Zhang Heng interrogated the captain, first mate, bosun and others on the Miranda separately to prevent collusion, and then verified the answers of several people with each other, so as to ensure the reliability of the collected information.
As a result, half an hour later, he got a piece of news that surprised him, so he called Billy, Annie and the others together again, and asked for the chief carpenter on board.
"You want to go back to Parrot Island?" Billy was taken aback by Zhang Heng's bold idea.
"According to the information we got from the captives just now, there is only one naval ship Kent remaining on Parrot Island. This is when their defense is weakest." Zhang Heng said, "Maybe we can take this opportunity to take the island Rescue the survivors above, and... recover the gold we left there."
"How to do it? With the current situation of the Jackdaw, it is impossible to support a complete battle. Otherwise, we don't have to go through such trouble. We have to rely on the terrain of Pearl Island to solve the Miranda. When we arrive at Parrot Island, there is no The terrain will allow us to rely on it again, so there is a high probability that this will be a tough battle that we cannot take advantage of, and we have almost no chance of winning." Although Billy was also interested in the proposal to rescue the pirates on the island and retrieve the gold, after thinking about it, he still felt that this The stakes are too great.
Zhang Heng didn't answer the helmsman's question, but turned to look at Guy, the chief carpenter on the ship, "If there are enough materials, how long will it take us to repair the ship to a state where it can fight again?"
The latter was stunned when he heard the words, "If there is no shortage of materials and everyone helps, it can be completed in six days, no, five days."
"But where did the material come from?" Dufresne asked.
Zhang Heng pointed to the Miranda, which ran aground not far away, "Take it apart and use it as materials."
Guy's eyes lit up, and he nodded immediately, "That's a good idea, but if this is the case, it will take two more days."
"There is no problem with the time. Six ships from the navy sent five to hunt us down. We killed one of them. Now there are four ships left. They agreed to return to Parrot Island in two weeks to solve the remaining problems on the island. Pirates, only one day has passed now, we spent seven days repairing the ship, and the remaining time is enough for us to return to Parrot Island and fight another battle."
Billy couldn't help being moved when he heard the words, and the navy can't be said to be a big supporter. After all, it is not easy to survive to Nassau in the state of the Jackdaw. No one would think that they would dare They fought back halfway, so only one ship was left on Parrot Island to guard a group of pirates who had lost their ships and supplies.
Zhang Heng's plan sounds bold at first glance, but it is not unrealizable when you think about it carefully. Although killing the Miranda made everyone feel bad and got enough food and fresh water at the same time, it could not make up for their loss this time. loss at sea.
This time the pirates in Nassau were pitted by the navy. Not only did they lose both men and boats, but also the gold that they worked so hard to snatch from the Spanish treasure ship was also cheap for the navy. If they can get the gold back and rescue the island Only the survivors in the world can be called a counterattack in the true sense.
"I think this battle plan will work, and we can start preparing for the next battle."
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Soon, the crew on the beach knew about Zhang Heng's plan to counterattack Parrot Island, and the subsequent crew meeting unanimously passed it. It was about the dignity of the Nassau pirates and the ownership of the five thousand pounds of gold, and it was too late for everyone. Take a break, and immediately go back to the repair work.
It is rare to have so many manpower available, so Guy decided to take this opportunity to do a comprehensive cleaning of the Jackdaw's hull, removing the conch, seaweed and other debris adsorbed on the deck during the voyage. The Jackdaw's sailing speed can be increased by half a knot to meet the next tough battle.
But when everyone was in full swing, Zhang Heng, the captain, disappeared.
When Annie found Zhang Heng, the latter was sitting alone behind a rock, watching the sunset in the distance gradually sinking into the sea.
He was about two hundred yards away from the crowd sitting in front of the fire, which made him look like a man from another world.
Annie sat down on a piece of sand next to Zhang Heng, and handed over the wine bottle in her hand, "The repair work is going well, and it will be almost finished tomorrow morning. Guy said that the repaired Jackdaw will Stronger than ever."
"Very good, we've been on this island for a long time, and it's almost time to start again." Zhang Heng took the bottle and took a sip, after which Annie took the bottle from Zhang Heng's hand When he came back, he took a sip himself.
"Really, how are you, are you okay?"
"Um?"
"Aren't you going to talk about that storm before, the crew all said it was a miracle, that we got the protection of Thetis, the goddess of the sea, but you and I both know that's not true, I've heard Seth's story with you Story, when you climbed the mast to carve that name on, what was her name, Betty?"
"Oh, don't worry, I won't let the Jackdaw follow in the footsteps of that Clark ship," Zhang Heng said, "I just... don't remember the last time I watched the sunset so quietly."
Zhang Heng did use that shell at the critical juncture before. He himself has no experience of bitterness and hatred, nor is he a so-called angry youth, so in the end he could only use a tricky method to bring himself into literary works , he chose Jean Valjean, the protagonist of "Les Miserables", the unlucky guy who was imprisoned for nineteen years for stealing bread for his poor sister raising seven children, because of a series of previous encounters until he met Miri Before mourning the bishop, he had a strong anger towards the world he lived in.
This somewhat stealing method finally took effect. Zhang Heng not only successfully summoned the storm and helped the Jackdaw escape successfully, but also had the first contact with the ancient Celtic god who called himself Betty.
Only then did Zhang Heng know that the other party didn't look for him before, not because he didn't have the time or created a sense of mystery, but simply because the latter was too weak. After seducing Seth on the boat, he didn't have the strength to show up again until Zhang Heng After taking over the shell, she carved her name on the mast again, and at the same time provided a lot of anger to restore her a small amount of strength.
According to her own words, her strength is not as good as before. Not only is it not as good as it was in its heyday more than a thousand years ago, but even a hundred years ago, when she was on that Clark ship, she was much stronger than she is now. The reason why Zhang Heng can't really control the storm like the captain of the Clark ship, speed up the sailing, and even use it to attack the enemy, the best Zhang Heng can do now is to let the storm not hurt the Jackdaw as much as possible.