Chapter 489: Han Tang Group's Ocean Fleet (16)
One hundred and fifteen nautical miles off the west coast of mainland India, there is a small island called "141014191119181214151910" (Devil's Island) in Arabic, and its surrounding area is full of reef turbulence.
There were only dense woods and stone mountains on that island.
Legend has it that there was a great battle between pirates, where thousands of people died, and in the middle of the night ghosts would appear and bursts of cries could be heard.
Besides, it is not on the main shipping lane, no merchant ship likes to come here, and there are too many small islands in the Indian Ocean that can be replenished.
This island is indeed associated with pirates, and the lair of Azhisha 61 Nuren Nahar is here.
There are caves, rows of wooden houses in the woods, and although they are not as dependent on supplies from the shore as the Arabian pirates, Azisha'61 Nuren Nahar's dead father is right that pirates cannot never go ashore, and we must have our own nest.
Before his death, her father not only left this pirate gang to her, but also left her this island that had been built for a long time, and most importantly, he also left a message: always cooperate with the strongest!
Her father had been secretly working with the Portuguese East India Company, because they were indeed the strongest at that time.
As early as the 10th century, pirates were rife in this area, posing a threat to passing ships, and "pirates = treasure" became an immortal legend in the Arab world, and many stories in One Thousand and One Nights, such as the Sinbad Voyage, refer to pirates in East Africa and the Indian Ocean.
These pirates used ports off the coast of East Africa, such as Mombasa, as a base to attack merchant ships in the Gulf of Aden and the western coast of the Indian Ocean, and used the island of Zanzibar in East Africa as an important base and treasure hunt.
At the beginning of the 16th century, the Portuguese invaded the area and gradually encroached on the land stronghold of the pirates, and in 1508 they occupied Zanzibar, and the pirates who lost their supply lines had to unite with the Turkish navy to fight the Battle of Douglas with the Portuguese navy in 1509, which resulted in a great defeat, and for a long time the East African pirates almost disappeared.
Therefore, after the rampant East African pirates disappeared, his father naturally chose to obey the orders of the Portuguese East India Company, and of course, he would also get many benefits, such as arms supplies and the like.
Azhisha 61 Nuren Nahar believes that this is a valuable political legacy, perhaps more important than this island.
On a quiet afternoon, the silence was broken by a young Portuguese man from Goa, who was actually a captain of the Portuguese East India Company, and was said to be of aristocratic origin.
More than two hours later, he left, leaving a great piece of good news to Akisha 61 Nuren Nahar.
A fleet of Daming ships that dreamily meet the requirements of the pirates is coming, and it is full of extremely easy cargo; Moreover, at the scheduled time, the ships of the Portuguese East India Company would be repaired en masse and would not go to sea, and the Dutch had no more ships on the west coast of India.
The young man was handsome, and there was a knightly charm to his every move, which would make every woman like it.
He has black curly hair, black eyes, and is very dark.
Akisha 61 Nuren Nahar was 22 years old, and after Captain Cole had gone, she sat down at her dressing table, and gently combed her long flowing chestnut hair on her forehead with an ivory comb, which covered the right side of her face, giving her a somewhat handsome and mischievous taste.
She was Persian, but she didn't have the overly square face of the Persians, nor the overly thick eyebrows, she had chestnut skin, and a pointed chin.
She didn't know who her mother was.
She gently brushed the long hair on her forehead and asked the mirror: "Aha, a whole fleet of merchant ships, all of them are oriental goods, and there are only twelve guns in total, so will this be a good deal?" ”
The mirror is a goose egg type, and the frame is carved with oriental Ming patterns, and this mirror is said to be a product of the Ming Dynasty. Like many of the cosmetics on the dresser, they were sent by the aristocratic young man, whose name was Cole.
Of course, the mirror can only reflect the beautiful and handsome half of her face, but it cannot answer her question.
An old maid came up, covered in a black veil, and no one had seen her true face except Azisha 61 Nuren Nahar.
"Akisha, we're just pirates, we only care about where the merchant ship is, and where the next merchant ship is, of course it's a good deal."
She helped Azhisha 61 Nuren Nahar to straighten her long hair at the back, it was nice to be young, her long hair was as smooth and supple as silk.
Ajisha 61 Nuren Nahar sighed in the mirror and said, "We are pirates, the biggest pirates in the Indian Ocean. Captain Cole, he-"
The old maid interrupted her and said, "A pirate will always be a pirate, and an officer will always be an officer!" ”
"So, he's just going to stay away from me, isn't he?"
"We can't do without the help of the Portuguese, we always work with the strongest."
"You remember my father's words before he died. I'm 22 now—"
"At a golden age, go and grab gold! Whether it's a fire-breathing red dragon or a water-spewing yellow dragon, as long as it has gold, it's a good dragon. Snatch, possess, take someone else's stuff as your own, watch them cry and we will be happy! ”
The old maid's voice was a little out of tune, and it was full of hatred.
