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Chapter 156 Chapter 156

A merchant ship from the Kingdom of Dorne was swaying on the sea, and the sailors on the deck were nervously operating their sails, and behind them was a sailing ship that was advancing at full speed.

On the vast sea, the distance between the two sailboats is getting closer and closer, and the atmosphere seems to be getting more and more tense.

On the deck, the captain leaned on the side of the ship with his hat held on to his head, looked at the approaching ship in the distance, and shouted loudly to the busy sailors behind him: "Quick! Adjust the sails! They are about to catch up !"

Their boat is already fully sailed, and its speed is approaching 10 kilometers per hour, which is considered a good speed in a sailing boat.

Because their ship is very new, and it is also a deliberately designed high-speed merchant ship, the purpose is to avoid the harassment of some older pirates.

It's a pity that this time they seem to have encountered a group of well-equipped pirates. The speed of that pirate ship is extremely fast, apparently at more than 14 kilometers per hour.

As time passed, the other party seemed to be getting impatient with the pursuit. With a dull cannon sound, a shell landed near the merchant ship, stirring up a jet of water that soared into the sky.

It's a pity that because of the level of the gunner, the cannonball was really far away from the merchant ship, and the sea water it stirred up didn't even splash the merchant ship.

But the cannon still made the sailors on the merchant ship a little flustered, and someone shouted in fear: "They fired! Damn it! These damned pirates!"

The captain knew that he could not let the pirates succeed, because the cargo on the ship was their wealth and lives.

If they are attacked by pirates, it is not up to them whether their lives can be saved or not.

So, the captain shouted desperately, encouraging his sailors: "Quick! We are about to enter the waters of Bunas Port. When we get there, we may meet other merchant ships, and we will be saved."

They are indeed not far from Bunas, at least according to the chart, they have actually entered the sea area under the jurisdiction of Bunas.

The encouragement calmed down many sailors, but the first mate still reminded his captain in a low voice in frustration: "But, captain! They are going to catch up!"

Indeed, the opponent's ship was very fast, and this merchant ship was full of steel, so it was obviously impossible to achieve a fast speed.

It was also because he heard that the sales of Bunas steel had surged recently, so the captain got a shipment of in-demand goods and planned to send them to Bunas to make a fortune.

As a result, he encountered pirates here, which made him regret his guts. If he hadn't been greedy, he might not have encountered such a desperate thing.

Gritting his teeth, he pushed aside his first mate, boarded the slipway, snatched the steering wheel from the helmsman, and shouted loudly: "Damn it! I'll steer it! Their boat is faster than ours!"

"We're done!" A sailor had already knelt on the ground, growling in despair.

Beside him, some sailors were holding harpoons, and seemed to want to fight at the last moment.But the way he was trembling, anyone could see his sternness.

Just when many people were desperate, a sailor pointed to the other side and shouted loudly, his voice was full of excitement: "Look! Captain! Starboard! Starboard!"

"Huh?" The captain followed the boy's finger and looked over, and saw a ship on the distant sea that seemed to be rushing towards them.

"There's a ship over there! It's a battleship!" Another sailor shouted excitedly, and his shout gave everyone hope for life.

"That's an elf battleship!" The well-informed old sailor recognized at a glance that it was an elf battleship.

"Battleship?" The captain looked puzzled, carefully watching the approaching battleship in the distance.He didn't see the flag of the elf kingdom, only a red dragon flag that he had never seen before.

The old sailor explained in detail: "Marans ship, three decks! It's an elf's warship!"

He always smiled when he spoke, because he knew that it was impossible for pirates to have the courage to challenge a warship.

That's a battleship!With a large number of naval guns, a salvo can fire a dozen or even dozens of shells, destroying a pirate ship is effortless.

"Why is the elf's warship here?" But at this moment, a sailor became puzzled.

The captain pushed aside the adjutant standing in front of him, with a look of relief on his face: "No matter why it is here, we seem to be saved! Signal them! Quick! Get someone to shout! We need help !quick!"

"Help!" Hearing the captain's reminder, a sailor immediately shouted loudly.

Beside him, another sailor shook his hands and shouted: "We are under attack! Help!"

"Hey! Hey! Look this way!" More sailors joined the shouting team, and for a while the whole deck seemed to be having a screaming party.

