Chapter 209 The Big Fat Sheep is Coming (third update!)

"Captain, we've all inquired. They will leave the port in about four hours, and their destination is Port Ceuta." About two hours later, several sailors sent by Tafman returned to the Mermaid and reported to him what they've found out.

"Well, Port Ceuta? In this way, they only have two days to go on." Tafman pondered for a moment. "It seems that they will definitely take the Espanyol route. After all, the monsoon on the Atlantic in winter is not enough to get them back directly from Manhattan to Europe."

Considering the issues of seasons and monsoons, Tafman quickly judged the other party's route.

"Captain, your judgment is correct. I saw the first mate of the Deep Sea Earl took out a navigation chart and marked the coordinates of the way to Santo Domingo from here. I think they wanted to return from the Spanish-controlled sea area."

The sailor's words further verified Tafman's judgment.

"Since that's the case, let's prepare in advance. From here to Santo Domingo, I know there is a sea area that is the most suitable ambush place." Tafman smiled and said to his subordinates.

Oh hoho ho!

After hearing Tafman's words, the sailors made a low voice.

After all, they are still at Manhattan Harbour Pier, so they can't be too arrogant, right?

However, before leaving port, Tafman has to confirm the firepower configuration of the opponent's target.

The sea is not as good as land. If something happens, there is no place to run. The only consequence is drowning or feeding fish, and there is no second way to go.

Unless your tone is so good that it is against the will of heaven, there is no way out.

It's not like a war on the road at all, and you can run if you can't win.

So, Tafman couldn't help but be careful.

"How is the opponent's firepower? Have you found out clearly?"

Tafman waved his hand and calmed the sailors.

The person responsible for checking the target firepower configuration came up and replied: "The other party's sea ship is a Dutch merchant ship, with two decks of twenty-seven guns, but they are just ordinary twelve-pound guns. Using three poles, the speed of the sailors said was 8-12 knots."

After hearing the target's ship data reported by his subordinates, Tafman breathed a sigh of relief.

Such a ship is simply a slight slight for its own Mermaid.

"Brothers, our opportunity has come. I believe everyone knows who our goal is this time. And you must have understood the wealth they have on the ship, right?"

After confirming that the opponent's firepower configuration was not his opponent, Tafman smiled on his face.

Right Captain, this is the little sheep!

Our chance to get rich has come. After I have money, I will return to Manhattan and find a few girls to enjoy it.

For a moment, the sailors expressed their thoughts one after another.

"Okay, I won't say much extra words, let's go!" Tafman gave an order to his first mate, telling him where the Mermaid was going, and then turned around and crawled into the captain's room.

The sailors were busy, lifting sails and pulling the ropes.

After some busyness, the Mermaid slowly drove away from the Manhattan Pier and began to sail towards the ambush.

At this moment, the captain and crew of the Deep Sea Earl still do not know that they have now become the targets of pirates.

Our Pride of the Sea

The surging waves are waiting for us to conquer

Haha, a brave man rides the wind and waves

Traveling around the world is the glory of a man

Rather than dying from old age, it is better to lie in all directions

The beautiful girl is waiting for us to go

There are endless treasures in the ocean

Only brave people can master it

The sailors of the Mermaid sang popular songs among sailors from all over the world, and were riding on the sea with a rapture and joking manner.

Tafman stood on the deck, holding a monocular lens in his hand and observing the situation in the nearby sea.

According to information, the Earl of the Deep Sea must travel from the Inca waters in Central America to Europe, so they must supplement enough supplies in Santo Domingo.

So, Tafman was ambushed at a small island in the middle of the sea and prepared to attack the other party.

"Our ambush is heading to tell the sailors to sail the Mermaid to the back of that island, then drop the anchor and sail to wait for the target to appear."

Tafman raised his hand and pointed at the distance of the sea level. A small black dot that appeared and said to his eldest mate.

The first mate nodded and quickly conveyed the order.

