A common tavern that connects all fantasy worlds

Of course, the British are not willing to pay the money. Grandpa always exploits the locals wherever he goes. Why do you come here and ask you to exploit them in turn?Therefore, there are usually small-scale frictions.The British East India Company did not station too many ships here, so it has always lost more and won less; after so many years of losses, it is reasonable to want revenge, and it is not impossible to seize the opportunity of this chaotic war and send troops.

In order to ambush Mrs. Zheng, Xiao Feng brought out small boats that ran fast and were easy to hide. They couldn't match up with the British fleet, so he already had the intention to retreat.To make matters worse, Mrs. Zheng's brothers are quite capable. They have been fighting for a long time and there is no sign of defeat. On my own side, I barely tied with others because of the large number of people. It seems that there is no hope of winning this time. .

Thinking of this, he jumped back abruptly, avoided Mrs. Zheng's sword, whistled, and shouted: "Brothers, the stinky bitches colluded with the British to beat us, we can't lose our lives in vain, retreat quickly! "

Mrs. Zheng was so angry that she was dizzy. How could it be that we colluded with the British?This Xiao Feng is really not a thing, if you don't want to fight, you have to find an excuse, and you have to pour a basin of dirty water on the old lady, is it to deceive me that there is no one in my tent?

When she wanted to curse back again, the other party had already jumped back into her boat, turned the rudder and left the battle line without looking back.

"Sister-in-law, Sao Feng has escaped, the fastest British ship is coming towards us!"

The brothers around were shouting.

Luo Sanpao, who likes to risk his life the most, doesn't care what the waterline is or not, he just wants to break into the formation and make the situation even more chaotic.

Moreover, the supplies on the Interceptor were almost exhausted, and now there was basically no load on board. The brothers on board were all experts in running boats, and they chose a route with the deepest water, and they just did it with full sail.Afraid of dying as a pirate!

Mrs. Zheng, who heard her brother's report, also shouted loudly, ordering her flagship to retreat quickly.

Just when the situation on the battlefield changed temporarily, the British navy catching up behind was already approaching... Their cannons were already able to hit this side.

The commander of the Intrepid was Norrington. After he was bombarded at Port Royal, he asked the newly appointed Lord Beckett to shave his skin. Fortunately, the other party didn't make it difficult for him, but demoted him from brigadier general to The lieutenant colonel is still in charge of leading a naval fleet to track down the pirates who stole the Interceptor.

He was really ruthless. After Luo Sanpao's ship was finally attached to the other side of the mainland, he chased it for several months, vowing to hang this pirate who dared to trample on the dignity of the British navy outside Port Royal.

However, the Interceptor had run into the shallow water at this time, and the island next to it was weird and rugged, and it didn't look like it could stop the ship, and there were reefs sticking out of the sea from time to time; Luo Sanpao dared to rush in, but he didn't dare.

Gritting his teeth, Norrington stroked his beard that hadn't been shaved for a long time, and shouted to the sailors under him: "Turn around, furl the sails... Calculate the range!"

Even if he can't chase him in, he will smash these bastards who stand in his way to pieces!

The two groups of people in that side were still in a mess and couldn't separate in time. The salvo of naval guns here had already arrived.

The ships of the British Royal Navy lined up in a battle line, facing this side with their sides, and dozens of shells came with the sound of "Boom! Boom!", and immediately swept away the two sides fighting together in this sea A large piece is gone.

The hole in the bottom of the ship that was bombarded was quickly filled with water, and before it could be repaired or rescued, it was already bubbling and starting to sink to the bottom of the sea.The people on the boat jumped into the water like dumplings, and swam desperately to the nearest boat, for fear of being dragged to the bottom of the sea along with the sinking boat.

Xiao Feng didn't dare to stay any longer, and ran back with his boat long ago. Fortunately, the British fleet that was shelling did not come after him.

Mrs. Zheng was a little bit worse. Her ship was hit by a few shots. Although the impact points were above the waterline and the ship would not be flooded and sunk, the mainmast was broken, and there was no way to escape in a hurry.The situation on the battlefield is chaotic, and I don't know if my brother can see her and find her, what should I do?

