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Enemy: Ed Regiment, two ships participating in the battle
"Obstacle", a four-star galleon (pirate.
Hull durability 3500/ship speed 10 knots/armed with 20 24-pound guns/carrying 275 sailors
"St. Andrews", five-star Caravel Clippers (Pirates.
Hull durability 2200/ship speed 9 knots/arms 30 16-pound guns/198 sailors on board
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Our side: I haven’t decided on a name yet but it’s probably a pirate gang, with one ship participating in the war.
"Siren", a five-star Skuna ketch.
Hull durability 1200/Ship speed 14 knots/Armed with 10 16-pound guns/Carrying 56 sailors
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Sea conditions, Island #74, Southeast Coral Reef Islands, Trinidad Harbor, on the eve of the storm.
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The three ships were less than two hundred meters apart. The veteran sailors roughly calculated that the difference in strength between the two sides was five times, and the difference in the number of sailors was seven times. Most of the sailors on the "Siren" were frightened and pale. .
It's even more because the "Siren" made a provocative gesture from the beginning, and now the two other ships seem to have been insulted! They didn't care about the deterioration of the weather. Not only did all the gun doors open, but the cannons were pushed out! And every ship has hundreds of sailors standing on the side of the ship waving scimitars and making noise! Screaming and cursing bloodthirsty, he wished he could rush over immediately and kill the "Siren" from top to bottom!
Just when the sailors were panicking.
But their captain, the surly young nobleman, was still sitting on the barrel next to the wheel, writing in a brand-new "Captain's Diary" with a pen on his knees, quickly recording the scenes before the war.
From time to time, he picked up the telescope and carefully observed the situation on the other side to confirm the data he recorded one by one.
August stood behind him. It can be easily seen that he not only compared and recorded the data of both sides of the naval battle. He even quickly drew a simple pattern to clearly express the form of a naval battle - on the side of the battlefield is an annular coral reef, with two ships on the opposite side, one behind the other, forming a figure of eight. Clamp it like iron pliers!
Saw this picture. August was completely convinced by this young master.
Don't say anything else. At least from this picture and the above data, you should be able to clearly judge. There is no chance of winning if you attack them head-on! Because of the headwind, turning around and running away would definitely not be a match for enemies with many sailors. Only by turning right immediately and entering the coral group with complicated sea conditions could there be a chance of survival!
He shook his head. He really didn't know where Lu Yuan got the confidence. He actually heard two ships and rushed straight over.
When August saw Lu Yuan standing up, he immediately handed the wheel back with respect, waiting for him to show off his amazing driving skills - leading everyone to escape quickly!
At least Lu Yuan's driving skills completely impressed him. If he was driving, there would be no problem in escaping!
Lu Yuan took the rudder and swung the boat to the right, just as August thought, approaching the coral island, which made him breathe a sigh of relief. August secretly made up his mind to help suppress the disobedient sailors. You know, every time the captain chooses to transfer, there are always one or two stupid people who will jump out! When August was the captain, he hated such people so much! Now...hehe.
"Oh God! They have as many cannons as the woods!" a pirate shouted exaggeratedly. With the appearance of the two large ships, the morale that had just been boosted by training fell rapidly, and it seemed that there was no limit to the drop.
Not to mention the Galenic sailing ship with its tall stern, which looks like a castle blocking the route! Even the "St. Andrews" Caravel Clipper, which has the same five-star rating as the "Siren", looks to be twice the size of the "Siren"! At this time, all the artillery on it were pushed out of the gun ports. There were twelve 16-pound cannons on each side, which looked extremely ferocious!
The Caravel Clipper is a traditional Nordic old-fashioned cargo ship. It usually has a tall forecastle and stern and is famous for its huge transportation volume. The Galen ship can be said to be an improved version of the Caravel sailing ship in order to cope with the more complex sea conditions when crossing the ocean. It reduces the Caravel's forecastle, leaving only the tall stern, which is also a A cargo ship with a huge carrying capacity.
In this day and age, high cargo capacity also means more artillery! Have more powerful firepower! The Galen sailing ship and the Caravel clipper in front of me have been modified to the extreme by the pirates - not only do they carry a large number of sailors, but they also have two artillery decks, fully equipped with artillery!
"I know the Obstacle. They are just dropping by this time. I heard they are going to make a big deal! The number of people on their ship is at least five times ours!" It was the pirate who was "breaking the news", and Lu Yuan took aim. He glanced at it and secretly wrote it down.
Can you fight? ?
This has never been a problem.
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"Load the left and right cannons! All the stormtroopers will join in carrying the shells and gunpowder!" Lu Yuan ordered loudly, still steering the ship steadily towards the opposite side.
But the pirates' movements began to become hesitant and delayed again.
Lu Yuan was speechless. Your sister's pirate! It’s simply more **Silk than **Silk! Forward-looking, hesitant to bully the weak, simple-minded, and easily deceived, it seems that this is the real pirate! It has nothing to do with the heroic or sinister pirates in the movie! Lu Yuan once again felt that he had had enough.
Could it be that the scar is really healed and the pain is forgotten? Or is my smile just too charming, making you think I'm a good person?
Why don't you improve your memory? ! Lu Yuan looked at the prepared chicken...
That one has been spreading all kinds of gossip "news". The pirate, whose morale was shaken on the ship, suddenly noticed that Lu Yuan was looking at him! He took a few steps back in horror, and while showing a reassuring smile, he crossed the edge of the boat without hesitation and jumped into the sea!
He was a member of the "Ed Group", that is, the spies on the two pirate ships that were oncoming, and mixed with other ships. Now he knew everything about the situation on the "Siren". Whether it was the noble captain's weird witchcraft ring or the later even weirder bombardment hit rate, they were all of sufficient value.
Looking at the Caribbean Sea getting closer and closer. He put his hands together. He posed as if he were entering the water, which would allow him to hide deep under the water! As long as the first few minutes passed, Lu Yuan would have no time to catch him. Freedom is so close! He could already see himself swimming up to the boat on the opposite side. Then he made a fortune from the news. The scene of going home and marrying a wife.
pity. Freedom is only so far away sometimes!
A rapidly descending cable pounced like a viper. The cable paid no attention to his raised ankles. Directly attacked his neck! Because Lu Yuan just wanted to use his life to scare others, his life and death didn't matter at all. The rope was tied around his neck without hesitation, tied with a noose knot, and then jerked upward!
"Click", the sound of breaking sugar cane sounded again.
By the time he was carried to the deck, he had turned into a dead man!
The pirate's tongue stuck out, his head was pulled aside, and there was a weird smile on his face - simple and cruel, Lu Yuan once again showed his iron blood to the crew without hesitation!
The forgetful pirates seemed to have finally remembered at this moment that their captain was an out-and-out devil! In just half of the day today, he had already hanged half a dozen people! Then what on earth was I hesitating about before? ? In the blink of an eye, all the crew members were running wildly and starting to work hard, for fear that Lu Yuan would see them slacking off!
Lu Yuan shook his head depressedly. When they got to the shore, they were afraid that none of the crew members would be able to stay. Forget it...except for a few few, Lu Yuan really doesn't want to leave anyone behind! As soon as he turned the wheel, he circled the coral island and headed upwind first!
The two oncoming ships seemed to have some plan. They separated to the left and right, assuming a posture of outflanking them.
"Captain?" August stood beside him hesitantly, and finally whispered, "Well... our speed should be faster. If we hide in the coral island now, there will be no problem..."
"August, listen!" Lu Yuan directly interrupted his next words and said solemnly, "I am not here to fight a losing battle!"
The "Siren" began her sprint performance. After she grabbed the first upwind direction, she just made a slight arc turn and bypassed the Galen sailing ship "Barrier" and came to "St. Andrew" The position of the t-head of Si number! The whole boat is incredibly flexible and agile!
"The first reason is that the steering flexibility of our ship is 150% of the opponent's! Our ship's speed is 200% of the opponent's! Look at how bulky they are?! It's only level 5 or 6 wind now, but they have already I can’t even stand in the sea. Want to catch up with us? It’s like a dream!”
"Get ready!" Lu Yuan raised his hat and shouted loudly. "Hold on, gunners! You just need to listen to my order and light that line!" Lu Yuan comforted the new gunners, drawing circles on his head and counting down, "Three! Two! One!" "
He waved the hand holding the hat downward fiercely, "fire~!"
Following Lu Yuan's order, seven tongues of flame were gradually sprayed out from the starboard side!
Auguste, the gunner, the stormtroopers who were transporting it, the sailors who were manipulating the sails, and even Jacques sitting on the top of the mast were all staring at the flying iron ball and praying nervously.
At this time, the Kraken was one hundred and twenty meters away from the St. Andrews and ninety meters away from the Obstacle. Although the "St. Andrews" that had its head robbed could not believe that they could hit the first target from such a long distance, it still made an emergency evasive gesture when facing the broadside salvo.
But what no one on the three ships, except Lu Yuan, could have imagined was that the "Siren" stood on the head of the "St. Andrews", but twisted its waist at the last moment and fired seven cannonballs solidly. It was photographed on the face of the nearby "Obstacle"!
The two sides were still more than ninety meters apart, and only the bow of the Siren was facing him! The Galen ship "Obstacle" did not expect that the "Siren" would suddenly turn around and fire. As the Kraken turned around, the seven shells that were fired gradually were almost thrown into a straight line and directly bombarded the stern of the Galen ship. superior! And he hit six out of seven shots that is unbelievable!
Then disastrous consequences occurred - although the 16-pound projectile could not penetrate the thick hull of the Galen ship at this distance, the stern of the ship was not included in this! The protection of sea-going ships has always been thick at the bottom and thin at the top.
The crew of the "Siren" clearly saw six of the seven iron balls being thrown viciously on the poop of the "Obstacle"! The fragile poop was so beaten that sawdust flew and tendons were fractured! And in the blink of an eye, a massive collapse occurred! Even the cannons placed on the poop were blown out and fell into the sea!
As for the captain standing there commanding... I really can't watch it!
"Oh!" The sailors of the Kraken couldn't help but cheer! Although it is not very neat, morale is obviously rising! The stiffness in his movements just now is no longer visible.
"The second reason is that we will hit no matter what!" Lu Yuan said to August. Then he raised his voice and shouted, "Cool down the barrel immediately and reload it! Don't worry about the life of the cannon! After this battle, we will have new artillery to use!" The gunners cheered and scooped up large buckets of seawater to use. It was poured down the gun barrel, causing a large amount of steam to rise from the ship. As the ship sailed away at high speed, it was pulled into ribbons by the strong wind.
"But the hit rate of their ship in this kind of weather will be so low that it completely depends on luck. Due to the tall forecastle and stern of Caravel's hull design, the center of gravity of the hull is too high. It is only suitable for the calm North Sea..." Lu Yuan concentrated on maneuvering the Kraken close to the opponent's ship while explaining to August. "This kind of cargo ship is already bulky enough compared to the 'Siren', which is good at stealing wind. It's the eve of a storm now, and when there are strong winds and waves on the sea, the salvo will only make their ship shake more. Is it shooting? It depends on their courage!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the Caravel Clippers, which had grabbed the head, fired more than a dozen bombardments intermittently. Although their hulls did shake more violently in the storm, their courage was admirable!
Lu Yuan shook his head, gently turned the wheel, and avoided the attack without any injuries. "If we simply compare the quality of the crew, they are really much stronger than us!"
August's face turned red, but he couldn't utter a word to refute. (To be continued...)
