Then, a dispatch officer ran back and forth on the ship, loudly transmitting the captain's orders: "British fleet spotted at two o'clock direction, distance 2 nautical miles. There are 5 merchant ships, 2 cruisers, and 2 escort ships!"
Maderno's heart immediately tightened.
Cruisers were fifth-level warships, usually equipped with 44 cannons.
But on their side, they only had the "Distant View," the "Seagull Wings," and the "Big Tidal Wave," three escort ships. They only carried a mere 21 guns apiece.
If a battle were to occur, there was utterly no chance for their side to win.
Logically, the captain should immediately order to evade at this moment. But the current course of their formation was clearly heading straight toward the British fleet.
He sighed deeply inwardly: Jesus, I just narrowly escaped death at the English Channel, please don't let me die here in the Mediterranean...
