"Captain...we are, headwind..." A sailor timidly reminded Lu Yuan. When he thought about it, if he wanted to escape, choosing to go against the wind was really bad!
At this time, Lu Yuan finally smiled, no longer as straight-faced as before. [No pop-up novel website] After a series of planning just now, when Morgan's ship began to pursue, in his eyes, the possibility of entering a boarding battle had increased from 0.3% to 47%!
"Hey guys!" he shouted to the silent gunners with a smile, "don't be such a pussy! If you want to stay on the ship, I guarantee you'll have better cannons to use! Now, Everyone go to the weapons arsenal to pick out equipment, scimitars and muskets, whatever you want! Then go join August’s team! You have to move faster!”
"Captain, aren't we running away?" asked a gunner. He had just pushed his cannon down with his own hands and was feeling sad.
"Escape? These two words are not in my dictionary!" Lu Yuan boasted shamelessly, "Guys, we are against the wind now! Think about it, if our little boat suddenly turns around, what will happen next? Don't tell I and you are all a bunch of idiots!”
The gunners were confused at first, and then showed shocked expressions. The leader of one group couldn't help shouting, "You want to jump to the bang?! Have a boarding battle!"
"Yes! I promised to bring you victory! In this final battle, our ships are not as good as the opponent's and our firepower is worse than the opponent's, so let us use swords and muskets to decide the outcome! Now, my gunners , can you still hold scimitars and muskets?! Do you still have your courage and strength?! You have always been the core of my ship, earning the highest salary. Enjoying the best treatment! Now is the moment to decide the outcome. It’s coming soon, but don’t let me see you peeing in your pants!”
"Yeah! Yeah! Absolutely not!" the gunners roared passionately, crowding towards the weapons depot!
After the gunners all left, the deck was empty except for Lu Yuan and a few sail operators. Lu Yuan shrugged and made a face.
If the open gun deck is counted, the Kraken should be divided into four layers, from top to bottom, the open deck, middle deck, lower deck and bottom tank. The open deck is where artillery is placed and where daily sailors practice, and the middle deck is where the captain, officers and gunners live. The lower deck is the residence of ordinary sailors, stormtroopers, carpenters, supply officers, etc. The bottom warehouse at the bottom is mainly used to stack goods, also called a warehouse.
The living environment in the warehouse is the worst, but the location is the safest. When fighting. Women and children mostly hide here.
Now August leads the stormtroopers. Take shelter in the second safest place, the lower deck of the ship. Since the Kraken did not carry any cargo, all the hammocks were now packed away again. Now all the sailors were in empty cabins. People sitting or standing gathered together, packing their scimitars or muskets.
After several plunders, the equipment on Lu Yuan's ship was of the best quality and sufficient in quantity. There was no problem with two short muskets and a machete for each person.
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"Tom, if you don't want to be shelled, stay away from the wall!" August, who had been wiping his Toledo sword, suddenly raised his head and shouted to a sailor who was leaning against the hull of the ship. One sentence.
"We are escaping anyway..." Tom muttered dissatisfiedly, but under August's close gaze, he left the place calmly and returned to the middle of the cabin to sit down. The sailors were a little silent, they were all veterans, people who knew where they were sailing even when they were sleeping in their hammocks. They couldn't help but feel the steering of the ship before and the ugly behavior of stumbling away against the wind... Obviously what they said just now was so passionate!
"It's good to escape..." an old sea wolf muttered. If possible, wouldn't it be better to get the money safely? There is no shame in running away.
"But if we need to escape, we should repair the sail immediately! How can we outrun the Sea Wolf with only one sail?" A sailor jumped out and argued, "Besides, there is a headwind now!"
"That ship is the Sea Wolf, one of the fastest ships in the Caribbean! No matter whether our sails are intact or not, whether we are with the wind or against the wind, we can't outrun them..."
The man's words were interrupted by the heavy sound of artillery falling into the sea.
"How could we...how could we do this!" Tom stood up excitedly! He's really not a traitor, he just likes this boat too much! Tom is the kind of sailor who has a strong sense of belonging and is always ready to sacrifice his life and blood for the "Siren".
"Shut up!" August's angry voice echoed in the space on the lower deck, interrupting everyone's argument.
"I don't know what the captain is thinking, and I guess you don't know either! Otherwise, we would be the captain!" He tapped the barrel on the side with his sword and continued. "I can't guess the captain's thoughts every time! Or I guess wrong like you! But every time I guess wrong, the captain wins! Have you ever seen the captain lose? In the past month, he has always win!
