Chapter 258: The First Battle of Nassau (Page 1/1)

Two months later, in August. The British, with their fleet, attacked and attacked five warships, and in the middle of these five battleships was a flagship. With countless dhows in the back.

On the flagship at the head of the ship, stood one of their leaders this time, Woodes Rogers.

"Entered the attack range, do you attack?" Among the few makeshift houses in Nassau Beach, one of the voices asked.

"Wait, until those sloops are in range as well."

As the British Navy's warships got closer to the port of Nassau, their speed slowed down.

"Mortar, attack!"

The roar of artillery fire rang out on the beach of Nassau, and a large number of shells were fired from the newly built houses, and the smoke of gunfire suddenly filled the air. Woodes Rogers, who had arrived on the march, did not expect Nassau to attack his own fleet.

Mortar shells poured down from the air, and one shell after another smashed on the deck of the battleship, and the soldiers on the deck were affected by the impact of the shells. Some of the soldiers who were on deck were wounded, and other soldiers in the cabin came up and brought them off the deck.

The assault on the beach did not end, the mortars that had been prepared for a long time were reloaded, and another round of mortar shelling. Most of the soldiers on the deck of the warship had withdrawn into the cabin, and the firepower of the Nassau pirates could not penetrate the deck of the warship in a short time.

The way the pirates attacked surprised Woodes Rogers, but he quickly organized a counterattack. They also chose to return fire with mortars, and when they had already reloaded their shells and could fire as soon as they lit the fuse, the lookouts on the lookout suddenly shouted: "The boats in the harbor are on fire and rushing towards us, and they are doing it fast." ”

These ships were plundered from pirates who had betrayed Nassau, and Amami kept powder kegs on them, especially in the cabins. Looking at the pirate ships coming in flames, Woodes Rogers also knew what the pirates were thinking, so he changed his attack, abandoned the mortars, and began to attack the ships with the front side guns.

It's a pity that they are not far from HNA in the first place, and the speed of the small boat is fast. These fireships crashed into these warships with a large number of powder kegs, and the ramming angles of the fireships did not cause damage, and Amami Shu did not expect the ramming horns of such small ships to cause damage. The pirates hooked the ship's hull with the ship's iron chains, and then threw the powder kegs into the fire, and the pirates immediately disembarked from the ship and swam ashore.

The powder kegs on the "boom boom" ship exploded one after another, directly blowing up the formation of these warships and also blowing up the hulls of British warships. Mortars on the coast are another round of offensive. The sloops of the British Navy, taking advantage of their small size, rushed from behind the five warships at the head to the front. The wind was not very good today, and the soldiers on these dhows slid their oars against the hull of the boat and rushed to the shore at high speed. It's time to go ashore and fight.

These soldiers are not to be feared, and their current role is nothing more than to buy time for Woodes Rogers on the flagship to retreat, or to wait and see. Anyway, Amami Shu didn't plan to keep him, and if the people on the five warships also chose to go ashore to fight, then the pirates would only lose. Woodes Rogers retreated because there were other important people on board. If they're hurt, it's hard to explain.

"Abandon the assault on the main ship and use artillery against these approaching sailing ships, while having the brothers prepare for melee combat and reload their smoothbore guns."

Tianjian Xiu's order was conveyed immediately, and with Benjamin in charge here, no one would oppose Tianjian Xiu. After all, the founder of the Nassau Pirate Republic didn't speak, so what reason did they have to resist.

The makeshift houses were too small to fit too many guns, so there were only two in each house. That's half the firepower of a sloop. As the firepower of the two sides had been exchanged, Woodes Rogers' flagship and four other ships retreated out of Nassau's waters.

The navy slowly withdrew, and Nassau could not be said to be victorious in this battle, but at least it could be peaceful for a while, and it could also stabilize the hearts of those pirates who wanted to receive Zhao'an.

Benjamin began to ask the pirates to salvage the sunken sailboats. Amami Shu wanted artillery, a lot of artillery. Gunpowder, shells. These are the things that are most lacking on the island now, and the mortars and artillery in the makeshift houses on the shore have been temporarily removed from the ship. The ships were dismantled from the pirate ship that betrayed Nassau, and it took Benjamin more than half a month to get them.

"Hurry up, build the defensive wall, and there are other defensive works, hurry up."

If Nassau wants to truly become a nation and keep his name as a pirate republic, then he must do a good job of defending it. Building this island into a fortress is not only impregnable, but it is also not said that a fleet can take it down.

"You're leaving, too?" Kenway asked.

"Well, I can't stay in Nassau forever, I have my own things to do." This world has been in this world for more than two years. I've fought a lot of battles with Kenway, and I've had enough of the pirate's free life, so I'm going to find the Sage, and then go to the 'Observatory' to take away the blood vials inside, and the main quest of this world is more than half completed.

Putting his arm on Kenway's shoulder, Amami Xiu smiled and said to him, "There will always be a time to meet in the future, and there are many opportunities." The difficulties faced by Nassau are still great, and I cannot stop them alone. On the way out, I'll go see Blackbeard, and I don't know what he's done since he left, so I'll say hello to you guys. ”

"Also, although the sea is big, we will still meet one day." Kenway said.

"And I feel like that day isn't very far away."

Whether it's Blackbeard or the Sage, Kenway will go to them after a while. In a month or two, Amami and Kenway may meet again. However, when the time comes, the two sides may clash a little.

The Sage is an unstable being, he has thousands of years of human memories in his head, and Tianjian Xiu doesn't think that he will outsmart this guy in terms of wisdom and intrigue.

"Let's go, let's see you again."

Sitting on the Glory, which had just been delivered, Amami Shu hung a black chess piece symbolizing freedom for it and left Nassau. This scene, like the scene of Thatch's departure, slowly left Kenway's sight on the boat.

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