After the successful sea trial of the Hope, the Navy officially received the warship soon. It was finally equipped with 8 side guns, 4 on the left and right, and 4 swivel guns, and equipped with 50 sailors.

In view of the fact that Quick is relatively the person who knows the most about maritime affairs in the navy, and after this period of investigation, he has not found any dissent from this person, so after Paul's consent, he was appointed as the captain of the Hope, with the rank of Jumped several levels to become a temporary captain.

Quick was grateful. After staying in the navy for a few months, he gradually discovered that Earl Greiman was not the kind of cruel and heartless lord who cannibalize people without spit out bones, and he gradually began to repay him. The opportunity is right in front of him, and he must seize it.

He led a ship of sailors to train hard every day, even sleeping on the ship, and soon became familiar with every inch of the new ship.

After Paul stayed in Fulan Port for a few days, he planned to return to Huxin Town. Before leaving, Austin introduced his long-planned plan to encircle and suppress pirates to Paul and Schroeder.

In a conference room at the naval base, a huge sand table was placed in front of everyone, showing the entire coastal terrain of the Northwest Gulf, including large and small islands on the sea.

Of course, limited by the current technical means, this sand table is not very accurate, but it is enough for the current navy.

"To sum up, our plan is to..."

Austin pointed on the sand table with a thin stick.

"...With the help of the militiamen in the towns along the coast, this is the case... The first target to be eliminated is 'Loach' Garden. Since the destruction of the Shark Gang, he has become the largest pirate force on the Northwest Gulf."

"Wait a minute!" Paul interrupted Austin, touched his chin and asked, "Loach? Why does this nickname sound so familiar?"

Quick, who was standing behind Austin, coughed awkwardly and said, "Master Greiman, when I was a pirate, I wanted Garden to cooperate with me in attacking Lake Town. Later, he saw that the situation was not going well and ran away, and then I was arrested. You are captured."

Only then did Paul remember: "So it's the guy who got oil on his feet, no wonder his nickname is 'Loach'."

Quick said: "Yes, this man is very cunning and good at playing with the wind."

Austin went on to say: "They are very good at picking places where our defenses are weak, and I blamed me for being too incompetent, and let them go ashore several times."

Paul reminded him: "There may be ghosts arranged by him in our army, you have to be careful. Quick, don't think about it, I'm not targeting you."

"Lord Earl, I'm already doubting this, and I will definitely investigate carefully."

"According to the information we have so far, the Loach Gang doesn't have any fixed strongholds, and all the members of this pirate gang are good at boating. It is not easy to track their whereabouts."

Paul asked: "Could it be that our boat can't catch up with them? The other party is also using a galley?"

Austin admitted: "Yes, but they may also have some unknown modification technology that can make the boat so much faster that even if they are hit by our patrols while committing crimes, they can leave us far away. Behind the ass."

Quick added: "I've never heard of the Loach Gang having this ability before."

Paul said a little dissatisfied: "I didn't come here to listen to your complaints about how difficult it is."

Austin immediately changed the topic: "Of course, my lord, what I just said is in the past tense, because we have the 'Hope'!"

"No matter how fast the opponent's ship is, it is still rowed by manpower, and our Hope can continue to sail as long as there is wind, so we don't want to be able to catch them immediately, as long as we can catch them far and low, we will definitely be able to catch them." Use up the strength of the opposing oarsmen and finally catch up to them."

"Take a new type of ship that has just been tested for a few days to fight the pirates. Is it really okay to do so? And if the other party has many ships, wouldn't it be hard to beat with two fists?"

Although he knew that the sailing warship was the right way, Paul was a little uncertain about the Hope, which was still a test model.

Quick immediately stood up and patted his chest and promised: "My lord, please rest assured, my sailors and I have absolute confidence in the Hope, and we will definitely be able to support it until other captains come to support it."

Thinking of the 8 cannons and 4 swivel cannons equipped on the Hope, Quick felt that he had the courage to fight against the sea tycoon Edward.

He recalled the shock in his heart when he first came into contact with artillery. This kind of sharp weapon was born for naval battles. As long as he has artillery and there are enough numbers, he can blast the opponent into pieces from a distance, and he can avoid even jumping gang battles. up.

Everyone continued to discuss for a while, and finally Paul looked at Austin and said, "I will leave the matters at sea to you."

"In addition to eliminating the pirates, we must also pay close attention to the opening of the southern route. After the second ship is launched, it will be sent south,"

Austin and all the captains saluted in unison: "Yes, please rest assured, Lord Earl."

Paul suddenly remembered something and said: "I will leave the language consultant, Ms. Dias, to help you enrich the means of maritime communication. She has helped the Army come up with a set of semaphore, which is very useful after testing."

Austin nodded: "It couldn't be better that way, thank you Earl."

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Houses were on fire, and the cries of men begging for mercy and the cries of women and children intertwined.

This is a village on the coast, located in the territory next to Arda, which is now being looted by pirates.

A large number of pirates searched around the village, packed the found property into wooden boxes one by one, and carried them to the ship.

The remaining pirates gathered the villagers in one place and began picking slaves. UU reading www. uukanshu.com

A pirate took a fancy to a teenage boy, entered the crowd and lifted him up.

The boy was in a daze, trembling all over, but the woman next to him hugged the boy's leg tightly.

"Please don't take my son away, he is the only family member I have left."

She stared at the tearful eyes with a terrified expression, and kept begging to the pirates.

"Let go!" The pirate who grabbed the boy glared at the woman and shouted at her.

The woman was just begging the pirates constantly, still holding onto her son's leg tightly, but she didn't intend to let go.

The pirate became impatient, and raised his left hand holding the knife forward, and the woman fell into a pool of blood.

"Mom!" The boy caught by the pirates yelled angrily, "You demons!"

He bit the pirate's arm fiercely. With his size, this level of resistance was already the limit.

The pirate cursed the little **** in pain, then knocked the boy unconscious with a knife handle, dragged him and threw him at the feet of another companion.

These young boys who have not grown up mentally and lack the ability to resist are the best candidates for slaves. After boarding the pirate ship, if they can quickly adapt to this big sauce tank, they will become the backup personnel of the pirates and eventually grow into a real pirate. If you can't adapt, then be a slave for the rest of your life.

The other villagers sat on the ground tremblingly watching all this, no one dared to stand up and resist, they just prayed that bad luck would not happen to them.

The slave-picking pirates came to the crowd again, looking for the next slave...