The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

In fact, it is reasonable for today's battle to be fought like this.

Although the current weapons and equipment of the Ming army are far from the level of World War I, they are about the same level as the weapons of the Crimean War in the late nineteenth century.

Use the weapons and equipment of the Crimean War to fight a group of Cossacks who are still using matchlock guns and smoothbore guns.

It is actually not surprising that the Ming army could fight the battle like this.

Not to mention that the strength of the Cossacks is still at a disadvantage.

The shelling of the fleet continued, and the scattered shelling continued to suppress the defenders at the top of the city.

……

On the second day, after a night of hard work, the mortars for the siege were put in place.

With Wang Guanghan's order, the siege began!

"Cannon salvo!"

"put!"

boom!Boom!Boom boom boom!

In the next instant, only the roar of heavy artillery remained in the entire world.

Kolchev, who just woke up from a coma, boarded the top of the city, ready to command the battle.

It was only when he raised his head that he encountered shelling again.

In an instant, Korchev was stunned again, and then lifted it down.

The large-caliber mortars of the Ming army continued to roar, firing large-angle curved trajectory, covering the city with firepower.

At the same time, the revolving machine gun also began to vent its firepower.

Da da!Da da da!Da da da!

Amidst bursts of crisp and dense gunfire, the machine gunners of the Ming army aimed at the city and fired.

As long as someone dares to stand up, they will be smashed into a sieve by machine guns in the next moment.

Those rifle shooters were also firing continuously, with frighteningly high accuracy.

Under the cover of layers of firepower, the heavy armored infantry of the Ming army stepped forward with long ladders, ready to attack the city.

Behind these heavy armored soldiers, the Ming army infantry with only one breastplate and one helmet quickly followed.

It is different from the heavy armored soldiers who wear heavy armor and hold swords and shields.

Each of these light infantrymen held muskets with bayonets stuck in their muzzles.

Soon, the long ladder was erected to the top of the city, and the heavy infantrymen climbed up with shields in one hand and knives in the other.

Zaha held a saber in his hand, and his face was full of panic.

Facing the Ming army's shelling and machine gun fire suppression, he didn't dare to stand up, curled up in the corner of the bastion and shivered.

In the past, he had never seen such a style of play from the Ming army.

Shelling, shelling, shelling!
It's as if you can't fight without artillery!
The riding skills, marksmanship, and even courage that these Cossacks were proud of in the past seemed worthless in front of the overwhelming bombardment of Ming Dynasty.

Zaha's body trembled, but at this moment, the Ming army's shelling suddenly stopped.

Zaha wanted to check what was going on, but when he looked up, he saw an iron can of the Ming army in heavy armor turning over the top of the wall.

Subconsciously, Zaha rushed up with the knife, ready to drive the iron can of the Ming army off the wall.

"Haha, Mingren's shelling has stopped, it's finally my turn to wait for the Cossacks to show their power!"

Zaha laughed and rushed forward, feeling that now is the time for his Cossacks to give full play to their advantages in hand-to-hand combat.

"Kill!"

However, as soon as the two sides met each other, the heavy armored soldiers of the Ming army directly slammed into each other.

Seeing this, Zaha slashed at the Ming army's chest with the saber in his hand.

The moment the two sides came into contact, Zaha was knocked out.

Although the saber in his hand also slashed at the chests of Ming soldiers, the sharp saber rubbed against the solid breastplate, sparking a little spark.

But that's about it!
The heavy armor of the Ming army is not for decoration, not to mention cutting it with a knife, even if it is separated by a certain distance, the lead bullets fired by muskets will not be able to break through the armor.

The moment Zaha was knocked out, he also saw the scene where his saber could not penetrate the armor, and the expression on his face froze instantly...

But it wasn't because of surprise, but because of being stabbed in the chest by a sharp knife.

The heavily armored soldiers of the Ming army took the lead and quickly opened up the situation at the top of the city.

A light infantryman followed immediately, and the crisp gunshots continued one after another.

Soldiers from both sides were fighting fiercely in the city of Yaksa.

The sound of musket shooting and the sound of shouting and killing continued one after another!
Boom!Boom!
This is the sound of a grenade exploding.

Some Cossacks huddled in some strongholds and confronted the Ming army.

But the Ming army did not attack by force, but threw grenades one after another into the stronghold.