Azisha 61 Nuren Nahar never understood that this old maid loved her father, but his father ignored her, but she could still follow her father all the time, and take care of herself carefully, like her mother.
61 Nurien Nahar's father did not tell her who her mother was.
"Happiness? So how much gold do we need to be happy? ”
Azisha 61 Nuren Nahar looked at himself in the mirror and sighed again.
"Many, innumerable, you know, gold is always more reliable than men, always!"
"Alright, you send someone to contact the Arabs, and then arrange for someone to go to Mumbai and Goa to recruit some gang-hopping men—"
The old maid did not retreat, she said, "Don't contact William?" ”
"—call him too."
William was another group of pirates, much smaller than himself, and Azisha61 Nuren Nahar didn't like him very much, and for some reason, but William always scolded her.
She doesn't like men who stammer women, but she can't do it if she wants the man she likes.
No one appreciated today's outfit, and Captain Cole's compliments on her were only out of politeness.
The old maid stepped back and arranged things.
Azisha 61 Nuren Nahar took off her draped gauze and untied the tight Spanish court-style long skirt with baroque costume characteristics, and the corset and waist, at this time a pair of full 00s were revealed, her waist was full, and she still had solid and slender thighs.
She then changed into a short blouse and leggings, went to the martial arts training hall, and pulled out a one-handed stabbing sword from the wall where the long sword was hung.
She practiced fencing in the hall, and in the whizzing sound of the sword, her movements were dexterous and ferocious.
Her expression is no longer a girl's grudge, just vicious and cruel!
The northeast monsoon also blew on the island, and through the windows of the hall, the curtains embroidered in the Persian style were lifted, and the long hair on her forehead was blown open, and her right eye could be seen with a black ugly blindfold!
The beautiful left side of the face contrasts with the ugly right face! ——
The pirates quickly organized.
During this period, the fastest sea vessels in the Indian Ocean were three-masted ships.
It is not large in size, with a length of 25 to 30 meters.
Its upper deck is about one-third the length of the ship at its widest point, and its draft is particularly pointed, making it one of the fastest ships in the Indian Ocean.
The Azisha 61 Nuren Nahar pirate gang chose this type of ship as its first choice, and it was armed with 12 to 14 guns, ranging from six to twelve pounds.
Its crew consisted of two to three hundred people, two-thirds of whom were gang-hopping pirates.
Like such a sea vessel, Achisha 61 Nuren Nahar's father left her two.
With the help of the Portuguese in private, she became the queen of the entire Indian Ocean, the beautiful and terrible queen of the sea.
Of course, no pirate gang would feed so many people in normal times, and if they wanted, they could recruit sailors who wanted money and death, and there should be more people who watched piracy.
When recruited, they were given weapons, scimitars, boarding axes, short spears, and daggers that were commonly used in small spaces.
Arquebuses, on the other hand, are not lightly distributed to them, but are for the core personnel, that is, the backbone of the pirates, who are the real members of the pirate group, a gang.
Temporarily recruited personnel can usually be paid, and if the goods are stolen, they can also be divided into a part, and in the end, everyone will be scattered.
Of course, these are all private behaviors, and they still have to be done when they encounter big jobs, otherwise the pirates would not have joined forces to do it, after all, everyone is not a good person, and no one dares to trust anyone.
This vote was a real big deal, and the Azisha 61 Nuren Nahar pirate gang weighed it and couldn't eat it at all, and Captain Cole personally asked her to do it with the pirates she could find, and try to take them all at once.
The Portuguese cared about this, or they wouldn't have sent Captain Cole or financed some of her arquebuses.
Why are the Portuguese like this?
The old maid said, "Akisha, they may be afraid of the Ming and Indian trades. ”
Azhisha 61 Nuren Nahar thought for a moment and said, "There have been Ming people who have come to trade before, why haven't I seen them so serious?" I seem to sense some nervousness in them—"
The old maid also thought for a moment and said, "Beautiful and clever Azhisha, I can also feel that something is unusual when you say this. Look, no one in this world is a good person, you don't trust anyone, they are all bad people, they are all here to harm us, not to take advantage of such a advantage, or to take advantage of such a advantage, I can assure Allah! ”
Azhisha 61 Nuren Nahar gently stroked the long maroon hair on his right side, and said slowly: "There is only a fleet of twelve guns, a fragile fleet, a fleet full of high-quality cargo, but it is Captain Cole who has come to me personally, and no one here knows him except the two of us." They used to send a random messenger who asked us to contact the other pirates.
Father said, don't believe in the benefits that came for nothing—"
Azisha 61 Nuren Nahar smiled strangely.
The old maid trembled, Allah, that was what he said before he died, and it made sense.
The old maid immediately said, "Achisha 61 Nuren Nahar, don't go!" ”
Azhisha 61 Nuren Nahar smiled wickedly, and showed a strangely beautiful smile, and she said:
"Let William take the lead, let the Arabs go and we'll watch, and we can't go out of the way, we have to stay behind.
Don't worry, I won't be on board in person, we are waiting for their news together in Goa. ”
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