Bang!

A dark shadow shook at the stern rudder, fell, broke through the barricade, pulled out a howl, and fell into the sea.

Ding Xiaoyi quickly put away the gun and sat down, pulled out the short blade nailed to the sampan, and drew a "one" on the side of the butt. In front of the word, two "positive" characters have been crossed upright.

The little sampan spun around, leaving behind the thunderous pirate, and quickly paddled back, dissolving into the night.

This is the third night of sniping, and Ding Xiaoyi's score is two plus one, a total of eleven snipers: only two were killed on the first night, four on the second night, and five tonight.

The harsh and special environment often urges people to grow and even pull out seedlings. Ding Xiaoyi, an ordinary fisherman's girl, went from touching guns to practicing shooting hard to actual sniping, but in just one and a half months, she was forged into a sniper under the dual combination of internal factors (hard training + talent) and external factors (environmental urging).

Looking at the girl's thin face and red eyes, Zhao Lie was both admiring and distressed, and reached out to pat Ding Xiaoyi's arm: "Chen Yi's treasure has some brown crystals, wait for me to choose some high-quality ones, and let the jeweler polish a pair of windproof goggles for you." ”

Ding Xiaoyi rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand: "What are windproof goggles?" ”

Zhao Lie's hands were concave into a dimple and compared to his eyes: "It's something used to protect your eyes." ”

Shotguns, also known as flintlock pistols, have a flaw that cannot be ignored, and that is the damage to the shooter's eyes. The flint knocks on the lid of the fire door, producing a large number of sparks to ignite the primer in the medicine room, and the burning and gunpowder smoke produced when the primer burns is a bad stimulus to the human eye. Over time, it can cause various eye diseases. Therefore, the soldiers of various countries who used flintlock pistols in the early days fired with their eyes closed, which is also a reason for the low hit rate of flintlock pistols.

Ding Xiaoyi is a sniper, and he has to keep his eyes open throughout the shooting, and he has to focus on aiming through the scope. She couldn't close her eyes at all, and she didn't have a sense of protection in this regard.

Zhao Lie thought of the explosion-proof glasses he wore when shooting at the shooting range. Although it is impossible to make such glasses in these years, it is still possible to use crystal and sharpen a pair of windproof glasses. Wearing such glasses is both windproof and smoke-proof, and the brown glasses can filter out the dazzling and burning light, which can be described as the standard equipment for flintlock sniping.

Ding Xiaoyi still didn't know why, but it didn't prevent her from nodding happily, and she just thought in her heart: "What Brother Zhao said must be a good thing, he wants to give it to me, I want it." ”

This time in the sea sniper, in addition to Zhao Lie, Ding Xiaoyi and the four shipwrights, there was also one more "intern" - Kuromaru.

Ding Xiaoyi told Zhao Lie that this black boy was very interested in sniper operations, and every time the sniper was over, he always circled around her, constantly asking about the past, asking questions, and begging to test the gun.

Zhao Lie was amused when he heard it, this black pill is simply a natural sniper. Why? First, Kuromaru has excellent eyesight, and he is currently the one who is looking to observe the enemy's situation; Second, his hidden advantage is too obvious, as long as he closes his eyes and squats in the corner, he can't find it without approaching.

As a result, Kuromaru became the first young warrior among the orphans.

Before the operation, Kuromaru was told that he could only bring a pair of eyes and a pair of ears. The more clearly you see and hear, the sooner you have the opportunity to touch the gun.

Seeing that Heimaru held back all the way, opening his mouth several times, but not daring to make a sound, Zhao Lie smiled and said, "The mission is completed tonight, you can ask questions." ”

As a black guy, Kuromaru didn't know what politeness was, and as soon as he was allowed, he immediately asked: "I heard my little brother say that his shotgun is three shots, fast and fierce. Zhao Daguan's long and short guns were fired in seven consecutive rounds, which was even more incredible. He said that Xiao Yijie's gun was slow and poor, and it was only suitable for birds...... Why don't you use these good guns? And what about sniping with a bad gun? ”

"What do you mean by a bad gun?!" Ding Xiaoyi was furious, "This little bastard talks bad about my gun behind my back all day long." The next time he chews his tongue nonsense, you tell him that his sister is shooting against him, fifty paces away, to see who knocks down whom?

Zhao Lie snorted - the imitation shotgun is also a smoothbore gun like a shotgun, and the effective range of the 12-gauge shotgun used is only about 20 steps (about 30 meters). Fifty paces, the scattering point of lead beads (shotgun bullets are used for lead) is larger than a house, and the hit rate depends on character. And the distance of fifty paces is the best range for a shotgun. At this distance, he 100% buys Ding Xiaoyi to win.

