Chapter 1543?|·'-'·) The Devil From the East

In the Tripoli port tavern on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in northern Africa, a group of drunk and dirty alcoholics, down-and-out sailors waiting for work, scantily clad dancers who linger with laughter, and those wearing clothes who don’t know what they want to do Guys wearing captain's hats are partying or whispering here at this time, making the whole tavern smoky.

In fact, in this crazy age of discovery, it's not surprising that this is the norm in taverns all over the world.

But at this time, in a corner, a drunkard was sitting at a table and didn't know what he was talking about, and gradually attracted the attention of many people.

"Here's a breaking news for you guys, uh..."

"Pirate King Hayreddin!"

"You all should know, right?"

After hiccupping, a cloudy and foul smell of alcohol welled up in his throat, the alcoholic with yellow teeth and dirt on his face continued:

"threaten!"

"The pirate king of the Mediterranean Sea, Barbarossa Fasl Hayreddin, threatened the admiral of the Li family's fleet in the port of Algiers a month ago!"

"The results of it……"

"You may wish to guess?"

In the middle of speaking, the drunkard stopped suddenly, and then grinned grinningly and asked the drunkards, prostitutes and captains who were attracted by his topic and unconsciously surrounded him.

"??"

"Say it!"

"Stop talking! Say it!"

"I bought your glass of wine!"

After making noise for a while, without waiting for the crowd to continue to urge more, a captain who seemed to have a little money directly threw a coin into the empty oak cup in front of the alcoholic.

Indicated that he could continue talking.

"Okay!"

"Let me tell you, the Li family's fleet, those Easterners, after they were resupplied, they actually went out of the port and fought with the pirate king Barbarossa Fasl Hayreddin who wanted to escort them away! "

Having said that, the drunkard stopped again, and looked around at the people who were listening to his words with concentration and breathlessness, not to mention how proud he was.

"Then what?"

"Say it!"

It was the same captain who dropped the coin just now, he was obviously a little impatient.

"Then?"

"Of course it is..."

This time, the drunkard didn't continue to play tricks, but after seeing that everyone was attracted and no one interrupted, he said with lingering fear:

"Of course the dozen or so ships of the Pirate King were all sunk!"

"It's all gone!"

"You don't know, those Easterners are too cruel... The naval guns came directly from a few hundred yards away, and then there were big gaps in the hull of the Pirate King's fleet, and the sea water continued to flow. Crazy rushing in, it can't be saved!"

"The cannons of the Li Family Fleet really deserve their reputation. They are so ruthless and accurate, just like the devil!"

"At that time, the Pirate King ordered to abandon the ship on the spot!"

"They fled back to Algiers in embarrassment, and less than half of them came back..."

Speaking of this, the drunkard seemed to be remembering something, and he continued after a while.

"You know, just after threatening, I was slapped in the face by those Orientals. Of course, our Mediterranean pirate king is not willing to let it go, right?"

"so……"

"Half a month later, they fought again here, in the sea north of Tripoli!"

"This time, the Pirate King learned his lesson. He dispatched nearly 30 fast ships, all of which were fast ships! Because he knew that the cannons of the Li family fleet were powerful, so he didn't plan to play artillery battles with those Easterners at all. Now, he is ready to fight for help!"

"As you all know, the pirate king, Barbarossa Fasl Hayreddin, is the closest to the limit of human beings. No one has ever been able to beat him!"

"not a single one!"

"but……"

At this time, almost all the people in the tavern were quiet, and they gathered here unconsciously, surrounded several floors, even the owner of the tavern and the savage waitress surrounded them, all waiting for that yellow-toothed man , the drunkard sailor with his face covered in grime continued.

"No one thought..."

"The ships of the Li family's fleet, those warships that are bigger than the biggest Dutch cargo ship, actually run faster than the pirate king's clippers?"

The drunkard's eyes gradually became a little blurred, and he began to recall full of memories.

"It was a stormy, fan-like night..."

"Taking advantage of the night, the strong wind, the huge waves, and the pouring rain, the pirate king Barbarossa Fasr Hayreddin was naked from the upper body, holding two scimitars in his hand, and his feet were nailed to the ground like nails. On the deck at the bow of the ship, like a lion, he glared viciously at the Li family fleet that appeared and disappeared in the darkness ahead."

"That night, there was heavy rain in the sky, and the sky and the earth were pitch black. Only the occasional lightning that struck the sea surface allowed the sailors on both sides to briefly see each other's position and distance."

"That's right!"

"The Pirate King's plan is correct. In that bad sea condition, the accuracy and shooting frequency of Li's fleet's naval guns were greatly reduced. More than a dozen ships successfully rushed within 300 yards of the Li family fleet!"

"That was a successful strategy and a perfect sneak attack, just like what Pirate King usually does against those merchant ships or warships."

"But……"

"When the two sides reached a distance of 200 yards, unexpectedly, the naval guns of the Li family's fleet suddenly rang again, and blasted towards the Pirate King's fleet overwhelmingly!"

Speaking of which, the alcoholic with yellow teeth and grime on his face stopped again, and the expression called fear began to appear on his face as if he was actually there.

"terrible!"

