On the Xiangjiang River, the Spanish guide recruited from the Caribbean plucked up his courage and said: "Your Excellency Commander, this is Baltimore, which belongs to the colonial territory of Maryland, isn't it too ...... to do this?"

Although the Spanish smuggler would have liked to see the British North American colonies attacked by the mighty Cyris Empire, which was a good thing that the Spaniards would have dreamed of waking up with laughter, after all, the Jenkins Ear War was over, the Indian War was over, and Britain, Spain, and Seris had signed an armistice, he wanted to say, was it too unscrupulous. He was also afraid that the matter would be too big, and that the Baltimoreans would find out that the Spaniards were leading the way, and Britain and Spain would go to war again.

Shi Tingge roared like a lion: "Isn't this Britain? ”

The Spanish merchant stammered, "Yes, of course, it's just...... There is a difference......"

There is a big difference between Britain itself and the thirteen British colonial territories in the Americas, but what is the difference that makes this commander not regard this place as an "enemy territory", he is difficult to explain for a while, and then across the translation layer, Shi Tingge's response to him is one sentence: "It is the territory of Britain." ”

The Spaniards reiterated with trepidation: "Isn't the war over?" ”

Stinger stared at the Galati, already enveloped in gunfire, with eyes that could almost scorch through the oak planks: "My war is not over. ”

Just as Anson came ashore as if he had been freed from hell and his joy bordered on madness, most of Stingo's sanity had already sunk into the depths of the South Pacific.

Three years ago, after the First Battle of Ceylon, the Navy gathered in the South and Western Oceans to prepare for the Second Battle of Ceylon. He had just been transferred from the Ocean Fleet to the South Ocean Fleet as the commander of the sub-patrol, and he was gearing up to do a big job. Not wanting to receive news that the first battle of Ceylon had escaped to Java, he was transferred to take charge of rounding up the British cruiser.

Although he was a little disappointed, thinking that the patrol ship detachment under his command could not sing the leading role in the decisive battle at sea with battleships as the core, Shi Tingge accepted his fate and dutifully devoted himself to his new work.

In his opinion. Yinghua has been operating in the South Seas for many years, and the route is extremely familiar, and the cruisers involved in the round-up surpass each other in firepower and speed, and the British cruiser should have nowhere to escape.

The harsh reality struck him again. The British cruiser, named "Galati", had the same seafaring skills as the British royal navy, and the captain was also the commander of the First Battle of Ceylon.

There were only a few hundred or more than a thousand people in each colony, and there were only local organized volunteers. In addition, because Nanyang and Nanzhou have always been the backyards of the British and Chinese, they have never built any forts and fortresses, and they have no ability to defend against sea attacks, so they have suffered heavy losses. Many merchant ships and transport ships were also plundered between the colonies.

The colonial companies held the navy accountable, and at this time, it was the end of the Second Battle of Ceylon, and the Anglo-Chinese navy suffered its first defeat, and many people also attributed the defeat to the round-up operation that held back nearly ten patrol ships, but neither end of the battle was ignored.

This pressure was passed down from Xiao Sheng. As the person in charge of the operation, Shi Tingge was even more stressed, and when he met with the locals who had been robbed of gold in Coral State, the tears of the fat governor stung him even more. If only he could catch that George Anson early. Not only will the wealth accumulated by years of hard work be swept away, but hundreds of people will also be innocently killed and injured as a result of resisting and looting.

At that time, Shi Tingge made an oath that even if he chased the whole world, he would arrest the murderer! …,

With five cruisers, he chased all the way from Nanzhou to Coral State, and then to South America, following the footsteps of the murderers to step on a new route that had never been set foot before, crossing the strait that seemed to be connected to the endless world of ice and snow, and lost three cruisers and more than 700 officers and men in this voyage.

The scene that Shi Tingge remembers most is when he crosses the wide strait in the far south. Countless ice floes and majestic icebergs seemed to have blocked the way, and the figure of the Galati had escaped into the thick sea fog. Deep despair is like the sea mist, which weighs heavily on everyone's heart.

"The world may be the end of the world, and we've done our best," some of his subordinates began to retreat.

"The price we paid is too great, and if we continue to pursue it, we will be wiped out." Someone else fell to his knees and cried.

Shi Tingge didn't blame them, in fact, he was also on the verge of collapse, the fleet suffered heavy losses, and more than half of his subordinates died, they did their best.

Just as he was about to give up, a splash of color on the top of the mast pierced the gloom and cheered him up again, it was the double golden dragon banner with the blood red background on the top of the mast.

"Is it this hunt that we're going to give up? No, we will give up the duties of the warriors and the glory of the warriors together! Give up on these, and this flag will give up on us! Gentlemen, do you really want to give up!? ”

Shi Tingge shouted loudly, and after his subordinates were stunned for a moment, they responded violently: "Never give up!" ”

The hot blood circulates in the body, not only driving away the cold, but also dissipating despair.

