While there was laughter on the Black Thorn, the deck of the Beagle was still busy.

Colonel Fitzroy watched the trajectory of the Barbary pirate ship with a telescope and ordered the gun position to be adjusted.

"Calibration! Elevation angle 30, south-east 15 degrees, four shots, salvo! ”

Only the roar of the cannon was heard, a splash was made on the sea, and the Barbary pirate ship was shot in two places, but the damage was above the waterline, which did not affect their mobility.

But the bombardment of the Beagle ended, and the revenge of the Barbary pirates soon followed.

They unleashed six platoons of guns and fired heavily at the Beagle.

Only a boom was heard, sawdust flew on the deck, and smoke and dust were everywhere.

Elder lay on the ground and covered his head, and after a long time he got up and spit out the stubble in his mouth, and scolded: "These bitches raised it, there is a kind of sticking it to the side!" What is it to bully people with superior firepower! ”

Darwin also wiped the soot from his face and muttered, "Older, you didn't say that when we shelled Black Thorn just now!" Didn't you say that firepower is justice? ”

Elder glared, picked up the musket in his hand and pushed it up, he scolded: "Charles, who the hell are you?" Of course, our firepower advantage is justice, and other people's firepower advantage is to bully the weak with the strong, of course I have to protest! ”

Perhaps the Barbary pirates saw the billowing white smoke rising from the Black Thorn, and after several rounds of shelling of the Beagle, they finally couldn't help but get closer, intending to use their numerical advantage to rescue Black Thorn.

However, as soon as the pirate ship had shortened the distance between the two ships and the Beagle, the sailors on both ships were eager to raise their muskets and attack each other.

Under the orders of Barbary Pirate Captains Ahmet and Colonel Fitzroy, both ships folded their sails and sailed in parallel at almost stationary speeds.

After completing a round of fire, the sailors on both sides threw their guns to the ground.

Several gangplanks were then set up between the two ships, and the Barbary pirates drew their scimitars at their waists and shouted 'Allah Akbar' (Allah is greater) and rushed to the deck of the Beagle.

The sailors of the Beagle drew their swords from their waists and shouted 'God wills it' to catch the onslaught.

Agares, who was pacing on the deck of the Black Thorn, couldn't help but wrinkle his nose and shake his head when he saw this scene: "They all believe in a god, so why bother? Besides, he can't control you, so you might as well call my name, or at least I can give you a response. ”

However, the Red Devil's sigh was apparently inaudible to the two sides, and almost instantly, the deck of the Beagle was covered in blood.

Almost everyone joined the fight, even the nine-year-old waiter, who picked up his sailor and tried his best to lay down a Barbary pirate with a few of his friends.

And Elder also fought with a pirate at this time, but his arm strength was obviously not as good as the opponent's, and even his standing posture was not as steady as the opponent's.

The pirate kicked Elder in the ankle and staggered, and when he was unstable, the pirate instantly rode on top of him, raised his knife and prepared to kill him.

In desperation, Master Elder pushed his right knee forward, and although he failed to kick the pirate, he caused the opponent's private parts to be hit hard.

The pirate was in pain for a moment, and the scimitar in his hand fell to the ground.

Elder quickly flapped the scimitar away, then lay on the ground and choked the pirate's neck with all his might.

The pirate gritted his teeth and choked Elder by the neck.

The two sides were in such a stalemate, and seeing that their faces were gradually turning blue, Elder saw a person holding a person on the mast in front of him, it was Charles Darwin, a former surgeon who claimed to be a little faint.

Elder roared and scolded, "Charles, why don't you come and help me?" Look at your skills, you're embarrassed to say you're not related to monkeys! ”

Darwin's head was a little dizzy, but when he heard this, he jumped into a rage and slammed the back of the Barbary pirate from the mast.

The pirate spurted out a mouthful of blood, smearing Elder in the face.

Just as Elder breathed a sigh of relief and was about to praise Darwin, he saw Darwin angrily punching his middle finger at him.

"Elder you can question my courage, but you can't doubt what I have to do with monkeys without any evidence! You are insulting not only me, but Lamarckism! ”

Elder clutched his neck and shook his head: "Thank God, thanks to the monkeys, and even more thanks to Lamarckism, they both saved my life!" ”

Just as the sailors were in a bitter battle, they only heard a burst of gunfire behind them, and seven or eight Barbary pirates were shot in an instant, and one by one they fell to the ground clutching their chests.

They looked back, and it was the returning Marines and Arthur standing on the gangplank with his arms raised and his gun raised.

Arthur straightened his sailor hat slightly, and he raised the muzzle of his gun to blow away the pale white smoke.

"Hoo ......"

As the smoke faded, Arthur was greeted by not only the Marines, but also hordes of black shadows, uncountable liberated from the Black Thorn, armed with all sorts of weapons, angry indentured slaves.

Seeing this, the Barbary pirates also knew that the situation was over, and Captain Ahmed shoved two fingers into his mouth and blew the whistle for retreat.

He shouted in Arabic: "This is a, let's get out!" ”

They wanted to leave, but the sailors of the Beagle did not necessarily want to let them go.

