Chapter 111: Naval Battle (Part II)

"No matter, there's nothing to talk about here today." Jiang Fangzhou broke the jar and broke the road. The Black Hawks also liked to rob the merchant ships of Persian merchants, including the Samirs. In the case of having a relatively good relationship with the merchants of Chunnan, if those Persian maritime merchants and Chunnan's caravan were together, the Black Hawk Gang would be spared, and once there was a single one, they would definitely try to make a move. After all, goods shipped from the Western Regions can be sold at the best price. But in the constant robbery and fighting, the Black Eagle Gang and any merchant from the Western Regions can be regarded as a blood feud.

Ou Zhen was depressed for a moment, watching the Black Eagle Gang's fleet slow down as if it was going to negotiate first, but he didn't expect to raise the sails again in a blink of an eye. But he was not too surprised, and ordered the sails to turn the rudder, and retreated in the direction of Ice Shark Island. In the battle group in the direction of Ice Shark Island, one Cangshui ship, two Lanshui ships and two Persian armed merchant ships stepped up a little, preparing to sink the last few small warships on Ice Shark Island as quickly as possible, and the two sweeping Lanshui ships immediately approached. Bypass the two wings of the Cangshui ship, and prepare to enter the battle first, so that the Cangshui ship loaded with important people can get out of the battle.

But Ou Zhen had no intention of withdrawing from the battle at all. He commanded the ship to get closer to the warband on Ice Shark Island and then suddenly cut into an arc in reverse, and at the moment of turning, the ship's ballistas and catapults fired a volley......

At least one point, the fire oil bomb is better than the Mars bomb, that is, when the light oil bomb is the main material is used at sea, even if it does not hit, it will spread a spread of flames on the sea surface, which can play a good role in deterring the enemy.

Ye Tao, who hurriedly put on his armor, re-boarded the overtime with the sword on his back, he rushed to Ou Zhen's side and asked, "Captain Oudu, please let me command the ballista shooting." ”

With Ye Tao's status, he can directly give orders. Ou Zhen naturally won't get along with Ye Tao at this time. Immediately nodded in agreement.

The ballistas on the ship were originally made by craftsmen on the island, and then adjusted by Ye Tao. The officers and soldiers on the ship have not yet touched the temper of the ballista, but Ye Tao will definitely be able to make the ballista exert great power.

Sure enough, the two Exocet ships that rushed over first were originally going to use the ramming angle of the bow to impact the Cangshui ship, but they each received a fire oil bomb. The fire oil bomb smashed into the pile of sailors on the deck, who were already preparing to engage in the broadside battle, and immediately caused a miserable cry. The accuracy of the ballista was vividly demonstrated in this round of shooting.

Carrying out ballista design at sea, Ye Tao can't be like he used to be in White Rock City. Ballistae were often used to "name" an officer in the city, usually only at the center of the enemy ship. The target is moving, and he is also moving, although the waves are very gentle, but they are not completely without influence, Ye Tao painstakingly judged the amount of advance with his experience of shooting ballistas I don't know how many times, and actually hit nine shots in six rounds. In naval battles, this is a frighteningly high hit rate.

Although there are arguably quite good battleships. However, the Black Hawks still habitually fought bad battles, rushing up, trying to pull up the speed, and using ramming and broadside battles to eliminate the performance advantage of the two warships.

Just when the three silver carp ships were about to crash into the Cangshui ship from one side, the Lanshui ship rushed over. It slammed into the bow of a silver carp ship, sending it out of the way. And Ou Zhen also took advantage of this moment to change course, and did not let the dense steel thorns on the bow of the silver carp ship penetrate the side of the ship, but only rubbed a little paint water. And the wide hull of the Cangshui ship swayed. Took the silver carp ship away a bit. Before the Black Hawk gang on the silver carp could even throw the rope ladder and hook sickle onto the high side of the ship, they were overwhelmed by the knives and thistles thrown by the sergeant on the board and the guards guarding the princess, as well as the pouring of oil. There were even a few sergeants who picked up the ground fire bombs placed on the deck and threw them at the silver carp......

"Ye Tao, be careful behind your back!" Suddenly, there was a shout from the bridge to talk about Wei Ying. Ye Tao, who was rewinding the ballista and preparing to fire, didn't notice that in the opposite direction of the silver carp ship and the Cangshui ship they were on, two water ghosts dressed in pitch-black fish skin water climbed up, and the claw-shaped traps in their hands were excellent climbing tools. The same is a dangerous weapon.

Ye Tao rolled to the ground in embarrassment. Two sergeants rushed forward with short knives in their hands, trying to stop in front of Ye Tao, but Ye Tao's movements were faster than them. Although the posture was unsightly, he still drew his sword, and some of them stood up in a hurry, and pounced on the water ghost. But someone moved faster, and Ou Zhen, who was commanding the battle in the middle of the deck, saw that the water ghost almost subconsciously drew his saber and threw it with a bang. Pierce a water ghost. Knocked into the sea. Obviously, it must be someone who has suffered the loss of the Black Eagle Gang's water ghosts to refine this trick.

Ou Zhen's shot made another water ghost tremble. When he rolled over and tried to jump back into the sea. The other came to the light. A hidden guard beside Tan Weiying slashed the water ghost into the sea with a single move with his sword.

