Heaven's Formula

Sure enough, the princess changed her attitude, "If that's the case...then send someone over."

"Thank you for your understanding and support. I will inform you about the results of the negotiation." The envoy stood up and planned to leave the tent.

"Wait," Ning Wanjun suddenly stopped him, "You should be an elf too? Doesn't it matter to you that the Nattatin Kingdom treats your fellow clan as goods?"

"Your Highness was joking." He said indifferently, "The goods represent that these people still have value, and they can live if they have value. For the weak, it is a blessing to be able to live. Could it be that the servants in your country's manor, Aren't the serfs in the farmland the same clan? Their fate is often worse than that of goods, right?"

"What's more, the empire has not blocked the ascending channel. As long as you make contributions to Nattatin, elves or their descendants can also become imperial people." The envoy paused, "I am the best example."

……

Invincible, on the poop deck.

Although it is not as warm as in the captain's cabin, and the morning breeze is still chilly, the Lord prefers to come to the deck to give orders before battles.The field of vision here is wide, not only can you have a panoramic view of the overall situation of the fleet, but it is also convenient for the crew to see themselves on the front line.

The small dining table behind the steering wheel is the watching position carefully prepared for him by the captain.

Tural read the note in his hand and threw it to Captain Ferring, "It seems that the result of the negotiation is good."

The latter took a look, "My lord, this deposit..."

"Then you have to confirm that the death of the local people was indeed caused by pirates, not by the elves." He slowly picked up the black tea cup on the table, "Of course, we should also restrain those idiots more and stop making trouble for us." Something big is going to happen."

"My lord," the captain hesitated, "Do you think... that the elves were able to enter the city in large numbers because of the defender's negligence?"

"Mr. Ferring, what do you want to say?"

"Is there a possibility that Shuzhou and Jinxia City have colluded for a long time?"

"You mean...they are also planning on us?" Tural chuckled, "Ha, then the other party must have this ability. There are neither forts nor warships that can go to sea by the sea, and the protection elves Clearly a loss-making business."

"You're right," said the captain flatteringly.

"However, if the fugitives from World Island offer their seeds, the short-sighted lord may be blinded by greed for a while." Tural took a sip of black tea, "As the saying goes, if things go bad, it will be a trouble for both parties, so stop it in advance It's not a bad thing either."

He quickly made a decision, "In this way...all the ships will not dock at the port, let the pirates maintain their formation, and send people to Jinxia to land in small boats. In addition, they will be the main arresters. We only Just need to send an inspection team."

As long as the warship floats on the sea, the initiative is firmly in your own hands.

Even if the other party has some unrealistic delusions, seeing the dark cannons on the ship, they should give up their thoughts.

"Yes!" The captain quickly passed on the Lord's instructions.

……

More than 30 small boats washed up on the beach outside Jinxia City under the vigorous rowing of the sailors.

Each small boat carries between ten and 16 people, which means that the small boat has to go back and forth between the fleet and the coast many times to send enough people to land.

Naturally, the impatient imperial army could not wait for the arrival of all the people before moving. The first batch of about 400 vanguard troops marched into the city in such a mighty way.

Among the 400 people, more than [-]% are pirates.

They come from different ships and even factions are different, but this does not prevent them from temporarily cooperating with each other and focusing on capturing the elves... and the city of this continent.

Usually, just robbing a cargo ship can make everyone squander for a long time, let alone a city that has never been reclaimed?

George, the captain of the Black Crow, is one of them.

Chapter 373 Into the City Search

"Restrain me a bit from now on. If anyone dares to mess around, I will hang you on the mast!" The leader of the imperial inspection team reminded loudly.

There was a lazy reply from the crowd.

George sneered to himself. The other party said that, because he was afraid that he also hoped that the pirates would make some troubles, so that they could fish in troubled waters.After all, the lord and the officials above take the big shots. If the people who do things don't take advantage of this opportunity to get more, when will they have to wait?In the end, one or two sailors who don't have long eyes are hanged, and everyone is happy.

As the captain, he did it himself when hunting down the elves, so naturally it wasn't because of some bullshit sense of responsibility.

