Chapter 87 Expulsion at Sea
More than a month later, on the battleship, the lord of Fuxing City, Higg, and the captain of the battleship, Nicole, stood on the foredeck, enjoying the beautiful view of the sunrise.
More than a month ago, Higg felt that he was very busy, so he had no plans to go to sea with Nicole to fight pirates. But after more than a month, he found that he had become the most idle person in Fuxing City, but later urged Nicole to take him to battle, and finally spent his days on the beach in the harbor, fishing and waiting for news from Colenva.
Seeger, who was looking through the autumn water, finally waited for news from Colenva.
The pirate's nest is Yaning, with a total of more than 30 pirate ships and about 5,000 pirates.
The Second Army will send sixteen warships, more than 5,000 men, led by Admiral Wusserman, of which ten heavy capital warships will be set up in ambush in Xinlu Bay, more than 1,000 kilometers away from Yaning Island, and the other six clipper warships will roam away from the sea, waiting for an opportunity.
Higg's mission is to lure the pirates out of their lair and encircle them in Xinlu Bay, requiring Higg to attract at least thirty pirate ships, and after thirty pirate ships enter the encirclement, ten warships will complete the strangulation of thirty pirate ships, and the other six fast sail warships will pursue the pirate ships that have slipped through the net.
The plan seemed perfect, but Higg and Nicole thought it would be crazy to let them attract thirty pirate ships, and that group of pirates were brainless to send thirty ships to pursue a battleship?
This is sad for Higg and Nicole, but the military order is like a mountain, and they dare not offend the Second Legion now. So after receiving the order, he quickly ordered someone to decorate the battleship, dismantle some military elements, and transform it into a splendid large-scale aristocratic cruise ship, and also transferred more than 80 young and beautiful women from the refugee camp to live in the modified arrow tower, drinking flower wine in it, playing the piano, dancing and dancing, although it is a little nondescript, but from a distance, it really has the meaning of a degenerate aristocratic cruise ship!
Fuxing City is more than 2,000 kilometers away from Yaning Island, Nicole commanded the warship to sail for three days and two nights, and on the evening of the third day, the battleship entered the waters near Yaning Island.
Nicole ordered all the lights to be lit, and the battleship was instantly transformed into a giant flower ship with brilliant lights.
On the deck, Higg set up a table of wine and began to eat and drink while enjoying the dance of the beauties on the deck, like a gentleman.
Nicole is in the captain's room, keeping a close eye on the surrounding situation, so that she can command the battleship to respond at any time if the situation is urgent.
Tight inside and loose outside, all the people on the deck, on the Arrow Tower, seemed to have nothing to do, and enjoyed themselves, and the sailors in the non-main positions also walked leisurely. The lookouts, sailors, helmsmen, and the soldiers in the cabins were all nervously on guard.
The last corona disappeared into the sky, and the battleship was even brighterly lit, even illuminating the nearby sea. The battleship moved slowly, as casually as if it were drifting with the tide, and several fireworks were rising from the deck, and the crackling sound of the fireworks was mixed with the cheers, songs, and pianos of the people, floating into the distance on the calm sea.
The revelers sang and danced on the deck until five nights, when they gradually dispersed and gradually fell silent, but the ship was still brightly lit.
Nicole knew that this was the most dangerous time, so she constantly reminded the sailors in the main position not to let down any vigilance.
Higg did not enter Nicole's captain's room, which is absolutely not allowed to be approached unless it is an emergency during wartime. Higg climbed the high lookout and looked out at the sea in the direction of Yaning Island, knowing that such calm would not last long.
The winter wind is a north wind, and if the pirate ship appears, Higg and the others will basically flee against the wind, and they will have to quickly complete the process of turning the rudder and accelerating the battleship. Although the soldiers in the cabin were on guard, they were only for emergencies, and they would not have any conflict with the pirates until they brought the pirate ship to the encirclement.
A crescent moon rose over the sea to the east, and the shadows of several ships gradually appeared in the southerly direction, and Yang Fan sailed towards him.
Nicole didn't give any orders, she still waited, she knew it was a fleet of pirate ships, but there were too few of them. Although it was not too far away, it was headwindy and the boat was slow.
"Ships found due south and west, six, less than five thousand meters away!" The lookout conveyed the message to the captain's room.
"Order, turn the rudder due east!" Captain Nicole gave the order, "Foremast half-sail, mid-mast half-sail, aftermast half-sail, foresail and stern sail!" All hornsails are reeled! ”
The distance of five thousand meters was already very close for the ship, and Nicole did not dare to take too much risk, so she had to order the ship to adjust its course, but it could only sail half-sail, and if the speed was too fast, it would not achieve the effect of luring the enemy.
When the pirates saw the huge boat, they let out bursts of cheers and turned their rudders to follow, getting closer and closer to Nicole's battleship. Several brilliant red fireworks shot into the air from the lookout of the pirate ship.
"The direction remains the same, the foremast is full of sails, the other sails are the same!" Watching the pirates get closer and closer, Higg quickly adjusted the sails and picked up speed.
"To the northeast, five ships, eight thousand meters away!" The lookout shouted at Nicole.
"Keep the direction and speed the same!" Nicole ordered.