Ye Tao pursed his lips and breathed a long sigh of relief. He is not a war maniac, and if possible, he doesn't want to have the opportunity to draw his sword.

The two sides finally formed a broadside battle, and when a large number of Black Hawk gang members climbed onto the boat along rope ladders and hook ropes, they suddenly realized that today, it seemed that there was a big difference. It's not just the oil bombs just now, it's ridiculously accurate. It's even more because the Black Shadow Gang, who has always been able to gain the upper hand in the broadside battle and jump gang battles with their general martial arts skills, has fallen behind from the beginning.

Those officers and soldiers of the Dongping Water Division were not afraid of fighting in the first place, but in today's battle, they nested even more fire, and they all seemed to be dying. Because just now, Tan Weiying's chief of guard had tentatively asked the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division to take refuge in the bottom cabin temporarily, and the inner court guards wanted to take over the hand-to-hand combat in an all-round way. was pushed back by the sentence "You landlubbers don't come here to be majestic", but the inner court guards were all engaged in the battle except for the close protection of Tan Weiying and Ye Tao. The officers and men of the Navy Division are certainly holding back an evil fire, and they want to prove that they are not weaker than others in front of these guys who have come from afar and come from extraordinary backgrounds. And the guards of the inner court usually practice extremely hard, the drills of the guards and the homework of their respective sects, plus so many people competing with each other, but they have no chance to make a move all year round. The guards of the inner court got the opportunity to fight, and they were extremely excited. Although in terms of numbers. Compared with the pirates who constantly jumped on the water ships, there were many fewer pirates, but the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division and the guards of the inner court firmly occupied the advantage in the combat combat.

The two Lanshui ships did not rush to join a bunch of warships huddled together in a melee, but disrupted the formation of the Black Hawk Gang fleet and then circled around the sea, one Lanshui ship stared at the flagship of the Black Hawk Gang, putting on a stubborn posture, ready to find an opportunity to collide at any time, while the other Lanshui ship guarded the flanks, opened the distance and constantly hit the Black Hawk Gang's warship that was preparing to rescue the flagship with Mars bombs. The Lanshui ships are all old sailors who Qi Zhentao has been training on Crescent Island for a long time. Those who operate ballistas play ballistas much more than those guys in Dongpingshui. Before Ye Tao calibrated the ballista, they were able to rely on the slightly deviated ballista to hit the best of the best, and after the adjustment, almost every round of salvo of the three ballistae on the ship could hit at least one shot. Although Mars Bombs do not have the ability to spread a field of fire on the surface of the sea, once they hit a target, they are more effective than Fire Oil Bombs. Semi-solid Mars bombs are not like oil bombs, which can be diluted by washing them with seawater to the point that they cannot burn. Clumps of grease will attach to the target and burn until the end...... And for these decommissioned warships made in Chunnan that cannot be compared with Dongping's Cangshui and Lanshui ships in terms of materials and manufacturing processes. This often means burning through at least one deck.

The first to withdraw from the warband on Ice Shark Island was joined by the two armed merchant ships of the Samir family. The Persian ships were equipped with long-range weapons, and there were always some half-hearted ferocity of the fleets of the Toheirasui Division and the Nanami Trading Company. And the vicious underwater ramming of the Persian merchant ships allowed them not to even dwell too much on the side of the battle. As long as you can hit the right position and then pull the distance, the underwater angle will hit the big hole in the ground and quickly sink the ship. In this day and age, the concept of damage control has not yet been established. And a ship with such a small tonnage, with such a big hole, is useless to damage the control.

The battle and chase on the sea lasted for more than three hours before the curtain came to an end. With the exception of one Black Hawk Gang Exocet ship that escaped under the desperate cover of other ships, all of the ships of Ice Shark Island and the Black Hawk Gang were sunk or captured one after another...... The so-called capture is usually dragged to the side after killing all the enemies on board.

The treasure inventory of the pirates of the Ice Shark Island is not very large, and it is probably only four or five hundred thousand taels of silver. And in order to commemorate the first attack of the convoy of the Seven Seas Trading Company, and in order to thank the Dongping Naval Division and the Samir family for their strong support, Qi Zhentao immediately ordered everyone to have a share. Full light. According to the different statuses of each person, Ou Zhen certainly received nearly 20,000 taels of silver, and even Tan Weiying and Tan Weiran each accepted the goods at a discount of 8,000 taels of silver without excuses. This kind of discount is calculated according to the price of the channel where the pirates sold the stolen goods, and in fact, if you bring these things back, you can sell them casually for more than 15,000 taels. Naturally, though, no one will eat the vinegar of the princess and prince.

But the most precious harvest was not these, but a letter written by a maritime merchant in Chunnan to Jiang Fangzhou found in the cabin of a whale ship that was originally the flagship during the search of the Black Eagle Gang's warship. In the letter. In a cryptic tone, the merchant promised that the Black Hawks would help suppress the Nanami Trading Company. A very rich reward will be given. These rewards include real money, including some of the stolen goods and other benefits in the form of a living. It also includes the temptation that many people in the Black Eagle Gang at or above the level of steward can hardly refuse: there are senior members of the Chunnan Dynasty who will try their best to arrange some official positions with high authority and status for the children of the bosses of the Black Eagle Gang...... It's not just about bleaching.

After getting the letter, Tan Weiran and Tan Weiying sneered. They naturally know what the effect will be when the letter is thrown on the negotiating table.