The pirate leader threw hundreds of boxes in a row. Each box contained more or less treasures, but out of hundreds of boxes, only a dozen or so were really used up, which was only a small part of the treasures owned by the merchant ship. The actual loss was not great, but the sky was too dark, and the pursuers on the fishing boat could not see this clearly. They all thought that these boxes were full of treasures, and most of them sank to the bottom of the sea, leaving only a small amount of treasures in the boxes.
The pirates continued to throw boxes, which caused more and more pressure to the pursuers behind them, especially the dozen or so Zhou Family thugs who were originally responsible for guarding the merchant ship. They were the most anxious. They were worried that the pirates would unlock all the treasures on the ship and throw them into the sea. In this way, even if they could catch up with the merchant ship, they would not be able to explain to the head of the Zhou Family. The fate that awaited them might be very terrifying. Moreover, they had family members on the island. Even if they wanted to rebel and escape, they would also consider the safety of their family members.
"This group of lunatics, are they going to throw all the treasures into the sea?"
"It should be because the merchant ship is moving too slowly. They intend to throw away the goods to reduce the weight of the merchant ship so that they can escape faster."
"In that case, the more urgent our pursuit is, the more likely they are to throw away the boxes."
"What can we do? Do we give up the pursuit in order to prevent them from throwing away the treasures?"
"Sigh, what a dilemma! I don't know what to do. "
"It's over. I think we are completely finished this time. Whether we can catch up with the merchant ship or not, it's the same. Even if we can catch up with it, so what? They have already thrown away so many treasures on the ship in such a short time. If they continue to throw them away, it will be terrible."
"This group of lunatics is actually willing to part with them. These are all treasures!"
"What's there to be reluctant about? No matter how much money you have, you need to be alive to spend it. If you don't even have your life, what's the use of money?"
"I think if they are forced into a corner, they will burn the merchant ship."
"Shut up, you crow's mouth."
The group of Zhou Family thugs were all very helpless. They did not know what to do.
At this time, the pirate leader and several of his subordinates were still happily throwing wooden boxes into the sea.
"Boss, these dozen or so boxes of treasures have been used up. Should we continue to throw them away? These are all treasures. I really can't bear to part with them. "
"Go, what's there to be reluctant about? Your life is more important. Go and carry another five chests of treasures. Are there any more empty chests? Hand them over! "
"Yes, Boss. I'll do it right away."
The pirates moved all the useless chests from the merchant ship to the rear deck. At the same time, they lifted another five chests of jewels and continued to throw them into the sea.
Throwing away these treasures and wooden boxes did indeed lighten the burden on the merchant ship. However, it was still a drop in the bucket. The merchant ship's speed did not increase at all. It still maintained its original speed.
"Is there anything useless on the ship? Throw it all away."
"Boss, there are a few hundred vats of water in the warehouse at the bottom of the ship. There are also a lot of soybeans, mung beans, and a few thousand jugs of good wine."
"What's the use of these things? Throw them all into the sea to reduce the weight of the merchant ships. Throw away all the useless things."
Soon, these pirates began to take action. They threw the fresh water stored in the merchant ship, some basic food, and many useless items into the sea. This time, they threw away a lot of supplies and lasted for a long time. The burden of the merchant ship was indeed reduced a lot. The speed of the merchant ship did increase a little. This made the pirate leader very satisfied.
"Boss, we found something good. A catapult and a lot of oil cotton. These can be used to show those guys behind us."
A pirate said excitedly.
"Catapult, oil cotton, there are actually such weapons on the ship. Why didn't we find it earlier? Haha!"
The pirate leader said excitedly and quickly moved the catapult to the deck at the rear of the ship.
This catapult was the defensive weapon of a merchant ship. Its power was quite impressive. The distance of the projectile could be adjusted freely. It was quite advanced. Moreover, the difficulty of making this kind of weapon wasn't high. Civilians were fully capable of making this kind of defensive weapon. This kind of weapon was very useful for merchant ships. When fighting on a ship, there were only a few types of weapons that were useful. Catapults, heavy crossbows, swords, and spears. With these weapons, one could have a very good defensive effect.
"Boss, these oil cotton balls have stones in them. They can be thrown further."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let them have a taste of fire."
