Chapter 129 Going to the Island
“Aim at the warehouse on the pier, hoping that there will be something that is easy to catch fire.”
Quick, the captain of the Hope, ordered the gunnery officer.
After the barrels were cooled, a new batch of solid cannonballs were also burned until they were red, and they were quickly loaded into the barrel and shot out.
Soon, a fire broke out on the pirate's dock.
The pirate leaders who were having a meeting just now also came to the dock at this time and watched the entire process of the warehouse burning.
The old pirate said angrily: "Why hasn't the white flag been put up yet?"
A gangster reported with a sad face: "The brother who just sent the order just entered the warehouse and wanted to find a white canvas. , Unexpectedly, the strange ship is also aiming at the warehouse, and it seems that the brother can't get out."
"You guys! Immediately pick up the white things you can find and wave them hard to make them notice. .”
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The officers on the Hope soon saw the movements of the pirates on the dock through their binoculars.
A large group of people took off their white clothes and tied them to sticks to wave them around. Some people even took off their white underwear.
"They... seem to want to surrender."
"What should we do, Captain? Do you want to stop the bombardment?"
Quick rubbed his thick hair Bearded thought carefully, it would be a good idea for the pirates to surrender themselves. Although the enemy's portrait was taken before the battle started, which was a bit unexciting, but being able to force all the enemies to surrender with just one ship must be a great achievement.
"Hey, for those of you who are still repairing at the base, I'm not going to be polite."
He slapped his palm and ordered: "Stop the bombardment!"
Then he ordered: "Get closer to the dock. ! But keep a safe distance, who knows if they are pretending to surrender?"
"Yes, Captain!"
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Seeing that the other party stopped attacking, the pirates on the shore breathed a sigh of relief.
The Hope began to approach the dock, and the pirates shouted to the sea: "We surrender! We surrender!"
However, the other party stopped not far from the dock, and the pirates' My heart suddenly rose to my throat again.
But I saw a small boat being put down from the strange ship. Two people got on it and slowly rowed towards the dock. The other party was really cautious.
The two people landed on the shore, but they stood motionless on the trestle.
A group of pirates were about to surround them, but Old Donahue quickly stopped him: "We all surround them. What if the other party thinks we are going to kidnap them?"
He sighed, "You stand here while I go. Tell them. "
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When Donahue came to the trestle, the two Als immediately pointed something similar to a fire stick at him. He knew that it was A deadly weapon that can shoot projectiles that can easily kill him. Pirates in the Northwest Bay are afraid of hearing about this weapon.
"Do you want to surrender?" one of them asked arrogantly.
Although the other party's tone was unkind, now was not the time to regain face. Donahue considered his words and said carefully: "Yes, two lords from Alda, you have won and we have failed. Now you can do whatever you want with us." "
It's a bit funny to negotiate surrender terms in this situation, so Donahue simply gave up.
The two Arda men left the trestle and came to the land, and Donahue followed them.
"Okay, now I convey our captain's order to gather all of you immediately, come over and throw the weapons you carry here." The navy soldier pointed to the ground under his feet.
"Basically all of us are here. Oh, the slaves were not brought here. I will ask them to come over and turn in their weapons." The navy soldier pointed not far away again: "Then he squatted with his head in his hands. That flat ground.”
"Squatting on the ground with your head in your hands?" A hint of anger flashed across Donahue's face. Such a shameful posture, isn't this too bullying?
The two navy soldiers noticed the change in his expression and shook the muskets in their hands.
Looking at the black muzzle of the gun dangling in front of him, Donald had no choice but to say: "Okay, we will follow your orders."
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A group of pirates squatted on the ground, and two navy soldiers counted the number of them. There were 87 people in total.
Then they signaled to the ship that everything was going well, and the Hope slowly docked at the dock.
Quick and several officers led more than 30 people ashore with a roar. The sailors armed with muskets surrounded the pirates while guarding the surroundings.
"Isn't that Chief Quik? Hello, Chief Quik, do you remember me?" Someone recognized the former pirate leader Quik and stood up to get close to him.
The sailor standing next to him kicked the pirate who stood up and shouted: "Be honest, this is our captain!"
All the pirates looked at the navy captain who was milling around them, and soon there were sounds of surprise and whispers.
Especially those leaders. The Loach Gang has had many interactions with the former Quirk Gang, and many people recognize their leader Quirk.
Because the Arda army has relatively high requirements for the mental outlook of its officers and soldiers, coupled with long-term training in formation and military posture, Quick's temperament has changed a lot compared to when he was a pirate, and he has a beard on his face. It was no longer a messy mess, but neatly trimmed. If it weren't for the careless look in his eyes, others would have thought he was a gentleman from a good family.
So the pirates who knew him didn't recognize him at the first time.
“I didn’t expect the rumors to be true!”
"Quick actually surrendered to the nobles? Doesn't he hate those parasites the most?"
The voices of the prisoners became louder and louder, until the sound of "touch" gunfire silenced them.
Quick put down the musket that was still smoking, and said loudly: "The pirate leader you know is dead, and standing in front of you now is the captain of the battleship Hope of the Alda Navy."< br>
"Let me tell you, our Arda army has always been lenient towards prisoners, as long as they don't do evil things... Huh? Go and see what's going on there?"
Quick just wanted to ask the prisoners. We were promoting the prisoner management content newly issued by the General Staff, and suddenly found someone in the woods in the distance looking furtively over here. He immediately ordered someone to check.
Several sailors left in response, and soon they came back with several half-grown children in their hands.
"Let us go! We are not bad people." Several children kept shouting.
The sailor saluted Quick and reported: "Report to Captain, we have caught a few young pirates."
"You are the pirate, your whole family is a pirate!" The children shouted Face counterattacked aggrievedly.
“Let them go! You are not pirate boys, so who are you?”
The boys rubbed their sore wrists and hurriedly reported their identities: "We were plundered by pirates and came to the island. They treated us as slaves and rescued us."
"Calm down. "Calm down, at least let me know your names and where you come from?"
The brown-haired boy said: "Are you from Alda's army? My name is Alan, and his name is Tom." Our name is Pine. We are all from the Little Horn Village of Skano. The pirates looted our village and took us as slaves. There are many kidnapped slaves on the island from all over the northwest. Can you take us back? On land?”
Scano? Quick knew that it was a coastal county south of Arda.
"Boy, take us to the place where the slaves are imprisoned and tell them that the army under Count Grayman has come to rescue them."
Quick waved his hand proudly.
(End of this chapter)