Two French armed merchant ships approached the Dutch merchant ship Fruit from the left and right.
However, Li Huamei lowered the boat from the back of the ship, and the Frenchman's view was blocked by the merchant ship for a while. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Huamei drove the boat towards the unknown island next to it.
She had noticed the small island early in the morning. It was not a big island, but it had undulating hills and complex terrain. If we could really hide on the island, even though the number of people would be several hundred, the chance of survival would undoubtedly be several times greater than at sea. Even if it's too late, it's good to delay a little by the curved coastline.
"She's there!" The French flagship's lookout was the first to see Li Huamei, who was wearing bright red clothes and rowing a small boat. He blew his whistle fiercely. In a blink of an eye, the two warships turned around and took the Dutch merchant ship. Leave it behind.
"God bless... let's run!" The fat captain threw away his three-cornered hat without hesitation and drove the ship in the opposite direction.
The admiral of the French two-ship formation was thinking about whether to detach a ship to pursue him when he suddenly noticed that his companion ship seemed to have entered the shooting position and began to adjust the posture of the hull. The eleven cannons... were pointed straight at Li Huamei. dinghy.
He was immediately frightened out of his wits! "Tell that bastard to stop! No one is allowed to fire without my order!" After saying this, he turned the wheel and inserted the ship directly into the firing line of the fellow ship, directly forcing the fellow ship to give up the artillery fire.
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There is no way, now it is not just the problem of the wanted order on Li Huamei, but the problem of the Ming fleet is even more serious!
Li Huamei is now an important bargaining chip!
The Nanyang Navy of the Ming Dynasty, led by Lin Nanxuan, marched southward under the banner of the third prince. They not only occupied three small ports in northern South America in one fell swoop. A squadron of five ships was also detached and directly captured the port on the Gold Coast of Africa. In this era, the northeastern part of South America was the sphere of influence of the French, while the Gold Coast of Africa was the territory of the Dutch.
At that time, Europeans established colonies. Relying entirely on the support of a powerful maritime fleet, the local garrison often only has a few hundred people. They relied on various means to drive the local indigenous people to serve them. Therefore, Lin Nanxuan's fleet captured the two places effortlessly. Once occupied, the two seaports would be separated by the Atlantic Ocean and would become rivals. They used the name of the third prince. They "redeemed" the port from the local governor at a very low price, and then settled down in a grand manner. (There is no legal problem, Europeans have always done this.
Immediately, Lin Nanxuan promulgated a series of measures to convert local blacks and Indians from slaves to hired workers. In less than a month, the European influence was dispersed. A supply base for the fleet was established and took root in the Caribbean.
This simply makes the whole of Europe anxious. If a war were to begin, the total displacement of the opponent's fleet would reach one-half that of Britain and one-fourth that of Spain. Unless a very large fleet was dispatched, victory would not be guaranteed.
But without war, there would still be no Suez Canal. Europe's route to the East could be cut off at any time. Although Lin Nanxuan's fleet is only continuously reinforcing the port and has not made any provocative gestures, smart people know that this is the worst attitude.
Now, it is enough for these Europeans to struggle.
So, now Li Huamei has become the big name they want to seize. It's not a big secret that Li Huamei and her fleet parted ways, and of course, this caused her value to skyrocket - imagine if Li Huamei came forward to organize a fleet to fight against the Ming fleet. What will be the effect? Perhaps the Nanyang Navy will split directly.
Of course, if the negotiations go well, it is not impossible to use Li Huamei as a bargaining chip to redeem the two ports and hand it over directly.
Li Huamei doesn't know this and doesn't care about it.
The boat was pushed by the tide. Drift to the island by yourself. Homeless and unable to return to her country, Li Huamei may just be looking for an opportunity to die gloriously. Therefore, she stood at the front of the boat with swords in both hands, watching the approaching warships with cold eyes, ready to rush over with her light skills at any time!
Two French armed merchant ships came together. They communicated with each other across the ship, then separated again, and bumped into each other one from the left and the other from the right. Apparently they had known for a long time that Li Huamei was very skilled, and planned to force Li Huamei into the sea first, and then arrest her. Judging from the shimmering filaments on the sides of the two boats, it was obvious that each had lowered its trawl net into the water.
