Episode 139. Pinas Revolution (7)
“Boom, firecrackers! Shoot the firecrackers! Tell everyone to come back!”
A panicked pirate shouted.
This is because the guards along the coast were quickly taken by the surprise attack at night.
A situation where more than two-thirds of the pirates who had to protect the main base boarded the ship at the news of the ruined island.
Thanks to this, the pirates couldn’t come to their senses.
It was Henry Morgan who came out then.
widely!
Henry Morgan stole the firecrackers he was about to set off.
Then he threw it on the floor and stomped on it with his foot to put out the fire.
There was anger on his face.
“You fools! Look right there! I mean, wake up!”
Harpy pointed outside the barrier.
The fence they built was the highest on Hapi Island, so they could see down.
About 50 torches were flickering outside.
“They are few in number. That’s less than 100 people! What are you so embarrassed about against such enemies? Asshole!”
Quick!
The pirate who tried to set off the firecracker became bloody and fell to the floor.
The smell of blood spread and the pirates quickly came to their senses.
“Even if the main unit went to the ruined island, there are still 300 of us left. Besides, those guys are improvised troops, so they’re no match for us!”
The leaders nodded their heads in agreement with Henry Morgan’s words.
“The Harpy is right! We have an advantage!”
“Let’s hit it right now, Harpy!”
“Wipe them out!”
After recovering the spirit that had been blown away by the night raid, the leaders came up with an obvious answer.
But Henry Morgan shook his head.
“Not now. When they run out of strength by attacking the fence, then they hit it. Now is the time to wait.”
“Um… … also!”
“Send more archers to the spire! Strengthen the fence and hold on! Let’s go out in an hour and wipe them out!”
“Okay, Harpy! Put the archers on the fence! Load the crossbow and throw it straight up!”
A wooden fortress built in the center of Hapi Island.
The logs were woven together and driven into the ground, making them very strong.
There was enough food and water inside, so I was able to survive.
The problem was the base staff who went to the ruined island.
‘… … In their haste, they all left without bringing food and drinking water. It will be disadvantageous if we go to a long-term battle.’
The harpy regretted the order given in anger.
But after the arrow has already left.
There was also a hopeful expectation that they would wipe out the militia with overwhelming force and return.
Harpy shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts.
But that wasn’t the only concern.
‘Why is it still not showing up?’
immediately after the raid occurred.
The harpy fired a sounding arrow to signal the bodyguards.
A barbarian group of about a dozen people.
They are so powerful that they can win even if they fight 100 pirates.
With their stamina, they should have already crossed the jungle and reached the fence.
However, it was unreasonable news.
‘Let’s wait a little longer, just a little bit.’
Something ominous!
At that time, there was a commotion outside the fence.
“Attack! Shoot the fiery arrows!”
“Forward the Shield! Protect our archers!”
The full-scale occupation of the fence by the troops led by Hanson and Crete was beginning.
***
By the time the fierce battle had passed and the moon that had risen high in the night sky moved sideways.
Hanson and Creta paused their attacks for a moment to catch their breath.
“As expected, it will be difficult to penetrate with our own strength.”
Hanson let out a heavy breath.
I couldn’t count how many lives I’d already saved by carrying a large shield by myself.
It was a situation that could not be helped because they were fighting to occupy the fence guarded by a large number of small numbers.
Hanson spit on the floor with a frustrated face! Spit it out.
“I’ll just push through the wooden gate with my strength!”
“No, that’s not it. Hanson.”
“Why is that? That’s the easiest way!”
“You have good strength, but you still lack experience in group warfare. Even if you break through the door, don’t you have troops to support you? Even if they catch less, they’ll be five times as many as we are. You can go inside and all of them turn into hedgehogs.”
“Hmm… … .”
Although Hanson was full of blood, Crete’s words were accurate, so he couldn’t get over it.
“I heard it and it is true. old man.”
“hehehe, have you calmed down?”
“… … yes. Is there any better way?”
Since Crete is blind, it cannot exert much power in siege warfare.
However, the long years he lived and the experience itself was a great weapon in group battles.
As the eldest son of an aristocratic family, it was also the case that he learned the martial law from a young age.
“Wait a little longer and they will open the door on their own and come out.”
“Could that be? Isn’t it an advantage enough just to keep them inside?”
“That’s right. But waiting for the opponent to tire before launching a counterattack is a classic strategy. If the pirate mastermind named Hapy had read even a single chapter of the War Code, he would certainly do so. At first, they must have been distracted by our ambushes, but since they were located on high ground, they would have quickly realized that our forces were small.”
“Um… … Then how should I deal with it?”
“For now, slowly pull the soldiers back. You can’t look like you’re cowering in fear. step back slowly Then they will open the door and come out.”
“How about we fight right here?”
“What is the terrain like where we are now?”
“It’s under the hill looking up at the wooden fence.”
“Then it is dangerous. Attacking from below is twice as hard as attacking from above. Besides, without you knowing, the other soldiers are very tired from the nearly hour-long attack. If the pirates who have stored up their strength push from above, they will be annihilated in an instant. Better hold out until Carl returns.”
“It sounds like you are right. I will.”
Hanson gave a hand signal in the dark.
