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Chapter 52 The End of Fate

The British infantry was lost. Even if Baron Nelson had mobilized all the British Empire warships in the Indian Ocean, in a short time, he could not pose too much threat to the Ming army on West Island.

The navy should fight on the sea, this is what Baron Nelson has always insisted on.

Before the arrival of the Han Xiufen fleet, Nelson must consider how the British Empire should control the princes in India after the loss of West Island. This time period is very short and he must make a difference. Otherwise, the ten years of the British Empire in India It will be overwhelming.

If you want to fight against the mighty eastern empire, only by uniting the power of Europe in the Indian Ocean can you once again achieve a delicate balance of power.

Among these people, the Dutch are undoubtedly the most trusted friends.

The Spanish and the Portuguese are the ones that can be fought for. However, the Portuguese are too weak, and the loss of West Island needs to be made up… As for the French, they will always be European aliens and untrustworthy people. , Especially for the British Empire.

Clerk Austin, a young man with soft brown hair returned.

He brought back 3,127 corpses.

Colonel Owen’s remains looked calm, covered in a scarlet cloak.

“They didn’t damage Colonel Owen’s body?”

Austin opened the Greatcloak, revealing Colonel Owen’s riddled body.

“This is the wound of Colonel Owen before his death, not the humiliation after his death.”

“That’s it, Baron, it’s not just the body of Colonel Owen, but also the bodies of the rest of the soldiers. Mingguo only took his weapons.”

“Oh? Did they collect the gold they brought?”

“No, Baron, the young royal colonel of Mingguo said that they don’t sell corpses.”

Baron Nelson re-covered the Greatcloak on Colonel Owen, and said to Clerk Austin: “Hold a sea burial.”

After that, he left the transport ship full of corpses and returned to the battleship Intrepid.

The fleet was sailing on the blue waters of the Indian Ocean, but the fleet was enveloped by the sound of grieving bagpipes. Under the guidance of several black-robed priests, corpses wrapped in white linen were thrown into the sea one by one.

The funeral was held for a whole day. On this day, Baron Nelson did not eat or drink, and he did not even touch his beloved pipe.

Go back to the cabin in the evening, open your own sailing diary, and write in the diary with a quill pen.

“Ming people are here. They are here with excellent weapons, powerful warships, and an almost invincible army. These are a group of proud people, so proud that they don’t even bother to take the silver coins from our soldiers who died.

They were very strategic and disciplined. Although they were just a newly formed army like royal playthings, they still killed Owen Ha, the head of the Ninth Infantry Regiment of Fairfax in the Battle of West Island. There are three thousand one hundred and twenty-six people under Colonel Weir.

There is no doubt that the reason why Colonel Irving Havel, who had participated in the Battle of Nezby and made great achievements, was annihilated, is not the fault of Colonel Irving Havel, nor that the soldiers were not brave enough.

On the contrary, they have tried their best to prove with their lives that they are not cowards.

The reason why they failed was that they were defeated in their weapons and equipment, in their combat philosophy… The most sad thing was that the brave Colonel Irving was not facing the strongest legion in the Ming country…

I can’t imagine what the situation will be when their most elite legion arrives in the Indian Ocean.

If Mr. Cromwell, our protector of the country, cannot take it seriously, I think that the British Empire will lose all its interests in the Indian Ocean and even the Arabian Sea.

Ming Kingdom is huge, with a large population, and highly civilized. Their new emperor just put down all wars a few years ago, and is a wise, wise and ambitious young monarch.

Such monarchs have no bounds in their ambitions, and Mingguo has the possibility of becoming a hegemon. They have a long history, huge population, hardworking people, brave soldiers, and their determination to explore the unknown.

From this moment on, the British Empire’s focus should be on the Americas and go all out to develop the Americas. In the East, let me think pessimistically, I think we only need to strengthen our existence here, and we can’t invest too much here. “

Baron Nelson is undoubtedly the true nobility of Britain. His world of thought is far-reaching, his vision is sharp, and his sense of smell is keen. Although the Battle of West Island was a loss to the British Empire, it is far from reaching the attention of the British Empire. degree.

After writing the logbook, he wrote a very long letter to the Duke of Campbell of the Noble House, and then Baron Nelson led the British fleet to leave West Island sadly.

This time, his goal is the local governance and other colonial strongholds established by the Portuguese on the east coast of India. The losses on West Island must be compensated.

Today’s British mainland is still in turmoil, and the royalists and Cromwell’s new nobles are still fighting openly and secretly. If Baron Nelson’s prediction is not made, the winner will be truly decided by 1649 AD at the latest next year.

Lai Guorao’s prediction was accurate. After learning that Daming had captured West Island, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and French warships appeared in the waters of West Island like hyenas.

