After avoiding the fleet, Hathaway and Arling. Hegel re-calculated the pirate fleet if it headed east, and they would find them between six or seven o'clock the next morning.

On the other hand, the Iron Skull Pirates' deputy leader, Rashidler, is annoyed by a transport ship that has anchored in the fleet. Even the dullest ones knew that there could be no more combat missions this time, and the pirates gambled on the ship in the dark, and they had no time to gamble, and they were also drunk, and the day after leaving the supply base, the transport ship actually rear-ended.

Had it not been for the possible monstrous wrath of Kumori, Rashid would have hated to leave the damned transport ship behind...... However, the ship carried a large amount of vegetables and cheese, which were important supplies to the people of the island.

In order to repair the ship, the fleet waited for four magic hours before it hit the road.

A purple wheel of light suddenly jumped out of the horizon, and the water surface sparkled.

The six huge snowy vultures on the flagship couldn't wait to leap into the air and fly off into the distance...... In order to expand the reconnaissance area, Hathaway sent six special operators to conduct a fan-shaped search within a radius of 200 miles.

At breakfast, Hathaway was a little absent-minded, hoping that the crew would come in and report the discovery of an enemy fleet. But God did not fulfill people's wishes, she ate the bread and eggs on the plate very smoothly, and drank a cup of tea slowly.

Four hours later, six special operators returned, all reporting the same message - no targets found.

"There is one direction left. It should be north, and in the current situation, they can't go anywhere else. Hathaway walked around the chart for a moment, and said with great certainty.

No matter how bold the pirate ship was, it didn't dare to openly show its face along the coast, so they quickly decided on a second battle plan.

As soon as the order to turn and accelerate was given, all the ships hung their sails and quickly headed for the designated sea. At this time, the wind and waves on the sea increased slightly, and the waves were split by the bow of the ship and scattered far to the sides of the battleship, and the waves surged onto the deck from time to time. Most of the crew members in the open combat positions wore raincoats.

Inside the command room. Experienced Aling. Hegel took the trouble to make another calculation on the chart: "Take the island of Spolonga as the target point, multiply the speed of the fleet by the time of the most recent discovery of them...... Your Lordship. If we go full speed, it's still possible to catch them before midnight! Unless they don't return to the lair. ”

"If so, we can intercept them at this location. without alarming other ships......"

Ah Ling. Hegel drew a line on the chart. And explained.

Look at Ah Ling. Hegel's lines on the chart were bold at first, but when he thought about it, he felt that it was inappropriate.

"It's just speculation that the fleet is going there now. Even if they did take this route, they would not have to ambush them in such a dangerous place. There are too many reefs here, and our warships must not be seriously damaged. Once that happens, we won't be able to return to Yale Bay! ”

Ah Ling. Hegel couldn't deny this, he let out a long breath and sighed: "I wish I had a fair duel with the main force of Iron Skull face to face!" ”

"Surviving is the fairest outcome." Hathaway said lightly.

She doesn't have any heroic complexes. The so-called fairness is nothing more than the mercy of the strong to the weak, which can be given and naturally taken back.

Ah Ling. Hegel was stunned for a moment, and it took a while to come back to his senses, and his eyes looked a little lost.

"Don't be discouraged, Your Excellency."

Seeing the gloom in his eyes, Hathaway felt a little amused, so she comforted: "As long as we find Sporonga, you will still be responsible for the main fleet of Iron Skulls, and I will go straight to their lair." ”

"One will be a success. Your Excellency, you are right, the destruction of the enemy is our correct goal, and on the battlefield, there is no fairness in any way. "Ah Ling. When Hegel heard Hathaway's words, he suddenly raised his head and said seriously.

At this time, in a sea area north of Hathaway, eight ships were traveling east-north in two columns. The column on the right, led by an old-fashioned warship 'Tie Li', is a medium-sized warship, although it is not very large, but it carries a lot of crossbows, and it is also the absolute main force in the fleet.

Behind this warship were three transports lined up. They are 'Rio', 'Ironwood', 'Saint-Sith'. The ships were full of supplies. Most of them are food, such as flour, wine, potatoes, etc.

The formation of the left column was also arranged in this order, and the speed of the voyage was not very high.

