583: Chapter 578: Fight to the Death 583: Chapter 578: Fight to the Death The detection range of the radar was extensive, and movements on the sea were slow, so Gao Yang and his team could only sit tight on the speedboat, waiting for someone to arrive.
Whether it was reinforcements or the enemy who arrived first made a big difference, but things had come to this point.
Gao Yang said they had to take the opportunity to teach the British a lesson, fight if they must.
It wasn’t just about old grudges—it was a battle for interests.
Gao’s company was competing for market share, and the British wanted to maintain their monopoly.
A clash was inevitable, so Gao had to adopt a tough stance to counter the British provocations, or else future troubles would only increase.
It was better to fight sooner rather than later, and better to fight a bigger battle than a smaller one.
The goal was to subdue and frighten the British in one go, making sure they wouldn’t dare to provoke or cause trouble again.
Antoncel was the captain and was somewhat softer by nature.
With Destin and Bob manning the Sicilian Princess, after two provocations by the British, Destin had personally led a retaliation.
Now, the Princess moored at the eastern end of the Gulf of Aden had no issues, whereas the Prince at the western end faced constant provocations from the British.
Destin wasn’t available at the moment to deal with the British provocations at sea, so Gao decided to take this chance to teach the British a tough lesson.
Before a decisive battle on land with real swords and guns, he wanted to scare the British at sea first.
Gao quickly arranged the division of labor.
Although the likelihood of using guns was slim, they still had to be prepared for someone to panic and start shooting.
If that happened without preparation, they could be at a severe disadvantage.
Even if the British company closed down and the shooters were punished, the dead could not be brought back to life.
Gao had to prevent this scenario—at all costs, the dead should be British.
He would rather deal with international lawsuits later and would shut down the Maritime Security Company if need be, but he couldn’t afford losses on his side.
Gao clapped his hands and didn’t hide his intentions from the British still in the water, shouting loudly, “Is there anyone who doesn’t want to participate in the upcoming fight?”
Nobody responded.
Those who took this job definitely had the guts, plus they were military men.
Skittish about a fight?
It couldn’t be; besides, except for a few like Gao, everyone else had been cooped up on the ship for too long.
A fight was a welcome physical and mental exercise—nobody wanted to miss out on that.
Seeing no response, Gao shouted, “Good, I’ll make the arrangements.
Workers on the transshipment ship, lend us your guns.
Big Dog, stop brawling and get ready at the machine gun.
Worker Bee, Bat, you two stop fighting as well, load your weapons and stand by with Big Dog to shoot.
Rabbit, borrow a sniper rifle.
You all prepare to shoot but don’t engage in fighting.”
After finishing, Gao shrugged and said, “You guys carry a heavy burden.
I must clarify—if the British don’t shoot, neither do you.
But if the British start shooting, show no mercy, fight fiercely, kill as many as possible.
It doesn’t matter how many of them die, but I don’t want to see anyone on our side shot dead.
Do you understand?”
Upon having heard Gao’s words, Cui Bo helplessly curled his lips and said, “Alright, I can only watch you guys fight then.
But if I see someone about to shoot, do I wait for them to shoot first, or do I shoot first?”
Gao said, “We don’t play by letting the enemy fire the first shot.
As soon as you spot someone about to shoot, don’t hesitate—take them down fiercely.
No need to worry about consequences, fight to kill, and let the enemy pay the price.”
Glolov waved his hand, indicating his understanding, “Alright, I got it.
I won’t give them the chance to shoot.”
Realizing the severity of Gao’s words, a black crew member expressed disbelief, “Man, you can’t be serious, right?”
Gao smiled and said, “I’m dead serious.
Don’t worry, I’ll take responsibility for whatever happens.
Anyway, we can be the defendant, but we absolutely can’t be the plaintiff mourning our dead.
Of course, if the British follow the rules, we’ll just settle it with fists.
No matter how we fight, we’re definitely going to win!”
Usually, there were five people on an escort ship, equipped with a full arsenal: one machine gun, three automatic rifles, and a sniper rifle.
At that moment, their weapons were all stored within the ship’s cabin, accessible as needed.
The black crew member was a machine gunner.
Hearing Gao’s words, he picked up the machine gun from the cabin and said, “Alright, use my gun.
If we really need to start shooting, let’s seriously damage those motherf***ers.”
The British in the sea looked at each other as Glolov swiftly loaded an M60 machine gun.
Cui Bo began asking the owner of the borrowed sniper rifle about its zero range and started to open the scope cap and test fire, making it clear this was no joke—they were really prepared to open fire.
A particularly brave British sailor couldn’t hold back anymore and shouted, “Hey, are you guys going to follow any rules or not?
Fighting is one thing, popping shots is another!
