On 12 July, after a brief respite at the Isle of Wight, the fleet was refreshed by the Dutch Admiral de Murphy. Ruyt's raid on Port Medway was the same as the day, when the tide was high, the Western fleet followed the current into the Thames, and then shelled all the way, and soon captured the British Hillness Battery, which had been bombed into ruins.

Perhaps this is the biggest difference from De Ruyt, after all, when he attacked Silness, he used a sneak attack, while the Ming army attacked by force, and under the powerful artillery fire of the Western fleet, this fortified battery was blown into ruins, and the defenders with heavy losses had to choose to surrender in the end.

But the fleet did not stop there, they continued to stop along the river, and when the eastern sky was white, the fleet launched a bombardment of the port of Medway. The shelling of the entire Western warship was bombarding Medway Harbor, and the bombardment lasted from night until dawn, and the violent explosion only shook the night, like a giant tree jolting in the midst of a monstrous wave. The trembling night was torn apart for a short moment, revealing an endless expanse.

After the heavy artillery platoon, there was a scattered shelling. The deafening sound of the cannon was clearly defined, and it sounded like summer thunder. The shells whistled in the air with a terrible whistling sound, and for the people on the shore, such a shelling alone was enough to break their will.

The whole port of Medway burst into flames again. At the junction of the port and the city, small flames erupted everywhere, and occasionally a cannonball over-hit the city, which would explode into a violent explosion of flames that outlined the outline of the city and flickered in the city.

Under heavy shelling, an arsenal was set on fire, and a fiery flame rose into the sky, reflecting a corner of Medway Harbour. A few shells hit the middle of the fire again, and the flames flew half a day high, rolling up black smoke with red flames, and the smoke and flames rolled straight into the sky.

The heavy fire of the six-inch bombardment made Medway Harbor like hell, but even so, there was still no thought of stopping, but after the previous rounds of artillery platoons, the intermittent shelling began. At this time, the way of firing cannons has become much calmer, one cannon after another, as if carelessly. The warships of the fleet lined up, put a burst of guns back and forth, and then turned around and sailed away, and another batch came to bombard.

Although the explosion of the arsenal and the storage of timber, asphalt and other materials were still in flames, most of the fires in the city were already smokeless, and by the night the sun was dispelled by the eastern sun, most of the smoke over the city had drifted away, revealing the appearance of the towns around Port Medway. It was a small town on which everything depended on the port, and now, after the devastating blow to the docks and the port, the town has actually lost its survival.

The roaring cannonade continued.

From time to time, Martin could still hear the words of the big guys in the sound of the cannons, but he could only hear half a word, and in the blink of an eye, he couldn't hear clearly. The cabin was full of commotion, and the vague words annoyed people.

"Listen up, everyone! Now we are all taking the military salary of the Celestial Empire, for us, this is an opportunity! The platoon commander, Hans, shouted loudly as he walked.

"It's not a three-pound military pay, but to the colonies of the Celestial Empire, you know, in England, in Europe, I don't know how many beautiful women dress up and show off their flowers, just for that ticket, but now, we ...... Everybody, got this ticket! ”

Hans's "ship ticket" was a promise made to them by the officers of the Celestial Empire when they recruited them that after the war was over, they could go to the colonies of the Celestial Empire. Start your life all over again.

Although it is only a colony, this permission is undoubtedly more attractive than the military salary of 3 pounds, whether it is North America or the Cape of Good Hope, even if it is a colony of the Celestial Empire, it is also a place equivalent to heaven, but heaven is never as open as them, only slaves and maids can go there.

And now, the ticket to heaven is right in front of their eyes, how can they not seize the opportunity. Therefore, when the Celestial Empire recruited them, these sailors who fought desperately against the Celestial Empire in naval battles immediately made their own choice - more than 5,000 of the more than 6,800 sailors chose to become mercenaries of the Celestial Empire.

"Hans, we all know it, don't worry......"

The big guy yelled and shouted how to clean up the "British".

Aren't we British?

Martin listened to them in a daze, his mind always deserted.

"Anyway, we must let the Celestial Empire see our determination, you know, for the Celestial Empire, they have always valued loyalty very much,"

Tris's voice was so loud that it could be heard throughout the cabin.

"As long as we show them our loyalty, trust me, they will be happy to reward us."

"Loyal, don't forget, we have just betrayed the British."

Mai Rui sneered and said.

"Look, when we get ashore, if someone escapes, it will definitely affect all of us."

"Escape? My God, who is so stupid? I actually thought of running away, this is going to the Celestial Empire, and after we finish the war, we are going to the Celestial Empire! ”

It was Brown, an old man who had been a sailor for twenty years.

"When we reach the Celestial Empire, we are equivalent to going to heaven!"

"Don't say more, everyone,"

Hans stopped them and said with a frown.

"Guys, you all know, being able to go to the Celestial Empire, this is our only chance."

Looking at the crowd, he frowned again before continuing.

"When the time comes, there will definitely be people who can't accept it, after all, the people we are going to fight speak the same language as us, but you have to remember that if you don't kill them as much as possible, and don't show your loyalty in front of the people of the Celestial Empire as much as possible, then maybe we will lose the opportunity to go to ......the Celestial Empire."

"Hehe, isn't it just killing, no problem!"

When his words fell, the people around him immediately laughed.

