"Go ashore and control these guys, then go to the water village to have a look."
Cheng Chubi carefully circled the trail and found that there was indeed no problem.
Go ashore to meet the leading Persian,
At the same time, someone was sent to deliver a message to Su Chen.
Su Chen was also in front of a camp, staring blankly at the dark crowd in front of him.
An accompanying Persian was sent to question him.
"Commander, if I ask clearly, they are all captured by cannibals and used as coolies,"
"Among them are Persians, Tianzhu people, Phoenicians, etc., as well as many local indigenous people. It's a mess."
Su Chen frowned: "How many cannibals are there?"
"There are not many people out there shouting that God will punish sin..."
"There are so many ethnic groups in a mess, and they don't understand each other's languages. How can a cannibal manage them?"
The Persian replied: "Anyway, they are doing some rough work, cutting wood, twisting ropes, etc., and there is no need for fine management."
Su Chen nodded, then led the people away,
Even in a hard labor camp, no useful information can be obtained.
Su Chen estimated that there would be many camps left by the cannibals, so he should search slowly.
It’s been a tiring day today. Let’s go back and have a rest and think about what to do next?
Although search and rescue operations are still underway along both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the basic damage situation has been revealed.
This time, they were ambushed by the Big Eater and lost four main gunboats and six frigates. Two of the main gunboats and three frigates were sunk.
The hulls of the other two main gunboats were seriously damaged and difficult to repair, and the three frigates were basically declared scrapped. Even if they could be repaired, they would have to be returned to the shipyard.
There are still four main gunboats and seven frigates slightly damaged, and the fleet can repair them by itself.
There were more than 560 casualties, including more than 240 dead and missing.
The casualties mainly occurred on the frigates. The three frigates sank too fast and there was no time for rescue. The other casualties mainly came from gunpowder bombs and kerosene bombs thrown by the Big Eater.
Su Chen sighed depressedly: "The Royal Navy, which had the strength of the 17th century, suffered so many casualties from the cannibals of the early 7th century!"
"How careless! The big eater actually made such a perfect ambush."
After resting for a night, Su Chen took people to another camp of Da Shi Ren the next day.
Yesterday Cheng Chubi sent someone back to report a big discovery.
After arriving at the place, I made quite a discovery.
"Commander, we found the cannibal's arsenal!"
Su Chen nodded: "Take out those gunpowder bombs and kerosene jars to test their specific power. I always feel that something is wrong with that kerosene."
"By the way, where is the big cannibal who can speak Chinese?"
Cheng Chubi waved his hand: "Bring it up!"
A group of Persians were brought to Su Chen,
Cheng Chubi pointed at the leading Persian and said:
"Commander, it's this guy. He said that he used to be a naval general of the Persian Empire."
Su Chen snorted coldly: "No matter what he did before, if he dares to be our enemy, Datang, he is seeking death."
"If you don't chop him off, why are you keeping him?"
That Persian could speak Chinese, and when he heard that Su Chen said nothing, he was about to kill himself.
He was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "Commander, spare your life! The little one can't help himself."
"Persia has been destroyed. The little man's family is in the hands of the big cannibal. If the little man doesn't listen to the big cannibal, he and his family will die."
Cheng Chubi curled his lips secretly, "The commander-in-chief scared you into being like this with just one sentence, you coward!!"
"Commander, the general is sparing his life this time because he knows a lot of information about the cannibals. Let's go to the cannibals. The voyage is still far away. It would be good to know more about the cannibals.
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Contempt to despise,
I still have to play the double act that I should play, right?
"Then let him tell you what information he knows."
Cheng Chubi stepped forward and put his foot on the big cannibal's ass: "Tell the commander everything you know, and maybe you can save a dog's life, or I will throw you into the sea to feed the fish."
The Persian hurriedly said: "You know, you know."
"Then tell me first, when did you come here?"
The Persian replied: "The little man has been here for three months, and he came with the big cannibals."
"Well, how did you get here, just on one of those sloops?
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"Yes!"
Su Chen frowned, really.
"Then where did you sail from and how long did it take to get here?"
"Back to the Marshal, I boarded the ship from Sifuluo. Others also set off from other ports. It took us a hundred days to get here."
"It lasted a hundred days?
You sailed all the way along the coastline to get here?"
The Persian nodded and said: "Yes, it is the route our Persian merchant ships took before."
Su Chen sighed in his heart, the cannibal was really cheap, he drifted along the coastline for more than three months and came to Malacca to ambush him.
"What is the purpose of your coming here? Is it to ambush us?"
Su Chen asked again.
"Commander, this little guy doesn't know."
"Although the villain is the captain of a small fleet, he usually doesn't know anything. The big eater never tells the villain anything that is irrelevant to the next day's mission."
"Even for this battle, the villain didn't know about it until a few hours before departure."
Su Chen shook his head, guessing that the Big Eater really didn't know how to tell him too many things.
"Do you know those things? Where did the cannibal get them?
Do you know how to make it?"
Su Chen asked, pointing to the gunpowder bombs and kerosene jars.
The big eater hesitated for a moment and said nothing.
Su Chen frowned and said, "You don't say anything and you still want me to spare your life?"
The Persians hurriedly begged for mercy loudly: "Commander, spare your life!"
"Those are the secrets of big cannibals. Little ones really don't know how to make them,"
"As for where the big eater got it from, the villain has only heard about it, and I don't know if it is true."
"Then tell me, where did the big cannibal get it?"
"I heard that Greek fire was brought from Byzantium by the Great Cannibal. It seems that the gunpowder was obtained from your Tang Dynasty."
“Greek fire?
Byzantium?”
Su Chen was stunned.
He had heard of Greek fire, and it turned out to be this thing.
But wasn’t this Greek fire used by Byzantium to deal with the cannibals?
How did it end up in the hands of the big eater?
According to historical records, Byzantium relied on Greek fire to prevent the invasion of the great cannibals.
Many historians have also made various speculations about this Greek fire.
Unexpectedly, this thing appeared in front of you, and even ran into the hands of your opponent, Big Eater.
"How many people came from the Great Eater this time?"
"I don't know the exact size of this one. There are 200 ships in total, and probably 10,000 to 20,000 people."
"Those coolies were all caught by the cannibals along the way?"
"Yes, Marshal, the cannibals robbed everything along the way. They robbed a lot of both labor and food."
