Chapter 207 Drawing Lots

"How to ambush?" Another bald captain said, "The clue we got is that we know the approximate route of the treasure ship. Our ship can be hidden behind the island, but when the treasure ship passes by this island, How do we know how far it is from us? If it is more than half a mile away from us, we will not be able to complete a sneak attack."

His words were also agreed by the vast majority of captains.

"So we still need a bait." Black Prince Sam said, "Our ships can't all be hidden behind the island. Someone has to take the initiative to attack the treasure ship and lead it to our ambush location behind the island. Come."

"What if it's just a warship?" the captain of the Warrior then asked, "As you said, there are two warships beside it."

"Then let's kill the warship first, then turn around and capture the treasure ship. Without the escort of the warship, we can easily surround it without worrying about being defeated one by one."

Black Prince Sam said, "For this we need two ships as bait. If there is one ship, there will probably be only one warship to deal with us. If there are two ships, only two warships will be dispatched on the other side. Only in this way can we be foolproof. And There is a high chance that the treasure ship will also act together.”

No one had any objection to this, but everyone was silent when they chose the bait.

The risk of baiting is undoubtedly the highest in this operation. The two pirate ships used as bait need to directly face the firepower of two warships and a treasure ship, and no one can help them before reaching the original position. In short, they had to face all the risks before the siege began.

Black Prince Sam said, "I hope I can be the bait, but my Vader is stronger in armor and collision angle, and has no advantage in speed. Although the speed of the treasure ship is also not fast, the two A warship is highly maneuverable, so we need two ships that are fast enough, as well as experienced captains. Only in this way can we persist to the designated location. Considering the risks involved, I propose to modify the distribution ratio of the spoils and perform the bait mission. Do you all agree that two ships can share half the loot than the other four ships?"

After a brief hesitation, the six captains in the room, including Black Prince Sam, all raised their hands one after another.

"Great, do we have volunteers now?"

"Count me in." After a moment, a man with thin cheeks and sunken eye sockets said. From the moment Zhang Heng entered the captain's room until now, he has been sitting there as quietly as a piece of wood, except for reacting when he needs to vote. Except for that, he didn't speak at all other times.

But no one was surprised when he spoke.

Full Sail Brook - the holder of the fastest speed in Nassau. His Swordfish was modified and sacrificed part of its firepower and armor in exchange for the fastest speed in the entire Caribbean. His famous work was in In less than a day, four passing merchant ships were robbed in different places, hence the title Full Sails.

And his level of steering is also very good, probably similar to Hutcheson of the previous Severe Winter.

Therefore, this mission is very suitable for him, but only one ship is obviously not enough, especially the firepower on the Swordfish is relatively weak. There are only thirty-one nine-pound guns on the ship, which may not attract two warships to pursue.

"There is still one spot, is there anyone else who volunteers?" Black Prince Sam asked again.

But this time he waited for half a minute but no one spoke again. None of the captains who could sit in this room were cowards, but this did not mean that they would take unnecessary risks in order to prove their courage.

In fact, people who can lead the crew of a ship to become famous in this area of ​​​​the sea and survive through large and small battles cannot be just reckless men. Maybe some people look brave on the outside, but they can also do it at critical moments. Stay calm. When Black Prince Sam offered the condition of increasing the loot by half, everyone silently weighed the gains and losses in their hearts.

For Brooke, who owns the fastest three-masted sailboat in the entire Caribbean, the benefits of baiting outweigh the risks.

But for others, increasing their returns by half may not be enough for them to take such a large risk.

"In this case, we can only use the old method." Black Prince Sam took out five silver coins from his purse, "Let's draw lots to decide. I will mark one of them and get the silver coin. People are going to be bait with Brooke.”

This method cannot select the fastest boat, but it is indeed the fairest solution when no one wants to be a bait.

Although the silver coins minted in this era are similar in general shape, due to the coinage technology at that time, there are still many differences in details, so Black Prince Sam first marked the coins behind everyone's back and threw the silver coins back into the money. bag, and then let everyone pick in turn, and the last one left is his.

After everyone finished dancing the silver coins, Black Prince Sam spoke again, "Who got the silver coin with two notches on the back?"

Everyone turned the silver coins in their hands to the back, and Black Prince Sam also took out the last silver coin from the money bag.

Zhang Heng's expression changed, and he threw the scratched silver coin back to Black Prince Sam.

The latter raised the silver coin and announced, "The other ship responsible for the bait work is the Jackdaw. Do you have any questions?"

"Let's wait until we get to Parrot Island to discuss the rest." Seeing that the results of the discussion had come out, the captains did not stay any longer on the Vida, and all stood up and left the captain's cabin.

Black Prince Sam rolled up the navigation chart on the table and called to Zhang Heng, who was at the end, "How are you doing? Is there any difficulty in this mission?"

Zhang Heng shook his head. His Jackdaw was a battleship designed for combat. It was a first-class clipper. His sailing skills had also been upgraded to level 2. Apart from Brooke and his Swordfish, there was indeed no one else. Zhang Heng was more suitable for the bait mission than him. Before, Zhang Heng just felt that there was no need to risk it for the extra half of the loot, but since the result of the draw was this, he would not refuse.

If the Jackdaw turns around and returns to Nassau at this time, his reputation will become very bad, and no one will seek cooperation with him in the future.

"Okay, let's meet again at Parrot Island."

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Four days passed by in a flash, and Zhang Heng had met again with the other five captains on Parrot Island, and the battle plan for this time had been completely determined and improved.

After that, he and Brooke left the island with their respective crews. They were about half a mile away from each other, lowered the sails, and quietly waited for the arrival of prey.