Chapter 15: The Balance of Life and Death
I think of a saying that a tailor who does not want to be a general is not a good cook. I couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence for a while, but I also had an interpretation of it in my heart: use a sober mind to dominate foolish behavior, and wear other people's shoes to go your own way.
I found that the fat second mate belongs to this kind of "cook". It's perfectly fine to let him command the sailors to do some work, or to operate the ship, but if he wants to command his men to charge, he's really not the material.
I don't know what the fat second mate ordered, there were four sailors with AKs, all rushed to the deck of the White Shark, shot at the heavy machine gun of the pirate ship, and shot together.
The four AKs formed a net of fire, which was really effective at first, immediately beating the heavy machine gunner into a hornet's nest, and the blood splattered from the deceased's body also stained the heavy machine gun red on the spot. But the four men didn't even find cover, and continued to shoot.
There were three other pirates waiting next to the heavy machine gun, and when they saw that something was wrong, they immediately lay on their stomachs and hid behind the heavy machine gun rack. They didn't dare to probe, but they worked together to adjust the angle of the heavy machine gun.
Later, one of the pirates reached for the trigger of the heavy machine gun and let it open fire. After suppressing AK's fire, he stood behind the heavy machine gun and fired mercilessly at the four sailors.
The heavy machine gun was not at all of the same level as the AK, and the four sailors were quickly killed.
At this time, Tie Jun and I could use the cannon to attack, and even this was a good time to counterattack, but Tie Jun and I only adjusted the angle of the cannon slightly, and did not rush to fire.
I understand what Tie Jun means, we have to force the fat second mate to make another move and consume his strength.
Soon, two more sailors and two stowaways appeared, together with submachine guns. Like the death squads, they fought with heavy machine guns.
But the heavy machine guns immediately counterattacked and killed them. The four bodies immediately lay in a pool of blood.
Tie Jun's walkie-talkie also sounded, and the voice of the fat second officer almost collapsed came, asking if we could open fire? His "soldiers" are running out.
Tie Jun said, answered and turned off the walkie-talkie, and he decisively pressed the fire button.
A shell whizzed out, hitting the heavy machine gun right on. I saw smoke coming from there with the glow of the fire. The remaining three pirates who acted as machine gunners couldn't have died any more. In particular, a lot of meat and blood foam on their bodies were all splashed around.
We ran out of shells again, this time on the deck of the pirate ship, of course. When I finally looked at it, the deck was disgusting.
We abandoned the bunker and ran out together.
Big Mouth and I don't have any specific follow-up plans, and we all listen to the orders of the Iron Army.
I think the Iron Army meant that they were going to run to the stern of the ship, but on the way we met three pirates who were rushing to the Bunker. They were armed with rifles and met us around the corner.
We were all masked, and they didn't treat us as their own, and they didn't even raise their guns, they just looked at us in a daze.
We didn't say much at all, and we tacitly held our pistols together, and one of them aimed at one and pulled the trigger.
After three gunshots, the three pirates were unjustly killed. Tie Jun looked around, pointed to a cabin, and told us, don't mess around yet, quickly hide.
I echoed Big Mouth. This cabin is very broken and messy, and it is a utility room. We also deliberately went to the innermost part and covered our bodies with the goods.
Actually, to be honest, we became deserters. But sometimes, deserters tend to be popular. We were in no danger and listened to every move outside.
The gunfire rang out again for a while, and then there was the sound of fighting, and it was estimated that the fat second mate attacked with the remaining sailors. These two groups of people are fighting to the death.
I don't have a watch, I don't know the exact time, but I estimate it in my heart. After about a quarter of an hour, it was quite quiet outside.
Tie Jun was the first to chant, "It's over!" I cared about the outcome and asked, "Who wins?" ”
Neither of us saw anything out there, but Tie Jun said with certainty, "That fat man won." "I guess that's the experience, the Iron Army must have noticed something I wasn't aware of.
He told me and Bigmouth to quickly change our clothes and take off our pirate suits, so that we were stowaways again.
We carefully walked out of the utility room, and after walking for a long time, we met a fat second officer's subordinate, he was injured and covered in blood, but he was very energetic, and was carrying a package, and pulling valuable things around.
When he saw us, he was also sensitively startled, and said, "I'm scared to death." ”
I could feel how much the battle had hurt the sailor's heart, but we didn't have time to comfort him, and the Iron Army asked where the commander was.
The water pointed to the route, and said that the fat second mate was in the cabin of the pirate ship. We left him alone and hurried over again.
When we entered the cabin, there was murder going on. I'm not wrong to describe it that way.
The pirate leader was dead, his face was bruised and his neck was strangled. Now there are two opponents attacking the badly wounded Captain One-Eye.
The one-eyed captain lay on the ground with his face down, and the two men put their knees against the one-eyed captain's back, and together they strangled the one-eyed captain.
