The first light of dawn appeared, and the battle in the harbor was coming to an end. The noise of the battle had disappeared, and sporadic screams and the roar of bird cannons could be heard from the sea from time to time.
Several armored ships are like ferocious giant sharks swimming on the sea, looking for fish that have escaped the net. Once discovered, they will be shot with muskets and bows and arrows without mercy.
The situation on the sea was as terrifying as the bloody sea of hell. Countless corpses were floating among the gently rolling waves, undulating slightly with the waves. The sea water showed patches of dark blue and deep black patches in the dim light of the morning.
, that is where a large amount of blood flows into the sea water to form a large area that is different from the sea water in other places.
In this bay, it is roughly estimated that at least two to three thousand people were buried here last night. Those who were shot, drowned, bombed, and killed by several giant iron-clad ships colliding and crushing them wantonly on the sea.
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There were corpses floating on the sea, and there was a foul smell in the air. A large number of corpses floated toward the shore in the direction of the tide. Some of them had already drifted to the shore, washed by the tide, and piled up layer by layer on the shore.
inside.
Those pale and swollen corpses soaked in sea water were squeezing, colliding, and entangled with each other, which was horrifying. This scene was like a hell on earth.
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In the city of Colombo, on the watchtower of Munilla's residence. Munilla and a dozen Buddhist generals stood silently on the observation platform. They had seen the hellish scene in the bay through the telescope. At this moment, all the Buddhas
Everyone in Langji looked pale, and no one said a word.
Last night's battle was a surprise attack planned by Munilia and organized by the Prince of Ceylon and the princes and nobles.
Munilla told them that the opponent would never have imagined that the Ceylonese would swim across the bay in the middle of the night to make a surprise attack, and the Ming Dynasty soldiers would never have imagined that the Ceylonese would pull off such a strange move. Munilla said that seizing or scuttling a ship would be a fatal blow to the opponent.
.This surprise attack will definitely be successful, and it will definitely bury all the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses in the bay, and avenge the people and houses that were bombarded yesterday.
Munilla was not completely deceiving them. He did have great expectations for last night's attack. For this reason, he did not hesitate to send some Franco soldiers to participate in the battle, including some gunners and other soldiers.
, so that once the opponent's warship is captured, they can immediately bombard their warship with their artillery.
Munilla also considered that the battle would be fierce and many people would die. But he believed that this plan had a high chance of success and the battle would have a high chance of victory. Because the Ceylonese people were already full of anger and were against the Ming Dynasty.
The soldiers and horses hated it to the core. Moreover, the Ceylonese sent out more than 6,000 people. Almost all the strong men with good water skills in Colombo participated in this operation.
This was a desperate fight. After Munilla’s assessment, he believed that the worst outcome would be that the Ceylonese would suffer heavy casualties, perhaps thousands of casualties, but they would definitely control a few Ming warships. Even if they could not
If all the opponent's fleets are wiped out, at least the opponent will be severely damaged. In the end, there is a fear that only two or three of their ten warships will be left, and they will immediately flee from here, without any attack power.
Even this worst result is one that Munilla can accept. He does not care about the life and death of the Ceylonese. As long as he can repel the Ming fleet, it is a victory for him. He is equivalent to holding Colombo.
Hong Kong, we can report the success to Alfonso and the country.
However, the situation in the bay is like hell. The attacking Ceylonese people are like a layer of dead fish floating on the sea. I am afraid that more than half of the people who attacked last night were killed or injured. At least two to three thousand people were hiding on the sea. And during the Ming Dynasty War,
The boat was safe and sound. This made Munilla both horrified and unbelievable.
At this moment, he didn't know what to do next.
"Lord Munilla, where is Lord Munilla? They are all dead. All my soldiers are dead. What can I do? Don't stop me, I want to see Lord Munilla."
There was a noise in the street below. Munilla and others looked down and saw Prince Keled and a group of Ceylon ministers and nobles making a noise in front of the checkpoint. The French soldiers blocked them and did not allow them to approach.
