The sea breeze blows and rolls up a thousand waves. The Black Pearl broke through the waves, splashing several meters high. Sea water drenched the bow deck.

The sea breeze became more violent, and Deng Haonan's small windmill was torn apart by the wind. Personnel were already feeling some difficulty walking on the deck.

The highest waves have already reached three and a half meters. Waves of one or two meters high abound. The huge Black Pearl also looked a little unsteady, and the roll period of the other cruisers was drastically shortened, and the gunners could only load, aim, and fire a short twenty-second before the second wave, otherwise they had to wait until the waves had passed before firing.

At 9:30 a.m., with Zheng Zhilong's "Four. The formation was successfully cut, and the other three teams could not rush in time to reinforce Zheng Zhilong's "north" team.

A two-meter-high wave passed, and the fifteenth fire suppression of the first team began.

"Fire!"

At the sound of an order, the starboard side of the Black Pearl opened heavy fire, and more than forty guns on the three-tier gun deck fired a salvo. Suddenly it was spectacular. The Pallas in the back saw the Black Pearl firing its guns, and they followed suit. The other ten cruisers were also not far behind, and they followed one after another to shell Zheng Zhilong's main fleet 700 meters away.

In an instant, nearly 300 shells swept through waves and roared towards the enemy fleet. Although the distance of 700 meters was still within the effective range of the Ares artillery, most of the shells deviated from the target due to the strong wind and waves, and hit the sea water near the enemy ship one after another, stirring up countless water columns. Occasionally, a few shells hit the enemy ship, but they could not do much damage to the thousand-ton ship.

Similarly, the artillery on Zheng Zhilong's side is not much better, although the range of the red-clothed cannon is higher than that of the God of War artillery, but Zheng Zhilong's naval training is too poor, and the accuracy of firing in this weather is far worse. One salvo. Very few shells hit.

"It can't go on like this!"

Na Haonan put down the clairvoyant, this hit rate has been getting worse and worse. In addition to the distance factor. It's more affected by weather changes.

Shi Jianfei nodded and said, "Even if our shells hit the enemy ship before, they couldn't cause fatal damage to this kind of big ship. The weather is getting worse so fast these days. It seems that we can only get close to the enemy ships and open fire. ”

Shen Yangwei said: "Since solid shells can't inflict heavy damage on the enemy, it's better to use them and flower shells!" ”

Na Haonan shook his head and said, "This distance is not good, if An shoots a flower bomb, it will be a miracle that one of the twenty rounds can be hit!" ”

In this era, the technology of flowering bombs is too backward. The flowering bomb developed by Na Haonan is mainly due to the progress of steel. Because the outer steel shell of the flowering shell must have sufficient strength, otherwise it will not be able to withstand the pressure of the gun, and it will explode.

Therefore, the Ares artillery fires flowering shells. Not fired according to the propellant of a normal shell. Instead, the amount of propellant was reduced by two-thirds, which reduced the chamber pressure by more than half, plus the strength of the steel shell. So that the flowering bomb can be launched safely. In this way, the propellant is reduced, and the range is naturally much closer. Originally, the range of the Ares artillery was 0 meters, but the launch of the flowering shell was only 300 meters away, and it was not a direct armor-piercing shell, but a curved shell, which was a bomb to put it bluntly.

Such shells can only explode after penetrating the hull of a frigate-class warship at a distance of one or two hundred meters. If it is far away, kinetic energy cannot penetrate the hull. Facing Zheng Zhilong's main thousand-ton warship, if it wants to penetrate its hull, it can only explode outside unless it is within fifty meters.

"Launch the chain bullet! Stir up their sails first! ”

Di Haonan came up with a way to first knock off the opponent's sail with a chain bomb, making it incapacitated.

The order was given, and the ships of the 1st Squadron quickly fired out the solid shells and then loaded the chain shells.

At 9:40, the first team approached Zheng Zhilong's fleet at a distance of 500 meters and engaged in a new round of fierce artillery battles with the opponent.

Knock knock!

The twenty-second firepower salvo of the first team was fired, and Zheng Zhilong's people on the opposite side had a normal reflex, and they quickly fell on the deck to avoid it.

However, this time it was not a solid shell, but a chain shell.

Some of the brave sailors kept an eye on the trajectory of the cannonballs, only to see the chain bullets spin and fly in the air like boomerangs. The target is not a warship, but a high sail and a multitude of ropes.

