Chapter 303 Benny Returns
"Benny, are you sure this road leads to the coastal town?"
A team not far from Abi was advancing. They were in twos and threes and you couldn't see the back of them at a glance. You could only hear a sparse number of people, probably several hundred.
At this time, a tall man in iron armor who was walking in the front asked the man next to him.
"Boss, don't worry. I have been in Storm Territory for two years. Although I have never been to this forest, if we walk upstream along the Dead Leaf River next to it, we will soon reach the main road. Then we can go directly to Binhai Town and Viscount Castle along the main road."
The person who replied was none other than Benny, who was wanted nationwide. On the first day that Gervis came to Storm Territory, Benny sneaked into the castle in the middle of the night with two of his subordinates, but it was finally discovered that he was the only one who escaped.
Today, Benny has completely lost the majestic appearance he had as the captain of the guards. He is now dressed in a tattered linen robe without even a piece of leather armor. His skin is rough and dark, and his hair is messy.
If the big man in armor hadn't called out his name, few people would have recognized him as Benny.
"Very good. If you do a good job this time, I will promote you to team leader after we return, and I can also teach you how to practice fighting spirit!"
The armored man nodded and spoke to Benny encouragingly.
"Thank you, boss. Thank you, boss!"
Benny was immediately moved and burst into tears of gratitude, and Lian Lian bowed to express his gratitude.
It has been a long time since Benny has been so excited. Ever since he was hunted by Gervis, Benny has been unlucky and miserable.
After stealing the sampan from the seaside village that day, Benny carefully rowed along the coast. At that time, he didn't know where the pirates' base was. His only idea was to row the sampan away from the Storm Territory and avoid Gervis' pursuit.
But after Lanny had been rowing for a long time, he suddenly encountered a storm at sea. The sampan he stole was just randomly put together by children to catch lobsters on the beach. How could it withstand the waves in the storm? The sampan was torn into pieces before four or five waves.
Fortunately, there was a thick hemp rope tied to the largest wooden board of the sampan, which was used by the children to fix the sampan.
When the storm came, Benny used the rope to tie himself to the board tightly.
Benny, who was stumbling and rolling in the sea, soon fainted. When he woke up, the sky was clear.
However, although he escaped, the coastline was no longer in his sight, which made Benny fall into despair.
Benny drifted on the boundless sea for two days relying on a piece of wood. Fortunately, he was rescued by a passing merchant ship. He thought that with the fabricated identity, he could go to other places on this merchant ship. Even becoming a serf or a sailor was better than being caught by Gervis or Alice.
Unexpectedly, as fate would have it, the merchant ship encountered pirates again three days later and became the pirates' spoils.
As for the crew members, they were all tied up hand and foot and pushed into the sea.
Benny originally wanted to join the pirates, so he immediately shouted for mercy and wanted to join the pirates. At the beginning, the pirates were not prepared to accept people of unknown origin.
However, in order to prove that his identity was reliable, Benny honestly explained what he had done in Storm Territory and why he ended up there.
The pirate leader heard that Benny had been a guard and knew a little bit of writing, so he finally agreed to keep him and brought him back to his base.
From then on, Lanny became a glorious but miserable pirate.
Most of Lanny's pirate life was spent doing laundry, cooking and cleaning the decks for the pirates.
It was not until a few days ago that the pirate leader suddenly summoned him, saying that he was planning to take advantage of the recent bumper harvests in various territories to go on a looting spree, and his target was the richest territory of Jones.
The pirate leader also heard that the original Viscount Major's Territory had been renamed Storm Territory, and that an extraordinary thing had appeared, that is, golden wine. The pirate leader told Lanny that they were preparing to make a big move, which was to plunder Storm Territory.
The main target of looting Storm Territory was not food and money, but grape vines and winemakers.
Benny was stunned by the pirate leader's words at that time, although he was very happy that the pirates could plunder Storm Territory and he would be valued as a result.
But when I heard the value of that golden wine, I realized that this thing of Benny's was definitely extremely precious.
Such precious things are usually in the lord's castle. Benny has been the captain of Storm Territory for two years. He certainly knows how magnificent and difficult to defend the original Viscount Major's Castle is.
How could they possibly capture the castle with just nine hundred pirates? As long as there were still people alive in the castle, they would only need ten guards and close the castle gates, and they would be able to do nothing but watch.
Because the pirates had no siege equipment, not even stairs to climb up the city walls, Benny immediately raised his doubts.
However, he discovered that the pirate leader had already made a thorough plan, which surprised Benny. These pirates, who were usually straightforward, actually knew how to use tricks.
Their plan was actually very simple. They would first go ashore and plunder several other territories in Jones Territory. The number of people involved should not be too large, two to three hundred would be best. After they successfully attracted everyone's attention and vigilance, they would sail to the coast of Storm Territory.
After arriving in Stormwind Territory, they would not directly dock and plunder the seaside villages as they did in the past.
Instead, they landed in a secluded place in advance, and then left only a small number of pirates and crew members to appear on the coast of those villages in their boats.
The well-prepared Storm Territory will definitely discover the pirate ships as soon as possible. Once they discover the ships, the lord of Storm Territory will definitely lead people to the seaside for support.
After all, according to the rumors, there were only two or three hundred pirates, and if Captain Jones wanted to march safely to the south to fight, he had to eliminate these pirates first.
The pirate leader believed that the earl's husband, Viscount Gervis, would definitely not hide in the castle to avoid the war.
As long as Viscount Gervis takes all the soldiers to the seaside, their plan to lure the snake out of its hole will be successful.
By then, the castle's defenses would certainly be unprotected, and they could take the opportunity to capture the castle and plunder the grape vines and wine-making workers.
Even if they cannot attack the castle, they can directly encircle Viscount Gerves from the rear. As long as they capture Viscount Gerves alive, they can not only get the grape vines and wine-making technology, but also take away all the wealth in the castle.
Moreover, Storm Territory is located in a remote area. Even if the news of pirates attacking Storm Territory spreads, the fastest support will take at least a day. They have more than 900 people and ten titled knights. Generally, one or two small lords coming to support are just delivering food.
After listening to the pirate leader's complete plan, Lanny became excited. If this robbery was really successful, then these pirates would be able to live freely for several years.
More importantly, the plan itself is the most important link, and the pirates are not familiar with the terrain of Storm Territory.
If the pirates who have come ashore cannot reach the coastal town quickly, other situations may occur. For example, Gervis will withdraw all the serfs and supplies to the castle or near the castle, and then send people to ask for help. At that time, it will not be easy to capture Gervis alive.
And Ben Ni himself is from the Storm Territory, so he is the best to the Storm Territory.
With his guidance, the pirates can quickly go back to the coastal town from the Dead Leaf River and block Gervis' retreat, so that their plan can be successfully implemented.
(End of this chapter)
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