Chapter Sixty-Seven: Laspilatas!
The sailor who was selected by Rene to drive the slave ship looked very nervous, Murong Tao saw it in his eyes, his palms were already sweating, and he kept grinding on his body, this state was very bad, he was worried that if it was really implemented according to the plan, there would be variables, so Murong Tao pulled Rene aside and asked about the experience of driving the ship. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"What? You are crazy? But you've never piloted a ship before, so how can you master it in such a short period of time? After René learned that Murong Tao was going to take the place of the sailor to drive the slave ship, his face was full of incredulity, and at the same time, he was a little angry at Murong Tao's first questioning of the person he chose, "No, this can't work, I believe in my eyes, and the people I choose are the best, don't you believe it?" ”
"Old fellow, it's not a question of believing or not believing, it's that we can't afford to gamble!" Murong Tao pulled René aside and said, "Can't you see that he's nervous?" You know that in this state, there are generally two situations, either success or failure, the probability of occurrence is 3, 7, I can tell you very clearly, in an extremely tense situation, he will be overwhelmed by the situation will greatly appear, when the time comes, either he forgets to light the oil or sees the boat full of flames and does not know how to escape! Old guy, you may be better than me, but you are still tender for the grasp of people's hearts! ”
Usually if he was accused so much by a guy who was younger than his grandchildren, René would definitely let this invincible guy know why the flowers were so popular, but now he had to worry, worried about the possibilities that Murong Tao said, his subordinates are the most outstanding navigators, but they are not heroes, and it is impossible to do not care about life and death.
"Well... All right. René finally compromised, for the first time with the young captain, "But, boy, you have to remember for me that now your identity is just an apprentice, not a captain, put away your ridiculous identity, and give me all the steps, do you understand?" ”
In fact, in Murong Tao's opinion, it was just a very simple U-turn-forward-sprint series of actions, but it really came out of Rene's mouth, it was so cumbersome, and Murong Tao had a moment of giving up, but he still tried to persevere, just because at that time a dialog box popped up, for this kind of immediate task, Murong Tao had already mastered it, and this kind of opportunity to obviously give him experience, if he didn't grasp it, it would be a neurosis.
Theory and practice are always two worlds, this is Murong Tao's most direct feeling now, he has steered by the rudder dozens of times, but he has not grasped the essentials of forward and backward, René has not fulfilled his previous threats to Murong Tao, and he has not really raised his leather whip to give this stupidest apprentice he has ever brought a few whips.
Murong Tao was already sweating profusely after finally completing the most basic operations of turning around and moving forward and backward, which is the most basic operation for ordinary navigators, and he didn't want to try this kind of technique a second time, which was even more difficult than asking him to kill 100 people. Fortunately, his willpower and endurance are beyond ordinary people, which is one of the reasons why René has not been bright until now.
Probably when the sky was bright, when the sky had just revealed a touch of red, Murong Tao was already able to skillfully operate those few actions, and then René breathed a sigh of relief, and under Murong Tao's eyes, he brought the follow-up plan back to the frigate, leaving Murong Tao with a slave ship sprinkled with fire oil and gunpowder and cannonballs everywhere, which could send him to the sky at any time.
Seeing René come back alone, the rest of the people were a little overwhelmed, and they all put their heads out of the side of the ship, and looked at the young captain who was standing on the deck, waving at the rudder, and one by one the sailors instinctively raised their right hands and saluted the captain! Even Bopoka and the six black guards did the same, and then the nearly 300 black slaves who had just left the Ghost Gate, although they just raised their right hands rudely and put them on top of their heads, outsiders might think that they were just scratching their scalps, and maybe only they understood the mood at the moment.
By the time the slaves had climbed onto the deck of the frigate, the six black guards had already arranged for the weaker men and old men and children to be docked along the gangway to the merchant ship on the other side, which had been dismantled beyond recognition, and now looked like a huge bath, and the supplies on board were just enough to sustain them until the port of Cherbourg.
The merchant ship had already been busy with Murong Tao's ship operation training for René, and it made a big circle, sticking to the coast of France and heading up the river towards the port of Cherbourg.
The frigate on the right finally reacted, and a flag bearer was waving a small flag in his hand to convey their captain's greetings to the two ships on this side!
