Horatio was furious and shouted, "If you are not honest, I will kill you!" ”

The captive glared at Horatio and scolded: "If you want to kill, kill it, if Lao Tzu blinks, it is not you Lao Tzu!" Although Horatio is good at Chinese, he doesn't know much about this kind of swear language, and when he heard this, he was stunned and said, "What do you mean?" What is not my Lao Tzu? What is Lao Tzu? ”

The captive laughed and said, "I made a mistake, it turns out that you are my grandson!" When Horatio understood this, he was furious and shouted, "I'm going to kill you!" With a sonorous thud, he pulled the sword out of its sheath.

"Horatio!" Nelson shouted. Carried away by anger, Horatio's heart sank. Nelson asked, "What did he say, and why did you kill him?" Horatio returned his sword and pointed at the captive indignantly;" This man is swearing at us! ”

Nelson glanced at the fearless captive, but he was not surprised, and said, "You ask him, are they the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty?" "Nelson has an idea, the enemy army that was destroyed by himself in front of him is so strong, it should be the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty! The number of such an army is definitely not much, and most of the Ming army must not be compared with this army!

Horatio questioned the captives as Nelson had ordered. The captive laughed: "We are the most elite army? Although Lao Tzu likes to be flattered, it's a pity that his skin is not thick enough! He glanced contemptuously at the blonde and blue-eyed foreign devils in front of him, and said: "We are the marines of the Ming Dynasty, and if we talk about the ability to fight on land, we can't rank at all in the Ming Dynasty!" Hehe, you have wasted so much effort to deal with us, what will happen to you if you meet the direct legion led by His Majesty? The direct legion has the commando cavalry who come and go like the wind, the Modao army with heavy armor and iron armor, and the heavy cavalry of the Ming Dynasty who are invincible and charge and break the formation. ”

The captive didn't say a word, but Horatio translated, and everyone present listened, and their faces became more and more ugly. Everyone felt a little incredulous, how could such a strong army not rank in the Ming army? Is what he said true or false? If Da Ming is really so strong, I'm afraid this battle will not be easy to fight! But whether it's true or not, we're fortunate to be in the navy, so we don't have to go on land to fight the enemy's elite!

Seeing that everyone was in a daze and not paying attention to themselves, the captive immediately broke free from the grasp of the two sergeants and pulled out the long sword at the waist of one of the sergeants. Everyone was shocked. The captive swung his sword and cut off the head of one sergeant, followed by a sword stabbed into the chest of another. Seeing the transformation of elbows and armpits, everyone at the scene shouted and drew their swords, and there was chaos for a while. The captives originally wanted to assassinate the enemy chieftain, but seeing that the enemy could not succeed at all, they rushed outside. The English generals in the cabin did not expect to pursue, and the sergeants outside the cabin did not expect such a thing to happen at all, and were defenseless, and as a result, they watched him rush out and did not react for a moment. It wasn't until the captives jumped into the sea that the sergeants on the ship reacted and rushed to the side of the boat with shouts, but there was no trace of the man, and it turned out that the Ming soldier had dived into the water.

Nelson and the others rushed out of the cabin and came to the side of the ship to watch. Nelson shouted angrily, "I must get him back!" The order was passed down immediately, and the entire fleet was busy, but I don't know whether the Ming soldier was buried in the sea, or if he turned into a swimming fish and fled, the whole fleet tossed until dusk, and no trace of the Ming soldier was found.

Horatio rushed into the flagship's cabin, pressed his right hand to his chest and bowed: "Generalissimo, there is still no trace of that prisoner. Horatio looked a little depressed.

Nelson said: "Even if we don't find it, a captive who escapes with his life will not do us any harm." "Yes."

