Ten kilograms of black powder ignited just right when it landed on the deck, creating a huge shock wave in the huge explosion. The cast-steel casing of the Pen, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info encased in black powder was pre-designed into small pieces, which were torn apart by the blast wave into hundreds of angular shards that swept across the deck at terrifying speeds.

When the roar subsided, the pirates were shocked to find that there were no living people within 10 meters of the explosion, and everyone within 15 meters was seriously injured, and not a single one was able to stand up. There were also a number of minor injuries farther away, all clutching their bleeding wounds in horror and looking at the barely damaged deck at the point of the explosion. The explosion of black powder still had a hard time penetrating the thick hardwood deck.

All the crew members were subjected to a terrible mental shock: a terrible effect they had never seen before, and they could not face the great fear, especially when three more projectiles with light smoke flew in, and some of them began to abandon ship and jump into the sea. The pirates, who were already running on the beach, couldn't help but look back in horror at their ships, and from time to time someone jumped into the water screaming, and the second shot was not fired for a long time. The pirate leader who was running ahead shouted in time: "Brothers! Take down those firearms! We've won! The pirates responded in a chaotic manner: "These are all the officers and soldiers who were frightened last time, and this time there will be no one left!" ”

Zhang Yongkai knew when he saw the flames on the deck that he might win. He remembered the horrific effects of the grenade experiment. That's just a small thing with a half-pound charge, this big guy who can charge 20 pounds. As long as three big guys called "fragmentation shells" fell on each ship, there was basically no one on the boat who could stand up. He told himself to hurry, the pirates were already running on the beach, and it was better to have a chance to send a few fragments to the pirate group.

The scene on the ship could not be imagined even by Zhang Yongkai, who had done grenade killing experiments. On the deck, in addition to the dead corpses, there were the wounded who were tumbling and crying, sprinkled with broken limbs and internal organs, and blood flowing everywhere. The shards pierced the pirates' bodies, breaking their hands and feet, and destroying their spirits. The position of the artillery was relatively low, and the damage received in the explosion was small, and only the bad luck of the boat on the left was that the fragmentation shells hit the artillery directly, killing almost all the gunners.

Zhang Yongkai was pleased to see the smoke and flames rising from the deck, and from the position, it was estimated that the other side had a cannon that could not fire. If only I could stand taller. Thinking so in his heart, he raised his eyes and saw Liu Yao standing on the sandbox tiptoeing to see the situation on the enemy ship, and hurriedly climbed onto the sandbox and stood on tiptoe to look. The guard soldiers behind him reminded him: "Captain Zhang, the pirates will come to you soon, they have bows and arrows." You'd better come down with Mr. Liu. ”

Li Chenglin pulled out his flintlock firebolt and smashed the head of a pirate who was screaming loudly beside him with a single shot, shouting, "Fire!" ”。“ Rumble! "There were two cannons that were not affected by fragmentation shells and continued to fire. The advantage of close fire was once again brought into play, and an accurately-aimed cannon hit another catapult. This time, the results are even richer. The shells not only shattered the catapult, the flying wooden debris almost wiped out its crew, but also knocked the fragmentation projectiles that the catapult had already loaded for firing flew away. The trajectory of the fragmentation shell was obscured by the flying fragments, and no one noticed that it fell exactly where the ammunition was stored behind the gun set, and then detonated next to the rattan basket filled with fragmentation shells. The explosion of stored ammunition caused by the explosion of ammunition is called a martyrdom. The ignition fuses used in this batch of fragmentation shells were easily ignited by the high-temperature flames during the detonation, so that a basket of six fragmentation shells were ignited and exploded, forming a devastation area where no one lived.

Good training worked, and after the first explosion sounded, the soldiers of the guard fell down one after another, not forgetting to beckon the soldiers of the guard post behind them to lie down together. Behind the sandboxes, arranged in a straight line, were the thin two rows of the guards, followed by four rows of guards soldiers, and two rows of archers. This cannot really be said to be a well-armed defensive front. The trebuchet's position was 50 metres behind this thin column, and the ammunition was stored 30 metres after that. This arrangement minimizes the damage caused by the detonation of ammunition: only one soaring fragmentation projectile landed near the array, causing several casualties among the archers.

