Chapter 224: The First Battle with the Pirates
The guards in the clouds, who vomited darkly on the treasure ship, focused on the movement on the sea.
Suddenly, a soldier saw a small black dot in the distance from a distance, and the soldier's tense nerves immediately shouted involuntarily, "Enemy attack, enemy attack..."
After a few shouts, the nerves of all the soldiers tensed.
The crowd all looked in the direction of the little black dot, and as the dot got closer, some of them saw the black flag hanging on the mast of the ship, and shouted, "It's a pirate, it's a pirate..."
I don't know who replied again, and said, "It's really a pirate, go and report it." ”
Soon, the news was reported to He Sanyou.
He Sanyou received the news, immediately confirmed it, and immediately reported it to Wang Shouren: "Excuse me, a pirate ship is coming towards us." ”
Wang Shouren vomited a little weakly, and when he heard the news, he immediately got up and ran to the deck.
Brought the deck up, and the pirate ship came closer.
The flag on it was so clear that even the people on the boat could see it clearly.
These people all carried knives at their waists, and hundreds of people on six or seven ships were staring at their treasure ships.
If the string on the opposite side is compared with ordinary fishing boats, it can be regarded as a large tonnage, but if it is compared with this treasure boat, it has completely become the relationship between grandfather and grandson.
Wang Shouren was ascertaining the situation on the other side when a cannonball hit and landed on the sea near them.
At first, he didn't know the situation on the other side, and Wang Shouren didn't take the initiative to open fire.
In case, the pirate came to surrender to them, and if he was injured, it would be quite detrimental to the future anti-Japanese situation.
Now that it is certain that the pirate has bad intentions, it is all to be said.
In an instant, Wang Shouren ordered and said, "All gunners prepare, aim at the third ship on the left, and test the strength of my shells." ”
After Wang Shouren gave the order, a herald immediately passed the order.
A few dozen shells for a ship is a bit of a small thing, but it is also possible to check the condition of each gun.
When he was in Tianjinwei, how could he have this opportunity to try the power of each gun.
After the gunners were ready, Wang Shouren began to count down to three.
After counting, he didn't pause, and directly ordered: "Release!" ”
As soon as the words were released, the flag of the herald in the hands of the herald next to him fell, and dozens of shells fell on the third ship on the left.
In fact, it only takes one shell for the ship to be missed.
Now more than a dozen shells fell together, and the two-story ship was wiped out in an instant.
This disappearance is completely factual statement, there is no exaggeration, the ship really disappeared in an instant.
The smoke and debris that had fallen on the surface of the sea proved that there was once a treasure ship here, and there was no trace of anything else.
At this fire, the soldiers on the treasure ship saw the situation clearly.
After a while, the mouth grew big and began to cheer.
It wasn't just the cloud guards on the treasure ship who were shocked, but even the people on the pirate ship didn't wait for a moment to react.
After reacting, he immediately turned the bow of the ship and tried to escape.
Wang Shouren is not the kind of soft-hearted person, since he is here, will he give them a chance to leave?
"Order mine No. 1 to prepare, and take the first ship on the left first."
Mines cost several times as much as artillery, and all mines are wasted by taking only one ship.
As the herald's order was delivered, it was only a moment's work, and with the shaking of the whole body, it was as if a big fish was sleeping under the surface of the water.
In a matter of moments, the pirate ship on the left shattered and exploded.
The pirates on the ship were able to stand firmly on the ship, but they didn't think that they were standing in the water for some reason.
After a long time in the water, they swam to their companions' boats.
Wang Shouren gave them this opportunity, and without hesitation, he gave the order to attack the next ship.
Like the last time, the second ship quickly exploded.
The pirates on the ship's board generally fall to the sea as follows: dumplings.
And then the third, and then the fourth...
After hitting the fifth, only the middle one remained.
The pirates on this ship ignored their companions who had landed on the surface and fled in the direction they were desperately trying to get around.