After the explosion sounded, the battle was over!

The battle in Yaksa City has evolved to the stage of street fighting.

The Ming army continued to charge and quickly took down the strongholds in the city.

Although there are occasional casualties, they are still within an acceptable level.

After all, it is street fighting, and no matter how elite the army is, casualties in street fighting are inevitable.

Just at the last moment when Yaksa City was about to fall, a white flag flew over Yaksa City.

After Korchev woke up from a coma, he finally made the decision to surrender.

The battle has reached such a point that it is an indisputable fact that the city of Yaksa has fallen.

If he continued to persist, it would only increase casualties, which was meaningless.

……

The war was over, and the Ming army successfully took over the entire city of Yaksa.

Kolchev was brought before Wang Guanghan.

Wang Guanghan looked at the barbarian with yellow hair and green eyes who was kneeling in front of him, and said without changing his expression.

"Put people down, and when the war here is over, I will go to Beijing to offer prisoners to the palace!"

Korchev had a look of loneliness on his face, but before he was taken down, he still couldn't help but speak.

"We have surrendered, please general to ensure the safety of my soldiers."

They have done a lot of killing and massacres by themselves, and now they are prisoners of the Ming army, and they naturally feel guilty.

Hearing this, Wang Guanghan just nodded slightly.

"The killing of prisoners is ominous!"

"As long as you and other prisoners are obedient, the heavenly soldiers will naturally not be good at using weapons and killing them!"

Korchev breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and his whole body went limp.

In fact, the reason why Da Ming did not kill prisoners was not because killing prisoners was inauspicious, but because Da Ming lacked labor everywhere.

So many prisoners of war are all young and strong laborers. Wouldn't it be a waste if they were killed directly?

How good would it be to send someone to work in a labor camp?
After the war against Yaksa ended, the Ming army did not stop.

After the follow-up labor team arrived and began to repair the buildings in Yaksa City, the main force of the Ming army continued to go upstream and rushed towards Nerchinsk.

Although the city of Nerchinsk is larger than Yaksa, there are still a lot of Tsarist Russian regular troops stationed there, not all of them are Cossacks.

But for Daming, it's just like that!
The Ming fleet arrived at Nerchinsk on June [-]th in the fourth year of Guangfu.

Landing began on June [-]th.

Tsarist Russia sent troops out of the city to block the landing of the Ming army, and ordered the fort to open fire, but under the bombardment of the Ming army's naval artillery, its troops going out of the city were severely injured by the Ming army, and had to retreat back to the city.

The forts in the city of Nerchinsk were also suppressed to misfire by shelling.

The landing troops of the Ming army continued to land in an orderly manner, and their movements were very agile.

……

In the city of Nerchinsk, Commander Golovin frowned as he looked at the Ming army that was landing outside the city, and his own army retreating in embarrassment, the veins on his forehead kept beating.

"What's going on? Isn't the Ming army attacking Yaksa?"

He just received a request from Yaksa for help, but before he could send troops, the Ming army rushed to Nerchinsk.

Now Golovin is full of doubts, what is the situation on Yaksa's side.

Although he couldn't believe that Yaksa might have been captured, the Ming army who appeared outside the city seemed to be constantly reminding him.

His guess is true!
Golovin really couldn't figure out why the city of Yaksa was breached so quickly? !
Did Korchev eat dry food?

In Golovin's view, even if a pig was placed in Korchev's place, the city of Yaksa should not have been captured so quickly.

The city of Yaksa is a bastion!

However, no matter how complicated Golovin's mood was, it could not change the Ming army's offensive against Nerchinsk.

……

On June [-]th in the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army launched an attack on Nerchinsk City after completing the landing.

After a day of shelling, the Ming army launched a formal offensive.

Amid the deafening shouts and shelling, the Ming army quickly captured Nerchinsk City.

Golovin, like Korchev, raised the flag of surrender.

At this time, Golovin finally understood why Yaksa fell so quickly.

With the shelling intensity of the Ming army, let alone Yakesa and Nerchinsk.

Even those strong fortresses in the hinterland of Rakshasa couldn't hold it back!
Golovin and Korchev met in a prisoner-of-war camp, and now they can only pray that Yakutsk will be more persistent.

