After getting rid of the unknown young officer in front of him, Zhang Heng did not feel relaxed, because soon two more people rushed towards him, and he only had time to take a breath before joining the battle again.
The pirates' first wave of offensive was very fierce. They followed the group of broken British sailors and rushed onto the Scarbury. As a result, the 90 cannons on the ship were completely useless, but then they fell into a bitter battle.
No matter what, there were nearly 700 people on the Scarbury, but the pirates couldn't even get enough 200 people. With a huge numerical disadvantage, even cooks like Malvern had to join the battle.
The latter held a boarding ax in his hand and tremblingly charged with the large army. However, he regretted it only halfway through. Bullets flying in the air, smoke filling the air, screams coming from his ears, and The corpses on the ground and the blood flowing tortured his nerves.
The farmer's son wanted to turn around and run back, but there were figures all around him. His brain stopped completely due to fear. When he came to his senses, he was already standing on the deck of the Scarbury and rushed to the back of the ship. The pirates dispersed in a hurry, each looking for their own prey. The next moment something grabbed his calf. Marvin lowered his head and saw a British sailor with only half of his face left. The other half of his face was cut off by something. Come down, exposing the muscles and bone stubble underneath.
The farmer's son let out a scream and fell to the ground. The boarding ax in his hand also fell to the side. He almost rolled away and threw away the hand. There was only one thought left in his head, that That's it - escaping from this purgatory, but there was fighting everywhere around him.
Less than five steps away from him, a pirate was shot at least six times. However, he refused to fall down. He waved the sailor's knife in his hand with red eyes until he was stabbed in the lower abdomen, and his intestines flowed all over the floor. On the other side, a musketeer who was hurriedly trying to reload his ammunition was struck off by an ax on the hand holding gunpowder, and was rolling on the ground in pain.
Marvin didn't dare to look any further. He lowered his head and crawled forward as hard as he could. As a result, after crawling a few steps, a hand clamped his neck and lifted him up from the ground. It was a particularly burly sailor. From the blood stains on his body, Judging from his performance today, he should have a good record. He grinned at the farmer's son who was kicking his short legs desperately.
Holding the saber in his hand, he aimed it at the latter's back and was about to pierce it, but a string of blood beads suddenly burst out from his forehead at the next moment. His iron tower-like body shook, and finally he fell to the ground, motionless. .
Zhang Heng withdrew his short musket. He had just finished off the two opponents, and when he turned around, he saw Malvin in danger, so he took action to save the latter. However, he did not stay here for too long, and soon went to the other side. move.
The pirates had the absolute upper hand in the first round of hand-to-hand combat. The Musketeers barely had any effect before being chopped down to the ground by the enemies rushing in front of them. The recruits, in particular, performed particularly poorly. They didn't last long and started to fight. Fleeing, it also disrupted the formation behind them.
Naturally, the pirates would not miss this opportunity. They rushed in and slashed fiercely. In just five or six minutes, at least hundreds of people were killed or injured on the British side. However, Zhang Heng knew that this was just an appearance. With the numerical advantage on the Scarbury, as long as they could stabilize their position, the pirates would be defeated sooner or later.
Therefore, there is only one way to win this difficult battle, and that is to kill the commander of this ship.
The morale of the lower-level sailors, especially the newcomers, is extremely unstable. Without anyone to command them, they can easily collapse in the face of tragic casualties.
The man with the black beard also had the same idea as Zhang Heng. He was also the pirate who frightened the British army the most. He was often seen jumping into the crowd to fight with one enemy, causing blood to flow wherever he passed. All over the place, and he seemed to never feel tired. In the end, he often saw the British troops on the opposite side getting into chaos before he even took action. Many people were frightened by the violent aura on his body and dropped their hands. weapon, turned around and ran away.
Both of them were now eyeing Elmer who was not far away. The latter was still urging his men to get his saber. Now seeing that the situation was not good, he no longer mentioned the matter of rushing over to fight. Instead, He began to look left and right, wanting to give up one deck and retreat on the next level.
But it was a bit embarrassing to talk about it, and he hadn't made up his mind yet.
The first mate on the side had been partnering with him for so long, and of course he knew what the other party was thinking. Elmer hoped that he would take the initiative and then reluctantly agree. To be honest, he was also shocked by the fighting power displayed by this group of pirates. But after all, he was an old man from the Admiralty. He had participated in the Battle of Vigo Bay and fought against the French fleet, so he would not be frightened by a group of fierce pirates.
In his opinion, although the current situation is not good for them, it is not dangerous yet. He has already sent people to deploy manpower below. As long as they hold on for a while and wait for the new troops to come up, the situation will gradually be reversed. On the contrary, if they lose it at this time It's a deck, and it's not that easy to get it back.
So he chose silence at this time.
Elmer on the side was anxious. Seeing the pirates rushing towards us, he finally lost his face and said, "I have to admit that we did underestimate the barbarians this time. Now we have suffered heavy casualties. So... Going down is not an option, do you have any good ideas?"
As he spoke, he cast his gaze to the first mate aside, who smiled bitterly in his heart, but since the captain had spoken, he could not remain silent any longer.
The Lord Elmer in front of him, although he does not have much practical knowledge and has a luxurious style, he comes from a famous family, has good connections and resources, and has been promoted rapidly in the navy. What's more, his wife is even more powerful. It is said that he and Bai Bai Many big figures in the hall maintain close relationships, and the consequences of offending him would probably be no better than being killed by pirates.
The first mate thought for a while and could only find a compromise and said, "The battle situation is not good. We need more manpower. It is best to have someone organize it below..."
Before he could finish speaking, Elmer nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. Without further ado, I'm going down right now. Hold on, I'll bring people back soon."
After saying that, he ordered a group of guards and hurried towards the gangway. However, just at this moment, a small group of pirates rushed over. Fortunately, the guards around Elmer were experienced enough and immediately raised their weapons. The muskets smashed the two pirates at the front into a sieve, but during the delay, the most deadly god of murder also caught up.