"Boss, just watch!"
Each catapult could only throw one burning oil cotton. The firepower density was still too weak. As for the accuracy, naturally, it was also relatively weak. It would be difficult to hit the five fishing ships behind them.
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The projectile shot continued for more than ten times. Only one of the cotton balls hit a fishing boat and landed on the deck. However, it did not cause much damage. Soon, the Zhou Family's hired thugs used their sabers to knock it down to the bottom of the sea.
Although the actual effect was not good, the deterrent effect was relatively large. The damage of the oil cotton balls on the deck of the fishing ship was limited. However, if it happened to hit the flammable part of the fishing ship, the effect would be great. If it hit the heads of the Zhou Family's hired thugs, it would cause serious damage.
"Boss, the catapult's effect on the fishing ships is not very good! It's very difficult to hit, and it doesn't have much effect! "
"I don't know either! It's also the first time we've used this thing. Whatever, just throw it over and scare them to death. "
"Boss, I found a few hundred cans of oil. Why don't we throw these oil cans over as well? As long as there is oil on the fishing ships and they get hit by the burning oil cotton balls, the effect will be even better. "
"Oh, there are oil cans too. What kind of oil is it?"
"It's whale oil. It's the best whale oil. It's the easiest to ignite."
"Then what are we waiting for? Prepare all these oil cans and throw them on the fishing ships behind. I want to see if the fishing ships with oil can withstand the attack of fire."
"Boss, the accuracy of the oil cotton balls is too low. Since we are going to use oil cans to attack, why don't we transform the oil cotton balls into rockets? The accuracy of a crossbow is much higher than a catapult. When the oil from the oil cans splashes onto the fishing ships, we can use the rockets to attack. We can definitely ignite the fishing ships behind us."
"Okay, then why aren't you preparing? What are you waiting for?"
Soon, a few pirates unscrewed the lids of the oil cans and put them into the catapult. They threw all of them at the fishing ships behind them. The oil cotton from before was transformed into the raw material of the rockets and made into a large number of rockets.
The accuracy of these oil cans was naturally not high. Only a few oil cans would hit the fishing ships, but whether they hit or not, they would know immediately. The oil cans that fell into the sea did not make much noise, but the oil cans that hit the fishing ships would make a loud noise because of the shattering of the cans. It could be heard from far away.
"Boss, we hit one of the ships. I heard the shattering sound."
"Continue to fire. We must teach these guys a lesson."
Soon, another oil can hit the fishing ship. The sound of the clay can shattering was very pleasant to the ears of the pirates.
"Whale oil, it's whale oil. They want to use fire to attack. Quick, get rid of the whale oil."
"The whale oil is too sticky. We can't get rid of it."
"It's not easy! The entire deck is covered in whale oil. "
"Seawater, seawater, get seawater to water the deck. We must get rid of the whale oil. Otherwise, it will be ignited and we will be in trouble."
"Damn it, this is the whale oil we prepared to defend the merchant ships. I didn't expect to use it on ourselves. Damn it."
"What's the use of saying this now? I think we should evacuate quickly! Evacuate to a safe place. "
"Evacuate? How can we evacuate? The family head will not forgive us when we go back."
"Go back? Can we still go back? I think we can only escape from the Zhou Family."
"Flee? Then what about our families? If we flee, I'm afraid our families will be beheaded."
"Why are you still thinking about your family? Think about yourself first! If you have no family, go find a few more! "
"Let's leave now and go back. We will pick up our families and leave. The port is in a mess now. Maybe no one will notice us."
"It's too dangerous. I think we should take the opportunity to escape after the fire starts! Then, even if we escape, no one can prove that we escaped. They will think that we died in the fire. "
"Escape after the fire starts? How can we escape? Swim in the sea? We are not afraid of being fed to the big fish. "
"I think it's better to leave now. As long as all the brothers on the four boats behind us are burned to death, no one can prove that we escaped."
"Humph, I'm afraid they will escape faster than us. They will all be burned to death. Anyway, I won't believe it."
"Don't argue. Let's take one step at a time!"
A group of the Zhou Family's elite fighters argued together.
