The armed sailboat "Tiger Shark" slowly sailed into Sucheng Harbor with its scarred hull. The pirates who had been looking forward to it on the pier rushed forward, took the rope thrown from the ship and fixed it, and looked at the tired travelers on the deck with concern.

"I met a piercing idea and some brothers died." A pirate with a bandage on his head jumped off the splint first and said in a gloomy tone: "The boss is also injured, but fortunately it's not serious. The general on the ship has been raising it for some time and is almost well."

The pirates were a little silent when they heard this, and then they looked at Sumo, who was pale-looking and carefully helped off the boat by several confidants. He was wrapped in thick bandages, and he seemed to have been injured on his abdomen, perhaps scratched by shrapnel, or perhaps because of the enemy's weapon. He looked a little weak now, but he was still in good spirits. He insisted on telling everyone a few words of encouragement and encouragement on the dock, and then returned to the mansion in the city.

Wang Zhaoli, Han Zhong, Zhou Zuoren and other core figures of the Thirteen Taishang Insurance Company rushed over from their respective places as soon as possible. After seeing that Sumo was in good condition, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Boss, what happened this time? Why did it make it so embarrassing?" Zhou Zuoren has always had a straightforward temper. Seeing that everyone was paying attention to Su Mo's injuries, he finally couldn't help asking after holding it in for a long time: "Who is so fierce? The 'Tiger Shark' number was also bruised. Isn't this an ordinary person?"

"I met a warship, what do you think?" Su Mo glanced at Zhou Zuoren and said angrily: "A Spanish frigate is not sure whether it was from the Old Continent or the Wind Fleet. At that time, we bit a merchant ship and chased it from the afternoon to the evening. Finally, it was completely dark. It took less than an hour to fight. It was a critical moment. The Spanish frigate that was killed by heaven emerged from somewhere. It caught us chasing us together and almost couldn't come back. It was really unlucky."

Everyone was speechless when they heard Sumo say this. Professional warships, even Spanish warships, are also characters that make pirates frightened. Unlike pirate ships that pursue lightness and sacrifice firepower and protect against fire, warships are specially designed for combat, fierce firepower and better protection (pirate ships have a large number of people who exist for the jumping gang combat), the warships are really too advantageous when fighting between the two.

This is how Somo's "Tiger Shark" was entangled by a Spanish warship at the western end of Cuba Island. It took great effort to get rid of the crisis through the night and flee back to Sucheng Port in a panic. Pirates are really too fragile in front of the navy! They may have been able to gesture decades or a hundred years ago, but in today's where professional warships are popular, the two have indeed gradually widened the gap and can no longer be compared.

"The Spaniards are so fierce now..." Zhou Zuoren was a little depressed after hearing this and said in an inward voice: "But the local silly officials are still talking with the Spanish to laugh and feast, giving them loans to strengthen the strength of the Windward Fleet. Damn, our biggest enemy is the Windward Fleet. If they replace all the old warships and make up for the number, how can we play?"

As soon as Zhou Zuoren's venting words came out, many people's expressions became bad, especially Wang Zhaoli and Han Zhong. They had close contact with the local intelligence department. They would help get some weapons and medicines on weekdays, and the pirates accepted their affection. However, when it comes to their own life and death, the pirates quickly forgot about the past and became a little dissatisfied with them. Who made the Wind Fleet the biggest enemy of all the Caribbean pirates?

Wang and Han are so smart that they naturally won’t be unable to hear the dangerous information hidden in Zhou Zuoren’s complaints. However, at this time they had no good ways, so they could only remain silent. The locals fought fiercely with the Spaniards. After the incident of strengthening the construction of the windward fleet broke out, they could not wash the floor. After all, the locals did not treat them as humans as humans. Although they also sent liaison officers to provide regular assistance to weapons, Air Canada also helped sell stolen goods, but the chess pieces were chess pieces, which could be sacrificed at any time and replaced at any time. When the locals wanted you to help create trouble, even if you were reluctant, they had to go to sea to act. When the locals needed you to stay at home safely, even if you had already waited for the rice to be cooked, it would be best to stay at home honestly, otherwise it might cause some unpredictable disasters.

But who are the pirates? To put it nicely, they are all people with strong free will. To put it bluntly, they are rebellious and lawless. On weekdays, the government secretly influences them, which makes everyone very annoyed. This will fight with their biggest enemy again and even enhance their strength. How can this convince the pirates? Therefore, Wang Zhaoli and Han Zhong were still relatively embarrassed at this time, and not speaking is the best choice.

Of course, the pirates are not fools, nor irrational madmen, especially those in the core circle of Thirteen Taishang. They also understand that in a dangerous place where wolves are fed around, in a sea where whites dominate, they should rely on big trees to enjoy the cool air. Otherwise, if there is a little urgent matter, there will be a disaster. For example, all kinds of drugs that are urgently needed in tropical areas are not supported by the assistance of the national intelligence department. Where do you buy them? Where can you grab them? You must know, this is a grab?

Handmade goods, Huaiyuan Island and Air Canada are still not enough to use for their own use, so how can you sell them to you with kindness? Don’t even think about it! For example, where do you use excellent navigational measurement instruments? All kinds of navigational precision instruments produced locally on the East Coast have been used. European goods are far inferior, and they are controlled goods. The procedures for purchasing are cumbersome. What price will you spend to buy as a pirate without an identity? If there is no State Intelligence Administration or the Gendarmerie Command, I believe they can’t do it.

Therefore, no matter how dissatisfied the East Coast government in Suchenggang, and how dissatisfied with their fingers behind the scenes, they must endure it. The two sides are interdependent and cooperative, and the pirates are more eager for the East Coast government, so they must be more honest and more aware of being a chess piece, so that they can win a better future for their future.

