Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 245: Getting Rich!

The "sharpening tactics" of the "Storm" fast attack ship are simply amazing.

Chen Jie was sitting in the cabin of the 'Storm 006' and saw it all clearly.

He couldn't help but admire Deng Yonghe from the bottom of his heart.

The Beiyang Fleet of the Daqian Dynasty was not without talented people.

Whether it is Deng Yonghe, Ma Ming and others, they are all elite troops of the Beiyang Fleet.

unfortunately,

Ever since the Beiyang Fleet was sunk by Japanese warships, these top naval warfare talents have been buried.

Fortunately, Chen Jie formed the Ximentang fleet.

Otherwise, Deng Yonghe and others would really have to go fishing to make a living.

This 'sharpening tactics' continued until the early morning of the next day.

Seeing that the two "armored cruisers" of the British Empire had fewer and fewer sailors, they were about to stop.

The entire deck of the ship was about to be burned red by the incendiary bombs.

Next,
Deng Yonghe ordered the Ximentang Fleet's 'Storm 001' and 'Storm 002' to approach the two armored cruisers.

In addition, "Storm 005" was arranged to capture the British soldiers on the six cargo ships.

The main target of this trip is the six cargo ships.

As all ten gunboats were sunk, two armored cruisers were severely damaged.

Therefore,
All six cargo ships stopped and did not act rashly.

The cargo ship was moving very slowly and couldn't escape at all.

The fast attack ship "Storm" was intact, and at this time, the two armored cruisers were almost destroyed.

Next,
Deng Yonghe ordered a 30-man "special forces" team to board the Raleigh-class cruiser.

He strictly ordered all members of the "Special Forces" to let the British Empire soldiers on the cruiser surrender.

If the other party refuses to surrender, shoot directly and don't give him any chance to breathe.

And on the other side.

Ma Ming on the 'Storm 001' personally led a team of 'special forces' and approached the 'Orland-class cruiser'!
Since the Orland-class cruiser was not hit by armor-piercing shells, the damage was not serious.

But it was also hit by incendiary bombs, and the deck was blown apart.

Seymour was on the 'Orlander-class cruiser' and probably saw the 'Raleigh-class cruiser' being taken down by the 'Pirates'.

Therefore,
He panicked completely and ordered the Orlando-class cruiser to sail at full speed.

That's right,

At this time, the 'Orland-class cruiser' did not stop, but wanted to escape.

He abandoned six cargo ships and attempted to escape.

But the maximum speed of the 'Orlander-class cruiser' is only 18 knots.

How could it possibly be faster than the 'Storm-class' fast attack ship?

In less than ten minutes, the two fast attack ships quickly approached the stern of the 'Orland-class cruiser'.

That's right,

Even if the deck of the Orlando-class cruiser had been damaged, the fast attack ship would attack from the rear and would never get under the front and side guns.

Boom—boom—!
At this moment, two consecutive incendiary bombs burned in front of the cockpit of the 'Orland-class cruiser'.

The scorching shock wave created by the incendiary bomb swept around.

this moment,
The 'Orland-class cruiser' seemed unwilling to give in and fired madly at the sea.

Fortunately, Ma Ming had always been cautious and did not let the fast attack ship get close to the front and sides of the 'Orland-class cruiser'.

if not,

Due to the fierce bombardment at this time, the fast attack ship "Storm" is likely to be damaged.

The 'Orlander-class cruiser' is equipped with very powerful firepower, with a total of 36 guns.

If it attacks head-on, six fast attack ships will not be enough to defeat it.

of course,

If there were no armor-piercing shells on the fast attack ships, it would not have been possible to destroy the Seymour fleet so easily.

Two consecutive rounds of incendiary bombs almost cleared out the sailors on the "Orlando-class cruiser".

The destructive power of incendiary bombs on ships is extremely terrifying.

Ma Ming received the order to capture the "Orlando-class cruiser", so he naturally did not dare to be careless.

He did not let the armor-piercing shells hit the enemy's ship for fear of sinking it.

Perhaps because the incendiary bombs caused too much damage to the crew of the 'Orland-class cruiser', the speed began to decrease.

It looked like the battleship was about to stop.

When Ma Ming saw this, a smile appeared on his face.

He quickly ordered Storm 001 to approach the Orland-class cruiser and hook the hull so that he could lead his team to board the enemy ship.

but,

The result was beyond Ma Ming's expectations.

Seeing that the 'Orland-class cruiser' was about to stop, it unexpectedly accelerated again.

Ma Ming was so angry that he almost sank it with an armor-piercing bullet.

He quickly ordered Storm 001 to continue the pursuit and began bombarding the cockpit of the Orland-class cruiser with ordinary shells.

Because the cockpit armor of the 'Orlander-class cruiser' is very thick.

Ordinary shells cannot penetrate armor at all, they can only interfere with the enemy, and at the same time use incendiary bombs to keep the cockpit hot.