Zhang Yongkai's eyes were red when he was standing on the sandbox, and two shelling bombardments caused the destruction of two catapult artillery crews. He stared at the explosion point of the fragmentation projectile, and commanded the two catapults to adjust the firing distance: "One! Minus 5 meters! Hearing this order, the gun commander of the No. 1 car looked up at the scale next to the winch. The winch drives the gears to lift the heavy stone, and the potential energy released by letting the stone fall drives the swing arm to throw out the projectile. Adjusting the firing distance can be achieved by adjusting the height of the stone lifting. The scale on the wooden post next to the winch was used to indicate the firing distance. It's just that one grid of this scale means a distance of 10 meters, and adjusting 5 meters is really hard to expect for a device like a catapult with low precision.

"Number two! Minus 15 meters! Zhang Yongkai continued to give orders and shouted loudly: "Release!" ”

The two catapults quickly carried out the order, and the fragmentation shells flew with a faint trail of smoke towards the bow of the pirate ship, where the two guns were still firing. Zhang Yongkai gritted his teeth and looked at the trajectory of the fragmentation bullet, his fists clenched and giggled. He knew that he would most likely only have one chance to kill the enemy ship's crew, and after the next fire, he didn't know how many more would be left in his crew.

Li Chenglin was happy to see that another catapult was shattered. He shouted loudly: "Those who fire cannons will be worth one hundred taels of silver each!" Three hundred cannon commanders! The Hongyi cannon gunners shouted, and hurriedly began to load the next round. At this moment, fragmentation shells flew overhead. One accurately hit the artillery, and a powerful explosion even overturned the gun mount. The other flew too far and dramatically hit the mast, but perhaps it was also a problem with its lead set, and instead of exploding immediately, it was bounced back by the mast, and flew above the gun, and was about to fly over the gun and fall into the sea from the bow of the ship. Everyone stared at the black orb with their mouths wide open, flying slowly. It suddenly turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared with a loud bang.

The fragmentation projectile miraculously exploded directly above the gun, and more than a hundred fragments flew out like a shower of rain, pouring the entire bow of the ship. The whole bow of the ship fell silent suddenly, and there was not a single living person. A howling shrapnel slashed across Li Chenglin's head, cutting off a strand of hair and slowly falling. Li Chenglin stretched out his hand to pick up the hair that had fallen down, and ordered loudly: "Everyone! Ashore! "It seems that the artillery battle can't find a cheap one, so let's just cut down all the opponents in front of you. As soon as he turned around and saw the royal power beside him, Li Chenglin said, "Go find a knife." Come with me. Wang Quan cringed and said, "My lord, I'll continue to be your informant." Li Chenglin laughed cruelly and grabbed Wang Quan's neck: "If you fuck defeat Lao Tzu today, what kind of informant will you need?" Wang Quan trembled and picked up a knife, did not dare to stand up straight, bent down and raised his head and asked, "My lord, if you win today, don't you still need an informant?" Li Chenglin raised his eyes to see the pirates approaching the wooden box and the thin row of horizontal teams behind the wooden box, I don't know why he panicked in his heart, crossed the blade of the knife and slapped it Wang Quan's back, and shouted: "Let's talk about it today!" ”

Zhang Yongkai couldn't see the situation on the deck of the warship when he stood on the sandbox, and could only judge based on the phenomenon in front of him. The boat that had just sent the pirates to the beach returned to the big boat, and some of the pirates got on the boat again and rowed towards the beach again. It seems that the pirates are desperate to take over the beach, hoping to win by slashing and killing. This means that the artillery is already dumb! Zhang Yongkai thought excitedly and shouted: "Original parameters! Two more shots! ”

It had been a long time since the pirates running on the beach had heard the roar of the Hongyi cannon, nor had they seen the sand splashed by the cannon projectiles in front of them, and they could only see the slashes overhead from time to time, followed by a roar. As the pirates ran to the distance of their bows and arrows, the soldiers of the guard began to fire their arrows. The pirates did not return fire with bows and arrows, and it could be seen that the pirates with bows and arrows on their backs did not stop. It seems that the threat of long-range weapons that worries the guards is not great, and the pirates are not good at using bows and arrows, preferring to come up directly and slash.

The bandits' attack was stopped by the first wave of arrows, and then they sped up and ran. They knew that only by passing through this beach as soon as possible would they reduce the damage of the opponent's bow and arrow. The second wave of pirates also approached the coast and began to disembark and run towards the beach. Liu Yao had been standing on the sandbox, and when he saw this scene, he turned around to find the position of General Yao, and said to Zhang Yongkai beside him: "The boat doesn't need to be beaten, give me a beating." Then he jumped out of the sandbox and ran towards Mr. Yao.