Jinxia City did close all the gates except the east gate, and there were no guards on the city wall. The whole city seemed to open its chest to them.

"The assembly time is before sunset, and each team counts the number of captives themselves - only those with sharp ears are counted alive! There is nothing else to say, everyone takes action!"

The pirates suddenly dispersed.

"There are elves here!"

"I saw it over there too!"

"Guys of the Skull, come with me!"

Naturally, George gathered a group of Black Crow crew members and ran towards the south of the city.As early as when he was at sea, he noticed that the houses in the south of the city were obviously more grand than other places, and they obviously belonged to the rich people's living area.Of course, rich people generally have their own defenses, and he didn't want to find these people bad luck, but as long as they go around their houses, the benefits are much greater than robbing ten poor people.

"Boss, there are people following us!" the first officer reminded.

"Damn it, it's from the Blood Shark."

Apparently he was not the only one who had noticed the distribution of buildings in Jinxia City, and the fellows of the two ships also had the same idea as them.

"Forget it, just ignore them." George spat, "Anyway, there are many houses over there, enough for us to share."

"But... isn't this city a bit strange?" the first officer said with a smack.

"Where is the strangeness?"

"The government didn't send anyone to watch us, and...not a single person can be seen on the street." He looked around, "Even if they let the locals go back to their houses, it is impossible for beggars and homeless people Is it all gone?"

"Whatever it is, we're not going to a slum." George said indifferently, "Wouldn't it be better if no one was watching people? That way no one else would know what we did in the house."

"You're right. I just think... such a big city seems a bit too quiet."

"Boss, look there! It's an elf!"

Suddenly someone shouted.

Two streets away, a group of pointed ears hurriedly crossed the streets, as if they wanted to escape from the direction of the south gate.

This is exactly where they are going.

"Look, it's not quiet now." George waved his hand, "Guys, chase me!"

A group of people followed closely behind with knives, guns and sticks. As soon as they rushed through the corner, they saw a row of sandbags separating the road. A dozen or so elves pointed their muskets at them relying on the sandbags.

Wait, why do the fleeing elves have imperial weapons?

George bent down almost subconsciously and stepped back.

Then he heard a whoosh, and a muffled puff.

The sailors rushing forward fell down in an instant.

Shouts and screams suddenly broke the silence of the city!

Fa- what happened?

George crouched in the corner with a shocked expression on his face. There was no sign at all when those pointed ears fired the gun - he could neither see the smoke nor hear the gunfire. It was the cooperation of the two parties that staged a drama.

This movement alone was not enough to wake up the pirates who followed, they even regarded the screamer as the elf side.

But the people on the Blood Shark did not receive extra favor from the heavens, and the strange situation just now was repeated again—the living people ran out of the streets and alleys, and there were more dead and injured on the ground.

"Damn it, the weapons in the hands of those pointed ears are really powerful! Brothers, let's kill from the roof!"

The head-on blow aroused the bloodiness of the Blood Shark crew. They held the scimitar in their mouths and climbed up to the roof one by one.However, there were also people guarding above the house, obviously there were only two or three people, but the bullets fired were as dense as rain, and it was so overwhelming that everyone couldn't move forward.

Those experienced pirates are used to choosing concealment or charging based on the sound of gunfire or filling the gap, but their experience has become a deadly noose here.Even though he saw that the other party had finished firing the ammunition and was lowering his head to reload, he didn't take a few steps before the other party picked up the gun again.

Some of the pirates also carried muskets, or even double-barreled hand guns, but the opponent was covered by sandbags and had intensive firepower. The suppression capabilities of the two sides were not at the same level at all.

A great feeling of unhappiness emerged in George's heart.

No matter how you look at these elves, they seem to have been prepared!

"Go and have a look at the street behind!" He kicked open the door of the nearest resident while instructing the first mate.The room was actually empty, not even a single person could be seen.

George broke into several houses facing the street one after another, with the same result.

The residents here have already evacuated from this place!

"Boss, no, it's not good!" The first mate hurriedly reported, "Another street leading to the south has also been blocked!"

really!

His heart sank suddenly—the walls of Jinxia City seemed undefended, but in fact a long blockade line had been drawn up on the edge of the city, and it was impossible for him to do this with sharp ears alone.