Deng Yonghe, who was watching the game on "Storm 006", saw all of this.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Seymour, that bastard, actually wants to fight like a trapped beast!"

For Chen Jie, what he wanted most was the 'Orland-class cruiser'.

This cruiser is a first-class armored cruiser of the British Empire. If it can be captured and modified, it will definitely be a powerful weapon on the sea.

"How is it? Can you take it completely?"

Deng Yonghe nodded, took a deep breath and said:
"Don't worry, sir. Facing the speed of the Storm attack ship, the Orlando-class cruiser is just struggling to survive!"

"They can't get away, we must capture them today!"

finished,

He began to order the flag bearer to send the other two ships, 'Storm 003' and 'Storm 004', to provide support.

Although the 'Orland-class cruiser' relied on its large tonnage and had always wanted to escape.

and,

It kept bombarding the sea, trying to shake off the pursuing 'pirate ship'!
That's right, from the beginning to the end, Seymour believed that the Simon Hall fleet was a pirate ship.

Although the 'Orland-class cruiser' kept trying to escape, it was suppressed by the absolute speed of the 'Storm'.

Its decks were heavily bombarded by incendiary bombs.

Half an hour later——!
The 'Orland-class cruiser' finally couldn't hold on any longer.

It gradually stopped and stopped on the sea.

Immediately afterwards, a white flag was raised——!
Surrender!
That's right, Seymour finally faced reality and chose to surrender.

Can't escape!
Deng Yonghe observed through a telescope from a distance for a moment and nodded to the flag bearer beside him.

He immediately ordered all the soldiers on the Orlando-class cruiser to stand at the rear of the deck and put down their muskets and other weapons.

The aft part of the deck was the only place not hit by the incendiary bombs and was slightly cooler.

Then,

Ma Ming from 'Storm 001' boarded the 'Orland-class cruiser' with members of the 'Special Forces'.

Simultaneously,

He had Seymour brought to the attack ship Storm 006, where he wanted to interrogate him in person.

Originally Chen Jie planned to board the 'Orlando-class cruiser'.

but,

The 'Orland-class cruiser' was hit by incendiary bombs and it was unbearably hot everywhere.

Next,
Ma Ming boarded the 'Orland-class cruiser' and captured all the British Empire soldiers on board.

The elite members of the Ximentang Special Forces are all armed with imitation AK47 assault rifles, wearing bulletproof vests and helmets.

Fully armed and well equipped.

The British soldiers on the 'Orland-class cruiser' had no way to resist.

Of course, these soldiers of the British Empire also saw the situation clearly and knew that if they resisted at this time, not only would they fail to change the situation, but they would be thrown into the sea to feed the fish.

The whole process went smoothly and was completed in less than ten minutes.

No one made any move to resist.

The elite members of the Ximentang Special Operations Team have undergone rigorous training and have strict military discipline.

Although they captured the British Empire soldiers, they did not deliberately insult them. Instead, they tied them up, gathered them at the bottom of the cabin, and assigned people to guard them strictly.

Next,
Ma Ming and others searched the "Orland-class cruiser" for a while and captured all the hiding soldiers of the British Empire.

Ten minutes later.

Seymour, tied up, was brought to Chen Jie.

At this time, Chen Jie looked up and down at the former commander of the Western Allied Forces.

"Lieutenant General Seymour, nice to meet you!"

Chen Jie smiled and said, "This is not the first time we have dealt with each other, but it is the first time we have met!"

Seymour looked up at Chen Jie, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"The leader of Ximentang Righteous Group—Chen Jie!? Oh my god, how is this possible? How could it be you?"

Chen Jie nodded and said with a smile: "Sit down! Someone, come and untie the rope on Lieutenant General Seymour."

Om-!
Unconsciously, Chen Jie began to practice the "Bible Spiritual Cultivation Technique"!
This evil skill is most effective only when the opponent's mind is disturbed.

It takes time to plant the "seed of faith" in the other person's mind and let the "seed" take root and sprout.

Now that we have captured the other party, we have plenty of time and can take our time.

The guards stepped forward and untied the ropes on Seymour.

"Lieutenant General Seymour, it seems we don't need to introduce ourselves, haha——!"

"Come! Have some tea and let's have a good chat!"

"Two months ago, I really wanted to meet you!"

"—"

Seymour was originally very frightened, thinking that he would be in great danger today and would be thrown into the sea to feed the sharks.

but,

When he saw Chen Jie, the fear in his heart gradually disappeared.

Then,

He actually felt a sense of intimacy from Chen Jie.

-

A big win!

When the Ximentang fleet returned to Qingdao, it had run out of fuel.

In the end, the 'Orland-class cruisers' and 'Raleigh-class cruisers' had to serve as the power to pull all the fast attack ships back.

The journey continued in a grand manner until three days later.

The Simon Tang fleet returned to Qingdao Port with the prisoners, Seymour, and six cargo ships.

