Chapter 280: I Didn't Wait for the Old Cat, I Waited for a Miscellaneous Fish!
"My God. Just a pirate? Overmars almost pulled off his own wig again, and the faces of the Dutch naval soldiers behind him were full of horror, even if there were countless famous pirate leaders in Western history, no one could have such a powerful fleet, even some small countries in Europe did not have such a large fleet, this kind of news, really considering the strength of their hearts.
"I would like to ask Madame, is your husband's surname Liang?" Overmars thought for a long time, a glint flashed in his eyes, and after hesitation, he decided to ask the question in his heart. After receiving an affirmative answer from Shi Xianggu, Overmars had a look of abruptness and annoyance on his face.
"What's wrong?" Van Gaal saw Overmars's expression and asked in a low voice, "Is this lady's husband famous?" ”
Overmars, whose face was so dejected that he could no longer care about the reserve of the company's correspondent, sat down on the dusty ground of the docks. The voice trembled like a fallen leaf in the wind: "Not only is it famous, her husband once exterminated the European pirates in the South Seas, and the pulsatilla that crisscrossed the eastern Indian Ocean died in his hands, and then, he led his subordinates to attack the Spanish colony of Luzon, forcing the governor of Luzon to cede land and pay reparations." At first, I didn't believe it, and I always thought it was just an excuse for the Spaniards to cover up their failures, but now, I think it should be true. ”
Van Gaal's face became even more ugly when he heard him, but the Dutch soldiers who were already standing in the rear were now glad that they had survived, at least, they were lucky not to have to fight against such a terrifying and formidable opponent as described by Overmars.
"Since you have dispatched such a powerful fleet, I'm afraid it's not just to help Lanfang Company resist our Dutch East India Company's crusade, right?" Overmars's vocal cords were hoarse and unpleasant, as if there was a hacksaw rubbing against them, and anyone could feel the despair in his tone.
The corners of Shi Xianggu's mouth curved slightly, revealing a faint smile: "Of course, my husband not only dispatched his captain this time, but also dispatched tens of thousands of heavily armed soldiers, I believe that it will not be long before your colonies in the East will become my husband's trophies." Well, take them all down, keep them under strict guard, and kill anyone who resists or tries to escape. However, this Overmas brought him aboard, and I am sure that my husband would be willing to meet the commissioner, who represented the will of the Dutch governor. ”
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"Madam, what about these warships, these warships?" Zhang Xingba, who was holding a sand cloth on his head and faintly soaked in blood at the corner of his forehead, saw that after Shi Xianggu finished disposing of these Spaniards, he leaned forward with a salivating face.
Just now, Zhang Xingba used as a bait to lure the Dutch's armed merchant ships and two-masted warships into a trap, and finally destroyed the opponent's will in an instant with the kind of artillery bombardment like a storm. After just three rounds of shelling, the Dutch sensibly raised the white flag.
The decoy fleet did not suffer much loss, but Zhang Xingba was a little unlucky, and his forehead was cut out of a blood groove by a deck fragment. Had to let the medics wrap his head in an Indian Asan.
On that originally rough face, she was trying to squeeze out a flattering smile at the moment, and seeing Zhang Xingba's expression and actions at the moment, Shi Xianggu couldn't help but want to roll her eyes. What kind of commander is really what kind of commander he brings out.
"Well, for the sake of your first merit and being injured because of it, these two battleships will be handed over to you, but if you break a little oil, be careful that your young master will trouble you. You know, he's been coveting this kind of giant ship for a long time. Shi Xianggu's words made Zhang Xingba's mouth never close, and after saluting Shi Xianggu respectfully, he led his men to rush towards the two third-class battleships parked at the dock. It's like a bunch of kids pounced on their beloved toys.
Looking at these pirates who showed their innocent surnames, Shi Xianggu couldn't help but smile, her thoughts had already flown to the south, where there was someone she missed, I don't know how he is now?
"Okay, Brother Timbao, the safety of this place and Dongwanjin will be troubled by you, and I will rush with the fleet to join my husband." Shi Xianggu instructed Chen Tianbao, who was standing not far from him, who was also full of joy.
"Follow Mrs.'s order, Mrs. rest assured, Chen will definitely keep this place and the East Wanjin Sea peaceful." Chen Tianbao didn't dare to slack off, and replied respectfully at the moment.
"With Brother Tianbao here, I can naturally put my mind at ease, so I will entrust you." After Shi Xianggu returned the salute, she walked quickly towards the dock, she couldn't delay any longer, the important thing was that her husband had entrusted such an important task to herself, and there could be no mistakes.
