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- Chapter 209 The big fat sheep is coming (third update!)
"Captain, we have all inquired. They will leave the port in about four hours, and their destination is the Port of Ceuta." About two hours later, several sailors sent by Tuffman returned to the Mermaid, and Reported to him what was learned.
"Well, the port of Ceuta. So, they only have two days to go." Tuffman pondered for a moment. "It seems that they will definitely take the Spanish route. After all, the monsoons in the Atlantic in winter are not enough to allow them to return directly to Europe from Manhattan."
Considering the seasons and monsoons, Tafman quickly determined the opponent's route.
"Captain, your judgment is correct. I saw the first mate of the Earl of the Deep took out a navigation chart and marked the coordinates from here to Santo Domingo. It seems that they want to return from the waters controlled by Spain."
The sailor¡¯s words further verified Tuffman¡¯s judgment.
"In this case, let's prepare in advance. I know there is a sea area from here to Santo Domingo, which is the most suitable ambush location." Tuffman said to his subordinates with a smile.
Oh ho ho!
The sailors made a low sound after hearing Tuffman's words.
After all, they are still at the Manhattan Harbor Terminal, so they can't be too arrogant, right?
However, before leaving the port, Tafman had to confirm the firepower configuration of the opponent's target.
The sea is not as good as the land. If there is an accident, there will be no place to run. The only outcome is to drown or be fed to the fish, and there is no other way out.
Unless your tone of voice is incredible, there is no way to survive.
It¡¯s not like a war on the road at all. If you can¡¯t fight, you can still run away.
So, Tuffman couldn¡¯t help but be careless.
"How is the opponent's firepower? Have you found out everything?"
Tuffman waved his hand to silence the sailors.
The person responsible for checking the target's firepower configuration came forward and replied: "The opponent's ship is a Dutch-style merchant ship. There are a total of twenty-seven guns on two decks, but they are just ordinary twelve-pound guns. Three guns are used. Ji Zang, according to their sailors, the speed is 8-12 knots."
After listening to his subordinates report the target¡¯s ship data, Tafman breathed a long sigh of relief.
Such a ship is simply trivial to my own Mermaid.
"Brothers, our opportunity has come. Everyone must know who our target is this time. And you must have understood the wealth they have on board, right?"
After confirming that the opponent's firepower configuration was not his own, a smile broke out on Tafman's face.
Yes, Captain, this is the little sheep!
Our opportunity to make a fortune has come. After I have money, I will return to Manhattan and find a few women to have fun.
For a time, the sailors expressed their thoughts one after another.
"Okay, I won't say any more, let's go!" Tuffman gave an order to his first mate, telling him where the Mermaid was going, and then turned around and got into the captain's cabin.
The sailors got busy one after another, raising sails, lifting anchors and pulling ropes.
After a lot of busy work, the Mermaid slowly left the Manhattan Pier and began to sail towards the ambush point.
At this moment, the captain and crew of the Earl of the Deep Sea do not know that they have now become the target of pirates.
The pride of our sea
The rough waves are waiting for us to conquer
Haha, the brave man rides the wind and waves
Traveling around the world is the glory of a man
Rather than dying of old age at home, it is better to travel in all directions
The beautiful girl is waiting for us to go
There are endless treasures in the ocean
Only brave people can master it
The sailors of the Mermaid sang popular songs among sailors from all over the world, and happily drove the ship on the sea with style.
Tuffman stood on the deck, holding a monocular in his hand to observe the situation in the nearby waters.
According to intelligence, the Earl of the Deep Sea is heading to Europe from the Inca waters in Central America, so they must replenish sufficient supplies in Santo Domingo.
So, Tuffman laid an ambush on a small island in the middle sea area and prepared to attack the opponent.
"Our ambush point is on our way, tell the sailorsJust sail the Mermaid to the back of the island, drop anchor and sail and wait for the target to appear. "
Tuffman raised his finger and pointed at a small black dot that appeared in the distance on the sea level and said to his first mate.
The first mate nodded and quickly conveyed the order.
About half an hour later, the Mermaid arrived at the back of the island, dropped the anchor and lowered the sail.
"Everyone, please take a good rest, and we will launch an attack when the target appears."
Turning around and returning to the captain's room, all the sailors began to return to the cabin, resting and wiping their weapons.
¡°Maybe because of the tension before the war, the sailors didn¡¯t talk too much at this time.
Thinking about it, many brothers will be killed in every robbery. I don¡¯t know how many people will die in this attack. Maybe he would die in this attack, so it was not surprising that everyone was silent.
Of course, there are also big-hearted guys who talk loudly to their friends. And I drank a lot of rum with my friends to relieve the depression in front of the station.
And other sailors came to their gun positions and began to inspect the artillery they were responsible for.
In short, everyone has their own things to do and their own way of relieving depression.
"Captain, the Earl of the Deep Sea has 400 sailors, and we are at a disadvantage with only 320 people." Following Tuffman, some of the pirates' top brass expressed their opinions.
"Don't worry about these. As long as we use tactics flexibly, the enemy will not be scary." Tafman is not worried about this. After all, he has been a pirate for such a long time, and he is still very confident in naval battles.
"Captain, after we defeat each other, what should we do with the Earl of the Deep?" someone asked.
Tuffman smiled: "The Manhattan gang will take care of it. They have connections. The ship we captured can be sold to them. As long as it is not too damaged, they will buy it at a very reasonable price."
Haha, doesn¡¯t this mean that in addition to grabbing goods, we can also grab ships?
The junior executives sitting around Tuffman were all happy.
It¡¯s no wonder, because the ships they robbed are usually difficult to dispose of, and they are often scuttled.
Therefore, this is a huge loss.
Therefore, the gangs that Manhattan cooperated with them said that they could acquire the ships they captured. How could these pirates be unhappy?
