Most of the people coming and going on Heard Island are pirates who are coming for supplies, exchanging materials, or just wanting to indulge themselves and have fun.
The two forces on the island are Mahamadou and Safra, who hold the greatest interests.
Mahamadou's general on Heard Island was called Ed Harold.
He had 15 warships under his command. The largest ship had more than 200 sailors and 8 cannons. The smallest ship was also equipped with a cannon and 20 sailors. The total number of crew members was about 1,500.
The general of Savra stationed on Heard Island is called Drizzt Reddy, and the number of warships and sailors is similar to that of Eddard.
Once these two forces are deployed, they will be enough to suppress all scattered pirates near Heard Island.
after all.
Doug's original Smiling Angel had a crew of only 12 people, which was not even as well equipped as the smallest warship under Ed's command.
The Duffy family's merchant ships and the ships captured from the navy stationed in Hong Kong can only carry about 50 people, which is a force that cannot be any smaller.
Even though Doug's pirate group expanded to 350 people within a day, they had a head-on conflict with Ed's pirate group. After a volley of fire from the opposite side, there was basically nothing left on his side.
But after a day of fighting, all the enemies against the Sea Fish Pirates were in a terrible state, while on their side, except for a few unlucky guys who fell into the water, there was no one hurt.
Coupled with the witch's prophecy, the morale of the Sea Fish Pirates almost reached its peak. They believed that they were blessed by the sea god, and under the leadership of Paul, they could travel the world and be invincible.
…
When Duger kidnapped He Ya.
Eddard and Drizzt's fleet are confronting Antonio.
Heard Island is an important stronghold between the East China Sea and the South China Sea. It is related to the supplies of many pirates and is also an economic pillar of Mahamadou and Safra. Therefore, it must not fall into the hands of the navy.
They were waiting for reinforcements from Mahamadou and Safra to attack Antonio's navy from behind.
With internal and external cooperation, the blockade of Heard Island was finally lifted.
so.
Even though Ed knew that witch He Ya had been kidnapped, he was unable to spare the time to deal with Doug.
but.
He didn't take it to heart.
after all,
Antonio blocked the route, and the idiot who kidnapped the witch couldn't escape.
He also believed that the scattered pirates on Heard Island would send the witch back for him, but when one letter after another of intelligence about the Sea Fish Pirates was delivered to Ed, he was finally dumbfounded.
…
"Fish era?"
"Paul is actually a witch, and he tells fortunes for everyone who comes to him."
"The news that Mahamadou coerced He Ya to secretly collect the Destiny Chart has been leaked..."
…
"Damn Paul, how dare he spread Mahamadou's affairs? Mahamadou will kill me if he knows about this." Under the moonlight, Ed's eyes were full of bloodshot, and he roared angrily on the deck. He came to his senses and said to the first mate, "Brown, you take five ships tomorrow to kill Paul and his damn Sea Fish Pirates and take back the witch. I want everyone to know that Sea Fish can't bring them any luck, but only bad luck."
"Captain, if I take five ships away, Antonio will definitely take the opportunity to attack," said the first mate Brown. "We will be more responsible for losing Heard Island."
"Then what do you say we should do? We fight here and watch that guy causing trouble behind us?" Ed said coldly.
"Captain, Witch He Ya's mission is to help Mahamadou find the destiny chart." The first mate was silent for a moment, and then said, "Now that all the clues about the Sea God's Scepter have been leaked, there is actually no need for the witch to keep it."
"What do you want to say?" Ed asked.
"As far as I know, the bounty on Paul is already 80,000 gold coins. If we add another 20,000 gold coins, someone will definitely take the risk to help us kill Paul and the witch. The bounty hunter named Black Hand should be interested in Paul." The first mate shrugged and said, "As for Mahamadou, the incident had already happened. We were not on the island at the time. He won't vent his anger on us because of this incident, right?"
"This is the only way." Ed took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He looked at the first mate and ordered, "Find someone to return to Heard Island overnight and issue a bounty on Paul. Mobilize all pirate ships on Heard Island to participate in the battle with Antonio. I have a feeling that Antonio will launch a general offensive in the next two days, and we have to hold on until reinforcements arrive."
…
The next day.
Ed's bounty on Paul and mobilization order against the pirates were issued at the same time.
The pirates of the Fish Era who had been touched by Doug had personally experienced the protection of the goddess of luck over Paul's pirate group, and were indifferent to the bounty on Paul.
However, they enthusiastically joined the team against Antonio.
These people came to Heard Island to look for clues to the Scepter of Poseidon, and now they have a new mission - to find Selma and make a deal with her.
Naturally, he was unwilling to be trapped here forever. Then, breaking through Antonio's blockade became inevitable.
Every pirate who changed his name firmly believed that after changing his name, the goddess of luck would be with them.
As for the pirates who changed their names but were not touched by Doug, they happily discussed how to capture Paul's head in exchange for a bounty.
after all.
Compared with the illusory Destiny Chart and Selma, Paul's head was really worth 100,000 gold coins, and it was right there, as if it was within easy reach.
They believed that Paul's good luck was brought by sea fish.
Now that everyone has a name for a sea fish, luck is evenly divided.
at this time.
It all depends on whose artillery shells are more accurate and whose knife is sharper.
…
Admiral Tristram of Savra was confronting Antonio's navy at the other end of the route, and he also knew what happened on Heard Island.
but.
He was not interested in the matter of witches and Happy Paul.
After the pirates on Heard Island are released, the clue to Poseidon's Scepter will become an open secret. All Safra needs to do is offer a reward for the Destiny Chart, regardless of whether there is a witch or not.
As for the nautical chart in Mahamadou's hand, that was something Safra needed to worry about.
perhaps.
The King of the Four Seas does not want the Scepter of Poseidon to appear.
After the death of Poseidon, the entire ocean became the world of the four kings of the seas. Who would want to have a new Poseidon holding a Poseidon scepter above his head
In Trist's opinion, Selma's huge sum of money to have a child was more urgent.
after all.
The wealth that Selma has collected over the years is enough to create a new Sea King. The man who obtains Selma's wealth will truly threaten the position of the King of the Four Seas.
…
exactly.
It was Dugar who started the war.
Ed was waiting for Mahamadou's reinforcements and for the pirates behind him to gather, while Antonio was waiting for Admiral Micarro's orders and the movements of Mahamadou and Safra.
The naval encirclement and suppression operations are usually coordinated by other naval departments.
otherwise.
Once he ordered an attack, Mahamadou's men would attack from behind, easily turning the active attack into a passive two-sided attack...
No general would allow this to happen.
result.
While the two sides were confronting each other, Duger's five pirate ships broke into their central sea area singing and dancing with an arrogant attitude.
On the deck of every ship, there is a group of sailors wearing pink skirts dancing strange dances with all kinds of problems...
The pink skull flag fluttered in the wind, as if mocking the two opposing sides.
On the sails that were constantly being adjusted, a few words were written in bold letters:
…
"Why don't we dance together?"
"Here are 100,000 gold coins moving around"
"You can see me, but you can never catch me."
"Antonio's butt is red..."
"In the great age of fish, the goddess of luck protects everyone with a fish in his name."
…
(End of this chapter)