Liu Pei waited for Jack to finish arranging the manpower, and then told him the situation in detail. Finally, he said: "Jack, there are some things I have to explain to you in advance. No one at sea now knows that the Skeleton Gang has a new type of warfare."

Boat."

Jack may be a good sailor, but otherwise a bit slow. He asked curiously: "And what?"

Liu Pei patted his head and said: "What I mean is that you must make a plan to annihilate your opponents in this battle. At present, I don't want the Skeleton Gang to have professional warships leaked. The longer this secret is kept, the worse it will be for us.

The more advantageous it is!”

After hearing this, Jack became excited and said: "Then we should hang all the pirates we caught? Beheading is too barbaric, it is better to hang them!"

Liu Pei really couldn't stand Jack's jumping thinking and said: "Listen, man, the point is not here, it is that we must annihilate all opponents! And beheading is more civilized than hanging! The person who was beheaded died instantly, and

It’s not like a hanged man struggling on the rope for so long!”

Jack had understood at this time. He began to think about how to arrange his troops and how to deal with this battle. He had also been to the new island, and he knew the general situation around it. But after thinking for a moment, Jack said: "There is no way to formulate a plan

Plan, boss! The most important question now is that we don’t know the specific situation of the new island. Has it been captured? If not, where are the ships now? Are they cruising on the sea or sunk?

?We don’t know these things clearly, and we can’t make any plans! Just follow what you Chinese say, just adapt to changes!”

But Jack finally made a rough plan. He controlled the ship's speed and made a circle, allowing the Jiaozhou to approach the new island from the east at dawn. In this way, the Jiaozhou could get as close as possible under the cover of the sun.

Pirates' ships.

Jack's role as deputy boatswain was not in vain! As expected, the Jiaozhou was approaching the waters of the new island at dawn. After Jack adjusted the angle of the ship again, the Jiaozhou was completely hidden in the nascent sunlight.

Jack hummed with satisfaction and asked: "Have all the crew members eaten? I don't want the boys to go to war hungry!"

The former trainee captain and now the first mate said loudly: "Report to the captain, everyone has eaten and you are the only one left!"

Jack clapped his hands with satisfaction and shouted: "All sails are full! Furl the jib! We are downwind now. Now we are on level 2 combat readiness. In thirty minutes we will be on level 1 combat readiness! Hurry! Hurry! Move!"

The servants started running quickly after receiving the bright light, pulling the sail ropes and laying out the canvas. The whole scene seemed to Liu Pei to be chaotic and orderly. The sails were lowered one by one and then tied tightly. The wind blew the sails

As the wind blew louder, the speed of the boat gradually increased. The bow of the boat split through the waves and headed straight towards

Go to the new island.

Liu Pei looked at the busy sailors and said: "Jack, you and your companions have done a good job and trained the sailors very well! This time it is time to test their homework!"

Jack was about to answer when he heard the lookout shout from the mast: "Enemy ships found. Three Chinese-style ships. No other ships found!"

Liu Pei and Jack immediately used their binoculars to look. Sure enough, they saw three Chinese-style ships anchored outside the channel. Jack held up his binoculars and scanned the rest of the sea and said, "The situation is not good! Where are their six other ships?"

"

Liu Pei put down the telescope and said: "No! I think the situation is great now! At least it's better than expected! Only three ships out of nine are here, which means that the stronghold has not been captured, and the remaining pirates are besieging the stronghold! We still have victory.

hope!"

Jack thought for a while and said: "Boss, maybe you are right. But the gun emplacement on the mountain may have been taken away by someone! Otherwise, those ships would not park so close to the bay,"

Liu Pei said: "I have already guessed this, but what are you going to do next?"

Jack said: "What else can we do? Of course, rush over as fast as possible, sink the three ships outside in the shortest time, and then block the channel of the bay and then think of a way."

Liu Pei also felt that there was no other better way, so he said: "Then let's do it!"

As the ship approached, the Jiaozhou was inevitably discovered. The lookout shouted: "The three ships are moving. They should have discovered us!"

