643 Who Is the Mole? (1/2)
TWO Chapter 643-Who Is the Mole?
Translator: ryangohsf
Editor: Nora
6th month, 14th day, Berbera Port.
The alliance army squadron and the Shanhai City voyage squadron had gathered up at the port and were ready to launch their pirate hunting operation.
The alliance army had 200 warships, the Lords had sent 20 thousand NPC sailors, and the remaining 40 thousand troops were adventure gamemode players, with 10 thousand coming from the Hunting Leopard Mercenary Group.
The two squadrons had lined up side by side by the port, which perfectly described the statement of, 'One would not be hurt if they did not compare themselves to others.' The Somalian Lords had thought that their warships were not shabby, but this comparison left them ashamed.
”What a loss of face!” Some of the Lords sighed.
Based on the original plan, the 40 Somalian adventure gamemode players would split up into the 200 warships. When he saw the voyage squadron warships, Farrah wanted the voyage squadron to ferry some players too.
”Lord, what do you think?” Farrah asked.
”Sure.”
Ouyang Shuo replied emotionally.
Due to the matter with Di Da, the Somalian players were extremely wary of the voyage squadron. Even though they envied them, they were not willing to fight with them on the same boat.
Helplessly, Farrah could only send the 10 thousand Hunting Leopard Mercenary Group members onto the Shanhai ships.
When Ouyang Shuo saw this situation, a weird glow shone in his eyes.
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11 AM, the alliance squadron set off as planned.
There was a total of three large-scale pirate organizations in the Gulf of Aden.
The Sky Wolf Pirate Group was the biggest group, and its leader was known as Evsey. It was a extremely strict organization that focused on robbing merchant ships. The animals exported from Somalia were often taken by this pirate group.
The Telan Pirate Organization was the earliest pirate group in the Gulf of Eden. Its leader was Buntland; their equipment was rather backward, and their strength was weakest out of the three. They survived on attacking small fishing boats.
The Plum Pirate Organization was the most brutal one. Their leader was called Mercado; their equipment was good, and they robbed any boat they saw, even Lord warships.
The three pirate organizations exceeded 60 thousand in strength, so it was impossible to crush them all at once. Furthermore, the 3 had come to an understanding, splitting up the territory and not interfering with each other.
Hence, the alliance army was ready to strike them down part by part, starting with the Sky Wolf Pirate Organization.
Based on the intel from their investigations, the Sky Wolf Mercenary Organization had a total of 25 thousand members and 150 ships. Its base was built on a mysterious island known as Sky Wolf Island.
The protection of the Sky Wolf Pirate Organization was extremely tight, and even the two other pirate organizations did not know the exact location of the Sky Wolf island.
ince the alliance army had planned this pirate hunting operation, they naturally had confidence. They had already found the exact location and went right for it.
”Attack Sky Wolf island!” This was the goal of the Somalia players.
After the squadron set off, Ouyang Shuo called Zheng He and Chen Dameng into the battle room.
Last night, not only was Ouyang Shuo heavily injured, Chen Dameng was also pushed out from under the bodies of the Divine Martial Guards. If he was not lucky, he would have died right there.
Hence, Chen Dameng did not trust these Somalian players. Even though Di Da and the Fly Mercenary Group were executed, he was not able to release that feeling from his heart.
”What do you think of Farrah?” Ouyang Shuo asked.
”Him?” Chen Dameng's eyes widened; he gritted his teeth and said, ”I think that he's a fraud. If he could treat his own men so viciously, how could he be a good person? Looking at him smile, I feel that something is off. Your movement that day was definitely revealed by him.”
”The Lord also suspects him?”
”Yeah!”
”Since that's the case, then why did the Lord allow them to board the ship?” Zheng He did not understand.
Ouyang Shuo took a deep breath and said slowly, ”This voyage used up a lot of gold of the territory, and it is not only to reach our destination. It is to build a safe route. Attacking Singapore was so, helping the Somalia people clear out pirates is also so.”
”Somalia is located in the Gulf of Aden, and it is an extremely important strategic location. If we could build a permanent base here to open up ocean routes, it would be huge.”
”In that case, why don't we move a large number of troops and occupy Somalia?” Chen Dameng butted in.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head, ”Based on our navy strength, if we do well, we would be able to. But sometimes, starting a country war is not the best idea.”
”The fall of Singapore has attracted the attention of everyone around the world. If Somalia falls, the image of Shanhai City would become exceedingly bad. If that happens, whether we could enter England would be an unknown factor, much less trade.”
”This….” with his brain, how could Chen Dameng understand?
On the other hand, Zheng He had some understanding, ”As such, your goal is to gain their trust to allow us to build a base here?”
Ouyang Shuo nodded his head. Obviously, he spoke so much to allow Zheng He to learn. As a navy general, without a globalized way of thinking, he would not be able to keep up with the times.
Apart from their original abilities, the terrifying growth talent of the historical generals was also a massive asset. They similarly had rapid growth rates; if not, why would they be so sought after?