In this way, the Unicorn sailed at sea for two days without any trouble until one morning
"Report to Captain Haddock! About fifteen nautical miles ahead on the port side, a ship was spotted approaching!" The sailor standing on the top of the mast on lookout noticed something strange. He clasped his hands in front of his mouth and shouted down to Francis:
"We are currently unsure of the other party's background and purpose!"
"Really? Let me take a closer look at what's going on!" Captain Francis, standing on the deck, quickly pulled out his monocular and looked forward.
"What a hell!" Captain Francis muttered: "The ship is pressing hard towards this side. Doesn't it want to block our bow? Does it mean to divide my rum?"
"Hey. It looks like these guys are coming in a big way!" Guan Heng ran to the captain. He looked up and said, "Captain, that ship is going so fast, it's coming directly!"
"Look!" Guan Heng squinted his eyes and pointed to the top of the other party's mast, which was miles away from the sea. He shouted loudly with fear in his heart: "The other party is still raising its flag!"
"Your eyes are quite sharp!" Captain Francis smiled slightly: "Let me see what flag they are flying!"
Francis stared carefully with a monocular telescope and suddenly let out a strange roar: "See his big-headed ghost! It's the skull and crossbones flag! That's a pirate ship!"
"Guan Heng! Tell everyone to be alert immediately, and hurry up to notify the gun cabin below the deck to prepare for firing!" Francis shouted to Guan Heng: "Hurry up, go right away!"
"Your order, captain!" Guan Heng winked at Qin'er who was following him, and the two of them ran away, heading straight to the gun cabin below the deck. Along the way, they shouted: "The pirates are coming!
All crew members, please be on alert, brothers!"
"Oh oh oh!" The crew members agreed in a loud voice, and they immediately started running actively on the ship. At that time, even the slightly experienced sailors knew that the pirates on this route were cruel and murderous, and the only way to survive was to put up a desperate resistance.
Then maybe there is still a glimmer of hope!
Everyone was busy preparing gunpowder boxes and cannonballs, using cables to polish the scimitars at their waists, and preparing all the muskets that could be fired!
"Everyone, pay attention!" Captain Francis shouted with a loudspeaker in his hand: "Get ready to fight and turn the helm."
"A Heng, do you think we can defeat the pirates?" Qin'er assumed the position of ignition gunner at this time. She whispered to Guan Heng who was loading the cannonballs: "I always feel that the Unicorn is in danger now!"
"What are you afraid of?" Guan Heng smiled slightly: "Our sports car can change flight mode. If the situation goes bad, we can escape directly!"
"However, I still don't worry about the safety of Francis Haddock!" Guan Heng said: "If he dies, the Captain Haddock we know as his descendant will also disappear, so I want to stay and protect Francis.
Little life!"
"But the captain and I have learned a lot about the Unicorn in the past two days!" Guan Heng said softly to Qin'er: "This ship is not a fully combat-ready gunboat, but just an armed merchant cargo ship. In terms of strength,
I guess I can’t defeat the pirate ship completely!”
Guan Heng's guess was absolutely correct. Under the command of Captain Francis, the Unicorn tried its best to get away from the pirate ship. It risked the main mast being broken by the strong wind and just pulled up all the sails.
Turn the helm and sail with the wind!
There is no doubt that there is no chance of winning in a merchant ship vs. pirate ship. Francis's move was a very correct strategy! However, a very bad situation happened!
Because the wolf-like pirate ship was light and convenient, it could turn the rudder much faster than the Unicorn, which was loaded with cargo. The pirates also drove the ship and chased it with the wind!
"Captain, this is not a good thing!" Guan Heng quietly walked up to Francis and said softly: "I think it's better than this. Give an order to turn the stern of the Unicorn around and face the pirate ship like this.
Run against the wind and hit him, wait until the two ships are parallel to close the distance, and then use the broadsides below the deck to bombard him, so that you can severely damage the opponent!"
"Well, Guan Heng, your suggestion is very bold!" Francis touched his chin and considered it for a few seconds, then he said helplessly: "But we are outnumbered and our strength is very different. We only have this way to win in a dangerous situation.
!”
"Well, you command the Unicorn to rush over!" Guan Heng said, "Let me fire this cannon!"
"Okay, Guan Heng! This crucial artillery launch depends entirely on you!" Francis waved to Guan Heng: "I have confidence in you, hurry up and get ready!"
"Yes, Captain! Just look at my performance!" Guan Heng agreed and flew off the back deck. He thought to himself: "If I can fire a cannon and sink the pirate ship in one fell swoop, that would be the best solution."
Okay, but the possibility is basically zero!"
Below the rear deck, this is the location of the main artillery on the rear side of the Unicorn. Guan Heng carefully aligned the direction, slowly pushed the wheels of the artillery, inserted it into the external launch window, and then said to Qin'er beside him: "yi
I'll tell you to load the shells, so you take action immediately and don't waste the opportunity. Whether you can hit the other side's ship depends on the performance of the two of us!"
"Oh yeah!" Qin'er smiled nervously: "It's so exciting, I can't wait!"
"Everyone is at your position! Take care of yourselves and don't let your legs tremble like a rookie!" The boatswain shouted and reminded: "When the cannon is fired, everyone remember to stabilize their bodies and don't throw themselves into the sea!
"
At this moment, the Unicorn was heading against the wind, and was about to run parallel to the pirate ship. Captain Francis shouted loudly: "The cannons on the rear deck are in place, Guan Heng, you boy, hurry up and get ready."
The Unicorn turned extremely quickly, which caught the pirate ship off guard. They could only watch helplessly as the royal merchant ship rushed toward them, getting closer and closer!
"Get ready to open fire for me!" Francis roared angrily. Qin'er had already filled the cannonballs at the gun position on the rear side of the ship. Guan Heng used a torch to light the gun rope, "Hi Chi Chi Boom!!!"
The deafening loud noise of the artillery fire caused the sea to be filled with gunpowder smoke. Under the strong vibration, Qin'er stumbled and fell into Guan Heng's arms!
"Look! It's hit!" Guan Heng didn't care about Qin'er's safety. He hurriedly pointed at the pirate ship ahead: "The ship of these guys was damaged!"
"Oh, what a pity!" Francis slammed his fist on the guardrail on the deck: "These pirates who are eating dogs and cats and scratching their faces are so lucky that they didn't hit any vital parts of the ship!"
After the pirate ship was damaged, it quickly turned away. The sharp-eyed crew of the Unicorn shouted loudly: "Look! They, they raised the colorful flag!"
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