Chapter 40: Fierce Battle in the Harbor (2)
Gu Kai found all kinds of excuses, but in the end, Johnson and Morgan, two tall foreigners, set up the iron-hulled fishing boat numbered "Yu 02" in an almost suspended position. The Executive Committee has long promulgated the "Special Regulations in Wartime," which clearly stipulate that all personnel in wartime should obey the unified command of the Military and Police Department, even if they are members of the Executive Committee.
Seeing Gu Kai's two wars, everyone on the ship knew that it was unrealistic to expect him to supervise the battle as a member of the executive committee, and could only hope that he could at least complete the translation work, so as not to let the command system on this ship have problems due to language barriers.
However, the morale of the boat did not become depressed because of this, because just before the boat started, a girl actually rushed straight onto the boat.
This small, round-faced girl did not flinch after being stopped by a member of the military police department who was loaded with guns, but loudly stated her identity and purpose: "I am Luo Wudan, a reporter of the propaganda group under the Ministry of Information Industry, and I am a war correspondent during the war, you let me get on the boat!"
In fact, many people present know or have heard of this little girl with a straightforward personality, and they are no strangers to the name "Luo Wudan". There is a special "Daily Current Affairs" section on the forum, most of which are news photo drafts about some projects under construction or collective activities, and ninety percent of these drafts are "reporter Luo Wudan reports for you on the spot". It is said that Luo Wudan worked as an entertainment reporter for several years before the crossing, so she took the initiative to sign up for the publicity group after the crossing, and she is currently the only permanent employee in this department, and the others are all part-time or temporary cameo writers. Thanks to her rich work experience, she can support the work of this department by herself.
After Yue Zhiyun found out, he briefly discussed with Gu Kai and the two foreign commanders, and finally agreed to Luo Wudan's application to board the ship. Now it's time to burn the eyebrows, but there is no time to let the boat stop on the shore for such a trivial matter. But Yue Zhiyun was still very cautious and asked the foreigner to send two people to be responsible for protecting the little girl, after all, the sword and gun have no eyes, and when they fight, they will depend on their destiny, but there will be no difference because she is a weak woman.
With such a brave girl taking the initiative to join, the morale of the whole ship seems to have been significantly improved, and even Gu Kai, who was cowardly a few minutes ago, barely stood up straight at this time, he didn't want his cowardice to be recorded by the DV in Luo Wudan's hand, and it would become the latest joke on the forum tomorrow.
"Yu 02" also encountered the opponent's early fire when it was moving in the direction of the opponent's fleet. Because the command system on this side of the ship was not so smooth, the members also fired back before they received the order to "fire", so anxious that the two foreigners shouted again and again to stop.
From the moment there was a sound from the opposite side, Gu Kai carefully pressed his helmet with both hands, sat on the deck with his back against the side of the ship, and did not dare to poke his head out to check the situation. Luo Wudan, on the other hand, knelt on one leg, grabbed the side of the boat with one hand to stabilize Dìng's body, and raised DV high with the other hand to record the battle as much as possible.
At the beginning, Yue Zhiyun did not have the idea of driving the boat to directly hit the opponent, but the small boats following behind him were hurriedly turning around, and one of them happened to be in the direction of "Yu 02". And this is the narrowest place in the port of Shengli Port, and if "Yu 02" wants to adjust its direction to avoid the opponent at this time, it is likely to run aground directly. After a moment's hesitation, Yue Zhiyun pulled the whistle to warn the people on the deck.
Luo Wudan, who had been staring at the situation ahead on the deck, was the first to notice that the situation was not good, and hurriedly shouted for the members who were still shooting at the big ship that had already sailed past to grab the things that could fix their bodies around them.
After a "bang", the nearly 100-ton iron-hulled fishing boat couldn't help but shake from side to side a few times, and then there was a continuous clatter of wood breaking from the bow.
The length of the small sailboat that the "Yu 02" hit was at most half of its own, and in the impact just now, the angle of the bow of the "Yu 02" hit the stern of the opponent fiercely, and the entire tail and the rudder turned into a pile of broken wood on the sea surface almost at the same time, and a large amount of seawater immediately began to pour in from the broken place, and soon the bow of the small sailboat was warped out of the water. The men on the deck of the boat screamed and rushed to the bow, as if doing so would delay the sinking of the ship.
"Crash, sink these bastards!" Gu Kai trembled and found that the other party's ship had suffered heavy damage, and he couldn't help but yell.
The impact was not damaging to the iron-hulled fishing boat, which paused for a moment before continuing to move straight ahead.
"What a good job just now!" the frightened Yue Zhiyun heard a compliment from a friend on another ship over the intercom.
"What should I do next?" Yue Zhiyun, who had won the first victory, felt a little overwhelmed and quickly regarded the walkie-talkie as a savior.
