Not long after Zhang Heng left the Queen Anne's Revenge, he heard the sound of cannons coming from behind.
The direction of Charleston was shrouded in flames. Zhang Heng knew that Orff and Teach's revenge had begun, but what happened after that had nothing to do with him.
His career on the Queen Anne's Revenge has ended. In fact, Teach disappeared with his Queen Anne's Revenge after tonight. Zhang Heng met the latter four years later, so that's another story. .
The sixteen people on the boat took advantage of this time to choose a helmsman. Billy said to Zhang Heng, "I just took a quick look and found that there are about twenty ships anchored in the port, including twelve small ships and eight medium-sized ships. , two large ships, and there are no people on board, so they can be easily captured."
Charleston is hundreds of kilometers away from Nassau, and it is impossible for everyone to row back with only the boats under them. What's more, they are now in a treasure trove. While the Queen Anne's Revenge attracts all the attention on the shore, they can grab it. The best opportunity for a new car.
"You should already have a choice." Zhang Heng looked around. He knew that this would be his future team. Owen was right. The group of people on the boat now are basically the most senior people on the Queen Anne's Revenge. The old group of sailors have rich experience and excellent skills. More importantly, their identities are clean. They belong to neither Orff nor Fraser. However, if Zhang Heng had not interfered, in this struggle for rights, Their fate is probably the worst.
Billy and the others looked at each other, with a flash of excitement in their eyes. "The Royal Navy also has a frigate here. It is a medium-sized ship. It is equipped with about thirty artillery pieces. It is similar to the Sea Lion we took before, but it is more powerful. It is stronger and should be faster. With our current manpower, we can drive it back to Nassau. By then, as long as we recruit more people, we can go to sea."
Another old pirate also said, "Actually, the Queen Anne's Revenge is not the most suitable ship for plundering. It is too big, so it will inevitably sacrifice some speed, and there are too many sailors on board. If it is just to rob ordinary merchant ships, it will not be used." With such strong firepower, the loot that everyone can get will be very limited, not to mention that it is a bit too conspicuous."
Zhang Heng nodded, "Without further delay, let's get started."
A quarter of an hour later, seventeen people climbed onto the selected naval frigate along the rope at the stern. There was no sailing mission at the moment. There were only ten people on board responsible for guarding the ship. Zhang Heng did not embarrass them and just used the fastest speed. The speed overpowered them, tied them up, and threw them into the boat they were in.
After that, everyone worked together to untie the sail cables and stow away the anchor. At this time, the two navy boats on the pier had just launched into the water and were rowing hard towards this side. However, they were still a step too late.
The sea breeze blew up the sails, and Zhang Heng stood at the bow of the ship and took the helm himself. He did not bother the Queen Anne's Revenge, which was in a fierce battle on one side, but steered the sailboat under him to the other side, and finally quietly sailed out of the harbor.
Looking at the port gradually disappearing behind them, everyone on the boat burst into cheers.
"I just checked. There is enough food and water on the ship, enough for us people. At this speed, we will be able to return to Nassau soon." The helmsman Billy walked up to Zhang Heng, "Captain, now only the last remaining thing is left. One thing, let’s give our new ship a name.”
Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows. Unknowingly, it had been a year since he entered this round of dungeons. During this year, he had been trying to integrate into this cruel and beautiful world, eating, sleeping and fighting with the pirates, and learning all kinds of things. Skills, but he did not forget where his soul came from, so he thought about it and said, "From now on, this ship will be called the Jackdaw."
The pirates didn't understand the meaning behind the name, but simply thought it sounded catchy, so no one raised any objections.
Zhang Heng looked at the stars above his head and said with a smile, "Now, let's go home."
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Annie has returned to a boring state recently. When Zhang Heng is here, she can at least have someone to talk to her and listen to her complain about her life. Once the latter leaves, there will be only one person left in this house. She is alone.
In the past, she could walk around the island and beat up one or two blind people, but since Zhang Heng promised to come back and take her out to sea next time, she also promised someone that she would take care of her fists. Stop causing trouble everywhere.
There were a lot of things wrong with Anne, but breaking her promise wasn't one of them.
So during this period of time, she seldom went out and lived like a homebody.
But even so, there will still be trouble coming.
Annie was sitting on the deck chair in front of the gate lazily basking in the sun. However, not long after, the haunting figure appeared in front of her again.
"What are you thinking about? We can go to Massachusetts. I have an uncle who grows tobacco there. We can go to him. He will provide me with a stable job, enough for us to live a comfortable life in the New World. No need to No more worrying about food for the house.”
Anne raised her eyelids, but there was no reaction. The man continued, "Accept the reality, Anne, you have been here for more than a year. Is there any ship willing to accept you? It's time to give up your unrealistic fantasies. , being a pirate is not just a play, you should be glad that I am not angry about what happened before, my promise is still valid, as long as you marry me, our previous debts will be canceled."
Anne rolled her eyes and finally couldn't help but said, "James, do you have the nerve to say whose money we spent all the way from Ireland to Nassau? Didn't we rely on the set of silverware I stole from home? ? But when we arrived in Nassau, you fell out with me and wanted to settle each other's accounts, so why didn't you also settle the previous accounts?"
Seeing that the red-haired girl finally reacted, James immediately became happy, without blushing, and said plausibly, "We agreed to settle the accounts separately as soon as we got off the ship. You agreed at the time, but even so, I still supported you for half a year. , you always said that if you become a pirate, you will return the money to me, but now it seems that this is simply impossible."
Anne was infuriated by this guy's shamelessness. This was not the first time that a similar conversation happened. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't beat the red-haired girl, James would have been unable to help himself.
Just when Annie was seriously thinking about breaking the law and punching the disgusting face in front of her, a kid ran quickly from the field and shouted from a distance, "Boss Annie, Boss Annie, there's something new." A pirate ship came to Nassau, and it was a naval warship! Honig, who was responsible for guarding the forts and forts on the island, was shocked! Fortunately, they raised the black flag in time."
"Eh? Another warship. Are people so courageous nowadays?" Anne recognized that it was a kid king on the street. After being beaten by her several times, the latter became obsessed with it out of worship of strength. Since she was the boss, he ran all the way from the dock with bare feet, his head covered in sweat and looking very anxious.
"Their captain asked me to inform their boatswain to assemble at the dock immediately."
"Then you go and notify me. Why are you coming to my place?" Annie said angrily.
The kid panted, "I'm very surprised too, but now the name of the island is Annie, and there's no one else with fiery red hair except you, the boss."
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