Late at night. The summer breeze was unusually fresh, and Given, dressed in a sky-blue navy uniform, strolled on the deck, and soon the "East Coast Eagle" was about to set sail secretly. This time they were targeting a place that was marked on the charts as "Falklands", and it is unknown what "Falklands" were, but perhaps there were many horses on that island.

"Captain, food, fresh water, gunpowder, shells, building materials and other materials are ready, please sign for it." Not far away, the voice of the official stationed at the dock of the Ministry of Materials sounded.

"Well, that's right. Thank you for your hard work. After Lu Ming checked some numbers, he signed his name and thanked the dock officials.

"Hehe, I wish you all a smooth journey. Come on, we can count on you then, and beat the Spaniards down. The dock officer smiled and encouraged.

"Then there will be a period later." Lu Ming said goodbye to the dock officials and took the last batch of students from the navigation school to wait for the "East Coast Eagle".

Ji Wen hurriedly straightened up, his eyes moving with Lu Ming. All the crew members gathered on the dock at this time, Lu Ming walked over and shook hands with everyone, this voyage to Falklands, the risk is unpredictable, everyone is in the same boat, everything is in plain sight.

Fifteen minutes later, the East Coast Eagle, carrying 18 crew members, 30 students of the Navigation School, 90 gunners, 47 army brothers and 50 Charuya construction workers, sailed out of the harbor in silence and headed west-south.

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A cold sea breeze blows on the deck of the East Coast Falcon.

Fabian Klingermann patrolled the deck with his 32-B flintlock rifle on his back, and with him was his neighbor Hans. This time, in order to accompany the navy's attack, the five production teams of the pioneer brigade all transferred a group of militiamen to form the first platoon of the provisional formation, which was under the command of Lu Ming, captain of the "East Coast Eagle." He and his neighbour Hans were among the recruits, and the two were in the same shed, and Fabian was even the head of the shed because of his excellent performance in training.

The wind and waves in the South Atlantic were a bit strong, and Fabian tried to stabilize his body while chatting with Hans: "I just bought 10 acres of land before I came out, and each acre of land was only 5 yuan, all of which were ripe fields that we had cultivated. Wait another month for almost the seeds to be planted, this time I will plant five acres of wheat and the rest will be potatoes. Oh my God, it costs a lot of money to buy wheat seeds. ”

"Did you use all the enlistment money to buy land?" Hans glanced at Fabian in amazement, then laughed to himself: "I bought a few bottles of wine, and I bought an English woollen wool, and it cost most of it." ”

"You're so extravagant. British woolen wool is so expensive, why not buy the machine-made fabric produced by the East Coast Company? Half the price of a British product. Fabian said that he knew that the neighbor was still single and had spent a lot of money, so he tried to persuade him.

Hans waved his hand: "The machine-made fabric of the East Coast Company is cotton, and the quality is not very good, and the British woolen is beautiful." You know, I just like to pursue beautiful things. ”

The two of them talked casually a few more words, and were about to turn back to start the next section of the patrol, when the lookout shouted from the mainmast: "Right ahead, a three-masted sailing ship has been found!" Attention, unidentified ships have been spotted in front right! With that, he pulled a rope that connected to the mast with a bell hanging from it.

As the bell rang, the sailors immediately became nervous, and the shouts came and went.

Lu Ming raised the telescope and looked forward from the bridge. I saw a tall mast appear at the end of the sea level in front of you, followed by a second, and then a third......

"Spaniards!" First mate Julien de Eblore held a telescope and saw the identity of the other party by the flags of the lion, the castle and the crown fluttering on the mainmast.

"Enemy! Lean over and get ready to fight! Yu Lian, go command the sailors! Lu Ming calmed down a little and ordered.

Yu Lian stepped out of the bridge, observed the position of the other party again on the wooden porch, and then ordered loudly: "Raise the auxiliary sail!" ”

"Understood! Raise the auxiliary sails! ”

"Gunslinger! Bow gun charge! Lu Ming ordered after repeatedly confirming the distance between the two sides in the telescope.

"Understood, bow gun charge!"

"Lookout, raise the naval flag!"

"Understood! Raise the naval flag! A triangular double-sword goshawk flag slowly rose from the mainmast.

