Gordon's idea was simple. Since you don't have the ability to take the initiative to clear the pirates, then lure the main force of the pirates to climb 6, and then gather and annihilate them.

It's not hard to lure pirates into taking the bait, you just need to come up with enough money and Gordon's own life.

With Able. Bellamy, with whom Aldrich cooperated, must have dreamed of stabbing Gordon, an outsider who threatened the absolute rule of the Hyven King over the peninsula, to death. And the shiny gold coin is a temptation that every pirate can't refuse. The two conditions were superimposed, and Gordon didn't believe that the bait he had set up would not make Bellamy tempted.

And when these pirates cruising on the sea have landed in 6 places and lost their mobility, it will only be a matter of minutes to clean them up.

But when Gordon proposed this rough plan, Usselman immediately objected.

As soon as he entered the Haiwen Peninsula, he left the Aldrich family in a mess and took care of himself. The evil spirits that were originally entrenched in Stirling Castle and killed several imperial officials were swept away in one fell swoop, and won the approval of the aborigines of the peninsula. He then easily defeated the Salo opposition and gained the allegiance of the Aikans.

This step by step made Utherman more and more optimistic about Gordon, who was young but very powerful, and would be able to unify the entire peninsula in the future.

But unexpectedly, Gordon's plan to deal with pirates disappointed the smuggler representative.

"My lord, are you going to use this method to deal with pirates? Couldn't have done it better? Usselman asked.

Set up bait to lure pirates into this scheme. In Utherman's opinion, it is simply the simplest of simple and clumsy schemes that even a child can see through at a glance.

Before. The tribes of the peninsula, which are widely attacked by pirates, are not without a plan to lure the pirates ashore and then catch them all. But they all failed.

In Utherman's view, such an overly simplistic plan had no chance of succeeding at all. Solving the problem of piracy requires a more sophisticated, more covert, more ingenious scheme.

"What more clever plan do you want?" Gordon smiled and asked, "Mr. Useman, have you read too many novels?" Do you think that those peerless wisdom generals have a flash of inspiration and come up with a shocking plan that is linked one by one, which is the best way to win the war? ”

Gordon thinks if this guy has read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Must be a big fan of Mr. Zhuge .

At this time, Ji'er, who was sitting next to Gordon. Miss Phoenix also spoke.

Because this time the enemy he faced, the one who had the title of "cannibal vulture", Barlomew. Bellamy, not just the murderer who attacked her fleet. It is also a perennial enmity with the Phoenix family. A pirate who raided his family's trade routes. Moreover, this eldest lady was a formal nobleman with the status of a baron and a fief, and according to the etiquette of the nobles of Ferreton, a distinguished guest of her status was also entitled to attend such a non-confidential meeting.

"Gordon......" Ji'er organized her language and said, "Our Phoenix family's territory is located in the coastal area of Changxia Province, so it is also harassed by pirates all year round. In fact, ever since our Phoenix family was canonized in the Changxia Province. The battle against those pirates has never stopped......"

Deal with these pirates who come and go like the wind on the steam sea. It is indeed not an easy task. In the early days of the Phoenix family's construction of the territory, it also suffered from pirate attacks. The successive heads of the family have also constantly come up with various ways to deal with pirates. Naturally, this also includes Gordon's plan - set up a decoy, release false news, lure greedy pirates ashore, and then annihilate them.

But this approach almost never succeeds.

There are many reasons for this.

No matter how carefully the Phoenix family owner manages his family and his territory, it is still impossible to avoid the appearance of traitors who serve pirates for money or other reasons among the many people in the huge territory. Every time a pirate is lured to 6, there will always be more or less leaks, so that the pirates know their plans in advance.

With their plans known in advance, it would be better for the pirates to evacuate if they were cautious. If you are afraid, you are afraid that the other side will plan and take advantage of the gathering of your own army to sneak attack other places where the defense is empty, which will often cause greater losses.

Even with a few exceptions, the pirates really didn't notice anything and crashed headlong into the ambush. These murderers, who lick blood from their knives all year round, are often able to protect the collar and escape after paying a lot of casualties. The private soldiers of the Phoenix family, due to the limitation of combat effectiveness, are simply unable to intercept them.

Because the survival of a pirate group always depends on the personal strength and charisma of the leader. Therefore, even if the pirates are defeated, as long as the leader is still alive, there will always be a day when he will recover. At that time, the Phoenix family will have to face an even more intensified revenge.

The Phoenix family was at a disadvantage, if not helpless, in the face of pirates, until many years later, when the family grew stronger and wealthier enough to form a family navy. However, even so, the Phoenix Family Navy can only ensure that the coast of the territory is free from pirates, and the routes of its merchant ships can be kept safe for most of the time.

