Chapter 361: Controversy (I)
※ Just in the early morning of the same sea when Romon entered the city, Waddenwen opened the window. A damp with a strong salty smell poured into the room, and everything was normal to feel the familiar shaking of the ship.
Once on deck, Wadden glanced around, and there were about two hours before dawn.
He looked into the shadows in the distance. He sneered and commanded, "Gebi." You measure the tide and the direction of the wind. ”
The two cubes behind him followed.
The sailors rushed to the deck for a final inspection.
"Your Excellency!" at this moment, the old captain Yinke passed through the gangplank and boarded the main ship.
"Puke!" Waddenwen nodded, the old captain was an old subordinate of his father, and he had always supported him loyally, and he respected it.
"My lord, did you say there would be a ship coming today?"
"Of course, the last information transmitted by the Iron Throne was that the ship of the Morin Chamber of Commerce had gone to sea, hehe, and invited the famous maritime adventurer Midwin to protect it. Waddenwen said, "It's a pity. The Iron Throne has now begun to retreat to the island, and there is not much news to be delivered in the future. ”
The Iron Throne was one of the first to retreat to Hope Island to explore, and they had a variety of talents, remaining in the large, all-capable one-line connection.
Speaking of this, Wadden couldn't help but smile sarcastically: "Sure enough, people died for money! Since the Morin Chamber of Commerce wants to try their luck and test themselves under my blockade, then I don't mind sending it to hell!"
The rampant piracy was already a threat before, because several pirate groups were equal and resisted each other, resulting in a certain degree of balance in the power of piracy.
Now, with the gradual expansion of the Wadden Ministry and the annexation of other pirate groups, the situation at sea has become a little worse.
The situation of a solitary force not only made the merchants who took this route by sea feel threatened, but also caused panic among the lords near the coast.
But. Interest is such a thing. Once the profit of one hundred percent is exceeded, there will be people who are willing to take risks.
What's more, the profits brought by sea route transportation can be maddening.
Because of this, even now that pirates are rampant at sea, there are still some caravans who are willing to take risks and carry precious and valuable goods, hoping to successfully pass through the sea route and reach their desired destination.
The Morin Chamber of Commerce is one of them.
"My lord, of course, it's just Midwin, the man with the title of the Wolf of the Seas, and it is said that he has an old ship, and he is the most powerful team in the mercenary group of seas, which is not to be underestimated!" said the old captain Qingke.
This Captain Midwin, from the age of fifteen. It shows his excellent seafaring talent. He excelled in swordsmanship and conducting. Now he is a knight-level warrior.
"No, your news is behind, now he is in command of a powerful fleet of old ships, and his friend Duka is also on board, but even then, there is only a dead end. Wadden sneered, "Our lord's strength is increasing day by day, and we will be victorious, and the other fleets should also arrive." ”
"Also, the viscount who is based on wants to discuss dealing with us, hehe, hehe, give him a heavy slap this time!"
Obviously, the meeting of Viscount Edel was also known to Waddenven.
Waddenvan's fleet was hidden on the side of a small island, and from their vantage point, it was easy to capture the situation on the distant surface.
On the high reaches of the island, there are pirates on the lookout.
Waddenven, at this point, was waiting. Waiting for his men to arrive, which is why he did not attack immediately, he did not want to make too many unnecessary sacrifices, not to fight uncertain battles, this is a classic Wadden quote.
"These guys, they're getting slower and slower, if they haven't arrived before dawn. Hmph!" glancing in the direction of the west, and finding that there was still no movement, a look of impatience suddenly appeared on his face.
Waldvan's pirate team fought in the east and west, and won many big victories, which really shocked some of the other pirate teams, prompting some small scattered pirates to defect to him.
"Look, my lord, they're coming!" Waddenvan was thinking about things, and when he heard what his subordinates said, he turned his head in the direction he had just said, and sure enough, eight warships with skull flags fluttering appeared above the sea.
"My lord, even Captain Haga is here. Someone reminded him.
In fact, pirates are mostly a ship, and there are few cases where pirates form a fleet, which is due to the fact that multi-ship fleets are very difficult to supply, organize, and target.
However, a ship cannot be underestimated, for example, this Captain Haga, who is known for his speed as an ace pirate nearby, and the crew members are all battle-hardened warriors.
When the ship arrived, it came to the deck.
