What pirates do best is hand-to-hand combat. This is the oldest and bloodiest form of warfare, handed down from time immemorial. At the same time, it is the most courageous and skillful way of fighting. The pirates believed that true warriors could only be born in hand-to-hand combat.

From the high mast, pull the rope and swing directly to the enemy ship, and then engage the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. Or maybe the two ships are close to each other, fighting each other as if they were on land. Anyone who lacks the slightest courage is not up to the task. This kind of fight continues until one of the parties is completely killed. In hand-to-hand combat with red eyes, there will basically be no live mouth. Even if you kneel on the deck, raise your hands and surrender, what awaits you is an axe.

For the courage of his subordinates, as well as the skills of hand-to-hand combat, Sun Ronglu has a stronger self-confidence. Gang-hopping, the pirates never lose. Even when he clashed with the red-haired ghost in the past, the red-haired ghost was completely defeated in the pirate's gang jumping battle. Zhang Zhun's people only took advantage of the long range of the cannon. If it is really a face-to-face hand-to-hand fight, Zhang Zhun must not be an opponent!

So, the pirate ship continued to press while firing its guns. Because they had to open fire, they took a zigzag action, and the shells of the Tiger Ben Navy fell one after another. At such a distance, it is indeed a matter of luck to be able to hit the target. However, Yang Guohua and Zhou Zhengyu were not stupid, and immediately ordered all the artillery to block the middle of the channel, forming a dense rain of bullets around there. Any ship passing by will be attacked by a hail of bullets. Due to the passage of the waterway, pirate ships must pass through this location, unless they don't want to come in.

At the same time, the three Cangshan ships that assisted in the operation were also gathered to enhance the barrage in the middle of the channel as much as possible. In this way, as long as a pirate ship passes through the middle of the channel, whether it is horizontal or vertical, it will be baptized by cannonballs. This kind of shooting method is also convenient for the Tiger Ben Army and Navy. Hitting a stationary target is much simpler than hitting a moving one.

In fact, seriously speaking, less than one-third of the gunners of the Tiger Army Navy are professional. The original Tiger Army Navy did not have so many gunners at all, and many of them were directly replaced by naval cadets. They only know the basics of firing artillery, and they are not good at aiming at all. Therefore, almost every professional gunner had to direct the firing of three or four guns on the left and right around him. In later generations, the British Navy was extremely strong in artillery fighting, and Zhang Zhun had not yet been trained to such a point.

Sure enough, the No. 2 Fu ship, which was the first to pass through the artillery blockade line, was killed by more than a dozen pirates, and there were many injuries on board. The Fu ship that passed later was also smashed by the dense solid bullets, including Sun Ronglu's flagship. When passing through this barrage, Sun Ronglu also had to hide in the cabin, not daring to appear on the deck. He feared that if he was not careful, he would be hit and die.

Unfortunately, due to the cannonballs of this era, the power was not very strong, and it was impossible to completely destroy the corsair. Despite the fact that all the pirate ships that passed by suffered some or less losses, they never lost their combat effectiveness, let alone sank. For such results, Sun Ronglu is also satisfied. As long as the target can be approached, such losses can be tolerated. As for Zhang Zhun's side, of course he was not satisfied with such a result. However, without modern TNT explosives, he could not do anything about it!

The distance between the two sides was quickly shortened to about two miles. At such a distance, the shells of both sides came and went more violently, and the hit rate was greatly improved. In the sky, there is a constant spectacle of shells hitting each other. However, due to the fading of the light, there were still not many shells that really hit the target. Most of the shells fell into the sea. Some shells were even a few hundred meters away from the target, and it was not known how the gunner aimed them.

From Zhang Zhun's point of view, 90 out of 100 shells hit the sea, which is indeed a bit painful. Naval battles are really money-burning! The effect of the shelling on the pirate's side is similar. Yes, the pirate's artillery skills are indeed a little higher, but even a little bit is not obvious. If the shelling continues, it will not be easy to sink one of the opponent's ships.

"Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"

"Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"

"Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"

Sun Ronglu also sensed that the shells could not solve the problem, and shouted violently.

Shells don't solve the problem, that's only hand-to-hand combat. He was going to try to get to the enemy ship before it was completely dark. As long as you grab the top of the enemy ship and start hand-to-hand combat with the opponent, you don't need to worry about the night. In the darkness of the night, it is still possible to kill. The pirates are all good at smearing and killing people.

