The Haijing 21001 used its high speed and dexterous steering ability to approach the bow of the USS Edmont using a typical hand-to-hand combat version of the "T" shaped tactic. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The second shell hit the mainmast of the "Edmont", causing the "Ellemont" to lose its ability to maneuver and lay in a horizontal position on the sea.

"Boom!" "Boom! "The Ming army hit several more shells.

The hard planks of the "Edmont" were torn apart here and there, countless debris flew in the air with the shock wave caused by the explosion, and the cables, round timbers, sail ropes, canvas, and asphalt barrels all burned, and the skyrocketing fireworks reflected the black sea surface.

It was already dark, and the surrounding sea was dark. === Food's Captive Manga /imh94/===.

"Quick, turn the rudder! Turn the rudder! ”

The captains of the "wild cats" and "water ducks" were frightened and directed the ships to turn around and run back.

The skyrocketing fire on the "Edmont" has completely awakened them, and winning by surprise is just a delusion, and the genius of escape is the most important!

The Ming army simply ignored the "wild cats" and "water ducks".

Guo Dahai received a telegram from the headquarters, "Poor Kou Mo chase!" ”

Looking at the two enemy ships that disappeared into the night, he just snorted twice, "The command said that the enemy's large fleet is behind, let's quickly clean up the battlefield and withdraw to Magong Island as soon as possible." ”

"Count them lucky!" Instructor Qian Junjie also felt very pity.

When the Ming artillery shell hit the mainmast of the "Edmont", and the sail boom was blown up, the sailor Basil was also knocked unconscious by the shock wave. He flipped several times in the air before finally "plopping" and falling into the sea.

After falling a few meters underwater, Basil was awakened by the icy seawater, and before his head could react, the salty and astringent sea water instantly filled his mouth.

Basil, who was also an old sailor, immediately realized that he had fallen into the water, and kicked up with his feet, flapping his hands so hard that his head was out of the water, and he was gulping for air.

The "Edmont" was already burning on the black sea, and Basil stretched out his head, roughly recognized the direction, and desperately rowed towards the "Wildcat" with both hands and feet.

Watching the "Wildcat" and "Water Duck" gradually disappear into the night, Basil's heart suddenly became cold.

Just when he was full of sorrow, the Ming army coast guard ship sailed over.

Basil jumped for his life, half of his body exposed to the sea, he waved his right arm, and shouted loudly in the loud voice characteristic of sailors, "Ecours!!" ”

(Help, in French!) Help me! French was the international lingua franca at the time)

Haijing 21001 salvaged six sailors of the "Edmont" who had fallen overboard, and then immediately returned to the rudder and disappeared into the bottomless darkness.

Half an hour later, the "Colbell", "Shotgun" and other ships came to this sea area, and only the burning wreckage of the "Edmont" was left on the sea.

"Damn!" Leborough looked at the flames on the sea, his face twitched, and he hurried to hurry, it was still too late.

Riyige stood behind Leborough and said softly, "Now that the Ming army is on guard, it will be useless to attack Magong Island again. ”

Leborough said stupidly, "Order the fleet, immediately turn to the northwest, and let's go straight to Xiamen." ”

The large force of Chang Jie's army rushed to Xiamen, and only one ship, the "Wildcat", quietly turned southwest and returned to Hong Kong.

After receiving the information sent by the "Wildcat", the British, American and French ministers launched urgent consultations.

"I said a long time ago, Ming Guo is not so easy to deal with!"

The American minister shook his head and sighed, "Three warships against a Ming coast guard ship, the displacement is more than four or five times, but one was sunk and burned, and the other two fled in the desert. ”

"It is clear that the Ming army has been equipped with steam engines and explosive bombs." The British Minister to China, Balling, said coldly, "According to the lessons learned from the Battle of Sinop, explosive bombs and steam engines are sharp weapons for winning naval battles. ”

The Battle of Sinop was a naval battle fought between the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Turkish Detachment in Sinop Bay during the Crimean War.

In the Sinop Naval Battle, the use of explosive spherical bombs caused the complete extinction of wooden sail warships that had been rampant on the ocean for hundreds of years.

The French minister to China, Mr. Gus, hurriedly said, "Our warships in the Far East are all using explosive bombs. ”

"Our warships also use explosive bombs." Bao Ling then said, "But those civilian ships, those armed sailing ships still use solid bullets. ”

At that time, the explosive bomb was a hollow cast iron ball, mainly used by the army, and the key to the navy's refusal to use it was the unreliable fuse, and the terrifying destructive power of the explosive bomb made the captains of the warships feel jealous, once the shells were detonated in battle or ignited by other unexpected reasons, the consequences would be devastating for the warship.

On naval warships, small wooden barrels filled with water are provided next to the guns that fire explosive spherical shells, and if the shells become trapped in the barrels, water is poured into the barrels to extinguish the fuses that may be ignited.

