Chapter Forty-Four: The Ship Fights Hard
"How's he doing?" , Zhang Xiao looked at Representative Lan Fang, who was wrapped like a mummy on the bed, and asked with a headache. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Li Chenggong thought for a while before he said in a deep voice: "His spine has been broken, so he may have to lie in bed for the rest of his life." āć
As soon as the words came out, the representative of Lan Fang on the bed made a whining sound, his body trembled, and then he tilted his head and fainted. It is estimated that he was frightened by Li Chenggong's words.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiao could only sigh silently.
Hearing his sigh, the soldiers who had made a mistake were immediately terrified. Lehi stood aside, not knowing what to say.
Whoever told these soldiers to attack them lightly or severely, just beat people up, and even broke their backbones. And this person is still the prime minister of Lan Fangguo! Isn't this a naked slap in the face? Even if Da Ming looks down on Lan Fangguo again, he won't take it seriously. It won't anger Lan Fangguo like this!
After all, no matter how small Lan Fangguo is, it is also a country!
Originally, Da Ming just wanted to make something wrong here in Lan Fang, and he didn't want to make a big deal about it. But now, I don't know how to end it.
At this time, Zhang Xiao turned around and stared at the soldiers who shot with a gloomy face. In an instant, the soldiers turned pale with fright, lowered their heads, and did not dare to look at them.
Since they were all Lehi's men, something happened, and Lehi certainly couldn't sit idly by. So he took the risk of being scolded by Zhang Xiao and said loudly: "That--Minister Zhang, the matter has come to this, and it is useless to pursue their mistakes again." What we have to think about now is how to end it. āć
Seeing that Zhang Xiao's face softened a little, he didn't reply, so he continued: "And according to the scout's report, Lan Fangguo has sent an army and is stationed ten miles away from Pontianak City!" The number of those people, at least, was four or five thousand. āć
The entire musket unit of the Ming Dynasty only had about a hundred people. And it's all the crew that was cobbled together not long ago! When I entered Pontianak City, I didn't let go of a few shots, let alone fight any tough battles.
With such an army to fight hard with Lan Fangguo, even Zhang Xiao, the Minister of the Navy, has no confidence. After all, no matter how powerful the musket is, it has to be shot at a time, right? However, with such a population ratio, each Ming soldier must kill four or five hundred Lanfang soldiers in order to finally eliminate the Lanfang army.
This kind of ability, even if the sharpshooter comes, may not be able to do it.
So not only is he not confident, but others are also not optimistic.
So Zhang Xiao's brows furrowed into Sichuan characters, and he asked rhetorically; "What do you have to do?".
Compared to the upcoming war, this prime minister's headache is not worth mentioning at all. And Lehi was also right when he said that the matter had come to this point, and there was no point in pursuing the fault. If you have time, it is better to think about how to solve the dilemma in front of you.
"It's obviously unwise to be hard-hitting!" , Lehi didn't have a good way for a while, so he said something like mud.
Zhang Xiao didn't say anything about him, and began to think about it secretly. Seeing this, the others also followed suit, thinking of a solution. So the room fell into a subtle silence for a moment.
Until Charlie suddenly admonished, "Why don't we go back to the ship?" In that case, Lan Fangguo's army will not be able to threaten us! āć
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere of silence was instantly broken. It's like a water stain that accidentally splashed into the oil pan and suddenly exploded.
Everyone scolded Charlie for not doing it, saying that he was a coward and proposing such a way to ruin the image of the Ming Dynasty.
Among them, Lehi is the most prosperous! He was the first to jump out. Accuse Charlie of ulterior motives. Because he is the actual commander of the army. If it really did Charlie's method, then his soldiers would be the first to disobey.
After all, since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, although there has been no war, there is still arrogance in his bones. Now let them, the newly formed Ming army, retreat without a fight, isn't that a shame and a loss of face to grandma's house?
And Chinese people have always had a good face. If this kind of ugly thing is transmitted back to the Ming Dynasty, it may be talked about. Walking down the street, you have to poke your spine!