"Only such a strategic-minded woman is worthy of Lord Liang." Chen Tianbao couldn't help but sigh in his heart. "It's just that I don't know who our Lord Liang is thinking about Fa'er Yin in the south now." Hearing Chen Tianbao's words, all the sailors and generals around him couldn't help but look strange, indeed, Liang Pengfei's way of playing cards often out of common sense is well known, but victory seems to be always in his hands.
"If you don't yin, who else can you yin? Wait, white-skinned ghosts, I'll give you a good taste of what a feast is. Chen Ah Shui, the platoon commander of the reconnaissance platoon of the 1st Special Battalion, was using a telescope to observe the Dutch troops advancing towards the road to the north on the densely wooded hillside. On the road not far behind him, there were quite a few soldiers of the 1st Special Battalion lying on the road, carefully laying mines.
That's right, it's a mine, and it's another weapon of mass destruction that can be used by a single soldier in addition to grenades, and of course, this is for the muskets in their hands. In addition to the direct killing and destructive effects, landmines also have the functions of blocking, containing, coercing, disrupting and threatening the enemy. One of the most popular weapons used by many rebel groups to defend against the attacks of the Axe Army.
With picric acid and thundermercury, this not only makes the grenade more powerful, but also reduces the weight of the grenade, and reduces the volume, increasing the carrying capacity of the soldiers. It also made Liang Pengfei's dream of landmines a reality, at least in his memory, in this land of Nanyang, because of the problems left by Western colonizers, there are traces of war almost everywhere in later generations, and the use of landmines is even more frequent to the extreme.
Although Liang Pengfei didn't want to use this kind of individual weapon too much on his own land (after all, Liang Pengfei had already regarded Nanyang as his backyard), because how to deal with the legacy of those unexploded mines was quite troublesome, but the war with the Netherlands was very important, and it was a war that needed to shock those Western colonial countries and make them dare not start the war lightly, so it was the best way to kill and injure the other party on a very large scale and preserve their own vitality.
Of course, in order to prevent landmines from causing damage to his own people after the war, Liang Pengfei asked the soldiers to lay mines according to certain rules, and demanded that after the operation was completed, unexploded mines must be taken out to prevent harm to those innocent civilians.
"It's going to be used sparingly, but you can sell it to Napoleon's warmonger and make the chaos in Europe last a little longer." While Liang Pengfei planted mines with the soldiers, he insidiously imagined the scene of countless European lame people on crutches.
As the saying goes, friends of the dead road do not die in the poor way, and Young Master Liang, who has always taken this as the purpose of life, will not have any guilt in his conscience. "Even if all the Europeans have become crippled Guan Lao Tzu's, maybe I can make more crutches and wheelchairs and sell them to Europe for export to earn foreign exchange." Liang Pengfei was so secretly proud.
At this time, a tree on the top of the mountain slowly fell, and Monk Chen, who was standing beside Liang Pengfei and had goosebumps all over his body when he heard Liang Pengfei's miserable laughter, hurriedly reported to Liang Pengfei: "Young master, there is news over there, the enemy has reached the foot of the mountain, should we withdraw first." ”
Liang Pengfei patted the dust in his hand and ordered loudly: "Okay, brothers, if you have buried the mines, you will carefully inspect them for me, do not show any traces, and prepare to evacuate." ”
2,000 soldiers, 20 infantry guns, this is the army led by Major Passarella of the Dutch Army, he will lead these 2,000 infantry to Sukatana by land, and if the naval attack goes well, then he will directly lead these 2,000 men to become the garrison of Sukatana to guard the newly occupied city.
If the navy is in such difficulty, then he will cooperate with the navy to take Sukatana, but this is almost unlikely, because all the Dutch, including Passarella, believe that if they see the Dutch army, the Lanfang Chinese will scatter like a herd of frightened fawns, and they don't even need to shoot and warn.
However, Passarella, who was riding a war horse and walking in front of the team, did not look very good, and could even be said to be bad. At first glance, it seems that a large army, as a major, can command 2,000 infantry, which is indeed a very exciting thing, but the problem is that Passarella can't be happy, because the subordinates he leads are really nerve-wracking. Because the vanguard he led was completely a miscellaneous army.
These subordinates, with the exception of a few lieutenants and non-commissioned officers, were almost all hooligans, scoundrels, robbers of different nationalities, and even some of them were criminals who fled to the East to pan for gold because they were wanted in the country.
These guys, who had no loyalty to the Netherlands and became mercenaries of the Dutch East India Company only for money, wore a variety of clothes, hats, and even shoes and socks, except that the weapons issued to them by the company were uniform.
"A rabble." This is how Passarella evaluates his soldiers, but this also happens to represent the opinion of Liang Pengfei, who is observing this army from two miles away.
"It's your grandmother's, I've been guarding for two days, and the old cat hasn't come, and I've waited for a miscellaneous fish, which is unlucky!" Liang Pengfei thought sadly.
(To be continued)