Chapter 161: The Dutch Attack
Under the rule of Glass and others, Singapore regained stability, and with the exception of a group of people who fled at the beginning of its seizure of power, the population began to rise steadily as Singapore regained its prosperity.
At this time, the city of Singapore was mixed, and the population composition was also very complex, including Chinese, indigenous people, and some Europeans from Britain, France, Spain, Portugal and other countries who came here to pan for gold.
The complex race also brought about a complicated situation, but these were calmed down by several bloody repressions by Grass, and now, these people have recognized Li Zhiwei's rule and are at ease to be a submissive citizen under Li Zhiwei's banner.
On this day, the wind and the sun are beautiful.
Glass sat in his governor's office, signing documents at a rapid pace.
Now that Singapore is settled, all sorts of things are piling up, so Glass has to keep his feet busy.
"I don't know what adults think, why bother with these Muggle things."
Letting the secretary carry the stack of papers, Glass rubbed his somewhat swollen head.
Although he was complaining, Glass knew Lee's intentions very well in his heart, he was just dissatisfied that he could only sit in the office, while Arnold and Aldington could go outside and be free.
As Li Luan's confidant, Glass certainly knew some of Li Luan's secrets, according to Li Luan's words, our journey was in the sea of stars, so from that moment on, Glass put down his body and began to learn those Muggle knowledge that he had looked down on before. Along with Glass, Arnold and Aldington were also included. This is also the reason why Li Lu will rest assured that he will hand over his power to the three of them to manage, if he changes to other wizards, the cognitive barrier alone is enough for Li Lu to worry, the most vivid example is Arthur? Weasley.
"Bastard Arnold, you actually show off your booty to me, and only an idiot like you would bully those weak people, and when you come back, I will definitely throw you into the army, and see that you are still arrogant with me."
Cursing in his mouth, Glass finished signing a stack of papers again.
Just as he was about to ring the bell to call his secretary, the door to Glass's own office was pushed open.
"Lord Governor, Lord Sharp's documents!"
When Glass heard this, his heart tightened.
Like him, the governor in charge of the interior, Aldington is also the person in charge of intelligence work, directly responsible for Li Luwei, and is specifically responsible for collecting intelligence from all over the world. Especially for the convenience of Aldington, the wizards that Li Luwei brought from the Harry Potter world were basically allocated to him, and in terms of spying information, the wizards who mastered the [Dementor Mind] and [Mind Regent] were not too convenient.
Normally, Aldington would not have sent him an official document unless something involved him.
Opening the document sent by Aldington, Glass glanced at ten lines, and after reading the contents of the document, Glass's heart that had been hanging was relaxed.
The document is not long, and the main content is that there is a Dutch fleet coming to attack him, so that he can prepare.
As long as it's not about Li Luan's worries, as for the Dutch fleet, it's not Glass's bragging, he really doesn't care about it, he can destroy it by himself, he is no longer the Grasse he used to be, after being taught by Li Luan, his strength has improved a lot, even in the face of his former self, he can also roar, "I'm going to fight ten!" ”
Of course, this little thing doesn't need him to do it himself.
Waving his hand to signal the secretary to leave, Glass went to a letter, wrote a paragraph, folded a paper airplane, and threw it out the window.
The paper airplane flying out of the window did not land with the wind, but circled in the air, as if alive, violating the law of gravitation, identifying a direction, and departing quickly.
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On the endless sea, a fleet of more than a dozen warships was slowly moving on the sea.
A man in his early thirties, dressed in a Dutch military uniform, was on the bow of the fleet's flagship, a double-deck sail battleship, holding a monocular.
This man's name is Drake? Baron Edier, the commander of this fleet, was a Dutchman, and was also the military director of the Dutch colony of Indonesia, second only to the governor of Indonesia.
"Your Excellency, in half a day, we will be able to reach Singapore." Edile's adjutant stood behind him.
"Really?" Baron Ideal put away the telescope in his hand, "I heard that our army was defeated by a gang of pirates?" ”
"Yes, Your Excellency."
"Hah! It's the funniest joke I've ever heard, when did our Dutch soldiers become so vulnerable? ”
"Your Excellency, according to our information, it is the Howling Pirates who occupy Singapore, and their leader, Howling Wind, is known as the Pirate King of Singapore."
"Pirate...... King? Ideal first glanced at his lieutenant with contempt, and then with a fearless expression, "A pirate can also be king?" It seems that our Governor is really a coward, and only under his rule will those scum go unpunished, what qualifications does he have to be a Governor, just by virtue of his brother who is a duke? ”
"Your Excellency the Baron......" The adjutant was speechless, the struggle between the two big people was not something that a small role like him could participate in, so he could only look at the nose and nose and look at the heart.
