The volume of ships in the Strait of Gibraltar is huge, and every day is a staggering number. But fortunately, before the opening of the Suez Canal, if you want to get out of the Mediterranean, you must pass through here, which also makes an ambush possible.

Our intended ambush location is west of the Strait of Gibraltar, and I am very much looking forward to the final result!

But for some reason, the constant news made me mutter—Blackbeard's fleet was moving very slowly, as if it was waiting for something.

And while passing through several North African ports, there are constantly ships coming and going in his fleet, what is this doing?

Could it be that he has sensed our movements? Is it deliberately tempting in this way? How can it be?

All our instructions are issued by me, transmitted by a single line, and there should be no possibility of leaks. The current situation can only illustrate one problem: Blackbeard has his own reasons and methods for crisscrossing the Mediterranean Sea for so many years without falling.

Now the question becomes - what exactly does Blackbeard want to do?

On the sand table of the sea view, I used the wooden model to deduce the trajectory of the other party's movements, looking at the posture of taking two steps forward and one step back, I couldn't help frowning and falling into deep thought.

Is it just a simple temptation? In fact, he did not plan to go out of the Mediterranean? Or ...... He's just laying it out, ready to fight back against me?

At the same time that such a thought was born in my heart, I received another message from Mo to me—two armed merchant fleets beyond the Strait of Gibraltar seemed to be in constant contact with Blackbeard's fleet!

Is that really the case? I tapped my fingers lightly on the edge of the sand table, thinking seriously. It seems that things are more complicated than I thought, what should I do?

Gently drawing circles around the Strait of Gibraltar, it seems that I can't achieve effective results on my own!

Suddenly, my finger rested on one of the points in the circle I had drawn, where the words "Spain" were clearly marked!

Looking at these three words, I frowned and thought about it, it seems that I still have allies who have not been counted!

After thinking about this section, I was in a good mood! Pour a glass of red wine and drink it up!

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Early the next morning, news came out from Seville, Barcelona and other Spanish ports that Blackbeard, who had been dormant for a long time, was trying to counterattack, and had been cruising around Gibraltar for reconnaissance in recent days, preparing to make a big ticket!

And the target is the Spanish merchant fleet that is still stranded in the Mediterranean after the main force of the Spanish Navy has moved to the New World!

This information came from a clue, but after discovering that Blackbeard did wander around the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea quite a bit, the vast majority of people believed this information!

And very appropriately, people began to talk about Blackbeard's previous brutality again, although it was silent for two years, but people still remember his atrocities back then!

Spanish merchants in ports around the Mediterranean were mobilized, complaining to the authorities and demanding a safe environment for maritime merchants. In the end, the application was signed by nearly 100 maritime merchants and handed over directly to the commander-in-chief of the Spanish Navy's Armada, de Guzmán.

"Boom!" De Guzmán's right hand, holding a piece of parchment, slammed it on the table! He almost gritted his teeth and said, "Why did this damn pirate choose to make trouble at this time?" Can anyone tell me why? ”

The people around him were submissive and didn't dare to make a sound, and De Guzmán was even more annoyed when he saw this, and smashed the table in anger!

There was a junior officer who seemed to have heard something more or less and wanted to speak, but under the gaze of his immediate superior, he quickly confessed! Quietly stood aside, letting de Guzmán shout and curse angrily.

There are three unwritten, but extremely important, rules within the Armada - don't reason with the boss! Don't reason with the boss! Don't reason with the boss!

Whoever you are, whatever your why, don't forget this one! There used to be people who didn't believe in evil, and when the boss was angry, he talked eloquently and reasoned with facts, but now the grass on that guy's grave is a foot high!

Sure enough, seeing that the team members remained silent as always, de Guzmán fired for five minutes and began to arrange work.

Actually, there's nothing to arrange - wipe out that damn pirate once and for all! Hang him on a quay post in Seville!

If this is an order, the people below are very neatly executed. Early the next morning, the two detachments set out from Seville and headed for the Mediterranean.

Almost at the same time, a fleet sailed out of Barcelona and began to move south after heading east, blocked out of the port of Algiers!

Blackbeard still lingers near the mouth of the Mediterranean, assuming that the enemy must be waiting for him nearby.

However, to his surprise, the expected enemy did not appear, but many unexpected enemies appeared!

At the moment when he was attacked by the Spanish Navy, Blackbeard was a little blindfolded in an instant! When was the Spanish Navy, which had more than one thing and less than less, been so proactive?

At first, he thought he had mistaken someone, and he sent a signal to the Spanish navy that they would know that they had lost their way. But after a while, I found that the other party returned all the cannonballs! Blackbeard was immediately furious!