A broken ship can be sold for at least 30,000 or 40,000 silver coins, which is a considerable amount of income.
It can be one more way of wealth, only the brain disability is unhappy.
"Captain, after we robbed the Earl of the Deep, what should we do with the goods on board?"
Someone asked again.
Tuffman replied: "We can dispose of the three hundred sets of porcelain in Alexandria, Egypt. There are many Persian merchants there, and they are all rich, right?"
Everyone laughed again.
"But Captain, we are going to Alexandria, but how can we take action on the captured ship?"
Someone thought that if they went to Alexandria, how could they sell the captured ships.
They can¡¯t just return to Europe with a dilapidated ship.
Because they cannot enter some ports that are familiar with the situation of the Earl of the Deep, as this will expose them.
"Captain, what should we do with those people on the Earl of the Deep?"
Questions were asked one by one.
These issues require the captain to give an instruction, so everyone does not need to vote.
The crew will only use their right to vote on matters that involve the personal interests of all crew members.
"I will send a few people to drive the captive ship to deal with the gangs in Manhattan. Of course, the rest of the people will go with me to Alexandria, Egypt. The remaining people can wait for us in Manhattan when we come back from Europe. After that, we can split the money together.¡±
"Of course, for those who stay in Manhattan, I will give them a living allowance.", Tuffman finally added.
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All the senior executives laughed.
They have no objections to this arrangement at all.
"Captain, we found that the target has appeared, and it is still twelve seas away from us.?! "
Time passed little by little, and about four hours later, a sailor came to the captain's room and reported excitedly.
The people who were chatting stopped, and everyone's faces suddenly showed excitement, just like the sailor who came in to report.
"Well, since the target has appeared, let's start now. The target is still twelve nautical miles away, which is enough time for us to prepare."
At that moment, Tafman stood up and gave the order to prepare for the attack.
Now that the targets have appeared, and there are three hundred sets of porcelain on the target ship, the pirates on the Mermaid are all excited.
As long as they make this vote, they can live a prosperous life for two years.
And this kind of wealthy life is, of course, a life of luxury and luxury in Manhattan.
The sails and anchors were hoisted, matchlock guns were distributed, scimitars, cross axes, nails, awls and other weapons were all taken into the hands of the pirates one by one.
The Mermaid slowly moved out of the back of the island and rushed towards the Earl of the Deep Sea.
The sea-going ships of this era all rely on wind power. If there is no wind, everything is in vain.
And it is not easy for sea-going ships of this era to turn around on the sea, which is very troublesome.
Therefore, naval warfare in this era is definitely a job that requires skills, and it is not something that ordinary people can do well.
It¡¯s not unreasonable why people in this era get scared when they mention pirates.
Because pirates are skilled sailors, they are very familiar with the ocean and are better at operating than ordinary seagoing ships.
And because of their rich combat experience, they can deal with various unexpected combat situations that seem to be very difficult for ordinary sailors to handle.
So it¡¯s no surprise that pirates are a group of people who talk about sex.
They have extraordinary skills and rich experience compared to ordinary sailors, which is simply incomparable to some novices.
For example, how to fight on a bumpy deck and how to hit the enemy with a matchlock gun are not something ordinary sailors know.
?This requires rich experience in naval combat before it can be mastered by an individual.
This can¡¯t be learned by just asking others to teach you.
The Mermaid¡¯s combat sailors, who did not need to operate sailboats and cannons, all came to the deck one after another.
"The Earl of the Deep Sea, as for the Deep Sea Earl, hadn't noticed anything at this time, and was heading straight towards the Mermaid. At this time, the distance between the two ships was still six or seven nautical miles, and it would not be long before they met.
"Captain, how long do you think it will take us to solve the problem?"
Standing behind Tuffman, his first mate asked.
After thinking for a while, Tuffman replied: "Our ship's speed is 11-13 knots. If it is fast, it should be solved before dawn tomorrow."
It¡¯s already dusk now, so Tafman is talking about getting rid of this target before dawn.
¡°Haha, I hope everything goes well and we can head to the Mediterranean Sea as soon as daybreak.¡±
The deputy said with a smile.
Hearing this, Tuffman silently muttered in his heart: I hope everything goes well.
Earl of the Abyss
At this time, the sailors on the Earl of the Abyss were still in a leisurely manner, and some even played the banjo and sang arias on the deck.
Some other sailors, spanking, bragging, and boasting, had no idea that the danger was coming over their heads.
Captain Nelson is sitting leisurely in the small loft at the stern of the ship, drinking wine from a glass cup in his hand.
Beside him, two sailors were playing violins, and the melodious sound of the violins echoed in the room.
Haha, this trip was indeed worthwhile. Three hundred sets of porcelain were shipped to the Mediterranean and sold for four times the price. I can buy another boat, and I will become a rich man in a few years.
Nelson was happily thinking about the wonderful things that would happen after he returned to the Mediterranean and sold the porcelain in his hands.
Hey, if I buy one more ship, I can get more black slaves. These black slaves were not a good thing before, but now they are valuable things.
Thinking about the demand for black slaves in Manhattan, Nelson couldn't help but feel proud of himself.
He was one of the first businessmen to take action after hearing about Manhattan.
Because he entered Manhattan very quickly??, so he also made enough profits here.
These profits were so huge that he would laugh even in his dreams at night.
And the profits he earned were all forged with the blood and tears of black slaves.
This is why the gangsters revealed his information to the pirates.
For Manhattan, they will never let some maritime merchants have too much strength, so when there are signs of this, it is best to destroy them.
As for those pirates who have been fattened If you reveal a little information to various countries, I think various countries will be very happy to send troops to destroy the pirates based on this information. (To be continued. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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