Pirates: The wages are in place and the Yonko will be kicked out.

As we all know, in order to provide early warning of emergencies that ships may encounter, lookouts usually stand on high observation towers, holding telescopes and not daring to relax at the surrounding sea area, and report any abnormal situations discovered at any time.

Of course, if it is daytime and the light is relatively sufficient, some experienced lookouts will choose not to use telescopes and only observe with the naked eye - this is extremely normal. But the lookout that Porusalino noticed was almost five minutes away in such a night of extremely low visibility, and he had no intention of taking out his binoculars.

And it stands to reason that warships are usually equipped with two lookouts, one of whom is responsible for the 180-degree field of view. If one of them needs to temporarily leave the lookout position, the remaining lookout needs to temporarily shoulder the observation tasks of the two people and perform observation work by constantly rotating their bodies.

But with only one person on the observation deck, this observer never changed his observation direction or posture from the moment Polusalino started observing... And the observer who was not on the observation deck was more than It's been five minutes and he hasn't returned to his post.

You know, work on a warship is completely different from work on an ordinary ship - on a warship, staying away from your post for more than five minutes for any reason is absolutely not allowed. Even if you have to go to the toilet, you have to do it within five minutes. Otherwise, once an enemy launches a surprise attack, one person's departure from his post is likely to lead to extremely serious consequences.

"After the mission is over, talk to Colonel Malvern. These two lookouts are a big problem..."

After observing for nearly ten minutes with no results, Porusalino shook his head and said to himself.

He looked at Sakaski on the other side of the deck, who was closing his eyes and concentrating. Porusalino, who had nothing to do, started to imitate him.

And not long after Porusalino entered a state of meditation with his eyes closed——

"boom--!"

A loud noise suddenly came, and along with the loud noise, a huge white water column rose into the sky from the port side of the ship, and the entire ship tilted to the right because of this water column.

"Enemy attack——! Enemy attack——!! A pirate ship appeared on the left!!!"

The lookout whom Porusalino had just thought was problematic finally issued a warning, and a shrill alarm bell rang on the ship.

"boom--!"

"boom--!"

There were two more loud noises, and two huge white water columns surged from the left and front sides of the ship. As a result, the whole ship shook even more violently, and many recruits who had no fixed objects to hold onto fell directly onto the deck. Even Porusalino and Sakaski were trying to maintain their balance.

Colonel Malvern had already rushed out of the captain's cabin at this time. He looked towards the left side of the ship with the telescope he carried with an ugly face:

"Damn it, it's the Sea Lion Pirates! How dare they attack us?!"

However, this was not the time to dwell on this issue. Colonel Malvern put down his telescope and loudly issued an order: "The combat team leader leads his team members into combat positions! The artillery team gives me a fierce counterattack!"

As Colonel Malvern's order was issued, the crew on the ship took quick action. The 12 cannons on the left side of the battleship were ready, and the loaders had neatly stuffed the gunpowder packets and the 32-pound solid iron ball into the muzzles.

At the same time, the gunner behind the artillery, who was a veteran, had slowly brought the lit torch closer to the rough match rope specially soaked in grease and saltpeter:

"Chi chi chi chi..."

The already flammable flax rope was soaked in grease, rolled several times in saltpeter powder, and dried in the sun to become a match rope for artillery. As soon as the torch touched the match rope, a smelly black smoke instantly appeared along with the bright firelight, extending all the way into the little finger-like hole.

That was the gunpowder chamber, and the gunpowder that had been filled was firmly packed inside. In this small space, as the match rope became shorter and shorter, it became more and more violent. The heavy solid iron ball has pressed against the exit of the medicine chamber, and the thick and heavy barrel has been pointed forward. The restlessness in the medicine room is getting more and more intense because the burning match rope has penetrated deep into the medicine room. Among them, the tightly packed black gunpowder was instantly ignited!

"Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!"

"Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!"

Twelve 32-pound guns started roaring almost simultaneously, illuminating the sea with unparalleled light. Twelve solid iron balls burst out from the muzzle, roaring and tearing through the air at extremely fast speeds, and with unparalleled power, they rushed towards the Sea Lion that had just launched a sneak attack!

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Back to ten minutes ago, on the Sea Lion, which was taken over by Rocks, the lookout discovered the naval battleship on which Porusalino and the others were riding.

"We can't go any further. If we go any further, we'll be within the range of the Navy's 32-pound gun!"

Goodwin said to Rocks with an ugly face, "Faced with artillery of that caliber, the Sea Lion can't hold on for more than a few seconds!"

"Don't worry, the lookout on their ship is ours, we can just move forward,"

Rocks waved his hand disapprovingly, "Pass my order, maintain the current status, and approach them quietly."

Although Goodwin was extremely scared and very reluctant, he could only give the order to the helmsman as Rocks said. A few minutes later, with the cover of darkness and the release of water by Orff, the lookout on the naval ship, the Sea Lion quietly and covertly arrived about 400 meters away from the naval warship - this was the 3 ships carried on the Sea Lion. The maximum firing range of the 7-pounder gun.

Rocks could vaguely see the figures on the naval battleship. He couldn't help but smile excitedly and looked at Goodwin beside him: "Can your gunner hit the target at this distance?"

"My gunner was killed by you just now!"

Goodwin almost said this through gritted teeth.

"Well, that's a shame..."

Rocks shrugged, "In short, you ask them to hit as accurately as possible, even if they hit one shot."

"Of course I know that."

Goodwin said so. He took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

It's a pity that, facing the extreme range of the 7-pounder gun of 400 meters, although the temporary gunner on the Sea Lion tried his best, he still missed all three rounds.

"All three shots were empty, what should I do? Do you want to continue shooting?"

"Continuing to shoot will only stay here as a target for them. Do you think your 7-pounder cannon is a match for their 32-pounder cannon?"

Rocks glanced at Goodwin.

"Then tell me what to do?!" Goodwin was so anxious that he almost knelt down to Rocks - he had already seen the flames from the naval ship's gun muzzle and heard the scream that symbolized the arrival of death.

"Who do you think I am?"

Rocks showed a crazy smile, "Listen to my order and move the ship towards them!"

ps: Who do you think I am? Hand over your tickets and rewards! (laugh)

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