Seeing this, the troops quietly backed away.
“Slow down, slow down!”
“Hanson says slow down! Pass it aside!”
The soldiers whispered and delivered instructions.
In the meantime, Tira was bravely running around the battle and treating the wounded.
“Hey, here! priest! My thighs are torn!”
“Wait! I’ll go!”
After gaining divine power, Tira has increased the size of her divine power through constant training and prayer.
She now had so much holy power that she couldn’t even tell it was enough to heal a few traumas.
The fierce battle entered a lull, and it was thanks to Tira’s existence that even dozens of people were able to hold on.
Because Tira ran around and treated the wounded right from the rear.
Then, the spirited soldiers jumped up and down and were immediately reintroduced to the front line.
Thanks to that, now all the soldiers were in a clean situation with no injuries.
“It’s getting late at night. Wait a little longer and the knife will come back. Let’s have a fight then.”
“yes.”
The pirates guarding the fence and the soldiers waiting for the enemy to come out and prepare for the second battle.
It was a hectic night as the two camps weighed each other’s intentions.
***
Meanwhile, Meisa and Jillian’s militia arrive on the ruined island.
They were preparing to lure the enemy into the canyon beneath the volcano.
“Captain! A bunch of ships have arrived!”
At the words of a militiaman, Jillian, who had been perched on a high place, nodded.
He stared at Meisa next to him.
“It looks like most of the Harpy Pirates’ base forces have arrived, and eight large pirate ships have arrived. The operation seems to have been successful.”
“I guess so.”
Maysa took the telescope and examined it.
Pirates preparing to land ashore by lowering a small boat from a large ship.
Even from a distance, they seemed very angry.
It was a perfect situation to open an inducement book.
“Take the supplies we brought! Go to the canyon under the volcano.”
At Gillian’s command, the militia began moving.
After a while.
Reaching the upper canyon, the militia prepared a surprise operation.
“Get ready to cut down the thick tree with an ax! Bring rocks to roll down when they come. Archers, put plenty of arrows, dig a small pit in front of your feet and pour oil on them!”
When attacking enemies in a night ambush.
Large logs and rocks are also effective, but most of all, flaming arrows are perfect for surprising enemies.
Rather than setting fire to the arrows individually, as now, they dug a small pit, poured oil into it, set fire to the pit when the surprise attack began, dipped the tip of the arrow inside, and then took it out and shot it.
“Now, preparations for the operation are roughly finished. Let’s fight from the front and slowly draw the enemies in!”
Meisa nodded at Jillian’s words.
“I will take care of that.”
“Okay. Go with 30 militiamen.”
“yes.”
About 30 militiamen followed Meisa as she left the canyon.
The pirates who came here numbered about 7, 800 people.
Roughly calculated, the number of people was dozens of times, but fear could not be found on the faces of the militia.
They believed in Meisa, who took the lead.
“Priest Meisa, a master of weapons, is leading us! Don’t worry about anything!”
A small cry from a militiaman who followed.
Meisa lowered her body after responding to their enthusiastic support.
It was located on the side of the jungle forest overlooking the coast.
Soon after, the pirates who moved to the small boat began to arrive at the shoreline one by one.
“I’ll wait until I’m half way up to the shore and hit it.”
The crew members’ eyes sparkled at Meisa’s words.
As some of the pirates climbed onto the sand, Meisa drew out her rapier and shouted.
“Attack commences!”
“Waaa!”
The militia suddenly emerged from the jungle in the middle of the night.
Meisa, the leader, ran the fastest and toppled the two pirates on the beach in an instant.
The militiamen, who were full of energy, also beat the pirates with axes, steel swords, and flails.
Most of the pirates were still floating on the boats, some standing on the sand where their feet were sinking.
Even his pants were soaked in the seawater, making his movements dull.
The militia led by the nimble Maysa was a disaster for them.
“Hey, it’s a surprise attack! catapult! Shoot the crossbow!”
A panicked pirate leader shouted, but it was nothing.
The crossbow, which could be hit even if you stopped breathing and shot it in a calm state, was unlikely to fire properly while being ambushed.
Dozens of pirates died in an instant.
However, because the number of pirates was so large, the militia was gradually being pushed back to the top of the sandy beach.
“This is enough, retreat! Retreat!”
Meisa shouted at the appropriate time.
Then, as if they had waited, the militiamen rushed into the jungle forest.
The pirates who saw that were very excited.
“Like that dog! Catch the things that will not be enough even if you tear them to death!”
“Catch the advanced priest! If you capture it alive, the Harpy will give you a great reward!”
“Catch and kill! Tear it up!”
The pirates who were ambushed and lost dozens of comrades and smelled blood.
Their chain of command collapsed in an instant and they began to run frantically toward the night jungle.
The leaders quickly tried to stop them, but it was already useless.
“don’t go! Don’t chase! There might be traps in the jungle!”
“These assholes! stop! stop!”
The pirates just shouted and ran at the shouts of the leaders.
The leaders who remained on the shore had no choice but to follow them.
Meisa, who had been hiding in the jungle where she had arrived earlier and watched, grinned.
‘I have a good feeling!’
The pirates were entering the crocodile’s gaping jaws.