According to Brother Ergou, the three groups of pirates in this area are all about the same strength. It would be difficult for one group alone to swallow up the fleet of Yun's Trading Company.
It was the pirates from Red Fish Island and Long Snake Island who joined together to make the previous deal.
As a pirate in the same area, it is impossible for Wang Ermazi of Xiaoshan Island not to pay attention to the movements of the other two groups, otherwise he would stop messing around and would be annexed.
Even though he knew who robbed Yun's Trading Company, Yun Chao had no intention of changing his plan and was still planning to attack Xiaoshan Island first.
The reason is very simple. If the sentry who captured Xiaoshan Island does not act quickly, once Wang Ermazi is prepared, he will be in trouble if he tries to attack the island again.
If Wang Ermazi sends people to report to the other two groups of pirates, Yun Chao's trip might be in vain.
The pirate is not an idiot. If he feels that he cannot be defeated, he will definitely run away.
Even if he didn't run away and burned the big boat Yun Chao bought in a hurry, Yun Chao would be heartbroken.
With the dog brothers and fishermen leading the way, the Yun Family Army's warship arrived at the small mountain island safely.
The navy officers were very lucky. Fortunately, Yun Chao asked them to catch their tongues first, otherwise the Yun family army might really suffer.
The sea conditions near Xiaoshan Island are very complicated. If you don't understand the situation and approach the island rashly, the warship is likely to run aground.
Many people, including some who have been to the beach, may not know that many beaches are not as charming as the beach, with sunshine, sandy beaches and mesmerizing flatness.
On the real wild seaside, many places are lined with rocks and dense undercurrents. If a ship gets close to these places, it will run aground or even run aground.
This is the case with Xiaoshan Island. The sea conditions on the east and west sides are very complicated, and even larger ships dare not approach it.
Many large warships of the Yun Family Navy can only approach from the north and south sides of the island.
If there is no one who is familiar with the situation to lead the way, the Yun family army may be in trouble.
Yun Chao chose to launch the attack in the evening.
At this time, the pirates who were on sentry duty at sea had not returned yet, and the fishermen were also returning. It was during meal time that the pirates on the island were the least vigilant.
Sure enough, Yun Chao made the right choice.
It wasn't until the warship of the Yun Family Army approached within three miles that the pirates on sentry duty on the island noticed something unusual.
If the pirates were alert enough, they would have been spotted from ten miles away.
It's a pity that pirates are pirates. After all, they are not that dedicated. They keep watch all year round and rarely encounter any surprise attacks, so they gradually relax their vigilance. The sentries on sentry duty only look out to the sea every once in a while, and they don't pay attention at all.
The pirate sentry was slow to respond and warned Yun Chao and the navy officers that this situation would never be allowed to happen in the Yun family army in the future. Who dares to desert while on guard duty? Military law is ruthless!
With such a close distance, it would be impossible for the pirates to board the ship and go to sea to fight.
Not to mention sailing ships, even the warships of later generations cannot be started by just starting.
It is said that for some non-nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, it will take at least several hours, or even ten hours, to restart if they are completely shut down, let alone a sailboat.
Besides, pirates don't stay on the ship all the time. From discovering the enemy's situation to gathering to board the ship, they still have to raise the sails and lift the anchor. It's too late even for a distance of ten miles, not to mention three miles.
Therefore, the pirates had no choice but to defend on the island to prevent the Yun family's army from landing.
Yun Chao put down the telescope and smiled at San Raizi next to him: "San Haizi, come on, you will be in charge of this battle!"
Sanhuzi knew Yun Chao's temper, so he was not polite and started to give orders directly.
Before coming, Yun Chao had already said that this time the war would focus on training troops and there was no need to rush for success.
Therefore, San Ruizi commanded it well and allowed several Fu boats and a dozen large sand ships to approach more than 200 meters from the coastline. They used the cannons on the bows to bombard the pirates who were waiting on the shore!
boom!
boom!
boom!
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Although there were only a dozen large ships, they blasted out the power of thousands of cannons.
Well, the main reason was that the pirates were short-sighted and had never seen such a situation before, so they were immediately stunned.
Although not a single shot hit and no pirate was killed, it still scared all the pirates out of their wits.
Accompanied by more than a dozen thunderous noises, watching dozens of iron lumps flying over and making huge craters on the beach made everyone's liver tremble!
Yun Chao shook his head, fighting on the beach was still not very friendly to the artillery.
The shell hit the soft beach, without even ricocheting, and went straight into the sand.
Seeing the results of the bombardment, Erluzi's nose almost became crooked.
When bombarding a target that was standing still, more than a dozen cannons were shot empty. Isn't this embarrassing yourself in front of Brother Chao!
With such a huge momentum, not even a single pirate was killed, and the pirates laughed it off!
"Asshole, take aim, take aim, and then blast. If anyone misses the mark again, go back and write me a 30,000...no, 100,000-word inspection!"
Because it was the first time to attack a living person, the artillerymen were also very nervous.
It's not that their women's benevolence prevents them from taking action.
The artillerymen who can become the Yun Family Army are all Yun Family Army soldiers with excellent quality. Everyone has seen blood, how can they sympathize with the pirates?
The main reason why I was panicking was because it was the first time.
It was the first time to fuck a live person, and everyone would be nervous.
After being yelled at by the idiot, the artillerymen immediately calmed down.
If nothing else, who can withstand a 100,000-word examination?
In the minds of these veterans, a 100,000-word examination is simply more terrifying than beheading!
"Quickly, quickly, get the chamber clearing rod and clear the chamber quickly!"
"You bitch, dip it in the water, dip it in the water, the cloth on the barrel cleaning rod will burn!"
"Son of a bitch, cannonballs, here are the cannonballs, hand them to me quickly!"
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A group of artillerymen who were in actual combat for the first time were even more lively than at the vegetable market. They were so angry that they cursed their mothers.
After firing a round of shells, it is not possible to load the next shell immediately.
You need to first use a cleaning rod tied with a cloth strip, wet the cloth strip in a prepared bucket, and wipe the inner bore of the cannon vigorously.
This is done to clean up the remaining gunpowder residue after the previous shell was fired, and to extinguish the sparks in the barrel to prevent the gunpowder from detonating when reloading.
First clean the bore of the cannon with a wet cleaning rod, and then dry the bore of the cannon with a non-water cleaning rod before reloading the cannon.
You must not make mistakes in these steps, otherwise you will either not be able to fire or the cannon will explode.
It's okay if it doesn't fire, but once the artillery explodes, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Not only will it kill and injure your own artillery, it will also seriously affect your own morale.
In the event of an artillery shell exploding, the consequences would be even more disastrous, and could very well determine the outcome of a war!
