Chapter 57: Don't Loot
Calm sea James. Reiter was standing on the bridge of the Comet cruiser sipping home-brewed whiskey, and the sister ship Paradise was walking alongside the Comet, but the two twin-masted sail cruisers, which were supposed to be known for their speed, were moving slowly and steadily.
The comets and heavens with too deep draft seem to be loaded with cargo? But the sailors on deck are unusually lazy, and they don't seem to be worried about the attack of the legendary crazy pirates? The flying white and blue flags of the East India Company became a kind of dependence?
The East India Company, known as the Empire of Great Britain, was also a unique presence in the entire Far East, managing a country in the form of a company? With the East India Company fleet and the British Empire's Far East Fleet, the East India Company's armed merchant ships could run rampant throughout Southeast Asia, because with both fleets, most of their armed merchant ships were converted from Tier 5 warships.
In many cases, the armed merchant ships of the East India Company were also more engaged in the most disgraceful plunder, so what pirate would dare to plunder a more powerful, professional pirate with the support of a fleet?
James. Reiter's official position at the East India Company was Captain, with the rank of Major, a salary that, combined with a lucrative income from plundering, had led his family to open four farms in India.
Today, James. Rayter's goal is to go to the red-bearded pirate Said's lair, where he will transport away the previous months' earnings and deliver more opium to this capable fellow. Rett prefers those oriental beauties that Side gives him.
Compared with Western women, beautiful and mysterious Oriental beauties seem to be more challenging, especially the strong shame of Oriental women will bring the abuser alternative pleasure, and they can also be sold for a good price in Delhi.
But apparently today James. Rayter's luck was very bad, his god and the god of Redbeard Said were most likely one person, today God rested and did not hear their prayers.
James. The Comet and the Paradise commanded by LETT met the four ships Zhenyuan, Dingyuan, Taishan, and Huashan head-on, and it was an inevitable encounter.
However, this was also an encounter with a huge disparity in strength, and the four warships commanded by Lin Haijiang were all full sail and full speed, divided into left and right wings to James. Reiter's Comet and Paradise surrounded him.
James. Reiter suddenly confused his formation, and the four big ships on the other side without any flag logo can be described as menacing. Rett looked at his subordinates who were in a mess and shouted, "Send a signal to the Heaven, prepare for battle, prepare for battle!" ”
However, the sailors of the East India Company, who had been at ease for too long, were now completely panicked, and the new inexperienced deck officers on the Paradise had brought a large number of medicine packs and shells, as well as large crossbow fired oil barrels, to the deck, and were in a great posture for a decisive battle.
"Hang the skull flag, the auxiliary sail to the left, the half-lowered mainsail, the naval guns turn, the battle speed is moving at full speed, the target enemy ship! Test firing ruler bullets! Lin Haijiang issued a series of orders.
Looking at the skull flag slowly rising on the other side, James, who was somewhat knowledgeable. Reiter's heart can be said to be a hard tug, in James. In Leiter's memory, there are still pirates of this scale in Southeast Asia? If pirates could have a tier 3 battleship and an ironclad? What did the Far East Fleet of the British Empire eat?
Rumble! The muzzle of the front main gun of the Zhenyuan ship flashed, and after the smoke cleared, the gunners kept an eye on the direction of the enemy ship, because the test firing of the ruler shell was to provide the initial basis for the subsequent shelling.
Rumble! A cloud of black smoke rose up, a large hole was blown up in the foredeck of the Heaven, the pill packs piled up on the deck were detonated, piles of cannonballs flew sideways wantonly, the stump and severed arm flew into the sky with the smoke column rising from the gunsmoke, and a cannonball that was affected by the explosion wave accidentally hit the main mast of the Heaven, and the huge mast was tilted and broken in an instant.
The moving Paradise was like it had been smashed with a hammer? The whole hull presents an incredible angle of sudden vibration? The successive explosions turned the Paradise into a fast-diving 'submarine' with little to no reaction.
The ship's crew didn't even seem to have time to rescue each other, and as the Paradise descended to the bottom of the sea, only a dozen marijuana packets and a pile of tattered wooden planks floated on the surface of the sea, which seemed to be proof of the Heaven's existence.
James. Reiter's eyes were red and he looked at the direction of the sinking of the Heaven, a single shell could not sink a cruiser, and the Paradise broke out several large explosions in a row after being hit. It didn't take even a second thought for Rett to know that the only explanation was that the idiot Kahalmon had carried a large number of medicine packets onto the deck.
