Chapter 543 The wind is rustling
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"Colonel Da Vinci, the pirates' goal should be to plunder the town. The risk of rashly attacking the naval base is far greater than the benefit for them...so..."
"Sergeant Bellmaire!"
Before Bell-mère could finish his words, Den Den Mushi interrupted him impatiently.
"How can you be sure that the cunning pirates won't use a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"
Colonel Da Vinci demanded.
"I…"
Bellmère gritted her teeth and thought of the civilians behind her who trusted her and the navy, and she asked again.
"Colonel, if you don't send reinforcements, can we let the third team stay and help the civilians in the town to fight against the pirates? They trust our navy so much, if..."
"No need to say more! Sergeant, execute the order immediately! If you hesitate any longer, I will have to deprive you of your command authority and let Private First Class Cons carry it out on your behalf!"
Den Den Mushi had a serious expression on his face, and after two breaths he explained in a more relaxed tone.
"According to the intelligence gathered by the sentry, the pirates coming this time are the Copperhorn Pirates and the Thousand Square Pirates. The captains of these two notorious pirate groups are vicious pirates with bounties exceeding 10 million Baileys!"
"Among them, the captain of the Senfang Pirates, Senfang Herman, has a bounty of 1850 million Baileys! Not only is he powerful, he is also known for his cunning and cruel methods."
"These selfish pirate groups are able to put aside their grudges and choose to act together. They must be driven by greater interests. Maybe there is a deeper conspiracy!"
"So I guess the enemy is likely to take advantage of our splitting of forces to rescue the residents of the town and suddenly turn around to attack the naval base! We must be careful and vigilant."
"I am the base commander of the 158th Branch in the East China Sea. I have to give priority to all the navy members of the 158th Branch. You must understand that as long as the 158th Branch is still there, the pirates will only dare to plunder and retreat. But if the 158th Branch is accidentally captured by the enemy, then all the villages and towns on the nearby islands will suffer a devastating disaster!"
"You got it! Sergeant Bellmaire!"
“I…I understand!”
Bellmaire replied in a low voice.
"Crack!"
Den Den Mushi slowly closed its eyes.
"Let's go! Back to base!"
Bellmère said this weakly, and his whole body quickly wilted like a deflated ball.
"Yes, sir!"
Everyone followed the footsteps and walked back. Although they felt very embarrassed, they had to admit that Colonel Da Vinci was right.
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"Sir Sergeant! What is this? Have the pirates been scared away by you?"
Seeing Bellmère and his group turn back so quickly, the old man selling fruit in the crowd threw down the fire stick in his hand and asked happily.
"No, that's it, we..."
Bellmère looked ashamed.
The members of the third team all avoided eye contact, not daring to meet the eyes of the common people who were full of expectation.
"Wow! The marine hero is awesome! He beat the nasty villain away so quickly!"
Before Bellmère could explain, the children had already started clapping and cheering, but the cheers at this moment sounded like sharp knives stabbing their chests.
"Big sister..."
Looking at the innocent and lovely faces in the crowd opposite, everyone felt heartbroken.
"Everyone listen to me!"
There was no time to dawdle, Bellmère jumped onto the table of a stall and shouted to the crowd of onlookers.
"Everyone please listen to me! This time the pirates are coming with great force. We alone cannot stop the enemy. This place is no longer safe! Everyone please hurry up and run towards the North Coast Naval Base right now!! Quickly!!"
"what?"
Bellmère's loud voice echoed in the street. The crowd fell silent at first, and then began to scream and run towards the north.
"I'm sorry, brothers. I just can't imagine how desperate they would be if we just left without looking back!"
"I've decided to disobey my superiors' orders! I'm going to stay! If I can buy them two more minutes to escape, my life is worth it!"
Bellmère said with determination.
"Private First Class Cons! You are now in charge of the third squad and bring them back to the base safely! Follow the order immediately!"
Bellmère gritted his teeth and gave a loud order, but everyone was still standing there in a daze.
"Hurry up! What are you still standing here for? The pirates are coming soon!!"
The crowd remained unmoved.
"Hehehe! Big sister, you really underestimate us! There's no way we can escape!"
Kance grinned.
"That's it!"
"Big sister, you are a woman but you have such courage and spirit. How can we men be compared with you?"
"That's right! We in the third squad can't do such a thing as abandoning the beautiful captain and running back to the base alone! How are we going to survive in the future?"
Several people said proudly while showing off their muscles.
"Snapped!"
Bellmère walked up to them and slapped them. (Ajin: Fortunately, we were standing far away)
"Are you awake now? If you are, get out of here right now!"
Bellmère cursed loudly.
"You idiots! Why are you still pretending to be so cool at this time? Do you know that if you stay here without reinforcements, you will be dead! Even if you survive by chance, you may be expelled from the army for disobeying military orders!!"
Kang Si rubbed the slap mark on his face and spoke in a firm and heroic tone.
"Tsk! I joined the navy to be a hero and be admired by ordinary people! How can I be called a hero if I can't even protect these helpless old people and children? I don't deserve to be a navy!"
"Yes! Brother Kang Si said it well! We all think so too! "
"That's right! If everyone wants to stay, let's stay together!"
"you…"
Bellmère looked at the good brothers who had been through thick and thin with emotion. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and scolded with a smile.
"You are a bunch of idiots. I don't care about you anymore! Don't get scared and hold me back when the time comes!"
"Hehehe! Don't worry, big sister! We will definitely beat those stinky pirates until they cry out. We agreed that we will go back and continue drinking after we deal with the pirates!"
Kangs and his companions patted their chest muscles and made the assurance.
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The wind is whistling and the Yi River is cold; the hero is gone and will never return!
Looking at the scene before him, Ajin couldn't help but think of the fragment of poetry that the captain often recited but could only recite one sentence.
I felt deeply touched when I recited the poem silently in my heart. Although this group of people are weak physically, they are very praiseworthy in spirit.
If the navy could be like this, the ocean might be a completely different scene!!
Ajin thought so, but soon shook his head. Human nature has too many weaknesses. It is precisely because there are so few people who can stick to the bottom line and stick to their consciences that they are so precious.
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