If you want to completely eradicate the pirates in the steam sea, you still can't do it.

Because the shipping routes in this sea are too prosperous. The Platinum Empire of Ferretton, the large and small kingdoms and city-states of the Wilfast region, Antolia in the Far East, and even the desert empire of the Great 6 in the South all relied on this sea area for trade.

Such a huge treasure trove will naturally attract countless outlaws.

Moreover, the source of pirates is almost inexhaustible.

The Wilfast area is the most complex area of the 6 political districts of Peking University, where hundreds of political entities are inhabited, and wars and various intrigues are carried out almost every day.

Defeated lords, nobles who lost their fiefs, criminals, mercenaries who think that the war on the 6 lands is not profitable enough. There are even young people who listen to a few bard songs and think that pirates are a free and romantic profession, and board the pirate ship as soon as their brains are hot. All are sources of pirates.

The western coast of Ferreton was just as prosperous in trade with the elves, but it had never suffered from piracy, because the political situation there was stable, and it was impossible for anyone to be a pirate.

Having an almost inexhaustible supply of manpower is an important reason why pirates on the steam sea are always able to make a comeback. And more importantly, it is. Because of the political struggle, many pirate groups have great backers behind them. Pirates have become the nobles of the countries along the Steam Sea, and even in Ferreton. An effective means of combating dissent.

Listening to Ji'er's history of the Phoenix family's battle with pirates, Gordon was quite rewarding. But despite the numerous precedents of failure, Gordon has no intention of changing his mind. He was still ready to use the plan to solve Barromew. Bellamy.

"Gordon, why don't you listen to it? I've said so much. Not yet, but for your own good. "Miss Ji'er seems to be a little dissatisfied with Gordon's stubbornness. The tone was a little anxious, and he even patted the back of the other party's hand.

In the entire conference room, the lord's subordinates who witnessed this scene couldn't help but show strange expressions.

The eldest lady of the Phoenix family was still a little restrained at the beginning of her recovery. But now that she has lived in Seacliff Fort for a long time, she has gradually let go - she is also the only person in the entire castle who calls Gordon's name.

Although the eldest lady from the Phoenix family sometimes has a little temper, she is still easy to get along with. And the appearance and family background are not bad. There have been many people who have privately speculated about the reason why the lord is so tolerant of Miss Ji'er. It's because the two of them have already looked at each other. Maybe it won't be long before the Freeman family and the Phoenix family will officially sign a marriage contract.

After all, after the territory gradually stabilized and got on the right track, the marriage of the young lord became the most concerned issue for everyone. This is not only about the personal happiness of the lord, but also about the future direction of the entire Freeman family.

However, Gordon is just because he is a traverser, so he doesn't care about Ji'er's slightly outrageous actions, and there is no other meaning in it.

When Ji'er made contact with Gordon's hand, she retracted with lightning speed. She stuck out her tongue to herself, remorseful for her outrageous behavior.

"What's wrong with me? Could it be that life in Seacliff Fort is too comfortable and forgetful? It's okay to be coquettish in front of your parents and older siblings, and get carried away. But Gordon ...... Gordon is not me, how can I forget my identity in front of him? ”

In order to save for the embarrassment, Ji'er changed the subject and said, "Gordon, I have used your communication crystal ball four days ago to contact my family. My brother will soon be coming to the Hayven Peninsula with his family fleet. When the time comes, we can join forces and wipe out Bellamy's completely. Why should you take the risk now? ”

As the pearl of the Phoenix family, Ji'er's disappearance naturally made the family anxious. Later, after receiving the news that Ji'er had come up from the Haiwen Peninsula, Ji'er's father, who is the current head of the Phoenix family, decided to immediately send a fleet to bring Ji'er back.

For this decision, Gordon naturally agreed with both hands. After all, he is not on a firm foothold now, and it is also a trouble for this eldest lady to stay here.

Gordon looked at Miss Jin's bright burgundy eyes, and knew that the other party did not approve of his plan, but only out of concern, so he explained: "My eldest miss, whether a plan can succeed does not depend on whether it is strange and complicated and unexpected. It depends on whether everyone who implements the plan can carry it out smoothly. It's a bit rude to say that, but it seems to me that even the simplest of your plans against pirates have not been able to carry out smoothly. This is the key to your failure. ”

Gordon stretched out his finger and, with the simplest of magic tricks, wrote a shiny word in the air: execution.

"A child's punch can only make people feel itchy. And a mountain giant can smash a heavily armed warrior into a meatloaf with a single punch. That's the difference. Gordon said.

Gordon never gave Utherman a chance to speak again, and waved his hand to let the smuggler go. Because next, he has to discuss the specific details of the implementation plan with his subordinates.