The people in this city are with them!

"Let's... go back the same way!" George gritted his teeth.

"go back?"

"That's right, let the crew with the guns go to the rear to prevent the elves from chasing us," he said decisively.Money is important, but life-saving always comes first. "By the way, gather the people from the Blood Shark as well, every gun you have will get an extra—"

Speaking of this, George suddenly froze.

He saw a huge black biped appear from the other side of the street.

……

"Why hasn't even a single elf been caught up to now?"

Tural observed Jinxia's wide-open east gate with a lookout glass, and said in a slightly unhappy tone.

The small boat has gone back and forth three times, and the team sent to land at least exceeded 1000 people, but the spoils brought to the beach have never been seen.

He allows these people to be greedy for money, but that is also based on the completion of the task.

"With the inspector team watching, there shouldn't be any problems," the captain guessed. "Maybe they want to bring more people back at once?"

"Those guys better not forget that they are serving the empire." Tural couldn't help unbuttoning his collar, "The gallows by the harbor has been empty for a long time."

He suddenly felt a sense of dryness.

At some point, the cold wind blowing from the sea subsided, and all the wind flags standing on both sides of the poop fell down.In the absence of wind, even in winter, you won't feel too cold, and this thick suit seems a bit redundant.

Chapter 374 The Raider on the Sea

"My lord, the pirates are back." Captain Flynn said suddenly.

Have you finally caught someone...

Tural raised the lookout glass again and squinted at the east gate.I saw a team of pirates rushing out of the street, and ran to the beach in a panic, but they didn't have a single elf at hand——

No, the elves were chasing them from behind!

Lord could hardly believe his eyes.

The group of pirates was obviously the one being chased and killed. From time to time, some people fell to the ground, as if they had been shot.But the elf didn't stop chasing until the open area beside the city gate, and retreated back into the streets and alleys.The pirates who survived the catastrophe didn't dare to look back at all, and escaped from Jinxia City like a rout. Even the imperial troops on the beach didn't know what happened.

Tural felt the veins pop up on his forehead.

It's just - it's unreasonable!

How could fugitives obtain guns and ammunition?

Reminiscent of the previous captain's speculation, it can only be that the elves and the Qiguo people have colluded for a long time!

Tural slammed down on the railing, did they treat diplomatic negotiations like a joke!

"Let the pirate ship fire."

"My lord... there are many people still scattered in the city..."

"I said, let the pirate ship fire!" he said in a deep voice, "I want to see their city burn!"

"I'll pass on the order right now." Fei Lin didn't want to provoke the other party's anger, so he quickly replied.

In this way, Daqi people will taste the taste of violating the agreement!

Tural walked back and forth in front of the poop deck impatiently. Although the other party had to pay for it, it was still bad news for the Imperial Fleet.Even if he can turn the city into a sea of ​​flames, the elves will not consciously catch them without a fight, after all, he still has to send someone to catch them.

The order to fire the guns was not on his spur of the moment. The only way to reverse the situation now is to make Jinxia City suffer enough and force them to cooperate with the Empire again.As long as the beating hurts them enough and the cost is greater than the benefit, they will consider whether to continue to protect those pointy ears.

"boom--"

At last the first roar of artillery came.

Then the pirate ships in the front line fired one after another, and the shells roared over the city wall and fell into the city.Some of the shells have been coated with whale blubber, and they can burn for a while after landing. If no one saves them, it will easily cause a fire.

"Too stupid." Tural shook his head.

"What?" The captain didn't respond for a while.

"I said, that princess is too stupid." The lord stared at the city that was already smoky and said, "The seeds of the spirit tree are of course useful, but sometimes the treasure will hurt itself because it is too hot. Even if it can be completely So what about destroying the pirates who landed? As long as the ship is still there, the city cannot be saved. Not only the city of Jinxia, ​​but also the cities along the coast of Qiguo are the targets of the fleet after the Shuzhou incident is over. I want her to understand how unworthy it is to offend the empire."

In that case, the news would definitely reach Qi Kingdom's capital.

For such a diplomatic accident, the king of Qiguo must be furious. Even if the other party is a princess, he will have to walk away.