醉酒攻城 - 古德明

醉酒攻城 - 古德明

In1756,theBritishlaidsiegetoafortinIndia.Onenight,AbleSeamanStrahan,havingtakenmorerumthanwasquiteconsistentwithaclearhead,strayedtowardsabreachmadeinthefort.Hemountedit,metafewfoes,brandishedhiscutlass,andcriedout,"Theplaceismine!"Inamoment,therewasahullabaloo,theBritishsoldiersandsailorsrushedintothefort,theHindusfled,andthefortwastaken.
Strahanwasbroughtbeforetheadmiral,whoinquiredwithassumedanger,"What'sthisyouhavebeendoing?"Strahanscratchedhishead,andreplied,"Whytobesure,sir,Itookthefort,butIhope,yourhonour,therewasn'tnoharminthat."Theadmiral,verymuchinclinedtolaugh,hadtolookgraveanddismissedhimwithhintsatpunishmentfordisobedience.
一七五六年,英軍圍攻印度一個城堡。一天晚上,一等水兵斯特拉恩喝朗姆酒喝得醉醺醺,無意中走到城堡一個缺口前,攀援而登,見到幾個敵人,就揮舞手上彎刀,大叫:「這城堡給我拿了!」一時間,人聲鼎沸,英國士兵、水手乘勢衝進城堡,印度人四散,城堡易手。
斯特拉恩被帶到海軍上將跟前。上將裝出氣憤的樣子,問道:「你做了什麼?」斯特拉恩搔搔頭,回答說:「啊,上將,我是攻佔了城堡,不過,上將,希望沒有什麼損失吧。」上將幾乎失笑,但不得不一臉嚴肅模樣,打發斯特拉恩離去,只暗示他不遵號令,理應懲處。