0323 Lost five heavy guns

Those two pirates who fired their guns were so bad luck this time! Although they were not directly hit by the cannonballs, the sawdust that was hit by the cannonballs was like flying knives in the sky, cutting the bodies of the two of them in an instant! It's just that these two people can't die for a while! Because the sawdust didn't get stuck in a fatal place! They can only die in the blood of a long and painful wait.

By this time the battle had been fought and the winner had been completely decided. Liu Pei also breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his attention to the ship that had been shelled first. It turned out that the pirate ship was running out of support. Now only the deck and mast were still in the sea, and the others were already in the water, and several people were swimming towards the new island.

Seeing that the three pirate ships could no longer escape, Jack ordered the sailors to start shooting at the foot and should practice their gunnery. The guns on both sides fired two more rounds, completely paralyzing the two ships at sea. This is the time to see the benefits of watertight compartments! Half of the hulls of each of these ships were holes made by cannons, but they still stubbornly floated on the surface of the water! Only the first ship was so densely bombed that all the watertight compartments were flooded and sank early.

At this time, Jack is on the verge of excitement! For the first time in his life, he commanded a naval battle as a captain! At the moment he felt that he was born to develop in the Navy, but definitely not to be a boatswain! He should be a rear admiral and command the entire fleet.

Jack is Tao Taoran, but Liu Pei has reacted! He pulled Jack over and whispered, "Hurry up and put down the boat and let the family go to capture the prisoners, and shoot those who refuse to surrender." We still have enemies in the bay, don't be complacent! ”

Jack immediately woke up from the admiral's sweet dream. Immediately shouted loudly: "Lower the sails and slow down!" Put small boats on the left and right sides to catch people. Not a single captive can escape! ”

After putting down the boat, the Jiaozhou immediately turned around and went straight to the mouth of the bay. That's exactly what it was planned to do. They had to block the enemy inside the bay and not let them out. If six pirate ships were really rushed out, the Jiaozhou alone might not be able to win. Even if you win, you can't wipe out all the pirates. Once the news that the Skeleton Gang has a Western splint ship leaks, Liu Pei will never have peace!

The speed of the boat was slowly picking up, and Jack looked at the mouth of the bay with a telescope and said, "Boss, what do you think is the situation in the bay now?" ”

Liu Pei said: "I don't know. But do you think there's a possibility, it's the pirates? All remained in the cottage under siege. Is there anyone on those pirate ships in the bay? ”

Jack said, "It's possible. If that's the case, we should rush straight into the bay. But the heavy artillery on the hill is a great threat to us. ”

Liu Pei said: "You are the chief instructor of the navy, you should know that there is a rule in the navy and the army that when discarding artillery, the fire door must be nailed to death. ”

Jack put down the binoculars and said disapprehantly, "Boss." IMHO, this is said in many armies, but it is almost not implemented. Where can a man take care of artillery when he is fleeing? ”

Liu Pei said firmly: "I believe that my family members will be able to do it!" ”

Jack shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay, we can try." But if the other side shells us, we will have to withdraw. Because once we get into the bay, we have to slow down the boat, and then we'll be beaten into a sieve! ”

Then Jack gave the order and said, "Full speed ahead!" The helmsman keeps an eye on the steering at all times! All personnel in place! ”

The family faithfully carried out Jack's orders. The Jiaozhou was full of sails, and it rushed towards the mouth of the bay like an arrow from the string. Liu Pei and Jack both held binoculars and carefully observed the movement of the mountain. The Jiaozhou is getting closer and closer to the mouth of the bay and is about to enter the range of the mountain's heavy artillery. Liu Pei's heart is high! He knew the power of those heavy cannons. Just remember to get hit, and you will suffer significant losses. What's more, those five guns are mounted on top of a high hill, with additional range and power bonuses.

Soon, Jiaozhou Hao crossed the line of the farthest range and entered the range of the heavy artillery on the top of the mountain. Liu Pei's nervous heart is about to jump out! But he insisted on not putting down the binoculars, because he had already seen people moving on the hilltop gun position!

