Chapter 716: 1 Million Gold

"You dare point a gun at me?!"

Looking at the dark muzzles of the Shenglu people's guns, James was not afraid. Instead, he became more and more angry. He even took a few steps forward and grabbed the gun held by a Shenglu soldier.

All along, the people of Shenglu have always bowed their heads in front of their own country. Since when did they dare to confront each other? ! Who gave them the courage? ! Who gave them the confidence? !

The defeat of the coalition forces had already made James feel deeply saddened, and he was also filled with anger. At this moment, facing the tough attitude of the Shenglu people, he felt greatly humiliated, so his anger intensified again. He felt hot all over, and his eyes even began to become bloodshot.

Furious, he grasped the gun barrel, leaned his head forward, pressed his forehead against the muzzle, and roared:

"Come on! Hit this way!"

"shot!!"

The soldier from Shenglu who was holding a gun had his heart pounding at his roar, his eyes filled with panic. Of course he didn't dare to shoot. The man in front of him was the commander-in-chief of the Second Fleet of the Sari Kingdom. It was self-evident how important his identity was. Even if he was not the commander-in-chief, but just an ordinary private, he could not shoot.

Behind all of them is a behemoth like the Sari Kingdom. They command the Leon continent and have been the overlord for many years. Whether on land or on sea, the power of the Sari Kingdom is so great that people have to submit to it.

Their navy is powerful enough to sweep across the entire waters of the Leon continent, and their army is strong enough to reach the capital city of Pelion within a few months. How could such a behemoth dare to engage in an irreparable conflict with them?

The soldier was at a loss, but he still carefully lowered the muzzle of his gun and looked at Lucat, asking him for help.

"What are you doing! Put down your guns!"

Lucat still retained his rationality. He did not let his momentary anger get the better of him. He calmly asked the soldiers to lay down their guns to avoid escalating the conflict.

The soldiers quickly put down their guns and breathed a sigh of relief. Leto certainly understood that they could not engage in a real firefight. Although he was still angry, he just lowered his head and remained silent.

"What's wrong? Aren't you pointing a gun at me?!"

"Just pretending?! Huh?!"

Although the Shenglu man had put down his gun, James was still furious. He swung his hand violently, knocking the gun out of the private's hand to the ground.

The soldier bent down hurriedly to pick it up, but James kicked him.

"You can't even hold the gun steady, and you dare to point it at me?!"

As a major general in the army, James's position of "major general" was definitely not obtained through gilding like his colleagues, who were sons of nobles. From the several medals of honor hanging on his body, it can be seen that he was promoted to this position through a series of battles. He wanted to add another achievement to his record in this sea battle, but now it seems that all his efforts have been wasted.

Therefore, he kicked very hard, and the soldier was not only knocked down, but also hit the guardrail on the deck before stopping.

After kicking Leto, James didn't even look at the soldier. Instead, he turned around and suddenly slapped Leto hard in the face.

The slap was also very powerful, but Leto simply stepped back with his right foot and remained standing on the ground, but a red slap mark gradually appeared on his face.

"What were you yelling about just now? Do you think it's an honor to surrender to the Yan people?!"

"Those soldiers sacrificed their lives, but you returned safely. Aren't you thankful?!" James shouted at Leto with a stern look on his face.

Laito's face twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything, just pursed his lips.

He knew that he must not get angry again at this time. The irritable man in front of him was just raging out of impotence.

"And you!! What did you and the fleet do on this voyage?!" Seeing that Leto didn't say anything, James turned his target to Lucat.

There was still no expression on Lucat's face. He shifted his gaze from the soldier who was helped up and returned to James who was scolding him.

After two breaths of silence, he opened his mouth and said:

"Major General James, I don't want to lose the war, but it has already happened. We can only accept the reality."

"This time, we lost completely."

Hearing this, James was about to speak, but Lucat changed the subject and said:

"But we also gained a lot of intelligence from this battle, so we won't make the same mistake next time."

After saying this, James snorted coldly, and the adjutant beside him came forward and whispered:

"Sir, they are the only ones who have useful information now. We can't push them too hard. They will have to give us an explanation eventually."

James listened to it with a sullen face, then glanced at Lucat and said coldly:

"All the information you have must be explained in detail!"

Lucat did not comment and said, "You will know."

"But the most important thing now is that we return home immediately."

"There are still people on the Coral Island waiting for redemption. The longer it takes, the harder it will be for them to survive. We need to prepare compensation as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, James immediately asked, "Is Marshal Clemento on the island?"

Lucat shook his head: "He has died, but General Winston is still alive."

"Damn it!" James held his face with his hands, feeling both pain and anger in his heart.

Then, he suddenly cursed again: "Damn Yan people, they destroyed our warships, killed our people, and still want us to pay compensation? What a bunch of bastards!"

"Are they stationed around the coral island to guard it now?"

Lucat shook his head and said, "That should be the case. The information I have is limited."

"Okay, Major General James, I will sort out the rest of the intelligence after I return home, and you will all know it."

After saying that, Lucat said no more and was about to leave with his men.

James was about to call for a stop, but the adjutant shook his head and whispered, "Sir, let's stop here."

"They will explain everything clearly under our noses. We need to return to the voyage immediately to report to Her Majesty the Queen and follow Her Majesty's orders in everything."

"Your anger... will only create irreconcilable conflicts between us and the Shenglu people."

After the adjutant said this, James finally realized what was going on. He had to hold back his unhappiness and slapped the railing of the boat.

Lucat, who was walking towards the wooden bridge, suddenly turned around and said:

"By the way, regarding the compensation issue raised by the Yan people, I think I need to tell you in advance."

Everyone looked at him. Lukat paused and then continued:

"They want 100 million taels of gold."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar on the ship and everyone was shocked.

"How much...how much?" James thought he had heard it wrong.

Lucat stretched out his hand and said to them:

"Five thousand tons of gold."