As the shots rang out, they also saw a fleeting flash of fire half a nautical mile away, where hundreds of muskets were firing demonstrations.

The howls and cheers of the pirates, like the neighing of Poseidon, were ethereal and long, rampant to the point that the faint of heart would get goosebumps when they heard them.

"Is that a pirate?" asked Hans, lying on the side of the ship, as if in confirmation.

Zheng Fei put his hands in his pockets, stood in the cold wind, stared at those small points of light, and said, "Could it be a sea monster?"

This phrase is just a joke, but

The two of them were silent, lowered their heads, looked at the darkness under their feet, and listened to the sound of the sea slapping against the hull, the more they could not see or touch, the more they could feel the mysterious power hidden in the sea.

After a while, Hans smiled and said, "Captain, do you believe in the existence of sea monsters?"

He originally thought that with Zheng Fei's character, he would definitely say that he didn't believe it, but this time he guessed wrong.

"I believe it. Zheng Fei replied in a flat tone, and his gaze moved back to the Italian battleship and the group of pirates who kept firing guns.

His eyes were solemn and profound, and in addition to that, there was a hint of hazy fear.

If a traverser can't even accept the supernatural, then he will cross in vain.

In this world, there is even King Solomon's secret passage, the sea monster, who can guarantee that it does not exist?

Thinking of this, he exhaled and ordered, "Keep going!"

"Wouldn't it be better for the pirates to kill Brad?" the sailors were puzzled.

"Brad is my prey. Zheng Fei pinched the wine jug, his face was resolute, and the corners of his mouth gradually raised, "Pirates too." ”

The wind became stronger and stronger, and the large frigate group formed a U-shaped formation, as if it was a bloody mouth in the night, and quickly surrounded it.

After all, shipborne artillery is not as good as shore artillery, and even if the shore artillery is removed and placed on the ship, the hull will not be able to withstand the huge recoil force, and will sway from side to side, which has a great impact on accuracy.

Therefore, it is better to fire within two hundred meters, that is, 0.1 nautical miles, in order to barely achieve accurate shooting, and the shells will not deviate too far

This was the largest group of pirates in the vicinity of Italy, and they had never been out of the Adriatic Sea, because they had little ambition, and they could have food and women to eat, and they could grab a Venetian merchant's ship for two months.

At dusk, they set their sights on the massive Italian battleship, but they did not know that it was a battleship, that there was nothing on board but some wine and food, and that the owner of the ship was Brad.

They thought that such a big ship would have to have goods worth tens of thousands of silver coins, and a few women who could make their brothers feel comfortable, right?

They were desperate to invade, but because the environment was too dark to figure out the strength of the other party, they did not dare to board the ship.

On board the pirate ship.

It seems that every pirate leader is one-eyed, and this one is no exception, but his eyes are not blind because he has been looking at the sun for a long time, but many years ago he made a bet with people in a bar, and he mustered up the courage to poke his blindness, which immediately shocked the audience, and changed to the first pirate ship.

At this time, he was standing in the bow of the ship, carrying the snatched musket on his shoulder, eyeing the Italian battleship dozens of meters away.

He never imagined that on his side, a real sea force was approaching.

The pirate ships are very small, even the flagships are only about ten meters long, they are all fast ships, sacrificing attack and defense, just to greatly increase their speed and catch up with all the targets who want to escape.

Even, there is not even a single shotgun on the flagship, and on weekdays they only dare to bully and bully those small fleets that do not enter the stream, and as for the large ships equipped with artillery, the pirates can only watch and swallow from a distance.

The pirate leader, feeling sorry for the bullets he had paid for, motioned to his men to stop shooting and shouting, and stood silently in the flotilla, watching the movement on the battleship and waiting for his scouts to return.

The scout was the thinnest of the gang and the most water-based, and after jumping from the battleship and soaking in the dark, icy waters, he swam back desperately.

Swimming in the sea, especially in the middle of the night, is a scary thing, and you never know how many sea snakes you have under your feet, or sharks looking for prey, and the most creepy of all, the jumbo jellyfish.

The largest jellyfish, with tentacles spread out in an area of up to 500 square meters, is like casting a net of heaven and earth, if God plays a joke with you, let you be touched by its poisonous tentacles and say goodbye, world.

Therefore, the distance from the battleship to the pirate ship was probably the longest swim the scout had ever swam in his life, and he waved his arms and legs as if he were dead, and walked through the extremely resistant waves, and it took him two minutes to reach the pirate flagship, where he was pulled onto the ship and lay on the deck, gasping for air on all fours.

"Hey, what's going on?" the leader looked at him coldly and kicked him.

"I'm sorry Boss, someone shot me, I had to jump off quickly. ”

"How many people are up there?"

"I saw only one, and it was an alcoholic, very drunk. ”

"One?" the pirates questioned almost at the same time, incredibly.

"Yes, the ship is empty, I guess which guy stole it and drove it to sea. ”

After listening to the report, the pirate leader held his gun, stared at the target cautiously, gritted his teeth, and ordered in a deep voice: "All dispatch!"

The long-awaited pirates responded to the call, rowing their oars with all their might, and quickly approaching their target.

They were paddling and shouting frantically, which gave everyone a spiritual boost at the same time, but it also revealed their position.

The shouts reached the ears of Zheng Fei and the gunners, and they felt that the pirates were approaching the Italian battleship, and it seemed that they were preparing to forcibly board the ship.

Without a moment's hesitation, Zheng Fei raised his musket and pulled the trigger.

A bang of gunfire shook the night that should have been silent, but before the gunfire could be heard on the sea, it was instantly drowned out by the rumbling sound of cannons.

The shells, accompanied by firelight, were like thunder in the night, covering the target with a devastating force.

The flagship's cannon rang out, and the gunners of the other ships immediately opened fire, making countless crackling sounds, and the U-shaped array had already surrounded the pirates and the Italian battleships in the center, and the cannonballs flew from all directions, whizzing through the air, and the sound was extremely huge.

The pirates' paddling hands stopped almost at the same time, just like Brad on the battleship, looking left and right, stunned.

Brad reacted much faster than the pirates, and when he heard the sound of the cannon that heralded death, he immediately dodged into the cabin and jumped to the bottom.

[Much later than expected, I'm sorry to make you wait a long time ㄒ o ㄒ tomorrow five more compensation] (to be continued.) )