Colonel Fitzroy kicked the pirate in front of him, and immediately raised his arms and shouted, "Fight back on all fronts!" ”

Tom and Tony drew their muskets and fired at the pirates retreating towards the springboard: "For justice and justice!" ”

At the same time, the Begel resounded with the sound of the sailors charging: "For Nelson!" ”

And Alexandre Dumas, who followed Arthur to the Beagle, also picked up the flintlock pistol that Arthur gave him and opened fire fiercely: "The Irishman represents the highest level of intelligence in England!" ”

When the sailors heard this, they only felt a wave of anger rise above their heads, and even Captain Fitzroy couldn't help but roar: "Fuck! Which bitch raised pirate shouted? I don't think they want to live anymore! Kill them all for me! ”

Under the onslaught of waves of sailors, the Barbary pirates were defeated one after another.

Seeing that the angry sailors and indentured slaves were about to chase down the springboard, the pirate leader Ahmed had to order: "We can't wait any longer, remove the springboard, let's retreat!" ”

At his command, the corsair reopened its sails, and under the influence of the monsoon, it quickly pulled some distance from the Beger.

The gangplank lost its support, and the Barbary pirates who were still standing on the gangplank fell into the sea, screaming for help in terror with the splashing waves.

Colonel Fitzroy, on the other hand, waved his saber and roared and ordered, "Shoot me!" Don't let them live!! ”

At the sound of the order, the bow guns of the Beagle fired in unison.

A few shells hit the pirate ship's cabin in an instant, but unfortunately did not break the sails that powered them.

Colonel Fitzroy looked at the boatload of Congreve rocket launchers, gritted his teeth angrily, and said, "If I had known, I would have saved some for backup!" ”

He tried to give the order to pursue, but when he turned his head and saw the broken sail of the Beagle and a toppled mast, he sighed unwillingly.

"Alas! It's a pity, there would have been a chance to take down two ships! These Barbary pirates dare to insult the intelligence level of our only Irish! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Arthur walking towards him with a bloody towel.

The battle was so fierce that Arthur's arms and arms were covered in blood, and his palms were so slippery that he couldn't even hold anything.

Arthur looked at Colonel Fitzroy, who looked dissatisfied, and said, "Mr. Colonel, you don't need to worry, those pirates are dead. ”

"How do you know?"

Arthur wiped his hands clean, then took out the binoculars from his bosom and handed them over, he pointed to the sea ahead and said, "Look there." ”

Colonel Fitzroy took the binoculars and looked up, only to notice a few black spots on the sea ahead.

As the black dot drew closer, he could see the bow flags on the ships.

At the top, there is the flag of the Navy Headquarters with three gold anchor symbols on a bright red background.

Below it hangs a red cross on a white background, with a rice symbol in the upper left corner, symbolizing the white flag of the Royal Navy's front-line troops.

This was followed by the detachment flag, which symbolizes the English Channel Fleet, and the command flag of the detachment on a white background with red borders in the shape of a dovetail.

But these flags were not Colonel Fitzroy's primary concern, and his attention was all on the special flag fluttering in the wind with a little red sun on the St. George's flag.

It was a flag that symbolized the rank of the supreme commander of the fleet to which it belonged.

And as the ship drew closer, Colonel Fitzroy could see which Royal Navy behemoths were coming.

The 74-gun 3rd class battleship 'Glasgow' of the Channel Fleet, the 2nd class battleship 'Reckless' of the 98-gun of the Channel Fleet, and the 114-gun 1st class battleship 'Conqueror', the flagship of the Channel Fleet.

Colonel Fitzroy exhaled slightly, this information was enough for him to realize which Royal Navy boss was on the ship in the sea opposite him at this time.

Admiral Edward Codrington, Commander of the Channel Fleet under the Navy Headquarters of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and White Flag of the Royal Navy.

By this time, there were savvy sailors who were already grinning and began to smile, and Colonel Fitzroy could not help but draw a cross on his chest with his fingers.

"Why do you think these pirates? General Codrington has some complicated grievances with the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and if it falls into his hands, it is better to surrender to me. ”

At the far end of the sea, a cold-faced admiral wearing a silver-white curly wig, a boat-shaped hat on his head, three shiny round sun star epaulettes on his shoulders, a red-black uniform and white trousers, was sitting on the crimson velvet seat of the bow of the ship with his hands stacked on the hilt of a long sword standing on the deck.

The salty sea breeze brushed the side of his face and lifted his silver-white wig.

I saw the veteran stand up and raise his right hand slightly.

When the herald behind him saw it, he immediately let out a deafening cry at the top of his throat: "To your station! ”

Soon, there was a hula on the sea, and the sound of the cannon cover being lifted.

From top to bottom, various naval guns of different calibers were rolled out one by one, 12-pounder, 24-pounder, 32-pounder, and the largest caliber of 68-pounder, and the muzzles of black holes densely filled the 114 gun emplacements.

As a gust of sea breeze blew across his cuffs, his raised right hand waved down lightly.

“Fire！！！！！！”

All I heard was a thunderbolt of lightning and thunder.

In an instant, a white mist so thick that it could not be dissolved rose on the surface of the sea in the distance, like a mysterious cloud curtain in the Bermuda Triangle, completely engulfing the pirate ship in the unknown.

As a gust of wind blew by, the smoke cleared, but the sea remained calm, and there was nothing there, as if there was nothing there.

It's just that only a few floating planks still remind people that there may have been something here.

(End of chapter)