At noon, the clouds in the sky dissipated and the sun shone down from the clouds. The hurricane has passed and the weather will clear up.
Several hours have passed since the end of the battle, but the landing operation of Ming soldiers and horses has not yet begun.
The reason is that some things need to be dealt with quickly. There are many sunken ships and corpses at the dock, blocking the passage to the shore. The Armada first needs to clear the passage and dredge the floating objects on the sea.
The way to clean up a sunken ship is actually very simple. Two warships approach the sunken enemy ship one on the left and one on the right. They drop the anchor to grab the ship, and use the winch to test it up and down. If you do this several times, the anchor will catch the sunken ship.
.Then the two ships towed the sunken ship together, towed it to both sides of the dock and dumped it.
The sunk Folan warship and several Ceylonese warships were very large, and towing and pulling required patience and meticulousness. Otherwise, collisions and collisions would cause damage to the armored warships.
But cleaning up the wreckage is not difficult. The most troublesome thing is cleaning up the debris and corpses on the sea surface.
The shore was covered with corpses and floating debris. They were blown by the waves and wind and gathered on the sea surface around the pier. They were everywhere and could not even see the surface of the water. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were used to seeing mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Having experienced too many life-and-death battles, this kind of scene actually does not make them feel particularly frightened or uncomfortable. However, what is unbearable for them is that the smell emitted by these corpses and the rapidly changing shape make people feel strong.
physical discomfort.
The corpses began to swell after being soaked for half a day. As the weather cleared and the hurricane stopped, the temperature in the bay rose sharply. The corpses began to undergo changes visible to the naked eye after being exposed to the sun, swelling or discoloration. The smell of corpses in the air was also extremely
Strong. Under the evaporation of heat, it permeates the entire bay.
This smell can make people faint. Even if everyone wraps their mouths and noses with gauze and applies cooling oil around the gauze to change the smell, the stench still penetrates into the nose and is unbearable.
These corpses must be cleaned up as soon as possible. If they are not disposed of, the entire bay will stink before tomorrow. The seawater and air will be seriously polluted, and even plague will occur, making the soldiers sick.
So Zhang Yanling ordered that all the corpses must be cleaned up before landing. The method was to put down the boat, and the soldiers would use long poles with hooks to hook the corpses on the boat and drag them to the leeward vent in the northwest corner of the dock. Then let people
The bodies were dragged ashore, piled up, and burned together.
Hundreds of Asans took on the important task of carrying the corpses. The boat dragged the floating corpses on the sea to the shore, and these guys vomited while dragging the damaged, swollen and smelly corpses away from the sea water and piled them together indiscriminately.
The Ah Sans really wanted to cry. These corpses became heavy and slippery after being soaked in sea water. The key is that some of the rotten corpses would burst and ooze. These guys were going crazy. But they had nothing to do. Gandhi and Singh became the most loyal
The supervisor constantly scolded them for their work, and anyone who was lazy would be whipped.
The two large ships searched around the bay, collected some scattered corpses that had drifted to other corners, and piled them up for destruction.
These tasks were extremely time-consuming and exhausting. It was not until the afternoon that thousands of corpses were piled in seven or eight piles on the southwest corner of the site. The wrecks of the ships were all made of wood, and there was a lot of driftwood on the sea.
It was very thick and was dried quickly after it came out of the water. All the miscellaneous things were piled together with the corpses, and finally they were poured with oil and started to be set on fire.
As a result of this burning, black smoke billowed and the smell of burning permeated the entire Port of Colombo along with the slight southeasterly wind. The entire harbor seemed to be covered by black ash flying in all directions. The black ash spread throughout the city, as if a black snow had fallen.
generally.
On the streets far away in the city, the people of Colombo gathered on their knees and cried bitterly. They stretched out their hands to smear the ashes into the earthen jars. They knew that those were the ashes of their relatives, but they just didn't know who was who. The only thing that could comfort them was
Fortunately, they did not expose the body to the outside, nor did they hide it in the belly of the fish. Buddhists did not reject cremation, but this was the burial method they approved. Although they hated the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, at least they were okay in this matter.
There's a little bit of humanity to it.
Zhang Yanling's ship was far away from the shore. Zhang Yanling had postponed the landing plan. He needed to let everyone relax physically and psychologically because he had seen signs of strong psychological discomfort among the soldiers.
Indeed, this is inevitable. Not everyone has a strong willpower, and not everyone understands why they do it. In many people's hearts, I am afraid that this kind of massacre is inhumane. And this is indeed the case.
Inhumane behavior.
Zhang Yanling knew that they just didn't understand and just needed to slow down instead of losing their fighting spirit. He needed to give them some psychological buffer time. Especially after experiencing such a psychological and physical shock, they needed to convince themselves.
Own.
Zhang Yanling allowed them to drink at noon for the first time. The wine brought from the distant Ming Dynasty was very precious, and soldiers were rarely allowed to drink. But today, Zhang Yanling allowed them to drink to their heart's content. One jar of wine for every ten people, and he also ordered
The kitchen also added stew and other dishes for them to enjoy.
The soldiers began to punch and drink, eating and drinking lively. They themselves also wanted to use this excitement and noise, and the strength of the wine to numb themselves. In fact, they also knew in their hearts that the other party was not a common person, but an enemy. They had no regard for the enemy.
What a pity. But they really need to numb themselves to digest some bad emotions in their hearts and get rid of the impact of those scenes that are unacceptable to them.
The Star was docked on the sea several miles away from the dock, and there was no smell here. But even so, Catherine still lit several jars of incense in the ship's hall, and closed all the doors and windows. Catherine still had some symptoms on her body
There are several sachets hanging.
At first, the Star approached the dock, and Catherine made a decision that she deeply regretted. She came to the deck and looked at the sea twice. Just looking at the sea twice made her vomit countless times.
Zhang Yanling then ordered the Star to stay away from the dock, lest Catherine could not bear the impact of this hellish scene.
At this moment, Katherine sat on the chair with a pale face, her eyes a little dull. Zhang Yanling sat opposite her, looking at her helplessly.
"Drink some wine and get some sleep. Don't think about those scenes anymore, Catherine." Zhang Yanling reached for the wine bottle and poured a glass of wine for Catherine.
Catherine looked at the blood-red color in the cup and waved her hands repeatedly: "Don't drink, don't drink. Take it away."
Zhang Yanling was speechless, so she had to drink up the red wine herself and poured a glass of white wine for Catherine. Catherine drank it all in one gulp, and it was so spicy that she coughed and gasped.
"Eat some vegetables. This is the broth I ordered the chef to stew specially for you."
Zhang Yanling opened the pottery lid of the vegetable pot, and there was a piece of stew floating in the soup. Zhang Yanling fiddled with it with a wooden spoon, and the piece of stew rolled in the soup, revealing the white and red parts.
"Ugh!" Catherine suddenly covered her mouth, ran to the corner, knelt on the ground and retched at Zha Dou.
She actually couldn't vomit anything anymore. Her stomach was completely empty.
Zhang Yanling looked at her helplessly and sighed softly. He put the piece of meat into his bowl and swallowed it clean in several mouthfuls.