433 Vultures, Blind Eyes
Although this kind of communication brooch made by Gordon is only a one-time one, if you want to equip every ten-person team with such a magic prop, it will cost hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
Although the regular army of the Ferreton Empire is also equipped with similar teleportation items, it is only at the level of the hundred-man team. And these magic items are usually in the hands of the field mages who accompany the army. Ordinary soldiers are simply not eligible for contact. But now, the young lord actually assigned the teleportation brooch to the ten-member squad, which can be regarded as a pioneering achievement.
Unlike the teleportation brooch, which can be used repeatedly, this one-time consumable made by Gordon only needs to ensure that the wielder can receive orders from Gordon, so they do not need to be trained in the use of magic items.
The one-time communication brooch of Gordon's zuò was not a whim. He is testing the waters in order to build a complete communication system for his army in the future.
Gunpowder weapons changed the shape of warfare.
The rail network has changed the logistical system.
Radio changed the command of communications.
Gordon felt that it was almost impossible to form a musket force or lay a railroad in this world of sword and magic. This is a question of social structure and the direction of the exhibition of civilization. On the other hand, radio, which seems to be a relatively high item of the technology tree, can be replaced with magic with similar functions, which is relatively easy to achieve.
If this attempt works well, then he can consider spreading magic telecommunication equipment in the future.
With perfect preparation and a good material foundation, then the next step is to implement this plan.
On the issue of intelligence, Gordon gave Hernandez full responsibility. He believed that the other party would be able to spread the false news to the ears of the great pirate Bellamy.
Then, just wait for the fish to take the bait......
Late at night. About five kilometers off the coastline of the Haiwen Peninsula, a huge ship pierced through the dense fog and sailed to the shore with incomparable momentum.
The giant battleship with a displacement of more than 2,500 tons had a pirate flag painted bright red flying on its main mast. On the flag is a skull, held in the mouth by a vulture with wings spreading.
Sailors who run ships all year round on the steam sea know. As soon as this flag appeared on the sea, it marked the arrival of the famous "cannibal vulture" Bellamy, and if you didn't want to die, you either held back your strength and ran, or obediently stopped the ship and collected the sails and offered money.
Bellamy's has been able to crisscross the sea of steam for more than a decade. In addition to his strong strength and cruel character, another of the most well-known features is his flagship "Long Summer Beauty". ”
In fact, the predecessor of this giant battleship was the first-class battleship "Turbulence City" of the Ferreton Imperial Navy. It was built at the famous Dolong shipyard in the province of Chang Ha. It was one of the five strongest warships of the Imperial Navy's Steam Sea Fleet.
The battleship was a bit ill-fated, though. After launching from the shipyard more than ten years ago, he had just begun sea trials when he was robbed by a one-legged pirate group that had received information.
Such a large warship that still smelled of fresh tung oil was snatched by pirates without a fight, which was a great shame for the Ferreton Navy. So "Turbulent City" has also become a taboo for the Navy, and since then. In the absence of another ship named after the city.
And the one-legged pirate group that made this earth-shattering deal in the pirate world was captained by Abel at the time. Aldrich, now the King of Hyven. After the one-legged captain washed his hands and went to the exhibition on the 6th floor, Bellamy, as the first mate, took over the mantle and changed the name of the pirate group to "Vulture Pirates".
In a hierarchical gang like pirates, where interests and violence maintain cohesion, it is difficult to produce any friendship. Abel. Aldrich's retirement back then may only be described by the words "happy and popular" for Bellamy. Even later, Bellamy connived at his subordinates to plunder the Aldrich family's merchant ships. There have been a lot of conflicts with his predecessor.
But now, in the face of interests, the two sides are on the same front again.
Unlike the King of Hyperven, who has a lean body, Bellamy is a big fat man with a considerable size. The reason why he has such a bloated figure is also due to one of his hobbies: eating.
It is different from the style of the foodies of the Freretton aristocracy. Bellamy's doesn't care too much about the taste of the food. What he values most is weight.
Unbridled overeating caused his weight to skyrocket year by year. But for those who know Bellamy, the most chilling thing about this great pirate is not his fat body, but his penchant for eating human flesh - to be precise, the terrible hobby of eating the flesh of any humanly intelligent being.
Coupled with the pet of a desert vulture from NTU 6 heavy gold, Bellamy has the nickname of "cannibal vulture".
"The flesh of the dwarves is rough and hard, and chewy; The flesh of the elves is soft and silky, and melts in the mouth; Human meat has a variety of flavors, but I have never tasted the meat of a mage or a noble lady so far. Bellamy's eyes, squeezed into a thin line by the horizontal flesh on his face, radiated a greedy gaze.
At this time, he was sitting in the captain's room, stuffing bunches of sweet and juicy grapes into his mouth, and waiting boredly—fruit to start his meal with fruit.
