So far, 35 pirate corpses have been placed on the deck, and 12 have been captured alive. The total number is 47. According to the approximate number of pirates on the ship, almost all of them are here. The two corpses in the movie screening room
, dragged them out and asked the pirates to identify them, and it was determined that they were the two pirate leaders, Mutawakil and Ibni.
Each group of sailors thoroughly searched the entire ship again, and no pirates were found. The entire ship is now under control.
During the battle, three sailors were killed and one sailor was shot in the thigh. In addition, three passengers were injured when they were hit by pirates' light machine guns. The captain immediately called a seaplane not far away to come over, and the military doctor gave simple medical treatment to the four injured.
After treating their wounds, the sailors carried them onto the plane in a lifeboat and sent them back to the military hospital at the Songkhla Naval Base for treatment.
The three dead sailors were to be buried at sea as usual. But now there were corpses floating in the surrounding sea and sharks swarming around. The officers and soldiers really couldn't bear to throw their comrades in like this and watch their bodies being torn apart by sharks. Although they knew,
Even if the body is buried at sea elsewhere, the body will still be eaten by fish in the end, but it will always feel better.
Xiang Xiaoqiang took Qiu Qiu on the Yongan Princess in a small boat. Qiu Qiu immediately went to the rescued women, comforted and cared for them, and poured water for them. Many women had abrasions on their hands and feet where they were tied, and some
The women were beaten by pirates, and Qiu Qiu and the military doctor applied medicine to them.
Many women and their families recognized that this was the famous Mrs. Xiang, and they were surprised to see the even more famous General Xiang. During this period, the Ming Dynasty was most concerned about a series of events in Nanyang. Xiang Xiaoqiang and his wife have been
Being on the cusp of the storm is the time to attract attention. Normally, there would be a lot of people just asking for autographs, but now, the pirates have killed more than 40 men and raped more than 50 women, and their families are embracing each other.
They were crying and in pain, and most of the intact families were also crying with joy. On the contrary, Xiang Xiaoqiang and Qiu Qiu were able to do things for everyone silently like normal people.
"Well done, brothers!" Xiang Xiaoqiang shouted to the 116 sailors who lined up neatly. "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your merits!"
Suddenly, these sailors cheered loudly. They knew that Sir Xiang had completely witnessed this incident, and Her Majesty the Queen has always obeyed Sir Xiang's advice, which everyone has heard. This request for credit from Sir,
In addition to recording their merits, they must also receive medals.
After throwing the pirate corpses into the sea, Xiang Xiaoqiang led people to the luxury suite on the top floor. Two sailors were guarding here. They opened the innermost bedroom door. Xiang Xiaoqiang was almost dazzled by the jewels in front of him. So
A large bed filled with gold and silver treasures. Half of it was various jewelry, gold watches, jades, and some expensive luxuries carried by the passengers, and the other half was a large pile of bills and cash.
"These pirates have caught a lot from this net!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled slightly and ordered several officers to immediately classify and register these things. He distributed paper and pen to the passengers and asked them to write down what they had taken away. Then he returned it to them one by one. What he was originally worried about was
It was difficult to return that large pile of banknotes. After all, there were no marks on them, and anyone could have as many as they wanted. But I didn’t expect that in the end, the discrepancy between the cash and the cash was not that big.
He was very emotional, and he didn't know whether he had been preconceived by the customs of later generations, or whether these passengers had suffered a catastrophe and had just escaped death, so they had no intention of using their brains. In short, during the process of claiming their belongings, these hundreds of passengers
Everything shown is very consistent with their social status, and also very consistent with Xiang Xiaoqiang's feelings about the current Ming Dynasty.
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At noon, the captain of the Yongan Princess asked the chefs to prepare a simple and sumptuous meal to reward all the officers and soldiers of the Kuimulang. Even the officers and soldiers who stayed at their posts on the Kuimulang also received a large sum of food.
Feast.
While we were eating, a joint telegram from the General Maritime Affairs Bureau and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs came. The telegram asked the Kuimu Lang to escort the Yongan Princess to berth in Singapore, where the Yongan Princess will be repaired and cleaned. Just tonight and tomorrow night, each
There is a Ming Dynasty passenger ship passing through the Strait of Malacca in the opposite direction. One is returning to China and the other is going to Europe. Passengers on the ship who are willing to return to China can take that ship back tonight. Those who are still willing to go to Europe can take another one tomorrow.
