Sometimes wars are lost not because soldiers do not fight bravely on the battlefield, but because of the commander's poor decision-making, and among the many factors that lead to poor decision-making, greed is often an important factor.

And today, the leaders of this group of Vikings have tasted the bitterness of greed.

Things have to go back to when the Vikings who were attacking around the Black Pearl saw that the Black Pearl was completely silent, and their leaders did not resist the ** who could get their hands on the giant ship.

At that time, after the Black Pearl was completely silent, the first reaction of this group of Vikings was, of course, a deception, because the other party stopped the entire ship for no reason, which must have been deliberate.

Because the Vikings knew very well that there were no undercover agents on the ship, and the other party was not at any disadvantage, it must have been a trap to stop the ship entirely.

But this moment was both a trap and an opportunity, as they were finally able to find a good angle to approach the ship and board the Black Pearl.

So now is the time for the Viking Kelp leader to decide, whether to just let go of this only chance of getting the ship, or to risk falling into the trap and still board the ship.

In the end, greed for the giant triumphed over reason, and the Viking leader chose to board the ship.

This is because the ship is so good that it can sail without wind, has an indestructible hull, and has a fast sailing speed. The most important point is that the Black Pearl is also extremely combative, except for its poor flexibility, other characteristics are coveted by pirates.

In addition, according to legend, the ship plundered a large amount of gold, so the attraction of gold was also an important factor.

But in addition to these, another important reason why the leader chose to board the ship was that he had strong confidence in his brother's melee combat ability after boarding, and the name of the Viking Berserker was not blown.

As for the legendary "magic" that can open a hole in an enemy's body with a single sound, the Viking leader didn't take that seriously at all. He believed that Valkyrie (Valkyrie) would bless them.

However, they did not swagger and boarded the ship, the leader still ordered his ships to find a suitable angle to avoid the gunfire, and then approached the Black Pearl, and slowly and carefully boarded the ship.

What they didn't expect was that when they stopped the ship and hooked the Black Pearl with a hook rope, and most of the people started to climb up the rope, their ship suddenly exploded and began to sink into the water.

It turned out that this was the first step in Zhao Ling'er's plan, and when the pirate ship approached the Black Pearl and came to a stop, they would immediately use mortars to sink their ship.

One of the main reasons why mortars didn't work in the past was that these pirates had narrow hulls and were constantly moving, so mortars were not easy to attack.

But now that the opposing pirate ship has become a semi-stationary target, of course it can sink their ship smoothly.

And in this way, the part of the pirates who are boarding the ship will have no way out, and getting on the ship and taking the ship will become their only option.

As Zhao Ling'er expected, after the Viking leader saw the scene in front of him, in addition to being angry, there was still one thought left in his head, that is, to board the ship and seize the ship.

However, at this moment, most of them were still hanging on the ropes, and countless crossbow machines began to appear on the side of the ship above their heads, this was the second step of Zhao Ling'er's strategy, that is, to condescend and directly kill those pirates with crossbow arrows.

The reason why crossbow arrows were chosen instead of muskets is also simple, musket bullets are expensive. Originally, when Zhao Ling'er proposed this strategy, he was going to use a musket, and after so many naval battles, Zhao Ling'er also knew what kind of power the musket had.

But she didn't know that the real high cost of the musket was not the gun itself, but the bullets, so Zhao Weiji was reluctant to waste bullets when it was not necessary.

The scene in front of him is a scene where there is no need to waste bullets, anyway, even if these pirates who board the ship are not shot to death with a crossbow arrow, it can make them lose the ability to grasp the rope and fall into the sea, so at this time, Zhao Weiji modified the plan to attack with a crossbow machine.

And just as they expected, most of the pirates fell into the sea at this stage, if not killed, and lost their ability to fight.

But of course, there are still fish that slip through the net, and there will always be a dead end that there is no way to be attacked for those who are lucky enough to successfully climb to the boat, but at that time they will be greeted by the muzzle of the black hole.

"We surrender, we surrender." The Viking leader who was held to the head by the muzzle of the gun naturally did not dare to expect any more blessings from Valkyrie, although he did not believe in the so-called magic in those stories, but the place to put such a seemingly harmless iron pipe against his head can still show that this thing is not as simple as it seems.

At this time, a huge part of his subordinates had already been buried at the bottom of the sea or floating on the sea, and no matter how confident he was, he had no hope that they would be able to do anything earth-shattering with their so-called lucky people, so he decisively chose to surrender because of his knowledge of the times.

However, due to the urgency, the first thing he blurted out was his native language, so none of the people on Zhao Weiji's side who were present could understand what he was saying.

