Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

Upon hearing this, Fahai became so angry that his face turned red. Just as he was about to open his mouth to refute, Zhang Xiaolong's guards quickly stepped forward and took him away, without him being able to utter a word.

Mu Tingyi sighed inwardly, thinking: "The officials say that Lord Wei is a chivalrous man who values ​​loyalty, while the court newspaper says that he is a vindictive and petty person. Now it seems that these statements are all correct!"

"General Mu, did you just say that the sound of artillery came from Shanghai County?" Wei Xiaobao asked in confusion.

"That's right, sir. I guess it's the brothers from the Liangjiang Green Camp who are attacking Shanghai County." Mu Tingye replied.

"So, how far is it from here to Shanghai County?" Wei Xiaobao continued to ask.

"If you go by land, it is about twenty miles from Shanghai Port to Shanghai County; but if you go by water, you enter the Huangpu River from Wusongkou and go upstream for fifteen miles to reach Shanghai County," explained Mu Tingluo.

"By water?" Wei Xiaobao asked puzzledly.

"Yes, the Huangpu River runs right through Shanghai County. However, the river is only five or six meters deep at its shallowest point, so large ships cannot pass through. Only small boats with a shallow draft can pass. Moreover, the cannon fire we heard just now did not come from the Red Cannon, but from the naval guns on the ships. Therefore, I speculate that it might be the Westerners bombarding Shanghai County." Mu Tingluo explained in detail.

Wei Xiaobao thought for a moment and asked Zhang Xiaolong: "You are the commander, how to fight, you give the order!"

"Thank you for your trust, Commander." Zhang Xiaolong saluted Wei Xiaobao, picked up the radio microphone in his hand and called out, "Attention, all ships. I am the fleet commander Zhang Xiaolong. Now I order ships 251, 252, and 253 to attack the Wusongkou Wharf and destroy the ships of the multinational coalition.

Order the 1st Regiment of the Marine Brigade to enter the Huangpu River by landing craft and destroy all ships and armed elements of the multinational coalition in Shanghai County.

Order ships 551, 552 and the nd Marine Regiment to remain at Shanghai Port.

All departments shall execute the above orders immediately!"

"251 understand"

"252 understand"

"253 understand"

“The Marine Brigade understands”

……

After Zhang Xiaolong put down the phone, Wei Xiaobao said, "Split into two groups. Okay! Then we will split into two groups too. You go to Wusongkou Wharf, and I will go to Shanghai County."

Zhang Xiaolong heard this and said quickly: "Commander-in-chief, the guns and cannons on the battlefield are blind. How about you stay in the command room?"

Zhang Xiaolong looked at Wei Xiaobao with a worried look on his face, fearing that something might happen to him. After all, the battlefield was not a place to play around, and the slightest mistake could put one's life in danger.

However, Wei Xiaobao smiled nonchalantly and said confidently: "Hey, the bullet that dares to hurt me has not been made yet?" His tone was relaxed, as if he did not care about his own safety.

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the dock, boarded his yacht, the President, and prepared to meet up with the Marine Brigade.

Zhang Xiaolong shook his head helplessly, but he knew in his heart that once Wei Xiaobao decided to do something, no one could change his mind. He could only pray silently that everything would go well and hope that Wei Xiaobao could complete the task safely.

At the same time, at the Shanghai dock, a huge fleet was preparing to set off. This fleet consisted of three ironclad ships and more than one hundred landing craft. Each landing craft carried two squads of twenty-two soldiers. They lined up neatly on the dock, waiting for orders.

Following an order, the fleet slowly sailed out of the Shanghai dock and entered the Yangtze River estuary. Three ironclad ships led the way, followed closely by more than a hundred landing craft. Like a long dragon, they sailed towards their destination, the Wusongkou dock.

When the fleet was about to reach Wusongkou, more than a hundred landing craft quickly entered the Huangpu River, advancing quickly and orderly like arrows from a bow.

The three ironclad ships continued to sail towards the Wusongkou Wharf, where the last twenty or so large sailing warships of the multinational coalition forces, weighing more than 500 tons, were anchored. These warships were the main force of the multinational coalition forces and their last remaining force.

On the surface of the Huangpu River, John nervously asked the flag bearers to urgently hoist the red flag as a warning. He stood at the bow, staring through the binoculars at the unknown fleet appearing in the distance.

Suddenly, he saw dazzling flames spurting out from the bows of these small boats, followed by a burst of earth-shaking gunfire. Countless bullets whistled in like a torrential rain.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" John shouted in horror, his voice echoing across the entire river.

"Downstream, battle formation!" "Full left rudder, full left rudder! Gunners, get ready for battle!" People on the fleets of various countries were panicked and the country was in chaos.

However, it was too late. More than a hundred Maxim heavy machine guns fired 600 rounds per minute at an astonishing rate, forming a barrage of bullets.

These 11.43mm bullets hit the Gardenia sailboat mercilessly, each one leaving a huge hole in the hull.

Not only that, they also penetrated the hull, injuring people on board and causing gunpowder barrels to explode, bringing devastating consequences.

Under the dense heavy machine gun fire, the sailors on the deck were shot and fell one after another, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the scene was horrific.

The gunners behind the interlayer gun ports were ruthlessly dismembered by the penetrating bullets, and they died before they even had time to let out a scream.

More than 30 small-tonnage ships of the multinational coalition forces lost their combat effectiveness in an instant. Most of them were blown to pieces in the explosion of gunpowder barrels, and the wreckage and debris were scattered everywhere and sank to the bottom of the river.

John was standing at the bow and was unfortunately hit by a bullet. He stared with his eyes wide open, unable to understand this sudden attack until his death. Was this a punishment from the gods? Was it the wrath of Zeus that had come upon them?

As the last ship was sunk, the river gradually returned to calm. However, beneath this calm was hidden endless terror and bloodshed.

Due to the heavy machine gun fire, there was almost no one left alive on the river, only dead silence.

At this time, sporadic gunshots were heard from the shore.

John's adjutant had just witnessed everything that happened on the Huangpu River and was filled with fear and shock.

The thrilling scene made him unable to believe it: more than 30 ships were hit by a hundred small boats and had no power to fight back. They all sank in less than ten minutes.

The adjutant couldn't help but sigh: "Oh my God! Is this a demon or the dead souls of Shanghai County coming to take their lives?" He couldn't believe what he saw. The scene before him was beyond his cognition, as if he was in hell.

At this time, all the landing craft rushed onto the shallows. Except for the personnel who stayed behind, the rest went ashore and, under the leadership of Brigade Commander Zhu Youli, attacked the multinational coalition forces in the county town.

Wei Xiaobao brought Shuang'er and Ling Zhao ashore. On the shore, a smell of burnt corpse came, and Shuang'er and Ling Zhao could not help vomiting.