Suddenly, "Iron William" looked up at the sky.

The sky, which was already a little gloomy today, is now being filled with wisps of clouds, gradually pressing down towards the sea, and the sky is getting darker and darker.

At the same time, several black lightning-like pintail swifts flashed away from the pirate ship as if they were grazing the bottom of the clouds.

"It's going to rain, but it shouldn't rain too much, lower the sails and anchor, pay attention to the scouting, and we'll wait here."

It was originally for the sake of acting, and there was no need to go around in circles with the Navy anymore. ”

"Yes, captain!" the stout young man commanded, and in a moment he heard the sound of the pirates pulling the rigging on the ship.

Soon the Twintail, which was traveling alongside the Iron Bone, also received the flag signal, and the pirates who controlled the merchant ships on it did the same.

At this time, they could not have imagined.

His every move had already fallen into someone's eyes, and the planned naval warship had come so quickly!

Bell Bell Bell –

Alarm bells are ringing.

"Your Excellency, Captain, you've found your target!"

The lookout on the mast put away the brass binoculars, slipped off the mast like a monkey, and ran to Aven's side to report.

Aven, who was "closing his eyes and recuperating", opened his eyes, and in fact, the seabirds had already transmitted the information of the opposing ship back.

Although a lookout with good vision on a clear sea can see dozens of kilometers away, it can only see, and the details cannot be distinguished at all.

With the improvement of their own capabilities, the detection range of seabirds has expanded more and more, and a three-dimensional reconnaissance network has been built.

His "Conch" set off from the sea area where the "Twin-tailed Fish" had an accident, and it was not luck that he was able to catch up with this pirate ship in only one day without the "black hand" providing information.

However, these words could not be said to the crew for the time being, and Evan nodded and encouraged the lookout, "Good job!"

With a shake of the big on his body, Ai Wen stepped up to the command seat and issued a loud order:

"First level combat readiness! Cut to the upper hand, open the muzzle, and let's give the pirate a plate of hot appetizers to taste!"

There are advantages and disadvantages to seizing the upwind direction or downwind direction in naval warfare.

At least for the "Conch", there is only one gun deck, and there is no need to worry about not being able to open the lower gun ports because of water ingress, and the gun range is longer when the upper hand is upwind, and the advantage is greater!

Boom.. Boom.. Boom..

The left side of the boat was opened.

The sailors dragged the shipboard guns, weighing 5,000 pounds, loaded with gunpowder and solid iron shells, and then pushed them out of the firing ports and prepared to fire.

The "Conch" slowly adjusted its combat posture and aimed its side at the distant sea, and the pirate ship that had also been re-launched on the sea surface was also spotted.

Ai Wen looked at the dark clouds in the sky and the raindrops that had gradually dropped, and let go of his hand from the "Misty Silver Lamp", the secret treasure of the ocean in his arms, it was too unreasonable for white fog to appear in heavy rain.

His task is very simple, he can recapture the "Twinfish", there is no need to fight the pirates according to the viscount's vision. After all, as long as the physical evidence is lost and the official direct stolen goods are not captured, the viscount's crisis will be resolved.

After today, who will believe what pirates say?

What's more, there is a very interesting guy on the mission goal this time.

In the last information sent back by the "Twintail" before, there was no information on the specific identity of the pirate ship, and Aven originally only had the idea of training soldiers.

Now that I saw the pirate ship with my own eyes, I realized that it would be such a famous guy who hijacked the "Twintails"!

"'Iron Bone' William?"

There was no cover on the sea, especially when Ai Wen did not use the "Misty Silver Lamp" to evoke the fog, and the "Iron Bone" had already discovered the menacing naval warship that showed a breach!

"Captain, are we going to open fire?"

It was difficult to sneak up on the sea, and before the two sides could enter the range of the artillery, the stout young man standing behind Captain William asked softly.

"The price of that fat pig in Westcoll City is not enough for us to sell his life, just throw the 'Twintail' to the Navy, our mission has been completed.

But this warship is a little different from what it was supposed to be, isn't it coming a little too fast?"

Saying that it would be carried out according to the plan, William, with his years of experience as a pirate, keenly sensed that something was not quite right.