I have always been the only one who deceives others, when will it be their turn to deceive me? The enlightened Blackbeard began to rush with all his might, wanting to teach a lesson to those who did not value life in front of him.

However, he did not fight hard, but used the tactics of wandering, retreating in the direction of Algiers as he fought. His aim was to use the speed advantage to teach the wood-headed Spanish navy a lesson, and then hide in the harbor of Algiers.

No matter how arrogant the Spaniards are, they won't be at war with the entire pirate circle at the same time, right?

However, just as he was walking around and coming to the vicinity of Algiers, he was confronted by a strange fleet. The fleet was not flagged, and its route was erratic.

But Blackbeard can be sure that this guy must be coming for himself! With more than 20 years of pirate career, his spiritual sense is particularly keen!

"Turn around! Turn around! Rush north! Blackbeard shouted hoarsely, his pirates couldn't help but try, and they didn't want to run away desperately, but how could the ship outrun the guns as fast as they could?

The mysterious fleet suddenly raised its flag as it approached two nautical miles of the turning Blackbeard fleet, and it was the universal flag of the Spanish Navy!

"Damn! I know it's these yellow skins! Blackbeard cursed, because the uniform of the Spanish Navy was earthy yellow, so it was nicknamed Yellow Skin by the outside world.

But it was pointless to take advantage of the words, the Spanish artillery fire was merciless, and immediately under the flanking fire, a ship sank to the bottom of the sea with black smoke!

"Accelerate! Hasten! Blackbeard roared almost through gritted teeth, but that didn't affect the ship's speed in the slightest. The Mediterranean Sea was still calm and calm, and the winds were not very strong for him.

Infiltrating Algiers is no longer possible, and escaping seems to be the only way! Blackbeard gritted his teeth and thought viciously.

But taking a look at the huge Spanish fleet around, it is obvious that the other party has gathered the main forces left behind in the Mediterranean, at least the displacement of two main fleets! It is estimated that it will be very difficult to escape on your own!

Thinking of this, Blackbeard's eyes showed a fierce light! Without hesitation, he ordered: "Attention all artillery!" Shelling of Algiers! ”

The pirates were stunned for a moment, then they took action, and soon aimed their guns at the pirates' homeland - Algiers!

Scorching shells fell on the port city of Algiers, and fires quickly ignited in many places!

The port has long been in chaos, and many pirates have seen a strange fleet wandering around the sea before, which is probably the bad luck of a certain country's navy trying to find a pirate.

Who knew that after their battle began, these Spanish navies actually shelled Algiers! Is this the nest that pirates have built up for decades?

No matter how many pirates do not want to clash with the navy, especially the Spanish navy, it is inevitable at this time! You can pin your head to the waistband of your pants!

The pirate ship of Uyang Uyang departs from the burning Algiers and rushes towards the two warring sides at sea!

The Spanish Navy is not stupid, it knew that things were going to be worse when they saw Blackbeard shelling Algiers, but they didn't expect it to make such a big fuss! They immediately signaled to the pirates who were leaving the port that the matter had nothing to do with them.

But how can a simple light signal make such a complex issue clear? They looked helplessly at the pirate ship and roared towards them.

Quite helplessly, if the pirates retreated because of the charge, then what prestige would the Spanish Navy have in the Mediterranean Sea in the future?

Therefore, just because of Blackbeard's simple move, what was originally a problem between the Spanish Navy and himself evolved into a great showdown between the Spanish Navy and the pirates!

This is a war that no one can afford to lose!

If you lose, you will lose the foundation of survival that you have worked hard to build up for decades!

If the other side loses, it will lose the invincible prestige that has been built up for decades!

Thus, a sea battle with no way back began! The war stretched from Algiers to Utah, and the entire western part of the Mediterranean was bathed in flames!

As the initiator, I didn't expect things to turn out the way they are today, but once they did, I was happy to see them happen!

And what I did was to entrench not far from the mouth of the Mediterranean, quietly waiting for Blackbeard to appear.

The battle lasted for two days, and the pirates were so discouraged that they fled the war zone and fled.

And the blackbeard I was expecting didn't show up for a long time.

It seems that he knew that if he escaped, he would definitely fall into my hands, so he decided to do the opposite, and instead retreated towards the eastern part of the Mediterranean!

It was the territory of the Ottoman Empire, and the Spaniards couldn't reach it!

It seems that I need to go deep into the Longtan Tiger's Den one more time!

Suddenly, I thanked old Alfred inexplicably, for I had in my hand the precious formalities of the Ottoman merchant fleet that he had given me......

You always have to pay it back when you come out to mix! Blackbeard, wash your neck and wait for me obediently!