Zhang Tuohai read the chart carefully several times and memorized the detailed information on it. In this way, even if it was taken away or damaged, he could rely on his memory to go where he wanted to go.

After memorizing the information on the chart, Zhang Tuohai began to plan his trip.

He captured the sea chart and alerted the Targaryen family. They found out that they would have to send people to hunt them down. If they followed the route on the sea chart, they would definitely be overtaken by the other party's speedboats. This was how they ordered people.

, which is not good for yourself.

Therefore, he has to choose a route that makes the other party unexpected.

"If I were a Targaryen and found that the sea map had been stolen, I would think that the thief would choose the fastest route to escape from the Targaryen family's sphere of influence. Then the fastest route is...here!"

Zhang Tuohai's finger fell on a route.

This route is straight, avoiding most supply points and docking islands, and goes straight to the Red Rock Island at the junction of the Xiaya Sea and this sea area (Thunder Sea).

Passing through Red Rock Island you can enter Xia Yahai.

If he were a member of the Targaryen family, he would definitely send a team of fast ships to arrive at Red Rock Island first, guard this only way, and then wait and see.

After analyzing the Targaryen family's thinking, Zhang Tuohai began to design his own route.

The Targaryen family felt that they would escape quickly, so they decided to do the opposite. They chose the farthest route and sailed along the coastline. This way they could not only replenish resources and recruit people along the way, but also attack the newly established territories.

Players can weaken the power of the world to encircle and suppress them, and gain two birds with one stone.

If the Targaryens are willing to wait on Red Rock Island, let them wait.

If you don't see yourself for a long time, you will definitely worry that you have entered Xia Yahai in advance, and then you will send a squadron to pursue Xia Yahai.

At that time, if he suddenly arrives, he will naturally be able to deal with the divided Targaryen family, and he can leisurely pass through Red Stone Island and head to Xia Yahai.

After planning on the chart for a while, Zhang Tuohai finalized the plan.

The rudder turned sharply to the right and the ship headed towards the coastline.

Half an hour after Zhang Tuohai turned around, a group of clipper ships passed through the place where Zhang Tuohai passed and sailed forward rapidly. These clipper ships had low and slender hulls, hung with six sails, and they were not using this

Instead of the triangular sail that was common in the era, it was a huge square sail.

This type of ship is fast but has a relatively low load, making it suitable for transporting light but valuable items.

These ships were all flying the flags of the Targaryen family, and they were speeding towards the Red Stone Island.

Zhang Tuohai didn't know that the Targaryen family had sent a fleet to chase him so quickly. At this time, he was staring at the coastline with a brass telescope.

The outline of a village appeared on the distant coastline, but there was a faint light of fire in the village.

"Is this another trap to deceive me?"

Zhang Tuohai instinctively guessed, but he immediately rejected this guess.

It's impossible for everyone to be like that foolish son of House Targaryen, who pretended to be on fire in order to deceive himself.

In other words, if you are kind-hearted and would put out fires, what would those pirates do?

Besides, that stupid son also knows how to use beacon smoke. This thing has big black smoke and spreads far. How much fuel does it cost to light a bonfire on the shore?

Not enough?

Zhang Tuohai guessed that there must be something wrong with the village on the shore.

"Go over and have a look." Zhang Tuohai drove the boat towards the shore.

The ship slowly approached the shore, and Zhang Tuohai finally saw clearly the situation in the village through the telescope.

It turned out that a group of horse bandits rushed into the village. These horse bandits were galloping through the village on horseback. Everyone had scimitars and spears in their hands, and their weapons were all stained with blood.

A few cruel ones even cut off the villagers' heads and hung them on the horses' necks to show their bravery.

One of the horse bandits even chased a little boy on horseback, then stabbed the little boy in the back with a sharp spear, lifted the little boy up in the air, and laughed while shaking the spear.

They were not robbing for property at all, they were simply enjoying the pleasure of killing.

"First mate, prepare for bombardment!" Zhang Tuohai said, putting away the telescope.

"yes!"

The first mate immediately conveyed the order.

A dozen sailors entered the gun position, stuffed propellant into the gun barrel, loaded grapeshot into it, then adjusted the skids and calibrated the shooting angle.

"Fire!"

Zhang Tuohai shouted.

Boom boom boom!

A stream of gunpowder smoke erupted from the muzzle, and a large number of grape bullets were fired at the horse bandits.

Grape bullets are just a bunch of small steel balls, fixed with a net bag, and fired like a large shotgun. Although the range is not as far as solid bullets and blooming bullets, it has huge lethality against low-armor units at close range.

A single volley of artillery can even directly defeat an infantry formation.

A large number of grape bullets hit the area near the coast, beating several horse bandits who hit here, including men and horses, into a sieve.

"Keep loading ammunition." Zhang Tuohai shouted, "The one who shoots the most accurately and fastest will be rewarded with a piece of bacon and a glass of rum!"

Hearing that there was a drink, the speed of the pirates' hands increased by three points. Each of them wanted to transform into a six-armed snake demon, quickly stuffed the cannonballs in, and adjusted the height of the skids.

"Fire!"

Rumble!

There was another volley of grape bullets, this time hitting the village directly. An earthen wall was directly smashed into a sieve and fell to the ground. The horse bandits hiding behind the earthen wall were also beaten to pieces.

In the face of grape bullets, even an elite infantry formation could be defeated, let alone those unorganized and disciplined horse bandits?

Seeing the intensive artillery fire, the horse bandits thought they were being encircled and suppressed by regular troops.

They all turned their horses' heads and prepared to run away.

However, at this time, the third round of grape bombs arrived.

The dense barrage directly smashed these horse bandits into a sieve. Only a few horses were lucky enough to escape and fled into the woods in panic.

"Go ashore and clean up the battlefield." Zhang Tuohao roared like a devil.

A dozen pirates drew out their scimitars and muskets, and rushed into the village screaming.

There were still some horse bandits in the village who were lucky enough to survive and were lying on the ground moaning. The pirates raised their knives and dropped their swords to relieve their pain, and in the meantime, they took away their valuables as rewards.

Soon, dozens of horse bandits were raided, and their bodies were thrown into the burning house, waiting to be reduced to ashes to avoid becoming a petri dish for the plague.

The property and food in the village that lost their owners naturally became labor expenses for the pirates.

The pirates didn't even let go of the horse carcasses. They picked up large pieces of meat, shaved them clean, and prepared to take them back to the ship to be pickled and used as food reserves.

After cleaning the battlefield, Zhang Tuohai was about to lead the team to leave, when suddenly an unkempt child emerged from the haystack at the entrance of the village and ran towards a group of people.

"I, I want to join you!" the child said.
Chapter completed!