"What is this idiot doing?" Ed stood on the deck, looking at the Sea Fish Pirates parading through the city. The veins on his forehead were throbbing uncontrollably. Every move of Paul was beyond his expectations.
What a qualified general hates most is unexpected situations.
He was not ready yet, and he did not know whether Mahamadou's reinforcements had arrived.
At this time, if Paul provoked Lieutenant General Antonio, it would easily lead to unpredictable consequences.
It is very likely that his entire army will be wiped out.
"Obviously, he knows about the bounty you offered him. He wants to use Antonio to avenge us, or as he said, to avenge Mahamadou for his girlfriend Martha. Otherwise, why didn't he choose to provoke Drizzt?"
First Mate Brown gave a commentary while watching the performance of the Sea Fish Pirates.
Sudden.
The main sail of the Smiling Angel fell down for some unknown reason. A group of people were busy raising the sail. Brown unconsciously smiled and shook his head. "What a bunch of clowns. They didn't even check the sail ropes in advance on the battlefield..."
"If he's provoking, why doesn't he fire?" Ed said angrily, "He doesn't think that the goddess of luck is really on his side!"
"Obviously, not." The first mate burst out laughing. "The mainsail of the Smiling Angel fell off three times, the mainsail of the Happy Fish One fell off twice, and the sail of the Clownfish One fell off once. At least eight sailors fell into the sea. If this is called the protection of the goddess of luck, then the goddess of luck must be blind!"
"Fire and sink them." Ed said with a dark face, "It's a shame for everyone to have such a clown among pirates..."
"Ed, now is the time to fire. It will most likely be seen as a provocation by Antonio," the first mate said dimly.
"So we can only watch him make a fool of himself here?" Ed roared.
"Obviously, this is the right thing to do." The first mate shrugged.
…
"General, do you want us to fire and sink those clowns?" The lieutenant beside Antonio was indignant. "He actually insulted your buttocks with such vulgar language, and forced our port garrison to dance on the ship. This is clearly the ultimate insult to us..."
"Am I missing a piece of meat?" Antonio smiled. He could clearly feel that many people were looking at his butt, but he didn't care at all. "Is that guy Paul Walsh, who is wanted by Duffy and Admiral Mikalo?"
"Yes." said the deputy general.
"I remember his reward was 80,000 gold coins? Why has it become 100,000 now?" Antonio asked.
"General, as far as I know, no one has increased his reward." The deputy general said, "Maybe Ed asked him to provoke us! General, are we really not going to fire at them? His sails have fallen three times. Once we fire, he will definitely not be able to escape..."
"Wait a little longer." Antonio raised the telescope and looked for Doug on Paul's ships.
At this time.
A large number of pirate ships suddenly appeared on the sea. The flags on each ship were changed to strange colors. The only thing in common was that the flags no longer had skulls but sea fish.
Sharks, cutlassfish, octopus, whales, etc.
Even the names of the ships were changed.
Shark, Whale...
Antonio rubbed his eyes subconsciously.
what's the situation
Are these people from the Sea Fish Pirates
Sudden.
The words "Fish Era" once again entered Antonio's sight.
He was silent for a moment, then ordered, "Cecil, pass on my order. All fleets must advance half a mile and concentrate their firepower to sink the Sea Fish Pirates. He is acting on his own, and it is not Ed's order..."
…
Antonio's navy suddenly adjusted their sails and moved forward.
Ed's expression changed. "Damn Paul, Brown, tell everyone to prepare for the battle."
…
"Paul, is everything okay?" Looking at the navy warship that suddenly started moving and the black cannon barrels that turned towards them, Martha's face turned pale. She tightly grasped Doug's arm, "Why do I feel that the goddess of luck is no longer on our side today? The sails of the Smiling Angel have fallen three times..."
It would be abnormal if it didn't fall off.
Doug complained inwardly and consoled him, "Don't panic, just keep singing and dancing. Then you will find that everything that happened just now was just a little joke played by the goddess of luck on us."
