Chapter 39: Naval Battles and Choices
When the blade stabbed into the flesh and blood spilled across the deck, the soldiers of the Intercept had not yet reacted to what had happened.
They saw a dense crowd of figures crawling up all around the side of the ship, wet one by one, like evil spirits in the afterglow of the moonlight obscured by the clouds.
The ship was still miles away, how did these pirates end up on the Interceptor?
The soldiers kept an eye on the sea and did not see any sign of anyone swimming towards them.
But there was no time left for the soldiers to think through the question, and the demons from the bottom of the sea waved their blades and swooped down on the soldiers mercilessly.
Messy gunfire rang out, but none of the pirates fell, they were only repulsed by the bullets for a few steps, and then they pounced on them with a fierce grin, and passed the tip of their knives into the hearts of the soldiers.
Exclamations, screams, roars, laughter.
It was as if the Interceptor had fallen into hell.
After leaving behind more than a dozen corpses, the soldiers finally managed to organize an effective defensive line, gathered together, formed a circle, and were surrounded by pirates.
But this was clearly not a long-term solution, and they soon discovered that their blades were not painful for the pirates, and they saw with their own eyes that a pirate with a pierced heart was still walking like a fly, and a pirate with a neck cut in half just straightened his head and continued to wield the blade.
"Oh God! They are not people! It's the devil! β
"We're dead!"
Already the soldiers were close to breaking down, putting down their swords and crying.
At this time, the Black Pearl, which had been docked several miles away, also quietly sailed to the side of the Interceptor, and the shadow of the black sail shrouded the deck of the Interceptor like a nightmare.
Faced with the soldiers who had already given up their resistance, the pirates finally stopped their attack, and simply surrounded them, and then looked at the Black Pearl in unison.
With the door to the captain's cabin creaking open, a tall figure slowly walked out.
"What a rewarding day, guys."
He stood at the bow of the ship, the feather feathers on the round captain's hat were blown by the night wind, "A warship, dozens of merchant ships, I wonder what caused them to come to this route. β
"There's another warship, Captain Barbossa." Aboard the Interceptor, a tall black pirate reported, "They came through the storm, and I suspect they have entered the Isle of Death." β
"Oh, for our treasure." Captain Barbossa's face was unobtrusive, and he looked down the mast as the dreadnought's sails were puffed up and he was heading at full speed.
"It seems that the owner of the gold Aztec coin we sensed earlier knew some secrets of the Isle of the Dead and brought a group of thieves with him."
"No one can steal the Black Pearl's wealth!" The pirates roared in unison.
"Yes, no one." Captain Barbossa said in a deep voice: "The enemy seems to be well prepared, they think a first-class battleship will be enough to destroy us, bastards, drive this warship up and block the Black Pearl, I don't want to see a cannonball fall on the Black Pearl." β
"Then, get ready for a broadside battle! Take back our riches, and that gold Aztec coin! β
He shouted: "If nothing else, the day the curse will be lifted is today!" β
"Oh hoo!" The pirates excitedly raised their blades.
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"That's the Black Pearl?"
William Turner looked at the black pirate ship next to the Intercept from afar, and a chill ran down his spine.
"That's right." Captain Sparrow stood aside, his eyes deep, "Finally see her again." β
"Looks like we're a little late." Tang Sen's face was a little bad, he thought that the Interceptor and the fleet would be able to block the Black Pearl a little, at least it would not be defeated, after all, throwing away the curse of the crew of the Black Pearl, the firepower of that ship was similar to that of the Interceptor.
Now it seems that the captain Barbossa used an unexpected ploy to capture the Interceptor without even exchanging fire with the Interceptor.
Come to think of it, the crew of the Black Pearl dived into the water on the back of the ship, evaded the watchtower's surveillance, and walked from the bottom of the sea to the bottom of the interceptor with the body of the living dead who didn't need to breathe, and successfully caught the interceptor by surprise.
As for the other merchant ships, there was no artillery deterrence, no coercive orders, and no one dared to come to the rescue in the face of fierce pirates.
This is the disadvantage of money maintenance, people may respect Mr. Tang, but there are probably very few people who are willing to work hard for Mr. Tang's interests.
"Mr. Tang, that pirate ship is already in range, but those damn pirates are blocking the path of the shells with the Interceptor." Tom reported: "If the cannon is fired, the Interceptor will probably not be spared." β
"There's no need to waste shells." Tang Sen said with a cold face: "Bring the boat over for me!" β
"Didn't those pirates look forward to a broadside battle? I meet them. β
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The Dreadnought quickly approached the two ships, and Townsend could already see the pirates on the Interceptor and the Black Pearl standing at the bow, but thankfully, the imaginary scene of all the Navy soldiers being slaughtered did not appear, and a large part of them were just tied hand and foot and stacked on the deck.
At the same time, Townsend also saw the current captain of the Black Pearl, Barbossa.
This is a popular character, in the real world, he has won the love of many people with the plot of falling in love with Sparrow, and even earned a lot of tears from the audience when he died at the end of the fifth part, but in this world, Townsend does not dare to have any audience filter for this person.
There is no doubt that this man is cunning, ruthless, selfish, and a pirate of the utmost purity, and if Jack Sparrow still has a good side in his heart, then Barbossa is bad.
"There's no value in using it, and there's no point in cooperating."
That's how Townsend defines Barbossa.
At the same time, it is also the definition that Townsend gave to all the crew members of the Black Pearl.
The two sides confronted each other on the pitch-black sea, obviously, compared to the pirates, the Dreadnought not only had high artillery and guns, but also several times more people, according to the normal point of view, the pirates should have fled a long time ago, but unfortunately, the pirates on the Black Pearl were not normal pirates.
"Let me see who this is?" Barbossa said from afar, "Jack Sparrow, it looks like you got away with the island. β
"I should have thought that only you would be able to find the Island of the Dead."
"It's funny, since you've been hiding for ten years, you should continue to hide, what gave you the courage to face me? These navies? β
"Barbossa." Sparrow leaned on the side of the boat and said, "Ten years, you know that I've been in the past ten yearsβ"
"Don't get in my way." Townsend directly pushed Sparrow away, who was blocking his view, "I don't have the patience to listen to your small talk, Mr. Sparrow. β
He looked down at Barbossa and said coldly, "Pirates, I can give you the right to choose. β
"Lay down your arms now, and you will have a neat way to die, or you will regret it for the long days to come."