Chapter 258: Defection
Wearing a cowboy hat, Esther stepped out of the small bar and stood on the shoulder of the road on the shore of the harbor to see the cordoned off ship repair yard docks. The pirate leader Santos tried to hide the news of the defeat, but it was completely futile.
Wounded sailors need medical treatment, damaged ships need repairs, and large numbers of people gather on the docks, and Santos is powerless to control the spread of news. Easter doesn't need a telescope, and the naked eye can see the bombed and shattered hull of the frigate.
"Can this ship be repaired?" Seeing that Santos' baby frigate was almost smashed to scrap metal, the young man who followed him couldn't help but sneer.
"The power system is not damaged, the main structure of the hull is still intact, and it can still be repaired into a gunboat. However, it seems that the radar cannot be repaired, and the threat level of this kind of gunboat on the battlefield is very low. "Easter is more knowledgeable.
The workers of the ship repair yard also gave the news that because of Quino's death, the surviving dozen pilots all surrendered to the 'Aurora Legion' for fear of punishment. None of them returned, and all of them landed at Mars' airfield.
Esther immediately judged: "These pilots will definitely tell the people of the 'Aurora Legion' about the situation in Nassau, and even fight for the 'Aurora Legion' in turn." ”
As soon as he finished saying this, he saw a two-seater light plane flying in the sky. Someone on board was taking pictures of the port and ship repair yard, and even dropping leaflets on the ground.
The guards of the harbor were busy shooting into the sky to drive away the small plane, but the thousands of falling leaflets could not stop it. Many people picked up the flyer to see the contents, including Easter, who was also curious, after all, such a thing as scattering flyers had not been seen on Earth for many, many years.
The leaflet was simple, asking the residents of Nassau not to cooperate with the pirate leader Santos, or else they would be severely punished. Skilled people are also being called upon to come to Grand Abaco Island for employment, and there are plenty of well-paid jobs waiting to be done.
Easter cares about the two names on the flyer, Lena, the owner of the American Fox consortium. Fox, and the world's number one terrorist, Victor, who is rampaging through New York. Hugo.
PS: When the leaflet was printed, Zhou Qingfeng strongly protested against the name of the world's number one terrorist. But Caterina blocked him back with a word, 'Don't mention the terrorists, who knows who you are?' You need to thank CNN for helping you advertise for free. ’
Although the form of the leaflet is outdated, its effect is still significant. Lena. Fox and Victor. Hugo's two names were famous, and the citizens of Nassau immediately understood who was fighting General Santos. There are quite a few desperate people who want to try their luck on Grand Abaco.
Even Easter himself, seeing these two thunderous names, also looked up to the so-called 'Aurora Legion' even more highly. He went back to a small hotel where he was staying, found a radio station and sent the news back to his headquarters, and many people in front of the radio station at the headquarters immediately boiled.
"Oh my God, there's a nuclear-powered ship, which means they have an infinite supply of electricity. If there is enough power, a lot of our medical equipment can work again, which could save many lives. ”
"Didn't all the people of the consortium disappear? Lena. How is Fox still alive? But if it's her, I'm inclined to work with her. A consortium leader is always better than those of us. ”
"But that one is called Victor. What's going on with Hugo's guys? I remember the news saying he was a big villain, are we going to be with this kind of person? ”
"You just want to be with people, but they don't need you. Don't you notice that there are only people with job skills on other people's flyers? It's not the time of democracy, and I'd rather follow a terrible carnivorous lion than a docile herbivorous sheep. ”
"But we don't have anything but mouths to eat now, are the people of the 'Aurora Legion' willing to come and save us?"
Listening to the arguments and questions on the radio, Esther finally said in a deep voice: "I'm willing to take the risk of going to Grand Abaco Island to meet the leaders of the 'Aurora Legion', they are recruiting men anyway, and I think I still have some ability to sneak in." ”
The radio connection was turned off, and Easter, feeling that there was no room for delay, hurriedly left the hotel with his entourage and got a small boat from the sea to Grand Abaco Island.
The city of Nassau is on an island called New Providence, and there are many small boat harbors, many of which are paddled or wind-powered. After the flyers were scattered on the small plane, many people were active and went out to sea in small boats to find a chance to live.
Esther and his entourage joined a sailing ship with their bullets and followed a dozen men to Grand Abaco Island, all of whom were destined for the same destination.
Nassau is a few dozen nautical miles from Great Abaco Island, and sailing takes about a full day. The people on the boat on the road were chatting and talking about their hopes.
Next to Easter was a woman with a child, who took the initiative to introduce herself: "Me? I'm just a prostitute, and there must be a lot of men in the Aurora Army who need me. Hopefully, I can support me and my children by serving them. ”
The black man on the other side said, "I'm a dock stevedore, but if I am given something to eat, I can do anything." ”
Other people also twittered about themselves, and they had the fate of 'crossing the same boat for a hundred years', and they were idle anyway, and they were nonsense to pass the time.
It was just a small talk, but East felt a heavy heart. He looked at the surrounding sea, where there were at least a hundred small boats of all kinds. In just a few hours, the whole of Nassau was alarmed by thousands of leaflets.
The pirate leader Santos controlled Nassau, but was unable to feed the island's more than 300,000 people, and now the islanders finally found themselves with another place to go, so they flocked to the island of Grand Abaco.
Hearing that the people on the same boat were willing to follow the 'Aurora Legion' as long as they had something to eat, Esther couldn't help but feel anxious, what conditions did his companions have to impress the 'Aurora Legion' to come to the rescue?
It was around noon and arrived at the port of Mars in the middle of the night. Seeing the two giant ships as tall as mountains in the harbor, as well as the bright lights on the huge ships, the people who had been tormented by the end times for three months began to tell and cheer.
Even the calm East felt excited, and even his eyes were moist, and he was moved to tears. In the past, he had never felt that there was anything special about the light, but now he knew that it represented civilization and hope.
It was only when the cheering crowd began to come to shore that they were greeted with joy. Soldiers with loaded guns on the docks. In the night, these soldiers had cold eyes and expressionless faces.
Behind the soldiers, someone with an electric horn was shouting: "Listen, everyone, the place where you have come is not heaven, our organization is not a charity, and those who do not obey the order will be thrown directly into the sea." (To be continued.) )