……

At the same time, after the end of the Battle of Nerchinsk, the Ming army also temporarily stopped its offensive.

The generals got together and began to discuss the next move of the army.

From the current point of view, the next direction of Ming Dynasty's military deployment should be Irkutsk and Barguzin.

Because, as far as the current situation is concerned, these two strongholds are the closest to the Ming army.

And more importantly, these two strongholds are located near the North Sea.

The North Sea is connected to the Yenisei and Lena rivers.

If Daming wants to gain a firm foothold in Siberia, then Beihai is a point that cannot be bypassed no matter what.

Only by taking the North Sea, can Ming have the possibility to further control the Yenisei River and the Lena River.

In order to further effectively rule the snowfields of Siberia!

A regiment leader under Wang Guanghan said.

"Although our army is still rich in food, grass and military equipment, it takes a lot of work to cross the wasteland and transfer supplies to the North Sea."

"At least tens of thousands of laborers are needed to barely maintain the army's combat needs."

"Therefore, my suggestion is that our army can suspend the offensive and achieve the goal of sweeping all the upper and lower reaches of Heilongjiang this year."

"Wait until the weather gets warmer next year, and when Nerchinsk has accumulated enough supplies, our army will march to the North Sea!"

Now the Ming army's operations are extremely dependent on logistics.

If the logistics cannot be guaranteed, the combat effectiveness of the army will be greatly reduced.

When Wang Guanghan heard the words, his face showed approval, he nodded and said.

"You're right, the current logistical problem is really hard to solve."

"Actually, for me, the imperial court may give priority to solving the Mongols in Monan and Mobei than sending troops to recover Beihai."

"Get rid of the Mongols in Monan and Mobei first, so that the imperial court can march into Beihai!"

Now the biggest difficulty hindering the large-scale expansion of the Ming army is none other than logistics and distance.

Siberia is too far away from the ruling core of Ming Dynasty to go to the traditional Han land!

Taking Yaksa and Nerchinsk through Heilongjiang is already considered a trick.

From along the Great Wall in Guannei to Beihai in Mobei, there is no large-scale waterway for transshipment of materials.

It can only rely on large-scale people to pull horses and then transfer them.

This is also the reason why Zhu Hongyu never chose to attack the grassland!

It wasn't that he didn't want to fight, but that he was still transferring materials to the front line of the Great Wall and making preparations.

If he wants to send troops, he will fight to Langjuxu Mountain, Onan River, and Hanhai in one breath, and settle the battle in one breath.

The goal is very ambitious. If Zhu Hongyu does not accumulate supplies in advance and starts attacking the grassland, the long logistics line may drag down the army.

Suddenly, a staff officer at the side suggested.

"Since there is no way to take the Rakshasa stronghold in the North Sea for the time being, maybe our army can take advantage of the current summer window to go further north and take down Okhotsk, which was built by the Raksha people by the sea."

Okhotsk is still a little further north of Temple Street, close to the coast of the North Pacific Ocean.

The city was built in 1649 in the Western calendar, and its scale is not smaller than that of Nerchinsk and Yaksa.

More importantly, if they can destroy Okhotsk, it will be of great significance to maintaining the safety and stability of the Ming Dynasty's North Pacific route.

Wang Guanghan nodded and said when he heard the words.

"That's a good statement."

From the current point of view, the North Pacific route is the exclusive route of Ming Dynasty.

But at the node of such an exclusive route, there is a city stronghold of the Raksha people.

This is unreasonable anyway!
After discussing for a while, everyone determined the direction of the next battle.

After leaving a certain number of people responsible for sweeping the Tsarist Russian strongholds up and down Heilongjiang and ensuring the safety of the labor force, the main fleet of the Ming army headed for the lower reaches of Heilongjiang.

Since it was going downstream this time, the fleet sailed much faster.

It took only [-] days to return from Nerchinsk to Temple Street.

Then, the army made some repairs in Temple Street, and continued northward the next day, heading for Okhotsk.

……

Nanjing, Imperial Garden of the Forbidden City!
Zhu Hongyu sat in the gazebo, enjoying the singing and dancing of the palace people, and the melodious sound of drums and silk bamboo continued.

And beside him, the husky named Yuren was lying on its stomach very obediently, rubbing against Zhu Hongyu's leg from time to time, obviously acting like a spoiled child.

