"Daddy...... There are ships in front, two Salmon-class, all with the flag of the Royal Navy! Hong Tao and Luo Mei stood next to the mast on the foredeck and chatted, and Hong Salamander was a helmsman and navigator and a part-time lookout. If you want to say that there is another disadvantage of a flying clipper sailing ship like the America, that is, its deck is too low, there is no stern, and the view is very not wide. If you don't have people on the mast lookout, you will be very passive on the sea with the deck lookout alone. When the salamander found other ships, it was estimated that people had already seen the America.

"Can you see the port?" Hearing that there were two armed merchant ships and flying the flag of the Royal Navy, Hong Tao's heart moved. Calculate the time, if Ciqi's actions go well, it should almost be back.

"Can't see the ...... clearly" The salamander was blocked by the waves, and it was not easy to see the other party's gunwale.

"Give it to me, I'll go up and see!" Luo Mei ran back to the stern, took the salamander's binoculars, and climbed up from the mast.

"Godfather, it's the scrap ship of the chemical group! There is also a salmon class that does not look like ours, it does not have a port number, and the sail type is not right, it should be a merchant ship of the Great Song Dynasty. When I ask who they are, when will the Royal Navy also transport scrap and requisition the merchant ships of the Great Song Dynasty? "The view from the top of the mast was very good, and Luo Meimei quickly saw the other side's gunside number and ship type.

"Don't ask, just treat it as a chance encounter at sea on a long voyage, I'll take the helm, and you two will show me how to deal with this situation." Hearing that it was No. 731, Hong Tao was not in a hurry. As long as this ship can come back, Ciqi must be successful, Luo Meimei's observation is very strong, and the other is indeed a merchant ship of the Great Song Dynasty, which is Ciqi to rob the sea. See you early and see you late, take advantage of this opportunity to see if the two children have the ability to sail alone.

"I'll load, you go and raise the front sails! We are fast, the artillery is in the tail, go around to them and ask each other for their identity! "Hong Tao has a bit of the demeanor of Hong Tao when he was the captain of the ship before, whether the order is right or not, this clean and neat energy is worthy of praise. The captain of a ship is the backbone of the crew, and in any situation, if the captain is indecisive, the crew will be more confused and affect morale.

Hong Salamander's order was correct, and there were only six 100-millimeter cannons on the America, all of which were mounted in the middle and rear sections of the ship, and two of them were mounted in the stern. This was done by Hong Tao on purpose, and the Americas could not be loaded with too many cannons, so it was not suitable for a head-on confrontation with the enemy. But that's not to say that the Americas are easy to bully, with nimble steering, fast speed, a slender hull, a low freeboard, and a small impact area. According to the characteristics of the Americas itself, Hong Tao designed a special way of fighting at sea, which he called kite flying.

To put it simply, always keep the Americas directly in front of the enemy's ships, give full play to the range advantage of the long cannon, and hit the enemy with this long-range naval gun that Qizu forged specifically for the Americas, but the enemy cannot return fire. Even if it came across the Royal Navy's Seawolf-class equipped with a new cannon, the Americas could sling the opponent, as no current warship could have a cannon in the bow.

Even if a few of the America's small cannons are not easy to hit the enemy ships, the enemy ships are helpless against the Americas, and they only need to keep the Americas three hundred meters away from the enemy ships at all times.

But don't underestimate this 100 mm 18 times diameter cannon, its chamber pressure is very high, and the penetration of the projectile fired is not lower than that of ordinary 150 mm naval guns, even if the Jiao Shark class and the Sea Wolf class are hit by it, the hull will be injured. If it hits a vital point, such as the bow post, it can also inflict heavy damage on the enemy ship.

"The hull tilts to the left...... Attention pinning! What made Hong Tao even more satisfied was Luo Meimei, who not only did not feel embarrassed by being commanded by a girl, but also ran to the bow of the ship as fast as he could, and shouted loudly to warn the other crew members to pay attention while opening the rope buckle of the sail. This is the rule of sea navigation, no matter whether there is anyone on the ship, you have to shout, only by cultivating this habit into your ability, you will not forget it in the event of an emergency.

Sailing is not all about how strong the sailor is or how strong the captain is, but one of the more important factors is unity. There are a few people on a ship, and there are hundreds of people at most, and each position is very critical, and how to carry out the captain's orders to 100% depends on the tacit understanding and unity spirit honed in ordinary times.

If a person slows down by half a beat because of a certain emotion, it may endanger the life of his companion. Once this happens, the crew will no longer be able to trust 100% of each other, and the efficiency will be more than doubled.

Luo Meimei and Hong Salamander obviously have no problems in this regard, judging from their state of cooperation, Luo Mei should have deliberately ceded the position of captain to Hong Salamander. He was reluctant to buy silk and satin, gems, gold and silver for Hong Salamander, but he was willing to share the right with his fiancée, Hong Tao thought that Hong Salamander's vision was very good, and this son-in-law was indeed not at a loss.

"What is the boat going to do? Why doesn't it hang a flag! "By the time the Americas spotted the two armed merchant ships, it had been more than ten minutes since Ciqi and Langya had received reports of unidentified ships, and they were standing on the stern, holding binoculars and watching the Americas make an incredible arc and sail towards the front of their fleet.

"Just looking at its speed, I dare to bet with my head, this must be a ship made by His Majesty, I don't believe that anyone else can build a faster ship, bet or not? Ten gold coins! Although Ciqi couldn't see the flag of the other ship, let alone the type of ship, he was confident that his judgment was correct.

"Forget it, your head is no longer worth ten gold coins, three, I barely bet it." Lang Ya is still not married, and the whole family is not hungry when he eats alone, and ten gold coins is not a lot of money for him, but in order to squeeze the Ci Weapon, he has to suppress the price.

"Cheng, if you are ruthless, three will be three...... Aren't you afraid that I will escape death? "Ciqi's face is green, and the eldest brother of the two thieves of the Ci family, who can scare children and the famous Ci family in Jinhe Bay, is only worth three gold coins in his head, sad! But he still has to gamble, gamble less once, and he himself doesn't think that he can escape death this time, so let's have fun in time.

An hour later, Hong Tao's maritime emergency drill was over, and he waved flags from the Americas to the two armed merchant ships, and then Lang Ya took out three gold coins from his pocket with a dark face and slapped them on Ciqi's hand. If it weren't for the quick dodging of Ciqi, three gold coins would not be enough to see the hand. Losing three gold coins is completely different from losing three gold coins. The former only proves negligence, while the latter means an IQ failure.

(To be continued.) )