Imperial soldiers shot to death by Gatling machine guns were lying scattered on the shore. Captain Kawada was so angry that his face was livid.

Watching Liang Shanhao escape towards the north bank in the armed speedboat, Captain Kawada shouted: "Notify the gunboat squadron that a ship with powerful firepower has appeared on the river, and request the gunboat to prepare to intercept the ships of the remaining Chinese troops."

A messenger nodded and said: "Hai!"

The messenger then reported the intercept request information to the gunboat squadron.

…

Liang Shanhao drove an armed speedboat on the river where he could barely see his fingers.

Controlling the Gatling gun and monitoring enemies that may appear in front at any time, Wang Daniu shouted: "Tuanzuo, do you think we will encounter little Japs on this river?"

Liang Shanhao shouted: "Look at our luck! Stop talking nonsense and control the gun properly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of searchlight light swept over.

Liang Shanhao slowed down and shouted to Wang Daniu in a low voice: "Be ready to fire at any time!"

Wang Daniu responded in a low voice: "Yes!"

The muzzle of the Gatling gun was pointed in the direction of the light.

Liang Shanhao took a closer look and found that the gunboat did not seem to be a little devil.

Because there was a Union Jack flag flying on the bow of the ship.

While hesitating, the gunboat on the opposite side shouted a question in English: "The ships on the opposite side stop immediately. We are the gunboats of the British Empire! Which part of the country do you belong to?"

Liang Shanhao remembers that during the Republic of China, armed ships from European and American powers often appeared cruising on the Yangtze River.

At this time, the war between China and Japan was in full swing, but these ships belonged to neutral countries and were still on routine cruising missions.

Liang Shanhao couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. At first, he thought he had encountered a Japanese gunboat!

Liang Shanhao replied in English: "I am a ship of the Nanjing Garrison and I am on a retreat mission! Please don't stop me!"

The British ship on the opposite side replied: "Hello, I wish you a safe retreat!"

It can be seen from the words that the British still have a little sympathy for China at this time.

Liang Shanhao responded in English: "Three grams of oil."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cannonball flew towards the nearby water.

Rumble!

A column of water rose from the river.

The color on his face suddenly changed, and Liang Shanhao shouted: "Daniu, there is a Japanese gunboat at 13 o'clock!"

Wang Daniu quickly turned the muzzle of the Gatling gun toward the 13 o'clock direction.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!

A fierce rain of bullets poured directly towards the kid's gunboat.

The little Japanese who was standing on the gunboat manipulating the cannon was swept away and fell to the gun emplacement.

But soon, the little devil's cannon burst into flames again in the dark night.

Rumble!

Several artillery shells flew over and almost overturned Liang Shanhao's armed speedboat into the Yangtze River.

Liang Shanhao hurriedly drove an armed speedboat to hide on the left wing of the British gunboat.

…

Raising his binoculars to observe the target a few hundred meters away, the Japanese officer shouted: "Baga! This Chinese remnant ship is so cunning, it actually used a foreign gunboat as a shield!"

A Japanese gunner shouted: "Your Excellency, Commander, what should we do now?"

With a hint of fierceness in his eyes, the Japanese officer shouted: "Keep bombarding me! This ship must not be allowed to cross the Yangtze River!"

The Japanese gunner frowned and said: "But if a British ship is accidentally damaged, will it cause unnecessary diplomatic conflicts? At present, we are friends with the British Empire! We cannot easily create friction!"

The Japanese officer shouted in a low voice: "I can't care so much anymore! The Chinese troops on this ship have hurt His Highness the Prince. Commander Yanagawa has given instructions to intercept this ship at all costs!"

The Japanese gunner said: "But..."

The Japanese officer shouted: "There are not that many, and it is so dark now. If a British ship is accidentally damaged, we can frame it for the Chinese army."

The Japanese gunner responded: "Hai!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Japanese gunboat opened fire again on Liang Shanhao's armed speedboat.

Phew! Phew! Phew!

Rumble!

The impact point of the three shells was very close to the British gunboat, and the water splashed on the British captain's face.

The British captain cursed: "Shit! Why did the Japanese on the other side fire on us? What's going on?"

Looking at the Japanese gunboat opposite, the gunner also looked confused.

The British captain shouted: "Order the signal soldiers to send light signals to tell the Japanese that we are a British ship and please do not fire!"

The signal soldier took out two flashlights and fired a series of friend-or-enemy identification messages at the Japanese gunboat.

Liang Shanhao's gunboat hid behind the British gunboat and was safe and sound.

Wang Daniu shouted: "Tuanzuo, your move is a bit too much! The British helped us block the shells."

Liang Shanhao sneered: "The British are not good people either. It's best to let them eat dog!"

…

Japanese gunboat.

Seeing the signal from the British gunboat, the Japanese officer suddenly hesitated.

If we ignore the British request and continue to fire, it will definitely damage the diplomatic relations between Britain and Japan.

But if the bombardment is stopped now, it is very likely that the Chinese ship will be released.

The Japanese gunner shouted: "Your Majesty Commander, what should we do now? Do we still want to continue firing? The British have sent a communication signal to us!"

The Japanese officer shouted in a deep voice: "Don't worry so much! Keep firing!"

The Japanese gunner responded: "This... we just pretend we didn't see it?"

The Japanese officer shouted: "Stop talking nonsense and keep firing!"

Phew! Phew! Phew!

Three shells hit the British gunboat again.

Two of the shells raised water columns on the river, and the other hit the engine of the British gunboat.

British gunboats on fire!

The British captain cursed repeatedly: "Shit! Shit! The Japanese actually ignored the interests of the British Empire and openly opened fire on my gunboat!"

The British gunner shouted: "Mr. Captain, our gunboat has lost power!"

The British captain shouted: "What? Fix it quickly!"

The British captain shouted: "Yes!"

At this time, Liang Shanhao had already driven further and further away in the armed speedboat.

The Japanese gunboats continue to follow!

Phew! Phew! Phew!

Rumble, rumble!

The Japanese artillery shells chased Liang Shanhao's armed speedboat and bit it.

The cold river water splashed all over the three people.

Liang Shanhao shouted in a deep voice: "Wang Daniu, prepare to kill the little devil with a carbine!"

With a smirk on his face, Wang Daniu responded: "Okay!"

Adjusting the throttle, Liang Shanhao drove the armed speedboat and performed a beautiful snake-like maneuver in front of the Japanese gunboat.

At the same time, the Gatling gun on the gunboat began firing wildly.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!

The dense rain of bullets drew a stream of iron streams in the night sky and flew straight towards the Japanese gunboat.

Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!

Numerous bullet holes appeared in the Japanese gunboat.

Two Japanese gunners were shot through the neck.

The Japanese officer was hit in the shoulder by a stray bullet.

The gunner quickly helped the Japanese officer up: "Your Excellency, Commander!"

Holding back the pain, the Japanese officer shouted repeatedly: "Fire for me, fire for me!"

The Japanese artillery shells flew towards Liang Shanhao's armed speedboat again.

However, Liang Shanhao seemed to be an experienced driver, and the armed speedboat was maneuverable, so the enemy's shells were skillfully dodged.
Chapter completed!