"Slow down, turn around, and rush again. Remember, try to hit the boat first. The voice on the other end of the walkie-talkie has been replaced by Wang Tom, and it seems that the result just now has regained Wang Tom's confidence in the power of the collision angle.
The two iron-hulled fishing boats made a U-turn outside the harbor and then rushed back to Victory Harbor at full speed. At this time, the opposing fleet made an extremely stupid decision, leaving two small boats to rescue the crew of the damaged ship, and the remaining two large and one small continued to rush straight to the port.
With the speed difference between the two sides nearly doubled, this decisive charge was doomed to be fruitless, and even worse, they exposed the most vulnerable stern to the two evil stars chasing from behind, and Tom Wang, who was the most skilled in navigation, thought that even if he was in such a situation, he would not be able to escape the fate of being blown up.
The two iron-hulled fishing boats first collided with the two small boats that stopped to rescue their accomplices, and on one side they were directly hit by the horns, and the damage to the stern even exceeded that of the first boat. The other sailboat had a little better luck, but the waterline of the rib was still a big hole in the corner of the iron-hulled fishing boat, and the armed men on the deck fired at the opposing deck with their guns for nearly half a minute. After such a close fire strike, except for the mast, there was nothing left on the other side's deck that could stand up, and Sun Changmi, who was at the helm in the wheelhouse, could even hear the screams and wails coming from the sailboat.
After completing this impact, the iron-hulled fishing boat continued to pursue it. At this time, the distance between the first three ships and the harbor was still far away, but the distance between them and the pursuers was even closer, and I was afraid that they would be caught up before the ships landed, and it was obvious that the people on the sailing boat in front had also realized this, and the three ships began to adjust their direction, as if they wanted to make a U-turn in the harbor and then hurry away. But this plan was obviously unrealistic, and the two iron-hulled fishing boats were not prepared to stop there, and each of them was eyeing a nearby target.
For the rest of the day, the five boats played a game of cat hunt in the harbor of Victory Harbor, and the two iron-hulled fishing boats, which had an absolute advantage in mobility, lived up to expectations and soon rammed the other boat, rendering it incapacitated. After one of the large ships completed the U-turn, it was directly forced by Yue Zhiyun's ship to run aground on the sandbar on the east bank of the Tiandu River estuary.
The last ship was blocked by two iron-hulled fishing boats from one left and one to the right before it could break out of the harbor, and seeing that the tide was turning, the ship's men decisively gave up resistance, and the men on deck shouted "spare their lives" and lowered their sails to stop the ship in surrender.
By this time it was getting dark, and both iron-hulled fishing boats turned on their searchlights and aimed at the large ship that had been blocked, leaving everyone on deck to hide. Heavily armed warriors boarded the ship from both sides of the ship, tying up the dejected crew one by one with straps and scavenging together the various weapons scattered on the deck.
At this time, Gu Kai, who had already walked boldly to the deck to watch the battle, noticed that in addition to some of these people, who were obviously dressed as Ming people, there were also some dark-skinned Southeast Asian faces, and there were even a few Japanese ronins with "moon heads" in the middle. It's clear that this is a mixed pirate force made up of people from different regions.
"You see, there's nothing to be afraid of. I don't know when, Luo Wudan, who was holding a DV, walked up to Gu Kai, and the camera focused on the pirate crew members kneeling on the other ship.
Gu Kai coughed dryly, and said solemnly: "Who is afraid? I have never doubted that our strength can crush an enemy in this era!"
Luo Wudan sneered and pointed to the DV in his other hand: "I recorded the whole video just now, I hope your daughter-in-law won't laugh at you when she sees it." ”
"If you have any conditions, we can discuss them. Gu Kai softened without hesitation, and Cheng Dù, who was undisciplined, had the demeanor of a lawyer.
"Before the crossing, I sent a report to the executive committee on the establishment of a news agency, and now it is the seventh year of the Apocalypse, I want to ask when it will be approved?" Luo Wudan was also prepared and immediately put forward conditions.
"I'll help you urge it tomorrow, as much as you can, as much as you can. Gu Kai replied with some humility.
In fact, he was the first to propose strict control of news reporting at the Executive Committee, which could effectively control the position of public opinion and avoid the spread of certain liberal ideas in the early stages of the crossing. Also voting in favor of this was Luo Wudan's boss, Meng He, who argued that there was no need to set up a special agency for this purpose in the early days of the crossing, which would only unnecessarily increase the bloat of the bureaucracy. Now it is only necessary to set up a subordinate unit in the Ministry of Information Industry, which can come in handy when necessary, such as helping the leaders take commemorative photos when the project is completed and accepted.
Gu Kai thought maliciously in his heart, whether to tell Meng He's opinion to Luo Wudan, maybe this straightforward little girl would go to Meng He's trouble. When he was hesitating about this, the walkie-talkie hanging on his waist rang: "I'm Tao Donglai, we have arrived at Base No. 1, how is the situation at sea now?"