Chapter 137: Ship Battle
This is a very complex sea area, and the islands are connected like a plate of soybeans scattered in the open sea of Kyushu Island, but the area of soybeans is small and large, and the shape is different. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe large islands are a few miles square, and there are rare traces of Japanese people on them, while some of the small islands have only a sharp point, but they are reefs that show out of the sea.
Under Olier's command, the Exocet carefully navigated this area, avoiding various open reefs and reefs, and the sails on the three masts were lowered by more than half, and the speed of the ship became very slow.
The sky gradually became dark, and this sea area could not sail at night, so Ren Siqi simply ordered the ship to stop and anchor, and spent the night here, waiting until dawn to sail out of this sea area.
The sea was very calm at night, with a chain of islands blocking most of the waves, and the crew of the Exocet had a good night's sleep, and there might be even bigger waves waiting for them tomorrow.
The next day, the "Exocet" began, and it took an hour to finally sail out of the archipelago waters. However, before all the crew had time to cheer, the sail of the Dutch ship "Princess" appeared in front of them.
Now the situation facing the "Exocet" is even more severe, the Dutch ship is waiting in front as if it knows in advance, and the distance between the two sides is so close that it will be difficult for the "Exocet" to turn around and re-enter the island group.
"Bang, bang!" The Dutch ship "Princess" had already fired its cannon, and a continuous stream of shells fell in the sea near the "Exocet", and a large splash of water splashed on the sea.
"What should I do?" Everyone's eyes were on Ren Siqi, waiting for him to give his final order.
It's not easy to escape, so just fish to die and fight the damn one!
"Raise the full sails, turn the rudder, hit the fuck!" Ren Siqi shouted viciously.
"Mr. Shipowner, the tonnage of the 'Princess' is larger than ours, and it can't be hit." Oliel exclaimed. (In terms of the displacement of modern ships, the Exocet has a displacement of about 400 tons, while the Princess has a full 800 tons.) )
Ren Siqi ignored him and only gave his own orders. On the "Flying Fish", Ren Siqi was the supreme leader, and everyone ignored Olier's opposition at the moment, and was busy according to Ren Siqi's orders.
All the sails of the "Flying Fish" were opened, and the speed suddenly became faster, and with the momentum of seeing death as if it were home, it slammed into the "Princess" without stopping.
"Oh God, are they crazy?" On the "Princess", Captain Geert's eyes widened in surprise, "They don't know that their ship is smaller than ours, and they will suffer if it hits." ”
"Mr. Captain, I think you've forgotten one thing," said the first mate, Pete, calmly, "although their ship is small, but they are full of sails, but they are faster than us, so we will not be damaged less than them if they are hit!" ”
"Do you want to get out of this trick? Wish for the moon. Fire the cannon, fire the cannon with all your might, sink it for me! Geert exclaimed frantically.
Looking at the crazy captain, Pete shook his head speechlessly, it was so easy to sink the other party, and it would not be a big deal for a ship as big as the other party to be hit by dozens of cannons or hundreds of cannons!
The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and several shells have already hit the "Exocet", and as the distance approaches, the hit rate of the artillery also increases.
The guns of the "Exocet" on the second deck also fired continuously, and the shells were fired at the opponent. It's just that the number of artillery pieces is much smaller than that of the opponent, and the damage caused to the opponent is much smaller.
Two miles, one mile, the distance between the two sides is rapidly approaching, and from the clairvoyant mirror, you can already see clearly the face of the deep-eyed and high-nosed Westerner on the other ship.
"Bump in, musketeers prepare, others prepare to engage in broadside!" Ren Siqi ordered in a deep voice. Since the firepower is not as strong as the multi-face, let's fight for people! The people on board the "Exocet" are all fishermen and pirates, and the most familiar way to fight at sea is to engage in broadside battles!
"God! They really crashed into it! When he saw that the other ship was close to him, Geert finally panicked, this ship had been purchased by him with his life savings, although it was in the name of the Dutch East India Company, it was actually his private property, and the crew of the ship was also hired by him, and if the battle caused too much damage to the ship, he would have to go bankrupt.
"Turn the rudder and avoid their impact!" Geert finally did not dare to take the risk, and although he knew that this might cause the other party to flee, he gave the order.
The Dutch helmsman on the Princess turned the rudder sharply, showing his skill, and the bow of the Princess turned at a 30-degree angle to the left, just in time to stagger with the speeding Exocet.
However, before Geert and the others on the "Princess" could live, suddenly more than a dozen black objects flew towards the other deck with sparks.
Due to the emergency rudder change of the "Princess", the ships of both sides happened to stagger and the closest distance was only more than a zhang.
At such a close distance, the crew of the "Flying Fish" naturally did not waste the opportunity, and could not give the order of Ren Siqi, dozens of incendiary canisters filled with fire oil were thrown on the deck of the other party, followed by more than a dozen flying claws thrown onto the opponent's ship, tightly grasping the side of the opponent's ship.
On the deck of the Princess, fires lit everywhere, and thick smoke enveloped the entire deck. The Dutch crew on deck did not care to fire their guns at the opposing enemy, and looked around for something to start extinguishing the fire. At this moment, the ship's hull was stunned, and the crew of the "Princess" was horrified to find that they had been connected to the enemy ship by more than a dozen ropes.
"Don't put out the fire, cut the rope!" Geert knew that if he allowed this flying claw to hold his ship, more fire pots would be thrown up, and if the other party took advantage of the situation to kill them, it was likely that everyone would become prisoners of the other party.
The Dutch crew of the "Princess" swooped down on the side of the ship, and cut most of the ropes on the side of the ship with machetes and axes, and the few that remained could not withstand the tremendous pull between the two ships, and broke off.
"Quickly extinguish the fire, turn the rudder and turn around, and catch up! I'm going to smash them to smithereens! Geert, who had just escaped, roared loudly in annoyance.
At Geert's orders, the Princess extinguished the fire on the deck, quickly turned around, and continued to chase the Exocet.
"Come on, baby, let's have an artillery battle between knights! With such a wide sea area in front, I see how you still connect with me, I want to blast you to pieces with one shot! Geert muttered to himself.
However, the next moment, Geert's eyes widened, and the "Flying Fish" in front of him turned around and headed towards him, but a Chinese sailing ship with the same flag as the "Flying Fish" suddenly appeared on the northwest side, and it was coming towards him with the "Flying Fish"!