On the mast of each ship, there is a bucket, this bucket is very small, because it is at the highest point, so the shaking amplitude is also the largest, the personnel are on it, can only hold the mast, constantly look around, in the winter, it is definitely a chore, in the summer, it is not much better, on the sunny day to be exposed to the sun, rainy days to bear the wind and rain.

But tonight, on duty on the mast, it is still more comfortable, the wind at sea is not strong, the moonlight is not bad, sitting cross-legged in the bucket, blowing the sea breeze, it is cooler, at least than the stuffy cabin, much more comfortable, so the night shift on the bucket, on the top of the mast, the small day is still very comfortable, at least very cool.

Inside the bucket of a small flying clipper, there was a small monkey-like lookout, who was blowing the sea breeze while calculating the time, and it was only an hour and a half before dawn, and after half an hour, the next shift would take over.

He was a little drowsy at this moment, but he didn't dare to be lazy for a while, because as a lookout, he knew very well what his duties were, and sailing on the sea at night was very dangerous, and the sea in this area itself belonged to the enemy zone, and unexpected situations could occur at any time.

In addition, there are many of their friendly ships on the sea, which are also cruising on the sea, and as a lookout, he must pay attention to the situation on the sea at all times, and detect the ships and abnormal lights on the sea in time.

Otherwise, once he is not careful, let the ship collide with the ship, as a watchman on duty, he will have to bear a very big responsibility, often the lightest punishment is to be driven to the labor camp to serve two to three years of hard labor, whether he can get out of the labor camp alive is unknown, if it causes a serious accident, he may even be hanged directly.

And as a naval soldier of the Yu family army, if anyone is driven to a hard labor camp or hanged because of a mistake, it is a great shame, because the family army is a soldier, the salary is good, the official never withholds military salary, the food is good, and the family is also stained, once the meritorious service is seen from above, if he becomes an officer, it is a very face-saving thing for even their family, and even their family members walk in the village, they will unconsciously raise their heads too high and raise their chests a little.

Therefore, these soldiers of the Yu family army still attach great importance to the sense of honor, and very few people leave their posts without permission, and the situation where the director is punished is at most a few strokes of the board, and the personnel who really neglect their duties often can't stay on the ship at all, and will soon be eliminated by other members of the ship.

If they are cleared out of the army, navy and army because they are not qualified, and they are rushed home to farm, this matter is a big shame, even if they are sent home to farm, then the whole village, no one will look at them, and if there is anything good in the village in the future, I am afraid it will have nothing to do with their family, and they will not be able to raise their heads in the village for the rest of their lives, including their families.

So even if he dozes off again, this lookout doesn't dare to be lazy at this time, but this time is close to the early hours of the morning, and it is also the time when people are most sleepy, although he beats the spirit, but still feels that the eyelids are very heavy, and the upper and lower eyelids always want to stick together, so he fights the spirit, and takes out a dried chili pepper from his arms, this thing bites into the mouth, it is hot, and the inside of the mouth seems to be on fire, which is really energetic.

So he took a bite, even if it was spicy, he only stuck out his tongue, and now this thing has become a magic weapon for them to refresh their minds when they are on duty at night.

He inhaled the cool air, and felt a lot more energetic all of a sudden, so he took off the monocular from the side, and once again slowly looked around the sea by the moonlight.

When he swept the telescope lens across the southeast sea, he suddenly stopped, and quickly swung the lens back at some angles, just now he vaguely, in the lens, seemed to see some faint light spots, but at first did not attract his attention, but when the lens swept, I felt that it was still necessary to look again, so I adjusted it, back and forth slightly retractable telescope tube, trying to see more clearly.

After adjusting the lens slightly, the scene on the sea in the distance seemed to be clearer, although the background and scene were black at night, but in the background and scene like a black cloth, there were many light spots like fireflies clearly appeared in the eyepiece.

He didn't believe his eyes a little, so he quickly put down the binoculars and rubbed his eyes vigorously, now he is in an enemy-occupied area, if he reports false alarms, he will definitely be punished, so he must see clearly.

After rubbing his eyes, he quickly raised the telescope again, pointed the lens at the position just now, and observed it carefully.

After a while, he suddenly put down his binoculars, lay on the edge of the lookout, and shouted wildly to the deck below: "There are a large number of ships, three miles away from the port side, judged to be an enemy attack!" Alert rockets! ”

He shouted loudly, and then struck a gong hanging beside him, and his cry and the sound of the gong immediately alarmed everyone on board.

