Chapter 5 Female Captain
Before Tangke could do anything, the pirates on the ship became restless again and shouted: "A ship was found at 11 degrees on the port side! It is a medium-sized merchant ship, which may be full of cargo."
The pirates ran to the northwest side of the hull and looked towards the direction of the merchant ship, but the merchant ship also saw the pirate ship, which turned the direction like the plague-avoiding god.
Tangke's heart was beating wildly, and this change interrupted his chance to attack. He found that Kedal was staring at him, so he had to repay his dry smile and decided to wait and see.
"Everyone is here to everyone, adjust the sails, change the course, and we will catch up!" With a command from Kedar, the pirates moved, each forming a formation, and reactivated the berthed ship.
Tang Ke felt that the appearance of the merchant ship was a good opportunity. He did not act rashly, and stood there with his arms wrapped around him, watching the pirates busy.
Kedal turned around, grabbed Donk's collar and pulled him closer to his vicious face. He said in a low voice: "I want to steal that ship. If you want to join us, go and take your little broken ship to follow us now, and we will attack the merchant ship together. If you dare to escape, I promise that the next time you meet the Black Toad Pirates, it will be your death. But if you perform well, I will give you some of the gains this time."
"Okay, I understand." Tang Ke said with a smile and pushed away the other party's hand with black hair on the back.
Kedar snorted, strode towards the bow of the ship, and pointed at the pirates halfway, warning the pirates who were dissatisfied with him.
Tang Ke then turned around, after a while, he held the guardrail with his left hand, turned over and jumped down, landed on the deck of the Tornado, and swayed for a few moments, gradually becoming stable.
The sailors anxiously asked about the negotiation results, but no one was willing to surrender.
Tang Ke pointed to the distance and said, "A merchant ship appeared there, and the Black Toad people will rob them. The Black Toad people didn't take us seriously at all, but it doesn't matter, we will make them regret it. They are only more than seventy people, not that they have no chance of winning."
"We can go up while they were both defeated by the merchant ships and reap the benefits of the fishermen. Dear rookies, do you have the courage to take the big ship with me?" He looked at the sailors with a bright look.
The sailors were silent for a while, and then shouted together: "Yes! Let's give them some color to let them know how powerful we are! Kill!"
"Shh! Sigh down!" Tangke made a gesture of silence, turned around and looked at the pirate ship, and found that the Black Toad man had gone far away, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and continued, "Let's chase after him, but don't follow him too closely, and act according to the opportunity."
In this way, the small boat of the Tornado sneakedly followed the Black Toad Pirates and chased the merchant ship together.
Kedale operated the rudder on the bridge of the Sanfan Medium Boat. His left hand was a cannon barrel, so he could only hold the rudder with one hand. After listening to his subordinates' reports on the Tornado, he smiled contemptuously. He thought the Tornado just wanted to be a follower, and he didn't expect the Tornado people to dare to make their ideas.
The black toad's ship was like a shark, chasing his prey. The merchant ship tried his best to escape, but he could not get rid of the fierce black toad pirate ship that was coming at the stern.
There is a small flag at the top of the mast on the merchant ship, with a Mandela grass painted on it, and the ship is called the Mandela.
The female captain Elizabeth stood at the stern, holding a monocular lens in her snow-white hands, watching the pirate ship's every move. She frowned, her slender eyebrows were slightly raised, and there was anxiety and worry in her beautiful eyes.
"You have to be faster and throw all the heavy things on the ship down, which will make the ship lighter. Whether it is the cargo or the bucket, throw it down for me!" Elizabeth put down the telescope and ordered decisively.
She walked around the deck, still graceful in her steps at this critical moment. She wore white tight trousers, outlining the beautiful curves of the feminine in tightness, and as she stepped, the dovetails of her clothes would sway, and then she could see her round buttocks.
The sailors threw buckets of seasonings into the sea with a heartache. These seasonings are luxury goods that only nobles can enjoy, and each barrel is valuable. The maritime trade in the Age of Discovery had attractive huge profits, but this huge profit was accompanied by corresponding risks.
"Captain, the shells are very heavy. Should I throw them away?" asked the old sailor.
Elizabeth hesitated and said, "Don't throw away gunpowder and shells, maybe it will be used later." She turned her head and looked at the approaching pirate ship, revealing her delicate neck.
After a while, an inevitable naval battle is likely to break out.
Her hand held the hilt of the sword around her waist, and there was a flintlock pistol on her waist. Although she was a woman, she had a heroic and heroic style.
A reef appeared in front of the Mandela, and the ship had to turn around and avoid it, which made the distance closer to the Black Toad Pirate Ship. A haze appeared in the hearts of the sailors on the merchant ship. The Black Toad Pirates is the most vicious pirate group on this route. Its methods are extremely spicy and often slaughtered ships against the rebellious ships!
After the ship without surviving mouth is sunk, it will sink into the sea little by little. At that time, the sea surface will be dyed red, and sharks more than ten miles away will be attracted by the smell of blood.
