"Target the warehouse on the dock, hopefully there'll be something in there that's likely to catch fire."
Captain Quirk of the Hope ordered Artillery Officer.
After the barrels were cooled, a new batch of solid cannonballs were burned until they were red, and they were quickly loaded into the barrel and fired.
Soon, a fire broke out on the pirate's dock.
The pirate leaders who were having a meeting just now also came to the dock at this time and watched the entire process of the warehouse burning.
The old pirate said angrily, "Why hasn't the white flag been put up yet?"
One of the subordinates reported with a sad face, "The brother who just sent the order just entered the warehouse to find a piece of white canvas. Unexpectedly, the strange ship also aimed at the warehouse. It seems that the brother can't get out."
"You guys! Immediately pick up the white things you can find and wave them vigorously to make them notice."
The officers on the Hope soon saw the movements of the pirates on the dock through Telescope.
A large group of people took off their white clothes and tied them to sticks to wave them around. Some people even took off their white underpants.
"They... seem to want to surrender."
"What to do, Captain? Do you want to stop the bombardment?"
Quirk stroked his thick beard and thought about it carefully. It would be good for the pirates to surrender themselves. Although the enemy's portrait was taken before the battle started, which was a bit unexciting, but being able to force all the enemies to surrender with one ship must be a great achievement.
"Hey, for those of you who are still repairing at the base, I, Quirk, are welcome."
He slapped his palm and ordered, "Stop the shelling!"
Then he ordered, "Get closer to the dock! But keep a safe distance. Who knows if they are pretending to surrender."
"Yes, Captain!"
Seeing that the other party stopped attacking, the pirates on the shore breathed a sigh of relief.
The Hope began to approach the dock, and the pirates shouted to the sea, "We surrender! We surrender!"
However, the other party stopped not far from the dock, and the pirates' hearts suddenly rose to their throats again.
But I saw a small boat being put down from the strange ship, and two people got on it and slowly rowed towards the dock. The other party was really cautious.
The two men landed on the shore, but stood motionless on the trestle.
A group of pirates were about to surround them, but Old Donahue quickly stopped them. "We all surrounded them. What if the other party thinks we are going to kidnap them?"
He sighed, "You guys stand here and I'll go talk to them."
When Donahue came to the trestle, the two Al masters immediately pointed something similar to a fire stick at him. He knew that it was a deadly weapon that could shoot projectiles that could easily kill him. Northwest Bay pirates were all frightened when they mentioned this weapon.
"Do you want to surrender?" one of them asked arrogantly.
Although the other party's tone was unkind, now was not the time to regain face. Donahue carefully considered his words and said carefully, "Yes, two adults from Arda, you have won and we have failed. Now you can do whatever you want with us."
It was a bit funny to negotiate the terms of surrender in this situation, so Donahue simply gave up.
The two Alarda People left the trestle and came to the land, and Donahue followed them.
"Okay, now I convey our captain's order to gather all of you immediately, come over and throw the weapons you carry here." The navy soldier pointed to the ground under his feet.
"Basically all of us are here. Oh, we didn't bring any slaves here. I'll ask them to come over and hand in their weapons."
The navy soldier pointed not far away again. "Then squat on that flat ground with your hands on your head."
"Squatting on the ground with your head in your hands?" A hint of anger flashed across Donahue's face. Such a shameful posture, isn't this too bullying? The two navy soldiers noticed the change in his expression and shook the muskets in their hands.
Seeing the black muzzle of the gun dangling in front of him, Donald had no choice but to say, "Okay, we will follow your orders."
A group of pirates squatted on the ground, and two navy soldiers counted the number of them. There were 87 people in total.
Then they signaled to the ship that all was well, and the Hope slowly docked at the dock.
Quirk and several officers led more than 30 people to the shore with a roar. The sailors armed with muskets surrounded the pirates while guarding the surroundings.
"Isn't that leader Quirk? Hello, leader Quirk, do you remember me?" Someone recognized the former pirate leader Quirk and stood up to get close to him.
The sailor standing next to him kicked the pirate who stood up and shouted, "Be honest, this is our captain!"
All the pirates looked at the navy captain who was milling around them, and soon there were sounds of surprise and whispers.
Especially the leaders, Loach Gang had many dealings with the former Quirk Gang, and many people recognized the leader Quirk.
Because Alarda Army has relatively high requirements for the mental outlook of officers and soldiers, coupled with long-term training in queues and military postures, Quirk's temperament has changed a lot compared to when he was a pirate. The beard on his face is no longer a messy mess, but neatly trimmed. If it weren't for the carefree look in his eyes, others would have thought he was a gentleman from a good family.
Therefore, the pirates who knew him did not recognize him at the first time.
"I didn't expect the rumors to be true!"
"Quirk actually surrendered to the nobles? Doesn't he hate those parasites the most?"
The prisoners' voices grew louder and louder, until the sound of a gunshot silenced them.
Quirk put down the musket that was still smoking and said loudly, "The pirate leader you know is dead. Now standing in front of you is the captain of the battleship Hope, Arda Navy."
"Let me tell you, we Alarda Army have always been lenient towards prisoners, as long as they don't do evil things... huh? Let's go and see what's going on there?"
Quirk was just about to publicize the newly issued prisoner management content of the Staff Department to the prisoners, when he suddenly found someone sneakily looking over in the woods in the distance. He immediately ordered someone to check.
Several sailors left in response, and soon they came back with several half-grown children in their hands.
"Let us go! We are not bad people." Several children kept shouting.
The sailor saluted Quirk and reported, "Reporting to Captain, we have caught a few small pirates."
"You are the pirate, and your whole family is a pirate!" the children countered with aggrieved faces.
"Let them go! You are not pirate boys, so who are you?"
The boys rubbed their sore wrists and hurriedly reported their identities, "We were kidnapped by pirates and came to the island. They treated us as slaves and rescued us."
"Calm down, calm down, at least let me know your names and where you are from, right?"
Among them, the brown-haired boy said, "Are you the army of Arda? My name is Allen, his name is Tom, and his name is Paine. We are all from Little Horn Village of Scarno. The pirates sacked our village and took us as slaves. There are many kidnapped slaves on the island, from various places in the northwest. Can you take us back to the land?"
Scarno? Quirk knows that it is a coastal county south of Arda.
"Boy, take us to the place where the slaves are imprisoned and tell them that the army under Earl Greiman has come to rescue them."
Quirk waved his hand proudly.