Source of happiness: When you spread happiness, the people around you will inevitably fall into bad luck;
Fishing in troubled waters: You are always the biggest beneficiary of the troubled waters you stir up.
If there was only the source of happiness, Doug would never take such a big risk, because that would only ensure that he himself would not get into trouble.
But it’s different if the latter one is added. The biggest beneficiary is not just a joke.
There are three forces on the sea now, one is Antonio's navy, one is Vice Admiral Ed's island defense group, and the bulk pirates who came to support...
Among these three forces, he is the weakest one. But he is the biggest beneficiary, which means he will be the one who laughs last...
…
boom!
boom!
boom!
The navy had advanced half a nautical mile and launched an artillery attack immediately.
Ed retreated with his fifteen ships, cursing Paul. He was not stupid enough to confront hundreds of naval warships head-on.
…
Countless shells fell like raindrops, hitting heavily around Dug's ships. Some fell on the deck, and some shells hit the mast of the ship.
The mast broke and the sails dropped.
Four of Duger's five pirate ships lost power on the spot and stopped on the sea, motionless.
The bow of Clownfish No. 1's deck was pierced by a shell, a raging fire broke out on the ship, and it sank slowly into the sea.
The dancing sailors dodged back and forth in panic.
But they were on the sea and had nowhere to hide.
As a last resort, they could only set up cannons and fight back, but their artillery fire was too weak and they could not create any waves against the powerful Royal Navy.
Even the range of their artillery shells could not reach the opposing naval warships.
this moment.
Duger's sea fish pirate group has become a living target.
Panic and helpless.
"They are indeed a bunch of clowns."
Seeing this scene, the sailors became even happier.
Behind Ed's fleet, the small fry who had changed their flags and the names of their ships were all stunned by the scene before them.
The favor of the goddess of luck
After just one round of bombardment, he became a sitting duck...
Or maybe, their changing of names so many times really reduced the luck of the Sea Fish Pirates.
Or.
Fish Era is simply a lie.
…
"Is this what you call the goddess of luck?" Martha looked at Clownfish No. 1, which was sunk by a shell, in a frenzy, her face full of despair. "My head must have been caught in a door before I would believe in your goddess of luck. To hell with the fish era! If I had known this would happen, I might as well have stayed on Heard Island and continued to be a witch. At least, I could still be alive..."
"Martha, let me emphasize again that you didn't leave with me voluntarily. I kidnapped you." Doug emphasized with a smile, "Besides, haven't you noticed? Among so many shells, did one hit the ship under our feet?"
"..." Martha was stunned and looked around subconsciously.
Barry and Wayne, who were equally panicked, were also stunned.
The original Smiling Angel was too small and the ride comfort was extremely low, so all the members of the original Smiling Angel had long since moved to the Clownfish II.
After being reminded by Doug, they realized that after a round of artillery fire from the navy, the other four ships were either damaged or sunk, but the Clownfish No. 2 under their feet was not hurt at all.
The goddess of luck was indeed protecting them.
…
"Haha, the protection of the goddess of luck?" Antonio looked at the retreating Ed, laughed sarcastically, and gave a new order, "Cecil, leave ten ships to clear out the clown Paul, and the rest of the fleet will chase forward and take down Heard Island in one go. It seems that the goddess of luck protects our Royal Navy more. That stupid clown Paul is our lucky star. Mahamadou is indeed not prepared..."
The words haven't finished yet.
The roar of artillery fire suddenly sounded behind the navy.
at the same time.
A melodious horn sounded throughout the sea.
Antonio's face changed and he turned around suddenly. He raised the telescope hanging on his chest and looked behind him.
First, a pitch-black pirate flag appeared, and then a huge ship that was completely black with a terrifying beast head on the bow broke into his camera.
Antonio frowned: "Roland Swann, damn it, why is he here?"
(End of this chapter)