Chapter 52 The End of Destiny

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

The navy should fight on the sea, and Baron Nelson always insisted on this.

Before Han Xiufen's fleet arrived, Nelson had to consider how the British Empire should control the princes and princes in India after they lost West. This time period was very short and he had to make a difference. Otherwise, the British Empire's ten-year arrangement in India would be wasted.

If you want to fight against the powerful Eastern Empire, you can once again achieve a delicate balance of power by uniting the power of Europe in the Indian Ocean.

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

Spain and the Portuguese are the targets that can be won, but the Portuguese are too weak, and the losses on West need to be compensated... As for the French, they are always aliens from Europe and untrustworthy people, especially for the British Empire.

Register Austin A young man with soft brown hair is back.

He brought back 3,127 corpses.

Colonel Irving's remains looked calm, covered with a scarlet cloak.

"They didn't damage Colonel Irving's body?"

Austin lifted the cloak, revealing Colonel Irving's riddled body.

"This is the wound before Colonel Irving's death, not the humiliation after death."

"It's like this, the Baron, not only Colonel Irving's body, but also the bodies of the rest of the soldiers. The Ming people only took his weapons."

"Oh? Have they collected the gold they brought?"

"No, Baron, the young royal colonel of the Ming Dynasty said that they do not sell bodies."

Baron Nelson put the cloak back on Colonel Irving and said to Register Austin: "Have a sea burial."

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

The fleet sailed on the blue sea of ​​the Indian Ocean, but the fleet was shrouded in resentful sounds of 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, and Baron Nelson did not eat or drink water, and even his beloved pipe did not touch it.

When I returned to the cabin at night, I opened my sailing diary and wrote it on the diary with a quill.

"The Ming people are here. They are carrying excellent weapons, powerful warships, and almost invincible army. These are a group of proud people, so proud that they don't even bother to take away the silver coins from the soldiers who died in battle in our army.

They fought very strategically and disciplinedly. Although they were just an army of royal family that had just formed, they still killed 3,126 people from the 9th Infantry Regiment of Fairfax from the commander of Colonel Irving Havell, the commander of the West Island.

There is no doubt that Colonel Irving Havell, who had participated in the Battle of Nezby and made great achievements, was wiped out because of Colonel Irving Havell's fault, nor was it because the soldiers were not brave enough.

Instead, they have tried their best to prove with their lives that they are not cowards.

The reason why they failed was because of their weapons and equipment, and their combat philosophy... The most sad thing was that the brave Colonel Irving was not facing the most powerful legion in the Ming Dynasty...

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

If our Protector Mr. Cromwell could not take it seriously, I thought the British Empire would lose all its interests in the Indian Ocean and even the Arabian Sea.

The Ming Dynasty had a huge territory, a large population, and a highly civilized one. Their new emperor had just calmed down all the wars a few years ago. He was a wise and ambitious young monarch.

Such monarchs have no limits in their ambitions, and the Ming Dynasty has the possibility of becoming a hegemon. They have a long history, a huge population, hard-working people, brave soldiers, and their firm determination to explore the unknown.

From this moment on, the British Empire should focus on America, and do its best to develop America. In the East, I will make me pessimistically think that I think we only need to strengthen our existence here, and we should not invest too much here."

Baron Nelson was undoubtedly the real British aristocrat. His thoughts were vast, his eyes were sharp and his sense of smell was keen. Although the Battle of West was a loss for the British Empire, it was far from the level that the British Empire paid attention to.

After writing the log of navigation, he wrote a long letter to the Duke of Campbell of the House of Nobles, and then Baron Nelson led the sad British fleet to leave West Island.

This time, his target was the local governance and other colonial strongholds established by the Portuguese on the east coast of India, and compensation must be found for the losses on West Island.

Today, the British mainland is still in chaos, and the royalists and the new nobles of Cromwell are still fighting openly and secretly. If Baron Nelson's expectations are not expected, the winner will be decided by next year, 1649 AD.

