Chapter XXXVI: Occupation

John rushed towards the master swordsman with his boarding axe in both hands, and the footsteps were so heavy that the naval officer, who was supposed to devote himself to fighting the three pirates, was also alarmed. In the interval between the exchanges, the naval officer turned his head and glanced in the direction from which the voice came, and saw a man who was not very burly and strong rushing towards him with a boarding axe in both hands, and he also used a trace of uneasiness in his heart: this person who seems to be difficult to deal with is menacing, and I am afraid that it will not be easy to solve today.

Thinking of this, the burly warrior blocked the attack of a sailor with the knife in his hand, kicked the sailor in the abdomen, kicked him away, and quickly ran out of the sailor's vacancy. When he left, he took out a small bomb from his bosom, lit it, and threw it in John's direction.

John watched the strong man's movements, and although he didn't know what he threw over, it was by no means a gift to celebrate his victory. Thinking of this, John turned the axe of the boarding axe, and then swung the axe like a stick, and the axe hit the flying bomb, pumping the bomb straight away.

Seeing that the bomb had no effect, the strong man ignored the sailors who continued to surround him, and rushed towards John with his right hand on the hilt of his sword, and at the same time waved down his saber in his hand, as if he wanted to cut John's head off. Seeing the strong man rushing over and the saber held high in his hand, John raised his axe to meet the saber, and at the same time hooked the knife with the connection between the boarding axe and the handle of the axe, and at the same time turned sideways not only to lock the hooked knife completely, but also used the rotation of the turn to hit the chest of the strong man who rushed in with an elbow, which made him feel sullen for a while, and he couldn't breathe for a long time.

Taking advantage of the weakness of this enemy, John pulled out the axe and chopped it at his right hand holding the knife, and before it could be directly chopped off, John felt that the blow had just cut off the bones and had no power. But it was enough for the warrior, and the unconscious right hand let go of the sword, and the left hand held the broken place and howled. John wasn't going to just look at him and stab him in the neck with the handle of his axe, shattering his throat.

When the warrior was on the ground, John's axe struck him off his head, and he picked up the knife next to him and strung it on top: "Is this your captain!

Although few Spaniards at this time could speak English, John's movements were originally very eye-catching, and after a while, all the warring navies saw the human head raised by John's sword, threw down the knife in his hand in horror, and consciously held his head with both hands and crouched down. John's sailors, on the other hand, cheered and celebrated their victory over a formidable Spanish naval fleet.

John called George, who was still calling, "Now tell the Navy that this ship has been captured by us, and if you don't surrender, we will throw it off the ship, and if you are willing to surrender, you will leave one of the tattered little gunboats over there for them." George was a little strange: "This is usually announced by the captain, John, why do you let me come?" The declaration after defeating the enemy is usually when the pirate captain improves his personal prestige, and John actually wants him to do it, which naturally makes George feel strange. John patted George on the shoulder: "I'm not good at doing these flamboyant things, just leave it to you." ”

George couldn't help but laugh: "I look like I'm flamboyant? Okay, okay, who called you the captain and you're the biggest." Tell me what you can give these surrendered navies. ”

John thought for a moment: "If they surrender and persuade the three little gunboats that are crippled to surrender, I will leave one or two small gunboats for them, so that they can reach the strait and not swim to the shore, and if they do not surrender, I will not kill them, but blow them up along with our old ships, and let them hold the planks and pray." ”

"Well, Captain, I see. With his hands on his chest, George turned to the navy, who was being escorted by the sailors, and said, "Is there anyone who can speak English?"

A Spanish Navy with a white curly wig held his head and crouched there: "I'll be a little, sir." ”

When George heard this naval reply, he said, "Stand up and tell your companions what I said." ”

"No problem, sir. The Spaniard stood up and walked over to George.

George turned his head to look in John's direction, and saw that John was no longer in his place, and began to walk around the ship, and said, "I ask you, as you have seen, that our ship has been made a big hole by you, and it is evident that it is not working. And most of us don't want to go ashore and go back to the farm and we're half tired and we're dead for a small bag of rye flour, what do you say?" the Spanish navy was stunned, he didn't expect John to ask himself first, and replied cautiously: "That...... Looking for wood to fix it?"

When George heard this answer, he waved the knife in his hand: "No, no, sir, your answer is wrong!" The waving knife shook in front of the navy, and the blood that had not yet coagulated on it splashed on the navy's face with the swinging blade, causing him to retreat again and again, lifting the placket of his shirt to wipe the blood off his face.

George waited for him to wipe it clean and said, "I repeat, sir, we are pirates, and the hull of the ship is broken and we cannot move forward any further, while sailing. At this time we had in front of us a ship that was even better than our previous one, and it had already been captured by us. Now!" George suddenly approached the navy quickly, his face almost pressed against his, "I ask you again, sir, what should we do?" The navy looked like he was about to cry, "I don't know...... Maybe we can help you fix the ship?"

George took two steps back: "Still wrong, still wrong." Well, I have to admit that I overestimated your intelligence, Mr. Navy. Come on, I'll tell you the correct answer: the ship has already been occupied by us, and he is now ours. Now you have only two choices, surrender or die! If you choose to surrender, we will leave you with that gunboat. Then he pointed to the small gunboat, which was immobilized by the burning of its sails: "If you put on a new sail, it will be a good ship, and if you will not submit to our sword, and think that it will be detrimental to the majesty of the navy, we will let him swim back to shore with his majesty, and we will not care whether he will be drowned or eaten by sharks on the way." Take your pick!"

Looking at the look on the navy's face, George pointed behind him with his knife, "Now, tell your companions." In five minutes, I'll wait for your answer. Go, go, go. ”

The pirate turned cautiously, and glanced back, as if he was afraid that George would slash at him while he was turning. However, seeing that the "captain" had already turned to look for the "sailor" who was very strong and mighty during the battle just now, he was relieved to relay what he had just heard to his companions who had been captured by the pirates.

When the time came, the navy brought back good news: "Mr. Captain, we are willing to surrender." ”