"Alfred, everyone is supporting you to become the Pirate King of the Mediterranean, aren't you going to fight for it?" Tie Lilie teased Xu Mo while flipping through the grilled fish on the iron rack.

"Eat your grilled fish, where is all this nonsense!" Xu Mo gave him a roll of the eyes with a straight face, "If one of Hedram or Gerhardt is here, I would be willing to fight and help Sweden fight for the title of this pirate king of the Mediterranean." It's just us, I know how many catties and taels I have, and none of those two people can be robbed while the fire is hot. ”

"Hehe, in fact, everyone understands it in their hearts and believes in your judgment, but it's just a little unwilling!" Tie Lilie smiled and shook his head, "Miss this opportunity, Sweden doesn't know if there is a chance to produce a pirate king!" ”

"Rather than claiming the honor of the Pirate King, I would rather see sailors like Frango return to Stockholm safely without sacrificing their lives and enjoying the privateer dividends they deserve...... Hopefully, you will be able to get a royal grant to sail freely and study science...... I hope that Christina will become a master of swordsmanship and find Ruyi Langjun as soon as possible...... I hope Camille and Emilio will return to Amsterdam with fond memories...... I hope that Al and Azisha can become official Swedish officers, and they don't have to wander on the sea again......" Xu Mo looked at the people around the campfire and muttered.

"You have too many wishes, I'm afraid God won't be able to take care of them!" Tie Lilie smiled bitterly and said, "Alfred, after saying so much, why didn't you think about yourself? ”

"Me?" Xu Mo was slightly stunned, and laughed at himself meaningfully, "I'm afraid I'll disappear from your life soon!" ”

"How is that possible, how can you have such a thought!" Tie Lilie was stunned, "Even if we leave the Vasa for a while, there will always be a day when we meet again!" ”

"Don't talk about this!" Xu Mo's eyes flashed and he changed the subject, "Tie Lilie, when do you think those two people will start the war again?" ”

"Hmm...... The Maritime Sovereign has not yet completely disengaged, and it seems that Henry Morgan does not intend to let Haredding go. However, the battle this morning was fierce, and the physical strength of the sailors on both sides was almost to the limit. I guess they'll have to rest for a full day tomorrow before the day after tomorrow. Tie Lilie thought carefully for a moment, and then replied cautiously.

"The day after tomorrow?" Xu Mo narrowed his eyes slightly, according to the time calculation, the battleships of the Temple of the Gods should arrive in this sea area almost the day after tomorrow.

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"Commander-in-chief, the wounded have been sent to those three ships that need to be repaired!" Pasha said respectfully.

"Do you have enough supplies for them?" Hayreddin asked in a deep voice.

"Hmm......" Pasha nodded, and couldn't help but ask, "Commander-in-Chief, we still have seven ships now, why don't we retreat together?" ”

"What Henry Morgan wants is me, if we retreat together, I will gradually eat away from him, and the result is no different from now!" Hairedin bared his chest in the sea breeze, his iron-colored skin as hard as steel, "What's more, we now have four warships left, twice the combat strength of the English, how can we retreat without a fight?" ”

"If we want to continue fighting, we should keep those three warships!" Pasha muttered quietly.

"You're trying to use them as bait and discard!" Hayreddin gave his first mate a stern look, his lightning-sharp gaze that made Pasha involuntarily avoid his gaze.

"The name Hayreddin was given to me by Suleiman the Magnificent and means 'the virtue of trust'. When the Emperor gave me the post of Marshal of the Imperial Navy, he said, 'I entrust you with the command of all the ships, and the shores of the Empire depend on you to protect them.' 'I will not fail the trust of the Emperor and his men, when will Barbarossa Hayreddin fall to the point where he will need to sacrifice his men in order to win the naval battle!' ”

"Commander-in-chief, please forgive me for my cowardice just now!" Pasha said with a grim face, "I will always follow you to fight to the end!" ”

"Needless to say, we haven't failed yet!" Feeling that he was too harsh on Pasha, Hayreddin smiled and took his deputy's hand, a gleam flashed in his eyes, "Besides, your suggestion is not unreasonable, but Henry Morgan is the pirate king, and the little trick of using the wounded ship as bait will not work for him." If you want to use bait, you should naturally use the maximum ......"