She sighed secretly in her heart, could it be that the old lady is going to die here?

Having worked as a pirate for so many years, she is also mentally prepared enough to die as soon as she dies.

"Godmother!"

At this moment, a half-grown child ran over, yelled to let her know it was him, then pulled her arm to make her face the other side, and whispered in her ear: "The ship that hit you The British ship...there are Chinese on board!"

Luo Sanpao was wearing a three-cornered hat at the moment, threw all his clothes aside, exposed his bare upper body, and concentrated on operating the rudder in his hand.It's not a joke to drive a big boat several stories deep into this shallow water area. Although he is not afraid of death, he can't die in a daze, can he?Try to avoid the dangers that can be avoided, and try to avoid the British shells behind you, maybe you can survive?

Now it seems that the chances of surviving are not small.

The reef is about to be bypassed. According to the chart given to him by Jack, he will reach the Java Sea, and the British behind him will not be able to catch up. It can be said that the sea is wide and the sky is high. bird fly!

At this moment, on a nearby ship that was half broken and unable to sail, a woman with a pale face suddenly shouted to him: "The hero on the other side! I am Mrs. Zheng from the East China Sea, please give us a way to survive!" , everyone is begging for work at sea, and we will meet each other sooner or later!"

Hearing it was a woman shouting, Luo Sanpao glanced at her in surprise, and shouted, "What do you mean? You want to board the boat?"

"...My brothers and I, I beg you, the hero, to give you a ride. As long as I escape from birth, if I don't say anything else, I will be at odds with the British from now on. I, Mrs. Zheng, will help you with that fleet!"

This Mrs. Zheng is so smart. When she heard that Luo Sanpao was Chinese, she thought that he was not with the British. This ship must have been snatched from somewhere... The fleet behind must be He came to hunt him down, he rushed in to bring trouble to the east.

Luo Sanpao grinned, he hadn't seen such a strong and clear-headed woman for a while.Moreover, the "help you solve that fleet" she said is not like a lie, which means that she really has this strength, which is interesting...

"Throw the rope ladder, take them into the boat, and keep an eye on these people."

Whispering to his brother, Luo Sanpao continued to steer the helm and walked forward.What if the speed of the ship is too fast and the other party can't get on it?If you are given a chance and you are useless, then die!

But it was obvious that the opponent was also a good player, and when the two boats passed by, a dozen or so people had already jumped on board.

These people are quite obedient, knowing that they are dependent on others, they dare not carry swords, and they did not open their mouths. The group just waited for Mrs. Zheng to be pushed onto the boat by her godson, and then silently gathered together. behind her.

The Interceptor, with full sails, finally rushed out of a pile of sinking ships, and the British ships behind did not dare to bite the bullet and chase after it, and it was temporarily escaped from danger.

Only then did Luo Sanpao hand over the rudder to the brothers beside him, and he limped down by himself. Facing Mrs. Zheng, he first praised: "He is really a hero among women. I admire Luo Sanpao. How do you know that I am a colleague?" ?”

"Hero, you are laughing. My godson has been smart since he was a child. He saw it." Mrs. Zheng explained. At first glance, he is a brother on the road. I would like to thank you for taking me out of my life, and if you need me in the future, just open your mouth."

"So, it's quite useful for you to speak in this sea?" Luo Sanpao put on the clothes handed over by his brother, rolled his small eyes, and said thoughtfully.

Chapter 30 The Pirate King

Luo Sanpao soon realized that Mrs. Zheng was more than just talking and doing things in this sea area.

Whether words work or not often depends on whether the fists are hard enough; after Mrs. Zheng's "rear team", that is, the fleet patrolling the Java Sea to ensure her safety, Luo Sanpao felt that this woman's The fist is really hard.

"... I have sent people to check this sea area before, and I have also learned about the situation of several nearby forces. If they had a large fleet of ships, I would have gone back a long time ago, and I will not come at all. But Sao Feng must be I've been careful, prepared supplies on this island, and ambushed for a long time, just to catch people by surprise..."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Zheng sighed. This is because she was too careless and lost her prudence. The island is full of stone walls and caves, and there are many reefs nearby. It looks like a good place to ambush ships. Why didn't she think?

