The gray clouds were so low that they seemed to be overhead, and they could be felt when they stood up and raised their arms.

The waves on the surface of the sea are undulating, and the deep blue water rises and falls, forming waves as high as a hill, and between the ups and downs, countless white foam waves are stirred.

The sea breeze was cold and bitter, blowing across the sea with a whistling sound like the cry of the sailors' legendary venomous banshee.

This kind of rough sea condition is not suitable for ships to sail at all, and ordinary transport ships can capsize in the waves if they are not careful.

And once in the water, people can only struggle in the icy sea for dozens of minutes, and then it is a dead end.

Despite the harsh conditions, in the inky sea, in the midst of the bumpy waves, a flag hoisted from the top of the mast was hunting and dancing.

The Black Flag Chapter 1158 The First Close Contact (Asking for a Monthly Pass) The banner is painted with a hideous white skull with the word "Victory" written underneath, indicating that this is a pirate ship that is doing business without a profit.

The sharp bow of the ship ploughed the waves, smashing the waves that rushed up, stirring up a large spray.

From the waterline upwards is the four-story hull of the ship, towering like a mountain, reaching into the sky, as if it had been inserted into the dark clouds.

The ropes on the mast are dense like spider webs.

The white sails on the ship were halfway down, but the wind and waves made it difficult to maneuver, and the brave sailors had to lie on the ropes and adjust the sails according to the captain's orders.

From afar, they look like ants crawling on white sugar cubes, tiny and busy.

The waves roared and pounded against the huge hull, swaying the ship from side to side as if to tear it apart, but the waves seemed to crash against the reef. It turned into countless flakes.

But the ship still stood stubbornly above the sea.

At the bumpy bow of the ship, an old man with a gray face and a beard spread his feet and stood there as motionless as if it were cast in iron.

I saw that his first intimate contact in Chapter 1158 (asking for a monthly ticket) had a big square face, and his eyes were not big, but they were bright. The bronzed skin is as hard as the bark of a tree.

At a glance, this is an old sailor who has begged for a life on the sea.

He was wrapped in a dark blue navy woolen coat and wore a plain white hat with a large brim on his head. The golden skull badge in the center of the hat shimmers.

He also had a cigar in his mouth. The flame of the cigarette butt is sometimes bright and dark. It's very pleasant.

If he got closer, he would have noticed, though his eyes were fixed on the dark clouds in the sky.

"Captain~!" a young man dressed in the same way as the old seaman came behind him, and the logo on his collar showed that he was the first mate of the crew after the captain.

The captain let out a puff of smoke and said without looking back, "Jack." Where have we been?"

First mate Jack said softly, "We've walked about two-thirds of the way. ”

The captain frowned, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Wasn't it all quite accurate before?"

Jack smiled bitterly, and then explained to him: "Today, because of the cloudy day, our sextant can't be accurately positioned, so we can only estimate it slightly. ”

The captain grunted in disappointment, but there was a smug feeling in his heart.

As an old captain. And he was a stubborn old captain, who didn't know anything about the mess of new things he was doing, and he didn't want to know about them, to be precise.

However, he had to admit that the instruments now equipped on the ship were indeed magical: just check the time on the watch, and then hold the instrument to the sun. With a little measurement, you can accurately estimate the position of the ship on the sea - it is really easy to use.

There they are. No matter how far a ship sails on the seas, it will never lose its way. Arrive at your destination accurately.

When he first saw it, he suddenly found that all the seafaring knowledge and decades of experience he had learned seemed to be outdated, and he even felt a little sad.

But then I found out, what if those things are good?

There are weaknesses too~!

When it's windy and rainy, it doesn't work.

How's it going?

In the end, you have to rely on the old captain's rich experience to deal with it?

Although the captain was proud in his heart, he didn't show his face on the surface, just said a faint "um", and said, "The itinerary is a little behind, but it doesn't matter." After all, the weather is bad. ”

The first mate agreed, then tightened his collar and wrapped himself more tightly: It's really cold this weather~!

