Isabel Walton, the captain of the privateer, simply looked at the young captain and said, "John, a slave is worth far more than a piece of brazil. So, I won't consider this deal you are talking about. ”

Isabel glanced a few times at the sea on the port side, then at the adjutant of the sea who was standing near the port side, "Baldwin, go to my cabin and see what the French clock says." Damn, how come this group of Portuguese hasn't finished loading slaves yet? ”

While everyone on the small armed merchant ship "Nemesis" Galen was eating lunch, a young sailor shoved all the cured meat, leaves, and sliced bread into his mouth in a few bites, and came under the mainmast with a water bag full of malt wine tied around his waist. He looked up at the observation platform high above him twice, and then climbed the mainmast with his hands and feet.

As soon as he entered the observatory, he discovered an important situation. Later, Boatswain Brady Hawkins, who was eating lunch, hurried to the captain's cabin in the stern while munching corned beef and leaves. After swallowing everything in his mouth, he gently knocked on the hatch three times.

"Come in." Isabel sat alone behind her desk, enjoying yet another lunch at sea on a white and delicate silver plate.

"Captain, the sailors at the observatory have discovered that the Portuguese have probably finished loading slaves." Brady stood in front of Isabel with a serious expression on his face.

"Well, what now?"

"I think the Portuguese will set sail soon."

Isabel put down the silver fork in her hand, took a sip of wine from the glass on her right, and looked up at the boatswain, "Okay, let the sailors keep an eye on the Portuguese merchant ships." If the other party sets sail, we will set sail immediately. ”

Brady's eyes unconsciously glanced at the silver fork placed on the plate, and then hurriedly looked at his captain, "Captain, which direction are we going after we set sail?" ”

"Direction, towards the port of Talafal."

"Port of Talafal...?"

"Boatswain, go and carry out the order." As Isabel leaned back in her chair, she added, "Also, you go tell the flag bearer to give Captain Hawkins: 'Follow me,' understand?" ”

As the Portuguese merchant ships left the port of Talafal with slaves and sailed southwest towards the Portuguese Brazilian Sumu colony, Isabel led her four armed merchant ships in the opposite direction. As the ships of both sides approached each other in the waters outside the harbor, Isabel, who was standing on the aft lookout, turned her head to starboard and stared closely at the Portuguese merchant ships heading in the direction behind her.

Captain John Hawkins, who was standing on starboard side, also looked back at the Portuguese merchant ships that were gradually moving away, and was so anxious that he quickly turned his head to look at the captain. Isabel nodded lightly at him, and suddenly gave an order: "Right rudder, catch up with the Portuguese!" ”

"Right full rudder!" The helmsman who was at the helm of the ship repeated the captain's words, and hurriedly struck the rudder to the right. At this point, the merchant ship turned sharply to the right at maximum speed.

As soon as Isabel's ship turned its rudder, the three armed merchant ships behind it also hurriedly turned its rudder to the right. When the four merchant ships had completed their rudder on the sea and sailed onto the course of the Portuguese merchant ships, Isabel urgently ordered the flag bearer to wave the flag to Captain Hawkins behind her: "Captain Hawkins follows me in the right channel, and the other two ships line up in the left channel." ”

Captain Hawkins' flagbearer also hurriedly replied: "Roger." ”

Isabel asked the standard-bearer to wave the flag: "After catching up with the Portuguese quickly, sandwich it between the left and right passages." ”

Her order could not have been clearer, it was clear that four armed merchant ships were to clamp the Portuguese heavy merchant ships between the four merchant ships. After completing the flanking position, four armed merchant ships on the left and right aisles opened fire simultaneously on the Portuguese merchant ships with 28 medium bronze front-loading guns, the Falcon guns, on the port and starboard sides.

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Four small Galen armed merchant ships flew through the air, sailed through the waves, pierced the blue waves, and marched bravely on the left and right waterways. The stirred waves swept over the side of the ship with silvery white spray, and then merged into a raging wave at the stern.

The ambitious captain Isabel Walton held the rear mast directly behind the rudder with her left hand, looked at the Portuguese heavy merchant ships that were being caught up by her own ship little by little on the sea in front of her, and excitedly yelled at all the crew, "Gentlemen, the Portuguese are ahead, we will beat them with artillery!" ”

"Yes, Captain."

"Captain, this time the Portuguese can suffer."

"Hahaha...... All the treasures of the Portuguese are ours! The sailors on deck screamed in unison.

Captain John Hawkins, who was also participating in a real naval battle for the first time with Isabel, was so excited that his chest rose and fell, and he hurriedly looked at Isabel, "Captain, will four ships firing at the same time sink a Portuguese merchant ship?" ”

Isabel shook her head as she looked at him with a smile, "No. John, let the standard-bearer tell your father again, get ready to fire! ”

After speaking, he turned his head to look at the maritime adjutant behind him on the right, "Baldwin, you immediately go to the artillery deck and let Fast be ready to fire at any time!" ”

Baldwin, who had always been calm, became a little agitated and nodded neatly, "Yes, Captain. With that, he turned and ran towards the artillery deck below the open deck.

Soon, the four armed merchant ships in the left and right lanes were all ready to open fire through the flags of each other. As the battle approached, an excited Isabel paced back and forth on the open deck, looking at the approaching Portuguese merchant ship and drawing her handguard sword at her waist.

It was too late, but it was too fast, and four small Galen armed merchant ships, known for their speed and agility, were already sailing side by side with Portuguese merchant ships on the left and right lanes. Isabel raised the gauntlet sword in her hand and shouted with all her strength, "Fire!! ”

Most of the crew on the open deck of the "Nemesis" also shouted loudly, "Fire..."

"Fire..."

"Fire..."

Just listen to "boom... Rumble... Boom ......" a loud sound of cannon fire came from below the open deck, and seven falcon guns on the port side of the gun deck fired seven medium-sized iron spherical shells one after another at the Portuguese merchant ships on the port side of the sea.

After Isabel's merchant ships opened fire, the other three armed merchant ships also shelled the Portuguese merchant ships one after another. At this time, the Portuguese merchant ships, which had no ability to fight back, withstood the heavy shelling of 28 bronze front-loading guns from 4 small merchant ships in a matter of moments!