Seeing that our boat was on fire and slowed down, the chasing boat behind them suddenly accelerated - they had left a certain margin on the speed of the ship before, and now when they saw us in distress, they no longer had any scruples and began to catch up at full speed!

I know this kind of boat very well – including any aspect of its performance, and I naturally know that they have reservations. So our ship was hoisted in front of them all the time, maintaining a certain distance.

At this distance, they should have the feeling that they will be able to catch up with us immediately, but they will be a little bit close! It's like we're constantly using a dog's tail to gently scratch the tip of their nose and tease them!

I guess the commander of the other side must be itching in his heart, eager to pounce on us, take us in one bite, and swallow it in his stomach a few times! But it's always just a little bit close!

On several occasions, I saw that the muzzles of their bow guns were raised, but I guess after thinking about it again, I was still afraid of startling the snakes, so I held back again and flattened the muzzles of the guns.

I put down the binoculars, watched their movements lightly, and smiled slightly, everything was planned!

The guy who chased after him is a principled guy! I said secretly in my heart, his pursuit skills were decent, and the clues of a good education in naval warfare were clearly on the page. But, alas, being decent has never worked for me!

From the very beginning, I didn't plan to talk to them about morality, rules, face to face, and real naval battles! So, waiting for them must be the trap I have preset before!

As time went on, the distance between us became smaller and smaller! As the sky gradually brightens, even if you don't need a telescope, you can still see each other's every move when standing in the stern of the boat!

The commander stood at the bow of the ship, a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a navy blue Ming Dynasty navy uniform, standing proudly at the bow of the ship, looking at us "fleeing in panic", pointing at us and laughing!

I put down my binoculars and pulled an upward arc at the corners of my mouth. At this time, Hideo's voice came from beside him: "Boss! Misty Reef ahead! Look! ”

I took a few sharp steps to the side side, holding on to the railing, and looked in the direction Hideo was pointing! Yes! It's really beautiful!

When the sun rises, the sea shimmers! The reef looms in the middle of the water, like black gems glued to a colorful golden drawing board! The swordfish shuttles on the sea, and it brings up pieces of small waves!

In an instant, I was overwhelmed by the perfect picture! After looking at it in a daze for a few seconds, he said, "Hideo, you go to navigate!" Be sure to get the boat out! ”

Hideo raised his captain's hat and ran towards the wheelhouse! At the same time, he shouted: "Get on the bulletproof plate!" Get on the bulletproof plate! ”

The sailors immediately erected wooden frames, on top of which were covered with bulletproof plates made of cooked cowhide and metal! This kind of bulletproof plate is not very hard, but it is very tough! Ideal for dealing with the round metal shells that are now commonly installed on ships!

This is also a unique product of this era, and the current artillery shells are solid balls made of metal, such as iron, which, after being shot, carry a strong kinetic energy, with the aim of penetrating the deck of the enemy ship and inflicting some damage on the sailors who hit it directly, and finally sinking the enemy ship!

Therefore, this flexible bulletproof plate is the most adaptable to the current situation, which can resist this metal projectile to the greatest extent and has the least damage to itself. As for the naval artillery of later generations, it is divided into high-explosive (HE) and * (AP), but the difficulty of defense of these shells has increased exponentially.

Of course, these issues are not to be considered at the moment. After laying the bulletproof panels, our ships officially entered the area of the Confused Reef!

The speed of the ship was reduced all of a sudden, and it should have sailed at only a quarter of its usual speed. I listened to Hideo's voice coming from me, shouting loudly to adjust the direction and position of the ship!

On several occasions, because the reef was too dense to be twisted at such a small angle by the rudder of the ship alone, under the command of Hideo, all of our crew on the deck concentrated in one direction, driving the hull to tilt to one side, objectively and effectively accelerating the ship's turning, and narrowly avoiding the reef!

Even so, there were still several scrapes between the bottom of the ship and the reef, but fortunately, it was not serious, and there was no leakage into the ship, let alone grounding.

The width of our Anzhai ship is only about five meters, and the draft is only less than two meters, and it is terrifying to walk every step in this confused reef, not to mention the large warships of the Ming Dynasty behind!

The sun is out! The reefs are becoming more and more visible with their ferocious fangs! Hideo shouted hoarsely in a hurry, "Throw everything except the necessary supplies down!" Throw them all away! All! ”

Well, this is indeed a way, throwing things away, not only to raise the reef and cause difficulties for the boat behind, but also to reduce its own weight and avoid running aground! I cried out, "Halleha! ”

From the other side of the ship, an answer with a thick steppe accent came: "It's already being released!" Mr! ”

I immediately ran to the other side of the ship, and saw that Halleha was leading three men, using a cable tied with a cross knot, carefully lowering the homemade water-mine from the side of the ship! Look at that cautious look, it's like delivering your newborn child!

I didn't dare to stand aside, watching them put the balls down one by one, until they all entered the water smoothly, and then Halleha let out a long breath! Looking back at me, he smiled and wiped the sweat from his forehead!

Suddenly, there were three loud bangs in the back! It was the enemy ship that opened fire! Because they were at the bow of the ship facing us, only the three guns in the bow were able to shoot at us! Two of them hit the water on both sides of the ship, and one hit the back deck of our ballistic plates!

Just listen to the sound of "poof", the shell was stopped by the bulletproof plate and began to slow down sharply, but it still had a strong impact!

The shell with a deformation of the bulletproof plate smashed heavily on the aft deck, and with a "click", a depression appeared on the deck, but it did not penetrate! It seems that this bulletproof plate still plays a big role! It works!

