boom! boom!
boom! boom! boom!
The ships of the Li family fleet under the command of a certain bad little girl were lined up in a '冂'-shaped formation, standing still with those who were trying to rush towards them from three directions. The enemy bombarded them fiercely.
At this time, even a bad little girl, the Grand Admiral, had already discovered:
Although the three waterways are surrounded by rocks, for the ships of the Espinoza Chamber of Commerce, which are relatively small and have shallower drafts, their medium-sized ships can disperse and move towards the Li family fleet regardless. Come rushing in without worrying about running aground or running aground.
If the Li family fleet wants to go out, it can only slow down its speed and drive out carefully through the winding waterway, avoiding the rocks. And that kind of thing, when the two sides are currently at war, is impossible. It is obviously an impossible task.
Therefore, arranging the fleet's ships in a '冂'-shaped formation and using them as fixed forts to bombard the enemy and prevent the enemy from approaching has become one of the few feasible options for the Li family fleet at present.
boom! boom!
boom! boom! boom!
The artillery battle continued, and many Espinoza Chamber of Commerce ships were hit. They had to stay behind because they were on fire or had their masts broken or other reasons, while they were still billowing smoke and The rumbling shelling complemented each other, declaring the intensity of the battle in this sea area.
However, more Espinoza Chamber of Commerce ships were still under unified command, accelerating and bracing themselves against the cannonballs flying and whistling in the sky, moving in a serpentine manner on the wide sea area towards the Li family fleet. Keep charging.
Of course, it is just a unilateral bombardment by the Li family fleet for the time being, because the shortest distance between the two fleets is about 800 yards, which is obviously beyond the effective shooting range of Espinoza Chamber of Commerce naval guns, even if Even those heavy cannons are no exception, not to mention the small cannons mounted on their bows that are more intimidating than practical.
Therefore, they had to shorten the distance between the two sides by half or more before turning and using the main gun emplacement on the ship's side to launch bombardment against the Li family fleet which was motionless and had even anchored.
At this time, in front of the Li family's fleet, only the 120 artillery guns on the side of the flagship 'Xiang Feihu' were facing the enemy, and the number of enemy ships exceeded twenty, so the firepower was slightly weaker, allowing one to A medium-sized armed clipper from the Espinoza Chamber of Commerce took advantage of the opportunity and rushed to the front. At this time, it had already entered a dangerous distance of 500 yards.
boom! boom! boom!
Therefore, it naturally received extra attention from a platoon of artillerymen on the flagship of the Li family's fleet, the Xiang Feihu.
In an instant, dozens of cannonballs landed on the edge of the ship, causing high splashes of water.
But it is a pity that it may be blessed by God, or it may be luck, or it may be that the unknown admiral statue standing on the bow of the other ship plays a role?
Anyway, it is very lucky now, and it is rushing straight towards the 'Xiang Feihu' with extraordinary momentum.
"so stupid!"
?(?`^′?)?
"Get out of the way, let me do this shelling on my own!!"
ヽ(ヽ`д′)┌┛★)`з゜)
Anne kicked away a clumsy artilleryman who was anxiously aiming at the fastest enemy ship, and then went forward to do it herself. After casually triggering the heavy cannon and aiming twice, she resolutely grabbed the The iron stick ignited the gunpowder in the medicine door.
boom! !
Amidst the numerous chaotic shelling sounds, the cannon in front of Anne roared.
Immediately afterwards, in the firelight and black smoke, a round cannonball dragged a long trail of black smoke, whizzing towards the coquettishly moving medium-sized clipper, and almost died. Just as the opponent turned, he hit the bottom of the opponent's largest mast hard.
No matter how tough the mast is, it is still made of wood, but the solid cannonballs of this era are mostly made of iron or lead. In addition, the acceleration of the shelling gives the cannonballs huge kinetic energy. Therefore, the mainmast of the warship at the forefront As expected, it lay on the sea amidst the chaos of splashing wood, screams of people, and falling masts, and its speed gradually slowed down.
"Hey!!"
?(ψ｀▽′)o
"Look, can't we just fight like this? How simple is it?!"
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After easily accomplishing the feat with one shot and easily taking out the mast of the enemy's fastest and fiercest speedboat like a sniper, Anne clapped her hands proudly and threw the red-hot iron pick in her hand to She found the gunner who was still a little dumbfounded and looking at her with incredulous eyes.
boom! boom! boom!
Soon, when the clipper lost speed and lay on the spot, and the deck was in chaos, the artillerymen on the lower deck of the "Xiang Feihu" opened fire.
In an instant, nearly thirty shells were fired at the enemy ship that had become a fixed target. Soon, at least a dozen shells hit it, and then, the unlucky ship It was shrouded in the fire and smoke of the explosion, and the sailors on the ship began to scream and jump into the sea to escape for their lives.