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

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

The stronger the fleet, the closer it is to West Island. Fleets like Portugal, which have poor strength have to stay on the edge and wait for a favorable opportunity.

Therefore, when Lai Guorao's fleet appeared fiercely in the Portuguese's vision, the Portuguese's first reaction was to greet him in flags. It was not until Lai Guorao's fleet had crossed its hull and the black muzzle appeared in the cannon window that they hurriedly fought.

The strength of the eleven three-masted battleships and two third-class battleships sank six after the two fleets passed by. Lai Guorao's ship Wushan ironclad ship rushed into the Portuguese fleet fiercely and cut off the Portuguese fleet in half. The gun windows on both sides were opened, and fierce artillery fire was spewed out.

With a fire projection, the Portuguese warship Archangel was completely destroyed. After the flowering bomb hit the gunpowder depot, the entire giant ship suddenly jumped out of the sea and then broke. The main mast of the Sea God battleship beside him was broken by flying cannons in the waist, and the tall mast hit the wide deck with the wind, smashing the sailors to pieces.

The thick horn of Wushan shattered the side of the Sea God's side ship. Driven by the sea breeze, the Sea God's hull was violently raised to one side. At this moment, a large cannon on the deck of Wushan roared, and a huge shell drilled into the hull, and then exploded in the cabin. A huge warship suddenly exploded violently from the middle like a crack.

After being torn apart by the Wushan brute force, the Sea God broke from the middle. Lai Guorao looked at the two halves of the shattered and sunken sides of the Wushan sneered and let go of his collar, saying, "One enemy is missing."

Unfortunately, the Wushan horn was hit by half a broken ship's side, and its speed suddenly slowed down. After he cleaned it up, only Portuguese sailors waiting for the captured with broken wooden boards left on the sea. The warships that the Portuguese could still sail had already left the sea with sails hanging out.

The biggest problem with the Ming Dynasty's ironclad ships is that they are too heavy and are not as fast as these wooden sailboats.

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

From the beginning, Lai Guorao had never thought of destroying the Portuguese fleet. This was almost impossible. He just wanted to destroy the Portuguese fleet so that he could establish a locally managed colonial stronghold on the east coast of India. If he could take it down there, the harvest might not be as rich as that of West, and it would probably be a huge fortune.

This was a raid, which started violently and ended very quickly. After Lai Guorao ordered the rescue of the sailors, he left the hidden place and prepared to approach the island of West to see if there was any other advantage to take.

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

"We are friends!"

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

Han Xiufen turned his goblet glass and said, "So, Lord Earl, you can go back alive."

"Attacking the British Empire is not a good idea for Count Han. We can unite and divide India, and we can even destroy the damn Dutch people together and become the masters of this sea area and even India."

Raymond tirelessly lobbies for his life the strong and beautiful woman in front of him.

"Who said no, this is a sad incident. However, my emperor hates doing business with others the most in his life, so, Mr. Baron, you should think more about yourself.

Your Cromwell Duke is not a person who thought he would pay the price to redeem a noble."

Raymond hurriedly 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, you can't pay your ransom with my money."

"Earl, even at the most critical moment, I did not order the burning of cotton and cotton on the island. You should be satisfied."

Han Xiufen stood up with a glass of wine and smiled: "I have given these things full power to the Governor of the Ming West India Company to handle them with full power. You should communicate with him more. Don't worry, this person is also your old friend."

Raymond watched Han Xiufen leave the cabin and wanted to speak. He opened his mouth and finally lowered his head. At this moment, he hoped that Baron Nelson could capture West Island and exchange him with the captured Ming people.

Just as Raymond was wondering how to survive this difficult time, a familiar man walked into his cabin.

"Earl of Raine?"

Renn, wearing a blue silk robe in the Ming Dynasty, waved his hand and said, "I am now the governor of the Ming Dynasty West India Company, not a Count."
Chapter completed!