Chapter 178 Crying North Sea

The night is coming to an end, and a touch of fish white in the eastern sky slowly rises.

In the Admiral's mansion of the Beiyang Marine Division in Lushun, several soldiers climbed high and took off the two wind lamps under the eaves. When they blew hard, a wisp of smoke immediately slowly rose from the center of the lamp.

The soldier who took off the wind lamp couldn't help looking at the hall, which was still full of people. He didn't understand what had happened. It was worth letting the Admiral and several people stay up all night.

Ding Ruchang sat in a chair and watched the soldiers outside the door take off the wind lamp and leave. Only then did he find that the sky in the distance was getting brighter, and his heart was even more anxious. He quickly glanced at the message on the case, but when he just wanted to pick it up, he withdrew his hand.

Since the defeat of the last naval battle, not only Beiyang has been humiliated and humiliated, but even he himself has been convicted. Fortunately, with the central human security, he has been punished by meritorious service and leaving his post for investigation.

In the face of the continuous criticism of the court, and even the generals in Beiyang, Ding Ruchang felt that there was a cannonball under this chair, which made him feel uneasy.

So in his recent actions, he took three steps for fear of causing trouble again, but no one expected that at this time, he actually received the telegram from Lord Zhongtang.

The Russian fleet is coming to Lushun to replenish coal!

Ding Ruchang took a deep breath and finally survived the winter. He was worried and finally sent the Russians away, but he didn't expect that it would be long and he would be back again!

He still can't figure out why he has sent these plague gods away. Why did Lord Zhongtang still promise the other party to come back? Didn't he send the sheep into the tiger's mouth? You should know that there are ten large ships in Russia now! The smallest is not much worse than the two ships in Dingzhen. Who knows what will happen when such a huge sailor enters Lushun Port?

So he gathered all the generals of Beiyang overnight to discuss this matter.

At this moment, Liu Bu toad and Lin Tai once sat on both sides, and the rest of the ship's were also present. In the First Sino-Japanese War, Beiyang lost a total of five ships, of which Guangjia originally belonged to Nanyang, but after the heavy damage of Laiyuan, although it was repaired, it was not as good as before. It was changed to a gunboat to be used. Laiyuan led Qiu Baoren to leave after leaving. Jiyuan.

Although there are nominally five capital ships and more than a dozen gunboats and torpedo boats, everyone knows that if the Russians really have evil intentions, I'm afraid that the Beiyang will be more or less evil!

Lin Tai once looked at Liu Bu toad and saw that he was also frowned. First of all, he held his fist and asked, "Admiral, the Russians both left but suddenly turned around. There must be no good intentions, so I think that the Russian sailors should never be allowed to enter Lushun."

"I don't think so?" Li He shook his head with the Pingyuan tube: "Didn't Lord Zhongtang say that they just came to add coal to replenish supplies? And don't forget that they just signed a treaty with the imperial court.

"Well, Nibchuqi, when didn't the Russians hide their evil intentions? How long will it take to capture Vladivostok? Come to the idea of North Korea again! But now I can't even make up a few sailors. I don't need so many big ships. I think they must be coming to us!" Ye Zujiu snorted coldly and obviously didn't believe the Russians.

"What should I do? Lord Zhongtang has agreed with the Russians. Does it mean that we reject people for thousands of miles? Isn't this even more offending the Russians and giving them an excuse to do it?" Li He asked with his hands.

"Zixiang, why don't you talk?" In the hall, Ding Ruchang saw several people express their opinions, but Liu Buchan didn't say a word after entering the hall, and couldn't help asking.

Liu Buchan raised his head, arched his hand to Ding Ruchang, and said solemnly, "Your Excellency, with my excuse toad, it's too late whether the Russians have a bad intention or not. Li He is right. Since the court and Lord Zhongtang have promised the Russians, we can't change, let alone stop them, so we can only give them an excuse to attack my Beiyang station.

"So I think" Liu Bu toad glanced at the crowd and said slowly, "At this moment, we should no longer discuss whether the Russians are hiding evil intentions, but should discuss how to deal with it!"

"Consweration!"

Ding Ruchang frowned. Although he was not sure whether the Russians would really take the opportunity to attack Lushun, he still trusted Liu Buchan's vision.

