Even though Anne was fine with it, Zhang Heng still arranged a private lounge for her on the ship.
It was the living quarters of the ship's reserve officer. It wasn't big, only about six square meters, but it was more than enough for one person.
Anne took off her shirt and lay on the bed, allowing Zhang Heng to change the gauze on her back.
The Jackdaw didn't have a doctor on board yet, but it couldn't be helped. It wasn't just the Jackdaw. Every pirate ship in Nassau lacked a doctor on board. Even those who didn't specialize in medicine would be dragged onto the ship as long as they had some basic medical knowledge. Some pirates would even go out to sea to kidnap people.
Even so, at least half of the ships didn't have a doctor on board. In this era, the standard of doctors was low. Even though there were surgeries, there was no such thing as sterilization. Therefore, Zhang Heng preferred to do it himself. After he bandaged the red-haired girl's wound, she sat up from the bed and put on her clothes in front of Zhang Heng without hesitation.
"Thank you for your hard work," Zhang Heng said to Anne.
He was talking about the time they boarded the Happiness. Worried that the enemy would notice that they were outnumbered, Zhang Heng brought along almost everyone who could fight. Only the cook, carpenter, and other non-combatants were left. Zhang Heng gave them weapons and asked them to stand on the Jackdaw's deck to act as their leader.
But even so, when he boarded the Bliss with 30 men, he could feel the hesitation and unwillingness of the sailors. Especially when they were handing over their weapons, everyone dilly-dallied and the captain's eyes were evasive.
After collecting the weapons, Anne took the initiative to bring some people to check the cargo in the warehouse. Unfortunately, they were ambushed there. Some of the young naval cadets were unwilling to be held hostage by the pirates, so they changed their clothes with the sailors on the deck. There were a total of 12 of them, and they hid in the cargo.
At that time, there were only six pirates with Anne. When the seven of them reached the door of the warehouse, a fight broke out without warning.
Anne was the first to react, and she immediately laid on the ground. The pirate behind her, however, wasn't so lucky. He was shot in the head. Then, the red-haired girl jumped up from the ground and slashed a naval cadet in front of her. At the same time, she pulled out a dagger from her waist with her left hand and stabbed another person in the chest.
But at this moment, she was in a very dangerous situation. The pirates were already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, and the people behind them were caught off guard. Before they could react, she was the only one trapped in the encirclement.
Although she had killed two people as fast as she could, the others had also come to attack. The red-haired girl lowered her head and dodged a black spear not far away, but then she was slashed in the back by a sword. As a result, she only grunted and her body swayed. The wound on her back aroused the fierceness in her bones, and she directly backhanded the person who attacked her and killed him.
In less than half a minute, she killed two enemies in a row and seriously injured another one, but she didn't even blink.
The naval cadets who were still training in school had never seen such a fierce opponent. The rest of the people were all shocked by the red-haired girl's aura, and no one dared to attack again.
At this time, the five pirates behind them rushed in, and the morale of the cadets completely collapsed. Although they still had the advantage in numbers, they obediently handed over their weapons.
The people on top of the warehouse also heard the gunshots coming from below, and the sailors who had surrendered immediately became restless. Zhang Heng knew that now was not the time to be humanitarian. Compared to that, he was more worried about Anne's safety, so he decisively chose the fastest way to solve the problem.
Zhang Heng pulled out the short musket in front of his chest as fast as he could and pulled the trigger at the captain of the Happiness. As the captain fell to the ground with a look of disbelief on his face, the crowd suddenly quieted down.
Initially, many people thought that Zhang Heng was young, and they thought that he would be overcautious in the face of such a chaotic situation. They wanted to take this opportunity to fight, but after seeing the shot, the fire that had just lit up in their hearts was extinguished.
When he regained control of the deck, Zhang Heng immediately sent five more pirates to help. By then, Anne had already returned with the rest of the pirates. The red-haired girl's back was still bleeding, but she acted as if nothing had happened. She waved her hand and signaled the pirates behind her to throw twelve heads on the deck. She then looked around and grinned. "Who else wants to try?!"
At this moment, the people on the Happiness finally gave up on fighting back. Even after the pirates had moved all the goods onto the Jackdaw, none of them dared to move. After that, Zhang Heng ordered his men to move some food and water back to Nassau to ensure that the Jackdaw could return to Nassau safely.
After this battle, not only did the sailors on the Happiness become obedient, but the pirates on the Jackdaw also looked at Anne differently. This was especially true for the five pirates who went down to the cargo hold with her and survived. When they looked at Anne again, they could not help but look at her with fear and admiration.
On the way back to Nassau, they recounted the details of the battle countless times. Most of the pirates were relatively simple-minded. Many of them had privately expressed their dissatisfaction with their captain's decision to appoint a female as the boatswain. At the same time, they admired and respected the strong from the bottom of their hearts.
After this incident, no one on the ship dared to talk about Anne's gender anymore. Her position as the Jackdaw's boatswain was solidified. However, the price she had to pay was that she was bedridden for three days straight.
The enemy did not hold back on the attack, and the wound was deep. It tore through the muscles on her back. Fortunately, the battle ended fast enough for Zhang Heng to treat Anne's wound. Fortunately, the red-haired girl's recovery ability was strong enough that she was back on her feet before they reached land.
Annie pulled at her wound as she put on her clothes. She grimaced and asked curiously, "When did you become so polite? I'm here to help, not to cause trouble for you. Since you appointed me as the boatswain of this ship, I have to act like a boatswain. "
"I know you're good at fighting, but I think it would have been a better choice to retreat to the deck," Zhang Heng said helplessly.
"Then, they would have learned from their successful ambush. We would have to pay a higher price if we wanted to take down the cabin again. Also, those guys on the deck would become restless," Anne said confidently.
Zhang Heng was a little surprised to hear that Anne was so meticulous. This was not like his usual carefree personality. "So, was that really what you were thinking?"
"No. At that time, I just thought that since this was my first battle as the boatswain, I couldn't run away no matter what. It would be too embarrassing."
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