Chapter XXIV. Stratagem in the dark
Tamir was furious now, and his flushed face was due to the prolonged exposure to the sun, or his own extreme anger. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
He is a fierce pirate, a terrifying being who roams the seas freely, but at this time, he can only push a cart full of stones, running back and forth between the unknown city and the suburbs in front of him.
The heavy stone cart carved deep marks on the ground, and Tamir's hands did not know how many blood blisters were grinded out because of this, and his whole body seemed to fall apart at any time due to the constant exertion, but he did not dare to pause at any time, and around him, a soldier with a steel spear was staring at him, as if they would not hesitate to stab the spear into his body if there was a slight accident.
Licking his dry lips, Tamir felt a fire burning in his chest, as if his body would explode in the next moment, but the hateful exploiters around him would not let him go.
Ever since he was captured by those damned soldiers, his daily food has only been a few slices of black bread that have been left for an unknown amount of time, and the occasional gift of a blood-stained piece of meat is a rare gift.
How could Tamir, who was accustomed to being a powerful man, endure such a hard life, but when he thought of the confrontation between the two sides a few days ago, his whole body suddenly stopped.
Whether it was the roar of the salvo or the devilish figure that harvested like death, it was not a force he could resist at all, and in that battle, he watched his companions fall one after another, and the whole land seemed to be dyed red, and the bloody scene had almost become a nightmare that he would never forget.
In the midst of that roar, he only felt his body sink, as if he had been hit hard, and then he fell into a complete sleep, and when he woke up again, he had lost his freedom.
It's not that Tamir didn't think about fighting, but if he had to choose between death and survival, he would naturally choose to live, even if it was ...... Humiliated to live.
Looking at the soldiers around him, he had to suppress the anger and unwillingness in his heart, and reluctantly and mechanically repeated the movements in his hands.
But he never gave up on the idea of escaping.
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The night was as cool as water, the bright moon was obscured by dark clouds drifting from nowhere, and the stars that were usually bright lost their original brilliance tonight, and seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
Darkness swept across the sky, spreading its wings like an eagle, obscuring the entire lonely sky, and turning into a black oppression all around.
But under this dark sky, the city of Paris is brightly lit, with a large number of candlesticks and torches, transforming this legendary city into a city that never sleeps.
Although in this generation, or rather, due to the current state of the city of Paris, the people of the city have very few ways to entertain themselves at night, and at most they drink in the taverns, but with the lighting of the flames, many things are much more convenient.
And outside the city of Paris, next to the simple stone mines, a large stone house was built at some point.
It is said that it is a stone house, but in fact it is just a few walls made of stones, and this kind of simple house cannot guarantee even the most basic protection from the wind and rain, at most it can offset some of the cold wind that blows at night.
The more than 100 pirates captured in the battle with Charles a few days ago were all crowded inside.
There are no daily necessities here, but even if it is just for a simple place to stay, the pirates inside are likely to fight.
However, in this dark night, this group of pirates did not fight surprisingly tonight, staring at the moonlight spilling through the cracks, not knowing what to think.
And in the middle of this crowded stone house, in the middle area, several pirates of seemingly high status were sitting together, as if they were planning something in a low voice.
Tamir glanced coldly out of the stone house, and the gloomy's gaze seemed to be able to fall on the guards outside through the stone wall, and he didn't come back to his senses until another pirate leader asked aloud.
After cautiously looking around and finding nothing out of the ordinary, Tamir lowered his voice and whispered, "Just take advantage of the darkness to get rid of the damn guards outside, and then grab a ship from these guys, and we can get out of this damn place."
The rest of the pirate leaders glanced at each other, obviously hesitating, but in the end, there was still a hint of determination in their eyes, they were pirates across the seas, even if it was the kingdom's army, they had faced it head-on, but once upon a time, they had been humiliated like this, reduced to the slaves of others, and lived a life that was inferior to pigs and dogs every day.
And the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time were almost at the limit of the outbreak at this time, and several people looked at each other again, confirming each other's determination, before they retreated into the corner, brewing the storm that was about to sweep.
The night was getting darker and darker, and the birds, which had been calling a few times from time to time, seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, and everything around them was silent.
In the early hours of the morning, several figures carefully climbed over the stone wall on their tiptoes, without the help of any tools, where could these stone walls that were only a few meters high stop them, and when they noticed that the soldiers guarding around them seemed to be unable to resist the invasion of sleepiness and were defeated one by one, the excitement and joy in the hearts of these pirates can be imagined, and they hurriedly beckoned their partners behind them.
And when the pirate had just escaped from the "cage" that trapped them, and before he had time to enjoy the fragrance of freedom, the torches suddenly lit up from all directions, and the blazing flames instantly drove away the darkness around them, and the bright flames jumped and rose, showing everything in front of them clearly.
As the torches lit up, hundreds of shadowy figures began to flash rapidly around, and at the same time, the barrels of the guns were once again pressed against the chests of the militiamen in these towns, the gunpowder had not yet burned, but the smell of gunpowder had already diffused.
As for the sleeping soldiers before, they were also energetic at this time, raising the spears in their hands, which meant that they were half sleepy, and their eyes were full of disdain and ridicule when they looked at the group of pirates who were trying to escape.
And under the light of the fire, the faces of these pirates who had just thought they had escaped turned pale in an instant, and their originally tired bodies trembled completely uncontrollably at this time, and their dark pupils were full of panic and uneasiness.
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