Use a trap to lure pirates to climb 6 and then surround them. Such a simple plan. When the Phoenix family and the aborigines of the peninsula carried it out, it was full of mistakes. Their information was not kept secret enough and was known in advance by pirates. The strength of the army they carried out the encirclement was insufficient. Allowing pirates to escape.

These are the embodiment of insufficient execution.

And Gordon knew that as long as he did well enough in all aspects, even such a simple plan could still work.

First, there is the issue of intelligence.

Gordon knew he was now in control of his territory. It's nowhere near as good as the Phoenix family back then. Although he relied on Hernandez's backlash to clear the eyes of the O'drich family in the entire territory, the pirate's intelligence network did not coincide with the Aldrich family. So I'm still alive and well.

Therefore, if you have any big moves to deploy troops, you will definitely be known by pirates.

But it doesn't matter. Even if a pirate knows that he is going to lure the other person ashore, he does not necessarily know how, when and where he will come. Go and set up an ambush.

Which is true and false. There are so many details, and there are so many places to do your hands and feet.

"My lord, although after the pirate attack, I have already taken the time to conduct a survey of the territory and caught the eyes of more than a dozen pirates. I'm sure they're just a small minority, though, and there's a lot more pirate eyeliner lurking around. Hernandez reported to Gordon.

"It doesn't matter. This time, I was able to take advantage of these people. Go to the great pirate who is galloping the steam sea, and deliver the wrong message. Gordon looked relaxed.

However, since the wrong message is being delivered, that is, there is still the right message to be delivered. And with the current state of the territory, it is not easy to keep the correct information completely confidential and not let the pirate eyes know.

"At the end of the day, you'll have to find all the pirate eyeliner." YANG Qi. Sharp Ear sighed.

"Nope." Gordon shook his finger, "We don't need to find all the loyalists, we just need to select a group of loyalists to keep the plan secret." ”

The Redstone Guards who followed Gordon all the way from the Northlands to the Hyven Peninsula will certainly not be the pirates' insider. The loyalty of these veterans is absolutely guaranteed.

However, the Redstone Guard alone seems to be understaffed. Not to mention combat effectiveness, it is necessary to make an airtight encirclement network that cannot be escaped by pirates, and a sufficient number of troops are also needed. Therefore, Gordon is ready to carry out this mission with the Redstone Guard as the core, supplemented by the selected Freeman private army.

First, the selected troops were scattered in the territory in the name of a patrol of ten people. In this way, there is no movement of a large-scale build-up of troops, and the pirates will certainly let their guard down. Wait until Bellamy has landed and walked into the pre-set ambush site, then let the troops gather and attack.

And for the sake of secrecy, until the last moment, Gordon was not prepared to tell the soldiers the truth about the plan.

The two former Ferreton officers, Yang Qi and Theodore, who were very good at marching and fighting, immediately expressed different opinions in unison.

"My lord, if the order is given at the last moment when the enemy has already entered the predetermined ambush location, how can these scattered soldiers gather together quickly? According to my experience, after the commander's battalion issued the assembly order, it took half a day for the heralds to quickly whip up and inform all the soldiers stationed in one town to assemble. ”

Gordon calmed the two men for a moment, then pulled out a map. This map was drawn by Quincy. He used his talents in geography and cartography to draw the terrain within a radius of 100 kilometers of the Sea Cliff Fort with extremely detailed brushwork, and the information was so detailed that it even surpassed that of ordinary military maps.

"I'm going to set up an ambush here." Gordon pointed to a place on the map called "Systoro Valley", "After receiving my order, in half an hour, all the scattered squads will be able to gather around the valley and then surround the pirates. ”

"Cistoro" is a beautiful flower named after the indigenous language of the Hybon Peninsula, and the petals are white, red and yellow. Every spring, the Sleeporo Valley is beautifully filled with flowers. It's only 20 kilometres from Seacliff Fort and the New Town, but it's off the beaten track due to its distance from the river and forest.

Gordon felt that it was really kind to let a cruel pirate die in such a romantic place.

The Systoro Valley is very close to Seacliff Castle, making it easy for Gordon to gather his forces. And if all the soldiers were equipped with horses, their degree would be faster. But that's not the only thing that really gave Gordon confidence that he could assemble his troops in half an hour.

He took out a rudimentary brass brooch from his pocket. As a Knight of Mysteries, Ji'er immediately recognized that it was a spell brooch enchanted with teleportation.

"This is a gadget I made up not too long ago, a one-time communication brooch. The purpose of our system is to improve the army's communication capability. With heralds, beacons, semaphores, etc., I think it's outdated. Spells represent the future. ”

Hearing the lord's bold words like a prophet, everyone was amazed, and I am afraid that the biggest thought was: The lord is really willing to spend money! (To be continued......)