The three ships of the Return are in a good position, and the three of them just block the view of the pirates. Therefore, although the pirates realized that the battle was 'fierce' and that something was wrong, they did not expect that the more than ten pirate ships in the past would be wiped out. In their eyes, this is completely impossible, and even in the face of Britain and France, the current maritime hegemons in Europe, they can only defeat them in an artillery battle. But if the bridge is successful, it is almost doomed that the victory belongs to them, the freedmen of the sea. However, they don't know that there is a saying that there are no absolutes in the world, and there will always be some small probability of accidents happening in the world. However, it is even more unfortunate that the expeditionary fleet belongs to this kind of small probability accident.

Under this misunderstanding of the pirates, they did not choose not to retreat, but left two pulp ships to keep in touch with the armed merchant ship, and the remaining five slurry ships to maneuver with the six warships that rushed over.

It's just that Murong Parrot's attention is no longer on these six warships, he is observing the armed merchant ship with Old Travers.

"How?" There is a way that is not profitable and cannot afford to be early, and it is one thing to practice with these pirate ships. But the priority of this expedition was to maintain absolute secrecy. If there is any leakage of news, especially the appearance of such a large number of yellow people on the coast of North Africa, it is inevitable that Spain will have some associations, even if Spain is now a little decayed, but after all, it is the former sea hegemon, and there is no problem in hunting down their small fleet. The most important thing is that if any news is received, Spain only needs to strengthen its defenses in its coastal ports, especially in places such as Cádiz, and the expeditionary force will be hit headfirst in 'Granite'. Therefore, when Murong Parrot decided to go to war, he wanted to grab the greatest benefits, such as the armed merchant ship in front of him.

"Not bad!" Old Traver replied affirmatively, "The whole crew is even better than the one on our return, especially the helmsman on their ship, I dare say he is very familiar with the sea." Every change in the direction of the wind, as well as the change in the currents, was fully exploited by him, otherwise he would not have been able to entangle with these pirates for so long. And it seems that it is not a simple character who can make so many pirates chase after them. ”

These were also the reasons why Murong Parrot hesitated at the beginning, otherwise with his 'fine' telescopes and a wider field of vision than a pirate ship, he could have avoided it completely. The pirates' entry 'forced' only strengthened his thoughts. Along the way, Old Trafford gave him a detailed explanation of North African pirates, of course, because Old Trafford himself suffered from pirates, and had encountered pirates four times in North Africa during his decades of seafaring career.

As for the tactics of the pirates, Murong Parrot also learned about it through Old Travers, generally speaking, even North African pirates are mainly alone, and it is already very good to have more than two warships. But now, this armed merchant ship has attracted so many pirates. Murong Parrot was even a little skeptical that the armed merchant ship had provoked the pirates along the entire Moroccan coast.

In this case, of course, Murong Parrot wanted to see who was on that boat!

By this time, Britain's advanced naval tactics had spread throughout Europe, and Old Tever knew about it. So the six battleships of the expeditionary force at this time had already formed a battle line and were ready for artillery bombardment. This is also the luck of the expeditionary force, the tactics of the North African pirates have begun to lag behind in the pirate world, and they also have artillery, but the artillery is mostly used to deter, or the ability to interrupt the movement of prey. And on the Gold Coast, where European pirates are active, the Gulf of Guinea. Perhaps those pirates saw the sheer size of the expeditionary force's fleet, and they didn't do it, otherwise, the expeditionary force would really be in trouble, and the European pirates' gunnery was far beyond the reach of their North African counterparts.

Of course, the expeditionary force also had its own advantages, and they were fully demonstrated in this war. The improved naval guns of the Han army represent the world's advanced level of this era, and are 500 yards more than the North African pirates. In this era of sail warships, five hundred yards is already a distance that can determine victory or defeat.

After the first test 'shooting', the effect of the expeditionary fleet's 'shooting' with money also began to appear. In the second round of salvo fire, only one of the five battleships escaped the fate of being hit. Two of them were hit by the mast and were incapacitated. With the extremely efficient speed of the expeditionary fleet, the third and fourth rounds of artillery bombardment followed. And the pirates, though brave and able to reach their maximum 'shooting' range, were unfortunately less effective in counterattacking. Especially if, as it is now, the expeditionary force has taken up the position of artillery bombardment, and the pirates are passively counterattacking, and they have to carry out zigzag evasion.

With the superiority of tactics and equipment, bravery can no longer save anything, and the result of this battle has long been predestined from the very beginning. One by one, the pirate ships were sunk. For a moment, the entire sea saw burning wooden blocks, as well as pirates cried on them, calling for help.

The actions of the armed merchant ship at this time made Murong Parrot even more firm in his opinion, and when the expeditionary fleet and the pirate ship were engaged in an artillery battle, it also reversed its attitude of blindly circling just now, and 'exposed' its fangs. With the flexible 'operation', he always keeps his side facing the bow of the two pirate ships, and the other two pirate ships can only be in a passive state of beating. Moreover, the pirates seemed to be afraid of what was on the ship, and they did not dare to shell the armed merchant ship, but only used the merchant ship to 'swing' a few men from the mast as it slowed down. This refueling tactic was apparently intended to deliver food to merchant ships, and some were shot down by muskets while they were still in the air. As for the few that fell, they were basically hacked to death by a 'chaotic' knife.

The containment of merchant ships also gave the expeditionary fleet ample time to encircle. Soon, six warships fanned off the pirates' way back, and the Return was also approaching after leaving two warships to contain the captured pirates.

The course of the battle, as well as the outcome, was unsuspenseful. The two pirate ships did not even have a chance to escape, and after losing some of their men and realizing that the general trend was gone, these two ships did not resist to the end like the five ships, and chose to surrender very wisely.

