When do people move the fastest? The answer – when you run for your life.

Looking at the Spanish warships lined up on the sea to the east, I knew that I was a little too big this time! But there is still some time compared to the 25 to 30 days originally predicted.

It can only be said that the Spaniards moved faster than we thought, and perhaps they were stimulated and ran back desperately.

At this point, it doesn't make sense to think about it, the key now is how to get out of here!

Judging by the current situation, the Spaniards are going to eat my fleet at all costs, no, it is my ship at the moment. I think the source of motivation must be revenge – even though my actions were meant to be revenge.

At present, it is about 30 nautical miles away from the agreed location between me and Adikon and Huamei, and it takes about two hours to sail at full speed.

But the enemy's northernmost ships have already appeared six or seven nautical miles northeast of us, and at the relative speed of our two sides, there will probably be a meeting point!

And this meeting point is the key point that determines our life and death!

Therefore, we must do everything we can to delay the enemy's ships at the northern end and fight our way out!

The only thing I'm glad about now is that the Spaniards don't like shelling! If they like to shoot guns as much as I do, then I'm afraid I'll have to sink the battleship and get out of the way!

Escaping north at full speed, it stands to reason that our latest British warship is not slow, even faster than a ship of the same class, but I still don't think it's fast enough! Yes, far from enough!

I asked the nine ghosts Masataka, is there anything else that has gained weight on the ship? If there is, throw it all away! At this time, apart from shells, even food and water are not necessities!

But unfortunately, our ship has been verified and there is really nothing to throw away to lose weight, so in principle, it is already considered extremely fast at the moment!

As the sun gradually turns west, the distance between the other party and us is getting closer and closer! And their formation, which was originally lined up in a line, was gradually pulled into an oblique U-shape!

The farther north the formation becomes, the more convex the southerly the formation becomes, and they also know the truth that between two points and the straight line is the shortest, so they don't want to do useless work.

Even a few ships at the northern end began to run parallel to me to the north, thinking that if I kept sailing north, my way would eventually be blocked by the American continent. They are already thinking about the last step, and it seems that they are really in the chest!

At about six o'clock in the afternoon, the other side intercepted my ship and saw that it had reached three nautical miles of us! This has already entered the firing range of our artillery! So unceremoniously, the guns on the starboard side began to fire at maximum output!

Our artillery has a long range and great power, but it is difficult to pose any real threat to the other side! There is only one reason - there is only one boat at the moment! There were too few points of fire, and the other two dnakers had no firepower and were used for other purposes.

A round of dozens of shells fell around the ships at the front of the enemy fleet, and some of them even hit the deck! But alas, the ship started to smoke, but it was still not deadly! And more enemies are already taking the opportunity to chase closer!

Whether it is useful or not, the shelling cannot be stopped! We don't want our shells to be thrown at each other like money! After about seven or eight minutes, a thick black smoke rose from one of the enemy's Garand oarboats, and it was finally out of the battle!

This achievement cannot be said to be unremarkable, because we have only one ship. But now it seems that it is basically an invalid output, because it is only a unit with less than one-twentieth of the opponent's combat power!

And during this period, the distance between the other party and me is a quarter closer!

I looked up at the sky, the sun had not yet completely set, and the poignant sunset seemed to be dripping blood! How? Does God even know that I am in this situation today?

Hehe, I'm not going to surrender to fate like this!

However, objectively speaking, our shooting is still effective, after all, the great power is there, and the enemy ships will see that our guns are aimed at themselves, and in any case they will turn the rudder to cut inside or out to dodge, so that the speed of the pursuit will be reduced invisibly.

But after a long time, they found that although my artillery was powerful, the projection amount was too small after all, so under the strong pressure from above, they began to pursue me desperately, and did not make the kind of evasive maneuvers that caused slowdown!

There was a large sail oars and three heavy guns from the battleship, and the smoke billowed from the foredeck, but they still rushed at full speed towards us, but the sailors shouted and poured the pumped sea water at the fire point, but they did not stop for a moment!

The distance has been halved! The distance between us and the nearest ship of the enemy ship is only a little and a half nautical miles! If we hadn't headed north at full speed, it would have taken us a few minutes for the other side to catch up with us!

It was all because my speed in the north direction was too fast, and the other party was probably driving in the same direction as me, and the speed component to the west was very small, which greatly delayed the time for us to be overtaken!

The Nine Ghosts Masataka walked up to me and asked in a low voice, "Sir! Send a boat? ”

I looked at each other and thought for a few seconds before shaking my head and saying, "No! It's not time yet! ”

After speaking, I looked at the sky, it was already completely dark, I secretly applauded in my heart, and sighed that it was too slow and too late to get dark!

So I said in a deep voice, "Put the flare!" Three! ”

The Nine Ghosts took the order and went. After a short time, in the roaring artillery fire, only three crisp sounds of "pop pop" were heard, and three bullets with long red light tails flew straight into the sky!

I looked up and watched as the three bullets flew higher and higher, flashing a dazzling red light!

This is a signal flare that I asked Charlie to make, the projectile is wrapped in tin skin with strontium nitrate, which is the kind of nitrate in the chemical sense that emits red light in the cannon, and when it flies to an altitude of about 300 meters, it bursts with almost no sound and blooms with three beautiful red flowers!

