() Huang Chen insisted on fighting Hongyi. Yang Dong wanted to persuade him again, but Huang Chen showed impatience on his face and said, "Are you afraid?"
"..." Yang Dong was so angry that he almost lost his temper when he heard this. If he hadn't been worried about Huang Chen's safety, he would have wished to fight the red-haired fan for three hundred rounds immediately. He was so loyal that he was ridiculed instead of being rewarded. He felt
I am simply more unjust than Dou E.
Huang Chen said again: "Stop pretending to be wronged in front of me, go and deliver the order quickly."
"Got it." Yang Dong responded feebly. He turned around and walked a few steps away when he heard Huang Chen calling him from behind, "Wait a minute." Yang Dong became increasingly helpless and asked, "What else does the chief have to say?"
Huang Chen didn't care about Yang Dong's tone, just like Yang Dong didn't care about his cold words and scolds. This was a unique way for the two of them to get along. This kind of relationship was unique in the team, and it also caused Yang Dong's extremely domineering behavior. In addition to
No one except Huang Chen is a bird.
"Do you want to be the team leader?"
Yang Dong was stunned when he heard this and said: "What the big leader means is..."
"Zhang Xingdu has become the leader of the team. Aren't you jealous? If you perform meritorious service in this battle, you can be the leader of the team." Huang Chen said. When he first obtained the eight-oared boat, all the first batch of men he recruited are still alive today.
They are already ship owners, like Zhao Hongyi, Zhang Xing, and Chen Si, who have even sat at the head of the team. With Yang Dong's qualifications and abilities, being the leader is more than enough. To be honest, Huang Chen doesn't want to let Yang Dong leave, but
It also depends on the other person's intention. If he has duplicitous thoughts, if Huang Chenqiang keeps him prisoner, he may have nothing to do in the short term, but he will be blamed in the long term.
Jealous? Would I be jealous of Zhang Xing? Just kidding! The team leader seems to have a high position and is independent, but in fact, he is not as prestigious as deputy Huang Chen. Yang Dong shook his head hurriedly, expressing his unwillingness to leave.
Huang Chen nodded and indicated that Yang Dong could go out. Naturally, his question was not without purpose. In fact, with his strength, he should have been appointed leader of the team a few months ago. Originally, he preferred Zhang Xing, Hong Ju, and Yang Dong, but it was a pity.
A bad thing happened, Zhuang Mo was captured by him, Zhang Xing was sent to the throne by him, and Hong Ju was beheaded by him. Although Zhuang Mo quickly admitted his mistake to him afterwards and promised to never do it again, Huang Chen still
He decided to hang him out for a while to polish his stubbornness. Now that the time is almost up, he decided to appoint two new team leaders in the near future. The candidates are still three people, Zhuang Mo, Yang Dong, and Lin Xishan. Since Yang Dong has no intention of du li
, Lin Xishan’s rise to the top is a foregone conclusion.
Not only did he retain his confidant Yang Dong, but he also promoted the talented Lin Xishan. In Huang Chen's opinion, this was the most ideal result.
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The battle on the deck of the "Houston (Heusden)" became more and more intense. As the two sides fought together, the revolving guns, flanges, muskets, and blunderbuss gradually became sparse. They were fighting at close range, and it was difficult to use long weapons.
After unfolding, short weapons have a place to be used again, which is quite beneficial to Zhao Hongyi's side, because the Lu Ying soldiers have a sword and brand organization. The sword player has a waist sword in one hand and a shield in one hand, which is both offensive and defensive. Dealing with the Hongyi sword and axe-hand is simply like
It was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables. However, the situation in the battle was that no matter how many times Zhao Hongyi sent reinforcements, the pirates were always at a disadvantage.
The main culprit that prevented them from reversing the situation was the blunderbuss in the hands of Hong Yi. They were no strangers to the blunderbuss from the West. Even if they had not seen it with their own eyes, they had heard that the leader Huang Chen had a blunderbuss from the West. Ordinary days
It is a personal collection and is never easily shown to others. Regarding its power, everyone discussed it privately. Some said it was big and some said it was small. There were different opinions. Today, they finally realized how powerful it is. Its power is not very powerful.
The advantage is that it is small and light, and it is hidden and difficult to detect. If the opponent suddenly fires at a close distance, there is no time to dodge, and the armor cannot withstand it, and the person who is hit will die immediately.
"Bang!" William held the sword tightly in his right hand and raised the revolver steadily with his left hand. He shot through the head of a pirate who was trying to charge towards him. Then he handed the gun to the sailor behind him and exchanged it for a loaded gun.
pistol.
"Bang!" Another pirate who was fighting with a sailor was unlucky enough to be killed by his gun.
William kept walking and continued to move forward. With a quick glance, he quickly walked around behind an enemy and stabbed him with a sword from the back of his neck, breaking out of his throat. William quickly pulled out his sword, half-turned around, and took a lunge.
Stab, accurately stabbing another enemy in the heart.
Instant kill! Two instant kills!
"Huh... saved, God bless." The thin sailor holding the hammer grinned. If William hadn't suddenly intervened, maybe he would have been torn apart by the two ferocious pirates in the next second. Of course, now he is alive
The sailor couldn't help but said excitedly: "Captain, thank you, otherwise I think I would have been in big trouble, big, big trouble. - Your swordsmanship is really great! Even if
Even the most picky Portuguese will be fascinated by your exquisite swordsmanship."
