Volume 1 Tigers in Southeast Asia Chapter 66: Pangu Ship Lures the Enemy
The girl gathered all her strength and said something. After she finished speaking, her hands suddenly loosened and slipped from Lin Fei's hands. She fell on the deck with a "bang", her head tilted to one side and she closed her eyes .
Lin Fei hurriedly shouted, "Xiaoyu, wake up!" He shouted twice but nothing happened. Lin Fei pressed his hand on her carotid artery, but he didn't feel any beating at his fingertips. He shook his head and said, "She's gone."
Everyone was surprised and regretful. The medical officer and Bi Fang asked, "Captain, what did she say?"
Lin Fei said sadly: "She only said four words, revenge for me."
When everyone heard this, they shouted angrily : "Revenge! Revenge!"
Amid the cries of revenge, Lin Fei said in a low voice: "Everyone, be quiet!"
Everyone quieted down and looked at Lin Fei with surprised eyes, wondering in their hearts, is this revenge not going to be taken?
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Lin Fei said loudly: "Everyone listen to me. We must avenge this vengeance, but we are the navy, and we fight with warships. In order to maximize the combat effectiveness of our warships, we need to remain calm."
Everyone looked impressed, and Lin Fei continued, "Okay, everyone go back to your respective posts."
The people who were gathered around slowly dispersed. At this time, Bifang came over and said to Lin Fei: "Captain, how do we deal with this girl's body?"
Lin Fei thought for a moment and said, "Bury him at sea. There is no condition to preserve the body on the ship."
Bifang nodded slightly, and Lin Fei continued, "Take off the girl's clothes. If you meet her family in the future, give the clothes to them. It can also be regarded as a thought for her family."
Bifang said "OK", and started to take off the girl's clothes one by one, revealing her thin body covered with bruises and scars, which made everyone furious.
Lin Fei folded the girl's bloody clothes neatly and put them away, then had someone throw the girl's body into the sea. The sailors on the battleship fired three shots, and the main gun on the ship loaded the propellant bags, making a sound, as a farewell to the girl.
After the sea burial ceremony, Bifang said to Lin Fei: "Captain, on the way back, I asked the girl some questions about the Spanish fleet, and I want to report to you now."
Lin Fei nodded and said, "Very good, let's go to the command room and talk."
Lin Fei took Bi Fang into the command room. Bi Fang said, "The girl said that their ship was intercepted by a Spanish navy ship. She said that the navy ship was not big. There were two cannons at the bow and stern. I guess it was a twin-mounted cannon. I think that ship should be a Spanish navy gunboat."
"The girl also said that the Spanish navy stopped their ship, and then boarded the ship to rob anything they saw, killed any men they saw, and pushed any women to the ground and raped them. It was not enough to rape one person, they also dragged all the women onto the deck and raped them one by one. Many women were tortured to death..."
Bifang gritted his teeth and couldn't continue. Lin Fei nodded and said, "Now we know that the Spanish Navy has dispatched gunboats, and we also know that gunboats will be dispatched alone to intercept civilian ships for robbery. We can make good use of this situation."
Bifang asked: "What can be done with this situation?"
Lin Fei said: "The Pangu ship looks like a civilian ship. After we approach Hele Island, I will lead the Nuwa ship to circle on the sea outside the island, and you will lead the Pangu ship to approach Hele Island and look for the Spanish warships. The Pangu ship has a speed advantage over the Spanish warships, and they can't catch up with the Pangu ship. You can take the opportunity to lure the enemy ships to me, so that the Nuwa ship can fight the Spanish warships one-on-one, and the numerical advantage of the Spanish warships will be offset."
Bifang's eyes lit up and he said, "Captain, your idea is brilliant."
Lin Fei then asked Bifang to return to the Pangu ship, and the two warships continued to move towards Hele Island. When the warships were sailing, the navigation department on the ship had been marking the distance of the warships on the nautical chart to determine the direction. At six o'clock the next morning, the Pangu ship and the Nuwa ship arrived in the sea 50 kilometers north of Hele Island.
Lin Fei notified Ma Chengfeng and sent a signal to the Pangu ship to let it approach Hele Island and lure the Spanish warship. Lin Fei personally led the Nuwa ship to wait in the waters 50 kilometers north of Hele Island.
The Pangu slowed down, hoisted its sails, made itself look as much like a civilian ship as possible, and slowly approached Hele Island. At this time, a Spanish gunboat targeted the Pangu.
This Spanish gunboat was named "Christopher Columbus", which was the name of the navigator Columbus. Although Columbus was Italian, he discovered the American continent with the support of the Spanish royal family. Therefore, the Spaniards recorded the glory of discovering the New World in their own credit book.
