Chapter 865: Battle at Sea
In the waters of the Black Beard.
A huge fleet slowly assembled.
It can be seen that the size of this fleet is definitely huge, with hundreds of ships and more than 10,000 seafarers.
The flagship of the core is Blackbeard's car, the Monster!
The Blackbeard flag, which represents the Nightmare Pirate Governor, flutters in the wind on the mast, and on the periphery of the fleet, there are many pirate flags of all kinds.
The pirates who really want to fight have completely gathered here.
It can be said that the fleet at this time is the last pirate force in the Nightmare Sea.
Such a force, not to mention sweeping across the four seas, but the navy of any country on the Ofar continent cannot be said to be stable and victorious.
Even the previous Innsman did not dare to make a bold move against Blackbeard, because he was afraid of a crushing victory and a heavy blow.
But at this time, the assembly of this fleet has a tragic flavor.
"Commander...... The negotiators are back! ”
Blackbeard's most trusted first mate stepped forward: "He has brought back the latest conditions of Innsman, which requires us to give up the sovereignty of Blackhu Island and the Nightmare Sea, keep only one colony, and hand over seventy percent of all wealth!" If we do that, Insman's newly formed Ocean Pioneer Company will accept us as a privateer......"
Ocean Pioneer Company, this is a new gadget made by the Insman Kingdom.
The means of colonization are too dark, and the implementation of official means will inevitably leave a stain, and private individuals do not have so many scruples, and the operation of the company, with the pursuit of profits as the supreme goal, appears simple and efficient, and can also accept a certain amount of private capital to participate in the operation.
"This is not an agreement to peace, but an unconditional surrender of shame!"
Blackbeard suddenly got up, and his iron one-legged made a series of noises on the deck: "Even if you fight to the last soldier, I will not surrender!" Pass the order down and get ready for battle! ”
"Your will will be carried out!"
The first mate wanted to say something again, but he retreated obediently.
Soon, a huge fleet of ships from Innsman appeared in the sight of the Blackbeard Pirates.
In the lead, dozens of black pillars of smoke rose into the sky, like a cage of death, constantly approaching, and the speed was fast.
Ordinary sailboats can run at a maximum speed of twenty knots, but these experienced pirates, just by looking at it, understand that these ships are all above twenty knots!
Soon, a dense black dot appeared in the sky, growing larger and larger, and finally turning into mountains of steel, with an unparalleled sense of oppression.
"They're covered in steel, and even our biggest artillery can't do much damage......
"The smallest one, with a length of more than a hundred meters, and a displacement of not to mention it, is simply an iron mountain......"
"Even if we do nothing and just ram our ship, our ship will definitely sink......"
The experienced old pirate instantly got a large number of parameters from the observation, and his face turned pale one by one.
Before I actually saw Insomman's Iron Armada, I didn't understand the horror.
"You scumbags? What are you afraid of? ”
Above the Monster, Blackbeard's voice was heard far away: "We are pirates!" Free pirates! Domination of the seas!! Who can agree to the fact that someone wants to expel us and drive us, the sons of the sea, from our homes now? ”
"Can't!"
In any case, the pirates who could still gather at this time had a relatively resolute will to fight, and when they heard this, they immediately pulled out their weapons and shouted, and the morale that had been infinitely low because of the sight of the ironclad ship was also slightly boosted.
"What's more, we're not fighting alone!"
Blackbeard continued his impassioned speech: "The Pirate Prince of the Golden Sea, the Merfolk King of the Coral Sea, and the Pirate Governor of the Devil's Sea and the Star Islands are all supporting us! As long as we can achieve even a small victory and advantage over the size of a small thumb, their coalition will not hesitate to move out and tear Innsman to shreds...... When the time comes, its colonies and ports all over the world, and even its own land, will bear the wrath of our pirates! ”
"Son of the Nightmare Sea!"
"Hooray!"
"For freedom!"
I have to admit that Blackbeard's words are still very inflammatory.
And those pirates at the bottom, obviously not knowing the fact that the coalition forces were not at all, cheered chaotically.
Soon, the full picture of the Innsman Steel Armada appeared in the eyes of the pirates.
After thirty steam ironclads, there were dense sail ships, and at worst they were also battleships of the third rank.
At this moment, it was like an open pocket, surrounded by Blackbeard's army.
The cheers came to an abrupt end.
In the face of the absolute disadvantage of numbers and ships, as long as you are not a fool, you will not believe that you can still win today.
"Fight!"
Blackbeard took a deep breath and pulled out his sailor knife.
"Aung Aang!"
The monster he was on let out a roar and slowly drove forward.
