Haluha, these damn Manhattan fleets, now they're almost finished.

The pirates in the rear were very happy to see through the telescope that the ships of the Manhattan fleet were being killed one by one.

At this rate, by the morning, they would be able to destroy the entire Manhattan fleet.

At that point, Manhattan will no longer have the strength to stop them from making any moves.

"What is the situation at sea now? Where have our rapid reaction fleets arrived now, and how far are they from the battlefield? ”

In the military headquarters of the city of Manhattan, Zhang Tie sat in his office and asked his secretary.

The secretary hurriedly took out an information document that had just been sent and handed it over.

Zhang Tie took the document and looked at it carefully.

On the hill near Manhattan, there is also the dock.

The intelligence services have deployed a large number of spies, some of whom are dedicated to the situation at sea, while others are secretly observing the reaction of the crowd.

After all, Zhang Tie didn't know if the pirates were here, whether they had any internal response to be discovered.

Therefore, he needs to guard against these insiders and take advantage of this opportunity to create a riot.

The people of Huaxia Gene near the Manhattan pier closed their shops, took out their flintlock pistols and organized a militia.

The Indians, led by the black bear, also took up arms and began to run towards the nearby barracks.

Now the citizens of Manhattan are all soldiers.

With the exception of those who came from outside and did not have citizenship, most of the citizens of Manhattan were now temporary soldiers.

Manhattan's army is the most powerful defense of the entire city.

The description on the information is clear that Manhattan's fleet is now at a disadvantage and has already lost eight ships.

At this rate, the fleet would have been destroyed at about 3 a.m.

And a rapid reaction fleet of tin fishing boats. There are still five nautical miles to the battlefield, and it will take about an hour to reach the battlefield.

An hour?

Zhang Tie breathed a sigh of relief, an hour was not too long.

Now there are fifty-nine ships in Manhattan's fleet, and it shouldn't be difficult to go up for an hour.

Zhang Tie looked at the loss of the battleship very indifferently, since it was a war, it was impossible to have no losses.

Even if it was as powerful as a country in later generations, wouldn't 10,000 or 20,000 people die in every war?

This is a normal thing.

Fortunately, the loss of genetic people can be made up, so Zhang Tie is not very worried about this aspect of things.

"Continue to observe the changes in the situation at sea, and I want to get the latest news as soon as possible."

Zhang Tie said to the secretary.

The secretary nodded and conveyed Zhang Tie's order.

Zhang Tie did not participate in this naval battle. After all, the identity is different now.

There is no need for someone of his stature to put himself in danger.

As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, and this is the truth.

The Manhattan fleet, fifteen nautical miles, engaged in a fierce battle with the pirates.

The sound of thousands of artillery guns firing continued to reach the ears of the people on the dock.

"Sir, we're in a bad situation right now, more and more pirate ships are surrounding!"

The military commander of the Manhattan fleet, Zhang Baoqiang, a native of Huaxia Gene, frowned when he heard this.

"Don't panic! We'll be able to withstand these pirates for a while. Mine has to wait until the Rapid Reaction Fleet arrives here, so we're going to keep fighting anyway. ”

"Send a flare and let the nearby battery shoot me hard!"

Sou!

A flare was shot into the sky.

"Sir, the fleet has fired a flare. Are we going to prepare pomegranate bombs right away? ”

The genetic people stationed at the nearby fort saw the signal flares fired on the battlefield and immediately reported the situation to the commander of the fort.

With pomegranate bombs?

The Battery's Genetic Officer fell silent.

This is because although this shell is very powerful, it can also accidentally injure friendly troops.

The situation on our side in the naval battlefield is extremely unfavorable now. If you accidentally injure an ally at this time, it will be more than worth the loss.

However, the power of the pomegranate bomb is indeed very large, and a single shot can basically cause a lot of casualties to the pirates.

However, there are pros and cons to the use of such shells. I had to let him think it through.

"Sir, we don't have much time left."

Seeing that he was silent, his genetic soldiers had to remind him.

"Alright! Replace it with a pomegranate bomb! Give me a hard lesson to those pirates! ”

Subsequently, on five or six nearby batteries, the commanders began to order the replacement of pomegranate shells.

Phew!

The sound of the pomegranate cannons was very special, but it didn't attract the attention of the pirates.

After all, the sound of artillery here on the battlefield at sea is earth-shattering, and who cares about this sound.

Rumble! Crackling, bang!

The first pomegranate bullet was shot in the air, and when it was still a dozen meters above the sea below, it burst open.