Ding Xiaoyi's sniper distance in the past few days has been more than 60 steps, and on two occasions it even reached 70 steps, which is equivalent to a distance of more than 90 meters. At such a long distance, even the genuine Black Star and Revolver in Zhao Lie's hand, which had a longer range than the shotgun, could not do anything, even the marksman fed by the countless bullets on the shooting range could miss the target. As for imitation firearms, they cannot be compared with regular military products (yellow powder) because they are limited by the propellant (black powder), so they are greatly inferior in muzzle velocity, range, and penetration. In terms of effective range alone, it is the same as a shotgun, and it is not bad to hit thirty or forty meters away.

The advantage of shotguns and pistols is the rapid strike at close range, and the advantage of shotguns is the long-range roll call.

Modern firearms have the advantages of modern firearms, and ancient guns have the advantages of ancient guns.

Kuromaru was confused, oh.

Zhao Liexiao asked, "Are there any more questions?" ”

Kuromaru hesitantly glanced at the big ship in the distance that was pulling its sails vigorously, "That pirate also has a sampan, will it catch up with us?" ”

Zhao Lie smiled and pressed the pouch behind his back: "I really hope that the pirates will catch up by sampan, but unfortunately, the pirate leader will not be stupid." ”

……

Zhao Lie guessed correctly, Chen Yi didn't think about sending a few sampans to defend or pursue, and then in the face of the opponent's sharp weapons, he sent fewer people just to deliver food, and sent more people - to put it slowly, he didn't have many people to send, and even if there were, a small sampan couldn't fit many people.

Seeing the little sampan go away, he couldn't catch up, and he didn't dare to approach the merchant ship, for fear of being hit by another enhanced version of the earth-shaking thunder, and then the whole ship was ...... If Chen Yi and Li Hao knew that the "earth-shattering thunder" they were afraid of was out of stock, they would simply scare themselves, and I don't know if they would regret slapping themselves.

Knowing that another helmsman had been sniped, Chen Yi jumped violently: "If there is a bed crossbow or a cannon cart, Lao Tzu will rush over and sink the broken ship, how can they be so arrogant!" Hateful ......"

As Chen Yi said, if his warship was equipped with bed crossbows or artillery carts, the merchant ship would be a living target, and it could be ravaged as much as it wanted. However, he gave up heavy weapons in pursuit of speed, and now he regrets it.

Li Hao, an old pirate who often climbed up and down barefoot at sea all year round, would wear the standard battle armor of hundreds of household officials, this kind of Mongolian armor got its name from the disc-shaped vertical strip armor around the neck.

A pirate who has never heard of wearing armor, but Li Hao can't control so much, it's easy to dodge with an open gun, but it's hard to defend against a black gun. He didn't want to be confused and be hit by projectiles flying from the dark side of the sea to feed the fish at the bottom of the sea.

This will make Chen Yi and Li Hao, two difficult brothers, complain to each other.

Chen Yi complained in a violent way, Li Hao was much more normal, and he was frowning sadly at the moment: "Big helm, three days, it's only three days, and I have broken eleven brothers." At present, no one dares to look, turn the pole, or raise and lower the sails at night. This morale, alas...... And that damn plotter is the helmsman, we have four helmsmen dead in succession, and there is not much left of the helmsman at the moment. If it goes on like this, what is the difference between a ship that no one drives and a broken merchant ship......"

In the past three days, eleven people have been attacked and killed, which does not seem to be much, but the kind of death threat that will fly a projectile at any time in the dark can drive people crazy, and the blow to morale is no less than the previous two fiascos. Chen Yi experienced the horror of sniping for the first time. If it goes on like this, it's really impossible to say who is trapping whom.

At the end, Li Hao took a long breath and admonished: "Big helm, you can't go on like this." ”

"What, the brothers have complaints?" Chen Yi raised the corners of his eyes, and seemed to ask his brothers, but in fact, he meant something else.

Li Hao smiled bitterly: "The brothers have some complaints, but ...... It's God who really complains. ”

Chen Yi was stunned: "How do you say this?" ”

Li Hao's face was full of worry: "I looked at the sky in the evening, the clouds are like scales, and the flames are like fire, and there will be a storm in the near future." At the helm, whether to go or stay will be decided as soon as possible, we can't afford to delay it. ”

Chen Yi was startled, and his body stiffened: "Really? ”

Li Hao nodded solemnly: "Don't dare to make such a joke with the big helm." ”

Chen Yi leaned heavily on the back of the chair, the storm is coming!

The cabin was silent for a long time, the sea breeze suddenly turned sharply, the panes were pushed open with a strong force, the fire candles were extinguished, and the cabin was suddenly plunged into darkness.

Chen Yi's hoarse voice sounded faintly: "This is the hardest bone that Chen Yi has encountered in the rivers and seas for so many years, and now I am stuck in my throat...... Now, it's time to spit it out. ”

Li Hao seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "The big helm is very decisive, since you can't swallow it, it's good ......to spit it out."

Li Hao's voice was rudely interrupted, and Chen Yi's wolf-like howl came from the darkness: "Spit it out—chew it again!" ”