After receiving Hao Shuai's look, Barbossa exchanged a few loud greetings and then began to get to the point of the meeting, telling how Lord Becket of the East India Company was ambitious and pursued and intercepted the pirates, posing a fatal threat.
This time, all the warships of the entire East India Company were even gathered together with Davy Jones to prepare to encircle and annihilate all the pirate kings in Shipwreck Bay.
It can be said that since the birth of the promising profession of piracy, for the first time, we have been plunged into a life-and-death moment. (It was also during this period in history that as the navies of various countries attacked pirates, the cause of piracy completely fell into a trough)
Barbossa's words immediately caused the entire conference hall to fall into silence. As pirate kings, they didn't understand this truth, otherwise they wouldn't come to the meeting.
"Everyone, now is not the time for us to take chances and escape. After all, you are not alone. You all have your own pirate fleet. At this time, we should unite. We can only fight!" As the host of the meeting, said the human Barbossa impassionedly.
As soon as Barbossa finished speaking, the conference hall suddenly fell into quarrels.
"Everyone, the Shipwreck Harbor is strong enough, with sufficient food and fresh water. As long as everyone works together, they can never break through the Shipwreck Bay!" Mrs. Qing looked around at everyone and said loudly.
"That's right, hey, Shipwreck Bay is just a big place. No matter how many people they bring, they can only attack in batches!" Armand agreed loudly.
"Haha~~Have you forgotten Davy Jones and his ghost ship? Do you think Shipwreck Island can stop him?" The Indian Priest, the pirate king of the Indian Ocean, reminded loudly.
"At worst, we leave now. I don't believe that the East India Company can wipe us out one by one." Another pirate king, Jockard, turned into an escapee and muttered.
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As everyone's opinions differed, a quarrel broke out in the hall, and it quickly evolved from a verbal dispute to a full-scale martial arts fight. For a while, shoes and spit were flying in the sky. Fortunately, they did not lose their minds and use knives and guns. They just waved their fists to persuade each other. people.
Hao Shuai took advantage of the time when everyone was busy practicing martial arts. He waved his hand and put the nine eight riyals in the wooden plate into the space. Then he transformed into a melon-eating crowd and watched the excitement from a distance.
In fact, facing the combined fleet, some of the seven pirate kings just wanted to stick to their guns and rely on strong fortresses and stored food to exhaust the combined fleet. Some wanted to take the initiative and have a main force showdown on the sea to defeat all countries in one fell swoop. Some navies hope to stay away from the edge and fight with the combined fleet in this sea area, playing hide and seek, and then sneak attacks on major ports for supplies. Some even propose taking advantage of the gathering of navies of various countries to directly attack the mainland of each country again.
But in general, those who insisted on escaping and sticking to Shipwreck Bay accounted for the majority.
In fact, this is not surprising. The strength gap between the pirates and the East India Company is really too big.
In the Age of Discovery, before steamships were invented, all ships were wooden sailboats. So Britain, the maritime overlord, set six levels of warships to facilitate planning.
The first three classes are battleships - that is, battleships: the first class has three decks and is equipped with a total of 100 or more guns; the second class also has three decks and is equipped with a total of about 90 guns; the third class is a load-carrying ship in the battle fleet. , has two decks, equipped with a total of 64 to 74 guns, and the fourth level has two decks, equipped with 50 guns.
Tiers 1 to 4 are battleships, while tiers 5 and 6 are smaller. They have 24 to 40 guns, often all mounted on one deck. These warships are lighter and faster than warships, so they serve as frigates and cruisers, suitable for attacking merchant ships, and responsible for reconnaissance, search, and warning and cover missions.
But don’t think that level five and level six are weak. Take the level five sailing cruiser as an example. The warship is about 40 meters long, has more than 32 guns, a displacement of between 600 and 800 tons, and a total crew of 250 people. Its combat effectiveness is not high. vulgar.
In a large sea battle where the third-level sailing battleship is the middle force, the fifth-level sailing cruiser is too weak in firepower and is not qualified to participate in the battle. They are mainly used to attack merchant ships at sea, cruise on oceans, and act as forwards for capital ships.
But the above-mentioned naval battle refers to the battle between countries. If it is used to deal with pirates, it is no different from using cannons to kill mosquitoes.
After all, most of the ships owned by pirates are not warships, and they are not even qualified for classification. They are all transformed from armed merchant ships.
For example, Sao Feng's flagship, the Queen, was actually converted from a Junk merchant ship, equipped with 15 heavy iron cannon warships.
The same goes for the Black Pearl, the fastest pirate ship in the Caribbean. It was originally a slave ship and a type of fast merchant ship. It was later transformed into a pirate ship with 32 16-pound cannons. Unfortunately, it did not have bow and stern guns, so it could not fire in a straight line when pursuing or being pursued. It could only rely on speed to seize the dominant wind direction.
On the other hand, the enemies the pirates faced this time were not to mention Davy Jones's Flying Dutchman, a famous ghost ship that could travel freely between the two worlds. At the end of the day, it was also a submarine, which exceeded the definition of a ship. In terms of speed alone, only the Black Pearl can match it.
Not to mention the East India Company, which is backed by Britain as the maritime hegemon. The lowest battleships are tier 5 and 6 battleships. Among them, Lord Becket's flagship sailing battleship Endeavor is a first-tier ship with a three-story gun deck, 104 The gun is estimated to have a displacement of about 3,000 tons. In this era, it is a mobile fortress on the sea. (It is said to be based on Nelson's flagship HMS Victory, which is still in Portsmouth Harbor as a museum.)
Such a mobile fortress on the sea, let alone fighting, the pirates would have to flee with their tails between their legs.
As for why it was sunk by the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman, haha~~ I can only say that the Endeavor died completely in a plot kill arranged by the director, and it was arranged to be sunk.
The problem is that the world of Pirates of the Caribbean is now the real world, and Hao Shuai doesn't believe that the Endeavor will still be buried in the plot.
At every pirate convention, quarrels and fights between pirate kings are almost inevitable.
The vast majority of pirates are unwavering egoists and will only fight for their own interests. This is the nature of pirates.
And this time it was even more about their lives and fortunes, and several pirate kings were even more noisy. Seeing this trend, Hao Shuai couldn't have expected any results without arguing for three days and three nights.
How could Hao Shuai, whose time was precious, bear this, directly hinted to Barbosa to come forward to settle the quarrel.
"Bang~~"
After receiving Hao Shuai's hint, Barbosa directly pulled out his pistol and fired a shot towards the roof. The loud sound finally silenced the conference hall.
"Everyone, whether you want to fight or escape, you need to start a war. According to the Pirate Code, to start a war, only the Pirate King has the right to declare war."
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