Chapter 208 The Eve of Battle (Happy New Year~)

The waiting process is always long and tedious.

Except for the lookouts responsible for the warning, everyone else on the ship had nothing to do during this time. Some people were taking a nap in hammocks, some gathered together to brag, and some were checking their weapons and praying.

Although Harry had been a street bully before, leading a group of brats to kill the brats from the next street, this was the first time he faced a serious battle. Anne originally thought that this guy was greedy for life and fearful of death. The person who bullies the weak and fears the strong will be scared to death at this moment, but he didn't expect that when he found the latter, his expression, although a little nervous, was more of excitement.

Harry was currently pestering the quartermaster, begging him to give him a weapon for self-defense.

"Mr. Dufresne, I can fight too. Doesn't Captain Zhang Heng often say that when the battle starts, everyone has no way out?"

"What weapon do you want?"

"Let's use the musket. My size is a bit disadvantageous in close combat, but shooting from a distance is no problem." Harry was full of confidence.

"Have you ever practiced shooting before?"

"No, but as the saying goes, everyone has a first time. Captain Zhang Heng's first shooting was not bad either."

"Actually, when I first met Captain Zhang Heng, his marksmanship was unbelievable." The quartermaster paused and continued, "It is impossible to use a musket. I don't want to be attacked from behind when I charge. One of our own will take a shot."

"Don't be so stingy, I won't cum on you."

"I doubt it."

Harry wanted to say something else, but then he saw the red-haired girl walking not far away. As if he had encountered a natural enemy, his expression suddenly changed and he immediately wanted to run away.

But he only ran two steps before he was stopped by Anne, who said seriously, "Mr. Dufresne, has Harry caused trouble for you again?"

"No, on the contrary, Mr. Harry helped me a lot in the morning and worked with me to count the weapons reserves on our ship." The quartermaster's answer made Harry, who was crying, suddenly become proud again.

"That's it." Annie curled her lips.

Harry was speechless, what the hell is your unabashed tone of regret? Is it a pity because you can't find a reason to blame me? !

Of course, he only dared to complain about this in his heart, and then heard Annie say again, "Come with me."

Harry followed the red-haired girl all the way to the kitchen. He was not unfamiliar with this place, because he had almost vomited while peeling potatoes here recently. Anne said, "When the battle starts, you will be right here. Stay with Mr. Ramsay and come out when the fighting is over."

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"Huh?" The red-haired girl raised her eyebrows.

Harry quickly explained, "Let me tell you in advance that I don't mean to be dissatisfied. It's just that I have been cleaning the toilets as you requested for so long since I got on the ship. I almost cut my fingers off peeling potatoes. I think maybe I can bear it." A little more responsibility."

"What you said seems to make sense." Anne threw the dagger on her waist to Harry, "When the battle begins, stay here and protect yourself and Mr. Ramsay."

"But what's the difference between this and before?" Harry opened his eyes wide.

"What difference do you want?" the red-haired girl asked.

"For example... let me stay on the deck?" Harry begged, "This is my first time to go out to sea to participate in a battle. Please, Boss Anne, otherwise how can I tell others when I go back? When the war begins, I Stay in the cabin like a coward?"

After saying that, he probably felt something was wrong. Harry turned around and apologized to Mr. Chef, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ramsay, I wasn't targeting you."

The latter acted very generously and waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, you are not the first, and you will not be the last."

"Real fighting is not as simple as leading a group of brats to fight on the streets. If you want to join the fight together, that's no problem, but you have to wait until two years later." Annie was unmoved.

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On the other side, Zhang Heng was playing with the shells in his hands in the captain's cabin.

He has been carrying this thing with him for three weeks, and there has been no abnormal phenomenon during this period. At first, he thought it was because he was on land, but now that he is on the sea, the ancient Celtic god who calls himself Betty has always been Never came to see him.

In addition, Zhang Heng also asked Annie to arrange for people to keep an eye on Seth. As the first person on the ship to come into contact with this thing, Zhang Heng was not sure whether the ancient Celtic god named Betty would still affect him. Looking at him.

However, after so many days, Seth seemed very quiet and did not make any suspicious moves. He seemed to be completely freed from this incident and returned to his previous life.

Zhang Heng is not in a hurry. Apart from giving the admirer the power to control storms, Zhang Heng doesn't know what other methods the admirer has, so it's not too late to start researching it after he gets the wooden box from the tule tree.

So the first day passed in peace.

In the morning of the next day, everything was still as usual, the weather was clear, the sea was calm, and the Spanish treasure ship still did not show up. It was not until the afternoon, when everyone was about to lose their composure, that the lookout finally made a discovery.

Zhang Heng also raised the copper telescope in his hand. At first, there were only three black spots in the distance, and he couldn't tell what they were. However, as time went by, Zhang Heng could vaguely see the Spanish flag flying on the mast. .

At this time, the observation point on Parrot Island also used the mirror to send a message to the two pirate ships outside.

"The target is coming, get ready." Zhang Heng put away the telescope.

Billy directed the sailors to return to their respective posts. At the same time, the Jackdaw also raised the black flag. However, the next moment Zhang Heng and several old sailors on the ship raised their heads.

The breeze from the southeast direction gradually changed to the southwest direction at this time, and Billy frowned. This meant that it would take more time for them to approach the treasure ship. In other words, they might also suffer a longer period of time. The artillery strike of time.

But now the distance between the two sides is very close, and there is no way to make adjustments at this time. Zhang Heng stood on the bow of the ship, holding the cable in one hand and the saber in the other, and issued the battle order, "Adjust the sails, use Rush over as fast as you can!"

Because they had rehearsed possible situations in advance, everyone on the Jackdaw knew that they were just bait in this battle, with the purpose of attracting the opponent to pursue them. Therefore, the key to success or failure was not how much damage they inflicted on the opponent, but how much damage they could inflict on the opponent. It cannot withstand the firepower from the opposite side, so apart from the person at the helm, the carpenter on the ship is under the greatest pressure.

They had prepared wood and tools in advance and were on standby, ready to repair the holes in the ship.