Reborn As a Pirate

The magical Caribbean Sea can always breed a lot of strange things, among which pirates are the most strange.

Among them are great heroes, such as the black prince who has never established power and always regarded robbing the rich and giving to the poor as the first thief, the black prince of all generations.

Among them are self-respecting knights, just like Catalina, who never plundered Spanish merchant ships before washing their hands in the golden basin, and even if they knew in advance which Spanish ships were about to be attacked, they would travel thousands of miles to save them, and they didn't care at all. own position and safety.

Lorraine, the white-flagged pirate king, also appeared among them. He did not do anything in his name, and even became the pirate king to make it easier to fight against pirates.

If there are more... Best friend, Tie Ci, Fa Xiao, partner?

These everyday words associated with friendship and trust obviously have nothing to do with the species of pirates, but the Caribbean has raised a pair of friendship flowers that are younger than childhood sweethearts, that is, the pirate king Blackbeard and the great pirate Dereki.

No one knows how their friendship started. Anyway, in the early days of the pirate war, when Lorraine and Blackbeard were anxious at sea, they could often meet Drake's flagship Vulcan.

The second association war made this friendship officially known to the world.

Blackbeard is in command, and Delici is out in force.

His pirate group is the main force of the pirate fourth fleet, and it is precisely because of his presence that the fourth fleet, which is not considered strong on paper, has been upgraded to become a powerful force second only to Blackbeard's own team. It has a tenacious fighting will and a fierce fighting style. .

This group of mobs braved shore artillery to launch round after round of strong attacks on Bridgeton, which eventually caused a fire in the port area, and finally became an excuse for Lorraine to launch a crusade against him.

The war of crusade is like history repeating itself in a mirror image.

Drakey encountered a strong enemy in the Virgin Islands, and Blackbeard personally brought the Queen Anne's Revenge to support him.

After Bell's battle cut Derry into serious injuries, Blackbeard took advantage of the Christmas break to gather his best troops from all over the world, and threw himself into this battle that had nothing to do with him. The quagmire of war.

Lorraine was stunned for a long time by the old news of the explosion that had long been out of date.

He really didn't understand what his old opponent was thinking.

That's right, thanks to the escalation of the pirate war, the pirate world in the Caribbean has set off a large-scale merger in the past two years, which is no less than the reshuffle of the takeaway market in later generations.

Pirate leaders such as Blackbeard Edward and Black Baron Pavlomy's pirate group have reached the peak size of the golden age, and even the fleet of Cotton Jack and Henry the Hound in the second echelon has exceeded 40, which is enough to be called The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong.

According to the information purchased from the Royal Navy by the Drake Chamber of Commerce, the Blackbeard Pirates currently have 147 armed merchant ships, including 86 warships above Tier 6, which belong to five teams and are located in the northeastern waters of the Caribbean, from the Bahamas to Xiangyang. The Windy Islands are his active hunting areas.

But among the five teams, the one with the most elite combat power and the most number of fights against Lorraine, and the one that best represents his Pirate King majesty, is still his own team

Blackbeard's main unit, the flagship Queen Anne's Revenge, has another 19 warships, configured as four-tier Barger type 2, five-tier Galen type 7, six-tier Brig type 2, and sixth-tier Brigantine type 5 , the unclassified super-fast Sloop 3.

Queen Anne's Revenge is the most powerful firepower of this fleet.

It was a privateer specially modified heavy-loaded Bagh high-speed ship.

Its prototype is an ordinary Baggage-type clipper, which has been refitted by Blackbeard regardless of cost. The hull is replaced by oak wood from the original merchant ship material, and it is greatly thickened according to the third-class standard, which greatly improves the defense.

Her support has also been thoroughly reinforced and upgraded to match the firepower.

There are 48 shipboard guns, including four 24-pound short-range bow guns on two tiers, eight 18-pound medium-range stern guns on three tiers, and eight 12-pound long-range deck guns.

Its main gunship is equipped with 14 guns on the left and right, and the configuration is 12 pounds long-range 4 guns. The Spanish-made 24-pound long-range 20 guns and 32-pound long-range 4 guns purchased on the black market are unique in the entire pirate world. flag.

Blackbeard even upgraded the sails. Its sails were fully replaced with Bermuda sails. While the weight of the ship was greatly increased, it took advantage of the ship type to maintain the upper limit speed of 11 knots and the lower limit speed of 3.5 knots.

