On the watchtower of a four-masted Maitage ship, a pirate shouted to the deck.
In the darkness, a hill-like figure slowly stood up, walked to the bridge, took out a telescope and looked at the sea in the distance.
The flickering light made the figure silent for a moment, then he raised his right hand and waved it forward vigorously.
The first mate standing aside saw this and shouted towards the pirates: "Lord Barbarossa has an order! The fleet's target - Muxi Port, the entire army will attack!"
The excited pirates raised the furled sails, tore off the camouflage linen, and pushed out the dark muzzles.
One oil lamp after another was lit on the ship, illuminating the entire sea instantly.
Looking down from the sky, nearly a hundred large and small ships are full of busy pirates. They shout battle slogans and look greedily at the brightly lit and dazzling harbor on the land in the distance.
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Taking advantage of the wind and breaking the waves, the pirates' vanguard fleet broke the blocking rope at the entrance of Muxi Port, knocked over various ships parked at the berth, and rushed directly into the shallow area of the port.
The springboard and ropes were lowered from the deck, and nearly a thousand pirates from different forces and speaking various languages rushed to the plank road of the port and set foot on this sacred land.
Looking at the huge machines in the port, the rows of houses, and the cargo piled like mountains, every pirate's face showed a look of shock and excitement.
"I have heard others talk about the prosperity and wealth of Duixi City. Some people even called it the 'Land of God's Blessing.'" A pirate leader with gold teeth and an eyepatch said in shock: "Originally, I thought
I thought that man was bragging, but now I understand that what he said is true..."
"Lord Barbarossa is here!"
Hearing the cry from behind, the pirate leader trembled all over, quickly stepped aside and ducked aside with a low eyebrow.
With his majestic figure, taut muscles, and fierce eyes, as soon as the man known as Barbarossa walked into the port, all the pirates immediately fell into silence, and the originally noisy voices suddenly dropped.
Barbarossa raised his head and looked at everything in the port, as if a senior connoisseur was admiring a perfect work of art, smiling and nodding lightly.
The first mate followed from behind, walked to Barbarossa's side, and whispered: "That group of nobles sent an envoy."
Barbarossa put away his smile, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Let them come over."
Two well-dressed and anxious-looking messengers, while looking at these vulgar pirates with disgust, walked up to Barbarossa and said loudly: "On behalf of my master, we come to greet the great pirate king.
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Barbarossa waved his hand casually.
A middle-aged man among the two envoys said: "There is a fierce battle going on in the naval camp in the northern part of the port area. The Kingdom's navy, which is stubbornly resisting, is trying to drive two warships out of the port!"
Seeing that Barbarossa had no expression on his face and made no movements, another young envoy couldn't bear his temper and rushed to say: "At the naval barracks, we are seriously short of manpower. The battle has been at a disadvantage. There is no way to seize the remaining ships.
Lord Barbarossa, you and your men should get there as soon as possible and help us capture the naval barracks..."
After listening to the urging of the two envoys, Barbarossa smiled, but still made no move.
The middle-aged man said sternly: "Lord Barbarossa, you won't forget, right? You and we have made a sacred contract! We provide gold in exchange for the support of your army!"
Barbarossa looked at the middle-aged envoy who spoke to him, then at the young envoy behind him, and said slowly: "Go back and tell your master that I don't want the gold he originally promised."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's jaws almost dropped in shock.
The pirates screamed in unison, but surprisingly, no one dared to question Barbarossa's decision.
The middle-aged man slowly recovered from the shock. He stared into Barbarossa's eyes and said in a puzzled tone: "Great King of Pirates, I don't understand what you mean by this?"
Barbarossa touched his chin with one big hand, pointed to the port behind him with the other hand, and laughed loudly: "I want this port."
The middle-aged man opened his eyes in surprise: "What did you say?!"
"Are you deaf?" Barbarossa yelled: "I want control of the port in Muxi City!"
The middle-aged nobleman laughed angrily: "Sir, this is completely different from our prior agreement!"
Barbarossa said nonchalantly: "Go back and ask your master. If he doesn't agree, I don't mind doing it myself. Maybe... I can also go see the king of Muxi City. He might be more impressed by my proposal."
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The middle-aged messenger's face was red, and he jumped and shouted: "This is a threat! This is a despicable deception! It is absolutely impossible for us to agree to such a request!"
"Listen! You stupid stupid pig! I'm not asking for anyone's opinion, I'm just looking for someone to spread the word for me!"
As Barbarossa spoke, he stretched out his hand to his first mate, who handed him the musket on his waist without hesitation.
boom!
After a loud noise, the middle-aged man's head was like a watermelon smashed by a sledgehammer. Red and white things were splashed everywhere, and the body fell straight to the ground.
The young messenger who witnessed all this turned pale with fright, stumbled to the ground, and screamed like a girl.
Barbarossa threw the musket to the first mate, glanced at the young man whose crotch was slowly leaking water, and said with a smile: "One messenger is enough."
On the high bell tower, listening to the news reported by his men, Rutledge was so angry that he almost fainted.
"That treacherous villain! That audacious bastard!"
Rutledge overturned the maps and sundries on the table to the ground and yelled: "I will personally lead the troops and drive those dirty pirates into the sea to feed the sharks!"
Dolson's old butler looked at the furious Rutledge and reminded him softly: "Master, now is not the time to get angry."
Rutledge gasped, gritted his teeth, and looked at Duixi City in the night without saying a word.
"We have completely controlled the military camps of the Muxi Knights and the security team; the nobles have controlled the traffic arteries in the city; the city hall, the cathedral, and the Knights' Parliament building have all been captured; although the North Island Knights are in a disadvantageous situation,
But the resistance of more than 200 people will not have any big impact at all."
Listening to the old butler's analysis, Rutledge let out a long breath: "You're right, it's not necessarily a bad thing for those pirates to give them a little sweetener now. Let them take the port now, and I will completely
You can get it back again!"
The old housekeeper nodded: "Right now, there are two most troublesome things. First, the riots in the city have alerted those cabinet members. Most of the people we sent to arrest them returned without success..."
Rutledge said in a low voice: "This is not a big problem. We now control all the roads out of the city. No matter where the cabinet members are hiding, they are definitely still in the city. After Muxi City is completely stabilized, I will
There is plenty of time to turn this city over inch by inch and search it thoroughly, they will definitely not be able to escape!"
The old housekeeper said softly: "Then, young master, there is only one thing left."
Rutledge raised his head, looked at the palace on the top of the mountain in the distance, and sneered: "Yes, there is only one last thing left."