"Sir Amur, look, the enemy's ships seem to have fewer." The pirates on the fort discovered the slightly reduced combined fleet and reported to the pirate general Amur.

Amur looked at the combined fleet, which originally had more than 30 ships, and it seemed that there were indeed fewer ships, and the number was reduced to just over twenty.

One of the frigates was burned after hitting the reef, and two shallow water gunboats were severely damaged by the turrets.

Even so, the Joint Fleet did not reduce ten ships.

"Can some of their ships go to other ports for resupply and repairs?"

Amur originally speculated that the United Fleet allowed the injured ship to return for maintenance, but he saw that the shallow water gunboat hit by the turret was still in the formation of the United Fleet, and it seemed that it had just been repaired and had no intention of rushing to withdraw from the battlefield.

"The enemy has not attacked again in the past few days. Do they plan to siege us for a long time so that we can surrender?"

"Damn guy, if we are stuck here, we can't buy fine wine from the Spanish. The prices of ale and wine are getting higher and higher!"

"It's okay if you have some savings. I never thought that Algiers would be blocked before. Now I'm penniless and can't go out to sea to find a life. I can only be a mercenary to defend the fort for Lord Pasha. I can barely have a bite of food."

The pirates defending the coastline whispered privately, because Algiers were blocked and many pirates were unable to go out to sea to plunder ships. Most of the pirate ships returning to Algiers were captured by the joint fleet that blocked the port, and only a small number of pirate ships still on the sea were able to break through the firepower of the joint fleet and enter the port.

It can be said that the value of the goods of the gold, silver and jewelry loaded on the captured pirate ship exceeded 100,000 taels of compensation.

Originally, these possessions were plundered by pirates from the Mediterranean coast of Algiers, and at this time they almost completely became the trophy of the joint fleet.

Seeing that the joint fleet did not intend to launch another attack, and some ships disappeared for no reason, Amur was worried in his heart, and always felt that the tranquility in front of him seemed to be brewing a storm.

He returned to the palace to report to Pashamulat: "Some of the British and Chinese ships left their fleets, and his subordinates suspected that the enemy was planning a more powerful offensive."

Murat was in the huge bathhouse at this time, and there were many women pouring hot water into it, and the water mist was filled with mist.

Amur turned a blind eye to these women who served Pasha. The knife marks on his face were scared by the women instead.

Even though pirates are an industry that is prone to getting rich overnight, Algiers still follows the ruling structure of the pyramid. The pirate leaders at the top have the largest number of slaves, wealth, and ships. The pirates at the bottom have struggled to survive. They live a timely and enjoy life, and they spend all the money they get when they go ashore.

Murat is the biggest pirate in Algiers, and all pirates have to pay taxes to him.

"Their ships are going to replenish their supplies. They delay the attack, and the Imperial Navy has more time to support us." Murat lay in the large bathhouse, because the joint fleet stopped attacking the Algiers port and turned into blockade, and his pressure was not as great as when the troops arrived at the city.

"The subordinates thought that they would not delay the attack on us Algiers from thousands of miles away. The reason they did not launch a strong attack again was because they knew that they could not transport a large number of troops on the coast at one time. They had almost all ocean-going sailboats, which were not suitable for fighting in shallow waters. So the disappearing ships were likely to be seeking help from the Europeans." Amur expressed his inference.

"They went to find the Spanish, French, or Sicily, Venice, and the Papal state? Their ships were indeed more suitable for fighting on the coast." Murat felt a stern when he heard Amur's guess.

The Spanish Empire, the Kingdom of France, the Kingdom of Sicily, and the Republic of Venice all have a large number of shallow water ships used for coastal operations along the Mediterranean Sea. These ships may not be suitable for sailing on the Atlantic Ocean, but they can overcome the difficulties faced by many large warships such as windings, reefs, shallow water along the Mediterranean coast.

If the Joint Fleet can obtain a batch of ships that can navigate shallow water, the turret may not be able to block their next attack.

"If they really go to collect ships, we cannot sit and wait for death. It will take a long time for the Imperial Navy to collect ships and sailors to use Golden Horn Bay to enter the Western Mediterranean." Murat walked out of the bathhouse, and was full of worry about his old nest in his words.

No one has ever forced him to use his property to recruit pirates to protect the city for him.

"Mr. Pasha, my subordinates took the liberty to ask, is the empire's navy really capable of entering the Western Mediterranean? More than 60 years ago, the empire was defeated by a joint fleet composed of pagans such as Spain, the Pope, and Venice. Even the Eastern Mediterranean could not be fully controlled. Now there are more British people, and the Chinese are enemies with us. Will the empire risk being besieged by the combined fleet of pagans to allow the navy to enter the Western Mediterranean?"

"You and I know that the empire is no longer a powerful country that scared the whole of Europe a hundred years ago. The muskets and cannons used by our men were bought or snatched from Europeans..." Amur raised his suspicion.

Murat frowned and Amur spoke of his soreness.

Their great backer, the Ottoman Empire, had about 200 to 300 galloping warships, Arab spinners, small paddle boats, tens of thousands of sailors and soldiers in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Ottoman fleet seemed powerful, but in fact it was strong on the outside but at the same time. Faced with the large Garen ships rising in Europe and the large number of artillery loaded on Garen ships, the galloping ships in the Mediterranean Sea would lose their ability to advance because the paddle boats were shot dead by Garen ships.

Moreover, the Ottoman Navy's proud platoon battles became difficult because European warships became taller and taller. Sometimes they even had no choice but to use large warships.

In short, the once terrifying empire is on the decline, but its huge population and vast territory make the Ottoman Empire look like a behemoth.

"I believe that the Imperial Navy will definitely come to save us. The Spanish and French sailing fleets are fighting in the Western Mediterranean. Even if the Imperial Navy enters the Western Mediterranean, it will not be besieged by pagans. The only thing the Imperial Navy has to consider is how to defeat the joint force composed of the Britons and Chinese in front of us." Murat said.
Chapter completed!