As soon as Li Huamei's swords touched each other, he jumped up amidst the clanging sword sounds.
Suddenly a huge shadow cast down from behind, shrouding her and the boat in the shadow. Only then did Li Huamei feel some regret when she felt another big ship crashing into her behind her. Unexpectedly, the enemy is so cunning. The two warships in the front are all decoys, but the one in the back is the real trump card...
The big ship rushed over with thunderous force, but in the blink of an eye, the small ship was lifted up by the surge caused by the huge ship behind it. Just when Li Huamei closed her eyes and waited to die, a cable was wrapped around her waist...
"What the hell is that?!" the admiral of the French two-ship formation was dumbfounded!
Just when the two warships were about to force Li Huamei's small boat into a dead end, behind Li Huamei, behind the promontory of the island, a British-style cruiser actually rushed out of thin air! Where did it come from? ! Damn, even if that cliff could hide such a big boat, how could you still accelerate so fast while hiding in that corner? ! It’s not a sailboat anymore!
Before he could finish his words, the battleship launched a charge at an unreasonable speed! Li Huamei and the small boat that stood in front of her were crushed over without even raising a single wave, turning into pieces of wood floating on the sea.
"Damn it!" The admiral had no time to issue any orders. He could only bend down and hide himself behind the bunker. And then the next moment. The ship inserted itself between the two French ships at a speed of more than twenty knots, and then a deafening salvo of artillery was heard!
There are at least fifty 32-pound cannons showing off their power together! The hull, turrets, masts, and decks within easy reach were shattered to pieces under the cruiser's heavy artillery! The only thing the French admiral could do was to hold his head tightly and huddle behind a pile of goods.
Fire and smoke instantly enveloped the two armed merchant ships.
Broken masts, flying turrets, burning canvas... there are flames everywhere. There is thick smoke everywhere... and there are broken limbs and flesh everywhere!
When the French admiral stood up from behind the pile of goods in a daze, what he saw was such a hellish scene. The hull had begun to tilt, and the cannons were stuck on the deck like toys. He yelled and threatened with a short gun... but the sailors were either running wildly, or holding their stumps and crying. It's impossible to organize at all.
His adjutant was lying on the steering platform, missing half of his body along with the steering wheel.
The admiral pushed the adjutant's body away and used force to pull the steering column. Finally, the ship turned awkwardly for half a circle, and the ship became slightly more balanced. The moving ship sobered the sailors on deck. They helped in a hurry, just to let the ship escape from the battlefield as much as possible!
At this time, the admiral had noticed that his wing ship was still burning in place, and no one was organizing self-rescue on it. It seemed that all the officers on board were finished. And that devil-like cruiser only patrolled for a moment. Just walk away!
That extremely contemptuous gesture made him both extremely humiliated and relieved. If the opponent turns around and comes back to fight, he doesn't know what other options he has after surrendering.
The moment the rope was wrapped around her waist, Li Huamei knew whose boat was hiding behind her. Her mind settled down at that moment, and there was even a smile on her lips. During her time in the Caribbean, only the time on the Maria was the happiest.
Perhaps because she had to take Li Huamei's face into consideration in front of many people, the cables did not habitually tie her into shameful postures. Instead, he just picked at her waist. Li Huamei took advantage of the situation and floated up. She turned slightly in the air and jumped onto the bow of the ship.
Li Huamei stood there, her whole body began to glow with life, no longer as lifeless as before. She saw Lu Yuan standing behind the wheel intact. Waved to her. Next to him is a middle-aged man with white hair, wearing a military uniform, standing at the side and back.
At this time, the deck was in a mess. A group of old people and children, who seemed to be only seen in towns, filed into the cabin under the leadership of a priest. In the thick smoke, women's coughs and children's cries could be heard from time to time. This atmosphere, which was not at all in tune with a battleship, became very suitable on the ship driven by Lu Yuan - on his Any strange situation on the ship should not be surprising. This is what Li Huamei thinks.
