Although Guo Huaiyi is a pirate, it does not mean that he is not mentally ill. He still wants to survive but doesn’t want to die just like this. Surrender is the only choice.

As of the current battle, he has figured out the strength of the enemy. The overall combat power of the enemy is not as good as that of them. If this battle happened during the day, he would be 90% sure to wipe out the enemy.

But through information asymmetry and so many ambushings, these favorable terrain successfully defeated them to the point where they were on the verge of annihilation.

From the appearance of the hidden Garen ship to the present, the enemy's attack idea is very clear, that is, to first knock down his flagship, then slowly deal with other ships, and to deal with his flagship, priority is given to masts and sails.

The sails under his feet have been broken halfway through the ship. Although the mast is still intact, there is not much time for him to change the sails again, and the ropes have been damaged a lot. Before that, the enemy will be able to catch up with them.

Even if he changed to another ship, it would be useless. The speed of other ships was also decreasing. Some of them were also broken by sails, and two main masts were planned. The remaining number of sailors was also killed and injured.

The only flagship that can run through the enemy Garen ship is his flagship, and the newly emerging Garen ship on the enemy ship is basically impossible to escape on the route of their escape.

As for counterattacks, it is impossible. Originally, they had the advantage of the number of people and jumped directly to play hand-to-hand combat. Even if there were more casualties, they could win.

Now the enemy has one more ship, with the configuration of the Garen ship, at least 150 or 60 people. Moreover, after these rounds of shells, they suffered at least 300 casualties. In addition, their morale is extremely sluggish, and it is impossible for them to fight hand-to-hand combat.

The current situation is that you can't beat it or you can't escape.

Even though he was extremely unwilling to give in and was unwilling to surrender, there was no other way now.

"Sir, do we really want to surrender? Can these enemies bypass us?"

When he heard Guo Huaiyi ordering surrender, a confidant said with some concern. After all, they took the initiative to cause trouble this time. If they really surrender, the minions below might be fine, but these leaders are different. It is normal for them to vent their anger after being killed.

Guo Huai asked in reverse, "What do you think we should do? Can we beat it or run away?"

"This..." This subordinate was speechless for a moment. Yes, are there any other ways they can do besides surrender?

Even if you want to die with your enemies, you must have the ability. If you continue to resist, they will all die, and the enemy will most likely not suffer too much loss.

Seeing him like this, Guo Huaiyi said helplessly, "I know what you are thinking. If you have a slight chance, I will not surrender. Surrender is our only way to survive!"

"Subordinate to obey the order!"

As he said that, this confidant began to surrender.

Seeing the enemy's warship still gushing the artillery fire violently, Guo Huaiyi also grabbed the side of the ship tightly. When he arrived in Shandong, he was so energetic that he was about to become a prisoner.

However, such an ending is better than being killed by shells or being killed by people under his command.

Now they can no longer see the hope of victory, and they cannot guarantee that their subordinates will have other thoughts, such as using his commander's head to change a way out in front of the enemy. This is very likely to happen.

After all, they are pirates. When they are beneficial, they are disciplined. They can do whatever they want. When life and death are at stake, who cares whether you are the boss or not. As long as you can survive, it is no big deal to change to another boss.

“Dududu…”

Soon, a long list of horns sounded, and the entire battlefield could be heard clearly.

The meaning is very clear, which is to order all sails to be lowered. In the naval battle, it is to be surrendered, and the other pirate ships also understand that this is about surrender. Although they are a little unwilling to accept it, they still do it.

If you can get along with the captain, you can still analyze the current situation. If you continue to fight, they will all die. If you surrender, maybe there will be a way out.

So all the pirate ships lowered the sails one after another, and the artillery stopped firing. In order to avoid the flying shells, they ran into the cabin, and there was no one on the pirate's deck.

"What the hell are the enemy doing?"

Seeing the enemy warships stopped one after another, and the artillery stopped firing, the sails were all lowered, and everyone ran into the cabin, Kong Youde asked in confusion.

