Chapter 133

The Rainbow was some distance ahead of the foreign warship At this time, it was moving at full speed towards the diagonal, it should be able to collide head-on with the other ship before it reached Rainbow Island

However

The Rainbow was originally a scrapped small transport ship, and after refitting, it only had the function of an ordinary cargo ship

That meant the ship had no offensive weapons, but the other side might have, and there would be guns aimed at them at any time during the entire process

The Rainbow’s defense capability is also not good, after all, it is an old and retired ship

In addition, Lu Yuanzheng and the others were all out on private business, so they were all disarmed

In other words, none of their officers and soldiers had guns, guns, bullets, or medicine on them

The company commander, who was second only to Lu Yuanzheng, subconsciously frowned and objected, “No!”

Thinking that his tone was inappropriate, he immediately saluted, “Battalion Commander, it’s not that I’m afraid of death Mainly we have military wives and ordinary people on board”

“That’s why I asked you to come here” Lu Yuanzheng was a bit embarrassed

If there were only a few of them, Lu Yuanzheng would definitely drive the ship over and crash into them without saying a word

With his understanding of the Rainbow, even if he crashed into it, he wouldn’t be able to stop the other side’s warship

It was the most advanced battleship in the world, and Lu Yuanzheng had seen its picture in a fleet meeting before he came to Rainbow Island

At the meeting, everyone envied it and talked about when their own country could have such a battleship

At this distance, it is still too far away from the island, and they are afraid that their own people can’t see it

The speed of the ship is not as fast as others, so it is definitely impossible to catch up with them

The only thing we can do is to let the two ships collide

This will make a big noise, attracting the attention of Rainbow Island and even the islands, but also delay the speed of the other side to buy a little time for their own defense

As long as they could set up defenses in advance, no matter what the purpose of this warship was, they would not succeed

Lu Yuanzheng looked at his watch, “There is no time to discuss, I’m going to start the ship from now on this ship must move along a straight line at full speed to ensure that it will hit the other side”

He estimated the time and distance, there was little time for hesitation

The company commander spoke with a sad face, “What about the sisters-in-law? They’re all straight people!”

“You guys call your sisters-in-law to the cockpit, I’ll discuss it with them”

Lu Yuanzheng entered the cockpit and took over the driving, heading towards the right front at full speed

The company commander frowned, “Battalion commander this speed ”

“I know” Lu Yuanzheng’s face was calm, not to be trifled with, “The option I gave my sisters-in-law was not to escape from the dinghy It’s too much of a waste of time”

Generally large ships would carry a few rubber dinghies in case of a shipwreck, for escape

There were naturally some on the Rainbow, but lowering the dinghy and then slowing down to let the sisters-in-law get on board one by one would waste a lot of time

Compared to the speed of the battleship, the Rainbow was basically equivalent to a bicycle and a motorcycle

If there was any delay, they wouldn’t be able to catch up with each other

They really couldn’t squeeze out the time to change ships for their sisters-in-law

Soon the sisters-in-law all came to the cockpit

The cockpit couldn’t pretend to stand in the hallway outside the door

All of them realized at this moment that the Rainbow’s speed and direction were not right

Lu Yuanzheng was pleased that the military wives in the end had a military character

Any other woman would have bawled and screamed in fear at this moment

But the military wives, although they were all worried, they were all very quiet

No one was in a state of disarray because of fear

Perhaps it was because they trusted them

Maybe it was because they were brave themselves

“The incident happened suddenly, leaving little time for everyone to think I won’t waste any more time talking to you sisters-in-law” Lu Yuanzheng glanced at Xu Wen, and his gaze fell towards Xu Wen and Sang Xiaoqing as well

“There’s an enemy ship ahead, and right now, we only have one optimal choice of crashing into it But sisters-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law, you’re all just ordinary people, it’s logical that we should first vow to defend your safety ”

