Volume I: The End of the Outlaw 149
Our six ships have already sailed away, let them wait for us on the high seas, they are fast! So we were driving forward as fast as we could.
Standing at the stern of the boat, I kept looking behind me with my binoculars. Although they escaped from the port of Bullarest, I still feared that if their navy played really again, if they really came out to fight us, then I could only consider myself unlucky.
"We're far away, Bill. Don't worry! "Lawrence stood beside me and comforted me.
I closed my binoculars, "I guess so." I've never been so scared as I am today. ”
"Are you still scared?"
"It's a person who is afraid. Why wouldn't I be afraid. ”
"I didn't expect you to have such an honest spirit." Lawrence said. "The money...... Do you know how many there are? ”
"How much does that fat dwarf winter melon tell you?"
"Forty thousand." Lawrence said.
"Now it's less than 40,000." I looked at him, "I threw a box." ”
Lawrence raised an eyebrow. "It's good that everyone is safe."
"How do you know about the ring?" He turned to me and asked.
"What ring?"
"Easten's ring. What kind of membership or something. ”
"Ralph said." I turned my head to look at Ralph, who was standing at the rudder of the boat and learning to steer the boat.
"How could this big guy know about such a thing?"
"He's not a simple coarseman." I looked at Ralph, who was serious about sailing, and laughed knowingly.
"Your eyes actually look a little like you're looking at a sweetheart." Lawrence smiled. "How did he know?"
"Investigate, inquire, ask." I say.
"It's troublesome." He muttered. "So...... How do you know that ring is...... Uh, the seal that the fat man said, uh...... Emblem. That's right, the emblem. ”
"Observe." I patted him on the shoulder. "Be observant."
"Captain! Our ship has been spotted ahead! There was a shout from the mast.
Our ship! Six ships appeared on the surface of the sea ahead. This scene is so reassuring to me!
It's basically a success, at least it's a success and it runs out with people and money. Future...... Hmph, and no matter what the future holds, at least I'm half the battle.
"Hang the Eagle Banner!" I said to Lawrence.
"Two ships were found in the rear!" Before Lawrence could turn around, another shout came from above. I looked up. I didn't see anyone, I only heard shouting from above: "Oh no! Behind! There's a boat coming up behind! ”
This sound made me break out in a cold sweat. Pull out your binoculars and look back!
"Full speed ahead! Full! I turned around and yelled at Ralph.
Ralph then shouted, "Tell below!" Enemy ships appear behind! Burn the wind! Burn the wind! ”
It's a big ship, but the downside is that it's bulky enough, so the damn speed has to slow down! Seeing the two boats behind me slowly approaching, the fire in my heart suddenly rose. I thought it was getting bigger and bigger!
Now it's not bigger and better! We have become lambs to the slaughter, slowly climbing kings!
"Everybody's in place! Load all your guns! "I feel like that's all I can do now!
"Ralph! Can we hurry up? "I'm dying in a hurry.
"It's the maximum speed now!" He glanced at me.
"Now it's a problem!" I shouted to the first mate. "How far away is the ship?"
The first mate looked at it and said, "Less than ten nautical miles." ”
"How long will it take for them to catch up with us!"
"An hour or so." The first mate lowered the binoculars. "No...... The boats in the back were much smaller than ours, and they were faster than us. I think it will take about 40 minutes. He reversed his words.
I looked ahead, and I saw the narrow strait in front of me! My mind instantly remembered what it would be like when we were caught in those two boats.
"Forty minutes, we're just in that narrow strait." I gritted my teeth and said, "What's going on on the ship in front of us?" ”
"It doesn't seem to be!" The first mate said, holding up the binoculars.
"Can we catch up with the ship ahead?"
"It's hard to say! If they find out about us...... And willing to help! The first mate's tone was full of suspicion.
"What do you mean?"
"There are four ships ahead, but the ships of the Kurtilas! My Lord! The first mate said calmly, "What are the chances that they will open fire on their own countrymen?" ”
This sentence makes my heart half cold!
The crew on the top of the mast kept waving the flag, and I held up the binoculars to see that the ship in front was still too far away from us. I can't see what's going on on the boat ahead, but I hope we need help if we find out from the front!
Seeing the ship behind us getting closer and closer, the ship in front didn't seem to stop to help us.
This feeling worries me, and the torment of seeing myself in a dead state is like in a dream, and it makes people anxious, frightened, and hopeless.
"Three nautical miles or so!" The first mate said.
"All personnel! Man your posts! The boat behind will catch up immediately! Individual gunners ready! I shouted.
"The ship ahead has slowed down! The ship in front responded! Shouting from above.
The news shook my spirits, and the ship in front of me really slowed down. It is extremely difficult to turn around after entering the strait, and it is even more difficult for a ship like ours.
"The boat ahead gave way to us!" The first mate shouted excitedly.
It is also dangerous for two ships to travel side by side in this not wide water. But I'm worried now about whether we'll be able to stay ahead of the enemy ships behind us before we sail into the strait!
