Chapter 48: The true nature of a robber who wants money rather than his life
"Oh? So Mr. Colonel discovered our treasury, but these things are all yours. After all, you are the winner, And the winner will have everything, including my life. "
Raymond looked at the clouds with a smile, seemingly not worried about his situation at all.
Moire slowly approached Raymond and whispered: "I want more."
Raymond thought for a while and said: "India is a country rich in products. The British East India Company has made a lot of profits here. As for gold, it is only a small part of it.
For a country, gold is not the most important thing, materials are the support. The foundation of a strong empire
On this island, there are not only 600,000 ounces of gold, but also 1.6 million ounces of silver, and 700,000 quintals of cotton, packed with cotton. If Mr. Colonel can take away all this wealth, I think both your great uncle and your noble father will be very satisfied."
Moire. He nodded and said: "That's true. Now, Mr. Governor, you can board the ship. I will stay and guard these treasures."
Raymond smiled and said: "This is a wise move."< /p>
Yun Wen waved, and two soldiers immediately came over to tie Raymond up, then put him on a wooden stick and carried him to the seaside, where there were more British prisoners. Waiting for him to board the boat together.
After Raymond left, Lao Zhou said worriedly: "Young Master..."
Yun Wen raised his hand to interrupt him, looked out the window and said: "The thing is too big." There are more than 100,000 jins of silver, 12,000 jins of gold, plus so many spices, so much cotton and cotton cloth, we can’t transport these things in less than a month.”
Lao Zhou said hastily: "That Raymond obviously has bad intentions. He wants to use the wealth to drag the young master to this island. The old slave believes that he has leaked the news. In less than two days, there will be an army here. A place where people gather.
At that time, it would be difficult to guarantee the safety of the young master."
Yun Wen looked up at Lao Zhou and said, "You still think my life is important. More things are important, haha, it’s true that I, Yun Wen, am from the royal family, but I am also a real robber.
Isn’t it the nature of a robber to give up his life rather than his wealth?
It is said that people die for money and birds die for food. Yun Wen is a robber and dying for money is the right place to die."
Lao Zhou had to sigh when he saw that Yun Wen had made up his mind. He said in a tone: "In this case, the young master must make preparations in advance. Ammunition and supplies are indispensable. This island is too big. Three thousand of us are not enough to defend it. The young master should keep all the marines in the squadron. All the black people doing chores on the ship will stay.
At the same time, we should build combat fortifications on the island, hoping to hold on until the large fleet led by General Han comes. ”
Yunwen nodded, took a long breath, came to the door, and ordered the messenger to summon all the officers for a meeting.
When the officers all arrived, Yunwen told these people his plan, and finally said: "That's it. I plan to give up my life rather than my wealth. What do you think?"
Yun Zhen took the lead and said: "That's it. I don't believe that those hairy people can do anything to me on the shore."
Yun Wen's eyes passed over the faces of the other officers. A few people seemed to hesitate and whispered: "The men in black were disbanded. His Majesty was very sad and fell seriously ill, and then there were us.
Many people said, Yun The bandits of the clan have long since become old and useless. They can no longer help His Majesty. I don’t believe it. We, the Yun clan, are the backbone of the Lantian Dynasty.
Our elders fight with their lives in this world. Coming down, we cannot be excluded from the core.
When I was appointed, His Majesty talked to me about many things. Yun Zhang also had high hopes for us. If we fail, in the future, in the army. In the war, the Yun family can only be synonymous with cowards and are no longer the backbone of the army.
So, I want to use this battle to tell everyone that the Yun family can still fight!"
Yun Wen has blocked everyone's retreat. At this time, if there are still wavers, Yun Wen feels that he can use military law.
As the officials in the imperial court said, the Yun clan were the first group of people to become wealthy, and their wild nature has indeed been almost wiped away by the wealthy life.
Many Yun clan members are not willing to join the army and work hard. What they prefer to do is to participate in business and participate in various industries. In many cases, they do not need to spend a single dollar of capital and just have a name in the business name. No., you can harvest a lot of wealth.
This time, it looks like he is really going to fight hard.
One hundred thousand jins of silver, 12,000 jins of silver, and mountains of supplies will definitely make everyone in this sea area jealous. You can imagine with your buttocks that once the war starts, what will happen to you? One party will definitely be at a disadvantage.
Based on the position of General Han and his fleet, you will know that they will have to stay here for at least a month.
Run away instead of fighting?
As soon as this idea arose, they were rejected by them. They also believed that if they ran away at this time... the consequences would be serious enough to make them regret it for the rest of their lives.
"Then die here!"
Yunfang gritted her teeth and said.