Munilla turned to a general and whispered instructions. The general climbed down from the long ladder to the roof, went to the checkpoint and shouted at the Franco soldiers who were blocking him. Soon after, he led Prince Kled to climb up the ladder and came to
On the watchtower.
Prince Kled was out of breath when he climbed up the high ladder. After seeing Munilia, he coughed and said loudly: "Ahem, Munilia... Sir, didn't you say that we would definitely win? Didn't you say,
Are the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty absolutely unable to withstand this attack? But thousands of our soldiers died last night, thousands of people, even my captain of the guard died. Ahem, tell me, what exactly is this?
What's going on? Why don't you explain?"
Munilla sighed and comforted: "Dear Prince, don't panic. I didn't expect it to be like this. My plan was perfect, but who could have imagined this result. Your people have lost a lot, and my
Didn't a lot of people die in the battle? If you want me to explain, who do I want to explain?"
Prince Kled said angrily: "If you hadn't sworn that this plan would be successful, how could I let so many people die? I reminded you yesterday that there was no chance of winning at sea, so it would be better to wait for them to land. But you
Lord Munilla swore that he would definitely win. If I had not listened to you, how could this result have happened? If I didn’t ask you, who would I ask? You have tricked us, we have fallen into your trap.
Sure."
Munilla's face changed and he said angrily: "What damn words are you talking about? I fought against the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses for your Ceylon country and gave you advice, and you actually said such things? Could it be that our country, Franji, would go to the Ming Dynasty?"
A courtier? Prince Kled, are you old and confused? There is a powerful enemy ahead of you, do you want to fall out with me?"
Prince Kled also realized that he had overspoken in anger, so he hurriedly said: "Then what should we do now? How to deal with this situation? Lord Munilia, please tell me?"
Munilla said: "Isn't it just that we lost some soldiers and horses? There are 200,000 people in Colombo city, and there are thousands of casualties. What are you afraid of? About last night's battle, some of you must have leaked the news and let the Ming Dynasty people advance.
We knew the situation and were prepared. Otherwise, how could it be like this? My plan was perfect, but you Ceylonese people didn't execute it well. You have to go check out the spies."
Prince Kled was so angry at Munilia's shamelessness that he almost lost his breath. At this time, he actually put all the blame on the Ceylonese people. Poor people who died, actually
And being so humiliated.
Prince Kled coughed violently in anger, causing his beard to stand up and his body to bend like a shrimp.
Munilla rolled his eyes, stepped forward, patted Prince Kled on the back, and said with a smile: "Old Prince, don't dwell on the past. The battle last night was lost, so don't think about it anymore.
What you should do now is to seize the time to organize manpower, regroup, and fight to the death with the Ming Dynasty people. In this situation, you can only fight with them to the end. You must not give up, and you must not be afraid. I suggest that you organize the team immediately
They organized 20,000 men to block the long east-west street of the dock and port to prevent the Ming Dynasty people from disembarking. Didn’t the Ming Dynasty people just rely on their artillery? Just let them bombard them, they must not have many artillery shells. When they finish bombarding them, they
Either retreat, or you have to go ashore and fight with us. At that time, my people and your people will fight them to the death, and we will never let them succeed. They can never capture Colombo Port, and they can never conquer your country of Ceylon."
Munilia spoke impassionedly, as if he was full of confidence again. Prince Kled looked at him sideways, wiped the spit from his beard, and shook his head with a wry smile.
"Organize another 20,000 people? Lord Munilla, what you said is easy. After last night's defeat, the people in the city have been completely discouraged and disappointed. The people in the city are cruel and kill without batting an eye. You should have seen the situation in the bay. It is densely packed with people.
The corpses are all our Ceylon warriors. Although our Ceylonese people are brave and fearless, this kind of situation is also heartbreaking.
, many people are scared out of their wits. The people have begun to flee, and soon they will all flee to the mountains. Where will the manpower come from? Even if they don't flee, I can't let them die anymore. Otherwise, we
More mature men will die. Even if we drive away the Ming Dynasty people, our country of Ceylon will be severely weakened and will be completely extinct. I can't do this anymore."
