The plump man wearing a three-cornered hat should be the captain of the ship. He is standing by the side of the ship holding a copper telescope, looking nervously at the enemy ship opposite.
And a young man beside him kept persuading, "Father, surrender, our ship is not as fast as theirs, the number of artillery is less than one-third of theirs, and there are only fifteen muskets on board. There is no way to continue the fight, while it is still too late..."
The captain glanced at his son, then turned his head and yelled at the sailor behind, "Where are the shells, have the shells been delivered?!"
The old sailor nodded, "Waiting for your order, Captain."
The captain looked back at the young man again, gritted his teeth and said, "Gunner, get ready!"
But just after he finished speaking, a shell just hit a cannon that was being loaded, and the heavy iron barrel fell off from the base and hit the two gunners behind. There was a scream, and there was no more sound.
At the same time, the three-masted sailboat with the black sails accelerated violently, rushing over menacingly.
The captain commanded the gunners on the ship to fight back, and shouted to encourage everyone, "Hold on, everyone, as long as you hurt them, let these bastards taste our strength, and they will abandon us and turn to weaker prey Let's do it!!! When we arrive in Boston, we will give out a bonus of £6 per person!"
The morale of the sailors who had been somewhat sluggish was rekindled under the heavy rewards. When the enemy ship approached and entered the range, the fifteen muskets on the ship also began to shoot decisively. However, it can be seen that they usually do not have enough time to practice , The trajectory of the bullets was crooked, and most of them landed on the side of the three-masted sailing ship. Such an attack was like scratching the itch, but in exchange for fierce firepower from the opposite side.
After a round of volleys, another nine sailors fell on our side. The morale of the crowd finally collapsed completely. No matter how high the reward was, it was not as important as their own lives. The sailors dropped their weapons and fled around. The captain knew that the situation was over. , staring blankly at everything in front of him, until he turned his head and found that his son was also lying on the deck.
The latter covered his chest with his hands, and blood seeped from between his fingers. The captain took off his three-cornered hat, knelt down, and held his son in his arms, with a dazed expression.
At this time, Zhang Heng had already arrived in the captain's room. He had already guessed the outcome of the battle after seeing the three-masted sailing ship. Even if he joined the battle now, it would not help.
The ship he is currently on is an ordinary British merchant ship. In order to carry as much cargo as possible and ensure profits, only eight 9-pound light artillery pieces are installed on the ship, and the ammunition is insufficient. The sailing three-masted sailboat has at least 30 cannons. If he didn't want to take it down with people and the boat, he might already be floating at sea by now.
Therefore, it is better to take this opportunity to do something meaningful instead of doing unnecessary resistance on it.
Taking advantage of the chaos and loss of order on the ship, Zhang Heng touched the captain's room. In the past, this room would be the most heavily guarded place on a ship, but now it is empty.
Zhang Heng didn't care about the valuable decorations on the side. Even if he took these things with him, he couldn't keep them after the pirates boarded the ship. Zhang Heng walked quickly to the wooden table on the west side, and pulled away three The drawer, and finally found what he was looking for.
— logbook.
Basically every ship has one, which is used to record the date, wind direction, weather, and major events that happened that day. What Zhang Heng wants to know most now is the exact time he is in and the basic condition of the ship. The logbook is undoubtedly best choice.
He spread the logbook on the table, and three minutes later, with a loud bang, the ship suddenly shook violently.
Zhang Heng almost fell to the ground. When he stood still and opened a small section of the curtain, what he saw was a huge muzzle.
Zhang Heng immediately closed the curtains. He knew that there was not much time left for him. The combination of the two ships meant that they had entered the battle stage. With the armed forces on the merchant ship, the time for this battle was estimated to be short. too long.
Fortunately, Zhang Heng has almost checked the things to be checked. The current time is 1712. If he remembers correctly, Spain has turned from prosperity to decline due to the war of succession in 1701, and Britain has achieved a lot through a series of treaties. The overseas colonies originally belonged to Spain have become the new maritime overlords. At the same time, this is also the most active era of pirates.
The merchant ship he was on was originally planned to set off from London to pull a load of woolen goods to Boston for sale, and then bring the locally produced tobacco back to England for sale, but unfortunately encountered pirates when he was about to arrive at the destination. Seeing that he couldn't get rid of the opponent, the captain who had served in the Royal Navy planned to show the spirit of a professional soldier and fight to the death to protect the cargo and his own honor.
However, judging from the miserable cries from above, his plan was not going well.
In addition, Zhang Heng also found the location of New Providence on the nautical chart on the table. It is located in the north-central part of the Bahamas Islands, Bahamas, and Nassau is a small town on the north coast of New Providence.
Zhang Heng wanted to read more, but he ran out of time. The pirates might come down from the top at any time. Zhang Heng knew he couldn't stay any longer, so he put the logbook back in the drawer and left the captain's room quickly.
He originally planned to go back to his residence, but he changed his mind halfway through. Zhang Heng first came to the kitchen and hid the [Lucky Rabbit's Foot], [Hunter's Blessing] and [Paris' Arrow] under a wooden board, but When he came out of the kitchen, he bumped into two people head-on.
One of them escaped in front and the other chased after him.
The escaped man was hit by Zhang Heng and fell to the ground. The man who was chasing after him was obviously not a crew member of the ship. He held a bloody hatchet in his hand and looked at the side on the ground. Fatty crawled forward while crying, a bloodlust flashed in his eyes, and when he saw Zhang Heng standing on the other side, instead of panicking, he became even more excited.
But what he didn't expect was that the opponent moved faster than him. Without hesitation, Zhang Heng kicked the hand ax in the bald head's hand with a karate step.
But the latter's fist also came very quickly. Zhang Heng stretched out his hand to block the punch, but his arm was numb from the shock. On the other hand, the bald man on the opposite side was fine. He grinned, but his waist was drawn out again Between daggers.
Zhang Heng realized that he might be in trouble. Close combat was not his strong point. From the punch just now, he could feel the power gap between the two sides. In a head-on confrontation, he might not be the opponent of the pirate in front of him.