The Volume of Changning Kingdom: Section 2 The Coast of Kalimantan Island (1)
Three days later, the fleet consisting of the h800 "Hailan" and the escort destroyer 901-class gunboat "Ye Feng" discovered a large turquoise patch in the blue ocean. The South China Sea current seemed to be hindered here to form upward waves.
, clearly indicating that there is a dangerous reef water here.
"Everyone, our position is near Zengmu Shoal, and we will soon be able to see the coast of Borneo." Wu Tingwei announced to everyone after checking the longitude and latitude with the captain and navigator.
As soon as they heard the four words Zengmu Ansha, a famous name in the original time and space, everyone immediately became interested and took the telescopes to look at it.
In fact, there is nothing visible through the telescope, just an empty sea.
"It's really underwater, so it can be considered territory." Huang Lu joked, looking at the Zengmu Ansha, which was more than ten meters below the sea surface.
"Your territory has always been determined by your fists. From this point of view, it is actually no different from fighting for contracted land and homesteads in our rural villages. Speaking of which, the name of Zengmu Ansha is the transliteration of james shoal.
It was just translated into Zengmu Ansha to sound like it was from ancient times. Many people who didn’t know the truth thought it had something to do with any of the old mothers in the Zeng family... or it was the nine-dash line drawn by Chang Gong." Wu Tingwei sighed.
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"Speaking of which, why should we still call this place Kalimantan Island in the future? It should be given a new name according to the Senate's taste, right?" Cui Yunhong suddenly thought of this question.
"I suggest calling it Lulu Island!" Huang Lu was the first to speak after hearing Cui Yunhong's words.
"Hey, hey, hey, this is the third largest island in the world. Just use your name? It's a bit too much. Your territory alone is more than ten times larger than the entire territory of the Senate." Wu Tingwei objected,
"Borneo is pretty good, don't be ridiculous."
Just as everyone was discussing the future name of Kalimantan, a warning from the lookout on duty suddenly came from the watchtower on the mainmast: "A suspicious ship was found 8 nautical miles away at the 2 o'clock position!" Immediately afterwards, the "Wild Wind" also
Sent the same report.
This attracted everyone's attention, and they all raised their telescopes and looked forward: in the telescope, a European-style three-masted sailboat was sailing towards the open sea with full sails, but there were only two sails hanging on the masts.
The ship seemed to have been traumatized and moved a little slowly, while two to three hundred meters behind the big sailing ship were two smaller but slender triangular sailing ships that were quickly approaching the big ship...
"Looks like we encountered pirates committing a crime."
"This boring journey is finally a bit more heroic!" Huang Lu, who was bored at sea, felt that her adrenaline was secreting again, "Do it, do it!"
"Do you want to go up and help? What if it's a merchant ship that trades with us?
"No rush, let's see if our trade flag is flying first. If it is, go rescue it."
"No, I am inclined to rescue merchant ships regardless of whether they have paid or not. This is to maintain peace at sea under the rule of the Senate."
What Cui Yunhong said is not unreasonable. Since the Senate has become the dominant player in maritime trade in East Asia today, many merchant ships sailing to Southeast Asia will register and apply for licenses in Sanya and Hong Kong. Even those foreign merchant ships that have not been registered are mostly there to compete with the Senate.
Since the Senate did business, maintaining the "maritime order" of the South China Sea trade routes has become a matter for the Senate to demonstrate its dominance in the region.
"Fruit's Dutch ship... flies the flag of the Prince of Orange... As for the two spinnaker clippers behind... it has black sails. It seems that it is. Those two ships are pirate ships chasing this.
A cargo ship of the Dutch East India Company." As the distance got closer, it was enough to confirm the identity of the other ship.
At this time, the naturalized captain on the Hailan came over to ask the three elders for their opinions, and the captain of the gunboat also sent a request for instructions.
According to the regulations of the Ministry of the Navy, after an armed ship goes to sea, it must "fight the enemy" when it encounters the enemy. Unless there are special circumstances, it must not avoid fighting. However, when carrying and escorting elders, it is based on the decision of the elders involved.
"The firepower of this pirate seems a bit fierce. Although the Dutch Frut sailboat is not equipped with many weapons for loading cargo, it will have more than a dozen cannons. The indigenous pirates in Southeast Asia generally will not go there.
It was a ship that provoked the Dutch, but you see how badly the Frut was beaten. It seems that this group of pirates came prepared... What is there on this Dutch ship that can attract two pirate ships to fight so hard...
" Wu Tingwei analyzed in a gibbering manner and had no intention of taking action. After all, the exploration fleet's primary mission is not to come to the South China Sea to act as maritime police. It is best to avoid getting involved in unnecessary conflicts.
"Give him a shot, I don't believe these pirates can make more trouble than our typewriters and Gründahl cannons!" Huang Lu didn't mind watching the excitement: "In the South China Sea of my Grand Senate
There are actually pirates who dare to make trouble, how can I show the strength of my Senate’s ships and artillery without beating them?!”
