"Christmas is sacred, and I will never make Christmas Eve unsafe. If I can't even do this, then I am not worthy of becoming the governor of the Philippines!"

"Investigate it immediately! This cargo ship must not be docked, so stop me on the sea!"

Even if Governor Patila is a coward, and even if the current situation is very unfriendly to Spain, he will definitely not allow more than 3,000 Spencer to be smuggled in. Is this going to arm the army?

The Manila navy left the port in the heavy rain. Two patrol gunboats led more than 400 soldiers to go north and check on all the merchant ships on the sea that attempted to enter the port.

The storm came, and there were almost no ships sailing out in Manila Bay, while merchant ships on the sea rushed to a safe port.

At this critical moment, the Spanish Navy blocked the main channel and asked for inspection, which made the merchant ships who were anxious to enter the port suddenly angry, and there were endless curses from various languages ​​on the sea.

The captains who were in the heavy rain bribed bags of gold coins, but did not expect that these Spanish officers would have changed their gender today? They actually refused to accept bribes in their business, just to inspect one by one.

All ships were floating in the storm, and even ships were scratched. Many cargo ships could not bear it anymore. They broke into it despite the Spanish ban.

"Don't worry about these bastards. If you squeeze like this, you will have to fall from the sea to feed the fish. Go to the port!"

"What exactly do you want to do? Can't you check and wait for us to dock? It's too dangerous now..."

Several cargo ships rushed directly in the chaos, and at this moment, a Chinese lucky ship suddenly took advantage of the chaos to bypass the fleet and wanted to rush into Manila Bay.

The sharp-eyed Spanish lookout yelled, "There is a Chinese ship! An attempt to break the card! Discover a Chinese lucky ship!"

The two gunboats had no time to turn around at this moment. The commander who received the strict order yelled, "Fire the gun! Fire the gun immediately! Our department has authorized to fire freely..."

Boom boom boom... In the wind and rain, the gunboat's bow spewed out flames, and the shells accurately concentrated the deck of the lucky ship. The broken human body was thrown into the sky due to the explosion.

At 7:45 pm on December 18, 1870, the Manila Bay Dragon Fish incident broke out. The Chinese sent the third batch of embassy staff from London, and a group of 24 people were bombarded by the Spanish.

During this shelling incident, the Dragon Fish sank, 18 sailors were killed, two preparatory personnel of the embassy were killed, three were missing, and the rest were injured in different situations.

You should know that the Chinese people have just been recognized by Britain. Prime Minister Gladstone recognized the status of an independent country of the Chinese people and exchanged letters of nationality with each other.

After the formal establishment of diplomatic relations, the most important task was to establish embassies of both sides. After all, London was the center of the world at that time, and Xiao Lotte attached great importance to the preparation and construction of the embassy in London.

He commissioned the Duke of Newx to purchase the castle and invested a lot of money to renovate the interior, and then dispatched batches of advanced staff. Although the first ambassador has not been confirmed, the task force has begun to prepare.

The destination of the Dragon Fish this time is Singapore. After this lucky ship arrives in Singapore, it will be replaced by a British cruise ship to go straight to Paris!

Such an important delegation of foreign teachers was actually bombarded by Spanish warships for hiding from storms in Manila. This is really outrageous!
Chapter completed!