The pirates were a group of thugs who relied on plundering merchant ships. Although they were cruel, their equipment was not so great. Their fleet was mostly composed of armed merchant ships. Occasionally, they would even get hold of several police ships if one or two could be obtained. For the pirates, a retired frigate was like a pie in the sky.
So, while they may frighten the merchants, once they were faced with a regular army, the pirates would immediately lose their nerve.
Under Aurelia's command, the 5th Fleet's Bombardier Class Corvettes fired a salvo, and a dozen of the pirate fleet's armed merchant ships were blown into smithereens.
A little pirate captain shouted, "Boss, the enemy's firepower too strong, we can't charge through!"
"Keep charging through!" replied Germoff, shouting even louder than the captain.
"Yes…"
