Rashid Sunyaev was the commander of this small fleet. He was a complete executioner. Not one thousand but eight hundred indigenous people died in his hands.
He learned the hobby of collecting scalps from the North American Indians. Every time he returned to his estate on the Don River, he would bring back a box of scalps to dry.
The scalps would hang on the walls of his basement and become something he could show off to his friends at parties.
Although Rashid Sunyaev has accumulated enough wealth, he does not want to go back to retire. He likes adventure and killing. Only in adventure and killing can he feel the inexplicable pleasure.
"You bunch of pigs, get up, look, you have turned my ship into a pig's nest." Rashid stood outside the command cabin at the stern of the ship and yelled at a group of men who were sunbathing.
These people are scum, most of them are criminals who were exiled to Siberia. Rashid felt disgusted looking at these people, although he himself was not much better.
The fleet quickly docked at the dock, and the menacing American Company guards rushed ashore. People on the shore thought they were Rakshasa people who came to trade. They didn't even stop trading activities.
"Bang..." A gunshot finally broke the harmonious atmosphere.
"Go up and surround them. No one can be spared. Seize these natives and ask them to help me build a fort." Rashid shouted to the guards around him.
At this time, the crowd fled away in panic.
"Bang" Rashid shot and killed a Qing businessman who was about to escape.
At this time, some local hunters picked up their hunting bows and fought back.
As the bowstring sounded, two Russian guards fell to the ground after being hit by arrows.
Seeing that the other party dared to resist, Rashid was furious: "Shoot, shoot them all, kill these natives."
The number of Russians was larger, and they were all equipped with muskets. The people trading on the shore were obviously at a disadvantage, and they were shot to the ground one after another by the Russians.
At this moment, a Russian guard ran to Rashid in panic and reported: "Sir, the lookout on the mast discovered a fleet approaching the port in the distance."
"Why is there a fleet here? Is it the Okhotsk naval fleet we stationed on Temple Street?" Rashid asked doubtfully.
"No, the opponents are all cruisers, and the Qing Dynasty's Yellow Dragon flag is flying in front."
"Everyone stop and get back on the boat!"
Rashid shouted to his men, but some of them were obviously so furious that they couldn't stop.
Rashid didn't care about these people and took the people around him to evacuate to the ship first.
In fact, Rashid is obviously a very cautious person who can survive in such a harsh place. He knows that if people like him abandon the ship in the port and run into the woods, they will become prey and be slowly and slowly taken care of by the indigenous people here.
Slowly wearing out.
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On the sea, Bao Youzhi climbed up the mast himself with a telescope and observed what was happening on the shore.
"Master, what's going on?" A sailor below asked loudly.
"Lao Sha, how many times have I told you to call me the captain of the detachment? We are now a navy. If you don't change your ways, I will find a small island and throw you off. You can go become a pirate yourself."
"cao! Those Russian pirates are massacring our merchants and people. Everyone, get ready for battle!"
Ding ding ding... The battle bell of the fleet rang. The gunners, under the command of the artillery instructor, loaded the artillery in an orderly manner. The sailors on the deck also skillfully hoisted the full sail.
"Alvin, we're going to kill those Russians, what do you think?"
"Haha, that's what I meant. The opponent only has one armed merchant ship, and the others are just small gunboats. Just go ahead and do it. The strength gap is so big, I don't think there is any need to talk about tactics." Now Britain is preparing to attack.
Russia declared war, and Alvin, as an Englishman, wished that the Nanyang Navy would fight against the Russians.
In the light patrol detachment, Alvin was not the highest-ranking British officer. He was only a captain, but he could speak Chinese, and his style was not as serious as other British officers. He could talk very well with Bao Youzhi, a former pirate.
So Bao Youzhi kept him by his side as an advisor.
When Rashid escaped to the armed merchant ship, he could clearly see the white sails of the opposite fleet in his field of vision.
Yes, this is the light cruiser commonly used by the British Navy. Rashid has seen it many times in North America. These warships are not only fast, but also full of sharp teeth.
Each warship has more than 20 artillery pieces, which are not comparable to those of our own armed merchant ships.
"Damn it, lift the anchor quickly and get out of here? Quick, quick!" Although he knew that he could not outrun these light cruisers, Rashid still tried to make a last-ditch effort.
The armed merchant ships finally moved, and Rashid organized the fleet to escape northwest. He prayed to God in his heart to allow them to encounter the Russian naval fleet.
But God obviously doesn't want to save this devil. Besides, this is the east, and God has no control over this place.
Four light cruisers divided into two columns and surrounded them from the rear. They obviously did not want to let go of one of these executioners who massacred their compatriots. Soon the light cruisers overtook the left and right front of Rashid's fleet and occupied a favorable position.
"Hurry up, you pigs!" Rashid shouted loudly.
The panicked sailors on the ship began to operate several cannons on the deck. They had just experienced the battle and hurried back to the ship. By this time, they were already out of breath and exhausted.
Under Rashid's power, the sailors on the ship managed to fire a few cannons, but they were not accurate at all.
This kind of muzzle-loading artillery would have no accuracy without a large-scale salvo.
"You fools, you can't even hit me at such a close range." Rashid cursed.
The gunners of the Nanyang Navy are not very skilled in operating the artillery on the new warships, although they are training every day on the road.
