In the western waters of Ceylon, behind a deserted island, there was the "Lemon", a 12-gun Dutch armed merchant ship, 6 12-pounder guns and 6 4-pounder guns, the fire was not strong, and the crew was red-eyed and screaming to rob the Chinese merchant ship.

They had heard that many Chinese merchant ships were coming, and they were ready to make a big deal and return with a full cargo.

When they were stopped by the ship's owner, Van der Sar, they were quite dissatisfied.

But the sound of artillery in the distance made them feel happy.

The two Dutch ships that accompanied them were rushed out and intercepted by the Chinese cruisers, which had 18-pounder cannons on board, and were so powerful that they could fight battleships.

Despite the best efforts of the Dutch ships, they could not escape.

The crew of the "Lemon" went up to the island, and from the high point of the island, they could clearly see through the binoculars that the two Dutch ships were beaten by four Chinese cruisers and had no power to fight back!

The speed of one cannon per minute of the Chinese warship made the crew of the "Lemon" tremble when they heard the sound of the cannon, and the red-haired fans were used to playing with artillery, but to this day, the level of artillery skills practiced by the Chinese with countless silver dollars of training money is already above the former master!

Two Dutch ships were broken and wrecked, and floated on the water like a pile of rotten wood, and the Chinese took the red-haired fans prisoner and set fire to two broken boats......

Van der Sar, the captain of the "Lemon", crouched on the hill of the island, carefully observing the sea in the distance, and he did not rush until he saw several friendly ships attacking the opposing merchant fleet, and without exception were intercepted by the cruisers.

Those red-haired fans are not completely stupid, they take advantage of the early morning and evening sorties, but the Chinese cruisers are fast and have fierce firepower, as long as they are intercepted, not to mention the question of whether they can fight or not, whether they can escape or not is still two words.

The Chinese merchant ships were basically not equipped with cannons, but they were escorted by cruisers and corvettes, and there was no chance of winning if they worked hard.

The escort warships were properly deployed, protected by both the accompanying merchant fleet and the patrol fleet, and they were quite active in seeing the enemy in front of them.

In this case, the red-haired armed merchant ships retreated a lot and retreated one after another, only Van der Sar carefully measured it, and after dark, he commanded the "Lemon" to pursue the Chinese merchant fleet!

He is also bold, knowing that the other party is strong, and he dares to attack in the face of such a huge Chinese merchant fleet, but there are indeed many madmen in the red-haired fan, not only for money, but also for stimulation, and he will do the enemy under the heavy protection of the enemy, which can only be explained by a madman!

The crew of the "Lemon" obeyed the captain's instructions, and even took the joy of not caring about their own single ship, and what happened to the hundreds of ships on the other side!

The night was deep, there were no lights, and in that vast and infinite ocean, there were only brilliant lights in the distance, and it was the Chinese ships that lit the lights to illuminate the way.

The sailors of the "Lemon" used the glimmer to steer the sails, and to see their skill, it was obvious that they had done a lot of such work before, and it also showed that the ability of the red-haired sailors was really extraordinary.

The "Lemon" was cruising outside the Chinese merchant fleet like a ghost, closing the distance between it and the formation yard by yard, but Van der Sar was not in a hurry to make a move, and first made a big circle, following the flank and left of the Chinese merchant formation, like a patient wolf.

He first drove his sailors out of the cabin to rest, leaving only a few men on the deck to operate the ship.

Late at night, the Chinese merchant fleet was still on its way, but only a few men were left on their decks.

However, Van der Sar still did not move, he was still observing, always driving outside the light on the left side of the merchant ship formation, using the other party's light to lead the way, keeping a distance.

Tea was brewed in the cabin of the "Lemon" to serve the deck crew, making them less tired.

In the same way, Chinese merchant ships also boiled tea for night shift workers, and both sides drank tea to refresh themselves, and even tea utensils could be the same.

In recent years, Chinese goods have flocked to all over the world, and it has become a climate.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that two cruisers on the left side of the formation were exposed due to their high speed and the fact that it was difficult to observe in the dark.

He picked his target, and his first mate, James, asked softly, "Isn't it time for us to gather the sailors and get ready for work, sir?" "Okay! Do you see the brig between us and the three-masted ship? Van der Sar pointed and said, "If we quietly let the foremast sail at right angles to the keel, in less than ten minutes our ship will be less than a hundred yards from it, and then it will block us from being discovered by the big ship, do you know what I mean?" ”

"Understood, sir, it's a good idea." James said excitedly.

"Take two dinghys, bring enough men, take them down before they find you, and try not to alarm the other Chinese ships, so that you can drive them away!" Van der Sar said, while James was even more excited.

It was a very bold move to drive away one of the enemy's ships in a large formation of merchant ships, which the enemy would not find until the morning after the ship was lost.

Heroism, heroic behavior, passion and excitement!

"It doesn't matter if you let them know!" Van der Sar encouraged James: "When the big ship hears the movement, it will slowly come over and keep the brig, because the ship is big, it can't catch the wind, it can only come around slowly, you can adjust the brig to the top wind at this time, I can go through the middle, give it a shot or two when it comes around, and at the same time it is possible to knock off its mast, hey, call people to the deck." ”

Van der Sar raised his voice slightly, "Be quiet on the docks and tell those people to go down." ”

Rumours had spread, and many people were running up through the front hatch, so Van der Sar impatiently told the gang to be quiet so as not to make noise.

He told his first mate: "Prepare your team, it is better to send the blacks, they are all strong, and it is dark enough to go into battle at night, make it clear to everyone, try not to make a noise, to take it by surprise!" ”

The red-haired boats are mixed, including blacks, blacks are strong and powerful, and they are very obedient with low IQ, and they are paid very little, they are often given some wine, and when they arrive at the dock, they give a little money to let them go to the gunnery.

Many white-skinned captains like to use blacks, and of course, sometimes the problem is what you say to them, and it's likely that they won't understand what you're saying!

The crew was nervously preparing as they ran back and forth in the darkness with little light, barely light, and the slight clash of their weapons was clearly discernible.

James organized a special task force, and the team members climbed over the side of the boat in twos and threes to board two small boats that were already on the sea, and the small boats were in turmoil, and if they didn't go down, the veteran would have fallen into the sea, and in the environment at that time, they would not have been found in the sea.

His lieutenants counted the team, approaching everyone as close as they could, and said, "Don't make a sound!" ”

There are a few idiots in the team (that's inevitable, a few crew members are stupid, the problem is that you can't find a new crew!). Can't shut up because they always want to know, "What's wrong?" "What?" "Why?"

Van der Sar shouted, "Mr. Ritz, Mr. Babington." ”

"Captain?" The two men were obviously clever people, and they lowered their voices.

"As soon as I speak, you and the lookout will go to a high place, and immediately put up the masts and sails." Van der Sar instructed.

"Yes, Captain!"

"Dispatch!" Van der Sar exclaimed.

The three men just called were busy spreading their sails, while the two small boats rowed their oars wrapped in cloth and brazenly slaughtered the Chinese brig!

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