48 Hours a Day

“How to ambush?” Another skinhead captain said, "All we got was an idea of the course of the treasure ship, which we could hide behind the island, but how do we know how far it is from us when that treasure ship passes through the island, and if it's more than half a mile from us, we can't do the same. ”

His words were also endorsed by the overwhelming majority of the captains.

“So we need another bait.” Black Prince Sam said, "We can't all hide behind the island, and someone has to attack the treasure ship and lead it to where we're ambushing behind the island. ”

“What if it's just a warship?” The captain of the Warrior then asked, "As you said, there are two warships next to it. ”

“Then we'll take out the ship, then we'll turn around, take down the treasure ship, lose the escort of the ship, and we can surround it perfectly, without fear of being destroyed one by one. ”

Black Prince Sam said, "To do this, we need two ships to bait us. One ship will most likely have only one ship to fight us. Two ships can only be launched opposite each other, and there is a good chance that the treasure ship will operate together. ”

There was no objection, but everyone was silent when choosing the bait.

The risk of bait is undoubtedly the highest in this operation, and the two bait pirate ships need to face the firepower of two warships and a treasure ship directly, and nobody can help them until they reach their intended positions, in other words, they have to face all the risks before the siege begins alone.

Black Prince Sam said, "I hope I can be the bait, but my Veda is strong in armor and collision angles, and has no advantage in speed. The treasure ship is equally fast, but the two warships are very mobile, so we need two ships fast enough, and an experienced captain. Only then can we stick to the designated location. Given the risks involved, I propose to modify the distribution ratio of the spoils, so that the two ships carrying out the bait task can be divided into half of the spoils over the other four ships. Is everyone agreeing? ”

After a brief hesitation, the six captains in the house, including Black Prince Sam, raised their hands.

“Good. So now we have volunteers? ”

“Count me in.” A moment later, a man with thin cheeks and deep eyes opened his mouth, from Zhang Heng entering the captain's chamber until now he sat there like a piece of wood, and had not spoken at any time except when he needed to vote.

But no one was surprised when he spoke.

MANNASA BROOK - Nassau's fastest sailing bearer, his swordfish, has been transformed in exchange for some of the fastest speeds in the entire Caribbean Sea at the expense of firepower and armor, and his famous work has been to rob four past merchant ships in less than a day in different places, with the title of sailing.

And he's got a very high steering level, probably similar to Hutchison on the previous Hard Winter.

The mission was therefore perfect for him, but it was clearly not enough to have only one vessel, especially the relatively thin firepower on board the Swordfish, which had only 31 nine-pound guns, which did not necessarily attract the pursuit of two warships.

“There's one more spot. Anyone else volunteer?” Black Prince Sam asked again.

But this time he waited half a minute and no one spoke, and none of the captains in this room were cowards, but that did not mean that they would risk nothing to prove their courage.

In fact, the crew of a ship who can lead it into fame in this area, and those who survive battles big and small can't just be reckless, and some may seem brave, but they can also remain calm at critical times, and everyone silently measures the gains and losses when Black Prince Sam throws in half the booty.

For Brooke, as he owns the fastest sailboat in the entire Caribbean, bait pays more than risk.

But for others, halving the gains may not be enough to put them at such great risk.

“In that case, the old way is the only way.” Black Prince Sam pulled five silver coins out of his wallet, "to draw lots. I'll mark one of them, and whoever gets that silver coin will bait with Brooke. ”

This is not the fastest way to choose a ship, but it is indeed the fairest solution if no one wants to be baited.

Silver coins made in this era, although roughly similar in shape, were subject to the minting process at the time, and there were still many differences in detail, so Black Prince Sam marked them behind his back, threw them back into the purse, and then let them pick them in turn, and the last one left was his.

When everyone had finished dancing the silver coin, Black Prince Sam reopened, “Who got the silver coin with the two marks on the back? ”

Everyone turned the silver coin into the back, and Sam, the black prince, took the last one out of his purse.

Zhang Hengshen moved and threw the scratched silver coin back to Black Prince Sam.

The latter raised the silver coin and said, "Another bait ship is the Cold Crow. Is there a problem? ”

“Let's wait till Nautilus Island for the rest.” The captains witnessed the outcome of the discussions and did not spend much time on the Veda and rose to leave the captain's quarters.

Black Prince Sam rolled up the chart on the table and called the last Zhang Heng, “Well, is there any difficulty with this task? ”

Zhang Heng shook his head. His Cold Raven was a battleship designed for battle. It was a first-class fast ship. His own sailing technology had also been upgraded to LV2. Apart from Brooke and his Swordfish, no one was truly better suited for the decoy mission. Zhang Heng had just felt unnecessary to take risks for half the extra spoils, but since the drawing of lots turned out to be so, he would not refuse.

If the Cold Raven turns back to Nassau at this time, his reputation will also get worse, and no one will ever ask him to cooperate again.

“Well, I'll see you on Nautilus Island. ”

…………

Four days passed and Zhang Heng had met with five other captains on Nautilus Island again to finalize and refine the battle plan.

He and Brooke then left the island with their crew, about half a nautical mile apart, lowered the sail and waited quietly for the prey to arrive.