Yun Wen looked at the people in front of him coldly and said: "As agreed, if anyone dares to fight, I will cut him into pieces even if he dies in battle. Believe me, I I have already written a letter of death and asked someone to take it to my uncle.
The consequences of being cowardly are definitely something you don’t want to imagine.
However, what if we hold on until General Han’s fleet arrives. , at that time, your harvest will also be so rich that youI can't imagine that after returning to Chang'an, the beauties in Mingyue Tower have long been good, and we don't dare to provoke them. I can't take care of the beauties in Mianyue Tower! "
Seeing that the expressions of these Yun family disciples finally returned to normal, Lao Zhou said loudly: "Now that you have made up your mind, get busy quickly and use everything the instructor has taught you. .
Now, the first thing to do is to stock up on ammunition..."
The British fleet went completely crazy when they discovered that the fighting on West Island had stopped.
They no longer paid attention to the tactics they had always insisted on, and began to get closer, and had begun to use suicidal tactics. The battleship Brave blocked the front of Lai Guorao's flagship Mangshan ironclad, focusing on one side All artillery opened fire on the Mangshan.
This is a second-class battleship with three artillery decks and seventy-four cannons. When the artillery on one side fires, various artillery shells are like raindrops.
The lighter shells bounced off the armor and flew away, while the shells from the 16-inch heavy guns would be firmly embedded in the armored ship. On the iron armor, every time a shot was fired, the Mangshan seemed to let out a scream.
In a short period of time, two of the three masts of the Mangshan were broken by chain bombs. The speed of the wind was not as fast as before.
However, the Brave was no better under the counterattack of the Mangshan. The upper part of this sturdy schooner had been cleared by the Mangshan's shells. Once it was clear, the front gun windows were blown to bits by shells, and a raging fire broke out.
The deck of the Mangshan was in a mess. It had just experienced a storm of chain bombs, which almost destroyed the ship. The maintenance personnel on the deck were all killed.
Lai Guorao calmly listened to the boatswain’s continuous orders to fire, watched the helmsman struggling to control the rudder, and said to the adjutant: “The men in black are retreating. how's it going? "
Adjutant Zhao Rong roared: "The only people they transported to the ship first were wounded soldiers, prisoners, and damn gold. So far, they have not made any preparations for retreat, and they have not yet carried out troops. All supplies and ammunition were taken away from the ship.
Commander, they are not planning to retreat, but are going to hold on to West Island. "
Lai Guorao frowned and said: "The reason! "
" Colonel Moiren sent news that there is a huge amount of wealth on the island, and they are ready to guard this wealth. Commander, they are acting without permission. The Dutch warships are only fifty nautical miles away from here. , the French fleet is less than seventy nautical miles away, and the Portuguese and Spanish warships are believed to be nearby. If we don't leave when the tide is low, I'm worried that we won't be able to leave. "
A strange blush appeared on Lai Guorao's face. Seeing that the Brave on the opposite side finally exploded, the hull broke into two pieces and slowly sank. He said to the deputy general: "Once again Ask Yu Wenwen to confirm his actions and tell him that the fleet will leave the waters of West Island at low tide. ”
Zhao Rong already hated Yun Wen, this damned playboy.Deep in my bones, when I really heard the commander say that he wanted to give up Yuiren, his heart trembled: "Do you really give up on them?"
Lai Guorao squinted his eyes and smiled: "Send all the navy The Marine Corps went ashore and sent all the combatants on board who could escape to accept the command of Colonel Yu Wen."
Zhao Rong whispered: "Commander, think twice."
Lai. Guo Rao smiled and said: "That's right, this is the true nature of a bandit. I thought that the soldiers of the Yun family were finished and could no longer be used. Now it seems that the Yun family's old thieves still have three thousand nails in the ruined ship.
When the battle reaches this level, it is really interesting."
Lai Guorao's military order cannot be doubted. Zhao Rong quickly went to convey the military order, but the ironclad Mangshan passed through arbitrarily. In the sea area full of fallen British navy, the terrifying heavy cannon on the deck once again pointed at another British battleship - the Dreadnought
The heavy cannon roared, and the entire Mangshan was pushed by a huge force Pushed sideways for more than two feet, a huge cone-shaped cannonball exploded on the bow of the Fearless. After the roar, the bow of the Fearless was immediately blown to pieces, and white wood chips flying in the sky burst out in the light of the fire. It bloomed, and then was ignited by the high temperature, like a gorgeous fireworks.
The Mangshan slowly penetrated the siege of the British fleet. Behind it, there were two ironclads, and the remaining light battleships had already sailed out of the hole opened by the Mangshan. .
Although the Mangshan was dilapidated with two broken masts, all the warships pointed at by the heavy guns on his deck drew huge arcs on the sea to avoid him.