In this way, the Unicorn sailed at sea for two days without any trouble until one morning...
"Report Captain Haddock! About fifteen nautical miles ahead on the port side, a ship was spotted approaching!" The sailor standing on the top of the mast on lookout noticed something strange. He clasped his hands in front of his mouth and shouted down to Francis: " We are currently unsure of the other party’s background and purpose!”
"Really? Let me take a closer look at what's going on!" Captain Francis, standing on the deck, quickly pulled out his monocular and looked forward.
"What a hell!" Captain Francis muttered: "That ship... it's coming here. Isn't it trying to block our bow? Is it planning to divide my rum? ?”
"Hey. It looks like these guys are coming in a big way!" Guan Heng ran to the captain. He looked up and said, "Captain, that ship is going so fast, it's coming directly!"
"Look!" Guan Heng squinted his eyes and pointed to the top of the other party's mast, which was miles away. He shouted loudly with fear in his heart: "The other party is still raising its flag!"
"You have very sharp eyes!" Captain Francis smiled slightly: "Let me see what flag they are flying!"
Francis stared carefully with a monocular telescope and suddenly let out a strange roar: "See his big-headed ghost! It's the skull and crossbones flag! That's a pirate ship!"
"Guan Heng! Tell everyone to be alert immediately, and hurry up to notify the gun cabin below the deck to prepare for firing!" Francis shouted to Guan Heng: "Hurry up, go right away!"
"Your order, captain!" Guan Heng winked at Qin'er who was following him, and the two of them ran away, heading straight to the gun cabin below the deck. Along the way, they shouted: "The pirates are coming! Crew members Everyone is on alert, brothers!"
"Oh oh oh!" The crew members agreed in a loud voice, and they immediately started running actively on the ship. All experienced sailors know that the pirates on this route are cruel and murderous. The only way to survive is to put up a desperate resistance, which may still have a glimmer of hope!
Everyone was busy preparing gunpowder boxes and cannonballs, using cables to polish the scimitars at their waists, and preparing all the muskets that could be fired!
"Attention, everyone!" Captain Francis shouted with a loudspeaker in his hand: "Get ready to fight...get to your positions...turn the helm..."
"A Heng, do you think we can defeat the pirates?" Qin'er assumed the position of ignition gunner at this time. She whispered to Guan Heng who was loading the cannonballs: "I always feel that the Unicorn is in danger now!"
"What are you afraid of?" Guan Heng smiled slightly: "Our sports car can change flight mode. If the situation goes bad, we can escape directly!"
"However, I still don't worry about the safety of Francis Haddock!" Guan Heng said: "If he dies, the Captain Haddock we know as his descendant will also disappear, so I want to stay and protect Francis. Little life!"
"But the captain and I have learned a lot about the Unicorn in the past two days!" Guan Heng said softly to Qin'er: "This ship is not a fully combat-ready gunboat, but just an armed merchant cargo ship. In terms of strength, I probably won’t be able to defeat the pirate ship completely!”
Guan Heng's guess was absolutely correct. Under the command of Captain Francis, the Unicorn tried its best to get away from the pirate ship. It risked the main mast being broken by the strong wind and just pulled up all the sails. Turn the helm and sail with the wind!
There is no doubt that merchant ships VS pirate ships have no chance of winning. Francis's move is a very correct strategy! But something very bad happened!
Because the wolf-like pirate ship was light and convenient, it could turn the rudder much faster than the Unicorn, which was loaded with cargo. The pirates also chased after the ship with the wind!
"Captain, this is not good!" Guan Heng walked quietly to Francis at this time, and he said softly: "I think it is worse than this. Give an order to turn the stern of the Unicorn around and face the pirate ship like this. Run against the wind and hit him, wait until the two ships are parallel to close the distance, and then use the broadsides below the deck to bombard him, so that you can severely damage the opponent!"
"Well... Guan Heng, your suggestion is very bold!" Francis stroked his chin and considered it for a few seconds, then he said helplessly: "But we are outnumbered and our strength is very different. We only have one person who can win in danger. There’s a way!”
"Well, you command the Unicorn to rush over!" Guan Heng said, "Let me fire this shot!"
"Okay, Guan Heng! This crucial shot is all up to you!" Francis waved to Guan Heng: "I have confidence in you, hurry up and get ready!"
"Yes, Captain! Just look at my performance!" Guan Heng agreed and flew off the back deck. He thought to himself: "If I can fire and sink the pirate ship in one fell swoop, that would be the best. But the possibility of this is basically zero!”
Below the rear deck, this is the location of the main artillery on the rear side of the Unicorn. Guan Heng carefully aligned the direction, slowly pushed the wheels of the artillery, inserted it into the external launch window, and then said to Qin'er beside him: "One I'll tell you to load the cannons, so you take action immediately and don't waste the opportunity. Whether we can hit the other side's ship depends on the performance of the two of us!"
"Oh yeah!" Qin'er smiled nervously: "It's so exciting, I can't wait!"
"Everyone is on your place! Take care of yourselves, don't let your legs tremble like a rookie!" The boatswain shouted and reminded: "When the cannon is fired, everyone remember to stabilize their bodies and don't throw themselves into the sea! "
At this moment, the Unicorn was heading against the wind, and was about to run parallel to the pirate ship. Captain Francis shouted loudly: "The cannons on the rear deck are in place, Guan Heng, you kid, hurry up and get ready -"
The Unicorn turned extremely quickly, which caught the pirate ship off guard. They could only watch helplessly as the royal merchant ship rushed towards them, getting closer and closer!
"Get ready - open fire!" Francis roared angrily. Qin'er had already filled the cannonballs at the gun position on the rear side of the ship. Guan Heng used a torch to light the gun rope, "Hichichi - boom!!!"
The deafening loud noise of the artillery fire caused the sea to be filled with smoke. Under the strong vibration, Qin'er stumbled and fell into Guan Heng's arms!
"Look! It's hit!" Guan Heng didn't care about Qin'er's safety. He hurriedly pointed at the pirate ship ahead: "The ship of these guys was damaged!"
"Oh, what a pity!" Francis slammed his fist on the guardrail on the deck: "These pirates with dogs and cats scratching their faces are so lucky that they didn't hit any vital parts of the ship!"
After the pirate ship was damaged, it quickly turned away, and the sharp-eyed crew of the Unicorn shouted loudly: "Look! They, they raised the colorful flags!"
——[Third update on 11.23, good afternoon everyone, Lao Sha continues to pray for some tips~\(≧▽≦)/~]——
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