Chapter 124 Night Rescue

Your Excellency!

He Guangcheng knelt in front of Fang Boqian. The first mate's eyes were red. He looked at Fang Boqian, who was spreading his head. He clenched his fist and hit the mud.

Fang Boqian sighed deeply, picked up He Guangcheng and said slowly, "I tell everyone for me that Fang Boqian thanked them!"

"I don't accept it! I'm not convinced! My lord, why! Why don't you explain? Is it just looking at that peaceful barbarian riding on our generation? I'm going to Beijing to find Lord Zhongtang to explain what happened at the beginning! If it still doesn't work, then I'll sue! Your Majesty, please!" He Guangcheng cried and shouted.

Looking at his excited confidants, Fang Boqian sighed again. Anyway, leaving the regiment first is a death penalty, not to mention that he... That's all! At this moment, perhaps the will of the imperial court is about to arrive, and it's too late to say anything, so he said slowly, "Guangcheng, if you have time, tell my wife for me and say I'm sorry to her!" In addition, find a way to escort my family to Hawaii! I have a letter for you to take with you. When you get there, you will find a person who is Li Fu, and he will arrange it for you.

"Hawaii?" He Guangcheng was stunned for a moment, and then took the letter with tears in his eyes and nodded, "Your Excellency, don't worry, Guangcheng vowed to protect his wife and family to go to Hawaii!" He Guangcheng kowtowed three times fiercely. As soon as he stuffed the letter into his arms, he heard a large number of footsteps suddenly coming from outside the prison.

He Guangcheng looked up out of the window. It's late at night now. Why did so many people come to the cell? Could it be...? He quickly turned his head and looked at Fang Boqian. Fang Boqian seemed to have known who was coming for a long time. He suddenly looked up and laughed: "It's too anxious for the Admiral to come to Fang so late!"

As soon as the words fell, Ding Ruchang had brought a large number of guards to the cell. After glancing at He Guangcheng beside him, he turned his head and looked at Fang Boqian, took out a roll of yellow silk from his arms, and said coldly, "Cousin Yi, I'm here to see you off."

"Bah, brother!" If he had known that there would be this, Fang Boqian didn't even scold him. He spat and said, "Fang Boqian dares not climb high!"

Ding Ruchang did not reply. He took care of himself and unfolded the yellow silk and read, "At the order of Lord Zhongtang, Jiyuan took the deputy general Fang Boqian. On the 18th of this month, when the war began, after Zizhiyuan charged and sank, he first fled, causing chaos to the ship. In fact, he retreated and hit Weiyuan, which was even more unforgivable! That is, do the law and execute it immediately!"

After listening to this, Fang Boqian's face changed and suddenly fell to the ground. At this time, he had fully understood that Ding Ruchang and Li Hongzhang had to use his life to make excuses for this failure in order to block the accusations of the court as soon as possible.

"Ding Ruchang! You are a remnants of peace! Obviously, it was your poor supervision of the war that led to the dispersing of the team, but you falsely slandered my lord! Also, who saw Zhiyuan hit Shen Weiyuan!" After hearing this, He Guangcheng was furious and stood up and shouted, "I don't accept it. I don't accept it. I want to see Lord Zhongtang!"

"Presumptuous!" Ding Ruchang pointed to He Guangcheng and shouted angrily, "Slander Shangguan, come on, arrest him and gag him!"

The two guards immediately stepped forward, clamped He Guangcheng, and found a rag to plug his mouth.

Ding Ruchang nodded with satisfaction, but he knew that he knew that this matter could not be delayed again, otherwise there would be a second one. The third He Guangcheng came out and quickly sneered, "Come on, take the prisoner Fang Boqian to the execution ground and prepare for execution!" After saying that, he turned his head and wanted to leave.

But before he could walk out of the cell, the guards behind him suddenly became restless. Dozens of men in black came out of nowhere like ghosts in the dark. They acted quickly and were fierce. Before the soldiers could react, they had been knocked to the ground one after another. Ding Ru Chang just wanted to shout, but he was also knocked down by a handknife that stretched out from nowhere and fainted behind his neck.

After the men in black solved the problem of the guards, they held rifles to guard the wall one after another. Looking at the pair of cold and vigilant eyes, whether it was He Guangcheng, who was tied up, or Fang Boqian, who stood in a daze, they were dumbfounded for a while.

Who are these people?

Before they could ask, they saw a big man in black and black trousers, but did not cover his face. He came to Fang Boqian and asked, "But Lord Fang Boqian?"

