"What a ship is that! It seems to be some small boats, do the Song people want to use this kind of fishing boat to deal with us? ”

The tin fishing boat finally arrived in the battlefield and appeared in front of the pirates.

However, the pirates didn't pay much attention to these ships at first, they only thought that the Song Empire's fleet had no ships, so they would send these small ships to deal with them.

Soon, however, pirates noticed something different about the tin ships.

First of all, these ships did not have sails.

Yes, this is a ship without sails, but capable of sailing on the sea.

This is completely beyond their knowledge!

You must know that the people of this era used the ships that were powered by style.

How can a ship without sails sail on the sea?

To use modern terms, that's.

At this time, if someone told others that they could let a ship sail without sails, they would definitely be laughed to death by other people.

There is no way, this is a cognitive generation gap, and it is also caused by a lack of knowledge.

However, now such ships have really appeared in front of the forward fleet of pirates.

Uncanny!

Now the charging pirates no longer know what words to use to describe what they see in front of them, except for the word weird.

What kind of ship is this, and how is there no sails?

What does such a ship without sails rely on to sail?

These are these questions that the pirates do not understand.

After all, this kind of technique is hundreds of years behind, and it would be hellish if they could understand it.

And after the appearance of these tin fishing boats, they did not give the pirates much time to think.

"Ready! Enemy battleships appear ahead, bazookas are ready, get close to the enemy ships! ”

After the rapid reaction fleet composed of iron fishing boats sailed into the combat area. Immediately, one order after another was conveyed in the captain's shouts.

The sailors, who did not have a single tin fishing boat, ran one after another.

They picked up the knock-off disposable bazookas from the cabin and came to the bow of the ship in sequence.

"Kill them for me, it's a joke to want to use this kind of boat against us!"

The tin fishing boat soon approached the pirates, and the pirates saw the sailors on the tin fishing boat in the moonlight.

In the eyes of the pirates, the sailors of the Song Empire on these small ships carried an iron pipe-shaped object.

God knows, what that stuff is.

Could it be that the people of the Song Empire planned to use this tattered to attack their own fleet?

The pirates thought the Song people were very funny.

Soon, though, they couldn't laugh anymore.

"Two hundred yards. One hundred and fifty yards! One hundred yards! Launch! ”

Sou! Sou! Whoosh!

The speed of the iron ship was fast, and in a short time it approached the forward warship of the pirates.

Tongues of fire erupted from the iron pipes and shot at the pirates' warships.

These tongues of fire with long flaming tails are beautiful in the dark.

In nature, there is a saying that the more poisonous something is that is beautiful, the more it can kill people.

Now this statement is verified here.

Rumble!

A Dutch pirate ship at the forefront. Three rockets were hit head-on.

Under the impact of the powerful explosion, the entire hull of the huge ship began to tilt and tremble.

The front of this pirate ship was blasted out of a huge black hole. Almost a fifth of the hull was completely shattered in the bombardment!

"Chief. Our bow was completely destroyed, and now seawater is pouring into the cabin. It is expected that it will not be long before our ship sinks, now what should we do! ”

The pirates who were the first to be attacked were the cups, and they couldn't have imagined it. You will be attacked like this.

The pirates' affairs are not bothered by the genes on the tin fishing boats.

They observe the situation of the target with a blank face, and assess whether the opponent's current state has lost its combat effectiveness.

"Sir. The opposing battleship was completely destroyed in the front and had lost its ability to move. Expected to sink in five minutes, do we continue to attack? ”

"No, let's quickly intersperse and attack the pirate ship behind! Just watch out for cold guns and don't get hit by unlucky musket buckshots. ”

"Good sir!"

The genetic man in the wheelhouse sped up and passed the hapless pirate ship.

The genetic sailor who had previously launched the copycat bazooka threw the steel pipe that had been launched on his shoulder into the sea, then turned around and returned to the cabin to continue to carry one and stand behind the team.

"What the hell is going on up ahead? The flames were blazing, several battleships were on fire, and hadn't the Manhattan fleet all retreated? Who are they attacking? ”

Behind the pirate vanguard fleet, Blackbeard Jack saw the sea in front of him burst into flames, illuminating the sea red.