He cursed in his heart, then looked up at the gloomy sky, and said with some concern, "Will there be a storm?"

The captain glanced up casually, and then said calmly: "Look at the direction of the wind, in the evening, the dark clouds will dissipate, and it will be a sunny day at night." ”

The first mate nodded, in judging the direction of the wind and the celestial phenomena, he, a professional officer with a professional background, was too far less experienced than the captain who had been on the sea for fifty years.

First mate Jack thought for a moment and said, "Captain, since the weather will improve, you better go back to the cabin." This is the Sea of Death~!"

The Sea of Death, the vast ocean between the human continent and the Semitic continent.

The central part of the sea is characterized by high waves and rough seas, rough sea conditions, and occasional major storms, which have always been regarded as a forbidden place that is impossible to navigate.

If you want to get from the human continent to Semitic by sea, you can only choose to take a roundabout route around the waters of the Sea of Death.

For example, starting from the human port, you need to go around a large arc to the Semitic Caribbean port, the road is long, it takes longer, and there are naval guards at both ends of the route.

Therefore, directly passing through the Sea of Death has become an unknown safe route, which can avoid the monitoring of the human continent and the Semitic continent.

Provided, of course, that it does not sink in the storm of the Sea of Death.

No one dares to venture into this dangerous and violent sea unless they know the secrets of the weather and currents, or have a sturdy ship like the big ship in front of them.

As a result, it has become a sea that even the most outlaw pirates will fear.

The first mate glanced at the empty sea and said affirmatively: "Except for us, no one else here will dare to set foot here." ”

The captain took a deep breath and inhaled the mellow smoke of the cigar and the cold sea breeze into his lungs at the same time.

The familiar smell made the captain sigh comfortably, and said, "Before sailing, the news came from the head office. The opposite side is not very peaceful now, and there may be abnormal situations. ”

He paused for a moment, and then shouted loudly: "Brothers, put the trick on the spot~!"

Years of life at sea have honed the unique loud voice of seafarers. Although the wind was high and the waves were blowing, the roar of his voice clearly reached the ears of everyone on the deck.

"Drink~!" the sailors around raised their fists in the air. Say yes in unison.

With the sea breeze blowing relentlessly. The dark clouds in the sky were getting fainter and fainter, and the sunlight shone down through the cracks in the dark clouds, forming beautiful pillars of light.

Just as the crew of the ship breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly from the lookout post at the top of the mast, a surprised cry came: "There is a ship ahead." Two o'clock direction~!"

The captain was about to return to the cabin, when he heard the sound, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and quickly pulled out his telescope to look at the sea, and the sharp eyesight of the seafarers scanned the sea, and soon found an abnormal black spot in the horizon.

First mate Jack was stunned for a moment. Surprised, he said, "There is actually a boat here, whose person could it be?"

The captain glanced at him and said calmly, "Coming from the other side, of course it's not our people." ”

"Semitic~!" First Officer Jack cried out in shock, "Hell, why are they here? They found us? Do you want to hide for a while?"

The captain shook his head and said, "Since we found them, they must have discovered us too." It's too late to hide now. I can't figure out why they dared to go into the Sea of Death.

Still, it doesn't matter. Herald~!"

The captain's majestic voice shouted, "Prepare for battle, since that guy has spotted us, we can't let it run." ”

The ship's alarm bell sounded quickly, and the sailors rushed out of the cabin and rushed to their posts.

The portholes on the side of the ship opened one after another, and with the loud trumpets of the sailors, the jet-black barrels protruded from the portholes, and the silent muzzles pointed straight to the sky.

"Number one is in place. ”

"Number two is in place...... Very good," the captain nodded with satisfaction, and stood at the bow of the ship and issued the order: "Full sails, right rudder two." ”

The massive battleship flexibly turned its bow, its sails carried the sea breeze, and rushed towards the unknown sea ship on the horizon at the fastest speed.

