Atlantic, like a young girl. When she is quiet, she feels as if she has gathered all the gentleness of the world, and even her breath is clear and sweet. But once the anger is up, the sharp roar and the furious fingertips are enough to tear everyone's body and soul.

Our fleet was planned to be lined up from south to north to ensure that the cross-section of the route, and even far beyond this width, could be covered, with one purpose in mind – to effectively intercept the Dutch fleet led by Hansen Young.

Waiting is always tiring, watching the sun gradually sink in the west, and sometimes I even wonder, why am I doing this? Why get involved in all this? I came to Europe and all I wanted was an apple, but I had to plant a tree first! What's the point?

But then I thought about it, nine times out of ten, people are unsatisfactory, how can there be so many smooth things? As soon as I arrived in Europe, the flesh and blood of the second uncle would run up to me and shout at me that I want to go home! Or some Spaniard, Portuguese, immediately offer the magic stone I need with both hands, that seems to be the plot of YY's novel, and the probability of actually encountering it in life is slightly less than zero......

Standing at the bow of the boat, I couldn't tell what it was like to feel in my heart, and the evening sea breeze on my face only made me feel a little cold. Sometimes, people do not persist because they have hope, but because they have hope!

In the current situation, I can only go with the flow, and there seems to be no other way - unless I can accept to let go of everything, find a small island with beautiful scenery, fish, study and farm, and live my whole life, I will never escape these grievances, right and wrong.

Just as I was about to go back to the cabin for a casual dinner, the lookout suddenly shouted, "Captain, the signal has been given to ship three!" There's a fleet coming from the east! The direction is due west, and the speed is about 16 knots! ”

Here it comes! My heart tightened slightly. For such a naval battle on the vast sea, I am actually not very happy to see it in my heart, which is also related to my professional identity in my previous life. I've always thought that if you can solve a problem with a potion behind your back, you don't need to fight each other, especially this kind of *naked duel—it's the behavior of a samurai, and I'm still a cleaner at heart.

I have never fled the battle in this life, but when I have a choice, I still prefer to use "smart" methods to solve problems rather than such hard work. But then again, I didn't fear it, I just didn't like it.

With a slight groan in my heart, I ordered it to be carried out according to the plan! After the signalman gave the light command, all the ships began to move closer to the position of the third ship in the dark night! It's also the best way to close the distance between you and your allies and enemies!

The two and a half ships of the French had already departed first, but in order to go further, it was agreed that they would anchor ten nautical miles to the west, and provide some support if necessary. Thirty minutes later, all five of our ships were at an angle of 45 degrees around the No. 3 ship, forming a battle line!

The fleet in the distance approached little by little, like the night in the sky was lowering little by little. After spotting the fleet ahead, the other side clearly reduced the speed of the ship. From the slight dispersion of the formation, we can see the panic in the heart of the other side.

At this moment, all of us are ready for battle, and the shells are all loaded, just waiting for the ignition to fire! And the result of communicating with the lights of the fleet behind us will determine whether we are friends or foes, and whether they will be greeted by smiling faces or bullets!

Luckily, the other party's reply came, and it was Dutch! After seeing the prompt for us to identify themselves, they answered almost a few seconds later, and you can imagine the nervousness inside. And I ordered someone to answer at once, we are the British fleet, and we have made a friendly position.

Under the watchful eye of our cannons, the opposing flotilla slowly approached us, and when I could see the figures on the ship by the moonlight, I raised my skills and shouted: "Is it Mr. Hansen Young, a Dutchman?" ”

The other party was obviously amazed by how accurately we grasped the situation, and almost after two breaths, Hansen Young's voice came back: "It's me!" It's me! Who's on the boat ahead, please? Listen to the voice, it should be Mr. Sun! ”

I smiled and replied, "Exactly!" Mr. Hansen, please come and speak! ”

This request is reasonable, Hansen Young only took a short time, took a small boat to the bottom of our period, and after boarding the boat by the soft ladder, I was happy to see the ancients, and Hansen Young was even more ecstatic to be hunted down!

"Oh! Dear Sun! You should be called Your Excellency, how did you end up here? Who are you waiting for? Hansen Young's face turned red with excitement and asked again and again.

I laughed and said, "Naturally, I'm waiting for you, brother!" Seeing his puzzled face, I smiled and said, "Time is urgent, let's make a long story short!" Then I told me how to meet the French, how to communicate the situation, how to arrange tactics, and what I planned to do next.

However, he also suggested that the Spaniards who followed him were very cunning, and seemed to be the famous Admiral Grisca in the Spanish Navy, and if we were waiting for him on the sea like this, I am afraid it would not be easy to be deceived. Therefore, we have to think of a feasible solution.

Looking at the sky, the sky is absolutely blue! The chances of counting on a fog tonight are almost zero! So what to do? One glance at the darkness in the distance, I immediately thought about it! When he said this to Hansen Young, he pondered for a moment, thought it was feasible, and smashed his right fist on the palm of his left palm, and the matter was settled!