Murong Parrot sat upright in his chair and looked at the young man in front of him, with gray-brown hair and a clean face. More Elephant Scholars than Elephant Pirates "Dear Sir, thank you very much for saving the lives of the crew of the Adventure, please let me Kidd express my sincerest thanks on behalf of the Adventure!" ”

After listening to Kidd's respectful words, Murong Parrot nodded. To be honest, the young captain in front of him did surprise him a little. Ever since seeing Old Trafford and several of his subordinate captains, Murong Parrot had always thought that captain was a very seniority position, because on a ship, the captain's orders were everything. Even if Murong Parrot is in the expeditionary fleet, he can only have the right to choose to fight, or not to fight. And in terms of the specific command of the naval battle, it is still necessary to take Old Trafford as the main one.

Behind this great power also means this great responsibility, and he must be responsible for the whole ship. And in the ever-changing sea, to be able to take on this kind of responsibility, you have to go through enough wind and rain, and there is no other way to live this kind of wind and rain, but day after day, year after year.

But Kidd in front of him broke Murong Parrot's idea, but Murong Parrot had seen those high-level leaders of the Han army, especially the Queen of Han, and he also knew that in this world, there were indeed geniuses. It seems that there is one standing in front of him, but this is not the point: "Listen to our captain, you are British, why do you want to fly the Portuguese flag?" ”

Kidd smiled awkwardly at this question, but in front of the general in front of him, who was under great pressure on him and was also his savior. But he also had to tell the truth, of course, it is undeniable that there is the credit of Old Traver, when Kidd entered the cabin, he was pulled by the old man and muttered for a while, the focus of which was that Old Traver mysteriously pointed out the identity of Murong Parrot. He is the general of a country with millions of troops, and this army has defeated countless formidable enemies, but there are only five generals.

In Kidd's account, Murong Parrot also learned the reason for the incident. Speaking of which, it can be regarded as a hurricane set off by the butterfly of Lin Feng, since the establishment of the Han Kingdom, foreign trade has been encouraged, and this situation has caused the re-prosperity of the Maritime Silk Road. At the same time, it also means the rise of pirates, and countless pirates gather on this route like sharks smelling blood. And Kidd was one of them. The young captain, who traveled between the New World and England, was instigated by his own crew, and could not withstand the "temptation" and "temptation" of gold coins, and threw himself into this army.

They initially cruised off the Gold Coast and, under Kidd's command, did make a couple of good deals. But that changed when a young man entered the Gulf of New Guinea. This man named William. Dampier's young man was also a pirate first mate in the Caribbean, and his ship was driven by the huge profits of the Maritime Silk Road to the Gulf of New Guinea, but their luck was not as good as that of Kidd and the expeditionary fleet. The first trip out of the 'door' was met with a storm, and William grabbed a plank and drifted for two days before being rescued by Kidd's Adventure in a dying state.

For this unlucky guy, Kidd didn't pay much attention at first, after all, accidents at sea are too common these days, ship wrecks and deaths are common, and no one knows if they will encounter this situation in the future, so saving William is just out of the rules.

Gradually, however, William became aware of his unusualness, and he had an almost beastly instinct for a storm. At his insistence, Kidd managed to survive a storm that would peel off his skin if he didn't die. Kidd was very strange about this, and after questioning, he learned that this William. Unlike superficial scholars like Kidd, Dampier turned out to be a rare scholar among pirates, who had a systematic analysis of hydrology and weather conditions, and had his own unique opinions. It is precisely because of this that he has the same prestige as the captain on the previous pirate ship, and it is definitely not good news that the captain's authority is on the pirate ship, so the stubborn captain flatly rejected William's correct advice. William in desperation. Danbiel could only watch step by step into the abyss.

And this rumor, after the adventure returned to port, spread quickly through the sailors on the adventure. Worst of all, William, in order to thank Kidd for saving his life, also told him a secret that he had not known on the previous ship, William had detailed charts of the coast of North Africa, as well as the coast of the New World and various routes, including many islands and convenient routes that had been discovered for the first time. And this news was overheard by the crew at the tip of their ears, so it became a well-known secret.

Now the entire Gulf of Guinea is boiling, for pirates, this is undoubtedly an artifact-like thing, even if they don't become pirates in the future, just rely on this chart, a large amount of wealth is also at your fingertips. As a result, Kidd, who is still a newcomer, has become the target of public criticism. The pirates banded together and slaughtered Kidd.

The power of Kidgar William was also revealed at this time. For his Adventure, Kidd has fully exploited its potential, and the sailors on board are all old men who have been with Kidd for some years, otherwise Kidd would not have given up the originally lucrative New World route and came here to become a pirate for their benefit. That's why Adventure is second to none in New Guinea in terms of agility, and William's grasp of the weather and currents makes it even more powerful. This also allowed the Adventure to escape from several pursuits.

After escaping from the Gulf of New Guinea, the two discussed it and felt that it was better to return to their own country, Britain was safer, and as long as they 'handed over' part of the route map, plus Kidd had never robbed British ships, he should be blessed by the British. So I found a remote port, changed the ship slightly, put on the Portuguese flag, and headed for England.

But what they didn't expect was that someone would be one step ahead of them and send a message to their counterparts in North Africa, although everyone had different beliefs, but the desire for nautical charts was still the same, and they didn't hurt William for any reason. So there was a scene that Murong Parrot had just seen.

From Kidd's mouth, Murong Parrot also learned that William was not very interested in gold and silver treasures, and his hobby was to collect the hydrology and weather conditions of various places. So even after finding enough charts to make him a rich man, he still insisted on wandering around on the pirate ship.

After listening to Kidd's narration, Murong Parrot knew that his action this time was worth it........