"When, when, when!" Rapid alarm bells sounded continuously on the Vaasa.

"Your Excellency, is something wrong?" When Xu Mo walked onto the bridge at the back of the Vasa, Tie Li Train also hurried over from the foredeck, he had just taken over his shift.

"We found a Dutch ship on the sea!" Xu Mo subconsciously looked up at the sea in the distance, but he couldn't see any boat shadow yet.

"Dutch ship?" Tie Lilie was slightly startled, "Isn't our first stop Amsterdam?" If we plundered this Dutch ship, I'm afraid we won't be able to enter the port! ”

"It doesn't matter! The situation in the Mediterranean is complex and we will encounter great challenges. Until then, I will use this Dutch ship to train the sailors and make the Vaasa capable as soon as possible. Xu Mo stretched out his finger and pointed at the busy gunners on the deck, "Tie Lilie, you don't have to command the artillery bombardment and broadside battle, I want you to go to the foredeck and take the helm yourself, so that the battleship can always maintain an advantageous gun position." ”

"Yes, Admiral!" A flash of excitement flashed across Tie Lile's elegant face, this was the first time he had been on deck, in close quarters of a naval battle. In the past, whether it was Hedram's Hell God or Gelhardt's Vistelos, he could only stay with the cook and the ship's doctor in the living cabin, and Hedram and Gerhart would not let him go on deck.

Seeing Tie Lilie walking briskly towards the foredeck, Xu Mo turned his head and nodded to Li Ze and Hong Jian below, signaling them to protect the young navigator.

"Admiral, are there going to be war?" Xu Mo was looking at the sea when suddenly a voice came from above his head.

"Hmmm! Well? Xu Mo was stunned for a moment, and when he looked up, he saw Christina like a monkey, climbing the mast at the back of the deck with one hand and poking her head out of it.

Now Christina had changed into her red dress, and her long red hair was tied in a ponytail with a rope loop and tied back her head. The upper body was changed into a wide sailor's undershirt, and the lower body was dressed in seafarer's oversized trousers, the cuffs of which were tightly restrained by her white leggings, and a pair of flat leather shoes underneath, completely dressed as a deck sailor.

If it weren't for her conspicuous red hair, Xu Mo would probably think of a young sailor with a good appearance at first glance.

"Why did you climb into such a dangerous place?" Xu Mo was startled, sweating profusely and waving his hand at the eldest lady, "Come down, slow down, slow down!" ”

Christina nuzzled her mouth, climbed down from the mast with dexterity, and when she approached the rear bridge, her legs kicked on the mast, and the group jumped off the mast with a somersault, and stood motionless in front of Xu Mo on the ground.

Although Christina was recommended by Hedlam to Xu Mo to be the leader of the Vasalvo, Xu Mo did not announce the appointment after she boarded the ship. Christina didn't say much, she knew that this admiral, like many men she met for the first time, was probably only focused on her beauty and family background, and didn't really care about her fighting ability.

Because of this, Christina was not in a hurry to find Xu Mo to compete with the sword in the past few days, she wanted to give Xu Mo a "surprise" in the actual battle, so that he knew that he was not a vase. As an English girl who yearns for a sailing dream, she is familiar with several admirals of the navy in England, and the young and handsome Clifford is the object of her admiration.

For the Vistelos Triumvirate who defeated Clifford, Christina was full of curiosity and anticipation. Therefore, when Hedram invited her to board the ship, the English girl, who had long wanted to get rid of the marriage contract, did not hesitate at all, and even saved her money to go home and pack up, and couldn't wait to get on the Hell God.

However, after getting acquainted with Hedram and Gerhardt, Christina was a little disappointed. The reason is simple, the most powerful thing about these two is not their swordsmanship and fighting ability, but their seamanship and dominance ability. As for combat ability, at most between you and her, if it is a friendship, there is a chance that you will lose in her hands.

However, in their mouths, Christina often heard the name of one person, the most powerful giant of the Vestelos, the former leader of the stormtrooper, Alfred. After several naval battles aboard the Hell God, Christina vaguely felt that her swordsmanship was becoming more powerful due to the training of actual combat, and she had reached her peak, facing a major hurdle since she learned swordsmanship.

Because of this, when Hedram told her that Alfred had returned to the Navy, Christina immediately joined the Vasa without hesitation. She wanted to see for herself how capable the former stormtrooper captain of the Vestelos, who was highly regarded by the two giants.

"This ...... Christina, I heard Admiral Hedram say that your swordsmanship is very strong, can you please protect our two priests? In order not to hurt the self-esteem of the red-haired beauty, Xu Mo carefully gave an arrangement that he thought was foolproof.

Xu Mo was not unaware of Christina's agility, but his first impression of the red-haired beauty was still affected by Hedlam's misleading skills. Of course, Dinah and Serna didn't need Christina's protection, on the contrary, Xu Mo asked them to take care of the eldest lady of the rich English tycoon, and did not want her to be injured in the naval battle. Perhaps by virtue of this, he would have received some help from the rich man of England in the Mediterranean ports.

