After occupying Algiers, the joint fleet stayed here for three days. The pirate leaders who were afraid of being beaten handed over 600,000 silver treasures in three days and transported them all on board. Among them, the ironclad ship General Fubo, which was not easy to sink, contained 200,000 taels of silver.

On the fourth day of occupying Algiers, the Ottoman Navy still did not know where to wander in the Mediterranean and still did not arrive in Algiers.

The one-eyed Dutch bandit Yangsong snatched a lot of gold and silver treasures in this operation, but he knew that the pirates used to hide money.

After capturing Algiers, Jansson heard that the joint fleet was planning to plunder other Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean. He thought about it and planned to continue to make a fortune with this group of people.

The 500 Arabs and Berber mercenaries who were also addicted to robbers were also clamoring to return to Morocco.

Some of them died in battle, but more were alive, and they gained a considerable fortune for them personally in this successful raid.

Most of the recruited mercenaries were Moroccan pirates and indigenous people, and their lives were mostly poor, just like the cannon fodder troops of the Ottoman Empire, who would be willing to risk the sacrifice of dozens of Spanish silver dollars to fly into the flames.

Regarding the Moroccan mercenaries causing trouble, the officers of the Fourth Fleet decided to continue to use the mercenaries as cannon fodder.

The Ottoman Empire had a large number of cannon fodder troops, and they also needed a cannon fodder troops to play a role when necessary.

So the 500 mercenaries were continued to be hired. Under the leadership of the Dutch pirate Yansong, they snatched five pirate galleys and joined the joint fleet - so the joint fleet had five more ships.

As the governor of Algiers and one of the major pirate leaders of North Africa, Muratpasha was still very prestigious in Algiers. He soon came forward to restore order in Algiers after surrendering.

Because the pirates who were robbed of their property during the fall dared not speak out, their pirates originally used to gain wealth by robbing others, but at this time they were stolen by stronger people, they really had no place to reason.

After the coalition forces restored order in Algiers, they gathered on the beach, preparing to withdraw from Algiers and go to the Island of Malta to find the Ottoman naval operations.

"Why do we continue to fight?" Li Jinde originally thought that the Fourth Fleet would retreat after capturing the Pirate Port of Algiers, but the Fourth Fleet suddenly announced a large-scale looting operation in the middle of the earth, which surprised him deeply.

"Because the purpose of the war has not been achieved yet. Our Fourth Fleet needs to show its power in the West, so that the Western countries will not dare to invade the ships flying our flags. The capture of a pirate port in Algiers will not shock the Western countries. Of course, it is more for money..." Sun Xu said.

"For money? Do you mean that every time you robbery, you can blackmail the pirates nearly one million taels of silver?" Li Jinde asked.

"Yes, you have to know that our Fourth Fleet, the Far West Expeditionary Force was dispatched from the East to the West for a long time. The military pay for our soldiers was higher than that of the local officers and soldiers, and there were also a large number of ships to support, especially we had an additional expensive iron-clad ship. We need a way to support this huge overseas garrison. Is there any way to make money faster than war?" Sun Xu said.

He represents the interests of the Fourth Fleet, which is eager to obtain military merits, military spending, and prestige. For professional soldiers, a war with sacrifices within an acceptable range can be launched.

Li Jinde was silent for a while. He could not make decisions about the military's actions, and he did not have much favoritism for the Barbary Pirates. Even if the Fourth Fleet extorted all Barbary Pirates, he would only applaud.

"I'll act with you." Li Jinde said.

"That's right. Let's go together for a while. Our fourth fleet is much better than the other three fleets. They can only sweep away some indigenous pirates and combat smuggling activities on the ground, and we can at least find decent opponents here." Sun Xu said.

The soldiers of the United Fleet boarded the ship one by one, behind them was the city of Algiers, which was bombarded and robbed and destroyed by half. The bodies of the soldiers and pirates who died in battle were buried. They even snatched away a lot of pirate gunpowder and artillery to supplement their losses. More than 10 combat-capable pirate galleys and Arab spinners were taken away by mercenaries.

It can be said that the Barbary pirates in Algiers were severely injured after this battle, and they were afraid that even ordinary armed merchant ships would be difficult to rob.

The coalition did not leave the Mediterranean in the west, but continued to sail in the east.

Muratpasha brought a group of pirate leaders to the beach and watched the plague god leave, and each breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Why didn't they kill us?" The pirates survived the disaster and were all glad that they were not killed.

"Who will compensate them for the next 500,000 taels of silver after killing us? They also need us to stop invading and attacking their merchant ships. Even if we are killed, the imperial emperor will appoint a group of pirates to dominate the place, and their merchant ships will still need to pay protection fees to avoid being attacked." Murat guessed the intention of the joint fleet.

As long as the pirates feel that the benefits obtained from robbing merchant ships outweigh the costs, they will crazily loot the merchant ships they encountered. However, this group of pirates who have learned lessons from force knows how expensive the plunder of coalition merchant ships is, and they dare not provoke coalition forces with terrible force.

"So that's it... Our Imperial Navy is far away in Constantinople and has not been able to reach our Algiers until now. It's really too slow." There are still pirates complaining about the efficiency of the Ottoman Navy.

"Assemble a naval fleet of tens of thousands of people, do you think we pirates in Algiers can set out immediately? The empire's shipyards are distributed on several islands, and they also need to prepare enough food, fresh water and gunpowder for tens of thousands of people to consume." Murat shouted, "It's our fortress that has been captured too quickly. According to the plan, we must hold on for at least six months!"

"But Lord Pasha, who knew they would recruit mercenaries from Morocco to fight from behind us, we were defeated without preparation. If we had not been attacked from both sides, even if our fort was captured, we would still have enough time to organize more than 5,000 pirates to hide in the Fortress of Penion. At that time, they would not have been able to break through the fortress in less than a month..." The pirates said innocently.

"They blackmailed a large amount of property from us and did not leave the Mediterranean. The Chinese and Britain were still planning to wander in the Mediterranean? You must know that winter is coming soon, and no fleet will be willing to fight in the Mediterranean in the winter. They wouldn't want to find the fleet of the empire, right?" Amur saw the joint fleet leaving the depths of the Mediterranean, and a bold guess appeared in his mind.

"I hope they can meet the Imperial Fleet," Murat said.

"What do you mean by Lord Pasha?" Amur asked in confusion.
Chapter completed!