C907 Fire at me (1/2)
”Speed up!” ”I don't care what method you use, repair the sail immediately and speed up the departure from the battlefield …” Molière ran from the hold of the ship to the deck, under his absolute command, Sailor climbed up the mast without caring about the danger, staring at the biting cold sea breeze, trying to fix the hole.
”I need you to use every bit of wind, throw away all the useless burdens for me …” Fresh water, food, ballast stones, even the parcels of your dead are thrown into the ocean. Don't even think about dinner, unless we get to the Dakar s, none of us will have anything to eat! ”
Behind him, the Holiness Captain kept repeating his orders. However, after Molière asked him to throw away the gunpowder and cannons, the captain was no longer able to follow his orders.
”No, no, no …” Commander, you can't do this, it's a crime for the fleet to lose their weapons! If the enemy attacks, how will we counterattack? The armies of the France had retreated before, but they had never retreated like this. How could they throw their cannons into the ocean? ”
”Shut up …” Molière shouted loudly, ”For God's sake, can you not make such a noise? I don't have time to talk nonsense with you! Do you know what kind of battleship is coming after us? ”That's a terrifying steel monster. You've never seen it before, so you don't know how terrifying it is …”
”He has a maximum speed of 17 knots. He is a pure steam power warship, he doesn't need to care about the wind and wind in the sea. He only needs one shot to sink our super large caliber cannons …”
”We are no match for him, we must retreat! Time is life... No no no, it's more precious than life. Time is the future fate of France's homeland! ”
”Now go back to your post! ”Remember this, we can die, we can bear the shame, but we must send the latest information back to Paris. This is more precious than my life and glory!”
Spittle sprayed all over the Holiness's face. The soldiers' capabilities made him resist the urge to hit them and choose to spit on his own.
”What are you still standing there for?” All actions, all orders from the commander in chief... Discard the gunpowder and artillery! ” After which, he turned around and left in a huff.
Molière was too lazy to talk with him, he only wanted to obey the order. At this time, the sea turned into a rubbish belt as the waves rolled over. There were all kinds of barrels and trash floating everywhere.
The Holiness's load was reduced, and it began to quickly eat. Soon after, it increased its speed, from 11 knots all the way to 13 knots. This was already considered an extremely fast speed among the Sail battleship.
However, the berserk Zhiyuan Warship had now raised the speed of the ship to 18 knots. Standing on the bow of the ship, one could even feel the tremendous vibration the ship's crew was making.
Especially when the Zhiyuan Warship saw the corpses of the Kunshan, all the soldiers exploded into an uproar. Everyone was shouting the slogan of revenge, the entire ship was prepared for an ambush.
At this time, the two battleships had already passed the northernmost tip of the Cape Verde Islands, Sal Island, and were headed southeast towards the famous West African port of Dakar. At their current speed, they would be able to see the Dakar's lighthouse by midnight on the same day.
The Holiness finally saw the terrifying battleship, and the lookout hand stood on top of the tall observatory and shouted, ”Northwest part has discovered the steam fumes! ”We've discovered an azure blue ship …”
”Dammit, they really did catch up. How could they be so fast?” Molière punched on the wooden frame, his joints dripping with blood.
At this point, people crowded onto the poop and used binoculars to examine the mysterious steel monster. When the thick cannon barrel and the ferocious looking Golden Dragon Statue entered their eyes, everyone gasped in shock.
”Is this a Chinese battleship? ”How could it be Chinese...”