Zhang Hua said with some uncertainty, "It should be surrender. I heard from Commander Xu that the flag that represents their identity under normal circumstances will be lowered. Then, the white flag is to surrender. It is night now, and the flag may not be clearly lowered, so the sail means surrendering!"

He looked at it with a telescope, then turned around and looked at Zhang Hua suspiciously and said, "Are you sure?"

Seeing Kong Youde staring at him directly, Zhang Hua was also a little nervous, "I'm not sure, Commander Xu is more experienced, so he has to leave this matter to him to judge!"

"Okay, get the boat close to the Weihai, I'll ask Lao Xu what's going on!"

The Jinghai and Weihai were not far away, and soon the two ships approached, and then Kong Youde jumped over directly.

Seeing Xu Wenyi, Kong Youde spoke directly, "Old Xu, what are these pirates planning to do?"

"It seems that they are mostly preparing to surrender!" Xu Wenyi held the telescope and observed the movement of the pirate ship. Suddenly, he said, "Look, the enemy has put down a sampan, most of whom are here to negotiate!"

Sure enough, Kong Youde took a look and found it was indeed a sampan, carrying lanterns, with five or six pirates coming towards the Weihai.

"What should we do now? Do we need to negotiate with them?"

"It can be basically concluded that they are going to surrender, but there is also the possibility of false surrender, but we can still talk about it!"

Subsequently, Xu Wenyi ordered the entire army to stop artillery.

Soon, the Tiance army also stopped the shelling operation, and the commando also came to the deck, aiming at the pirates with flintlock rifles, quietly staring at the near sampan to see what the pirates were going to do.

However, all the warships of the Tiance Army remained on alert, and the gunpowder and projectiles in the barrel were loaded. If the enemy played any tricks, they could launch an attack directly.

"Surrender! Let's surrender!" Before we got closer, a small pirate leader on the sampan shouted loudly.

Then he said loudly, "After the order of my ship owner Guo, I come to tell you that we are willing to surrender! Please don't open the fire, sir!"

Remember that the pirates on this sampan were pulled on the Weihai and began to repost Guo Huaiyi's words, saying that they were willing to surrender as long as they could ensure their lives were safe.

After listening to the pirate's narration, Kong Youde was still a little confused, "Old Xu, can you tell whether they really surrender or fake surrender?"

"According to my years of experience, they should have really surrendered. Now they no longer have the ability to win, and the flagship sails are seriously damaged. I guess they know they can't escape, so they chose to surrender. But..."

"But what?"

"But it may also be that it is in the name of surrender to let us relax our vigilance and then suddenly attack. I have encountered some such things, so I have to be careful!"

Xu Wenyi had worked in the navy for nearly twenty years before, and naturally had a lot of naval battles, so she still had a lot of experience in this area. After hearing what he said, Kong Youde thought it was very reasonable.

Things like fraudulent surrender have been common since ancient times. It is not just a matter of saying that soldiers never get tired of fraud. In order to defeat the enemy, various fraudulent methods have emerged one after another, and fraudulent surrender is one of them.

Knowing the enemy's possible plot, Kong Youde was in trouble again. What was the problem to deal with? Or asked Xu Wenyi, "What should we do now? Continue to shoot and bombard them?"

Xu Wenyi said confidently, "No need. These warships are not seriously damaged now. It's a pity that they are sunk like this. If they are all captured, our navy's strength will definitely be much stronger! We can accept their surrender, but we need to take some precautions!"

"Okay, you are the commander of the navy. [       Update Fast] You are the most capable of doing this naval battle. You can arrange this matter!"

Kong Youde was still very relieved about Xu Wenyi's arrangements. Since he had seen a false surrender in naval warfare, there must be some countermeasures.

After thinking for a while, Xu Wenyi began to arrange this matter. Several naval warriors followed him onto the pirate's sampan, and then followed the remaining pirates and drove towards their flagships.