In naval battles, sailors who climbed on high masts generally had a high survival rate. Because the naval guns were affected by the firing range, it was rare for the shells to hit so high.

However, Deng Haonan's Pacific Fleet was equipped with artillery trucks that fired anti-aircraft shells very early, and at this time, the chain shells could easily hit the middle and lower parts of the sails. In an instant, the tall hard sails were torn apart, as well as a large hole more than a meter wide. Those who are free from it are beggars.

That's not all, the chain bomb circled at high speed and twisted a lot of cables, and after losing kinetic energy, some of the cables were wound. If there are few chain bullets, it will not work at all. The sailors will soon get it done. But now there are hundreds of chain bombs flying all over the sky, and the area and height of the sail are very large, and it is difficult not to be hit. As a result, most of the sails of Zheng Zhilong's main battleships were destroyed, and among them, the three battleships in the middle were the most severely damaged and were forced to replace their sails.

Many of the sailors, who thought they were safe, were affected by the sudden chain bullet and fell down screaming. After a short howl, he was smashed into a patty and died. Some people were directly entangled in the flying cables and strangled to death. Or they were strangled, blood spurted, and stumps and severed arms flew everywhere.

Strands of blood spurted onto the sails, and they were all clearly visible and eye-catching from a few hundred meters away.

"What the hell is this?"

The sudden and strange shelling made Zheng Zhilong stunned for a moment.

A cable snapped, and the winding chain on it slammed into it like a swing. Chen Zhongji hurriedly lowered his head to dodge, and when it returned, he was grabbed by Chen Zhongji.

The chain bullet was covered with blood, and Chen Zhongji's hand was pricked with blood, take a closer look. I saw two iron balls with spikes, and they were held together by an iron chain in the middle.

Zheng Zhilong took it carefully and took a look, then looked at the tattered sails, as well as the messed up cables, and immediately frowned: "This thing is specially designed to deal with sails and cables!" ”

Where has Chen Zhongji seen this kind of play, and he was surprised that he could stuff a goose egg in his mouth.

"Damn Deng Haonan, he actually played some side roads!"

Is it a side door?

Zheng Zhilong smiled bitterly and shook his head, the sail was destroyed, he couldn't hold back the wind, and he could feel that the warship was slowing down.

This thing is definitely designed for sailboats!

"Fix the sails now!"

Zheng Zhilong immediately gave the order, "Keep firing!" ”

Knock knock!

The red-coated cannons, the Franc machine and the tiger squat cannon opened fire one after another, and the battleship at a distance from Zheng Zhilong could exert its full firepower.

Suddenly, more than 300 shells whistled towards the first team. Although the accuracy is a lot worse. Coupled with the strong winds, most of them shot into the sea. However, there were still quite a few shells that hit the ships of the First Sentai team. Among them, the cruiser "Old" was hit by several shells, the Pallas received two shots, and the Black Pearl was large. was hit four times, all in the middle, and the hull was smashed into four holes, which really made Deng Haonan feel distressed.

"It works well!" Sha Haonan smiled: "Keep attacking!" ”

Thirty seconds later, the first team took advantage of the opportunity of the wave to reach the peak, so that the starboard elevation angle of the battleship increased, and the higher the height of the chain projectile, the farther the distance.

The waves are getting bigger and bigger, ten minutes. The first team only fired five rounds of chain rounds. However, the effect was quite good, and ninety percent of the sails of Zheng Zhilong's battleship were violently damaged, and a large number of people had to be sent to clean the cables and repair and replace the sails.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong was anxious. If you go on like this, you're done playing, and you're waiting to be slaughtered! After all, each ship has a spare sail, and if it goes on like this, if both sails are destroyed, it will be dead.

Mend?

Is it in time?

Zheng Zhilong shook his head and said, "Lean over and attack!" ”

Zheng Zhilong ordered the fleet to attack, because since the other party had launched chain bullets, it was just right to take the opportunity to approach. Once the two sides engage in a close-range battle, then Zheng Zhilong is sure to defeat Na Haonan.

Here, on the Black Pearl, Na Haonan had already discovered Zheng Zhilong's intentions.

Shen Yangwei said: "The enemy ship is approaching, just as we are close to launch the flowering bomb, it will definitely be able to inflict heavy damage on the enemy fleet!" ”

Mu Haonan nodded, then shook his head again, and said, "Let's retreat!" ”

Shen Yangxi was stunned for a while.

Steady and steady, the more victory is in sight, the more cautious Di Haonan is.

"Order to retreat five hundred meters!"