The Columbus was the culprit that looted the Chinese merchant ship. The captain was named Anders Diego. At this time, he was in the command cabin, recalling the robbery of yesterday.
The Chief of Staff Heradis beside him said with a smile: "Captain, what happened yesterday was really interesting, especially those delicate Chinese girls."
Captain Diego laughed and said, "Yes, especially the girl I played with yesterday. She seemed to be less than fifteen years old. She didn't know anything about men and women. It was really fun to play with her when she looked confused and ignorant."
Chief of Staff Heradis laughed obscenely and said, "The girl was still alive when we left. She must have died of pain now. I wonder if we will encounter Chinese merchant ships again today."
Captain Diego said: "Of course, there are Chinese merchant ships frequently traveling in the Sulu Sea, and we can easily encounter a few of them."
Chief of Staff Heradis followed with a smile and said, "Yes, we usually don't come out in Manila Bay, and we can't find such opportunities. It's better to come out and fight the 'Moros' more often."
"Moro" refers to Muslims in southern Philippines. This word is a derogatory term for Muslims, just like calling Chinese "Chinamen", so Lin Fei never uses the word Moro.
Captain Diego smiled and nodded. At this moment, he heard a message from a sailor on the watchtower through a megaphone: "Captain, we spotted a fishing boat on the starboard side of our ship!"
Captain Diego frowned and said unhappily: "Fishing boat? That's so boring! There are no beautiful girls on fishing boats."
Chief of Staff Heradis smiled and said, "Respected Captain, don't think like that. We have been at sea for several days. Have we encountered any fishing boats? No! So I think that ship is actually a merchant ship. It is just worried about encountering pirates, so it disguised itself as a fishing boat. We should still approach it."
Captain Diego thought for a moment and said, "Speed up the rudder and approach the fishing boat. At the same time, send a signal saying that we are the Spanish Navy and that we suspect there are pirates on the fishing boat. Ask the fishing boat to stop immediately for inspection."
The Columbus then turned around on the sea and headed straight for the Pangu. Bifang was excited to see that a Spanish warship had taken the bait. He picked up the megaphone and said to the observation room on the mast: "Report the situation of the Spanish warship immediately."
The observer then reported: "There is a twin-mounted gun at the bow and stern of the warship, and no guns at other positions. It should be a gunboat."
Bifang thought to himself that the Nuwa ship was a protected cruiser, and this ship was just a gunboat, so the Nuwa ship had a great chance of winning. So Bifang said, "Turn left and lead the enemy ship to the Nuwa ship."
After the order was given, the Pangu slowly turned and headed for the sea area where the Nuwa ship was. Captain Diego of the Columbus sneered and said, "Want to escape? Dream on! Speed up and catch up! Signal room, send out a light signal immediately, let the fishing boat stop immediately! Otherwise, our ship will open fire and sink it."
The signal room sent out a threatening signal. Bifang just sneered after receiving it, thinking, the Spaniards still want to fire? How funny! They don't even look at how far away they are from us, four or five kilometers. It would be a miracle if the shells could hit us at such a long distance.
Bifang ignored the threat of Columbus and continued to maintain its original speed, heading towards the sea where Nuwa was. Captain Diego saw that Pangu ignored Columbus's warning and couldn't help laughing. He said to Chief of Staff Heradis: "I bet you that this ship is definitely not a Chinese ship."
Chief of Staff Heradis was stunned and asked, "How can you be so sure?"
Captain Diego laughed out loud and said, "The Chinese are the most disciplined people. They do whatever they are told. If you ask a Chinese ship to stop, they will definitely not run away. But this ship actually ran away. It must not be a Chinese ship."
Chief of Staff Heradis suddenly realized, nodded and smiled: "That's right, the Chinese are a group of docile sheep."
Captain Diegol sneered and said, "Pass on my order. Aim at that fishing boat and fire!"
Chief of Staff Heradis hurriedly advised: "Captain, we are too far away from that ship now. We will definitely not be able to hit it if we fire."
Captain Diego laughed and said, "The people on the ship don't understand the navy, how could they know that our shells can't hit them? They will be scared to death when they see us firing, and they will definitely stop."
Chief of Staff Heradis gave a thumbs up and praised repeatedly. The gunner on the Columbus immediately loaded the shells into the gun barrel and pressed the firing button. With a "bang ", two shells flew out together and landed more than 500 meters behind the Pangu, exploding a water column more than ten meters high!
How could the Pangu be afraid of this? Seeing the shells falling on the sea, they ignored it and continued to move forward. Captain Diego was a little angry when he saw this. It was the first time he met a ship that was not afraid of the Spanish Royal Navy or the Spanish Royal Navy's guns. He clenched his fists and smashed them hard on the command platform, roaring: "Go full speed and chase after it, and sink that ship for me!"
