Ming Zuo

bus strait.

The sky is blue and the sea is very quiet.

The three merchant ships lined up in a line, but they didn't dare to enjoy the rare beauty.

"Have all the weapons been distributed?"

On the leading ship, Guan Zhao, deputy director of the Batavia Department of the Ministry of Intelligence, did not dare to relax at all, his whole body tensed up like a cheetah preparing to prey.

"It's all distributed."

His subordinate's answer still did not reassure him.

"Push out the cannons and load them."

"Isn't it a bit early? If you don't meet anyone..."

Before the subordinate finished speaking, Guan Zhao waved his hand to stop him.

"Since the day before yesterday, there have been unidentified ships appearing around us from time to time. They must be the pirates who came to scout. If nothing else, they will definitely come in just one or two days."

In this case, the subordinates had nothing to say, and hurriedly conveyed orders to the ships.

All of a sudden, the three ships were busy busy.

For this bureau, all three merchant ships have undergone certain modifications.

Especially since the cannons were secretly arranged on the ship, all of them were pushed out and loaded with shells.

"There are ships! Northeast direction! Seven ships!"

On the high mast, the lookout screamed mournfully.

The atmosphere on the boat immediately became tense.

"Order everyone to get to their positions and prepare for battle."

Guan Zhao quickly rushed to the bow, picked up the binoculars and looked towards the northeast.

It's a pity that his position is slightly lower, and he can't see anything for the time being.

At this moment, the lookout reported a new situation.

"There are also boats coming from the rear left, eight of them."

The first seven and the last eight, this is fifteen ships.

By this time, no one doubted that the ships had appeared here by chance.

As time passed, Guan Zhao could only force himself to calm down.

While recalling the entire battle plan, he stared at the surrounding sea conditions.

Fortunately, there was no other news from the watchtower, which made him somewhat relieved.

Finally, the seven ships in front appeared in the field of vision.

Experienced sailors recognized at a glance that these were all Fuchuan and Haicang boats.

On the sea near here, there is only one such ship.

"It really is Mrs. Zheng."

Guan Zhao clenched his teeth and made an angry sound.

I saw seven warships lined up in front of me, and some even turned around from both sides.

Obviously, the purpose of these people is not to allow any possibility of escape here.

Guan Zhao kept estimating the distance.

He only issued the order when the seven warships came two thousand meters in front of our side.

"Turn around immediately and head south."

The three merchant ships had been waiting for a long time, and as soon as they got the order, they immediately turned their bows in a hurry and headed south in a hurry.

It's all pre-arranged.

There is only one purpose, and that is to prevent the pirates from seeing their flaws.

If they run too early, these pirates will definitely suspect that they are already prepared.If you don't come after me any more, all your previous efforts will be wasted.

If you run too late, you may fall into a tight siege, and the whole army will be wiped out without waiting for reinforcements.

The distance of about two thousand meters is in a relatively delicate state when sailing in general seas.

At this distance, both parties can see each other with the naked eye.

In many cases, it can even be concluded that what the other party's purpose is.

Anyone who sees that the other party has a large number of people and is still outflanking will not feel that the other party is a friend.

That being the case, it is reasonable to run away in a hurry.

Sure enough, seeing the three merchant ships here wanting to escape, the pirate ships started to speed up one after another.

There were three ships chasing behind, and the other four also turned their heads to the south, always lying in the east here.

Obviously the purpose is also very clear.

No matter what, Guan Zhao and others were not allowed to escape to the east.

"The eight ships from the southwest are also catching up."

The watchtower kept passing on the situation.

The eight pirate ships blocked in the rear, because of this turn, the distance is even closer.Even without binoculars, standing on the deck can see the fierceness of the opponent approaching gradually.

In order to make the performance realistic, all the three merchant ships were loaded with cargo normally.Although it is less than before, it is obvious that the speed cannot be compared with those pirate ships with empty cabins.

Therefore, the distance between the two parties is getting closer and closer, which is in line with common sense.

"Where have we been?"

"According to the agreement, there are still twenty miles away from the Dutch."

The people under him knew what he was asking, and they kept testing the location with instruments while making notifications.

In order to avoid being discovered by pirates, the distance between the merchant ship and the Dutch fleet is very far.

The agreement between the two parties was that in the event of a pirate attack, the three merchant ships would turn south and pretend to break through.

The Dutch ships will lie in ambush to the south.

In other words, the mission of the three merchant ships was to lure the pirates to the ambush location.

The key to this is that you must not be bitten by pirates on the way to escape.

On the calm sea, the two sides were chasing and fleeing, and the distance was getting closer and closer.

In a short period of time, the two sides ran several miles away.

Seeing that the pirates were very determined to escape here, they gradually became impatient.

Suddenly there was a loud bang on the sea, and then a tall water column rose from the water near the merchant ship.

"The enemy is firing!"

Guan Zhao looked coldly at the smoky pirate ship, and blurted out a sarcastic laugh.

"This is exasperation, don't you want to cover it up?"

Many merchant ships were robbed and killed here before. Although no one escaped, the investigation has already reached a conclusion.

Those pirates used cold weapons in the process of robbery and killing.

But now, the opponent actually used artillery.

Who can have artillery, how can it be a mob of pirates?
Apparently, the other party felt that this was a must-kill situation, and they were not worried about their three ships running away at all.

"Report, the Dutch are ahead."

Exciting news finally came from the watchtower.

Guan Zhao quickly woke up and delivered the order.

"Let the Dutch outflank you on both sides and tell the ships to slow down and get ready for battle."

The lookout immediately waved the flag and notified the deployment here.

On the Dutch battleship, the commander received the signal well through the telescope and immediately made arrangements.

The powerful Galen battleship was quickly divided into two parts, one east and the other west, ready to be orioles.

Guan Zhao gave orders to the ships not to turn around and go south, but to turn west.

In this way, it is tantamount to drawing a bend in the sea, and pointing the side of the ship at the pirates chasing from the west.

As for the seven ships in the east, they were slightly separated for a while.

And this is the opportunity.

The eight pirate ships in the west couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw the three merchant ships showing their flaws.He hurriedly pursued and bombarded with the artillery on the bow.

It's just that at a distance of several hundred meters, the accuracy of these artillery pieces is not satisfactory.

Although the waves caused by the shells falling into the water shook the three merchant ships, there was no great danger for a while.

Seeing that the pirate ship entered within [-] meters, and the faces of the people on board could be seen clearly, Guan Zhao showed a cruel smile.

"fire."