Chapter 457: High-Attack High-Speed Thunderbolt Cannon
In addition to the Black Pearl, several flywheel battleships in front of them also approached, compared to the lucky ships that slowly twisted their bodies, these flywheel battleships were as light and agile as swimming fish. [No pop-up novel network]
"Good opportunity, they don't dare to come up all, there are only five ships, there is nothing to be afraid of, come on, rush out with me!" Xie Feng is not a pure reckless person, while commanding the fleet, he also pays attention to the surrounding situation.
When he saw that only half of the flywheel warships were intercepted from the front, and the other ships were still patrolling around, he was also overjoyed, and shouted repeatedly, beckoning other maritime merchants to join the ranks of breaking through.
"They set fire to that thing on the ship like a return gun, it fires very slowly, and if you lose some ships, you can always get a way out. If we surrender, we won't even be able to go back to our homes by relying on those broken ships. The ship-butcher also roared hoarsely, and as his words spread, many people were indeed moved.
The previous naval battles were also seen by everyone, and the eleven vehicles and ships were burned, but less than forty ships were burned.
And right now, the total number of ships headed by the Xie family who are preparing to break through has exceeded forty, if they attract the attention of the enemy, then will everyone be able to fish in troubled waters?
After all, the enemy's eleven ships have to defend such a large body of water, and only a few ships can take the initiative to attack. Seeing the hope of breaking through the siege and worrying about the fate after surrendering, most of the maritime merchants were moved and took action one after another.
The Xie family's fleet was the first to start, and by the time the flywheel battleship caught up, the ships had already begun to pick up speed. In the ups and downs of the waves, Xie Feng looked back and saw that most of the ships had already set sail, and he was sure that as long as the fleet kept up, the Xie family would lose five ships at best.
Encountering the plague god on a narrow road, such a loss is understandable. Of course, he also kept an eye on it, that is, he did not let his flagship rush ahead, but opened the way with other ships.
It has to be said that this man is also a talent, and he even has time to adjust the formation of the fleet, keeping enough distance from each other so as not to be blocked by the burning ships.
"Bang!" The oncoming flywheel battleship adhered to its usual style, and when it finished speaking, it did not hesitate to move, and five incendiary bombs hit the five ships in the lead.
The sailors on board were very clever, and no one tried to extinguish the fire when the fire flashed, and they knew that it was in vain, so they simply jumped into the sea and swam to the other ships of their own.
At this time, time is life, the fleet has to flee for their lives, no one will deliberately stop the boat to save people, if you want to be rescued, you can only grab time by yourself.
"It's now! Quick, take out the oars too, accelerate, accelerate! Xie Feng didn't even glance at those sailors, he roared with red eyes, for fear of missing this opportunity to exchange five lucky ships and the gold and silver loaded on them.
"Shopkeeper, the pirate ship didn't get out of the way...... What to do? The first person to notice the anomaly was the helmsman, who pointed to the five flywheel warships still running horizontally in front of him, and shouted a warning.
"Needless to say? Bump into it! If you knock over these five ships, maybe there will be a chance to turn defeat into victory! Xie Feng was also strange, but he didn't have time to think about it for a while, he just gritted his teeth and stomped the board desperately.
For ramming, the Fukubune is not as sharp as the Itaya ship or the Ataka ship, but it is much stronger than the flywheel battleship. The size is there, the volume of the Fu ship is at least three or four times that of the flywheel battleship, and it is a backstop and a collision, does it need to be said whether you win or lose?
"Knock him over, knock him over!" Seeing that the Xie family's fleet crashed into it at full speed, the fleet behind was also jubilant.
Compared with being chased and killed by the tail, solving the other party is the most once and for all. The hope of breaking through was greatly increased, and even the most timid people now mustered up their courage, shouting to cheer for Xie Feng while ordering to raise the sails and anchor.
"A bunch of idiots." At the same time, on the Black Pearl, the chief gunner Wu Yongjian glanced coldly at the Xie family's ships, as if looking at a dead man.
Completely different from the expectations of the maritime merchants, although the first firing was still in his ears, he had already restored the thunderbolt to a state ready for firing, and the second attack was about to be carried out, and the gunners of the other battleships were not as fast as him, but the reloading work was also in the end.
The reason for this is also very simple, whether it is a weapon or a ship, as long as it is associated with lightness, it is often easy to use, high speed or frequency, simple production, less time-consuming and so on.
Like flywheels, the Thunderbolt is also light equipment. Its only function is to launch incendiary bombs, as long as it can ensure a certain range and corresponding accuracy, it is enough.
And the Thunderbolt sacrificed its power in exchange for not only the accurate surname, but also the firing frequency. It didn't show up before, it was due to the limitation of ammunition stock, but now there is no room for saving ammunition, if you don't give the Xie family's fleet a head-on blow and deter the rest of the maritime merchants, maybe they will really break through.