Liu Pei raised his telescope and looked at it, and found that the three ships had indeed begun to move slowly. However, the three ships did not raise their sails at the same time, but one by one. The ship speed increased very slowly, as if they were short of manpower.

appearance.

Liu Pei thinks this is a good thing, which means that these three ships should be put out by Big Buck Tooth for guarding, and most of the sailors on board have been transferred to besiege the stronghold. The reason why these three ships dared to operate under the condition of insufficient manpower

Xia Qihang came over, intending to rely on the names of Li Dan and Big Buck Tooth to prevent others from approaching. Liu Pei told Jack his thoughts, and he also agreed with Liu Pei's thoughts.

Facts have proved that Liu Pei's guess was correct. The three ships never reached the high speed of the naval battle. They just lined up in a horizontal line and kept showing the flags on the mast. They had recognized the ship as a large Western plywood ship. So they

I think this ship is probably going to Japan for trade. So I just need to show the flags of Li Dan and Da Buck Ya and drive them away.

Liu Pei suddenly had an idea and said excitedly: "Jack, you immediately give the order to get everyone ready for battle. Then let your compatriots get on the deck and hide all the other Han sailors. Trick them into getting closer."

Jack said with a strange smile

: "Boss, you are too insidious! But your idea is quite interesting. We can try it."

Following Jack's order, most of the sailors entered the cabin. A small number of sailors could not leave, so they used ladders to hide behind the sails or under the side of the ship. Other foreign sailors boarded the deck under Jack's arrangement.

They stood on the bow and side of the ship respectively. And the clever Jack asked all the blond sailors to take off their hats.

After Liu Pei forced them to learn how to take a bath, the hair of these barbarian sailors was no longer greasy and tangled, and was particularly conspicuous under the sunlight. So the pirates on the opposite side were more relieved and believed that they were just a passing Western merchant ship. So they

Start approaching the Jiaozhou with confidence and boldness.

The three pirate ships were divided into two teams. Two ships on the port side and one on the starboard side of the Jiaozhou were outflanking the Jiaozhou. Several people stood on the bow of the ship and kept making gestures to signal the Jiaozhou to turn away.

After Jack estimated the distance between the two parties, he found that the pirate ship on the starboard side was slightly faster, so he shouted: "You are not allowed to open the gun doors in advance! All cannons use solid ammunition! There are two ships on the port side. The odd-numbered cannon on the port side shoots the first ship. Double.

Count the cannons to fire on the second ship. The starboard cannon fires first and must be fired with all your strength! After sinking the starboard ship, we turn left with all our strength!"

After giving the order, Jack waved the wine bottle in his hand to greet the other side, clearly looking like a drunk sailor. The other barbarian sailors laughed.

The sailor standing at the entrance of the ship immediately passed on the order. The two artillery decks below the deck began to get busy. In order to save space on the ship, the artillery deck that is not commonly used is very low, and people need to bend down and nod slightly when they receive the order.

, the sailors who were still on the spot loaded gunpowder into the gun barrel, compacted it, and then loaded the shells in unison. The other sailors held on to the rope and stared at the movements of the previous gun position.

In naval battles, artillery shooting is also very particular. Because the noise in the battle is very loud, sailors often cannot hear the orders issued by their superiors, so the gunners use their eyes to accept the orders. That is to look at the person in the last gun position.

Whether to shoot. If they shoot, follow suit.

The initial firing order was delivered by the first gun position near the deck opening. There were two small bronze bells at the hatch, each responsible for commanding the firing of the gun positions on one side. Once the deck order came, there would be a dedicated person.

When the bell is rung, the person at the first gun position will fire regardless of whether they see or hear it.

This kind of shooting in turns is also beneficial. The reason is that the artillery on the sailing battleship cannot fire in a salvo. It is not impossible, but the ship is loaded with a large number of artillery. If they fire at the same time, the huge recoil will impact and damage the deck and keel.
Chapter completed!