Nelson glanced at the generals present and said, "I just received news that the fleet carrying our army has departed. We must not delay too long, we must completely open the sea route to Bagan before the fleet joins us! Our English navy is invincible at sea, and this time we can't let others see the joke! ”

If before, the generals would have shouted their slogans with confidence and vigor after listening to Nelson's words, but this time the generals were silent, and everyone frowned and looked solemn. After this small but tragic battle, everyone was a little worried about the coming big war. I wonder if what the captive said is true? If what the captive said was true, how terrifying would the real elite of the Ming Dynasty be? Some of the people who came to their hearts couldn't help but fantasize about the image of the devil in the Bible, and they couldn't help but be terrified.

Nelson shouted, "How can you believe what the enemy says!" ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be shocked, and then they couldn't help but nod their heads, and said secretly: The enemy said that he deliberately scared us, how can they believe their words!

Nelson said, "I can tell you with certainty that what the captive said is absolutely false! The enemies we encounter on this island are their strongest elite! Now that their strongest elite has been defeated by us, their morale will be greatly depressed, and the next war will be much simpler, and our Heavenly Alliance will surely sweep away these heretics in one fell swoop, and let the glory of God descend on the land of the East! The generals couldn't help but boil their blood and roared.

When Nelson saw this, he was relieved, but a gloom always lingered in his heart.

Bianliang, in the middle of the night. Yang Peng was sleeping soundly with Chai Yonghui in his arms, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" ......" Yang Peng opened his eyes, only to see a pretty figure standing outside the gauze tent, knowing that it was Chai Yonghui's personal female officer Xiaofang, she lowered her voice and asked, "What's the matter?" Xiao Fang whispered: "There is a red military report!" Yang Peng was a little surprised, the Red Army Newspaper? That is, there is an enemy attack! But which dog around has the audacity to scratch the tiger's whiskers?

looked down at Chai Yonghui, who was sleeping sweetly in his arms, and couldn't help but smile when he saw a happy smile on her beautiful face. Gently removed her body and got out of bed. Xiao Fang hurriedly took the robe and came over to put it on for Yang Peng. Yang Peng put on a robe, turned around and covered Chai Yonghui with a quilt, kissed her cheek, and then left the dormitory.

When I came to the study, I saw Jiang Li and an officer from the Military Command Department waiting. The two saw Yang Peng coming in and hurried to meet them.

Yang Peng walked to the back of the bookcase and sat down, looked at the officer, and asked, "The military report?" ”

The officer hurriedly handed a military report in a red envelope to Yang Peng, and said, "This is the military emergency report that I just received from Bagan!" ”

Yang Peng took the military report, opened the envelope, took out the letter paper and read it. Jiang Li looked at Yang Peng's expression, saw him frowning slightly, and knew that something big must have happened.

Yang Peng put down the letter, thought for a moment, turned his head to Jiang Li and said, "Immediately summon all the cabinet members in Beijing to come to the imperial study to discuss matters." Jiang Li promised and ran down.

Soon after, the cabinet members who heard the call rushed to the imperial study one after another. Looking at the emperor standing in front of the huge map, a bad feeling rose in my heart, feeling that something urgent must have happened.

Yang Peng turned around, glanced at everyone, and asked, "Have they all arrived?" ”

Han Bing said: "It's all here." ”

Yang Peng said: "I just received an urgent military report from Bagan, and the Pope of Rome has gathered hundreds of thousands of troops to attack us!" Kunlun Island is the first to bear the brunt, and it should have already been lost! ”

Everyone was taken aback, and Huang Qiaoyun said in disbelief: "They dare to attack us? "Everyone else was in disbelief.