"Haya, why is it so slow!" Wadden didn't look at others, but looked coldly at Haya and asked
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Haya is very famous. But he was very short, but the pirates who laughed at it were all dead, so he didn't like people of height
At this time, in front of Waddenwen's tall body, he did not have the slightest rebelliousness and bowed respectfully to Waddenwen. His voice lowered unconsciously, and he said, "My lord, I just met a group of miscellaneous pieces on the road. So, it was a bit of a delay. ”
"Okay, since you have arrived, then no nonsense, everyone waits, according to the intelligence, the ships of the Morin Chamber of Commerce. It's almost time to sneak over at dawn?hmph!" Waddenwen sneered, "It is said that this time, there are countless goods in the ship, which are worth a lot of money, and if we win this time, we will return victoriously." ”
This sentence of Wadden succeeded in igniting the leak point of all pirates, and there is no pirate who does not like cargo. With goods there will be good food, beautiful women, and good wine, and these are what they like.
However, these pirates, who had already taken refuge in Waddenvan, gained a new goal and took down the fat sheep this time. The ideal of taking their supplies to build a nation made the pirates boil.
That's when it happened. The pirates on the island sent a message: "My lord, the target has been discovered!"
The sound of a pirate. It stopped immediately.
Hearing the warning, Waddenwin walked back to the deck and shouted, "Full speed ahead!"
"Kill them!"
"Kill it!"
Several warships headed towards the merchant ships. Looking at his men who had already rushed towards the merchant fleet, Waddenwen smiled, walked to the deck, and ordered: "Keep up." ”
Such an action. Obviously, they were soon discovered by those merchant ships, and they saw that the merchant ships and the mercenary warships in front of the merchant ships immediately stopped and stopped moving forward, and the people on them were very nervous and prepared for battle.
"Kill!" as the pirates' order sounded, a fight broke out, and there were no magic cannons or anything like that on the ship.
Countless ships approached, and below was the battle of warriors.
Thousands of sailors and warriors, in the fierce tearing, spraying blood, broken limbs, constantly displayed, let out screams and wails, and the sound of weapons colliding.
For the first time, Wadden prayed: "My lord, may you become the god of war of the seas, and may you protect me and unify the seas." Spread your glory!"
The sound of killing on the sea was fierce and could be heard in the distance.
Coastal strip. The newly installed patrol ship is wandering anxiously around.
The patrol ship is quite powerful, extremely fast, and the clippers of the Sea Helmet simply cannot catch up, but at the price. It is long and narrow. It can accommodate only about five people, and such a force, of course, it is simply impossible to participate in battles at sea.
The captain of the patrol ship and looked around the ship.
He had already reported the situation of the repetition of the battle at sea to Viscount Edel, and with the strength of his captain, there was really nothing he could do except watch from here.
The people begging for food at sea are all in contact, this time, in the merchant ship of the Morin Chamber of Commerce at sea, there is one of his nephews who plays the role of a companion in a merchant ship, and the concern is chaotic, and this captain is naturally paying close attention to the situation at sea.
Ships were either sunk, burned, or captured, and looking at these, the captain, who had some hope in his heart, gradually cooled down.
The flags of the Chamber of Commerce and the mercenary ships were lowered. Raised is the flag representing Waddenwen.
The sound of defeat and execution in the distance can be faintly heard.
"Captain, what shall we do?" asked the crew, shuddering in fear.
"What should I do, withdraw, we will pass on the news to all of you!" said the captain weakly, and at this time, there was already a pirate clipper ship that did not give up and ran towards this side"
"Yes, Captain!" the order pleased the Clippers. Immediately, the boat turned and desperately headed towards the coast.
"What? The Morin Chamber of Commerce was all intercepted by pirates? Only a few people ran back? The mercenary fleet was also sunk by the pirates? The pirates had already sent it so hard?" The bad news spread very quickly, and in less than half a day, those merchants who took the sea route like the Merlin caravan heard the news.
They were still lucky, but they immediately realized that the development of pirates had formed a fatal threat to their safety and business!
I used to think that at most, it would cost more money and hire some well-equipped sea fan mercenaries to escort it, and it would be foolproof. Now they know that the threat of pirates is even greater than they previously thought.
Some merchants gathered and held a meeting, did they put pressure on the nobles?
The nobility did control the upper echelons, but the power of the merchants should not be underestimated, and judging from the current situation, the strength of the Waddenwen pirate group greatly exceeded their expectations, after some discussion. The Chamber of Commerce sent an emissary to appeal to the kingdom and the local Viscount of Edel.
Ask Viscount Edel and the kingdom to respond in time and send troops to exterminate the pirates.