And in the admiral's hall, the person who knows Liu Bu toad best is Lin Taizeng. Hearing what he said seriously, he couldn't help but feel nervous. He immediately asked, "Zixiang, do you have any good ideas?"

Everyone also looked at him quickly. In everyone's eyes, Liu Bu toad shook his head and said, "Fight, you can't win, but if you want to stop it, you may not be able to."

"Oh? Zixiang, say it quickly!" Hearing Liu Buchan say that there was hope to stop him, Ding Ruchang stood up excitedly, and several other tubes also surrounded him one after another.

Liu Bu toad also knew that this moment was the key and did not dare to show off. He immediately took everyone to the side of the Lushun sand plate in the corner of the lobby, pointed to the forts on both sides of the waterway and said, "The Lushun waterway is narrow, which is not conducive to the large ship to turn around. There is also the assistance of the Golden Mountain Fort next to it. There are 24 German cannons, including five heavy guns, Russia If the Chinese people want to fight, they will also break a few of his teeth.

"But it's not enough to have a fort. After all, the fort is dead and can't help shelling, so we might as well place a few torpedo boats here." Liu Bu toad pointed to the tiger tail on the side of Xijiguan Mountain near the waterway and continued, "If the Russians are really evil, we can use the turret to cover it, and then use the boat to launch torpedoes at close range. Their big ship can't turn around. If they can sink one or two ships to block the waterway, even if the Russians have the ability to turn the sky, they will do it for a while. I didn't get in through the waterway!"

"Yes, it's a good plan!" Lin Tai's eyes lit up, but he didn't say anything. Li He next to him asked, "Brother Zixiang, if the Russians don't have bad intentions, what if they really come to add coal?"

Liu Bu toad raised his head and watched the half-wheel of red jump out of the horizon. His eyes were like a knife, and he smiled cunningly: "If the Russians really have evil intentions, they must want to annihire all our Beiyang ships. So if we take the lead in passing through the waterway, we will say that it is a sea exercise. What do you think they will do?"

"It must have blocked us!" Ye Zujiu replied immediately.

"Yes!" Lin Tai once understood what Liu Buchan meant and suddenly patted his thigh: "I know, if the Russians have evil intentions, we can immediately retreat to the side of the Golden Mountain, use the turret to cover, make up for the disadvantage of the firepower of our ships, and use small boats to go around to disturb their battle array. Even if we can't win, we will have the opportunity to withdraw to Weihaiwei. "."

After Lin Tai finished speaking, he immediately looked up at Ding Ruchang. Others also found something abnormal and hurriedly looked at the Beiyang Admiral, because they all knew that after the last naval battle, Lord Zhongtang had already proposed a policy to protect the ship. He was not ordered to be allowed to go to sea without authorization. Although Liu Buchan's plan was good, it was violated. After reciting the meaning of the imperial court, if the Russians have no bad intentions, then the fear waiting for everyone is another storm.

In the face of a few pairs of different eyes, Ding Ruchang also knew what everyone was worried about. Looking at the higher and higher red, he suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "We have reached the moment of life and death, and we can't control so much. If the middle hall wants to investigate in the future, I have my own strength. Undertake it!"

"Gentlemen, prepare for the fire and anchor of the ship!"

Before everyone could speak, Ding Ruchang took a deep breath: "I'm going to find Gong Zhaoxuan now and order him to go to the tiger tail to supervise the torpedo boat formation in person. If the Russians are really evil-hearted! I must let them know the power of the North Ocean.

"Your Excellency, don't worry, we will do our best to protect Lushun!"

Looking at the backs of walking out of the gate one by one, Ding Ruchang sighed from the bottom of his heart and called the guards to ride a horse and run quickly to the green camp station stationed in Lushunkou--

The fierce said in the sky, and the sea breeze roared.

On the Golden Mountain fort, Wu Chang Mincheng patted the thick German heavy artillery next to him. At this time, a small cart passed by him, and several huge shells were carried into the base of the gun. Looking at the cannon and hundreds of catties of shells, he was suddenly proud. Although he didn't know why the top suddenly ordered each cannon to be on guard, he believed that only With these heavy guns, no one would want to have the idea of Lu Shunkou.

In the Lushun Port in the distance, black smoke has risen from the two ships in Yangding Town. Several cruiser Hedgehog next to them gathered beside them, as if they were going to sea. The tiger tail farther away, and several torpedo boats were waiting for something on the side.