Of course Luo Sanpao also asked, who are you and who is Xiao Feng.

Mrs. Zheng rolled her blind eyes in surprise, as if she didn't understand why there were people who didn't know her in this sea.But someone saved her life just now, she really couldn't put on airs of the overlord of the East China Sea, and explained everything to Luo Sanpao in detail.

In the ocean of this era, everyone is dazzled by the huge profits that colonies can bring. Except for China, ships from every country are like locusts, produced in groups and rushed into the sea in groups.

The main routes in the world are basically based on ocean currents, so the speed of the ship is fast, and the direction is stable.However, such a stable route also has a disadvantage, that is, it is easy to be targeted by people with malicious intentions-the pirates only need to keep an eye on the route, and merchant ships will be delivered to the door every once in a while.

In the past few decades, pirates all over the world have also become rampant. There have been many fights among everyone, and many people have died. The long-term war between pirates has led to a rapid decline in everyone's profitability.

In the end, Captain Bartholomew, the perfector of the "Pirate Code", organized everyone together and proposed that this should not go on like this.

At that time, the largest pirate forces that participated in the meeting and swore to abide by the code divided all the commercial shipping routes in the world into nine parts, and each chose an area with the strongest power and the most control over the coast as the actual "territory." ", or "territorial sea" is more appropriate; after several people discussed it properly, they signed an armistice agreement with each other, and then turned around and started to wipe out their own small forces.

As a matter of course, these forces with the strongest strength and the most personnel and ships control the nine seas, realizing the "Order of the Wicked" in a certain balanced state.

As for what great things these nine pirate kings did later, some fell behind, and some made a fortune, that's all for later.

Her sister-in-law Zheng is one of the nine pirate kings. She was young and beautiful back then, and her skills were still sharp.Later, when she wiped out the forces in the East China Sea, she was old and blind, and had no biological children under her knees, so she had no choice but to adopt a godson and ask him to help with things.

That Sao Feng also has a lot of background. It is the pirate king of Lion City, that is, Singapore.

After so many years, it seems that he is also very quiet and thinking about moving.

Luo Sanpao felt that he had learned a lot. Although he had robbed ships in places other than Hong Kong before, he had never been to the South China Sea.Not to mention Java, he has never even been to Qiongzhou...

Dividing the whole world into nine seas, and competing with the heavenly king, Lao Tzu, and the great powers, this kind of arrogance really made him feel a little overwhelmed.

When Mrs. Zheng's support fleet arrived, Luo Sanpao was even more shocked: the big ship called "Ningbo" was more than ten feet taller than the interceptor, and there were more than a dozen ships behind it, which were about the same size as the interceptor. The ships and hundreds of small boats filled the sea level. The British Port Royal Navy in the Caribbean did not have this configuration.

"...If it wasn't for being attacked by that thief Xiao Feng, and he didn't bring a big boat, how could he be chased like a lost dog by those foreign devils!"

Mrs. Zheng said, obviously still a little bit uneasy.

At this time, it was time for Luo Sanpao to put her back on his boat.But the fleet was too strong, and he was also worried about being swallowed up by others, so he said to Mrs. Zheng: "We are all happy people, and Ming people don't talk dark words. I was worried about you, because you were weak at that time." , We are strong; but now that you are strong, I am not so relieved."

Mrs. Zheng was also a bachelor, so she called her godson over and told everyone in front of everyone: "Flare the Ningbo ship and say that I, Zheng Shishi, are here, and tell them to stop the ship two guns away. Wait. After the hero puts us down in a small boat and sails out with full sail for two incense sticks, they can come over, let's pick them up."

"Happy!" Luo Sanpao admired this heroine more and more. Originally, she was just curious and interested in this woman who seemed to have the final say, and rescued her from the boat. It is easy to be trusted by the brothers around her by nature, and it is not difficult to command thousands of troops as a woman.

