"Crash Alert !!!"

"Warning, warning! All crew members look for the nearest fixation, guard against falling overboard, and guard against heavy objects! ”

"Starboard evasion! Avoid! You idiots, avoid! ”

The mournful shouts echoed on the deck, and the San Carlos was busy, but even the chaotic noise still couldn't suppress the ghostly cries of the pirates dozens of meters away.

This panic was unnecessary.

At the time of the last salvo, the distance between the two sides was still one hundred and fifty or sixty meters, and the lake was gentle and gentle tonight, and Blackbeard's charge speed was by no means fast.

With the strength of the British gunners, a round of reloading would have been completed in a minute and a half. They could have taught Blackbeard a huge lesson at close range, and if Blackbeard hadn't changed his mind at that point, they would have had time to calmly get out of the collision area.

However, such a tactical maneuver can be done by Hinchenbrook, and so can the Golden Deer, but the San Carlos, which brings together the elites of both sides, cannot do it in any way.

The personnel structure of the San Carlos was formed on an improvised basis earlier with Nelson's intervention.

At that time, Lorraine was still abducting Marat, and as a sign of respect, Nelson himself did not hold the position of captain.

The ship's temporary captain was Nelson's chief of guard, Sergeant Six, a young non-commissioned officer who was not very gifted, but had a long history of loyalty.

He selected most of the temporary seafarers.

From him onwards, almost all of Nelson's guards were encompassed, and only Leif and Daniel, a ship doctor and a stormtrooper were appointed to the position on Drake's side, just like their positions on Lorraine's flagship.

As you can imagine, in the previous state of silence, they basically did not have the opportunity to express their views on the affairs of the ship.

Such a short-sighted act of cronyism directly led to the embarrassment on the ship now, to put it bluntly, the soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers.

The Provisional Seafarers did not believe that the Chamber's trained sailors could possess the same skilled naval skills as their counterparts, and the Drake's sailors did not believe that these arrogant Provisional Officers could give the right orders in such a race against time.

And they really didn't give the right orders!

Lorraine's face was like a layer of toner, and it was terrifyingly black.

Only moments earlier, when Blackbeard had recklessly and heroically charged the San Carlos in the unfavorable weather conditions, Lorraine had been looking forward to a direct attack.

He wondered if when things turned out to be more than expected, whether the most famous pirate kings of the Caribbean would die like heroes, or if they would flee with their tails between their legs like countless thieves all over the world.

As a result, the direct attack came quickly, earlier than Lorraine had expected, but after the direct attack, not only did he see Blackbeard's bravery, but Blackbeard also saw his panic.

Before the war started, the heart was timid, when did the Drake Chamber of Commerce have such a bad performance on the battlefield? Lorraine was unprepared to lose face in front of her peers, blaming Nelson, the incompetent captain of the guard, of course, for all the blame.

But Sergeant Sixx actually took the initiative to find him at this juncture......

I saw that he raised his neck, there was no shame on his face, and even his voice was as thick and steady as ever, with an annoying taste of danger.

He said to Lorraine, "President Drake, I have asked me to inform you that the takeover is imminent, and it is not in our favor. You should rendezvous with him in the aft compartment as soon as possible, take advantage of our numerical superiority and the terrain of the aft compartment to establish a defensive line, and wait for an opportunity to ......"

"Captain Sickers." Lorraine brutally interrupted him, without even looking back, "According to the privateer mercenary principle, this gunboat has been the property of the Drake Chamber of Commerce since the capture of the San Carlos. ”

Sergeant Sicks didn't understand the point of Lorraine's words at all: "President, what do you mean, sir......"

Lorraine interrupted for the second time: "Our side is not favorable, is this the judgment of the colonel?" Or is it your judgment? ”

Sykes's face finally flashed with anger: "As the temporary captain of this ship and the chief of guard of the commander, I have an obligation to ensure the personal safety of the commander and you. It is my job to judge the situation of the battle, and although the commander does not approve of it, he still believes in my ability to meet the enemy's command. ”

"In that case, don't embarrass the Colonel."