One of the sisters-in-law interrupted Lu Yuanzheng, “Camp Lu, stop it! Tian Tian calls us sisters-in-law because we are military wives No matter what, it’s still a military character You go ahead and crash! Don’t worry about us”

Sang Xiaoqing didn’t expect to encounter such a life-and-death matter on a boat ride, and looked at Xu Wen in shock and fear

Xu Wen was so seasick that his face was bloodless, but since he had the heart to join the army back then, he wouldn’t back down now, and he firmly held Sang Xiaoqing’s hand, “You don’t have to care about us either We’re not soldiers, but we’re also part of this country and won’t fall off the wagon”

Although Sang Xiaoqing was scared, with Xu Wen by her side and so many soldiers along with her military wives, she still bravely nodded her head, “Right! We’re okay”

What she couldn’t let go of at this instant was of course her own son, Chunsheng

The only thought she had was: fortunately, there was a descendant for their Xu family

After all, Xu Wen and Xu Wen were both on this ship

“Salute!” Lu Yuanzheng ordered

The officers and soldiers led by him gave a standard military salute in unison towards all the people in the cabin

After lowering his hands, Lu Yuanzheng spoke, “I thank you on behalf of all the people of the archipelago with the officers and soldiers But for the time being, it’s not that far yet There is only one way I can think of at the moment to make it possible for everyone to escape All of our officers and soldiers here know how to swim and are exceptionally good at it! There are also life jackets on board All of you except me will have to jump off the boat right now But ”

Lu Yuanzheng paused and glanced at the crowd, “There are almost twice as many sisters-in-law as the existing officers and soldiers That means one of them has to save two This is the deep sea, and at the Rainbow’s current speed jumping in is anyone’s guess as to what will happen Rescue can’t come that fast either, and even today you may not be able to wait for it”

The subtext was that not jumping was almost certain death Jumping could lead to nine lives

Xu Man only said three words, “I’m not leaving”

The company commander called in a report, “Battalion Commander, I request to steer the boat”

“Report, I want to steer the boat I’m single and unattached”

“Report, I request to drive the boat, I served in the fleet before transferring to the island and know the boat better than everyone else”

“Report ”

One by one, all the officers and soldiers typed in their reports, rushing to drive the Rainbow, which was actually equivalent to rushing to send them to their deaths

Xu Wen Sang Xiaoqing stared at them in a daze

The sisters-in-law also saw their own men through them

Where they could not see, they would be the first to rush forward when danger came

This warrior who rushes to his death, usually at home, may be a bit sloppy, such as going to bed without washing his feet, such as washing dishes are not clean

Maybe they don’t like to talk, maybe they are a little bad-tempered

But when the enemy is present, they all have only one name left: soldier

“I didn’t consult with you guys” Lu Yuanzheng said, “That’s an order! Now all of you ship life jackets to the deck and prepare to jump into the sea”

Everyone left, leaving only Xu Qian untouched

Lu Yuanzheng said with a straight face, “Xu Man!”

Xu Man looked at him and only returned, “I’m not your soldier!”

So I don’t need to listen to your orders

Lu Yuanzheng: “”

He didn’t say another word, only freeing up a hand to shake hers

Xu Man was a particularly stubborn girl, and since she had already made up her mind, he simply couldn’t convince her in a short period of time

Since he couldn’t convince her, there was only so much time left, so he couldn’t use it to talk nonsense

Lu Yuanzheng smiled, “I’ll try to drive a little faster That way maybe you won’t feel the pain”

Xu Wen thought for a moment and returned to him, “It doesn’t matter if it hurts or not But you must choose a good angle My face can’t be ruined”

Such a beautiful face, what a pity to ruin it

Lu Yuanzheng wanted to say that in case the other side had a bomb come over, all of them would be nothing but broken meat

However, he felt that these words were very unpleasant to say at this moment, so he swallowed it back

Lu Yuanzheng took the helm, his hand was very steady, it was always the Rainbow’s maximum speed, and as he said, it was always exercised towards a straight line

His gaze was very focused, and his words were very affectionate, “Xu Man, it was worth it to meet you in my life!”