"Very good!"
"Hit, it's on fire!"
"Ha ha!"
"They're starting to abandon ship!!"
Second Admiral Song Yifeng, who was following Anne, cheered on the spot, applauding the wonderful performance of Anne and the row of artillerymen on the deck just below.
"Cheer up, everyone!"
o(*｀ー′)o
"Those bad guys still have many ships. Anyone who dares to cheat will be kicked in the ass!"
?(ψ｀╭╮′)o
Anne ignored the reaction of Song Yifeng, the little follower behind her. She just looked at the more than 20 enemy ships in front of her and encouraged and threatened the artillerymen.
And when Anne was directing the artillerymen on the side deck of the ship to conduct shelling, and Song Yifeng could only follow behind and yell, the first mate came to the other side of the ship with a worried look, where there was no chance to launch artillery bombardment. Here, I used my binoculars to look at the pirates behind the fleet who were getting closer and closer.
At this time, the pirate Azisha's fleet had rushed to a very close distance.
Because, the eight cannons at the rear of the two battleships of the Li family fleet did not form a terrifying firepower network like the 120 cannons or more on the left, right and front to block the enemy.
However, the first mate also saw that after the bombardment along the way, Azisha's small and medium-sized pirate ships also suffered losses. The deck of one of the ships was even plowed by cannonballs, and a bloody path was plowed, with broken limbs and arms. The intestines, brains, red and white ones were scattered all over the floor. It looked so miserable and dazzling!
However, that was of no use. Although Azisha's fleet was small and had few ships, it had already rushed three hundred yards behind the Li family's fleet.
Three hundred yards, that is already a very close distance suitable for enemy artillery fire.
If it were the ship of the Espinoza Chamber of Commerce, it must have started to turn and use the side gun emplacements to violently bombard their Li family fleet, which had a huge target. However, at this moment, the Azisha pirates The boat did not, but continued to move forward.
Because the pirate ships are fast, small and medium-sized boats with paddles and sails, and they are rushing towards the Li family fleet. Most of them only have one or two small shotguns on the bow, and those are just for jumping gangs. The impact was prepared for final suppression. At such a distance, shelling would definitely not be effective. In addition, the ships of the Li family fleet were large ships with very high beams. Even if they were bombarded now, those stone and iron fragments and other shotguns would It would also be blocked by the thick wooden planks of the hull, so when the first mate saw it, the pirates were not in a hurry to bombard it.
boom! boom!
When the pirates did not intend to engage in an artillery battle and continued to rush forward at full speed, once again, the stern cannons on the two ships behind the Li family's fleet fired eight shells in a row, and then headed straight towards them at close range. The enemy fought over.
However, the pirates still withstood this salvo.
Except for one unlucky clipper, a large gap was opened on the waterline in the bow of the ship by a cannonball, and sea water poured in crazily, slowing down the speed. The rest of the ships only had their sails penetrated at most. Or the deck was penetrated and a few unlucky guys were lost.
Even at this time, even the enemy ship with a large gap in its bow did not sink immediately. Although it may indeed be hopeless, it was because it was made of wood, and the pirates did not try to increase the speed of the ship. It didn't carry much cargo, not even much artillery and artillery shells, so it was still floating there.
"good chance!"
"quick!"
"Everyone, hurry up and rush now!"
"Hurry up!!"
"They were loading artillery shells and rushed over at once. They had no chance to fire again."
"Rush!!"
"Kill them all!!!"
"Seize their ship! Seize their cannon!!"
"besides!"
"The beautiful little admiral who robbed their fleet!!"
"Hahaha!!"
The pirates shouted and laughed.
They are not fools. They have already figured out the specific number of cannons at the stern of the Li family fleet.
Therefore, after the two ships at the stern of the Li family's fleet fired a salvo, they who had been lying on the deck to avoid the bombardment stood up one by one, and then began to wave their shorts crazily. The muskets and scimitars roared wildly, and they took out the hooks and rope nets, ready to climb up at any time and kill people and seize the ship.
And some pirates screamed strangely and climbed up the mast and grabbed the cables one by one. They seemed to be preparing to jump directly to the decks of the two ships of the Li family's fleet by swinging?
At this distance, when the artillerymen of the Li family fleet reload their shells, they will probably rush within fifty yards. In that case, the shooting angle of the opponent's stern cannon will definitely not be enough, and they will no longer have to Worry about those terrible artillery pieces.
"..."
At this time, at the stern of the Li family's fleet, a commander was looking at the three pirate speedboats that had rushed within three hundred yards with a cold face, and saw the despicable pirates howling on the deck.
"Damn it!"
"Musketeers prepare!"
Seeing those despicable pirates who seemed to think they had been defeated, the commander first spat in the direction of the sea, and then suddenly waved his hand.