After receiving Sun Ronglu's order, the other pirate ships prepared for hand-to-hand combat. The main thing is to replace the types of shells with chain shells and grapeshot shells, and prepare for close shelling. As soon as they came into range, they would fire a dense range of chain and grape bullets, inflicting serious damage on enemy ships. As long as the enemy loses some of their combat effectiveness, they can rush forward and completely destroy the enemy. This tactic is tried and tested by pirates.

At the same time, all kinds of axes, javelins, daggers, throwing knives, short knives, tooth knives, water splitting spurs and other cold weapons are also prepared. Some pirates even wield short firearms. There are also pirates who have all the Rumis guns ready. As for the jumping hands and flying cymbals, they have long been prepared to be in place. For pirates, gang jumping is commonplace, and all the preparation work does not need to go through the brain at all.

"What's going on over there?"

Sun Ronglu suddenly realized that something was wrong.

There was actually a No. 3 Fu ship that did not fire!

At this juncture, this lucky ship actually didn't fire a cannon, is this looking for death?

"Ask them what's going on?"

Sun Ronglu said viciously.

The flag of inquiry was quickly typed, and as a result, the information fed back by the fortune ship was devastating.

Hit the rocks!

The bottom of the boat is injured!

Can't fire!

"!"

Sun Ronglu couldn't help but scold.

Isn't it a joke to hit the reef at this time and the bottom of the boat is pierced?

On the third lucky ship of the pirates, there are also twelve cannons! Without these twelve cannons, how could they overwhelm each other in firepower? Especially in gang jumping battles, both sides have to constantly fire chain bullets and grapeshot bullets at close distances. At such times, the number of artillery pieces is definitely as much as possible. The more chainballs and grapeshots fired, the more damage they deal to enemies. On the contrary, if the number of artillery pieces is small, it will definitely suffer.

Compared with solid bullets, chain bullets and grapeshot bullets are the real killers in naval warfare! Whether it is damage to ships, or to personnel, chain bullets and grapeshot, are very terrible. Once both sides fire chain and grape bullets, the casualties will rise in a straight line. The hull itself was also more seriously damaged than a solid bullet. In particular, masts and sails are definitely the key targets of chain bombs.

Basically, in addition to praying for God's blessing, the two sides also depend on the strength of both sides. If there are no surprises, there will be a large number of casualties on both sides. In the case of the same large amount of damage, of course, it is the side with more people who can support it to the end.

"Tell them!"

"The cannon must be fired!"

Sun Ronglu said fiercely.

It's not that the bottom of the boat is injured and can't be fired, it depends on Lao Qi's ability to deal with it. If you can't handle the slightest injury, what kind of captain is you? In short, without the participation of a lucky ship, the combat effectiveness of the pirates will be greatly weakened. This is not allowed under any circumstances.

"Lord Garrison, Lord Counselor ordered us to open fire."

On that wounded ship, a pirate reported it to his captain.

When Zheng Zhilong was appeased by the imperial court, he received a large number of official titles. Military attachés below the third rank can be freely awarded, and he can award as much as he likes. He himself is the chief military officer, Yang Tiansheng and Yan Siqi are the deputy chief military officers, and the generals below are all generals, guerrillas or something, and even the little captain has the title of garrison. Of course, these official positions are not paid by the imperial court, and Zheng Zhilong Group handles them by himself.

Lao Qi is very entangled.

Just now, he accidentally hit the underwater reef with his lucky boat. He had personally seen the hole in the bottom of the ship, and it was indeed more troublesome. Those damn reefs are obviously not the usual coral reefs in the South. The reef itself is relatively fragile, and if it hits, the damage to the bottom of the ship is not very great. However, other reefs are different. He was actually lucky, because he wasn't very fast, so the injury wasn't very serious. If the speed is fast, the entire bottom of the ship will be shattered. There was a massive influx of seawater, and the ship was about to sink on the spot.

The injured part, after the desperate efforts of the ship's craftsmen, finally barely blocked the leak. However, such a repair is only a temporary surname and cannot completely solve the problem. If the cannon is fired, the hole that has been barely repaired will definitely crack again. Of course, the re-repaired wood cannot be integrated with the bottom of the ship, and as long as it is subjected to strong vibrations, it will inevitably crack.

However, Sun Ronglu's order, he could not fail to obey. Besides, in such a situation, if his ship did not open fire, it would indeed weaken a lot of firepower. Once at the firing range of chain and grape shells, it was definitely the bloodiest and most brutal. Even, it's even more brutal than after the gang jumping. Thinking of the chain bombs flying sideways, as well as the grape bombs that fell like raindrops, they all hit his boat, but he couldn't fight back, Lao Qi felt a little chilled.

(To be continued)