HBWnovel Chapter 155: On the eve of war
Chapter 155: On the eve of war
chapter 155: on the eve of war
on herd island, most of the traffic is for supplies, exchanging goods, or for those who come here to indulge and seek pleasure as scattered pirates.
the two forces on the island are mahamadu and safra, who control the largest interests.
the commander of mahamadu stationed on herd island is called ed harold.
he has fifteen warships under his command, with over 200 sailors on the largest ship and eight huge cannons; even the smallest ship is equipped with a cannon and twenty sailors. the total number of crew members is almost 1500.
the commander of safra stationed on herd island is called trist reddy, and the number of warships and sailors is similar to ed's.
once these two forces are mobilized, they are enough to suppress all scattered pirates near herd island.
after all,
at the beginning, du ge's ship, the smiling angel, had only a pitiful twelve crew members, even less than the smallest warship under ed's command.
and the cargo ships of the dufi family and the captured naval ships in the harbor had a capacity of only about fifty people, making them one of the smallest forces.
even if du ge's pirate group expanded to 350 people in one day, in a direct conflict with ed's pirate group, after a round of simultaneous firing, there was basically nothing left on his side.
but after a day of battle, all the enemies who opposed the sea fish pirate group were in a sorry state, while on their side, apart from a few unlucky guys who fell into the water, there was not a scratch.
coupled with the witch's prophecy, the morale of the sea fish pirate group almost reached its peak. they believed that they were blessed by the sea god and, under paul's leadership, could roam the seas and be invincible.
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when du ge took he ya away,
ed and trist's fleet were confronting antonio.
herd island is an important stronghold between the east sea and the south sea, affecting the supply of many pirates and serving as an economic pillar for mahamadu and safra, so it absolutely cannot fall into the hands of the navy.
they were waiting for the reinforcements from mahamadu and safra to attack antonio's navy from behind.
with inside and outside cooperation, the blockade of herd island was finally lifted.
so,
even if ed knew that the witch he ya had been abducted, he couldn't spare the time to deal with du ge.
however,
he didn't take this matter to heart.
after all,
antonio had blocked the shipping routes, and the fool who abducted the witch couldn't escape.
and he believed that the scattered pirates on herd island would send the witch back for him. but as the intelligence reports about the sea fish pirate group kept pouring into ed's hands, he finally became dumbfounded.
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"the fish era?"
"paul is actually a witch, divining for everyone who goes to find him."
as for the piece of the sea chart in mahamadou's hands, that was a matter for safran to worry about.
perhaps.
the king of the four seas did not wish for the trident of the sea god to emerge.
after the fall of the sea god, the entire ocean was the domain of the king of the four seas. who would want a new sea god wielding the trident to appear above them?
in trist's view, the matter of selma offering a hefty sum for an heir was more pressing.
after all.
the wealth selma had amassed over the years was enough to create a new sea king. the man who acquired selma's wealth would be the real threat to the position of the king of the four seas.
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to be precise.
it was du ge who triggered the war.
aed was waiting for mahamadou's reinforcements, for the assembly of pirates behind him, while antonio was waiting for admiral mikaro's orders, as well as the movements of mahamadou and safran.
a naval blockade typically involves coordination with other departments of the navy.
otherwise.
once he gave the order to attack, if mahamadou's men launched an assault from behind, it would be easy to turn an offensive move into a passive pincer attack...
no commander would allow such a thing to happen.
as a result.
while the two sides were in a standoff, du ge's five pirate ships brazenly sailed into their central waters, singing and dancing.
on the deck of each ship, a group of sailors in pink dresses performed a bizarre dance full of odd movements...
the pink skull flags fluttered in the wind, as if mocking the confronting parties.
on the constantly adjusting sails, a few lines were written in bold letters:
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"why not dance together?"
"here lies a moving 100,000 gold coins."
"you can see me, but you'll never catch me."
"antonio's butt is red..."
"in the great fish era, the goddess of fortune protects everyone with fish in their name."
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