Zhu Hongyu took a sip of chilled watermelon juice from time to time, with a very contented expression on his face.

The temperature in Nanjing is very high in summer. If you move a little, your clothes will be wet with sweat.

Zhu Hongyu was wearing thin and breathable silk clothes, with an ice basin in front of him, enjoying a rare leisure time.

At this time, the little eunuch who was serving beside him came to report.

"Report to Your Majesty, Ambassador Green of the United Kingdom, please see me!"

Zhu Hongyu frowned subconsciously when he heard this.

Obviously, he has no affection for the British at all.

"Did you say what happened?"

Zhu Hongyu asked, if there was nothing important, Zhu Hongyu was going to let his personal eunuch dismiss him.

Compared with meeting the annoying British people, Zhu Hongyu prefers to enjoy singing and dancing here.

However, when Zhu Hongyu's personal eunuch heard the words, he opened his mouth to reply.

"Your Majesty, the ambassador of England, Green, should have come here for the case of smuggling duck slices."

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu frowned and said.

"That's all, let's summon him to the Imperial Study Room for a meeting!"

After giving instructions to his personal eunuch, Zhu Hongyu got up from his seat and stretched.

Kicked Hirohito lightly and let him play by himself.

And Zhu Hongyu himself strode towards the imperial study.

In summer, the temperature in Nanjing City is very high, but the Imperial Study Room is actually not bad.

Although there is no air conditioner yet, when the imperial study was being built, Zhu Hongyu buried several water pipes in the walls in advance.

Under the action of the steam engine, the water in these water pipes is running water that can flow.

Every time the water in the water pipe flows, it will take away the hot or cold air in the imperial study, making the room warm in winter and cool in summer.

Zhu Hongyu will not treat himself badly in life.

When it's time to enjoy, he doesn't deliberately pursue frugality.

When he first started his business, he needed to create an image for himself and win people's hearts for himself by pursuing frugality.

But it's different now. Compared with the so-called frugality, Zhu Hongyu now needs merit more!
There have been hundreds of emperors in China since ancient times, but how many of them are truly famous in history?
Among these famous emperors, is anyone famous for being frugal?
not at all!
As an emperor, for Zhu Hongyu, the most important thing is not frugality, but merit.

As long as you have enough achievements, no matter how extravagant and wasteful you are, you can still be famous in history.

Of course, even if you have no achievements, if there is a coat slave who is willing to wash the ground for you, you can still be famous in history.

For example, Xiaokangzi's grandson Qianlong...

Did Qianlong have any real achievements?

It doesn't seem to be the case. The so-called Shiquan old man is basically blown out by himself.

After all, the seven voyages to the south of the Yangtze River that cost people and money can be promoted as a beautiful thing by the coated minions.

What else is impossible!

Zhengde, who was hacked into a dog, cried and passed out in the toilet because he got off Jiangnan once...

Nima, who also went to the south of the Yangtze River, Zhengde led his troops to suppress the rebellion anyway.

And what about Qianlong?

Is he going to Jiangnan for business?

It is clear that they are going to eat, drink, have fun, and travel around the mountains and rivers.

But the result?

Under the wash of some coated servants, Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River to eat, drink and have fun, and it became a private visit in micro-services, a good emperor who is wise and martial.

Are you so shameless? !
Which serious emperor would not stay in the imperial city to deal with government affairs when he has nothing to do, but go to the south of the Yangtze River to visit the mountains and rivers?
Also ran back and forth seven times!
Do you have so much free time?

Take Zhu Hongyu for example, he has to deal with a lot of government affairs almost every day.

There is only one or two days of rest time that I can take out for myself every month.

Jiangnan was right under his nose, and it was Jiangnan if he left Nanjing city, but even so, Zhu Hongyu didn't have time to stroll around Jiangnan.

At most, it is to conduct inspections around Nanjing City!
One can imagine what kind of thing Qianlong was!

Zhu Hongyu returned to the imperial study, and just as he sat down, Green, the English ambassador, was brought in.

Zhu Hongyu raised his eyelids slightly and asked.

"Why did the ambassador ask to see me?"

After Green entered the imperial study room, he first bowed down respectfully and saluted before speaking.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I am asking to see you this time because of the poor crew members on the St. Mary, the Antonia, and the Good George."

