As his subordinates slowly translated, Sun Chuanmou's originally enthusiastic face suddenly froze, stiffened, and turned into a dignified color, his forehead was frowned, and his face was difficult to look at.

"Mr. Xu, is this really the case they are talking about? Our cannons won't last long, but I remember a long time later than they did? ”

Xu Tinggui was hesitant for a while, and then his eyes lit up, and he said: "My lord, my subordinates don't know, I don't know the performance of our cannons, so it's better to summon two sailors to come over and ask clearly." ”

Fortunately, the translator was clever and did not translate this passage, otherwise Sun Chuanmou would be even more embarrassed and embarrassed. Not only do you not know the performance of the weapon, but even your subordinates don't know it, and if your allies know about it, even if you don't say anything, you will laugh in your heart.

Even so, Sun Chuanmou felt that his face was hot, but now the situation was very serious, and he had to make a choice in a short time, he had to summon the soldiers to come in, and a voice sounded.

"Lord Qiqi, this Portuguese is right, our artillery can't last long, once all the fire is muted, the battlefield situation will be very unfavorable to our side."

"Oh, Chief Shi, how do you know that the cannon won't last long, do you have any proof?" Seeing someone answering the Admiral's words, Xu Tinggui choked and asked, feeling that Shi Mingzhi, who was at the same level as himself, was stealing the limelight and extinguishing his prestige.

"Chief Xu, don't you know the current situation of our water division? Not only can the personnel not be replenished, but also our warships, birds, cannons and other military supplies have not been replaced in time, and most of the ones used now are obsolete and have been used for many years. ”

Just as the two were about to argue and get entangled on this issue, the captain was the first to express his displeasure and asked, "What do you say?" Can you let the translator say what you said? ”

The captain was about to express his dissatisfaction, but was stopped by Fernand on the side, interrupted the following words, and said to himself: "General Sun, although I don't know what your subordinates are arguing about, I think the top priority now is how to win this battle?" How to respond to what will arise instead of arguing over what? ”

At Sun Chuanmou's suggestion, the translator quickly relayed it. Immediately, the big tent was quiet, Shi Mingzhi was even more ashamed, and asked: "Lord Qiqi, subordinates should not argue with others at this time, please punish the adults, and I hope that my lordship believes that what I say is the truth." ”

As the long-term supreme commander of the Guangdong Naval Division, how could he not know the embarrassing predicament of his army? As the commander of an army, how can a commander not know the current situation? Therefore, without further ado, Sun Chuanmou immediately ordered: "General Shi, you will lead the warships of our sailors to meet the pirates' warships, and be sure to deal with the group of pirates of the Black Flag Gang in the shortest possible time, before the cannons are dumbfounded." ”

"It's my lord, my subordinates are ordered, but there is another request, I hope your lord will allow it."

"Say it quickly, what a request, time waits for no one."

"Lord Qiqi, my subordinates want the four intact warships of Portugal to go together to meet the warships of the Black Flag Gang."

"Well, their cannons are no longer usable, how can they fight pirates? Even so, I promise you, after all, they are Portuguese warships, and if they want to go with you, they should get Admiral Fernand's permission. ”

The translator was relaying at the same time, and the captain's face immediately showed a look of anger, but it did not attack immediately, knowing that everything was decided by his own commander, and it was not his turn to express his dissatisfaction, General Fernand spoke at the right time.

"General Shi, you also know that the four battleships of our army are no longer usable, and they are all muted, even if we want to help you, we can't help it."

Shi Mingzhi smiled slightly, and said very confidently: "General Fernand, this is simple, while our cannons can still be used, we will put them on your warship for the time being, with the speed of your ship, it can greatly increase the probability of our coalition victory, are you right?" ”

Fernand was silent, hesitating for a moment, how could he not know what the other party's plan was, that is, to maximize the losses of his own side as much as possible and reduce his country's military strength in Macao, but the other party's request was reasonable and could not be refused.

"General Fernand, we can't hesitate any longer, once we are defeated, no matter how well your battleship is preserved, it will be someone else's trophy, I don't think the general wants to become a prisoner of pirates, right~?"

Shi Mingzhi's timely addition of fire made Fernand, who was originally hesitant, make a painful decision, and agreed, but said: "Okay, I promise you, but I will command the four warships, and my people will operate the cannons." ”

During the short confrontation, Sun Chuanmou also came back to his senses, and when he saw Fernand agreeing, he immediately smiled and agreed: "Haha, this little matter, I can make a decision now and agree to your request." General Fernand, I hope that the two of you will cooperate harmoniously and succeed immediately, and break the siege and interception of the pirate warship. ”

Shi Mingzhi took the military order and strode out of the tent, and Fernand and the captain also went with him. It must be said that the Portuguese battleships were very unusual, the arrangement and transport of artillery was very efficient, and it was completed in ten minutes.

As soon as Fernand boarded the warship, the speed of the voyage increased, and amid the roar of gunfire, the captain couldn't wait to ask: "General, that Chinese general obviously has bad intentions and wants to drag our remaining intact warship into the water and let the pirates sink it, why do you still promise him?" ”

"I don't need to say it, of course I can see his scheming intentions. But it is undeniable that he is right about one thing, once the coalition forces are defeated and cannot defeat the pirate warship, the battleship is still the enemy's trophy, even if it is well preserved. ”

"What's more, I don't want to be a captured general, I also have the dignity and principle of doing things, I will never sit idly by, hand over my life and future and the victory or defeat of the battlefield to others, I will do my best to make the victory of this war belong to us."

Fernand's words reverberated loudly and forcefully around him, making the captain speechless, powerless to refute, a little stunned, he had never seen a general behave like this, and he used to be calm and calm, analyzing the battlefield situation.

The general's words were particularly indemgent, and the excited captain's heart was also boiling with blood, and he was greatly impacted. As a military man, who wants to be someone else's prisoner? Who wants their own weapons to be trophies of their opponents?

At this moment, the captain couldn't help clenching his fists, his chest was full of fighting spirit, no more nonsense, no longer bothering, affectionate, serious and cold obeyed Fernand's orders and commands, without doubt, resolutely obeyed and carried out.

At this moment, the battle at sea is extremely fierce, and the firepower is particularly fierce, all of them are firing at each other desperately, so as to gain the initiative on the battlefield, so as to dominate the whole war and achieve the final victory.

The Portuguese royal fleet lost two more ships, the other two are also lingering, powerless to make the last struggle, the ships of the Guangdong Navy Division led by Shi Mingzhi are also constantly sinking, the pirates are much better, with the advantage of geography and time, with the help of the wind can always effectively dodge, dodge most of the shells, but still lose a lot of ships.

Overall, the Black Flag Gang still has an advantage, both in terms of the number of ships and the weaponry.

At this moment, Fernand's brows were about to twist into twists, and the high-spirited captain also showed anxiety from time to time, the battlefield situation was very unfavorable, and suddenly, Fernand, who was frowning, stretched his forehead and muttered softly.

"The wind is up, the direction of the wind has changed." (To be continued.) )