Chapter 217: Reinforcements Enter
Wait for two pirate ships to pass by.
Ai Wen measured the distance between the two sides and ordered:
"Zhengfan! Let's catch up!"
So from the perspective of the sky, two ships fled in front with great fanfare, and the other two followed behind secretly, and the four ships with their own thoughts sailed through the morning mist of the sea.
It's just that as the sun rises, the fog on the sea gradually thins, and it may not be long before Evan and the others may no longer be able to hide themselves so naturally.
But.
The Iron Bone had already reacted before that...
"Gentlemen, my reinforcements have arrived! The gunners are in position, and those who should have been in the grave are sent back to the grave!" William commanded his crew aloud as he ascended the stern.
The intention of the mysterious person behind the white seagull is very obvious, that is, to let his "Iron Bone" take the lead, and first collide with the powerful "Dry Bone Tomb".
However, this is a complete conspiracy, and no matter how you calculate it, this in itself is the best chance for the "Iron Bone" to survive. As a pirate, William does not refuse to be used, if the other party is really merciful and has nothing to ask for, he really has to worry about getting out of the wolf's den and entering the tiger's den.
Although the crew didn't know when and how their captain contacted the reinforcements, they had been on the same boat for a long time, but they believed in their captain's "uprightness" very much, and barely recovered their morale, and each performed their duties and showed a fighting posture!
"Lowering the sails!"
An order was given, and the "Iron Bone" suddenly slowed down.
It was not far from the "Tomb of Dry Bones", and this time it made the battleship that was not very agile and chased after it with a very deep draft.
The moment they staggered, the distance between the two ships in a straight line was only fifty meters.
Boom, boom, boom...
The gunners, who had been waiting for a long time, concentrated on the starboard side near the battleship, and opened fire violently.
In the orange firelight, even the crew of the "Tomb of Bones" has already turned into "corpse monsters", but it is impossible to withstand the violent energy of the cannonballs.
It's just that the hull of the battleship is thicker and the hull is higher, and even if the target on the ship is shot at the maximum elevation angle, the results achieved by just a dozen chain bullets are not as great as the "Iron Bone" pirates imagined.
In fact, it was simply impossible to expect to use the "Iron Bone" and the battleship to compete in artillery battles with weapons like sea fortresses, and the purpose of William's order to open the guns was only to create conditions for the next broadside battle.
Well, maybe there's a little bit of whimsy if you can hit the big luck and hurt the opponent's mainmast.
The "Crypt of Bones" was not slow to react at all, and countless "corpses" used the same nervous system, and the entire battleship seemed to come to life.
As the sails slowed down, the small gun muzzles on the stern tower opened, and then the grapegre fired condescendingly swept across the deck of the Iron Bone, creating a large cloud of blood mist.
It is not known whether it was because of absolute self-confidence or because of the angle of fire, but even by this time the most powerful 24-pounder guns on the battleship did not fire.
Regardless of what Bassem thought, William decisively issued the next order.
"Get on the side, take the broadside!"
"Uha ββ!!!"
was chased like a dog for half a night, and inexplicably lost a large number of companions, and at this time the crew of the "Iron Bone" had already held back their anger.
At this time, he was agitated by the bloody anger on the ship, and completely recovered the bravery and sacrifice of life belonging to the pirates, and rushed to the battleship with a roar.
Even if there were companions around them who were torn into a mist of blood, they could not stop the pirates from charging in the slightest.
It was only because of the size difference between the two pirate ships that this "sidewalk" almost turned into a siege battle, and the crew of the "Iron Bone" had to use hooks and cables to climb over the "Tomb of Bones".
The crew of the "ghouls", who have retained some of their wisdom in life, are armed with scimitars and line up to meet the enemy.
Bang!bang...
After the muskets exchanged fires, the torrent of blades slammed together.
Qiang β
On the battleship, Bassem stood in his command position and did not move, looking at the "Iron Bone William" who rushed to the ship first, he was very pleased and exclaimed:
"O chosen one!
Summoning up the courage to face the last enemy in life, exhausting all your bravery and blood to fall on the way to charge, life to draw an end at the same time, but also let the fate be perfectly sublimated!
You didn't disappoint me, Iron William, I admire your courage!
I couldn't understand what this strangely dressed, strangely behaved, and strangely behaved guy was saying, William's double knives were already unsheathed, and the wind under his feet turned into an afterimage and rushed straight to the stern building, and shouted angrily:
"Neurotic, take your life!"
