"Rumble!" came from the mist. The sound of cannon fire interrupted Castro's musings, and he immediately mustered up his spirits to search through the fog with a clairvoyant mirror.

The sound of artillery was short and violent, and Castro could faintly hear the screams of people.

"Prepare for war! Sideways against the enemy! Castro gave the battle order to the ships escorting the ship. Immediately, with the exception of the galleons of 1,200 tons and 900 tons, all the other warships aimed their sides at the fog.

The gun window was also opened, and the artillery was loaded with ammunition and pushed out of the window, just waiting for the order to be given.

The Dry Silk Man was also nervous, what if a large number of pirates rushed out of the fog? If the pirates had ten warships that had just appeared, their entire fleet would be in danger.

"There's a ship coming!" It wasn't just someone's exclamation that made the dry silk people move. The gunner took aim quickly, and even placed the red-hot iron tongs on the gun hole, ready to shoot at any time.

The ship in the fog was getting closer and closer, but it was surprisingly slow. Just when the Dry Wax Man couldn't wait, Castro finally saw the battleship out of the fog.

"It's the Daring, dismiss the fight!" After Castro's order was given, the fleet relaxed. Although he still maintained a certain level of vigilance, he was not as nervous as he was just now.

As the Bold got closer, everyone was stunned by what had happened on board. Only one of the original three tall mainmasts remained, and seven or eight large holes were opened in the side side.

The largest is a meter long, and the smallest is a foot. I don't know what kind of battle the Daring went through when it fell to the ground, but it was already a miracle that he could float on the sea.

Castro looked at the Bold with a gloomy face, and the occasional faint cannon sound could be heard in the fog, indicating that the pirates were being pursued by their own warships.

Judging by the intensity of the artillery, it seems that only one battleship is firing. Isn't the Bold the worst? Will the Warrior and the Dreadnought be in danger?

Soon Castro learned of the battle from the Daring, and the pirate ship sneaked into the Death Canyon of the Daring and the Warrior. A single round of shelling sank the Warrior, and the Bold was badly wounded and had to withdraw from the battle.

The Bold picked up less than thirty sailors, and the rest sank with the Warrior.

After listening to the narration of the captain of the Bold, Castro received a piece of news that gave him a great headache. There were heavy guns on the corsairs, and the caliber exceeded the 24-pounder guns on galleons. At least at the level of a 36-pounder gun, most likely a 48-pounder gun.

Castro's first thought was ridiculous, how could a 1,200-ton galleon fit four 24-pounder guns, and a pirate ship could only fit a heavy cannon at 600 tons.

But the one-meter-diameter hole on the Bold has no other explanation than the heavy artillery. If pirates could really load heavy artillery on ships, their own fleet would be too dangerous.

The cautious Castro made a decision that he regretted for the rest of his life and returned to Manila.

Castro took the Bold with him, and the fleet turned around and returned to Manila. Only a five-hundred-ton battleship Endeavour was left behind, waiting for the Dreadnought to pursue the enemy.

The galleons were loaded with a large amount of silk and oriental specialties, and Castro did not want to risk it. It is better to wait for the first half of the month and then leave to catch the monsoon, than to break into the fleet of pirates.

Zhang Huan on the killer whale battleship was depressed, and the battleship that had just been repaired was damaged again. Although the bow of the ship is not a fatal part, it can exhaust the sailors who pump water from moment to moment.

The battleship behind him was in hot pursuit, and Zhang Huan could only order Manfan to flee as soon as possible. Judging from the speed of the counterattack of the dry silk people just now, the enemy's level of naval combat is very high.

If the Orca Battleship is intact and can still compete with the opponent, the only way to do so now is to flee the battlefield as soon as possible and find a place to repair the ship.

The killer whale battleship, with full sails and full speed, was a line faster than the intrepid, and gradually the two ships gradually distanced themselves.

Zhang Huan looked at the enemy ships that were getting farther and farther away, and said lightly: "This is the first time!" Fleeing without a fight made Zhang Huan particularly annoyed, and several unhit gun crews were punished for wiping the deck.

At ten o'clock in the afternoon, the fog on the sea finally lifted. The killer whale battleship also survived, and the sailors and carpenters on board were busy.

The broken ship needed to be repaired, and they were constantly busy on board. It took almost two hours to repair the bow of the ship. Before he could repair the damaged place, the lookout blew a brass whistle.

"Enemy attack!"

……

Zhang Huan hurriedly ran to the deck and looked into the distance. I saw a Dry Wax warship approaching them, the Dreadnought pursuing them.

It's really ghostly, since you dare to catch up, let's have a fight!

After Zhang Huan's order was given, the killer whale battleship moved. Holding up the injured body, he turned to meet the enemy and seize the upper hand.

Gaining the upper hand is not a big advantage in naval warfare, but seizing the upper hand means that there is no possibility of escape, and it is a signal for a decisive battle.

Fernandez, the captain of the Dreadnought, couldn't help but smile as he looked at the orca battleship that had seized the upper hand.

Fernández, who was experienced in naval warfare, could see at a glance that the rudder of the enemy ship was problematic and that the steering was very inflexible.

He fiercely admired the courage of the enemy, and even if the battleship was damaged, he did not choose to flee, but seized the upper hand and fought to the death.

The smile on Fernández's face became more and more treacherous, and he knew very well that there was heavy artillery on the opposing ship. Hard-hitting is not the best choice, and since the enemy ship is turning unfavorably, it is all the more necessary to make use of it.

"Left full rudder! Grab me by the pirate's tail! "Under Fernandez's command, the Dreadnought also shifted its direction and remained in the flank and rear of the Orca battleship.

Although the Orca battleship had a straight stern and three 9-pounder guns. But such a small cannon was too much of a loss against the 18-pounder bow gun of the Dreadnought, and Zhang Huan felt extremely awkward as soon as the two sides fought.

This feeling of being played by the other party is really disturbing, and he has not been able to get rid of the dreadnought despite all his efforts.

Instead, it was hit stern by the Intrepid during the engagement, a 9-pounder gun was destroyed, and three gunners were killed or wounded.

Zhang Huan jumped on the boat and scolded, the enemy's shamelessness was beyond his imagination. The killer whale battleship has a lot of firepower, but there is no way to take the opponent.

"Calm down! Gotta be calm! Zhang Huan forced himself to calm down, if he continued to fight like this, the killer whale battleship would be in danger.

A change had to be made, he looked at the nimble dreadnought and made a difficult decision: "Retreat!" ”

"This is the second time, but definitely not the third!" Zhang Huan secretly swore in his heart that he would never suffer humiliation again, and even if he was crushed, he would make the enemy pay the price.

Fernández was pleased with the cat-and-mouse game, and laughed happily at the sight of his own enemies.