Such an excellent Queen Anne's Revenge has been the ceiling of single-ship combat power in pirate wars for a long time. Lorraine has suffered a lot under her hands, and even the irrational replacement speed of the direct fleet is largely All thanks to her.

The reason is simple, even with Lorraine's wealth, he still can't afford the Queen's at least 10,000 pounds worth of appearance fees.

In four years, the Golden Deer and the Queen Anne's Revenge had a total of six battles in the vast sea of ​​the Caribbean. Lorraine remained unbeaten with two wins and four draws.

But the Golden Deer is obviously not the opponent of the Queen Anne's Revenge. Before Valkyrie and the Lady were launched, the entire direct fleet could not find a warship that could line up with the Queen, nor could two ships.

Lorraine's most common tactic against Blackbeard is melee.

Taking advantage of the pirates' lack of proficiency in tactics and relatively weak fighting will, they quickly approached and shredded the formations of both sides. Three to five high-speed ships entangled the Queen Anne's Revenge, and used the remaining combat power to concentrate on oppressing Blackbeard. The stronger part of the fleet pulls out its position and forces it to abandon the battle.

Executing this tactic is like running on a tightrope.

It is normal for the warships that contain the Queen to be damaged in battle. Lorraine and Blackbeard are like two poisonous snakes with their tails attached to each other. The competition is who will tear and break the other's tail first.

Fortunately, Lorraine was able to retreat with the fleet in six battles. The results obtained were limited, and the price paid was acceptable.

But Bell...

First, Pierce's special service fleet was transferred, and then Lorraine and his team were drawn away. The level of Bell's direct fleet did not rise with the delivery of Valkyrie and the lady, but dropped sharply by more than one steps.

How should he deal with the menacing black beard?

Lorraine tilted his head suspiciously, making Bell smile triumphantly.

Blackbeard made the mobilization of the fleet very secret. According to our information, they should be divided into three parts and scattered in several sea areas.

They suddenly appeared and attacked Katerina's squadron on the third day after the Christmas holiday. The result was... 6-0. This time the squadron was really beaten to pieces. In order to cover the main force from the battle, Jie Luoluer The USS was off the coast of Mona Island.

This news made Lorraine frowned deeply.

Jieluluer is one of the six fifth-tier high-speed destroyers under the direct fleet. It is named after the sixteen goddesses serving in the Hall of Valkyrie, which is the name of the Valkyries in Viking mythology.

The cost of her hull is 16,000 pounds, and the total is more than 20,000 pounds including the equipment. It carries 218 people, of which about 77 people are long. Regardless of firepower, ship type or personnel configuration, it is a well-deserved main force in the direct fleet.

She passed sea trials and was delivered in March 1783, not even two years after she sank.

Blackbeard really gave him a big surprise.

Lorraine sighed: Where are our people?

Because it was a rout and there was no chance to clean up the battlefield, we lost almost a thousand people in one battle.

Bell shrugged: Fortunately, I am procrastinating, and the pirates captured before Christmas have not had time to be hanged on the cross. I made a deal with Blackbeard through a broker with a plan of 1.5 for 1, and took a Briggan Ting, finally brought back all the 812 people alive.

Lorraine let out a long sigh of sullenness in his heart: What happened next?

Now that I know who my opponent is, of course I won't be careless anymore. The two fleets are merged into one place, and I still have 43 ships. The direct fleet has reduced personnel by 4 ships, and the combat power is still intact.

Catalina and I take turns to attack based on the shipyard in St. Croix, maintain a one-third rotation and rest, and control the fleet to the most suitable size of 30 ships.

The pirate's response is similar to ours. Blackbeard's team is not iron men. Although there are many local pirates in the archipelago, they are far from our opponents in terms of quality.

We fought three games in the Strait of Anegada, which was quite satisfactory, with open swords and guns. The narrow environment of the Strait is basically impossible for the fleet battle to have any results, but Katerina and I have at least figured out two things.

Bell made a V with his fingers.

Deriki still dominates the pirates in the archipelago, while Blackbeard has completely independent command. When, where, and how to act, he does not accept any restraint.

Lorraine's eyes lit up: You mean, make many doors?

Bell nodded his head: A month or so ago, the communication ship finally sent the news of your return trip, let's calculate your return date...

He licked his lips: I decided to play a big game with those pirates.