The other party soon discovered this large and amazing ship, and was equally surprised that there were still people in this area.

But after a moment of froze, the ship may find itself no match for the other side, ready to turn around and follow the direction of the wind to escape.

But everyone on the battleship was surprised to see that the other side turned around unexpectedly slowly, as sluggish as a turtle on the beach.

The first mate asked suspiciously, "What's going on with that ship?"

The captain sneered and said slowly: "The Sea of Death is not so easy to enter, and the other party's ship should have been damaged in the storm." ”

The two sides engaged in a chase battle on the infinite open ocean, and as the distance got closer, the sailors on the battleship could already see that the other side was a large ship with three masts and three decks, and the hull was wide, this type of ship was safer, but it was also slower.

The other party also found that he could not avoid the big boat chasing behind him in the speed competition, and sooner or later he would be caught up.

In the end, I made a decision and was ready to take advantage of this rare good weather to fight hard.

The battleship slowly pursued within the range of his own guns, and the captain of the opposing side was obviously also an expert, constantly turning and turning, trying to lure the big ship behind him to turn and gain a strong upper hand over himself.

But this was in the captain's arms, and he turned to the command and acted as if he had been fooled, watching coldly as the other party slowly appeared on his left side.

At this time, both sides could already see the crowd moving on each other's battleships.

The upper deck of the Semitic warship on the opposite side was densely lined with armed sailors, tools such as grappling hooks and slings had already been prepared, and two crossbows in the bow and stern were also aimed at the battleship.

Apparently the other side is preparing for a broadside battle.

First mate Jack put down his glasses and asked: "It's a standard large battleship of the Semitic navy, it should have one hundred and eighty people on board, and the other party has entered the firing range, is it open fire?"

The captain waved his hand and said, "Put it in." Aim for a salvo to knock them out. ”

The battleship tilted its head slightly and leaned towards the Semitic naval battleship, and the other party also thought that the battleship was ready to take overboard, shouting slogans to boost morale, just waiting for a big fight.

Suddenly, an iron-tipped arrow of a ballista shot from the opponent's battleship, slashed through a high arc, and finally landed dozens of meters away from the battleship.

The captain raised his arm and swung it down vigorously. shouted: "Fire~!"

"Fire~!" the command was conveyed loudly.

After hearing the command. The gunner in the first position lit the fuse on the gun, and after five seconds of burning, there was a loud "boom", and a dazzling flame protruded from the muzzle of the gun, spewing out a large amount of smoke. The gun carriage jerked back along the track on the floor.

The cannonball flew across the sea at a speed invisible to the naked eye, smashed the ship's plank, rushed into the hull and exploded at a distance, the flames erupted from the large hole that the shell had smashed, and flew into the sky at the same time with the plank and the human body, throwing it in all directions. The battleship was immediately blown off.

A second shell exploded in the same position. Three decks were blown through, revealing a large hole through the hull.

This was followed by a third, a fourth......

The "booming" artillery fire resounded like thunder on the sea.

The flames of death that erupted from the battleship were as terrifying as the dragon's breath of a fiery dragon, and in just two minutes, dozens of shells accurately hit the Semitic battleship. Destroy the entire hull of the battleship, leaving only a broken skeleton.

Broken masts and sails fell on the sea. The neighborhood is sprinkled with shards of wood and all sorts of unknown things.

The last remaining remnants of the Semitic ship disintegrated, broke in two in the middle, plunged into the icy waters, and vanished after a few bubbles in the waves.

The smoke of the artillery fire was blown away by the strong wind, and the sea surface turned from the violent scene to dead silence in an instant.

It turned out that the location of the Semitic warship was only covered with debris covering the entire surface of the sea.

The captain looked at his results with satisfaction, took a copper pipe from the pocket of his coat, poured out the cigar inside, and put it in his mouth.

