Chapter 84. The last desperate struggle!
Bert stared blankly at the blood and smoke that filled the sails, and everything in front of him was like a dream, which he couldn't accept at all. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The entire three-masted sail was soaked in thick blood at this time, and several masts that had been erected high were ruthlessly smashed as early as the first round of shelling.
Half of the decks, which were paved with fine timber, were now disfigured by the iron balls that were constantly being smashed, and holes the size of bowls were deep and shallow all over the entire three-masted sail.
The trebuchets and ballistae that had been at the forefront of the deck had no chance to show their unique hideousness, and they turned into pieces of wild dancing fragments in the fire of the sky.
The huge disparity between the two sides caused the sailors on the three-masted sail to fall to the roar of artillery fire without even having the qualifications to attack Chopin, but under the effect of the huge destructive force, it became extremely difficult for these sailors to keep even a corpse.
Although there were some ominous signs in his heart before, no matter what, the scene in front of him was a situation that he had never expected no matter how much he imagined.
In order to guard against any accidents, he would arrange for the sailors on the ship to push all the ballistas and trebuchets onto the deck, and as long as the distance between the two sides was within three hundred meters, these wooden and seemingly inconspicuous guys would turn into terrifying beasts in an instant, and a large number of stone bullets would be ruthlessly smashed from the air.
However, what was happening in front of him was completely beyond Bert's previous knowledge, and he knew that those powerful lords had always spared no effort in equipping their warships.
However, even those trebuchets or ballistas that have been modified to the extreme will basically have a range of no more than 600 meters, but at the moment, it seems that the attack distance of the iron balls thrown from them can reach about a kilometer.
With such a long-range shooting weapon, he couldn't believe it.
In this completely unequal battle, neither he, nor those sailors, could not even resist at all, and could only roar in despair and wail in crying!
Bert's many years of experience in maritime command were of no use at this time, and this was not a tactical problem at all, but a ruthless crushing of technology.
Unprecedented fear and darkness completely enveloped the bodies and minds of all sailors, and even if the blazing sun in the sky continued to release dazzling brilliance, it could not dissolve the haze that hung over the faces of this group of sailors.
And with another rising wave of qi, in that huge roar, Bert's body was also mercilessly engulfed.
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"Run—"
"Devil, this is the power of the devil......"
"Ah......... Help me! ”
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At this time, the sailors on the ship tried to turn the rudder and escape, but it was too late.
The three-masted sail, which originally seemed extremely strong, was ruthlessly destroyed by the artillery pieces in a blink of an eye, and became shattered.
Feeling the sinking ships, all the sailors fell into the last madness, roaring and screaming like crazy, but the end was already doomed.
When the turquoise water slowly ripples by, suppressing all the ripples, the whole world seems to become pure.
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"Captain Gal, let's retreat quickly......"
Looking at the three-masted sail in front of him, which was swallowed up by artillery fire, the fear on the faces of all the sailors on the sail behind him could no longer be suppressed, and they couldn't help but tremble and said.
In front of the terrifying force that swallowed a sail in the blink of an eye, fear naturally spread irrepressibly, and with the sound of screams, this emotion reached a climax in the shortest possible time.
Looking at the sailor, who was enveloped in fear and panic, Gal's face changed several times, and finally turned into a sigh.
"Begin to retreat!"
It's just that at the moment when Gal's voice sounded, the sail cannon that was originally aimed at Bert was aimed at them in unison.
"Boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom—"
A huge roar sounded again, and the shadow that had originally shrouded Bert and them was also attached to them in an instant.
"Damn, turn the rudder."
Looking at the rapidly growing black dots in his field of vision, Gal's face suddenly changed, and he shouted to the helmsman with a roar, but it was too late to do anything.
As if they had been discussed in advance, the six black iron balls smashed towards the rudder's position in unison.
The five iron balls either fell on the surface of the sea, splashing a wave, or smashing down on other parts of the sail, but the last falling iron ball was firmly smashed on the rudder.
With a tumbling wave of air and splinters of wooden planks, the helmsman who had just made a move before also fell in a pool of blood.
"Captain Garr, the rudder is broken......"
Before the smoke had cleared, several sailors rushed in desperately, and then voices mixed with anger and fear came from inside.
Hearing the sailor's voice, Gal was not alone, the faces of all the sailors on the ship were gloomy to the extreme at this moment.
Great fear hung over the hearts of all the sailors, and in the face of the terrifying power of the devil or the gods, all the sailors on the ship could not resist in the slightest.
"It's over......"
Gal sighed dejectedly, and then the standard longsword that was originally clenched in his hand also fell down with a roar.
At the same time, the brigs in the rear were approaching in an orderly manner, and a 9-pounder gun had been reloaded, ready to fire again at any time.
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Although it was not the first time that he had manipulated artillery to attack an enemy ship, Fore was still a little nervous at this time.
Filling the solid iron ball into the thick iron pipe at the mouth of the bowl, and then, according to the instructions and requirements passed on by the captain, Fore carefully adjusted the angle of the shot to ensure that it could hit with a single hit.
When the burning light was extinguished for a short time, with a burst of agitation of the iron pipe, the iron ball also suddenly shot out.
And with the reappearance of the blazing light, the gates of the sacred heavens were opened to the sailors, but after the light, it was not necessarily holy, but it could be an abyss even more terrible than hell......
PS: Thanks ...... Well, I don't have anyone to thank you for, woo......
Well, I just read a book review, someone said that I am water, and I will really pay attention to this in the future, but after all, I have not written this type of essay before, and I am currently studying, as for who I am learning from, everyone knows it...... Ahem, but to be honest, such a chapter is not as simple as everyone thinks, in fact, it is quite laborious, I hope readers can support it more.