Before the close approaching, the Black Toad Pirate Ship had issued an attack command. The pirates turned their eyes to the door panel of the deck, and the sound of footsteps were made below. The door panel was opened and a giant black toad crawled out. It was the size of a millstone, and its slippery body was filled with lumps, which made people frown.
The black toad opened his mouth and actually spoke, sucking and spitting out his long tongue, "Kedar, what's the matter with asking me to come out?"
"Of course it's a battle. My little pet, I want you to take the toads to destroy the merchant ship in front of you." Kedar said domineeringly.
The black toad made a dissatisfied voice and said angrily: "We are not your pet, remember, we are in a contractual relationship!"
"Satisfied, it's already good that I didn't call you a slave."
Although the black toad was dissatisfied, he still obediently walked up to the bow. It stretched out its sticky flesh-colored tongue, and rolled it flexibly, placing a shell in the iron basket in its mouth. It was ready to spit, and its cheeks were swollen. The shell was spit out by it, flying parabola, landing on the sea at the stern of the Mandela, arousing the splash of water from Laogao.
This kind of toad is the capital of the Black Toad Pirates rampant on the sea. Their scientific name is the bullet-spout frog. It has a range that exceeds the ordinary cannon. If it shoots at all, it can spit a 24-pound shell up to 350 yards away. Moreover, they do not require manual operation, can aim by themselves, and their accuracy is higher than that of the cannon.
This is also the name of the Black Toad Pirates.
The ship has a total of fifteen bullet-spouting frogs. When fighting ships of the same size, if the opponent is equipped with ordinary artillery, the ship can completely suppress it.
"It's not enough, add more strength!" Kedar kicked the big toad and turned around and shouted, "Come on, call a few more toads!"
Three more bullet-spout frogs crawled out from under the deck, dragging their fat bodies toward the bow of the ship, leaving sticky marks along the way. They took on the responsibility of the gunner and vented the shells one by one towards the Mandela. This is another advantage of bullet-spout frogs. They are more flexible than gun cars and can be arranged at any position on the ship.
While shooting, the Black Toad Pirates chased the Mandela. After the Mandela slipped into the attack range, the first solid shell smashed its hull, and wood chips splashed, revealing a large hole. A crazy battle cry broke out on the pirate ship.
"Did you see that flag? This is the Mandela. Their captain is a woman and is said to be very beautiful!" A bald pirate with no hair left behind said with a smile.
"Remember to catch the live ones later and keep them for me!" Kedar shouted with desire. He didn't mind catching a temporary boat-pressing lady.
The Black Toad Corsair launched a crazy attack on the Mandela, with shells one after another, including chain bombs that hit the mast and solid iron bombs that smashed the hull. The Mandela was also an armed ship, but its firepower was obviously inferior, with only five small cannons on the deck and eight large cannons protruding from the hull.
Elizabeth looked at the damaged hull, her face turned pale a little, biting her tender lips lightly, not knowing what she was thinking. The sailors on the boat were all timid. The shot just now hurt two people, one was in a coma, and the other was wailing at the top of his throat.
"Captain, why not surrender to the pirates!" a little sailor who was panicked raised his head and said.
Elizabeth pulled out the sword with a clang, put it on the neck of the little sailor, and said helplessly: "It's useless. They are hanging the pirate flag of the black toad. These people are all outlaws. Even if we surrender, we can't change the fate of being killed. If we want to survive, we can only fight to the end. Be brave, young man, like me, pick up your sword!"
The little sailor was stupid there. It was his first time going to sea and the first time he faced the cruelty of this sea.
"Everyone is ready and fire!"
The female captain drew his sword and shouted, and the crisp voice overcame the roar of the artillery fire and penetrated through the sky!
The pirate ship and the merchant ship kicked off the battle and attacked at sea. The sound of cannons was deafening, and huge waves were blasted out on the sea. The two ships stopped at sea like duels.
In order to prevent the hull from being overturned by the recoil of the artillery, the cannons on the Mandela could only fire in turn, and the shells were filled again took many steps, and the firing interval took three minutes. However, the bomb spit frog had no such concerns and difficulties, and was able to fire continuously, which carried out a tragic blow to the Mandela.
After two rounds of shelling of the frog, the Mandela was already full of holes.
This is the gap between the spitting frog and the cannon.
Tang Ke and the others followed each other not far away, waiting for both sides to take action when both sides lost. After a while, Tang Ke changed his mind. If he rashly went up to attack the pirate ship, he might attract the firepower of the pirate ship to his side, and the merchant ship would choose to take the opportunity to escape. Only in front of him can he communicate with the merchant ship and make a joint attack agreement.
"Little ones, hang our pirate flag! Turn the sail rope to find the direction of the wind, rush over at the maximum speed, and then approach the merchant ship from behind." Tang Ke used his ability to sail quickly and increased the speed of the ship by command.
The pirate flag of the Tornado was also raised, with a square square flag painted with a skull, and there were crossed bone sticks under it, which is a classic pattern of the pirate flag.
Chapter completed!