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, do you want to risk your life?" Pasha's eyes widened.

"Pasha, come and see the charts!" Hayreddin didn't immediately answer Pasha's question, and pointed to the chart on the table with his finger, "After the battle the day before yesterday, we are now north of Naxos, and the English are to the south, separated by the strait between Paros and Naxos. Both sides maintain reconnaissance contacts with armed clippers, and another major battle could break out at any time. ”

"Well, yes!" Pasha nodded suspiciously, "If we retreat north and want to return to Istanbul, they will definitely bypass Naxos and Kufonissi and pursue north. ”

"Hehe, what if we don't sail north, but west?" Helreddin's finger extended westward on the chart.

"Greece, Athens!" Pasha's eyes lit up, and he vaguely felt something in his mind, but it seemed that he had not been pierced through the last layer of window paper.

"Well, if we go west, Henry Morgan will likewise go around Paros and pursue us. But unlike our journey north to Istanbul, sailing west from this position is still within the waters of the Cyclades. In this direction there are islands of Mykonos, Delos, Ermoupoli, Tinos and many others. There wasn't much room for battleships to move around on the sea, and if there were a battleship of their own side behind them at this time......" Hairedin said with a sneer.

"Commander-in-Chief, I understand! Once again, you have to divide your forces and let one of the two giant warships venture through the straits of Paros and Naxos, and go around behind the back of the English as they pursue the other ships! Pasha said excitedly.

"Yes, this tactic is very risky, and once the English block the other side of the channel with a large amount of artillery fire, the ships entering the channel will be killed. However, Henry Morgan now has only two warships left, and the Sea Sovereign must be used to pursue them. The Flemish clippers did not have enough firepower to intercept the giant battleship. Hayreddin said lightly.

"Pasha, victory in this naval battle is in your hands! As long as you appear behind Henry Morgan through the Channel before he defeats us, we win. If the other way around...... Retreat south, go to Alexandria, and keep the last of the giant ships for the Ottomans. ”

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief......" Pasha was silent for a moment, then fell to his knees and solemnly requested, "let me lead the decoy fleet, and you lead the flagship through the strait." The Imperial fleet can lose a Pasha, but not its commander-in-chief! ”

"Pasha, you are very capable, but you are still too tender in front of that Pirate King of the Caribbean. The firepower of that English battleship was so fierce that only I could command it until the trap took effect! Hayreddin suddenly smiled and rubbed Pasha's black hair lovingly, "What's more, I'm already old, and the future of the empire depends on you young people, work hard, Pasha, my son!" ”

"Commander-in-Chief, Commander-in-Chief!" The door to the captain's room was slammed open by a sturdy Ottoman sailor, "There is a ship on the sea!" ”

"Did Henry Morgan do it first?" Hareddin didn't care to scold the boatswain of the battleship, and asked with some surprise, "This English boy is so breathless?" ”

"No, not the English!" The boatswain of Highredding said with a strange expression, "You'd better see for yourself!" ”

"Haha, interesting, so interesting!" Hayreddin laughed and put down his monoculars, "It's actually our second privateer, the giant flagship that was robbed!" ”

"Judging from the course, it seems that they came from the island of Serifos to the west, and it should not be all the way with the English!" Pasha turned his head to look at Hyreddin, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, "Commander-in-Chief, if we ......"

"That's right, that's right, hahaha! It seems that the God of the English faith is also on our side! Hayreddin laughed wildly and patted Pasha on the shoulder, "Henry Morgan knows very well that we have several giant warships, and if he sees the two giant warships in good condition heading west together, it is very likely that he will not place warships at the exit of the channel!" ”

"I'll go now!" Pasha hugged Hayreddin and took a deep breath, "Commander-in-Chief, Father, take care!" Watch out for the thieves! ”

"Hmph, it's just a dog, beat it with a stick, and it will naturally run away in the alley we designated for him!" Hayreddin looked disdainfully at the giant Arabian galleys on the surface of the sea that were turning in a panic.

PS: In view of the fact that some book friends may not know much about the specific islands and battlefield areas mentioned in the article, the gluttony will post pictures of the sea areas and islands on Weibo about half an hour after the release of this chapter, so that everyone can understand this naval battle more intuitively (the author can't post it in the background).