But although there were people, the heavy artillery never fired. The Jiaozhou was getting closer and closer to the mouth of the bay, and when it was still more than a hundred steps away from the mouth of the bay, Jack let out a sigh of relief, put down the binoculars and said, "Boss, you are right. The lads did it! But I'm afraid you'll lose five heavy guns! ”

Liu Pei also put his mind at ease at this time, and said proudly: "Five heavy cannons don't matter to me!" What I lack most now is the boat and crew. Therefore, the Jiaozhou must not be easily damaged, after all, this is related to the life and death of the brothers on the new island! ”

But just when he was about to approach the mouth of the bay, the last thing Liu Pei wanted to see happened! A pirate ship is slowly sailing out of the bay!

At this moment, Liu Peixin's almost sank to the bottom! Jack also saw it, and he immediately yelled at "shit". Then he put down the binoculars and shouted, "All mainsails are lowered by two blocks!" Turn the rudder left at full speed! Lower the spinnaker! Starboard 32-pounder gun free fire! The 18-pounder gun is loaded with chain shells, and it is free to fire when it is reloaded! ”

At Jack's command, the mainsail sail "hula" down two blocks. The hull of the Jiaozhou slammed and the speed was greatly reduced. But before that the bow of the ship had been turned over, and the gun port on the starboard side was pointed at the pirate ship at the mouth of the bay.

As the bell rang for a lifetime, the heavy guns on the lower artillery deck immediately let out a series of roars. However, due to the sharp turn of the hull, this round of shooting was not hit by a single artillery. But the shells landed very close to the Corsair. The frightened people on the pirate ship jumped and pulled the sails and turned the rudder.

Jack shouted, "That guy in command of the artillery deck is an idiot!" Turn around and whip him 100 lashes! The helmsman steadfasts the course! Hurry up and launch the chain bomb! ”

Chain bullets are also common cannonballs in movies with two solid shells tied to an iron chain. In fact, there are many forms of this type of ammunition, including rod bullets (similar to dumbbells), expansion bullets (iron chains are replaced with iron rods), chain bullets, and star bullets (that is, five iron chains are connected together). These munitions have a short range and are mainly used to shoot enemy masts when the situation is unfavorable, and it can be extremely lethal to masts, sails, and crews. It is used to make the enemy flee on their own if they lose the ability to navigate, or to prevent the opponent from escaping.

Due to the relatively fast speed of the Jiaozhou just now, after stabilizing the course, it still taxied forward quickly for a distance before slowing down. Even so, it was still much faster than that pirate ship. The ship had just come out of the bay, and the sails had not yet been fully raised. And the wind in the bay is very small, so the channeling is very slow. This gave the upper artillery deck the opportunity to shoot at aim.

With a barrage of cannons, 11 sets of chain shells were fired. At this time, the Jiaozhou had fixed its course and stabilized the hull. So this time the shooting was more accurate. 6 out of 11 sets of chain bullets!

At this time, I saw the huge destructive power of the chain bullet! A chain bomb hit the mainsail in the middle, and the drag from the hard sail changed the direction of the chain bomb. Let it fly around the mast like a snake. The mast was hard and did not break, but the rope that lifted the sail was cut by the chain bullet, and the mainsail slid down with a "thud" and smashed on the deck. There was also a chain bullet that swept past the foredeck, and the heads of the two pirates were directly swept away by the chains! The headless corpse fell on the deck, blood spurting from the neck cavity and spraying all over the deck!

Of the remaining four sets of chain bullets, one hit the ship's building, and was embedded in it uselessly. The other three groups all broke through the hard sails and flew away, but did not damage the mast. Even so, these three sets of chain bombs scattered the bamboo and wood skeletons on the hard sail, and the sawdust swept across the entire foredeck! At least a dozen pirates were swept away by the sawdust and fell to the deck screaming. Only a handful of people were able to stand up. Losing the mainsail, the speed of the pirate ship slows down completely, and it is basically wriggling!