Chapter 378: Encounter
Although the minions of the Ping An were not exposed after going to sea, probably because of its huge size, solid materials, and looming terrifying ramming horns, it has always been safe, and even the legendary pirates have not had a chance to see it.
With the joint efforts of those experienced navigators and highly qualified sailors, they can be said to have arrived at their destination smoothly.
Of course, it must be said that the navigators who were tied back played a great role.
It was not only the familiar sea routes, but when they went to find the Spice Islands, they could only judge by experience, and they did a good job.
After all, everyone is on the same boat, and no one wants to joke about their own lives, not to mention that Lin Sen also promised them, and they will have a share of the benefits at that time.
During this period, Lin Sen and the others even made a few decent transactions, and most of the goods they brought were turned into local specialties with smaller size and higher value.
Take all kinds of gemstones, hawksbill turtles, rhino horns and ivory, and don't forget that there is no shortage of rhinos and elephants in the wild in the Asian jungles today.
Tigers are also not endangered, so Lin Sen also bought some tiger skins, tiger bones and tiger whips by the way.
Well, it's purely to go back and sell it as a drug, is Lin Sen also a well-known doctor, everyone knows it.
After these things are brought back, if the price does not roll up and double, it will be regarded as a failure of Linsen's investment and a waste of valuable capacity.
Of course, more space is still reserved for food and fresh water, and the empty cabin can also be prepared for spices.
When he turned around the bay and saw several large cannibal merchant ships that were obviously hiding in them, Lin Sen was puzzled for a moment, thinking that he had gone to the wrong place, and it was said that no one on the current Spice Island should know about it.
But after thinking about it, I realized that this just showed that I had come to the right place, the big food merchant already had the most spice sources, and he hid the hull of the ship so carefully, as if he was afraid that other ships would find out, wasn't it just to keep the secret of this spice island.
Especially after getting closer to see their movements, the big cannibals had clearly picked a lot of things and were about to send them to their respective ships.
Probably also discovered the existence of the Ping'an, who made this guy so big, the crew over there was running frantically towards the ship.
It doesn't look like it's friendly, and it's not like it's running away, so the purpose is very clear, kill your own gang to keep the secret of Spice Island.
The saying that we all know is quite true, capital comes into the world, from head to toe, dripping with blood and filth from every pore.
Capital is afraid of no profit or too little profit, just as nature is afraid of a vacuum. As soon as there is a proper profit, capital is emboldened.
If there is a 50% profit, it dares to take risks; For the sake of 100% profit, it can trample on all human laws; With a 300% profit, it dares to commit any crime, even risking hanging its head.
If unrest and strife are profitable, it encourages them and strife. The smuggling and slave trade is proof of this.
These big food merchants are not just slave traders, for the sake of spices, they kill their own uninvited guests, and naturally there is no psychological burden.
Of course, neither did Lin Sen.
Ever since he went to Chang'an City to see the ability of those big food merchants to make money, he has already made up his mind that he must get involved in the spice business.
Now that a good opportunity is in front of him, it is impossible to get him to give up. What's more, the other party is clearly ready to make a move, and there is no hesitation at all to kill them.
"Prepare for battle!" The first time he saw the other party's movements, Lin Sen greeted his subordinates loudly.
It is also an opportunity to test the attack power of this new flagship.
As long as all four of these Great Food Merchant ships are destroyed here, the secrets of this spice island will become their own.
The nearest shipping lane is more than a day and a night away, and the adjacent islands are also dozens of nautical miles away, as long as the other party's ships are killed, the surviving crew members will not be able to escape to other places, and there is no need to worry about these big cannibals spreading the news.
The other party obviously thought the same way, and his movements sped up a lot.
However, it is a pity that in the face of the seemingly harmless Ping An, they have lost the first hand, and Lin Sen will not give them a chance to turn over.
After receiving Lin Sen's order, the entire Ping'an immediately entered a state of first-level combat readiness, and all the weapon platforms, under the control of their respective crews, were quickly raised to the deck.
All the ballistas, bed crossbows, and small trebuchets were all in place, and the crew members had their own crossbows.
And the crew of the Great Food Merchant's side had just started their respective ships, and if it weren't for the fact that there was still a certain distance between the two sides, their speed would be enough to die a few times.
Soon Lin Sen also understood their tactics, it was nothing more than two fast merchant ships rushing forward, trying to approach quickly, looking for opportunities to engage in broadside battles, and the two ships behind were probably equipped with long-range weapons such as ballistas, so they were slightly behind for support.
"It is permissible to use special ammunition, to take out the front two, they have a slapstick on board." Lin Sen commanded loudly.
Although I am very confident in the strength of the Peace, I can't give the enemy a chance to approach in vain, especially when I can completely destroy the other party, just experiment with those secret weapons and how effective they are in naval battles.
The crew obviously also saw that the other party had a slap stick, and they didn't want to give the other party a chance to threaten themselves, so they installed all kinds of big killing weapons early.
After Lin Sen spoke, the burning water, the improved version of the iron watermelon, all went to those enemy ships.
Compared to the enemies who play a roller coaster, Lin Sen's side is obviously much more stable, and the accuracy of long-range weapons is naturally much better. Not all hits, but enough to deal fatal damage.
It's not like those two poor enemy ships, which hit arrows about the size of spears, and they don't know where they flew directly.
After calculating the timing of the fuse, most of the iron watermelons exploded around the enemy ships, and some of them crashed headlong into the flanks of the enemy ships, opening several large holes in their hulls.
There were two more that all exploded above the deck of the same clipper that was ready to engage in the battle, and the fragments scattered were much more powerful than the flying knives, and they directly cleared two blank spaces among the big food crew members who were originally screaming and waving scimitars, wanting to come over and give Lin Sen a good look.
The big cannibal in the enveloping area was definitely either dead or injured, and suddenly wailed.
But this was only the beginning of their nightmare, and the flaming drums that followed were the real horrors, spreading a sea of fire around the Great Food Merchant Ship, basically blocking their movements, and at the same time, some fell directly on the enemy's ship.
Even if the enemy frantically tried to extinguish the flames, it was in vain, and even helped to make the abuse.
Because after being poured with sea water, those terrifying flames not only did not go out, but covered a larger area with the flow of water, and all the places they passed were mercilessly ignited.
Seeing that there was no hope of fighting the fire, many cannibals did not want to cremate themselves alive, so they simply abandoned the boat and jumped into the sea, and then swam hard in the direction of the Spice Island, hoping to escape with their lives.
The sailors on the Ping'an, however, were not polite to the gang, and their bows and crossbows were constantly fired, in order to keep them all in the sea, and to kill and wound as much of the enemy's living force as possible.
Just covered by such a round of attacks, three of the four ships of the opposing side lost their attack power, either turned into torches, burning there, or kept entering the water with a clatter, and they were about to sink, leaving the last merchant ship lucky to survive.
Probably knowing that the fate that awaited them would not be wonderful, these people actually rose up and accelerated even more, wanting to launch a decisive attack.
At this time, the Heian had already relied on the speed far beyond the opponent and detoured back to the enemy's side.
Instead of using a T-shaped tactic like before, aim the enemy on the side, and give those big killers more opportunities to play. The purpose is self-evident.