The sailors who were still a little drowsy just now, one by one, were smart, and immediately someone rushed to the captain to call the police, the captain had rushed out of the cabin at this time, and immediately raised the telescope after arriving at the stern, and looked in the direction indicated by the lookout, and sure enough, on the sea, he also found a little bit of light, so he shouted: "Send three red rockets!" Fast! The whole ship is ready for battle! All on deck! ”

In a short time, three rockets that emitted dazzling red light rose from the deck of the ship one after another, flew very high, and then exploded into three dazzling red balls of light in the air.

All the lookouts on the ships in the anchorage immediately saw the three rockets rising in the distance, and immediately the alarm bells of all the ships rang out, and the rapid alarm gongs rang out, and the captains and sailors of each ship were awakened, quickly put on their clothes, and rushed to their positions.

In the Sea Wolf Navy, the system is strict, everyone has a fixed position, even if they hear the siren, everyone is not allowed to rush to the deck in an orderly manner, but must first assemble at their respective battle positions and wait for the captain's orders.

The captain needs to rush to the stern at the first time, determine the situation, and according to the situation, give an order, and only the guards and piercers on the deck can board the deck after hearing the alarm and rush to their designated position.

Therefore, although the alarm sounded in the night sky, there was no confusion among the ships, except for the necessary personnel, who ran back and forth on the deck to rush to their respective positions.

Yu Xiaotian was also awakened at the first time on his handsome ship, and immediately put on his clothes, rushed to the deck, boarded the stern, inquired about the situation, and learned that in the southeast sea of the fleet, a sentinel ship released a warning rocket, so he immediately determined that there should be a large number of enemy ships, which were heading towards their anchorage from the southeast sea.

So he immediately ordered: "Order the fleet, all lift anchor and raise sails, and prepare for battle!" ……”

When three rockets firing dazzling red light suddenly rose in the sky, the pirates on the fireships approaching the anchorage suddenly became chaotic as if they had been stabbed in a hornet's nest.

Because none of them are stupid, at this time, three rockets suddenly rose in front of them, then it must mean that they have been discovered by the enemy in advance.

They really couldn't understand why the enemy could find their whereabouts at such a night and so far away, but there was one thing that could not be denied, that is, their whereabouts had been completely exposed, and the next sneak attack had become a meaningless thing.

Several leaders who were responsible for leading the team, gritting their teeth at this time, all ordered the light balls on the ship to be raised, and on the several leading boats, a string of red lanterns was immediately hung up to indicate their identities.

According to their agreement, once this kind of lantern is hung out, it means that the attack will begin, and now no one knows how many ships they have left, but looking at the surrounding sea, with the help of the moonlight, you can see a lot of boat shadows.

As soon as the pirates on these ships saw the red lanterns hanging from several of the ships, they all began to raise their full sails with a shout, adjust their sails to the wind, and begin to accelerate.

There were probably more than a hundred fireboats, and at this time they raised their sails one after another, and accelerated towards the place where the rockets were raised, and at this time, the sea began to be in the distance, and a flickering light quickly appeared.

These lights were the small sentinel ships cruising on the periphery of the anchorage, and some of them immediately rushed towards this side after hearing the alarm, but they were not all of them.

Because when the one-eyed dragon arranged for the night patrol, he ordered them to ask some of their ships to assemble towards the place of the accident if they found an enemy attack, and the rest of the ships continued to maintain a cruising state, so as not to be diverted from the mountain, and other enemy ships would cross their cordon and attack their anchorage.

So these ships are only some of the patrol ships, and after hearing the alarm, they gathered in this direction, and the number is about ten.

The ship that ran at the front was the one that gave the warning signal, and they were the closest to the pirates' fleet of fireships, so the first one rushed to meet them, and the number of ships of the other party was a hundred times as great as them.

The patrol ship quickly grabbed the wind on the surface, increased its speed to the limit it had now, and then swept across the front of the pirate fireship fleet.

(First of all, thank you for the reward of the Desert Laughing Chunfeng Brothers, and I would like to formally apologize to the Desert Laughing Chunfeng Brothers, I have always regarded your name as the Desert Laughing West Wind, I am really blind to the extreme!) I'm really sorry! Hereby, I would like to make a formal apology to the brothers of the desert laughing spring wind, and we must not make any more mistakes in the future! ）