By now, Konishi Shibei has completely understood: he has fallen into a carefully set trap. The opponent used three merchant ships as bait, but the main Black Sail Fleet used the concealed figure of Minami Oshima to launch a rapid and fierce surprise attack from its flank and rear.

But now it is impossible to turn back and flee south, Konishi Shibei gritted his teeth, thinking that he would simply solve the three merchant ships on the other side. Although he now had only one flagship left, the ship was also the most armed in Konishi's fleet, equipped with eight Franco's cannons and a large number of iron gunners. If you can destroy the enemies on these three ships, you can not only relieve the hatred in your heart, but at least know who the opponent is.

So the only remaining warship aimed at the three white-sailed merchant ships and headed head-on, while the three merchant ships lined up in a horizontal line, keeping their heads in line, and the two sides quickly approached on the sea. Five nautical miles, three nautical miles, one nautical mile... When the distance between the two sides was less than five hundred paces, Konishi Shibei could not hold his breath and ordered to be the first to open fire.

Since the two sides were moving in opposite directions, only the bow guns could now be used. The bow guns on this warship are actually no different from the side guns, they are all old-fashioned Franc machine guns, and the maximum range is three or four hundred paces, that is, a little more than a mile. The actual effective firing range is even smaller, only a little more than a hundred steps. To fire a cannon at such a distance, of course, it was impossible to hit, and the shell was still a hundred paces away from the merchant ship in the center, and then it fell into the sea.

The three merchant ships, on the other hand, remained unmoved, were in no hurry to return fire, and skillfully changed their formation as they continued to sail forward. The one in the center began to tilt diagonally to the southeast, staggering at an angle to Konishi's flagship to allow the side to fire; The other two ships were separated from the left and the right, outflanked from both flanks, and also faced the enemy on the side of the enemy.

Soon, the distance between the two warships was less than three hundred paces, and the three merchant ships finally opened fire. In fact, Konishi Shibei also guessed that this could not be a real merchant ship, it must be a warship in camouflage, and it must have artillery. But it's useless to say anything now, let's fight!

To say that the pirates on the flagship of Konishi's fleet are really unambiguous, there is such a ruthlessness. Although one enemy was three, they were not afraid at all, and the eight Franc cannons desperately loaded, fired, reloaded, and fired. Although the accuracy was average, the distance between the two sides was still getting closer, and the closer they were, the easier it was to aim, and the two shells fired from the bow of the ship really hit the opposite deck.

Of course, Konishi's flagship suffered more shells. The three ships on the opposite side, the shells hit quickly and hard, and the Konishi flagship fired one shot, and they could often fire two or even three shots, and the hit rate was very high, and two or three shots could hit one shot.

After a long time, Konishi's flagship suffered a big loss. On the one hand, this is of course due to being outnumbered, but on the other hand, it has a lot to do with the different gun positions on both sides. Although the three ships on the opposite side were not large, they were all equipped with gun compartments on the side of the gun, and the gunners were all hidden in the gun holds, only the black hole hole of the gun port protruded from the side side.

This was not the case with Konishi's flagships, all of their guns, all of which were installed on the deck. This is the easiest way to set up, just put the gun directly on the side of the ship. Comparatively, building a cabin is much more cumbersome. Many of Zheng Zhilong's warships were converted from captured civilian ships, and they were used to being domineering at sea, and they also felt that there was no need to renovate, so they never renovated the gun bay.

But today, the Konishi flagship has paid a heavy price for it. The two sides exchanged bombardments, but there were only a small number of sailors on the deck of the opposite ship, and although they were shelled, the deck was only slightly damaged, and the casualties were minimal.

At this time, most of the pirates on Konishi's flagship were gathered on the deck and around the Franc cannons, some were reloading the Franc cannons, and a considerable number of iron gunners had already prepared the arquebus. As soon as they came within range of the iron cannons, they would fire a volley of fire, killing all the people on the opposite boat.

The pirates, who were so dense and chaotic, had become a live target on the other side at the moment. Every time a shell hits the flagship, it stirs up a large number of sawdust, which bursts out in all directions and injures people; There were even cannonballs that smashed directly into the pirate, smashing him with his weapons to pieces. Konishi Shibei wanted to "take the lead" and personally open fire, but when he saw that the other side was fighting like this, it was too much of a loss, and the casualties were too heavy, and if he fought for a while, his men would have to fight all the time, so he had to quickly hide in the cabin below the deck.

Konishi Shibei ran away as the "admiral", and the other pirates had no reason not to run away, so they hid in the cabin one after another. Fortunately, soon the deck of his flagship was empty, the ship was unmanned, and the hull was on the sea.

But Konishi Jubei still resisted stubbornly, and he resorted to the last "killer weapon". Under his orders, all the pirates entered the cabin and prepared cold weapons such as swords. If the enemy does not board their ships and fires until the flagship is sunk, then he will have to consider himself unlucky; As soon as the enemy is on the ship, they must go to the cabin to search for survivors, or to look for loot. At that time, you can suddenly attack and kill the opponent by surprise. If you're lucky, you might be able to capture the opponent's commander alive, and then you'll be defeated!

The pirates took refuge in the ship's cabin, and after a short time, the shelling from outside stopped. Konishi Jubei felt a burst of joy in his heart, and ordered everyone to be silent, to make the illusion that the people on the ship were dead. Wait for the enemy to enter the cabin and then suddenly start a close combat.

After a while, sure enough, the sound of footsteps was heard on the deck overhead, and it seemed that the enemy had boarded the ship. Konishi Jubei was overjoyed, and with a gesture, all the pirates raised their swords in unison, and when someone came down to the cabin, they would rush up and chop the enemy into meat sauce.

After another moment, I heard someone say, "This is it." Get ready! ”

Then the door of the cabin was pulled open, but no enemy entered, only a few iron lumps with long wooden handles whizzed in. Before the pirates could figure out what was going on, suddenly there was a violent explosion in the cabin, and the people who were caught off guard immediately screamed and were swept away by the air waves, and the bulkheads of the ship were blown to pieces.

"Yaga! It's dynamite! ”

Konishi Shibei angrily scolded, it turned out that the enemy was not fooled at all! However, there were many cabins on this ship, and he quickly led the remnants of the soldiers to hide in other cabins. At this point, he had no hope of survival, and only wanted to kill a few more enemies before he died. Anyway, the enemy couldn't have been bombed like this, otherwise they wouldn't have had to board the ship. Since they boarded the ship, they must have wanted to rob the ship or loot the loot. Sooner or later, they will have to come into the cabin, and then they will all die together.

After waiting for a long time, no enemy came down, only a clanging sound was heard. Konishi Shibei was wondering, suddenly felt a cold under his feet, and when he looked down, he saw that the sea water had already reached the surface of his feet, and he was so frightened that he screamed: "The ship is sinking!" ”