But they did not understand what the forward fleet had encountered.

Earlier, Manhattan's fleet had retreated, and it stands to reason that now they should not encounter the enemy.

Unfortunately, the pirates did not have walkie-talkies, so there was no way to quickly obtain effective information in a short period of time.

"My lord, the Rapid Response Fleet has sailed into the warring waters, and now that the Manhattan Fleet has all withdrawn, the Rapid Response Fleet is at war with the pirates."

Sitting in his office in Manhattan, Zhang Tie breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard the news.

The rapid response fleet has finally arrived.

As long as you have these iron ships, then the pirates who are now attacking you are not justified.

The gap in technology and weapons can give Manhattan the upper hand.

"What about our losses? I am referring to the situation with the losses of the Manhattan fleet. ”

Zhang Tie asked.

"Our side lost 23 warships of various types, 15 were seriously damaged, 3 were slightly damaged, and 16 were preserved in combat effectiveness."

Hiss!

After listening to the secretary's report, Zhang Tie sighed and took a deep breath.

Such losses are not insignificant.

You must know that the fleet here in Manhattan City only has a total of 57 warships.

And these warships were still obtained by various means, using those pirates who cooperated with them.

This cost the empire a lot of money and half a year.

Now after this battle, sixteen of the fifty-seven warships can still continue to fight.

The other ships were either destroyed or heavily damaged.

Those battleships that have been badly damaged have lost their value in repair.

It can be said that now the Manhattan fleet has lost about sixty percent of its warships.

"This loss is too great, these warships cost a lot of money to the empire, and a lot of my hard work. This time the battle was made like this, and it really hurt me. ”

The secretary standing in front of Zhang Tie heard this, comforted him and said, "My lord, in fact, after a while, we will have thirty heavy battleships to launch. When the time comes, with the presence of these battleships, we can guarantee the safety of the Manhattan Sea, right? And in addition to these heavy warships, there are also 300 Dutch commercial and war dual-purpose ships that our shipyards in Manhattan can be launched. ”

Hearing the secretary say this, Zhang Tie's mood finally improved a little.

In fact, the ships used by the current Manhattan fleet are used as temporary warships.

After all, Zhang Tie and Song Hu built a lot of shipyards while building the city.

Now shipyards are starting to build ships, and more than half a year has passed.

It won't be long before Manhattan has its own built warships.

Therefore, the loss of ships in the Manhattan fleet now is nothing to Zhang Tie.

Four decks, heavy battleships with 108 guns, and fifteen Dutch-style dual-purpose ships, so that a copycat 'aircraft carrier' fleet can be formed.

At that point, there will be no more danger in the Manhattan sea.

And the heavy battleship has two months to launch before the autumn, so Zhang Tie has nothing to worry about.

The 30-year-old 17th-century 'aircraft carrier formation' could not only guard the waters of Manhattan, but even the mouth of the St. Lawrence River.

"You're right, in just two months, we'll have our own ships. At that time, we can be said to be powerful. ”

Zhang Tie nodded and said to his secretary.

"Now that the Rapid Reaction Fleet has arrived, it's a matter of time before the pirates are gone. As long as these pirates are dealt with, then we will be able to get half a year, and no one will dare to attack our ideas in this half year. ”

All of this is in Zhang Tie's plan.

In his opinion, as long as these pirates are not defeated.

Then the pirates who have lost a lot will not have the strength to come to Manhattan for a long time.

And by the time the pirates recuperate, Manhattan will have a powerful fleet of its own. At that time, even if there were hundreds of pirate ships coming, Zhang Tie would not be afraid.

"What your lord is saying is that after these pirates are defeated, they will not be looking for trouble anytime soon. And we will also have a fleet of heavy battleships and Dutch warships during this time. At that point, we will have the strongest maritime presence on the east coast of North America. ”

Zhang Tie smiled: "I think after having these warships, we can consider the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean, right?" ”

In Zhang Tie's heart, he has been coveting Central America for a long time.

In this line of thinking, Zhang Tie and Zhao Hongyu are completely consistent.

Because according to their plan, their goal is to encompass the entire American continent in their own hands. (To be continued.) )