Yang Peng said: "We were careless. Thinking that they are far away from the ocean, Westerners are powerless. But we ignore the fact that Westerners may be inferior to us in many ways, but they are very adventurous, so what we thought was impossible, they did! ”

Han Bing said: "Since the enemy is coming, then we should also dispatch troops." However, with the current situation, I am afraid that it will be difficult to transfer troops from the north, and we can only rely on the army of the south! ”

Ya Yin Guanyin said: "We have an army of more than 300,000 people in the south, and there is no problem in dealing with that pope's army. I'm afraid that I'm only afraid of Tianzhu in the west, and the Yue Li Dynasty in the east will take advantage of this opportunity to make trouble, in that case, this battle will not be easy! ”

Yelu Hanyu said: "Yes, Tianzhu and Yue Li Dynasty must be taken into account, otherwise I am afraid that there will be an unexpected situation in the middle of the war." ”

Yang Peng nodded and said, "I also thought of this." In the west, Dhaka was used as a fortress, with 30,000 elites to guard against the Tianzhu army that might come to invade; In the east, Duan Zhixian was asked to guard against the Li Dynasty on the front line of the Salween River, and Zhang Jun was ordered to hold Pingxiang Pass; Shi Liancheng led the main force to assemble on the front line of the Rakhine Mountains and fought a decisive battle against the enemy. Another key to this battle was the decisive battle of the navy. If our navy cannot defeat the English navy, then even if we win on land, we will not be able to completely annihilate the enemy, and even if they are defeated on land, they can flee from the sea. Therefore, to completely annihilate this enemy who dares to attack, the victory or defeat of the naval battle can be said to be the key! I intend to order all the main forces of the Navy to assemble at once in the Donglai Islands. The Donglai Islands mentioned by Yang Peng are actually the Andaman Islands at the mouth of the Bay of Bengal on the Malacca headland. In this era, the Andaman Islands only lived some indigenous people with very backward civilization, and since the opening of the maritime trade route by the Ming Dynasty, this area has been included in the territory, and has become an important maritime base of the Ming Dynasty.

Since Yang Peng started maritime trade, he has established many strongholds along the trade route. Kunlun Island in the previous article is the westernmost maritime stronghold, in the east of Kunlun Island, the west of Donglai Island, and between the two, is Xiou Island. Siou Island is the name given by the Guan Ping Guan Shan brothers, and in modern times, it also has a more widely known name, Sri Lanka. Everyone knows that Sri Kanka is a large island under India, and in this era, this big island has two countries, one called the Sinhalese Kingdom and the other called the Tamil Kingdom, and the two kingdoms have been at war since hundreds of years ago, and the relationship between the two kingdoms has been very tense.

The huge fleet of the Ming Dynasty came here, and the kings and ministers of the two countries had never seen such a magnificent fleet, and they almost thought that they were the messengers and generals of the gods and Buddhas in the sky, and the kings of the two countries sent envoys to meet them. Later, I learned that the person who came was a legendary Oriental, not a messenger of some god and Buddha. Still, the sheer fleet of the Orientals was in awe. The Ming side sent people to contact the two countries, hoping to lease a coastal land at the junction of the two countries for the purpose of mooring and repairing the fleet. The kings of the two countries did not dare to offend a country with such a large fleet, and at the same time hoped to gain benefits through trade, so they agreed to the request of the Ming envoy. So the Ming side established a stronghold on the island of Sri Lanka, and the Guanshan and Guanping brothers named the island Xiou Island according to the custom of the Han people.

"If Kunlun Island has been lost, then the enemy's next target will be our Xiou stronghold. Our forces in the Xiou stronghold are insufficient, and we will certainly not be able to withstand the enemy's attack. It is better to withdraw all the soldiers and horses on it. Zhang Xiang suggested.

Han Bing said: "The strength of the Xiou stronghold is limited, but it can't be easily given up. We need the stronghold of Siou to slow down the enemy's advance in order to buy time for us to move our troops. If the stronghold of Xiou does not resist, I am afraid that before our troops and horses are arranged, the enemy army will already reach the South Sea of Bagan. “

Yang Peng nodded and said, "Han Bing is right, the Xiou stronghold must not be easily lost, it must be defended!" ”……

After the meeting was adjourned, the cabinet members left the palace one after another, and walked together in twos and threes to discuss the current affairs.

