The faint smell of blood was permeating, and on the beach of the Yuqiao River, patches of corpses had also piled up, allowing the blood to gather under the body, forming a stream of blood that flowed into the river. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The light Galie warship has re-sailed, and ten oarsmen are also rowing the slender row of oars quickly, so that the warship can barely move forward in the turbulent river, which is a very vivid interpretation of the allegorical idiom of not advancing or retreating.

But on the deck of the light Garry, the two sailors also dragged something together, and when they came to the side of the ship, they also dragged one side by the other, shook it twice, and threw it directly onto the river beach, and the corpses were also piled up.

These are the thieves of the Ketuf River who drowned along the coast, or the unlucky ghosts who tried to escape and were killed by the flintlock pistol, although the accuracy of the musket in modern times is impressive, but the distance of more than ten meters can still be guaranteed in terms of accuracy alone, at least the killing is quite reliable.

The battlefield needs to be cleaned, and as we enter the middle of summer, the sun in the North Trumming Sea is also very fierce. If it weren't for the fear of the plague, Levi wouldn't have been willing to care too much.

But Cape Town is his territory after all, and as the corpses of the constricted water thieves are all piled up, there are also special sailors who go over and grope up and down, although they are stained with sticky blood on their hands, but they have gained a lot.

Most of the water thieves are wearing hard leather armor made of nitrate, although it is an ordinary product, it is also a good armor in the Gray Mist City, and a lot of people can rush to buy it when it is sold, especially those down-and-out mercenaries, the demand for this kind of thing can increase day by day.

Moreover, the thick-backed short knives of the Ketuf River Thieves, which are comparable to hand axes, can be circulated on the black market, although most mercenaries are not used to it, after all, in some chaotic places, weapons are also in great demand.

This is the only wealth that can be found on this group of Ketufu River thieves, as for the ready-made big silver coins and small silver coins, there are not many, after all, they themselves came out to rob and kill, and they are not using the cover of some forces to be chic, and it is a burden to carry so many silver coins.

However, these harvests were not bad, in addition to the completely destroyed, there were also those that fell into the river and could not be picked up, at least according to the calculations of the first mate Green, more than two hundred pieces of leather armor and more than a hundred short knives were also found.

The notebook in his hand was still quickly remembering, and the pencil flew over and made First Officer Green frown slightly, he swept over the corpses that had been piled up under the hill, and also nodded: "The battle damage and harvest this time have also been counted, and the situation is generally good." ”

"How's it going?"

Levi also showed a smile, and glanced at the captive team that was strung in a row with his hands behind his back and was walking towards the temporary fortress of Cape Town, and asked casually: "What about the specific situation, let's talk about it." ”

"According to the captives, their mission is clear, which is to destroy our makeshift camp in Cape Town, and it is believed that the news of our arrival here has been leaked."

First Officer Green shook his head indifferently as he spoke, there was little surprise that the intelligence networks between the nobles had long infiltrated each other, and he continued to report: "There are 350 water thieves attacking us, thirteen light warships, and thirteen ballistas. ”

"Well, the numbers on paper are staggering."

Touching his chin, Levi also turned his head curiously to look at First Officer Green, couldn't help nodding to him, and said a little weirdly with the company: "It seems that those Ketufu River thieves really feel that they have eaten us." ”

"Of course." First Officer Green also nodded, continued to flip through the notebook, looked at the data on it and still spoke: "The enemy has 106 killed, 132 captured, and 112 missing or fleeing. After a pause, he also exhaled slowly and said, "There are no casualties on our side." ”

Levi turned his head to look at the end of the Yuqiao River in the distance, and the continuous mountains also blocked his view, but he was still in a good mood, and he also had a little mockery: "Zero casualties." ”

"The zero casualties are really a surprise."

Next to him, Wilmot, who had re-positioned the bronze falcon cannon in the artillery position, also walked over, and when he heard the conversation between Levi and First Officer Green, he also shrugged his shoulders and said: "But we chose an ambush, and there were four guns that released scattered bullets at close range, which caused such an objective result." ”

After a pause, Wilmot also said with some joy: "Fortunately, the morale of that group of water thieves collapsed directly after being ambushed, otherwise we would have to pay the price if we wanted to kill so many people." ”

"Rational analysis, not bad."

