In the middle of Lanney's words, cold sweat began to break out on Marvin's forehead, and when he finished his last word, the whole face of the farmer's son turned pale.
He had no idea that the problem would be here. No matter how you look at it, the people on the small boat had little chance of surviving. It was because of this that he chose to join the pirates under the circumstances and became the cook on the Sea Lion in exchange for Chance of survival.
But in the end, I didn't expect that group of people to be miraculously rescued. I knew that he would stay on that boat, and now he is basking comfortably in the sun on his father's farm.
What's worse is the series of follow-up troubles caused by these people after they survived. The fact that the four of them became pirates was revealed, which cut off the possibility of returning to the civilized world. Unless the Queen gives an amnesty, they will have to Always be a pirate.
Of course, these are things to worry about in the future, and there are more terrible things waiting for him right now.
After Lanny finished speaking, the group of British sailors who were in charge of guarding the ship obviously also paid attention to it. They raised their muskets one after another, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
It was at this moment that someone pulled the trigger first.
Hearing a bang gunshot, the farmer's son's heart shrank suddenly at this moment, and his mind went blank, thinking that he was dead this time, but then he opened his eyes and found that there was no wound on his body.
On the contrary, it was Lenny who had called him out before, looking down at the bloodstains on his chest, with an expression of disbelief.
The beast awoke from its slumber.
The man with the black beard below the deck opened his eyes at some point, like a lion, exuding a menacing aura all over his body, he retracted the short musket that was still smoking in his hand, and said in a unique deep voice, "The battle has begun, let's hunt together!"
The guards on the deck couldn't believe what was happening before them. They had already taken control of the entire ship and took away the weapons from the crew. Where did the bullet come from
No one realized anything until two and a half seconds later, but it was too late, the deck under their feet suddenly opened, and several sailors who happened to be standing on it fell directly, and their throats were cut before they landed, and then Groups of pirates armed to the teeth came up from below waving their weapons, and the rest of them were beheaded before they could turn their guns.
Due to Marvin's accident, the battle happened half a minute earlier than expected.
Most of the sixty unarmed British sailors who were in charge of moving things came to the Sea Lion, but there were still about ten people standing on the deck. Seeing that something was wrong, these ten people immediately fled back to the Scarborough.
But other people were out of luck. Now the armed forces of the British Navy on the Sea Lion are more than 20 people who boarded the ship before.
After Owen cut down a British sailor, he threw his clothes and weapons to Zhang Heng. At the same time, the pirates also ignited the grenades in their hands. Unlike later models with handles, grenades in the 17th and 18th centuries were similar in shape to pomegranates, which is where the name comes from. At this time, the grenade is basically an iron shell, which is filled with gunpowder, lead projectiles or metal pieces, but it has good lethality when thrown in the crowd. The sailors on the Scarborough originally wanted to come to help, but they were bombed Another large number of casualties occurred.
There are also many new sailors who fled back because they were too frightened and pushed each other from the gangway and fell into the water unfortunately.
The gunner on the Scarborough asked the chief mate, "Sir, shall we fire, it will take only a few minutes to sink that ship."
However, the latter was a little hesitant at this time, mainly because he felt sorry for the ship of porcelain. As a result, before he could speak, Burnett on the side preemptively said at this time, "No, our people haven't withdrawn yet, how can we be here?" Fire at this time, if you do this, how can you expect these people to fight for us in the future!"
His words are not unreasonable. Originally, the morale of the bottom sailors on each ship is a headache because of the arrears of wages by the Admiralty. The Scarborough is no exception. A small number of people, but something more serious could chill the rest.
And the most important thing is that there are now more than 600 people on the Scarborough, which occupies an absolute advantage in numbers. Although it was attacked by pirates, the loss is actually not too serious. If you really want to fight It seemed impossible to lose no matter what, but the pirate on the opposite side of his hesitation had already come to kill him.
Captain Elmer was also in an unprecedented embarrassment today. Although he was not injured, he was startled by the explosion just now, and the red wine in his hand was spilled all over his body. After reacting, he was extremely angry, and let his hands go down to get his saber He said, "Why are you still standing there, let's kill those lawless pirates and get back our porcelain!"
Since the captain spoke, the others no longer had any objections, and the first officer immediately dispatched musketeers to attack the opponent. However, those pirates were more cunning than expected, and instead of killing the sailors on board, they mingled among them rushed over together.
The musketeer took aim for a long time but had no chance to shoot. Instead, he was rushed in front of the enemy and his own people not long after. At this time, the difference between the newcomer and the old man appeared.
Under the tremendous pressure, the newcomers couldn't help but started shooting randomly, and as a result, the bullets were flying everywhere. Most of them didn't know where they went, and a small part fell on their own people. Instead, the pirates Not much shot.
The man with the black beard took the lead and cut down a sailor in front of him. Then he used the corpse as a shield and charged in front of the Musketeers. He drew out the scimitar from his waist at an incredible speed, and directly pierced an enemy's chest. The tip of the knife protruded from the latter's back, stirred inside twice, blood spurted out and splashed all over his body, making him look like a demon king in hell.
Witnessing this scene with their own eyes, several people nearby even lost the courage to hold their guns, and turned around and fled backwards.
This time it was a life-and-death battle, and Zhang Heng didn't spare any strength. He waved the saber in his hand to face the enemy in front of him. Unlike the bearded man, his saber technique seemed lighter. Zhang Heng had tried to incorporate karate steps into it before. He came in, and now he finally achieved some results. He focused on dodging, looking for opportunities, and knocked down the opponent's weapon. However, just as the blade was about to pass through the target's throat, he was stopped by another knife.
"Your opponent is me." Burnett said proudly. He is very confident in his sword skills. When he was in London, he used his family relationship to visit many famous teachers. He believed that he would not lose to anyone.
In the end, Zhang Heng just glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, pulled out a short musket from his waist, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.