The pirates had successfully robbed White Dragon Island and robbed all the treasures on the island. Although they suffered a lot of casualties, with the treasures they had robbed, they could recover their strength quickly as long as they were given time. In fact, their strength would be even stronger than before after they recovered. Wealth played a great role in the improvement of strength. Without sufficient wealth, an empire could collapse, and the same was true for a pirate organization. The strength of pirates could not be separated from treasures. In addition to gold bars, the tens of thousands of kilograms of pig iron and thousands of kilograms of tungsten were also very important resources. After the pirates obtained these resources, they could forge a large number of weapons and armors in a relatively short period of time, thus greatly improving the fighting strength of every brother under their command.
The previous battle had proven that the fighting strength of the pirates was not as good as the Zhou Family's guards. The reason was that the pirates' equipment was not as good as the other party's. Not only were the quality of their weapons relatively poor, they also did not have armor that could defend against bows and crossbows. They only had the simplest and cheapest shields, while the Zhou Family's guards all had leather armor that could defend against swords and bows. The difference in strength between the two sides was mainly the difference in equipment, not the real difference in strength. As long as the pirates had enough resources to forge powerful weapons and armors, their strength would be greatly improved and become much stronger than before.
The lost brothers had already been lost. It was useless to be sad and emotional. The pirate leader Black Wolf King was now considering how to strengthen his own strength. First of all, no matter how many brothers he had lost, he would have to replenish them when he returned. For example, although only one-third of his brothers had died in battle, there were still one-third of his brothers who were seriously injured and slightly injured. When replenishing, he could not only take into account the brothers who had died in battle, but also the injured brothers. He had to recruit 60 or 70 brothers in one go. In addition, he had to seize the time to forge weapons.
He had already thought it through. He wanted the craftsmen on Giant Tree Island to build a stronger warship for him. This warship had to be able to withstand the attacks of giant crossbows and catapults. The surface of the ship had to be covered with a layer of iron sheet. Even if it was very thin, it could greatly enhance the strength of the ship and it could also be well protected against fire. The sides and deck of the ship had to be covered with iron sheet. The other important parts could not be missed. In fact, in some key parts, the iron sheet had to be thicker. Anyway, they had obtained tens of thousands of kilograms of pig iron this time, so the material was sufficient. After covering the iron sheet with iron sheet, painting it often could solve the problem of corrosion and rust.
Of course, after the wooden clipper was covered with iron sheet, its weight increased a lot, so its speed would definitely be greatly limited. Therefore, in order to maintain the same speed, corresponding considerations must be made during the design. They could accommodate more oarsmen. How could the speed of fifty oarsmen be the same as that of eighty oarsmen? The shape of the ship could also be designed in a way with less resistance, and the sails could also be designed more perfectly. In short, Black Wolf King's ambition was to build a real invincible warship. His warship must be invincible in the absence of the Tang dynasty's warships.
The reason why he thought of wrapping the wooden ship with iron sheet was that he was inspired by the warships of the Tang dynasty. He had seen the warships of the Tang dynasty with his own eyes. Those shiny iron lumps shocked him greatly. He had never thought that a ship could be made of iron. All the ships he had seen before were made of wood, but the warships of the Tang dynasty were made of iron lumps. He even heard that the interior of the warships was made of iron, and there was hardly any wood. Such a warship could naturally withstand the attacks of all the catapults and heavy crossbows. Therefore, the warships of the Tang dynasty were invincible, and he dared not provoke them. At the same time, he also thought of wrapping his pirate ship with iron sheet, so that the warship would have a strong defense that would make people despair. As long as he had enough strength, he could even challenge the Black Dragon.
When the Black Wolf King explained his idea, the brothers couldn't help but sigh. They didn't think that their Big Brother would be so ambitious. He actually wanted to build an iron armored ship. For pirates, this kind of ship was an invincible existence. It couldn't be smashed, nor could it be penetrated. The weapons that ships were equipped with were simply useless against an iron armored ship. The iron armored ship was an invincible existence.