Looking at this picture, Min Cheng couldn't help but think of the scene of banners flucling in the harbor at the beginning of Beiyang, but somehow, although only a few ships were missing, it always gave people a desolate scene.

Originally, I wanted to see it again, but suddenly a piece of black smoke suddenly rose on the sea in the distance. In the smoke, I saw a few giant ships a few laps larger than the second ship of Dingzhen. Looking at these warships lined up in a row that seemed to enter the port, Min Cheng immediately knew why he had to be on alert!

"Cannonball, get ready!"

As Wu shouted, the already nervous gunners immediately lifted a shell and slowly filled it into the gun. After stuffing the launcher, they all looked nervously at the sudden appearance of the big shipmen sweating.

In the port of Lushun under the muzzle, Ding Ruchang on the Dingyuan ship also saw the formation of the Russian ship on the horizon. He looked at the formation like a long dragon. While being shocked, he also gritted his teeth and shouted, "Send a signal, get out of the port!"

At the same time, Witkhft also stood in the bridge of the flagship USS Chesma, looking at the unfrozen port waterway that made His Majesty the Tsar miss. He was excited. He knew that as long as the fleet entered the port, the first military port in the Far East would become Russia's second unsinkable port in the Far East after Vladivostok. Plug it!

"Command." Just as Witkhft was about to order the ships to prepare, several warships suddenly gush out of the empty waterway in his eyes. Looking at the high dragon flag, the words of the order were suddenly held in his throat. What are these clear [***] ships going to do?

Just when Witkhft was dizzy and couldn't figure out what the remnants of the Beiyang ships in his eyes were going to do, the protective cruiser Cossack at the front of the formation suddenly raised its flag. Seeing this, the signal officer quickly translated: "The Cossacks reported that found that the five capital ships of the Beiyang Fleet were preparing to leave along the waterway!"

"Leave!"

"Beiyang plays the flag. I hope we can avoid it. They are going to the sea for an exercise."

"Avoid?" Witkhft's eyes widened. Isn't it a coincidence to go out for a drill at this time? Does it mean that the other party found his own intention?!

But it doesn't matter. The size of the Russian Far East Fleet is far beyond the Northern Ocean, so when he saw that the Northern Ocean actually wanted to take the opportunity to slip away, Witkhft jumped, completely tore off the disguise, and shouted, "Russian warriors, fight!"

As the flagship Chesma raised the battle flag, the Russian ships were suddenly in a mess. People on the deck were busy. Looking at the main gun of the Russian ship that began to turn in the telescope, Lin Tai's eyes were red. None of these foreign devils were trustworthy! He quickly shouted, "Does the flagship have an order?"

"It's still the same. Don't be the first to fire."

"You son of a bitch!"

Lin Tai once scolded and shouted, "Each cannon is ready, as long as you see the Russians firing, stand up." Before the words were finished, the officers and soldiers on the Zhenyuan ship heard a few huge sounds, and saw the Russian ship's bow in the distance spewing out several regiments of strong gunpowder smoke at the same time.

"Your excellency, the Russians opened fire!"

"What are you waiting for? Give me a call back!"

"Fire!"

The same shout, which exploded from several Beiyang warships at the same time, the first to fire was still the two ships. The Russian ship's shells fell around, and the shock wave made the ship shake, but even so, the main guns of each ship also hit the first round at the same time!

"Flagship order, move to the turret."

"Keep up, secondary gun shooting."

As Dingyuan hung the flags of each ship's movement with the flagship, the five warships that had already been prepared gathered again and moved closer to the waters near the fort. After the Russian Far East Fleet opened fire on the opposite side, they also began to slow down one after another, and the ships dragged behind began to accelerate and prepare to surround Beiyang.

In an a moment, the sea at the mouth of the Lushun Port waterway sounded like thunder and thick smoke.

Seeing this scene, Min Cheng's eyes on the Golden Mountain Fort were red. He didn't expect that he could see the nationality of these warships clearly. The Russians took the lead in firing and immediately cursed!

"Russian devils, I'll suck your grandma!"

"Fire!"

Boom!

With a loud noise, dust and thick smoke rolled up on the gun position, and the black smoke blackened the faces of several gunners in the blink of an eye. Min Cheng watched the shells flying down and explode more than ten meters away from a Russian cruiser. He was so angry that he stamped his feet. He rolled up his sleeves and put on the shell in person and shouted, "Come on again. Here comes the cannonball!"