After throwing out all the pots, the pirates heard at least a dozen shattering sounds. This was enough to show that the fishing boats behind them had been hit more than a dozen times. The pirates were not very clear about how much oil had fallen into these fishing boats, but they were sure that there was a lot of whale oil on these fishing boats. It was completely suitable for using fire to attack.
"Boss, all the oil pots have been used up."
"Prepare the fire arrows. Burn these bastards."
Eight pirates immediately began to prepare the fire arrows and aimed at the five fishing boats behind them.
The fire arrows' accuracy was quite good. They quickly hit the five fishing boats. Every fishing boat was hit, and the five fishing boats burned at the same time.
"Hahaha! It's burning. Burn these bastards. "
"Boss, this is good. Even if they are not burned to death, they can't chase us for the time being."
"Boss, you stay here and watch. We brothers will go down and shake the oars. This way, the merchant ships can be driven faster. If there is anything, just say the word."
The pirate leader nodded and agreed with the request of his brothers.
"Fire, fire, put out the fire, put out the fire."
"These damn bastards. They actually used the oil pots we prepared to burn us."
"Damn bastards. They are so difficult to deal with. If I knew this would happen, I would have killed all these bastards and fed them to the dogs."
"Don't talk nonsense. If you talk nonsense again, we will be fed to the fish."
"What are you afraid of? This is the sea. We are afraid that we can't put out the fire. It will only waste some time."
A group of the Zhou Family's elite fighters said.
They all stopped shaking the oars and began to put out the fire on the fishing boats. At this moment, putting out the fire was the most important thing. Chasing the merchant ships could only be put after putting out the fire.
"What should we do? Let's take advantage of the chaos and escape!"
"Yes! Let's not put out the fire. Let's take the opportunity to stay away from them and prepare to escape. "
"I think it's okay. The four of you put out the fire. We will continue to drive the boat and pull away from the four boats behind us. Then, prepare to evacuate."
"Okay, let's do that. Let's get ready to evacuate."
The dozen or so Zhou Family's fighters who were responsible for guarding the merchant ships were not in a hurry to put out the fire. The first thing they had to do was to continue driving the boat and separate themselves from the other four fishing boats. This would make it easier for them to escape. However, they couldn't do it too obviously. Therefore, they could only put out the fire while pretending to continue chasing the merchant ships. Thus, they really separated themselves from the other four fishing boats.
"There is still a fishing boat chasing after them. They don't want to live anymore. Such a big fire, aren't they afraid of burning them to death?"
The pirate leader, who was standing alone on the rear deck of the merchant ship, sighed with emotion as he looked at the fishing boat in the distance that was still approaching despite the fire.
However, he was not afraid at this moment. As he approached, only one fishing boat continued to chase. A small fishing boat only had a dozen or so Zhou Family's fighters at most, while the merchant ship had 30 to 40 pirates. Their manpower was twice that of this fishing boat. If they really fought, they would not be at a disadvantage. Even if the Zhou Family's fighters were more elite, they were not twice as strong as the pirates. Moreover, they had the geographical advantage. They could prevent the pirates from climbing the merchant ship from below, making it easier to defeat the pirates. It was just like the soldiers stationed on the city wall. It was easier for them to block the attacking army outside the city.
Because the whale oil burned very fiercely, extinguishing these fires was not an easy task. Many of the Zhou Family's elite fighters worked for a long time to put out the fire. The first to put out the fire were the four fishing boats that stopped, and the last to put out the fire was naturally the fishing boat closest to the merchant ship.
Looking at the last fishing boat that was close enough, the pirate leader planned to gather his brothers and teach the Zhou Family's thugs a lesson. However, he didn't expect the fishing boat to stop. It stopped abruptly. Then, under the watchful eyes of the pirate leader, the fishing boat quietly changed its course and calmly left. It didn't have the slightest intention of tangling with the pirates on the merchant ship.
"They actually left just like that, why?"
The pirate leader had a puzzled look on his face.
The environment on the sea changed quickly. It was calm just now, but in the blink of an eye, a strong wind blew. The wind was getting stronger and stronger. For a huge ship like the merchant ship, this kind of wind was naturally insignificant, but for the small fishing boats chasing behind, such a strong wind was very deadly. As long as the wind was willing, it could completely overturn all these fishing boats.
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