And, strictly speaking, I cheated them just now... Although it is said that if the British fleet is not brought over, Mrs. Zheng will also be killed by Sao Feng's ambush, but some people will have this hurdle in their hearts, and they can't figure it out He will never decisively ask for help from the "enemy" he thinks.Mrs. Zheng can see it openly, and her mind is quick enough!

He said: "My Luo Sanpao has been at sea for many years, and I have never seen a heroine as bold as you, brother-in-law. Brothers, hurry up and prepare the boat, and send sister-in-law Zheng off!"

Mrs. Zheng smiled, her pale face and those cloudy eyeballs were indescribably creepy.

When her godson came over to hold her arm, she also said, "Master Luo? It was all up to you to save me today, and Zheng Shi is very grateful. If you agree, you might as well show your banner, and from now on, you will be able to cover any sea in the world. When our fleet sees your flag, they all have to stay away. If anyone doesn't follow this rule and don't think about it, I will personally take him to fill the eyes of the East China Sea; if I don't keep this oath, the next three Everyone tells me to be buried in the belly of a fish."

"That's not necessary. Why do I, Luo Sanpao, have to be let go?" Luo Sanpao stroked the beard that had grown back in the past few months, "As long as your sister-in-law Zheng allows me to do business in your place, I will I can't thank you enough."

"It's a deal." Mrs. Zheng agreed.

After a while, the boat was placed on the calm sea, and the people on Mrs. Zheng's side boarded the boat, while the Interceptor lifted anchor and went in the other direction.

Soon the fleet at the back was far away, and Luo Sanpao had the time to talk to the brother next to him: "Sister Zheng is really a bit of a 'pirate king'. I'm completely overwhelmed."

The brother next to him hurriedly replied: "Third brother, you have what you said yourself, and I think you will be able to become a 'Pirate King' sooner or later."

"Don't tell me..."

Hearing what his brother said, Luo Sanpao couldn't help but change his mind.

Everyone has two arms, one head, two eyes and one mouth, maybe there is no one in this pirate king who is not as good as him.

What's the name of the one on the opposite side just now... Sao Feng's doesn't look very strong. According to Mrs. Zheng, they used twice as many ships and people to ambush in a hidden harbor to launch a sneak attack. This has not yet solved the battle quickly On the contrary, Mrs. Zheng was asked to charge decisively, and the fight became a chaotic battle.

On Mrs. Zheng's side, although he can do business, he has no intention of fighting for territory or occupying islands.

Not only is the old sister-in-law shrewd and capable, but the godson who has been following her by her side is even more out of the ordinary. Luo Sanpao knew it just by looking at the boy's eyes.

That kid is still young and doesn't know how to hide his ambition, but firstly, he has a godmother to protect him from the wind and rain; secondly, he will understand these things sooner or later... then it should be the time when he soars into the sky up.

After much deliberation, it seems that Xiao Feng is a soft persimmon around him?

But to be able to be called the Pirate King, more or less must have a ship and people, and if you want to fight him, you need to plan in detail.

Thinking of this, Luo Sanpao also paid attention, and said to his brothers from another world: "Let's quickly find a place to supply, and then do a two-ticket deal, and recruit some people who are not afraid of death in Guangdong and Guangxi... Who, Mao Piao, you are the best, take the two of you to Nanyang to inquire about news, seven days, I will only give you seven days. After the time is up, you can go back to our supply point, and we will pick you up on board.  … If you come back with a big ticket, weigh him as 'Xiao Feng'."

The little brothers agreed with a bang.

On the other hand, I don't know how long it took before Xiao Feng returned to his lair in Singapore with a dark face.

He has considered everything in this battle and invested a lot of power, but the result still has not achieved his goal... Just now there was news from outside that Mrs. Zheng appeared on the sea in good condition, not only robbed the merchant ship of a certain trading company controlled by him, He also said that sooner or later he would come to clean up himself.

"Damn! Damn!"

He cursed angrily, and a maid next to him carefully handed him a snuff bottle, but he slapped him down on the ground and ran out trembling.

"...Sooner or later, I will kill that stinky bitch a hundred times, a thousand times! Cut her up and feed her to the dogs!"

