Chapter 1049: Calcutta

"Yes, this general will remember." Qin Shan looked toward the direction of Tianzhu and replied.

The navy's pursuit this time will take at least ten days or half a month before they can return.

The three chatted for a few more moments, then Qin Shan and Guan Tong led Zhao Xu to inspect the captured Westerner soldiers.

"After counting, the number of these captured Westerner soldiers is about twenty-three thousand, and there are also Tianzhu natives, about thirty thousand," Qin Shan said, pointing at the captives.

Zhao Xu nodded.

Qin Shan and Guan Tong had separated the Westerners and the Tianzhu people.

The Westerner soldiers were squatting on the west side, and the Tianzhu soldiers were squatting on the east side.

Now, these soldiers were all dejected and listless, their eyes filled with unease.

"Your Highness, look at these Westerner soldiers; they are all sturdy, so they are perfect for being sent to build railways or mine mountains," Guan Tong joked at this moment.

Zhao Xu smiled lightly, "I think so too. Remember to record their names and register them."

"Yes, Your Highness," Guan Tong replied.

After walking around, the three returned to the port.

Zhao Xu prepared to go to the Nan'an to inspect the combat situation of the Marine Corps.

Just then, he saw a ship crossing the strait, and it was Pan Zhang.

It turned out that Pan Zhang had learned Zhao Xu was on the north bank and had rushed over.

Docking at the port, he immediately walked over to report the combat situation on the south bank of Malacca to Zhao Xu, "Your Highness, our Marine Corps has captured sixteen thousand Westerner soldiers and forty-eight thousand Tianzhu and Java soldiers."

"Hmm, you performed well; you can be said to be keeping pace with the Azure Dragon Army and the Vermilion Bird Army," Zhao Xu laughed.

Then, he explained his arrangements and plans to Pan Zhang again, including the plan to take the entire Java region.

"This is a small matter. This general estimates that the remaining Stedan soldiers on Java Island should be fewer than three thousand. As for the native army of Java, they are not worth mentioning. Give this general one month, and I can fully control Java and make Java submit to Great Song," Pan Zhang said.

Zhao Xu nodded, "Since that is the case, I will wait for your good news in Yancheng."

After staying in Malacca for two more days, Zhao Xu boarded a ship on the third day to return to Yancheng. After ten days of sailing, he returned to Jinghai.

Meanwhile, Qin Shan, Guan Tong, and Pan Zhang followed his orders, executing the tasks of garrisoning Malacca and restoring order in the Southern Region step by step.

At the same time.

As Zhao Xu returned to Yancheng, the Great Song Navy led by Zhou Yi was also wreaking havoc on the ocean.

From the shipping route from Malacca to Tianzhu, wrecks of Westerner Sailing Warships could be seen everywhere.

Under their pursuit, one Sailing Warship after another that failed to escape in time was sunk.

However, to avoid total annihilation, Maluofu also adopted a corresponding strategy, ordering the navy to break into smaller units and scatter to escape.

This allowed some Sailing Warships to survive.

But even so, forty-eight Sailing Warships did not escape and were buried in the sea, losing nearly half of the fleet.

On this day, the fleet led by Zhou Yi pursued all the way to the city of Calcutta in Tianzhu.

It was not until the Westerner fleet entered the inland river and disappeared that Zhou Yi and his party stopped the pursuit.

"The performance of our warships' Steam Engine is not much different from that of the Westerners. It's a pity; we just can't catch up," Gong Ying sighed while looking at the distant city of Calcutta.

Zhou Yi nodded, "This is only temporary. His Highness said that the second-generation Steamship is already being built. These Steamships will be equipped with triple-expansion steam engines just like the Ironclad Warship, and then they will not be able to escape from our grasp."

While speaking, Zhou Yi slowly clenched his fist.

Gong Ying showed a look of longing, "I really hope this second-generation Steamship is put into use soon."

Thinking of something, he added, "By the way, counting the days, it seems our Great Song's first Ironclad Warship will be launched in another month."

Gong Ying's words reminded Zhou Yi, and he chuckled, "For our navy, this Ironclad Warship is equivalent to the Machine Gun for the Army. Soon, our navy will be invincible in the world."

According to Chen Shou's guarantee from the beginning of the year, they would launch the first Ironclad Warship in April.

If there were no accidents,

other Ironclad Warships would also be commissioned one after another in June.

Because at the time, about two months after the first Ironclad Warship began construction, the Sailing Warships at the Jinghai Shipyard were launched.

Afterward, the Dry Dock for those Sailing Warships was dedicated to building Ironclad Warships and no longer built Sailing Warships.

"It's been almost a year and a half; the Ironclad Warship is finally about to be born," Zhou Yi said happily again.

Immediately, he looked toward the city of Calcutta.

This city of Calcutta was where the Governor's Mansion of the British in Tianzhu was located.

Now that the Westerner fleet had hidden in the inland river, there was nothing he could do.

But since he had chased them here, he could not leave without doing anything.

So he said, "Leave a deep impression on the British before we go."

Gong Ying understood, "General, leave this matter to this general."

Having said that, he ordered a warship to come alongside, boarded that warship, and led twenty-four warships toward Calcutta.

"Everyone get into the Fort! These damn Great Song people, they must want to bombard Calcutta."

At this moment, the Governor of Tianzhu, Bolt, was watching the approaching Great Song fleet from the coast.

Suddenly putting down his Telescope, his face twisted and turned ashen, roaring like a beast about to eat someone.

Under his order, British soldiers in red uniforms scrambled into the Fort built of Concrete.

During this time, in addition to Malacca, they had also built strong fortifications in Tianzhu, all to prevent the Great Song fleet from invading Tianzhu if Malacca were defeated.

He was in a fit of rage when a group of officers suddenly arrived, surrounding Wesley.

After the warship entered the inland river, Wesley had disembarked with the officers.

Seeing the Great Song fleet approaching, they led the troops to rush over.

However, seeing Wesley, Bolt was not happy but instead very angry.

He shouted loudly, "Wesley, look at the good job you've done! You actually lost Malacca. Now we are just like whores in a tavern, left to be teased by the Great Song people."

Seemingly still not satisfied, he added: "You are a General of Britain, a person who is to become a Marshal in the future. I can understand losing Malacca, but I truly cannot understand why you lost Malacca in such a short time!"

"Shut up, Bolt. If you had personally fought against the Great Song army in Malacca, you would understand why. We didn't underestimate the Great Song army; we vastly underestimated the Great Song army. You should be praying now that the reinforcements coming this time are strong enough, and that we in Britain have successfully imitated the muskets currently used by the Great Song army."

Pausing for a moment, he continued, "Oh, that is still far from enough, because the Great Song army also has a fucking type of musket capable of continuous fire, which can turn you into a honeycomb in a matter of seconds."

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