Chapter 47: Deliberation and Planning

This was the end of an anticlimactic operation, in which most of the dozens of British ships were lost in a rain of shells and torrential floods, and thousands of brave British Empire soldiers were killed and almost completely annihilated. The British army was ravaged several times by fierce shells, and did not even see the shadow of the enemy, when did the British Imperial Navy, which had dominated the world for hundreds of years, suffer such a tragic defeat? Probably only this one is the most sloppy.

After more than an hour, the flash flood finally passed. Williamt's vast experience at sea saved the lives of all the soldiers on the destroyer, including Donakin's men, and now only 368 of the thousands remain.

Although these people survived the crisis, they were still terrified by the previous rain of shells and flash floods. At Williamt's command, the battleship slowly sailed towards Fieldstown.

Donakin stood on the bridge with a blank expression, his eyes staring into the distance in a daze, no one knew what he was thinking, maybe only God knew.

After seeing his blank expression, Williamt slowly walked up to him, then took a cigar from his pocket, lit it, and handed it to Donnerkin's mouth.

Smelling the cigar, Donakin opened his mouth and took a bite of the cigar in his mouth.

Williamt was a little dissatisfied with Donakin, but Williamt knew that he had no power, no power, and no family backing. The operation failed, and even if Donakin would be punished, Williamt estimated that the most he would do was to transfer him out of this area and take up another post.

If he pulls him when he falls to the trough, maybe he will also ride his uncle's giant ship to break the waves, otherwise he may only be a small lieutenant colonel until he retires. Williamt has a wealth of conducting experience, but also has great ambitions, and is not willing to spend the rest of his life here.

The smell of the cigar gradually irritated Donakin's nerves, and after a while he came to his senses. Thinking of this tragic defeat, Donakin felt very remorseful.

"Your Excellency, if I had followed your advice, I might not have killed so many brave soldiers and lost so many ships." Donakin was completely convinced of Williamt, but regretted that he hadn't discovered such a talent earlier.

"Your Excellency, you need not feel guilty, these warriors are loyal to the British Empire, and they did not die in the flood, but at the hands of pirates." Williamt took a puff of his cigarette and said slowly.

When Donakin heard this, Godless' eyes lit up suddenly. Slap yourself on the head, yes! These soldiers died not in the jaws of a giant python, nor in a flash flood, nor under the shells of a mysterious enemy, but in the midst of all evil pirates.

However, Donakin thought that there were hundreds of other people on this ship who knew about it, and it must be difficult to keep it a secret.

"Williamt, my good friend, is there any way to keep this from being known?" Donakin whispered in William's ear. Now Donakin has seen Williamt as his only savior, and even the title has become a friend.

After hearing this, Williamt thought for a while, his face became hideous, and he said ruthlessly: "Your Excellency Colonel, when the battleship reaches the sea, I will put down a lifeboat, and then"

The muscles on Donakin's face squirmed in pain a few times after hearing this, and then his face showed a fierce expression, and he nodded in agreement with Williamt's suggestion.

Two hours later, the destroyer was out into the depths of the ocean, and Donakin found an excuse to lower a lifeboat, then jumped on top of it, rowing the lifeboat to a stop about a thousand meters from the battleship.

It didn't take long, boom! The battleship exploded violently, and a figure jumped into the water. Then several more sailors jumped into the sea.

The battleship quickly sank to the bottom of the sea in a violent explosion, and all the other soldiers and the battleship sank to the bottom of the sea, except for Williamt and a few sailors.

Donakin rowed his lifeboat to this side, and the sailors who thought they were lucky swam to the lifeboat. When Donakin saw this, a slight sneer appeared on his face, and then he pulled out his revolver.

Bang! Bang! The gunshots rang out incessantly.

Williamt climbed into the lifeboat and lay limply on top of it. For the sake of his own future, he actually murdered the lives of so many soldiers, and Williamt felt a little guilty in his heart. Especially a few of them, who were good soldiers who had followed him for many years, died like this, which is a pity.

Seeing Williamt's expression, Donakin said comfortingly: "They were killed by pirates, they are the bravest soldiers of the British Empire, and they are loyal to the British Empire." ”

Williamt nodded helplessly, then sat up weakly.

"What about our future path?" Donakin asked again.