About half an hour later, the Mermaid arrived at the back of the island, and dropped the anchor and lowered the sails.

"Everyone has a good rest and we will launch an attack when the target appears."

Turning back to the captain's room, the sailors began to return to the cabin, and they went to wipe the weapons while resting.

Maybe it was because of the tension before the war that the sailors didn't speak much at this time.

Think about it, many brothers will be killed in every robbery, and I don’t know how many people will die this time. Maybe I will die in this attack, so it’s not surprising that everyone is silent.

Of course, there are also big-hearted guys who are talking to their friends loudly. They drink rum with their friends, one time to relieve the depression in front of the station.

Some sailors came to their gun positions and began to check the artillery they were looking after.

In short, everyone has their own things to do and also has their own ways to relieve depression.

"Captain, the Earl of Deep Sea has 400 sailors, and we are only 320 people, which is a bit of a disadvantage." Some of the pirates following Tafman expressed their opinions.

"Don't worry about these things. As long as we use tactics flexibly, the enemy will not be scary." Tafman was not worried about this. After all, he was a pirate for such a long time and was still very confident in naval battles.

"Captain, after we defeated each other, what should we do with the Deep Sea Earl?" someone asked.

Tafman smiled: "The Manhattan gangs will deal with it, they have a relationship. The ships we captured can be sold to them, and they will buy them at a reasonable price as long as they are not damaged too much."

Haha, doesn’t this mean that we can also grab ships besides grabbing goods?

The young executives sitting around Tafman were all happy.

It's no wonder, because they usually rob the sea boats and are difficult to deal with, and they often get sank.

Therefore, this can be said to have a great loss.

So, the gangsters whom Manhattan and they cooperated with said they could acquire the sea ships they captured, how could these pirates be unhappy?

A broken ship can sell at least 30,000 to 40,000 silver coins, which is also a considerable income.

Only those who can have more money will be unhappy if they are mentally disabled.

"Captain, after we snatched the Earl of Deep Sea, how do we deal with the goods on its ship?"

Someone asked again.

Tafman replied: "We can deal with three hundred sets of porcelain in Alexandria, Egypt, where there are many Persian merchants, and they are all rich people, aren't they?"

Everyone burst into laughter again.

"But Captain, we go to Alexander, but how can the captive ship take action?"

Some people thought that if they went to Alexandria, how could the captured sea ships be sold?

They can't bring a broken sea boat back to Europe like this.

Because they cannot enter some ports that are familiar with the situation of the Deep Sea Earl, this will expose them.

"Captain, what should we do with those people on the Deep Sea Earl?"

One by one, the questions were asked.

These questions require the captain to give an instruction, so everyone does not need to vote.

The crew will use the right to vote only when it comes to matters involving the personal interests of all crew members.

"I will send a few people to drive the captive ship to trade with the gangsters in Manhattan. And of course the rest went to Alexander, Egypt with me. The people who stayed can wait for us in Manhattan, and after we come back from Europe, we can share the money together."

"Of course, I will give them a living expense for those who stay in Manhattan." Tafman finally added.

Hoho

The young senior executives all laughed.

They have no opinions on such an arrangement.

"Captain, we found that the target has appeared. Now we are still twelve nautical miles away!"

Time passed little by little, and about four hours later, a sailor came to the captain's room and reported with an excited look on his face.

The people who were chatting stopped, and everyone's faces suddenly showed an expression of excitement, just like the sailor who came in to report.

"Okay, since the goal has appeared, let's start now. The goal is still twelve nautical miles, enough for us to have time to prepare."

At that moment, Tafman stood up and issued an order to prepare for the attack.

Now the targets have appeared, and there are 300 sets of porcelain on the target ship, so the pirates on the Mermaid are all excited.

As long as they make this vote, they can live a prosperous life for two years.

And this kind of rich life is of course a life of luxury in Manhattan.
To be continued...