"Those Easterners are really cunning. They actually let the Pirate King's fleet approach on purpose, and then they opened fire just like that."

"It's too tragic..."

"It's really too tragic!"

"Think about it, because they were planning to fight a gang battle, so almost all the melee fighters under the Pirate King braved the wind and rain and gathered on the deck, but it turned out..."

"Under the double blow of Li's fleet's fierce shelling and platooning of guns, let alone how miserable it is!"

"Cannonballs whizzed over, and all the people on the deck were smashed into pieces in an instant!"

"There's nowhere to hide!"

"Because, in addition to the cannonballs, the overwhelming, raindrop-like volleys of gun bullets also shot over obliquely at the same time condescending."

"It didn't take long, and there were only dead bodies left on the entire deck..."

"Those Oriental cannons continue to roar..."

"More than 20 clippers, at the end of the first round of shelling, sank nearly ten ships on the spot, and scattered several ships!"

"Then, the opponent's second round of shelling rang out again..."

"In the end, only Hailedin's flagship 'Bald Eagle', like a bolt of lightning, took advantage of the chaos and darkness, detoured and crashed head-on at the Oriental's flagship 'Xiangfeihu'."

"result……"

"And guess what?"

Speaking of this, the drunkard whose face was full of fear and confusion suddenly stopped talking, but kept pouring into his already empty wine glass.

"!!"

"Say it!"

"Say it quickly!"

"I'm dying of anxiety!"

"that is!"

"cough!"

"Shut up!"

"I'll buy you two drinks, let's continue!"

Without waiting for the impatient drinkers to croak, two glasses of beer were viciously slapped on the table in front of the alcoholic sailor with yellow teeth and a face full of dirt.

"!!"

Seeing this, the drunkard couldn't wait to pick up one of the cups and gulped it down.

"ha!"

Soon, he drank one of the cups in one gulp, and then slowly said under the impatience of everyone's eyes and the urging of greetings to his ancestors and women:

"To be honest, at that time, the 'Bald Eagle' almost really succeeded..."

"Like a bolt of lightning, under the control of Hayreddin's best red-nosed helmsman, it dexterously avoided the enemy's shelling, prevented the enemy from changing course by using broadside shelling, and taking advantage of the heaving of the waves, Use the side of the ship to block the enemy's volley."

"They quickly rushed to within fifty yards of the bow of the 'Xiangfeihu', even before the Flash could clearly see the ferocious devil bear figure on the bow of the oriental ship, they could proceed immediately Rely on help!"

"But……"

"You can't think of it, can you?"

"At this time, the bow of the 'Bald Eagle' was facing the bow of the 'Xiangfeihu', and the two sides were about to collide violently, and then the Pirate King and his men could jump on board. When slaughtering those Orientals, the bow guns of those damn Orientals fired!"

"Also, that damned god or gods might really be the Pirate King who abandoned us..."

"Four shells came and three missed."

"That's a normal thing. After all, it was night, it was raining heavily, the wind was blowing, and the waves were higher than the two of us. In that case, the best gunners could shoot shells into the sky. Nothing surprising."

"However..."

"At that critical moment, a cannonball seemed to have eyes. As soon as it came, it accurately interrupted the two masts of the 'Bald Eagle' directly at the root..."

"Then the deck of the 'Bald Eagle' was in chaos, and after losing its two main masts, it quickly lost power and control, and it just lay across the sea, shaken by the ruthless waves."

"All the crew heard."

"The king of pirates, Barbarossa Fasl Hayreddin, roared angrily on the bow of the ship, and when the flagship of the Li family's fleet adjusted its direction and prepared to shell him, he made people hang up the flag of invitation to fight!"

"That's right!"

"It's the duel skull flag that requests a decisive battle with the other party's captain or the strongest man on board, and makes all the captains and admirals in the Mediterranean frightened!"

It is not without reason that Barbarosha Fasl Hayreddin, the king of pirates, became the leader of the North African pirates and ruled the Mediterranean Sea. At least everyone here knows that no one can defeat Barbaro in gang battles or duels. Sand, not a single one!

And anyone who dares to meet the challenge will die!

"Then what?"

"The Li family's fleet must not agree, and directly bombarded the flagship of the Pirate King, right?"

"Sure!"

"If it were me, I would fire too, I'm not stupid!"

"You all shut up!"

"Say it!"

"Then what happened?"

The onlookers made a fuss, and after guessing each other for a while and expressing their opinions, they continued to ask the alcoholic who was drinking his second glass of wine.

"Gulu Gulu..."

"ha!"

He slammed his empty oak cup on the table, and then the drunkard continued:

"Then……"

"You all guessed wrong. The Li family's fleet didn't fire. They agreed to the pirate king Barbarossa Fasser Hayreddin's invitation to fight, and allowed him to board the flagship of the 'Xiangfeihu' for a duel."

"then……"

"No one knows what happened on the spacious deck of the 'Xiangfeihu'..."

"Anyway, in less than ten minutes, the pirate king Barbarossa Fasl Hayreddin returned in a state of embarrassment. He had three bloody wounds on his upper body."

"He walked straight into his captain's cabin without saying a word and closed the hatch!"