First Officer Green didn't have any objection to Wilmot's words, but nodded his head to pay tribute to the general commander who had just been promoted by Levi, and at the same time agreed: "Those Ketuf River thieves are also completely careless, maybe their intelligence treats us as ordinary caravanserais." ”

"Actually, it's quite true." Levi smiled and shook his head, but the mockery at the corners of his mouth became more and more intense. They were indeed small caravans before, but he had the golden finger of the system, and now he has also become an armed caravan.

And the degree of armament is also a bit excessive, at least after experiencing this war, Li Wei also has a certain understanding of the conventional combat units in this world.

At least the threat of the Ketuf River thieves has been largely removed, and the depression that once hung in my heart like a dark cloud has disappeared with the roaring artillery fire, but instead of the suppressed feeling, there is a kind of impulse to enter the swamp.

But this is just a delusion, and now Levi can also defend Cape Town, and he has to deal with the constant attacks of that group of water thieves, and wants to attack the Swamp, but in fact, he does not have the troops and warships.

"Our harvest is 205 pieces of usable leather armor and 168 thick-backed short knives for water thieves."

First Officer Green still flipped through the notebook, this little thing was his personal belongings, and it recorded in detail the previous and recent commodity prices, increases, and various life and military statistics and memos.

As Levi's most trusted butler, although First Officer Green is not good at military affairs, he is qualified and excellent in the management of business, personnel and all trivial matters in life, and now the battlefield statistics and seizures are the same: "Thirteen light warships were captured, two of which were seriously damaged and needed to be repaired, and they were equipped with thirteen ballistae and more than sixty stone projectiles. ”

"Ballista?" Levi glanced at Artillery Captain Wilmot, an even older weapon that had been used on Earth from Roman times until before the invention of artillery, and even after the invention of artillery.

"Captain Levi, this is not a joke, a ballista is not the same as artillery."

Wilmot, who was born as an artillery captain, also shrugged helplessly, he naturally understood Levi's inquiring gaze, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Ballistics and firing frequency are fundamentally different, this kind of thing should be operated by a professional ballista." ”

"But it's a lot of money on the black market."

But the first mate Green spoke on the side, frowning as if he was pondering for a moment, and still suggested to Levi: "We lack funds now, and it is a good option to sell the seized materials on the black market." ”

However, First Officer Green also seemed to remember something, his brows furrowed a little, and he also hesitated to Levi: "I heard that Gray Mist City and Samar City are reorganizing the river patrol team, although this kind of captured light warship is not the main warship, but I think they don't care too much if they urgently need warships." ”

"In that case, the ballista will be dismantled, and it will be more expensive than a warship in the black market."

Levi also quickly understood the proposal of First Officer Green, in this world that lacks heavy siege weapons such as artillery and long-range strike weapons, trebuchets, ballistas, bed crossbows and other tools in the era of cold weapons are also extremely expensive.

What's more, if there is no technical background, this kind of weapon is not at all something that ordinary people can create, so it is even more precious. At least now, except for Grey Mist City and Samar City, there are no other places where craftsmen can mass-produce ballistas, trebuchets and other tools.

"Captain Levi!"

And while Levi was at the top of the hill, talking with First Officer Green and Captain Wilmot's artillery, an Ottoman sailor who had hurried over in the makeshift fortress ran up the hill and said to Levi with a heavy breath: "The merchant ships of Grey Mist City have come to the docks, and they have asked to see you!" ”

ps: Thank you for the 1000 starting coins that "Wu Ming Jiuxiao" personally rewarded~ I originally planned to code the fourth chapter, but it will affect tomorrow's work so late, I still cancel it first, the company will not be busy tomorrow, and strive to update the code tomorrow. The alliance leader adds 10 more, this first owes points, strive to pay off before putting it on the shelf, and then break out after it is put on the shelf, and strive to pay back 30 more....