"Yes." Fang Boqian nodded subconsciously and asked, "Are you...?" Li Qiang, a lieutenant of the Pacific Army, came to invite Lord Fang to Hawaii on the order of my young master. Li Qiang saluted.

"Li Qiang? Pacific Army? Hawaii!" Although He Guangcheng's hands and feet were tied and his mouth was blocked, he was not deaf. After hearing Li Qiang's words, his eyes lit up. Didn't Lord Fang just let himself go to Hawaii to protect his wife? Can they say that they have come!

"Hawaiian young master? It's him, Li Mo!"

Fang Boqian was even more shocked. He never thought that it would be the cheap son-in-law who came to save him at this time! More importantly, how did he know that he was sent to prison? You should know that the first defeat of Beiyang is also the matter of these two days! Could it be that he had arranged someone to pick him up a long time ago?

"No!" Fang Boqian glanced at the man in black around him. If he happened to have the meeting, how could he bring so many people here? How dare you touch the Beiyang camp at night to save yourself! You know, this is Lushunkou! There are no less than 5,000 people in the Beiyang Marine Division alone, and there are thousands of people in the Yizi Camp who are on guarding together! Isn't this a tiger's mouth pulling out its teeth!

If it's not at the right time, but a special trip to save yourself, then...!

At the thought of this, Fang Boqian felt a chill on his back, but before he could ask, he saw Li Qiang untying for He Guangcheng and said, "On the order of the young master, I will come to pick you up. Lord Fang, please follow me immediately."

Fang Boqian, who just paid for his own death, suddenly made a big turn in just a few minutes. He didn't know whether he was happy or sad. He looked at Ding Ruchang, who fell to the ground, and a group of guards who were being tied up. He knew that he could not turn back. He looked at He Guangcheng beside him, and then suddenly gritted his teeth and pointed to him. He said, "This military master, my family is still here, and Guangcheng is also my confidant. I want to take them...?"

"Your Excellency, I have sent someone to pick it up, madam. As for..." Before he finished speaking, Li Qiang pondered for a while and looked at Fang Boqian, who could no longer see a trace of elegance. He thought that Lord Fang was still benevolent and righteous. At this time, he could still think of his men. Moreover, the young master also said that as long as Fang Boqian was willing to take anyone, he hurriedly continued to nod and said, "As for Lord Fang, if you still want to It's okay to take anyone with you, but we don't have much time. Please arrange it as soon as possible!"

Fang Boqian didn't know that Lushun was in danger, so he nodded quickly. He Guangcheng probably guessed the origin of Li Qiang. Since they promised to take them with them, they quickly advised, "Your Excellency, this military master is right. Since Beiyang has regarded us as a rebel, it's better to leave early!"

From death to life, from great grief to sudden rescue, Fang Boqian felt as if he had lived two lives. Looking at Ding Ruchang and others who were tied up, he knew that this had come to this point. Even if he continued to stay, he could not be a man. It was better to go out for a walk, so he paused and said sadly, "Let's go, you and I will find those old people separately. Dude, let's see who wants to go with us!"

Seeing that Fang Boqian agreed to leave, Li Qiang was relieved. After personally taking a few night eagles to protect themselves, he ordered someone to carry Ding Ruchang to the dock first and prepare the boat to wait--

Lin Tai once sat in a corner and looked out of the window. I don't know when the autumn wind had already risen outside, and the wind lights were bright and dark in the night. He sighed slightly before withdrawing his eyes.

In the silent lobby, hundreds of people gathered on the ground. These were all officers and soldiers on the Jiyuan and some people who sympathized with Fang Boqian. Because they were afraid that they would go to the Dharma field to make trouble, Ding Ruchang personally ordered him to guard here, and he took someone to prepare to execute Fang Boqian overnight with the hand order of Lord Zhongtang.

Although he and Fang Boqian have been colleagues for several years, and they also feel a pity for him, in any case, it is an unquestionable fact that Fang Boqian is afraid of fighting and retreating first. It is reasonable for Lord Zhongtang to order execution, but he disagrees with Ding Ruchang's behavior. In his opinion, he let these people send the last one to Fang Boqian. Cheng, what's wrong with you!

It seemed that he also felt the difference in the atmosphere. Ke Jianzhang stood up quickly in the corner and arched his hand and said, "Lord Lin, I don't know why he called me here late at night."

Lin Tai once looked at Ke Jianzhang, who was talking, pressed his palm, and sighed, "Jianzhang, sit down patiently. I also act on the order of Lord Ding. You will know tomorrow!"

