The Port of Trieste was burning, and the Austrian fleet anchored here no longer existed. Although Ladislaus brought a guard of more than 500 people, the situation was irreversible when he arrived.

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The wind helped the fire, and the thick smoke could be seen dozens of miles away. In any case, it was not worth investing loyal men in meaningless fire-fighting operations.

The pirates controlled their timing very precisely, too precisely.

When Frunzberg lowered Lasiris's body from under the big tree beside the road, the pirates had just returned to the ship.

The naked female shipowner's back was engraved with a line of words in Latin: "I didn't want to fuck her, but she said she was a Habsburg woman."

The original female structure no longer existed, and the lower body became a terrifying big hole.

Ladislaus hugged this Ligurian beauty who had brought him both pain and joy, and gently closed her eyes full of fear and despair.

Judging from the other party's message, this is an enemy who has a blood feud with the Warlock Royal Family, but this hatred does not seem to hinder the other party's judgment at all.

Because the time of the attack was very tight, there were not many survivors, including several Austrian naval officers. They were as panicked as the civilians, running around like headless flies. What was the use when they were caught in front of Ladislaus?

No information can be told.

However, there was a merchant sailor who behaved quite calmly. He took the initiative to find Ladislaus and reported the raid to him.

After the guards brought him to Ladislaus, he performed a formal but somewhat awkward aristocratic courtesy.

"Praise for your piety, Your Highness the Archbishop. I am the navigator and garrison mage of the White Agate. My name is..."

"Just tell me what's going on." Ladislaus interrupted his self-introduction and asked him to prove his worth first.

"There are more than twenty enemy ships in total, all of which are sailing and oar-driven ships. Ten ships attack Austrian naval ships and merchant ships anchored in the port. Pirates on ten ships come ashore to attack, as well as an unknown number of enemy ships.

Always guard the shipping lanes.”

According to him, the other party is very well organized.

"The pirate leader was a giant nearly three meters tall. The weapon was a trident, which was very close to the image of the legendary leader of the Barbary pirates. His charge destroyed the resistance of the Trieste defenders, which was also

He killed the elite you deployed in the trade office. Although he was not lucky

The survivors can describe what happened, but it seems likely that he raped and killed the owner of Lasiris." The young man said this and looked up at Ladislaus's face. The female shipowner and her

It is no secret that the fleet belongs to the Austrian Cardinal.

But Ladislaus's expression didn't change much. The enemy's atrocities against the female shipowner were most likely to attack his mind and judgment. He didn't allow his emotions to control him: "Continue talking."

"Up to this point, when they looted property, burned houses and ravaged women, these pirates didn't see anything special. But during the retreat, they performed better than most navies. After the leader yelled, those pirates

The pirates immediately climbed up from the women and left without hesitation, and they killed the residents who could have captured them. It is strange that capturing true God believers to be slaves in North Africa or the Ottoman Empire was also an important goal of pirate operations."

After listening to the other party's description, Ladislaus nodded with satisfaction and asked: "What's your name?"

The young man was overjoyed to know that he had finally gained the favor of the monarch. He knelt down and replied loudly: "My name is Yevich."

With a Russian name, no wonder the aristocratic etiquette was respectful but not standard. However, there had always been various exiles on the sea, whether they were disgraced nobles or vicious criminals, Ladislaus didn't care.

Ladislaus turned to Boss Sirica and said: "All naval officers will be executed on the spot. Those who can't be defeated are just useless people who don't even know how to observe the enemy. They only know how to run for their lives. What's the use of me keeping them?"

When Boss Silica led the soldiers to arrest the naval officers who were making a mess, Ladislaus was surprised to find that Sazastan was studying Lasiris's messy private parts.

Noticing Ladislaus' realization, Sazastan bowed his head and apologized: "Please forgive me for the offense, Your Highness."

Of course Ladislaus understood that the other party could not have any blasphemous meaning: "What's wrong?"

"Although it is hard to believe, but combined with the description of the huge size and the wounds on Lasiris's body, I believe that the one who attacked the port of Trieste must indeed be Hayredin."

"That blasphemer who dares to call himself Barbarossa? That filthy half-breed?" Ladislaus was very angry when he heard the name. The other person's nickname seriously offended the sorcerer royal family.

"That's him." Sazastan didn't make any unnecessary explanation. In fact, the nickname Barbarossa refers to "Papa Alu" who is very prestigious in the Star-Moon World. Hayredin's brother Alu was famous for his role in the Reconquest Movement.

Later, he transported many Spanish Xingyue believers to escape from Spain, and he received the honorific title of "Dad".

Legend has it that their mother was a sea giant, so they were all born to be extraordinary sea knights.

When the name "Papa Aru" reached Europa, it was mispronounced as Barbarossa.

Of course, translating it as "Aru Dad" will not change the fact that their brothers are enemies of the Habsburg family, but I am afraid they will not receive such a severe blow.

For this offense, under the orders of Charles V, the Red Mages organized an attack on their base, killing all Hayreddin's brothers and sisters, including Aru.

Hayreddin, who survived by chance, inherited this nickname and continued to fight against the Habsburg family with a bloody feud.

Ladislaus suddenly changed his expression. Something bad was going on. Hayreddin, who had received support from the Ottoman Empire, was fiercely fighting for Algeria with the Kingdom of Spain. The mere port of Trieste was not worth a trip in person.

"He is here to attack the Spanish fleet escorting Princess Catharina and the red-robed mages?" Although this is the only reasonable explanation for Hayreddin's appearance here at this moment, Ladislaus still can't believe that the pirate dares to take the initiative

Attack the Spanish fleet.

But today is the day when the Spanish escort fleet arrives. This is definitely not a coincidence.

"Although the Spanish escort fleet is not as good as the emperor's visiting fleet, it still has several capital ships and several auxiliary ships. It is larger than the entire navy of most small countries. There shouldn't be any problems, right?" Ladislaus looked at Sazar.

Stan hopes that the other party can give him a little confidence.

"Hayreddin can fight against a squadron of this size if it goes out in full force." Sazastan was unwilling to say any useless words of comfort. He was just surprised that going so deep into the Adriatic Sea, the pirate fleet would not only have to deal with

The Spanish squadron is also threatened by other Europa navies.

The tragic situation of Lasiris is only Ladislaus's personal shame. If Princess Katharina falls into the hands of pirates, even if the pirates finally collect a large ransom to release her, it will bring shame to the entire sorcerer royal family.

In fact, Ladislaus's judgment was completely accurate. This pirate fleet had cut off the Port of Trieste for several days, and the two reporting ships sent behind were destroyed.

The attack on the port of Trieste was just a side event, in order to seize the upper hand position in the north and destroy Austria's small fleet to ensure that it could not cope with the Spanish allies.

"How can we help some of our allies?" Ladislaus looked around, and everyone, including Sazastan, avoided his gaze.

Although this team has as many strong players as a cloud and as many elites as rain, it is of no use at all.

Above the sea is a place where strength trumps strategy, and Austria's strength is nothing to speak of.
Chapter completed!