There are a total of six sea ships on Cancer Island, and in order to make it easier for everyone to identify and name them, Donner divided the uses of the six sea ships, and took several names as code names.

Three of the six seagoing ships became purpose-built warships, two were converted into cargo ships, and the last, a smaller pirate ship, was given to the island's fishing team to be used as an offshore fishing vessel.

The two ships that went to sea this time, one was a cargo ship and the other was a warship. The cargo ship was named Haihai No. 1, and the warship was called the Crescent Moon.

The former just took a random codename, but a warship. It is specially named after the Crescent Island, representing its special commemorative significance.

The Sea One was a former pirate ship, and Donner had a few carpenters remodel the entire ship. Damaged areas were reinforced, the sails were completely repaired, and unnecessary structures were removed to increase cargo loading capacity and space in the holds.

There is also the Crescent Moon, which has undergone a more radical makeover as a dedicated warship.

There are no professional shipwrights on Cancer Island, and those carpenters will only make furniture, doors and windows. Fortunately, Donner is well-informed and knows a little bit about hull construction.

At his request, the carpenter improved the sealed cabin of the ship, and further strengthened the key support columns and load-bearing columns in the cabin.

All the sharp corners of the hull are polished and smooth, all movable tables, chairs and other things are fixed, and the ropes are required to be uniformly coiled.

To a large extent, this can prevent the ship from swaying during the voyage, which can cause the crew to fall or be injured accidentally.

In addition to these, it is more important to add artillery.

Originally, according to Donner's idea, the guns were installed inside the cabin, and the sides of the hull were modified to create gun doors.

When an enemy needs to launch. The gunner hides inside the cabin, and when the gun door is opened, it can be fired directly, accidentally traumatizing the enemy ship.

But then I thought about it, there were no experienced professional shipwrights, relying on those carpenters on Cancer Island, and this level of transformation was afraid that the entire hull would be destroyed, so this idea was abandoned.

Therefore, ten eight-pound guns were placed directly on the gun carriage, mounted on both sides of the deck ship, and five guns on one side.

The carpenters reinforced the deck under the gun carriage, and at the same time used sandbags and thatched bags to cushion the huge recoil of the guns and prevent the deck from being shattered by the accumulated firing of the guns.

The guns were placed on the deck, and in order to protect them from the sun and rain, each gun was covered with tarpaulin. And the gunners had to wipe and maintain it with animal oil every day to prevent corrosion.

The ships of both sides did not slow down, and rushed straight towards each other.

Seeing that the sea ships on both sides were getting closer and closer, the old alchemist shouted: "Donner, quick, open the cannon, they have already come." ”

Donner said helplessly: "Okay, old Yuri, you be quiet, don't worry, this battle, see how Captain Hans commands." ”

Jason and Old Yuri followed Donner to watch from the helm, and Hans and Mike had already stepped off the deck, directing the Escort soldiers to get ready.

The maximum firing range of the eight-pound cannon is about 4,500 yards, which is converted into the unit of length commonly used by Cancer Island now, that is, 4,100 meters, which is equivalent to two kilometers.

Ships sailing in the sea generally need to be calculated in the sea, but in this world...... Now there is no way to convert in nautical miles, only roughly in kilometers to determine the distance.

At this time, according to Donner's visual inspection, the three corsair ships were already within range of the artillery.

However, in order to ensure the maximum lethality of the artillery, it is necessary to wait for the pirate ship to enter the effective range of the artillery.

Everyone on the Crescent Moon had their eyes on the three pirate ships, and the people on the pirate ships were equally focused on the Crescent.

"Captain, are we really going to fight them?" asked a thin pirate in a trembling manner to the pirate leader.

Hearing this, the pirate leader's cold gaze swept at the pirate in front of him, and his backhand was a slap in the face, knocking the pirate back again and again into the arms of a pirate behind him.

"Why, are you afraid? Why don't I send you to hell?" the pirate leader's face was very hideous.

"No, Commander, I was wrong. The pirate covered his red and swollen face in horror.

"Rubbish!" the pirate leader glanced at the Crescent Moon.

"Commander, is it too arrogant for the other party to want one ship to meet the three of us!" asked another pirate next to the pirate leader.

Because they saw that on the side of the Liberation Regiment, the Sea No. 1 had slowed down far and gradually stopped, and only the Crescent Warship faced the pirate ship.

The pirate leader was also a little puzzled, what was it that made the other side so arrogant, and he didn't pay any attention to his three sea ships.

"Commander. Suddenly, the standard-bearer above the mast suddenly shouted, and there was some hesitation between words.

"What did you find?" asked the pirate leader, one eye, in a deep voice.

The pirate swallowed his saliva and said nervously: "There is a flag from the opposite side, let's immediately lower our sails, lay down our weapons and surrender on the spot." ”

"What!" the pirate leader suppressed his anger, "Are you sure you're telling us." ”

"Yes...... But apart from us, there are no third-party ships around the sea. The pirate said aggrieved.

"Haha!" the pirate leader laughed angrily, "tell the other two deputy commanders to immediately adjust their direction and surround the ship from three directions, and then I will throw all the people on that ship into the sea to feed the fish." ”

"Yes!"

"What do they say?" asked the flag bearer.

"Report to the Commander!" said the standard-bearer, "they didn't answer, but looking at their flags, they were informing the other two pirate ships to surround us." ”

"They've shifted direction. Hans followed.

"Oh!" Donner looked around, and sure enough, three pirate ships were scattered, ready to surround him from the other two sides.

However, Donner did not say a word, and let Hans take command.

Hans did not hesitate at the moment, and directly ordered: "All ready, the muskets are loaded, the guns are loaded, the left rudder advances, and into their encirclement." ”

"Yes!"

The musketeers and gunners all moved, the helmsman began to turn the rudder, and the sailors on the mast adjusted the sails slightly.

"A squad of musketeers, ready to go. ”

"Second team, ready. ”

......

"A squad of artillery, ready and waiting for launch. ”

"Artillery 2nd team, ready and waiting for launch. ”

The musketeers of the convoy, the gunners, as soon as they were ready, reported to Hans.

On the pirate ship, the pirate commander watched the Crescent Moon enter the encirclement without any scruples, and said with a cruel smile: "Arrogance, looking for death." ”

The Crescent Moon passed through the two pirate ships and faced the pirate leader's ship.

At this time, the Crescent Moon had already begun to enter the encirclement of the three pirate ships, especially the two sea ships on either side of the Crescent, facing directly from the cannon muzzle, at a distance of ...... Only 800 meters.

"Fire!" yelled Hans.