"An upper-class gentleman from Norwich, a chartered merchant of the East India Company, Sir William of England. Clifford salutes the winners! Allow the victors to abide by ancient traditions, and in a spirit of love, mercy, and mercy, and allow my faithful men to surrender to you. In praise of your tolerant virtue, my faithful second mate, Paul of Wales. Scott would reward me with five hundred pounds of savings over the years. In the name of the Lord Jesus, they will lay down their arms, obey the laws of the victors, and wait for your judgment. "Lucky Gianni's second mate, Paul, whose hair was wet from the mist. Scott, escorted by several East Coast sailors, relayed to Lu Ming that William. Clifford's words.

"Tell me, pirate, where is your captain?" Lu Ming, who was dressed in a light blue naval cadet's spring and autumn uniform, wore white gloves and a saber, looking at Paul who was bowing in front of him. Scott, asked slowly.

"We're not...... Mr. Captain, he refused to board with us, he said...... He said that in order to take responsibility for the defeat, and for the glory and pride of England, he decided to ...... It was decided to sink with the beloved 'Lucky Jenny'. The young second mate said intermittently, and when he said the worst, he had already shed weak tears.

"Do you want to commit suicide...... Lu Ming muttered to himself, turning his head to look at the "Lucky Jenny" that was slowly sinking dozens of meters away. On the aft deck of guns, William. Clifford and his first mate stood in front of the railing, silently looking at the tall hull of the 10th of August.

A huge wave hit, and the Cliffords, who had been submerged to their ankles, sank to the bottom of the sea with the Lucky Jenny, leaving only a pile of debris floating on the surface.

Everyone looked a little distracted for a while. That's when it happened. Former Admiralty First Officer of the Admiralty, who had made contact with the "Beagle" and is now the first mate of the battleship "10 August," and Navy Lieutenant Sankai returned by transport boat. He walked straight behind Lu Ming. He whispered: "Commander-in-chief, the results of the battle over there have been counted." Sailors, crews and army enlisted men were killed 78 people, of whom 6 were officers and 11 were non-commissioned officers. 82 people were wounded, of whom 9 were officers and 15 were non-commissioned officers. In addition, the captured British merchant ship 'Lemon' leaked badly, and Guo Zili was expected to sink within a few hours. At the moment they are working on the transfer of people and goods. ”

"Together with the casualties on our three ships, our total casualties this time have reached an unprecedented 181 people...... "Lu Ming said a little gloomily, "The elite of the navy has suffered undue losses, and I underestimated the reaction of the British." I should have thought that they would enforce the fleet system, and when I go back this time, I will take responsibility from the Admiralty. ”

Sang Kai's lips opened, as if he wanted to persuade something, but after all, he didn't say anything.

"How's Yuri?" Lu Ming asked in a hoarse voice.

Yuri is a trainee officer and alternate second lieutenant on the "Beagle", and for a long time, Lu Ming has wanted to transfer this student of the first phase of the navigation school to his own ship, but he only gave up considering that this may not be conducive to his growth. Helplessly, there are unforeseen circumstances. In the previous battle, Yuri, who was acting as a grenadier, was shot in the abdomen by an arquebus from the British. Unfortunately, he was seriously injured. Buckshot of 19 mm caliber almost completely crushed the abdominal cavity of the Russian teenager, and at this moment the eighteen-year-old young man was on the verge of death.

"It's almost gone, Given, Kyle are with him......" Thinking of the painful and distorted face of the once tall and handsome Russian boy, Sankai couldn't help but feel a sigh.

"Come with me on a trip to the Beagle." Lu Ming said, and Sang Kai nodded.

After the second mate of the "Lucky Gianni" Paul. When Scott was beside him, Lu Ming paused and asked, "Welshman, how old are you this year?" Do you have any wishes for the future? ”

"I'm twenty years old, sir." Paul. Scott replied, "Mr. Clifford is dead, and my life has been completely ruined. I just want to go back to my hometown, marry Anne, and ......"

"Say goodbye to Anne." Lu Ming was silent for a while, and then said. After saying that, he walked away without looking back.

Tim, the boatswain of the 10th of August, looked at Paul with unfriendly eyes. Scott, he had just received an order that all officers on the surrendered British armed merchant ships must be executed, without exception, and that the surrendered British ordinary sailors must be executed.

The so-called "exceptions" are nothing more than a few: those who have experience in the Orient, those who are familiar with the affairs of the British navy, those who are familiar with the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Russian routes, those who are familiar with the Mediterranean routes, and so on, can also be pardoned, provided that they are willing to completely surrender to the East Coast Republic of China.

