Chapter 501: A Big Loss
On the warship of the Guangdong Navy Division of the Ming Dynasty, Liao Siwei's staff officer looked at the port of London in the distance with some melancholy, and hesitated for a long time before he spoke: "My lord, what I am thinking about now is that so many naval guns are firing at the same time, round after round of bombardment..."
"This is a big Ming Longyuan with white flowers, if we don't land, it seems that there is no way to get back to the capital."
Who knows, Liao Siwei raised his eyes and glanced at the staff officer on the side.
There was a lot of wisdom in his cunning eyes, and he spoke again: "Have you ever heard of how the Daming Shandong Naval Division bombed their port in Fusang Country, and what kind of things happened in the process. ”
The staff officer was stunned for a moment, and responded with some incredulity: "My lord.. You mean? ”
"That's right! That's right... Of course, we can't do loss-making business, not only can't we do it, but the losses from the previous attack on Portugal must also be recovered from Great Britain! ”
"To know. Britain is now fat and rich."
"yes.. It's very rich! ”
A Ming Guangdong Naval Governor and a Ming Guangdong Naval Officer, the two of them stood on the deck of the No. 1 Naval Division, silently thinking about the strategy of returning to their original costs in the future.
As time went on, the targets worthy of bombing in the port of London were basically no longer sound, and the frequency of bombing by the warships of the Great Ming Naval Division began to slow down.
This made many people in the city breathe a sigh of relief in an instant.
But after a while, this relieved breath was brought up again, because the British Royal First Infantry Corps, which was stationed here, received news from the British Navy.
The broken teacup could not calm the anger in Rebas's heart at this moment.
"Don't these navies care about the survival of London at all? Could it be that in their eyes, only their warships are the most important? ”
"Preserve yourself. Is it that important? ”
As has been speculated, since the beginning of the war with the Netherlands, friction has erupted between the British navy and army.
This friction is not irreversible.
On the contrary, the inducement is very simple, just because compared with the British Army, the Navy can bring more lucrative benefits to the British.
Driven by this interest, the focus of the entire country has begun to change.
The army receives fewer and fewer resources, while the navy is different. They got more money, built more warships, but now ...
Rebas, not a single warship of the Navy is in sight.
The only thing waiting was the order of the proud naval duke, who had ordered their infantry regiment to defend London.
But..
"When will the Navy give us orders?"
"The enemy is coming from the sea .. Not only did they not put up any resistance, but now they had to put the blame on us, in case the enemy landed under the cover of naval guns."
In a conference room of the First Steps.
There was no doubt that everyone here could not accept such a "humiliation" of the navy, and only Rebas held back his anger.
Speaking to the officers of the infantry regiment sitting around him, he said, "Our responsibility is to prevent these Ming sailors from entering London as much as possible."
"No, preventing them from entering the royal family is the best we can do!"
"Yes!"
No one wants to give their lives for nothing to pay for someone else's dereliction of duty, and now the officers of these infantry regiments are like that.
On weekdays, you drag one by one like 2580,000.
There is no need to look at our bitter infantry regiment at all, and now that the enemy has hit the doorstep, let yourself send troops to block the muzzle of the Ming warship with flesh and blood.
Isn't this bullying honest people??
So, soon these British troops reached a surprising unanimity, as long as the Ming army did not sweep the palace, then everything could be regarded as not visible!
....
On the sea outside the harbor, on the deck of a warship.
The corners of Liao Siwei's mouth were constantly twitching, and he looked at the staff officer on the side in disbelief.
"You mean... So far, the British have not made any moves, and they have not even seen the infantry defending the city? ”
"Yes.. My lord, maybe we're really going to lose money this time. ”
Loss?
When such words appeared, Liao Siwei became even more uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but say with a sigh: "The shells of these naval guns are expensive, order... Let all warships cease fire from now on, I don't believe it .."
"Are these British people really so indifferent to their own city of London?"
"Yes! Cease fire! ”
After the military order was issued, the flag on the lead ship was quickly replaced, and there were special soldiers waving small red and blue flags in their hands in the four directions of the warship.
Tell the surrounding warships to cease fire with flags.
After receiving the military order, the bombing that had been slowed down completely stopped, and the port of London, which was shrouded in flames and smoke, was finally able to show its current appearance.
Seeing the tragic situation in London Harbor, many London civilians around him gasped.
If such bombardment continues.
And the artillery fire will extend from the port to the whole of London, and how can they survive at that time, so that everyone has only one thought in their minds at this moment.
That's running away!
The young duke of the navy was not doing nothing, but he was using all the power at his disposal to tell the British warships docked in the ports of other cities to rush to London.
However, he is very smart knowing the power of the warships of the Great Ming Naval Division.
Just tell the herald not to say anything after you go.. Just tell them that there are the remnants of the Dutch warships from before, and they will take advantage of the empty defenses of London to sneak attack.
Even if he is the Duke of the Navy, when he comes, he is likely to die in front of him.
He did not dare to guarantee that the current British Navy.
And did you have the courage to drive your own warship to London ...
....
Time passed quietly, and Liao Siwei, who was looking forward to it, finally did not wait for the messenger from Britain, but waited for the hustle and bustle in his ears.
"These Englishmen. . . You don't want London like that, do you? ”
Originally, like Liao Siwei, he was very firm that after completing the task from the General Staff of the Daming Naval Division, he could think of some other ways to threaten Daying.
Then the staff officers, who might be able to receive some "money to go home", were also a little hesitant.
Some opened their mouths in disbelief.
"My lord.. Probably not, this is London, England, do they really want to be like this? If that's the case.."
"Then we may lose a lot!"