第三百零五章 圣皮埃尔与休整
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1667年5月31日,对法国堡垒的第一次试探性进攻失败了,奉国军官兵从各个角度进行了火力侦察和试探,结果无一不是失败了,还造成了三十余人的伤亡。更多小说ltxsba.com
之所以如此急躁,主要还是他们的劝降行动失败了!是的,即便东岸人抓来了不少散落在外的法国殖民者、契约奴,但却不能让他们劝说坚守堡垒的法国人投降。甚至于,他们还主动请求东岸人放过他们,为此他们将支付一定的赎金。在他们看来,东岸人与那些欧洲军队乃至海盗们其实都一样,打仗就是为了钱,既然现在他们已经主动表示愿意交钱了,那么东岸人应当就坡下驴,顺势撤退了吧,虽然他们都是异教徒。
不得不说,法国人的这种想法还是有相当可取之处的,因为蓝飞上尉真的已经有些动摇了:既然圣克里斯多夫岛上的乌龟壳如此难打破,那么为何不轻轻放过,转而去攫取更有价值的目标呢?比如瓜德鲁普或马提尼克岛什么的。为了一个破岛子,难道真的要冒着危险在野外围攻个三五个月,同时以巨大的伤病减员来换取吗?恐怕不值得吧!
因此,在认真考虑了围攻法国人堡垒的可行性及后果,并稍稍试探了他们的“成色”后,蓝飞上尉已经动了撤退的心思。毕竟,此番大军来到圣克里斯多夫岛,抢劫了法国人村庄、庄园的他们,已经收获了价值数万元的烟草、蔗糖、染料及其他一些物资了(虽然变现时还得打个折扣),攻取这么一个乌龟壳般的堡垒,既没有什么油水,相反还可能造成自身的重大伤亡,殊为不智,那么还不如果断放弃,转战别的地方?
负责指挥整个舰队的蔡安国海军上尉很快就接到了陆军方面的询问,在与自己的部下们商议后,他们也一致认为离开圣克里斯多夫岛,前往瓜德鲁普或马提尼克比较划算。这个小岛上还有一堆英国人,要是搞什么恶劣的手段的话忒也难看,不如直接离开,反正这里被东岸这么一折腾后,法国人短时间内应该恢复不了生产,这已经足以对得起与西班牙人的军事盟约了。要知道,我们只是履行出兵义务,以收获自己的酬劳(河间地区智利布埃诺河以南的租借权),可没有为了你们提着脑袋拼命的义务。想找法国人报仇雪恨,还是得靠你们自己啊,我们只能帮到这里了!
海军与陆军的思路统一后,事情就很好办了!在最后掳掠了一遍法国人的殖民区,并宣布“解放”了超过五百名欧洲契约奴及千余名黑人奴隶后(当然是“解放”至东岸人治下的怀远岛干活了,你懂的),登陆的上千名东岸陆军分批次撤离了圣克里斯多夫岛,徒留了一片狼藉的土地及村庄给法国人,相信他们以后收拾起来,也是极为麻烦的。
说不得,投资者的荷包又要为此破费了,以前多年的盈利(如果有的话)也得吐出来追加投入。而且,法王路易十四搞不好也得拨点财政补助意思意思,毕竟大伙此番遭了这个无妄之灾,可都是因为国王陛下您的好大喜功啊,更何况当初鼓励大伙殖民加勒比的也是政府!
整个撤退工作在6月6日晚些时候才宣告结束,因为之前加勒比海上的风向颇为不利,众人不得不在海边原滩头阵地上又待了好几天时间,这才捕捉到了一股从西北面吹来的风,然后全舰队立刻像过大年了一样高兴,各船纷纷拔锚起航,离开了这个潮湿闷热得让人病恹恹的热带岛屿,然后奔向下一个目标——嗯,同样潮湿闷热且容易让人病恹恹的瓜德鲁普岛。
6月9日,因为一场不期而至的风雨,瓜德鲁普岛近海的浪头骤然间大了起来,东岸船只一靠近近海便摇摇晃晃,难以登陆。蔡安国上尉对此也无能为力,只能下令放弃在此登陆,全舰队继续南向,越过了多米尼克岛,直扑法国人在加勒比海的另一重要据点马提尼克岛而去,并在后世该岛西海岸圣皮埃尔城一带近海下锚碇泊,准备进行登陆作战。
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“风向转了,现在是东南风,这天气可真是不可捉摸。”蔡安国看了看“南十字星”号轻巡洋舰顶桅上的海军旗,缓缓说道:“其实早就该转向了,之前能有一股西北风送我们来马提尼克岛,已经是天尊的庇佑,我们不应该苛求太大。”
蓝飞闻言也看了看头顶正猎猎飞舞着的军旗,几只海鸥、信天翁正围绕船只盘旋着,这些鸟是在外海飞过来的,这坚定了当时正有些吃不准航向的东岸人的决心,因此被视为好运的象征。
海上的风还是有些大,陆地上下起了淅淅沥沥的小雨,这给登陆作战增添不小的困难。而且随着时间的推移,海浪的风浪还有渐渐增大的趋势,蔡安国的船长室刚刚就被大量浪花涌进,勤务兵们从中抢救出了大量文件、图纸、日志什么的重要物事,至于那些烟草、糖、衣服什么的,就只能任由海水浸毁了。
不过这些风浪并没有动摇东岸人登陆的意志,相反更是催促着他们奋力将物资卸到小船上,然后划向马提尼克这么一个翡翠般的小岛的海岸。
也许是之前并未有船只过来告知法国人法兰西角及其附近地区已经陷落的消息,或许是法国人疏于防备,或许是恶劣天气给了东岸人掩护,总之此番多艘舰船驶抵圣皮埃尔外海时,法国人并没有及时地做出反应;而当第一批奉国军官兵已克服风浪,冲到圣皮埃尔港侧面的一处沙滩时,法国人依然没有做出反应。
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