"In the future, this treasure ship will be called Noah's Ark, as the command center of the fleet. ”

After the 40 billion were burned, Noah's Ark, under the protection of a formation of thirty warships, sailed towards the unknown vast sea.

This Noah's Ark is larger than the treasure ship that Zheng He went to the Western Ocean back then, and even the aircraft carrier can't compete with it, it can carry 170,000 knights at the same time, and the grain, fruits, vegetables and meat stored in the cabin can last for more than half a year.

In addition, there are also gold, silver, agate, jade, etc., weighing about sixty or seventy tons, these precious metals and jewelry are very cheap in Azesia, but Chen Feng has always believed that in other continents, they will definitely become rare things, and when the time comes, the four tens of billions burned by shipbuilding will be earned back with interest.

With Azerosia as the center, within a radius of four hundred nautical miles, it has been explored by Gladstone.

Glenn retrieved the map, which he had followed Gladstone to make.

"I suggest a detour, ahead of which is Somari Gorge, which is infested with pirates all year round. ”

Pirates are not uncommon, and they are made up of death row deserters and refugees from all continents, all of whom are outlaws, fierce and difficult to deal with.

Caravans had encountered them before, their goods and fishing boats had been robbed, and the seamen had their necks wiped and thrown into the sea to feed the sharks.

"If we make a detour, we have to sail for half a day, it's not worth it, shrink the formation, and force the passage of the Somari Strait, I don't believe that pirates dare to hijack a country's warship formation. ”

All warships were equipped with Maxim heavy machine guns on deck, and some were even equipped with bazookas and Tiger tanks.

These equipment, at least a few thousand years ahead of the pirates.

Pirates in this era don't have bazookas, but warship formations do!

The vanguard formation, running into a barricade of fishing boats, covered with fishing nets and fence walls.

Rumble!

The three warships at the forefront fired shells at the enemy, blew the fishing boats blocking the way into powder, turned the muzzle of Maxim's guns, and swept the pirates who came to attack at both ends of the strait.

In just two or three minutes, hundreds of pirates fell in pools of blood.

Suddenly, there was an explosion in front of them, and one of the vanguard ships was sunk, and the knights on it fled to the ship next door.

The obstacles in front of the formation had not yet been dealt with, and there were successive explosions at the tail of the formation, and this time the three fishing boats sank into the ocean.

Before he succeeded, he destroyed four warships first, which made Chen Feng frown.

"The floating gourd is filled with black **! As long as it hits a boat, it will cause a series of explosions. Glenn reminded that the probability of encountering a pirate with a black ** is lower than being hit by an alien stone.

But it wasn't the worst, the strait was narrow enough for only two ships to pass side by side, and the pirates threw their nets and barbs, tethered one end to a tree trunk, and threw the other end at the warship, forcing it to stop.

As long as the end of the head and tail is impassable, the warships in the middle, including Noah's Ark, will become the turtle in the urn.

"The pirates were hiding behind trees and rocks, and Makqin could not harm them. ”

"Don't panic, you cut the ropes and withdraw from the strait, and I'll take care of the cover. ”

Chen Feng threw out the metal card, summoned a helicopter gunship, flew into the airspace, and fired two Patriot bombs, blasting towards the straits on the left and right.

The explosion disrupted the pirates' strategy, and Chen Feng took the opportunity to throw *** to cover their vision.

Then cover the retreat of the formation, fleeing the straits.

Pirates have been calling the sea their home all year round, and we really don't have to be their opponents. ”

After escaping death, Glenn patted his chest and took a long breath of relief and wiped his sweat, "Somari's pirates are all a group of outlaws, led by the white-bearded willow and white ape, and the commander of Gladstone almost lost his life back then. ”

"How many pirates are there?"

"In addition to the Somari Strait, there are several isolated islands, all of which are the territory of Whitebeard, and according to my preliminary speculation, the number of pirates should be around 100,000, which is still a few years ago. ”

"Do you know how many knights we have? In addition to the 3,000 seamen in Petersburg, I have 50,000 new troops and 200,000 knights, and there are still twenty-six warships left. ”

"What do you mean, Lord?"

Monty's new army had the advantage of weapons and ships, and there were 3,000 old seamen from Petersburg, but most of the knights were participating in the ocean voyage for the first time, and some of the knights were seasick as soon as they left the port.

There is also a very serious problem, these thirty warships, in order to be full of gold, silver and jewelry, so they unloaded part of the makqin and ammunition.

If there is a protracted war, this will eventually become a hidden danger.

On the other hand, the pirates under Liu Bai's hands are all over the world all year round, and they are familiar with the nature of water, and the sea is no different from the land for them.

"Fight, even if you can't destroy Whitebeard's lair, it should at least make him feel the pain of his flesh. ”

Chen Feng's attitude was resolute, and Glenn was not easy to refuse.

He distributed 3,000 old seamen from Petersburg equally among other warships to serve as captains and conductors.

Somari Strait, the lair of the willow white ape, with tunnels and rock mounds, is heavily defended, and confronting him, it is not a big advantage, if it is just to vent his anger, just launch an artillery bombardment on Whitebeard's other island stations.

At first, Glenn mistakenly thought that Chen Feng was angry because of the destruction of the four warships, so he said the words of eliminating Whitebeard, but in fact, he just wanted to vent his anger, and those generally defended islands were enough.

But Chen Feng just planned to destroy Whitebeard to raise the military might of the Monty Empire.

"Three flags were hoisted, with the battle flag of the Monty Empire in the center, and the dragon banner of Leah the Great and my handsome banner at each end of the spectrum, identifying themselves to the pirates. ”

When the shelling began, Chen Feng did not hesitate to shell the isolated island, and after leveling the isolated island, he drove towards the next destination, and refused to stop after shelling three islands in succession.

"If you do this, you will definitely anger Whitebeard, endure the calm for a while, take a step back and open the sky, I still suggest a detour, I would rather take a few more days of sailing, rather than easily offend the overlord of the sea. Glenn was puzzled.

Seeing Chen Feng's move, he didn't just vent his anger, but wanted to swallow the white beard in one bite.

"That's what I want, a pirate like Whitebeard who has been entrenched in the Strait all year round, the lair must have hidden a lot of treasures, and this wave of war will not be too bad. ”

Glenn wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Chen Feng, "I know what you're worried about?" It's nothing more than thinking I'm messing around, but if the white ape is not removed, it will always be a threat, even if we open the channel, the merchant ships of the Monty Empire will not dare to go to sea." ”

"I get it, I'm going to do my best to win this fight. ”

After nightfall, the warship formation dropped anchor and stood guard, forming a six-pointed star array to protect Noah's Ark.

But on the calm sea, countless black shadows were slowly approaching the warship under the water, taking advantage of the dark night and high wind, throwing rivet hooks, and skillfully climbing to the deck.