No...... Should......
I turned to look at the boat catching up behind me, "Can you knock them over?" I said to the first mate.
The first mate stretched out his binoculars and stared at the boat behind him for a while, "There is a boat with ramming angles!" Not a single boat! But...... It's dangerous! ”
"You're here to sail! Full sail into the Channel! If they dare to catch up! Just sink them! "I raised my voice.
"Can our guns hit them?" Lawrence said.
His words reminded me. "Is there any kerose? Kerosene! I shouted to the first mate.
"There are two barrels!" The tone of the first mate's reply was full of regret.
"Isn't there a cannon in the stern?" I then asked.
"Nope!" The first mate's reply made me jump to my feet in a hurry.
Soon! Soon! Immediately into the strait! "Steady!" I screamed! The first mate jerked the rudder, and our giant ship clumsily tweaked its direction.
I could see clearly that the boat that was catching up behind had a long, long ramming angle in the bow on the right side. If I get hit by it, I can't imagine what will happen next!
The first mate's thick arms played their best role at this time, and he was constantly adjusting the direction of the bow, and now my heart was beating violently. Our boat should be as parallel to the boat on the right as possible, and try to minimize the angle between it and it.
The bow of the ship on the right has already caught up with our ass! I couldn't help but pull out the bow and arrow hanging behind me.
"Ahh A loud roar came out of the first mate's throat. He slammed the rudder and our ship shook slightly.
I clenched my teeth at the moment, I couldn't shout! No need to shout! There is no need to command, especially not to command the operation of the first officer! I just stared at the boat next to me slowly, little by little.
If two ships are in parallel...... I can imagine what will happen immediately! Just after this thought, "Boom! "A bang!
No...... Not a bang! It's a string!
The boat on the left opened fire! I was just looking at the boat with ramming angles on the right, and the boat on the left told me to ignore it!
The ship on the opposite side was not as big as us, and even less tall than us, but this platoon of guns still tossed our ship to a stumbling block. The boat shook violently.
"Captain! Fight back! "Somebody ran over.
"Fire!" I shouted.
We're still down! But when we opened fire, the boat on the left suddenly slowed down! I watched as they grazed past us and fell behind.
But at last our ship let out the roar that it should have been sent out earlier! Left artillery salvo! But the sound of this cannon is obviously inferior to that of the other side, as if our cannon has been unloaded with most of its strength.
The reality is that this row of salvos is basically empty!
"Damn it!" Lawrence yelled.
Not long after our artillery was fired, the boat on the left caught up again!
"The left is catching up!" I shouted.
The first mate slammed the rudder and saw our ship lean to the left!
"Bump him!" I yelled at Lawrence through the fence!
The stern of our boat was attached to the bow of the boat on the left. Just listen to "Quack! "There was a sound of wooden planks breaking!
The boat on the left was squeezed by us, and the two of us were pressed close together. Their ship was smaller than ours after all, and ours was far superior to theirs in size and displacement, and the ship was a little disoriented when we were squeezed out.
Suddenly I felt the boat swing to the right again, and the stern squeezed the bow of the boat on the left to the other side.
But at this time, the long ramming angle of the boat on the right scraped our hull! The sound of the two boats scraping made me shudder!
The first mate is trying to adjust the direction, and I see all this! But now I can't do anything! Nothing can help!
Finally we were caught between the two boats!
Suddenly, a huge shadow slammed down! When I felt a sudden dimming in front of my eyes, I suddenly looked up! Strait!
Now sail into the narrowest strait!
"Squeeze the boat on the right!" I couldn't help but shout.
The rudder is flying! Our ships are not fast enough to beat them, but we have a lot of tonnage!
The ship tilted to the right, and the huge hull pressed to the right. The boat on the right had not completely overtaken us before we were forced to resist it with our waist and buttocks.
Once crowded, the rear boat either overtakes or slows down to the rear. And now there is another situation, the first mate is just like I thought, he wants to squeeze the right side of the boat into the towering cliffs and the bare reef on the sea!
The driver on the right still seems to have a bit of a brain! They decisively slowed down! And in order to make them completely dead, I screamed! "Fire on the right!"
A few seconds later, there was a deafening explosion from the right side of our ship's guns. None of the shells that flew out hit the right boat. However, the iron bullet that quickly rushed out of the barrel of the cannon shot directly into the cliff wall on the right. A large number of gravel rocks have fallen on the cliff face.
Come in!
We're in the Channel!
Hang on! Come on! I remember it shouldn't be far before we're on the high seas!
The boat on the right was squeezed by us, and it fell straight downwind. And the boat on the left wanted to provoke, but it slowed down!
It was only when I gloated that I had escaped again that I realized the large number of reefs in front of us!
The first officer's driving skills were once again on full display. My heart jumped as we glided past the rocks that were out of the water!
Our boat struggled across the reef!
We survived!