Chapter 855: The Endeavor actually sank in the plot~~
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, it has been plunged into a life-or-death moment for the first time. (It was also during this period in history that as the navies of various countries attacked pirates, the piracy career 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 Barbosa finished speaking, the conference hall suddenly fell into a quarrel.
"Everyone, the Shipwreck Harbor is strong enough, with sufficient food and fresh water. As long as everyone works together, they can't even think of breaking through the Shipwreck Bay!" Mrs. Qing looked around at everyone and said loudly.
"That's right, hey, Shipwreck Bay is just such 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.
"The worst we can do is leave now. I don't believe the East India Company can wipe us all 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 or guns. They just waved their fists to persuade each other.
people.
While everyone was busy practicing martial arts, Hao Shuai 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 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 temporarily avoid the edge, fight with the combined fleet in this sea area, hide and seek, and then sneak attack 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. It is because the strength gap between the pirates and the East India Company is 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 artillery pieces; 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 on one deck. These battleships are lighter and faster than battleships, so they serve as frigates.
, cruise ship, suitable for attacking merchant ships, responsible for reconnaissance, search and warning and cover tasks.
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. Its combat effectiveness is not high.
vulgar.
In a large sea battle where three-tier sailing battleships are the middle force, five-tier sailing cruisers are too weak in firepower and are not qualified to participate in the war. They are mainly used to attack merchant ships at sea, ocean cruises, 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 are not even qualified for classification. They are all modified 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 operate in
When chasing or being chased, fire in a straight line and can only rely on speed to seize the dominant wind direction.
Looking back at the enemies the pirates faced this time, let alone Davy Jones' Flying Dutchman, the famous ghost ship can travel freely between the two worlds. At the end of the day, it is also a submarine, which exceeds 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 relied on Britain as the maritime hegemon. The lowest-ranked battleships were the fifth- and sixth-tier battleships. Among them, Lord Becket's flagship sailing battleship Endeavor was a first-class ship with a three-story gun deck, 104
The gun, with a displacement expected to be around 3,000 tons, was a mobile fortress on the sea in this era. (It is said that its prototype was Nelson's flagship 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 when they saw it.
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.
But this time it was even more about their lives and fortunes, and several pirate kings were arguing with each other. Hao Shuai saw this trend, and there was no way he would have any results if he didn't argue 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 huge 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, only the Pirate King has the right to declare war."
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Chapter 855
Endeavor actually sank in the plot~~ Free to read.