“I still have some regrets” Xu Man said softly, “I haven’t lived with you enough!”

“I’m sorry!” Lu Yuanzheng said

But if he were just an ordinary person, he would have been a dozen rudders away from danger at this point

“No” Xu Wen shook his head, “You wouldn’t be fleeing even if you were an ordinary person at this moment You are not this kind of person However, there’s no need to say sorry Instead, I want to say thank you Thank you for not insisting that I leave”

“It’s not that I didn’t want to, it’s just that I knew you wouldn’t leave”

“Report!” The company commander knocked on the door to interrupt their conversation, but on any other occasion he would not have interrupted their love story, it’s just that this kind of time is really no choice

Lu Yuanzheng frowned: “Why haven’t you withdrawn yet? Stay on the island for a long time to obey orders will not?”

The company commander cried out bitterly, “No The sisters-in-law refuse to leave They said that their husbands who are soldiers never run away, and they are not willing to run away either They also said that none of them could swim very well Even though the warriors could take them, each individual warrior would have to take two people with them, and with absolutely no place to rest and change their breath at sea, they would only tire out their fellow officers and soldiers Instead of just drowning for no apparent reason, it would be better to die painfully with the enemy”

Lu Yuanzheng was silent for a while and asked him, “Did you not tell your sisters in law that we are going to die in one direction, and it is only us who will die if we collide?”

The other side’s battleship was made of special materials around its circumference, bulletproof

And the Rainbow crashing into it would be like a bicycle crashing into a four-wheeled car

It was possible that the others would be unharmed, but they themselves would definitely be miserable

The company commander nodded, “Said so But everyone’s intention has been decided” He looked at Xu Wen, “Including sister-in-law’s brother and sister-in-law Why don’t you go back up and persuade them, sister-in-law?”

Xu Man didn’t go She was afraid of tricking her into going up and forcibly taking her away

Besides, her sister-in-laws refused to escape, and a big man like Second Brother would be even less likely to flee at this time

If Xu Wen didn’t jump, Sang Xiaoqing naturally wouldn’t either

Lu Yuanzheng could tell at a glance what Xu Wen was thinking, and directly said to the company commander: ”Since they all insist on not jumping, then let them come down! Don’t give into crashing into the sea later”

The company commander nodded, and the warriors following behind him went up to call for people

There was literally nothing on the Rainbow, not even an intercom

The sisters-in-law stayed quietly in the cabin

The sniper with the best eyesight stood beside Lu Yuanzheng with a nautical telescope, broadcasting the distance to him

“Battalion Commander, the other side has spotted us”

Lu Yuanzheng nodded and ordered, “Tell everyone to be careful The other party is a battleship and may fire on us”

Immediately afterward, Xu Man noticed that both Lu Yuanzheng and the sniper’s faces looked a bit off, a bit like they had been slapped in the face, as if they had been greatly humiliated and still unable to fight back

“What’s wrong?” She asked

Lu Yuanzheng pursed his lips and didn’t say anything

That sniper said, “The other side hit the semaphore and said ‘We want to send death despite crashing into it'”

It is like an adult saying to a three year old child, “Come hit me!”

It’s contempt under an absolute disparity of power

It also means that the other side really isn’t one of their own

If it were a friendly country’s warship, it wouldn’t hurt ordinary people to cause a war between two countries

A friendly country’s warship wouldn’t have brazenly stepped into our territorial waters without permission

This warship did not know how long it had been secretly staring at the ship, and chose such an opportunity to sneak in, avoiding its own patrol ships

The Rainbow is an ordinary cargo ship in appearance

The other party found out, but still so arrogant, must not be a good person

After another moment, the sniper began to enter the countdown

“Ten nautical miles”

“Nine nautical miles”

“Eight nautical miles”

Xu Wen listened quietly

Generally automobiles and ships on rivers and lakes used kilometers as the unit of measurement, or kilometers

But sea vessels, including warships, tended to express their speed in knots

A knot means one nautical mile per hour

The Rainbow Ship’s top speed was twenty-seven knots

In other words, they didn’t have much time left

The most outrageous thing was that the other side’s battleship saw the Rainbow Ship crashing into them, and instead of dodging, they accelerated!