It seems that the people in the back also noticed that something was wrong and began to get anxious! So they are in a hurry to open fire, wanting to sink us, at least damage our ships, and make us unable to move! However, the soft felt dragged in the water protected our rudder very well, so that many shells aimed at the rudder were in vain!

But the bulletproof plate is not omnipotent after all, and with a loud bang, a hole was punched by a shell on the left side of our stern! The sea is bubbling in! The hull of the ship slowly began to roll sideways! Hideo desperately shouted, "Block! Plug it! Drain it! You idiots! ”

Except for the rowing sailors, the other sailors immediately put down what they were doing, and then under the leadership of the boatswain, they rushed to the hole with the combined force of everyone!

Several of them worked together and desperately blocked the water inlet with felt, and the people next to them immediately rushed up with wooden planks, pressed on the hull of the boat, pressed the felt at the breach, and the sailors with hammers rushed to both sides, "Dangdang" rang continuously, and knocked the five-inch ship nails vigorously, and finally nailed the breach after a while!

The two manpower pumps had already gone down to the cabin, and the sailors pressed the pump rod with all their might, and the seawater that had been pouring in into the cabin was also being discharged at a speed visible to the naked eye! And the hull of the ship is gradually returning to its normal angle!

Seeing this, I breathed a sigh of relief - entering the water is the most terrible thing about sea navigation, but fortunately, the sailors are very vigilant and professional, and they can effectively solve this problem.

Suddenly, the cry of the observer came from the mast: "Stranded!" Stranded! The boat in the back ran aground! ”

I was overjoyed, hurriedly bypassed the bulletproof plate, ran to the side of the ship, and looked back excitedly!

Sure enough, the huge warship didn't move! Their left front side was stuck in the reef and a big hole had been poked out! That big hole is a meter in diameter! That's great!

Our sailors cheered! Watching the sea water pour into their cabin like no money! As we all know, although the ship will not sink if it runs aground, once the sea water completely soaks the hold, it is extremely difficult to set sail again after draining the water, even if it does not sink!

After all, there are no oxygen cylinders in this society, and how many people can dive underwater to complete the patching of loopholes? On the boat behind, sailors flocked to the cabin desperately to fix the hole before the sea flooded the cabin, but how could we possibly let them get their wish?

I shouted, "Burn! Hit them! Hit hard! ”

Soon, the crisp sound of muskets began to sound! The sailors on the opposite ship, both on the deck and down to the cabin and mending holes, were fired with precision from muskets!

They used the new muskets they had bought from Tanegashima and the skills I had taught Halleha, and they were soon able to assemble seven or eight "precision shooting rifles", which were used in the first battle on the sea!

To be honest, I don't expect these rifles to do any heavy damage to the enemy, but they can be a great way to harass and attract their attention! Sure enough, after the sailors on the opposite side were shot, a slight confusion soon followed, and both the speed of shooting and repairs decreased!

And more importantly, they began to build shields, defending against our rifle shots! It worked, and it was difficult for our bullets to hit the opposing sailors, but they could not see the front, especially ...... Those round things that drifted quietly with the current towards the waterline of their warship!

It's pasted! It's pasted! It's all pasted! The "gifts" we are going to give them are already clinging to each other's side waterline! Even though the opposing ship was already stranded and couldn't knock down the balls, I wasn't in a hurry, because in a few moments the partition would burn through, and the result would be the same!

So, the ships of both sides continued the drama just now, because the other side strengthened the protection, our shooting was like scratching, and the hole in the hull of the opposite ship soon stopped flooding inward, on the contrary, began to drain water from both sides of the cabin, and it seemed that their sailors were also very skilled!

At that moment, a red light flashed in front of my eyes! I only heard a loud "boom", and a water-mine was passively detonated! The waves of water rose into the sky, and the height was more than ten meters! And after the wave fell, the opposite left front side of the boat had been completely blown to pieces! The furnishings and objects inside the cabin are revealed!

"Oh!!" There was a huge cheer from our ship! Accompanied by the shouts of the crew, several loud noises rang out one after another! The "gifts" attached to the side of the ship on the opposite side have all been given!

Looking at what could only be called planks, or piles of wooden blocks, on the reef, and the Ming Dynasty sailors struggling on it, I ordered: "Slow down! Sideways! Burn, give me a hard beating! ”

So, our ship quickly went sideways, and all the muskets ran to the side of the ship, put the guns on the side of the ship, and began to calmly kill the sailors and soldiers on the opposite side!

The hull of the ship on the opposite side has been destroyed, the artillery has been completely useless, and the muskets of the sailors have also entered the water, and it is impossible to shoot at all! So at the moment, it has become a one-sided shooting!

A white flag was raised on the opposite side to signify surrender. He looked at me and asked, "What should I do?" Mr? Still fighting? ”

I pointed to the remnants of the other side and asked loudly, "If it was us who were blown up, would the other side let us go even if we surrendered?" ”

The result of this sentence was obvious, and there was no need to answer at all, so he nodded and commanded his subordinates to continue shooting! The other side was desperate, and some sailors, trying to avoid bullets, fell off the hull of the ship and broke their heads on the reef and broke their heads! Some simply dived into the water, trying to escape our pursuit! I guess I want to avoid the limelight for the time being and wait for the follow-up rescue!

However, that's not possible! I sneered inwardly. No one will come to your rescue, no one will know where you are, and no one will reward you with a way to live! Because we have deviated from the course, there is no one to return to this vast sea, to search repeatedly for those who do not know life and death.

In other words, this confused reef cannot be found by those who are not familiar with it, and those who are familiar with it are reluctant to come. Therefore, there are only two words waiting for these remnants of the navy - death!