"Anyway, it's a war, the king is James, we fight for him, the king is William, we fight for him, and now, our king is His Majesty of the Celestial Empire, so of course we will fight for him!"

Wilson's words immediately caused a chorus of echoes from the people around him, indeed, they were only fighting for the king, and it didn't matter who the king was......

"Seriously, I'm wondering if the Brits will resist when we land."

"Resistance? That's great, we can defeat them, and the Celestial Empire will be more than happy to see us win......"

As they spoke, some stiff English came from the roof.

"Landing, disembarking, everyone, all dispatch...... Hurry up, hurry up ......"

Without any hesitation, even if they were about to face their former compatriots, Martin and the others did not hesitate in the slightest, they left the warship one after another, rowed a small boat to land, and when they landed, they looked at the city that had been destroyed, not only did they not have the slightest sympathy, but even felt a little pity.

"Oh, it's a pity, it's all like this, and when we go ashore, there will definitely be no one to resist......"

At the sound of the guys' words, a cannonball whistled overhead, Martin unconsciously shrunk his shoulders, and then he looked towards the shore, and after a while, a pillar of smoke rose somewhere in the city.

"Actually, it's not bad if you don't fight......"

But this was only one of Martin's thoughts, and in fact, although there was no large-scale fierce fighting in Port Medway, when they took Port Medway, they were met with the same resistance in some places outside the city.

In the bright sunshine, thick black smoke billowed over the town, and everywhere in the town was shouting soldiers, carrying flintlock pistols and torches in their hands.

"Get out of here, you damn thing!"

Martin pulled the bearded old man out of the house, pushed him to the side of the road, and set fire to the house.

The old man, who had fallen on the side of the road, sat there and immediately cursed after watching his house set on fire.

"You damned fellows, have you forgotten that you're British, too?"

The old man, who had fallen on a pile of stones, was already injured, and he shouted loudly with his fists.

"Damn it, shut up!"

The gun in Martin's hand didn't frighten him. He was still waving his fists at us and cursing loudly at the devils.

"God will punish you, you are worse than the men of the Celestial Empire! You're a bunch of devils! ”

Looking at that one through the burning flames and smoke, but no one shot at him. He kept cursing.

"Damn it, tell them, that's what resistance will do!"

Outside the town, looking at the citizens in front of them, these people were completely exposed to the guns of Martin and the others, and dozens of corpses were still lying on the side of the road, which were the resistance elements they had searched out of the town.

Two hours earlier, while they had been on the march, they had been attacked, and although they had repelled their attacks, the officers had ordered them to burn the town in retaliation.

"Teach those damn Brits a lesson!"

On the orders of the governors, Martin and the others drove out all the villagers of that village, and now the village is full of fire.

The men, women and children of the village were driven to the carcass.

"Ah, Tom!"

"It's ...... Mas"

The women suddenly screamed and cried loudly, and they might have found their husbands, sons, or fiancés among the bodies. It looks like most of the people come from here.

Those cries and tears quickly turned into threats and curses.

"God can testify that you damned traitors will go to hell!"

"God will punish your ......"

"Have you forgotten that you are also British?"

Martin and the men were still silently watching the angry people, and the sky was still full of smoke and ashes. And in front of them, there are some angry people.

The villagers, still drowning in their grief and tears, shouted insults at us, and although all the cursing had no effect, their tone and demeanor showed that it was a vent, a harbour of anger at the death of their loved ones. Just then, a rock was thrown out of the crowd, and a fellow's head was smashed.

"Ah, damn it, they smashed my head......"

In the shouts of the guys, the people who were originally silent became a little angry. They immediately brandished flintlock pistols in their hands at the crowd.

"Gun...... Upper shoulder! ”

Just then, Martin heard the captain's command, and as he raised his musket, he saw some change in the faces of the villagers.

"Raise your gun!"

Then Hans ran to the front and shouted.

"Who threw the stone?"

He obviously won't get any answers.

"I'm counting dozens, and if anyone admits it, it's all over, otherwise, I'll pull out ten people and kill them!"

What the!

Martin looked at the platoon commander in surprise, this was obviously the captain's order.

“1.2.3……”

At the end of the day, no one admits it. The platoon commander angrily pointed at the man in the crowd.

"You, and you, and this, and him......"

Amid the cries of the women, several men were pulled out. At this time, someone stood up and shouted.

"I threw the stone, I threw the ......"

"It's getting late!"

"Damn it, you damn thing......"

In the midst of the curse, Martin heard the captain's command, and he instinctively pulled the trigger.

With the sound of muskets, his vision was obscured by a cloud of white smoke.

After the gunshot, the heaven and earth returned to peace, and even the woman's crying disappeared, at least for this moment, it was quiet for the heaven and earth.

"God, you see, you see what they do!"

"Damn, are you still British?"

"You just killed them......

Although the bodies of eleven people were still lying on the ground, the angry shouts continued, and in front of the team were angry women. Their faces contorted with rage, cursing and spitting at the soldiers, and waving their fists.

But they did not dare to do anything else, and all of them were stunned by the atrocities of these people, but this did not prevent them from cursing in words these people, who had betrayed the British.

"You pigs, I tell you, I'm not British......"

Suddenly, perhaps annoyed by being scolded, Martin saw Brown grab a woman and shout loudly into her face.

"Damn, I'm from the Celestial Empire, you know? I'm from the Celestial Empire, you lowly English slut......"

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