Chapter 025. A call in times of crisis
The waves crashed heavily on the beach, and the rolling waves tried to roll the spikes of sand into the sea, but they were blocked by the bottom of the fine wood and piled up into a small slope. www.biquge.infoForty long oars have been lifted high, and the shuttle-shaped hull has swayed with the waves, and the spinnakers on the foremast and mainmast have all been raised, and under the control of the thick linen ropes, the direction of the sails has been adjusted, and the hull of the ship has slowly moved slowly by the speed of the wind in nature, and gradually receded on the beach, leaving only a deep trace.
It was a heavy Galie warship, and a total of twenty rows of oars on the left and right sides had also fallen to the water, and with that heavy shout, bursts of waves fluttered violently on the water. The astonishingly massive beast had already begun to move, slowly spinning backwards at nearly thirty meters in length, until the iron-clad bow of the ship was aimed at the beach, revealing the specially mounted bronze ram at the bow of the ship, as if revealing its muscles.
But this is not its only strength, just below the deck at the bow of the ship, the two specially set aside windows on the hull have been opened, and in the black hole window, two 7-pounder guns are slowly being pushed out by the gunner, and the same deep and dark muzzles are directly aimed at the shore facing the bow. It was a two-meter breakwater, which seemed to have been built a long time ago, and the masonry eroded by the waves was mottled and broken, and it seemed that it could not stop even the bombardment of a 7-pounder gun.
Different from the modern era by caliber and ancient China by the weight of the artillery to distinguish the type of artillery, the modern artillery in the West was much more scientific at that time, and the weight and volume of the shell were used to classify artillery. Especially for the 7-pounder gun used in the navy, the bronze cast pipe wall had to be a little thicker, so that it could maintain a long firing time without the pipe wall being heated and bent. And the muzzle of the black hole is aimed at the outside, and the 7-pound solid iron ball has been put in as ammunition, as long as the torch ignites the arquebus of the gun position, then the huge expansion force generated by the explosion of the black powder will make the iron ball have the horror of penetrating everything!
"Hurry up, we're almost safe!"
The soft sand was not really suitable for running, especially after being soaked in the water, and Levi felt as if he was carrying a weight with every step he lifted. But the years of running and busyness have also brought him a good physique, Levi looked at the heavy Galie warship in front of him that was getting closer and closer, and his face also showed a little relaxed, yesterday he recruited this heavy Galie warship on a whim, and finally played a life-saving role today.
At least he didn't have to jump into the sea to escape, and even if he jumped into the sea, it was useless, the North Roaring Sea was not calm, but it could set off bursts of waves, and it was estimated that it would be swept away by the waves and thrown back onto the beach if it didn't swim far. The heavy Garet warship in front of him had also quickly thrown the rope ladder down the side of the ship, and at the same time, four sailors with flintlock pistols on their backs climbed down, stretched out their hands and shouted to Levi: "There is a rope ladder here, Captain Levi!" ”
Running quickly on the beach, Levi and the sailors also quickly came to the side of the warship. The four sailors who came down to the rescue had also clamped the flintlock pistols on their backs under their armpits, carefully stared at the direction of the anti-wave not far away, and at the same time grabbed the rope ladder firmly at the bottom, and said to Levi and them quickly: "Get on board, Captain Levi, we are in charge of the palace, and it will be safe here." ”
"Good, you guys did a great job!" Reaching out and grasping the rope ladder firmly, Levi did not have the slightest intention of pushing, at such a critical juncture, any humility and concession is irresponsible to his companions. As a sailor who was half a soldier, or Levi, who had been trained for two years, also understood this situation. With the strength of his arms, Levi climbed quickly on this soft rope ladder, and his excellent physique allowed him to easily climb the side of the ship that was more than four meters high, and reached out to hold the hand of another sailor who came to help, and with the strength that pulled over, he stood directly on the deck of this heavy Garrie warship, and asked loudly: "How is the battle?" ”
"The battle is very fierce, but the preliminary observation is that the group of water thieves has occupied the city gate, and is continuing to attack the regular army of the city defense team that is still resisting on the city wall, if there are no reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible, they will definitely not be able to support it for ten minutes."
