"How to ambush?" Another bald captain said, "The only clue we got was the approximate route of the treasure ship. Our ship can be hidden behind the island, but when the treasure ship passes by this small island, How do we know how far it is from us? If it is more than half a nautical mile away from us, we will not be able to complete the sneak attack."
His words were also agreed by the vast majority of captains.
"So we still need a bait." Black Prince Sam said, "Our ships can't all be hidden behind the island, someone needs to take the initiative to attack the treasure ship and lure it to the place where we ambush behind the island Come."
"What if it's just a warship?" The captain of the Warrior then asked, "As you said, there are two warships beside it."
"Then let's kill the warship first, and then turn around and take down the treasure ship. Without the guard of the warship, we can surround it calmly without worrying about being destroyed one by one."
Black Prince Sam said, "For this we need two ships as bait. If there is one ship, there may only be one warship to deal with us. If there are two ships, the opposite side can only dispatch two warships to be foolproof. And There is also a high possibility that the treasure ship will act together."
Everyone had no objection to this, but then everyone was silent when choosing the bait.
The risk of decoys is undoubtedly the highest in this operation. The two pirate ships used as decoys need to directly face the firepower of two warships and a treasure ship, and no one can help them before reaching the original position. In other words, they had to face all the risks alone before the siege began.
Black Prince Sam said, "I hope I can be the bait, but my Vida is strong in armor and ram, and has no advantage in speed. Although the speed of the treasure ship is also not fast, the two The warship is very maneuverable, so we need two fast enough ships and an experienced captain. Only in this way can we stick to the designated location. Considering the risks involved, I propose to modify the distribution ratio of the spoils and carry out the decoy mission. Two ships can share half the spoils than the other four ships, do you all agree?"
After a brief hesitation, the six captains in the room, including the Black Prince Sam, raised their hands one after another.
"Very well, do we have volunteers now?"
"Count me in." A moment later, a man with thin cheeks and sunken eyes said, from Zhang Heng entering the captain's cabin until now, he has been sitting there like a piece of wood, except when he needs to vote. In addition, the other time did not speak.
But no one was surprised when he spoke.
The holder of the fastest speed in Nassau, Full Sail Brook, his Swordfish has been remodeled, at the cost of sacrificing part of the firepower and armor, in exchange for the fastest speed in the entire Caribbean Sea. His famous work is less than In one day, four passing merchant ships were robbed in different places, and the title of full sail was derived from this.
And his helming level is also very high, probably similar to that of Hutcheson on the previous severe winter.
Therefore, this mission is very suitable for him, but it is obviously not enough to have only one ship, especially the relatively weak firepower on the Swordfish. There are only thirty-one nine-pound guns on board, which may not be able to attract two warships to pursue.
"There is still one place, is there anyone who volunteers?" Black Prince Sam asked again.
But this time he waited for half a minute but no one spoke again. None of the captains who could sit in this room were cowards, but that didn't mean they would take unnecessary risks to prove their courage.
In fact, the crew who can lead a ship to become famous in this sea area, those who survived various battles are unlikely to be just reckless. Maybe some people look brave on the outside, but they can also be brave at critical times. Keep calm, when the Black Prince Sam offered to increase the spoils by half, everyone silently weighed the gains and losses in their hearts.
For Brook, because he owns the fastest three-masted sailboat in the entire Caribbean, the benefits of being a bait outweigh the risks.
But for others, increasing the return by half may not be enough for them to take such a large risk.
"In this case, we can only use the old method." The black prince Sam took out five silver coins from his wallet, "Let's draw lots to decide, I will mark one of them, and get that silver coin." Man is going to be the bait with Brooke."
This method cannot select the fastest ship, but it is indeed the most fair solution when no one wants to be a bait.
Although the silver coins minted in this era are roughly similar in shape, due to the coinage technology at that time, there are still many differences in details, so the black prince Sam first made a mark behind everyone's back, and threw the silver coin back into the coin. In the bag, let everyone choose in turn, and the last one left is his.
After everyone finished dancing on the silver coin, the black prince Sam asked again, "Who got the silver coin with two notches on the back?"
Everyone turned the silver coins in their hands to the back, and the black prince Sam also took out the last silver coin from the purse.
Zhang Heng's expression changed, and he threw back the scratched silver coin to Black Prince Sam.
The latter held up the silver coin and announced, "The other ship in charge of baiting is the Jackdaw. Do you have any questions?"
"Let's talk about the rest at Parrot Island." Seeing that the results of the discussion had come out, the captains didn't stay on the Vida any longer, and they all got up and left the captain's room.
The Black Prince Sam rolled up the nautical chart on the table, and called Zhang Heng at the end, "How is it? Is there any difficulty in this mission?"
Zhang Heng shook his head. His Jackdaw is a warship designed for battle, a first-class fast ship, and his own sailing skills have also been upgraded to LV2. Except for Brook and his Swordfish, there is indeed no one else. He is more suitable for the bait mission than him. Before, Zhang Heng just felt that there was no need to take risks for the extra half of the spoils, but since the result of the lottery was like this, he would not refuse.
If the Jackdaw turned around and returned to Nassau at this time, his reputation would become very bad, and no one would ask him to cooperate again in the future.
"Well, we'll see you at Parrot Island."
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Four days passed in a flash, and Zhang Heng had already met with the other five captains on Parrot Island to thoroughly confirm and perfect the battle plan.
Afterwards, he and Brook left the small island with their respective crew members. The distance between them was about half a nautical mile, and they lowered their sails, quietly waiting for the arrival of the prey.