Guerriericontributoallacampagnacheilmigliororatore, piùintelligente (warriors contribute more to the country than the best and brightest orators)

- Plautus (Roman comedy writer)

No matter what the pirate captains here thought, at least on the surface, everyone accepted Captain Morgan's explanation; They all said they had no objections. Then came the real highlight, where everyone began to discuss how to get out of the current predicament.

It was Captain Morgan who spoke first: "I propose that we all join together to form a large fleet, and then negotiate with the Mediterranean powers; Whoever can bid higher, we are willing to be their mercenary fleet; Willing to fight for them. In this way, we can not only clear our pirate status, but also seek a job for our brothers who can see the hope of living and working in peace; What do you think? ”

After Captain Morgan finished speaking, he looked at the expressionless crowd and added, "You don't have to worry about anything, the words here today will not get out; No matter what opinion can be said, we will negotiate and consider it together, and never let anyone's words become the handle of others to estimate him! So, you can feel free to speak your mind. ”

This time, Calico Jack spoke; Calico Jack, who was already a little impulsive, began to turn abnormally red again. He pressed his left hand firmly against the short sword at his waist, raised his right hand and said, "I, John Leckham, known as Calico Jack; As an advocate of the Pirate Flag, I reformed the Pirate Flag and made the new Skull Flag a great symbol of pirates. So, I swear to death that I can't give up my Skull Banner! ”

As soon as his words fell, Roberts on the other side said: "The legitimate work is done by thin civilians, the wages are meager, and the labor intensity is very high; And being a pirate will have a good income, a happy life, and freedom and power; There is no need to worry about going into debt, and the biggest price is to be hated by a few instigators. No, my motto is to live a life of pleasure in time. ”

Not to be outdone, the pirate Anne interjected: "I was a pampered aristocratic lady back then; I joined the pirates to live the exciting life I wanted, not to get a better career in the future. I couldn't give up my dream of being a pirate to become someone else's mercenary, and even if someone betrayed me, I still loved the great profession of piracy. So, even if I die on my "Annie", I will die like a great pirate! “

As soon as these words came out, Edward Blackbeard, who had always been at odds with Anne, couldn't help but slap the table and praise: "Good! Well said! We pirates should be like pirates; I, Edward, am 50 years old this year, and unlike you young people, you still have plenty of time to choose what you want in life. And I have dedicated my life to the great pirate cause, and I have not many years to live, and I am not willing to give up the great pirate cause at this time; I want to be the hero pirate of pirate history forever with Blackbeard's majesty! “

After the four of them expressed their clear objections, the elder brother of the Redbeard brothers, Aruj Ding, also objected: "Although our Redbeard brothers do not have the strength to cross Sicily now, who would dare to hire us with the experience of our two brothers back then?" Even if we join the mercenary fleet, it will not bring any benefit to the fleet, but will affect the development of the fleet. Therefore, the two brothers still think that An An is divided into this wandering pirate on the Mediterranean. “

Everyone nodded when they heard Arugi Din's words, who told them that the two brothers had worked as mercenary fleets in the city-states of Messina, Lillipoli, and the Julius family in Rome, and in the end they both betrayed their employers. To put it mildly, these two brothers are simply the "three slaves" in the otherworldly employment world; There really won't be any one or any force believing in them anymore. So, continuing to be a wandering pirate is indeed their only option.

Of the remaining four, Zheng Shi was an alien pirate from Egypt in the East. Both Kidd and Black Sam were more principled pirates, especially Kidd, who would not have joined the pirate industry if he hadn't been forced to do so. As for Redek, he could return to Spain as soon as he could; Then, with his merits in the Spanish-Carthaginian war during the Second Punic War, he would at least become a middle-level nobleman with a fief; So, he can find a way to go back to Spain.

In this way, Captain Morgan's resolution was invisibly overruled; And everyone also talked about a lot of useless things. The atmosphere in the whole conference room began to be chaotic again, and no one could convince anyone that no one was willing to give up their ideas. Faced with the quarrels in the conference room and the pirate captains' intentions, Captain Morgan suddenly felt that he had called this pirate meeting unnecessary; Because it's impossible to see eye to eye.

