Chapter 577: Unreasonable
The encirclement and annihilation at sea continued, and in the village not far from the shore, Lu Chun had already gathered the remnants and returned.
Although he knew that Ye Xun's fleet was back, he couldn't be happy, for no other reason, an escape from the battle was enough to make his head, not to mention the death of so many subordinates.
Thinking about the dozen or so Liaodong officers who would rather die than retreat, Lu Chun was remorseful and ashamed, he knew that the Ye Gong Guild would come back so soon, it would be good to hold on a little longer, what should he do now?
Or run away? But where can you go? The Jinyi guard of the West Factory is pervasive, and he still has a large family, so he can't leave them and run away by himself!
After thinking about it, Lu Chun finally listened to the advice of his subordinates, that is, he put the blame on the dead officers, saying that they were rash and rash, which led to this fiasco.
Lu Chun thinks about it, anyway, everyone is dead, and there is no proof of death, not to mention, he has not contributed less to the formation and training of the new army in Jiangnan, even if the merits and demerits are offset, he will not be beheaded!
After making up his mind, Lu Chun gathered all the officers over and unified the caliber, and then led the men and horses to the beach again, while collecting the corpses of the fallen soldiers, and making a posture to face the battle.
Not to mention, Lu Chun's men and horses guarded the shore, and really caught a lot of pirates who swam ashore after the ship sank, and with the backing of the battleship, this time the Ming soldiers did not escape.
In this way, Lu Chun has more confidence in his heart, with these captives in hand, it should be regarded as a credit, right?
The encirclement and annihilation war at sea gradually came to an end, and under this indiscriminate bombardment, no pirate ship was spared.
After Johnson and others fell into the water, they were rescued by the Ming army and became veritable prisoners.
It's just that the two brothers were very unconvinced, and after being caught on the boat, they shouted and protested vigorously.
The reason why Ye Xun rescued so many prisoners was because he was too confused about the tragic situation on the shore, although he could also investigate afterwards, but from the mouths of these pirates, it must be another situation.
Naturally, the matter of interrogating pirates will be handled by his subordinates, Ye Xun ordered someone to bring two foreign devils up, and he wants to know some Western things from the mouths of these two foreign devils.
He ordered someone to untie the ropes on Johnson and Marshall, and said lightly in English: "Do you feel very unconvinced? ”
"I protest, you are not a gentleman doing this, I will report your despicable behavior to your emperor..."
"Smack!"
Before Johnson finished speaking, he felt a flower in front of him, and then he was slapped heavily in the face.
"Ahh
Johnson rolled on the deck with a scream, two bloody teeth spitting out of one mouth, and shaking his fat head, and he still didn't understand what was going on and who was beaten.
Marshall, who was on the side, saw the high-ranking official sitting in the chair move, and then Johnson fell to the ground, there was no one else in front of them, so it was only the young man who was sitting who could beat people, but how could this young man move so fast?
While staring on the guard to avoid repeating Johnson's mistakes, he said suspiciously: "You, do you know how to demons?" ”
As he spoke, he pulled out the cross in his collar and gestured at Ye Xun.
"This is Da Ming, your god can't save you, put away your, or I'll throw you into the sea and feed the sharks"
Listening to Ye Xun's threatening words, Marshall immediately closed his mouth wisely.
After Ye Xun finished speaking, he turned to Johnson, who had already stood up, and continued: "Your armed merchant ships entered the territorial waters of the Ming Dynasty without the consent of the Ming government, which is equivalent to declaring war on us, and there is no problem in sinking you."
Johnson covered his already swollen cheeks, and said unconvinced: "But we have surrendered, and you still shelled us, this is not a gentleman's doing"
"What did a gentleman do? When you massacred the natives in Luzon and India, did you tell them about gentlemanly manners? ”
Although Ye Xun didn't see these things with his own eyes, they really happened, so as soon as Ye Xun's words came out, Johnson immediately shut up, but looking at his expression, he was obviously still a little unconvinced.
"You must be from the East India Company, right?"
Hearing Ye Xun ask, Johnson and Marshall were stunned, they obviously didn't expect Ye Xun to know about the East India Company, you must know that the East India Company has just been established, and now the company's main goal is to conquer the South Seas, and the eyes have not yet shifted to this big eastern country, and they are just pioneers in exploring the way.
As soon as he saw their expressions, Ye Xun knew that he had guessed correctly, so he continued: "In view of your aggression against our dynasty, sinking the warship is a slight punishment, and the captured crew members will undergo five years of labor reform in our dynasty, and the two of you can only go back to one, you decide who will go back!" ”
Although Marshall was frightened by Ye Xun's ghostly skills just now, after listening to Ye Xun's verdict, he still couldn't help but say: "Your Excellency, these crew members have followed us all the way east, and they haven't returned home for a long time, if they are detained by you in Daming for another five years, their families will not be able to accept it, and please forgive us for our disrespect..."
The corners of Ye Xun's mouth raised, and before he could speak, he saw Tian Siqing striding onto the deck and whispering something in Ye Xun's ear.
Listening to Tian Siqing's words, Ye Xun's eyes immediately narrowed, and he said to Tian Siqing: "Give them a special ascension ceremony"
Tian Siqing smiled and nodded, then turned around and strode away.
Ye Xun beckoned to Johnson and Marshall and said, "Come!" Please watch a good show."
After Tian Siqing personally interrogated them, the pirates not only confessed that it was Du Bantian and Zijiro's men who killed the Ming army, but also confessed that dozens of pirates chased and killed thousands of Ming troops, as well as more than a dozen officers who would rather die than retreat.
The Liaodong Army was created by Ye Xun, and the subordinates of the Guards Battalion were selected by thousands of people, so Ye Xun believed that they would never escape from the battle, and now after combining the confessions of the pirates, what happened on the shore before has been guessed by Ye Xun.
At this moment, Ye Xun's mood can no longer be described by simple anger, but it is not yet time to liquidate, so let's use the lives of pirates like Du Bantian and Zijiro to pay tribute to those brothers who died in battle!
Johnson originally wanted to fight with Ye Xun to take his subordinates away, but when he heard that Ye Xun wanted them to watch a good show, he couldn't help but come to the side of the boat curiously.
The time was not long, and I saw more than ten small boats on the treasure ship, and the small boats were full of pirates with all kinds of flowers, Du Bantian and Zijiro were also in the ranks, and the small boats followed the current, and soon drifted into the distance.
What is this for?
Johnson and Marshall couldn't help but look at each other suspiciously, and at that moment, they suddenly felt a shock under their feet, and then a cannon rang out.
In this case, the two of them still don't understand what kind of show Daming, a young high-ranking official, wants to invite them to watch, but this play is too cruel, right?
In the rumbling cannon, the eyes of the two foreign devils looking at Ye Xun were full of fear...