Chapter 226

After all the people on board were sober, the Hanya was no longer short of manpower, and the artillery on board finally had a place to use. However, in the current situation of Hanya, although the cracks and loopholes on the hull are basically blocked, which no longer affects the navigation, it will take a lot of time to completely repair. The most important thing is the lack of sufficient materials. The follow-up repair work can only be carried out after returning to Nassau.

So it's very dangerous to fight again in the current state of jackdaw.

At this pre war meeting, difrenna, Billy, Anne and Harry were all there, especially the latter. When dealing with treasure boat, he could only listen to it in the kitchen with cook Ramsey, which became his most frustrating thing. He didn't expect that he could participate in this kind of pre war meeting that only senior management could participate in. He was very excited, though But Zhang Heng ordered not to speak, but also can not stop his face on the overflow of excitement.

In contrast, Billy looks very guilty. He drank too much wine last night, but at the most critical time, he failed his duty. After waking up, he wanted to take the blame and quit his job as helmsman, but Zhang Heng and others asked him to stay.

No one on this ship is more suitable for Billy to be a helmsman, and difrenna prefers to be a quartermaster. Before that, Billy has been conscientious and can't deny all his previous contributions because of one thing. Of course, there are corresponding penalties. After three trips to the sea, Billy's booty will be halved, but he also has an extra bonus It's about the same as a sailor.

Now that he's back in the helmsman's job, he says, "are you sure they'll come after us again?"

"Certainly." Zhang Heng was sure, "before they sent out two ships to chase us, obviously they wanted to catch us all, but we escaped because of the sudden storm, but after last night they must have sunk all the pirate ships on the island. In this way, they only need to keep one or two ships watching the people on the island, and the rest of the ships can continue to chase us After all, we were seriously damaged before. It's less than half a day since we left parrot island. If they set out now, they may catch up with us on the way

"But if they choose several ships to act together, then we will be caught in the net." Difrena asked.

"This possibility is very small. Judging from the previous fight, the commander of the other side is a very powerful guy. We should realize that even if we want to return to Nassau, we may choose to detour to get rid of the pursuers behind us, so their best choice is to search separately.

"Our hull is seriously damaged. If we fight head-on, they will not be able to deal with us even if they are separated. In this case, I believe their commander is willing to take a little risk and kill us."

Zhang Heng pauses, and then says, "coral island is 200 nautical miles east of parrot Island, just in the same direction as Nassau, but it's more northerly than Nassau. We'll wait here for a day. If my guess is wrong and the Navy people act together, they should directly chase Nassau. In this way, they will pass us by, and we won't encounter each other What's the danger? On the contrary, if there's no problem with my inference, they expand their search scope, and there will be ships meeting us here. When we take it, we can solve the problem of fresh water and food at one stroke. "

"How? My hull is really badly damaged, and I doubt if we can go through a high-intensity battle. " Billy worried.

"That's why we need an island." Zhang Heng said, "in fact, this is similar to the strategy we used to deal with the Spanish treasure ship. First, we dismantle the gun on the ship and move it to the island. Then, we use the Jackdaw to lead the ship to the attack range of the gun, and then attack directly from the Island. In this way, we can avoid the damage to the ship caused by the battle."

All of Zhang Hengzhi's assurance is due to the sound system that came from his ear before. His sailing skills were upgraded from Lv2 to LV3. However, at that time, he was so absorbed that he ignored the news. He didn't notice the change of skills from the character panel until after the storm.

Before, he was driving the Jackdaw in the harbor to break through the naval blockade, and the huge pressure also forced out his potential. His steering technology has made a qualitative leap. After successfully upgrading to LV3, he now controls the jackdaw, which has a sense of arm command, and is sure to lure the target to coral island without being attacked.

However, the key to the success of this plan, in addition to the Hanya's ability to lure the target into the range of artillery attack, it is also the key for the Gunners who control the artillery to successfully kill the other side before the target is aware of the trap and runs away. After all, once the other side runs out of the range of artillery attack, it is impossible to leave time for Hanya to return to the island to install backfire guns before pursuing.

"Take a look at the terrain first. There should be a way to solve this problem." Zhang Hengdao.

At the beginning of the 18th century, the accuracy of the nautical charts was not half as good as that of later generations. There was no satellite positioning, and the shape of the islands was rough. In fact, there was basically no other useful information except a name and approximate distance.But fortunately, the Jackdaw was very close to there, and after half a day or so, people came to the island.

Zhang Heng takes Annie and others to row a boat around the island first. The red haired girl says, "I finally know why this place is called coral island."

"It's true that there are more corals in this place than in other places." Billy also said that along the way, people have seen a lot of corals, all kinds of colors, but what attracts Zhang Heng more is the coral reefs hidden underwater.

"Maybe we can keep the ship within the range of the guns." Zhang Heng said.

"You want to use the reef here to strangle that ship? That's a good way, but we also face the same danger. We should not have time to explore all the reefs now. "

"It depends on the waterline between us. Our ships are about the same size, but our ships will become lighter after the artillery is removed. The Gunners will also further reduce our weight when they get off the ship. At that time, all the other things that will bring weight, including food and fresh water, will be moved to the island, so that we can pass through the reef safely. "

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