William ignored the sailor's deliberate flattery and looked at a slowly moving large Junk ship on the sea, 22 to 23 feet long. It was the heaviest and most powerful warship in the pirate fleet.
Owned by the pirate leader.
"Finally, I lured you out." William breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, his muscles tensed slightly. Whether he could escape smoothly would depend on whether he could capture the pirate leader.
Not long after, William's expression suddenly changed. He discovered that the other party did not choose to dock directly with the "Houston (Heusden)", but chose to dock outside a pirate ship adjacent to the "Houston (Heusden)".
William immediately understood the other party's intention. The pirate leader planned to use the pirate ship in the middle as a springboard to launch an attack on the "Heusden". On the contrary, if William wanted to capture the pirate leader, the other party's springboard would become his interceptor.
This ship is the same group of people who have been fighting the "Heusden" so far. They are well-trained and well-equipped, and are evenly matched with the Dutch. Even if they defeat them, William will still have to face a pirate leader who may be more powerful.
's Guards.
Moreover, once the pirate leader thinks there is danger, he can completely switch to other ships. He has more than a dozen ships.
"This is an incompetent, courageless, and shameless pirate!" William gritted his teeth. But after scolding him, he faced an extremely severe choice: fight or surrender?
Surrender? William heard from old employees of the company that a war broke out with the Ming Dynasty before. Hundreds of company sailors and soldiers were captured by Fujian officials and were sent to their capital. Then a shocking thing happened. No one was left alive.
The exception was brutally beheaded for the emperor, officials, and the people to admire. Of course, the East India Company was not clean either. The number of prisoners and civilians who died in their hands was more than ten times that of the Ming Dynasty. He had no intention of exploring who was guilty of either side.
More importantly, he was considering the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards prisoners.
Would Ming pirates be friendlier than Ming officials? William didn't think so. He vetoed the surrender and decided to give it a try.
At this time, nearly half of the crew on the "Houston" had been killed or injured. Fortunately, Old John and his boarding crew had been hiding in the cabin, recuperating and waiting for the order to attack. Whether they could make a comeback in the end depended on them.
In addition, he also needed the help of some soldiers, and William quickly found Captain Schmidt.
Schmidt's current situation is not good. There are knife marks all over his chest plate, and there is a hole in the right chest, which was left by a pirate's spear just now. The tip of the spear pierced his chest.
The iron plate in front of him tore open his flesh and blood, and blood was flowing out continuously from the hole. In addition, his left arm and right leg were also injured, especially the right leg, which was the most serious injury. It was a knife with deep bones visible.
It was injured, but Schmidt didn't have time to deal with it, so he simply bandaged it with a white cloth strip.
A soldier held a white cloth in his right hand and inserted it through the gap on the side of Schmidt's breastplate, applying force to the wound. Schmidt couldn't help but groan in pain, pointing at the nine exhausted and weak soldiers around him and said: "Add more
Including me, there are still 10 soldiers who can fight."
William shook his head and said: "Captain Schmidt, you can no longer fight, just leave the soldiers to me."
Schmidt insisted: "No, I can still fight..."
William didn't wait for him to finish speaking, took a step forward, pushed with both hands, and pushed Schmidt to the ground effortlessly. Ignoring the soldier's angry eyes, William said: "Look, Captain Schmidt, I don't
You are known for your strength, but you can't resist my gentle push. The pirate's movements will not be as gentle as mine. You must admit that you can no longer fight."
Schmidt wanted to refute, but found that due to excessive blood loss, he did not even have the strength to stand up again.
Yang Dong personally led a group of spear soldiers and fire gun soldiers to board Zhao Hongyi's ship, which made the latter breathe a sigh of relief. If he could not wait for reinforcements, all his men would be wiped out.
"This red-haired fan is so powerful. Even with Brother Zhao's ability, he can't defeat him." When Yang Dong said this to others, he most likely meant it with sarcasm, but he had no other meaning for Zhao Hongyi. After all,
As early as the initial period, Zhao Hongyi was Huang Chen's deputy, the leader of the generals, and his status was no better than others. Moreover, Zhao Hongyi had a peaceful personality and treated his subordinates with sincerity, so the two of them got along fairly well.
Zhao Hongyi smiled bitterly and said: "I'm ashamed. On ordinary days, I thought I was training on the right side, but today I discovered that there are people outside the world."
Yang Dong advised: "The red-haired fans are just relying on their sharp firearms. Brother Zhao doesn't need to worry about it."
Zhao Hongyi slowly shook his head. He thought so at first, but he realized he was wrong after fighting. The Hongyi soldiers were not only sharp with firearms. Whether they were spearmen or long axemen, their performance was not inferior to that of firearms soldiers. It was just that
Their number is too small. If he gathers hundreds or thousands of people, supplemented by cannons and cannons, and fights on land, the land camp soldiers he has trained may not be his opponent.
Yang Dong softly said "Huh", pointed forward and said: "Brother Zhao, look, the red-haired fan is coming towards us."
Zhao Hongyi followed the instructions and saw dozens of Hongyi wearing iron armor and holding short axes rushing toward them. (To be continued...)