After the Raphael, Mary, and Dolphin departed, the Banshee fell silent to a terrifying level. Sterling still couldn't hold back his anger, "Captain, William and Marmont will definitely not act with Chatfield, and when they are separated, we will catch up and destroy Chatfield's Mary, and arrest him and hang him." ”

Grover sat in his chair, the sunlight streaming in through the porthole behind him, portraying his emaciated face. Chen Shouxu only heard him laugh miserably, "Sterling, can we hang all the more than sixty sailors who followed Chart." ”

Grover seemed to have been hit so hard that his body couldn't stop shaking, "You all go out, let me be quiet." ”

Wicks' face changed, and he stepped forward to hug the captain.

"Captain......", Sterling was about to say something, but Wilkinson grabbed his arm and dragged him out of the captain's room.

Several people came to the stern, and the dazed sailors sat down on the deck, looking at several officers with confused eyes.

Chen Shouxu said to Wilkinson, "First mate, something has happened, and the result cannot be changed. Now we'd better set a goal as soon as possible and get the crew moving. ”

When Captain Grover wasn't around, Wilkinson was the commander of the Banshee.

Chen Shouxu continued, "First mate, we must leave the sad island of Saint-Barthélemy. ”

Wicks came out of the captain's room and said to Wilkinson, "First mate, the captain is sick and has a high fever. Now it's up to you to decide what the Blue Banshee is. ”

"Okay, let's leave, but we'll have to take the Danish ship with us." Wilkinson showed his qualities as a veteran seafarer at this time. He couldn't show any doubts, Captain Grover didn't come out, he had to give every order firmly.

The Blue Banshee's gains since its voyage were heavy today, and the remaining captured booty from the Danish war booty ships could not be abandoned. After the Chatfield mutiny, all the officers on the ship, except for the former navigator, chose to stay. More than half of the sailors left, and now only fifty-six sailors remained on board, including six small children. Together with the three Germans and the five Indians of the chieftain on Maiden's side, there were sixty-four men left on board.

"I need someone to steer the Danish ship", Wilkinson looked at Chen Shouxu, "but now the Banshee is also very short of manpower, I can only give you ten sailors, and then take all the children to the Danish ship." ”

Ten sailors can barely operate the ship, just barely.

"There were four Germans and five Indians on board, all going to the Danish ship." Wilkinson had always disliked outsiders on the ship, "They also have their share of the supplies, let them go and watch for themselves." ”

Among the officers on board, Wilkinson has always been difficult to get along with. Chen Shouxu has no objection to being able to command a ship alone, but he still has to fight for something more for himself, "First mate, the Danish ship is not armed. I remember that after the victory over the Portuguese ship, Captain Grover put the captured 4 4-pounder guns and 4 manoeuvres in the bilge of the Banshee instead of stone ballast. I want those cannons. ”

"What do you want those cannons for?"

Chen Shouxu said, "First mate, a cannon is no different from a stone in the bilge. I just hope that I can have a little bit of self-preservation in case I encounter an enemy. "He didn't ask Wilkinson for more people, at this moment, manpower is the most valuable, and the cannon is secondary.

"Well, you bring the Danish ship over, and the cannon will give it to you." Wilkinson was unimpressed.

Wicks picked out ten sailors, including Fraser. Chen Shouxu looked over, they were all people who had followed him to skip the gang, and Wicks had a heart.

There was no time to waste, Chen Shouxu first took people to the Danish boat in a dinghy. Chath's mutiny took with him some of the Banshee's most senior sailors, and Fraser was the best of the sailors who came with him to the Danish ship.

"Frazier, you're here to help me keep an eye on the other sailors."

Chen's first step was to appoint a temporary boatswain, who, although not an officer, played a role second only to the captain on board.

After boarding the ship, Chen Shouxu carefully examined the captured trophy for the first time. The ship was actually quite small, a little larger than the Dolphin, about eighteen meters long and about four meters wide at its widest point. Chen Shouxu stepped on the deck under his feet hard, and the Danes from Northern Europe built the ship very strong, and the hull wood was made of North American beech. Certainly inferior to the thick oak planks of the Banshee, but better than the pine cypress used in most merchant hulls. The mast is made of pine from North America, and the material requirements for the mast are different from the hull, and everyone uses pine wood, including warships. The mainmast of this Danish ship is made of pine wood that is thicker than that of a ship of its class, which is true of the Viking shipbuilding.

Chen Shouxu secretly commented that the hull of the ship is better than that of the Dolphin, but the sail is too poor. Probably didn't want to run to the open sea, and the whole ship had a spinnaker.

Using the winch to raise the anchor and open the spinnaker, Chen Shouxu carefully leaned to the side of the Banshee. With only one sail, the ship's maneuverability is much less adjustable, but that's not necessarily a bad thing for him who is currently short of manpower.

The Banshee had by this time lifted all four cannons and the whirling cannon to the deck. The sailors carefully hoisted the gun carriage with a winch and slowly moved to the deck of the Danish ship. There were no gun emplacements on the ship for the time being, so Chen Shouxu asked the sailors to put the gun carriages on the deck for the time being, and carefully and tightly tied them with ropes. The whirlwind cannon is relatively light and stacked directly into the hold.

The sailors pulled up the dinghy, turned it over and placed it on a shelf behind the mainmast, and secured it. Chen Shouxu saluted Wilkinson, and the two ships sailed out of the bay of Saint-Barthélemy Island one after the other.

Maiden stood on the deck, "Mr. Chen." Oh, no, I should be called Captain Chen, my brother and I were thrown onto this small boat by your first mate, and we will have to take care of each other in the future. ”

The chieftain, who had come with Maiden and the others, went down to the cabin to inspect the unfamiliar ship.

"Mr. Maiden, I have only been given temporary command of this troophyry." Chen Shouxu reminded.

"Well, it doesn't make a difference." Maiden shrugged, "You're doing the captaincy now. ”

Pretty words don't make much sense, Chen Shouxu is most worried about manpower, "Mr. Maiden, you are a shareholder of the Banshee, and every ship under the Banshee, every pound of seized materials has your share." As you can see, this ship is understaffed, and if necessary, I may need you and the chieftain to help my sailors. ”

Chen Shouxu felt that it was better to say ugly things in front. The crew of the Banshee rebelled, and Chen Shouxu felt that in addition to the money factor, Maiden's special treatment also played a role in it.

"Okay, okay, my captain, it's not a big problem as long as you can keep me and the chief's investment safe."