If the armor was thick enough, even if it encountered a warship of the Tang dynasty, it would not be a problem to take a few shots. After all, the cannons of the Tang dynasty's warships were made of outdated gunpowder technology, so they had little effect on iron ships. That was to say, if two iron-armored warships of the Tang dynasty attacked each other, almost no one could do anything to the other. Their defense was much higher than their offense. The effect of attacking each other would be to scratch each other's itches and would not have much effect.
"Big brother, you're so generous! If we really have an iron-armored ship and recruit more brothers, even the Black Dragon will have to yield to us in the future. "
Ungrateful Wolf said.
Big Eyed Wolf nodded and said, "Big brother always wants to be ahead of us, so he will always be our big brother. We can only listen to him."
One-Eyed Wolf said, "Big brother, if we really have an iron-armored ship in the future, we won't have to give in to the Black Dragon. What Great Emperor? Isn't he just a thief like us? He really thinks he's an emperor."
Black Wolf King hurriedly said, "Fourth brother, be careful with your words. If your words reach the Black Dragon's ears, it will not be a joke. The Black Dragon has five or six hundred brothers under his command and more than ten warships. If he gathers the Black Tiger, Black Panther, and Black Dog, he will have thousands of brothers. With our strength, we can't fight against them. At least for the time being, we can only compromise. Without absolute strength, we can only listen to the Black Dragon."
One-Eyed Wolf said disapprovingly, "Big brother, you're imagining the Black Dragon to be too powerful. He's actually not that powerful. The Black Tiger, Black Panther, and Black Dog may be the same as big brother. They're not on the same side as the Black Dragon. The only ones who are truly on the same side as the Black Dragon are his five or six hundred brothers. If we join forces with the Black Tiger and the others, we will have six or seven hundred brothers. Our strength is even above the Black Dragon's. Perhaps, we can work together."
Ungrateful Wolf frowned and said, "Fourth brother's words make some sense. However, this is too risky. We're not like the worms in the stomachs of the Black Tiger and the others. Who knows what they're thinking? If we're betrayed, it'll be more than a thousand people attacking our family! That would truly be a calamity. "
Big Eyed Wolf also said, "That's right. Fourth brother is too bold. Isn't he afraid of bringing disaster to us?"
One-Eyed Wolf said disdainfully, "I mean, if we really have an armored ship, no matter how many of them come, they may not be our match. We'll be the only one who can beat them. If they want to beat us, it'll be like scratching an itch."
"I'm afraid that we won't be able to fight against so many of them with just one armored ship. Unless our brothers can develop a little more. Not a lot, three or four hundred brothers, plus one or two armored ships, we'll be able to stand up to the Black Dragon as an equal."
Red Dog said.
"Isn't it too early to think about this? We'd better return to Black Wolf Island as soon as possible and hide the treasures we robbed. It's best if we can hide this robbery. If we can't, I'm afraid that we'll have to spit out some of it."
White Dog said.
The Black Wolf King said, "Alright, let's hurry on our way! Tell the brothers below to keep their mouths shut when they go back. In addition, all the brothers who participated in the operation must be given enough benefits. The same goes for the fishermen who followed. Everyone must be given enough benefits to shut their mouths. "
"Yes, big brother. Don't worry! Leave this matter to me. You can rest assured that there won't be any mistakes with me. "
Ungrateful Wolf said.
The pirates began to pacify them. They asked everyone not to tell anyone about the robbery of White Dragon Island after they went back. Although this might not be able to completely block the news, it was always good to have one less person spouting nonsense. If only one person spouted nonsense, Black Wolf King and the others could deny it. Even if the Black Dragon the Great personally asked, they could also reduce the amount of the robbery. In short, it was to cover up the truth as much as possible and buy time for them to develop. After they made use of these treasures to become stronger, the Black Dragon the Great would not have the strength to take a share of the loot.
The ten pirate ships moved separately. Two clippers moved side by side, while the other eight fishing boats followed far behind.
Because it was dark, the people on the fishing boats behind did not find anything wrong behind the armed clippers. Although the soldiers of the Tang dynasty hiding under the clippers were well hidden, they were still easy to be discovered in broad daylight.