"Tianming?" Ke Jianzhang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly thought of something. He asked urgently, "Your Excellency, is it Lord Fang...!" After saying that, Lin Tai once nodded: "That's all for now. You'd better be sorry!"

As soon as Lin Tai once said it, everyone understood that although everyone had guessed that there would be today, he didn't expect that Ding Ruchang would not let them see Fang Boqian off. Ke Jianzhang felt that he seemed to hold his breath in his chest, and suddenly knelt down and cried, "Your Excellency, you can open your kindness. Let's see Lord Fang off!"

"Yes! Your Excellency, let me wait for the punishment and send it to Lord Fang for a ride!" As Ke Jianzhang knelt down, everyone also begged Lin Tai to let them go to watch the execution, but now it was an eventful autumn. Lin Tai did not dare to disobey the order. Just as he was about to persuade everyone, the door was suddenly knocked open, and more than a dozen men in black rushed into the room. He had been restrained one after another before his men could react, even he I was aimed at the eyebrows with several guns at the same time.

Ke Jianzhang and others were also scratching one after another. When they were about to ask who these people were, they saw Fang Boqian, who was thought to be dead just now, walking into the lobby under the support of several big men.

Seeing Fang Boqian, Lin Tai once suddenly stood up in surprise and said in a low voice regardless of the muzzle of the aiming gun: "Yitang! What are you trying to do? Where's Lord Ding!"

Seeing that Lin Tai was suddenly raised, the night eagles were about to act, but they were suppressed by Fang Boqian: "Brother Kaishi, this matter is a long story, and Fang will not explain it clearly for a while, but Fang is not a rebellion today, but to say a few words."

"Oh? What are you talking about!" Lin Tai once thought that Fang Boqian was preparing to kill the net and break the rebellion, so he couldn't help sneering. Fang Boqian did not explain, but arched his hand to Ke Jianzhang and others, "You are all brothers of Fang's life and death. Now Fang is leaving, so I'm here to see my brothers for the last time!"

"Go?" Ke Jianzhang straightened up and said in awe, "Your Excellency, where are you going?"

"Go to Hawaii." Fang Boqian pointed to Li Qian beside him: "I don't hide it from you now. Now the head of the family in Hawaii is the little girl's husband. This time they are coming to pick me up."

Lin Tai was also relieved to hear that Fang Boqian was just ready to leave. At this time, He Guangcheng came out from behind and shouted, "Gentlemen, after Lord Fang leaves, the court will definitely investigate you. In order not to let everyone suffer, you specially came back to see everyone for the last time. If anyone wants to, why don't you come with us?"

Seeing He Guangcheng demagogic here, Lin Tai was angry and was about to speak when the leading man in black suddenly took a step forward: "Lord Lin, my young master admires you very much. If you are afraid that the court will blame you after they leave, you might as well go with us."

"Nonsense!" Lin Tai once patted his thigh: "I am the deputy admiral of the Northern Ocean Marine Division of the Qing Dynasty, and I am in charge of Zhenyuan. How can I be a young master of a small country!"

"The same flow of pollution? Haha..." . Li Qiang's eyes flashed sharply and laughed, "Is it the same in the same stream? The adults will know in two days, but please don't stop Lord Fang from leaving for the sake of your former colleagues. I promise not to hurt Lord Ding!"

"Lord Ding is in your hands!" Lin Tai's face suddenly became gloomy. He glanced at Fang Boqian and said, "Yitang, you have to think clearly. Escaping is a felony!"

"And, do you think you can escape from here?"

"As long as you are here, Lord Lin and Lord Ding, I believe no one dares to stop me." As Li Qiang said, he gave a look at the night eagle. Seeing his eyes, Lin Tai felt bad. He didn't wait for him to touch the pistol, but he felt a sharp pain on his head, and he fell down softly.

Seeing that Lin Tai had been arrested, his guards shouted one after another. Fang Boqian quickly waved his hand and said, "Brothers, don't be impatient. Even if Fang sacrifices his life, he will not hurt Lord Lin."

He Guangcheng also continued to say at this time: "Everyone, let's go, otherwise the court will definitely be angry with you after Lord Fang left. Are you still willing to work as a fool of the army who doesn't know how to fight? If you don't leave at this time, when will you wait!"

In an instant, the people in the lobby fell silent. Seeing the passage of time, Li Qiang was afraid of delay and was about to persuade Fang Boqian to leave immediately. Ke Jianzhang was the first to come out: "Your Excellency, I'll go with you."

