CH.22 Positioning
Bai Ge stood at the bow of his flagship ship, looking at the opposite side through the naked eye, and saw the previous battle situation clearly, his face gloomy.
"There's a very good archer on that Devil's Vine, so be careful when you fight later. After the Demon Vine was injured, the hull of the ship was repaired by itself, which should be another of her special abilities. This ability is very difficult to entangle, and you have to find a way to kill the captain of the Magic Vine, otherwise it will be difficult to defeat the Demon Vine. Bai Ge made all kinds of judgments in his heart, and tried his best to restrain himself, so that he didn't care about the tragic death of his subordinates.
In a battle of life and death, the commander must treat his subordinates as pawns to use at will, and once he is emotional, he will be affected and entangled.
The sailing ships of both sides approached, only a hundred yards apart, and were within effective range of the archers. At this range, whether it is a cannonball or a bow and arrow, all have great lethality.
Alice squatted on the bow of the Magic Vine, squinted at the Bai Ge, pulled the bow and arrow into a full moon, and the tip of the arrow that shone with cold light slowly moved towards Bai Ge, who was also in the bow. Her eyes flashed with light, and her fingers loosened, and she shot the arrow from the string.
The arrow was so fast that it shot in an instant. When it reached Bai Ge's chest, at the moment when the arrow hit the target, Bai Ge's palm shook violently, as if hitting a fly, and directly slapped the arrow away!
Alice's eyes shrank suddenly, and her beautiful face appeared solemn.
"Do you think you're the only ones who have great archers?" Bai Ge snorted coldly and waved behind him.
Two orc archers shoot arrows together. Each of them performed different archery techniques, and one of them shot out with an astonishing burst of energy, shooting towards the Demon Vine like a meteor breaking through the sky. The other man's arrows took a strange route. The speed is fast and slow, and the angle is left and right, which is unpredictable.
Alice frowned, and hurriedly put two arrows on the bowstring. The arrows that came from them came and went with arrows to arrows. Her arrow blasted the menacing arrow, but failed to hit the one with a strange path.
Strange arrows flew into the air. Suddenly accelerated and turned, and shot through the head of one of the gunners at a very tricky angle. The arrows are unabated. Penetrate into the deck.
The first casualty occurred on Anrui's side!
The body of the deceased was immediately grabbed and dragged into the cabin, leaving a long trail of blood on the deck. Even the priest could not recover from this fatal wound, Hermione looked at the body that had been dragged away. Sigh softly.
In the long-range confrontation between the two sides. Bai Ge and the Demon Vine finally met, and up close, An Rui could even see the red blood under Bai Ge's eyes and the yellow stains on the fangs.
Bai Ge was afraid of the Devil's Vine's wooden vine, and didn't dare to get too close, so he ordered the Viking ship to turn its head and keep a distance of ten yards from the Devil's Vine to shoot.
The Demon Vine is fully capable of approaching quickly and entangled the Bai Ge with the Wooden Vine, but if it does. It will directly lead to a white-knuckle battle between the two sides, which will evolve into a hard-fought battle. This is what Anrui does not want to see. So he didn't rush to order the approach, but played against the Bai Ge.
The two ships staggered by ten yards away, and almost all of the people on board were hiding behind the guardrails.
"Fire!"
"Fire!"
The two sides shouted together, and the shouts were sky-high!
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The cannons on the starboard side of the Baige were spewing flames. Shot out one after another domineering and powerful cannonballs, mercilessly bombarding the port side of the Magic Vine, leaving dented wounds one after another. Sawdust flew in all directions, and several wooden vines were directly blasted off.
At the same time, the Demon Vine also launched a fierce attack, throwing the cannonball wrapped around the wooden vine at the Bai Ge, and the strength was only stronger than the power of the cannon. Moreover, the angle of attack of the Kito is not the same as that of the cannon, it is not fired in a straight line, but is thrown from above, and the flight trajectory of the cannonball forms a diagonal line from top to bottom.
This angle of attack caused the shells to go over the guardrail of the Baige and hit the deck directly, shattering the deck and hitting the crew and sailors.
The sound of shelling and screams was deafening.
Bai Ge quietly came to the stern of the ship with two archers, and focused on the bridge of the Demon Vine, from which Amy's petite figure could be faintly seen. Bai Ge didn't believe that Amy, the little girl, would be the captain of the Magic Vine, but he still gave the order to kill.
The two archers aimed their arrows at Amy, who was preoccupied, and performed a stunt of pressing the bottom of the box.
The arrow burst through the air and headed straight for Amy, but just as it was about to hit, it was blocked by a glowing shield, and it was impossible to move again.
The shield is Hermin's magic unleashed!
The priestess stood by Amy's side, glaring at the two archers opposite, her beautiful face exuding Ling Ran's momentum.
The two archers didn't give up, and fired a few more arrows, but they were all blocked by Hermione's magic.
Hermione may not be able to protect the whole ship, but it is definitely more than enough to protect Amy alone, even if Bai Ge kills this ship, he will not be able to touch Amy!