Min Cheng's first gun made the whole Golden Mountain fort roar. Huge shells fell from the top of the mountain and hit around the Russian fleet, splashing huge columns of water.

As the Russian ships got closer and closer, the secondary guns and rapid-fire firepower of both sides were also put into battle. Looking at the Russian fleet far more powerful than himself, Liu Bu toad's eyes were congested, and the Russians were really not at ease! But when he was about to order the continued shelling, a 152mm shell suddenly hit the bridge position, and the huge air wave hit him with Ding Ruchang and others behind him.

"Boom!"

Even if there was no order, the Dingyuan secondary cannon, which had already been prepared, also opened fire. A ball of fireballs exploded on the side of the side like blooming fireworks. Two of them accurately hit the side of the Kremlin. Liu Bu toad, who had just got up, saw with his own eyes that several fires exploded from the middle, and more than a dozen Russian sailors were caught off guard. Suddenly, he was involved in the sea by the explosion.

"Fire!"

A shell and a ball of flames spewed out of the muzzle, as if the whole sea was burning.

Wittheft stood in the flagship of the Chesma, looked at the five Beiyang ships hiding in the range of the fort, and stamped his feet and scolded fiercely: "These damn yellow pigs! So they already knew it! So I want to use the fort as a cover to make up for the weakness of firepower!"

But what's the use of knowing it? A fort can't stop the powerful Russian Far East Fleet!" Order Sinop, Imperial Guard, Admiral Nasimov and Admiral Kornilov to suspend the attack fleet and destroy the fort with all their strength!" Witkhft sneered and ordered.

"Ready, open."

The Russian ship began to adjust, but on the Golden Mountain Fort, Min Cheng still did not know that he had been targeted by the naval gun. When he had just stuffed the third shell into the gun barrel and was ready to fire, a series of violent explosions suddenly exploded around, and the rubble was smashed around the gun position. Suddenly, a gunner who could not dodge in the future was torn.

"Dog said, come again!"

Boom!

Min Cheng's gun team fired another shell. This time he was not disappointed. The shell accurately hit the bow of a Russian cruiser and immediately bit off a piece of the bow.

"Rumble."

Without waiting for Min Cheng's excitement, he saw a large flame on the back deck of Pingyuan next to Dingyuan. The violent explosion made the whole stern of Pingyuan sink into the water.

"Fire! Fire the gun! Protect the North Ocean!"

Seeing the tragic situation of Pingyuan, every gunner on the fort turned red and fired desperately, hoping to help Beiyang under the cliff get through this disaster.

"Rumble."

Lin Tai once looked at the Pingyuan horn, which was destined to sink, and his eyes were red. In the distance, the Russian fleet dragged the last few ironclad ships and began to accelerate, all of which poured towards the waterway. He knew that if he was compressed back to Lushun Port by the other party, he would not even have a chance to break through. He immediately shouted anxiously, "Contact the flagship and tell them that the Russians will block us back to the port!"

"Be careful!"

But before his order came out of the bridge, the guards beside him shouted and pressed Lin Tai Zeng under him. An explosion rose from the front deck of Zhenyuan. Hearing the sound, Lin Tai once knew that this was at least a 305mm shell.

Taking advantage of this short opportunity, the long snake array of the Russian fleet finally closed and began to point all the guns at the Beiyang!

"Adult, flagship..., flagship."

There was no time to think about how to break through the siege of Russia. As soon as Lin Tai, who was covered with blood on his face, got up from the ground, he heard the first mate shouting and hurriedly looked in the direction of his fingers, but only looked at it, and his whole eyes were red!

The three ironclad ships led by the Russians have formed a semi-encirclement of Dingyuan and have rushed within a kilometer, which means that no matter how bad the Russian artillery is, they can easily hit Dingyuan.

Sure enough, several huge fireballs rose from Dingyuan. In less than a moment, the Beiyang flagship was already scarred and its speed dropped a lot!

"Zixiang!" Lin Tai once shouted bitterly, and his eyes were covered with a layer of fog.

"Your Excellency, what should I do now!"

Lin Tai once took a breath and forcibly moved his eyes away from Dingyuan and looked around.