In other words, the Paradise itself was blown up, and a pig-like companion would do far more harm than a formidable enemy. LTECH deeply realized the true meaning of this wise saying.
"The ship that was sunk by the test-firing ruler shell?" Lin Haijiang found that today was too dramatic, judging from the continuous explosions of the other party's ships, Lin Haijiang could definitely be the disaster caused by the idiot deck officer moving the spare propellant packs to the deck.
But in any case, the first shot has already been fired, and two British East India Company two-masted cruisers were encountered in the sea so close to Kingfish Island, the significance of which is already very obvious, that is, from the perspective of killing people and destroying mouths, Lin Haijiang categorically did not let go of the possibility of two East India Company ships.
Moreover, he was also the opium dealer that Lin Haijiang hated the most, and Lin Haijiang could even be sure that the boss of the Redbeard Saide and his gang was the culprit of the East India Company, which imported the most opium into China.
Lin Haijiang, who used to look at the British merchant ships that openly loaded and unloaded opium in Guangzhou, would certainly not let go of such a great opportunity, and the foreigners in the fleet did not care at all who they were fighting, and the only thing they cared about was their monthly dividends and salaries.
And the soldiers on the ship didn't know the blue and white rice flag of the British Empire's East India Company at all, and in their opinion, what Lord Lin wanted to fight must be pirates.
The Paradise is in heaven, James. Reiter was not impulsive enough to use the Comet District against four behemoths. Courage is synonymous with stupidity, and the plundering ships of the East India Company, which used to plunder the oceans, will also be robbed? James. Leiter smiled helplessly, this world is indeed incredible.
Although the Comet had not yet raised the white flag by lowering its mainsail and closing the gun doors on the ship's side, all their actions were enough to show that they had given up on escaping and resisting.
A large number of soldiers descended from the Tarzan to the comet, and the stunned James . LETT is still completely mushy at the moment? It was hard for him to imagine that it was the Qing troops who robbed the plundering ship of the British Empire's East India Company?
Zhang Zheng swaggered on the comet, and after standing firm, he yelled: "Don't move!" Rob! ”
In James. After Rett confirmed that the other party was the Qing Army, the courage that had disappeared before suddenly returned. Leiter yelled at Zhang Zheng: "You yellow-skinned pigs, are you all crazy? This is from the British Empire, you idiots, don't you look at the flag? I'm going to sue your court! ”
Zhang Zheng looked at the thunderous James. Reiter, by James. Zhang Zheng, who was squirting at Leiter, knew that this foreigner must not be saying anything nice, so he turned around and looked at Lin Haijiang, who was standing on the side of the ship like a passerby.
Lin Haijiang smiled slightly and said, "Don't look at me, he is scolding you for being a pig and scolding your whole family!" ”
Zhang Zheng turned around and glared at James. Lei Te glanced at it, he hated others insulting his family the most, and turned around to Zhang Zheng, who was born with courage, but found that Lin Haijiang was gone? This is a clear code for myself.
Zhang Zheng pulled out the six-shot pistol of Firod on his waist and pointed it at James. Leitt's head thumped!
Brain-bursting James. Leiter's eyes widened and he fell to the deck, as if in the end, he couldn't believe that a military attache of the Qing Kingdom had shot at him? The Anglo-Indian sailors who had been guarded let out a scream, and after a chaotic burst of bullet pressure, the bodies of a dozen British sailors who had been killed calmed down the 'brave' British.
"Get me the captain! I have something to ask him! Lin Haijiang appeared again appropriately, but after interrogating a boatswain, Lin Haijiang glared at Zhang Zheng, the official captain who had just been shot in the head, and the dozen or so corpses that fell to the side included most of the officers on board.
After looting the Comet from cargo to artillery, Lin Haijiang personally supervised the execution of all the crew members on the Comet, now is not the time to be merciful, if his robbery of the East India Company's plundering ship is exposed, then what awaits him will be a catastrophe.
Lin Haijiang knows this better than anyone else, so he can't make big mistakes on small issues, and besides, these guys who escort opium dealers can be regarded as innocent.
"After the shooting, you have to make up for the bayonet!" Lin Haijiang's approach really checked out several Indians who pretended to be dead, which made Zhang Zheng, who swore to promise that nothing would go wrong.
"It's a pity that this ship is a target, let's use it as a target for the brothers!" Lin Haijiang looked at the comet, which really couldn't be used for himself, and sighed slightly.
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