The three pirate ships returned to their temporary base in Bellamy, and many of the pirates in the harbor returned to recuperate. It was a happy day of robbery, and the pirates had a good harvest.

The shore already had the rudiments of a market town, and the merchants who smelled blood flocked like sharks. The makeshift camp is like the town of Blueport, which forms a black market for bartering.

After entering the port, Grover convened a meeting of officers, and William came to attend. After Grover had arranged some light supplies, William stood up and said, "Captain Grover, I have a suggestion that I hope you will agree to. ”

"Speak, please."

"According to the share we agreed on before we set sail, I can get 280 pounds of the 1,000 pounds seized this time. I lost 13 brothers and needed a pension of £130, and I didn't need the other £150 and the share of the loot from the sale. All I need is the Mary. ”

The pirates liked the Mary so much that William planned to add another sail to the Mary, which he said would make the Mary the fastest ship in the entire Bahamian pirate group.

"That's fine, Captain William, and I'll get the first mate to give you £200 in a moment." It was 70 pounds more than William had asked for, and Grover, as the team commander, also gave William some of the pension according to the rules of the pirates. The Pirates of the Caribbean were very benevolent in their pensions, better than all the regular European navies of the era.

Grover asked, "Captain William, what are your plans next?" "Before the Grover meeting, Bellamy had informed him that the pirate group had a great harvest and that it was time for free hunting. Grover felt that the cooperation with William during this time was very good, and he asked William's opinion to continue to maintain the cooperation with William.

"I haven't thought about it yet, do you have any proposals?"

"Looking at the situation in Hong Kong, everyone's harvest is good. Now that word has spread, the Spaniards may be better prepared to escort them through the strait, and that the Jamaican and Havana garrison fleets are under-strengthened, and they are likely to be supported from the mainland. ”

During this time, Bellamy let the pirates split up, the entire West Indies was already in turmoil, and the Windward Channel, as the core route of the sailing trade, was actually paralyzed, neither the new Spanish vice-king of Mexico City nor the Peruvian vice-king of Lima could tolerate this situation for a long time, and it was only a matter of time before the support fleet appeared in the Windward Channel.

William pointed to the chart, "Then we will continue eastward, along the island chain of the West Indies, through Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, to Barbados and Guadeloupe, and even if Spain sends a support fleet from the mainland, it is impossible for it to catch up with us against the wind." ”

Grover leaned back into his captain's chair and smiled and lit his pipe.

Whether it is Spain or other countries, it is easy to send reinforcements from the Leeward Islands to Havana, and it is a smooth voyage from Havana to the Leeward Islands in one month. This geography made it difficult for the various colonies in the Caribbean to respond militarily to each other.

The two captains agreed, and the others were responsible for carrying out the instructions. The officers split up to procure supplies, with spare canvas and ropes being the focus.

For William, his most important job was to replenish the staff. His men were the first to jump onto the deck of the Portuguese ship and suffered the heaviest casualties, having lost half of their men from the time they set sail to the present day. Fortunately, there was no shortage of adventurous sailors in the Caribbean, and William had a good reputation for ships and cannons, and with several large barrels of rum he had captured, he managed to recruit more than 40 pirates, many of them black and Indian slaves.

It took the fleet three days to prepare for the voyage, and Grover set sail after paying some of the spoils to the island's pirate treasury in accordance with the rules.

At this time, the political landscape of the West Indies was very chaotic. After Spain opened the gates of the New World, warships and colonists from European powers arrived in droves, and Spain was forced to give up some corners. The Dutch occupied Curacao and Bonnay next to the Spanish mainland, and were fighting with Portugal in Recife for Brazil; England occupied St. Christopher, Barbados, Nevis, Antigua and Montserrat 14 years ago; France took Martinique, Guadeloupe, and St. Lucia; The Danes, for their part, named the archipelago they occupied after the Virgin.

