In a room in the pirate stronghold, the remaining leaders of the Gaden gang gathered here to discuss countermeasures.
The room was filled with gloom and gloom, and everyone frowned and remained silent.
Finally, the eldest Old Donahue broke the dead atmosphere, "Everyone please tell me any good opinions you have. If you don't say them, you probably won't have the chance to say them in the future."
Finally, someone whispered, "I guess they have heard about our stronghold from the mouths of the captured brothers."
"You're so stupid! Is that boat outside for sightseeing?"
"So... otherwise... we'd better surrender!"
"Cowards!" A leader slammed the table and retorted loudly, "Is it easy for us to earn such a big fortune by following leader Gaden? If you ask me, we still have four or five ships and some medicines left. When Blue-striped Dogs comes, we will fight them to the death."
"Four or five boats? Four or five sampans, right?" Someone immediately poured cold water on him.
"You coward!"
"You are the brainless fool!"
Seeing that the two parties were about to fight, a thunderous sound suddenly came from a distance. Although the sound was not loud when it reached here, it also startled the pirates who were already frightened.
This is the sound of shelling from the Hope.
"Adjust the angle! Give me the right shot for the next shot!"
Captains Quirk and Artillery Officer were holding Telescope to observe the impact point of the first shot. The shell did not hit the target. It crossed over the pirate ship and landed in the water not far away.
After the Hope sailed into the harbor, the pirate ship responsible for guarding the dock immediately discovered them and came to check. The naval officers and soldiers responded to the host's hospitality with red-hot cannonballs.
There was a burning stove on the deck, using coal as fuel, and inside it were several red-hot cannonballs.
The loader used special large iron tongs to clamp a red-hot shell and came to the side of Artillery. The companion on the side had already stuffed a cork into the waiting room in advance. Its function is to prevent the red-hot shell from igniting the propellant pack inside.
After the loader loaded the shell into the barrel, the gunners worked together to reset the Artillery, adjust the angle, and aim at the pirate ship that was moving away from them.
The pirate ship responsible for guarding was about ten meters long, and there were only about ten people on board. Compared to this ship, the Hope was already considered a giant.
The sudden bombardment scared the courage of the pirates on the ship. At that moment, everyone on the ship felt something flying past their scalp at an extremely fast speed, and then large waves splashed on the sea in the distance.
It's so scary. At such a high speed, what if it hits your own boat or your own body? "It's the terrifying weapon of Alarda People!" People on the ship exclaimed. Alarda Army has a powerful weapon that can be projected remotely and has spread among the pirates.
They immediately rowed hard towards the dock. Facing the unknown force from the sea, it felt better to stay down to earth.
Most of the pirates who stayed in the stronghold were old, weak, sick, and disabled. It was indeed a bit embarrassing for them to fight against the powerful enemies who carelessly broke into their homes.
Based on the impact point of the first shot, the gunners quickly adjusted the Artillery, and then fired all four side shots and officially opened fire.
This time, three shells hit the pirates' guard ship solidly. At that moment, the unlucky ship opened three big holes and killed two people. The remaining pirates were so horrified that they rowed towards the dock with all their might.
Everyone on the Hope laughed, it felt so good to play with the enemy.
They did not continue the bombardment, but turned the ship's bow and sailed toward the interior of the harbor, and finally slowly approached the dock of the pirate stronghold.
The pirates on the previous guard ship had already run to the land and were anxiously telling their companions about the terrible encounter they had just experienced.
"They also have five small galleys. Let's practice target shooting here."
Quirk is determined to destroy the pirates' remaining ships so that they have no chance of escaping.
Next, the Hope opened fire continuously, constantly shooting at the pirate ships at the dock.
The pirates on the shore were trembling, and no one dared to sail a boat to resist.
With the current Solid Shot, it is quite difficult to sink a wooden ship if it does not happen to hit near the waterline. The Hope fired several rounds of shells and completely destroyed two pirate ships. One took in water and sank, and the other was Scorching Shell that ignited the canvas on the deck, and the fire eventually spread to the entire ship.
However, the remaining three ships were also riddled with holes and could no longer be used.
In the end, because the gun barrel overheated, the Hope had to stop shelling and wait for the gun barrel to cool down.
"Hey! Did you hear that?"
Allen, who was braiding a cable, asked his fellow workers.
"I heard it, what on earth was that sound?"
Tom and Paine were also very surprised.
"Wrath of Thunder! Wrath of Thunder of Alarda People!"
Allen suddenly became excited and danced and said, "Have you heard? Count Paul Greiman, the lord of Arda, used a powerful weapon to destroy the pirates who invaded the territory. It made a huge noise, ten times more powerful than a ballista, and could even break the city gate. Because of the loud noise, people called this weapon Wrath of Thunder."
"Oh, oh! I've heard of this too."
"So Alarda People is indeed here?"
The news of Alarda People's call spread quickly among the slaves, and everyone's reactions were mixed. Some were crying, some were laughing, and they were in chaos for a while.
When the pirate overseer at the door heard that there was chaos inside, he rushed in immediately. He was about to yell and curse, but suddenly remembered something and walked away in frustration.
Seeing that the supervisor came in and left without doing anything, Allen became emboldened. He stood up and said, "I can't wait any longer. I want to go to the dock now!"
"Hey, wait a minute. We are not 100% sure that Alarda People is here. What if the other party is another group of pirates? Didn't they just leave the wolf's den and enter the tiger's mouth again?"
But the persuasion of his companions did not dissuade Allen, and he quickly ran out of the door.
"Wait for me, I'll go with you!"
A large crowd ran out after him.
"According to my opinion, we should surrender! The other party ran to the door of the house and refused to leave. There must be strong backup behind them. They should be waiting for the reinforcements to come and take us down in one fell swoop."
The old pirate Donahue expressed his opinion and judgment, and the others remained silent. This time, no one stood up to refute, which was regarded as acquiescence in the decision to surrender.
Just now, a gangster hurried over to report what happened on the pier. After learning that the other party was just a ship and that they had used that legendary and terrifying weapon to destroy their remaining five ships, the faces of the leaders present were all ashen.
Seeing no one objected, Donahue ordered the men who came to report, "Raise a white flag on the dock to tell the other party that we are surrendering."
"Yes!" The gangster seemed relieved after hearing the order, turned around and left the house and rushed towards the dock.
"Everyone!" Donahue smiled bitterly and said to the leaders present, "Follow me to the dock."