Immediately afterwards, rows of musketeers armed with flintlock Migne rifles appeared at the stern of the ship, and pointed their guns condescendingly at the pirate ship that had already rushed within 250 yards and was still accelerating. The enemies climbed on the ship's deck and mast.
"aim!"
"Fire!!"
Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!
Snapped! Snapped! Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!
Clear gunshots continued to ring out from the sterns of the two ships.
While the cannons on the side of the ship continued to roar and blasted at the fleets of the Espinoza Chamber of Commerce that were trying to approach, causing the enemy ships to suffer losses and gradually become less daring to approach, the musketeers were more than twenty or thirty people. They crowded into the stern of the ship one by one and opened fire violently at the approaching pirates, and then kept rotating the team so that the gunfire continued and could not stop.
"!!"
"careful!"
"Wow!"
"Hide quickly!!"
"Ahhh!"
Snapped! Snapped!
Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!
The crackling sounds like firecrackers came one after another, and at the same time, the pirates were also screaming miserably.
Under the continuous and intensive volleys of Migne rifles, the pirates who were still howling just now had no choice but to lie down on the deck again and try to find a place to hide.
However, they soon made a desperate discovery:
Even if they are hiding behind the edge of the ship, the bullets can still penetrate the thick wooden boards along the ship's edge. While first making hideous holes in the wooden boards that may be several inches thick, they can still fire with undiminished power. Get deep into their fleshy bodies?
Even hiding behind a barrel filled with water was useless, because the barrel was quickly broken, and when the water in the barrel ran out, they would be easily knocked down by incoming bullets.
The situation was even worse for those pirates who climbed to the mast first and prepared to use the rope swing to jump to the deck of the Li fleet to help them. They had no place to hide and were beaten to pieces by volleys of guns. The corpse was like a torn bag, and then fell directly into the sea with a scream, or hung on the cable, or fell directly to the deck and broke its neck, limbs.
Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!
Snapped! Snapped!
The volley of gunfire continued, and small holes were punched in the enemy's ship decks and masts and sails. Under the continuous and intensive gunfire, those few pirate ships that were still relatively new were soon destroyed. It was in tatters, and there were at least hundreds of bullet holes in the sails. It was obvious that it could not catch the wind easily, and there were dense fresh holes on the hull, deck and mast, and there were even more wood residues. Splattered all over the floor.
Finally, after the three pirate ships that rushed forward encountered fierce gunfire from the Li family's fleet, the one at the back actually turned gorgeously and took the lead, using the power of the oars to escape in a hurry.
The last two pirate ships, without changing their direction, slammed into the buttocks of the two warships at the end of the Li family's fleet in the '冂'-shaped battle formation. The collision angle of the ship's bow directly penetrated the Li family's fleet arbitrarily. The metal keels were stuck inside the stern planks of the two large ships, causing the four ships to be stuck together end to end.
but……
Although, the ship of the Li family fleet was injured for the first time and the orange flower's back door was exploded by the enemy's ship, the enemy did not take the opportunity to join forces.
Because, at this moment, the sailors in Class A of the two pirate ships had been cleared out by volleys of guns just a few dozen yards away. At this time, looking down from the edge of the Li family fleet , the sailors only saw a sea of blood-red and dead pirates. The layers of enemy corpses were piled up one after another. There were so many corpses that the blood began to gather and drip into the sea along the drainage outlet of Class A. Sliding with a scarlet viscous liquid.
In short, there was no one standing on the deck of the enemy ship at this time, and even the helmsman at the helm was killed by a volley of guns, let alone someone who wanted to join forces to attack the Li family fleet.
Obviously, the pirates seriously underestimated the close combat capabilities of the Li family fleet. Although the stern of the ship was indeed a weak point and did not have enough artillery, it was wide enough and high enough, and could carry thirty or forty people at the same time. The musketeers fired at the same time and formed a gun formation, which was a nightmare for the pirates who were good at gang fighting and fighting.
"stop!"
"Musketeers remain on alert!"
"The remaining pirates must have hid under Class A. Just keep an eye on the deck while they come out and beat them one by one. We will deal with them after we deal with the Pinoy Chamber of Commerce."
"Pooh!"
After spitting hard on the deck of the enemy ship, the commander of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce looked again at the artillerymen on the side of the ship who were still bombarding the enemy ship amidst the smoke, fire and roar.
Now the pirates at the stern are hiding in the cabin and do not dare to come out. Their stern cannons do not have such a low shooting angle, and they are worried that they will be burned if they set fire. Therefore, it seems that the status quo can only be maintained for the time being.
"quick!"
"Send someone to the cabin below to saw off the enemy's collision angle!"
"besides!"
"Organize the spare sailors, go down and control their deck, and after sawing off the collision angle, push their ship away a little distance!"
"Commander!"
"Send a semaphore to the flagship and say we have the pirates under control!"
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