Reborn As a Pirate

Climbing up the shelter ridge, Lorraine saw the figure of HMS Neptune Yingwei in the gunpowder smoke.

She was stuck at the mouth of the bay that Lorraine was most afraid of, and poured ammunition on the pirate ships in the bay at a frequency of about five minutes, half full for each round.

Since the entire bay is within her range of 300 meters, its shelling accuracy and impact density are maintained at a very high level.

Of course Lorraine saw Valkyrie too. Under Bell's command, Valkyrie moved slowly along the wall of the bay in a clockwise detour, neither pursuing the density of shelling, nor the angle and precision. Let the pirate ship stay in a dead corner where Neptune can't reach.

Win or lose...

Looking at Henry the Hound's broken and fluttering flag, Lorraine easily imagined the scene of the previous fierce battle.

Henry the Hound pounced on him, Henry the Hound had a great chance of winning, Henry the Hound was cut off, and Henry the Hound played GG.

Lorraine spat depressingly: Tch, Judea the dogleg.

This sentence was said in Chinese, and Haina couldn't understand it, and didn't bother to guess it. She approached and asked Lorraine: Now, shall we go down?

That brave Highness hasn't completely despaired yet. Lorraine pointed to Henry the Hound's flagship Fantasy.

This is the first time Lorraine has seen the legendary pirate kingship Fantasy itself.

Historically, the first generation of Fantasy was launched by Spain in 1694. It was a super frigate specially used to combat pirates. The initial ship carried 46 doors, which was slightly inferior to the 50-door class III battleship in the classification at the time. Speed ​​and other aspects are at the top of the pyramid of frigates.

However, she did not win the merits of the pirates.

Not long after sailing, the captain Henry Evan rebelled for unknown reasons, and the entire sailors followed him.

They ran rampant in the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean as pirates, and soon became famous with the strength of the first-generation Fantasy, and defeated three designated candidates in a row in the competition for the Pirate King, making the name of Henry the Hound into the house. Since then, he has become one of the seven pirate king titles.

Compared with the legend of the first generation, the subsequent generations of the Phantasm look a lot more mediocre. For example, the one that is wandering on the battlefield right now is just a standard French model that has received some modifications in terms of ship type, and it has conventional guns. 44 doors, the normal speed is about 10 knots.

Her refits should be geared toward increased windability and agility, as Lorraine identified a particularly heightened sternsail, as well as a bowsprit almost half as long as the Golden Hart and double the number, up to six jib jib.

It's a pity that these specially designed sails have become messy by now.

The sails are full of smoke and fire marks, the bow and stern of the ship are damaged by bullets, and there is a huge hole in the port hull, and part of the deck has collapsed. It seems that it has been directly hit by a twenty-four-pound gun.

Is it a big break? Or is it broken?

Lorraine, who didn't start watching until the end of the middle, is difficult to give an accurate estimate, but with this level of damage, normal warships and merchant ships have long begun to consider surrendering. The pirate ship may not have the courage to surrender. At this time, it is time to consider abandoning the battle and retreating.

But Henry the Hound chose nothing.

Perhaps it was because the retreat route had been cut off by the Neptune, or perhaps it was because she was unwilling to admit her failure. She and another Bagg ship in better condition did not break through at all, but tirelessly surrounded Valkyrie, trying their best to escape. With all his strength, he struggled to approach the freeboard of Valkyrie.

She is still hoping to catch up.

Lorraine pointed to the shadow of the ship at the end of the road,

Seriously said to Haina: Fantasy is the flagship of the Pirate King, and it is a beast. A wounded beast is the most dangerous creature. No matter how experienced the hunter is, he may suffer backlash and lose his life.

So like a pit bull, Bale looks like he needs a little bit of time to wear down his opponent, and as for us... hurry up and go back.

Haina looked up and glanced at the sea: Does this still need support?

We still have other meaningful things to do. Lorraine shrugged, For example, take some time to figure out what happened on this island.

...

What happened on the island?

There was a massive pirate attack.

What about coastal losses?

A total of 12 piers on the east and west banks were completely destroyed, 10 piers in the south, only pier 17, or Valkyrie, met the enemy, and 8 piers in the north fell.

What about the loss on the island?

Pirates have taken a large number of hostages, and they are sending the stolen goods to the ship through a beach to the west. The beach was heavily fortified, and the pirates did not use the ready docks.

This valuable information was detected by the brave Russians in less than an hour, and sent to Lorraine against time.

At that time, the great Rurik had already left the port, floating in the sea 500 meters from the coastline in a state of not anchoring, and receiving and receiving people on land through Zodiac boats.

In Lorraine's view, this is the safest posture for combat readiness. Although Pier 19 does not have a natural safe haven like Pier 17, it is always risky for a large ship to berth on the plank road.

In the event of a new pirate ship attacking the pier while waiting for information, it would be difficult for the anchored Rurik to respond actively and effectively, and it is very likely that it will be pinned on the berth and unable to move an inch.

It's a pity that as the information gathered, Lorraine realized that he probably worried too much.

The joint action of the pirates this time seems to be distinct, far less united than previously expected.

The south coast of the island is the territory of Henry the Hound. He failed, so the whole south coast is calm.

Cotton Jack's territory on the east and west coasts has been confirmed by the pirate ship's banner, and his focus is on raiding and kidnapping, and it seems to be fruitful.

In this way, although the scouts did not see the flag in the north, the pirate force there should be Bonnet's Viking pirate group.

And those who fought against them in the open sea...

Hamilton looked at the mark Lorraine marked on the chart with a complicated expression: Lorraine, I need an explanation!

Explain what?

Lorraine skillfully annotated the composition of the fleet next to the mark, which are the second-generation Samurai 2, the first-generation Samurai 2, Brig 2, and Brigantine 3, and guessed the Viking pirates based on Drake's old information. Composition, Galenic Expulsion 2, Bagh 3, Brig 2, Brigantine 5.

Don't ask what you know! Hamilton was very annoyed, Why did your fleet appear in the north!

The first formation of the direct fleet. Lorraine replied as a matter of course, Because there was intelligence that these pirates were going to attack me during my participation in the conference, I insured myself and ordered the first formation to stand by in the Green Island Islands in advance. .”

You knew the pirates would come?

Alexander, what you said sounds like an accusation. Lorraine rolled his eyes, I knew the pirates would do something, and that's because the rumored pirates targeted me.

But I never thought that they would directly attack Wai Rust. This is only one step away from Boston. It is the mainland of the United States and the confidant of industry. Attacking this sensitive position is against the survival philosophy of most pirates, unless...

unless?

Did you say it yourself before? The pirates who attacked Wai Rust wanted to get the understanding of the United States. They could only use a lot of money to buy allies who spoke for themselves, or threaten some people through hostages, so as to control the direction of the Confederate Congress. .”

Hamilton suddenly thought of something.

I've been thinking, all of this is actually unreliable. What if the congressmen value dignity more than money, or the price is too high, or the key hostages fail to be tied, what should the pirates do?

Lorraine continued to speak, moving his finger on the chart, and finally landed on the icon on the west bank.

They should have a more secure way out to support them in taking risks. For example, they have stable backers and even have their own collaborators in the parliament. They will never abandon their collaborators.

Hamilton gritted his teeth: Cotton Jack! No, it should be the great businessman of Virginia, Alejandro Di Rabi!