Chapter 109. Patience in the dark

A hasty and joyful feast had come to an end, and the well-fed sailors, in the midst of their boasting, rose to their feet, and walked toward their posts, holding their bellies, for it was time for the changing of the guard, and for the brethren who were stationed at the walls and gates to taste the delicacies which had been reserved for the feast alone. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

It was a moment of relaxation that had been hard to come after a week of tension, and everyone felt the relief and comfort that had not been seen for a long time, and the sound of bragging and laughing came from all corners, and even though they were standing guard, the conversation between the sentinels seemed very pleasant.

After all, they are not regular infantry that can be tempered by war for a long time, and the appropriate relaxation also reveals their bad habits at sea, but Levi and Green in the tent did not supervise anything, and Hall, who came outside to start guarding, also looked at them and laughed and cursed, but did not blame them too much.

The sailors themselves knew in their hearts that although they seemed to be a little less disciplined, they were loose on the outside and tight on the inside, in fact, even when they were chatting, their eyes turned their heads from time to time to sweep inside and outside the walls, and their vigilant eyes also flowed in their eyes, they were not sailors who only knew how to have fun and got carried away.

Life on a ship is like this, the boat under the foot of no land is where they live, except to boast to each other, to brag on the deck or on the mast, to be vigilant and sweep across the sea level, so that they can detect any unexpected situation in time, they are very responsible.

And under the city wall, in the corner outside the tent of the temporary fortress, among the two low walls made of sand and earth, the guards of the group of Ketufu river thieves were even stricter, especially the sailors who walked by with flintlock pistols on the nearby city wall, staring at the bottom with blazing eyes.

For this group of dishonest guys, if they find anything wrong or abnormal, they will aim the muzzle of the black hole and shout loudly, and the thirty Barbary pirates who are on standby outside the low wall will also directly draw their scimitars to line up in battle, I am afraid that there is a situation where they will draw their knives and rush in.

It is reassuring that everything is calm down, and the group of Ketuf river thieves under strict supervision also showed extraordinary docility, one by one, like silent sheep, just quietly squatting in their own area, carefully looking at the banquet that had ended outside, gently swallowing and foaming.

They were all hungry and had not eaten, and now it had become a kind of punishment for themselves, but they did not dare to communicate with the fierce Barbary pirates, and they all crouched on the ground in fear, lamenting their fate in their hearts.

From the time they reached the Yuqiao River, they were still arrogant and cruel, and the feared thieves of the Ketuf River planned to come to Cape Town to plunder, and then feasted and drank among the corpses of the enemy on the spot, and held a bonfire party that excited them.

Unexpectedly, the final result was a head-on shelling, and countless iron balls composed of scattered bullets made their thoughts blown away, and in the end only more than 100 of them survived, and they became poor prisoners, I have to say that fate directly gave them a slap in the face.

The stomach was still rumbling, and many people already felt that after a fierce battle and a nervous process of panic, they were now dizzy with hunger, and it was useless to drink the river water, and now they were just like a group of beggars fleeing from the famine, squatting on the ground pitifully, looking out.

They hadn't eaten yet, and they didn't have the slightest intention of resisting in front of a group of bloodthirsty sword-wielding pirates, but they turned their heads to look at the part near the low wall, and their faces were all faintly hateful, gritting their teeth and cursing in their hearts.

For at that very high wall, seven or eight thieves who slept on straw and leather, whispering something, and chuckling from time to time, were not at all of the same class as those accomplices on the inside of the low wall, and even though they had just eaten white bread, fish, and sausages, they were still burping.

Although there were no tents, they were almost completely different from the group of water thief captives who had no straw and could only squat on the cold ground.

The leader of the water thieves, Kit, sat in the middle, surrounded by eight or nine sycophant water thieves, as the subordinates who originally belonged to this Kit, they had been corrupt elements of the river patrol team with him before, since they had betrayed Samar City, and now they also followed Kit to submit to Levi's feet, and they became traitors to the water thieves.

and the watchmen of their original accomplices, who belong to Levi's current supernumerary personnel, a group of betrayed doglegs, and because of the short-term food saturation and safety, they also looked at their original accomplices, without the slightest friendly attitude, it seems that betrayal is not so difficult for them to accept.

