Chapter 646: Sacking Heavenly Wolf Island
The pirates retreated like a black tide, and it was spectacular. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Ouyang Shuo put away the Heavenly Demon Spear on Farah's neck and said lightly, "Get out!" ”
Farah was obviously stunned, and then reacted, and retreated with the pirates in embarrassment, for fear that Ouyang Shuo would regret it. Seeing the leader evacuate, the members of the [Cheetah Mercenary Group], who were still in a daze, followed and left.
To Farah, Ouyang Shuo promised to spare his life.
The other members of the [Cheetah Mercenary Group] did not have such treatment. On the way to retreat, they were constantly met with ferocious interceptions and killings by the sailors and soldiers, and they were merciless.
The sailors have not forgotten that it was this group of traitors who caused them heavy losses.
The sword and shield men are responsible for interception, and the archers shoot and kill. There are even cannons used to bombard players who have fled from the battleship and boarded the boat, which shows the depth of the hatred of the soldiers.
Pirates who are tired of running for their lives will not come to the aid of these "allies" at this time. Someone attracts firepower for them, and it's too late for them to be happy, so how can they ask for their own hardship?!
In the end, the number of members of the [Cheetah Mercenary Group] who actually evacuated with the pirates was less than two thousand.
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Looking at Farah's embarrassed back, Ouyang Shuo was silent.
Of course, he could have broken his faith and put Farah to death. Or, to put Farah in the hands of Somali players, and flatteringly hit back: "I promised not to kill you, but that doesn't mean players won't kill you." ”
It's a pity that no matter how you cover it up, it's a breach of trust.
Without faith, a man does not stand.
Even in the face of enemies, and even in the face of enemies, we cannot easily lose our trust. For the lord, or even the king of the future, if you are untrustworthy today, you may be untrustworthy tomorrow.
There are 10,000 ways to clean up Farah, so why rush it?!
If it is for the sake of a small profit in front of you, what you lose is righteousness and great profit.
Letting Farah go is tantamount to letting the tiger go home. But Farah's life was not given by Ouyang Shuo, but he exchanged it for all the members of the [Cheetah Mercenary Group] to stop the war.
Since it is an exchange, Ouyang Shuo must fulfill the contract.
As for how Farah will succeed in the future, it is better to leave it to Somalia for a headache. Having a common enemy is not a bad thing for the cooperation between Shanhai City and Somalia.
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"Chase!"
Zheng He commanded the fleet and began to return the color to the pirate ships.
"Fire!" The gunners were in position again, their eyes filled with vengeful rage.
The "booming" cannon sound exploded on the surface of the sea, setting off one huge wave after another. The pirates who were still in the dinghy were immediately killed, and the ship was destroyed and killed.
In naval artillery battles, the ocean-going fleet is the absolute king, and it is the existence that makes the enemy fearful.
After suffering heavy casualties, the pirate ship did not wait for everyone to board the ship, immediately set sail and fled. The entire surface of the sea, surrounded on all sides, is a great spectacle of black pirate ships scattered and fleeing.
The abandoned pirates could only cry out helplessly, their eyes full of despair.
Assisting Somali players in encircling pirates is not a national war. Therefore, killing pirates, although Ouyang Shuo can get some meritorious rewards, it is really nothing compared to the national war.
That being the case, how could Ouyang Shuo purely pursue killing the enemy. He gave Zheng He an order, asking the fleet to capture as many pirates as possible, so as to prepare for the reorganization into a naval division to make up for the battle losses.
Zheng He received the order, understood the prince's intentions, and began to command the artillery to pursue the large pirate ship, and after sinking it, he ignored it and continued to shell the next pirate ship.
At the same time, the fleet sent numerous red horse boats along the way to collect pirates who had been abandoned in the sea. As long as they can save their lives, how can a pirate refuse to surrender?
It is even said that as soon as the red horse boat passed, some pirates took the initiative to come over, crying and shouting to surrender.
The scene was very hilarious at one point.
In this way, the number of pirate captives increased exponentially, and there were some members of the [Cheetah Mercenary Group] mixed in the middle, and one piece was taken into the battleship.
The pursuit at sea did not end until 3 p.m.
In the sea area near Sirius Island, there are wrecks of warships floating in the sea, which is spectacular. The pirate ship, which was not sunk, had already escaped and disappeared into the vast sea.
It was very difficult to find them again.
After this battle, the three major pirate groups killed more than 20,000 people, captured more than 20,000 people, and only more than 10,000 pirates, including thousands of members of the [Cheetah Mercenary Group], escaped by luck.
The waters of the Gulf of Aden are afraid to calm down for a while.
Of course, as Ouyang Shuo predicted, piracy is difficult to eradicate, and it won't be long before the pirate group will resurrect.
As for whether it is these three pirate groups that dominate, it is unknown.
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It was already 4 p.m. when the aftermath of the aftermath, such as treating the wounded, counting the battle damage, and taking stock of the prisoners of war, was completed.
The captured members of the [Cheetah Mercenary Group], Ouyang Shuo, were all handed over to Somali players to dispose of. Whether to kill or release, Ouyang Shuo no longer cares, and it is all up to Somali players to decide.