"I heard that your subsequent adventures were very exciting?! Maybe I really shouldn't have disembarked last time!" Li Huamei sheathed her sword and walked straight towards Lu Yuan. "Long time no see, Captain."
"Welcome aboard! Admiral Li." Although Li Huamei also claimed to be someone from the "Opera House", Lu Yuan never treated her as a subordinate and was always very polite.
Li Huamei smiled brightly and put her hand on the steering wheel. "Can you lend me the command for a quarter of an hour? I want to clean up those two miscellaneous fish." She gestured towards the two French ships that were thrown away. road. Although she said she was borrowing it, her hand looked as white as cream and slender. But as soon as she held it, the steering wheel made a "crack," sound, and escaped from Lu Yuan's control, and began to forcefully turn the steering wheel to the left.
Obviously the implicit meaning is that you have to borrow even if you borrow, and you have to borrow even if you don't. If he didn't want to break the steering wheel, Lu Yuan could only let go.
Li Huamei gave him a winning look and stood where he was just now.
"Madam..." A warning voice came from behind her. Li Huamei turned around and saw the white-headed officer holding a shotgun made by Lu Yuan, aiming at her back. Seeing Li Huamei turn around, he swung the barrel of his gun and said, "Although I don't know what your relationship is with the captain, please don't interfere with Captain Lu's work."
"I am Li Huamei, the leading actress of the Opera House. Are you a new member?" Li Huamei asked with interest. Lu Yuan was standing next to her. She was not worried that the other party would actually shoot. Anyway, from her point of view, this new warship is very suitable for her. It takes less than a quarter of an hour to clean up those two small fishes, and she can do it at any time. "Do you have a code name?"
"What 'Opera House'?" John asked slightly confused, "Is it the Chamber of Commerce?"
"Ah~~" Li Huamei made a tactful sound, and her eyes instantly became interesting. She looked at John Workman and then at Lu Yuan, "'Opera House'... is the most famous pirate group in the North Caribbean! Your captain is the boss of the 'Opera House' pirate group, codenamed 'Magician'... …Do you really not know this?”
Lu Yuan smiled bitterly. What Li Huamei said was correct, but using the description on the wanted poster, describing the "Opera House" itself would be much more complicated.
"This...this..." John hesitated. Is Lu Yuan a pirate? Or a big pirate leader?
Li Huamei smiled and continued to pursue the victory, "So, sir, haven't you asked me your name yet?"
"John Workman, first mate of this ship."
"First mate? Oh la la, Lu, have you abandoned August?" After saying that, she was still worried that John wouldn't understand, so she explained, "August was Lu's former first mate. He has been following him since he established the 'Opera House'. Ever since Lu's accident, Auguste has been staying alone in Port-au-Prince, drinking and crying every day..."
Lu Yuan covered his face, what kind of words are these! John's face was already a little pale, but he still reluctantly explained, "I am the first mate of this ship. As for the entire fleet, whether I am the second mate or the third mate..."
Li Huamei interrupted him directly, "The second mate is his Spanish wife Misha Brown, and the third mate is his British wife Elizabeth Swann. He didn't tell you these..."
John left with a dejected face.
"The ship belongs to me now!" Li Huamei held the steering wheel and nodded happily to Lu Yuan, "You can be my first mate first."
Lu Yuan could only sigh. He had seen Li Huamei's condition with his own eyes just now. She stood alone on the bow of the ship and looked unusually calm... That kind of situation can be said to be "even if there are thousands of people, I will die" and "die generously" ; To put it bluntly, it is "lifeless" and "a living zombie".
He knew very clearly the blow Li Huamei had suffered. It was rare that Li Huamei seemed to be rejuvenated after arriving on the ship. Lu Yuan did not want this flame-like woman to wither prematurely.
But now I have practical difficulties and I can’t cooperate with her...
Lu Yuan could only spread his hands, "I'm sorry, Admiral Li Huamei, even if the ship is under your command, we still have to pretend to be disdainful and leave as soon as possible... because the shell we just fired was our last shell. "
