"Please stop approaching our ship." Someone shouted in French on the deck of the smuggling ship, but many small boats on the opposite side were still rowing here, and the soldiers on the ship seemed to have filled the muskets and looked a little critical, because many sailors are now spending money on the shore, and the ship is seriously insufficient.

"Bang!" Someone on the boat accidentally fired a shot. Perhaps because of his nervousness, the lead bullet drilled directly into the sea. However, his actions immediately caused disasters for them. Soon, more than 40 muskets were raised from three nearby boats. The officers pointed their swords forward, and a crackling sound of shooting sounded, and a burst of smoke suddenly appeared on the sea surface.

Three sailors were yelling and falling down on the smuggling boat. The remaining people roared and started to fight back, but their numbers and muskets were not superior, and the shooting frequency was not synchronized. Therefore, the casualties caused to the East Coast people were extremely small. After more small boats came over, they were quickly beaten by many rifles and could not raise their heads.

"Stop!" The Spanish defenders on the shore finally arrived. Captain Sosa, the leader, fired the flintlock pistol in his hand, trying to calm the melee if they had been in the past, they were very sure of dealing with such a thing (there were a lot of hatred between the smuggling ships, and it was not once or twice that a large-scale battle was launched in Cartagena). But now there are 200 well-trained East Coast soldiers (as long as people who are not blind can tell). In this case, their number is only more than 500, cold weapons, halberds, spearmen, and most of the garrison troops may not necessarily have many muskets. Why fight with them?

And if you look at the colonial army soldiers around you who are unshaven, sleepy, big belly, or trembling, you will not have hope for defeating this small-scale army of the East Coast people. You know, they have been beaten more than once by pirates with disadvantage (in fact, the proportion of muskets among pirates is quite high. Unlike Spain's backward military system, there are still a large number of cold weapons personnel), the combat effectiveness of the colonial army that has been pacified for a long time is a joke in many people.

As expected, Captain Sousa's voice was heard, and neither side of the battle ignored him. Soon, the small boats of the East Coast men approached the smuggling ship, and some soldiers began to climb the rope net to the deck, and brave sailors came out with axes to try to cut the rope net. But they were soon sieve by other East Coast musketeers who were waiting for the battle.

The battle was no longer suspense. More than 20 sailors who stayed behind the smuggling ship could not reach the attack of regular soldiers. After the unfortunate casualties of several soldiers who boarded the ship, the remaining soldiers on the east coast rushed to the deck in one go, and then successfully controlled the ship, detaining more than ten people, including the second mate and the sailor. As for the captain, the first mate and other sailors, they seemed to be still hanging around in the brothel and tavern on the shore, but this time they should have heard the movement?

At the same time as gunfight broke out in the harbor, nearly a hundred East Coast soldiers left on the dock had all mobilized. They walked onto the street with guns and blocked any unrelated personnel trying to get close to the battle circle. In addition, the "Swordfish" guard gunboat, which had just sold the goods, also pulled off the cannon jacket from the cannon barrel under the command of the captain. The gunners were using their strength to stuff one by one into the cannon barrel. It seemed that they were ready to do a big fight at any time.

The entire dock area of ​​the Port of Cartagena became chaotic at this moment. Countless people screamed and stayed away from the dock, but countless people opened the windows and looked at the harbor in a fierce battle with an excited look. Life was so boring. When was the last time there were hundreds of pirates fighting in the dock?

The alarm bell in the center of the city square was sounded by Hidalgo, who was responsible for the city's defense and security. This was a signal to summon volunteer militias scattered everywhere, but few people seemed to respond, which made the priests who had been standing in the church tower and closely monitor the situation lament: "Is the glorious Cartagena going to fall?"

"Boom! Boom! Swordfish" guard gunboat 10 large and small cannons fired in turn, but the target was not a smuggling ship that had been controlled by the East Coast people, but another ship that had already pulled up its anchor and started to slowly drift out of the port. This was a small brigged fast ship, the most popular ship for the pirates of the Caribbean. The entire ship had about 8 small and medium-caliber cannons, but it could not be compared with the "Swordfish" equipped with 12-pound and 18-pound cannons.

Because the distance was too close, all the projectiles fired by both sides hit the other side's ship's side, but the smuggling ship suffered a great loss because of its small size and poor firepower. Therefore, after only a short shot, one mast was broken and three artillery pieces were destroyed. The firepower on its left was immediately disintegrated and it had lost the ability to fight again.

