Chapter 161: In the Name of the Law
On the small slope, in the shadows, Joe clasped his hands to his chest and looked at the large-caliber naval guns on the four-wheeled carriage that emitted a cold light.
"Selling naval guns to pirates? I don't know much about the laws of the Empire, but it's enough to go to the gallows, right? ”
It is not difficult for pirates to build a good ship.
Along the shores of the Stormy Ocean, port cities, and countless shipyards, as long as you have enough gold, you can use your whimsical ideas to build all kinds of strange ships.
But naval artillery?
The pirates didn't have this technology.
Even many countries don't have this technology.
In the entire Metland continent, there are no more than ten countries that have the ability and technology to cast large-caliber naval guns!
A battleship without naval guns is a toothless wolf, seemingly ferocious, but in fact it has no combat effectiveness.
In the "Convention on the Sea" signed by the countries of the Metland mainland, it is clearly stipulated in the relevant articles on piracy that those who sell naval guns to pirates are guilty of the same crime as pirates!
On the beach, Sorens twisted his waist, shook his crotch, and danced a rather exotic whirling dance, he kept making a 'yo yo' cheer, raising his feet from time to time, and his white palms slapped on the soles of his boots, making a 'pop' crisp sound.
So happy, so happy!
His Blood Sail Pirate Regiment has three large warships that are the top in the Stormy Ocean, but the cannons are difficult to procure. Today, eighty percent of the naval guns on his Bloody Sail, Bloody Eye, and Bloody Bone are discarded by the navies of various countries, or simply small-caliber army field guns.
Sixty large-caliber 220 mm capital naval guns were enough to increase the firepower of one of his capital battleships to the extreme.
With the speed and defense of his three capital ships, a fully loaded capital ship, and even the ability to single-handedly take on three first-class battleships, Sorens has enough confidence in his battleships and his pirate subordinates!
Strong force means that he can plunder larger fleets, plunder more wealth, and purchase more ordnance.
It's a very simple benign snowball effect!
Henniway smiled and looked at the dancing Sorens with great appreciation.
So unrestrained, so free, in Sorens's body, Hanieway felt the missing element of her life - she really wanted to follow Sorens out of the Medland continent desperately, and soar freely on the stormy ocean!
In just a short time, less than an hour of contact, Hanieway has already been conquered by the charm of Sorens!
With a man's keen intuition, Marcos noticed the subtle change in Henivia's expression, and he guessed Heniway's thoughts. Marcos's face suddenly became even more ugly, and he once again gripped the hilt of his saber tightly.
One by one, four-wheeled carriages continued to descend onto the beach, and one of the two hundred and twenty millimeter naval guns was carefully moved to the side of the trestle.
Sorens stopped whirling and gave a loud order, ordering the pirates to load these precious large-caliber guns onto the cargo ship first.
Granular gunpowder can be purchased in many places, but sometimes it is purchased with inferior goods, and its performance is not as good as that of the military supplies of the Delen Empire. Naval guns are much more precious than these granular gunpowder, but naval guns are good treasures with money and nowhere to buy!
"Sorens, in addition to these 220-millimeter large-caliber naval guns, I have prepared a hundred 150-millimeter naval guns for you."
Hanieway walked up to Sorens and looked at him with a smile.
Sorens is like an opera singer with superb acting skills, his eyes wide, his mouth wide open, and he looks at Henieway with a look of 'surprise' and 'surprise'. It was a long time, a long time, before he let out an 'ah' yell, opened his arms, and put his arms around Heniway.
"Oh, dear Miss Heniway, you must have been sent by Mutesthe, the angel of legend!"
"No, in my heart you are the embodiment of Mutesthe, you are the goddess!"
Sorens 'chirp, haw', at Haniewei's slightly flushed little face, Marcos on the side angrily pulled out his saber, and roared angrily: "Let go of Miss Haniewei, you despicable thief!" ”
Sorens shrugged his shoulders and let go of his arm, he didn't look at Marcos, but smiled and bowed deeply to Heniway: "I'm sorry, beautiful Miss Henivia, please forgive me for my momentary excitement...... I can't help myself, I can't help myself...... All because of your beauty, your kindness, your generosity, your empathy......"
The beautiful words of praise were like a tidal wave, gushing over Heniway's young heart.
Hainvia chuckled, and with just words, Sorens had made her even happier than she had been in the dark courtyard in the shadow of the dark citrus trees!
Marcos gripped his sword in a rage, and behind him, more than a dozen elite youths had surrounded him.
Haniewi waved her hand lightly and said coldly, "Marcos, you are too rude...... And you, go back to your posts, here, none of your business. ”
More than a dozen members of the Overseas Hydrographic Survey Bureau answered at the same time, then turned and left.
On the beach, only Marcos was like a clown who had been robbed of his beloved toy, standing there with his sword at a loss.
"Poor boy!"