"Huh?"

"The distance between the two ships is insufficient, the relative velocity is 2.5 knots remaining after a direct attack, and the collision will be about 1 minute later, and then a maximum of 2 minutes after that, and the overboard battle will begin." Lorraine quickly reported a set of data, "As the commander of the upcoming enemy, have you organized the stormtroopers?" ”

"The Chief's Guard is always in a state of readiness!"

"Sure enough, it's still the thinking of a guard." Lorraine burst out laughing for a moment, "As I said at the beginning, the San Carlos is the property of the Drake Chamber of Commerce, so ...... Bato, you are now the captain of this ship, let the guards do the things of the guards, and let our people do our business with peace of mind. ”

"Yes!"

Barto replied with a heavy promise, slammed his chest with his only safe arm, and then turned around and raised his foot to kick a sailor who had run blindly to the ground.

"What a mess! Passing on, Lao Tzu is now the new captain. The original command order was canceled on the spot, and our men had to go to the cafeteria within 2 minutes to collect their weapons and prepare for the battle! ”

"Really?" The kicked sailor leaped to his feet and shouted in surprise to the panicked deck, "Daddy Bartow is captain!" ”

"The captain's order, the navy's order will be canceled on the spot, everyone will go to the restaurant to get the equipment within two minutes, and anyone who misses the deadline will be thrown into the lake to feed the sharks!"

"Oh!!!"

No less than the roar of Blackbeard's team, the Drakes, who had been held back all night, raised their heads to the sky and roared.

Sergeant Sicks stared blankly at the rootless and unfounded morale wave in front of him, and he still couldn't react in his mind, how could he and his colleagues in the guard suddenly be dismissed......

Moreover, Lorraine's order replaced Nelson's, and if this is really true, what will happen to Nelson's official authority?

Loyal instigated Sergeant Sikes to argue, "Mr. President, I am not questioning your ownership of this ship. But at present, you and the Drake Chamber of Commerce are mercenaries, and they are under the command of the commander, and if you want to adjust the position on the ship, you must first obtain the authorization of the commander according to the procedure......"

Lorraine simply ignored him.

After handing over the task of organizing manpower to Barto, Lorraine called out to Henna.

Henna never stray too far from him, and jumped to his side with a rope before she could finish speaking.

"Henna, go to the helm at once, the left full rudder. If you're fast enough, we'll have plenty of time to cut the side and avoid a big hull break, so run up. ”

"I'll fly."

After saying that, Henna really flew, she pulled the cable and flew up the boom, and with a kick she caught up on the shortest and steepest cable-stayed to the handwheel, and in the blink of an eye she took control of the handwheel, released the bayonet, and turned to the left with the full rudder.

"Left full rudder! Incline! ”

The San Carlos, in a semi-stationary state, finally regained its movement after a moment of panic, slowly but steadily turning its bow to the left as the lake waves rolled sideways.

The distance between Lorraine and Blackbeard was only twenty meters, and the hulls of the two sides finally formed a very limited angle.

Cut the broadside!

Sloop slammed into the starboard hull of the San Carlos, causing visible cracks and dents. But because of the angle that Henna snatched, her force eventually began to deflect, and she carried the whole ship along the starboard side of the San Carlos until the stern of the two ships smashed together.

The hull is intact!

After the violent bump, Lorraine heard the incomparable good news immediately.

With this good news, the iron claws of the hook were also thrown from Slupp and hooked onto the deck of the San Carlos.

Lorraine pulled out the saber at his waist with a bang, and with a wave of his hand, he cut off two of the nearest ones.

For the first time, he turned his head in conversation with Sikes: "The battle has begun, Mr. Sergeant, I think you should stay with the Colonel for now." ”

"Mr. President, there is an established process for the identification of the command port, and I am not greedy for the authority of the captain, but no matter what, you should ask the commander for authorization!"

"Authorized?" Lorraine shook her head, "You'll see Colonel Nelson soon." When I saw him, please convey it on my behalf, and he said that I was very dissatisfied with his candidate, so I had ......to pay for this trip."