But he soon realized the problem, so he immediately switched to Arabic and repeated what he had just said, and this time someone finally understood.

"Lord Wang, he said he surrendered." Wang Dayuan was one of those who understood, so he translated the Viking chieftain's words to Zhao Weiji.

"Surrender." Zhao Weiji touched the beard on his chin, and then continued: "What good is it for us to surrender, Huanzhang, you go and ask him." ”

So Wang Dayuan asked the Viking chieftain in Arabic: "What good will it do us if you surrender?" ”

This question made the Viking leader stupid, yes, he has nothing now, he can't get any good, his ship has sunk, and now he has nothing on him except this equipment.

There was really no way but to hand over the axe that he thought was the best.

However, Wang Dayuan took the axe and looked at it, then tried it with his hands, and then shook his head, looking at the Viking leader with disdain, the meaning couldn't be more obvious, you are embarrassed to take out this kind of goods?

The Viking leader naturally understood Wang Dayuan's expression, and he felt a little unconvinced, because this axe was made by a very good blacksmith after a lot of effort.

But just as he was about to argue, Wang Dayuan casually found a sailor and asked him to use his own match to slash at the Viking battle axe, and the sailor's saber was unharmed, and a large gap appeared in the blade of the axe.

This stunned the Viking leader, and he found someone to cut his axe with a knife, how good this knife is, under normal circumstances, if an axe of the same quality is cut against a knife, the accident can always be a knife instead of an axe.

This made the Viking leader understand that he had lost this battle unjustly, and even if he didn't use any strategy to deal with them, and let them board the ship safely, they might not be able to win the battle, not to mention those strong crossbows, and the mysterious weapon that was now on his head, that is, those sabers carried by ordinary sailors could suppress them with equipment.

But now it also caused a problem, that is, he did not have anything else that could be used as a ransom to buy himself at this stage.

However, at this time, one of his subordinates reminded him that they also had a large house in the city of Baghdad, and that they had a lot of gold in it, hoping to buy it as a benefit.

However, when the leader put forward this condition, Zhao Weiji said that these conditions could only redeem the leader himself, and as for his subordinates, he could give them a chance to live, that is, to push them into the sea and let them survive by themselves.

Desperate for life, the leader had no choice but to agree to Zhao Weiji's request, and let his men be pushed into the sea, hoping that the gods would bless them to survive.

So Zhao Weiji can satisfy one of his pirate dreams again, that is, the classic springboard. He had his sailors find a long plank and stick it out of the ship's side, and then let the pirates jump into the sea one by one on the gangplank.

Everyone but the leader was taken out to sea, and then the Black Pearl had to sail back, and they had to go back to the island first, and then buy a big ship as planned, and then enter the Persian Gulf.

Just after the Black Pearl began to return, Zhao Weiji picked up his baby daughter Zhao Ling'er, because of this bloodless victory, his daughter made a great contribution.

"Hey, Ling'er, tell Dad, how did you come up with this plan?"

"Haven't I been reading the Romance of the Three Kingdoms recently, didn't Zhuge Liang's biography mention that he used the empty city plan to scare Sima Yi away? At that time, I thought, in fact, in addition to the empty city plan, it can be used when it is really an empty city, and it is also possible to ambush, just as Sima Yi worried, what if it is just a possibility, in fact, there are a large number of ambushes? ”

"I see? But what if, those pirates don't fall for it? ”

"If you don't fall for it, you won't be fooled, anyway, we have nothing to lose, and we can save some shells and carbon, you say yes, Dad."

Zhao Weiji thought about it, it seemed to be such a reason, if that group of pirates was not fooled, it would be a big deal to continue to consume, anyway, the situation could not be worse than before, not to mention that it was a good thing to be able to save ammunition and fuel.

"My daughter has a point. This time you have made a great contribution, say, what are the requirements that Dad can meet for you? ”

"I want to go to Baghdad with you, and bring my brother with me." Zhao Ling'er still has a conscience, and she doesn't forget her younger brother at this time.

"Okay, Daddy promises you."

Hearing Zhao Weiji's affirmative answer, Zhao Linger happily kissed her father, and then stretched out her thumb to Zhao Teng, who was still on the mast lookout, which meant that it was done.

In this way, Zhao Weiji, who had had enough of pirate addiction at sea, was finally about to head for Baghdad.

[Let me explain here, there is no Zhuge Liang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms who said that he used the empty city plan, it was made up in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but for the needs of the plot, it was added here. ] Please don't spray me here, thank you]