Chapter 344: Howling Wind
In the artillery experiment known as the Battle of Prasay, in addition to Klavu, Nawab of Bengal was also killed by shelling, and the Bengali gang fell into chaos, and Nawab's sons began to fight for the throne.
The British side was also uncomfortable, with most of the 20,000 Indian soldiers killed and wounded. It's nothing, anyway, in their eyes, the life and death of these natives are not worth paying attention to. In later generations, the famine caused by British rule in Bengal directly led to the deaths of 10 million people. This was one-third of the total population of Bangladesh at the time.
The most heart-wrenching thing for the British side was the casualties of nearly 1,000 lobster soldiers, and the British at this time did not have the more than 200,000 troops of the full-scale invasion of India. At this time, all the lobster soldiers in India added up to more than 10,000 people. It would be two months before the British could send reinforcements from the British mainland, and Calcutta, which had been recaptured with great difficulty, might fall into the hands of the Indians again.
The British Parliament couldn't care about how Li Mu had a headache, anyway, after the shelling test, he took Shuang'er back to the hotel they rented. This experiment accumulated a lot of comparative data for him, and many problems that he usually did not notice were also exposed, at this time Li Mu locked himself in the room and began to modify the smoothbore gun.
When the retreating soldiers returned to Calcutta, the British in the city could not sit still. The expeditionary force was almost completely annihilated, and only a small number of defenders remained in the city, which was probably not enough to suppress the native soldiers, and if the Indians were ready to rebel or the Bengali soldiers took advantage of the situation to attack the city, it was only a matter of time before Calcutta fell.
After a brief discussion with a few officials, the governor of Calcutta decided to leave the native soldiers to guard Calcutta for the time being, while the rest of the men took refuge in British bases in India or other Southeast Asian places by ship until the next expeditionary force arrived.
And the ship that Li Mu had booked before was therefore ready to sail ahead of schedule. And squeezed into a large number of temporary passengers who had no travel plans, fortunately, Li Mu gave enough money to get a more luxurious single room. The rest of the people can only be crammed into the warehouse.
Singapore is an important point in the Straits of Malacca, and it is an important sea passage to the east and west. The British have long regarded this as their most important stronghold, but for various reasons, there are not too many soldiers deployed here. However, it is a sacred place in the surrounding pirate circle, as it is inhabited by a pirate king, Howling Wind.
It's easy to find out about the pirate king. The largest steam bath in the city was his residence. A pirate king who likes to take a steam bath, well, although it looks very discordant, but it really happened.
Li Mu took Shuang'er to restore his original face and came to the outside of the bathhouse. At this time, the faces of the Orientals are more popular here.
At the entrance of the bathhouse, Li Mu and Shuang'er encountered several pirates blocking the way, "All those who enter must hand over all their belongings and go through the necessary body searches before entering." β
He came to snatch the chart that led to the end of the world, and if he could, he also wanted to start it in a normal way, but after thinking about it carefully, the other party didn't seem to have any reason to give him this precious chart, so he thought about it and felt that it was more convenient to rob it.
"It's okay to hit it, but it doesn't matter if you miss it, it's just a bunch of pirates anyway." Li Mu said to Shuang'er. Anyway, the tone has been set, there is no need to be harmonious, everything is based on the principle of efficiency.
"Got it, Childe." Shuang'er nodded, then snapped a branch from a nearby tree, and then waved it and rushed in. Everywhere they passed, a crowd of people turned on their backs, and countless pirates lay on the ground covering their wounds and wailing.
Li Mu smiled and then stepped into the gate, and walked straight into the bath. In a dimly lit bathhouse, the pirate Wang Xiaofeng was sitting topless on a wooden chair, the two maids beside him were kneeling on the ground and shivering, while the pirates around him were lying on the ground wailing.
Shuang'er stood boredly at the doorway with a branch. Her eyes lit up when she saw Li Mu coming, and then she ran up, "Childe, it's all settled." β
"Well, good job." Li Mu rubbed Shuang'er's head. Then he walked in.
"Who is Your Excellency, why did you break into here, is there anything I can't do with you?" Xiao Feng saw Li Mu come in and knew that this was the person in charge, so he asked.
"It is worthy of being one of the nine pirate kings, and this determination is admirable." Li Mu arched his hands, "I want something in your hand, and I guess Your Excellency can't easily hand it over to Youxia, so I came up with such a method in Xia, so that Your Excellency can open your eyes, and the two sides of the province will have more quarrels, I don't know if Your Excellency is still satisfied with this method?" β
"Satisfied fart!" Xiao Feng wanted to say this, but after looking at the form in front of him, he finally swallowed this sentence back, "I don't know what kind of thing is in your eyes, as long as you say it, you will be able to offer it with both hands." β
"It's a pleasure to talk to smart people," Li Mu laughed, "I don't want much else, I just need the nautical chart that your lord has that leads to the end of the world, and in addition, I need a fast boat and a sailor who can drive the fast boat." β
"Hmm, this ......" Xiaofeng just hesitated a little, and Shuang'er came to his side in an instant, and the branch in his hand was already on his neck.
Howling Wind felt a trace of coolness coming out of his neck, although the girl in front of him was very beautiful, and she was only holding a branch in her hand, but Howling Wind knew that as long as he dared to refuse, then this branch would definitely cut off his neck.
"Hehe, there is something to say, there is something to say, I didn't say no, put the sword down, draw the sword and put it down, how bad it is to be injured by mistake." Howling Wind smiled awkwardly.
"I advise Your Excellency to hurry, time is money, my friend." Li Mu said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, what Your Excellency said is that the chart is in the ancestral hall, and I will take two of them to get it." Howling Wind cautiously stood up as he spoke, and the twin withdrew their branches, but one followed one step away from Howling Wind. Xiao Feng had no choice but to take Li Mu and Shuang'er to the ancestral hall at the back.
"The chart is right behind that plaque." Xiao Feng said, pointing to a relatively large tablet.
Hearing this, Shuang'er flashed to the back of the tablet, got a parchment drawing from the back, and then jumped back, and she handed the parchment in her hand to Li Mu.
Li Mu held the parchment paper in his hand and read silently, "System, identification." β
γChart to the End of the Worldγ
[Type: Drawing]
[Quality: Perfect]
[Grade: None]
[From the World: Pirates of the Caribbean]
[Note: Through it, you can reach the end of the world.] γ
[Is it possible to bring out the script: Yes]
"Get the chart to the end of the world, start the second step of the special mission, go to the end of the world, and revive the Bone Ghost Ship." At this time, Li Mu's light curtain also popped out, and the special tasks were also updated in due course.
With the certification of the system, Li Mu was completely relieved, Li Mu patted Xiaofeng's shoulder, "Thank you, brother, let's ask my brother to help get a clipper boat and sailors, so where we can go." β
"It's easy to say, it's all on me." Howling Wind said with a bitter face.
Precious charts have been given, and a ship is nothing. Under Xiao Feng's arrangement, a clipper ship was directly emptied, and then twenty sailors were also arranged, as for the supplies needed, Li Mu did not let Xiao Feng help, but directly selected shops on the street to buy them.
This is not because Li Mu is afraid that he will be poisoned, he is afraid that these sailors will be poisoned, and everyone will help him drive the ship when the time comes. It's actually quite difficult to drive a boat on your own.
After everything was prepared, Li Mu boarded the ship with Shuang'er, and then Yang Fan set sail towards the end of the world.