In the distant sea, the fleet led by Li An was slowly moving forward. This fleet had more people and was led by four whaling ships. This fleet's naval battle strength was actually below the pirates. After all, the pirates' fast ships were equipped with more giant crossbows, and their attack power was astonishing. On the other hand, the fleet led by Li An only had four whaling ships equipped with giant crossbows. The rest of the fishing boats were only equipped with ordinary hand-held heavy crossbows, and their power could not be compared to the giant crossbows. However, Li An had a spy on his side, and he had more soldiers and horses. Once they got close to the pirate ships and engaged in a boarding battle with the pirates, they would definitely win a complete victory.
"Assistant Minister Li, we are now less than a hundred miles away from White Dragon Island. It will be dawn in two hours at most. As long as it is dawn, we can immediately find the whereabouts of the pirate ships and destroy them all."
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, not bad. We are not far from White Dragon Island. Those pirates should have succeeded in their robbery by now and started to return. The probability of us encountering them on the way is still very high. As long as we encounter them, we must be determined to take them down. We must not let them escape."
"Assistant Minister Li, don't worry! Our fleet is spaced three miles apart. If we line up in order, we can monitor the area of nearly a hundred miles. As long as the pirate ships return to the Black Wolf Sea, they will definitely pass through the area under our control. There is no possibility of missing them. "
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee was full of confidence in fighting the pirates. This time, in order to eliminate this group of pirates, Ang Lee had mobilized more than a thousand officers and soldiers, which was a great respect to these pirates. If they couldn't take down these pirates, they would lose a lot of face.
After about half an hour, the sky began to brighten slowly, and the field of vision suddenly widened. When Ang Lee picked up the telescope, he could already see the fleet in the distance. Yes, it was a pirate ship. There were two fast ships in front and eight fishing ships behind. The distance between the two was less than three miles, and they were slowly moving in his direction.
"Pirate ships have been discovered. All ships get ready to gather and surround them from both sides. Don't let any of them escape."
Ang Lee said.
Soon, the fishing ships in the distance began to move closer to the middle, and the fishing ships closest to the outermost outflanked the pirate ships. All the ships were preparing in an orderly manner, but the pirates on the opposite side were unaware. After all, the pirates were not equipped with binoculars and could not find Ang Lee's fleet in time. However, the officers and soldiers of the Tang dynasty were equipped with many binoculars, so they could find the pirate ships earlier and make all the preparations in advance. They had a great advantage.
When the fleet led by Ang Lee surrounded the pirate ships, the pirates realized that something was wrong. They were suddenly surprised to find that they were surrounded by a group of fishing ships, which surprised them. If it were the warships of the Tang dynasty, they might be nervous and afraid, but it was actually fishing ships that surrounded them, which made them very surprised. They did not understand who the other party was and why they were surrounded.
"Brother, what's going on? Are these fishing ships crazy? They want to surround us. "
Ingrate looked at the group of fishing ships in the distance in surprise and said in surprise.
One-Eyed Wolf said disdainfully, "No matter what they are going to do, just rob them directly. They are giving us benefits."
"No, they don't come with good intentions. Since they dare to surround us, it seems that they are not a group of people. Could they be soldiers?"
White Dog said nervously.
"Soldiers? No way! How could they be soldiers? Soldiers surrounded us with fishing ships. Could it be that they are the fleet of the Zhou Family? They are here for revenge. "
Red Dog said.
One-Eyed Wolf said, "Brother, let's ask them what's going on first. If we can't fight, we can just fight."
"Well, that's right. Let's ask them what they want first. In addition, let our brothers be ready for war. We are not to be trifled with."
Black Wolf King said confidently.
Soon, the pirates on the two clippers began to prepare for war. They placed the bolts of the giant crossbows next to them and adjusted the direction of the giant crossbows. All the giant crossbows on the clippers were aimed at the oncoming fleet. They were ready to fight at any time. Pirates were ferocious at sea. They were not afraid of anyone, especially ordinary fishing ships. In the eyes of pirates, they were rookies. As long as they fought, they would definitely win.
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