"Please, the great you, show kindness and forgive their sins!"

The names of these ships that Green mentioned were those British merchant ships that were caught by Ming's anti-smuggling team for smuggling duck slices in Malacca.

After Daming dispatched Jin Yiwei to clean up all the up and down lines of the smuggled duck slices, destroy the criminal syndicate, and clean up the officialdom in the Southwest by the way, he announced the details of the duck slices smuggling case in the newspaper .

Moreover, in order to frighten the hearts of the people, people in the world will no longer sell duck slices.

The imperial court also made public the punishment for selling duck slices!

All participants, from the ordinary members of the smuggling group to the leaders of the organization, from the clerks who received bribes at the bottom to some middle and high-level officials who received actual benefits.

Almost all are death sentences!

Those who committed serious crimes, such as the leader of the smuggling group, and the person in charge of the Southwest Import and Export Customs who accepted a lot of bribes, were even punished by the three clans.

The rest of the middle-level officials and the middle-level of the smuggling group were also sentenced to exile from the three clans.

Even the garrison in the southwest was implicated.

Because the military's border guards also have the duty to monitor improper behavior, and some people have been corrupted by interests.

For this reason, there are not a few people in the military who were dismissed from office, or even sent to prison for execution.

This time the Ming court severely cracked down on the sale of duck slices, at least thousands of people were involved.

The scale can be called a big case!

Of course, it is impossible that only Daming's personnel will be punished, and those foreigners who are caught will also be executed according to law.

Several British ships that smuggled duck slices were sentenced to death from top to bottom, even the carpenter and cook on board.

Many people were sentenced to be cut in half, or Ling Chi with different numbers of knives.

The captain and other senior management were sent directly to the Daming Royal Academy of Medicine, ready to contribute to the foundation of Daming's modern medicine.

Moreover, the Ming court also sent a letter to the British embassy, ​​requesting the British embassy to escort the family members of those British people who committed crimes to Ming Dynasty and hand them over to Ming Dynasty for disposal.

Although Zhu Hongyu knew that this matter was unrealistic, it did not prevent him from disgusting the British!
Those sultanates that helped the smuggling group smuggle duck slices were also held accountable and reprimanded by Daming.

Daming has already sent people to those sultanates to ask for people. Either they will hand them over obediently, or they will hand them over obediently after Da Ming puts the cannon on their heads.

There is no third option!

Within the scope of Nanyang, the reason why Ming didn't fight them was because he didn't want to fight them, not because he couldn't fight them.

To put it bluntly, Zhu Hongyu is going to tell everyone this time with blood and killing.

Those who sell duck slices are dead!

Even family members will be implicated.

If you are not afraid of the death of the whole family, you can continue!

The British ambassador Green came here to intercede with these British people.

Because the criminals are expected to be escorted to Beijing in three days and executed publicly outside the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City.

Today is the last chance for him to stand up and intercede.

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu's originally unattractive face suddenly darkened.

He said in a cold voice that he refused.

"Does Mr. Green know what he's talking about?"

"Selling duck slices is a heinous crime, and I have absolutely no reason to forgive it."

Hearing this, Green couldn't help feeling apprehensive.

Because he knew how powerful the emperor in front of him was.

A major case involving thousands of people, including many high-ranking officials and generals, was directly suppressed without causing any political disturbances.

Those so-called high-ranking officials and so-called big men were killed like chickens, and no one in the entire Ming Dynasty raised any objections.

The hall is peaceful!
But how strong is this emperor's control over the country and how deep is his prestige.

Compared with the emperor in front of him, their British king is no different from a joke!
However, he still wanted to try.

speak up.

"I also ask your benevolent emperor to consider the relationship between Ming and Britain and forgive those poor people."

"Don't affect the friendly relationship between Mingying and Mingying because of some trivial matters!"

When Zhu Hongyu heard this, he immediately felt upset.

threaten him?
How dare this bastard threaten him? !
If Zhu Hongyu remembered correctly, the last time he dared to threaten him was the living Buddha on the plateau.

And now?

The Heshuote Khanate was destroyed, and both the Living Buddha and Dayan Khan were "invited" to Nanjing.

Although Zhu Hongyu didn't kill them, he still put them under house arrest.