Hundreds of ships broke through together, Xie Hong's side didn't say whether they could catch up with them all, even if they all caught up, the ammunition was not enough, so it was only right that they had to be given enough deterrence so that most people didn't dare to run.
"Fire with all your might, rush the former, and kill without mercy!" Just like in the Forbidden City on the night of thunder and fire, Xie Hong coldly gave the order to kill.
Tragedy inevitably happened.
"Bang!" When he was still a hundred paces away from the flywheel battleship, Xie Feng was terrified to see that the enemy ship fired another volley, including his ship, and five ships were hit in unison, and then the fire suddenly appeared, and the sailor jumped into the sea...... It's exactly repeating the previous scene.
If there is one difference, it is that the sailors were stunned for a moment before jumping into the sea, and after jumping into the sea, they stopped swimming to the ships next to them, and they turned around and swam towards the port of Nagasaki.
Obviously, the sailors completely lost confidence in breaking through, believing that being on board was a dead end, and that only the port of Nagasaki, and only land, was a safe place.
"How could it be ......" In the blazing firelight, Xie Feng read the bow of the boat, looked around helplessly, and was very puzzled in his heart, and then turned into sadness, because he saw that the tragedy was still continuing...... The interval between the second and third salvos was shorter. The fire of the first five ships had just spread to half of the hulls, and on the second group of ships that were on fire, the fire was raging, and at this time, the five ships of the enemy had already fired a third salvo...... As a result, the fourteen ships of the Xie family were all wiped out, and the other one was the ship of the butcher's shopkeeper. I don't know if he was in a hurry to escape for his life, or if his courage was overflowing, the shopkeeper rushed to the front of his family's fleet, so he was also the first to be hit.
"Why? Why? It's too fast, it's completely unreasonable! The shopkeeper roared unwillingly, he couldn't figure out how a trebuchet that could hit two hundred paces at any end could launch so frequently.
"There is a mechanism called a spring...... Hehe, that's the power of natural science. Although he was separated by hundreds of steps, but with the strong sea breeze, Xie Hong still listened to the cries of the maritime merchants in his ears, and he smiled even brighter.
The enemy's surprise and unwillingness are the most beautiful sound for him, compared to shipbuilding and farming, in fact, the clever thing like the thunderbolt cannon is what Xie Hong is best at, and it is really easy to increase the rate of fire.
The salvo only went to the fifth round.
After all, the Fu ship is a sailing ship, and there are many loads, and before the ships that follow behind can start, several salvos on this side have been completed.
It seemed that there was only a few breaths of time, and the two fleets of Xie and Tu, who were still menacing just now, had disappeared. Except for Xie Feng, who was standing stupidly at the bow of the ship, there were no people on the other boats, and they were replaced by dense human heads in the water.
The sail is hoisting, the anchor is lifting, the helm and the oars, a pair of hands are subconsciously released, the sail falls again, the anchor also falls back into the water, the oars float on the water and the surging human heads in between...... Except for the good man who was at the helm after some wind and waves, and the control was quite stable, everyone else looked at the scene in front of them in horror.
In fact, even if they were not in a daze, the road ahead was impassable, and more than 20 blazing torches had completely blocked their way forward.
And with the power of the five warships in front, the six flywheel warships patrolling the perimeter also approached, like a group of foraging sharks, swimming around the huge merchant fleet.
The two toughest ones are finished, and the rest of the maritime merchants are terrified.
"Is there anyone else going to defy the law?" Ma Ang's voice sounded again, but this time it was silent in response, and even the sailors who were struggling in the water were silent at this time, for fear that they would accidentally attract the attention of these killing gods and incur the disaster of death.
"So, is there anything to surrender? If you surrender first, you can choose the ship first. "Except for the four Itaya ships that were left behind, the North Korean fleet had already arrived, densely lined up behind the flywheel battleships, reflecting the latter's momentum even more.
"The villain is willing to surrender, I choose that ......" The first one to jump out was the sea dog, he had more eyes than others, and he had heard some rumors about Xie Hong.
After seeing the fate of Xie and Tu, he already understood that there was no luck today, so while everyone else was looking around, looking for a good opportunity to break through, the sea dog was observing the ships of the North Korean navy.
As the saying goes, there is a big one in the, and although the North Koreans are frustrated, since they can build a board house, they can occasionally break out and build one or two good ships.
The fur dog had good eyesight, and quickly picked a boat, and after Maang asked aloud, he immediately chosen.
"Oh? That's good, that's it, right? Wow, you kid has good eyesight, lucky for you, this boat is yours. Maang said with satisfaction, then nodded at the herald, and motioned for the other party to summon the ship, "Let your ship break away from the brigade and hand over to the people on that ship, be honest, don't play tricks, or ......" He pointed to the wall of fire on the sea.
"Don't dare, don't dare to ......" The fur dog wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and nodded in response.
(To be continued)