So in any case, this precedent of retreating without a fight cannot be set by them. Even if they weren't regular Ming troops, even if they were just a bunch of ordinary sailors before, even if many of them had terrible marksmanship.
But they are also the Ming army!
In Lanfang, they represent the Ming Dynasty!
So the soldiers present were blushing and glaring at Charlie. Some people even accused him of being a spy sent by the Netherlands to the Ming Dynasty.
This scared Charlie so much that he almost died of saliva.
Fortunately, Li Chenggong and Charlie are good friends, and they can't bear to see him being accused by Qianfu. He tried his best to protect him behind him, so as to prevent someone from getting too excited and doing irrational things. And loudly defended: "At the moment of the great enemy, what will you do but accuse? Charlie just said his opinion, even if he objected, there was no need to scold like this! And why don't you listen to his explanations! āć
His words, everyone still dare not care. Because he was the only doctor on board, if he had a headache and brain fever, he could only beg him. Although I don't dare to show the embarrassment on the surface, I can still do it with a little stumbling. What's more, except for him, no one else knows medical skills, even if they feel something, they can't see it! So don't annoy him until you have to.
So the scene of spitting quickly fell silent again. It's just that everyone looked at Charlie, still with an indissoluble hostility.
At this moment, Zhang Xiao had to come forward. Originally, he was also very angry at Charlie's words! After all, he is a ****** Maoist party full of enthusiasm, and he pays the most attention to backbone. Something like this that retreats without a fight can't be done by killing him. That's why I didn't stop everyone from accusing Charlie.
But Li Chenggong is right, that is, Charlie's opinion is problematic, and there is no need for everyone to insult and scold like this. And judging from Charlie's character, he is not like the kind of person who is afraid of things and timid, and submits to softness at will.
So, why not listen to his explanation?
coughed a few times to make everyone stop, and then comforted Charlie a few words and asked him to explain his reasons.
I heard Charlie explain: "In my opinion, fighting with the army of Lan Fangguo is a matter for the army. And the USS Hope is the navy of the Ming Dynasty. That's right? āć He bowed to everyone and looked at Zhang Xiao hesitantly.
Apparently scared by everyone's mouths and water! Therefore, they are a little cautious when they speak.
Zhang Xiao nodded, told him not to worry, and continued to speak. Although the Ming Dynasty does not have a navy, the Hope has invisibly represented the navy. So Charlie's words are right.
Receiving Zhang Xiao's encouragement, Charlie became more courageous. He said loudly: "Since it is a navy, the battlefield should be at sea." The ones fighting should all be the warships of Lan Fangguo. What about the army on land, why should we bother? And our army has just been formed, and it is not superior in numbers. Lan Fangguo can completely rely on the tactics of the sea of people to drag us to death.
Besides, there is not only one city on the seaside of Lan Fangguo, but also some big rivers that flow inland, and there are many cities! āć
That's all I have to say, and there is no need to say more. Everyone was not a fool and immediately understood what Charlie meant.
Oh, yes! Their superiority was not in the army, but in the ships with sharp guns. So, why use your weakness to meet Lan Fangguo's strengths?
Previously, everyone was dragged into a dead end by Daming's arrogance, but now they reacted and suddenly became enlightened. They didn't want to hold Pontianak anyway, so why waste ammunition for the city that was already abandoned? In addition, the people of Pontianak are almost gone, and now it is equivalent to a dead city. What's the point of guarding?
It's better to hurry up and get on the boat, go to other cities to find trouble, and add to the blockage of Lan Fangguo. In this way, it can also promote peace with war and force Lan Fangguo to be soft.
No loss and profit, it's a win-win deal!
As a result, those who scolded Charlie before have all changed their faces one hundred and eighty degrees. Lehi, in particular, smiled so kindly at Charlie! screamed as a brother on his mouth, as close as a long-lost brother, how could he see the previous enemy-like posture.