Not long after, the lanterns and torches that could be lit on the pirate ship were lit, and the brightness of the pirate ship instantly increased a lot. Now the sea breeze is quite strong, and the smoke from the artillery fire has also dissipated. Looking through the telescope, the situation on the pirate ship is almost clear at a glance.

From the telescope, the pirates moved all the gunpowder, shells, and artillery into the cabin. The cannons that were originally in the cabin also retreated the muzzle, the gun windows closed, the anchors were thrown into the water, and all the warships were fixed on the sea.

Except for the injured and dead pirates, the rest of the pirates came to the deck, removed all their clothes, arranged them naked on the deck, and had nothing in their hands, including the pirate's leader, which was the same.

All this fell in the eyes of Kong Youde and Xu Wenyi. Even Kong Youde, who was not so good at naval battles, knew that these enemies had really surrendered.

Even if they want to start a sudden attack, there is no such condition anymore, which means they are not a fraudulent surrender.

At the same time, Kong Youde couldn't help but look at Xu Wenyi again. These arrangements were indeed experienced. In this way, we could prevent problems before they happened. The pirates were all within the scope of realization, and it was impossible to make any small moves.

Moreover, in their current state, it will take time for the artillery to fire again. Before that, the warships of the Tiance Army could at least shoot three rounds.

After seeing these situations, Xu Wenyi gave a few more instructions. Then, a sand ship left the queue and drove towards the pirates' fleet, then stopped next to the pirates' flagship, and then a team of soldiers boarded the enemy's flagship.

Immediately afterwards, pirates were escorted to the sand boat by the soldiers, and then they were trapped with their hands. Ten people were escorted into a cabin, with soldiers who were specifically responsible for guarding them.

At the same time, following the sand ship, there were four or five sampans on other ships, sailing towards the rest of the warships along different routes.

Every time aboard a ship, two soldiers boarded the pirate ship and then escorted one or two pirates from above. Although there were much more pirates than them, no one dared to resist now, after all, life was important.

Almost a quarter of an hour later, the sand ship full of pirates and the two sampans returned to the fleet.

At the same time, more than a dozen pirates were suppressed on the Weihai. They are now naked. It is impossible to hide hidden weapons on their bodies. Moreover, each pirate has two warriors who can't move at all.

At this time, Zhu Dayong was also taken out of the cabin. Xu Wenyi said lightly, "Zhu Dayong, come and tell who these people are!"

When Zhu Dayong came out, every pirate glared at him. If it weren't for the cloth stuffed in his mouth, they would have cursed. Despite this, they wanted to break free from the control of the Tiance army soldiers and wanted to kick him up.

Not every pirate knows what Zhu Dayong committed to. They have been chasing since their departure. In the battle, Guo Huaiyi did not spread the news in order to stabilize the morale of the army. Now that they see him here, they naturally understand what is going on.

No wonder the enemy is very familiar with their situation, no wonder the enemy can directly attack the port of Morro Bay, no wonder the enemy has made so many preparations to ambush them, it turns out that it was all caused by Zhu Dayong, a traitor.

At this moment, they all blamed the traitor for the reason for their defeat.

Thinking of the wealth and status he could have obtained, all of them were lost by this traitor and became prisoners.

Although the pirates glared at him, Zhu Dayong seemed to have not seen it, and began to distinguish the pirates and then pointed it at Kong Youde.

"This is Guo Huaiyi and Guo Ship owner, the commander of the entire fleet!"

"This is Luo Dayou, the captain of the 'Seabird'!"

"This is Sun Peng, the second deputy of the 'Thunder'!"

"This is Chang Tai, the first mate of the 'big turtle'!"

...

After hearing Zhu Dayong's confirmation one by one and reporting the names and positions of these pirates, Kong Youde's heart was finally completely let go.

Now, except for the two ships in the strait, the captains, first mates, second mates of the other pirate ships, including the commander Guo Huaiyi, and all the pirates on the pirate flagship, are here.

In other words, they have no chance to make trouble at this time.
Chapter completed!