On the unsheltered sea, the maximum transmission distance of this signal flare can exceed 20 or 30 nautical miles! Especially at this time, Adicon and Hua Mei must be paying full attention to the movement in the south, and they will definitely see it!

Three red signal flares, representing 100,000 urgency! They will definitely rush to the aid as soon as possible!

Thankfully, it was dark! If it's daytime, flares are almost useless!

The other side must have seen our flares as well, and probably expected that this was summoning friendly forces, but it was impossible for them to give up the pursuit!

If you do summon allies, you can annihilate all these enemy forces that are causing trouble behind your back!

If it's a bluff, it's just a joke, not worth mentioning at all! Ziravit, who was in the middle of the formation, gritted his teeth and thought viciously - I must catch this hateful Oriental man and break him to pieces!

The enemy ships are getting closer! Yes, the nearest Garand paddle boat to the northeast of me is only five hundred meters away! I even heard the angry roars of the captain and sailors on the opposite ship!

They want to rush over like this, fight for a few shells, just rush to the front and catch the board, and then wipe us all out with the best white-knuckle battle!

Yes, if it develops under normal circumstances, it is indeed such an ending, but what they didn't expect was that I still had a trump card!

Seeing that the nearest enemy ship had approached us three hundred meters, I shouted: "Zhengxiao! Put the boat! ”

The two small dhows, which had been hidden on the left side of our ship, suddenly accelerated, and within half a minute they rushed from the bow to the right front of the flagship, and rushed at full speed towards the enemy ship that was shouting and preparing to engage us!

There are two of the most elite water ghosts on each ship, both of whom have been with me since I was in the East! Fearlessly, they drove a dhower filled with explosives towards the enemy ship, and decided to exchange the least price for the greatest result!

The enemy's ships were in chaos! Anyone could guess that these two boats were not good, but they were too close! It was almost a few breaths away, and the boat was at the bow of the enemy's big ship!

I heard the desperate cries of the opposing boats in unison! Immediately after, two small boats crashed into it!

"Boom, boom!" The deafening explosion sound came with a huge wave of air, and my face was numb!

"Good!" Our ships shouted in unison with excitement! Under the shadow of death, the pent-up emotions were vented and liberated for the first time!

I also sighed secretly. I saw those four water ghosts dive at the last minute! It's less than a nautical mile from the shore, they can easily swim over, and the Nine Ghosts Masataka and Mo will naturally pick them up according to the plan!

The fire on the east side was blazing, and the bow of the nearest enemy ship was completely blown up*, and at this time it was pouring water into it with huge bubbles!

Some of the enemies on the ship hurriedly put down their lifeboats, while others desperately jumped into the sea and swam towards the friendly ships next to them to seek rescue and help!

While several enemy ships around me quickly threw down their lifeboats, the main ship did not slow down and continued to pursue me with all its might!

Zilavet knew that they had lost the opportunity to catch up with me, and now all the Spanish ships were behind me. But as long as I keep sailing north, I'll eventually turn east!

At that point, you can naturally collect your nets and catch fish!

Ziravit thought.

How could I not know what was going on? It's just that now, everything is out of my control, and all I can do now is pray!

Pray that Adicon and Huamei will see my flare and pick me up in front of me to help me turn east and get out of pursuit!

However, the reality made my heart colder and colder - I had traveled nearly ten nautical miles forward, and if they had seen the signal, they would have almost come to the rescue here!

But when you look up, the sea in front of you is pitch black, and where is the shadow of a friendly army?

My heart sank to the bottom of the ocean as I went, could they have mistaken the joint? Or...... Did I make a mistake?

My breathing became rapid, and I was ready to abandon ship and go ashore!

So I shouted to the Nine Ghosts and Zhengxiao, gritted my teeth and said: "Drive forward for another half an hour, if you haven't answered yet, then turn around and head west before the other party comes up!" Abandon ship and go ashore! ”

The Nine Ghosts Masaki naturally understood that I had made the final plan, and the worst plan. But for now, it's the only way!

He went down to make arrangements, and I stood on the right side of the boat, holding on to the railing with both hands! Glancing at the north, there was still no movement, not a single light.

And in the south, it is the enemy ships that are brightly lit and pursuing with all their might! I had a little realization in my heart, did this end it?

Half an hour passed, and there was still no shadow of reinforcements, I looked at the dark sea in front of me, gritted my teeth and said, "Abandon ship!" Landing! ”

After slapping the railing hard, I shook my head helplessly and looked up at the far north!

If you want to fight, then let's fight! I secretly said in my heart! After all these years, who have I been afraid of?

Tighten the boy in his hand, and say in my heart, buddy, it's time for us to kill the enemy together!

I raised my hand and cleaned up towards the Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao, and he immediately understood, and his expression was complicated and ready to order a U-turn to the west!

Bye! A battleship that accompanied me to the Americas! Someday, I will surely bring back today's humiliation for you!

At the moment when the bow of the ship adjusted slightly to the west, I closed my eyes tightly...... Looking at the moon in the eastern sky, let out a long sigh!

Suddenly, not too far from the left ear, there was an earth-shattering roar of artillery fire! It's the North!

I turned my head in astonishment to see countless flickering cannonballs flying overhead towards the Spanish fleet!