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Chapter 1657 Capturing the Golden Deer

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    In the harbor near the East Gate Lighthouse, a coast guard patrol unit is stationed, equipped with three frigates and fifteen speedboats.  In addition to warning the Spaniards, its daily tasks are to fight against smuggling and piracy, and to prevent any unauthorized ships from entering or leaving the East Gate Strait.

    Therefore, one-third of the warships are always on standby. After receiving the light signal from the lighthouse, a frigate numbered 3625 led five rowing speedboats and set off.

    That British sailing ship is not big, it looks like 100-150 tons by visual inspection. When placed in the list of coast guard warships, it is not even a frigate, it can only be regarded as a speedboat.

    Normally, these forces are more than enough to stop the British sailing ship.

    However, the other party was extremely alert and turned around and ran away as soon as he noticed something was wrong.

    The squad leader on the 3625th ship ordered the frigate to speed up with full sail and ordered five speedboats to intercept at full speed by raising a flag.

    These speedboats were improved and developed by the Luzon Shipyard on the basis of the Calais battleship.  The style is roughly the same as the Calais battleship, but scaled down by one-third.

    The slender hull is only two meters wide but twenty meters long. It is equipped with forty oarsmen and twenty combatants. It only has one cannon at the bow and stern.  The triangular bow is equipped with a long attack angle with an underhook, which is used to ram target ships.

    Although this kind of boat has a small hull space and many members, it has poor endurance.  The flat bottom, low sides and shallow draft cannot withstand rough seas.  Moreover, it cannot install side guns, which makes it extremely disadvantageous when facing sail battleships.

    But its flexible hull, excellent short-distance sprint speed, and dynamic advantages in sailing against the wind make it still have merits in calm offshore operations.  Especially when it comes to catching elusive Southeast Asian pirates, galleys have incomparable advantages.

    Therefore, the Luzon War Zone and the Luzon Shipyard jointly issued this "Swordfish-type paddle assault speedboat" and equipped it to all grassroots squadrons for use in conjunction with sail warships.

    Facts have proved that in the past two years of anti-smuggling operations, the swordfish has always played the leading role, and the frigate has become the leader.

    This time was no exception. The rowers rowed their oars in unison, and the five speedboats drew long white trails and pounced towards the British ship like swordfish.

    ¡°The oarsmen on the ¡®Swordfish¡¯ are neither hard-working nor civilians, but serious marine police officers.  They are well-trained, powerful, and extremely durable. No ship that is targeted by them can escape!

    On the British sailing ship with a golden deer painted on the bow, the crew was busy manipulating the sails while preparing for battle.

    But they didn¡¯t panic because they had a great captain.  He led them to create countless miracles, and even the powerful Spanish navy was helpless against him, so this time they will definitely be able to pass without any danger.

    At this time, their captain was holding his hands on the railing of the poop, letting the sea breeze blow his shaggy yellow beard. This was his unique method of determining the wind direction.

    The crew members did not dare to say anything for fear of affecting the captain's judgment.

    The captain wore an apple-green hood, a vermilion tight-fitting vest on the upper body, revealing a white shirt covered with lace, and European popular tights on the lower body, which were shaped into the shape of the balls, and vermilion stockings on the legs.  The last pair of brown leather boots are so sexy.

    This style was popular among British gentlemen in this era because Queen Elizabeth loved finery and lace, as well as her love for contrasting bright colors, which influenced the entire upper class in London.

    "It's just that his clothes are very old and faded, and there are holes everywhere. Looking at his crew members, they all look like beggars. They have been wandering at sea for who knows how long.

    After a while, the captain opened his eyes and said in a London accent with a south coast accent: "Set course, 10 degrees north by west. Raise the auxiliary sail and try to reduce the load!"

    The crew members immediately followed the captain's instructions, turned around, raised the sails, and threw heavy barrels into the sea one by one.  There was no shortage of gold and silver treasures they had plundered.  But the crew members have already kept in mind an iron rule - survival and freedom are the most precious assets, and everything else can be discarded.

    The speed of escaping was indeed getting faster and faster, but the five pursuing galleys were still approaching.

    "Captain, can we escape?" A man wearing aristocratic clothing asked uneasily upon seeing this.

    "The wind is too light to be optimistic." The captain looked at the galleys and said, "I hope they will lose power soon."

    ¡°How about firing a few shells to scare them off?¡± his subordinate suggested.

    "Can't you see? They are a regular navy, and firing cannons will only anger them." The captain looked past the galleys and fell down.p; After the white flag was raised, the rocket stopped as expected.

    In accordance with the instructions of the coast guard, the British lowered the sails and put down their weapons. They all gathered on the bow deck and knelt down with their heads in their hands.

    The two flying fish boats approached quickly and slammed into the sides of the British sailing ship. Two metal rams were deeply inserted into the British ship's hull.

    The two muffled sounds accompanied by huge earthquakes made the captain holding his head feel his heart bleed. His beloved ship couldn't even think of escaping now.

    ¡°In a moment, two boarding steps with hooks firmly grasped the deck, and the fully armed maritime police officers filed forward and quickly took control of the situation.

    A police officer with a silver star on his helmet came to the prisoners and asked loudly in Spanish where they were coming from.

    The captain stood up, took off his hat and bowed gracefully, and replied in blunt Spanish:

    "We are the British ship 'Golden Deer' on a friendly visit to the Ming Dynasty on the order of Her Majesty the Queen of England. I am the captain Francis Drake, and I would like to extend my highest respect to the Ming Empire!"

    ps. I didn¡¯t look at the computer all day today, and my eyesight is much better.  Alas, lately I still have to keep my eye on things and act within my ability, so I¡¯ll just update.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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