Since the rear-end collision on the transport ship, Mr. Rashid has unceremoniously announced several temporary disciplines, including a ban on alcohol and gambling. Although this decision upset the pirates, it was difficult for them to say anything because of the missteps.

"Damn it!"

Rashidler was sure that something had happened to the three pirate ships, but what made him depressed was that he couldn't figure out what force was doing it, whether it was a trap or an accident.

If it was the navy of the Ostega Empire, he absolutely did not believe it.

Although the Ostega Imperial Navy is quite moving, if their fleet is dispatched, the Iron Skull will not disappear, and there is only one possibility - that is, the person who shot it is someone that the Iron Skull can't even think of!

Rashid decided that he didn't want to, he was not a person who was used to using his brains in the first place, so it was better to let him slash people with his sword.

After several days of sailing, the pirates began to relax a little, and began to disobey Rashidler's orders, and at lunchtime, they even went to the deck in twos and threes.

After enjoying their lunch, the pirates began to greet the sailors on the adjacent ship and began to ask questions about food...... Due to the influence of alcohol, the pirates began to discuss food, and developed to greet each other's family women.

In the beginning, it was just a couple of people scolding each other, but gradually, the pirates played the role of 'I am for everyone, The team consciousness of "all for one", the invective rose from individual behavior to group action, although due to the obstruction of the sea, they could not have hand-to-hand communication, but it did not prevent the throwing of hard objects such as wine bottles, after making an appointment to return to Spolonga Island for further physical communication, the two sides of the abuse returned to their posts in the reprimand of their respective captains, so that Lachedler had to order the captains to isolate the sailors who had drunk too much, so that they would not use the boats to PK.

The farce didn't end in the most hilarious form, much to the buzz of the pirates, until a large snow-white bird flew through the sky to silence the hot-headed pirates. They all looked at the big bird with some curiosity, but no one panicked...... From their point of view, the passengers on the back of the vulture were not visible at all, and in their minds it was simply impossible to appear a flying knight in the depths of the sea.

Standing on the deck, Rashid looked up at the snow-white giant bird, he had never seen such a bird of prey resembling a falcon at sea, and he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say why.

"It seems to be a giant eagle lost at sea." Another pirate leader on deck had a nonchalant expression: "This bird of prey flies a long distance, and often accidentally flies to the sea when chasing some prey, and there are too few signs of the sea that can be used as a reference." ”

"Don't worry!" Rashid comforted himself, "I'm just curious!" ”

After a half-magic hour, they were still enjoying dinner when a special operator hurriedly landed on the deck and reported the pirate fleet's bearings, course, and formation to Hathaway.

"It's a little late, but it's better than nothing!" Hathaway picked up a napkin and wiped her mouth, leaving behind a small dinner and meeting Arling. Hegel left the table and hurried to the command room.

After checking the current position of the pirate fleet on the chart, according to their current speed and direction, the track of the pirate fleet and the current possible position were marked on the chart in a short time, and to everyone's surprise and delight, the pirate fleet was less than 100 miles away from that direction.

"Six magical hours? It seems that they are moving slower than we expected. Maybe it's a detour, maybe it's trouble, but it doesn't matter! Hathaway stared at the two circles on the chart that represented the attacker and the attacked, full of anticipation and a little nervous about the imminent battle.

"Perhaps...... Let's try another tactic that the pirates used to be angry with in the past! ”

Bi Ling on the side. Hegel suddenly thought: "We can disguise ourselves as merchant ships and lure them in!" ”

"How sure is this tactic?" Hathaway had always tended to use a variety of flexible tactics, but he was now more concerned about the feasibility of using this pirate tactic in the current situation, so she looked at Arling. Hegel.

"Our warships were originally modified according to the requirements of merchant ships, and now we just need to make it more realistic, at least so that the other party cannot recognize our true identity from a long distance and avoid timely alertness."

Ah Ling. Hegel looked out of the porthole, "On a night like this, I think there's at least a ninety percent chance of success!" ”

Hathaway turned her head, night was about to fall, and the gray clouds in the sky meant that it would be a night with very limited light, as the so-called 'moon was dark and murderous, when the wind was high and the fire was set on fire'...... (To be continued......)