"..."

"Some say he won, but was humiliated by the enemy?"

"but……"

"Some people also said that he lost, and he lost completely..."

"But who knows?"

"Anyway, after two major defeats, you all know the rest."

"The Pirate King never mentioned the trouble with the Li Family Fleet and those Easterners. He even gave orders to the ports along the entire Mediterranean Sea and North Africa, saying that everyone should not embarrass the Li Family Fleet and allow them to Landing supplies?"

Finally, the rotten alcoholic with yellow teeth and dirty face finished telling his story, then stretched out his hand drunkenly, and took out the coin that had just been thrown into his wine glass by someone who didn't know.

"..."

"wrong!"

"How do you know so clearly?"

"yes!"

"Could it be you who made it up?"

"I still don't quite believe it. The Pirate King Barbarossa has never lost. If those Easterners really dare to duel with him, the opponent must lose!"

"That's it!"

After listening to the story, the sailors, pirates, dancers, and captains around here didn't really buy it, and some even doubted what the rotten drunkard said.

"Pooh!"

Boom!

Idlely spat viciously, and then, a bandaged and prosthetic leg was placed on the table.

"Tell you!"

"I was on the 'Bald Eagle' at the time, and this leg was broken by a shell at that time!"

"Otherwise, why do you think I don't continue to go to the sea to eat delicious and spicy food, but drink here every day?"

"Let me tell you, the Pirate King Barbarossa has indeed lost, and he has lost badly!"

"Also, you must not have thought of it?"

"In the duel, he was defeated by the admiral of the Li family's fleet, that devilish little girl!"

"Just three swords!"

"At that time, there were only three swords. It was recognized by everyone. The combat power exceeded the limit of human beings. It was impossible for anyone to be an opponent. The pirate king who ruled the Mediterranean, Barbarossa Fasl Hayreddin, was born in that little girl. The subordinates are defeated!"

Stretching out three fingers that were also full of dirt and the gaps between the nails were still full of black matter, the rotten drunkard pirate sailor smiled triumphantly after seeing that everyone was stunned, and explained why he knew so clearly .

"!!"

"this!"

"..."

"..."

At this moment, everyone gradually believed a little bit, and couldn't help but gasped.

"impossible!"

"A little girl can't beat Barbarossa!"

"He's lying!"

"But……"

"Hailedin seems to have indeed lost. You should have heard the rumor, right?"

"..."

"That little girl, is she a witch?"

"have no idea……"

"No!"

"She's not a witch, she's a devil!"

"It is the devil admiral from the distant, ancient, and mysterious Eastern Ming Empire. She is here to punish us Europeans who have invaded the distant and sacred Eastern Sea!"

"We're all doomed!"

"Shut up!!"

"Damn it, dare to step on me, come on, let's duel!!"

"..."

There was a moment of silence in the tavern, and then it quickly became noisy again.

What the drunkard who claimed to be Hayreddin's subordinate said just now was quickly forgotten by people.

After all, it's just a gossip, people may write it down and brag about it, and then evolve into many versions of the song, and they may even substitute themselves into the lame sailor, Bragging to those who don't know that they once fought side by side with the Pirate King against the devils of the East?

...

Istanbul, in this Mediterranean port city of the Ottoman Empire, the commander-in-chief of the Ottoman Navy, Hedem Affmedo Pasha, finally received a letter from his ally, the leader of the North African pirates, Barbarossa, the king of pirates who ruled the Mediterranean Sea. A personal letter from Fasr Hayreddin.

"..."

"What?"

"Even Barbarossa failed?"

Seeing what was written in the letter, Hedem Aformedo Bashar was really taken aback.

"Well……"

"Also!"

"Go, send an order to our warship admirals, telling them not to embarrass the Li family fleet for the time being, and the port officials who rule us, from today, the ports under our control are open to the Li family fleet, allowing them to dock or replenish! "

After pondering for a while, Hedem Aformedo Pasha didn't even put down the letter, and directly said to a herald beside him.

"yes!"

"Follow orders!"

The herald didn't dare to ask more questions, and went out to deliver the order.

"..."

"Let those Easterners fight Barudis first, and when those guys are almost exhausted, it's time for us to dominate the Mediterranean!"

"Hum hum……"

Hedem Aformedo Bashar snorted coldly and laughed.

In Asia Minor, the powerful Ottoman navy has wiped out the countries along the eastern Mediterranean coast one by one. However, in order to gain sea power, all this is not enough. It is far from enough for him to attack Italy, Spain and open the Strait of Gibraltar!

Otherwise, their Ottoman Empire's navy will always be just an inland sea fleet, and there will never be a way to get involved in the trade of the New World or the Far East!

And to achieve his goal, the Spanish Armada is a hurdle that cannot be overcome!

It is said that at this time the Italian Paolo Chentriou had also completely turned to Barudis. In this way, it gradually became impossible for the Ottoman navy to invade Italy.

but……

The situation is different now. Those Orientals have come, and it is said that they have beaten the port of Seville very badly, and wiped out many ships of the Armada?

In that way, it seems that the Ottoman Empire has more room and opportunities to operate.

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