Based on this, I can be sure that these two people are veterans of murder, otherwise the inexperienced master will not let the victim rush down.
The fat second mate stood aside, ignoring this scene, don't look at him is also bloodstained, but he is looking at a note in his hand with a greedy face.
I remember the fat second mate saying that the one-eyed captain had a secret room. I guess this secret room must be equipped with a very complicated combination lock, the fat second mate just asked the one-eyed captain to ask for this password, and then the captain was completely useless, and was sentenced to death.
The arrival of our two also attracted the attention of the fat second mate. He hurriedly put the note away and looked up at us again.
I caught that for a moment, the fat second mate's eyes leaked with murderous intent. I said in my heart that Tie Jun really didn't guess wrong, this rabbit cub is poisonous, and now he wants to attack us again.
But this killing intent was only fleeting, and then the fat second mate came over enthusiastically and hugged us one by one.
I can pretend, let out a soft sigh when hugging, and then signal to the fat second mate, we are both a little injured.
The fat second mate gave us a thumbs up, and said to us, "I must remember what I promised, and I will do it when I get back to the White Shark, now we still have a tricky job, this ship will not stay for long, find some way to sink it, and let's sack this place before leaving." ”
I suddenly had a thought, and I thought to myself, "Who the hell are the pirates?"
The Iron Army said that the matter of sinking the pirate ship will be handed over to us.
We didn't stay any longer, and the moment we stepped out of the cabin, the one-eyed captain kicked his leg, which showed something, needless to say.
We went straight to the bilge of the pirate ship, where there were several White Shark sailors carrying things, and I found that there was not only food, clothing, and other miscellaneous items, but also guns and ammunition. Among these guns was also a sniper rifle.
We said hello to the sailors and went our separate ways. We found half a box of explosives in the bilge. It's all black powder.
Big Mouth and I didn't really know much about this thing, but Iron Army was very skillful at fiddling with it, and finally we laid out the explosives in a few places in the bilge.
Then Big Mouth and I went to the deck first. We didn't stay long, and after five minutes, we all evacuated by ladder.
The Iron Army communicated with the fat second officer on the walkie-talkie, and I saw the Iron Army rush back to the deck of the pirate ship first, and when it returned to the White Shark, there was a muffled explosion sound from the pirate ship, and its hull immediately became tilted.
The fat second mate gave Tie Jun a thumbs up again, and emphasized, "The four beams and eight pillars with one finger are really geniuses." ”
Bigmouth and I both had an idea, and after we returned to the White Shark, we kept an eye on the movements of the fat second mate, for fear that he would suddenly kill us.
But after Tie Jun came back, the fat second mate didn't do anything abnormal. My hanging heart let go.
We sailed away again, and during this time, I counted that the White Shark was less than half of the crew, and now there were twelve stowaways, including us, and ten crew members, including the fat second mate.
In the evening, we also had a very rich dinner. This time, everyone didn't eat with a plate, but more than a dozen dishes and beer were placed on each table.
The fat second mate became the supreme commander of the White Shark, and before the meal, he told us about the afternoon.
He told everyone that there was an infighting in the pirate ship, which unexpectedly affected us, and that the infighting was related to the one-eyed captain, and we were ordinary sailors who had to resist in order to protect ourselves. So those who can survive now are really lucky.
I scolded in my heart while listening, and said that if he didn't tell the truth, forget it, and said everything so pitifully, it's a pity that he didn't go to be a show.
Of course, the fat second mate's subordinates immediately supported him, and said that they would listen to the fat second mate in the future.
And the faces of these stowaways are not very good-looking, especially the baby face, although he tries his best to restrain himself, he always stares at these crew members unkindly. I was close to him and captured his actions more clearly.
Of course, the fat second mate also had something to offer, and he said to the stowaways, "Don't worry, the White Shark will continue to send you to your destination." And I will reduce the ticket to half price to compensate you once. ”
Most of the stowaways' faces softened a lot, but Babyface snorted softly.
After that, we didn't say much, and drank and ate together. I found wine to be a good thing and set the mood.
After these people have three or five glasses of wine, they all put their worries aside. We all ordered it to the last minute, especially since we usually drink a lot of alcohol, and now we can't get drunk when we drink a little.
After the meal, the fat second mate blushed and divided the work for the stowaways, after all, there are too few crew members now, and in order to ensure safe navigation, they have to let the stowaways act as manpower.
He divided the stowaways into two groups, mainly sailing, coal burning, and other small odd jobs.
In addition, we are well paid, and we are not in these two groups. After this wait, we walked out of the restaurant, but we were in no hurry to go back to the cabin to rest.
We walked around casually for a while, and then walked towards the captain's cabin, I guess the fat second officer is also in the captain's cabin now!