v2 Chapter 151： lets start (1/2)
The cry of the watchman awakened many people. The pirates heard that they rushed out of the sailor cabin. Some people didn't even have time to put on their clothes. They ran up barefoot.
Annie and Zhang Heng were already standing on the deck, the latter holding a copper telescope and looking at the dark shadow in the distance.
”How?” Billy's tone was a little tense.
”Visibility is too low at this moment to see the details, and it is not yet possible to determine if it is the ship.” Zhang Heng said, while passing the telescope in his hand to the helmsman aside.
The weather is not good tonight, and there is almost no starlight above the head. In this case, the watcher can see that the other party is already a small miracle, but it is impossible to get more information.
It's almost four hours before dawn. Zhang Heng doesn't plan to take any chances. Firstly, because of the current vision, firing is basically betting on luck. Even the best gunners may not hit one of the ten guns. After all, the shells were wasted. After all, all the money was hit. In addition, at this time, if the opposite side was accidentally sunk, the black light was blind and the cargo could not be transported to the ship in time. The joy was even greater, so he said, ” Follow it first and be careful not to get into the opponent's range. ”
Billy and others have no objection to this. If there is no problem with the news of the businesswoman, there are only a dozen 6-pound and 9-pound cannons on the spice boat, which is far inferior to the Jackdaw in the firepower. , Or wait until the day is more secure, after all, after chasing for so long, not in a hurry.
Zhang Hengjia sent a watcher, two in a group, rotated once an hour, keeping an eye on the ship not far away, and the rest let them go back to rest and prepare for the war after dawn.
However, most of the pirates have lost their drowsiness at this moment, and they have been floating on the sea for more than a month. The pessimistic atmosphere on the ship is getting stronger and stronger. Many people are ready to go empty-handed, but they are about to give up. When I saw hope again, I couldn't help but suffer from it. After returning to the hammock, many pirates tossed around and couldn't fall asleep, and simply took out weapons to start maintenance.
About a quarter of an hour later, the watcher on the opposite side should have found the Jackdaw behind him. The ship suddenly started to accelerate, and Billy and others were not surprised. They must know that the Jackdaw has not yet The black flag was raised, and their eyes were so bad. Not only did they not see the situation on the ship in front, the other party should also be unable to figure out their way.
But in this situation, the opposite side made a resolute decision to run, only one problem is explained-that absolutely valuable thing on that ship, even if it is not a spice, it will be other things.
The people still on the deck could not help but feel shocked.
After escaping for a while, the ship reluctantly found that the distance between himself and the uninvited guests behind was not widened, but it was still shrinking.
At this time, they can probably see that they are chased by a battleship, and they are only armed merchant ships, and they are full of cargo. The maximum speed is only 4 to 5 knots. It is impossible to escape, so they just grit their teeth. He lowered the ship's speed again, while turning the hull to the left with the full rudder, exposing the side guns, ready to make a final stroke.