funbook-pk Chapter 631 Nighttime Sneak Attack
Chapter 631 Nighttime Sneak Attack
Chapter 631 Nighttime Sneak Attack
That evening, in the waters near Penghu Port.
Wang Wenzhou, holding his baby, stood on the deck of the "Little Lanlan" ship, like a member of the Navy SEALs, giving a pre-battle pep talk.
Wang Wenzhou embraced Chen Yuanyuan, kissed her, and said with a smile, "Brothers, the time to make our mark has come! If we successfully destroy the barbarian fleet in today's battle, I will definitely petition the Emperor for your honors. Getting each of you a chiliarch position might be a bit difficult, but a centurion position for each of you will be quite easy!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The team members were very excited. They were originally pirates, and even if they could become centurions, it would still be a high-ranking official for them, something they had never dared to dream of before.
"Bring the wine!" Wang Wenzhou ordered.
Immediately, a guard brought a wine jar to Wang Wenzhou.
Wang Wenzhou personally poured wine for each team member. Then, holding his wine bowl, he said sternly, "Brothers, becoming an official, getting rich, and marrying a wife is every man's dream. If we win today's battle, not only will you all become centurions, but I will also give each of you two beautiful girls."
Wang Wenzhou said in a serious tone, "You all saw it during the day today, the southern girl, although she's a bit dark-skinned, has a good figure and is very fertile. Go home and sleep for a few days, and she can become a father next year!"
Chen Yuanyuan shook her head with a wry smile. "My dear! Can't you think of anything serious? Is this some kind of pre-battle mobilization? Are you trying to motivate soldiers to fight? It looks to me like you're trying to get them to go to brothels and sleep with girls!"
"Sir! I'm in good health, I want four girls!" At this moment, a burly man in the team said with a smile.
This man, named Li Ergou, was strong and robust, and an exceptional swimmer. Of course, God is fair to everyone; those with outstanding physical abilities are often not very bright. As the saying goes, only those with a simple mind can be dazed and confused.
"Haha..." The other team members couldn't help but laugh. Li Ergou was just a bit dim-witted. How could you interrupt when the adults were giving a lecture?
Wang Wenzhou was in a good mood today and wasn't angry. He smiled and said, "Okay! No problem. What's your name?"
"My name is Li Ergou!" Li Ergou said honestly.
"Alright!" Wang Wenzhou nodded and said with a smile, "As long as you win this battle and come back alive, I'll reward you with six girls!"
"Thank you, sir!" Li Ergou was very happy. In all his life, he had only ever slept with girls in brothels and never thought that he would be able to get married one day.
Throughout history, it has always been difficult for children from poor families to find wives. Li Ergou's family was already very poor, otherwise he wouldn't have become a pirate. Although being a pirate earned him more money, Li Ergou was a bit dim-witted, and he would always be persuaded by his cronies to spend his meager earnings on prostitutes.
Moreover, every time Li Ergou went out to have fun with his friends, he was always the one who paid the bill. Otherwise, he wouldn't be considered a dim-witted and eccentric man by everyone. But Li Ergou didn't think so. He felt that his friends were doing him a favor by letting him pay the bill.
And that's why, despite his simple-mindedness, Li Ergou was fortunate enough to be selected as a member of the Navy SEALs. In reality, none of them volunteered!
The pirates were all shrewd and knew that this so-called SEAL team was just a suicide squad. They'd just started working for Lord Wang, and were now legally allowed to rob—who the hell wanted to go and die?
Liu Xiang and Zheng Zhilong went to great lengths to assemble this elite 100-man SEAL team. These men were either unpopular, had offended their superiors, or were eccentric characters like Li Ergou.
Moreover, the submarine technology seemed far too unscientific to the people of the Ming Dynasty! Even Liu Wei, who was in charge of building the submarine, didn't quite believe that it was just a ship that could only swim underwater.
But Liu Wei had no choice. Wang Wenzhou took this matter seriously and even personally selected him as the team captain. Therefore, Liu Wei had been practicing swimming a lot these past few days. He was determined to run away if things went wrong, and with his practice these past few days, he was confident he could swim back safely.
Wang Wenzhou raised his wine bowl and shouted, "Brothers, bottoms up! I wish you all a great victory, and that when you come back, you'll become high-ranking officials, make a fortune, and sleep with beautiful women!"
"Become a high-ranking official! Make a fortune! Sleep with beautiful women!" the team members shouted in unison. Lord Wang's words were incredibly popular. This was almost every man's dream life.
After Wang Wenzhou finished speaking, he handed the wine bowl to Chen Yuanyuan.
"Sigh..." Chen Yuanyuan sighed, drank half a bowl, and then handed the bowl to Li Mei.
There was quite a lot of wine in the bowl, so the two babies were fed to Wang Wenzhou separately. The team members also picked up their bowls and drank them all in one gulp.
Wang Wenzhou held the baby, drank the wine from the baby's mouth, picked up the wine bowl, and smashed it on the ground.
"Bang!" The wine bowl shattered.
"Bang bang bang..." Then the team members also smashed the wine bowls in their hands.
Wang Wenzhou commanded, "Let's go!"
"Yes, sir!" Liu Wei led the Navy SEALs, forming a neat formation, and boarded the submarine "Xiao Yan Yan" which was docked next to "Xiao Lan Lan".
Wang Wenzhou watched the "Little Yan Yan" ship sail away, feeling confident that the attack was a sure thing.
The "Xiao Yan Yan" did not submerge but sailed on the surface of the water because it could only stay submerged for about half an hour. It would only submerge after it approached the port.
Liu Wei looked tense, constantly watching everything on the sea, afraid of being discovered by the Dutch patrol ships.
Although the "Little Yan Yan" is a high-tech vessel, it doesn't have a single cannon on board. It would be very safe if it were to submerge in the water, but since it's sailing on the surface, it has to be constantly vigilant and submerge immediately if it spots an enemy warship.
Perhaps it was good luck, but when the ship sailed to a point where the lights of the harbor could be seen, the "Little Yan Yan" was not discovered by the enemy.
Liu Wei immediately issued the order to dive.
Beneath the water, a dark shadow resembling a great white shark silently and slowly swam into Penghu Harbor.
Liu Wei observed the situation on the sea surface through a periscope.
Liu Wei counted them; the Dutch fleet consisted of 42 warships anchored in the harbor. Each warship had a watchman with lights on, so even at night, the number of ships was still visible. Intelligence indicated the Dutch fleet had a total of 45 warships; he estimated those three were likely on patrol duty.
Liu Wei ordered, "Drive another 400 meters!"
The order was quickly relayed to the "power compartment," where more than twenty men, shirtless and covered in sweat, were pedaling "bicycles" with all their might.
The "Little Lanlan" stopped, and Liu Wei observed through the periscope again to confirm that the submarine was underwater in the center of the Dutch fleet.
Liu Wei ordered, "Everyone, put on your gear and prepare to abandon ship!"
"Yes, sir!" The SEAL team members knew that the most crucial moment was approaching. Whether they could achieve their underdog success and become high-ranking officials depended on the success of the operation!
Liu Wei and his team donned their gear, but due to inadequate technology, the team members lacked oxygen cylinders. Wang Wenzhou, to allow the team members to stay underwater longer, equipped each member with a breathing tube.
One end of the tube is worn on the face, and the other end has a swim bladder-like structure that allows it to float on the water's surface. Of course, many team members felt that this thing was more for show than practical use, and that it would be more useful to just hold a straw in their mouth and let it protrude above the water. The only advantage of the "snorkel" was that it allowed them to dive deeper.