The surrounding Ketufu River thieves also had resentful looks and expressions on their faces, although they didn't dare to scold and fight at the group of betrayers, but when they lowered their heads one by one, their eyes were full of anger and hatred, especially the voice in their stomachs became louder and louder, looking at them almost like they wanted to skin them alive.

Of course, the sailors who walked slowly on the city wall with flintlock pistols would not let them have a conflict, because any behavior of gathering together would be reprimanded by the sailors, and on the wall of more than four meters high, they looked at the movements of the group of guys below quite clearly, and any small movement would cause alarm.

The sky gradually became darker, and time passed slowly, as if because of the victory, today's temporary fortress was calm and relaxed, and the sailors were not asked to carry out construction work, and it seemed that they could barely take a half-day vacation.

But the thieves of the Ketuv River still stayed in the low wall, squatting and covering their heads, and from time to time they raised their heads to reveal their eyes, which were also green and hungry, but their faces were slightly pale, and the fear in their hearts did not dare to say anything, they were almost soul-like fear of the Barbary pirates outside.

As the sun set toward the west of the island, they watched as the surrounding walls and fortresses lit up with bonfires and torches. The smell of food had reappeared, and it was dinner time, but after the sailors had finished eating, there was still no food for the thieves.

Many of them were swallowing and foaming, and their mouths were still dry without much water, and their serious jealousy and anger were even greater, for the betrayers by the low wall were now munching on white bread and roast bird's meat, and talking and laughing wantonly, and paying no attention to their original accomplices, who had not eaten at all from morning till night.

"Master Kitt, can you... Can you give us some..."

Someone had already come to Nakit's side, whispering a thirst for something to eat and drink, and though they had looked down on this corrupt official from the Sama City River Patrol Team, they could now barely fill their stomachs with this guy.

But their abacus was very unsuccessful, Kit in front of him gnawed on the bird leg meat in his hand, and didn't even raise his head, just stretched out his hand and made a swinging gesture, and a subordinate next to him also seemed to have regained his former arrogance, stood up and raised his leg to kick to the ground, and scolded angrily: "Get out, don't delay Master Kitt to eat!" ”

This water thief who came to beg did not seem to have a very low status, and after being kicked to the ground, several water thieves came to help him leave, and many water thieves had a cloud of anger in their eyes, staring fiercely at their high-spirited appearance, and they all gritted their teeth tightly.

Why is it that these traitors were able to eat white bread, and they were still hungry and thirsty? Many people were already gritting their teeth and forcibly holding on, enduring their anger, and if it weren't for the guards on the city wall and outside the low wall, they would even want to rush over and strangle these eight or nine arrogant betrayers directly.

People can only reflect value and shame when they compare, especially when more familiar people start to compare, and even strong jealousy and hatred can occur. Now the comparison between this group of water thieves has also had an effect, especially in terms of the most basic food, which has made them transfer their hatred for Levi and their Ming Sheng to their original companions and to the current group of betrayers.

Even Hall, who was secretly observing, watched coldly at the group of water thieves slowly rising with hatred, but the corners of his mouth showed a sneer, stretched out his hand to stop a few sailors who wanted to go over and scold, and said lightly: "They make a fuss like a dog eats a dog, and we just need to watch slowly." ”

The anger in the hearts of the group of Ketuv River thieves has not been suppressed, and a group of qualified slaves will always be numb, in order to turn this group of water thief captives into numb slaves, it is necessary to suppress them fiercely, so that this group of captives knows who is the real boss, and once the conflict between the two sides breaks out, it is a good opportunity to suppress.

Slowly licking his lips, the sneer on the corner of Hall's mouth became more and more intense, looking at the sky that had gradually darkened, he turned his head to the sentry sailors waiting next to him and ordered: "Light all the torches, don't let our group of friends have any accidents in the dark." ”

"Understood." The sailors immediately turned and descended the stairs, and walked quickly towards the makeshift warehouse, where they had already made a lot of torches, and as they took the torches and distributed them one by one, they wrapped the strips of cloth soaked in grease, and the torches that were burning were ready.

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