They could only charge, load, and reset in an orderly manner according to the steps under the command of British instructors.
It has to be said that the British have rich naval experience. Under the command of the instructor, the four light cruisers hit the large sailing ship in one salvo. As for the other small ships, after the big ship was killed, they naturally could only
Capture him without hesitation.
"You see they are good target ships, don't they?" Alvin said with a smile.
"Yes, but such a naval battle cannot test the strength of our soldiers."
"I heard that the Russians have an Okhotsk navy in the Far East. I don't know if the commander and colonel will encounter them. We quickly packed up these miscellaneous fish. Then we went to see if we could catch big fish." Al
Wen said with a smile.
"Alvin, you really spoke to my heart."
"Brothers, hurry up and I'll give everyone extra food later!"
Bao Youzhi shouted to the gunners on the deck. These gunners were not very skilled yet. According to Alvin, a skilled British gunner could reach twice the speed of these people.
It is necessary to explain here that the part above the waterline of this kind of light cruiser is very low. This is to reduce the area exposed to attack and increase the speed. Therefore, unlike the battleship which has a special gun bay, the gun emplacements of the cruiser are all installed on the deck.
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Rashid was still a very tough soldier no matter what, and despite this obvious disadvantage, he did not surrender.
But this time the goddess of fate did not favor him. A cannonball hit his captain's cabin, and the wooden planks on the bulkhead were shattered. The tip of a flying piece of broken wood was inserted into his head at an angle, and his head was damaged.
His scalp was smashed.
Maybe this is retribution!
The leader died, and without Rashid's pressure, the remaining people no longer had the courage to fight.
The remaining people on the big sailing ship, led by the first mate, hoisted the white flag. The small boats behind also surrendered one after another.
They are not soldiers and are not bound by military law. They are just a group of robbers in the name of the company. As long as they can save their lives and have a chance to drink vodka, they have no psychological burden at all about surrendering.
"Use flags to order the Russians to dock the ship and all go ashore to receive arrangements." Bao Youzhi said to the messenger next to him.
After a while, the ships of the Nanyang Navy also came to the shore. The sailors and the Marines on the ship came ashore with rifles. They escorted the Tsarist Russian sailors who had been waiting in line to one side and conducted body searches to prevent anyone from hiding anything on their bodies.
weapons.
After a search, no weapons were found, but dozens of bottles of liquor were found. These Russians seemed not to care about anything but liquor.
"Report, detachment leader, the results of the interrogation are out." At this time, an officer in charge of the interrogation came to report.
"Oh, tell me what happened."
"Detachment leader, these people are from the Russian American Company. They came to occupy Sakhalin Island on the order of the Tsar. In addition, these Russians also said that Temple Street was occupied by the Russians three years ago. Now the Tsarist Russia is here.
The Okhotsk naval fleet in the Far East is stationed there. They have a battleship, four cruisers and a dozen gunboats."
"Oh, Alvin, do you think our main fleet can defeat them?" Bao Youzhi asked Alvin next to him.
"It should be no problem. Those Russians put in the Far East are old battleships, and their performance is not as good as our main fleet in all aspects. Even if there is a battleship, it is useless. I guess it is only a fourth-level battleship, and the battleship
Just one ship cannot form a combat effectiveness. You know, their elite navy is currently fighting the Turks in the Black Sea!" Alvin said nonchalantly, he was obviously full of confidence in these second-hand British warships.
"Order the Feiyu to catch up with the main fleet and report to Commander Liu what's happening here and the situation of the Russians in the Temple Street fleet." Bao Youzhi ordered.
At this time, the Chinese businessmen and local ethnic minorities who had just escaped came back.
Zhao Si is a businessman from Shenyang. Every spring and summer he rents a boat to do business outside the mouth of the Heilongjiang River.
Although the Russians occupied Temple Street, they still allowed Qing merchants to trade, but they had to charge very high taxes.
The Russian mainland is too far away from here, and goods cannot be transported at all. If they want to be like savages, they can only trade with the Chinese.
Unexpectedly, I encountered Rakshasa people on Sakhalin Island this time. In the past, Rakshasa people would never come here.
The most outrageous thing is that the Rakshasa people actually killed people this time.
Zhao Si was a smart man. He dropped the goods and ran into the woods with his guards.
However, the strange thing is that these Russians retreated on their own.
After a while, the sound of cannons was heard on the sea. Zhao Si sent a bold man to the port to investigate.
The guy came back after a while.
"Shopkeeper, it's the imperial navy that has come to rescue us."
"The navy of the imperial court? When will the navy of the imperial court be able to come to this place where birds don't shit?" Zhao Si didn't believe it.
"Really, I saw the imperial court's Golden Dragon Flag, a total of four warships. The cannons on them sounded like a beating."
Zhao Si was then dubious and went to the port with his guards. He wondered if he could get his goods back, even if he had to pay a little blood. According to the moral character of the imperial army, there was probably little hope.
Not only Zhao Si, but also the indigenous people on the island ran away.
They were just watching the fun.
On the dock, the Russians had surrendered, and a group of sailors in white uniforms and a group of soldiers in blue and white military uniforms were inspecting the Russians.
These Russians were lined up, stripped naked, like a herd of hairy pigs.
They held the clothes in their hands, inspected them one by one, and then put them on again.