"Captain, look, there are three Galen ships."

At this time, the ship's lookout said to him.

Juan picked up the clairing mirror and looked into the distance, and saw that three warships were heading towards them.

"My God, how could such a giant ship be here?"

Juan couldn't help but be surprised.

At this time, the portholes of the other side had been opened, and a large number of artillery pieces were exposed.

The "Triumph" can only be regarded as a mid-to-upper ship in the European navy.

But the HMS Royal Charles is different, in any powerful European navy, it can be used as the flagship of a squadron.

The "Sovereign of the Seas" is even more remarkable, there are no such powerful warships in all of Europe.

Juan deliberately counted the number of guns on the "Sea Sovereign", but was taken aback.

Extrapolating from the number on one side alone, the giant ship also had at least a hundred guns.

When did the world have such powerful warships, and not in Europe, but in the Ming Dynasty.

"Captain, the enemy is raising the flag and saying that they are the sailors of the Ming Dynasty, let us drop anchor for inspection, otherwise they will attack us, what should we do?"

At this time, the lookout said.

Juan didn't immediately agree, but became even more confused.

When will the sailors of the Ming Dynasty know the common flag language in Europe, this is not scientific.

Moreover, it is not that he has never seen the sailors of the Ming Dynasty, and their standard warships are all Fu ships, Cangshan ships or sand ships, not Western warfare.

Could it be that they were pirates in disguise, and for a moment he was suspicious.

"Captain, why don't we run away, we robbed a merchant ship in Daming not long ago, and if it is discovered by the Ming army, they will kill you."

At this time, the first mate on the ship also knew the situation here, so he hurriedly ran over and said.

Juan didn't answer right away, but kept watching the three ships.

It was discovered that the three ships were not flying the Mazu flag of the Chinese pirates, but a Chinese character flag (Lü), which he had heard was very common among Ming Dynasty sailors.

The crew members of these three ships also looked like Akito, which couldn't help but make him breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, he didn't know that Lu Yan had let all those British people hide in the cabin.

For a moment, he was in a dilemma whether to be examined or not.

"Captain, it's too late to change course."

The first mate couldn't help but say anxiously.

Now the two of them are approaching each other, and the distance is getting closer and closer.

Juan gritted his teeth, and then said, "Change course immediately and retreat at full speed." In addition, we will throw away all the items in the ship that may have been exposed to our robbery, by the way, don't throw away those goods, just say that we bought them, and we are going to Japan for trade. ”

"Yes, Captain."

The first mate hurriedly said.

After receiving Juan's order, the crew members immediately moved and began to change course with all their might.

Seeing that the ship began to change course, Lu Yan sneered.

"Order the Triumph and the Royal Charles to pursue with all their might, and if necessary, to open fire. If they dare to resist, sink it. ”

Lu Yan ordered unceremoniously.

As for letting the "Sea Sovereign" catch up, that's still it.

Although the "Sea Sovereign" has great firepower, it is notoriously slow.

It was because of the slow speed of the ship, in order not to drag down the speed of the fleet, that it rarely participated in the battle.

After receiving Lu Yan's order, the Triumph and the Royal Chass immediately began to chase with all their might.

The U-turn of the ship is not a simple matter, after all, the volume is too large, and it is at sea.

Although the "Haytham slashed" in a large arc, it was ready to turn around and run.

But the "Triumph", which rushed to the front, inevitably narrowed the distance with it.

"Wound up the bullets, shoot me."

Captain Grenwell on the Triumph judged the distance and then spoke loudly.

Because Lu Yan felt that Grenwell was very easy to use, he promoted him to the captain of the Triumph.

As for the captain of the Triumph, he was sent to the Revenge.

At this time, the "Haythin" was located to the right of the Triumph because it crossed an arc.

The gunners who received the order were immediately skilled in stuffing chain shells into the chambers, and the vast majority of them were British naval officers, who were very familiar with these movements.

Soon there was a rumbling cannon shot.

More than 20 rounds of chain bombs of various sizes whizzed towards the Haythin.

"Be careful!"

Upon seeing the Triumph fire, Juan let out a scream of horror and then fled into the cabin in a hurry.

The chain bullets kept spinning, whistling and hitting the "Haytham".

Two sailors on deck who operated the sails were hit by chain bullets, and their bodies were twisted in half.

Even the guts in the stomach flowed out, and the other hands were not terrified.

Many hit the ship's sails, tearing out large holes in the sails.

The wind whistled through the big holes, and the speed of the "Haytham was greatly reduced" in an instant.

"Captain, why don't we shoot back?"

The first mate said with a panicked expression.

"Shoot back, you don't look at what kind of battleship the enemy is. If we fight back, we're all going to be finished. ”

Juan said almost snarling.

If a dozen guns on a merchant ship like him were to shoot at a giant ship like the enemy, it would definitely be a long time.

In case the boat is caught up by them, Juan dares to guarantee that these people will definitely throw them into the sea to feed the sharks.

"Then what are we going to do, if we continue like this, we will be overtaken."

The first mate said.

There are so many big holes in the sails, and it is a matter of time before the enemy catches up.

Juan was like a gambler with a red eye, walking around the boat with an anxious face.

What the hell is he going to do?

Do you want to stop the ship and be inspected by enemy troops?

What if the enemy is a pirate?

"Captain, decide quickly, or the enemy will open fire again."

The first mate said.

Juan picked up the clairing mirror and looked into the distance, where the Triumph was getting closer and closer to them due to the Helson's sudden drop in speed.

And what scared him the most was that the Royal Charles also slowly caught up.

This is definitely a real giant ship, and once the cannon is fired, it is definitely not something that a small ship like his can withstand.

"Issuing a flag, just saying that we are willing to be inspected, it was all a misunderstanding just now."

Juan said with a decadent expression.

"What if they're pirates? Maybe they'll kill us. ”

One of the sailors asked worriedly.

"Do we have any other options?"

Juan said with red eyes, "Why don't you fight them?" ”

These are real warships, and not merchant ships like him.

Shooting at merchant ships and warships is looking for death.

Other sailors think about it, no matter how they deal with it, it may be a dead end.

It's best to avoid angering your enemies, even if they're pirates, and maybe they'll be spared for the sake of no casualties.

If it is really a Ming Dynasty sailor, it will be easier to do, maybe it will pass with a little silver.

So the sailors on the Haytham immediately sprang into action, waving a flag to show their willingness to be inspected.