Next to him was the captain of the heavy Galie warship, whose vicissitudes of life set off his thirty years of experience. The folding telescope in his hand was handed to Levi, and at the same time, he straightened the dust that did not exist on his chest, and said to Levi with a very formal and solemn chest: "Spain, the captain of the heavy Canadian warship, Spain, the captain of the heavy Canadian warship, express your highest respect." After a pause, the self-proclaimed captain of the heroic Hall also bowed his head slightly and drew a cross on his chest: "With the joy of God, I and all the sailors on my ship are willing to be the vanguard of your conquest of the world. ”
"Captain Hall, your allegiance is timely."
Levi's brow raised slightly, and he remembered that when he had just woken up from this world, Green on the Devoe merchant ship had said something like this. He still remembered that Grimm claimed to be from the Ottoman Mediterranean Fleet and called himself a steady Grimm, and he couldn't help but think about it in his heart. But at this critical juncture, Levi didn't think about this kind of detail, and watched all the sailors who were originally on the beach climb up the rope ladder to work overtime, and stretched out his hand to Captain Hall and ordered, "Now, let's get out of the beach." ”
"Don't go! Save us, please save us, please! ”
But of course, before Levi's words completely fell, more than a dozen figures had already appeared on the side of the breakwater, and they climbed over the low wall more than two meters high with difficulty, and looked at Levi's heavy Galie warship in surprise, and seemed to have a surge of strength, jumping onto the soft sand, and even running towards them with a rolling belt, their faces were twisted because of surprise and panic, even if they fell to the ground because of the inconvenience of running on the beach, they all crawled towards the warship with their hands and feet.
They didn't expect that the outside of this two-meter-high breakwater turned out to be the key to survival, from a desperate moment to the hope of life, and a force from the depths of their souls also made their movements a little faster. But their hope did not last long, and it returned to despair with the chill that appeared in that moment, for behind the dozen innocent men who had finally climbed over the breakwater and appeared here, there were also more than twenty thieves of the Ketuf River, laughing and raising their axes or scimitars, and quickly catching up with them one by one, so that the poor creatures were cleaved to the ground with a wail!
"Want to run? Hahaha, you guys, let's stay! ”
Although the thieves of the Ketuv River could not catch up with the heavy Galie warships that had slowly left the shore, the scimitars or hand axes in their hands did not stop at all, and they slashed down after catching up with the innocents who were still struggling. The blood flashed, but the dead head had already rolled on the ground like a ball with the spurting blood, and only the brainless corpse that was under the pressure of a pump due to the beating of the heart fell heavily on the beach and slowly convulsed.
In just a few seconds, the innocents who had fled to the beach had their heads chopped off by the group of thieves from the Ketuv River. What's more, the heads covered with sand were all grabbed by the hair of the brutal Ketufu River thieves, and blood was dripping from their necks, but this aroused the interest of those Ketufu River thieves, who laughed and raised these heads at the heavy Galie warship that had left the shore more than ten meters away, and Levi, who was looking at the bow of the ship, laughed loudly and shouted at his greatness.
And the heads that were lifted up in humiliation by their hair, and the eyes that had not yet had time to close were also full of despair, panic and resentment. Their faces were also distorted by pain, especially their eyes, which had lost their figure, as if looking at the heavy Garriet warship that was sliding up and down the sea, and the jealousy and resentment in their eyes deepened. But they were dead, and their bodies were still lying on the beach next to them, and the blood spurting from their necks had stained the beach red.
"Although they are pitiful, if we dock on the beach, there will be a certain amount of trouble, right?"
With his hands slowly in the pockets of his trench coat, Levi gently raised his head to look at the Ketuf River thieves who were still showing off their might on the beach. Although he had heard the brutality of these water thieves in the past, it did not mean that he was not shocked in the slightest when he really saw it now, and his heart was not shocked by this kind of inhumane slaughter. Levi slowly clenched his fists, there was no expression on his face, he just pulled his hand out of his pocket, waved it lightly forward, and gritted his teeth in a deep voice: "Fire me!" ”