Chapter 1121 Great Disappointment

Chapter 1121 Great Disappointment

The battle did not last long, and the pirates in the tavern chose to surrender. On the one hand, they could not rush out, and on the other hand, the fire spread too quickly. Even if they were not burned to death, they would be suffocated to death in a while.

In addition, they had no idea how many people were outside, or even who was outside.

The other side's surrender was beyond the expectations of the Austrian Marines, but due to the bad reputation of British sailors, the Marines could not stop firing immediately.

"Listen, take off your clothes, hold your heads with your hands, and come out one by one!"

The image of sailors from all countries in this era was not very good. After all, being a seaman at that time was a job that exchanged life for money. Drinking, gambling, and fighting were the norm.

But the image of British sailors was particularly bad, half of which was because they really did not do anything.

The other half was due to the distortion of human nature. They were not ashamed but proud, and often publicized their "great achievements" everywhere. Some British literati also liked to flatter, and even developed pirate literature for a time.

In the famous works handed down from generation to generation, they are cruel, cunning, ruthless, but also free, brave, and fearless of authority.

While doing murder, robbery, and human trafficking, they say that they are just challenging social injustice. They just have their own unique sense of justice and morality.

Some gentleman pirates even break away from their original low-level interests and start looking for legendary treasures or seeking to establish a new order at sea.

Franz's evaluation of this is that they are not doing their job properly.

Whether the pirates in those famous works are real or not can only be seen by the benevolent.

But in the eyes of the Austrian Navy, there may be good people among the pirates, but only pirates who do not appear in front of people are good pirates, and the British are obviously not.

The Marines had no mercy on the pirates. Some people did not follow orders and were shot directly, and then a miracle happened.

Behind them was a burning pirate bar, and outside there was a row of naked pirates kneeling neatly with their hands on their heads.

Under the command of the Austrian Marine Corps, such a serious fire in such a narrow space only killed one-third of the pirates, which was more efficient than the fire brigade of the same period.

The entire bar was packed with more than 200 pirates and staff, almost all the main force of the pirates on the entire island. Only Baron Heiman's brother escaped, and Baron Heiman was captured by the Marines because he broke his foot when he jumped from the second floor.

While attacking the bar, the Marines also launched an attack on other areas of the pirates' dock, and the battle was also calm.

Several key sentry posts were full of drunken pirates, and the Austrian scouts solved them without much effort, directly blinding the remaining pirates.

Facing the elite raid of the Austrian Marine Corps, it was reasonable that the unprepared pirates were defeated.

After occupying the warehouse and the dock, the Marines did not continue to clear out the remaining enemies on the island, but waited for the arrival of dawn.

The reason why there was no direct land-sea joint operation like in Egypt this time was mainly because the deserted island where the British pirates were entrenched was too small.

And there were too many uncertainties at night, which was not the best choice when one side had an absolute advantage.

In the early morning, as three bonfires rose slowly, the fleet of the Austrian Imperial Navy slowly entered the port.

At first, the pirates who were still unconvinced were all stunned on the spot. In fact, they had heard some rumors about the Austrian Navy.

However, those rumors always had some fantasy colors, so these sailors who traveled all over the country and had extensive experience did not believe them at all.

What North Sea giant monsters, what flying dragons, can they beat whalers?

These British people are not afraid of any legends, so they dare to use a small number of elites to do this business passed down by their ancestors.

The British Navy used all cruisers, and the United States used this trick to defeat the British Navy. Since the main decisive battle cannot be won, it is better to disperse and attack.

In fact, the British are not unfamiliar with this trick. After all, they did the same to the Spaniards. The British are very confident in their tactics and even more confident in themselves.

Especially they were most confident about hiding in the Portuguese territory. After all, in theory, the Austrian Navy would not intrude into the sphere of influence of non-belligerent countries.

This is the rule, but the rules are meant to be broken. Moreover, the rule was set by the British, and it was the British who broke it first.

Franz felt no guilt at all for breaking the rules, and even wanted to have a drink to celebrate.

As for the Portuguese, they were not even a dish in this game.

But Franz was not British, so he still had to pay attention to his eating manners. The Austrian Imperial Navy always attacked only pirates and protected shipping routes. As for which country the pirates were from, it was not within its consideration.

The actions of the Austrian Navy naturally did not undermine the interests of third countries. On the contrary, the Portuguese government should thank the Austrian Navy for its heroic behavior if they could receive this news.

Of course, if the Portuguese government insisted on staring at this matter and wanted to get the so-called truth, then Franz would have to have a good talk with them about why pirates appeared in the Portuguese-controlled area and the relationship between them and the pirates.

With the rattling of anchor chains, the huge warship with a metallic luster docked at the shore. The heavy gangway fell on the pier. Two teams of elite soldiers descended along the cableway almost at the same time and formed a defensive formation.

Then a man and a woman appeared at the end of the gangway. The Austrian soldiers on the shore burst into loud cheers, while the kneeling prisoners on the shore lowered their heads as much as possible.

In fact, these British pirates couldn't believe their eyes, because it is the dream of every man who yearns for the sea to serve on a main battleship.

They have always believed that the British Royal Navy has the best cannons and ships in the world, and it is number one in the world.

However, at this time, the battleship of the Austrian Empire was obviously larger and more majestic than all the battleships they had seen before. Especially the reflected metallic luster made some sailors who had never seen the world go crazy on the spot. .

"monster!"

"Monster!"

"This is witchcraft!"

The Marine Corps soldiers would not let the captives in front of them harm the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess in any way. The kinder ones would hit the prisoners hard on the back of the head with the butts of their rifles, while the more ferocious ones would directly cover the pirates' mouths and then cut their throats. .

After emergency treatment, the scene quickly calmed down.

Friedrich looked at the prisoners in front of him with interest, but he soon became disappointed. The pirates in front of them were not as rebellious, cynical, and carefree as they were in the legend.

What he saw in front of him were just some cowards who were as silent as a sieve, shaking like chaff, and didn't even have the courage to look him in the eye, and they seemed to be a little depressed.