48 Hours a Day

The cry of the watchman woke up many people, and the pirates heard rumors rushing out of the sailor's cabin, some of whom could not even get dressed and ran up with their legs naked.

Annie and Zhang Heng had already stood on the deck, holding a copper telescope and looking at the dark shadow in the distance.

“What do you say?” Billy was a little nervous.

“The visibility is too low to see the details, not sure if it's the boat.” Zhang Heng said, passing the telescope in his hand to the helmsman beside him.

The weather is not good tonight and there is almost no starlight on the top of your head, in which case it is no small miracle for a watcher to discover each other, but it is unlikely that more information will be available.

Almost four hours away from dawn, Zhang Heng did not intend to take risks. One reason is that at the moment this kind of vision is basically gambling luck. Even the top ten gunners do not necessarily have a shot to hit. It is not necessary to waste the shells for nothing. After all, it is all money that is being fought out. At this time, in case you really accidentally sink the other side, the black light blindly fails to carry the goods aboard the ship in time, the fun will be even greater. So he said, “Stay close to it, pay attention not to enter the range of the other party. ”

Billy et al. have no objection to this. If the news of the businesswoman is no problem, there are only a dozen 6-pound and 9-pound guns on the spice boat, far less firepower than the Cold Crow, there is no need to attack in the middle of the night, or wait until the day is safer. After all, it has been so long and not in such a hurry.

Zhang Hengjia dispatched a watcher, a pair of people, one hour rotation, to keep an eye on the boat not far away, the rest of them let them go back to rest and prepare for the big war after dawn.

At this time, however, the vast majority of pirates are no longer sleeping, floating at sea for more than a month, the atmosphere of pessimism on the ship is becoming more and more intense, many people are ready to return empty-handed, but I didn't expect to see hope again when I was about to give up. Instead, I couldn't help but lose my sickness. After returning to the hammock, a number of pirates could not fall asleep and simply take out their weapons for maintenance.

After about a minute or so later, the observer opposite should also have found the Cold Raven behind them. The ship suddenly began to accelerate. Billy and others were not surprised. You should know that the Cold Raven has not raised the black flag yet, and their gaze is so bad that not only can they not see the situation on the ship ahead, but they should also not be able to see their way.

And it was in this situation that the opposite party made the decision to run, and it was just one question —— something absolutely valuable on that boat, if not spice, would be something else.

Anyone who remains on deck now cannot help but be struck by a mental shock.

Instead of pulling apart, the ship helplessly discovered the distance between itself and the uninterrupted passengers behind it after some time of escape, it continued to shrink.

By then, they could probably see that they were being chased by a warship, and they were just armed merchant ships themselves, loaded with cargo, with a maximum speed of only four to five knots, which was impossible to escape, so they simply bit their teeth and lowered the boat's speed again, while turning the hull to the rudder to the left, exposing the side guns and preparing for the final fight.

If we fight normally, this armed merchant ship will certainly not be the opponent of the warship behind us, but it is now their best cover at night. No one can see who it is at this time. It is luck to spell it. If a single shell falls directly into the gunpowder depot across the street, the battle situation can be reversed immediately.

The people on board knew very well that this was their last chance. Once the sun was up, there would be no more suspense in the victory. However, when they didn't expect it, the ship saw that they slowed down and slowed down together. It was tricky to swim around, like a bloody shark, not in a hurry to attack.

With the passing of time, merchant ships are becoming more and more passive, unable to fight, unable to escape, and the mood of many people on board is becoming increasingly desperate.

At the same time, Cold Raven was preparing for the upcoming war. The sailor in charge of the helm strictly followed the captain's orders, manipulated Cold Raven to bite the prey in front of him, wandered a mile from the other side, and the merchant ship across the street fired a few cannons in an experimental manner. Unfortunately, he could not find the cannonball where it ended up, and eventually had to stop.

Both sides were so deadlocked until the sky filled with fish, Zhang Heng finally determined through the telescope that it was the spice boat they were looking for.

From the size of each other's ships, to the flags they fly, to the number of artillery on board, the information provided by women merchants varies considerably, and upon receiving this information, the pirates on board could not help but cheer, sweeping the previous anxiety and confusion.

So many days of suffering and waiting have finally exchanged the fruits of the harvest that morale on the Cold Crow continues to climb at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Zhang Heng stood at the bow of the boat and Billy and Annie and others checked the plan for the last time.

“… we first launched two rounds of artillery attacks, targeting their masts and decks, with the aim of losing power to their vessels and killing as many people as possible on board, be careful not to destroy their hull structure, if the spices in the cargo hold flood, it will not sell for a good price, wait for the other party to surrender the artillery, we will bring the Cold Raven closer and organize the crew to board…”

After saying Zhang Heng looked at Karina beside her, the woman merchant's wine was awake at this time, but she probably remembered what had happened in the captain's chamber before that made her head a little stiff. She secretly remembered that last night she seemed to be raving about a lot of messy things, so she couldn't help but wonder if it would have any negative impact on the other party's mind.

But then the latter said to her, “Your identity is sensitive, go to the captain's office first, remember to close the window and don't be seen across the street. ”

Zhang Heng also needed female merchants to help him sell the spoils of war to various ports in the colony. The latter's appearance on the Cold Raven in front of the pirates was already risky, and this move was enough to prove her sincerity of cooperation. However, if the merchants in the future saw it, it would be unnecessary. The other party directly stabbed her into the customs. By then, she had no alternative but to become a pirate.

Karina obviously understood that too, so she didn't insist on anything, said thank you and walked off the deck.

When everything was ready, Zhang Hengchong nodded at Billy, "Get the gunner in position, let's go. ”