The first mate's order was correct, but not knowing whether it was out of nervousness or inadvertent negligence, he forgot to inform his allies about his plan. The three pirate ships, each in their own way, fell into confusion at once, some turned in a panic, intending to aim their side guns at the incoming enemy, while others were chaotically rowing their long oars backwards and trying to retreat, but the chaotic actions put themselves in great trouble - the three ships were huddled together, and no one could move, but could only watch the warships get closer and closer.

It was a slender clipper boat with a sharp protruding tip, which looked like a swordfish with a sharp snout. It has a low freeboard and a simple superstructure, which not only improves the stability of the ship, but also gives full play to the role of sails. It glides almost against the surface of the water, and the underwater part of the long and narrow hull experiences minimal resistance. Its waterline is particularly graceful, and even has a concave surface at the head of the waterline, and the long, narrow and sharp scissor-shaped curve of the head column can split the waves at sea to reduce the resistance of the waves - this is also the origin of the name of this boat.

The pirates struggled to maneuver the hull of the ship, trying to align the broadside guns at the incoming ship. But the pilots of the clipper are clearly seasoned veterans, who deftly steer the sails and steering wheels, and circle around the pirates, keeping themselves out of the range of their artillery. And his own broadside guns kept firing, beating the pirates to the flesh and blood, and complaining.

It was at this time that the watchtowers on the coast finally noticed that the pirate ship had taken care of itself. Instead of continuing the unreliable long-range artillery battle with the other side, they lowered their guns and aimed at the second wave of landing pirates, who were almost on the verge of storming the seawall. This time, they used grapeshot.

With Edith? The Blom command flag was waved, and the gunners on the towers opened fire one after another. At this distance, you can hit even with your eyes closed. In fact, a dozen large grapeshotpie bullets really don't need to be aimed very carefully.

Raindrops of grapes whistled in, covering almost every inch of the seawall. The charging pirates fell like a field of wheat that had been harvested. The projectile the size of a date hit the human body, opening a terrifying wound one after another. Some shells can even break a person in two.

If after the first wave of fire, the pirates still had the courage to continue the charge, but when the guns on the watchtower launched a second wave of shelling, they finally collapsed in a cloud of broken corpses and splatters of blood.

A lot of people started running away. They tried to row back to the boat, but when they found that the pirate ship in the distant sea was also in a bitter battle, they had to put down their weapons in despair. This caused a chain reaction, and on the other side of the seawall, the pirates who had been gritting their teeth and waiting for reinforcements finally couldn't hold on. Reluctantly gave up resistance.

Compared to the tragic plight of the pirates who grabbed the beach, the situation of the three pirate ships was no better. Just as they had gotten through the panic and confusion of the initial discovery of the enemy, and had calmed down and prepared to fight back, something even more terrifying befell them.

It has to be mentioned that there has always been a very funny joke among pirates:

A pirate captain lamented, "What could be more desperate than the sudden appearance of a warship behind you while you were fighting to the death?" ”

The first mate replied solemnly: "I think there is, sir, two warships suddenly appeared!" ”

The joke spread so widely that almost every pirate first heard about it. They all laughed forward and backwards, and they were overjoyed. But when this qiē really happened to him, no pirate could laugh out loud.

Just as all their attention was drawn to the clipper, another warship circled from behind the island. The warship was larger than the previous one and had more artillery.

This fat heavy warship had three gun decks, and its sides were full of dense gun holes, and countless guns poked out of the gun holes, looking like short spines erected by a pufferfish. In order to tow its massive hull, the ship's deck was lined with masts, and the sails were like dark clouds to obscure the sky.

The big ship is round. It looks very cute and cute, but the guys on the pirate ship don't think so, because almost every pirate in the Eastern Kingdoms continent has heard of the ship's prestige, and the name of the pirate ship crushed by it is enough to fill an entire five-inch long parchment roll. It is because of its existence zài. Even in the weakest and chaotic years of the kingdom of Stormwind, no group of pirates dared to come to Stormwind to brush the tiger's whiskers.

"Oh my God, it's the Dreadnought!" More than one person let out a cry of horror. In fact, in the minds of many pirates, the raid itself was a complete trap.

The pirate ship, which had just been restored, suddenly boiled like boiling water. Cursing and shouting came and went. Sailors rushed to the oars, booms, winches, and steering wheels from all directions, and set sail in a desperate attempt to get the ship away before the warship arrived.

But it was already too late. The Dreadnought sailed slowly but unstoppably into battle. With the captain's order, the dense guns on its side opened fire one after another. The fire was shining, the cannon was rumbling, and the continuous roar of dozens of artillery pieces lasted for several minutes before it gradually stopped. Gunpowder smoke from the muzzles of the guns spread, enveloping the entire ship.

Obviously, the well-trained gunners on the Dreadnought were much more accurate, and the first round of shelling inflicted horrific damage on the pirate ships. Several pirate ships were devastated by the collapse of the masts, and the sides of the ships were devastated by heavy shells, and many gaps and large holes were opened, and one ship even directly ignited a raging fire, and billowed smoke; The pirates cursed and wailed, and the drain on the deck was bleeding red blood and white brains, rendering the place like hell.

But the battle didn't stop, and the surviving pirates continued to fight to the death. Because for them, it is far more dignified to die on the sea than to be hanged. So despite the blood on the deck, the sailors instinctively steered the boat, trying to break away from their entangled companions. The surviving gunners quickly reloaded their ammunition and fired into the smoke of gunfire. But they didn't know if they had hit, because there was silence in the smoke of gunpowder, and no sound came.

In the unbearable silence, the smoke rolled and flowed like mist, and the Dreadnought slid out of the billowing smoke like a ghost, and the cannon on it began to roar again before the pirates could aim and fire.

The fight continued in billowing smoke, and the two sides of the fight were completely not on the same heavyweight class. Although the pirate ship had the advantage of numbers, it was like a child of several years old, and was pinned to the ground and beaten by the tall and strong Dreadnought. Soon a pirate ship had its mainmast broken and had to stand still, allowing the enemy to pour ammunition at it.

In the midst of this chaos of blood and fire, a pirate ship miraculously broke away from the warband and fled in the direction of the sea. Although its hindmast had broken and collapsed, the galleys did not rely solely on sails, and countless long oars, poking out of the oars, like centipedes, seemed to be about to succeed.

But just then, the clippers chased after it like a swordfish. It slid around at an angle, clinging to the starboard side of the pirate ship, and like a razor, it cut the long oars sticking out of the hole in two. Half a minute later, the galleys whirled on the water and came to a desperate halt.

There was a sudden burst of cheers from the crowd on the seawall, for at this distance, almost everyone could see the highest mast of the clipper, the Asnar family emblem embroidered with dragon scales, a banner that only the owner of the realm could erect.

"Oh my God, it's your lord! The light is above, and he's finally back! (To be continued.) )