Ten minutes later, the lookout''s guess was confirmed.


    The first three sailboats were merchant ships fleeing for their lives, while the last four sailboats were pirate ships pursuing merchant ships.


    But it''s not through the shape of the boat.


    These pirate ships are all standard Galen sailboats, and their shapes are almost the same as those of ordinary merchant ships. If you look at them from a distance, you can''t tell if they are pirates at all. You can''t tell if they are pirates unless you go near and observe the crew''s dress and the furnishings on the deck.


    In fact, this is also a disguise of pirates. They are not fools. Why do they make the pirate ship so eye-catching? There is no advantage in doing this. If you go far away, you will scare the merchant ships away. Only idiots will do this.


    What really reveals this is the red flag on the merchant ship.


    Through the telescope, Renault can clearly see that the flag is printed with several black common characters, which are the abbreviation of "request for help". To some extent, it is also a kind of flag language.


    When foreign merchant ships encounter pirates, they often fly this kind of flag. It also has another meaning, that is, "whoever saves me, I will pay.".


    Another evidence is speed.


    Even with the naked eye, we can see that the speed of the pirate ship is obviously one line faster than that of the merchant ship.


    At full sail, the speed of the merchant ship is less than 10 knots, which has been regarded as an extraordinary development, because today''s sea breeze is slightly stronger, blowing a few triangular sails high up.


    But the speed of the pirate ship is faster, even the most rough judgment, you can see that their speed is almost 13 knots, which can be called high speed.


    Obviously, the pirates made a lot of lightweight modifications to the sailboat, demolished some useless facilities, or replaced some heavy parts with light wood, in order to reduce the total weight of the ship.


    This is what pirates are good at, and the most important way to make a living.


    If you don''t know how to do this, you don''t even have the qualification to be a pirate, and your ship can''t catch up with your opponent. Do you still want to be a wool pirate?


    In addition, Renault also noted that the merchant ships seemed to be in a state of panic.


    He vaguely saw that there were many small black spots on the deck of the merchant ship moving in a panic. They were obviously sailors. From time to time, things suspected of cargo were thrown overboard by the sailors.


    It can be seen that merchant ships are trying to save themselves.


    The idea of doing so is very correct. Throwing away the goods can really improve the speed of the ship. But the problem is, it''s too late to do so now?


    At this time, the distance between the merchant ship and the pirate ship is no more than 5 km, which is quite close. In an hour at most, the merchant ship behind will be overtaken by the pirates.


    But fortunately, they met Renault.


    In fact, at the moment of confirming the pirate''s identity, the guy''s eyes lit up immediately and his excitement was beyond expression.


    Merchant ships are afraid of pirates, but Renault is different. He has been looking forward to pirates since last winter. In his eyes, pirates are all good people.


    Now there is a shortage of sailboats in the territory. These guys have come all the way to send charcoal in the snow. They give it away for free. If they are not good people, what is it?


    So Renault decided to hold a sailor and said to him:


    "inform Elon to stop all the pirate ships. Don''t let go of any of them. We must take them all back to our territory..."


    The sailor nodded and bowed to the Lord. Then he went to inform the captain.


    Soon, Renault heard Elon''s roar:


    "inform the power module, switch to third gear, full speed forward, target pirate ship..."


    "Inform Mr. moss to prepare for battle..."


    "Let those who have nothing to do with it go back to the cabin, and don''t step on the deck without permission..."


    Soon, Renault felt a slight shock on the deck under his feet, the Odin began to accelerate gradually, and the "Hua Hua" sound from the stern of the ship also increased significantly.


    Then, Muse''s sonorous voice spread all over the deck:


    "Gollum, please go to Haichao to command the battle immediately..."


    "Lanster, call up the island guards at once; Ludford, call up all the trained sailors, and the island guards will call them up temporarily..."


    "In three minutes, I want to see all the people lined up on the deck. Everyone must be dressed neatly. The guns, ammunition and other equipment must be ready..."


    Gollum answered "yes" and soared to the distant sea tide. Lanster and Ludford began to yell and urged his men desperately.


    On the deck, there was a dense sound of footsteps. A member of the island guard was running frantically. The team leaders kept shouting "speed" and "hurry up" and so on.


    After 2 minutes and 30 seconds, the deck was completely quiet and replaced by a square array.


    More than 80 members of the island protection team stood at attention, each holding his head high and without strabismus. The line was very neat, and each row and each column was as straight as a straight line.Each player''s posture as like as two peas, each hand holding the magic air gun, fixed at the muzzle of the gun, pointing to the oblique top, forming a uniform and sharp bayonet forest, in the sunlight, the cold shock.


    Anyone who sees this scene will think from his heart that this must be a rare elite army in the world.


    Muse walked back a few steps before the square array, and his sharp eyes swept through the queue. After a few moments, he nodded imperceptibly and said:


    "at ease!"


    "Wow..."


    All the players stretched out their right feet in order to form a loud sound of friction.


    Mousse suddenly stretched out his right hand, pointed to the pirate ship in the distance, and said in a harsh voice:


    "everyone, the Lord has given an order to capture the pirate ship, so from this moment on, the war begins!"


    "I don''t want to talk too much nonsense. I have only two requirements for you. First, finish the task. Second, come back alive!"


    At this point, Muse stood at attention, saluted everyone solemnly, and said a new order:


    "I order, everyone, take the team as a unit, enter the combat position!"


    The team members returned to a salute, quickly dispersed, followed their team leaders and ran to every corner of the deck. After entering the target position, they all squatted under the side of the ship to avoid exposure.


    The team leaders urged the team members to make the final preparations before the war:


    "everyone check the guns and ammunition for the last time..."


    "Finally, make sure that all the other things you have with you are in familiar places..."


    The abnormal movements of Odin and Haichao seemed to make the three merchant ships in the distance aware of something, and they began to turn around, trying to avoid Odin and Haichao.


    Obviously, the merchant ship regarded Odin and Haichao as pirates'' accomplices.


    This kind of ridiculous misunderstanding makes Renault standing on the mast rather sad.


    But it wasn''t long before the misunderstanding was over.


    When Odin and Haichao arrived at a distance of 10 kilometers from the pirate ship, the people on the merchant ship finally found that Odin and Haichao were heading for the pirates. This action has already explained everything.