The proficient level of "Ceci's scimitar" made the double knives in his hands turn into the fangs of bloodthirsty beasts, in the past, William pursued the principle of not killing, but it does not mean that he will not kill!
Whewββ
With a sharp roar, the two scimitars slashed down with his determination to kill!
Clang!
William's twin knives were firmly sealed by a pair of steel claws that suddenly stretched out.
"Are you...'ocelot' Runke? aren't you missing?"
Standing in front of him as a Bassem Eagle Dog is a short-haired middle-aged man with steel claws on his hands, thin and dim-eyed, and also a pirate powerhouse who has disappeared inexplicably in the past year.
Boom β
The deafening roar of the giant shattering the air suddenly came from behind him, and William was not surprised why the missing pirate appeared "alive" on Bassem's ship, and hurriedly withdrew his sword to dodge.
Trample!
A light backflip had returned to the deck, and when he looked up at the stern, there was another very familiar figure, and with his composure, he couldn't help but exclaim: "'Bone Crusher' Tampas..."
The one who had just launched a brazen "sneak attack" on him was a bald man with blue and black skin on his bare upper body, and a fist the size of a clay pot was wearing steel fists.
"Ha-ka-ka... Unfortunately, the activity (spirituality) that can only be maintained for a year after being made into a 'Corpse Monster' will gradually decay, otherwise, you will be able to meet more future companions. β
Hearing Bassem's seemingly well-meaning explanation, William felt a chill in his heart.
Although I have heard some rumors about this guy, but seeing with my own eyes that the strong man who was once famous in the sea has been turned into such a person who is not a ghost and is still driven by others, I can't help but feel a trace of sadness at the same time.
However, he did not wait for more emotions to brew.
The hatch under the deck of the battleship was slammed open, and several torrents of blue and black gushed out with an unbearable stench, hundreds of disgusting "corpse monsters" that were black and rotten.
Compared to the types that "work" on the deck, although they can't speak, but are obviously still intelligent, they are more corrupted, and they are obviously closer to "monsters"!
The crew of the "Iron Bone" was immediately locked in a bitter battle.
"Ahh
"Roar..."
"Cut off their heads!"
Although these "monsters" who cut off their heads all die, they are obviously more difficult to deal with than the same number of humans armed with cold weapons. I don't know the pain, I don't have fear, and even if I die with the enemy, I have to gnaw a piece of the enemy's meat.
Seeing that the crew was completely wiped out, it was a foregone conclusion that William himself would become human flesh.
"Your Excellency, do we really want to save the Iron William, even if he has a good reputation, he is still a pirate after all. Wouldn't it be better for us to wait for them to lose both, or simply consume some of Bassem's strength?"
Through the fog, the officers of the "Conch" watched the battle between the two pirate ships in the distance, and the first mate Borg couldn't help but ask at first.
In fact, this tempting idea was not without Evan at the beginning, if the alchemy bomb brought by Milan on the ship was not used up, Evan would not mind taking advantage of their entanglement to come up with a wave of "bomber" airdrops to get rid of the two of them once and for all.
Unfortunately, after the "Alchemy Bomb" was used up on the "Mirage Starfish", with the rank of the "Conch", it was not qualified to replenish this weapon at other naval bases.
In addition, after Milan's analysis of the tactics of "fog + artillery + golden rose".
The advantage of using sunlight to weaken things like "corpses" is significantly greater than the benefit of blocking their field of vision.
The most important thing is that after the fog fills up, the "Tomb of Dry Bones" can also use a secret treasure of the sea called "Ghost Cloak" to hide its traces, directly canceling the ability of the "Misty Silver Lamp", making the originally very useful "Fog of War" a battle between blind men.
So the tactics that Evan formulated today are also broadside!
Borrowing the power of the veteran knight "Iron William" to besiege Bassem together, if he is damaged in advance, it will really become a tactic to add fuel.
But there's still a gift to him before he actually takes overboard.
Bang β
A wooden box was taken out of the "magic pocket" and thrown on the ground, and the logo on it showed that it was a munition from the St. Maarten Naval Base.
The white seagulls swooped down from the sky, grabbed the contents of the boxes, and swooped down on the two pirate ships that were in a mess like one miniature bomber after another.
At this point, William's long-awaited reinforcements finally arrived.
Fluttering Ridge β
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