Due to the existence of Telescope, the navy's Patrol Ships discovered the other party's existence earlier than the pirates.
The sailors immediately rowed the ship to the base with all their might, and before entering the port, they notified the officers and soldiers on duty of the enemy situation through the newly drilled Flag Language.
"This is not a drill!" "This is not a drill!" "This is not a drill!" Signal Soldier typed this sentence three times in a row at the end.
The alarm bell in the base rang again, and all officers and soldiers gathered again.
"The pirates are really playing a trick of attacking in the east and attacking in the west. It seems that Third Infantry Battalion's trip will be in vain."
After learning that the pirates were approaching Franklin Harbor, the officers were very grateful for the decision Commander Austin had made before. The great success of annihilating the loach Pirate Crew would finally fall into the hands of the navy itself.
Austin ordered all personnel to board the ship to fight the pirates. At the same time, he did not forget to send someone to notify City Hall to summon Militia to defend the coast to prevent pirates from sneaking onto the shore.
He chose the Hope as his flagship and led the other six galleys toward the pirates.
This is Sailing Warship's first actual combat. The entire ship's officers and men are very nervous. Captain Quirk is walking back and forth on the deck, constantly motivating his subordinates. "Our ship is Northwest Bay's most powerful warship. If you show 10% of your usual training performance, you can feed the fools on the opposite side."
Quirk was very excited to finally catch the loach. Now Northwest Bay was the only pirate force that could assemble so many ships.
"Haha, Gaden, Gaden, you must not run away again, just use your blood to baptize my new life."
When he was still a pirate, he couldn't stand this timid villain, not to mention that this guy even played along with him when the two agreed to attack Lakeheart Town together.
Sailors equipped with swords watched the direction of the pirate ship, preparing for possible gang fighting. The sailors equipped with muskets carefully inspected their weapons. They lit the match and kept blowing on it to keep it burning.
Especially the gun crew members, who are about to face their first real naval artillery battle. The hard training on weekdays worked. Under the orders of their respective gunners, the gunners prepared for firing in an orderly manner.
"Let go of the cannon!"
The gunners untied the pulley chain tied to the gun body and cut the rope that was tied tightly to the breech. The wheels of the gun wheel creaked, indicating that the gun had been released. A gunner was responsible for grabbing the pulleys on both sides of the gun body. Otherwise, when the ship tilted, Artillery would move toward the center of the ship before a new order was given.
"Leave the cannon flat!"
The aiming hand rotated the screw rod under the breech of the gun hard and adjusted the gun body to a horizontal and straight-firing position.
"Pull out Cannon Plug!"
They quickly moved the gun into the gun position. When Muzzle moved one foot toward the center of the ship, they used the retreat rope to stop Artillery from sliding toward the center of the ship. Then a gunner pulled out Cannon Plug that was stuck in Muzzle.
"Reload!"
The loader stuffed the propellant wrapped in flannel and a 6-Pound Cannon bullet into the gun bore. The other gunner held the loading rod and went deep into the gun bore and pounded it hard to compact the ammunition.
"Stretch out Muzzle!"
They immediately grabbed the pulley chain, pulled it hand-in-hand, and pressed Gun Carriage just against the side. After the gun barrel extended out of the porthole, the pulley chain fell from their hands and coiled up neatly.
The gunner began to load the primer. He picked up the Touch Needle, inserted it into the barrel from the fire door above the tail, pierced the flannel wrapping the gunpowder in the barrel, and then poured finely ground powdered gunpowder into the Powder Pan and the fire door through a conical barrel. He carefully compacted the gunpowder with a curved cone.
At the same time, a gunner guarded his side with his palms to prevent the sea breeze from blowing away the gunpowder. After loading the gunpowder, the gunner hung the conical barrel behind his back.
The gunner in charge of ignition ignited the Slow-Burning Fuse on the Ignition Rod, blowing carefully from time to time to prevent it from going out. The loading hand held the gunpowder package for the next shot and stood next to the gun body, waiting.
Getting closer and closer to the pirate ship, the seven warships headed by the Hope seemed to be wound up, waiting for the moment to meet the enemy.
While the navy officers and soldiers were nervously preparing for war, their opponent's pirate fleet was in bad shape. They thought that the main force of the navy was no longer in the port, but they didn't expect that their intelligence was wrong and they hit the tip of a knife.
Gaden grabbed the collar of Vice Captain, who was responsible for liaison with the informant, and yelled at him with red eyes, "What the hell is going on? Tell me what is going on?"
"I... I... I don't know either! Boss, the news brought by Yu Falcon clearly stated that the Navy has left Franklin Harbor."
Vice Captain defended himself with a sad face.
"Pa!" Gaden slapped him hard, making Vice Captain dizzy and fell to the deck, moaning continuously.
One of his subordinates asked, "Chief, is it still the same as before? Give the slaves some medicine, speed up, turn around and leave here?"
Arda Navy was almost caught several times in the past. The loach Pirate Crew relied on this mysterious drug to give the slaves a sudden burst of strong endurance and strength, and they only escaped by rowing desperately.
After many experiments, they were able to control the dosage very accurately, so that although the slaves were strong, they were not strong enough to break free from the shackles.
The little boss's words made Gaden wake up. Should he fight or flee now? He frowned and thought for a few seconds before making a decision and loudly ordered:
"Everyone takes Secret Medicine, let us fight to the death with Blue-striped Dogss!"
Yes, he wants to stay and fight Arda Navy. The current Loach Pirate Crew is no longer the small gang of just over a hundred people that was driven around the world by the navy.
To truly unify Northwest Bay, he must establish his own reputation. To become the second Edward, Arda Navy is a hurdle he must overcome.
If you continue to avoid the navy, you will become a joke in the mouths of others and weaken your authority in the hearts of your subordinates.
The little boss shook his fist in the air and shouted, "Boss, be happy! We will follow you!"
Pirate Crew are all brave and fierce people. After annexing several groups of peers with the blessing of the god Secret Medicine obtained by the leader, they all have a strong confidence in their abilities. They have long been dissatisfied with the leader's avoidance strategy towards Blue-striped Dogs.
"Kill all Blue-striped Dogs and loot Franklin Harbor!"
"I'm going to tear them alive!"
Through the pirates' own messaging method, Gaden's order was quickly passed on to other ships, and the pirates' crazy shouts continued to sound on the decks of each ship.
The pirates took out the pills distributed to them in advance and swallowed them in one gulp.
Soon, the clamor on the deck became more and more crazy and loud. The pirate responsible for supervising the rowing slaves walked back and forth in the cabin while whipping the rowers who seemed to him to be ineffective.
The fleets of both sides are rapidly approaching...