On the small slope, in the shadow of the big trees, Joe looked at Marcos with pity and shook his head gently.
He took out his pocket watch, gently opened the lid, and looked at the time.
"It's almost, it's time to do it."
Joe muttered under his breath.
On the beach, six shirtless burly pirates carefully lifted a 220-millimeter large-caliber naval gun and slowly carried it onto the cargo ship.
Sorens stopped complimenting Heniway, turned around and whispered to the pirates, "Yes, be slow, be gentle, be careful, be careful...... Look at these cute little babies, be careful not to scratch them in the slightest! ”
Four-wheeled carriages kept coming down to the beach, moving down a cannon and barrels of gunpowder.
Then the carriage loaded the cargo ship with its cargo and left as fast as it could.
To the west of Loew Ridge, on the side of the road leading from Loew Gang to Octopus Eye Village, on the slope of a small hill, several heroic and spiritual young men stood in the shadow of the big tree, looking around vigilantly.
They wore round floppy hats, shorts and shirts, and fast-soled fast shoes, which were exactly the daily civilian clothes of the sailors of the Imperial Navy.
They had flintlock pistols in their hands, and at the slightest movement in the direction of Loewgang, they would immediately turn their fire into the sky. At night, the sound of gunfire can be heard for miles, and the companions in the west will immediately receive the signal, wave after wave, relay the warning back to Octopus Eye Village.
These young men were about the same age as Joe, that is, seventeen or eighteen years old.
They have a strong breath and tall figures, like iron nails, standing straight in the shadow of the big trees......
A muffled voice suddenly sounded beside them: "What a bunch of rookies!" ”
Before the sailors could react, several figures burst out from behind them and smashed their fists on the back of the head. They didn't even have time to raise the short guns in their hands, their heads shook, and their eyes went black, and they were knocked unconscious.
Along the avenue to the west, like these young men, one after another sentry youths were knocked unconscious.
Without exception, they failed to detect the attacker's approach, and they couldn't even see whether the attacker was male or female, or what he looked like.
From Loew Heights to Octopus Eye Village, nearly a hundred naval sailors pre-arranged by Hiniway and Marcos for early warning were swept away in just a few minutes.
A large group of black-uniformed policemen briskly ran out from all over Loeff Heights and quickly assembled in a clearing west of Loew Gang Town.
Without wasting a moment's time, the policemen lined up and ran briskly towards Octopus Eye Village.
Ya and the old men of the Weitu family ran at the front of the team, and suddenly, a figure flashed from their side, and Lan Kiyo came out of the shadows, and said hurriedly: "There is a large amount of gunpowder and a large amount of ordnance over there...... Be careful when acting! ”
With a 'bang', Lan Bellflower ran two steps with the group, and his body flashed into the darkness on the side of the road, and then disappeared without a trace.
Fang opened his mouth and cursed in a low voice, "Yo, yo, it's really not bad, trading with the Bloodsail Pirates?" Ha, I wonder how the old fellow Papaxi, who has no serious business in the port of Tulum, can live in such luxury. ”
The iron mule that followed closely beside Ya muttered, "I thought he had embezzled the military expenses of the Tulun Port Detachment...... It seems that I have wronged him...... Trade directly with arms and pirate groups, obediently, it's a big deal! ”
Tooth jerked back, and he roared in a low voice, "Hurry up, that's a lot of money...... Ha, the goods of the pirate group, but they are all bought and sold without capital, and there is no need to pay a little cost, which is a lot of money! ”
The iron mule's eyes lit up even more: "And those naval guns, naval guns...... Ha! Where did the news come from? This time, we're going to make a big profit! ”
The police brigade, which had been running in stride, became faster and faster.
In the queue, dozens of officers who had just turned police from the garrison on the island of Casica gradually let out a low wheezing sound. The strength of these officers is much stronger than that of ordinary policemen, and on their shoulders, they carry a series of small-caliber field guns!
Time flew by, and more than half an hour passed.
The police brigade had bypassed the village of Octopus Eye and arrived less than half a mile from Octopus Leg Bay.
In the dark, Lan Kikyo took Yaya Peter and other ten elite scouts in the army, and dozens of elites from the original garrison of Garcican Island, wantonly pounced and hunted in the dark.
Hanieway and Marcos were cautious, and they scattered at least three hundred secret sentinels around Octopus Leg Bay.
But these sentry posts are all young sailors...... In the face of the elite scouts of the army, the sailors who are mostly trained to work on battleships on weekdays were stunned.
Marcos left the beach, walked up the slope, came to the side of the road on the slope, lit a cigarette, and gulped for smoke.
Hanieway and Sorens were almost on the verge of hooking up, and Marcos was jealous and angry.
Out of sight and out of mind, Marcos, who knew that he couldn't do anything with Hanievi, could only choose to escape.
Suddenly, a deep voice sounded in Marcos's ears: "In the name of the law, you have been arrested. ”