While they were discussing, the sailors watching the excitement on the warship began to let the water go! Someone made a gesture to the back, and as soon as the bell rang in the cabin factory, all the gun doors on the ship's side were pushed open, and then the artillery inside was pushed out!
The pirates were frightened by the sudden appearance of artillery! Although the pirates quickly realized that they were in the blind spot of the artillery fire, the sudden appearance of a row of artillery pieces above their heads still scared them to the point where they were covered in cold sweat!
But then someone realized that the nine cannons they saw were still on the port side. If the ones on the starboard side were included, would there be 18 cannons?
His voice shouted out, and the pirates immediately came to their senses and ran towards the bow and stern of the ship, wanting to see if there was also a row of artillery on the other side?
At this moment, someone on the deck shouted loudly: "Brothers, push out the cannons and show them to those bumpkins!"
Then someone on the deck was heard shouting in response. Then the pirates saw five more gun barrels sticking out from the side of the ship! It turned out that it was not that there were no artillery pieces on the deck, but that they were covered with gun jackets during the voyage and were not exposed.
Seeing five more cannons, one of the pirates was so surprised that he slurred his words: "Ten, ten, fourteen cannons on one side!"
Hearing this sound, a burst of cheerful laughter came from the deck overhead! Then a sailor stuck out his head and said: "Open your eyes, come out? This ship is equipped with a total of twenty-eight broadside cannons, and there is also a heavy cannon at the stern, a total of twenty-nine cannons!"
The pirates were shocked when they heard this! Twenty-nine cannons, this was a number they had never thought of! Now they only have three or five cannons on their ships, and they are all very small. Compared with the thick barrels above their heads, they are not even on the same level!
At this time, another person on the side of the warship stuck out his head and said, "Are you the pirates who came to surrender?"
The pirates were very unhappy when they heard this! But people had to lower their heads under the low eaves, so they simply didn’t refute or speak. But the old pirate went there and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes! Brother, you are right, we are here to surrender!"
Hearing his words, the man on the boat line stretched his head further and said, "Then you are really lucky!"
The old pirate said: "How do you say this? Brother, please give me some advice!"
The people on the boat laughed and asked, "What do you think of this boat? How many of your boats can one boat defeat?"
The old pirate thought for a while and said, "It's definitely no problem to fight two ships! It's easy to fight three ships, but it's difficult to fight four ships! It's hard to estimate beyond that!"
The man on the side laughed and said: "You have good eyesight! During the exercise, this ship beat four and easily won! However, we haven't tried it yet, but we initially estimate that we can defeat five old warships. No problem! If the tactics are right, it is possible to deal with six or seven ships!"
The pirates didn't believe it when they heard what he said! Because they feel that it is extremely difficult for artillery to aim at sea! It's God's blessing to hit two or three times out of ten shots!
And they think they are unparalleled at sea, so they think they can't hide from you even if I can't defeat you? When the time comes, I might be able to turn defeat into victory by taking advantage of the wind speed, ocean currents, and islands! If you're lucky, you can capture this boat, and then you'll be able to sail across the sea on your own!
However, there are also many people among them who are trying to figure out the tactics of this kind of warship. It's just that they have never fought against this kind of ship, and they can't board the deck now, so many things are difficult to estimate. But even so, these pirates were walking back and forth on the trestle. Look closely at every detail of this boat!
Some people even stretched out their hands to knock on the side. From the sound, it was judged that the material of this ship was definitely very thick. Ordinary artillery hitting it would probably not cause any damage at all!
Other pirates were studying the ship, but the old pirate kept trying to trick the sailors on the ship. The sailors on the ship didn't seem to care about being tricked by him, so they said a lot of things. Many of these statements verified the pirates' speculations.
After the pirates had finished their research, the conversation between the two people returned to the beginning. Just listen to what the sailor said
Said: "So you people are just smart and lucky! Do you know? This ship is just a test ship, and there is a bigger one under construction! If that ship succeeds, this new ship should be in large numbers Produced! From now on, we will rely on this new type of warship to fight wars!"
The old pirate asked: "Is that new ship much bigger than this one? How many cannons are there on it?"
The sailor said: "I don't know how big it is, but I know that there are 32 broadside guns on that ship! I guess it will take three volleys to kill your ship!"
The pirates were shocked when they heard this! 32 guns, that means there are 16 guns on one side! One salvo, based on the lowest hit rate, would hit at least four shells on your own ship! If you calculate it this way, after a few rounds of volleys, your own ship will be beaten to pieces!
This is when the sailor on the ship said again: "By the way, we have received orders to conduct a drill soon, and the target of the battle is that broken ship!"
The pirates looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough there was a ship parked on the sea not far away. This is the type of ship they are using now. From the outside, this ship looks really old! Even the windows on the upper deck of the ship disappeared without a trace. No wonder it was used as a target ship!
But even so, the pirates were still surprised! In their view, using ships as targets is simply a waste of money! After all, seagoing ships were a very expensive commodity at this time, and even such dilapidated seagoing ships could still be used if they were maintained.
So the old pirate said cautiously: "The target of the war? Are you using that ship as a target? That would be a pity!"
The sailor on the ship said: "What's the pity? The ship was already in disrepair. It was temporarily repaired when it came here, otherwise it might have sunk halfway! Besides, most of the shipyards in Shandong are now They are all producing new warships for the navy. Old ships like this will be replaced as soon as possible! By then, all these ships will be floating on the sea. If you don't surrender, you will have to be beaten by us. Eliminated one by one!"
After hearing this, the pirates felt disgusted in their hearts! Why must we be wiped out? We are so powerful! But at the same time, they all secretly envied Wu Ningbo for his wealth and ability to build sea-going ships on a large scale! It's not like them. If the boat is spilled, they have to repair it again and again, and mend it again and again!
