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Chapter 1286 Battle on the Mediterranean Sea

The Barbary pirates of Algiers did not know that a powerful fleet was slowly approaching.

In the waters about fifty miles northwest of the mountain city of Algiers, a large Arabian dhow flying the Algiers flag led several small galleys to surround a Venetian galley, just like a wolf king leading A pack of wolves is besieging a bison.

The Arabian dhow was loaded with more than 20 cannons, and the Venetian-style galley fired at each other, and white smoke filled the air!

Some solid bullets fell on the vast sea, splashing water, and the solid bullets that hit the galley caused huge damage to the galley!

The Arabian dhow was almost firing close to the Venetian galley, and the solid bullets caused the broken wood of the galley to shatter and splash, and the sailors hit were bloody and bloody!
The main mast of the Venetian galley was destroyed and broken by the artillery. The octagonal cross flag that was originally hung on the top of the main mast fell on the side of the ship, half of which was exposed, and was scarred by the flames of war.

Iron hooks were thrown up from the pirate galleys, hooking the galleons, and the pirates' galleys were closely next to the Venetian ships!
"Catch these heretics and sell them for a good price!" Facing the loot they were about to get, the pirates showed ferocious and excited expressions.

Some of them carried muskets on their backs, some held shields, and some held bows and arrows, all kinds of weapons.

The time to besiege the ships on the sea is the moment to board the ship and loot!

On the galleon, a group of musketeers wearing knight armor leaned against the cover on the deck and shot at the attached pirates. The projectiles flew over the sea, and someone might be shot every moment.

"Many of our cannons have been misfired, and the gunners are too damaged to engage in melee combat with Barbary pirates. What about the oarsmen in the cabin?!" A sailor who seemed to be the commander on a Venetian galley trotted up. asked.

"Big Commander, the oarsmen on the starboard side suffered heavy casualties because of the opponent's artillery. We may not be able to get rid of the entanglement of the Barbary pirates. We can only fight with our lives for the final resistance..." The sailors who came out of the cabin brought bad news.

"Damn Barbary pirates, they will go to hell after they die!" The commander known as the Grand Master gritted his teeth, and shouted to the surviving sailors and crew: "Warriors, our warship has not fallen yet!" , the gunners are still firing back at the enemy! The enemy is an evil and despicable pagan, even if we have our last breath, use up the gunpowder, and only the knight sword is left, we must draw out the knight sword and fight the enemy for the last time. Fight! Defend the faith, aid the suffering!"

"Guard the faith and aid the suffering!" The sailors without muskets drew out their sabers one after another, their eyes full of fanaticism.

They are ready to fight the pirates to the death.

The Ottoman Turkish Empire once organized more than 3 troops to attack their islands. Most of the cities were destroyed. Half of their members died in battle, but they never surrendered. Until the arrival of Spanish reinforcements, the Ottoman Empire lost more than [-] people.

There are probably few people in the Mediterranean who have as strong a will as these zealots.

"If the pirates climb up on the deck and kill everyone on the deck, you go inside the cabin and ignite a batch of gunpowder stored in it, and set our whole ship on fire. This warship we bought from the Venetian merchant, cannot fall into the hands of Barbary pirates."

The Grand Master spoke impassionedly to motivate the crew and sailors, but he knew that their ship had little hope of escape under the harsh conditions in which some of the guns misfired and the oarsmen were killed and wounded.

They and the Barbary pirates are like fire and water. Anyone who catches the other party will be tortured and executed.

The struggling Venetian galley was fighting back with the surviving artillery. The knights and sailors on the ship were tenacious in their resistance, and both sides suffered heavy losses.

On the Arabian dhow, a pirate wearing a turban is directing the pirate galley to hunt.

His face has a knife mark running from the corner of his eye to the corner of his mouth, and his eyes are like eagles.

"Master Amur, maybe we can catch a big fish this time..." His servant rubbed his hands excitedly, watching the Venetian galleys that were about to fall.

The vicious pirate leader didn't show any excitement. The Barbary pirates looted an unknown number of warships and merchant ships every year, and tens of thousands of people became slaves every year.

He was commanding the pirate ship to launch the final offensive against the Venetian galley, when he suddenly noticed the shadow of sails on the west sea.

Although the sail looked small due to the distance, but based on his many years of experience in sailing across the Mediterranean Sea, it must be a big ship.

But the next dreadful thing has just begun-behind the pointed sails on the sea level, there are more sails!

This is obviously not a single merchant ship, but a huge fleet!

Merchant fleet or warship? !
The pirate leader and all the pirates who were fighting were stunned, staring uneasily at the fleet of unknown origin on the horizon.

The arrival of the fleet will affect this robbery at sea.

"Battleship! It's a warship equipped with artillery!"

Even at a long distance, the pirates can easily judge what type of ship will be equipped with a large number of artillery by virtue of their experience in the Mediterranean.

"Five, six, eight...that's the British Union Jack! British warships!"

The pirates counted more and more warships, feeling uncertain.

"No, there are ships behind them! Thirteen, fourteen...!"

Behind the Royal Navy Fleet of Britain, two formations of the Fourth Fleet appeared, with sails all over the sky waving in the wind, covering the sky and covering the sky!

A combined fleet of more than thirty sailing ships appeared in this sea area, and the pirates were terrified.

"Retreat! Retreat immediately!" Pirate leader Amur saw the sailing fleet suddenly appearing here, knowing that they were likely to assist the Venetian galleys that were being besieged at this time, so he ordered the pirates to retreat.

The hurried pirates cut off the ropes that hooked the Venetian galley with a bit of reluctance. The arrival of groups of warships made them realize that if they did not retreat, they might die!

The pirates departed in haste, leaving behind the dilapidated Venetian galley with its terrified knights and sailors.

(End of this chapter)