Chapter 0162: Quell the Riot
Now, in the prison of Port Royal, the witches locked up here, except for the four who were bold enough to directly join Charlotte and swear to recognize Anne as their master, the other ones who were a little older and more knowledgeable did not dare to casually agree to join the witches' team.
So, after regaining their rare freedom, they quickly left this terrible prison, and now only the five hapless pirates remained.
"Hey! Man, how dare you hit me? Aren't we good friends? β
In this small cell, the filthy pirates were still fighting each other over who could give an arm, all for the string of keys that Captain Sparrow had thrown on the ground, which was the key to their lives.
"That's right! We are friends, but I don't want to give away an arm, if you will, I swear, you will still be my good brother! β
Before he could finish speaking, the pirate kicked him back, knocking his friend to the ground, and as he was about to pounce, another pirate next to him punched him again.
"Hey! Brothers, listen to me, maybe we should calm down and think of something else! β
This is the weakest and worst beaten pirate, she has basically no power to fight back now, if she doesn't think about it, maybe, his fate will not be so good.
"Calm down? It's simple, as long as you agree to contribute one of your hands out, we'll be calm down in no time! β
After catching an island that was being beaten by the other party, he punched it again, as long as one of them was knocked down first, the others didn't have to earn it anymore.
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At this moment, two royal soldiers walked into the prison, and the two of them stood outside the pirate's cell door, staring in amazement at the five pirates who were tearing and wrestling.
They were originally the guards of this prison, but after the witches made trouble, they were transferred to support other places. Now that the situation has subsided, they have been transferred back to guard the prison.
When they came here, they originally wanted to find the good dog with the key in his mouth, but they didn't expect that they saw that the set of keys was thrown not far from the door of a cell, and the five pirates in this cell were actually fighting each other, and they were beating each other to the point of bleeding, what were these pirates doing? They are completely incomprehensible.
A soldier stepped forward and picked up the key, and after sitling it back to his waist, he took the butt of his rifle and slammed the pirate's iron cell door.
"Stop now! You bastards! Dirty pirates! What the hell are you doing? β
It was only now that the pirates discovered that two soldiers in charge of guarding had entered the prison at some point, and when they saw that the set of keys on the ground had been hung back on his waist by the soldier, they immediately stopped and began to wail loudly.
O goddess of the sea...... The five of them actually missed another great opportunity to escape!
"I'm curious, what exactly were you doing?"
The other soldier was a little curious about the behavior of the five pirates in infighting, so he leaned in and asked.
He couldn't imagine that a group of pirates who knew each other were fighting each other like enemies in prison, and looking at their bleeding appearance, they were ruthless enough!
For this phenomenon, it is still relatively rare in the years they have been on duty in prison, and it is the first time he has seen this phenomenon after being a prison guard for so many years, so he really wants to know, what is the reason why they fight each other like enemies?
"There's no chance anyway, so it doesn't matter if I tell you...... Because, just now, that set of keys was at your feet, and we couldn't reach it, so we started fighting! β
The five pirates looked at each other for a moment, and one of them sighed heavily and said in a suffocated voice.
"If you can't reach it, you can find a way! Why are you fighting? β
The royal soldier was even more puzzled, what kind of logic were these pirates? If they can't get the key, they fight? Wouldn't they have thought of something else? Or is this what pirates go by day? If you don't agree with each other, you will start fighting? Don't want your life?
"Because, one of the bastards said that if we remove one of someone's arms, we can hold it and reach the keys!"
The pirate, who was beaten the worst and almost had his arm removed, said angrily that the reason why the five of them turned against each other was all because of that Jack Sparrow's fault! That scoundrel! I don't care about you! Scumbag who can't die well!
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When the two soldiers heard this, they were stunned at first, and then they looked at each other and began to laugh out loud.
"Haha! Look at these idiots! β
"They can't reach it directly, won't they use belts, clothes, or whatever, to make ropes and tie heavy objects and throw them over? Hahaha! It's the first time I've met such a stupid pirate! β
"That's right, they can just tear down that little table and get within reach, right?"
"Hah! Alright, alright! Let's go outside and keep guard, if all the pirates are as stupid as they are, our Royal Navy can be relieved! β
The two soldiers laughed and walked out.
Although these soldiers are still nominally captives of witches, their treatment is obviously not comparable to that of this group of pirates who are locked up and waiting to die.
When a person is unlucky, if he can't get better, he only needs to compare people who are more unlucky than himself, and he can get some small psychological comfort, and at this moment, this group of stupid pirates is obviously those who are even more unlucky!
"This ...... Seems to be right......"
After hearing the words of these two soldiers, a group of pirates began to look at me, I look at you, and they finally came to their senses.
That's right! Such a simple thing, why didn't they just think of it? How did you waste so much time fighting here? In the end, he missed a precious escape opportunity for nothing?
"It's all your fault!"
"Bastard! You fought first! β
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"It's all that XX raised Sparrow!"
"That's right! It's all his fault! β
"We curse him! He must not die well! β
So, after the brawl ended, a group of pirates began to curse each other again, they used all kinds of vicious language, attacked each other and shirked their responsibilities, cursed and cursed, they began to shift their targets, and collectively began to curse and curse at the Jakesparrow who had dropped the key and misled them, all of which was Sparrow's fault!
Unfortunately, their curse is destined to be so pale.
Because, at this moment, Captain Sparrow, who was cursed by them, was lying comfortably on the sofa in the Governor's Palace, drinking the best wine that they could not afford for the rest of their lives, and living a drunken life.
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In Port Royal, a large group of rioters who participated in the riots and were caught red-handed by the Royal soldiers are squatting in the port's unloading plaza with their hands tied behind their backs, waiting for their sad fate to be decided.