Huang Guangdao: "There is a way to make Tianzhu dare not act rashly." Zhang Xiang next to him said angrily: "Since you have such a clever plan, why don't you explain it to Your Majesty?" Huang Guang said with a smile: "This method of mine is very dirty, it's better not to say it, otherwise I will definitely be reprimanded by Your Majesty!" When Zhang Xiang heard him say this, he became even more curious and asked, "What kind of solution do you have in mind?" ”

Huang Guang smiled and said, "Aren't the two princesses of Tianzhu here with us?" If we use them to blackmail Tianzhu, Tianzhu will definitely not dare to act rashly! ”

Zhang Xiang rolled his eyes, "It's better not to say anything about this strategy." A heroic figure like Your Majesty would never use such a scheme! Thinking that at the beginning, His Majesty was going to use troops against Dali, not only did he not use Princess Dali, but he also put Princess Dali back! Your Majesty is a hero, and if you win, you must win brightly and fairly, so that your opponent is completely convinced! ”

Huang Guang smiled: "Didn't I say it, it is impossible for His Majesty to adopt this strategy of mine!" ”

Zhang Xiang said with a smile: "It's better for you to avoid this kind of strategy!" ”

Tang Shidian said: "I think this strategy might as well give it a try." The so-called soldiers are not tired of deceit, and sometimes they don't have to care too much about whether the strategy is despicable or not. ”

Zhang Xiang shook his head and said, "No." While a despicable strategy may yield great benefits in the short term, it is not necessarily a good thing in the long run. For example, if the enemy has a hero who is admired by the army and the people, we cannot defeat him on the battlefield, but rely on intrigue to get rid of him, so that although we have won the victory in the short term, it will make the enemy's army and people feel sad and angry, and then we will have to completely pacify the enemy, but it will take a lot of effort and effort to do it! On the other hand, if we defeat their heroes on the battlefield with more heroic posture and strength, then even if their heroes are still alive, the destruction of the enemy is just around the corner! Because the spirit of the enemy has been crushed! There are some differences between what I said and what we just said, but some of the basic principles are the same! ”

Huang Guang and Tang Shidian couldn't help but nod, and Huang Guang smiled; "No wonder Your Majesty often says that it is that soldiers do not tire of deceit. I didn't quite understand it before, but now after listening to Brother Zhang's words, I have completely woken up! Zhang Xiang smiled, "The so-called great wisdom is foolish, and great ingenuity is clumsy." In fact, on the battlefield, many times the seemingly stupid head-on collision is the fastest way to solve the problem. Soldiers don't get tired of cheating, that's just an excuse for cowards! ”

On the other side, Chai Yonghui sent his brother Chai Yongqi out of the palace. Chai Yongqi stopped, turned around, and said with a smile: "Little sister, just send it here, you go back quickly." Chai Yonghui smiled slightly, "Brother is leaving, little sister is going back." Chai Yongqi smiled, turned around and boarded the carriage, and the carriage carried Chai Yongqi away. Chai Yonghui turned around and entered the palace. Chai Yonghui is now also a concubine of Yang Peng, so he lives in the palace.

The Xiou stronghold is a stronghold, but it is more like a seaside city. This coastal city, which is only a few years old, is bordered by the sea and mountains, and the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In just a few years, Seagull City has become a prosperous maritime metropolis, where merchants from all over the world gather on the trade routes, and the city is prosperous, bringing together merchants from all over the world and all kinds of rare items, which is really dazzling and dazzling. There are many inns and brothels in the city, and beautiful women of different skin tones from all corners of the world scratch their heads and pose beautifully on the street, which can be described as a peculiar and beautiful scenery in Xiou City. Drunk and golden, wine pond meat forest, some rich sons linger here, only feel as if they have come to heaven and earth, and they can't miss it.