Here, Jacques and I have been following the captain for a longer time. The captain never loses, every time! So, you ask me to guess what the captain is thinking, but I can’t! But as long as the captain makes an inexplicable move, victory is not far away!
The captain asked us to hide here to preserve our combat effectiveness! I already feel that the time when we need to fight is getting closer and closer! I ask you to hold on to the swords and guns in your hands, and I will rush in front of you! "
Everyone was listening in silence. As soon as August finished speaking, a large number of footsteps sounded outside. The sailors turned around and looked around, only to see that the gunners who were regarded as treasures by Lu Yuan were now holding scimitars and muskets in their waists, pouring into the lower deck.
"How do you say it?" August asked nervously.
"We lost our artillery and shells!" A team leader stood up and said, "The captain said that the Kraken will turn around and charge towards the Sea Wolf, and let us use swords and muskets to decide the outcome!"
The sailors on the lower deck let out low cheers.
At this time, the ship's hull began to tilt greatly, even throwing the sailors who were caught off guard against one side of the wall, crowded together.
"Damn, be careful with your knives!" "Muskets, everyone, watch out for muskets!"
Amidst all the noise, August's loud voice suddenly overwhelmed everyone! "Quiet! Get away from the wall!" He pushed the crowd away as hard as Moses parted the Red Sea. "We are charging!"
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Taking advantage of the biggest headwind, Lu Yuan drove the "Siren" and made an incredible move. Like a ballet spin in the air, she gracefully turned the boat around on the spot! In an instant, forward changed to aft, headwind changed to tailwind, and the two ships' pursuit posture one after another turned into a hedging posture of the ship's bow!
The "Siren" is now almost empty. After she enters the downwind, she immediately moves as fast as a swordfish flying across the water, charging straight towards the Sea Wolf!
"Left full rudder", seeing the actions of the "Sea Monster", the captain of the Sea Wolf, Edward Lowe, gave the order gracefully without any hesitation.
"What did you say?" His first mate was stunned and asked in disbelief. The playful attitude of the "Sea Monster" before and the provocation of not taking the "Sea Wolf" seriously have already made the sailors on the "Sea Wolf" red-eyed with anger. The captain He actually ordered to turn the helm?
Ever since the Siren turned around and charged, many sailors with scimitars had gathered on the front deck, ready to teach her a profound lesson! Even the first mate himself had a sword and three muskets! But... "Left full rudder"?
"Why should we escape?! The dignity of the Sea Wolf cannot be challenged!" the first officer suggested angrily.
"What are you running away from?" Edward glanced sideways at him, and directly passed the first mate and gave the order to the gunnery commander, "Load on the port side! Prepare for bombardment!" Then he took over the steering wheel and began to turn left, "Remember, Mr. First Mate , because of your hesitation, we wasted half of our shooting opportunity!"
Someone like Lu Yuan, driving a small boat that is two orders of magnitude smaller, charges straight towards the big ship. Nine out of ten pirate captains will be crazy and want to fight him head-on! But Edward Law would not. He was a typical British naval officer. Even though he later left the navy and joined pirates, the British naval philosophy was still implemented in him.
"What jumping sticks, what provocation? Are you listening to your grandfather telling stories? We don't need those things! This is no longer the year of 1500, this is the age of naval guns! The Kraken, which lost all its cannons, looks to me like Here, you can’t even compare to the fighting ability of a girl!” He said contemptuously. "You want to fight with a bitch, but have you ever thought about the shame of being defeated by a bitch?!" His first mate silently stroked the hilt of his sword, saluted, and turned around to leave.
"Damn it! I knew it wouldn't go so well! This guy is cunninger than a fox!" Seeing the Sea Wolf's movements, Lu Yuan cursed, adjusted the hull, and charged forward as before!
"Be careful of shelling!" Lu Yuan shouted when he saw the flickering fire and smoke on the opposite side. At this time, the sailors on the deck had already hid in the cabin, and a few of them temporarily acted as signalmen.
"Be careful of shelling!" "Be careful of shelling!" "Be careful of shelling!" The voice was passed to the lower deck layer by layer. August directed everyone to grab the cables and move toward the center!
"Can the captain escape?" The man named Tom happened to be standing next to August and asked in a low voice.
"No, the captain won't hide. That would be a waste of time! He will definitely use the shortest route to rush over! Everyone catch..." Before August could finish his words, he felt the hull of the ship shake violently, and the whole ship was like Like a toy, it fell to one side fiercely! (To be continued...)
