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Chapter 1306
"The Knights of Malta suddenly got involved, and their fleet has more than a dozen ships, and the ships of the Knights of Malta are more suitable for landing at high tide. Algiers is facing the biggest crisis!"

"It is necessary to strengthen the defense of the port and send more troops and artillery to the port and fort!"

The pirates were confused because the fleet of the Knights of Malta joined the combined fleet. They were full of doubts about being able to hold the port in front of the coalition forces composed of three forces.

The number of the fleet on the opposite side is close to 40 ships, and many of them are ships that can sail in shallow waters.As long as more than a dozen ships cover and transport hundreds of people to land and seize a fort, then the city of Algiers and another fort can be attacked from land.

When Murat Pasha heard the dispute among his subordinates, he became frowning again. It seemed that the United Fleet was determined to eat his inheritance.

"Lord Pasha, I think the enemy has many ships and forces, and it is not the time to compete with them. If necessary, we can make a temporary compromise with them." Amur suggested to Murat.

"You mean that you want me to compromise with those heretics? Bowing my head to them will make me lose face, and how should I explain to the emperor? Do you mean that I have to negotiate peace with them because I am afraid of the enemy?" Mu Rattle said.

"We just handed over a Chinese man and a compensation of 10 taels of silver. For us, it will not cause serious damage to our vitality. The empire said that the navy did not reinforce us in time, so we had to protect the emperor. An important source of taxation for His Majesty and compromise with the Europeans and the Chinese." Amur said.

Murat's expression softened slightly, and he asked the other pirate leaders, "What's your opinion?"

The other pirate leaders couldn't answer one by one, but their expressions showed that they didn't want to continue the war either.

The Chinese, the British, and the Knights of Malta, this fleet can already launch a sea battle in the Mediterranean, which is not something their loose pirate group can handle.

If you lose the battle, the end will be much worse than voluntary surrender.

"My lord Pasha, every day our Algiers is blocked, there will be a lot of losses. If the city is breached, the other party may ask for more compensation, and we will lose more artillery and personnel." Amur Continue to talk to Murat, trying to convince the supreme ruler of Algiers.

"Amur, you take people to negotiate with the enemy's fleet, and promise to pay them 10 taels of silver and release them, so that they can lift the siege of our Algiers as soon as possible." Murat is obviously also because of the joining of the Knights of Malta But he was discouraged, so he asked Amur to serve as the representative to negotiate.

"Of order, my lord." Amur secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He represented the interests of a large group of pirate chieftains, many of whose fortunes were in Algiers, and who would suffer heavy losses if Algiers fell.

A pirate ship sailed out of the harbor with a white flag.

The United Fleet, which was allocating ships and personnel to launch a strong attack, saw that the pirates seemed to want to negotiate, but was afraid that it was a pirate's explosive ship, so they asked a frigate to intercept and check that it was correct before allowing the pirate ship to approach.

Amur, with a terrible scar on his face, climbed onto the iron-clad ship General Fubo. While climbing the ladder, he knocked on the hull of the General Fubo with his knuckles. The metal texture and sound made Amur feel overwhelmed. Stormy sea!

He finally understands why Haiphong's artillery can't do any decent damage when it hits this monster ship with amazing length. Iron armor is strange!
Amur came to the deck of the ironclad ship with a few pirate entourages. Waiting for him on it were the senior leaders of the Fourth Fleet, the Royal Fleet, and the Knights of Malta.

Under the coercion of the three forces, even Amur, as the general of the pirates, felt a little uneasy.

Who would have thought that their Lord Pasha just ordered his subordinates to capture a Chinese businessman at will, which actually triggered the crusade against Algiers by the three forces.

The Chinese were the initiators, Britain wanted to use this opportunity to enhance its prestige and train the navy, and the Knights of Malta wanted to attack their enemies, so the three-party joint attack on Algiers took place.

"Our Lord Pasha, the great ruler of Algiers, wants to make peace with you," said Amur.

Barbary pirates want to compromise?The people from the three parties knew that the pirates were a bit overwhelmed when they saw a pirate ship with a white flag approaching.as expected.

The arrival of the fleet of the Knights of Malta has completely broken the balance between the offensive and defensive sides. If the combined fleet is not afraid of sacrifices and storms the South Fort, the pirates will definitely not be able to defend it.

"How does your pasha plan to negotiate peace?" Sun Xu, as a representative of the three-party coalition forces, personally negotiated with Amur.

"According to what your envoys said before, we are willing to release your merchants unconditionally and pay you 10 taels of silver as compensation. We will first pay you 3 taels of silver and return the merchants, and the remaining 7 taels of silver will be After you lift the blockade we will ship it to you in the City of London," said Armour.

"Hahaha!" The high-level officials of the three parties laughed when they heard the words, making Amur go inside without knowing it.

"Earl Stratford, tell him, will we agree to their request for peace talks?" Sun Xu looked at Earl Stratford, the warlord.

"Amur, the compensation of 10 taels of silver was the condition before the war started. Now that the war has begun, your great Pasha won't be so stupid as to pay 10 taels of silver to finish the job, right?" Earl Strafford arrogantly sneered.

Yes, they attacked Algiers before and proposed 10 taels of silver because they did not have the confidence to take down Algiers, but now that the Knights of Malta have joined, the two sides have already figured out the strength of the other side through the previous trials. Want to use 10 taels of silver to settle the matter?

"Then what conditions do you need before you are willing to retreat?" Amur asked sullenly.

"Earl Stratford, how much compensation do you think they need to pay us before we can retreat?" Sun Xu asked Earl Stratford as if playing a double reed.

"Let me count the ships, personnel and supplies we lost in this battle... Well, it takes about 100 million taels of silver as compensation before we retreat." Earl Stratford replied very cooperatively.

100 million taels of silver!Dozens of tons of silver need to be transported by a big ship!

(End of this chapter)