Chapter 225 New Crisis

When the wind and waves calmed down completely, only the Jackdaw was left on the vast sea.

"I can't believe we actually escaped!"

Dufresne looked around until he could no longer see any enemy shadows. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the deck.

Ever since he found Harry and received the news of Jarvis's betrayal, his mind and body had been in a state of high tension. Until now when the danger was gone, his body seemed to have been completely drained, and he could no longer feel any strength.

With the navy having an absolute advantage in firepower and almost completely blocking the harbor, a dozen of them, led by Zhang Heng, actually drove the Jackdaw out of the blockade, and then got rid of the pursuers behind them. Soldiers successfully withstood this terrifying storm.

Every step during this period was full of danger, and everyone tried their best, but even so, there was still a lot of luck involved in getting to this point, especially the timing of the storm's arrival. The Jackdaw was sunk by those two armed ships, and it was even more incredible that the Jackdaw could survive the storm unharmed.

As the sky gradually grew brighter, the sky in the distance turned white, and the drunken crew members finally woke up from their sleep. There were more people on the deck, but Dufresne glanced around, and finally there were It fell on the silent figure standing at the stern of the boat.

When that man said he would lead everyone home, Dufresne thought he was just trying to appease the sailors. After all, Zhang Heng, as the captain, must have stabilized the situation first, but he didn't. What I thought of was that the other party actually fulfilled his promise and led the Jackdaw to escape from a desperate situation with no hope.

What he did last night, no one else in his position could have done.

This is beyond the scope of what human beings can do and can be called a miracle. This can also be seen from the adoring eyes of the surrounding sailors.

However, there was not much joy on Zhang Heng's face. Dufresne rested for a while, regained some strength, stood up and walked to Zhang Heng's side, and followed the latter's gaze, which should be the direction of Parrot Island. , but you can’t see anything after driving so far.

"Do they... still have a chance?"

Zhang Heng shook his head, "The navy was well prepared this time, and with Jarvis as an internal agent, we suffered a big loss this time. Black Prince Sam and the others had no other choice but to retreat to the center of the island if they wanted to survive. But this plays into the Navy's hands. The Navy doesn't have to do anything. As long as they wait two weeks, all they have to face when they get to the island is a group of extremely weak pirates."

Dufresne was silent after hearing this. In fact, he had already guessed the outcome. This is why Zhang Heng had to leave with the Jackdaw no matter what. The outcome of this battle was already determined before the fight started.

Although the warring parties were not far apart in terms of numbers and firepower, this was not a fair contest at all. The pirates on the island were attacked in the middle of the carnival. They were far away from their warships and had no preparation. The brain is also paralyzed by alcohol. In this state, he is forced to fight, and the outcome can be imagined.

While the two were talking, they saw the newly recruited bookkeeper on the ship hurried over.

"Captain, Mr. Dufresne, you'd better take a look." The latter said nervously.

After hearing this, Zhang Heng and Dufresne went down to the warehouse with the bookkeeper. At this time, the seawater inside had almost been pumped out. Except that it was still a little damp, it had basically returned to normal. However, everyone looked like But they were all serious and gathered around a fresh water bucket.

Dufresne reached out and took some saliva from it, and brought it to his mouth, but after tasting the salty taste, he quickly spit it out, and then asked, "How much is it?"

"We were unlucky. Two artillery shells landed in the area where we stored fresh water. About seven or eight barrels of fresh water were destroyed, and some of the barrels were damaged. It was fine at first, but once water entered the cabin, it was over. Besides, there isn’t much rum left on the ship, because we took out thirty barrels at the party.”

"Is there anything else?" the quartermaster frowned when he saw the bookkeeper swallowing mid-sentence.

"The biscuits stored here were also soaked in sea water. We rescued some of them, but some of them are probably inedible."

"So how long do we have enough food and fresh water on board to sail?"

"The food is not bad. There are no biscuits, potatoes, bacon or the like. In addition, we can also organize manual fishing on the boat. If we save some food, we should be able to last until Nassau, but fresh water, fresh water may only be enough Enough to last us four more days.”

"Four days?"

"At the current rate of consumption, yes."

Dufresne immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. It took almost two weeks for the Jackdaw to sail from Nassau to Cockatoo Island, and this was with a favorable wind.

Now the Jackdaw has just experienced a battle. Fortunately, the mast has not been seriously damaged. As for the damaged sail, people have been organized to repair it, but the current wind direction is not good for them, and it will take longer to get back. .

"Are there any islands nearby that can replenish fresh water?" Zhang Heng, who had been silent all this time, asked.

"If it's nearby... there is a small island, which is only a quarter of the size of Parrot Island, but there is no water source on the island." A sailor said.

"Then from now on we will start to strictly control the rationing of fresh water, and each person will be allocated according to the amount every day." Dufresne said.

Hearing this, Zhang Heng was noncommittal and said to Harry on the side, "Go to the captain's cabin and get my navigation chart."

The latter was eavesdropping on the conversation here, thinking about when Dufresne would tell Zhang Heng about his achievements. When he heard Zhang Heng speak, he was stunned, but then he thought of something, and his face showed With a hint of joy, he quickly rushed to the captain's cabin.

As a result, Zhang Heng's captain's cabin was damaged. Harry was not familiar with it, so it took him a long time to find the navigation chart from the top of the bookcase and take it down.

Zhang Heng spread out the nautical chart, first found Parrot Island on it, and then found another nearest island, and then seemed to be calculating something.

Dufresne was a little confused, "Isn't there no fresh water on that island? What's the use of going there?"

"We have been chased and beaten by those guys for so long. It would be too easy for them to leave without asking for any interest. In addition, if we want fresh water, we have to fall on them." Zhang Heng said lightly.

Sorry, it's late. I'll try my best to update the next one, but even if it does, it's still very late, so don't wait any longer.