When all the crew members of the "Nemesis" heard a loud sound of metal smashing through the planks with a "tom...", a non-stop "boom... Tong... Rumble... Tom..."Two distinct sounds with continuity.

Everyone knows that this is the cannon of war declared, this is the cannon of victory, this is the cannon of fighting for justice and justice against the Portuguese, who have colonized half the world! However, after the first round of heavy shelling of 28 medium bronze front-loading guns, known as falcons, the Portuguese heavy merchant ship, which was caught between four armed merchant ships, still stood like a moving fortress.

The Clark is the pride of the Spaniards and is worthy of the honorary title of heavy ocean-going sailing ship. Multi-deck, multi-mast, pioneer of the Age of Discovery at the end of the 15th century. The sheer hull allows it to navigate not only the strong winds of the Atlantic, but also the changing trade winds of the Mediterranean. An even more significant advantage is that it can withstand the attacks of small armed ships.

All the privateer crews, except for Captain Isabel Walton, stared in amazement at the Portuguese heavy merchant ship on the sea. Captain John Hawkins stood in front of the port side fence with a handguard bayonet in hand, swallowing as he stared at the almost battered Portuguese merchant ship with wide eyes.

"Captain, can the Portuguese merchant ship continue to sail!?" Isabel heard the voice of a young navigator in her left ear.

"I know." Isabel, who was also standing in front of the port side fence, calmly discovered the new order, "John, let the flag bearer come to port and tell the Portuguese: if it does not surrender, we will carry out a second shelling or a third shelling until it is sunk!" ”

"Yes, Captain!" John, with his still somewhat immature voice, ran frantically to the stern where the standard-bearer was.

Meanwhile, on the armed merchant ship following the Nemesis, Captain William Hawkins stared without a word at the Portuguese merchant ship that continued to sail after being shelled. He sighed heavily, and glanced at the chief navigator and the adjutant of maritime affairs standing on the right, "I don't think this merchant ship with a displacement of about 600 tons will sink easily." ”

The adjutant of maritime affairs looked coldly at the Portuguese merchant ship on sail and snorted, "If it doesn't sink, sink it!" Unless, unless, the Portuguese will give up a shipload of live goods. ”

At this time, the standard-bearer of Isabel's ship stood in front of the port side fence and raised his arms and waved a long flag at the Portuguese merchant ship with two hand flags. Time passed quickly, and Isabel, who was on the port side, never saw any response from the Portuguese on the opposite boat.

With her hands propped up on the fence, a terrible question suddenly occurred to her: "Fuck, the Portuguese want to fight a broadside battle with me?!" ”

"!" After cursing, she hurriedly looked at the maritime adjutant on the left, "Baldwin, go to the artillery deck at once, let Fast and his gunners prepare for the second shelling!" ”

By this time, Isabel, who was bent on fighting an artillery battle at sea, seemed to have forgotten about the hundreds of slaves on board the Portuguese merchant ships. Just as she was about to ask the flag-bearer to flag several of her merchant ships with the slogan "Second Shelling", the navigator pointed to the flag-bearer waving the flag on the opposite merchant ship and excitedly shouted, "Captain, the Portuguese have surrendered!" ”

"The Portuguese have surrendered! The Portuguese surrendered! Excited, John Hawkins rushed down the aft lookout and shouted at the sailors on deck as he ran to the open deck.

For a time, the news of the surrender of the Portuguese merchant ships spread throughout the four armed merchant ships of the English, and every crew member rushed to the open deck of the ship and cheered. Baldwin, the adjutant of maritime affairs, looked at Isabel beside him with an excited expression, and even his voice became a little trembling, "Captain, I am very grateful that you let me see what the Portuguese looked like when they surrendered!" ”

Isabel, who was also very happy, glanced at the adjutant of the sea as she turned to the helmsman, "Baldwin, this is only the first time we have defeated evil at sea, and there will be more such opportunities in the future." ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention. Spanish navigator Cassiano Avigliana was also rejoicing at the victory over the Portuguese merchant ship when he overheard the captain's answer. Standing on the other side of the helmsman, he looked at his captain with his hands behind his back, "Captain, congratulations on your victory. ”

"Go tell the boatswain to let the merchant ship approach the Portuguese slowly." Before the captain left, Isabel suddenly warned him solemnly: "Beware of the Portuguese using broadside warfare. Everyone is to carry a weapon. ”

After the navigator left, Isabel smiled and said to the navigator, "Mr. Navigator, it took four armed merchant ships to fire at the same time to force the Portuguese to surrender, and such a victory cannot be considered a victory." ”

Cassiano looked at the Portuguese merchant ships that were slowing down, and asked with a smile, "Captain, what kind of victory do you hope for?" ”

Isabel's state of mind slowly calmed down, sniffing the smell of gunpowder that was about to dissipate in the air, and said calmly: "I think that defeating the fleet formed by another evil empire can be regarded as victory. ”

At this time, the four armed merchant ships on the left and right channels had slowly approached the Portuguese merchant ships that were sandwiched in the middle. Fortunately, the Portuguese did not use broadside warfare at this time to desperately resist the raids of the "Atlantic pirates".

Soon, four long pedals were mounted on the port and port railings of the Portuguese merchant ships. Excited, the English sailors, who jumped on the pedal in the posture of victors, brandished their cold weapons in their hands, screaming and shouting from four directions, rushing towards the Portuguese like herring on a chopping board.

Isabel, with a silk turban on her head and a sword in her hand, stepped onto the pedal and turned back to look at the Spanish man who was still on the open deck, "Mr. Avigliana, come with me to see the Portuguese merchant ships?" ”

The navigator kept thinking about what she had just said, "Another evil empire? France or Spain? This woman is definitely referring to the Spanish Empire. ”

When he heard her words, he smiled slightly, "Captain, I don't think I need to go, I'm just a navigator..."

"Sir, we would not have been able to capture this Portuguese merchant ship without your wise head." After Isabel finished speaking, she still looked at each other with resolute eyes, "Sir, I am not asking you, but ordering you. ”

Kasiano glanced at her, but still stepped on the pedal on the fence. Isabel stared at him tightly and whispered to the adjutant of maritime affairs who was following her, "If he wants to do something, kill him immediately." ”