"Hmph." Not getting the answer he wanted, Ideal also felt bored, turned his head, and looked in the direction of Singapore, "Let me teach those indigenous monkeys a lesson, let them see who is the owner of this land." ”
The adjutant stood aside without saying a word, looking at Ideal with a cold face in front of him, and for some reason, he always had a bad premonition in his heart, and what frightened him especially was that this premonition became stronger and stronger as time went by.
Not to mention the high-spirited Baron Ideal on one side, on the other side of the sea, a huge fleet far exceeding Baron Ideal is also slowly driving on the sea.
Arnold stood at the bow of the ship, yawning boredly, and at his feet was his flagship, the Sea Warrior, one of five first-class battleships, a mix of the Singapore Navy and the Howling Pirates.
More than an hour ago, Arnold suddenly received a letter from Glass, saying that a force of Dutch was coming to attack Singapore and asked him to help clear it. Arnold, who was idle and had nothing to do, didn't say a word, so he ordered his troops and horses and set out for the battle.
Looking at the hundreds of warships of all sizes behind him, Rao Yiarnold's heart couldn't help but rise with pride.
"It's a pity, it's all wooden sailboats, and so are the adults, isn't it good to come directly to a few super battleships? I think that Yamato is good. Arnold, who has made up for modern knowledge for a period of time, has a soft spot for battleships, even if the facts have proved that the aircraft carrier is the real weapon at sea, but in Arnold's cognition, the giant ship cannon is a man's pride, especially the Yamato-class battleship, the only super battleship built and put into service in human history, is so perfect in Arnold's eyes, hideous naval guns, the overwhelming momentum when driving, this is the romance of men, aircraft carrier? The kind of coward who only hides behind his back and puts cold arrows can only be seen by a chirping guy like Aldington.
Of course, this kind of thing, if Aldington was really by Arnold's side, he wouldn't say that, he really suffered too much loss from Aldington, and he was really not Aldington's opponent when he played tricks.
"Lord Stoker, we've spotted that enemy." A man whose entire body was shrouded in wizarding robes walked up to Arnold.
This is one of Aldington's subordinates, domesticating a group of falcons to serve him, and can monitor everything around him at any time, so this operation was sent by Aldington to act as Arnold's intelligence officer.
"Really?" Arnold's eyes lit up, and he immediately called his deputy, "Order, the Singapore fleet and the Howling Pirates will be separated, let the Howling Pirates be the bait, the Singapore fleet will be ambushed, and I will completely annihilate this group of enemies." ”
Who said that Arnold is full of muscles, no, now even the tactics are used.
"Yes!"
The order was quickly communicated, and the huge fleet split in two, one of which quickly disappeared, leaving only a few dozen small junk ships in place.
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Baron Ideal was blowing the sea breeze, and his face was full of spirit.
As far as he knew, the loss of Singapore had already scorched the Governor above him, and the loss of the colony was enough to bring the Governor's political career to an end, even if he had a duke brother, and himself, Drake? Baron Edier, who will be the hero of the lost territory, will be beckoned to him by the throne of the Governor, and he may be able to go further, Drake? Viscount Edier, listen, what a pleasant title it is.
Just when Baron Edier was in a state of infinite longing, his lieutenant interrupted his fantasy at an inopportune time.
"What's the matter?" Baron Edier was a little displeased.
"Your Excellency, the enemy has been discovered."
"Really?" Baron Ideal retracted his countenance and felt like he took out his binoculars to look at it.
I saw that in his sight, a group of dozens of small junk ships had already set up a formation, and it seemed that they were waiting for their arrival.
"This is the pirates?"
"Yes, Lord Baron, looking at their banner is enough to prove their identity, it is none other than the Howling Wind Pirates."
"Hah! These indigenous monkeys are so daring, are they trying to fight me in an encounter? Baron Edier glanced contemptuously at the group of warships in the distance, "Send the order, give me a head-on blow, and teach them the difference between the navy and the pirates, and who is the master of this sea." ”
"Yes!"
Baron Edier's order was well communicated, and the entire fleet hoisted its sails, its cannons out, its swords unsheathed, and swooped down on the opposite bands of Howling Wind pirates.
On the other side, in the Howling Wind Pirate Regiment, the pirate captain Howling Wind is also commanding his men.