"Left full rudder!"

The first team chose to retreat, although this made Zheng Zhilong unhappy and his abacus failed. However, at a distance, it is difficult for the chain bullet to hurt the sail. Because when firing chain bullets, due to insufficient sealing, the chamber pressure is very low, and it cannot hit far.

However, that Haonan once again made Zheng Zhilong dumbfounded!

"Let's use a shake bomb!"

Na Haonan saw a large number of personnel on Zheng Zhilong's side reinstalling spare sails and repairing sail locks, and immediately thought of new tactics. Since the Fukufu ship uses a single hard sail. Therefore, the weight of the sail is very large, some hundreds of catties or even nearly a ton, and it takes dozens or even hundreds of people to lift it together.

In this way, the sailors and sailors on Zheng Zhilong's ship were exposed, giving Na Haonan a chance. In this case, if you use a grenade shotgun, the effect of killing and damaging the living force will be very obvious.

At 10:05 a.m., the First Squadron of the Pacific Fleet attacked for the first time with grenades.

Na Haonan gave an order, and the first team concentrated nearly 300 guns on the starboard side to launch a deadly grenade attack on Zheng Zhilong's department.

Knock knock!

The ships opened fire in turn, and the eighteen-kilogram grenade was fired into the sky and then rained down on the enemy fleet.

In an instant, all the ships of Zheng Zhilong's department were shot. The crew members who were hanging their sails and the sailors who were repairing the locks were hit by steel balls and fell from a great height. The steel balls crackled on the planks of the warship, and they were immediately ejected when they hit hard objects, increasing casualties. For a time, Mars burst out in all directions. The people on the deck fell in pieces, and a steel ball could easily penetrate the body of one or two people.

Suddenly, there was a river of blood on the deck, and the crew screamed and howled.

Zheng Zhilong's ship is the focus of the Black Pearl's care. More than forty guns were aimed at his battleship. And he was in the battlement. The female wall helped him block countless projectiles. Still, two steel balls hit his left and right shoulders, causing him to fall to the deck.

Chen Zhongji was not much better, although he was not directly hit by the projectile, but the two blood-red bullet marks on his forehead and neck proved that he almost hung up.

Hurriedly supporting Zheng Zhilong, Chen Zhongji shouted to the doctor.

However, after shouting more than a dozen voices, no doctor came. An injured minion said, "The doctor is dead!" ”

"Aren't there five or six doctors?"

"They're all dead!"

The minions were afraid that Chen Zhongji would not believe him, so he pointed to him. When Chen Zhongji saw it, he was immediately angry. It turned out that six doctors were gathered in a bunch to discuss topics. It was just served in a pot.

"Help me up!"

Zheng Zhilong was hit by both shoulders, and his two arms could no longer be raised.

Chen Zhongji had no choice but to help him up and hide behind the women's wall.

"Pass my order and fight to the death with Deng Haonan! Rush me! ”

Zheng Zhilong's voice was very helpless, and Chen Zhongji had to repeat it loudly.

At this moment, Chen Zhongji caught a glimpse of the flickering firelight on the opposite side. Knowing that it was another round of shelling, he hurriedly took Zheng Zhilong and shrank his head together.

Boom, bursts of cannon porridge were swollen, and then several steel balls hit the battleship again, and the armor crackled. Although everyone was prepared, many people were shot and killed.

Two rounds of grenade bomb raids brought disaster to Zheng Zhilong's subordinates. In order to hang the side sail. Almost all of the sailors were exposed, and as a result, it was these sailors who suffered the most casualties.

On Zheng Zhilong's warship, there were only forty or fifty real sailors, and the others were all helpers. After two rounds, ninety percent of the sailors were killed, except for the gunners who stayed in the gun deck and suffered no casualties, the other personnel were killed or wounded.

"Did we rush over? small

Zheng Zhilong gritted his teeth and asked with all his might.

Chen Zhongji looked around and saw dead bodies everywhere. A huge wave came, and the sea washed the deck. The blood pooled into a stream and flowed low. Bursts of violent stench and blood came, and Chen Zhongji, who was a murderer without blinking, was also a little vomiting and nauseous.

The stench is emitted by the filth inside the corpse, and the gore is naturally emitted by blood. Producing such a strong taste, Chen Zhongji understands it in his heart. Not many people are left alive.