While everyone was arguing, the reconnaissance ship sent by Captain Anne's men spotted the Oscar fleet and hurried back to report it before the Oscar fleet found out. Mary Reid, who was in charge of the fleet left behind, did not dare to hide the news, and immediately sent someone to board the ship to report to Anne. The conference room, which had been in a state of chaos, was finally broken by a sharp knock on the door.

The pirate captains, unwilling to lose their temper in front of ordinary pirates, regained their previous grace, and Morgan opened his mouth to let the pirates who knocked on the door in. A pirate, dressed in typical pirate attire, walked in and respectfully reported to Morgan that Captain Anne's men had come to Captain Anne on the "Morgan" to say that there was an urgent matter. What is the urgency at this time? So, Anne walked out in confusion in the surprised eyes of everyone.

After listening to the report of the pirates under her command, Anne, who came to the deck, immediately ordered the pirates to go back and tell Mary: You must hang the Oscar fleet tightly, and do not act rashly, and do not lose it. Once the order was given, Anne returned to the conference room; Explaining to the puzzled crowd, "Know the Augustus family who raided Sardinia before, and their family is heading to Sicily with a fleet!" The entire fleet consisted of four twin battleships and six transports. “

When Blackbeard heard the news, he immediately said happily, "Okay! This stinking family actually sent it to the door by itself, just in time for our supplies, and his six transport ships have at least enough food supplies for ten of us to consume for half a year. As long as we work together to annihilate those four twin ships, then our crisis will be resolved immediately. I'll go back and get ready, and we'll do this vote! “

The others were all overwhelmed by Blackbeard's words, but Captain Morgan thought about it thoughtfully, and then said, "I've heard some rumors about this Augustan family lately, and it is said that the new leader of this family is not simple; Moreover, the fleet of the Augustan family was not an ordinary merchant ship. They are the most important family in Rome, and if we anger them, I am afraid that Rome will attack us! When the time comes, it will be even more difficult for us to survive. ”

As soon as Morgan finished speaking, without waiting for Blackbeard to refute, Drake continued: "Yes, the Augustus family is a powerful family, and we shouldn't take the initiative to provoke them. Of course, I know that many of you don't even care about Carthage, the overlord of the Mediterranean, and naturally don't care about this so-called big family of Rome. However, according to my estimates, these six transports may not be carrying food supplies at all, but an elite army full of people! “

Drake's words were like pouring cold water on everyone's heat, and they dispelled most people's minds at once; But Blackbeard still stubbornly questioned, "How do you know that their transport ships are full of troops?" Even if their six transports were full of troops, how could they be the elite divisions of House Augustus and not a rabble? You must know that the family of Augustus did not have a territory in Sicily, so did it give it to the family of Scipio? It is an open secret that there is discord within Rome. “

Drake was helpless to be messed around with Blackbeard, so he could only continue to explain: "It is impossible for the House of Augustus to send an elite division to help the House of Scipio; But don't forget that the Augustians had just seized Sardinia at the hands of the Carthaginians. Well, whether it was to prevent possible retaliation from the Carthaginians, or to continue to expand their territory; The House of Augustus needed to attack the Carthaginian province of Lower Sicily in Sicily.

So, at times like these; The Augustan fleet sailed from Sardinia to Sicily. It was absolutely impossible to load a mere supply or a rabble, it was definitely the elite division of the House of Augustus marching on Lower Sicilya; Even the new leader of the House of Augustus himself may be on this fleet. After all, it has become a tradition for the leaders of the House of Augustus to go to battle in person every time. “

Drake's explanation finally made Blackbeard give up on the fleet, after all, no one wanted the lives of his brothers to go into a confrontation with the Augustus family's orthodox army; Besides, this is still a very likely fight with no gains. So, it's not just Blackbeard; All of them, in Drake's explanation, completely gave up on attacking the Augustus fleet.

In the end, the meeting of the Ten Pirates ended without a hitch; How could these unruly pirate leaders accept to give up their freedom when they were not really at the end of the day? After leaving Captain Morgan's "Morgan" one after another, the pirate leaders quickly left the sea with their own pirate fleets.