Chapter 219 I’ll Take You Home
Dufresne immediately became nervous when he saw the dark shadow, "What should we do? Are we ready to face the enemy?"
"How many sober gunners do we still have now?" Zhang Heng and Annie may be the only two people who can still calm down now. The latter looks at the menacing fleet in the distance without fear.
"Four." Mr. Quartermaster smiled bitterly, "But I also served as a gunner for a period of time in the early years. If necessary..."
"This amount of manpower and firepower is meaningless." Zhang Heng shook his head and said decisively, "Put down the top sail and rush over before they adjust their formation."
Dufresne was shocked when he heard this, "There are seven ships on the opposite side. How can we withstand this firepower?"
"There is no other choice but to fight this time." Zhang Heng said, "We are just waiting to die. When they arrange their formation to completely seal the port, we will have no chance at all. As long as we rush into the middle of them fast enough, they will Considering our companions, only two or three ships at most can attack us, and with the strength of the Jackdaw, it may be able to survive."
After Zhang Heng finished speaking, he looked back in the direction of the beach. The people there also discovered the warship that suddenly appeared outside the port, and panic and chaos broke out.
They are all the best pirates in Nassau. Now they have gathered together for the same goal and have accomplished something that no pirate has ever accomplished before. If they are not drunk tonight and are all on their respective ships, they will be ready to fight. The navy's fleet may not be without its strength, but now it seems that it can do nothing except shouting and running like headless flies on the beach.
The only one who has not given up is the Black Prince Sam. He is still directing the manpower to adjust the artillery on the shore. However, his figure at the moment looks a little lonely in the night.
Jarvis was sitting in the small boat and was originally rowing towards the shore, but after seeing the navy ship appearing in the distance, he changed his attention and turned around while waving his hand and rowing towards the leading warship.
But at this time, Zhang Heng no longer had time to care about the movements of others. He withdrew his gaze and scanned the faces of everyone on the deck. He saw uneasiness and despair on every face. At this moment, everyone's face was written Full of helplessness and hesitation.
Until that deep, powerful voice sounded again in the darkness.
"Don't worry, I'll take you home."
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The naval fleet arrived too quickly, beyond everyone's expectations. Even the Swordfish, which had made up its mind to leave, had not yet gathered all the crew members. It was obviously too late to board the ship at this time.
Brooke's face was pale, and perhaps the only thing that could give him some comfort was the Jackdaw not far away. Although he boarded the ship earlier than them, it seemed that he would not be able to leave this time.
However, what no one expected was that despite seeing the fleet appearing outside the port, the Jackdaw not only did not retreat but rushed towards the opponent without hesitation.
This almost suicidal move left many people stunned. On the leading naval warship, the naval officer responsible for commanding the operation, Walden, stood on the deck and looked at the Jackdaw coming alone with a calm expression. , asked the adjutant beside him, "Is this the battleship we lost before?"
"There are changes in appearance, it should have been modified, but yes, sir, this is the battleship Glory we lost in Charleston." After observing it carefully, he said.
"There is no glory left. The glory of the Royal Navy in this sea area has been lost by that idiot Elmer. Now he wants me to clean up the mess he left." Walden shook his head and said, "Open fire. Don’t let anyone go.”
"Well……"
"What's wrong? Do you have any questions?"
"Captain Jarvis's boat is very close to them now. If we open fire at this time..."
"Are you a rookie who just graduated from the Naval Academy? Didn't you hear the order I just gave? When I said don't let anyone go, I meant including Jarvis and his group of brutal men with blood on their hands. Don’t let everyone go.”
"But... aren't we allies? Captain Jarvis has been passing on information to us for this operation. Isn't there an agreement between him and Count Lambert? After completing this matter, Count Lambert will give the warrior A pardon for the crew of the ship, allowing them to return to the Queen's rule..."
The adjutant was interrupted before he finished speaking.
"Open your eyes and take a look, Chris. What's right in front of us right now on the beach over there is not our kind at all, but a bunch of wild beasts. You know they were in Charleston against Count Bellomont and Watts." Did the Governor do something, and by the way, and that idiot Elmer, they robbed the Scarbury and then killed everyone on board, which was a full, fucking seven hundred, naval soldiers! More Not to mention the other civilians in the city." Walden said every word.
"Do you know why Lord Lambert asked the Admiralty to send me here to deal with the security threats in this area, son?"
"Because of your great success against pirates?"
"No, it's because I never compromise and cooperate with those beasts. I know there are some voices in the upper class recently, saying that we should use some more merciful and gentle methods, but I can guarantee that I am not that kind of person. Do you really think I am Will we allow these thugs with blood on their hands to simply wash away their sins, return to civilized society, and live a happy life, and then we will pretend that nothing happened?
"No such good thing, it won't work here, so do me a favor and kill everything that moves in front of you now. No one will know what happened tonight except us, and we can complete our mission, Count Lambert can also preserve his reputation... Now, are my orders clear enough?"
"Yes, sir." Chris swallowed.
"Great, let's get started."
Jarvis's betrayal has been confirmed on the beach, and the crew of the Warrior and other pirates have also launched an attack. Because they were prepared, the crew of the Warrior did not drink much tonight, and they still kept their heads clear and had all their weapons. They were at hand, so they had the upper hand initially, but this could not erase the numerical gap between the two sides.
As time went by, Black Prince Sam and several other captains had stabilized their front and began to switch from defense to offense. On the Warrior side, everyone became a little confused after the attack was frustrated because of Jarvis's absence. Taking measures, coupled with the fact that he was wrong in the first place, he fell into a disadvantage in terms of momentum.
However, Jarvis obviously did not want to take the risk of returning to the beach to organize resistance. He was still rowing hard towards the warship not far away.