Chapter 0110, the first battle was won
Artillery is different from the gun, it is more cumbersome and time-consuming to load, although the nameless number is the most advanced Franc cannon, but because the sailors are the first time to operate in actual combat, coupled with the unusual tension, it seems to be flustered, gunpowder is either too much, or less, until the pirate ship fired another round, they have not been loaded.
Fortunately, the two boats were heading in opposite directions, only after a brief contact, they distanced themselves again.
Having been shelled twice, it was nothing for a huge nameless.
But it was a fatal blow to the morale of the sailors.
The more this was the case, the more Fan Jinyan did not dare to order a retreat.
If the first battle was over, then the more than 600 sailors on this ship would be completely useless. In the future, if they are in danger again, it is a trivial matter for them to escape and surrender, but it will kill the brother troops who are fighting side by side.
Thinking of this, Fan Jinyan took advantage of this gap and yelled at the panicked sailors on the deck: "What are you panicking about? Isn't the official also on the ship? Our ships are big, we have more guns and more ammunition, and there are more people than them, so even one person can drown them with a spit. Could it be that a small pirate ship scares you? So how will you face even more powerful enemies in the future? If you can't win today, will you be able to go back to shore and be with your family? Do you want your relatives to cry for you?"
These words may not have given the sailors more courage, but they will do whatever it takes to get back to shore alive.
As long as they can win this small naval battle, no matter what dangers they encounter in the future, they will fight unrelentingly to survive.
Seeing that his morale had recovered, Fan Jinyan breathed a sigh of relief, and at this time, he even wondered if he was really reckless? Is it too early for them to face a real war before they are fully proficient in namelessness?
There is no if in war, since it has been encountered, then there is no regret medicine to buy, only do your best to defeat the enemy, and survival is the king
The sailors, who gradually recovered, also realized their mistakes in operation, and began to correct their mistakes without being corrected by their superiors.
In order to widen the distance and gain an advantage, the Nameless ran south and then turned southwest, and after drawing a beautiful arc, it turned the rudder to the north, always keeping a distance of several hundred meters from the pirate ship that was chasing after it.
Fan Jinyan wanted to provoke the other party and make the other party's commander make a mistake.
After a full hour, the pirate ship finally ran into the Nameless as Fan Jinyan thought, as if it had lost its mind.
This is the opportunity that Fan Jinyan is waiting for.
Five hundred meters
Four hundred meters
Three hundred meters
Two hundred meters
One hundred meters
Seeing that they were about to collide, many of the pirates on the opposite side climbed on the mast or stood on the wooden sticks supporting the white sails, and clung to the cables in their hands, so that the two ships could only collide and jump into the gang to fight.
Looking at the pirates who were laughing, howling, and with hideous expressions, the corners of Fan Jinyan's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a sneer, and shouted, "Zuo Manrudder." ”
When the helmsman heard the command, he quickly spun the rudder to the left, and the sailman on the Nameless also swung the sails. Suddenly, the Nameless was like a dragon swinging its tail, rowing through a wave, and parallel to the pirate ship again.
Before the pirates could react, the gunners, who were already holding back their strength, lit the arquebus.
"Bang, bang"
With a loud bang, dozens of 30-pound shells shot out of the barrel of the cannon like a deadly reaper, crossed the sea area only a few tens of meters wide, and landed on the pirate ship opposite.
At such a close distance, even the blind man was hit, and for a while, the pirate ship sawdust flew sideways, and the wailing continued. Moreover, the artillery was fired horizontally, and all the victims were the location of the pirates' gun warehouses, and from the huge holes, you could clearly see that there was a mess inside.
With one successful blow, almost all the guns on the side of the pirate ship were reimbursed, and Fan Jinyan must have let go of such a good opportunity, and hurriedly urged the gunner to speed up.
The most infuriating thing is that the distance between the two ships is not far away, and it is not close, just outside the jump range. Many pirates of the pirate ship wanted to play an extreme challenge, but soon fell into the sea amid screams.
After two rounds of fire, one side of the corsair was riddled with holes, and the artillery was completely dumbfounded. In addition to staring dryly, they can only speed up and leave the battlefield.
Are you still running?
After making an arc, the Nameless followed closely behind the pirate ship, and soon caught up, sailing parallel to the pirate ship. No matter how the other party turned, the nameless number was stuck to it, always keeping an appropriate distance. Several times the pirate ship went crazy and crashed into the Nameless, but it skillfully dodged it.
The nameless gunner's door was pouring shells desperately as if they didn't want money, and the pirate ship was getting more and more wounded, and the middle cabin was already shattered, as if it was about to break.
Gradually, the speed of the pirate ship became slower and slower, and the water line turned out to be higher, apparently the hull was flooded.
After another half an hour, the pirates on the pirate ship finally couldn't stand it anymore, hung up in vain, and surrendered.
Fan Jinyan didn't want to kill them all, he was worried that there were no excellent sailors in the navy, so he would be willing to open fire.
But pirates are notoriously treacherous and cunning, and Fan Jinyan didn't want to capsize in the gutter at this time, while ordering the soldiers to be careful and ready for white-knuckle combat at any time. On the other hand, he ordered the battlefield to change to the pirate ship to approach.
"Go and tell the gunners to exchange the loose ammunition, and as soon as the other side makes any abnormal move, immediately open fire." Still not at ease, Fan Jinyan turned around and admonished a pro-soldier.
It wasn't until the soldiers nodded and left that Fan Jinyan put on a victorious posture and looked at the pirate ship that was getting closer and closer.
Soon, when the Nameless and the pirate ship were only about thirty meters away, Fan Jinyan found that the pirates were all standing on the deck looking at his side, but why didn't they have the disappointed and lost expressions of losers on their faces?
When I looked up, the white sails of the pirate ship were puffed up with shadows that resembled human figures. Fan Jinyan was shocked, as he guessed, these people were going to fight with him and grab the ship.
"Tell the gunners to fire right away." He turned back and whispered to his soldiers.
A few minutes later, just as the pirates thought that their plot was about to succeed, the nameless on the opposite side suddenly spat out tongues of fire, and countless iron beads the size of copper coins flew towards them like locusts.
The Nameless was already taller than the pirate ship, and it sprayed thousands of shotguns at a time, smashing the off-white mending sails of the pirate ship with holes. The pirates who were hiding behind and preparing to jump into the gang were like kites with broken strings, and they were shot off the deck, and it was clear from the fist-sized holes in their bodies that even if they were still alive, they had only their last breath left.
The pirates were finally scared, knowing that this time they were encountering a ruthless lord, and many of them were already planning to really surrender, only one person, still with illusions.
He's a sea whale.