"Damn it, why is this Korean warship stuck to us like a dog-skin plaster?" Zhu Conghai was a little angry, why did the other party just follow him and not let go.

Now the "Monkey King" is an empty merchant ship with no oil or water on it.

"Captain, we can't continue like this. The current wind direction is favorable to our clipper boats. If the wind direction changes, they will definitely be able to catch up with us."

"I have seen the cruisers of the Nanyang Navy, just like this Korean warship. Their downwind speed is better." The first mate on the ship was very knowledgeable after having been with Zhu Conghai for many years.

"By the way, Nanyang Navy, I remember buying a newspaper when we set out. It said that Nanyang Navy was going to visit Donghua to attend the birthday ceremony of Queen Donghua." Although Zhu Conghai was vulgar, he had the habit of reading newspapers.

The first mate's words just now reminded him of this incident.

Zhu Conghai then silently calculated in his heart.

According to the departure time of the Nanyang Navy stated in the newspaper, they should have already left Honolulu.

Then you and them should be on the opposite route.

If the "Monkey King" does not yaw, it will be able to hit the Nanyang Navy.

Zhu Conghai called in the chief mate to calculate whether the "Monkey King"'s course was accurate and corrected the course.

In fact, Zhu Conghai could have used the darkness of night to change the waterway and try to escape.

But he came into conflict with the large warship behind him.

He now wants to send the opponent to the muzzle of the Nanyang Navy.

People become a little stubborn as they get older.

So try not to mess with the elderly and children.

In this way, the "Beagle" followed the "Monkey King" for three days.

On the third day, the wind direction finally changed. At this time, the speed of the "Beagle" increased and gradually approached the "Monkey King".

The sailors on the merchant ship all complained about Zhu Conghai.

If the captain hadn't insisted on hanging the large warship, they might have escaped by now.

However, Zhu Conghai usually held great authority on the ship, and no one dared to raise this issue in front of him.

"Boom..." A shelling sounded in the distance.

Many crew members were so frightened that they shrank their necks.

It turned out that the Han people had already entered the shooting range.

Zhu Conghai quickly grabbed the steering wheel from the helmsman's hand and turned it quickly to the left.

The cannon fell to the side, but there were retired sailors on board.

They knew it was an enemy artillery fire in the school.

Sure enough, after this shelling, there were successive shellings on the sea.

Although this wave of shelling was avoided by Zhu Conghai by turning around.

Because of the steering, the distance between the "Monkey King" and the "Beagle" narrowed again.

In this case, it was only a matter of time before the "Monkey King" was sunk. The Nanyang Navy, which was supposed to meet them according to Zhu Conghai's calculations, should have met them long ago.

Ordinary merchant ships like Zhu Conghai cannot afford to install radio stations.

They had no way to get in touch with the fleet.

There are many uncertain factors in maritime navigation, such as having to make a detour in case of a storm, or the navy staying in Honolulu for a few more days, so the calculated time error is still too large.

"Boom..." A cannonball exploded on the poop.

A sailor lying on the stern of the ship observing was blown to pieces.

He didn't even have time to let out a scream.

Fortunately, this is an old-fashioned battleship, and the artillery on it is still a muzzle-loading cannon. If it were the artillery on the Great White Fleet, this gun would be able to send the "Monkey King" to the bottom of the sea.

"Damn it, first mate, you can steer the ship. I also have cannons. Today I will fight with them. Even if I die, I will tear off a piece of each other's flesh."

There is a cannon on the "Monkey King". Although the caliber is not large, the range is quite long.

Logically speaking, merchant ships cannot be equipped with artillery. However, the merchant ships of the Renaissance Army all sail within the Greater China Circle.

Therefore, even if there are artillery on the ship, it can enter the port.

The first mate originally wanted to persuade the captain to simply surrender.

But looking at Zhu Conghai's posture, if he surrendered, the captain could throw him into the sea.

Zhu Conghai came to the deck with several of his sailors.

There was also a bloody arm with a bit of flesh scattered on the deck.

Several sailors almost vomited after seeing it.

Zhu Conghai pulled off the canvas from the cannon and covered the arm.

The caliber of this artillery is only 60mm. It is fixed on the deck and has a metal base below that can be rotated manually.

Because of its small caliber, this self-defense artillery basically does not need to consider recoil.

The explosion just now cut off half of the stern of the "Monkey King", and the furniture inside was in a mess.

It was originally Zhu Conghai's captain's lounge.

Through this gap, Zhu Conghai could see the warship of the country following behind making another serpentine maneuver. It was probably to expose the side cannon on the other side.

"Give me the gunpowder." Seeing that all the sailors under him were shaken into sieves, Zhu Conghai grabbed the gunpowder and loaded it himself.

But they are merchant ships after all, and the enemy is a professional warship.

Two old men, two old boats.

One wants to send the other to the bottom of the sea. The other also has the same idea.
Chapter completed!