Chapter 633: Severance (Page 1/1)

All three armed merchant ships were more or less hit, and at such a close distance, even if the pirates were to fight together, a few shots would hit the target.

The rear diagonal sail of Qian Bing's flagship was broken by a chain bullet, and one of the three mainmasts was cut off by the waist. The falling mainmast happened to hit the Qian soldiers who gave orders, and the Qian soldiers at the moment were unaware of it.

Just as the mainmast was about to hit Qian Bing, a figure pounced. Crashed into Qian Bing's body, but he himself was hit by the broken mainmast.

Qian Bing, who fell on the deck, looked back and saw Meng Fanrui lying in a pool of blood. Qian Bing ran two steps to Meng Fanrui's side and shouted, "Father-in-law! How are you? ”

Meng Fanrui spat out blood in his mouth, mixed with crushed flesh and blood clots in the middle. He looked at the Qian soldier beside him and said, "Soldier! Be kind to Huilan in the future, I can't hold my grandson, and the Meng family will be handed over to you in the future, don't let me down! ”

Qian Bing's heart was full of guilt, if it weren't for his arrogance, how could he fall for the pirates' tricks. This group of pirates really deserves to die, they obviously have the ability to fight back, but they don't need it, and they waited until they were nine out of ten before they hit the armed merchant ship with one blow.

He said to Meng Fanrui on the deck, "Father-in-law! My Qian Bing's eldest son must be surnamed Meng! ”

"Good! Good! Good! ......" Meng Fanrui said three good words in a row, and finally gradually lost his voice.

Qian Bing's eyes were red, and he shouted loudly: "Li Wei! Turn around! Sink the pirate ship for me! ”

Li Wei did not give the sailor an order to turn around, he came to Qian Bing's side and pulled Qian Bing up and roared: "Qian Bing! Wake up, look over there, turn around and everyone is going to be finished! ”

After shouting, he stuffed the clairvoyant mirror into Qian Bing's hand, Qian Bing looked up in the direction pointed by Li Wei, and saw a few sail shadows in the distance.

Looking at the shape, it should be the Galen battleship, and it can be explained clearly. The remnants of Liu Xiang took refuge with the Xiyi people, where they ambushed armed merchant ships.

Use the habitual thinking of armed merchant ships to approach, and then use chain bullets to injure armed merchant ships. Finally, the ship of Xiyi Galen launched a fatal blow, which was interlocking and rushed towards the armed merchant ships.

Qian Bing almost gritted his teeth when he saw the Galen battleship rushing over. Squeezed a word out of his throat "Withdraw!" ”

All three armed merchant ships were damaged to varying degrees, with the dilapidated merchant ship being the most severe. With only two mainmasts, one was broken, and its speed was reduced to half of its usual speed at once.

Now the speed of the Fu ship is limited, and the flagship of the Qian soldiers looks miserable but can still have a speed of about seven knots, even if they can't get rid of the Galen battleship, it will not be easy for the enemy to catch up.

The other one is much better, just a few broken saillocks. It only needs to be replaced to restore the maximum speed of 9 knots, and if the cargo is lost, the speed can reach more than 10 knots.

Looking at the Galen ship that was getting closer and closer, Qian Bing ordered the cargo on board to be discarded. Soon all three armed merchant ships were in action, and the sailors desperately threw saltpeter into the sea.

The speed of the other two armed merchant ships increased considerably, but the one that lagged behind was getting farther and farther. At this rate, it was only a matter of time before the Galen ship overtook him.

Qian Bing looked at the battleship that could already be seen clearly in the distance, and vowed that if he encountered a Dutch warship in the future, he would sink it without any nonsense.

Seeing that the intact armed merchant ship was not waiting for the battleship behind it with full sails, Qian Bing's heart moved, and he gave the order to move closer to the last battleship.

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The sea at dusk shimmered with golden light, and the sunset on the horizon reflected half of the sky. If it weren't for the rumbling of cannons that spoiled the beauty, it would have been enough to make people see that it was dark.

On the vast sea, six warships chased after each other. The three armed merchant ships in front were linked together with ropes, and the two merchant ships in front dragged the wounded sea ship forward.

The battleships pursuing in the rear were in hot pursuit, closing the distance between the two sides little by little. The bow guns on the battleship barely stopped, bombarding forward without stopping.

The cannonballs whistled and landed near the trailing armed merchant ship, splashing a column of water that was a few feet high. The three armed merchant ships that fled ahead were throwing everything unimportant into the sea to reduce the weight of the ships and get rid of the pursuers behind.

They chased and fled for a long time at sea, and Qian Bing looked at the Dutch battleship with a clairvoyant mirror for a while. Retracting his gaze, his face filled with an anxious look.

They were able to survive by night as long as they held out until dark, but the Dutch caught up with them an hour before nightfall. Whether you can escape now depends on luck, and I don't know which side luck will be on today.

Just when Qian Bing was anxious, the armed merchant ship that was dragged behind suddenly shook, and then sawdust from the stern of the ship swept across the deck. Qian Bing's heart suddenly tightened, and the last thing he wanted to see happened.

The thin planks of the armed merchant ships could not withstand heavy artillery attacks, and the smallest bow guns of battleships were 9-pounder guns. The shell that hit the armed merchant ship obviously had a lot to do, most likely a 12-pounder gun.

If it had been hit by a 12-pounder gun, the armed merchant ship would have been destroyed and damaged, and even if two warships were pulled, it would not have been possible to escape the pursuit of the enemy ship.

Sure enough, the speed of the battleship on the other side slowed down suddenly, and the originally straight cable made a "zizi girl" sound. The sailors on the armed merchant ship instantly became nervous, for fear of being overtaken by the Dutch.

The Dutch warships approached a lot at once, and the accuracy of the guns increased significantly. It took only two rounds to hit the armed merchant ship again, and the only remaining mast of the hapless merchant ship slowly fell.

At this time, everyone suddenly saw the sailors of the dilapidated armed merchant ship running to the cable, swinging his axe and frantically cutting the cable connecting the two ships in front.

"Don't!" Qian Bing shouted loudly.

The loss was not towed by the two armed merchant ships in front, and the armed merchant ships without power were completely live targets. There were also seventy sailors on it, and they also had families.

These people fell into the hands of the Dutch and pirates, and the money soldiers could think of what happened to them. Just as Qian Bing shouted, the cable "Boom! It was cut off with a bang.

Qian Bing's flagship galloped quickly across the sea like a wild horse on the loose, and when another cable was cut, the armed merchant ship gradually slowed down, and finally stopped at sea and stopped moving.

Looking at the armed merchant ships that had stopped moving, Qian Bing's heart was dripping blood. He kept blaming himself, it was all his own fault, and everything was caused by his own carelessness.

If you see a pirate and go around immediately, the pirate has no chance to get close. Everything is due to his vanity, and he is responsible for all this.

Qian Bing turned his head to look at the armed merchant ships that were getting farther and farther away, and he knew that there would be a massacre there. The Dutch would not have dragged a wounded armed merchant ship in pursuit of the enemy, most likely a captured sailor sinking a ship.

But if you lose the enemy cold-blooded, you will directly sink the armed merchant ship, and you will not waste time taking the sailors prisoner. "Rumble!" The sound of the cannon confirmed Qian Bing's conjecture, and Qian Bing slammed his fist on the ship's board.

Li Wei walked up to Qian Bing's side and whispered, "Captain! The Dragon Return was sunk, and the Dutch did not save the sailors! At the end of the voice, it was inaudible.

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