When he was angry, Xiao Feng suddenly saw a subordinate outside the door looking in furtively.

"What are you doing? Come in!"

He said, taking the towel beside him and wiping his face.

The subordinate saw that his anger had passed, so he came over, knelt down and kowtowed, and reported: "Boss, we caught some people who wanted to sneak in."

"Want to come here? Are they crazy?" Xiao Feng sneered, and was about to wave his hands to order his subordinates to deal with those people, when he suddenly thought of something wrong and asked, "Did they say why they came here?"

"Say it, boss. They said they want 'that' chart in your hand..." the subordinate whispered.

Xiao Feng immediately jumped up. Others don't know what "that card" is, how can he not know?If it wasn't for that thing, it would be impossible for him to have the power he has today, and of course it would be impossible for him to be the Pirate King.

However, apart from his own people, who would know that he has the ring mosaic sea map that marks all the secret places in the world?

Chapter 31 Lord Beckett

Norrington, who was leading an entire British fleet... Lieutenant Colonel, felt extremely aggrieved at this moment.

After several months of pursuit, not only Luo Sanpao and the Interceptor ran out of supplies, but the British are not much better... The British are also human, and they also need to eat and drink. If you don’t eat fruit for a long time, you will suffer badly. blood disease.

Of course, their ships are larger, with more manpower, and it is more convenient to "collect" supplies along the way... It is even possible to use the method of slowing down the speed of large troops and sending only the fastest ships to leave the route to ask for supplies, so as to keep the front line Pressure on the Interceptor.

It's a pity that they chased all the way to Java, and finally told Luo Sanpao to run away.

Those two groups don't know what their background is, why are they fighting in this sea area?

Norrington doesn't know about these problems, he is too tired, and now he just wants to find a place to dock... But judging from the charts and right angles, the fleet is in the Java Sea, and the closest to this is the Portuguese trade point.

Fortunately, due to the extremely bad relationship between Britain and Spain, and many wars have been fought all over the world recently, the Portuguese have a good relationship with the British.These two countries on the Iberian Peninsula are interdependent and full of contradictions. Recently, Portugal has just regained its sovereignty from the King of Spain. The two countries are still fiercely hostile to each other and competing in all fields. It is quite natural to think of the opponent's enemy.

"Go to the Portuguese for supplies. We are a warship and may not be able to enter the port, so let's send someone to buy it. Be patient, this is already very close to the sea area controlled by the British East India Company."

In the end, Norrington had only so much to say to his soldiers.

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Soon there was a burst of cheers from all the ships... As the British Royal Navy, they do not lack the so-called "sense of honor", but if they don't dock for several months, chasing someone who will never be able to catch up, Who knows this feeling.

Now the core sphere of influence of the East India Company is finally within sight... I have long heard that these people stationed in the Indian Ocean are enjoying the food and drink in South Asia, and they enjoy it very much. Now it is finally our turn.

There is no need for the Portuguese to say anything. They are happy to help the British fleet here. As long as the British don't hold back their bad intentions and approach the port, they can say anything, not to mention that they paid real money.

After another heart-wrenching final voyage, the fleet from the Caribbean Sea finally landed in Burma... This is already the territory of the East India Company.

Unlike those sailors who went to the bar or the warbler when they landed, Norrington just wanted to sleep... This pursuit at sea not only made him physically tortured, but also made him mentally exhausted .After realizing that the Interceptor could no longer catch up, the tension in his heart broke, and his whole body quickly collapsed.If he doesn't sleep for a few days, I'm afraid he won't be able to recover.

However, he had just reported to the local naval station in Myanmar and was arranged to sleep in the officer's dormitory for the night. Someone came to visit him early in the morning.

When Norrington, who was still having a headache, opened the door, he saw only one person he never expected to see at this time—Lord Beckett.

The lord has good features and handsome face, but the pampered life has left him with a little fat on his chin and stomach; in addition, his squinted eyes flashing maliciously, thin, with The lips with a sneering smile made people feel disgusted when they saw his face.

He must have been handsome, elegant, and mild-faced in front of the great people of London... It's a pity that Norrington couldn't see that face.