It seems that the heavens were also moved by this fleet, which was more than half lost and still did not give up, and the rest of the journey was smooth sailing, and they successively received help from the Spaniards in the region of La Plata (Argentina) and the Portuguese in the Brazilian region to the Caribbean Sea in succession. His presence in the Caribbean also frightened the British colonies, forcing them to accept George Anson, and chased them all the way to North America.

At this time, the Galaty was in front of him, the loss of the colony and his own dignity were secondary, three years of pursuit, countless sacrifices in the robes, so that the anger burning in Stinge's heart was enough to burn the entire Baltimore, even if the entire British fleet was in front, firing the cannon would mean breaking bones, he didn't care. Not to mention only a humble battery and a cruiser that had lowered its sails and dropped anchor.

"And...... I also did not receive a military order to cease operations. ”

Even if Shi Tingge was not sensible, he would not ignore military law, but he really did not receive it, and it was impossible for him to receive a military order to stop his operations on the other side of the world.

In the face of Commander Seris's rage, and the reasons that seemed to be plausible, the Spanish merchant guide had nothing to say, and he still regretted in his heart that there was no way to bomb Baltimore to pieces, after all, there was only one battleship.

"They only have one battleship! Hurry up and fight back! Where's the harbor battery, where is your battleship, get moving! ”

on the pier. Anson, cowering behind the concealment, beckoned to the officers of the Baltimore garrison and the captain of the cruiser.

Then he called to the local Baltimore officials, "What about the militia in the city?" If you don't assemble yet, do you have to wait for the enemy to come ashore and burn Baltimore to ashes!? ”

The captain of the cruiser sadly took off his military cap and was speechless. Anson was also the top captain in the British Navy, and although the enemy battleship was more than a thousand yards away, the flowering bullets that could be fired accurately swept the main decks of the two battleships, how could it be possible to raise the sails in this situation?

Wait a minute...... More than a thousand yards away, the precision is incomparable, and the flowering bullet is ......

Despite not participating in the Battle of Ceylon, despite a long period of duty in the Atlantic. I don't know who the flag represents, but the captain who has long been engraved in the war summary and related rumors suddenly woke up, he knows who the enemy is!

"Lord Anson, this is the Ceris Battleship after you, right!?" …,

Anson's body stiffened, and he still managed to maintain a smile on his face: "Why do you want to describe what is happening in front of you like this? ”

He then turned to righteous indignation: "This is the British overseas territory under brutal, shameless, undeclared attack!" It's war! Those Seris ignore the armistice that has been concluded, and we should face it head-on! ”

After a long silence, the captain shrugged helplessly and said, "If you can make sure that this Cyris battleship will sink here, otherwise...... What we're not going to do is not fight back. Instead, negotiate with them, tell them that there is a truce, and calm their irritability. ”

Anson buried his cheeks. Don't let your frightened expression come out.

This is what he fears the most, and it was the same in the Caribbean before, and he had pinned his hopes on the British colonial strongholds in the Caribbean, and he had also pinned his hopes on the British Caribbean Fleet. The former flatly rejected him, and the latter...... As the captain said, if it is not certain that the pursuers of Seris are left behind, and the facts are established, otherwise the British Navy will not send Seris a handle to start the war again.

This matter is not easy for ordinary people to understand, and it is necessary to have a deep understanding of the laws of international war, which are still in their infancy. To put it simply, both Anson and Stinge believe that their war is not over. This is not emotional, but legally supported, and the armistice agreement is really not binding on their enemies.

By this time, the armistice was signed by the diplomatic officials of both sides, had entered into force, and had reached the Caribbean, and both Anson and Stinge were aware of the specific terms of the armistice. But they all found that this clause was not binding on them.

This conclusion can be seen in two layers, the first of which stems from the ambivalence of the British, and the specific clause of the armistice agreement on the armistice reads: "The two sides agree to return to friendly and equal relations, and agree to cease all hostilities in India and the South Seas......"

Noticed? On the one hand, it is said that our two countries want to maintain peace, and on the other hand, it is precisely Britain's complicated mind to say that we will only have an armistice in India and the South Seas. Of course, Britain is reluctant to openly say that I have been defeated, and I will no longer interfere in India and the South Seas, and it is your Yinghua's territory. Thus this euphemism shows that Britain recognizes it as an Anglo-Chinese sphere of influence. On the other hand, the Britons still regard themselves as superior, and they do not regard the British and Chinese as equal opponents in their bones, after all, the defeat of India is because the British and Chinese can devote themselves to it, and the British can only stretch out one hand, but also can only use three fingers.

