A leisurely city for solo travelers

Chapter 326 Captive
In the end, the three parties worked together to rescue the sailors and wounded of the Barus land army who fell into the sea, including Barudis himself.

The ensuing scene on the pier is somewhat awkward.

Although Mardenard and Esconte were the victors, they didn't dare to look at Barudis at this time. Although Barudis was defeated and sat on the ground panting heavily like a drowned rat, he was still the same. It looks like there is no one in the sub-head.

Gruhart and Fang Xian were sandwiched between the two sides. Although they had just won a big victory, they had no intention of humiliating anyone or praising anyone.

"Cough..." Fang Xian interrupted the silence, "Well, according to the Geneva Convention, Mr. Barudis, you..."

"What are the Geneva Conventions?" asked Gruhart.

"Oh, by the way, this hasn't happened yet..." Fang Xian scratched his head, "In short, Mr. Baroudis and his subordinates are victims of the war, and our army will ensure your safety and basic human rights until Agree with your government.”

Barudis raised his head slightly and said with a half smile: "You are much more civilized than I imagined, and the way you speak reminds me of the damn foreign minister."

"Of course." Fang Xian shrugged, "We always fire guns 30 seconds after surrendering, and we never kill enemies who have lost their combat effectiveness."

"My personality testifies." Gruhart said proudly, "Admiral Fang respects all his enemies as much as he respects his friends."

Barudis smiled bitterly and stood up with his weak body: "So, I am a prisoner of war now?"

"That's pretty much what it means."

"Whose uniform is yours?" Barudis said, glaring fiercely at Mardenard and Esconte on the opposite side.

Although Barudis has been reduced to a prisoner, the two American admirals still dare not make any mistakes when facing his provocation.

"It's not them." Fang Xian smiled, "You will soon arrive at your new home, a great city."

Barudis didn't say anything more. He knew that as a prisoner, he didn't have much choice.

After watching Barudis being escorted away, Mardenard and Esconte finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, girls, he's gone." Fang Xian said with a half-joking smile.

Apparently, Madonard and Esconte behaved like young ladies at the prom, shy and timid.

Maldenard finally spoke: "Fang, to be honest, I'm a bit crueler than most people. But when facing Barudis... there's always a little bit..."

"Class inferiority." Esconte helped him say the last word, he lit his cigar, and admitted the fact unabashedly, "Even if we win, and even have the power to execute him, but in the face of that When I saw this look in my eyes, I knew clearly - he is still him, and I am still me."

"You two, I'm the boss, right?" Fang Xian shrugged awkwardly.

"Of course!" the two American governors said in unison.

Tiya and Liu Ke also came over, and the three parties that used to contain each other in the war finally stood together in St. John's.

"Lord Maldenard, Lord Esconte." Tia greeted the two politely.

Esconte said with a dry smile: "It doesn't have to be like this, you and I are equal in the future."

Only Liu Ke was dissatisfied with this situation.

He knew that Fang Xian was strong enough to kill all the invaders, but he chose peace talks and trade.

Regarding how to solve the problem of the New World, Yuyan and Gruhart had differences in their eyes.

Gruhart is an iron-fisted man, determined to give sea to sea and land to land.Yuyan, however, thinks that there is no hatred between the two bigwigs from the New World, and they can benefit and co-prosper, and take advantage of it.

In the end, Yuyan's wrist is still tougher than Gruhart's because the big boss is her god-uncle.

Under the threat of force and the temptation of interests, the two big bosses finally reached an agreement with the Fang family navy that they had to contribute 50% of the occupancy rate of their subordinate ports. After all, it is better to have food than to lose their jobs.Of course, the biggest reason for their cooperation is because of Barudis.

The cake of "destroying the Spanish Navy" is too big.

The Spanish navy is like a rope, always holding the two big men, and they have to transfer a large part of their income to the country.After Barudis was wiped out, their status was equivalent to being promoted from governor to king.

The final outcome is that their status has improved, their territory has decreased, and the New World has formed a three-point world. At the same time, the aborigines will obtain their original human rights, the three parties will prohibit fighting, and Tiya has the right to monitor all of this. Come back and destroy who.

When parting, Tia presented the golden badge of the Inca Empire. For her, it symbolized the eternal friendship between the two parties. For Fang Xian, it symbolized the completion of another piece of sea.

……

For a long time, Barudis was imprisoned in a separate cabin, and he was transported by a separate Spanish sailing ship, independent of the main fleet of the Fang Family Navy, to another destination.

