The two ships were shipped, and Chen Shouxu ordered the captain and other officers who had surrendered to come aboard the Tempest, and then said to Maiden, "I'm going to trouble you." Pick nine more people and occupy that ship. ”

"Willing to help." Maiden turned and went.

The captain of the flute was pushed to the stern by the sailors, and the collar of his shirt was torn.

Chen Shouxu, who was standing on the stern, was condescending, "Why did you open the cannon door when you got closer?" I was just going to do a little business with you, but it was actually an unnecessary battle. ”

The captive captain bowed his head and did not speak, and some of the sailors began to shout, "Kill him!" "Hang him on the mast!"

To Chen Shouxu's surprise, many of the voices calling for the execution of the captured captains turned out to be sailors on the war ships.

"It seems that you are very unpopular with the sailors." Chen Shouxu said with a smile.

"God, in the name of the king, the trade rights of the whole of the West Indies belong to the West India Company, and there is no sign of the company on your ship, and according to the rules, I can inspect your ship and confiscate the goods." I just wanted to intimidate me when I launched the cannon. ”

"Heh", Chen Shouxu's voice carried a hint of banter, "treat me like a smuggling ship." ”

The captain stood on the deck with a captive, "I surrendered, you can't kill me." He begged for mercy, and the Ramilis wig under the captain's hat turned his face even paler.

Chen Shouxu waved his hand to stop the sailors' shouting, and pointed to the loot, "Don't worry, for the sake of such a big gift you gave me, I won't kill you." ”

"Let's take him aside first, it's not far from Barbados, and we're going to hurry up and deal with the loot."

The flute boat had almost everything Chen Shouxu needed, spare canvas, whale oil, ship materials, food, wine, and ammunition. Chen Shouxu did not want to engage the heavily armed ships of the West India Company at this time, and time and space were limited. This time there was no looting of the ship's goods. After looting the gold and silver from the ship, they brought the urgently needed supplies over.

The most time-consuming thing was the weapons, and he had the sailors hoist six four-pounder guns onto the Tempest, two of the gun emplacements reserved on the deck, and the rest in the hold.

After finally replenishing some shells and gunpowder, Chen Shouxu said to the captives standing on the deck of the flute-shaped ship, "The sailors who shouted to execute the captain just now, my team welcomes you to join, please stand up, we will become very good brothers." ”

Before Chen Shouxu's words could be spoken, eight or nine sailors among the captives could not wait to climb over the side of the ship. He waited for a while, and saw no sailors coming, so he said, "It was customary for me to return the ship to you after taking what I wanted, but because you attacked my ship first, I will teach you a lesson, I will burn your ship." ”

As soon as he said this, three more sailors crawled over the flute-shaped boat.

Chen Shouxu nodded and ordered Rhaeggar, "Tell Maiden to escort the ship's doctor and carpenter to the Tempest, and the rest of the sailors will all catch up with the dinghy, and then dispose of the ship." ”

Rhaegar agreed, quickly climbed into the flute, and delivered orders to Maiden.

Under the threat of the sword, the rest of the people on the flute were driven off the ship. Chen Shouxu left them two dinghies, as long as the dinghy could fit in, they could take the remaining food and fresh water on the boat.

Sailors smeared whale oil all over the hull of the flute, setting the ship on fire.

Chen Shouxu noticed their exuberant expressions, and there was not a trace of discomfort on the faces of these privateer members who had never attacked their compatriots before. The thrill of killing and setting fire can turn an ordinary honest man into a beast.

The Tempest and the captive skiff slowly moved away from the burning flute, and the cane sugar on board was scorched by the flames, igniting black smoke into the sky.

He smiled and turned around and asked the captive captain in a whisper, "Mr. Captain, do you know how to swim?" ”

"Yes."

"Very well, Rhaeggar, please take the gangplank for our guest, his skiff is not far away now, and I am afraid that he will not be able to swim in a while."

"Yes, Captain."

Rhaegar set up a gangplank on the side of the Tempest, dropped a few sailor knives, and said to the sailors who had just surrendered, "Pick it up and send the gentlemen to the sea." ”

One by one, the officers on the flute-shaped ship were forced to jump into the sea by the tip of their knives, and the captain was the last. The sea breeze ruffled his gorgeous Ramillis wig, revealing his shiny scalp.

In the distance, the flute ship probably had detonated with residual gunpowder, making a loud noise. The sound of the explosion made the captive captain's legs weak, and he fell into the sea before he could finish the gangplank.

Looking at the captives who were desperately swimming towards the dinghy, Chen Shouxu laughed, "How funny." ”

The laughter mixed with this piercing explosion made Chen Shouxu's side face look a little hideous

Sterling looked at Chen Shouxu as if he didn't know him.

Sterling asked, "Is this necessary?" ”

"Of course it's necessary." Chen Shouxu did not hesitate, "I want all the merchant ships on this sea to know that they will definitely be punished for resisting the flag of the smiling orca." ”

In fact, the captives were not tied when they walked the gangplank, and the first jumper had already swam to the dinghy.

Stirling looked away at the captive, he stared at Chen Shouxu tightly, "All merchant ships, you mean that English ships will also be included in the future, and this is not the last time?" ”

"That's right. This will certainly not be the last time we loot an English ship. Chen Shouxu pointed to the sailors on the ship, "Sterling, you are my brother, and I have a good impression of England." But if you look at the faces of the sailors, I just obeyed the will of the vast majority. ”

You don't need to look at it, as long as you hear the excited voices of the sailors, you can know that Chen Shouxu is right.

"I understand, you saved the ship." Sterling nodded, "You're right, but I beg to disembark." ”

This result actually did not surprise Chen Shouxu, but he still refused, "Definitely not now, you have nowhere to go." The captives see your face, and when you disembark, you will be arrested and hanged as a pirate in the harbor of Barbados. ”

Looking at Sterling's blank eyes, Chen Shouxu also felt a little unbearable, this is a child of the English Navy. A series of recent events have destroyed something deep inside him.

Chen Shouxu sighed, "That's it." We're going to Curaçao next, and if you want to get there, you'll be able to get off the boat. Take a Dutch merchant ship in Curacao and go anywhere. ”

"Until then, I still need you, and the Storm needs you."

Sterling sighed, turned and stepped out of the cabin. The lonely figure looked out of place among the excited sailors.

Chen Shouxu thought for a while and called Rhaega over, "Go and drink some wine with Sterling, as long as he is on the boat in the future, you will be his lieutenant." Be with him all the time. ”