The ship continues to Europe.
Zhu Yourong's telegram also arrived. She received the report this morning and learned about the Yong'an Princess. Her first feeling was that the Yong'an Princess was going to become the second-largest Xiangjiang. But after a while, another message came to her.
The report stated that the sailors of the Kuimulang recaptured the Yongan Princess from the pirates, successfully rescued most of the passengers on the ship, and killed all the pirates (Xiang Xiaoqiang had no intention of bringing those dozen pirates back alive). However,
More than 40 passengers and crew members on the ship were killed by pirates, and more than 50 women were raped, which made Zhu Yourong extremely angry.
After reading Zhu Yourong's telegram to Xiaoqiang, he nodded approvingly, and then announced to the sailors eating in the restaurant:
"Brothers, His Majesty's decree has come! The captain of the Kuimu Lang and the 120 officers and soldiers who participated in the boarding battle will each receive a first-class Plum Blossom Medal with a bonus of 1,000 mingyang! Others of the Kuimu Lang
Each of the officers and soldiers will receive a second-class Plum Blossom Medal and a bonus of 500 Mingyang! The Navy Department will discuss the merits for everyone!"
Before they finished speaking, the cheers in the restaurant were loud. They didn't expect that as soon as they asked for credit and sent back the telegram, His Majesty's promise came. And it was so generous. For the officers, plum blossoms
The medal will become an important reference mark for their future development and promotion in the military. For ordinary sailors, the Plum Blossom Medal will also become the pride of their lives. Not to mention such a generous bonus, 1,000 Mingyang is a big deal for these sailors.
A lot of wealth.
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and pressed his hands down. After the cheers subsided, he said again:
"But His Majesty has a request for you. This time, dozens of women on the ship were raped by pirates. For the sake of their family harmony and their normal lives for the rest of their lives, Your Majesty requires that you keep it a secret and not tell this matter.
It must rot in your stomach! Do you hear me?"
"heard it!"
"Do not worry!"
"It will rot in your stomach until you die!"
"Very good," Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and continued, "You are so determined, so there is no need to be afraid. Because, His Majesty also said that if this matter is leaked one day, even if only one person leaks it, all of you will be
All medals will be recovered."
The restaurant suddenly fell silent, and all the sailors opened their mouths wide, staring at him in disbelief. Finally, a sailor bit the bullet and asked: "Then... what if they leaked it themselves?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said: "We still need to recover it."
"..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang continued to announce:
"In view of the fact that Pazia Island is still undergoing handover, the coastal fishing villages are basically in a state of anarchy, and pirate activities will become more rampant. In order to ensure that our Ming Dynasty ships will no longer be hijacked during this period, our Ming Dynasty Navy will attack pirate nests along the coast of Sumatra
A large-scale cleanup was carried out. His Majesty ordered the Kuimulang to take on the task of the first strike. That is to say, he asked the pirate captured in the early morning to lead the way to their lair to conduct a ruthless cleanup. On the one hand, it was for the Yongan Princess
To avenge the victims, on the other hand, it also attacks the arrogance of the Malacca pirates, and lets the Malacca area understand that Sumatra has a new owner! ... Well, I discussed it with the captain, and tonight is the most suitable night."
The sailors were excited, gearing up, and feasting, and the buzzing voice in the restaurant suddenly rose an octave higher.
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In the afternoon, the Kuimulang escorted the Wing On Princess into the Port of Singapore.
Originally, the captain wanted Xiang Xiaoqiang and the delegation to stay in Singapore for Xiang Xiaoqiang's safety, but Xiang Xiaoqiang had to go with him. This only allowed the three old advisers to stay in Singapore temporarily. Xiang Xiaoqiang took Qiu Qiu, and
Several guards followed the Kuimulang to sweep.
The Kuimulang buried the three sailors who died at sea off the coast of Singapore, then turned around and headed south, entering the secluded waters of the Riau Islands, hiding here and waiting for dark.
It was already past five o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was setting in the west, and Kuimulang was surrounded by tall mountains. At dusk, the water in the middle of the mountains looked even more eerie and strange.
There were continuous screams on the deck. The sailors put the twelve pirates caught in the morning through their collarbones with thick iron wires, tied them into a string, and tied them to the railing. When it got dark later, they were going to throw them into the pirates' den.
In the sea, they were dragged behind the ship with iron wire through their collarbones until they died.
