After a few days of rest, Chen Shouxuan recruited some men from among the captives in Belize to replenish the losses. The wind was not suitable for going to sea, but the fleet would not wait endlessly in Belize, and they used oarboat towing to pull the battleships out of the harbor.

The Rose raised the pirate flag, a black flag with a white skull biting two crossed leg bones in its mouth.

The Vengeance has a red background with yellow streamers, and the flag is painted with a long sword decorated with intricate gauntlets.

The flotilla left the coast of Belize. Heading east out of the Gulf of Honduras required a slow and slow wind, until it rounded Cape Gracias-Adios, where the east wind blew from port side, allowing the fleet to accelerate along the coastline of Central America. At this time, most of Central America was still densely forested, and there were a few small towns along the coast that were dominated by agriculture and logging. Starting from the Gulf of Honduras, the fleet plundered several small towns, not much money, but only some food and water. There was even a town that resisted so resolutely that it inflicted a lot of casualties on the pirates. Wayne calculated the cost and possible benefits of capturing the town, and simply withdrew.

Thus, before returning to Curacao, the fleet had only one goal – Panama. Silver from the Potosí silver mines of Peru's vice-crown landed in Panama City on the Pacific side, crossed the Isthmus of Panama, and returned to Seville on the Caribbean side on a galleon.

Ever since Sir Drake burned down Puerto de Dios, the King of Spain had set sail for the silver of the Viceroyalty of Peru in Portovello, which means good port in Spanish. The Spaniards built Fort San Felipe, Fort Santiago and Fort Gloria around the port first discovered by Columbus, which is not something that Chen Shouxu's current team of 300 people can achieve.

The whole of Panama was rich because of the capital brought by the silver trade, and the Spaniards were able to hold the main ports and castles relatively well, but were unable to cover everything else. In addition to Portovello, the Spaniards had Chagres Fort, located at the mouth of the Chagres River, and Fort San Lorenzo, located on the north bank of the Chagres River.

The fleet stopped 10 miles from the city of San Lorenzo, and as if it were a night attack on Belize City, the pirates landed in sailboats. It wasn't until he landed on the shore that Chen Shouxu understood why Wayne had changed to a dinghy so far away from his target. Wayne had ties to the Kuna Indians in the area. On the march to San Lorenzo, the pirates received great help from the Indians. The food and guides provided by the Indians literally turned this place into a home for pirates.

The pirates walked in formation according to the ships to which they belonged, along the paths of sheep intestines that had been split in the forest. Surrounded by a dense tropical rainforest, the lush foliage blocks out the sunlight, like a march in the night. Fallen tree trunks blocked the way, and the pirates either detoured or the Indians cut a new path with their knives. Where the road looks like dead leaves, it is likely that the longest venomous snake in the New World, the giant pitter, is entrenched. With the world's longest fangs, the giant pit can easily bite through leather boots, and with a terrifying amount of detoxification, it is tied with the Russell viper in Asia as the most dangerous venomous snake in the world.

The Kuna Indians were armed with rudimentary weapons, with very few arquebuses and a few Spanish short spears and scimitars.

Walter felt that something was wrong, and he found Chen Shouxu, "Captain, our formation is too open, in case the Kuna Indians suddenly attack, we will have no power to fight back in this dense forest." ”

The chieftain also had no trust in these distant Mesoamerican relatives, and "if we were divided and surrounded, we would be dead." ”

There are many pirates who have similar fears as them, and the more they go, the more frightened they become.

The Kuna Indians may have noticed this, and in order to ease the pirates' fears, they took the initiative to make a friendly gesture. They gathered their weapons and shared tobacco and wine with the pirates.

As it turned out, the Kuna Indians lived up to Wayne's trust, and they managed to get the pirates out of the forest. There were some Indian slaves working on the farmland around the city, and they spotted the pirates, and someone shouted "Ledron" and turned and ran towards the city.

"What are they shouting?" Chen Shouxu asked the Kuna guide who knew Spanish and English.

"Robber, he's shouting robber."

Pulling out the binoculars, there is a small town attached to the city of San Lorenzo, called Fort Santa Maria.

Chen Shouxu glanced at his lips and said to Maiden, "I deeply regret the vocabulary and imagination of the Spaniards, who have built castles all over the world with so many names back and forth. Santiago, Santa Maria. ”

Maiden snorted, "It's all stupid. ”

The alarm bells of Santa Maria Mary rang for a long time, and the city guards soon climbed the walls, and the tips of the Spanish spears on the city became more and more concentrated.

Chen Shouxu put away the binoculars, "I can only attack." ”

The pirates were lined up according to their respective ships, and at the front of the queue were the flag-bearers of each ship. Pirate flags fluttered in the wind, either hideous, simple or gentle.

Wayne's red banner with a white streamer stood in the middle of all the pirates. He took a few steps forward and turned around so that all the pirates could see him.

