Chapter 124

"Is that why you asked me to recruit ten French speakers on the island before?"

"Yes, we need to leave 30 people on deck, disguised as sailors on the merchant ship. Well, try not to be so fierce in appearance. The skinny ones, the rest of them stay in the secret sandwich under the deck. Oh, yes, there are guns. There are too many guns on the ship. Let's throw away half of them."

"Are you serious? Only a dozen guns left to deal with Britain's most powerful warship in the Caribbean? "

"Believe me, in the face of Scarborough, there is no difference between 16 guns and 32 guns." Orff shrugged and looked around. "Any questions?"

"Even if we did what you said, and got away with it, and made the Scarborough believe that we were a French merchant ship, we were still at an absolute disadvantage in manpower." Zhang Heng, who had been silent before, also said.

"Good question, we all know that there are 700 people on the Scarborough, but the number is actually water. Captain Elmer came from an aristocratic family, and his lifestyle is very luxurious, which has not changed even on the Scarborough. He paid for musicians, cooks and attendants There are a lot of people who accompany him to relieve his boredom. These people have no fighting power. Coupled with the original logistics on the ship, only 600 people can really fight. "

"To paraphrase your previous sentence, I don't see any difference between 600 people and 700 people?" Owen said.

"I haven't finished. The situation in Marbella is tense. At the beginning of this year, the Admiralty recruited a group of experienced sailors from the new world. Now about two thirds of the Scarborough are recruits. Most of them are fishermen and farmers in the colonies. After only one or two months of training, their combat level is very average, as long as we attack in the first round We can defeat them, and then they will break up completely, so our real enemies are only the 200 veterans. Now we are all real men on this ship, one-on-one. I don't believe you will lose to anyone. "

Orff's last sentence successfully inspired the blood of many people, but there are still few people who should be with him.

The key point is that Scarborough has a great reputation. It has always been a nightmare for pirates near the Caribbean Sea. At the thought of challenging such a huge thing, the morale that she managed to inspire fell down again.

Orff clapped his hands. "Gentlemen, I know what you are worried about. I said from the beginning that this is not an easy journey. Treasure will not take the initiative to find us. There is no doubt that we will experience hardships and challenges on the way, but as long as everyone works together..."

Owen couldn't help interrupting him. "Challenging Scarborough is not a challenge. It's too dangerous. Even if every link is correct, it's still unknown whether we can win it. You said that the treasure map should be kept secret. We have been following your command unconditionally for such a long time, but I'm afraid we can't do it this time If you want us to agree with this, at least tell us why

Owen's words resonated with the pirates. Orff could only nod his head when he saw the trend of the times. "Well, we are very close to the target anyway, and we can almost tell you. I have got the exact news that the fifth treasure map is in the hands of count belomont."

"Count belomont? The Earl of belomont, governor of New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire? "

At the beginning, there were pirates who didn't know what the name meant. After hearing this, they couldn't help but take a breath. If you make a list of the most powerful people in the new world, belomont must be one of those people in the forefront. The treasure map is in the hands of such a big man, and it's almost impossible to get it back.

"Yes, he is also the one who personally sent Kidd to the gallows. After Kidd died, a large part of his relics fell in his hands, not only the fifth treasure map, but also the clues related to the sixth treasure map. In other words, as long as we catch him, we can almost find the treasure." Orff then threw out another chip, "and his own value is no less than a treasure, if they can successfully catch him, conservative estimates can be to 400000 pounds ransom."

This number makes everyone's breath even heavier. After all, Kidd's treasure is still far away, but the ransom is close at hand.

However, it is Orff's last sentence that really plays a decisive role: "belomont will leave his territory in a month and a half and go to Charleston to attend his little daughter's wedding. That's our best chance. If we win the Scarborough, we can block the port of Charleston and go ashore to arrest people."

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"I must have been crazy to vote for it." Malvern's hand trembled with a potato cutter. "We're dead, aren't we? The cannons on the Scarborough will tear us all to pieces, or the sailors will rush up and chop us clean. God, I should have listened to you vote against it."

"It's no use. Even if you count your vote, it's still far away from vetoing this action." Zhang Heng said with a spoon, but he was still calm. If he could decide the direction of things, he certainly didn't want to go to this step. However, now the sea lion is dominated by Orff, and the latter itself is wary of him. During this period of time on board, Zhang Heng has been very low-key. Although he voted against it, he didn't dissuade anyone except for a word with Marvin.So far, there is no point in complaining. Only if we win the Scarborough together can we survive.

Zhang Heng and Malvern were selected to camouflage the merchant ship because they didn't look so fierce. Now they are cooks on the "French merchant ship".

Zhang Heng took off his black clothes and gave his weapons to the ambush in the interlayer for the time being. However, to be on the safe side, he left a dagger for self-defense, which was hidden under the skin of the potato pot at Malvern's feet.

After a while, footsteps came from outside the door, and Griffin, the bookkeeper, ran all the way down from the deck. "The Scarborough has taken the bait and is coming this way. Mr. Orff asked me to tell you to be ready and not to show your feet."

Obviously, he has not experienced this kind of thing before. He seems very nervous and even stutters a little. However, considering the role they are playing now, it's a normal reaction to meet British warships.

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