Fragments of the shattered projectile began to shoot out in all directions, making a 'whoosh' sound that broke through the air.

Burst! Burst! Poof!

Yes!

Ah!

On two nearby pirate ships, dozens of people were knocked down by debris in an instant.

At the same time, the hull of the pirate ship was also pierced through several small holes.

"What's going on?"

The pirates didn't react for a moment, and they didn't know what was going on.

But immediately after, several subsequent grenade rounds were fired.

After going back and forth, the pirates realized that it was a nearby battery that had caused them damage.

Originally, the fort on the coastal shore just looked terrifying, after all, its range and distance were strictly limited.

As long as you have some parameters, it is not very difficult to dodge.

As a result, the pirates were smart enough to stay out of the battery's weapon power and not suffer much damage.

But now it was different, and they didn't know how a battery that couldn't move could suddenly hurt itself.

"These batteries along the coast are very troublesome, and we need to get rid of them. There are still a lot of ships in the back, if these batteries are not solved. It will lead to unnecessary losses. ”

This was quickly reported to the rear of the pirates.

In response to the news from the forward fleet, the pirates in the rear quickly reached a decision.

Ten pirate ships were sent along the east and west coasts to deal with the batteries.

The pirates' solution to the batteries was simple, capture them and occupy them.

In this way, the battery can no longer function, can it.

One ship carried more than two hundred pirates, and ten ships were more than two thousand.

And the defenders of one fort were only sixty.

Therefore, the six batteries on the east and west coasts should be easy to take in the eyes of the pirates.

"Sir, there's a pirate ship coming ashore. It looks like they're heading for the fort. ”

The sentry, who had been observing the situation nearby, reported the situation.

After receiving the news, the non-commissioned officer stationed at the battery immediately ordered that all the soldiers who were actually in charge of the guns should be left behind to take the firing positions with them.

When the fort was built, Song Hu thought that someone wanted to seize the fort.

Therefore, the entire structure of the fort was built into a small watchtower.

This watchtower is a bit like a bunker for the islanders of later generations, with a total of two floors. But it's all made of square rocks, and it's very sturdy.

Since the walls are so smooth, enemies can't climb them at all.

And the port is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and only the front has a gate for easy access.

But this gate is small and made of iron.

I want to attack from the front. The gate alone can give people a headache for half a day.

At the same time, the shooting hole at a height of six meters above can strike at the attacker and increase the difficulty of the attacker's attack.

So, when the pirates climbed up out of breath. I was dumbfounded.

They could not have imagined that the fort was built so strongly.

Don't say that it was attacked, even if you look at it, you can see that this fort is not so easy to capture.

Not waiting for the pirate leader to give the order. A black thing was thrown out from behind the female wall of the fort.

It's a bottle stuffed with a burning cloth.

Rumble!

Bang Bang Bang!

Oh my god!

Zhao Hongyu used a lot of bottle bombs in the early days of the fort defenders.

This bottle was also stuffed with a lot of gunpowder and buckshot.

It's a very shady weapon.

Many of the hapless pirates were wounded by the fragments of bottles that exploded above their heads, and others were shattered by the burst of lead bullets that shattered the Celestial Spirit Cover.

The power of this bottle bomb has a wide radiation range, and basically after the explosion, the enemy within ten meters below will be hit to varying degrees.

In serious cases, it may be fatal.

The pirates, who didn't even know what kind of weapon Lu Dao was, were blinded before they could charge.

They fell to the ground one after another, not daring to show their heads again.

But even then, they couldn't escape the attack from the bottle bomb.

Because this bomb can explode in the air and attack the enemy below.

The defenders of the fort were again making a way to drop this kind of bottle bomb.

So, the pirates are at a complete disadvantage.

On the contrary, it was the sparsely numbered defenders of the fort who had the upper hand in the geographical advantage.

"Rush me! If we continue like this, we're all going to die here, and there are a lot of us anyway! What are you afraid of! ”

Bang!

The pirate, who stood up and encouraged everyone to charge, had a bloody hole in his forehead and fell limply to the ground.

The genetic defenders stationed at the fort, in addition to bottle bombs, also have flintlock pistols.

Although it was now more than ten o'clock in the evening, the visibility was already low.

But who told the pirate to die with a torch?

This simply made him a firefly under the bright moon, so brilliant that he couldn't even attract attention.

Come on!

The ferocity of the pirates was finally aroused, and they climbed to their feet, and then rushed towards the battery ten meters away from the hill with a loud shout. (To be continued.) )