Obviously, this Paul. Scott doesn't look like someone who can be pardoned.

One by one, the British sailors and officers on several dinghys climbed onto the deck of the "10 August" at the behest of the East coasters, and were then firmly tied up with hemp rope by the wolf-like sailors and thrown aside.

Lu Ming sat on the traffic boat, silently looked at these numb Britons, and sighed softly. Many of these Englishmen may have only a few hours left to live, and the war is so cruel that they can't see what they want to do.

The damage to the "Beagle" was very serious.

Lu Ming and Sang Kai climbed onto the deck and took a cursory look. I saw that the lower sail and middle sail of the mainmast were damaged in a large area, the backmast triangular sail was also seriously damaged, and the bow mast was completely broken by a cannonball; No less than ten shells were fired from the bow gun deck, and the walls of the galley and sailors' lounge were smashed; The captain's cabin on the second floor of the stern and the bridge on the third floor were also hit many times, and the facilities were seriously damaged; Three of the 24 guns were destroyed and had to be overhauled before they could be used again; Broken iron and steel nails are embedded everywhere on the walls and decks, showing the fierceness of the previous battle......

At this time, a sea burial ceremony was taking place on the deck of the "Beagle".

Sailors are children of the sea, and their destination is naturally the sea.

The cleaned bodies were neatly laid out on the deck, and the soldiers dressed their comrades and brothers in new naval dresses, and then gently lowered the bodies into a thin-skin casket made of paranasone to the sound of the ship's Taoist priest. Due to the large number of soldiers killed in the battle, several shipbuilders on board temporarily made a batch of coffins with spare ship materials to hold the corpses.

The surviving sailors and soldiers stood side by side on the deck, and the musicians played a low mournful music. Several sailors walked by each one with the merit box in their hands, and each person who passed by would take out some coins from their pockets and throw them into the merit box, which were donated by all the surviving personnel to the families of the brothers who died in the war.

The sailor paused as usual when he walked in front of Lu Ming and Sang Kai, and Sang Kai took out two five-yuan coins from his pocket and put them in the merit box; And Lu Ming took out two golden French Da Aiju gold coins (worth 66 yuan) from his pocket and gently put them in.

The sailor was stunned for a moment, then bowed and thanked: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, you are really a merciful and generous sir, and the all-knowing and all-powerful Taishang Laojun True God will bless you." ”

"They fought for the good of the Republic to the last moment, and all of us who are alive should have the highest respect for them. Although there is a state pension, I, as their supreme commander, must do something for them. Lu Ming waved his hand and motioned for the sailors to continue collecting donations.

After the fundraiser was completed, the sailors with solemn expressions nailed the coffin lid to the sound of farewell guns lit by the gunners, and then slowly slid the coffin from the side of the ship into the sea.

Yuri still didn't survive, and the buckshot rolled in his abdomen when it hit him, completely taking away any chance of his life. This young officer candidate and an intern at the Navigation School closed his eyes unwillingly after seeing Lu Ming's most obscure face.

Lu Ming, who accompanied Yuri through the last journey, had frost on his face, this was the first student under his command to die in battle. He poured great affection into every student of the nautical school, and the loss of each of them would have made him feel extremely sad, which made his disgust with the English people even stronger.

After a hurried meeting with Chen Tumu, the captain of the "Beagle", Lu Ming returned to his ship by traffic boat again.

The captured British sailors and officers of the "Lemon" have been sent to the "10 August" by transport boat, and what awaits them will be a very different fate of joy and sorrow.

Tim, a boatswain from the Netherlands, brought a piece of paper listing the names of a number of English officers who, after interrogation, did not meet the criteria for "pardon". Of course, the rest are those who have made it clear that they have surrendered and are willing to serve the East Coast Republic, and the names listed on these papers are naturally of little value.

Lu Ming swept it casually, and saw that the name was Paul. Scott's young man was in the first place. He didn't continue to look closely, he just took the pen and drew a big circle, circled all the names, and then threw the pen and went straight back to the captain's room.

Tim was stunned with a pen and paper and looked at Sankai.

"What else to see? Is it not clear what the commander-in-chief meant? Kill them all! Sankai raised his eyebrows and said, "Go ahead and execute, and remember to let those British sailor captives do it." Whoever is not willing to do the same execution, is this called 'casting a name' Zhilu Dao? Go ahead and do it, second lieutenant candidate. ”

Tim saluted, then turned to leave.

Soon, there was a commotion among the British officers on deck: some were scolding, some were crying quietly, some were begging for mercy, some were praying with all their hearts.

But none of this can change their fate. (To be continued......)