"Turn the bow of the ship, and we'll meet the enemy ship on the starboard side!"
"Kill them all! Grab them all! ”
"The sea is the world of warriors, and cowards will die at our hands!"
"Let those red-haired ghosts see how powerful we are!"
For a time, the morale of the pirates was greatly boosted, and the sound of killing shook the sky, all the pirate ships raised the pirate flag, and under the control of the helmsman, the sails turned accordingly, and a large number of pirate ships crushed the sea water under the hull, rushing towards the Dutch fleet opposite, leaving a line of water marks from narrow to wide under the stern.
Ever since he was subdued by Li Luwei by forceful means, Xiaofeng didn't want to get rid of Li Luan's control for a day until Arnold's arrival.
Arnold, a reckless man, suppressed with strong force and rewarded with rich booty, soon firmly controlled the Howling Wind Pirates, and Howling Wind became completely alone. That's not all, after that, Arnold promised Howling Wind all kinds of benefits, magical amulets, powerful magic potions, and, immortality. Everything fascinated Howling Wind, and he gradually sank, becoming Arnold's loyal subordinate.
The fleets of both sides collided head-on, shells staggered across the sea, and they flew towards their respective targets.
Suddenly, sawdust flew.
The side of a frigate of the Dutch fleet was disemboweled by a cannonball, and in an instant a hole the size of a bathtub was punched, and the cannonball penetrated the side of the ship, and smashed into the cabin, and when it landed, the cannon in one of the gun compartments was overturned to the ground, and the fragments of the ship's planks flew everywhere, and some of the Dutch gunners in the cabin were instantly thrown down in a pool of blood.
The overturned cannon jumped up and tumbled down, hitting a Dutch gunner, smashing the Dutch gunner's waist under the gun.
The hapless Dutch gunner's eyes widened in an instant, and he pushed the cannon below his waist with all his might, and let out a terrible scream, and when the cannon hit him, it instantly smashed all the bones of his pelvis.
The Dutch gunner desperately tried to push the cannon away from him, but don't forget that the current cannon, even if the technology has been improved, is not as clumsy as before, but it adds up to one or two thousand pounds, how can he push it alone? I only heard this unlucky guy screaming miserably, suffering from severe pain, and after struggling for a while, he fainted directly in pain, but immediately woke up from unbearable pain, screamed again, and experienced hellish torture helplessly repeatedly.
By this time, he had realized that he could not live, and cried out in pain: "Oh God! For God's sake, kill me! Please, kill me! I can't stand it anymore!! ……”
However, his pleas were not answered, and the other companions in the cannon bay were also wounded, and some of the unfortunate ones were simply sharded by shards of wood through their throats, and had long since gone to God.
It was still a companion who only injured his arm, and he couldn't bear to bear the pain, and he saw that he was completely helpless, so he drew a sharp knife, walked in front of him, and drew a cross on his chest, before piercing his heart and helping him completely free.
This is just a microcosm of this war, and the great war between the two sides continues.
Hundreds of warships on both sides combined were staggered in this small sea area, and shells flew one after another, and every minute, both sides could fire tons of shells.
Baron Edier's face was black, and he was so embarrassed that he was lifted from the deck, and even his binoculars did not know where he had fallen.
Just now, a cannonball slammed into the side of his ship, and the fragments of the ship's side almost sent him, a high-spirited commander, to God, but fortunately God still favored him, and the splinters hit the guard in front of him, and he himself was unharmed except for a splash of blood.
But that's it, it has already made Baron Ideal feel extremely bad, he couldn't have imagined that this group of indigenous monkey wild pirates actually had such strong firepower, if it weren't for the large tonnage of their own warships, their own advantage, with this firepower alone, it would not be worse than his own fleet.
What Baron Ideal expected was that this group of pirates actually engaged in an artillery battle with them, instead of rushing up after firing a few shots casually like ordinary pirates, and playing broadside battles, which made his long-planned tactics completely come to naught.
It shouldn't be, as soon as the cannon goes off, the gold is not just talking, just relying on the financial resources of these pirates, not to mention whether they can afford these heavy artillery with large firepower, even the consumption of those shells, which is not something that ordinary pirates can support.
That's why broadside battles are so popular among pirates, not because these pirates are all excellent in martial arts, but because cannonballs are too expensive. If the whole battle is fought with artillery, the little money you grab will not be enough to buy ammunition.
Looking at the stalemate on the battlefield, a shadow flashed in Baron Edile's heart, and he seemed to realize that something was wrong. (To be continued.) )