Chapter 152

Many people were awakened by the watchman's cry. The pirates rushed out of the cabin one after another. Some of them ran up barefoot before they could get dressed.

Annie and Zhang Heng had already stood on the deck, the latter holding a copper telescope, looking at the dark shadow in the distance.

"How's it going?" Billy's tone was a little tense.

"At the moment, the visibility is too low to see the details clearly. It's not sure whether it's the ship or not." Zhang Heng said and handed the telescope to the helmsman.

Tonight's weather is not good, there are almost no stars overhead, in this case, the lookout hand can find each other is not a big miracle, but it is impossible to get more information.

It's about four hours before dawn. Zhang Heng doesn't plan to take any risks. First, he's gambling on his luck. Even the best gunner may not have one shot in ten shots. There's no need to waste his shells in vain. After all, all he's fighting is money. In addition, if he accidentally sinks the opposite side, he'll be in the dark It's even more fun if you can't get the goods on board in time, so you say, "keep up with it first, and be careful not to get into the other side's range."

Billy and others have no objection to this. If there is no problem with the news from the businesswoman, the spice ship has only a dozen 6-pound and 9-pound guns on board, which is far inferior to the Jackdaw in firepower. There is no need to attack in the middle of the night. It is safer to wait until the day. After all, it has been chasing for so long, and it is not urgent at this time.

Zhang Heng sent a lookout, two people in a group, an hour rotation, keep an eye on the ship not far away, the rest of the people let them continue to go back to rest, ready for the war after dawn.

However, at this moment, most of the pirates are not sleepy. They have been floating on the sea for more than a month. The pessimistic atmosphere on the ship is getting stronger and stronger. Many people are ready to go back empty handed. Unexpectedly, they see hope when they are about to give up. On the contrary, they can't help getting up and down. After returning to the hammock, many pirates can't sleep, so they simply take out their hands Start maintenance of weapons.

About a quarter of an hour later, the lookout on the opposite side should also find the Jackdaw behind him. The ship suddenly began to accelerate. Billy and others were not surprised but happy. They should know that the Jackdaw has not yet raised the black flag, and their sight is so bad that they can not see the situation of the ship in front of them, and the other side should not know their way.

In such a situation, the opposite side decided to run away, which only shows one problem - that there are absolutely valuable things on the ship, even if they are not spices, they will be other things.

The people who are still on the deck are shocked.

The ship escaped for a period of time, but reluctantly found that the distance between himself and the uninvited guests behind him was not opened, but still shrinking.

At this time, they could probably see that a warship was chasing them, but they were only armed merchant ships, full of cargo, and the maximum speed was only 4 to 5 knots, so it was impossible to escape. So they simply gritted their teeth and lowered the ship's speed again. At the same time, they turned the left rudder side to side and exposed the side guns, ready for the last fight.

In normal combat, this armed merchant ship is certainly not the opponent of the warship behind, but now night has become their best cover. At this moment, no one can see who is fighting for luck. If a shell falls directly into the opposite powder magazine, the fighting situation will turn around immediately.

The people on the ship knew very well that this was their last chance. Once the sun rose, there would be no more suspense about the victory or defeat. However, when they did not expect that, the warship saw that they slowed down and then slowed down together. It was very cunning to swim around, just like a shark smelling blood, and did not rush to attack.

As time goes by, the merchant ships are becoming more and more passive, unable to fight and escape, and the mood of the people on board is becoming more and more desperate.

At the same time, the Jackdaw is also making the final preparations for the coming war. The sailor in charge of the steering strictly implements the captain's orders, and controls the Jackdaw to firmly bite the prey in front of it. He wanders 1 nautical mile away from the other side. The merchant ship opposite tentatively shoots a few shots. Unfortunately, he can't even find the shell, so he has no choice but to stop.

The two sides are so deadlocked, until the sky turns white, Zhang Heng finally determines through the telescope that this is the spice boat they are looking for.

The size of each other's ships, the flag they fly, and the number of guns on board are almost the same as the information provided by the businesswoman. After getting the news, all the pirates on board cheered and swept away their anxiety and bewilderment.

After so many days of suffering and waiting, we finally got the fruits of harvest, and the morale of the Jackdaw was rising at a visible speed.

Zhang Heng stood at the bow of the ship and checked the battle plan with Billy and Annie for the last time.

“…… First, we launched two rounds of gunfire attacks on their masts and decks. The purpose was to make their ships lose power and kill the people on board as much as possible. We should pay attention not to damage their hull structure. If the spices in the cargo hold are soaked, they will not be sold at a good price. When the other side can not bear the gunfire and surrender, we will let the Jackdaw get close and organize people to board ”After that, Zhang Heng looks to the side of Karina. The wine of the businesswoman has awakened at this time. However, she is still a little confused when she remembers what happened in the captain's room. She vaguely remembers that she talked about a lot of messy things last night. She can't help but worry about it. I don't know if it will cause any bad influence in each other's heart.

However, the latter said to her, "your identity is more sensitive. You'd better go to the captain's room first. Remember to close the window and don't be seen from the opposite side."

Zhang Heng also needs a businesswoman to help him sell his booty to the ports of the colony. The latter is very risky to appear in front of the pirates on board the jackdaw, and this move is enough to prove her sincerity of cooperation. However, if the business people see her later, there is no need. The other party will directly stab her at the customs, and then she will become a real sea There's no other way.

Karina obviously understood this, so she didn't insist on anything. She said thanks and walked off the deck.

When everything was ready, Zhang Heng nodded to Billy, "let the gunner be in position, let's start."

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