On the elf battleship opposite, the human adjutant pressed the long sword at his waist, walked up to his boss and reported, "Captain! It seems that someone is calling for help!"

Putting away the binoculars, Bernard, who commanded the elven warship, confirmed: "That's the king's flag of Dorne! The ship following that merchant ship did not fly a national flag, nor did it identify a flag... It is probably a pirate. gone."

That's right, this is the only real warship in Tang Mo's hands, the elf warship that came to send John off and was detained.

Now its commander is Tang Mo's confidant Bernard, and its task is to train the naval sailors of the Datang Group.

Looking at another ship not far away, Bernard ordered, "Come closer! Get ready to fire! Get ready to sink that pirate ship!"

"Understood!" The adjutant nodded slightly, recently they have sunk at least 10 such pirate ships.

In fact, the pirate ship on the opposite side obviously doesn't often operate in this sea area, otherwise, they would definitely not continue to commit crimes around Bunas.

Because there is a legend circulating among the pirates here, if you see the dragon flag, you must run away as soon as possible, otherwise you will not even have the qualifications to be a ghost.

On the deck, an officer with his hands behind his back, raised his chin and loudly issued a combat order to all the sailors: "Reload all artillery!"

On the other side, the officer in charge of the sail also issued his own order at the same time: "Sail! Raise the bow! Speed ​​up!"

The sailors manipulated the ropes skillfully, a white sail was rapidly opening, and as the sail swelled up, the speed of the battleship became even faster.

"Adjust the bow! Adjust the bow!" Afterwards, Bernard skillfully began to adjust the course of his warship, preparing to align the side with the pirate ship in the distance.

On this side, on Dorn's merchant ship, a group of sailors stared dumbfounded at the distant warship turning rapidly.

They cursed desperately, and some even cried: "Damn it, the elf's ship is turning around..."

"Didn't they see us?" cried a sailor kneeling on the deck, leaning on the railing.

Another sailor was even more desperate, whimpering and complaining: "They must have seen it! They are going to die!"

"Maybe they don't want to meddle in their own business here, after all, this is the sea area of ​​the Kingdom of Wright." The adjutant also collapsed, and even forgot that the pirate ship was getting closer and closer to them.

The captain closed his eyes, as if preparing for his last moment: "You are so considerate, you are still thinking about others! Now we are finished! There is no hope!"

"But... they don't seem to want to turn the bow and leave!" The collapsed adjutant seemed to see some clues.

At this time, someone also noticed something was wrong: "They are setting up the sail...they are preparing to speed up..."

A sailor looked at the warship in the distance again, and muttered: "Are you kidding me?"

"My God...they opened the gun ports!" Another sailor saw the elf warship showing its side, and the gun ports on the side were opened one after another.

In the midst of the waves, on this beautiful battleship, one cannon after another was pushed out, exposing the black muzzle.

"Do they want to start a war with pirates?" A young sailor asked excitedly, who seemed to have never experienced naval battles.

Beside him, the old sailor who just saw that it was an elven warship denied it in disbelief: "Are you kidding me? Do you know how expensive the shells are? Ordinary navy warships just scare the pirates away and finish the job." Yet?"

The army these days is actually very corrupt, and they don't want to waste their shells in unnecessary places.

If they encountered pirates at sea, most of the time they would not chase them down. Even if they happened to see a merchant ship being robbed, they would probably stand by and watch.

Unless the merchant ship belongs to their own country, or the other party has not succeeded, in this case, they will often hang up the battle flag to scare away the pirates-that's all.

Of course, if they encounter a more corrupt navy, they will even act as pirates without anyone knowing.Kill the sailors on the merchant ship, loot the money, sink the ship and escape.

In short, meeting a warship at sea these days is not necessarily a good thing.However, it is mostly safe to encounter warships in the waters near the port, because there are many ships passing by here, and there are many people with mixed eyes, and the commander of the warship generally does not have any wrong thoughts.

But... It is too common to see death without saving them. On the contrary, it is not so common for warships to directly prepare for battle like now.

Hearing what the old sailors said, these new sailors also recalled some of the past events they saw with their own eyes yesterday: "Yes, that's what the patrol ships of the Wright Kingdom did yesterday, just to frighten the pirates, and No intention of firing."

(End of this chapter)