First mate Jack graciously pulled out the Eagle Group's limited-edition windproof lighter and lit a cigar for the captain.

Taking a deep breath of his victory cigar, the captain said to himself: I really don't know which lucky bastard invented such a thing as a cigar, it is as wonderful as a young girl of ten **.

Then he waved his hand and said, "Left rudder four, lower the sail, search for survivors." ”

The massive battleship plowed through the waves and sailed into the debris, corpses of various shapes floating on the surface of the sea, and the lucky survivors were lying on the planks with their limbs, their faces blue from the freezing water.

The battleship lowered the dinghy, and the sailors searched the messy sea for the living.

The ** who survived overcame the fear of the enemy, and the survivors jumped up and beckoned, shouting for help in their loudest voice.

The captain clasped his hands to his chest and looked at the enemy huddled on the deck in front of him. Because of the cold and fear, they huddled tightly together and looked at the sailor opposite in horror.

"Twenty-four prisoners in all," the first mate Jack reported to the captain with a straight face, and sighed, "They can survive that kind of artillery fire, they are really shit luck." ”

The captain carefully looked at the captured Semitic naval soldiers, all of whom were dressed in sun-soaked bronzed skin, and their palms were rough and broad, showing that they were all old sailors who had been floating on the sea for many years.

"Who is your commander?" asked the captain.

One of the Semitic sailors said in a trembling voice, "He's dead, and his whole body is broken." ”

The captain pursed his lips and said, "Who is the highest-ranking among you now?"

The man looked back at his companion and replied helplessly, "It should be me, I am the captain of the sailors on the ship." ”

"Your number. The captain said coldly.

"The Fourth Naval Fleet of the Spirit Fleet, the Snowwind, number twelve. ”

"What are you doing?"

The Semitic sailors hesitated, and the sailors behind the captain slammed the long knives in their hands on the deck, and the Semitic sailors trembled in fright and said hurriedly: "Reconnoiter the Sea of Death and open a channel for the large army." ”

The captain's eyes suddenly lit up, and he muttered, "Is it a ......way to open up a channel for the large army?" When will your army sail?"

The Semitic sailor shook his head and said, "I don't know about this,"

Then he said with a sad face: "We are unlucky people who were drawn by drawing life and death lots, just cannon fodder for the big people above." ”

The captain tightened his cigar and paced back and forth on the deck with his hands behind his back and a solemn face, and the others held their breath and did not even dare to breathe.

After thinking nervously for a while, the captain suddenly stood still, and said with a firm expression: "The mission is terminated, return to the sea~!"

First mate Jack said hurriedly: "However, we only have a third of the trip left. ”

The captain shook his head and said, "The enemy will not send only one ship in to explore the shipping lane, and the possibility of further exposure is too great. And it's a matter of importance, and you have to let your boss know about it right away.

Jack, they've got you covered. ”

"Yes~!" the first mate raised his hand and saluted, turned to look at the captives and said, "You have been captured by the security forces of the Flying Eagle Group of the Ruman Empire, and under the premise of cooperation, we will guarantee the safety of your lives." ”

Hearing that the other party was not a pirate but a regular army, the Semitic captives were relieved, the pirates could not have the habit of keeping prisoners, and the regular army would generally consciously abide by the rules of naval warfare, rescue the opponent's overboard crew, and ensure the safety of the prisoners' lives.

Several captives could not help but cry out loud for their tragic fate.

Jack pouted, as a seaman, he admired the courage of the Semitic navy to explore the Sea of Death, and with the tonnage of their warship, it was a near-death mission. Their ship was wrecked before it even passed the worst eye of the storm.

When he turned around, Jack suddenly remembered: was he the first enemy to be captured in the war...... Ask for a monthly pass, ask for a collection, ask for a subscription, ask for a recommendation, thank you. (To be continued)RQ!!