Munilla's eyes widened and he shouted fiercely: "What? Are you going to surrender? Are you going to surrender to the Ming Dynasty people?"
Prince Kled shook his head and said: "Don't worry, how could I surrender to the Ming Dynasty people? I will take my guard and the remaining thousands of soldiers and horses to fight them to the death. But for the people, I can no longer force them to die.
I beg you, Lord Munilia, because our country of Ceylon has paid so much respect to you, the country of Flangji, over the years, please
For the sake of your words, please stop waiting and watch, and fight with us to defeat the Ming Dynasty bandits. This is not only for the benefit of my country, Ceylon, but also for the benefit of your country, Franji. I have lost it.
I am afraid that we and you will not be able to gain a foothold in this southern land. Sooner or later, we will be beaten back by them."
Munilla said in a deep voice: "You don't need to explain this. Old prince, we have been fighting. What you said is to obliterate our actions. This is not good."
Kled sneered and said: "You are indeed fighting, but you are just fighting with your mouth and eyes. You stay far away and don't dare to come forward. If you don't say this, please go all out, Lord Munilia. I
You can think of ways to gather more soldiers and horses. Just press your button
As I said, after the Ming Dynasty people come ashore, we will fight them to the death. But we must get your help. We alone cannot defeat the Ming Dynasty people. I know it in my heart. You have muskets, horses, and armor, and we have
What? We only have one life."
Munilla sucked his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Okay, Prince, don't worry. You can organize the manpower, five thousand people will be enough. My fifteen hundred soldiers will join you in launching an attack on the Ming Dynasty people."
Decisive battle. I promise you that I will never break my promise. I swear in the name of God. I believe that God will bless us. We will definitely win."
Prince Kled closed his eyes and sighed: "That's good. Thank you Lord Munilia. If so, I will order people to blockade the city and not allow anyone to escape. Even if I capture Ding, I will also capture five thousand soldiers and horses and Ming Dynasty people."
In this battle, success or failure lies in one move. God bless you, Lord Munilia, if this battle can be won, I will agree to your proposal to share 30% of the tax revenue of our country of Ceylon with you."
Munilla made the sign of the cross with both hands, nodded and said: "That's it, God bless you."
Prince Kled also clasped his hands and said: "Buddha bless you, Lord Munilia. Then, I will go and arrange it."
Munilia nodded, stroked his chest and bowed, respectfully seeing him off. Prince Kled slowly went down the long ladder, came to the street, and left in a carriage surrounded by his entourage and ministers.
Munilla watched them leave with a sneer on his face.
"Sir, do we really want to join them and fight to the death with the Ming Dynasty's troops?" an officer asked in a low voice.
"Are you crazy? Santos. You don't even look at the situation. What can we do now to fight the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses? They are a group of bloodthirsty demons who kill without batting an eye. Didn't you see it? You want to become a floating corpse on the sea?
Huh? The people of Ceylon have long lost any fighting spirit. Do you think they still have the ability to fight? Didn’t you see that the Ming people used such powerful firearms last night? Do you want us to go to see God together?" Munilla called
stand up.
"...But...why did you agree to Prince Kled to fight with them?" Santos and the other officers looked at Munilla blankly.
"They have to cover for us so that we can leave here smoothly. Don't you want to take away the gold and silver treasures you collected here? Do you want to leave them to the people of the Ming Dynasty? It will take us at least half a day to pack these things and leave here. The people of the Ming Dynasty are obviously very
We are about to land ashore. We don’t have enough time, so we have to let the Ceylonese people block them for us. Everyone, it’s not appropriate.
Chi, hurry up and pack up the gold and silver. Remember, orders are conveyed quietly and don't let the people of Ceylon know about it. After packing up, we left Colombo immediately. I will let the raven deliver a message to Guri Port and ask Mr. Alfonso to send a ship.
Meet us at the strait. But before that, we have to reach the west coast safely, understand?" Munilla said in a deep voice.
It was not until this moment that all the officers understood that their commander had this idea in mind. This was certainly what they wanted.