An Rui and Sha Fei were not idle, and during the confrontation, they had been using their swords to fend off the flying cannonballs, cutting them off one by one, greatly weakening the firepower of the Bai Ge.
This is the end of the round of confrontation, the two ships staggered by, and a large amount of gunpowder smoke rose from the two ships, stimulating people's sense of smell and murder.
"The ships behind are quick to keep up, and continue to bombard the Magic Vine!" Bai Ge yelled at the sound transmission stone in his hand.
The remaining five ships of the Vikings sped up and joined in a line, intending to take over the Bego and continue the battle. The guns on these ships are all fully loaded with shells, and when they get close to the Magic Vine, they can start shelling directly. Six ships shelled repeatedly, and even special ships could not bear it.
An Rui had experienced countless naval battles in his previous life, and he certainly wouldn't let the Devil Teng fall into a situation of repeated shelling. With a command, he made the Devil Vine turn around and turn to the left as fast as it could, avoiding the incoming pirate ships.
This temporary steering requires a high degree of agility and speed in the sails, but fortunately, the Magic Vine itself has a special acceleration ability, and with the help of wind dancers, it is enough to meet the rigid requirements in this regard.
Before the second pirate ship arrived, the Devil made a sharp turn to the north, avoiding the incoming pirate ships. This emergency evasion not only avoids the incoming bombardment, but also avoids being besieged by enemy ships.
"Keep turning, don't stop, I'm going to kill a carbine!" An Rui glared and shouted.
Piloted by Amy, the Magic Vine made a beautiful sharp turn, dragging a semi-circular mark of water across the sea. The speed of this ship was slightly faster than that of the Baige, and after making a circle, it blocked the way of the Baige with the port side of the hull.
Using the hull to intercept the bow or stern of an enemy ship can form a T-shape with the enemy ship. The main firepower of the sailing ship was on the sides of the hull, and it was quite advantageous to bombard the bow or stern of the enemy ship with the hull. The wooden vine on the port side of the Demon Vine shook like a giant arm, throwing cannonballs one after another at the bow of the Baige, forming a powerful fire suppression.
The defensive totem on the bow of the Baige lit up, blocking a certain degree of attack, but after receiving dozens of shells in a row, it was still shattered alive. The remaining shells landed on the bow of the Baige without hindrance, smashing the two bow guns and causing some casualties.
"The Bai Ge continues to move forward, biting the stern of the Demon Vine, and the remaining five ships are led by the Horned Helm to intercept the Demon Vine from the other direction, I want a pie with meat!" Bai Ge hurriedly ordered.
The situation of naval warfare is changing rapidly, and both sides seem to be the craziest gamers, constantly adjusting their strategies.
The five pirate ships in the rear broke away from the original formation and became another independent fleet, deviating from the original course and accelerating towards the southeast, in a vain attempt to block the Magic Vine and form a flanking attack. Once this flanking attack is successful, the sailboats on both sides will form an H formation, so that the sailboats on both sides will have an advantage, and the ships sandwiched in the middle will be extremely disadvantaged.
In naval battles, the position occupied by the sailing ship is quite important, and it will determine the outcome of the battle. In order to occupy an advantageous position, it is necessary to constantly adjust the course and fight with the enemy ships.
With only one boat, Anrui is at a disadvantage in terms of the number of sailboats, but has an advantage in flexibility. In his experience, he would never let his ship suffer in position.
Under An Rui's orders, the Magic Vine kept making adjustments, always occupying a favorable position, and turning Bai Ge's fleet into a daze. He tried his best to avoid the miscellaneous fish ships, and aimed all his fire on the Baige, which was destroyed after several rounds of fighting.
The Devil Vine was also injured in the confrontation, but fortunately, the ship had the ability to repair itself and filled the wounds again and again. After round of fighting, the ship was not seriously damaged, but became much newer, because the wood growing from the wounds was new!
Bai Ge looked at the Demon Vine that was getting more and more new, it was a breath, his flagship was about to be blown up, but the enemy ship didn't do anything, just a few people died. If he continues to fight like this, his Bai Ge will have to be explained here.
"The whole team is assembled! Keeping a constant speed and moving side by side, we won't play peek-a-boo with him, just go straight to the broadside with him! Bai Ge gritted his teeth at the sound transmission stone and ordered.
In the case of unfavorable shelling, it is only possible to fight broadside battles, shifting the center of the battle from ship-to-ship confrontation to man-to-man confrontation.
Bai Ge is strong, and there are many strong generals under him who can fight well, and he is still very confident in fighting the side battle. In fact, in the past battles of this pirate group, many of them relied on broadside battles to win, and ship battles accounted for only a few.
Instead of chasing the Vine, the Viking fleet came together, six ships lined up horizontally, hull to hull, like cavalry gathered together. The six ships moved side by side, maintaining a constant speed, and no one took the lead. Through this formation, they issued a silent challenge to the Magic Vine.
"If they want to play broadside battles, play with them, but don't get into the hole, sail to their left flank, and fight their boat on the far left." An Rui stared at the sea with burning eyes and made his own response. (To be continued......)