The pirate minions next to him heard the captain talking about the taste of various meats, and although they were disgusted in their hearts, they did not dare to show any uncomfortable expressions. If anyone has a problem with Lord Bellamy's eating human flesh, then this unfortunate bastard will soon be reduced to a lump of meat tumbling in a cauldron.
Fortunately, aside from the chilling habit of eating human flesh, Bellamy was quite generous among the pirates.
It's just that if the Deng 6 attack is successful this time, then those delicate and beautiful girls may not be able to enjoy themselves, and can only be thrown into the cauldron to cook, and then become Bellamy's meal.
"What a waste!" The pirates thought to themselves.
Although they will immediately pounce and "eat" the pretty girl when they catch it, but that way of eating is obviously completely different from Bellamy's eating.
The pirates just couldn't figure it out. What is wrong with this fat pirate, so that the abnormal appetite will completely overwhelm the ** that other normal humans should.
Due to the cover of dense fog, this time, there are a total of 20 pirate ships of all sizes with the flagship "Nagatsu Beauty". It was only two kilometers from the coast that it came to a halt. The pirates could even see the faint light radiating from the cliff cliff fort from a distance.
Every pirate gritted their teeth with hatred for the castle that had caused them to suffer a great loss in the last attack. Especially Bellamy's. Because of the huge stone bullets shot from the castle, he actually made himself a proud flagship. All smashed a big hole.
Fortunately, the damage to the Nagatsu Beauty was only on the upper deck, and the lower hull was fine, so after a simple repair, it was put into today's battle.
In the early hours of the morning, everyone in the vulture pirates from top to bottom. They all landed on the Haiwen Peninsula with a sense of revenge.
Last time, Bellamy received a business from his old boss Abel for an attack on Gordon's territory. The seasoned pirate thought it would be easy to deal with a young man who had just arrived and had not yet stood on his heels. Who knew that this arrogance made him suffer a big loss.
Taking advantage of the fact that Gordon led his army south to fight against the Salou and the territory was empty, the vulture pirate group originally planned to burn and loot on 6. The belongings that brought the northerner to the south were all looted. Who knows, the other party has already done a good job of key defense. Where you can rob, there is not much oil and water. And where there is oil and water, the pirates can't attack it.
Especially when they didn't know the situation at first, they forcibly attacked Sea Cliff Fort, causing considerable losses to the vulture pirate group.
Fortunately, later, Bellamy was furious, turned the gun, and went to Cloud Scale City to do a hard job. Not only did he succeed in stopping the loss, but he also made a lot of money.
Having been roaming the steam sea all year round, Bellamy's natural knowledge of the details of those smugglers is very clear. He knew that the last robbery was far from hurting the foundations of those smugglers. So if there's a chance. Bellamy was going to do it again. Of course, this is in the will Gordon. Freeman and Ji'er. Phoenix settles out the rest of the matter.
Bellamy had received information a few days ago that Gordon was going to invite the eldest lady from the Phoenix family to the Sixtoro Valley to enjoy the flowers, and even camp there for a night, while spring was not over.
After knowing this information, Bellamy's first reaction was naturally to wonder if it was fake news. But after thinking about it carefully, I thought it was very likely.
Because he had accepted the commission of the remnants of the Gribrace family, he wanted to hunt down Ji'er. Phoenix, so Bellamy knew that the eldest lady was a rare beauty. Maybe Bellamy, the standard for judging women, is only "delicious" and "not delicious", and he doesn't care too much about Ji'er's appearance, but he believes that other men will have a strong interest in this eldest lady.
Especially Gordon. Freeman, a man who was in a high position at a young age, with the title of earl and a large domain, after saving the eldest lady of the Phoenix family, would surely be very attentive and want to put her in the big velvet bed and enjoy it......
Bellamy used this mentality to guess Gordon, so he thought it was very possible that Gordon would go to the Sixtoro Valley to play in order to pursue Ji'er, and to create a romantic atmosphere with the help of beautiful scenery, so as to succeed in one blow. Even when he heard from the eyeliner that Gordon had only brought twenty guards with him on this trip, he didn't have much suspicion.
After all, it is impossible to bring hundreds of people to this kind of intimate tryst with great fanfare.
Bellamy believed in the authenticity of the information. However, out of prudence, he continued to carefully collect information, and even personally sailed to the coastline of the peninsula on several occasions to observe the movements of Seacliff Fort and Cloud Scale City.
As a result, as the intelligence said, Gordon took only a few guards with him, and went to the Sixtoro Valley with the Golden lady for a private tryst for two days and one night. And after the young lord left, the army of the entire territory has not been massively assembled and mobilized.
It seems that out of fear of Bellamy's 6 raiding again, after Gordon returned to Seacliff Fort, he scattered most of his troops and formed them into ten-man squads, and then sent them to various parts of the territory to take on reconnaissance missions. If you detect a pirate on board 6. Then these reconnaissance teams will have to notify the nearby residents to evacuate with their belongings in time to avoid too much loss.