Barudis made a lot of guesses during this time.

Was he going to exile himself to the East?

Or let yourself die on an Indonesian island?

Or live or die like Espinosa.

No, that’s not right, he is a civilized person, at most he will be under house arrest, and he will give people the dignity they deserve...

Confused about the future, after an unknown period of time, the ship finally stopped, and Barudis was allowed to leave the warehouse and land.

Since he had not seen the sun for a long time, Baroudis' complexion was a little pale. He walked onto the deck, and the dazzling sunlight forced him to squint his eyes and peek at this place with a stinging feeling.

Fortunately, he is still in Europe, the most pure European buildings are on the shore, and even the air is filled with the aroma of bacon.

"Where is this?" Barudis asked the sailor who escorted him.

"Sorry, Admiral Fang forbids us to talk to you." The sailor covered his mouth and stopped talking.

Barudis shook his head, dragged his staggering pace, and landed along the trestle bridge, not moving his body for a long time, all of which was a bit strenuous.

"Welcome to Amsterdam!" A black-haired man with a mustache laughed, "This will be your new home, Mr. Barudis."

Barudis recalled the accent, and looked at the man in front of him again: "Kuhn?"

"It's right here." Kuhn said with a smile.

After a short thought, Barudis probably wanted to invite clues. He always had a contemptuous attitude towards this kind of businessman. They have no honor: "I heard that you have been promoted to Marquis recently, should I congratulate you?"

"That happened two months ago. It seems that you have been away from the battlefield for a long time." Kuhn straightened his sleeves. "To be precise, you should call me Duke."

"How is that possible?!" Barudis was shocked. No matter how great Kuhn's contribution was, it would be impossible for him to be promoted to so many ranks within a year. There is no new duke.

Not to mention he's a damn businessman.

Barudis was thinking about it, and suddenly he froze, cold sweat dripping down his back.

This kind of thing...has happened before...if some people saved a country, or won a huge territory for the country...the royal family occasionally made an exception.

"You... have defeated Britain?" Barudis trembled.

"I'm a businessman and I don't know how to fight." Kuhn smiled calmly.

Ordinary people will probably not have any momentum when facing Barudis, the top three in Europe, let alone a Dutchman?

"Did he change... or did I change..." Barudis thought.

The more Barudis thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he hurriedly asked, "Dear Duke, who is my successor?"

"Oh? Are you worried that your party will sink with you?" Kuhn teased.

Faced with Kuhn's provocation, Barudis finally couldn't bear it: "The entire navy will carry out my will. This navy already has a soul, and whoever is in charge will be an invincible army!"

"I'm afraid I will disappoint you." Kuhn shook his head, "Your country no longer has a navy."

Barudis stood there, his expression unchanged, and remained frozen for nearly a minute.

At this time, Kuhn looked at Barudis with some sympathy: "As the last naval commander, your name will last forever."

Barudis still didn't speak, his eyes were empty. During the long period of his captivity, although his body began to decay, there was always something like a soul supporting him. That soul seemed to be connected to the fleet in the Mediterranean Sea.

And now, it's all gone.

"You need to rest." Kuhn seemed to have lost interest in Barudis, and drew out a girl sideways, "Fang specifically explained that my niece, Lilu, will be in charge of your food and living here."

Lilu forgot to glance at Barudis who was absent-minded, and also sighed.

"plz follow me."

"Lilu, wait, at least tie him up first!" Camille stopped in front of Lilu.
"No need." Lilu sighed, "His eyes are dead."

Camille looked at Barudis again. Indeed, he was like a clockwork puppet, as if he had lost his soul.

"The other party is a guy who kills without blinking an eye, what is Fang thinking..." Camille muttered to himself.

The place where Barudis was imprisoned was actually Lilu's home. Of course, most of the time he could only be in a separate room with iron bars on the windows and two royal guards at the door.

In fact, he has the right to go out for a walk every day. According to the Dutch character, he can even go to the red light district occasionally to have fun. However, except for eating, Baroudis never steps out of the door.

About two months later, while having dinner, Baroudis suddenly spoke.

"Did your mother teach you to make this?" He drank the last mouthful of the soup, as if something had melted him, maybe it was time, maybe it was Lilu's food.

"Maybe, maybe she had this idea before she threw me at the orphanage gate." Lilu laughed.

"Oh...sorry." Barudis's expression was like that of an ordinary uncle, a little embarrassed, "What a cheerful girl."

"He said the same thing." Lilu had a pure smile on her face.

(End of this chapter)