"Yes, peace at sea under the rule of the Senate cannot be just talked about, otherwise there will be no credibility."
"Do it, Your Excellency!"
"Stop fighting, the Dutch are coming towards us... They are waving white flags and seem to be asking for help from us."
As he spoke, the two pirate ships behind him had already approached the slow-moving Dutch ship Flutter, one from the left and the other from the right. There was a burst of crackling gunfire from the bows of the two pirate ships, and then two thick plumes of white smoke blew up on the left and right sides of the British merchant ship.
Raise sideways.
"Why don't you see the Dutch firing back? Don't they have cannons?"
"Maybe he was knocked dumb by the pirate ship at the beginning. There must have been a battle before."
"Hey, look! The pirates are going to join the gang!"
The pirate ship had not yet completely affixed to the Dutch ship. A dozen pirates standing on the horizontal mast had already jumped down from the tall mast, grabbed the cable and swung through the temporary net wall made of Dutch fishing nets, and flexibly landed on the ship.
The moment he hit the deck, he pulled out a machete from his waist and slashed at the sailor hiding behind the side of the ship. Others on the pirate ship were not idle either. Some were throwing axes at the Dutch ship, some were throwing darts, and some were holding blunderbuss.
The other party opened fire...for a moment, the explosion of gunpowder, the roar of the pirates, and the creak of the ship's hull colliding and squeezing the planks together filled the sky, and even the Sea Blue could hear it clearly.
"We are so close and yet we still don't tuck our tails between our legs and run away. It seems that the Senate really doesn't take us seriously. Notify the Wild Wind and start taking action!" Although Wu Tingwei didn't care much about the life and death of the Dutch, he just
It would be a loss of face to run away like this.
"What to do with my ship?"
"Just stay and watch the battle from a safe distance," Wu Tingwei said, "It's enough to let the Yefeng go up."
At this moment, on the pirate ship "Great Shark" 400 meters away from the "Hailan", Lin Laowu tightly grasped a thumb-thick hemp rope with both hands, and a large iron hook on the other end of the hemp rope.
On the side of the East India Company's "Good Luck", there were seven or eight big men beside him, who were also pulling the rope with all their strength, thus binding the two ships firmly together... Mr. Lin
Wu looked around and found that whether they were pulling the rope hard or jumping over the side of the ship with a machete, everyone's faces were full of excitement... Lin Laowu also knew the reason. The ship owner told them a few days ago that they were going to do this.
The Western ship is a "big piece of meat", and the buyers are even more generous. As long as they successfully acquire it, the profit they can share will be worth ten votes in the past... But even this group of people has little knowledge.
The pirates also understand that high returns come with high risks. Normally, they would not provoke the merchant ships of the East India Company. After all, the ships of the red-haired men are big, fast, and equipped with fierce artillery...
But this time, a sea master came to them. This mysterious sea master also lent them a dozen furlong muskets and two ocean cannons. At the same time, he attracted a group of Thai and Spanish pirates to cooperate with them, and then finally
The key is that the ship owner got a sailing schedule of the "Good Luck" from nowhere, which allowed their two ships to prepare an ambush and launch a surprise attack on the "Luck Luck"'s only path two days in advance.
The attack was successful.
Lin Laowu, who is already in his thirties, has been drifting on the boat for most of his life. At this moment, besides being excited, he also has another small plan in his heart: "After finishing this job, I can get about ten taels of silver."
, plus the money I saved in the past should be enough to buy a piece of land in my hometown and marry a wife..." Lin Laowu, who went to sea to make a living when he was a teenager, knew well the hardships of being a pirate, so he planned to abandon the sea and return to his own country eight years ago.
Living the rest of his life peacefully in his hometown in Quanzhou, seeing that his dream was about to come true, Lin Laowu ignored the bloody storm in front of him and raised a strange smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Bang!!" Suddenly a loud noise rushed into Lin Laowu's ears, and then he could no longer hear any sound. There was only a buzzing echo in his mind... At the same time, there was a strong force mixed with broken sawdust.
The wind blew on Lin Laowu's body, and the wood chips completely tore his already tattered clothes like sharp blades. His face and body were instantly covered with dark red blood oozing from the knife edges... Lin Laowu's instinct
He grabbed the rope tightly in his hand to avoid being thrown away by the force.
"Ahem... uh..." Lin Laowu, who had been sitting on the deck for a while, was choked by the blood pouring out of his chest and woke up. When he opened his eyes again, he saw that the scene on the ship had become unrecognizable... It was still there...
Most of the people holding the rope in the row with him had fallen down, and there was no sign of life or death, and a terrifying big hole appeared in the center of the deck in front, and billowing black smoke was rising from the lower deck...
"Grandma, what kind of evil have you done! Is this retribution for us?" Lin Laowu also killed several people during his pirate career. He knew how pirates killed and looted goods.