Chapter 496: Cleaning the Deck
The sailors aboard the Intrepid were following the first mate's command to raise the rudder when they were attacked by chain bullets.
More than a dozen chain bombs swept across the deck, nearly leveling the upper level of the Dreadnought. The first mate's voice also stopped abruptly, and the long mouth stared ahead, not knowing what to think.
The sailor on the side gently pushed the first mate and said, "Captain! Shall we fight back? ”
But the first officer who wants to stand still has the upper body falling, while the lower body is standing in place. The sailor screamed and ran off into the distance. Before he could go far, the mast fell, and the screaming sailor was in the middle. The screams suddenly died down, replaced by the sound of tooth-aching wood breaking.
The three mainmasts of the Intrepid were swept off and fell into the sea, along with the sailors on it who were unpacking the sails. The sailors on deck suffered heavy casualties, and many were beheaded like the first mate.
Sailors, who had not died for a while, crawled up and down the deck, calling for the help of their companions. The Dreadnought was completely paralyzed on the sea, the fire scattered in the darkness on the side, and the killer whale battleship exposed its hideous cannon muzzle and bombarded the Dreadnought.
The Dreadnought swayed like duckweed at sea, and the side of the ship had been battered.
Tao Lei and the three of them drove the raft and leaned on the Intrepid with difficulty. At this moment, the Dry Wax people are all hiding from the shelling of the killer whale battleship, and no one pays attention to them at all.
The net ladder that was originally lowered became a bridge for the three of them to board the Dreadnought, and Ma Le reached out and jumped quickly to climb the net ladder first. Tao Lei and Ma Jingbo did not show weakness, and followed up the net ladder.
The trio were climbing upwards when suddenly a large hole was punched in the side of the boat on one side of the boat. The shell shot out of the big hole with a cannon and fell into the pitch-black sea.
The heavy artillery fell from it with the sound of the wind, and the three of them hurriedly stuck their bodies on the side of the ship, for fear of being hit by the cannon weighing more than thousands of pounds.
The cannon fell into the sea, and the splashed water hit the three of them on their backs, almost knocking the ill-prepared Ma Jingbo into the sea.
Ma Jingbo, who was at the bottom, wiped the seawater on his face on the net ladder, spat down fiercely and said, "I want to scare Lao Tzu!" No way! ”
Before he could finish his sentence, one end of the ladder was swept by a cannonball, and the rope that connected it was broken. The originally parallel net ladder fell into most of the sea at once, and Ma Jingbo, who was at the bottom, fell into the sea without exception, and even Tao Lei's legs in the middle were soaked in the seawater.
Tao Lei just wanted to go into the sea to save people, but Ma Le's speed was much faster than him. Tao Lei only heard Ma Le's sentence "Be careful!" I saw Ma Le jumping into the sea.
Tao Lei knew that the water in his ditch could not be compared with the Navy's Ma Le, so he hurriedly climbed up a few times and looked at the sea nervously.
Ma Le dived down when he entered the water, he knew that Ma Jingbo's armor would definitely sink deep when he entered the water.
Visibility in the sea without moonlight is very low, and Ma Le can only see clearly in the sea three feet.
Just when he was in a hurry, he noticed that the net ladder in the water was constantly vibrating.
Ma Le hurriedly dived down the net ladder, but saw that Ma Jingbo grabbed the net ladder and was climbing up.
At this time, Ma Le admired Ma Jingbo, don't look at the usual lack of heart, always look silly, but at the critical moment, his mind is more detailed than anyone else.
There are not many people who can still think of grabbing the net ladder to climb up at the moment of life and death, no wonder they can make so many contributions.
Ma Le hurriedly swam over and grabbed Ma Jingbo to swim upward. Seeing that someone was helping, Ma Jingbo let go of his hand that grabbed the net ladder, and the two quickly swam back to the boat.
Tao Lei, who had been worried above, saw two heads exposed in the water, and his heart also relaxed. Hurriedly asked, "Is there something wrong?" Did you hurt anything?
Ma Jingbo grinned and began to scold: "The dry silk people of the dog day, don't make a net stronger." Nearly killed the horse boy, wait until you catch that dog-like bastard, and beat him so much that his mother doesn't even know him! ”
Hearing that Ma Jingbo could still scold, Tao Lei's heart completely let go. Being able to scold people to explain that there was nothing wrong, the three of them immediately climbed up the broken net ladder.
After a few climbs, he came to the big hole in the side of the ship, and Tao Lei stretched out his head to take a look inside. The artillery deck was in shambles, with overturned guns and powder kegs rolling everywhere.
There were also many wounded and screaming sailors, who fell on the board of the ship and no one paid attention. The remaining thirty or so gunners were reloading an 18-pounder gun, and Tao Lei just wanted to rush in and kill the Gan Wax Man, but was stopped by Ma Le.
Tao Lei turned his head and shouted: "What are you pulling me to do!" They're going to shoot! ”
Who knew that Ma Le grabbed Tao Lei tightly, but said anxiously: "Disperse quickly, it's time to clean the artillery deck!" ”
Before he could finish his words, countless buckshot bullets swept across the artillery deck with a whistling sound. Tao Lei, who showed half of his head, was so frightened that he quickly retracted his body, but even so, there was still a moment when the lead bullet rubbed against his helmet, and a spark flashed in the dark night.
The trio leaned against the side side, using the thickness of the planks to guard against a storm of buckshot. Listening to the dense sound of the broadside plank behind him, Tao Lei became afraid.
If he hadn't been pulled by Ma Le, he would have been beaten into a hornet's nest at this moment. Where can I still stand here intact, I can't help but look at Ma Le's eyes full of gratitude.
Ma Le said with a wry smile: "That big hole was made by a 24-pounder gun at close range, otherwise it would not have penetrated the enemy ship." The enemy ship was smashed into the opening, and the next thing was to shoot a scatter shot at the opening of the first sun. Thousands of buckshot swept across this deck and shouted, clean the deck. ”
Hearing Ma Le's explanation, Tao Lei and the others shuddered together. Thousands of buckshot swept across the deck, would there still be a living person inside?
When they stepped into the dreadnought's gun deck, they found it all flesh. Mangled corpses were everywhere, and the deck was stained with sticky blood.
The three of them walked on the deck, looking at the hellish scene, even Tao Lei, who had seen countless lives and deaths, felt a chill on his back.
Tao Leisa glanced at each other and said, "It's our turn to make a move!" After saying that, he closed his armor and rushed towards the top floor.
The important people of the Dry Wax people do not live in gloomy cabins, but in the comfort of the stern building. It was the target of the trio, and now that the enemy had been crippled, it was a good time to take advantage of the victory.
Ma Jingbo walked at the forefront, holding a shield to block the attack from the two behind him. He had just jumped to the top deck when he slashed off his head with a short axe.
The hatchet collided with the shield and played "Bell!" With a bang, Ma Jingbo gritted his teeth and did not retreat, but crashed forward.
The dried wax sailor in front of him was knocked back by him, and just as he wanted to step forward, a gun sounded. A blood hole appeared in the sailor's chest and fell, Tao Lei showed his head behind Ma Jingbo, and admonished: "Be careful!" Read the latest chapters, stay tuned