The island of François in the Normandy sea is located in the Normandy Peninsula to the sea protrusion of a small island, only 50 nautical miles away from the mainland of the Duchy of Normandy, here is the back of the mountains and the sea, rich in aquatic products, there are more than 500 inhabitants on the island, because the Normans are a traditional inland kingdom, so the island of Franço is still a wild place, the climate is cold, the land is barren, because there is a high tower in the southeast corner of the island to point the direction of the ships sailing on the sea, so it is also called Cape Franço.

In addition to its cold climate, the waves are very large all year round, and although there are many small islands around it, it does not stop the roar of the waves. Vast expanses of the sea swelled and rolled, mercilessly swooping from the sea to the cape. The waves here are more than a meter high at their gentle, more than seven meters at their most violent, and the average wave height is more than two meters. The waves crashing against the reef, splashing and roaring loudly, will make anyone who is not familiar with this place feel a little frightened.

It seems to feel something, the waves of François Island today are particularly fierce, the wind drives the seawater, forming a turbulent wave, the continuous surging waves continue to impact the coastline, the waves are basically more than two meters, sometimes even three or four meters, the most powerful time even more than five meters, the tumbling waves crash on the port embankment, shattered, impact makes a huge sound, giving people a great shock in the heart.

From the morning, the weather changed, and although the sun was still shining, there was a strong wind blowing on the sea, with an average wind force of more than seven. The view on the sea surface is very blurry, and in such bad weather, even pirates are reluctant to go to sea,

The island's harbor is densely packed with pirate warships with long spikes, crashed by the wind and waves. The ships collided with each other, making a tuk-tuk tuk-tuk sound, and the high masts were also swayed by the sea breeze, and seemed to fall down at any time, and occasionally I saw a few sailors wrapped in turbans, hurriedly collecting and anxiously taking ropes to fix the ships, but I don't know who suddenly stepped on the air, fell into the sea with a thud, and was completely disappeared by the waves. Occasionally, patrols can be seen on the docks

At 12:17 p.m., a naval fleet suddenly appeared on the left side of François Island in the rough seas, with a floating naval flag embroidered with an eagle flag that pirates had never seen before.

It was noon, and the sun was shining brightly, and the pirates on the shore saw only a dazzling golden light from afar, until the mighty warships were completely revealed from the sea, and six huge warships were at the front. The tall bridges, the side sampans that churned like fish scales, and then the 20 oddly shaped, lanky warships, and the most surprising and shocking thing for the pirates. Behind this fleet, about 40 or so large troop carriers "attacked" the harbor and rang the bells, and suddenly there was chaos, and the alarm bells rang in one piece. Because today's wind and waves are too big. The pirates' warships were sheltered in the harbor and did not go to sea at all, and the sailors went ashore to have fun. Now it is blocked outside the port by this inexplicable navy, and the consequences can be imagined. For a moment, the pirates of the entire island of François felt their scalps tingle. Not knowing what to do, many people were stunned and stared at the battleship in the distance. "My lord, in front of you is François, known as the gateway to Normandy," Ruhr, who had just joined the Falcon Navy, pointed to the distant harbor and said to the naval commander Dustrenkai next to him

"The original inhabitants of Cape Franço were pirates living on the island, or criminals who were exiled from the interior, after the Normans took control of this place, they once thought of migrating some people from the interior, trying to develop this island that is not large, but has the role of a gateway, but the final result is a pity, due to the harsh climate here, the land is barren, it is difficult to survive, and the immigrants who migrated back one after another, and the last people who stayed did not last long, after a long time, this place has become a paradise for pirates,

Compared with the weak navy of the Duchy of Normandy, the existence of these pirates is equivalent to forming a natural barrier, and the Duchy also has a private agreement with these pirates, the plundered goods can be sold to the Duchy at a low price, and the Duchy can give these pirates the protection of escaping inland if necessary, if you want to use Antolus as a springboard to attack Normandy proper, Cape Franso is the only way!"

According to the instructions of the fat man, after obtaining control of the Antolus sea area, this fleet that broke through was the Falcon Navy's Southern Fleet, which had just won the battle of the Antolus Sea, continued to lead 5,000 soldiers to the west, taking advantage of the Normandy's unpreparedness, and landed on the Normandy Peninsula strongly, in order to lay a breakthrough point for the army sent by the reinforcements in the shortest possible time

According to Ruhl's introduction, Dustrenkai knew that the pirate force on the island was not strong, and the main combat power was still in the warship, although it was not an imperial fleet or the like, but it also had more than 30 warships of various sizes, and Ruhr had been on the island for more than 2 months when he was a pirate, and the layout of the island was quite clear

"There is a trebuchet tower 100 meters to the left of the harbor, which is the best place to block the harbor!" Ruhl said, pointing to the floor plan drawn on the table, "and on the right side of the harbor, there is a cliff about 100 meters long, if you use the side of the Dragon-class battleship as a footing, you should be able to build a passage to the island between the cliffs! But before that, the opponent's fleet must be defeated before the Dragon-class battleship can reach it!"

"In that case, what are you waiting for" Dustrenkai put down the lookout glasses in his hand and looked at the harbor, the wind drove the waves, the waves crashed on the shore, the pirates rushed to the ships, ready to fight, due to the panic, and the lapping of the waves, many pirates on the trestle fell into the sea, and then were swept away by the waves

"Order the fleet, prepare for the bombardment!" Dustrenkai commanded the herald behind him, and the sea breeze seemed to become more violent because of these words,

Thundered...... The Falcon Navy quickly lined up in formation, and then launched a salvo without hesitation, and the shells fell in the center of the port one after another, bursting out with huge firelight, and in the deafening roar, the water column rose into the sky, forming a very spectacular scene in the port, as if the entire port was a huge fountain, and the water column was also mixed with countless fragments of the planks of the battleship,

The sawdust fragments flying everywhere are also huge, not only can break the mast, tear the sails, for the personnel, it is a catastrophe, in an instant, the screams continue to come, the waves suddenly surged even more violently, because the pirate fleet ships docked very densely, the dense masts seem to encounter the sugar cane forest of a typhoon, and they fall down in rows, smashing the surrounding ships, so the ships soon become sparse.

Some of the fast-moving pirates hurriedly unfurled their sails and tried to get their ships out of port. However, they soon discovered that it was a dead end to unfurl the sails at this time. The opposing team's smaller warships had blocked the direction of the exit. The whistling arc of light carried up a large number of wooden ship fragments, and these messes flew all over the sky, which was definitely the most powerful weapon for destroying the sails. As a result, the sails that had just been hurriedly unfurled became full of holes in a moment, and most of the sails were torn apart. As soon as it was blown by the sea breeze, it capsized and sank.

"Bastard, what the hell is going on?"

On top of a building in the harbor, a pirate leader wearing a narrow black brimmed hat looked at his proud ship with a painful face, and the battleship Friedrich Redbeard, with a tonnage of 80 tons, was mercilessly smashed to pieces. )