Ambush II

"Is this why you wanted me to recruit ten French-speaking men back on the island?"

"Yes. We will keep thirty men on deck, pretending to be sailors of a merchant ship. Mm, try to pick those who don't look aggressive and appear thinner and weaker. The rest will wait in the secret mezzanine. Oh, right, the cannons. We have too many cannons on board, get rid of half of them."

"Are you serious? Keep only sixteen cannons to battle against the most powerful English warship on the Caribbean?"

"Trust me, it wouldn't make a difference even if we had thirty-two cannons—not when you're up against the Scarborough." Orff shrugged. He glanced around and asked, "Anymore questions?"

"Even if we do as you say and are lucky enough to be able to trick the people on the Scarborough into believing that we are a French merchant ship, and successfully connect the bridge, we are still at a disadvantage in terms of manpower." Zhang Heng who had been quiet all along also spoke up.