These newly established island colonies were just the beginning, and the powerful Anglo-French-Dutch continued to encroach on the vast territory of the Spanish colonial empire. Spain had only 7 million people at this time, and even with Portugal, which was also a monarchy, it was simply unable to confront traditional powers such as Britain and France at the same time.

Although the main goal of the European powers in the West Indies was still to cut the flesh and suck the blood from Spain, there was inevitably competition and fighting between them, and although the governments of various countries did not need to participate in the war at this stage, the West India Company of various countries had secretly used means including force to test each other many times.

This chaotic situation was a favorite of the pirates, with small fleets sailing against the trade winds, passing through the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, using a zigzag route to sail against the wind.

Chen Shouxu was on duty in the stern, and after Captain Chatfield was promoted to captain of the Dolphin, he took the position of captain. Now Sterling and Chen Shouxu are on day duty, and the captain and first mate are on night duty.

Flocks of seagulls follow the Banshee's tracks, occasionally swooping down to the surface of the sea, competing for the small fish that are stunned by the Banshee.

Fraser made a wooden rod that resembled a fishing rod and used a piece of fish meat as bait, and he hooked up a few seagulls and dragged him to the boat.

Chen Shouxu frowned, "Frazier, what are you fishing for seagulls, you can't cook and eat two taels of meat." "And there's no shortage of meat on board now.

"Catch and play, have fun. Don't worry, I'll play for a while and let it go. ”

"Don't play with the birds." Chen Shouxu shook his head and looked to the other side. A flock of curious dolphins followed the Banshee's side and accompanied the voyage. Dolphins are a favorite animal of sailors, and a group of sailors greet the dolphins with a smile and throw a salted fish past from time to time. A look of fun.

One-eyed watched the children's play with his arms hanging down, and he couldn't stop smiling.

Seeing that the one-eyed recovery was fast, Chen Shouxuan was also in a good mood. When One-Eye jumped to the Portuguese ship, he was slashed in his right hand, and it was a terrifying opening. Maybe it's God's blessing, maybe it's the captain's reward for the ship's doctor, but this difference is not big, the surgeon's medical skills in this era are still completely dependent, and whether the wounded can survive or not depends on God's will.

One-Eye survived the most dangerous days after the injury and was not infected. Now it's only a matter of time before it recovers.

Today was the pilot of the Mary, and Chen Shouxu saw that William's ship gave a signal to follow the turn at the stern, and it seemed that it was about to dock again. Chen Shouxu ordered the ship to steer and the bow sail to steer and keep up with the Mary.

During this time, the small fleet would try to stay close to the coastline unless there were special circumstances, and every few days Grover or William would always find a place to replenish fresh water.

It's just that the bay William is looking for today is a little strange, the three pirate ships are facing a steep cliff, and the curved coastline is recessed in front, but there is no encircling bay. The waves crash against the cliffs on the shore, and the water is very clear, but the deep blue water shows that the water here is quite deep.

"Measuring the depth of the water", Chen Shouxu didn't know what William was doing, this bay could neither shelter from the wind, nor did he see any traces of fresh water.

Soon, the results came back, "The water depth is 51 inches." ”

Nearly 100 meters deep, Chen Shouxu was speechless, although it was barely possible, but this was not a good anchorage. It is better not to anchor a sailboat in a depth of more than 80 meters.

The Mary immediately lowered the longboat and sailed into the bay, and William stood on the bow of the longboat and shouted loudly towards the stern of the Banshee, "Chen, hurry up and put down the longboat, I have been to this bay, there are many delicious bonito, come down, let's fish together." ”

Chen Shouxu didn't expect William to come fishing, he looked at the boatswain, "Teacher, what do you think?" ”

Usually on English ships, the longboats were maintained by boatswain.

Wicks smiled, "Kids, put the longboat down and we'll go fishing." ”

Replenishing fresh food is important in this day and age to keep the crew healthy, and fishing is the most common means.

The sailors were happy and had something to play again, many of them former fishermen who were excited to get back to their old jobs.