Cowardice!
That’s the act of a coward!”
Gao glanced at the speaker and responded loudly, “We’ll fight you tooth and nail, whether it’s with fists or knives.
But if you bring out guns, I guarantee we’ll turn you into swiss cheese.
And let me remind you, we don’t take prisoners.”
“What are you joking about?
This isn’t war.
Why take prisoners?
Prove your courage without using guns!”
Gao Yang shrugged his shoulders and said, “I told you, if you don’t fire your guns, we won’t either.
But if you do, we’ll fire first.
Moreover, once guns are involved, it’s war.
And in war, of course, there are prisoners of war.
Unfortunately for you, we don’t keep prisoners; we have a…
well, you’ll find out when the time comes.”
After he had finished speaking, Gao Yang no longer paid any attention to the British floating in the sea.
However, Bruce took a couple of glances and then whispered into Gao Yang’s ear, “Boss, some of them are seriously injured.
They might not die now, but staying in the water for too long isn’t good.
How about we pull the severely wounded up?”
Gao Yang shook his head and said, “The seawater here isn’t cold.
Let them soak.
If they die, they die.
It’s their own bad luck.
They came to provoke us, so they must pay the price.
They have to be responsible for their actions.”
The ship fell silent again, except for the occasional sound of Eileen spinning her nunchaku, which whistled through the air, making the black man, Will, enviously watch.
“Hey, beautiful, I’m Will.
I admit, you’re better with the nunchaku than I am.
But could you return one to me?
I still want to use nunchakus.”
Eileen pouted and said, “I wanted to show off a bit with the nunchakus, but here, you can have one back.
Do you also like Bruce Lee?”
Will, the black man, nodded repeatedly and said, “Of course, he’s my idol.
Hey, beautiful, can you check out my nunchaku skills and tell me if there’s something wrong with them?
I’ll demonstrate and you can help me out.”
Will started to swing the nunchakus, and after a few moves, Eileen would call out to stop and tell him what was wrong.
Just then, Li Jinfang sighed and said, “Tyrannosaurus, and Will, your technique…
it’s all wrong.
It looks fancy, but it’s useless.
That’s theatrical nunchaku skill, not combat nunchaku skill.”
Li Jinfang was someone to be reckoned with; even if no one had recognized him before, after a performance where he fought an entire ship’s crew, being a Huaxia person, his word carried weight.
Eileen had no choice but to listen, and of course, Will did too.
Li Jinfang took the nunchakus from Eileen’s hands, and with a few swift movements, performed a set of actions with fewer spirals and fancy moves, all straightforward but faster and more impressive.
After finishing, he struck a pose with a bow stance gripping the nunchaku, looking very cool.
After he finished, Li Jinfang tossed the nunchakus back to Eileen and said, “If it’s for combat, avoid the fancy stuff.
The simpler, the better.
You should understand this principle.”
Eileen spread her hands and said innocently, “That’s how my teacher at the nunchaku dojo taught me.
I thought that’s what nunchaku were supposed to be like.”
Will nodded repeatedly too and said, “Right, same here, man.
It turns out the coach who taught me nunchaku only knew these fancy moves.”
Gao Yang expressed his surprise as well, “Toad, you know how to use nunchakus?
Have you trained with them?”
Li Jinfang shook his head and said, “I just thought they were fun and played around with them for a few days.
I have really trained with a flail, though.
As for nunchakus, I learned some basic combat moves, but real combat skills with them are just these basics.
As for doing the fancy stuff like Eileen, I really can’t pull that off.”
Eileen immediately asked earnestly, “Please, Toad, teach me!”
Li Jinfang responded indifferently, “We’ll talk about it some other time when I’m free.
Your basics are good; you’ll learn quickly.”
Just then, Will spoke up loudly, “Great master, please use the nunchakus; I really want to see what nunchaku combat looks like.
Please, I’m begging you!”
Li Jinfang seemed a bit embarrassed, scratching his head and said, “Well, I’m not very familiar with nunchakus.
I’m afraid I might not control my strength well, and it wouldn’t be good if someone got killed.”
Gao Yang laughed heartily and said, “A true master always has martial morals, afraid he might kill someone by accident.
But go ahead and use the nunchakus.
I trust you.
Besides, what’s there to be afraid of if someone gets killed?
We’re at this point already.
Fight like it’s to the death, damn it.”
Li Jinfang smiled joyfully and said, “All right then, I’ll use the nunchakus.
I’ll be cautious; I shouldn’t kill anyone with them.
Speaking of which, I’ve never used nunchakus to hit someone.
This will be a good chance to try them out.
Hey, next time, I’ll show you how to use a flail.
Now that really has some power, and not many people can handle a flail these days.”