Chapter 230: Luck and Training
The two-masted clipper of the Tatar Navy had just arrived in the waters of a river when it was spotted by an observation post in the castle. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
There were 300 members of the Guards...... However, there doesn't seem to be a houseboy with a bow among them, so the team members here always have the feeling that they are second-class members, and they have to do something better than others.
They then patrolled farther on land, and after "persuading" a group of natives to go down to work, they routed a group of natives who wanted to grab something, but unfortunately the captives did not catch much.
As a result, they are often praised by Zhang Chuantou...... At least the supplies received are the same as in the Badaohe area, which is comforting.
They also insisted on patrolling the sea, and as soon as they returned to a river, they received an alarm that an enemy ship was coveting outside...... When they looked back, there was a brig!
How?!
The team leading the team also observed carefully and said, "I'll rush up later!" You can take it down! ”
The self-confidence of the Liuqiu Guards was not blind, the brig was different from the warship, it did not have a bed crossbow on it, at most it was a bow and arrow, and there were not many more people than them...... They practiced shooting on dhows almost every day, at first, only on the river, and then on the sea.
In the same way, they have also mastered the tiger squat cannon in the bow of the ship, and the scarred reef on the shore can witness their hard training...... In the same way, they know that the team members in the Badaohe area are also training in this way, and at the end of the year, they will have a military exercise.
So, they are not afraid of the clippers of the Tatar sailors!
As soon as the squad leader's words fell, the team members turned the bow of the boat without hesitation and pounced!
At this time, the other members of the castle also opened the brigade, and fifteen members also rushed out, and they quickly untied the ropes on the docks. Raise the sails quickly......
However, their captain's dhow still rowed out of the mouth of the river and pounced on the two-masted clipper with all his might!
The captain of the two-masted clipper of the Tatar Navy watched in amazement as a small boat of a dozen men rowed towards him...... What are they going to do? There were more than 30 people on his ship, all with swords, guns, bows and arrows...... When he saw another boat rushing out behind him, he smiled, and the boat was half a mile away......
He did not order Kai Iki to sail back. But he said to the five archers on board, "When they are within range, they will shoot back the arrows...... I don't want their wrecked ship......"
The people on the clipper all laughed, yes, don't give it for nothing...... But seeing that their clothes are neat, only a giant merchant would be willing to dress his family like this......
The archers on the clipper were busy putting the raw cowhide bows and arrows on the ...... The sea was too wet for it to be ready to wait for battle...... If the bowstring becomes soft, it must be dried over fire, and open flames are generally not used on ships, so. You can only store the bowstring first, and hang it up when you want to do war.
The same goes for the bowstring of the bed crossbow.
The whole Clipper was smiling and waiting for the little boat to come forward, a hundred, eighty, fifty...... At this time, the little boat stopped by itself and lowered its sails, and the people on it did not know what they were busy with.
The whole Clippers laughed, you stepped forward. Could it be that you rushed out to be scary?!
But this position made the archers uncomfortable...... If it is on land, it can be projectile. But on the surface of the sea, the wind will surely blow the bow and arrow away...... It's best within twenty steps, and you can shoot straight ahead......
The captain of the Tatar sailors' clippers, of course, knew the archers' dilemma, and when he saw that the boat behind him would have some time to come up, he shouted: "Kai Kai! I'll wait to get closer to them......"
Hahaha, the people on the boat laughed again...... They quickly pulled up the big stone anchors. Then adjust the sails...... Let's rush up too!
At this time, the captain of the dhow boat saw that the team members were ready, and on the undulating boat, they steadily lit the arquebus with fire breakers...... It's a pity that there are only three fire cap guns on this boat. Otherwise, they could have moved farther away.
The squad leader also saw that the gunner at the bow of the ship had also loaded the shotgun bag, pierced the silk medicine bag inside the fire door with a long wooden awl, and blew the fire fold and inserted it into the wooden awl.
The squad leader ordered: "Concentrate on shooting their sail and helmsman!" Waste! ”
On the undulating ship, whether it is archery, shooting, or firing guns, it can only be a matter of luck and ordinary training.
The squad leader gave the order when their boat fell into the trough between the waves...... It's the experience they get from their usual training, and it's better to play high than low......
When the clipper had just picked up speed, the people on the clipper saw a burst of fire coming out of the iron pipe on the bow of the boat, and with a "boom", countless black dots rushed towards their sails...... What do they want to do?!
The gunners on the small boat slapped the side of the ship in chagrin...... His cannon only knocked a few holes in the sails of the other party, and those who were on the deck of the ship, armed with knives and guns, stood together, did not hit a single hair!
Unlucky!
Before the people on the fast boat could react, they saw that the people on the boat, some of them were still sitting, some of them were standing, all of them were holding up an object or something, and suddenly there was a fire!
It feels pretty good...... But immediately someone did not think so, and one of the sail pilots suddenly fell backwards on the deck without saying a word, motionless!
One of the captain's brothers snorted and fell to the deck screaming loudly, his shoulder quickly spilling out a large pool of blood......
Everyone is stunned, what's going on?!
The squad leader of the dhow boat was also immediately annoyed, and only then did he hit two targets...... This is not the usual shooting results at all!
In fact, if you take the entire Clippers as an overall target, they have more than half of the shooting rate......
At this moment, the archer on the clipper immediately raised his bow and arrows, and shot fiercely at the man who was busy with his head down!
A gust of wind struck, and the arrow suddenly floated up, and only one arrow was stuck diagonally in the small boat, less than a minute into the hull...... Thirty steps is still too far!
In the same way, in the sea breeze, the loaded team members were also affected, and several of them had their ignition powder blown away, so much so that one of the team's guns fell into the sea, and he had to take a spare one from the side of the ship.
Since they train every day, this happens a lot, and they do have experience......
The squad leader was now standing firmly in the boat, his feet stuck in the boat like nails, and his body rose and fell with the ups and downs of the boat...... He calmly loaded the ammunition, and in the end, without looking at it, he casually loaded the fire cap.
The bows and arrows on the clipper immediately fired a second round of arrows, and when the sea breeze was lighter and the distance between the two sides was reduced, the five arrows gained strength, three of which hit the team members, and two of which hit the side of the ship.
The squad leader ignored the passing bow and arrow, and he saw that only about five members of the team could raise their guns...... He took aim at one of the archers and shot steadily!
At a distance of less than thirty meters, the fire-capped Mini exerted great power, and after this shot pierced the chest of the archer, it hit one of the sailmen in the back! (To be continued.) )