But after Baron Nelson assembled all the British warships in the Indian Ocean, his strength was still strong, which made the hyenas dare not approach easily. They were lying in ambush in every corner of the Indian Ocean, waiting to share some leftovers at any time.

The more powerful the fleet is, the closer it is to Vest Island. The less powerful fleet like Portugal has to stay on the edge and wait for a favorable opportunity.

Therefore, when Lai Guorao’s fleet ferociously appeared in the Portuguese’s vision, the Portuguese’s first reaction was to greet with a semaphore until the Lai Guorao fleet had crossed the hull and the black muzzle of the gun window was exposed. They hurried to fight.

The strength of eleven three-masted battleships and two third-tier battleships sank six after the two fleets passed by. Lai Guorao’s ship, the Wushan ironclad ship, rushed into the Portuguese fiercely. In the fleet, the Portuguese’s fleet was cut off by the waist, and the cannon windows on both sides were opened, and violent gunfire was sprayed outward.

After a fire projection, the Portuguese battleship Archangel was completely smashed. After the bombardment hit the gunpowder magazine, the entire huge ship jumped out of the sea, and then shattered. The main mast of the Poseidon next to him Being smashed by the flying artillery, the tall mast drove the wind and smashed it on the large deck, smashing the sailors.

Wushan’s sturdy horns brutally smashed Poseidon’s side ship. Under the urging of the sea breeze, Poseidon’s hull violently raised to one side. At this moment, the thick artillery on Wushan’s deck crashed. There was a sound, a huge artillery shell penetrated into the hull, and then exploded in the cabin, a huge battleship suddenly seemed to be opened, exploding violently from the middle.

After being torn by Wushan’s brute force, Poseidon also broke apart from the middle. Lai Guorao looked at the two halves of the Wushan that were about to sink on both sides of the high erected hull with a sneer, loosening his collar and said: “One less enemy.”

It’s a pity that the Wushan’s collision angle was covered by half of the broken ship’s gunwale, and the speed of the ship slowed down suddenly. After he was cleaned up, only Portuguese sailors holding broken planks and waiting to be captured were left on the sea, and the Portuguese The warship that can still travel has left the sea with full sails.

The biggest problem with Ming’s ironclad ships is that they are too heavy and slower than these wooden sailboats.

Fortunately, it has the characteristics of thick skin and fierce firepower. Otherwise, in the vast sea, it will definitely not be the opponent of the flexible and changeable European battleship.

From the very beginning, Lai Guorao never thought of annihilating the Portuguese fleet, which is almost impossible. He just wanted to maimed the Portuguese fleet so that he could go to the Portuguese on the east coast of India. A colonial stronghold for local governance has been established. If it can be taken there, the harvest may not be as rich as that of West Island, and it must be a huge wealth.

This was a raid. It started fiercely and ended very quickly. After Lai Guorao ordered the rescue of the sailors, he left the hiding place and prepared to get closer to the island of Westerland to see if there was any other advantage. .

Han Xiufen was very satisfied with the wine in her hand. The wine was red in color and rich in aroma. The most important thing was that Earl Raymond, who was sitting opposite him, had a pale face like an earl of vampire.

“We are friends!”

Earl Raymond once again emphasized his past friendship with Han Xiufen.

Han Xiufen turned the goblet and said, “So, your Excellency, you can go back alive.”

“It’s not a good idea for Earl Han to attack the British Empire. We can join forces to carve up India, and we can even wipe out the **** Dutch together and become the masters of this sea and even India.”

Raymond worked tirelessly to persuade the strong and beautiful woman in front of him for his life.

“Who said no, this is a sad incident, but I hate doing business with people in my life, so, Mr. Baron, you should think about yourself.

Your Cromwell Protector of the Country is not a man who thought he was willing to pay the price to redeem a nobleman. “

Raymond quickly said: “Earl, the wealth on West Island is enough to pay any ransom.”

Han Xiufen took a sip of wine and smiled: “That’s mine~www.wuxiax.com~You can’t use my money to pay your ransom.”

“Earl, even in the most critical time, I did not order the cotton and cotton cloth on the island to be burned. You should be satisfied.”

Han Xiufen stood up with a wine glass and smiled: “I have given full power to the governor of Daming West India Company to handle these matters. You should communicate with him more. Don’t worry, this one is also your old friend.”

Raymond watched Han Xiufen leave the cabin, wanted to speak, opened his mouth, and finally lowered his head. At this moment, he hoped that Baron Nelson could take the Isle of Wester and use the captured Ming people to come. Exchange him.

Just as Raymond was thinking about how to spend this difficult time, a familiar person walked into his cabin.

“Earl Rennes?”

Rehn, dressed in Daming’s cyan silk robe, waved his hand and said, “I am now the governor of Daming West India Company, not Mr. Earl.”

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