Looking at Liu Yao who came over, Yao was always a little depressed. The general is just a showman, like this at the forefront, what if one accidentally has an accident? Liu Yao ran to him and asked, "Boss, give me this place, and you will take your people to outflank you along the coast." It's better to take those boats. There were already a hundred and fifty or sixty men on the beach, and fifty more on the other side, and the pirates seemed to have come out of their nests. Let's wipe them all out, not only can we solve the problem of pirates at once, but we can also take down those ships! Mr. Yao was also very tempted by this idea, but he was very uneasy about the comparison of troops: "You have a total of 60 soldiers, and you have to deal with two hundred bandits, I'm afraid it won't work, right?" ”

"That's it. Even if I couldn't stand it, if you took their ship, they would have been in chaos a long time ago. You walk along the coast, don't get closer, I'll fire a few more shots. Liu Yao said, patted Yao Jiang's arm, and ran towards Zhong Laosi. Yao shouted at his back, "I'll leave half of the archers for you!" Liu Yao stopped and shouted: "Okay, ask the captain to come with me and listen to my command!" ”

Zhong Laosi, who was standing in the queue, watched strangely as the guards behind him evacuated the battlefield, and then saw Liu Yao hurriedly running to himself and said, "Fourth, take a squad of people and go get me a boat." ”

Looking at the pirates who were getting closer and closer in front of him, Zhong Laosi was a little unresponsive; "Where do you need a class to get a boat? Two or three people will do. ”

"Big ship! It's about big ships. Liu Yao stomped his foot anxiously.

Zhong Laosi jumped up all of a sudden, his eyes lit up, and he reached out to untie the armor of his hand. Climb into the boat in armor and only drown yourself. Unable to solve it in a hurry, he said while tugging, "But what if I leave here?" ”

Liu Yao laughed: "It's hard for you Zhong Laosi." I also know that I have thought it through. Here I come. ”

"But you're not a soldier......" Zhou Laosi said in embarrassment.

"You're so thoughtful...... I decided to let the army recruit me. Liu Yao came up with a solution, and reached out to help Zhong Laosi untie his armor: "The equipment of the people you brought is left, and it can be used here." I went with Yao to ask for weapons, and changed short knives and crossbows. Zhong Laosi answered and ran away quickly.

The pirates' boat did not move for a long time, Zhang Yongkai did not delay at all, squinted his eyes and estimated, and did not need to use the regulations, and ordered to the two catapults behind him: "120 meters!" Lead 11 grids, put! ”

The catapult's winch creaked. It doesn't take too long to get a close range. Fragmentation shells quickly flew out with a whist. Two puffs of smoke rose from the bandits' ranks, and the people and limbs that had been blown up could be seen flying out of the smoke. The trebuchet-gunners did not have time to cheer and immediately went to turn the winch again. Zhang Yongkai ordered loudly: "The next shot, the left deviation is 5 degrees, the distance is 110 meters, and the lead is 9 grids!" Put! With that, he threw away the gauge and rolled up his sleeves and ran to turn the winch together.

Li Chenglin began to panic. Although there were only two catapults left on the other side, the unknown bomb was too powerful. After a sound, at least ten names were gone. He quickened the pace of running, urging the people around him to join the team in front of him as soon as possible. The pirates who were running ahead were indeed frightened by the bombs, and they slowed down and hurried away as soon as they saw the bombs coming. When the bomb popped down on the sand, the people around them also learned to lie on the ground. In this way, the lethality of the bomb was greatly reduced, and it only slowed down the advance of the pirates.

Zhang Yongkai saw the reaction of the pirates, his face remained silent, staring at the fragments that smashed on the beach and counting. After the boom, he issued the order: "Lead 6 squares!" All other parameters remain the same! Put! ”

Li Chenglin quickly caught up with the front team, and even kicked and urged: "Hurry up and run over!" Only in the past can there be a way to live! The pirates hurriedly got up and ran desperately towards the wooden box. This order saved the lives of many pirates. Zhang Yongkai creatively developed the airburst bomb, and the just right 6-grid lead allowed a fragmentation projectile to explode in the air only a few meters above the ground, covering a wide area. It's just that the pirates are running very fast, and they are already approaching the sandbox. The catapult lost the opportunity to shoot again.

Liu Yao, who was putting armor on his body, muttered to himself: "This Zhang Yongkai has a good brain." The captain of the archers of the guard also came to Liu Yao's side at this time, and shouted loudly: "My lord, what are your orders? ”

"Climb up to the sandbox. It's getting better and better! ”

(To be continued.) )