Chapter 233: The End Before It Begins
As the pirate's sailboat got closer and closer, and even the cannonballs from the bow gun were almost touching the stern, Gordon jumped from the mast, took the rudder from the sailor, saw the reef ahead with his eagle eye, and rushed straight in.
"Inform the White Shark to let them wander outside and don't come in!"
"Yes, Captain!"
In the midst of the storm, the Jackdaw's lookout's flag was also very difficult, but the White Shark understood the news and walked along the perimeter of the reef.
There is always a ship that is the most closely chased, and the captain is the most deadly, this ship is larger than the other chasing pirate ships, and probably a little smaller than the Jackdaw, and it is full of sails against the wind and waves.
Although its artillery is not as good as Gordon's two ships, wars are never won by artillery, and the side with more people is always victorious.
The pirate captain was so excited that it seemed as if the treasure was within reach, and he could clearly see how many cannons the two ships fired in the waters near Kingston, and the only signal that they were fleeing south was that their captain was a fool and panicked.
What kind of conspiracy can there be? Any conspiracy is a joke in the face of absolute power, they have a dozen ships.
Seeing the Jackdaw detach from the White Shark, which had even more terrifying firepower, he strengthened his guess.
The White Shark could no longer stand this stupid commander and was ready to leave, otherwise no one would have dispersed his ship while he was at a disadvantage.
He saw the sparse reef standing on the sea, but he could not warn him, for his treasure had rushed into it resolutely.
The waves propelled the ships to high ground, the enemy ships were already in range, and the wind and rain could not stop the pirates from pursuing the gold coins.
"Fill the right side of the ship's cannon!Tell that idiot captain that he has no escape, hahaha!"
"Hahaha!"
The pirates seemed pleased with the title and laughed.
They are very motivated, because as long as they complete this order, even if they can only get a small share, they can still make a lot of money.
"Fool!
The boatswain kicked the clumsy sailors with his feet, so that he could quickly take the gold coins and walk away.
The wails of black clouds and hurricanes swirled in the air, lightning briefly tore through the night, and torrential rain could not stop the howls of the waves.
It all seemed to be a tragedy, but they never realized it.
Bang!
The violent impact sent tremors to the fast-moving Galen. The horns of the reef cut a huge five-meter-long crack in the bottom of the boat, and the sea poured into the sea frantically.
The captain got up from the ground, and the long voyage made him realize what was happening almost instantly.
"Check the bottom warehouse!
If things really turned out to be as he expected, they probably shouldn't be thinking about how to get the money, but how to survive the storm.
The two sailors hurried into the cabin, but it was full of water, waves through guns, torrential rain through cracks, and the bumpy ship and slippery floor were not so friendly to people.
Before the sailors could hear feedback, the ship had begun to tilt to the right, and the waterline had suddenly become much shallower.
"It's the ballast that's leaking, the bottom compartment is leaking! First mate, call the sailors to plug it for me and seal the muzzles......"
The voyage was dangerous, and the ship had to avoid more seawater, and he had to find a place to dock, or everyone would die here - unless anyone wanted to survive in a dinghy in such a stormy weather.
He hurriedly took out the compass from his bosom, his hand trembled a little, his previous ecstasy was filled with panic, but he was still calmly giving orders.
As for the Jackdaw, let that stupid captain escape, or run aground here, he didn't think the ship would come back anyway.
"There's a boat approaching!"
The sailor's voice was hoarse and elongated, like a male duck before being slaughtered, with a poignant voice.
The captain was a little pleased, and the chances of survival were much better if he could get help from others: "Flag and tell them we need help......"
"Artillery strikes !!"
The pirate captain turned his head, and saw the dazzling light of the night, the chains clattering in the air, mixed with the whistling sound of breaking through the air.
Click-click-click......
The dense chain bullets were like the sharpest scissors, and the two iron balls were wound, cutting the rope ladder, pulling the sail rope, and breaking the auxiliary mast into several sections.
The mainmast sails flew almost all into the air, for the ropes were broken, and the bow mast broke directly from the middle, and was dragged into the water with the ropes attached.
The ship had lost power, and what was even more terrifying was that the storm was still continuing, with enemy ships cruising around, and the bottom of the ship was still leaking.
One more salvo, and the ship would have perished at the bottom of the sea with seventy or eighty sailors, who at the moment did not even dare to open their guns.
The pirates were a little confused, and they were at a loss for what to do with their swords, because the gunpowder for the muskets had long since been soaked.
The battle had not yet begun, as if it had already ended, their artillery was still there, and their manpower was still there, but the resistance seemed to be meaningless, it had lost momentum, and the ships that had hit the reef could only wait to die in the storm.
They looked at the ship with the lights completely extinguished, and couldn't understand at all how the Jackdaw had avoided all the reefs in this situation.
The sailors of the Jackdaw shouted loudly and placed the boarding hook on the side of the deck, and the experienced sailor shouted to the new sailors how to throw the hook out with the strength of the milk in a moment, and then pull the rope.
There were only thirty or so of them, and less than twenty-five of them could even be called combat-ready, and even then, they would rush into the enemy ships and go on a killing spree, bringing back the gunpowder and round bullets they needed.
Because their captain was ready to go, no one could defeat their captain on this night when the muskets failed.
The pirate ships were already swaying under the influence of the wind and waves after losing their ballast, and they almost completely lost the heart to resist, only praying that the enemy would give up the shelling and leave them a way to live.
But when the captain saw that the Jackdaw was trying to get close to the broadside, he saw their only chance!
"We're going to have to take that ship! Listen, our ship is sinking, we have no choice, they don't have as many men as we do, if we take it, we'll have a better ship, and that damn treasure!"
Those who become captains can always find a glimmer of hope in the predicament, of course, they also have a choice is to surrender, but the enemy is a privateer, and he does not know the fate of the sailor, but as a pirate captain, his end must be hanged, so he can only choose to fight to the death.