After the discussion, Hansen* returned to his fleet with a smile on his face, and immediately began to prepare for battle—probably the most lighthearted and pleasant mention of war in his life.

I also ordered the fleet to go about three nautical miles south, and all lights were to be extinguished, and the lights and sounds were kept under control until I gave the order to fight.

At about two o'clock in the evening, the pursuing fleet led by Griska was surprised to find that there seemed to be a fleet anchored in the sea ahead! If you look closely, who is the Dutch fleet that has been chasing half of the Atlantic? Overjoyed, Grisca, who is known for his wisdom, did not rush forward and surprise the enemy, but let his fleet spread out as a whole, forming a formation similar to the crane wing array, and slowly pressed towards the Dutch fleet!

When they approached about two nautical miles, they realized that one of the other ships seemed to be stranded, the hull of the ship was a little crooked, and the other ships were languishing the ship, as if trying to drag it away from the shallows. But these guys also had sharp eyes, as if they had discovered their whereabouts, and hurriedly began to cut the ropes, wanting to abandon the stranded ships, and the rest of the ships were ready to escape!

Where is such a truth? You've come here and want to go? Griska had no doubts at this time, and commanded the fleet to rush towards the Dutch fleet that was about to flee in front! Let you run away once, do you want to run away a second time? Don't!

In the darkness of the night, the Spanish fleet was like a jackal that had found carrion, and it ran into the Dutch ships without any chance of sparing! Because they were better at white-knuckle combat, the Spaniards had to get close to each other to exert their maximum power, so these captains scrambled forward, but the target was not the fleeing enemy ship, the first target, invariably chose the stranded enemy ship!

Why? The reason is very simple, everything that can run will resist, and those who can't run can only wait for death! Since it is a jackal, it must prefer to eat carrion, and who doesn't like this kind of thing that rubs the enemy on it and makes a profit? Why do you have to chase those who can run? Anyway, it can't run far, so it's better to let others take a few bites first, and then go up and pick up the cheap ones yourself!

In such a state of mind, despite Griska's repeated restraints and orders to pursue the enemy first, these greedy guys under his command turned a deaf ear! Damn, it's time to change the first-take-first-served capture regulations! Otherwise, it is to connive at these jackal-like things to prey first, instead of starting from the overall situation and considering the overall battle situation!

Griska cursed in her heart, but there was nothing she could do but watch her men scream and pounce on the fat in front of them!

The Dutch shelling began to ring out at the same time, but Griska didn't take it too seriously, the Dutch had always valued business over army, and if it was business, he was indeed inferior to these goblins. But compared to fighting, Griska never took such an opponent seriously!

What's more, he had already fought head-on with this group of people a few days ago, and the other party had a few catties and taels, and he knew very well that their artillery fire of that level could not hurt the foundation of their own fleet at all, and it was impossible to even suffer heavy damage, at most it would increase some maintenance costs!

Grisca said in her heart. Let these guys grab it, and the assets they grab will be used to fill the cost first, alas! What a bunch of brainless idiots!

The wise man of Spain waved his hand helplessly, and stopped his subordinates from continuing to order the induced fleet to attack the fleeing enemy first, because it was pointless! Just as he was about to turn around and go back to the captain's room in disgust, Grisca's eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of something unusual!

What's going on? The Dutch didn't seem to run too far, but kept a certain distance from their own fleet, stopping and shooting unhurriedly! This feeling...... The other party doesn't seem to have any intention of running away at all, but wants to hang himself! Why? Why are they behaving the way they do?

Grisca's mind was wondering, why are the same group of enemies fleeing frantically a few days ago so calm today? What gives them courage?

His gaze involuntarily extended farther away, where there seemed to be nothing but boundless darkness. Are you suspicious? Or is it because there are people or things on this ship that can't be given up? Why?

There was a ghost in the suspicious place, and Grysca was obviously aware of it, and although he didn't grasp the substance, he still intended to give the order to reclaim the formation. However, reality is like a big hand, giving Griska a slap in the face!

In the South! In the area covered by the glow of Dutch fire, a fleet was slowly crawling towards the flank of the Spanish fleet like a pack of wolves before predation!

Just before Griseca's order, the Dutchman's stranded North Sea schooner suddenly made a loud noise! The flames are rising into the sky! It was like a burst torch that exploded in front of your eyes and exploded into a huge fireball!

The two ships that rushed to the front were ignited in an instant! This...... It's a trap! Griska slammed his fist on the bulkhead and gritted his teeth and roared, "Spread out!" Spread those idiots apart! ”

Almost at the same time, however, a continuous roar was heard from the south! Grisca's pale face turned to look south, only to see hail of cannonballs pouring down on his fleet!

Finished! Grisca's heart whispered......

As if echoing Grysca's heart, a heavy cannonball was hitting the deck not far to his left! The three-inch-thick beech wood deck was suddenly punched out of a black hole the size of a plate, and black smoke was bubbling outward!!

The Great War ignited in an instant!