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"Why did he attack the poop?"
"Lieutenant Alvarado is unwilling to surrender to you. [No pop-up novel website] He thinks he can defeat you in a gang war, and then pay a ransom to let him sail the San Luis. This bad guy has been there all the way. He was inciting sailors and soldiers to mutiny." The captain said angrily. "He knew that the ship contained royal subsidies to the Governor of the Philippines - this despicable gambler and villain! It took a lot of effort to maintain order on the ship. ." There was a look of regret on the captain's face, and he was obviously sorry that his hard-fought voyage failed only one day away from the destination.
Doesn't this lieutenant want to be a pirate? Zhou Weisen thought.
"How much royal grant is on board?"
The captain shook his head: "I don't know. The numbers are confidential. I just transport them."
"Where is the Sanraimundo?" Zhou Weisen then asked.
The captain was startled, thinking that they knew everything. They seemed to have followed them all the way from New Spain.
"We got separated in a storm six days away from here."
"Is there any royal grant aboard the San Raymondo?"
"Yes," the captain added, "I don't know the exact amount."
Zhou Weisen had nothing to ask. He understood all the key questions. As for Lieutenant Alvarado's ambition, he was not interested at all. However, it seems a pity to lose more than 300 laborers in vain.
"Take it away." Zhou Weisen ordered.
"Please send someone to deliver a message to the Governor of the Philippines. I have friends in Manila. The ransom can be paid..." When the captain saw someone coming to pull him, he was afraid that the Chinese pirates would directly kill people and silence him, so he hurriedly expressed his position.
Zhou Weisen waved his hand. The captain and other prisoners were taken away. At this time, the cylinders, matching hoses and protective equipment had been carefully carried from the boarding bridge.
The Marines began to suppress the entrance hatch. Under continuous suppression with shotguns, the Spaniards guarding the entrance hatch were quickly squeezed out of the vicinity of the hatch. Two sailors threw a pressure-resistant pipe in.
"Open the valve!" Following Zhou Weisen's order, a naturalized civilian technician from the Ministry of Chemical Industry wearing a full set of protective equipment carefully opened the valve.
A stream of yellow-green gas emerged from the grille - but the heavier chlorine gas quickly sank. Zhou Weisen watched nervously and looked at his watch. Calculating the time to take effect.
Chlorine is heavier than air. When released on the upper deck, it will automatically spread downwards along the access hatches, and soon the entire middle and lower decks will be completely filled. but. According to their simulation calculations, the middle and lower decks of the Galen ship were not completely sealed - the gun windows should still be open, and there were many holes made in the battle just now, so it would be difficult for chlorine gas to reach a sufficient concentration. Therefore, the killing effect is limited.
but. Even if there is only a small amount of chlorine in the air, it is enough to cause human incapacitation - chlorine is extremely irritating to human mucous membranes, and inhaling a very small amount of chlorine can cause severe coughing and difficulty breathing. According to calculations by the Ministry of Chemical Industry, this bottle of chlorine was enough to render an entire ship of Spaniards unable to resist.
Sure enough, in less than five minutes, there were howlings like dying animals, violent coughs and chaotic yelling from below the deck. Someone was screaming: "Let us out quickly, we surrender!"
Then there were the sounds of several musket shots, the screams of dying people, and the sounds of chaotic footsteps. Suddenly, an access hatch was violently opened, and several people rushed out desperately. He raised his hands and shouted breathlessly: "Surrender, surrender!"
"Close the valve! Ask the prisoners to come out and kneel on the deck with their hands above their heads!" Zhou Weisen shouted loudly.
The prisoners scrambled out from below, choking and coughing. At one point, the access hatch was blocked, and the navy had to help them maintain order by punching and kicking them.
The prisoners who had climbed up knelt all over the entire deck. Some of them were tearing their throats in pain, and some were lying on the deck panting. Those who are in better condition are still coughing constantly, and some simply cannot get up.
Seeing that no one came out of the hatch, Zhou Weisen ordered a search of the entire ship. He also put on a gas mask and went to inspect it personally.
The marine team wearing masks and goggles began to search layer by layer from the hatch. The chlorine gas poured in was only about half of what was stored in the cylinder, but it had already caused heavy casualties on the second artillery deck. More than thirty people were poisoned to death on the second artillery deck alone - a large number of soldiers and sailors were concentrated here. One level ready for battle. Bear the brunt. Although there were far fewer people on the third deck and in the bottom tank, the chlorine gas accumulated quickly, causing some people below who had no time to escape to be poisoned to death.