"It's over!" Chen Zhongji couldn't help crying: "We're finished!" It's all over! Zheng Shuai! ”

Zheng Zhilong also felt it, but he didn't want to accept the facts. As a young hero in his twenties, he has obtained a brilliant career that ordinary people can't get. Therefore, he did not want to lose the qiē he had.

"Did we rush over?"

Chen Zhongji shook his head and said, "All the people outside are dead, and no one is sailing!" ”

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he didn't know where the strength came from, so he suddenly stood up.

As far as the eye could see, the deck was littered with corpses. Rivers of blood. Occasionally, there were one or two gasping for breath, but they were also lingering.

Knock knock!

With a burst of cannon sound, Zheng Zhilong was suddenly shocked to the deck, and his eyes were full of gold stars. Almost unconscious. However, the sharp pain in his shoulders caused him to wake up suddenly.

"It's our cannons."

That's right! It was indeed the artillery below deck that was firing.

Chen Zhongji helped Zheng Zhilong get up, leaned against the female wall, and looked out.

Although his fleet formation is gone. Ships without sails and sailors wander alone. But there were still gunners firing at the enemy. Although the sound of artillery is scattered and intermittent. But it is certain that those are Zheng Zhilong's loyal subordinates, and they have not given up resistance.

At this time, the first team was already approaching. Such intermittent cannon sounds had already made Na Haonan conclude that Zheng Zhilong's troops had lost their combat effectiveness, so he dared to boldly order the fleet to approach.

On the Black Pearl, Deng Haonan was hesitating whether to sink Zheng Zhilong's ship. Shi Youfei and Shen Yangwei agreed to sink him, after all, Zheng Zhilong can also be regarded as a hero. Let him die with a little dignity.

Na Haonan said: "If we capture Zheng Zhilong alive, Huang Dahai will inevitably intercede for him, then I can sell him a favor, so that he can join our team with peace of mind!" ”

Shi Jianfei said: "Zheng Zhilong must die!" As long as he is Jiang, his loyal subordinates will not surrender, and will even help Zheng Zhilong to make a comeback! ”

Shen Yanglazy said: "Die a Zheng Zhilong." His subordinates have no backbone, and even if they are not used by the headmaster, they will not be able to unite and make waves. ”

Shi Jianfei said again: "Zheng Zhilong still has a family. It is enough for the headmaster to use them to contain the yellow sea! ”

Na Haonan nodded, this is a good way. Na Haonan did not kill Zheng Zhilong's family, so he gave outsiders the impression that he was naturally the lord of benevolence, and I believe that Zheng Zhilong's subordinates would also be grateful.

"Good! That's it! ”

Na Haonan nodded, and Shi Jianfei immediately ordered to sink Zheng Zhilong's ship, Tianzi No. 1.

"Ready to fire!"

Knock knock!

The Black Pearl roared again, like a roaring beast. In an instant, more than forty flowering shells shot into the sky, and Ge Xiao made a graceful arc and roared towards Zheng Zhilong's flagship.

Boom Boom!

The cannonballs exploded like blood-colored roses in bloom. Fragments of shells flew everywhere, and a powerful shock wave destroyed the surrounding buildings one by one. Flames burst out, and then huge mushroom clouds rose up, dissipating into the dark clouds in a moment.

A violent explosion pierced the upper deck, and the flames fell onto the gun deck, igniting the gunpowder that had been piled up nearby, and the sound of explosions continued in succession. One by one, the gunners who swore to resist ran out one after another, and jumped into the sea without hesitation.

Cannonballs kept falling on the deck. The fire was blazing, and the smoke was billowing out of the sea. Chen Zhongji hugged Zheng Zhilong, who had fallen into a coma. Quietly watch the shells explode from far and near.

Chen Zhongji's hair twilight was gone, and his little hair was scattered. The blast of the cannonballs ripped through his hair again and again, revealing his blood-red eyes. I don't know if it's crying or anger, or if it's the fear that comes from watching the fire getting closer.

But he didn't move, he didn't even blink. A cannonball landed not far in front of him and exploded, and a huge fire rose violently, and then engulfed him and Zheng Zhilong together.

There was a loud bang, and the shells eventually caused an explosion of the ammunition depot. In an instant, a huge flame burst out, instantly illuminating the surrounding sky, and all the people in the battle saw it. Zheng Zhilong's Zheng Zi's handsome spirit was swept into the air dozens of meters by the shock wave, and the huge Zheng Zi burned in the flames, and all Zheng Zhilong's subordinates understood what it meant, and they were like deflated balls, and they could no longer hold the strength to fight.

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