Both sides accelerating at the same time meant that five nautical miles was just a matter of minutes

The sniper’s countdown had changed from nautical miles to seconds

He lowered the binoculars, which no longer worked, and looked at the battleship that was getting closer and closer in his field of view

“Ten”

“Nine”

“Eight”

“Seven”

Gradually the rest of the officers and soldiers and their sisters-in-law joined in the countdown

“Three”

“Two”

At the last second, Lu Yuanzheng hit the rudder at the same time as the other side angled slightly

Both sides stuck to each other’s mental bottom line and each retreated half a step, brushing past each other

The moment the two ships briefly met, crackling sparks flashed in the darkness

All the people didn’t understand what was happening and looked at Lu Yuanzheng

Lu Yuanzheng didn’t say anything, handing the helm over to the young man who used to be on the battleship

He ordered the remaining officers and soldiers, “Go and move everything in the cabin that can burn, all the way to the deck”

Two short minutes later, smoke rolled out on the deck

And the battleship, only delayed for a few seconds because of the Rainbow, resumed its set course and accelerated away

With the Rainbow’s speed one could only watch as it slowly grew smaller in one’s field of vision

At the same time, Rainbow Island gradually appeared in the field of view

It wasn’t long before all the lights of Rainbow Island came on

The urgent whistling sound was faintly audible to them all on the Rainbow

Xu Wen stood beside Lu Yuanzheng, who didn’t say a word as he looked at the Rainbow Island that was getting closer and closer

Sang Xiaoqing looked at the smoldering fire and asked Xu Wen in a low voice, “Why did you prefer to crash into it just now instead of lighting a fire to signal?”

“It was too far away at that moment Besides, in the beginning, Lu Yuanzheng wanted to save our lives, but if he wanted to charge up himself he thought to try to get this battleship’s attention as late as possible, wanting to stop this other country’s battleship with the Rainbow

But now, the other party has already stepped into our territory The warning was actually a bit late

After almost colliding, they not only didn’t slow down but also accelerated and crashed into Rainbow Island”

Speaking here, Xu Wen closed his mouth, he was also a bit puzzled

After the other party saw the Rainbow, they didn’t slow down to avoid it, but they didn’t attack either, at least they didn’t use their guns to blast them

Moreover, it had accelerated at the moment At this speed, the battleships patrolling along the coast certainly couldn’t catch up with it, but it couldn’t stop on its own

At this speed this battleship was one hundred million percent going to crash into Rainbow Island

A platoon leader standing next to him explained to Xu Wen, ”About because, their purpose is Rainbow Island They’re not trying to fight, they’re trying to take over the island”

Xu Wen pondered

Sang Xiaoqing, as well as the other sisters-in-law, looked confused

Not quite understanding what he meant

But when it came to the military, the platoon leader was not in a position to say much

Rainbow Island’s defenses were quickly drawn up, and the loud speakers took turns warning the other side to tell them to stop

The battleship turned a deaf ear and didn’t slow down at all, so they could only stop it by force

But this battleship was too advanced

Guns and ammo couldn’t keep up with its speed, and before the warship could leave the harbor, the alien warship had already crashed head-on into the rocks in front of Rainbow Island

There was a loud boom, and it felt like the entire island shook

The rock was split into pieces and a large chunk of it was destroyed by the crash

The battleship then let out a loud bang and half-turned over on the edge of the island

Xu asked: ????

Sister-in-laws: ????