Bellamy's dismissive behavior of a turtle with a shrunken head is dismissed.
But he also knew that if the other party really did it, it would seem like a wretch. But it does make your raiding effect much less effective. Originally, the vulture pirate group was unable to gnaw on such a hard bone as Sea Cliff Castle, and if they didn't even have the opportunity to loot small villages and towns, wouldn't it be boring?
As soon as he thought of this, Bellamy's killing intent towards Gordon became more and more vigorous.
And another reason that prompted him to be on the 6th this time was the eldest lady of the Phoenix family. Last time, he received gold coins from the remnants of the Gribrace family. promised to kill Ji'er, but in the end, he lost his hand, allowing the other party to escape, and was saved by Gordon.
Later, when confronted by the Greybrace family's water dogs, Bellamy was furious and threw them all into the cauldron to boil.
Dare to offend the mighty Barlomew. Bellamy. That's how it ended.
However, because of this, Bellamy's credibility has been affected, and there have been many fewer nobles from all over the world who have recently negotiated cooperation with him. So in order to save his reputation, he also made up his mind this time to bring Ji'er. Phoenix is also killed. In addition to being able to taste whether the delicate and smooth meat of the noble lady is delicious, you can also tell others: Look. I'm a trustworthy pirate. The reason why I killed the Gribrace family was not because I didn't fulfill the commission, but because they were too rude. Even if the client dies, I will do my best to complete the task.
"Shayi, let's go!" Bellamy roared. A huge flying bird with a wingspan of four meters wide flew off the mast and landed on Bellamy's shoulder.
This vulture from the desert kingdom on the other side of the Star Sea is of a very peculiar breed, not only is it huge, but when it flies, it will hang a whirlwind of yellow sand. This is also the origin of its name "sand wing".
The pirates all say. This vulture is spiritual, can spell, and is a magical beast. Bellamy, however, knew that Sandwing was indeed a magical animal.
Bellamy's previous nickname was actually "Blind Eye". And not "cannibal vultures." Even today, the veteran sailor, who has been on the steam sea for more than ten years, still calls him "blind Bellamy". Because before getting the sand wing, Bellamy was a blind man. He lost his sight due to an illness as a child. But on one occasion, when he followed Captain Abel to find Sand Wing from a merchant ship, Bellamy did not hesitate to leave the loot to the giant bird.
Why this decision was made, Bellamy doesn't know. Perhaps it can be attributed to some kind of impulse. Or if Bellamy knew Buddhism, he would use the word "fate" to describe his encounter with Shayi.
And the day after getting the sand wing, Bellamy's eyes were cured.
Since then, he has changed his nickname to "Vulture".
Yes, at that time, before his nickname, there was no modifier "cannibal". But Bellamy didn't know when he started, he first had an abnormal appetite, and then even began to eat human flesh.
But for a murderous pirate who kills without blinking, this doesn't seem like a big deal. At least after knowing that he was addicted to cannibalism, whether it was a subordinate or an enemy, he had a little more awe and fear of himself. It's a good thing for a pirate to be feared and feared.
Once the sand wing rested on Bellamy's shoulder, the fat pirate, who weighed more than two hundred kilograms, stepped forward and jumped onto the dinghy moored below.
Bellamy's vulture pet has a lot of power. It grabbed the pirate's shoulders and spread its wings like a parachute, allowing the heavyweight pirate to stand on the dinghy without even a bit of shaking.
Because the target this time was the heads of Gordon and Ji'er, Bellamy only brought the strongest warriors in the 100 pirate regiments. Because if it is a raid on the 6th, a large number of people will be needed to carry the looted property, but this time the target is only two heads.
The smaller the number of people, the easier it is to act stealthily.
Even if he knew that Gordon did not have a large army at hand that could threaten him, Bellamy did not want to be seen as soon as he landed on the shore. If Gordon had been so frightened that he had left the Cystoro Valley and hid in Seacliff Fort, he would have fallen short.
The Haiwen Peninsula has complex topography and is sparsely populated. Therefore, although the location of Bellamidon 6 is only a few kilometers away from Seacliff Fort, this group of pirates still relied on the cover of terrain and night to enter the range of the Cistoro Valley without knowing it.
The adjective "unaware" may be a bit inaccurate. For though the gods of the outer realms or the undead wandering in the wilderness were unaware of Bellamy's movements, they might not be sure. But since Deng 6, Gordon has been firmly in control of the movements of this group of pirates.
It wasn't until the other party had already entered the confines of the Cistorio Valley that it was no longer possible to escape, and Gordon, for the sake of prudence, issued an assembly order through the guò summons brooch.
In half an hour at most, fifty Redstone guards and four hundred and fifty Freeman privates will arrive at the entrance to the valley and seal off the pirates' retreat.
What Gordon needs to think about now is how to withstand the attack of a hundred elite pirates for half an hour.
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