However, today's Xiou Island does not have the cheerful and noisy atmosphere of the past, and the heavy clouds press on the entire city, making people breathless. Shops were closed, businessmen from all over the world, rich sons lingering here, and beauties from all over the world panning for gold here hurriedly fled by boat.

Guan Shan Guan Ping brothers stood on the watchtower on the shore and looked into the distance, Guan Shan said: "According to the report of the spies, Kunlun Island has been lost!" In the past, the defenders and Wangu were all killed! ”

Guan Ping frowned and scolded: "Damn! ”

At this moment, there was the sound of hurried footsteps on the stairs behind them, and a sailor officer ran behind the two men and reported: "The sentinel ship has just reported that the enemy fleet is less than a day's water journey from here. The two turned around, and Guan Ping asked, "How many warships are the enemy coming?" The officer said with a pale face: "I heard that the sky covers the sun, and I can't count them!" Guan Ping raised his eyebrows and scolded: "Fart!" How can there be so many warships! The officer said, "That's what the scout said." ”

Guan Shan said: "The Jinyi Wei scouts who withdrew from Kunlun Island earlier also said so, it seems that the size of this England fleet is not smaller than ours!" ”

Guan Ping said proudly: "The scale is a fart, if our fleet is here, we can destroy them within three days!" "Guanshan Road;" Isn't this nonsense? If our main fleet is here, I'm still worried about it! ”

Another officer led a strong man with a beard, a strong face, and a man dressed as a Jianghu man to come up, and hugged his fists at the Guanshan and Guan Ping brothers: "My lord, Mr. Zhang's dart head is here." It turned out that this strong man's name was Zhang Hong, and he was the chief dart head of the Quanzhou Honghai Dart Bureau. Caravans often hire people to escort the dart bureau, and this Honghai dart bureau is one of the largest dart games in the maritime business.

Zhang Hong hugged his fists at Guan Shan Guan Ping and said: "I have already gathered all the people in the dart game according to the instructions of the two adults, and I am only waiting for the two adults to be rich." "Guanshan Guan Ping's identity is a bit special, they were originally the commanders of the navy, but later they were transferred out of the navy by Yang Peng and became the chief and deputy chief of maritime affairs, the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty is managed by the two of them, and all the overseas bases are also in charge of the two of them, the official rank is not very high, but the influence in the Ming Dynasty is not to be underestimated.

Guan Ping asked, "How many people are there in your dart bureau?" ”

Zhang Hongdao: "There are more than 2,100 people in the seven dart bureaus, all of whom are good at walking on the sea road with the caravan all year round. ”

Guan Ping said: "It's a lot more than I expected, isn't there anything to follow the caravan back to the country?" ”

Zhang Hong smiled: "There is a big deal, everyone is willing to go back!" ”

Guan Ping laughed, "The deal is not small, but I don't have any money for you now." Zhang Hong said boldly: "It's good to say, it's not too late to settle the bill after the matter of this remuneration is over." Guan Ping patted Zhang Hong's arm and praised: "Good man, refreshing enough!" Then he said, "There is something I have to say in my head." This time the task is not easy, if we all have to stay here, you have to think clearly! If I decide to stay and run away, I'll deal with it by military law! It's too late to run! ”

Zhang Hong said unhappily: "My lord's words are too small for us!" Although we are not in the army, we are all good men who lick blood from the edge of the knife, and none of us are greedy for life and afraid of death! ”

Guan Ping showed a look of appreciation and said, "Your task is very simple, that is, to stay in the city for me to wait for orders. No one is allowed to act rashly without my command. "Yes!" Zhang Hongbao promised and ran down.

A day later, at dusk, a dark shadow appeared where the sea and the sky met, and gradually, the shadow grew larger and larger, and at last the English fleet finally arrived. The English fleet did not attack immediately, but stopped on the sea more than ten miles away from the city. The gates of Xiou City were closed one after another, and soldiers and mercenaries climbed to the top of the city to prepare for battle.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.