Because these twelve survivors were not reported at all, the captain and Xiang Xiaoqiang agreed to hand them over to the sailors.
These young sailors hated these pirates so much that they were discussing how to deal with these pirates while having lunch. At first, many people said that they would throw them into the sea and feed them to the sharks, but more people felt that this was too easy for them.
Some people said that they should be doused with gasoline and burned to death, while others said that they should be skinned alive, but that is not realistic. In the end, everyone agreed with this method.
The two pirates caught in the early morning were left alive for the time being, but they were still handcuffed to the railing because they still needed to lead the way. Xiang Xiaoqiang promised them that if they cooperate well, they can be brought back to the country for trial. The captain is also there
The side said matter-of-factly that the domestic laws of the Ming Dynasty did not include the crime of piracy, but only the crimes of robbery, murder, etc. But when they were caught, they neither killed nor robbed, they just threw grenades.
Therefore, at most he will be punished for the crime of illegal possession of weapons and the crime of resisting arrest with violence, which will result in a maximum sentence of more than ten years.
Although these two pirates were dubious and their reason told them that nothing good was going to happen, they still clung to this life-saving straw and cooperated with the interrogation with 120% enthusiasm, trying their best to please this young big man, hoping that
In exchange for their own lives, they were not only willing to lead the way, but also revealed everything in the lair.
There are countless pirate gangs, large and small, in the Strait of Malacca, but most of them do not have special lairs. Most of them only have three or five people, scattered in their respective fishing villages, and only go out to "work"
Then they called each other and sailed out together. There are only twenty or thirty special "pirate villages" in Malacca, and there are only a few larger ones. Usually a pirate village does not only have one pirate organization, but several.
A group of pirates live together. Their leaders have good friendships with each other, and pirates from different groups also have good relationships with each other. When there is "big business", two or three groups of pirates often go out to do it together.
The two groups of pirates who robbed the Yongan Princess this time lived in a large pirate village. In addition to their two groups, there were three other groups of pirates there, with a total of more than 100 pirates. On the surface, the pirate village looks nothing like an ordinary fishing village.
The difference is that they are all tall and short bamboo buildings, but in the pirate village, the "villagers" are much simpler. There are only two types of people: pirates and gangsters.
Due to the sharp contrast between the high income of pirates and the poverty of ordinary fishermen, young men often come from the surrounding fishing villages and actively ask to be pirates. Therefore, the Malacca pirates never lack fresh blood. For the same reason, due to the covetous high income of pirates, the surrounding
Women in fishing villages, girls who cannot become pirates themselves, will often come to do skin and flesh business to earn the bloody money of pirates. There are very few women who are robbed. After all, it is difficult to rob a passenger ship, and there are only a few passenger ships.
, Secondly, the security on passenger ships is also tighter. There are no women on freighters.
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At eleven o'clock in the evening, the Kuimulang pulled anchor and set sail, and black smoke came out of the chimney again. The pirate village we are going to tonight is at the mouth of the Gamba River, more than 20 nautical miles to the west, that is,
An hour's flight. According to the pirates, pirates in the Pirate Village usually sleep in the first half of the night and go out to "work" in the second half of the night. Therefore, around 12 midnight is the best time to attack.
The destroyer's speed gradually increased, reaching 25 knots. The death of the 12 pirates had come.
The sailors tied each of them individually to a long thick wire and tied the other end to the railing. Then, they threw them into the sea one by one.
There was a miserable howl around the destroyer. The twelve blood-scarred pirates were tied to their collarbones with iron wire and dragged through the water at a speed of 25 knots. The excruciating pain on their shoulders made them almost faint, and their arms still needed to be
They grabbed the wire with all their strength to ensure that their heads were above the water in the big waves and would not be drowned. They opened their mouths and screamed, but a big wave immediately hit their heads and filled their mouths and noses with bitter salty sea water.
These former demons have tasted hell. But each of their hands is stained with blood. The number of innocent sailors they threw overboard to feed the sharks with their own hands is more than the total number of pirates killed by sailors today. Even if they are more than
Even though I am suffering ten times more now, I cannot repay one tenth of those wronged souls.
Qiu Qiu stood on the bridge, listening to the uncontrollable screams. She couldn't bear it and wanted Xiang Xiaoqiang to make the decision and give them a happy life. But Xiang Xiaoqiang held her in his arms and said calmly:
"Qiu Qiu, you said they did all kinds of evil in life, will they definitely go to hell after death?"