One of the largest naval battles is about to break out!
Sou!
At this moment, outside the battlefield, a water arrow galloped at a rapid speed, but did not rush into the battlefield, but made a posture of onlookers.
It wasn't until the waves fell that the smooth hull of the ship and the thunderous flag of the golden sea were revealed.
"It's the Wanderer! Edward, the pirate prince of the Golden Sea, is here! ”
There was a commotion in the Royal Navy, but it soon subsided.
Because the Rover only came by one ship, it didn't change anything at all, and it just waited far away from the periphery, and didn't try to break into the battlefield.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is tacit that you want to use Blackbeard's demise to get more data on the Steam Ironclad, and of course, it would be better to consume the power of the Navy to the maximum.
At this time, the Wanderer stood quietly in the ocean, with a detached posture.
There is no navy at all to shoot at it.
After all, the Ranger's fastest speed in the ocean is not for nothing.
Even the fastest steam ships at this time could not keep up with the speed of the Wanderer, and it would be humiliating to dare to besiege it.
Rao was like this, and from the Wanderer, there were also bursts of cheers.
After all, in the eyes of the pirates, this is the pirate prince, and with his prestige, he fiercely shocked the navy and made it dare not come forward to provoke.
And even, not only the pirate prince.
On the edge of the battlefield, several strange pirate regiments quietly appeared, looking at the battlefield from afar.
These are the famous pirates of the Golden Route, and perhaps the low-key pirate governor hiding inside.
At this time, they all looked at the enemy of the Monster with a solemn gaze.
Bang!
In the midst of all the attention, the flagship of the Royal Navy, the main gun of the Dreadnought, suddenly moved.
Thundered!
The whole ocean shook.
On the opposite side of a Pirate III battleship, half of the deck began to explode, turning into a cloud of flames.
"How is that possible? A single cannonball that destroyed a pirate ship? ”
Edward looked at this scene and lost his mind for a moment.
He didn't feel the slightest breath of extraordinary power from the Intrepid, and if it was a transcendent ship that fired cannonballs of extraordinary power, Edward would have nothing to say about it.
But at this time, all this proves that the steam ship on the opposite side has done this with the power of science and technology!
This is undoubtedly a very scary thing.
Because of the ordinary, it represents mass production.
What if in the future the number of steam ironclads increased to a hundred, and each of them had such a main gun on it, firing at the same time?
The cold sweat on Prince Edward's forehead came down at once.
Even the Rover, which he controlled, was not sure that it would be able to escape the coverage of the artillery fire in an instant.
"What if such an attack falls on the Pirate King City?"
Originally, Edward regarded the Pirate Kings as an unsinkable fortress.
But after this time, his originally indestructible confidence suddenly wavered.
"We must unite!"
"Elect the Pirate King!"
"Share information and materials on steam ships!"
"Everything has to be fast, otherwise we can only be eliminated by the times!"
……
For a while, almost all the pirates watching the battle had such thoughts in their hearts.
"Captain!"
At this time, a sailor hurried over with a strange expression: "There is a lifeboat approaching, and the person on it calls himself Vice Admiral Norton and wants to see you!" ”
"Ask him to come here!"
Edward touched his chin with a playful expression, and after a while, he saw a middle-aged man in the face of an Insman gentleman, wearing a Royal Navy uniform, come to the deck.
"Good day, Your Excellency the General Staff of the Invincible Armada!"
Edward smiled exaggeratedly, "You say...... What if I dropped the man who planned this campaign from here to feed the sharks, or kidnapped for ransom? ”
"Not good!"
General Norton, with well-defined facial features and fox-like eyes, smiled exaggeratedly when he heard this: "Your behavior will only be regarded as a provocation to the Royal Navy, and thus will be attacked by Admiral Firi with all his might!" Not to mention...... You don't think that Blackbeard's failure is due to my plan, do you? In fact, with Insman's current strength, no matter which pirate governor he attacks, the possibility of victory is very high! ”
"It's true, but it's frustrating to listen to......"
Edward's eyes flashed: "But...... It's not like we're not without the ability to fight back, like the Poseidon, the Throne, and the Ghost Ship......"
"Ghost ships? Then it needs a pirate captain! ”
Lieutenant General Norton smiled: "I have brought the goodwill of the Insman Kingdom, as long as you submit, the queen is willing to pardon all your sins, issue you a privateer license, and even, become a shareholder of the Ocean Pioneer Company!" ”
"You're recruiting a few of our pirate governors?"
The pirate prince Edward tugged at his collar: "Then I can tell you right now that the Wanderer was free before, is free now, and will continue to be the same in the future!" ”