However, to the surprise of the frigate on the right, the two ships on the opposite side did not give them a positive answer for a long time, just when they were in endless suspicion, the sound of continuous shelling faintly came, and they were surprised to find that the frigate on the left was shelling the slave ship vigorously, probably too close to the accuracy of the head deviation, several shells either grazed the slave ship, or fell on the nearby sea, stirring up a splash, However, a few cannons symbolically landed on the stern of the slave ship where no oil was spilled, and the entire stern was shattered, and the sea was littered with wood chips.
Murong Tao carefully looked at the random task on the dialog box, the task requirement was very simple, that is, let him drive the captured slave ship to crash into the frigate on the right, of course, the premise is that the other party did not recognize him, and at the same time let down his guard, otherwise when he turned the bow of the ship, he might be attacked by two Spanish galleons and finally sank.
René drove the frigate on the left side of the anchor and chased the slave ship behind one after another, probably because the personnel on the slave ship were evacuated and the useful supplies were also carried out, so the sail was very fast, but it took some time to turn the bow of the ship, but fortunately, the gunners on that ship were all amateurs, otherwise a shell that fell on the front of the deck would turn his ship into a fireship!
While piloting the slave ship, he shouted at the frigate on the right, "Laspilatas (pirate)!" Las Pilatas! (Pirate)" I learned this sentence from Popopca's side, and I don't know if it's the official language, but looking at the posture of the frigate on the right that immediately reacted and prepared for battle, he knew that he was right!
The frigate on the right had already taken a step towards the other side of the slave ship, obviously preparing to protect the slave ship and let the slave ship go to the other side of itself, while the flag bearer on the bow was constantly waving a small flag in the direction of the slave ship, which meant "Come here!" Hurry up! ”
Murong Tao doesn't know the flag language, but who let him have a powerful system? One dialog box after another is constantly refreshed, but fortunately, there is no upper limit to the memory of this damn system, otherwise so many windows pop up, and it is estimated that it will crash.
Although the helmsman on the frigate had already paid attention to the slave ship he wanted to protect not to get too close to his side, it was too late, and the slave ship, which seemed to be frightened, still hit his head towards the side of the ship on their right, and the starboard side of the entire frigate was seriously dented, and the sailors who operated there were carried into the sky by the huge force of impact, and then fell into the sea, provoking the captain who was standing on the bow of the frigate to curse angrily.
The two ships were stuck together like conjoined babies, the bow of the slave ship had been seriously deformed, and part of the heavy fire oil splashed on it had splashed on the outside of the opposing ship, Murong Tao ran out of the cockpit and waved at the frigate constantly, and there were still some things under his armpits, because the decks of the two ships were high, so the people above could not see it very clearly, until Murong Tao held the torch in his hand, and the captain on the frigate began to have some recollection, He hurriedly commanded the ship's helmsman to steer the ship backwards, while ordering the gunners to fire the slave ship.
Any normal person who sees a person lighting a torch in broad daylight will always have his own thoughts, and this kind of person will either be kicked in the head by a donkey, or there is some conspiracy. But none of this mattered, because it was too late, and the place where the two ships collided was so easy to separate, even if it was successfully separated, it would affect the speed of the frigate on the right, and at the same time, the depression would crack, and a large amount of seawater would rush into the interior of the ship, and it would be a matter of time before it sank.
Murong Tao ignited the torches in his hand one by one when the other party was angry and ready to shell him, and then threw them to all corners of the slave ship, bursts of explosions sounded, and the entire slave ship exploded like a huge powder keg, and the sparks scattered in all directions, and coincidentally fell on the hull of the frigate that was splashed by the fire oil just now, and at the same time, the guns on the right side of the frigate also came out of flames, these gunners are senior, One by one, the cannonballs with gunpowder hit the hull of the slave ship that was clinging to the side with great accuracy, and it was as lively as a hornet's nest, and the two ships were constantly burning in a sea of fire, and Murong Tao jumped into the sea after throwing the last lit torch in his hand into the gathering area of gunpowder and cannonballs stacked on the ship.
Murong Tao, who plunged into the sea, kept throwing towards the depths of the seabed, and soon, a large number of explosions behind him chased after the wood slag that shot around him, making him unable to escape, his back and left leg were hit by the bursting wood slag, and there was a surge of blood, but he had no intention of caring about it now, just a desperate dive, how far he could swim.