The complete plan should be that their side captures the "Twintail" carrying contraband and all the crew members on it. Then he "accidentally" encountered the Imperial Navy patrolling here, leaving the "Twintail" for the Navy to "seize the stolen goods".

If the plan goes well, you don't even have to meet the navy at all.

The fat pig achieved his goal, and he was able to pick up his first mate who was accidentally captured when he went ashore to replenish supplies some time ago, and then left the east coast of the Black Sea, which was about to turn into a whirlpool, as fast as possible!

But now it seems that there is obviously something unexpected that I don't understand.

Although the "Iron Bone" has been wandering in the established sea area to facilitate the subsequent navy to find it, it will take time.

The Imperial Navy is not privately owned.

The fat pig found a connection, and then the navy sent a plurality of cruisers with enough weight not to favor Viscount Andrea, and the scheduled time in their plan should be postponed for at least a day or two.

Now the warship that appeared in front of him alone and the fat pig said that the plan was obviously a little different!

"Call back all the brothers of the Twinfish, you withdraw first, and I'll go say hello to our naval friends.

It doesn't mean anything at all, doesn't it seem that our 'Iron Bone' is too weak?"

Since it was different from the planned balance of forces between the navy and his own, although William was still not prepared to fight the navy, he was a master of art and bold, and felt that it was not a problem to test this strange warship a little.

So in the eyes of the officers and men of the "Conch", they saw such a bizarre scene, and in the face of their constant approach, the pirate side was not only prepared to engage in battle. Instead, he directly abandoned the merchant ship "Twintails" and quickly gathered on the pirate ship, raised the sails and "fled from the wind" from a very long distance?

"Are all the pirates so empathetic now?" The officers and men looked at each other, although the credit for "retrieving" the merchant ships had been picked up in their hands, but they really couldn't understand which of the pirates were singing.

Only Ai Wenming, who knows the inside story, confesses that this is the pirates who have finished their roles and are ready to leave.

If, according to the script, the cruiser of the Kingdom Navy should have sent someone to inspect the ship, and the crew witnessed the "contraband" on the ship, and with the testimony of everyone, they could firmly put the hat of violating the law and discipline on the head of Viscount Andrea.

This critical moment was enough for the old viscount to lose his seat in Wake County because of the scandal, and even to peel off his skin.

"But I'm going to disappoint you!"

To be cautious, Evan confirmed that the "Iron Bone" pirate ship had indeed gone far away, and it would take at least half an hour to come back and attack him, before he ordered:

"Lean in a bit, keep your distance, put down the dinghy and send a few people up to see if the pirates have left any traps. ”

While allowing the sailors to operate normally, the seabirds had already entered the internal reconnaissance of the "Twin-tailed Fish" first.

He was very curious about the "contraband" that the viscount said he was secretive about.

Soon, several petite pintail swifts had already transmitted the images they saw to the bottom of Aven's heart.

In the cabin, although it was wrapped in black coarse flannel, the stupid black appearance made Ewen recognize what it was at a glance.

"It's... It's a bit too big, right?!"

It turned out to be a total of twenty shipborne guns with other supporting parts removed!

Several of them have been stripped of their flannel, for fear that others will not be able to see them, exposing the cast-iron artillery directly.

Of course, it couldn't be a newly minted kingdom ordnance, and the viscount couldn't have the guts. Looking at the wear and tear and the markings on it, it should be a second-hand item that belonged to the navy of the Kingdom of Thessaly.

Presumably, it was ready to remove the markings and repair them, and then transport them to a dockyard where they were hiding to be remodeled for armed merchant ships, or simply to resell them.

However, in any case, even the obsolete ordnance is much better than the privately minted artillery.

In this era of great navigation, scholars once measured the naval strength of a country by the number of artillery pieces it had. Whoever has more artillery will have more firepower, and whoever will have a stronger navy!

No one would dislike the large number of their artillery, let alone high-quality ordnance?

Even if it is not resold by the domestic military, it is already a proper contraband, and this is a big deal that only a few powerful nobles can afford!

With the status of Viscount Andrea, he dared to meddle in this kind of business, even if he had a knighthood to protect his body, it would be enough to eat prison in the end.

No wonder the old fox was afraid of this!

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