with blood. The other four people were also blown away. Two of them were even bloody and lifeless.

"Mr. Zhou..." The remaining two people were immediately anxious, and rushed over and grabbed Jiang Zhongzheng's body and shouted. But Jiang Zhongzheng seemed to be unable to survive.

The shell exploded beside him, and the blown deck penetrated Jiang Zhongzheng's abdomen. His back seemed to be completely rotten, and blood kept gushing out as if he was not worth it.

"Geeh..." A sound came from Jiang Zhongzheng's throat. He grabbed the sleeves of the two people tightly and seemed to want to say something, but after struggling for a long time, his eyes gradually lost their spirit.

The hand drooped weakly...
Chapter completed!