Seeing the grotesque death of those who were poisoned, Zhou Weisen couldn't help but feel very entangled in his heart. Although this method was fast and effective, it was still used by emperors, kings and presidents without scruples until the 20th century. And when he advocated poison gas, he was also an enthusiastic supporter, but after all, he is a modern person who once lived in the 21st century.
However, the material harvest was extremely rich. In addition to the one-pound small deck gun, there were 34 cannons on the ship. All cast in bronze. This copper income is very considerable. And the ship was filled with goods from America. Bundles and packages were not only filled up in the warehouse, but also on the gun deck - no wonder the ship had such a heavy draft. Needless to say, there must be a lot of valuable stuff in there.
Zhou Weisen did not open them one by one - this is not a suitable place for opening and inspecting goods, and the goods on long voyages are often mixed with terrible bacteria and viruses. This is how the plague became popular back then. He asked all the soldiers to affix the seal of the Planning Institute.
The main prize - silver coins from New Spain - is in the bottom hold. Iron-clad silver boxes with lead seals were arranged neatly. Zhou Weisen checked the lead seal and found that the emblem of the Royal Inquisition Court of New Spain was intact.
The body of the ambitious Lieutenant Alvarado was also found here, slumped against the silver box, clutching the box with one hand and tearing out his own throat with the other.
Zhou Weisen glanced at the horrific corpse with complicated emotions and ordered:
"Bring all the silver boxes onto the deck!"
Silver is the most important prize. Although they have decided to tow the St. Louis, one of the ship's masts has been broken and the hull is clumsy. If they encounter a big storm and have to abandon the ship, it is better to move the silver back to 901. Reassuring.
Sun Xiao counted and registered the silver boxes one by one on the deck, affixed the seal of the Planning Institute, and then transported them to the Tide Wave to serve as ballast. Zhou Weisen then ordered the corpses to be cleaned up, but he was not in a hurry to ventilate the chlorine gas to dissipate. Instead, he asked the soldiers to close all the portholes and plug all the gaps - chlorine gas has excellent disinfection and sterilization effects, which can be used for this dirty thing. Dirty sea boats should be disinfected.
"Have you found the ship's loading list, passenger list and logbook?" Sun Xiao asked. Since you are not planning to clean in place, the loading list is a crucial verification document.
"The captain said they are all in the stern cabin, and Mendoza is collecting relevant documents. I will hand them over to you tonight."
After a careful search and cleanup from top to bottom, a 901 towed the St. Louis back to the waters of Samar Island and reunited with the Haifeng and Feiyun that were left behind.
The soldiers moved all the Spaniards still alive to the bottom hold of the Haifeng. In the evening, all the elders gathered on the Tide and began to listen to Zhou Weisen's report.
"...According to the captain, there were 375 people on the ship at the last roll call three days ago. Now the total number of prisoners we have captured is 250, 109 corpses have been cleared, and 16 people are missing. But I prefer these 16 people. They were lost during the three-day voyage and fell into the sea during the battle. Of course, there may be errors when they named them."
"Aren't you still hiding in the warehouse?" Sun Xiao asked.
"That means we haven't cleaned up 16 corpses. Although the chlorine concentration below the deck will not kill people immediately, it will still kill people if they hide inside." Zhou Weisen said, "I guess there are even rats in Lingao. They’re all dead.”
The 250 prisoners included most senior sailors such as the captain and first mate. Only the second mate was killed in the battle.
"It is estimated that some people will die in these days - many are seriously injured and may not survive long."
"Is the poisoned person okay? Will there be no sequelae?" Sun Xiao is also very interested in human resources.
"It's not a big problem. As long as the chlorine poisoning is not deep, just ventilate in time and rinse the mucous membranes such as eyes and nostrils with clean water - the hygienists have helped them deal with it. As for the deep poisoning, they will not survive."
"Actually, I think why do we need prisoners? Just ask them to walk on the springboard and that's it." Lin Chuanqing, who is used to being a smuggler, has no psychological pressure on this.
"This is not good, after all we promised to surrender and avoid death." Lu Yang's knight complex took over.
"With all the people gone, who will say that we are not trustworthy? Even among our own people, no one can understand what Mendoza said. They will not know that we have fallen out."
"We have to consider the consequences: it was Miss Mendoza who broadcast the letter of surrender. If everyone was really killed, she would definitely protest. Besides, killing prisoners at will is not a positive education for soldiers." Zhou Weisen said He was righteous, but in his heart he didn't want to be scolded and nagged by Mendoza all the time on the Feiyun.
"Maintaining the unity of the elders is the first priority. The life and death of these 100 people actually doesn't matter. Besides, the mines in Sanya will not be too crowded." Sun Xiao expressed support for this.