Therefore, despite the great power of the explosive bombs, the gunners on civilian armed sailing ships were not specially trained and used basically solid shells.

"This rabble, without strong training, rushed to attack." Gu Si said angrily, "They must be allowed to step up their training, and the ships used must be proficient in using explosive bombs as soon as possible." ”

"Don't forget, Chang Jiejun is all sail power. The Ming navy was already equipped with a steam engine, and it was easy to move forward and retreat. The American minister said lightly, "If the Ming army attacks Xiamen now, what will the Chang Jie army do!" ”

"What are you afraid of! World-class weapons are all in Europe. Gu Si's eyes widened, and he said fiercely, "I don't believe that a mere Ming country dares to be rude to the great powers." ”

"The stakes are very high, and we must immediately report the situation to the country!" Bao Ling earnestly hoped that the country would be able to send a strong army to conquer the Far East by force again.

In Taipei, the British consul Wen Jisi got the order of Bao Ling and approached Xu Nanying, the young secretary of the Daming Honglu Temple, to strongly protest the atrocity of the Daming Coast Guard ship illegally sinking the British sailing ship "Edmont".

"The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland will not tolerate the slightest harm to its ships and will not sit idly by and watch its own people being killed!"

"I am very sorry for this maritime conflict." Xu Nanying looked at Wen Ji Si Tuo steadily, and said slowly, "But I want to tell the British government that the behavior of the Daming Coast Guard ship in this maritime conflict is just, just, and reasonable!" ”

Basil and five other captives were taken first to Magong Island and then to Shezidao Prison in Taiwan.

When the liberation camp was abolished, part of the camp near the south bank of the Keelung River was retained, and Shezidao Prison was established as a place to hold important prisoners.

In the prison introspection unit, Basil was questioned alone for a long time, but he refused to answer any questions throughout.

Although defeated and captured, the Ming army still had the grace to save their lives, and Basil didn't want to give these yellow-skinned monkeys a good face at all.

In a dark room deep underground, with no fingers visible, Basil spent an extremely difficult time alone.

Here, he was firmly anchored to a bed frame, unable to move his hands and feet freely. There was hardly a sound around him, and he seemed to be able to hear his own heartbeat, hear the cries of ants and earthworms, and his spirit was almost about to collapse.

"Help!"

"Spare your life!"

"I was wrong, I deserve to die!"

Basil finally gave in, his face full of tears, and he begged for mercy loudly in Italian, English, and French.

After an exhausting interrogation, he was escorted to the ground and placed in a cell.

Oh my God, I'm finally saved! Thank God!

Basil was delighted to find that it was a room with a window. The air window on the rear wall is taller than a human head, and behind the iron railing of the air window is transparent glass, which is very well lit.

Although it was seven steps to walk past and seven steps back, and the door was closed, all the captured companions were inside, and finally they were no longer alone!

On this day at the end of April, a series of footsteps could be heard in the hallway.

Hearing the sound of the key being inserted into the lock of the door, the six captives jumped to their feet like frightened birds, and stood upright in front of the beds, one by one.

The door to the cell was opened.

The head of the guard, Yunji Matsushita, pointed to the six people who were standing like a pine with his hand, "Lord Shaoqing, Mr. Consul, these are the six prisoners we rescued from the sea off Penghu." They were unharmed and in good health! ”

Xu Nanying, the young secretary of Daming Honglu Temple, glanced at the situation in the house, everything was in order, "Yes, well done!" ”

Matsushita Yunji's face was full of red light, "Thank you for the compliment!" ”

The British consul Wen Jisi also glanced at it, just nodded and didn't say anything.

Return to Honglu Temple, located in downtown Taipei.

"Of the six people we rescued, one is Italian and five are Filipinos." Xu Nanying threw a document to Wen Jisi, "This is a photograph of their confession, this naval clash is purely an attack on our coast guard ship by the British 'Edmont' joining the Manchu Fujian Naval Division." ”

"Your Excellency Shaoqing, you said something very interesting." Wen Ji Si Tuo tapped the document lightly with his hand, and he didn't look at it, "Six people are in your hands, what kind of confession can't you get?!" ”

Xu Nanying raised her eyebrows, "Along with the 'Edmont', there are also 'Wildcat' and 'Water Duck', these two ships are in Xiamen, in the Chang Jie army of the Manchu Fujian Naval Division. ”

"'Wildcat', 'Teal'? Who will prove it? "You must know that the 'Edmont' belongs to a British ship registered in Hong Kong, and the sinking of the 'Edmont' by the Ming Kingdom is a great offense to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Ming Kingdom must fully recognize its mistake, immediately release all the detained personnel, and compensate for the sinking of the 'Edmont' and the death of its personnel, otherwise the United Kingdom will severely punish them." ”

"Empire~ism erects a few cannons in the East, and dreams of conquering a country, a nation?!" Xu Nanying's expression was very serious, "I, the Ming Dynasty, my sons and daughters of China, will never accept any intimidation and threats!" ”