Wayne drew his sword and looked around into everyone's eyes, "Brothers. The best thing in the world, apart from God's love, is honor. We come from all over the world, with different languages and different skin tones. It is the bitter hatred of the Spaniards that unites us, and today God has given us the honor of capturing this Spanish castle. Brothers, draw your sword and let it feast on the blood of the Spaniards. ”

Most of these pirates had a blood feud with the Spaniards, either because of their religious beliefs or because of money. Wayne's speech stirred up a frenzy in them. Without cover for artillery bombardment, without any siege equipment, the pirates rushed forward with a shout, and the Kuna Indians followed behind them.

The city of Santa Maria had no fortresses, only a wall to defend against the Indians. To Chen Shouxu's surprise, the firepower of the long-range weapons on the city wall was very weak. The pirates' arquebuses and the Indians' bows and arrows quickly suppressed the counterattack of the walls, and the grappling hook hooked the walls, which was easier than climbing the towering Galen stern on the shaking sea.

The pirates soon expelled the Spanish guards from the walls and captured the towers. During the entire battle, only four pirates were wounded, and no one was killed. They killed a full seventy Spanish city guards. After opening the city gates, a coalition of pirates and Kuna troops poured into the Spanish city and began a bloody raid.

The Kuna's revenge on the conquerors was savage and cruel, just as Cortés, Pizarro, and Alvarado had done to their ancestors more than 100 years ago. ** And the abuses played out everywhere in the city, these once-high ruling women are now gracefully rejoicing under the butcher's knives of Indians, slaves, and Protestants.

Walter's face was full of anger and he found Wayne at the town hall, "Captain Wayne, there is really no honor in such a battle. ”

Wayne was holding a stunning Spanish lady in his arms, and he said coldly to Walter, "Pirates don't have the same understanding of honor as you nobles. If you don't fit in, you can go back to Europe and find your honor again. ”

In a fit of rage, Walter kicked over the pirate who was about to pull him away, turned away from the town hall, and threw down a phrase that everyone could hear, "What a hypocrite." ”

Chen Shouxu heard that Walter had accused Wayne, for fear of an accident, and as soon as he walked to the door of the city hall, he met Walter who was walking out.

Chen Shouxu breathed a long sigh of relief, "It's okay if you're fine." ”

"Captain, I can't stand to fight with these brutal bandits anymore."

Chen Shouxu patted his arm, "This is the last time, and we will act alone in the future." ”

The streets are chaotic, and in addition to finding the thrill of conquest in women, there are also quite a few pirates who dig deep into the city in search of treasure.

The Rotisserie Gang used the trick again, first tying people to a limb rack. Stir the captive's head with ropes and scorch the captive's limbs with flames. They captured a slave dressed in silk and subjected him to a terrible punishment that is difficult to describe in order to force him to reveal where his master's money was hidden.

Looking at Walter's pale face, Chen Shouxu made up his mind and said, "I will definitely solve the discipline problem." At least in our team, something like this will not happen later. ”

Walter's face softened a little, and he said, "In Europe, my army will also plunder, and I will also use punishment. But that's also organized, and the targets of punishment will be treated differently. And the captives will be allowed to buy freedom with ransom. I'm not insisting on the honor of the nobility, that's secondary, but indiscriminate looting like this, using only violence and lust, won't keep the team alive for long. ”

"I understand what you mean, to create a certain sense of professional honor to become the bond that maintains the team." Chen Shouxu nodded, "After this voyage is over, we will work together to find a way." Now I need you to do me a favor. ”

Chen Shouxu pulled the former professional soldier and walked to the warehouse in the city center, "We have three hundred people, plus the help of the Kuna people, we can indeed capture this Fort of St. Mary." But don't you think it's strange that our losses in the whole battle were negligible. ”

Open the door of the weapons warehouse, which houses several light cannons, gunpowder and some armor and knives.

Walter picked up a spear in his hand, the tip of which was covered with rust, and Walter shook his head. Chen Shouxu asked people to drag out a light cannon, and looked into the muzzle, the barrel and chamber of the cannon were green patina.

"Gunpowder is also tidal." Walter said.

"The weather in Panama is humid, and weapons are difficult to maintain and care for well."

Walter recalled the previous battle, "The Spanish city guards behaved like this weapon, looking like they had been exhausted by a long time in the hot and humid environment. Moreover, more than half of the city defense team are half-breeds and freed slaves, and their combat effectiveness and courage are questionable. ”

Chen Shouxu held his chin, "What if the defenders of Portobello City and Panama City are also in this state?" ”

"According to the information I received during the interrogation of the captives, the Spanish army in the whole of Panama was probably more than 3,000 men," Walter said. Portovello City and Panama City each split half. ”

Chen Shouxu subconsciously hit his left palm with his right fist, "If there are more of us, we can touch these two silver ports." ”