In the port of Mara, the British sailors happily plagued the local aborigines, and they naturally did not have to worry about the consequences and responsibilities of other fleets anyway.

Vice Admiral Humphrey Sen Haul had six battleships and more than a dozen other ships, with nearly 2,000 sailors. And the good news is frequent, and he doesn't think there will be any big problems.

But as a good general, he still decided to release the sentry three kilometers outside the city and change it every two hours.

At the same time, he did not order all the warships to enter the harbor to rest, but adopted a system of rotational rest, and always maintained a state of combat effectiveness for half of the people.

But nothing happened for a few days, and the days on the shore were really free, and it was really boring to drift on the sea, and I hadn't even seen a single hair of the Nanming army for so many days.

On the other hand, it is said that Hugh Gough's troops have already reached the other side's capital, and they may now be being served by the emperor's concubines and living a fairy-like life.

As the British fleet went back and forth, the officers and men of the British fleet gradually relaxed their vigilance, and the handover was no longer so punctual, and incidents of deserting from their posts occurred from time to time.

On this day, a storm broke out on the sea, so the warships that were supposed to go to sea did not sail, but were all nested in the port of Mara.

Strange to say, it looked like a big storm was coming, but it didn't last long, just a heavy rain.

But even so, the wind and waves at sea cannot be ignored, after all, no crew wants to enjoy the treatment of continuing to be bumpy on the sea.

Humphrey Sonhouse, as the commander of the fleet, did not want to force his soldiers to the point of affecting the morale of the army.

After all, this trip to Kalimantan did not give anything to most of the naval officers and sailors, and his fleet was actually composed of three parts, and it was indeed troublesome to manage, so he simply ignored it and continued to immerse himself in the gentle countryside of local women.

However, many people were waiting for this rain, because it would rain for a month or two, and Hugh Gough's siege plan was doomed to failure, and it was also the clarion call for a counterattack.

The rain was pouring down, and the whole world seemed to be covered in a curtain of rain, and the sentinels outside couldn't open their eyes at all.

Recruit Granger crouched under a large tree and cursed to himself.

"Damn it, you hateful Scots! They really deserve hell. ”

In fact, it is not uncommon for recruits to be bullied in the army, and on such rainy nights, the veteran hides in a warm and dry room and plays a happy game with the local beauties, while he has to squat in a tree hollow to avoid the rain.

The more Granger thought about it, the more angry he became, and he wanted to go back to the barracks and reason with the damn guys, but he had barely taken a few steps out of hiding before he was suddenly covered in the mouth and a dagger was about to slash through his neck.

It's just that the person behind him is far less strong than Granger, and the rain everywhere causes his hands to slip, and he breaks free.

"Come on! Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”

Granger yelled, it was less than two hundred meters from the barracks, but the rain was so loud that his voice was muffled.

At this time, a spear pierced his chest, and the opponent's strength was very strong, and he directly lifted Granger who was hanging on the spear.

Granger didn't feel any pain anymore, he felt his head empty, a little unbelievable.

In addition to the physical sensations, he also felt very puzzled as to where the attackers came from, neither like they had come from the city gates, nor like they had dived from the sea, and besides, such a heavy rain, coupled with the storm, even a fish would faint.

But now none of that had anything to do with Granger, life was passing by quickly, and his consciousness was plunged into darkness.

At the same time, an aboriginal woman fled from the cellar in panic, as if she had seen something terrible.

However, this did not alarm the drunken sailors.

"This Oriental woman is also afraid of mice! Ha ha! ”

"Haha!"

The sailors laughed, but second mate Richard Pace reminded.

"Boys, send someone to see, Corion just went down with that woman and didn't come up for so long, it's a shame for the Scots! Ha ha! ”

"Haha!"

In fact, these sailors still hate rats very much, and if they can be eliminated, they must be eliminated as soon as possible.

So two unlucky guys got the job of bringing back the drunkard Corion and exterminating the rats.

As soon as the two of them went down, they smelled a smell of urine, which came from the inner room. It is not uncommon for them to get drunk and get filth in their crotch.

The two of them continued to walk forward, and the person in front of them suddenly slipped and fell, and the ground was covered with sticky liquid, and it was unspeakably disgusting to wipe on their hands.

"Damn, I touched the shit!"

Then they found a man lying on the ground, presumably Corien. The person in front shouted twice, "Corion!" Corion! The sun is up! ”

However, the other party did not react, so he lit the lantern on the side.

Through the dim light, he could see that Corion had fallen in a pool of blood, and that the hands of his fallen companion were covered in blood, and just as he and the man behind him were about to scream, a spear suddenly burst out of his mouth.

The spear pierced through the back of his head, pierced through his mouth, and the whole person fell to the ground with convulsions, and the person behind him was so frightened that he wanted to turn around and run away, but as soon as he turned around, his neck was covered by something, and he was immediately pulled into the air.

Soon the two men were also reduced to stinking corpses, and the floor of the cellar was lifted, and three thousand battalions of soldiers continued to emerge from it. The time for the decisive battle has arrived

Outside the city of "Xinjing", Hugh Gough stood on a small hillside and looked inside the city, and he couldn't help but sigh, "Where is this capital, it is completely a military fortress. ”

The buildings in this city are almost all made of bricks and stones, and hundreds of Congreve rockets have hit them, and the people inside are completely unmoved, eating and sleeping.

Hugh Gough was also aware of the clouds overhead, and he didn't want any uncertainty about his victory. So the general made a surprising decision - "retreat".

The officers under his command were very puzzled, after all, it seemed that this victory was just around the corner, and the other party had already shrunk in the city and did not dare to come out, as long as it continued.

"Those barbarians are not worthy of me to continue to sacrifice the good soldiers of the British Empire, our purpose of deterrence this time has been achieved, and we can continue to negotiate."

The torrential rain drowned out the sounds of the fighting, and Nanming's soldiers continued to pour out of the tunnels, and Lieutenant General Humphrey Senhaus's lieutenant broke down the door.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, we must leave."

"What's wrong, sir?" At first Humphrey Sen Haul was able to speak calmly with the prostitute, but when he saw his lieutenant, the young and handsome Welsh lad, in his blood-soaked naval uniform, he could not calm down.

"Enemy attack, everywhere there are Orientals, we are surrounded"

Humphrey Sonhaus lifted the curtains, and a bolt of lightning struck, and the picture was intermittent against the background of thunder, and the glass windows were full of scenes of bloody battles and Nanming soldiers pouring out of those abandoned houses.

Guess how to solve those British battleships, guess right, there is a plus, there was foreshadowing ahead.

(End of chapter)