Brad came to the bow of the ship, and under the guidance of the night officer, he looked into the distance at a place where the rare lights flickered, and the sea was a little hot at night, and some fog rose on the sea.

In the distance, a few flickering lights appeared and disappeared in the fog, and Brad couldn't see the reason for it when he looked in the direction of the mirror.

He hesitated for a moment before ordering, "Lean over and take a closer look." Stay vigilant, you can fire first if the situation is not right! ”

The five Dutch warships under his command approached in the direction of the lights, just as they were approaching but less than five miles. The lights on the island suddenly went out, and the whole island looked a little strange on the night sea.

Seeing this, Brad was happy, there must be someone on the island. And he discovered the lights on the battleship, and put out the fire for fear of exposure.

As for why they were afraid of warships, it was easy to explain, this area was an uninhabited desert island, and he really couldn't think of anyone else who would live on such a small island except for pirates.

Even though he was sure that there were people on the island, Brad did not immediately land on the island. He first ordered five warships to cruise around the island to make sure there was no ambush around.

If this is a complete set for them, it would be too risky to rush to the island. Although this is unlikely, as a commander of a fleet, he still has to be cautious.

Their fleet had only discovered the island after chasing pirates, and the pirates could not and did not have time to set a trap while being pursued by them.

As a precaution, Brad chose to err on the side of caution. This was the reason why the East India Company had placed him as commander of Ceylon, and the East India Company could no longer afford to lose, and the conservative Brad was the right person for them.

Bullard split the fleet in two and it took two hours to return to the division on the other side. The island is small and has an extinct volcano.

Dense forests grow from the halfway point of the volcano, and there must be fresh water on the island, otherwise the trees would not have grown so luxuriantly.

It's not for nothing that the pirates chose this place as their lair, as there is a naturally sunken harbor on one side of the island, and more than a dozen ships of all sizes are moored in the harbor.

Judging from the appearance of these sea vessels, they are cargo ships that were looted by pirates during this time. From the harbor there is an artificially carved path that leads to the halfway up the mountain, and the lights are sent from the halfway up the mountain.

Seeing this, Brad no longer hesitated, and he personally led two warships to block the harbor. Let three of your ships sail into the harbor and raid the pirate's lair.

Brad did this out of necessity, as he did not see the pursuing pirate warship from the harbor. It was clear that the pirates hadn't returned here, but somewhere else.

He was not worried about whether the pirates would attack Ceylon, and the fort in Ceylon's port was not vegetarian. If the pirates were to go on a sneak attack, they wouldn't get anything to gain from it.

Moreover, there were more than 500 Dutch soldiers and an equal number of native troops in the ports and cities of Ceylon, which would certainly be a blow to the pirates.

Brad left two ships behind purely to guard against the sudden return of the pirates, who would return when they all landed on the island.

A battleship without many people is no match for pirates, and even if he takes down the pirate's lair but loses the battleship, it will be too late for Brad to cry.

Three warships sailed towards the natural harbor, and they quietly approached several of the marauded ships. At this point, the battleship did not dare to move forward, for fear of running aground on the shore.

Small sampans were lowered on the battleships, and groups of soldiers rowed their sampans close to the ships. The ship was very quiet, and it didn't look like there were people on it.

After inspecting a few sea vessels, the Dutch soldiers rowed towards the shore of the port. They finally landed on the island at dawn, and the beachhead was unhindered, and the landing went smoothly to the disbelief of the Dutch people.

More than three hundred Dutch soldiers and sailors took advantage of the light of dawn to reach the island, and a few pairs of eyes watched their every move in the woods, which they had not noticed.

Li Wei's hand was exposed in mid-air, and he swung it down vigorously after the Dutch came into range. More than two dozen firing guns were fired at the same time, and more than a dozen of the advancing Dutch were knocked down.

After shooting, the sea wolf's soldiers did not stop, and directly turned around and ran. The Dutch counter-attacked with bullets around the area where they had just fired, and branches were constantly broken by the bullets.

Fortunately, Li Wei's moving movements were fast, and his retreat was very decisive. They easily disengaged with the Dutch, and they ran halfway up the mountain in one go.

A wall has been built here with logs, enclosing a place halfway up the mountain. Unless outsiders break through this wall, they will not want to reach the halfway point of the mountain.

If you want to attack from other directions, the first thing you have to face is dense woods and steep mountains. Even if a detour was successful, it would take a long time, so the Dutch chose to attack directly from the path.

The Dutch soldiers, under the command of the officer, advanced in a phalanx, and as soon as they were close to fifty paces, the sea wolves on the wall began to shoot.

"Bang bang!" The Dutch soldiers were knocked out in one piece. More than thirty men were killed before they could get close, and nearly a tenth of the losses caused the Dutch to quickly retreat.

The first round of the attack on the Dutch ended with more than 30 casualties, and they finally felt Benjamin's pain at that time. Shooting against the sea wolf is completely looking for abuse, and this time it is still shooting against the sea wolf with the walled defense.

It's completely an act of sending people to death, and according to the way they fought just now, all these people will not attack if they are thrown under the wall. In desperation, the Dutch had no choice but to go back and ask for help to bring the ship's artillery to the island.

Use artillery to break through the wall of the sea wolf, and then rush up to fight. A 6-pounder gun was quickly unloaded from the battleship anchored in the sea, and the Dutch struggled to transport the gun to the island.

Just as they were preparing the artillery, a cannon appeared on the wall. In the ensuing artillery battle, neither side bargained, the artillery of the Netherlands was destroyed, and the wall of the sea wolf was blasted through two large holes.

But these two holes did not give the Dutch an advantage, and they still couldn't withstand the fire of the sea wolf. The Dutch had no choice but to find another way, and they began to make equipment such as shield carts.

As a result, a long delay passed, and when night fell, the Dutch did not return to the ship to rest, but camped directly on the coast.

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