"It looks like it's a supply ship." Lu Ming smiled at Captain Johnston beside him, "We are lucky. ”

"Yes. Poor Spaniards. Captain John Ston was also holding a telescope and watching, "Maybe a ship carrying arms from Lima or Santiago." ”

"Boom!" A 12-pounder gun in the bow of the ship began firing at maximum range, and at this distance, of course, it was inaccurate, and the projectile splashed a plume of water about two hundred meters from the bow of the opposing ship. However, this cannon obviously frightened the other side, the distance between the two ships was more than 1,600 meters, and the other party actually launched a cannon attack, which was too long.

The Spanish ships began to turn against the wind and prepare to flee. It would be extremely unwise for a supply ship armed with only a small number of small-caliber guns to confront a battleship with a large number of long-barreled heavy guns.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the opponent's U-turn, the "East Coast Eagle" once again narrowed the distance by a few hundred meters. The two 12-pounder guns in the bow opened fire in quick succession, and after a few rounds of fire, one shell actually hit the opposing ship, but apparently did not cause much damage.

"Lean over and shoot with the broadside guns." Lu Ming ordered while observing, the speed of the other party's supply ship was slow, and it was obviously far inferior to the speed of the "East Coast Eagle" 8 knots downwind. The sheer volume of cargo and the size of the ship severely limited its escape speed, and it took only a few moments for the East Coast Eagle to catch up.

"Gun Commander, 1-8 artillery crews ready." At this time, the two ships were only a few hundred meters apart, and the panicked sailors on the deck of the other ship could already be faintly seen.

"Fire!" Lu Ming ordered.

"Fire!" Gun Chief Chen Tumu stood on the port side gun deck and commanded loudly.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Eight guns opened fire almost at the same time, and large and small projectiles flew over a short distance of four or five hundred meters, creating a large number of wounds on the opposing ships, and some unlucky sailors fell on the deck screaming.

"Artillery reset! Clearing, charging, loading! The opponent's three-pounder and four-pounder cannons fired some sparse projectiles at the "East Coast Eagle", Chen Tumu was unmoved, and ordered to continue charging.

"Fire!" 8 guns fired another salvo! The bitter sea breeze blew away the smoke, and Chen Tumu raised his binoculars, and he found that the shelling seemed to have achieved good results. The stern of the opposing ship was hit by two 24-pound shells, the lavishly decorated windows of the captain's cabin were shattered, and it is unknown how the casualties inside the tunnel were. In addition, a gun on the opponent's deck was brutally hit, the gun body fell from the scattered sports car, and rolled out of the distance with a gurgle, and some sailors who could not dodge were crushed by the heavy gun body, and the bloody scene was unbearable.

"Swap the chain!" Lu Ming ordered that he was planning to destroy the sails of the Spaniards, causing the opposing ships to lose power and force them to surrender. However, many times things obviously don't have to be so troublesome, because the next moment the other party suddenly lowered the mainsail, and the white flag was raised on the mast.

The Spaniards surrendered!

"Wan Sheng!" There was a roaring cheer from the sailors. Although it was a supply ship with poor firepower that was bullied, it was also a victory. Soon, the two shacks of the army approached the other boat's boat, ready to receive the booty.

Fabian Klingermann laboriously climbed up the rope ladder to the deck of the Spanish ship, where a dozen Spanish sailors gathered to watch the arrival of the conquistadors with unease. They could not resist, because the enemy's guns were still facing here.

"Stay there quietly and don't try to resist." Fabian removed the rifle from his back, reloaded it, and said casually. Soon, all 30 army soldiers boarded the ship. They searched the Spaniards, tied them up, threw them into the bilge, and put a shed of armed soldiers to guard them.

Yu Lian rushed over from the "East Coast Eagle" with 15 students from the Navigation School. Next, the Spanish supply ship will be at their disposal.

"Hah! Get rich! Given, looking at the stacks of arquebuses, spears, daggers, cuirasses, arquebuses, gunpowder, buckshot and cannonballs, exclaimed, "I wish the Spaniards had more than one supply ship, otherwise they would be in big trouble." ”

"Jiwen, don't be stunned! Raise the mainsail, we're leaving! Yu Lian commanded from the deck.

"Understood, Captain Yu Lian!" Givens agreed loudly, staggered onto the deck, and beckoned his classmates to help raise the mainsail.

Half an hour later, the "East Coast Eagle" and the captured Spanish supply ship disappeared into the distant sea. The churning waves swept away the few bodies that floated, leaving only a pile of foam on the surface of the sea, as if nothing had happened here.

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