I also want to know what kind of miserable fate they are about to usher in.
It is reported that the [Cheetah Mercenary Group] colluded with pirates and betrayed the country through the forum, and the news has been spread in Somalia.
The headquarters of the [Cheetah Mercenary Group] in Wangcheng has been surrounded by other guilds.
It is foreseeable that this former largest guild in Somalia will soon become history, and it will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the royal city, or even in the Somali state.
Even if innocent mercenary members quit the union, no guild would accept them. What awaits them can only be a lonely ghost, endlessly hunted down and spurned.
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Ouyang Shuo didn't have time to pay attention to the fate of the [Cheetah Mercenary Group], he was concerned about the battle damage of the ocean-going fleet.
In this battle, more than 20,000 officers and men of the ocean-going fleet were killed, and more than 7,500 people were killed. The heaviest losses were suffered by the archers, with more than 6,700 archers dying.
Their deaths have a major bearing on Ouyang Shuo's decision-making. To put it more ugly, it was Ouyang Shuo, the prince, who personally sent these brave warriors to a dead end.
Even with Ouyang Shuo's iron heart, seeing the rows of corpses lined up on the deck, he couldn't bear it. But the wilderness is so cruel, if he did it again, Ouyang Shuo would still choose it this way.
In exchange for the trust and gratitude of Somali players at the lowest cost, it is a strategic choice that cannot be changed to capture the next key node for the great route planned by Shanhai City.
There was some blood that had to be shed.
What Ouyang Shuo can do is to raise the death pension and treat the families of the fallen soldiers well.
"The order goes on, and every soldier who died in this battle will be compensated with an additional ten gold coins on the basis of the pension stipulated by the Military Affairs Bureau." Ouyang Shuo said to Zheng He.
"No!"
There was inevitably a hint of tremor in Zheng He's tone. Zheng He knew the ins and outs of the whole thing, but he didn't dare to delve into the deep meaning.
The king's heart is unpredictable, and the power of heaven is uncontrollable.
"Out of 20,000 pirate prisoners of war, 10,000 good fighters were selected and reorganized into the fleet of sailors. A group of skilled sailors will be selected, and the remaining prisoners of war will be executed by the coalition forces! Ouyang Shuo said lightly.
In the words, there is a bloody killing.
Without executing some pirate prisoners of war, it is impossible to gain the trust of Somali players.
"Understood!" Zheng He should be down.
Leaning slightly, there was a burst of cheers from the coalition warship. Obviously, Ouyang Shuo's order to execute pirate prisoners of war made Somali players very satisfied, and they had the pleasure of revenge.
One by one, the pirate prisoners of war showed a sense of despair in their eyes.
The fates of the victors and the losers are so contrasting that they draw the line between life and death.
Ouyang Shuo looked up at the Sky Wolf Island in the distance, his eyes were full of melancholy, "It's time for the harvest season next." Ordered the whole army to attack the Sky Wolf Island and loot the wealth of the island. ”
"No!"
Leaning slightly, the combined fleet quickly advanced to Sirius Island with the attitude of a victor.
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As the lair of the [Sirius Pirate Group], in addition to adult pirates, there are thousands of old and weak women and children living on the island. The whole island is a complete town with all kinds of facilities.
When the [Sirius Pirate Regiment] was defeated, there was chaos on the island. The families on the island were terrified all day long and felt that a great calamity was coming. The pirate flag, which symbolizes the pirate regiment on the top of the mountain, has been removed and replaced with a white flag.
In the vast sea, there is no way out, and surrender is their only way out.
At half past four o'clock in the afternoon, the combined fleet slowly sailed into the harbor and prepared to land.
"Prince, the representatives of the coalition forces ask for instructions, and I hope you will allow them to move freely on the island." Zheng He walked over with an ugly face and bowed to Ouyang Shuo.
In one fell swoop, the three major pirate groups were defeated, and the ocean-going fleet was in Somalia. Ouyang Shuo's prestige among Somali players skyrocketed, and he was spontaneously embraced by players as a leader of the new generation.
Therefore, before they acted, they consciously asked Ouyang Shuo to answer.
What the player calls freedom of movement is actually allowing them to burn, kill, and loot on the island.
Somali players already hate pirates. In this battle, except for the defected [Cheetah Mercenary Group], more than half of the allied sailors and adventure players were killed.
"Blood feuds can only be washed away with blood, and blood debts must be paid with blood." So the player said.
And for Zheng He, it was just a war. Since it is a war, it should not affect civilians, let alone a group of old and weak women and children.
The two philosophies are inevitably at odds.
For this reason, Zheng He had already quarreled with the bigwigs among the players, but he failed to convince them. In any case, the player insists on bloody revenge on the island.
"General Zheng, we can take all the treasures on the island and dedicate them to your department. Our only request is to let the blood wash on Sirius Island and avenge the death of our compatriots. The player representative said.
"These are two different things." Zheng He tried to refute, "As for the distribution of treasures, Shanhai City will not be monopolized, and the prince will definitely deal with it impartially." ”
"It's the same thing."
Neither of the two could convince anyone, and in the end, it was up to Ouyang Shuo to decide.