Chapter 729: The Execution Ground in New Orleans

Two of the remaining five Spanish ships had their masts flattened and one began to leak in the explosion, so Count Fernando had to use his flagship and two other ships to drag the three damaged ships slowly forward.

Li Nan controls the 'Sea King', which has turned on the stealth mode, looking for traces of the Spanish fleet.

The Spaniards' whereabouts were not difficult to guess, as they had to repair their ships, and there were not many options available in the Gulf of Mexico.

New Orleans is now French territory, and it's also one of the more prosperous port cities in the Gulf of Mexico, so Li Nan only has to wait on the route to New Orleans.

The Spaniards didn't let Li Nan wait too long, and about half a day later, six sail warships with many guns slowly approached.

The 'Sea King', which lowered its sails and stopped sailing, was still in a stealth state, because it did not have the only flaw, so it did not need to worry about being discovered by the Spaniards.

Li Nan raised his binoculars to observe the Spanish warships, and after seeing that they were indeed heading in the direction of New Orleans, as soon as they disappeared from view, he hurriedly hoisted his sails and set sail, preparing to go around a big circle to New Orleans in advance.

Just after Li Nan's 'Aquaman' and the Spanish warship left, Blackbeard, who came along the buoy, also commanded the 'Queen Anne Avenger' to follow.

After the three groups left, soon a British warship appeared on the sea, and the two people on the bow were the two pirate kings, Barbossa and Jack.

Barbossa, still wearing his hat with ostrich feathers, saw the buoy left by Li Nan in the sea, and said confidently: "It seems that my estimate is correct, the Spaniard's ship must be badly damaged and will go to New Orleans to repair it." ”

"I don't think so!" Although Jack knew that Barbossa's speculation was reasonable, he couldn't help but be angry when he thought that the other party had lost his 'Black Pearl'.

In order to express his opposition to Barbossa, Jack was still unconvinced and said: "Maybe the Spaniards will go to Tortuga." ”

"Hahaha......" Barbossa laughed mockingly, "why did the Spaniards go to Turtle Island, which is twice as far away, to repair ships?" Are they just as stupid as you? ”

Seeing the two captains arguing, the first mate on the ship could only interrupt them and asked helplessly: "Captain, which direction do we want to set off?" ”

"New Orleans!"

"Tortuga!"

Hearing that Jack was still going to fight against him, Barbossa roared angrily, "What's the benefit of you doing this, don't you want to take back the 'Black Pearl'?" ”

The name 'Black Pearl' hit the biggest weakness in Jack's heart, and the ship has become the thing he values the most.

After a moment of silence, Jack said with a solemn face, "Okay, then let's go to New Orleans." ”

Four forces headed for New Orleans, but the first to arrive there was Li Nan's 'Sea King'.

Every port city of this era was much the same, the port was filled with the strong smell of fish and shrimp, the city was also a wooden house, and generally the castle made of stone belonged to the residence of the local governor.

Whether it is Mrs. Qing, Elizabeth, Angelica or Xiao Qingyan, their appearance is too outstanding.

As long as any of them appeared in the city, it would inevitably attract some attention and trouble, so this time Li Nan let them stay on the stealthy 'Aquaman', and took a boat alone to the port of New Orleans.

Li Nan's mission this time was to wait for the arrival of the Spaniards, so he didn't have any goals for the time being, and after a few drinks in a tavern near the port, he heard a commotion outside the store.

"What's going on out there?" Li Nan asked the owner of the tavern.

The boss, who wiped the wine glass with a rag that could no longer see the color, said casually: "I heard that many pirates and witches who have been caught are going to be executed in public today, so everyone went to see the fun." ”

Seeing the filthy rag in the other party's hand, and then at the wine glass containing whiskey in his hand, Li Nan suddenly felt a little nauseous, and quickly got up and left.

On the street outside the door, many citizens gathered in the square in the center of the city, and Li Nan, who had nothing to do, thought about it and followed.

Most of the time he came to this world, Li Nan stayed at sea, and he went ashore several times and saw many tricks of officers and soldiers killing pirates, and even he himself had killed many pirates, so he was not interested in this kind of excitement. However, after hearing the word witch, it still aroused his curiosity to some extent.

Li Nan knew only one witch, that is, the goddess of the sea Capruso who was sealed in the body of the black Tia, but this witch was obviously above average, so Li Nan, who came to the square, looked curiously at the wooden platform, he wanted to see what the witch who was going to be executed here looked like.

The square is crowded with people, it is estimated that the residents of the whole New Orleans have come here to see the excitement, there are two wooden platforms four or five meters high in the middle, one platform stands on the guillotine commonly used by the French, and the other platform is set up with gallows.

"Knock off the pirate's head!"

"Hang the witch!"

The crowd in the audience shouted frantically, and this sound reminded Li Nan of those days in the Roman world, and the Romans who sat around the gladiatorial arena were also so fanatical.

During this time when Li Nan's attention was distracted, the officials on the stage finally finished reading the charges of these pirates and witches, and the sentence of immediate execution brought the atmosphere of the scene to a climax.

A group of French soldiers with muskets on their backs, carrying five or six pirates and a witch, walked to the two high platforms on the left and right, and it was obvious that the pirates were going to be beheaded, and the witch had a slightly better end, she was facing hanging.

Pirates are generally prepared to die from the first day they do this business, so they indulge in every time they get the money, and these pirates with their hands tied are very numb to what is about to happen.

One by one, the heads were chopped off by sharp gate knives the size of the door panel, and every time the people in the audience cheered enthusiastically.

The executioner's movements were swift, and in less than ten minutes, the rattan basket under the severed head was filled with the pirate's head.

When the last pirate's head fell, everyone present shouted the same words in unison: "Hang the witch!" Hang the witch! Hang the Witch ......"

"I have a last word to say!" The witch in the long blue dress said suddenly.

According to the unwritten rules of various countries, no matter what crime the prisoner has committed, he has the right to tell his last words when he accepts the death penalty, so hearing the witch's request, the governor of New Orleans, who was sitting on the side and watching the execution, nodded at the executioner.