Sure enough, after changing the grape bomb for a while, the pirate ship finally called for surrender. They held the white flag and said that they did not want to continue fighting, but some sailors still jumped away. The East Coast people were too lazy to care about them, of course, and solved the brig sailboat. However, two other smuggling ships in the harbor took the opportunity to successfully run out of the port area, then hung up the sails, and fled in a panic. The East Coast people had no good idea. This kind of pirate light ship, the old "Holy Island" class guard gunboat, did not have an advantage in speed, so they could only let them go. Fortunately, there were two ships as spoils, right?

After sending people to clean up the mess, Superintendent Zhou and Anda Fifteen met Captain Sousa who had been waiting for a long time. At this time, he had quietly received a check of 5,000 lira in the bank of St. Paul, and he was much more calm. Perhaps the two smuggling ships attacked in the harbor had some relationship with him (it was almost inevitable in terms of Captain Sousa's status), but now they were knocked down to the ground by people on the East Coast in a few strokes. So if he still had to speak for these dead people, especially when people on the East Coast handed him a huge check, it was worth thinking about it.

"You are so reckless this time." Captain Sosa was still angry when he said this, but his words were no longer as stiff as they were at the beginning: "Of course I know that the Governor is quite anxious about your arrival, but King Philip's warrant has not arrived in Cartagena. Strictly speaking, you have no right to deal with such things now..."

"The port of Cartagena restricts trade with the outside world. Except for ships from Flotta or Gaya Anes fleet, no one can come to the local transaction without Sevilla's permission. Of course, there are more us now." Director Zhou said righteously, "I heard that the British have collected a group of pirates in Jamaica, and there may be any action at any time. If your country does not welcome it, we can withdraw at any time. At that time, please face the anger of King Philip and the West Indian Affairs Department alone..."

Chief Zhou's merciless words made Captain Sosa a little embarrassed, so both sides were silent for a moment. At this moment, gunshots like beans sounded again on the street. Anda's fifteenth orderly man Nanjiro hurried in and reported: "A group of smugglers rushed out of the tavern to capture the ship. They were shot dead by us and arrested many people. Five of the brothers died in battle and three were injured."

Captain Sosa looked at the East Coast people in a daze, not understanding what they were saying, but at this time he used his toes to think about it and knew what was going on. However, this enlightenment made him fall into a deeper helplessness. The East Coast people fired guns and fired guns in Cartagena at will, but they had no way to deal with them. As long as they thought about this, it was extremely frustrating. It was ridiculous that before the East Coast people came, some big figures in the city were still swearing to give these Eastern pagans some good looks, because these unbeliever depraved depravers actually wanted to monopolize Cartagena's foreign trade. How could they bear it? You know, in order to obtain a huge profit from import and export trade, these people dared to have an affair with pirates, and now they gave the East Coast people some eye drops without any pressure.

But reality slapped these people in the face. The East Coast people were so bold that they dared to bring two hundred people to Cartagena to take office, and they took the smuggling ship to start the operation on the first day. This bold and bold style really shocked the Spaniards. Some of the small methods under the tables that were prepared before were as good as playing houses as the East Coast people. What should we do next? Now we really have to consider it carefully and we must not act hasty anymore.

The municipal council officials in the city soon rushed to the dock with a group of civilian militias who had finally summoned (the militia were not interested in participating in other forms of combat except for defending their homes). Captain Sosa reported some of the matter to them, and then pointed to the two ships controlled by the East Coast people in the dock and shook their heads. It probably meant that the East Coast people acted very domineeringly with the two ships relied on the double acquiesce of King Philip and the Governor. This time, they openly fought with smuggling and dealing on the dock and seized two ships. Their behavior was completely provoking the local inherent order.

Anda Fifteen, who was waving a saber on the dock, saw a group of Spanish militia carrying spears, halberds and a messenger guns, shook his head slightly, and did not take them seriously. If these weak chickens were not instructed, he would only need half a battalion to suppress them. However, considering that the East Coast people will still do business in this area for a long time in the future and fight against the British, Anda Fifteen thought it would be better to keep these Spanish people.

After seeing that Manager Zhou had taken the initiative to negotiate with the Spaniards, Anda Shiwu shook his head and directed his subordinates to count the two smuggled ships that were detained. According to the rules, a certain proportion of the goods here will be their spoils, so you can't make a mistake. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!