Six Hundred and Forty-Nine Capture the King

The return of the first formation means that the Bloody Mary completely lost the chance of escape.

An hour and a half later, Valkyrie arrived at the battle position 3 kilometers south of the cotton cloth regiment.

After another 15 minutes, Katerina issued a combat order, and the first formation circled forward from the northwest, and the entire fleet blocked the route of the cotton cloth regiment.

The White Pelican's thirty-two-pound bow gun was the first to fire in this blocking battle. The shell hit between the two Brigantines, and the cotton ball began to collapse.

The gap between ships, the gap between fleets, the gap between command and command...

At the beginning of the war, Cotton Jack tried to use his numerical advantage to open the way.

The 17 ships were divided into two, and 5 Brigantines were used to monitor the movement of Valkyrie. In addition, including the Bloody Mary, the 12 ships with stronger firepower rushed to the first formation.

Favna ordered Mistra and Guna to rush forward, 200 meters apart, and plunge straight into the center of the enemy formation.

The 24-pound short-range main gun of the second-generation Samurai showed extremely strong destructive power in the center of the enemy line. After 20 minutes of fighting, it damaged three pirate ships and severely damaged one.

In contrast to Cotton Jack, although more shells hit the two ships as they approached, it was difficult for the small-caliber naval guns to cause effective damage to the iron armor covered by the second-generation Samurai.

Brunhilde and Jerschkogul also squeezed up from the outer line with their respective wing ships, and like a school of sharks, they surrounded and suppressed the single enemy ship from near to far.

45 minutes into the battle, the foremast of the Guna of the first formation was destroyed, the stern of the Mistra was damaged, the frigate Bird and Scarlet Sakura were severely damaged, and Brunhilde and Jerschkogur were damaged to varying degrees.

For Cotton Jack, one Bagg and one Brigantine were sunk, one Galen was driven out and two Brigs and one Brigantine were destroyed, and their combat power was nearly half lost.

Valkyrie suddenly cut into the battlefield from the south, and the first round of saturated shelling caused heavy damage to the Brigantine fleet opposite him, sinking one and wounding the other.

The cotton cloth group collapsed completely, and the surviving warships fled in all directions. Favna sent Mystra, Brunhilde, and White Pelican to entangle Bloody Mary, and Jerschkogur and Oleander chased another ship Galenic type in perfect condition.

In another 30 minutes, Brunhilde hit with a chain bomb, the Bloody Mary's mainmast broke, and Valkyrie lowered her sails to meet the ship.

At 6:17 p.m., Lorraine kicked Cotton Jack's captain's cabin, and saw the legendary pirate king who had been in constant grievances with him since the smuggling period for the first time.

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Cotton Jack VII, or Alessandro Di Rabi, is a fat middle-aged man, about 170 cm tall, with a big waist, thick dark brown curly hair and exaggerated beard enough to be braided.

His clothes are neat and luxurious, with black and blue as the main colors, the edges of the color blocks are decorated with shiny gold threads, and there is no wrinkle at the collar corners or cuffs.

This made him not look like a pirate, nor did he have rounded facial features and chin. He didn't show much cruelty, but was more treacherous, just like a shameless businessman who didn't follow the rules.

In fact, Alessandro Di Rabi is indeed an outstanding pirate businessman.

As the Pirate King of the Caribbean, his most well-known strength is not in his flagship, fleet, or invincible fighting and shooting skills, but in the bustling black port he runs.

He should be the most peculiar pirate king in the post-golden age except Lorraine.

Back then, the black port of Bimini created a new model for the big pirates to sell their stolen goods. The income of the port of Turtuga fell precipitously because of him, and the Brotherhood of the Sea almost fell into a slump.

However, he failed to create an era in the end, because at the critical period when he was about to transform, the Battle of Lorraine ransacked the black port of Bimini.

After the fall of Bimini, Alessandro Di Rabi also fell into a trough that lasted for several years.

He hated Lorraine deeply and insisted on maintaining an uncompromising state of war with Drake. The cotton regiment was severely damaged and disintegrated several times in the subsequent pirate wars. Between 1779 and 1780, countless young pirates wanted to step on the His head became famous.

But he survived after all.

During the two wars of association, the Brotherhood of the Sea fled to Nassau from Turtle Island, and Blackbeard, who also had a deep hatred with Lorraine, aspired to become the recognized leader of the pirates.

