Two sailing ships sailed in the sea, and the sailors in the lookout bucket at the top of the mast kept waving flags to convey messages from both sides.

This was the era of sailing, there was no radio or anything, two or more sailing ships sailed in the sea, and if they wanted to maintain a consistent goal, they had to rely on the flag to transmit the signal.

There are many kinds of flags needed for the flag language, which are extremely complicated, and the flag language cannot be understood by non-experienced sailors at all.

One of the two ships was Theodore's merchant ship, and the ship was full of porcelain, so the waterline was a bit deep, and the navigation was relatively slow, while the ship of Crescent Island had to slow down and wait.

According to the geographical location, Cancer Island is sandwiched between Crescent Island and Manhill Harbor, and Theodore can just pass by when he returns to Manhill Harbor.

Therefore, this attack on Cancer Island, Theodore also filled it with porcelain, and after that, he could not return to Crescent Island, and continue north back to Manhill Harbor.

In this operation, Donner not only brought Jason and Blair to assist, but also the armed forces of Crescent Island were all dispatched, and Theodore brought back thirty or forty young slaves on the sea ship.

The sixty or so pirates who surrendered were divided into two ships and operated the sailing ships under the watchful eye of sailors hired by Theodore and Matthew.

Standing on the helm of the Liberation, Theodore pointed to a yellow sign on the blood-red flag fluttering on the bow of the ship, and asked, "Is that badge on the flag a scythe and a hammer crossed?"

Donner stifled a smile and corrected solemnly: "No, it's the scimitar and the pickaxe crossed, which means that the liberation group is united by slaves and pirates." ”

Speaking of which, Donner also found it interesting, the Seawolf Pirate Regiment was changed to the Liberation Regiment, and the original pirate flag was suitable for use, after all, the flag represents the symbol of the team, so the logo must be replaced.

When Hans and the others discussed the style of the flag with Donner, he didn't think much about it at the time, and said that since Crescent Island was now a combination of miners and pirates, the pickaxe and scimitar would be used to represent both sides, and the two weapons crossed to symbolize eternal unity.

The proposal was unanimously approved, and the women made flags and hoisted them on the bow of the boat. But now it seems that it feels more and more like the emblem of our party, to which Donner once solemnly swore an oath.

Theodore nodded: "It's kind of like a bow and arrow." ”

Donner turned his head away and held back a smile, this is really unintentional, this sign seems to him...... Well, very good.

"By the way, Captain Donner, is that your new weapon that can make loud noises?" Theodore pointed to the arquebus that Mike and the others were carrying, "Can you show me?"

"Yes. Donner greeted the team and handed the arquebus to Theodore: "Sir Sir, you are my friend, of course you can watch it." ”

Theodore took the arquebus, looked at the strange weapon, and frowned, "Commander Donner, how should I use this?"

Donner smiled, "Come, Lord Sir, I'll teach you." ”

Donner took the musket and taught Theodore how to reload gunpowder step by step.

Theodore took the loaded arquebus suspiciously, and said, "Is this okay?"

Donner nodded, pointed to the sea, and said, "Pull the trigger and fire." ”

Theodore pulled the trigger suspiciously, and the arquebus fell, with an explosion, and the flickering fire frightened the Jazz Master to throw away the arquebus, and the whole person almost did not plant the helm.

Donner grabbed Theodore, he wiped a cold sweat, and said tremblingly, "My lord, this weapon ...... How's the power!"

"It's like a bow and arrow!"

Theodore was a little disappointed, and said, "That captain, why use such a cumbersome weapon? ”

Donner smiled and didn't explain why muskets could replace bows and arrows, and make bows and crossbows disappear from the stage of history, naturally for a reason.

Although bows and arrows are simpler to use than arquebuses, it is extremely difficult to train a qualified archer.

Training an archer is not only time-consuming, but also requires a lot of arm strength and physical strength from the user, and the time and cost of making a good bow is not under the musket.

On the contrary, the arquebus is different, just catch a random person, and with a little training, you will be a qualified musketeer.

Although the arquebus is the biggest drawback of rain and dampness and cumbersome loading, it has an overwhelming advantage over bows and arrows in terms of range, accuracy, power, cost and training speed.

This is just arquebus, and when the industry reaches a certain level, flintlock pistols and rifled guns are made, and bows and arrows can be exploded at will.

"How long will it take us to get to Cancer!" Donald replied, and Theodore lost much interest in arquebuses.

"About four days!" said Donner. According to the pirates' confessions, it was a five- to six-day voyage from Cancer Island to Crescent Island.

Theodore nodded, and the conversation moved to Cancer.

The two ships kept in close contact and made their way through the rough sea, during which a heavy rain washed the deck clean.

On the morning of the fifth day, Cancer Island finally came into view.

Donner waited in the helm tower, watching Cancer Island slowly grow larger in his eyes, and couldn't help but sigh: "Not to mention accommodating five or six thousand people, even if it lives tens of thousands of people, it won't be a problem!"

As the name suggests, Cancer Island is like a crab floating on the surface of the sea, and the entire island is extremely large, and it is estimated that it is at least 50 square kilometers or more.

On both sides of the north and south shores of the island, there are some chain-shaped islands and reefs that are exposed to the water, like the limbs and feet of giant crabs, and there is a natural deep-water harbor in front of them, which is surrounded by crab claw-like horns extended from both sides.

There are two large sea boats moored in the bay of the island, and some small fishing boats are fishing in the bay of the island.

After the two sea-going boats on Crescent Island came to the bay not far away, the small fishing boat may have spotted a sea-going boat that was not Cancer Island, and immediately rowed towards the shore, and the people on board rushed to the island, even abandoning the fish they caught.

Soon, many pirates rushed out of the island, and they came to the dock, and Mari quickly climbed onto the sailboat, pulled the iron anchor out of the water, and a dozen figures climbed onto the cable and raised the sail to the mast.

It seems that the people of Cancer Island want to meet the two Downer sailing ships on the sea.

Downer commanded the two sailing ships to sail slowly towards the bay of Cancer Island in an orderly manner, and by the way, asked the sailors on board to check their weapons and prepare to start the engagement.

The two ships were getting closer and closer, and suddenly a pirate from the Blood Shark Pirate Regiment said to Donner, "Commander, I have a request, can you let me go and persuade Captain Brett to surrender?"

A strange smile tugged at the corner of Donner's mouth as he asked, "Can you convince them to surrender?"

The pirate lowered his head: "I don't know, but I want to try." ”

Donner closed his eyes and thought for a moment before he spoke slowly, without asking anything, "Yes!" Mike, put down a small boat and let him pass. ”

It doesn't matter what the pirate thinks, whether he really wants to persuade him to surrender, or if he escapes back to Cancer Island with the intention of persuasion.

It's just a pirate, and it doesn't affect the overall situation. Maybe he can also use the gunpowder weapons on his side and the annihilation battle on Crescent Island, so that the pirates can bring the news back, causing huge psychological pressure on Captain Bright.

Anyway, Cancer Island is bound for him today. It's a shame that such a large island is controlled by a group of pirates.