At the sound of a sharp horn, Ge Bi staggered down from the lookout pavilion and rushed to the bow of the ship with agility that was clearly not appropriate for his age.

Without the reminder of the lookout, he had already seen behind the small island three or four nautical miles to the southeast, a round shadow of a ship had been fully presented, followed by two small boat shadows, which seemed to be sentinel ships.

"Uncle Ge, is it a sailor from North Korea?"

The people who were still listening to the story below the deck were alarmed by the sound of the horn and rushed onto the deck, and Liu Zhongwen squeezed to Ge Bi's side and asked.

"It's hard to say...... Ge Bi frowned and muttered, "It stands to reason that the turtle ship has a Korean sailor...... However, the water division has also declined over the years...... The more powerful pirates on the West Coast also got their hands on the turtle ship......"

As soon as he heard that it might be a pirate, Chu Fan pulled out his sword and shouted, "All the guards are here, ready to fight!" ”

Including Liu Zhongwen, all the guards shouted and quickly ran back to the cabin below the deck to hang up.

The turtle boat was obviously coming towards the "Dawn", and it raised its sails against the strong wind, and pounced on Chu Fan and them in a zigzag shape.

Ge Bi leaned out desperately, trying to see the flag hanging on the bow of the turtle boat - by recognizing the flag, he could confirm whether it was a sailor or a pirate, and the pirates of North Korea had their own names, and they would not hang the Taiji fish picture of the North Korean sailors.

"Boss Ge, don't hesitate, hurry up and give the order!" Ling Ming, the deputy sail leader, also squeezed to the bow of the boat, and saw the turtle boat slowly approaching, and he hurriedly pulled Ge Bi Dao in his heart.

Ge Bi turned his head to look to the northeast, and he quickly judged that Jewupool was still at least a hundred miles away.

It seems that this turtle ship should be a pirate, and the ambush location chosen is very tricky - if he continues to move towards Jewupo, it is estimated that he will be caught up after another thirty or fifty miles.

Although the sail power of the turtle ship is slightly smaller than that of the sand boat, because it is an oarboat with a huge oar in the bilge, it is difficult for an ordinary ship to escape its pursuit if it is rocked with all its might.

So what should be done now? Ge Bi's brows tightened, and his face was wrenched like a dead man.

"Uncle Ge, what should I do?" Chu Fan moved quickly, put on his half-body armor, put on an iron helmet with round eaves, hung a sword around his waist, and returned to the deck with a bird gun lit with a fire rope in his hand.

Ge Bi recounted his judgment and worries, as well as the advantages of the turtle boat, and finally proposed the pros and cons of escaping in four directions.

The current wind direction is north-northwest, and if you continue to go east to Mudpool, it will basically be a crosswind boat, and the advantage of the strong sail power of the "Dawn" will not be brought into play; If it turns north, it is against the wind, which is exactly what the turtle ship wants—it has a powerful oar, and it doesn't care about the headwind.

In the end, there were only two directions, either turn the bow and go back, or go south - that would be to face the turtle boat!

"Prepare to turn the rudder!" Ge Bi suddenly shouted, and rushed away from the crowd towards the watchtower.

"Akiko, get ready to raise the sails! …… Xiao B, the mainsail is ready, after turning around, the sail surface is in the B position! …… Wingsail ready! As he ran, he shouted various orders.

With his shouting, the guys in all sails were busy, and everyone knew that Ge Bi was ready to choose to turn west.

Chu Fan's eyes never left the turtle boat that was getting closer and closer, and he could already see the hunting fluttering painting on the main mast with a toothy and clawed octopus recognizing the flag.

He first handed over the neatly dressed escort to Liu Zhongwen and told him that the pirates would shoot on whichever side they came from.

"Remember, put within a hundred steps before firing!"

After Chu Fan finally told Liu Zhongwen, he took a deep breath and walked towards the pavilion.

For a long time, Ge Bi had the final say in the piloting of the "Dawn" -- and this is understandable, after all, the old man has been boating for many years and has the most experience.

Now, Chu Fan felt the need to intervene.

It seemed that turning west was the only option, and one that was acceptable to the entire ship—after all, the threat of pirates was imminent, and it was the unanimous wish of everyone to stay away.

But the question is, can you really dodge it to the west?

Chu Fan didn't think it worked!

To the west, it is actually a crosswind boat, even if the wind is biased to the south, it still cannot be fully utilized, and the chance of being caught up by the turtle boat is very high, especially since the opponent has two faster sentinel boats.

Now Chu Fan is no longer a rookie who doesn't know anything when he first gets on the boat, especially after some discussion with Ming Ye, he already has a general understanding of sailboats.

The really right choice should be the South! South-East!

Only in this way can the wind be fully utilized – the Dawn, with its two-winged sails, will increase its speed by at least 30 percent if it follows the direction of the wind.

In addition, going south is equivalent to passing by the turtle boat, and the turtle boat still has to have a turning action, and now the wind is so strong, it can widen the gap in sail power between the "Dawn" and the turtle ship, Chu Fan is 90% sure that the "Dawn" can throw the other party far away!

Of course, the biggest risk of this action is the possibility of being shelled by the turtle boat - when chatting with Ge Bi before, Chu Fan knew that the turtle ship is usually equipped with a Franc machine gun and a bowl mouth gun.

However, in this era, naval warfare is almost as difficult as shooting a bird with a gun blindfolded, and unless you are lucky enough to win the "big lotto", you can basically ignore the artillery on the turtle ship.

Suppressing his beating heart, Chu Fan climbed the watchtower and said to Ge Bi in a deep voice, "Uncle Ge, you can't turn around!" Going back is a dead end! Then he told Ge Bi his thoughts.

At this time, the bow of the ship had turned to the south, although only the mainsail was raised, but the wind was really strong, and the "Dawn" jumped towards the turtle ship like an arrow, and everyone on the deck looked at the rapidly growing turtle shell, and their palms were full of sweat, and they wished that the action of turning around would be completed as soon as possible, and the farther away from this hideous pirate the better.

After listening to Chu Fan's thoughts, Ge Bi held the rudder plate and stopped hesitantly, and asked suspiciously, "What does the young master mean...... Take a gamble? ”

Chu Fan nodded, didn't speak again, and looked at Ge Bi with extremely firm eyes.

"Good! Bet a gamble and gamble! I still don't believe it, the guns of the dead stick can bite off Lao Tzu's eggs! Chu Fan's firmness ignited the passion of the former pirate, and after gritting his teeth and cursing, he shouted wildly.

"Doublesail! Winged sails! All for Lao Tzu to rise! Full sails! ”

The people on deck were stunned at first, and then they hurriedly began to hoist the sails - the orders of the captain of the ship were unquestionable, and they must be carried out, no matter how unreasonable they may seem!

It seemed to be responding to Ge Bi's roar, and with a "tom", a little fire erupted from the turtle boat.

A fist-sized shell flew towards the "Dawn" at a speed visible to the naked eye!

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