"Don't say that there are nothing." After hearing Zhou Zuoren say this, Su Mo immediately waved his hand and stopped him from continuing on this dangerous topic. Then Su Mo said: "This time I was unlucky. I just happened to hit a Spanish warship. This is a low-probability event. If I hit it, I can only say that I am not lucky and I can't blame others. My injury is not a problem. I will be cured for ten days and half a month, and I can't die! Lao Wang, I'm going out this time, and there is nothing at home, right?"

"Everything is fine, nothing big. There was only one small-scale conflict with the Indians, which was also bounded by us. Well, that was a dispute caused by the range of the ranch. In fact, it was not our fault. The Indians came from where they came from, and they suddenly had conflicts with us. However, we were more restrained and they seemed to be scruples, so in the end both sides took a step back and resolved peacefully." Wang Zhaoli immediately stepped forward and replied.

"It's fine. Sucheng Port is our foundation and our retreat. There are more than 600 people (including family members) who have settled, most of whom have retired due to old age or disability. Everyone sees the good or bad life of their lives. If something goes wrong, the morale of the brothers on each ship will probably plummet, and your words will not work so well, right?" Sumo gently stroked his injured abdomen and said, "Why are our people's angry more than others? One is because we have good weapons, powerful navigation equipment, and a high success rate of robbery, but another important reason cannot be ignored, that is, we have a stable logistics base, a place for everyone to settle down or even settle after retirement. Who said that pirates should not withdraw from the mechanism? Pirates who have no exit mechanism are those drunken and muddy guys on Tortuga Island in the past. If there are today but not tomorrow, their morale will naturally be much higher."

In fact, to a certain extent, Sumo is not wrong. Today, Suchenggang has become a town after years of development. It has all kinds of city walls (wooden), docks, warehouses, town halls, farmlands, orchards, and pastures. The settlement population has reached 659 (all retired pirates and their families). In a place with extremely low population density like Texas, it can be ranked at least. The development of Suchenggang is much better than the Spanish town next door, right?

Now Sucheng Port has long become the spiritual home of six armed merchant ships of the Somo Pirate Group, more than 500 pirates of all races (East Coast, blacks, Indians, and many Europeans). Everyone does not have to worry that they will be ruthlessly thrown by the stinky ditch after being injured and amputated in a certain battle, nor does they have to worry that they will be abandoned by the pirate group after they are old and weak and beg for their begging for their stomachs. After they withdraw, they can freely choose to settle near Sucheng Port and rely on land to support themselves. This is still very attractive to the pirates, and it also further enhances the authority of the pirate leadership, including Somo and others.

In addition, the East Coast is actually happy to see the Somo Pirates Group occupying land for the construction of a port in Texas. Although their pirate forces cannot be said to be completely controlled, at least partly controlled, there are even some children from the core of the country who have gone out of the country, and they have had close ties with the upper class of the country. They have helped the government do some "wet work" in the past, and they have made great contributions. If they establish a city-state in Texas and successfully gain a foothold, then the East Coast government has another card that they can play, and the role cannot be underestimated.

Moreover, if Sucheng Port wants to develop in the future, it is inseparable from the support of the East Coast, and this is naturally a good opportunity for the local people to exert influence and mix sand. Once it is well managed, it is not impossible to create a controlled country with certain strength in Texas in the future. After all, their opponents are mainly Indians and Spaniards, and the possibility is quite considerable.

"What's the news about the Spanish in San Joaquin recently?" Somo suddenly asked: "How is their city being built? Is it threatening our strength? Has the Mexican prosecutorial court added reinforcements?"

"There is movement in the Spaniards, and it's not small. The Mexican prosecutor's court recently sent more troops to San Joaquin, about 300 people." The answer to Sumo was Han Zhong, the actual mayor of Sucheng Town. He kept him in hiding this, and then laughed and said, "But the Spanish went to San Joaquin to increase troops to San Joaquin. I even doubted whether they had found our real place but to suppress the rebellion of the local Indians. Most of these Indians were Comanches, who had been fooled by Spanish missionaries, but because of the West, they were mostly fooled by the Spanish missionaries. The Spanish colonization methods were too rough and the officials were too arrogant, which eventually led to the tragedy. I heard many people say that the town of San Joaquin was on the verge of destruction before, and there were heavy casualties. If more than 300 reinforcements were suddenly on a boat to reinforce, the town would have been completely destroyed. Let me ask them that they are doing so miserably now, how could they really have the energy to meddle in other things? So I think we will be in a relatively comfortable state for a long time in the future. The only opponent is the Indians, and this does not seem to be very difficult to deal with."

"San Joaquin is so miserable..." Sumo laughed at the hearing: "Well, since the Spanish are fighting with the Indians now, how can we forget the way of hospitality? It is normal to have come and go! This way, Zhou Shiku, you can now prepare all kinds of supplies and ammunition needed for the ship to sail, well, the amount of four ships. I will give you ten days to prepare. Ten days later, Captain Wang Zhaoli (now the captain of the "hunchback Whale") will lead a team to the San Joaquin area and dismantle their bird port. If possible, it will be better to burn it with a fire, so as to avoid causing trouble for us in the future."

Wang Zhaoli was stunned when she heard this, subconsciously wondering if this would arouse a strong reaction from the Spanish. However, when she thought that they were pirates, wasn’t it normal for pirates to burn, kill and loot the towns of the Western American colonies? Considering the vague encouragement of their local attitude towards their expansion in Texas, Wang Zhaoli did not hesitate anymore and responded loudly.
Chapter completed!