Compared with Britain's expanding global colonial power, Britain and China are only regarded as a regional power, and the diplomatic treaty with Britain and China naturally has nothing to do with Britain's global layout. This is like a landlord who has property everywhere and a farmer in a certain place to fight for land, and if he loses the battle, that is, the interests of this place are affected, and when he makes a contract with the farmer, he will definitely not talk about the fields in other places, and it has nothing to do with the farmer.

In the eyes of Britain, Yinghua is still a peasant, because diplomacy is low, the emperor's goal is to monopolize India, and such an achievement is also satisfied, as for other places, it is not possible for Yinghua to get involved at present.

The terms of the armistice thus leave a blank space, and if the two sides go to war elsewhere, it will be a different matter.

The second reason is somewhat complicated, during the negotiation, Yinghua also mentioned Anson's destruction in Nanyang and Nanzhou, but the two sides have disputes over whether to compensate and the amount of compensation, and Anson and Shi Tingge have run away to the distant sea at this time, their whereabouts are uncertain, and they may even have been killed. In order to reach an agreement as soon as possible, the diplomats on both sides tacitly regarded the matter as unfinished business, ignored it for the time being, and waited for the chase to have a result.

For these two reasons, the situation has evolved to such a point that Stinger has previously deterred the British colonies in the Caribbean, and now is even more brazen in shelling Baltimore, which has given the Britons a dilemma, either accept that this is the beginning of a new war, or be aggrieved and settle the dispute. …,

Even if Britain itself is unwilling to compromise, but the colonies are unwilling to cause this trouble, the British naval detachment stationed in the colony refused Anson's request for help for more complicated reasons, perhaps the terms of the two sides have not been negotiated, Anson still wants to pay for the spoils of war alone, so ...... Unless Anson could return to his homeland, he would not be able to get shelter or even help from the colonies.

The captain of the cruiser was only a colonel, but after figuring out that the enemy was the Ceris Navy, he also understood the ins and outs of the situation at this time, and he looked at Anson very unceremoniously, and said in a word: "Your Excellency Anson, now I can only rely on you to solve this crisis." ”

Rely on me? Is it by my head?

Anson's face continued to deteriorate, he had expected it, and he was ready to slip away with his head in his hands.

"Catch him! Catch George Anson! It was he who brought disaster to us Baltimore! ”

The mayor's voice rang out, and he knew that the enemy was the Ceris battleship that was chasing Anson. The mayor, who only thinks about the interests of the locals, immediately thought of a way to "appease" the Serisians: hand over Anson.

"They only have one battleship!"

Anson was particularly shocked by the "weakness" of his compatriots, and this remark also caused a little hesitation among the decision-makers of the colonies and garrisons who had already gathered, and it seemed that it was legally suspected of treason to throw Anson out of the country.

"Oh my God! Here's another one! ”

Opinions were divided, and the two sides were battling, and the sails of another battleship appeared outside the harbor.

"Your Excellency Anson, as a hero, you must have an admirable spirit of self-sacrifice......"

Opinions were unanimous, and everyone looked at Anson, who had changed his image in their minds as a shameless villain, who did not hesitate to drag countless people to hell with him in order to keep the treasure he had plundered.

"So, please sacrifice yourself for the people of Baltimore."

"At least you have to solve the trouble you caused yourself, and you can't drag us Baltimore to be buried together!"

At this time, Fort McHenry, on the west side of Baltimore Harbor, had not yet been built, and there were only rudimentary artillery positions, which could not be compared with the powerful firepower of the New York Harbor Battery. If you really want to go toe-to-toe with the battleship Cyris, the port of Baltimore will be completely finished. So local officials rushed up, grabbed Anson, and tied him up firmly.

"You can't do that! I am Commodore of the British Royal Family! ”

"You are treason!!"

Anson shouted in vain, but then his mouth was gagged by a mass of rags.

On the helm of the Xiangjiang, Shi Tingge saw white flags rising from the smoke of gunpowder with a telescope, and gave the order to stop the shelling with relief. He admired the British, who knew the times and had a gift for making everything a business.

When the smoke cleared, he saw a group of local militia-looking people escorting a man towards the dock, and he smiled even more, the looted goods and treasures were secondary, and Anson's head was about to be decided, this was not only the unfinished end of the battle between Britain and Britain, but also the war between the two of them.

But then his smile froze, and a group of sailors, convinced that they were the subordinates who had traveled thousands of miles with Anson, rushed out and snatched Anson in an instant, and those militiamen had no power to resist, of course, as far as Shi Tingge was concerned, maybe he was deliberately indulgent.

Seeing the figure of Anson and his gang disappear into the streets of Baltimore, Stinge gritted his teeth and smashed the telescope on the railing, and said angrily: "Fire!" Fire again! Boom on the docks! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )