[Read the latest chapter] Thanks to Brother Kuiyuan for the reward of 588 starting coins!
Thanks to the dog I saw for the reward of 200 starting coins!
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As soon as Lu Yuan turned the wheel, the "Siren" rushed forward boldly!
The ship that arrived was slightly larger than the Siren, a four-star Brigg ketch. This sailing ship has a speed of 15 knots, a turn of 45, and can be equipped with 16 24-pound guns and carry about 150 sailors. , is the most ideal combat ship in the hands of pirates.
The sails of this kind of ship are because both the main and auxiliary masts use four-layer square sails, there are three layers of mule sails on the bow, and a gaff sail on the back. Sometimes a Bermuda jib is added between the masts. This kind of sail ensures that no matter what the situation, Whether it is with the wind or against the wind, it can guarantee a good sailing speed. The disadvantage of course is that compared with the fore-and-aft sail, it is not agile enough to tack on the wind.
This kind of sail was pioneered by the French super one-star legendary battleship "Sun King", and quickly became popular throughout the Atlantic. The most suitable one is the four-star Brigg brigantine, so it is very popular. Easy to identify. Lu Yuan had already obtained enough information from Ye Zi before and saw that the ships and sails were consistent. Although the flag was not Morgan's flag, his men would sometimes fly flags of his own design. So Lu Yuan still greeted him without hesitation!
The two sides were hundreds of meters apart on the sea, and both slowed down.
Lu Yuan took a photo for identification from a distance, but the feedback message was actually "Special ship, cannot be identified", which made him a little uncomfortable.
The afternoon sun shines from the west, reflecting the gently undulating waves on the sea like a golden ocean.
Perhaps because of Lu Yuan's performance in the battle on Coral Island, Benyu became his "golden finger". So since then, the goddess of the sea has changed her strategy to trick him - every time he wants to fight, the wind speed has never been Beyond the second level, the elegant duel like a martial arts master is directly reduced to a physical fight in the boxing ring.
There was no wind, no big waves, and Lu Yuan couldn't do any more tricks, which made the battle for the "Siren" even more difficult.
When the weather is calm, it is limited to the level of the gunners. Without various environmental factors, the hit rate has actually declined. But it is not obvious. In contrast, in light winds, the ship moves slowly and the decline is more. What is more important is the success rate of dodging artillery fire. This forces Lu Yuan to do more calculations to predict the angle and direction of the shooting. But most of the time, when the opponent has superior firepower, Lu Yuan will use split and attack. strategy, or simply give up on the goal.
As if they had a tacit understanding, after entering the maximum range of 100 meters, the two slow-moving ships began to raise their sails and suddenly began to accelerate!
"Top sail! Pull up all the sails, I need power!" Lu Yuan shouted. Under his control, the ship began to turn flexibly, and the speed was unimaginable. This was actually an afternoon with only a breeze!
"Port side!" Lu Yuan stretched his arm to the left side. The gunners rushed over as fast as possible! They panted heavily, flexed their muscles, shouted slogans, encouraged each other, and pushed out the loaded cannons one after another!
The polished cast iron muzzle shines quietly in the afternoon sun!
"ire!" When the cannon was pushed out, the sail, hull posture and shooting angle formed a perfect timing. Lu Yuan, who created this opportunity, ordered the bombardment without hesitation! "Let's say hello first!"
The gunners lit the fuses in unison, and they could already tell when Lu Yuan asked for a salvo and when for a gradual fire.
"The opponent is shelling!" Jacques on the observation deck shouted loudly. Lu Yuan took a look at the position of the opponent's ship. The sides of the two sides faced each other, and they were also in a favorable position! Lu Yuan turned the ship slightly to the side and evaded it to a certain extent. At this time, the deafening sound of artillery fire sounded, and both sides raised a wall-like smoke on the side of the ship, and the side artillery salvo was officially launched!
"Avoid!" Hearing the strange whistling sound of the opponent's artillery shells, they unexpectedly pounced towards the "Siren" as accurately as a swarm of bees returning home! Lu Yuan frowned and tried hard to steer the ship to dodge the opponent's bombardment, while loudly ordering the sailors on the deck to take cover! Without saying a word, the sailors used the most direct movements to get under the side of the ship, the cargo pile and other places! On the deck, Lu Yuan was the only one left standing upright in an instant.
"Woo~woo~" The projectiles of the cannonballs made a strange sound as they flew past the ship's hull one after another! Everyone in hiding prayed nervously and held their breath. When the bombardment was about to end, there was a loud "Bang!" and finally a shell grazed the stern of the ship, cutting off half of the captain's cabin!
There was a hole in the butt of the "Siren", as if it had been bitten by a vicious dog. The sailors who got up looked at the captain Lu Yuan in awe, knowing that the shell just hit his feet! But Lu Yuan stood there steadily, not even showing a fearful expression.
Lu Yuan turned the wheel with an expressionless expression. No one was in the captain's cabin now. Apart from Elizabeth and their playthings, there was probably no other loss. Lu Yuan swore that he did not hide in the captain's cabin on purpose just to redecorate the captain's cabin. !
The opponent's bombardment was unexpectedly accurate! If he had not dodged just now, he would have scored 7 out of 12. This level cannot be measured by the level of the Caribbean! Lu Yuan always thought that only he could do it. In this era of precise long-range shooting, "it's like having a computer!"
"Auguste, go take a look at our losses. Jacques! Jacques!" He waved his hand to Jacques on the observation deck, urging him, "Report the results!" Jacques seemed to be in trouble today. ,he.[,! ] has proactively reported the effects of the bombardment.
"Captain! Unable to report! It...is just like us!" Jacques couldn't find the right words and could only describe it this way. Lu Yuan opened his mouth in surprise, like us? They are also hiding in the smoke?! asshole!
When a ship fires a salvo, due to the incomplete combustion of gunpowder in this era, a wall of heavy gunpowder smoke will be produced on the sea! Under the current sea conditions with only Level 2 winds, it will take at least two hours for the smoke generated by each salvo to completely dissipate. So Lu Yuan likes to hide behind the smoke and do some tricks after shooting... Lu Yuan looks at what he is doing Isn't it possible that the other side of the turning ship is doing the same thing?! Suddenly I was sweating!
Lu Yuan originally planned to switch sides of the ship and make a blind shot under the cover of gunpowder smoke! According to Lu Yuan's prediction, there is at least an 80% chance of a hit! But if the other party thinks the same way... wouldn't it become a mutual explosion?! Because the sight is obscured by gunpowder smoke, you can't see the opponent's shooting angle and direction, and it's impossible to dodge!
In this case, Lu Yuan had no time to think too much. Taking advantage of the fact that the hull was now sideways, he directly controlled the longitudinal sail and sailed out of the thick smoke. Since you want to take one step, then I have to think of two steps! Lu Yuan pointed the port side of the ship behind the smoke on the opposite side, then lowered the ship's speed and stood there, shouting, urging the gunners to load the starboard cannon!
Lu Yuan was waiting for the opponent to waste his starboard cannon and attack the Kraken's previous position! At that time, when the opponent's position is exposed, our left and right artillery guns are fully loaded... Oh, ho, ho, ho! Lu Yuan clicked his fingers excitedly.
Ten seconds later, there was no artillery bombardment. What was waiting was that the opponent also came out of the smoke from a symmetrical position...
Lu Yuan was stunned and thought of going together again?! What kind of birdman is on the other side?! So obscene! You actually want to trick me.
On the other side...at this moment, he obviously thought so too! The most obvious manifestation was that the bow of the ship shook from side to side. It was obvious that the captain was so surprised that he even took off the wheel!
"Your sister!" Lu Yuan cursed, "Two groups go to the bow of the ship! The Brigg brigantine has no pursuit cannon! Let's play hedging with him!" The pursuit cannon is installed on the bow of the ship, at the muzzle Facing the fort directly ahead, Lu Yuan sent the two most accurate gunners to control the pursuit guns. That was because Lu Yuan could control the left and right swing of the ship to control the accuracy of the broadside guns, but it was difficult for the ship to swing forward and backward, so The accuracy of the pursuit gun can only depend on the gunner.
Now the position of the two ships is just opposite to the bows. Lu Yuan rushes straight over. Since the distance is too short, the opponent can only hedge. If he turns at this time, he will get kicked in the butt and then jumped! Damn it, you don’t have a pursuit cannon, how can you fight me!
The Kraken rushed over arrogantly, and the first double shot of the pursuit gun hit the plane directly. The gunner had not relied on his own aiming for a long time, and he was obviously unskilled. At this time, on the deck of the bow of the opposite ship, a fierce A big plume of white smoke rises!
"What is that?" Lu Yuan muttered in confusion.
"Mortars! They have mortars!" Lu Yuan suddenly heard Jacques yelling in a changed voice, and seemed to be quite frightened.
"Mortar?" Lu Yuan was slightly confused and suddenly understood, it's your sister! It's a large-caliber mortar! No wonder Lu Yuan didn't expect that in this era, when ordinary direct-fire cannons generally have low hit rates, how can large-caliber short-barreled curved-fire cannons be so accurate?! The mortars at this time should have been mounted on gunboats and used to bombard huge targets like fortresses on the coast!
But the other party has a computer!
At this time, the shrill whistling sound had fallen from high in the sky! Lu Yuan's scalp started to tingle from the stimulation!
"Turn! Turn the damn thing for me!" Lu Yuan turned the rudder rapidly, but the ship could only move clumsily to the right. As a result, when the ship only moved less than 30 centimeters, the rudder was turned. The cannon's big cannonball hit the head! This shot was accurate and hard. There was a "click" sound first, and it just touched an edge and cut off half of the ship's observation tower!
After that, the falling shell hit the auxiliary mast, splitting the mast into two pieces! The auxiliary mast, with its rolled canvas and cables, fell inward with a rumble!
"Jacques! Jacques, how are you?! Jacques!" Seeing Jacques being knocked away by the shaking observation tower and then falling into the pile of canvas when the mast fell, Lu Yuan could only shout and instruct the crew to rescue him immediately.
"I'm fine... Someone come and save me!" The auxiliary mast fell towards the main mast, tearing a big hole in the first mate's side sail on the main mast! Fortunately, the sailors on the deck got out of the way in time. Jacques's cry for help came out from the pile of canvas where the jib was tied together. He escaped the cannonball, but was swatted down by the jib like a fly. It was really unlucky. Got it! Lu Yuan felt relieved a little. In the Caribbean, as long as the injuries and disabilities are not fatal, just drink a bottle of rum and you will be a good man again!
Only the sail was destroyed and the speed of the "Siren" dropped sharply!
Lu Yuan's brows furrowed. How could he be tricked? He can shoot a mortar so accurately, your sister must have a computer! Let you cheat! Without thinking, Lu Yuan yelled at Brigg's brig fifty meters away, which was about to turn around. "Fireball!!!"
Doug, the parrot flying past him, screamed, and was shaken by the sound and fell from the air to the deck, shaking as if he was drunk. "Twinkle and twinkle. The sky is full of little stars...Mom. Okay." I’m so scared~!"
In the parrot's wild children's song, a huge dark fireball shot out from Lu Yuan's palm. It roared towards the opponent's ship! Although the opponent's ship was evading urgently, it was a pity... "My fireball can turn!" As Lu Yuan yelled wildly, the fireball made a slight stroke.[,! ] arc and hit the main sail of the Brigg ketch. It instantly exploded into a huge fireball with a diameter of 30 feet. The countless fires inside ignited several sails together!
The opponent's boat speed also had to slow down.
At this time, there is no need to operate the ship! The boat rushed straight towards the opponent's hull. Lu Yuan put away the Yunlong spear, drew out the "Thanatos" stabbing sword and the "Narwhal" scimitar and stood at the bow of the boat. When he was about to approach, he rushed over first! Massive killing!
This battle really made him angry! His eyes patrolled the opponent's deck like a hawk. If the opponent made any move to carry gunpowder, he would definitely blast it with a fireball! But at this time, the opponent's sails were burning violently, and the flames were falling on the deck like rain. Everyone was carrying gunpowder bags to the bottom warehouse, for fear of causing an explosion. It seemed that they didn't care about the cannons.
When it gets closer to within ten meters.
Lu Yuan struck violently with his scimitar and bayonet, and the clear sound spread far and wide on the sea! Lu Yuan pointed his scimitar forward and shouted, "Edward! Let's fight!" After saying that, he rushed forward a few steps, kicked the deck hard, grabbed the cable and jumped over!
When he landed heavily on the deck of the other party's ship, he did not find the other party's captain, and even the other party's crew members were far away from him! He glanced around and saw that there was nothing around the wheel. There was only one black man on the deck, directing the firefighting.
Lu Yuan looked around, a feeling of anxiety spread, and the whole thing was constantly getting out of control. Just when he couldn't help but want to kill the other party's crew, he suddenly felt his scalp numb!
Without thinking about it, Lu Yuan crossed his swords and blocked upwards. He only heard a loud "Cang!!" sound, and he caught the opponent's double hidden swords that were stabbed crosswise when he jumped down from the mast! The man took advantage of the mast and flew with great force. Lu Yuan's arms shook and he took a step back.
But that person also didn't expect Lu Yuan to be able to resist! A man wearing a gray vest and a hood was thrown backward by the force of the rebound. After somersaulting in the air, he landed five steps away.
"I am Edward!" he said.
Looking at his tight attire and his strength, which was at least Peak Silver, Lu Yuan frowned, "A member of the Assassin Brotherhood?"
"No!" the man on the opposite side replied harshly, "click" twice, and retracted the hidden sword into his sleeve. Then he pulled out two British rapiers from his waist and put on a show of naval swordsmanship. Lu Yuan saw four short muskets stuck in his body, he was armed to the teeth!
"It's okay if it's not!" Lu Yuan rushed forward fiercely. He trembled unintentionally, raised his Qi, and raised the heavy "Narwhal" scimitar upwards with the strange wind direction!
Edward stretched out his left sword to block at an angle.
It's a pity that he didn't expect how powerful that knife was! Edward felt as if his left hand had been hit by an elephant. There was a cracking sound, the tiger's mouth exploded, and his entire left arm lost consciousness! The stabbing sword made a "clang" sound, and was rotated and flew out. The sword body was bent like a square!
"Send you to meet God!" The stabbing sword in Lu Yuan's left hand was raised like a snake and stabbed directly towards Edward's chest, about to pierce him!
But at this time, another figure jumped down from the mast, inserted between the two people, and stood in front of Edward. He also used two hidden swords, crossing the swords in a cross shape, trying to hold Lu Yuan But Lu Yuan's sword filled with zhenqi was not easy to block. As soon as the three blades came into contact, the opponent rolled backwards as if he had received an electric shock! Lu Yuan's "Thanatos" was also moved to one side, passed by Edward's side, and directly penetrated the thick main mast on the side!
With a "stab" sound, Lu Yuan coldly pulled out his sword, hanging the sword and knives in front of him and crossing them.
"It's you?! You Assassin Brotherhood are always looking for trouble for me. What do you mean?!" Lu Yuan said, staring at the man pushing Edward back. Although the guy was also dressed as an Assassin Brotherhood, wearing a pocket The hat covered his face, but Lu Yuan happened to know him! That person was exactly the person Lu Yuangang met when he entered the Caribbean, Rayser, the Assassin Master of the Assassin Brotherhood!
"You know me? Who are you?!" Rayser said warily.
Only then did Lu Yuan realize that his appearance had changed. He shook his head and stopped explaining. He focused his attention on the captain Edward again. "I have to kill this guy! Does he represent himself or the Assassin Brotherhood?" ?!"
"He is the subject of our investigation..." Rayser crossed his hidden sword again and stood in front of Edward, "Besides, aren't you worried about that ship over there? It seems to be coming towards you."
When Lu Yuan raised his head and looked in the direction he indicated, he couldn't help being surprised again! Although it is said that happiness and anger cannot be expressed in color, and it looks very classy. However, happiness and anger can be expressed in color, which is more conducive to relieving stress and leading a healthy life.
Another Brigg ketch appeared at the end of Lu Yuan's sight. It had the same sails and the same hull. The only difference was that the pirate flag it flew this time was Morgan's!
"Aren't you Morgan's subordinate?" Lu Yuan couldn't help but ask.
"No! I have nothing to do with that notorious guy!" The young man who was the captain replied. He was wrapping the wound on his left hand and kept staring at Lu Yuan fiercely.
"Then isn't this ship the 'Sea Wolf'?"
"This is the Jackdaw!"
"Then I'll call you Edward, you promise!" Lu Yuan went crazy!
The young man was silent for a while, and then replied angrily, "My name, Edward Duncan!"
.[,! ] Lu Yuan opened his mouth like "ah", the captain sent by Morgan was named Edward Lowe, Nima always felt like he was tricked by someone again...
"Then why are you looking for me?" Lu Yuan asked depressedly, raising a black flag as soon as we met. If you said you were beaten by me because you were passing by, would I believe it?
"Leave Nassau!" The young man stood up straight and looked directly into Lu Yuan's eyes. "There are only a bunch of guys here who pursue freedom! We are not any country, let alone Morgan's lackeys!"
"Xie Te!" Lu Yuan cursed, without even explaining anything, he directly cut off a cable, grabbed it and jumped back to his ship. "Leave now! Or I'll beat you too!"
He threatened and left. At this time, Lu Yuan had already remembered that the mission item "Naples Wanted" in his hand was to be exchanged for a ship upgrade with the "Jackdaw"?! Damn it, you actually had a fight with a mission NPC!
In the distance, Edward and the others could still hear Lu Yuan shouting, "Repair the sails and clean the deck! Let this weakling go! We still have a tough battle to fight!"