In normal naval battles, the priest and the ship's doctor have to go down the deck, and with the Vasa's artillery combat ability, the non-combatants in the bilge are almost no danger, which is Xu Mo protecting her in disguise.

"Hmm...... All right! Christina raised her eyebrows, and was about to refuse, but after a roll of her eyes, she agreed, and walked off the bridge with a grin.

The red-haired beauty's idea was simple, if she didn't agree, the admiral would leave her on the bridge with herself, and wouldn't allow her to participate in the broadside battle. It's better to agree first, and when the two priests get out of the bilge, no one will care what she does.

Seeing Christina get out of the cabin again, Xu Mo turned his attention back to the sea. Although the dragon crystal mask on his face is a professional equipment, it cannot be used in the nautical world, and because it is a high-tech state, the characters in the plot cannot be seen, so it can only be used on other reincarnators.

At this time, a small black dot visible to the naked eye had appeared on the left side of the Vaasa, heading towards the Vasa.

"Raise the pirate flag! Tell Tie Lilie to let him come to the bridge! Xu Mo shouted to Barron on the deck.

"Admiral, you call me!" Tie Lilie soon came to Xu Mo's side.

"Well, look at what kind of ship it is, and what kind of armament will it probably have?" Xu Mo pondered for a moment and asked a little embarrassedly.

Tie Lilie glanced at Xu Mo in surprise, a naval admiral who was not familiar with the type of ship, it was the first time he had met him.

"I wasn't originally a navy, I was a noble knight, and then I joined Hedram's Vestelos, and I only served as a stormtrooper captain, so I didn't have a lot of knowledge about ships!" Xu Mo justifiably argued.

"Oh!" Tie Lilie held back a smile, looked through the binoculars, and immediately explained, "This is a two-masted Flemish galleon. This kind of boat has a slender bow and a relatively large stern building, and the oars and sails are used for both purposes, and most of the sails on the boat are spinnakers. ”

"What is the armament of such a ship?" Xu Mo asked curiously.

"The boat is nimble in steering, the spinnaker is higher than the sailer in headwinds, and with the oars on both sides, the escape and pursuit break speed is good." Tie Lilie looked at the sea and said, "This kind of ship is dual-purpose for military and commercial purposes, if it is a merchant ship, they will cancel the artillery deck and add a cargo hold. It could also be converted into an armed merchant ship, capable of carrying about 20 8-pounder guns, and was used by many North Sea pirates. ”

"When will we catch up with it!" Xu Mo felt a wave of excitement in his heart, this was a feeling he had never felt when he was the leader of the stormtrooper team, after all, this was his first naval battle as a commander.

"It's turning, and we should have been spotted. If the wind doesn't change, we'll catch up in about two hours! Tie Lilie pondered for a moment, and then said in the affirmative.

"Well, then, before night falls, we'll be able to end the fight!" A hint of hideousness appeared on Xu Mo's face, "Inform the artillery deck, use solid bullets, the first sailor to hit it with a cannon, and reward twenty gold coins." ”

"Solid bullets? Are we going to sink it? Tie Lilie asked in surprise.

In general, pirate ships in the Age of Sail had two strategies for plundering merchant ships. For rebellious merchant ships, they would choose to sink the ships after the raid, leaving one or two dinghys for the remaining sailors. Merchant ships that do not resist the pirates, they will take the goods and gold coins and let the ships go.

Xu Mo's choice was actually neither, he didn't leave room for the prey on the other side at all. From the very beginning, he shelled with solid shells, showing that Xu Mo did not intend to leave any alive, and he wanted all his people and money, which was something that only the most vicious pirates would do.

"Tie Lilie, I hope you can understand me!" Xu Mo looked at his first mate and sighed, "We are going to enter the Mediterranean Sea alone this time, the task is extremely dangerous, I need to train the young men of the Vasa with actual combat, and I don't want to leak the news in advance, so as to avoid bringing huge hidden dangers to the Vasa before entering the Mediterranean." ”

“…… We can banish them to some uninhabited island! Tie Lilie was silent for a while, but still shook his head in opposition.

Xu Mo smiled bitterly, they were still in the Danish waters, where was there any uninhabited island near here. However, he didn't blame Tie Lilie, even for his own safety, his decision was a bit excessive, after all, this was a way of plundering that even pirates would not choose.

"Let's see, if they don't resist, I'll leave them a few more dinghys." Xu Mo shook his head helplessly, he must pay attention to Tie Lilie's opinion, he needs the wholehearted help of this navigator, instead of being disgruntled and not working hard.

Between the words, the shadow of the ship opposite the Vasa became clearer. However, immediately after, the Flemish sailing ship on the opposite side did something that surprised both Xu Mo and Tie Lilie......