Chapter 180 Turn Defeat Into Victory
"Captain, what should we do?" the sailor on the Yan Dong asked nervously.
Hutchison's expression was also very tangled at the moment. The Vader not far away suffered three waves of shelling during the previous U-turn and charge. The hull was severely damaged, and it was obviously at the end of its strength. Instead, after making a U-turn, he rushed towards this side again, assuming a posture of burning jade and stone together.
On the other side, the Jackdaw also dealt with the intruders climbing up from the side of the ship, and was about to come to help the Vader, so Hutchison hesitated and finally gave the order to retreat.
The Jackdaw chased after it for a while, trying to attack the Winter with its bow guns, but they were all dodged by Hutchison's coquettish maneuvers.
Anne wanted to chase down to find the Severe Winter to settle the score, but was stopped by Dufresne. Although the Jackdaw had an advantage in firepower, there were too few crew members on board, with only about 20 people left. There are not enough gunners, and they cannot fully exert their own firepower advantages.
If the pursuit continues, it is very likely that the severe winter will counterattack, so the jackdaw turned around after chasing for a while, Hutchison looked at the returning jackdaw and his heart was bleeding, this time they suffered too much , originally wanted to take advantage of the advantages of the two ships and swallow the spoils on the Vader and the Spear of the Goddess together, so as to become famous in this battle and step into the ranks of top pirates.
But I didn't expect that stealing the chicken would not be enough to lose the rice. Not only did I not get anything, but I also lost a boat and lost half of the manpower.
Perhaps the only consolation is that his Severe Winter was not damaged in the battle just now, so he did think of taking the Jackdaw to make up for the loss, but the other party did not continue to follow up, so the Severe Winter also He could only leave in disgrace.
This battle came and went quickly. Although the process in the middle was thrilling and tortuous, from the time when the severe winter fired on the Vader to the time when the former escaped, less than twenty minutes actually passed.
The situation on the Vader was a little more serious than Hutcheson had judged. The water leak in the bottom cabin was serious. Although the carpenter had been repairing it, the sea water had already reached the knees of the oars pirates, and the black helmsman's previous U-turn was just a gesture. , with the current situation of the Vader, it is actually impossible to have a second round of battle.
Before the severe winter left the Vader, emergency repairs were organized. Everyone, including the black helmsman Eric, mobilized and found everything they could find to plug the holes in the ship. At the same time, other people After working hard for a long time to pump out the accumulated water at the bottom of the ship, the situation was finally controlled, and the drainage speed exceeded the water intake speed.
At this time, the Black Prince Sam on the Spear of the Goddess also took inventory of the goods, and the betrayal of the Cold Winter made the distribution easier. Now the two sides only need to divide it equally.
With a somewhat apologetic face on his face, he said, "I would like to thank you for your help this time. It stands to reason that I should share more spoils with you, but this time the Vader was seriously damaged, and it may take a lot of money to completely repair it." Less fees, I owe you a favor this time."
Zhang Heng had no objection to this distribution plan, and said, "Captain Sam is too polite, if there is no Vida, we will be the ones who will be flanked, and we can complete the counterattack under such circumstances and sink the opposite ship." , this sea area is probably only able to be done by the righteous bandits."
The Black Prince Sam shrugged. Given the situation of the Vader at that time, it was indeed not easy to turn defeat into victory. He did not hesitate to praise him, "Eric is very good at commanding battles. In fact, he completely I’ve told him many times that he can be the captain himself, but he doesn’t seem interested in it.”
The two finished the cargo distribution while chatting. The Black Prince Sam was probably the best talker among all the top captains in Nassau. He has always been very humble, and attributed the strength of the pirate group to the strength of his subordinates.
But if someone really thinks this way, it is a big mistake. Everyone in the Thieves can find a replacement, but the black prince Sam, the captain, is unique. Without his strong personal charm, there is no way. Gather this band of pirates together,
Most powerful people also have a big temper, this is an eternal truth. The whole pirate group searched all over, and the only one who could convince everyone was the Black Prince Sam, the captain who seemed to be very ordinary in all aspects.
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The Jackdaw sailed back from a distance, and Annie also caught a few pirates who fell into the water on the way. They all belonged to the pirate ship that was hit and sunk by the Vida before. People's origins.
The pirate group led by Hutcheson just emerged recently. They were not pirates, but armed privateers, but they encountered a merchant ship flying the British flag on the way. The object of looting, but after discovering that it was carrying a large amount of silk, Yan Dong couldn't resist the temptation to attack the merchant ship. Later, in order to prevent the news from leaking out, she killed all the crew members on it, but she did not expect to be caught by herself in the end. People are sold out.
Hutcheson got the news in advance and fled the port with the rest of the crew. However, they had no clues about the prey, and they spent two weeks at sea without finding anything. At this moment, two groups of pirates fought for a ship of spoils. Haha Chisen helped one group of pirates eliminate their opponents. In the end, not only did they share the spoils, but they were also thanked by another pirate ship. However, Hutcheson turned around and suddenly attacked the latter, killing the unsuspecting pirate ship as well. Yes, and swallowed that batch of spoils.
Having tasted the sweetness, Hutcheson felt that it was a good deal to be black and black, so he decided to allocate part of the manpower to the ship he had just captured, and recruited a group of new recruits on the shore to guard an area where pirates often haunted. , While robbing the passing merchant ships, they also attacked the pirate ships returning with a full load.
He is very cunning. The two ships move separately, not too far apart, and pass the message through the reflection of the mirror. One ship entangles the other, and the other pretends to pass by. At first, it will help the pirates who are attacked to deal with it together. Haha his own pirate ship, and then turned his face at a critical moment, and finally took down the opponent without any effort.
Hutchison's flamboyant maneuver of dodging shells with one hand was also practiced at that time. Many pirates who are stronger than them have suffered from their hands. This time Hutchison just changed his routine slightly, but the core Thoughts have not changed, but he did not deal with the Vader purely for those spoils.
During this period of time, Hutcheson's pirate career was going smoothly, and his ambitions began to expand. Making money was no longer enough to satisfy him. He also wanted to spread his name throughout this sea area. Da, then he can also replace the Black Prince and become a well-known great pirate.
It's a pity that this time he kicked the iron board. Obviously, the captain Sam had already brought some elites off the ship. He deceived everyone with his superb acting skills and successfully completed the pincer attack on the Vader, but in the end he was forced to a desperate situation. The Vader killed one of his own ships.