Because the Russians have a premeditated surprise attack, the speed of the artillery is also faster. The most important thing is that the waterway is narrow. The distance between the two fleets is too close, and there is no room for maneuver at all. At present, the Beiyang has been completely surrounded. Fortunately, with the support of the forts, it will not collapse immediately, but Pingyuan A, which took the lead in the fire. The board has begun to sink, and the two gunboats in Zhenzhong and Zhendong beside it have also been blocked by two small Russian cruisers. The dense gunfire keeps hitting the two ships, and it seems that they can't do it.

And the Russians also adjusted their firepower and sent four large ships to suppress the fort with all their strength. At this time, if there are no strange soldiers, I'm afraid Beiyang will be doomed!

"What about the torpedo boat with a tiger's tail? Why haven't you come yet?"

At this time, Lin Tai suddenly remembered several torpedo boats arranged at the tail of the tiger. If the torpedo boat could use the high speed to disturb the formation of the Russian ship at this time, then there would still be a chance to break through!

But when he raised his telescope to check the tiger's tail in the rear, that scene made him flawed! Several torpedo boats ambushed by the tiger's tail turned around and ran to the depths of the harbor!

"Gong Zhaoxuan, I'm your grandma!"

On the Dingyuan, Liu Bu toad also saw the scene of the torpedo boat formation leaving. He clenched his fists and his teeth were about to be broken!

The old Mai ironclad ship under his feet has gradually lost its speed. Pingyuan is about to sink. Zhenyuan is taken care of by two large Russian ships. The rest of the ships are also scarred, and the suppressed turret next to it has gradually lost the ability to support. More importantly, the torpedo boats that were originally used as strange soldiers are all The body escaped, and the way of life in Beiyang was completely cut off at once!

"What should I do!"

Just when he was most worried, the tail gun of the Zhenyuan, which had been being suppressed, suddenly burst into a fire. Near the nearest distance, a flame rose from the chimney of the second-class battleship of the Russian ship Admiral Nasimov, which had just been reinforced, and then he saw a burst of fire in the middle of the nearly 10,000 tons of warship!

Good!

Liu Bu toad shouted and watched Admiral Nasimov gradually slow down and withdraw from the battle circle, shouting happily in his heart! After so long, I finally taught the Russians a lesson! But even if the Admiral Nasimov withdraws, I'm afraid it's not that easy to break through.

At this time, fireballs also rose on the Jiyuan. Admiral Nasimov withdrew from the battle circle, but opened up space for the Russian ships behind, and the gunfire suddenly concentrated on Jiyuan!

"Zixiang, what should I do now!" Next to him, Ding Ruchang looked at Pingyuan, which was sinking, and Jiyuan, which was full of fire. His eyes were also a little flustered. He looked at the Russian fleet around him, and his hands trembled slightly.

Looking at the posture of the Russians, he knows that the Russians want to annihily annihiate the Beiyang sailors, so the only thing to do at this moment is not to consume here, and must break through immediately!

Liu Buchan looked at the only yet complete Zhenyuan and the sun in the distance. Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and shouted to Ding Ruchang: "Your Excellency, go to Zhenyuan, and I'll cover your breakthrough!"

After saying that, he suddenly shouted again: "Let Jiyuan give up entanglement, follow our ship with all his strength, and cover Zhenyuan's breakthrough!"

Listening to Liu Buchan's order, Ding Ruchang looked at him in a daze, turned his head and looked at the Russian [***] ship that was so close that he could even see the human face. Suddenly, he walked to Liu Buchan and shouted to the soldiers around him, "Come on, protect Lord Liu and send him to Zhenyuan."

"Admiral, you."

Liu Buchan's eyes widened, as if he didn't know the Beiyang Admiral. He opened his mouth wide and his eyes were surprised. It was not until Ding Ruchang's soldiers pulled him out fiercely that he shouted, "Your Excellency, let go of me."

Looking at Liu Buchan, who was forcibly dragged away, Ding Ruchang's eyes burst into tears and shouted, "Beiyang has no self, but it can't be without Zixiang and Kaishi!" After saying that, he suddenly shook the braid behind his head, coiled it around his neck, and shouted, "Russian Maozi, let me meet you!" Fire! "

Ding Ruchang's action aroused the fighting spirit of everyone on the Dingyuan, and the gunfire all over the sky was bombarded at the Peter the Great, which blocked Zhenyuan! The two ships of Jiyuan also seemed to be crazy, regardless of defense, and rushed straight to the Chesma!

