Chapter 97: Head-on Attack (Medium)
The pirate leaders were dumbfounded for a moment, and they had just desperately urged their men to rush to the front at full speed. But in the blink of an eye, a dozen pirate leaders and nearly a dozen ships of the sea, together with the personnel on their ships, fell silent in an instant under the attack of the scattered bullets.
Judging from the hole-ridden appearance of the ships, more than half of the casualties on board were definitely on board, and gritting their teeth and enduring the pain in their hearts, the pirate leaders began to hurriedly order their men to withdraw with all their might.
But before they could give the order, the second wave of scattered bombs was already on schedule, and a dozen pirate ships were incapacitated in an instant amid the roar of cannons. Become a fixed target, and let Tang Ming's warship ruthlessly dump the scattered bombs on it.
The stunned pirate leader could only watch his ship gradually sink to the bottom of the sea, if it was just these dozen ships, they would have felt distressed, and they would definitely not behave so painfully. The problem is that there are more of their ships behind them rushing forward at breakneck speed.
Although the order to retreat has been given, it cannot be stopped at all due to the action of inertia. Although Qi Ren was happy when he saw this, he still pretended to be sad on the surface, and pretended to comfort them.
Secretly, he ordered someone to send an order to slow down the advance of his own fleet, and to make it impossible for those ships who wanted to turn around and escape, and try their best to catch them up to the front line and consume Tang Ming's ammunition.
These small groups of pirates that he lobbied around, Qi Renyou had been holding them as cannon fodder from the beginning, and their lives were not worth mentioning in his eyes at all. Besides, it would be good to consume them all, as long as they could allow their own fleet to board Tang Ming's warship smoothly, after reaching this goal, they would all die, and Qi Ren would not have to share the fruits of victory with them afterwards.
Qi Ren's plan in his heart, all the pirate leaders here naturally couldn't see through it, after all, Qi Ren did rush to the forefront at the beginning. The first time they were shelled, they also damaged a few sea ships, and it was they who saw that it was profitable, so they ordered their men to rush forward at full speed, thinking that victory was in their hands, and they didn't want to let go of too many opportunities to occupy Tang Ming's warships.
In order to encourage these pirate leaders to join in, Qi Ren promised them that as long as Tang Ming's warship was occupied, it would belong to whomever it was, even the giant treasure ship on the sea.
Treasure ship! The pirate leaders thought of this, and none of them could calm down. Whichever of them has a treasure ship, will he be far from dominating the side? With a treasure ship that can be regarded as an aircraft carrier at this time, they can definitely walk sideways on the vast sea in the future.
Who is not tempted by such interests, so when they see that there is hope for victory, they will recklessly order their men to rush forward, and it is also natural.
The battlefield ahead had already begun to be somewhat chaotic, and Qi Ren's order was quickly given, and the fleet of the Japanese was clearly much more well-trained. They have fallen to the end, and they are all faithfully carrying out Qi Ren's orders at this moment.
Their ships lined up against the pirate ship in front of them, sails wide open, squeezing forward desperately. This is a big mess, and the pirate ships don't have time to turn around and retreat, and they all crowd the ships and move forward in an orderly manner.
Of course, the pirate leaders were not happy with this performance, and their fleets were squeezed in front of them and could only passively move forward. Even if there are sunken ones in front, they can only watch and crash into them, and that's not all, the dense fleet allows the scattered bullets fired from Tang Ming's warship to exert unparalleled power.
The gunners simply reloaded, ignited, and fired, without having to aim at all, and almost none of the shots were wasted. There is no doubt that in such a situation, the casualties of the pirate ship are being consumed at an unprecedented rate.
Seeing this, the pirate leaders in the rear could no longer sit still, and they all got up to accuse Qi Ren of not doing it. He even began to scold Qi Ren emotionally, asking him to quickly order his fleet to stop advancing.
The pirate leaders are all pouring out of the nest this time, and the little belongings they have worked hard for all their lives are all being squeezed into the forefront as cannon fodder today. If they can't evacuate quickly, wait until the fleets of the two sides meet, and when the boarding battle comes, where will they have their subordinates to occupy the ships for them.
At that time, they will only be the single commander, and it will become a luxury to even beg for a living at sea in the future, and it is estimated that they can win this battle in the end, then it will be difficult for them to have a chance of survival. Because Qi Ren would never be kind enough to share the fruits of victory with them.
In the face of everyone's accusations, Qi Ren seemed very innocent, and responded coldly: "I think you seem to have forgotten some things, I, Qi Ren, at the beginning, according to the agreement, my own fleet drove to the front, and there is nothing wrong with you all hiding behind!" ”
Qi Ren's voice was not loud, but it strangely covered up the messy noise, and it clearly spread out to every corner of the entire command room.
Hearing this, the angry pirate leaders closed their mouths one after another. Qi Ren had indeed fulfilled his previous promise from the beginning, and it was indeed true that they were sometimes distracted and ordered their subordinates to move forward at full speed regardless of the consequences. Now that something has happened, they can't blame anyone at all.
The pirate leaders began to calm down, thinking about the whole battle, and they always felt that something was wrong. There is a kind of grievance that has been calculated and cannot blame others, and none of them who can occupy a place on the sea are easy to get along with, let alone fools.
Yes but after calming down and thinking about it seriously, someone soon noticed that something was wrong. But Qi Ren's conspiracy made it seamless, and besides, they themselves ordered to move forward, and they could only blame themselves for being too greedy.
knew that they were being used, but the pirate leaders just couldn't stand up and accuse others, how could such a grievance ever happen to them. I thought that if there was a disagreement, it would be a real chapter in the fist, but now? They didn't dare to argue with Qi Ren at all.
Whether his subordinates can come back alive depends on whether Qi Ren is willing to let them go, if they are unwilling, they have no available people, and they have nothing to do with Qi Ren.
"What Lord Qi said is indeed true, it is all because we are carried away by interests, and we are in a hurry to rush forward when we see that it is profitable. Now that we have all realized our mistakes, we ask Lord Qi to let the brothers have a way out and let our men withdraw, I wonder if it is possible? ”
An old man, who was one of the older pirate leaders, came out and confessed his mistake to Qi Ren first. There is no way, this old man's men are at the front, and the casualties are the greatest, if he doesn't beg for mercy again, there is only one way to perish that awaits him.