Since there is the first person, the remaining soldiers have no scruples and shout one after another, "Yes, my lord, let's go with you!"

"Yes! I don't want to stay in this shabby place for a long time!"

"Yes, we have to go together, and it's also a waiting to die if we stay!"

With Ke Jianzhang's words, the officers and soldiers of the Jiyuan ship shouted one after another. Li Qiang was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, this Lord Fang, who fled first in the naval battle, was quite popular.

So he immediately ordered someone to carry Lin Taizeng, escorted his guards, and waved his hand and said, "Let's go. The boat has been prepared at the dock."

In a short moment, the group came to the dock. Dong Dahai had already found two express ships and was waiting anxiously on tiptoe.

Seeing the arrival of everyone, Dong Dahai was finally relieved. He was about to arrange for everyone to board the ship. Suddenly, Ding Ruchang, who was tied up, woke up somehow. Looking at the group of people who were preparing to leave the tug, he quickly shouted, "Come on, someone, someone robbed the ship!"

In the dark, the shout was extremely crisp. In an moment, a wind lamp lit up around, and at the same time, there were rapid footsteps.

Li Qiang suddenly felt bad. First, he flew up and picked up Ding Ruchang to gnaw the mud. After that, he greeted the night eagle to prevent it. Seeing that a fierce battle was inevitable, suddenly, several snow-white beams of light lit up on the sea.

The dazzling white light appeared on the dock. Lin Tai quickly covered his eyes and used the cover of his fingers to see a huge warship on the sea not far away.

At this time, Liu Bu toad and other Beiyang management belts also received the news and rushed to the dock. Looking at the warship in the Light Column, which was almost twice as much as the two ships of Dingzhen, they stared at each other. They didn't know which warship it was and why they visited Lushun late at night.

Seeing the warship, Li Qiang took the lead in a sigh of relief and shouted, "Don't panic. That's the warship of our Pacific Army. It's here to pick everyone up."

"The warship of the Pacific Army!" Lin Tai once looked at that figure and was so shocked that he couldn't even close his mouth. When could there be such a large warship in Hawaii? Thinking that I just said that it was a small country, I suddenly felt a fever on my face.

At this time, Li Qiang also walked to Lin Taizeng and Ding Ruchang. While untiing the ropes on the two people, he said, "Lord Ding, Lord Lin, Li Qiang's duty is. Please forgive me for offending you just now." After saying that, without waiting for an answer, he immediately ordered someone to board the ship and row to the distant Antarctic star.

Lin Tai once released the rope and asked, "Is this really your warship?"

"Yes!" Dong Dahai rushed out of the side and said proudly, "This is the latest battleship ordered by my young master from Britain, with a full 13,000 tons, and the captain, Lord Lin, should also know."

"Do I know you?"

Li Qiang nodded: "You must know him. His name is Ji Rushan!"

"What! It's him!" Lin Tai suddenly opened his mouth and thought of the young man who came to Beiyang to serve, but finally failed to board the ship because of his name. A sour feeling suddenly surged in his heart.

"Fed, what are you waiting for! Fire and sink them for me!" Ding Ruchang, who suffered great humiliation, didn't care who the other party was. When he heard that Lin Tai was still greeting the other party, he was immediately angry. If Fang Boqian ran away, who would be responsible for the previous battle of the Yellow Sea? So he jumped quickly and shouted at the generals around him.

"Boom!"

But before Lin Tai and others could speak, suddenly a loud noise came. In the dark, two flames rushed out of the muzzle of the giant ship in the distance, and two huge fires suddenly rolled up on the golden mountain next to him. Ding Ruchang, who was so scared, sat on the ground.

Lin Taizeng and others knew that this was a warning shot by the other party. If the other party really did it, I'm afraid that the next second's gunfire would fall on their heads.

Standing by the dock, staring at the huge figure in the distance, Lin Tai and other Beiyang pipes were envious and a little nervous. It was not until several boats carrying everyone leaned on the giant ship that they sighed one after another.

Fang Boqian boarded the deck of the Antarctic Star. Before he could take a look at the giant ship, he turned around and sighed at the distant Lushun Port. Ji Rushan, who greeted him, thought he was worried about his family, and quickly said, "Your Excellency, don't worry, your family has been on the boat. I think he can get along with us soon."

Hearing that his family had also boarded the ship, Fang Boqian breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the farther and farther Lushun Port, there was a burst of helplessness in his heart. He didn't know when he would come back, so he squeezed out three words after a long time.

"Thank you."

(to be continued)