On Cape Hill, the cliff battery with four 24-pounder light cannons has now become the command center of Cape Town. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Levi and Green were already seated in front of the watchtower, tables and chairs had also been arranged, and the standard regional tactical map was now lined up by several town militias.

The traces of the enemy fleet have been drawn on the tactical map, and at the same time, the militia of these towns will discuss it, report to Green and Levi, deduce the tactical intentions that are about to begin, and then use the tactical map to carry out a tight and solid defense in Cape Town.

This is the standard process of the modern army in the defense process, abandoning the disadvantages of the empirical defense of the feudal era in the Middle Ages, and adopting a more scientific way of defending the city.

"Four groups of town militia have entered the eastern wall."

The herald next to him was reporting on the current situation, and for Levi and Green, this was also the time to provide analysis: "12 7-pounder guns have also been stationed in various gun positions on the east wall, and 16 7-pounder light guns are being recruited, and it is expected that in half an hour, the number of 7-pounder light guns on the east wall will reach 28." ”

After a pause, the herald's voice was still flat, and he said, "There are currently 8 24-pounder light cannons on the east wall, and Lord Wilmot asks if the artillery of the silver pit will be mobilized for support?" ”

"The artillery of the silver pit?"

Levi nodded, but his eyes looked at the sea below in the distance, where twenty-three pirate warships were rushing towards him, frowning slightly, but shaking his head and saying, "No need." ”

The twenty guns in the silver pit are also artillery forces that can be mobilized at any time, and if the battle line in Haijiao Town is tight, then it can be transported by river through the Yuqiao River, and those guns can be transported to this side one by one by the Galie warship, and the artillery positions can be reopened to strike at the enemy.

But looking at it now, those pirate warships that are only heavily equipped with ballistas and trebuchets may not need to pull all the hole cards.

"A 7-pounder light cannon from the Navy is enough, and not too many 24-pounder light cannons are needed."

Green on the side also nodded, looking at the pirate warships in front of him, but there was a bit of a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, although the number of enemies was indeed numerous, but it could not be fatal.

At present, along the east coast, the galleon Galen is carrying six sloops to circle the dozen or so pursuing pirate warships, and at the same time, with the roar of artillery, several pirate warships visible to the naked eye have stopped advancing and gradually began to slow down.

This shows that after the shot, those pirate warships can no longer continue to pursue quickly, and they may have slowed down to wait for support, but more importantly, they dare not continue to withstand the blows of the artillery!

"The other twelve dhow ships should have received the news, right?"

Exhaling slowly, Levi subconsciously stood up, at present, only the galleon and the other six dhows guarding the coast of Cape Town are the galleon, and the other twelve sloops have already gone to the east coast route to escort.

The arrival of the pirate warship was quite sudden, not from the direction of Grey Mist City according to the traditional route, but appeared in the far ocean further east, which really hit them a surprise attack.

However, although this is a bit sudden, as long as the first wave of attacks is survived, and the sloops that are escorting from the east coast are regrouped and outflanked, not to mention the twenty-three pirate ocean-going warships, even if they are forty-three pirate warships, they can be directly defeated!

Twenty sloops, though slender and petite, were the ships beloved by genuine pirates in the true history of Europe on Earth.

And a gunboat armed with 16 naval cannons, compared to these traditional warships of the Middle Ages with only ballistas and trebuchets, it is not at all a product of an era, let alone an opponent of an era!

"It's only a two-hour flight from Cape Town to Grey Mist City."

Seeing Levi's frowning appearance, Green also chuckled, nodded at Levi very reassuringly, and comforted: "Just with those pirates, if you want to capture our Cape Town in two hours, it is really a whimsical joke, it is impossible to happen." ”

"yes." Levi also nodded, in two hours, with those pirates who did not have heavy siege weapons, it was simply whimsical to capture Cape Town!

However, Levi still exhaled heavily, turned his head to Green and asked, "Have the warehouses outside the city gate in the southern district and the merchants at the wooden docks moved?" I don't want my warehouse and port to be ransacked by pirates. ”

"It's been transferred, and those merchants are just a bunch of old foxes."

Green nodded, his tone was also a little strange, and he spoke: "Not only did that group of merchants send all the goods to the Southern District, but also their merchant ships are estimated to have all slipped away now. ”

Li Wei also turned his head, walked a few steps towards the south side, came to the edge of the cliff, looked at the wooden dock that was already empty below, and the appearance of more than a dozen small merchant ships in the distance that were sailing away quickly, and couldn't help but shake his head, and said helplessly: "They already knew that pirates were coming?" ”

"No, they're just common caution."

Green smiled, shook his head and sighed, "Wasn't that the same with us back then?" As long as anything strange happens, they will leave immediately, after all, those small merchant ships represent all wealth! ”

Levi nodded, this is indeed the sorrow of a small businessman, if his merchant ship is robbed by pirates or water thieves, then it is not as simple as losing a sum of goods, even if he survives, it is estimated that he will be bankrupt.

"Report!"

Just as Levi and Green were talking, on the stone road next to him, a herald also climbed up as fast as he could, panting for a few breaths, and said urgently: "Three teams of Barbary pirates have assembled on the north side of the Yuqiao River, and now they are on their own to hide and stand by!" ”

"Good." Levi nodded, stretched out his hand to the herald and said, "Go back and tell them, wait for the order, if you find that the enemy has landed on the north side of the Yuqiao River, you can deal with it by the captain himself!" ”

"Understood!" The herald replied, and turned away without hesitation.

On the north bank of the Yuqiao River, which belongs to the current food center of Cape Town, three teams of Barbary pirates, with a scale of three hundred and sixty people in ambush, can completely surprise any pirates who land, especially half-crossing, for those pirates who have just landed on land, they can even encounter an ambush and be defeated!