They did not encounter any naval blockade by the Western fleet along the way.

Perhaps it was because after seeing the two armored cruisers of the British Empire, the blockading ships automatically avoided them?

Next,
It is an inventory of the gains from this naval battle.

The Simon Hall Fleet dispatched a total of six "Storm" fast attack ships, with a total of 368 people, and it took five days.

This time it was a real long-distance ocean operation, from the Yellow Sea in Qingdao all the way to the East China Sea.

This was an extremely severe test for the newly established Ximen Tang fleet.

and,

After this naval battle, these more than 300 people from Ximen Hall will become the backbone of Ximen Hall’s fleet.

The results of the battle were brilliant. Not only did they perfectly defeat the Seymour fleet, but they also successfully obtained the spoils.

According to the final battle statistics.

In this naval battle, the guerrilla "sharpening knife tactics" were adopted, and a total of ten gunboats were destroyed, 836 British Empire soldiers were killed, and 224 were captured.

That is,

Before the Seymour fleet left Daqian, it was eaten alive by the Ximentang fleet.

After counting the final spoils, even though Chen Jie was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but be surprised.

This time we went out to sea and gained so much!

Among the six cargo ships, three of them were loaded with silver!

Each cargo ship carried more than 500 tons of silver, and the three ships carried a total of more than 1600 tons of silver.

hiss--!
When Chen Jie saw the final amount of silver counted, he couldn't help but gasp.

If converted into silver dollars, it would be almost 6000 million!
Damn it——!
Face slapped!
Originally, Chen Jie believed that raising funds was a faster way to make money than robbing money, but now he realizes that he was too arbitrary.

With so many silver coins, it would be much easier to make money than opening up 'Ximentang Manufacturing'.

As expected, all Westerners are born as bandits, and plunder is the best way to get rich.

In order to raise millions of silver dollars, Chen Jie tried every possible way.

Unexpectedly, this time he went out to sea as a pirate and robbed something, he actually earned 6000 million silver dollars in one go.

This old guy Seymour has actually plundered so much silver from the Daqian Dynasty over the years.

Several other cargo ships were loaded with ancient paintings, jade carvings and other treasures from the Daqian Dynasty.

The value of the goods loaded on the six cargo ships is inestimable.

These treasures were the wealth accumulated by the Daqian Dynasty for thousands of years, and yet they were plundered just like that.

Fortunately, the Simon Hall fleet has completed the transformation of six "Storm" ships.

otherwise,

After this batch of things is shipped back to the British Empire, it will be unknown when we can get them back.

-

Qingzhou Governor's Office!
Inside the room, a violent storm was taking place.

A long separation is better than a wedding!
During this voyage, Chen Jie experienced what it means to be "unbearably lonely" on the sea.

After returning to the main hall of Ximen Hall in Qingzhou.

He finally found a perfect release of the loneliness that had accumulated over the past few days in Aunt Thirteen.

Although the two have not yet married, in Chen Jie's heart, they are already a legitimate couple.

After the storm, the two fell asleep in each other's arms.

During this period of time, everyone has been very busy for the development of Ximen Hall.

At this moment, the couple calmed down and enjoyed this warm moment.

Chen Jie had already told Aunt Thirteen about the telegraph machine.

The intelligence system of the "Submarine Department" needs to be upgraded to improve the efficiency and accuracy of intelligence.

Therefore,
It is imperative to put the telegraph into use.

To this end, Ximen Tang's "undercover department" needs to train a group of code inputters, that is, telegraph senders.

In the absence of signal towers, the telegraph was the fastest way to communicate over long distances.

After the two chatted for a while.

Thirteenth Aunt suddenly remembered something and said:

"Junior brother, what do you want to do by sparing Seymour's life?"

"He is a nobleman of the British Empire and was once the commander-in-chief of the Western Allied Forces."

"Even if Duke Waldersee, the commander of the Western Allied Forces, wanted to deal with him, he had to give up in the end!"

"In the British Empire, Seymour has a very powerful background and strong influence!"

"If we kill him on the sea as a pirate, it won't be a big problem for us, Ximen Tang."

"No one would think that we killed Seymour. They would only suspect Waldersee."

Chen Jie gently pulled up Aunt Thirteen's hair and said with a smile:
"If we kill Seymour, we at Simon Hall won't be able to use the 'Orlander-class cruiser' and the 'Raleigh-class cruiser'!"

"I spared his life to tell everyone that these two cruisers were given to our Ximen Hall willingly by Seymour."

Thirteenth Aunt asked in confusion, "Give it to us willingly? Junior Brother, do you want to subdue Seymour?"

Chen Jie nodded and said with a smile:
"Haha - Senior Sister guessed it right. I really do want to subdue this old guy Seymour."

"Perhaps in the near future, Seymour will become the sharpest knife of our Simon Hall, stabbing the British Empire hard!"

(End of this chapter)