Although Annie felt it didn't matter, Zhang Heng still arranged a separate lounge for her on the ship.
It was originally the place where the replacement officers lived on the ship. The space was not large, only about six square meters, but it was enough for one person to live in.
Annie now took off her shirt and lay on the bed, asking Zhang Heng to change gauze for the wound on her back.
There is currently no ship's doctor on the Jackdaw, and there is no way around it, because not only the Jackdaw, but all pirate ships in Nassau are now short of ship's doctors. Even many people who are not medical majors are forced to have a little knowledge of daily life. After being pulled onto the ship, some pirates would go out to sea specifically to rob people if they were forced to do so.
Even so, at least half of the ships still did not have a ship's doctor, and the level of doctors in this era was generally worrying. Although surgery was available, there was no concept of disinfection. Therefore, Zhang Heng was more accustomed to doing things by himself. He bandaged the red-haired girl's wound. The latter sat up from the bed generously, and without shying away from anything, she dressed in front of someone.
Zhang Heng then said to Annie, "Thank you for your hard work."
He was talking about what happened before boarding the Happiness. Because he was worried that the other side would notice their numerical disadvantage, Zhang Heng brought almost everyone who could fight with him, leaving only the cooks, carpenters and other special personnel. As for the combat profession, Zhang Heng also distributed weapons to them and asked them to stand on the deck of the Jackdaw and charge their heads.
But even so, when he boarded the Happiness with thirty people, he could still feel the hesitation and unwillingness of the sailors on the ship, especially when everyone was hesitant to hand over their weapons, and the captain's eyes were even more evasive.
After the weapons were collected, Anne took the initiative to apply to take people down to inspect the goods in the warehouse. As a result, they encountered an ambush there. Some of the young naval cadets were unwilling to be held hostage by pirates and switched with the sailors on the deck. Clothes, twelve people in total, hiding in the cargo hold.
At that time, there were only six pirates around Anne, and the battle broke out without warning when the seven of them walked to the door of the warehouse.
Annie reacted fastest and immediately fell to the ground. The pirate behind her was not so lucky and was shot directly in the head. Then the red-haired girl jumped up from the ground and chopped down a naval cadet in front of her with a knife. At the same time, he pulled out the dagger from his waist with his left hand and stabbed the other person in the chest.
However, her situation was also very dangerous at this moment. The pirates were originally at a numerical disadvantage, and the people behind them were caught off guard. Before they could react, Anne was trapped alone in the siege.
Although she killed the two of them as quickly as possible, attacks from others also came. The red-haired girl lowered her head and dodged a black gun not far away, but then she was hit in the back by a knife. In the end, she just She groaned and swayed. The wound on her back aroused the ferocity in her bones, and she killed her attacker with a backhand knife.
In less than half a minute, she killed two enemies in one breath and seriously injured another, without even blinking.
The naval cadets who were still training in the school had never seen such a fierce opponent. The rest of them were all shocked by the aura of the red-haired girl, and no one dared to take action again.
At this time, the five pirates behind also rushed in, and the morale that the students had finally gathered was completely shattered. Although they still had the numerical advantage, they all obediently handed over their weapons.
The people above the warehouse also heard the gunshots coming from below. The sailors who had surrendered suddenly became commotion. Zhang Heng knew that now was not the time to pay attention to humanitarianism. In comparison, he was more worried about Anne's safety, so Decisively chose the quickest solution.
Zhang Heng pulled out the short musket from his chest as quickly as possible and pulled the trigger directly at the captain of the Happiness. As the latter fell to the ground with a look of disbelief on his face, the crowd suddenly became quiet.
Originally, many people looked at Zhang Heng's youth and thought that he would be hesitant and timid when facing a chaotic situation, and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to give it a try. However, after seeing this shot, the excitement in their hearts just rose. The flames went out again.
After regaining control of the deck, Zhang Heng immediately sent five more people to help. However, by this time, Annie had already come up with the remaining pirates. The red-haired girl's back was still bleeding, but her expression looked like As if nothing happened, he waved his hand and asked the pirates behind him to throw the twelve heads on the deck. He looked around and said with a serious grin, "Who else wants to try?!"
Until this moment, everyone on the Happiness finally gave up the idea of resisting. No one dared to move around until the pirates loaded all the goods on the ship onto the Jackdaw. After that, Zhang Heng had people move some of the goods from the ship. Food and fresh water were sent back to ensure that the Jackdaw could successfully return to Nassau.
This battle not only made all the sailors on the Happiness calm down, but also the way the pirates on the Jackdaw looked at Anne changed, especially the five pirates who went down to the cargo hold with her and came back alive, and then looked at Anne His eyes were involuntarily filled with fear and admiration.
On the way back, they recounted the details of the battle countless times. Most of the pirates were relatively simple-minded. Many of them had privately expressed their disapproval of the captain's decision to appoint a woman as bosun. They are dissatisfied, but at the same time they also admire and respect the strong from the bottom of their hearts.
After this incident, no one on the ship would use Anne's gender as an excuse. The latter further secured her position as bosun of the Jackdaw, but the price was that she was unable to get out of bed for three days in a row.
The opponent did not spare any force with that knife, and the wound was very deep, completely tearing the muscles on the girl's back. Fortunately, the battle ended quickly enough. Zhang Heng treated Annie immediately, and the red-haired girl recovered. The force was strong enough to make her jump to life again before approaching the land.
While getting dressed, Annie pulled at the wound, bared her teeth, and said strangely, "When did you become so polite? I came on the ship to help, not to cause trouble for you. Since you appointed me to be the captain of this ship, I am a bosun, I must show some bosun spirit."
"I know you are very skilled, but under the circumstances, it would be more reasonable to retreat to the deck first." Zhang Heng said helplessly.
"Then they have the experience of a successful sneak attack. If we want to capture the cabin again, we will have to pay a higher price, and the guys on the deck will become restless." The red-haired girl said confidently.
Zhang Heng was a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect Anne to think so carefully. This was not like his usual careless character. "So is this what you really thought at the time?"
"No, I just felt that this was my first battle after becoming a bosun. I couldn't escape under any circumstances, otherwise it would be too embarrassing."
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