There are a total of 17 names on the list. Except for Zhang Heng, none of them have complained about the captain or the helmsman with the lame old pirate. Most of them are the old people on board, and many of them have gone to sea with Fraser.
The pirates disagreed on their punishment. Some radicals advocated killing the traitors, but more people thought exile was more appropriate. During the quarrel, Billy kept insisting that the paper had been swapped, but this When the war was approaching, there was no time to investigate the truth. In the end, Orff came forward and decided to temporarily imprison the seventeen people in the cell at the bottom, and then conduct follow-up investigations after the battle is over tomorrow.
After Owen pronounced Zhang Heng's name, the farmer's son moved his butt quietly to put distance between him and Zhang Heng. Zhang Heng wasn't angry either. If Marvin didn't do this, it wouldn't be Marvin.
The seventeen people were brought to the bottom of the cabin, and with the closing of the iron door, this matter finally came to an end.
The Queen Anne's Revenge anchored overnight, twenty miles from Charleston.
The next afternoon, all the pirates on board changed into naval uniforms, and Elmer, the former captain of the Scarborough, was finally taken out of the dark hut.
In the past half a month, he has become a lot haggard. He is no longer the high-spirited person he was when we first met, with ragged clothes and an unshaven beard. Seeing the long-lost sunshine outside, he couldn't help squinting his eyes.
Orff walked up to him and asked, "Have you remembered everything I taught you before?"
Mr. Lord nodded hurriedly, "I am Elmer Anderson, the captain of the Scarborough. Our ship encountered a storm while cruising, so we returned to the port for repairs less than a month after departure. I heard that New York, The daughter of the Earl of Belomont, Governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, was married, so I took people into town to congratulate her."
After a pause, he added flatteringly, "Actually, it doesn't need to be so troublesome. There is no one in the New World who can't recognize the Royal Scarborough, and no one will dare to question us, and the Earl of Belomont and I It's also an old acquaintance."
"I know you are old acquaintances, don't worry, you will be together soon." Orff said meaningfully.
Elmer thought that Orff meant that both he and Belo Monte would be arrested, and he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. After all, what he was doing now was strictly speaking outrageous, and he was cheating Belo Monte, but what? Friendship is not as important as his own life, not to mention that Orff promised that as long as he cooperates well, he will find a time to release him after this matter is over.
"Take him down to take a shower and change clothes, the captain of the dignified Scarborough can't be so sloppy." Orff said to the pirates on the side.
Then the old helmsman pushed open the door of the captain's cabin, and said to the man behind the wooden table, "It's time."
The latter stood up, and his appearance had changed a lot compared to before. He was wearing a black tricorn hat, a long red jacket, and a belt around his waist. The most important thing was the mouth logo His black beard has been shaved clean, and he is like a different person now, from a pirate leader who is feared by countless people to a heroic naval officer.
Orff was stunned, and said with emotion, "It's been so many years, I thought I'd never see you wearing this outfit again."
"It's better to forget some things." Edward Teach said lightly, and he picked up the saber and musket beside him while talking.
"I still don't know whether what we are doing is right or wrong. If he is still alive, he definitely doesn't want to see you become what you are today."
"If you're going to be nostalgic, you'd better hurry up, because today I will clear all the old debts from before."
...
Fifty people assembled on the deck quickly. Owen was also stunned when he saw Tiki coming out of the captain's cabin, and then nodded at the latter, "The people have been selected, and they are all good hands on the ship."
Tiki looked up at the setting sun, and said to Elmer who was standing at the front of the line, "Let's go."
Orff stood at the bow of the ship and watched the team of fifty people board the pier. Just like what Elmer said, they pretended to be the Scarborough Navy without any interrogation and entered the city smoothly. .
Orff didn't leave the deck until their figures disappeared. The old helmsman knew the war had begun, and he had to play his part.
into the night. Orff sat alone in the captain's cabin, looking at the grandfather clock in front of him.
There was still half an hour before the appointed time, and he went over what happened today in his mind according to his usual habit, making sure that there was nothing missing, but for some reason he always felt a sense of uneasiness.
The next moment, a fire suddenly lit up in the city of Charleston, and something burned in the dark night.
Orff was taken aback when he saw this scene.
Are the people in the city already activated? But why is this time half an hour earlier, and the order is wrong. According to the original plan, the Queen Anne's Revenge should launch the shelling first, causing chaos and panic, and then the other side started to take advantage of the situation, because something happened in the middle Did an accident force them to do it early
The fire was also seen by the pirates on the deck, and someone hurried to the captain's cabin and asked the old helmsman, "Mr. Orff, what should we do now, do we want to fire support?"
Orff was also a little uncertain. If the fire had nothing to do with them, the fifty people on the shore who fired ahead of time fell into a passive state without being prepared, so he thought for a while and said, "Let's put the gunner in place first, Wait for my order."
At this moment, sharp-eyed pirates saw a group of navy running out of the city. The group ran all the way to the small boat by the pier, jumped on it impatiently, and then rowed towards the Queen Anne's Revenge desperately.
"It's our people."
Seeing the semaphore displayed on the bow, some pirates immediately lowered the ladder without Orff's orders.
The team led by the boatswain Owen came back, but there were only twelve left, and almost all of them were covered with blood. Owen's lower abdomen was wrapped in gauze, and he was carried aboard. When he saw Orff The first sentence was, "We failed! Elmer notified the defenders in the city through a method unknown to us. We were ambushed and had to disperse and flee."
"Where's the captain?" Orff's heart tightened upon hearing this.
"The captain... was the first to realize that something was wrong. He shot and killed Elmer, but was hit by at least six bullets afterwards. Sorry, we failed to retrieve his body." Owen said sadly, behind him The eleven pirates also bowed their heads in pain recalling that scene.
"Mr. Orff, now that the captain is gone, it's up to you to decide. We can't delay any longer. The garrison in the city already knows that the Scarborough has fallen into our hands. Soon the forts on the city wall will be destroyed." Open fire on us, the operation to capture Belo Monte has failed, we have no reason to confront the defenders head-on, order to retreat."