The three ships were so scared that Chesma hurriedly dodged. Witthft's face was also full of shame. Unexpectedly, these Beiyang sailors still dared to charge under the obvious disadvantage. They were so scared that they waved and ordered the ships to intercept.

The dodge of the Chesma involved the entire Russian fleet. The three ships of Dingyuan successfully cut between them and Zhenyuan, but the excitement did not last long. After the already damaged Laiyuan passed through this charge, the hull suddenly folded into two sections and sank to the bottom of the water in the blink of an eye.

"Your Excellency, Dingyuan brings Jiyuan up!"

Looking at Dingyuan and Jiyuan leaning on the left wing, Lin Taizeng's tears filled his eyes in an eye. The last time he helped Dingyuan block the gunfire, but now Dingyuan helped him block the gunfire, but the result was very different!

It is said that my cannon is small, and I couldn't cause real damage to myself at the beginning, but now the Russians are all cannons, and they are already scarred than far as lucky as last time!

Liu Bu Toad!

He is blocking the muzzle of his gun with his own life!

"It's just death! It's a big deal!"

Lin Tai once gritted his teeth and was ready to hit the flag to let Dingyuan dodge. At this time, a steamboat suddenly came out from under Dingyuan, quickly leaned against the shadow of Dingyuan, and temporarily dodged the shelling Zhenyuan.

Lin Tai once looked at it in a hurry, but soon he couldn't receive it. He saw that Liu Bu toad was set up by several soldiers, followed by Wu Yingke and quickly boarded his Zhenyuan.

"Zixiang! Is it over there?!"

"Let go of me, let me go back, I can't leave Lord Ding!" Liu Bu toad, who was on the shelf, shouted, his eyes were full of tears. Your Excellency, this is to keep the root of Beiyang! Don't let him down!" A soldier shouted with tears in his eyes.

"Root!"

Looking at Dingyuan, who began to sink, but still insisted on counterattacking. Looking at the Beiyang sailor, who was already in full collapse, Liu Bu toad burst into tears and silently knelt on the deck.

Lin Tai had already burst into tears. He didn't expect that at the moment of life and death in Beiyang, the Lord Ding Ruchang, who they had always looked down on and secretly laughed at him as a dry duck in the army, would take the initiative to take over the task of covering and protect himself and Liu Buchan to leave!

"Your Excellency, if you don't leave, you can't leave!"

Looking at Dingyuan, who clung to his side like a magnet, blocked most of the gunfire for him with fire all over his body. Lin Tai, who woke up in the reminder of his men, suddenly pulled out the command knife and howled sadly, "Kill, kill, kill out!"

"Kill!"

Seeing Dingyuan in the fire and listening to the roar of the adult, Zhenyuan suddenly turned into an angry bull. A shell kept hitting the nearest Peter the Emperor and the Duke of Edinburgh like eyes. The two ships were on fire and avoided one after another.

The only remaining Jingyuan also followed Zhenyuan's side, blocking the gunfire for it, while clashing out!

On the Chesma, Witkhft saw Peter the Great and the Duke of Edinburgh avoiding, and trembled with anger. Unfortunately, he could not bypass Dingyuan, so he had to order three protective cruisers on the periphery to pursue immediately, and at the same time vent all his anger on Dingyuan and Jiyuan, which had begun to sink.

On the fort, Min Cheng watched Zhenyuan and Jingyuan rush up like a mad cow, trembling excitedly. When he saw the three Russian cruisers following him, he immediately jumped and shouted, "Come on, get on the shell!" Help Zhenyuan break through the siege!"

Who would have thought that he had shouted for a long time, but he didn't see a shell filled into the gun. He quickly turned his head and looked at it. Only then did he find that the surroundings were already dilapidated, leaving his cannon alone, and the gun position was already empty!

"Beiyang is over!"

Min Cheng looked at it in a daze, and a sourness suddenly appeared in his nose. Looking at the three Russian cruisers still biting behind Zhenyuan, he slowly knelt down on the fort, covering his face with his hands, and tears dripping down the stone steps along his black cheeks.

A huge explosion came from under the cliff. Whether it was Lin Taizeng, Liu Toad, who had run away, or Min Chengdu, who was alone on the fort, did not look at it, because they all knew that the explosion came from there...

(to be continued)