After hundreds of elite royal soldiers began to appear to quell the rebellion, the riot that spread to half of the city was quickly quelled, and the momentum of the rebels was quickly pressed back into the port by the elite soldiers who were pushed forward layer by layer, and then, except for a very small number of people who were able to grab the boat and row out to sea, the others had either been killed or were caught and tied here, and here, there were as many as two or three hundred people who were captured!
"Your Excellency, Brigadier General! Most of the thugs who participated in the riots, are already here! Now, the soldiers have begun to divide into small groups and start searching the city for those who have slipped through the net. β
Norrington's aide-de-camp, Theodore? Groves stepped forward and reported loudly to Norrington.
This short battle has already shown that the combat effectiveness of these royal soldiers is still very strong, as long as the opponent is not those witches with extraordinary abilities, and the opponent like this thug is not their opponent at all, just now, just a charge, these people will all collapse!
Brigadier General Norrington looked at the troublemaker in front of him with a cold face, his eyes were a little cloudy, he didn't know what he was thinking, and at the end, he exhaled deeply.
"You can find some nearby residents and officials to screen them, and anyone who has a criminal record, or who has just been seen in the riot to commit murder, arson and other crimes, will be hanged directly! If the other crimes are not serious, they will be put back in prison first and then dealt with slowly! β
After settling down and shaking off some unrealistic thoughts in his mind, Norrington waved his hand and quickly gave orders to the adjutant.
"Yes! Your Excellency, Commodore General! β
The adjutant replied loudly, then saluted, and quickly turned to leave.
After a while, all kinds of cursing and crying began to sound on the side of the dock's unloading square, and occasionally a few gunshots rang out. It was actually the soldiers who shot and killed the prisoners who tried to escape.
And the other prisoners, as long as they have blood stains on their bodies and they themselves have no wounds, will be hanged! If you look obscene, you will be hanged! Those with pirate tattoos will also be hanged! Those accused by citizens and officials of participating in riots and committing evil deeds were likewise hanged!
In the end, after the preliminary screening, only dozens of prisoners were left who barely escaped the fate of hanging and were escorted back to the prison.
"Report! Your Excellency, the prisoner has been screened and dealt with! Please instruct! β
After the soldiers had begun to form themselves, the adjutant returned to Brigadier General Norrington, his mission had been completed, and it was up to Brigadier General to make arrangements.
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Norrington didn't speak, but turned to look outside Port Royal in silence.
Night had already begun to fall, and the whole Port Royal had finally begun to quiet down after the riots had been quelled, and the sea breeze gradually blew away the smell of blood and gunpowder on the docks.
Norrington looked at the two warships Intrepid and the Interceptor, which were faintly visible on the side of the military port, and touched the wound on his hand that was still faintly painful, and could only sigh helplessly.
"Groves, maybe, you can go now, just drive the Dreadnought and the Interceptor, and never come back......"
Norrington knew that there was no way for him to escape, that he had been cursed by the witch, so she planned to work for him for three months until the end of the contract.
Besides, his Norrington fiancΓ©e, his beloved Elizabeth, was still under the control of the witches, and he would not leave their father and daughter behind and run away alone.
"What about you? Your Excellency, Commodore General! β
Adjutant Groves did not make any statement, as Norrington's adjutant, he was loyal to the brigadier general after so many years of birth and death.
"Huh! I? β
Norrington raised his right hand in self-deprecation, and rolled up his cuffs in a flash, where, on his forearm, there was a magic mark in the shape of a flame that was still glowing red.
"Where do you think I can escape to now?"
This witch's magic is a terrifying existence that Norrington can't comprehend.
And now, he himself has been branded with such a strange magic mark, he can imagine that as long as he dares to escape, those witches, they must have a way to directly take their own lives, right? As they said, being consumed directly by the flames, burning the body and soul together? At that point, it will be painful, right?
"I'm sorry, but if you don't go, we won't go either! Your Excellency, Commodore General! Since we are now captives, we will strictly guard the last honor of the soldiers until they keep their word and let us go! β
Groves stood up and said that he didn't want to leave, but that was a lie. It's just that since the brigadier general has no way to leave, he can only follow to the end! Besides, who knew that after sailing out to sea, he would be able to escape? Who knows if there is any other means for witches to kill them?
As soon as he thought of the witch's methods, a chill ran through Adjutant Groves' heart.
For example: they cast those terrible sorcery and directly blew huge waves to overturn the sailboat they were on? Or did they just fly over and burn the entire ship they were on into a torch?
Having seen the witch's terrible methods and sorcery, Groves felt that the probability of these things he was worried about was quite high, and in that case, it was better to stay here honestly.
Anyway, there are only a few witches, and they always need people to help them maintain order in the city, right? Thinking about it, they would never take the lives of their soldiers so easily, maybe they would really abide by the agreement and let them go after three months?
Those witches don't seem to be murderous and brutal people, like that Charlotte, Groves knew before, a well-behaved little girl who worked in the library, and he didn't even know that the other party was a witch!
Finally, although these people are nominally captives of witches, they still have guns in their hands, but the person who issued the order has been changed from Governor Swan to witches, and it seems that not much has changed for them, the low-level officers and soldiers?
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Norrington patted the adjutant on the shoulder, pursed his lips, and did not speak again, he really did not misunderstand this subordinate, and only showed his true feelings in the moment of trouble!
Now, the only thing he Norrington is worried about is that after being released, will they be mistaken for a party of witches?
Although it is forced by the situation now, after all, he and the others are now working for witches, and according to the witch leader of the Doge's Palace, it is estimated that they should want to completely occupy this port of royal city.
And once they start to officially announce the news, presumably, it won't be long before the entire Caribbean and even the UK mainland will know about it, right? So, soon, the royal fleet will definitely come to raid and recover this important city, and what kind of fate will await their people at that time?