Williamt thought for a moment before he said, "Your Excellency, today we have encountered the most ferocious fleet in the world. There are even more than 10 warships with a caliber of 380mm whose main guns have reached 380mm, and even the British Empire, which dominates the world, does not have such powerful warships at present. If you can get your hands on this powerful warship, not only will the Colonel's defeat by the pirates be revealed, but there is also hope for a promotion to the next level. ”

"Are you sure that this mysterious eastern force has such a large caliber of warships?"

"Yes! Trust me! My years in the Navy have not been done for nothing. ”

"This mysterious eastern force has such a powerful warship, why didn't they go to support so many countries that invaded the Qing Dynasty back then?"

"Your Excellency Colonel, you should have heard the news that many nobles escaped during the fall of the Ming Dynasty, right? The sailors of the Ming Dynasty have not been defeated for hundreds of years, and their ship-building ability even exceeds that of any country, if this force is the descendants of the Ming Dynasty, then it is normal for them to have such powerful warships. Even if they have powerful warships, it is impossible for them to rescue the Qing Dynasty that they once destroyed, and even hope that we will destroy the Qing Dynasty. ”

Donakin nodded slightly, feeling that Williamt's analysis was very reasonable, but Donakin was a little puzzled, this mysterious descendant of the Ming Dynasty had such a powerful warship, why did he continue to endure and watch Papua Island and be colonized by three countries willingly. If it is said that Germany and the British Empire are not easy to deal with, and the forces of the descendants of the Ming Dynasty do not want to conflict with Britain and Germany, this is still in the past, but the declining sea coachmen occupied the rich Northwest Peninsula, why didn't they drive out the coachmen?

"I need an explanation for this mysterious force?"

Williamt thought for a moment before he said: "Your Excellency Colonel, this group of descendants of the Ming Dynasty has a powerful warship but continues to endure it, I estimate that this powerful warship may be built not long ago, and there are not many of them, otherwise with the scale of the warships shelled today, even if our British Empire sends two or even three fleets to fight them, there may not be any hope of victory." What's more, we don't know anything about the forces of this descendant of the Ming Dynasty, and they may even have more warships. ”

"Will they continue to endure it?"

"Nope! They have been exposed, and I expect them to act immediately, the first target may be our British Empire, the second may be the coachman, and the third will be Germany. ”

"Are they not afraid of the wrath of our British Empire? Even if they have powerful warships, they are not enough to compete with the British Empire, and I guess their goal will be on the coachman, so that the British Empire will automatically withdraw from the colony after seeing their power. ”

Williamt felt that Donakin was very reasonable, even if this force was very strong, they had to consider the consequences of making enemies with the British Empire, all the warships of the British Empire could cover this sea, and the anger of the British Empire was not something they could bear.

"Well, it's possible, Your Excellency Colonel, if we can get the blueprints of the battleship of this mysterious force, and then your uncle will appear and operate it, maybe the two of us will be promoted to the next level soon."

Donakin's eyes lit up when he heard this, if he could really get the blueprints of such a powerful battleship, he would be a great achievement! But will this force of the descendants of the Ming Dynasty hand over the drawings to themselves?

"How can we get the blueprints of this ship?"

"Your Excellency Colonel, this mysterious force is the descendants of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, so what do they need?"

Hahaha! Donakin stood up and laughed wildly when he heard this, what do they need? It must be a restoration of the country, as long as you throw some bait yourself, maybe you can get the blueprints of this battleship without much effort, and maybe even get a built battleship.

"Your Excellency Colonel, this force may propose to withdraw the British Empire from this colony, you must be mentally prepared."

"Well, what you said is very reasonable, there is an old saying in the East that says on the side couch, which allows others to sleep peacefully. They will definitely make this request. This colony is a piece of chicken ribs for our British Empire, tasteless and a pity to abandon. If the conditions offered by this power can achieve the interests that the British Empire wants, it is not impossible to cede this colony to them. ”

Williamt nodded slightly, the British Empire did not bring any benefits to this colony at all, compared to Australia, India, East Asia, and Africa, the benefits of these colonies are simply insignificant.

"Your Excellency Colonel, how can we meet this mysterious force?"

"This is very easy, we will drive another destroyer to guard the complicated channel as soon as we go back, now that their power has been exposed, I believe that they will come out automatically."