At the invitation of Blackbeard, Alessandro Di Rabi took over the operation and management of Nassau Black Harbor, and it took only one year to make the tidal flat less than 20 kilometers away from Nassau Civil Harbor a Pirates of the Caribbean The new core of trade.

Cotton Jack, a business genius, is officially resurrected, and he has transformed from a destroyer of the imperial order to a famous minister of pirates.

The once-prosperous private port of pirates declined rapidly, and the Brotherhood once again became the best choice for pirates to sell their stolen goods.

The Cotton Jack Pirates also quickly regained their former strength.

Pirates from all walks of life came to vote one after another because of his good battalion. At its peak, Alessandro Di Rabi had a total of 62 ships in four fleets, which were firmly under the White Flag, Blackbeard and Black Baron pirates. The most well-deserved team in the second echelon.

But such good days did not last long.

In the Battle of Basseterre, Blackbeard's prestige was greatly damaged, and Pavlomy fled to South America. Alessandro Di Rabi didn't know what he ate wrongly. On the third day of the execution of the hanging by the skillful Dricky, he suddenly declared war on the severely injured Blackbeard, in an attempt to replace Blackbeard as the patron of the Brotherhood of the Sea.

Blackbeard, who was worried and had nowhere to vent his anger, bravely fought and fought three consecutive battles with the Cotton Group in the sea of ​​the Exuma Islands. Alessandro Di Rabi lost three of the three battles, and Bloody Mary was captured twice.

If Nassau Black Harbor had not become the most important tool for Blackbeard to sell stolen goods and earn money, Alessandro Di Rabi would have been exiled by the furious Blackbeard to an uninhabited island to die.

All in all, Alessandro Di Rabi is a peculiar pirate, an excellent businessman, and to some extent, a wonderful combination of lucky and unlucky.

Lorraine saw the token of the Pirate King in his pendant, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth: "I didn't expect that the greedy Blackbeard would keep them in your hands, did you forget?"

Alessandro Dirabbi stared at Lorraine bitterly: "The bottom line of the Brotherhood at Sea is that the Pirate King runs the black port of the Brotherhood, and other big pirates are unwilling to sell stolen goods under Blackbeard's power, so . . . it was the result of a compromise."

"Compromise..." Lorraine sheathed the knife and wiped the blood from his face, "It sounds like many interesting things happened after the Brotherhood moved to Nassau. Solve problems at the table like civilized people."

"We've always known how to solve problems at the table!"

"Really?" Lorraine reached out and took off the token, and threw it to Adley who was by the hatch, "Cotton Jack...Your Highness, you, Henry the Hound, and Bonnet the Viking attacked the United States like a madman The most prosperous Massachusetts Bay massacred hundreds of people in the territory of the United States, and kidnapped dozens of well-known and wealthy businessmen by the way."

"You guys did such a irrational thing, and you can say that you are a rational and civilized creature in a blink of an eye..." Lorraine took a deep breath, "Your Highness, pirates are not suitable for you, you You should be a politician."

Alessandro blushed, "If it wasn't for the damn hound Henry being useless..."

"It's easy to be disappointed if you pin your hopes on others. If you failed to sink Valkyrie, you should have been mentally prepared." Lorraine sat down with a smile, crossed his fingers and sat across from Alessandro, "Your Highness, I am going to hang you on this boat."

Alessandro's face twitched at the sudden death announcement.

He panicked completely, and his previous composure disappeared without a trace.

"Bai... Bai Qi, you shouldn't execute me directly! Under the protection of the Pirate Code, I have the right to be exiled to a deserted island!"

"You don't have the right to choose how to die." Lorraine said firmly, "On this sea, rights belong only to civilized people."

"But I'm a civilized man!" Alejandro yelled sharply. "I'm a citizen of America, and even a town councilman in Williamsburg, a real councilman!"

"This is..." Lorraine opened his mouth differently, "Are you really a politician?"

"If it is fake, it will be replaced if it is fake!"

Seeing Alessandro's flustered appearance, Lorraine was speechless. He frowned and weighed in his heart, and it took a long time to reorganize his thoughts.

"Disappear or be handed over to the United States." He said softly. "My choice depends on your performance, Mr. Congressman."

"Now please tell me, what was written on that mysterious piece of paper that led to this action..."