"Well, then...it will definitely happen."
Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded and said:
"Yes, since they will go to hell, then there must be our legendary mountains of knives, oil pans, tongue pulling, and kid pulling saws in hell. Compared with those tortures, now it is just a warm-up for them...
If the Lord of Hell sympathizes with them and feels that they suffered such a heavy crime when they were dying and feels that the punishment is enough, then he might cancel their sins and directly allow them to reincarnate!... So you see, what?
It’s all for their own good.”
Qiu Qiu was dumbfounded and opened his mouth, trying to say something to refute him, but he couldn't think of a reason.
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The blood from the collarbones of these pirates continued to flow out and mixed into the sea water. Then at some point, several gray dorsal fins appeared around them and followed them. Due to the long-term severe pain, excessive blood loss, and exhaustion of physical strength,
These pirates were basically in a semi-conscious state. Suddenly, one of the pirates howled, and then a large area of bright red surrounded him. He touched his right leg with his hand, but he couldn't touch it...
The arrival of the shark gave these semi-conscious pirates a good "refresher". In the next while, seven or eight pirates were bitten by the shark. They struggled painfully for a while, and then buried their heads in the waves and became motionless.
The remaining five or six pirates were so frightened that they raised their heads desperately, wailed to the ship, and begged to be pulled aboard. Under the instinct of survival, two pirates still had the strength to climb up with their bare hands.
More than one meter, getting myself out of the water.
At this time, the loudspeaker on the bridge said:
"Brothers, I am the captain. We are still one nautical mile away from the mouth of the Gamba River, and the entire ship has entered the first level of combat preparation."
The sailors understood what this meant. Several sailors used pliers to cut off the iron wires on the railing one by one. The pirates below suddenly broke away and were left far behind, becoming stationary floating objects.
A group of sharks immediately surrounded and fought to bite them. The twelve pirates instantly became pieces of meat in the shark's mouth.
At exactly twelve o'clock at midnight, the Kuimu Lang sneaked into the mouth of the Gamba River like a foraging tiger and sailed upstream at a slow speed of 10 knots. Under the guidance of the two pirate "lucky guys",
Approaching the big pirate village step by step.
The Gamba River is the river with the largest volume of water in Pazia Island. It is deep and wide, and has the flavor of the Amazon River. At the mouth of the sea, the river surface is several kilometers wide, which is incomparable to the Yangtze River. It is like a small strait.
The captain and Xiang Xiaoqiang were originally a little worried about whether the Kuimu Lang would be in danger of running aground after entering the inland river. Now it seems that such a big river is more than enough for a battleship, let alone a destroyer.
Although the length is not long, the water volume is huge, which is also a common feature of rivers in tropical rainforest climate areas.
"In front... just in front..."
The pirate handcuffed to the bow of the ship suddenly pointed forward hesitantly and said to the translator.
The translator immediately asked:
"What's going on up front? Are you here yet?"
The two pirates nodded.
"How far is it? Left bank, right bank?"
A pirate pointed to the right bank and said:
"It's right here, just ahead, less than a thousand meters away."
The translator immediately informed the bridge command room through the ship's phone. The captain immediately ordered the engine to stop and temporarily anchored here to make pre-war arrangements.
Both Xiang Xiaoqiang and the captain agreed that this was not an operation to "capture pirates", but a pure revenge, a show of authority, or a bloodbath. There should be sixty or seventy pirates in this big pirate village. This time
They must all be killed. All the houses must be burned down. They must also write words in Malay in plain language in the village to let the locals spread the news around Malacca. This is revenge for the pirates who hijacked the Ming Dynasty passenger liner.
The captain added:
"We also need to write down the Xiangjiang number to let them know that this also has a role in the Xiangjiang number."
"No," Xiang Xiaoqiang shook his head, "there is no role for the Xiangjiang. Tonight is just for the Yong'an Princess. To avenge two ships, it would be a big loss to raid two ships. As for the Xiangjiang, there are a series of raids ahead.
There will always be a time to avenge her."
The purpose of this time is not to capture many pirates, but to let the pirates in Malacca understand that Sumatra has changed its master now, and it is different from the weak Dutch authorities in the past. Before the Ming Dynasty completely controls Sumatra, let
The pirates trembled when they heard the name of Ming Dynasty's navy, and were frightened when they said they wanted to rob Ming's ships.