At the very least, they don't even think about returning to the plateau in their lifetime!
However, the United Kingdom is not the Heshuote Khanate after all.

The reason why Zhu Hongyu didn't cover up the threats from the Living Buddha was entirely because he felt that Daming would be able to destroy the Heshuote Khanate and take the plateau further.

Therefore, he didn't need to hide his temper!

The United Kingdom and the Peshut Khanate are different.

Although the United Kingdom is not capable of threatening Daming now, there are a lot of business exchanges between Ming and Britain.

If you can't get along with anyone, don't get along with money, right?
Therefore, Zhu Hongyu didn't explode on the spot, but just asked back with a sneer.

"Does the ambassador think that selling duck slices should not be punished?"

"The ambassador is not ignorant of the dangers of duck slices, is he?"

Zhu Hongyu's rhetorical question made Green's expression unnatural.

Of course, Green knew what kind of ghosts people would turn into after using duck slices.

Faced with Zhu Hongyu's rhetorical question, Green just spoke.

"I also ask His Majesty the Emperor to be merciful!"

To put it bluntly, he just wanted to play tricks in front of Zhu Hongyu in order to achieve his goal.

Because he felt that the emperor of Daming must have face.

Zhu Hongyu snorted coldly when he heard this, and said to the attendants beside him.

"Bring a box of duck slices!"

The attendant took the order, and not long after, a box of duck slices was brought, carried by two people, and placed in front of Green.

Zhu Hongyu pointed to a box of duck slices in front of Green, and said with a sneer.

"It's not impossible to ask me to show mercy!"

"The ambassador eats up the whole box of duck slices, and I promise to give those British criminals an extra-judicial mercy."

To put it bluntly, Zhu Hongyu wanted to embarrass Green.

show mercy?
Fuck you!

Foreigners sell duck slices to Daming and still want to live?
Bullshit!
The laws of Ming Dynasty are inviolable, and there is no room for negotiation.

This is related to the integrity of Ming's judicial sovereignty. Zhu Hongyu would rather break up with Britain and cut off trade with Britain than make concessions in this regard.

The big deal is that everyone has done it once!

Hearing this, Green looked at the box of duck slices in front of him, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

If you drink too much duck slices, you will die!

He didn't know whether those British criminals were dead or not, but if he really finished eating this box of duck slices, he, Green, would definitely die.

"Your Majesty...Don't joke with me, Your Majesty. After eating this box of duck slices, I will die."

Zhu Hongyu said with a sneer.

"Didn't you, the ambassador, make a joke first?"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Hongyu waved his hand.

"see a visitor out!"

After the words fell, Zhu Hongyu got up and left the imperial study.

Only Green was left with a very ugly face.

However, before Green could say anything more, a young eunuch came forward to speak.

"Your Majesty has an order, please leave the palace as soon as possible!"

Green: "..."

……

Zhu Hongyu left the imperial study room, and from a distance, he saw Yu Ren running towards him with his tongue out.

All of a sudden, he ran to Zhu Hongyu's feet, stood up on his hind legs and rushed towards Zhu Hongyu.

Zhu Hongyu turned sideways, leaving Yu Ren in vain, then stretched out his hand to rub Yu Ren's dog's head, and said.

"Don't flutter, don't flutter, your paws are so dirty!"

Zhu Hongyu is currently wearing a white uniform, if a few marks are made by the dog's paws, the clothes will be considered useless.

It is well known that the emperor's clothes were not washed.

After all, even some luxury gowns are designed to be worn only once, let alone the emperor's clothes.

If it gets dirty, it is usually thrown away.

Sometimes it is also used to reward courtiers or palace people.

Of course, this is just about ordinary clothes.

Dragon robes and mianfu will definitely not be rewarded.

The point is, no one would dare to wear that thing even after it has been rewarded!

Zhu Hongyu rubbed the dog's head with one hand, while turning his head to give instructions to the little eunuch beside him.

"Send an order to the Ministry of Justice to change the trial for those British people."

"On the basis of reappearance, let's deal with the crime with a higher class!"

Zhu Hongyu was disgusted by the British ambassador Green today. He was in a bad mood, so someone had to pay the price.

Those British duck slice dealers have hit the gun!

"The slaves obey the orders!"

The little eunuch clasped his fists in agreement, then turned around and sent the order.