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Chapter 1291 Capturing the Pirate Ship

"You guys are so messed up. Didn't you agree to exchange ransom for Li Jinde from the pirates? Why did you suddenly declare war on the pirates so soon? What if the pirates become angry and brutally kill Li Jinde? What should my daughter do?!" Green After Sir Weir returned to the ironclad ship, he complained about his dissatisfaction with Zheng Zhibao and other naval officers who took the initiative to declare war.

"Sir Greenville, how about a cup of hot tea?" Zheng Zhibao and other officers of the ironclad ship were not in a hurry, and even set up a wooden table with tea sets on the deck.

At this time, the sea near Algiers is calm, and there are still three days for the pirates to prepare. During these three days, the pirates will decide their own fate.

"Their pasha didn't do anything to you, did he?" Zheng Zhibao asked Sir Greenville and Luyter who had returned to the ironclad ship from Algiers.

"Crazy, you are all crazy, you declared war without saying hello to us in advance, we almost couldn't come back! As long as the big pirate gives an order, the pirates will swarm up and hack us all to death! " cried Luiter in shock.

A few of them went to Algiers to negotiate with the local Pasha. As a result, the navy suddenly declared war. Pasha and his pirates were fried, and some pirate leaders even wanted to kill them on the spot.

"Don't worry, they don't dare to touch you, because when they see our combined fleet, they will wonder whether they can withstand our attack. If they break their faces with us, once we capture Algiers, none of them will think about it." On the contrary, as long as both sides maintain a little sense, even if we capture Algiers, there is still room for peace talks between the two sides. For their high-level officials, the defeat at that time was nothing more than the death of a group of subordinates and a sum of compensation. " Zheng Zhibao said calmly.

"Give the opponent three days to prepare, isn't this time for them to prepare for the battle?" Luyter asked.

"While they are preparing, aren't we preparing? We need to find out the nearby water conditions, especially to capture nearby pirate ships and collect more information from the captives. During this period, we also need to choose a beach Landing place, organize the team to carry out this difficult task." Zheng Zhibao said.

"I should have thought that we are so mobilized. If we didn't get any spoils, not only you, but King Charles would not have paid so many soldiers to come here for nothing." Lord Greenville knew that he could not change the decision of the navy. , can only take one step at a time.

After the United Fleet declared war on the pirates, their ships blocked the nearby sea area, hunting around for the pirate ships that hadn't had time to hide in the port.Some pirate ships didn't even know that their old lair had been blocked by a terrifying fleet. When they plundered merchant ships and coastal residents on the Mediterranean coast and returned with a full load, they were captured by the galleons of the United Fleet!
While waiting for the Pasha of Algiers to decide whether to fight or to make peace, four galleys were captured by the combined fleet in the nearby waters.All the slaves on the pirate galley were freed, and the pirates became captives, and the property obtained was confiscated by the combined fleet to make up for the cost of the naval dispatch of the two countries.

It has to be said that these pirates plundered a lot of wealth, and some pirates even had gold teeth and fur clothes.The spoils were divided equally between the Fourth Fleet and the Royal Fleet.

Although the Fourth Fleet dispatched more people and ships, it was Li Jinde of the Western Company that was rescued after all.

The pirates in the harbor watched in horror as the United Fleet was catching pirate ships on the sea with impunity, but there was nothing they could do.

At this time, even if the Pasha's guards did not stop the pirates from going out to sea, the frightened pirates did not dare to sail out.Once they set out to sea, they faced the warships of the United Fleet with rows of artillery.

To ordinary merchant ships, they are pirates, but in the eyes of the United Fleet, they are prey.

The pasha's palace was already full of pirate leaders, and they were deeply divided over whether to compromise with the combined fleet.

Some pirates who lacked confidence thought that it would not matter even if Li Jinde was released. As for the compensation of 10 taels of silver, they could only understand that it was the compensation for the dispatch of the fleet demanded by the British and Chinese.Algiers has to bear the compensation of 10 taels of silver, which can be taken out relatively easily.

However, once they agreed to claim 10 taels of silver from the other party, things were not that simple.

First of all, the Pasha of Algiers will be slapped in the face, and his face will be disgraced!
Secondly, if the European countries know that the Barbary pirates have such a shameful thing, they will definitely think that the Barbary pirates are strong outsiders, and when the European countries do not pay protection fees to the Barbary pirates, the Barbary pirates will lose a part of their important income. They can only make a living by simply plundering merchant ships and coastal villages.The navies of various countries will also challenge the Barbary pirates after the joint fleet. At that time, the living space of pirates in the Mediterranean will be compressed until they die out.

"In any case, we can't compromise with them. This will make us appear weak, and we will not be able to convince the public in the future!" Murat planned to refuse to hand over people and pay compensation after careful consideration one day after the United Fleet declared war on him.

He knew that if he succumbed to the United Fleet, the Barbary pirates who were in full swing at this time would go downhill, and the navies of other countries would also step up their raids on the Barbary pirates.

"Are we going to kill the people they want to demonstrate to them?" A pirate leader proposed to kill Li Jinde as a hostage.

"Idiot!" Murat shouted, "If you kill him, they will have an excuse to massacre the city and rob all our ships and wealth! At least keep his life, we still have a little room for maneuver!"

"Yes..." The pirates under him trembled.

"Recently, there will be fog on the seashore every morning. You can send a few speedboats to take advantage of the sea fog to break through the blockade of the opposing fleet, and inform the pirates in Tunisia, the provinces in the Eastern Mediterranean, and Constantinople that there is a fleet attacking us in Algiers. They must understand what the fall of our Algiers means, and they will organize a fleet to support us." Amur made a suggestion to Pasha.

"Amur, go down and select young and strong sailors from the pirates, and let them go to other provinces of the empire to seek reinforcements. Don't recruit those stupid and clumsy slaves. Their lack of discipline will only delay our time for help. The city paid a lot of money to recruit 3000 skilled pirates to help defend the fort and the coast, and we must guard the port we rely on for survival!"

(End of this chapter)