Wang Shouren was extremely decisive and ordered: "Mine No. 7 is ready to be launched." ”
The ship may have sensed the experience, and when the mine was about to arrive, it immediately turned around and escaped the mine's tracking.
At this time, being able to put artillery into the water is already a pioneering feat.
There was no way to track the ship after it had changed course, and after the ship had deviated from course, the mine had failed.
Wang Shouren did not hesitate, and then ordered: "No. 1 artillery, No. 8 mine preparation." ”
The purpose of this was to ensure that the No. 8 mine could be supplemented by the No. 1 gun.
With the order given, two shells fired at the ship in unison.
Pursued by two shells, there is no room to dodge.
The ship did not know whether it had been hit by a mine or artillery, but it disappeared into the sea in smoke.
After dealing with these ships, Wang Shouren glanced at the pirates who were still struggling on the sea, and then gave a second order, saying: "Send out five small boats and bring all the pirates who are alive, and the situation of the enemy still needs to be found out from them." ”
The reason why a small boat was sent to rescue them was because he wanted to hear some information from them, and on the other hand, because these pirates were also the people of the Ming Dynasty.
These people work as pirates to earn more money, and some people are desperate because they are desperate, and they become pirates to make a living.
After Wang Shouren's order was exported, He Sanyou immediately set off with five small boats.
These small boats were carried on top of the larger ships, and their purpose was to rely on them when mobility was needed.
In order to save those pirates, you must not drive the big ship over.
The sponge is different from the land, there is no reference, and any time it deviates from the course, it will be lost on the surface of the sea.
If you get lost, you can't find land, you run out of supplies, and even if you don't run aground and a series of accidents, you will die of hunger and thirst.
The pirates who were drifting on the sea, seeing that there was a rumor that they had come to solve it, no matter whose it was, desperately swam to the ship.
After wandering on the sea for so much, he has long been exhausted and collapsed.
After capsizing on the boat, he gasped for breath on the boat desperately.
Regardless of whether these people had the ability to fight back or not, but they could not be careless, as soon as these people capsized on the boat, they were subdued by the guards in the clouds on the boat.
After the body search was determined that there were no sharp weapons, each person was put on a rope.
After life and death, these restraints are nothing, and these pirates let the guards in the clouds search their bodies, and they also let them put the rope on themselves.
After making sure that all the surviving pirates on the sea were fished onto the ship, He Sanyou gave the order to return.
Returning to the side of the big ship, He Sanyou escorted the group of pirates to the belly of the ship and took them to the deck and found Wang Shouren.
", everyone has been brought back, I don't know how many pirates there are, but the twelve on the sea have been brought back."
Wang Shouren didn't say much, and asked the twelve, "Who is the leader?" ”
The twelve men were escorted to their knees on the deck, looked for each other and shook their heads, and one said, "The governor is not here, I am afraid that he will die at sea." ”
Another replied, "The big boss is not there." ”
Qiu Wu's people called him the governor, while Yi Xiu's people called him the great master.
No matter how the governor looks at it, he looks like an official of the imperial court, and this big boss has a little more of a bandit's flavor.
Wang Shouren had heard of this group of pirates, and knew that the largest group on this sea was named Qiu Wu.
His heart is ruthless, and even the old and weak women and children will not let go.
Such a person died in the first battle, Wang Shouren was a little unsure, and asked, "Qiu Wu is on that ship?" ”
If it is locked by artillery, it will definitely die.
If it is struck by a mine, then there is still hope for survival, and if so, it is necessary to solve it at this time.
If Qiu Wu can be dealt with, it will be a huge blow to the pirate forces.
Without the support of the pirates, the power of the pirates would have been much weaker.
The pirate replied, "It's the first ship in the middle." ”
Without waiting for Wang Shouren to ask, another person replied: "The third ship of my family is on the left, next to the governor. ”
Both ships were sunk by artillery.
In this way, these two leaders are more than lucky.
That being the case, then there was no need for them to maneuver around the surface of the sea any longer, and Wang Shouren immediately ordered: "Watch over them and go!" ”