These ships are the focus, the pirates have already quietly sent ships to block the retreat route as early as when they found the battleship, which is also in Nicole's intention, the other party is northeast, coming downwind, and he is completely at a disadvantage.
"To the northeast, five ships, five thousand meters away!" The lookout shouted at Nicole.
"Turn the rudder minus forty-five degrees!" Nicole gave the command to the helmsman to move the ship in a southeasterly direction.
"Hang the foresail, hang the tail sail, the other sails remain the same!" Nicole gives instructions to the sailman.
"Lookout, keep an eye out for the direction due south!" Nicole gives orders to the lookout.
The original six ships due south wanted to sail east with the battleship, but now they are basically in the west of the battleship, and the five ships in the northeast direction have basically become due north, and with Nicole's turn to the southeast, it has basically become a total of eleven ships behind the battleship.
A sea expulsion game has finally begun! Nicole knew that there would be at least five pirate ships blocking the way ahead, but she was not worried, the ship from the south was against the wind for her warship, and she was upwind, and she couldn't stop herself no matter what.
The pirates were also very clever in their strategy, forcing Nicole to move south away from the mainland, thus playing into the hands of the pirates. Nicole also arranged her journey according to the pirate's thinking, and only in this way could she lure more pirate ships to chase her.
The sky gradually brightened, and the sun reappeared in the east where the sea and the sky meet, and the chase had been played for more than three hours, but Nicole controlled the distance from the pirate ship precisely, not pulling away and not letting the pirate ship catch up.
"Due South, Corsair, Six, Sailing Direction, Northeast!" The lookout shouted.
Heading south to the northeast, it was to intercept Nicole's battleship heading southeast.
"Turn the rudder slowly, due west!" Nicole gives instructions to the helmsman.
"All sails are full, horn sails, foresails, tail sails" Nicole instructed the sailman.
"Lookout, keep an eye out for the direction due west!" Nicole gives orders to the lookout.
"Attention all personnel, the hull is about to tilt!" Nicole ordered. The order was for all personnel to hold on to the fixed objects at hand so as not to be thrown out by the battleship.
The course turns from southeast to due west, and even if the rudder is turned slowly, it will produce a large centripetal angle for a battleship sailing at high speed.
Due west is in the direction of Yaning, and Nicole has to venture out to attract more pirate ships. It is still very dangerous for a fast-sailing battleship to turn from a southeast course to a westward course, and Nicole is turning with a full sail, which is simply crazy, even if it is a slow rudder, it makes the battleship tilt very seriously.
The pirates also had a great deal of difficulty in understanding this fateful madness, and continued to chase after the ship as it adjusted. The pirate fleet was not as frantic as Nicole's battleship, turning the rudder at high speed, and by the time it was due west, Nicole's battleship had already thrown some distance away.
The battleship at high speed drew a huge arc, almost passing by the six pirate ships in the south, just in time for the pirates to see the panicked appearance of everyone on the battleship. Finally turned completely to the west, everyone on the battleship breathed a sigh of relief, and their pale faces flushed again, and even Nicole herself exhaled softly, secretly rejoicing in her crazy actions.
In fact, Nicole Full Sail is just to confuse the opponent, the other party can't see clearly that he is sailing at night, but the sun is rising, if he still sails and sails, it would be stupid for the other party to see that he is not running for his life. Once Nicole has fully sailed, just ask the sail operator to adjust the angle of the sail slightly, and the ship will be able to slow down as well!
"Foremast, midmast, and aftermast, adjusted at the same time, thirty-five sails!" Nicole ordered!
"Foremast, midmast, and aftermast, adjusted at the same time, thirty-eight sails!" Nicole adjusts the sails according to the wind command again!
Compared to the last storm at sea, Nicole is much more relaxed now, all the sailors are professional, they don't have to give orders in such detail, and the sailors know how to do it!
All the way to the west, two hours later, the voice of the lookout came again: "Directly ahead, pirate ships, eight, ten thousand meters away, course, due east!" ”
"Slow rudder, due north direction, target, Xinlu Bay!" Nicole gives instructions to the helmsman.
"All sails are full, horn sails, foresails, tail sails" Nicole instructed the sailman.
"Lookout, keep an eye out for due northwest!" Nicole gives orders to the lookout.
"Attention all personnel, the hull is about to tilt!" Another full sail turn, another madness.
"Nicole, there are five ships left, are you going back?" Higg hurriedly stepped down from the lookout and walked into the captain's room, asking Nicole.
"Get out!" Nicole yelled at Higg, "Mr. Higg, please leave the captain's room immediately!" ”
Higg stuck out his tongue in embarrassment and left the captain's room in a huff.
"To the northwest, pirate ships, six, ten kilometers away, course, due east!"
Whatever you are afraid of, you can come, and sailing northwest to east is exactly the route in front of the battleship. The current battleship is driving due north against the wind, and the speed of the ship is very slow, while the six battleships in the northwest direction are due east, and they can basically sail at full speed. Now that there are pirate ships on all sides, I am surrounded, and I still underestimate these pirates.
All of the pirates are showing up in the most dangerous position that Nicole herself envisioned, indicating that these pirates are indeed skilled in naval warfare. At first, it can be said that he deliberately let the pirates be lured, but this final northwest direction is not what Nicole wants to meet.