Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Black Pearl's Extermination Plan
The losses of the port guard were not too many, and after a battle nearly thirty people died, and the thick fortress walls were the best cover.
But there were many deaths, and Barbossa, in order to create chaos, poured a lot of artillery fire on the houses, and in order to deal with the various losses and re-establish the security of the port, Burton was busy until dawn before returning to the mansion to rest, while his deputy Gore was still working.
Burton hadn't slept long, waking up at noon and sleeping less than five hours, he still had a lot to attend to, and he needed to find Gordon again and ask some questions about the Black Pearl.
"Sir, Captain Gordon has been waiting in the parlor all morning, and wishes to see you. ”
Burton got out of bed, dressed in civilian clothes, and made his way to the parlour.
At this time, Gordon was almost asleep, Gordon himself had not rested all night, and the comfortable environment in the Viscount's Palace, as well as the service of honey water, made him really want to fall asleep on the chair.
"Captain Gordon, I just have something to ask you. ”
Gordon stood up from his chair.
"Admiral, I hope you will be able to send a fleet to pursue the Black Pearl, this is a golden opportunity. ”
Burton interrupted him, motioned for him to sit down first, and asked his butler to bring him a glass of honey water.
"Captain Gordon, you know a lot about the Black Pearl, I want to know where their port is? Barbossa's gang of pirates is too great a threat to the ports of the Caribbean, if possible, I will report to Brigadier General Clinton and wipe them out. ”
The two men coincided with each other, Barbossa's unscrupulous attack on the port had touched the bottom line of the Royal Navy, and their main task was to maintain the security of the colony, and such outlaws would never be allowed to go unpunished.
But in response to Burton's question, Gordon was a little speechless, although he knew that the Black Pearl was docked on the Isle of Death, but the location of the Isle of Death was only recorded in the original treasure map, and only those who had been there knew it, that is, Barbossa's gang and the former captain of the Black Pearl, Jack Sparrow.
Gordon has begun to have a guess since the appearance of the Black Pearl, that is, this world has a lot of connections with Pirates of the Caribbean movie, if I remember correctly, Port Royal is the port where Jack and Elizabeth, Wiltner encountered, and the time happened to be Clinton's promotion ceremony.
Clinton's rise from a captain eight years ago to the status of brigadier general is due to his military exploits.
He pursued a tough policy of exterminating pirates in the Caribbean, and any pirate caught could only be hanged.
When he was still a colonel, he was the captain of the Navy's strongest battleship in the Atlantic, the Dreadnought, and his Interceptor was known as the fastest ship in the Caribbean, with the exception of the Black Pearl, of course.
The two ships were cruising in the Caribbean waters, and the Interceptor found that the pirate ship went up first to use the speed advantage to destroy the enemy's sails and masts, and cooperated with the Dreadnought to jointly destroy them, and almost no pirates could escape, and in eight years, Clinton destroyed no less than 50 pirate ships, smugglers, and Spanish privateers, and then he was promoted to brigadier general.
And Clinton's name is accompanied by the Dreadnought to intimidate the entire Caribbean pirates, Clinton's Navy soldiers are very elite, have a firm faith, never be timid in battle, never hesitate, even if the situation is extremely bad, they also have the courage to draw their swords against each other, and they have made a great reputation.
And Clinton himself, like someone else's child in the legend, is upright, kind, has the most elite ships, the best soldiers, superb fleet command skills, and is approachable himself, without a stand, arguably the most perfect man, in the entire Caribbean.
The whole movie of Pirates of the Caribbean is just an adult version of the call, the pirates seek freedom, sail the seas, explore, but do not see how bloody the killings they make are for ordinary people who grow up in this world.
Gordon thought about this before he spoke, "If possible, I hope we can get to Port Royal as soon as possible, where there is someone who knows where the Black Pearl is docked, and this is a golden opportunity." ”
Seeing that Burton was still a little hesitant, Gordon continued to persuade: "The Black Pearl has suffered more than half of the casualties this time, and the ship has been riddled with fortress guns, Admiral, what do you think of the Aztec gold coins?"
Just this last sentence completely broke Burton's hesitation, destroying the Black Pearl not only means combat exploits, but also means that he can see legendary items, gold coins with magical curse power, which is what he has been pursuing.
"Alright, let's go, Captain Gordon, and if you can, I'd like you to join the fleet in destroying Barbossa. ”
Gordon finally smiled at all, and his goal was accomplished.
After a simple lunch at the Viscount's Palace, Burton had already begun to order his men to prepare the Fortress for sailing, and then the two headed for the harbor.
Gordon went to the hotel again, and although it collapsed a lot, Kulich and the others were still there.
This time he took only Mickey with him, a sturdy man, and Gordon took out more silver coins for Kulich to recuperate here, and buried the three dead crew members. The silver coins were taken from the Black Pearl and put into his virtual space.
The Fortress set sail at two o'clock in the afternoon, as a 2nd class battleship, the ship is 165 meters long, 1400 tons, has 80 cannons, 365 naval soldiers, and the interior is extremely luxurious, it is simply a monster of the sea.
The Dreadnought is even more powerful, and it is the only first-class battleship in the Caribbean, and it is with this that Clinton is invincible.
The Dreadnought was not very fast, following the currents and winds, barely reaching seven knots, towards Port Royal, which was less than 150 nautical miles away, and at that rate, the ships would be there by tomorrow morning.
The ship's size allowed for more space, and Gordon and Mickey were assigned a guest room, as the ship also served as an escort for important officials and various governors, and the interior was excellent.
Gordon stood on the deck of the fortress, and felt a little in his heart, if he had such a ship, such a second-class battleship, no, even a third-class battleship, he would be able to completely destroy the Black Pearl instead of being killed and wounded, and this was the first time that Gordon understood why piracy in the Caribbean was so rampant and just pirates who did not enter the stream, because of the huge power of the British Royal Fleet.