Chapter 127 After the War

Since the last time the pirates gathered more than 10 ships and went out, the island has become much quieter.

Of course, this is a good thing for Alan and his friends. With fewer pirates, there are fewer people ordering them to do this and that.

Just as they were enjoying the rare "leisure" time, they found that the atmosphere on the island was slowly getting a little weird.

Some pirates who stayed behind began to panic all day long, as if the sky was falling.

"Have you heard? The pirates were defeated!"

When they were having lunch together at noon, Pine whispered to them mysteriously that this guy was always so well-informed.

Alan and Tom suddenly became interested. If the pirates were defeated, they might see the light of day again.

"Tell me more details."

"The fleet that set out a few days ago was led by the pirate leader Jarden himself. Three days have passed, and no one has returned."

"Are you saying they are all finished?"

"What else could it be? I guess they really provoked the Alda Navy, and then they were wiped out."

Tom looked hopeful: "Will the Alda people come to rescue us?"

"They probably won't come to rescue us, as we are not Alda's subjects. But people say that there are a lot of treasures stored in the pirate den, so the Alda people won't let them go. It's not impossible for them to rescue us."

"Lord of Light, please bless the Alda people to come here."

The three prayed to the gods with hope. With their current abilities, they could only wait for others to rescue them.

...

After defeating the fleet of the Garden Pirates, the Alda Navy had to make some repairs. This naval battle was a brilliant victory: except for one pirate ship that escaped, the other 9 pirate ships were all captured, killing more than 300 pirates and capturing nearly 200.

However, the navy's own losses were also huge. Except for the Hope, which did not engage in a boarding battle, the number of casualties on other ships was as high as more than 50, and almost everyone who participated in the battle and survived was injured. Such a huge loss shocked the navy's top brass. For the current Alda Navy, which is not large in size, this loss is unbearable.

The direct cause of the navy's heavy casualties was the mysterious drug in the prisoners' confessions. After taking it, the pirates could immediately gain combat capabilities far beyond ordinary people. If it were not for the navy's muskets and artillery, and because of the boarding battle, the pirates had to run over one by one from the narrow springboard, then the outcome of this battle would really be unknown.

The performance of the pirate leader Garden after swallowing a large amount of drugs at the end of the battle also impressed the officers and soldiers present. What kind of evil drug was that that turned a normal person into a monster in an instant?

However, when asked about the specific situation of the drug, such as how it was made or where it came from, all the captives knew little.

The only information obtained was that the pirate leader Garden got this drug from a mysterious person, or that the mysterious person personally delivered it to the pirate base, or Garden sent someone to get it from the land.

All the officers and soldiers who participated in the battle were ordered to keep silent. Except for the news of the great victory, any details of the battle must not be disclosed to outsiders or discussed in front of outsiders.

Combined with the intelligence collected from the Garden Pirates before, their troops were almost all lost in this battle. Even if each of the remaining troops can show the exaggerated combat effectiveness in the previous naval battle, it is not a threat to the navy.

Of course, we still can't take it lightly. Who knows if Garden, this loach, will hide his strength?

Through the interrogation of the captives, the various secret bases of the Loach Pirates were also learned. Among them, the base located on an unnamed island was the longest-running and largest base of Garden, which was his base camp.

The Navy Headquarters quickly formulated a follow-up plan to completely wipe out the Garden Pirates, and it would be implemented immediately once the troops were repaired.

The sloop Hope made great contributions. Although it did not participate in the boarding battle, it single-handedly pinned down as many as four pirate ships, sank one, and captured two.

Moreover, the casualties of the crew on the Hope were minimal, and only a small number of people were injured by arrows shot by the enemy ship when it approached.

Because the Hope suffered the least loss, it was entrusted with a new task: to investigate and monitor the pirate base on the unnamed island.

This naval battle was recorded as the Double Tenth Naval Battle. An urgent report with a detailed description of the naval battle was immediately sent to Huxin Town. In addition to the course of the naval battle, it also emphasized two other points: one was the mysterious drug, and the other was that the Hope performed brilliantly in this naval battle. Similar new sailing ships should be built more, more, and more...

At this time, the base of the Loach Pirates was in chaos. The high-level leaders were in a panic, and the low-level minions were spreading rumors.

The leader led the fleet to attack, but when the agreed return date came, there was no sign of anyone. It was obvious that something had happened.

Some said that the leader Garden had abandoned them and surrendered to Alda, some said that the fleet had been wiped out, and some said that Garden had found out where Edward was and led his confidants to join him. In short, there were all kinds of rumors.

Soon news came from the land that the navy had won a great victory in the waters near Port Fulan. It was obvious that their fleet had been defeated and their leader Garden was either dead or captured by the navy.

After confirming such bad news, worse things happened one after another. The brothers who were out on patrol found a mysterious strange ship in the nearby sea area. Everyone speculated that this was a reconnaissance ship sent by the Blue Dog to find out their true situation. This secret base might have been exposed.

…

"Damn Jarden, I have been a pirate with him for so many years, and I didn't know he had such a comfortable home."

No mistake, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar, take a look!

Quick held a telescope and carefully observed the nameless island. The island had a natural shelter. Looking inside, a pier with all kinds of facilities was clearly visible. Looking further away, there was also smoke rising from the island.

The former pirate leader was indignant: "Why didn't I find such a place first? That two-faced bastard got there first."

According to the direction provided by the captives, the Hope and another galley arrived in this sea area yesterday evening and finally found the nameless island where the pirate base was located. During their approach, they also found a ship cruising near the island, but the other party quickly accelerated into the harbor.

The two warships circled the island and found no large-scale pirate fleet except for a few small galleys in the harbor. Then the Hope stayed here and the other galley returned to the base to report the news.

The navy's plan is to send ships to take turns to watch the island to prevent the remaining pirates from escaping, and then after the entire army has been repaired, send troops to take it down in one fell swoop.

The first ship responsible for guarding was the Hope. After a night, the officers on the ship picked up telescopes to carefully observe the situation on the island.

The gunnery officer at the side asked: "Captain, are we just going to guard them like this?"

Quick knew that this guy was itching to do something again. Ever since the gunnery officer commanded the broadside guns to sink an enemy ship and killed countless enemies in the Battle of Fulan Port, he has been eager for the arrival of the next naval battle. Every day before going to bed, he had to touch the cannons on the ship one by one before falling asleep.

"I knew you were restless, Peter, Henry, approach the harbor, we will find a way to shoot him a few times!"

Quick loudly ordered the sailors and helmsmen. Obviously, it was not just the gunnery officer who was restless.

The deputy captain was a little worried: "What if we alert the pirates and they come out to fight us to the death? We only have one ship!"

"You mean they use those small sampans parked at the dock to fight us? Isn't that just right?"

"Uh... okay."

The gunnery officer was extremely excited: "Brothers, burn the shells for me and give them a few burning shells to try!"