Chapter 8: Rebellion and Surrender
Therefore, for Nightfang, the reloading efforts of these gunners were enough for him to attack several times.
I saw the wind howling, like a gust of wind blowing on the flat ground, and this was only caused by the dragon flapping its huge dragon wings, but the wind generated by his casual fan had already made the pirates feel like they were facing a storm.
At the same time, I saw that he also swept over the deck of the battleship quickly, and then I saw that his two dragon claws that flew away were grabbing nearly ten pirates.
When Ye Feng climbed rapidly and flew dozens of meters into the air, he suddenly let go of the dragon claws he was holding, so of course, the dozen or so pirates he caught in the dragon claws also successfully enjoyed the experience of free fall in the air.
"Puff"
In the next second, I saw that more than a dozen huge water splashes appeared on the sea surface in an instant, and fortunately this was above the sea surface, so these pirates who fell from dozens of meters in the air were at most only injured and not killed.
I believe that if it falls on a hard rocky ground, then it is good that one of these dozen or so is seriously injured and disabled, and it is normal to die tragically on the spot.
And after casting it back and forth like him a few times, at least dozens of battle pirates enjoyed the experience of free fall in the air, which also led to a sharp decrease in the number of battle pirates on the three pirate ships.
You must know that the current warships are not like the 10,000-ton giant ships of later generations, which can easily carry thousands of people.
In terms of the technology of this era, the draft of the top Class I warship can reach 1,000 tons, so it can carry a few hundred people at most, and if a large number of artillery pieces are added, then the number of people carried is even less.
Moreover, for a battleship, the number of sailors who run the battleship itself alone already accounts for one-fifth of the entire battleship, plus the gunners who operate the guns, in fact, the number of pirates who can be used for battle, even for the top warships, is only a hundred.
Therefore, Ye Feng's several back and forth directly led to the loss of more than half of the battle pirates of this Class I battleship, and their counterattack was as powerless as tickling for Ye Feng.
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer pirates on the deck, the captain of this Class I battleship also had a decisive look in his eyes flashing, and then he also suddenly made a decision, under his banner command, the three pirate ships also ignored the dragon's attack, but rushed towards the entrance and exit of Turtle Island fearlessly.
Their purpose is also very simple, that is, to forcibly break through the barrier of the entrance, and then the three pirate ships escape from different directions, after all, no matter how powerful the dragon is, there is only one, and the dragon can't come out to pursue three warships in different directions, right?
In this way, although there will still be losses, but it is only the loss of one pirate ship, but the other two warships can survive, which is at least better than the total annihilation, right?
I have to admit that the captain's decision was still very decisive and rational, but unfortunately, in fact, if Night Blade was not trying to capture these 3 pirate ships, then why did he work so hard to attack with melee combat?
Directly against the concentrated fire of the artillery and then spit out the dragon flame breath towards the battleship, you know, even if it is a top-level battleship, its hull is all made of wood, and with the high temperature of the dragon flame, it is easy to burn the entire battleship.
Therefore, seeing that the prey in his hands wanted to escape, how could Yefeng agree?
Soon, he also thought of a good solution, only to see that he suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a huge fireball of scorching heat towards the battleship, but the direction he shot was the huge sail on the mast of the battleship.
There was a "poof" sound, and I saw that after the sail was shot by this fireball, it also quickly burned into ashes.
After losing the help of the sails, the speed of this pirate ship also decreased from fast to turtle speed in an instant, after all, the warships of this era sailed with the help of the wind, so they were called sail warships.
And if there are no sails, then the battleship is like a car without power, and can only follow the waves at sea.
Of course, pirates can also move the battleship by paddling, but this is like a car without gasoline and the owner has no choice but to rely on the manual cart, a little distance is fine, can you still expect the cart to be pushed for an hour?
The same is true for paddling, after all, manpower is not a machine, as long as there is power, it can always operate, when the manpower is exhausted, when the pirates' arms are sore, the pirate ship will fall into the embarrassing situation of going with the flow.
And the pirates are also very aware that relying on the oars alone, breaking the sky is just to maintain a speed for half an hour, beyond this time, even if the pirates themselves still want to work hard, but their arms will make them realize that sometimes the will is not omnipotent.
At this time, under the burning of several fireballs in succession of Night Blade, the sails on the three pirate ships were also useless.
Subsequently, in the face of these 3 battleships that could not sail, he was also playing with them like a cat and mouse, seeing that the sailors on the deck were about to be lost, and at this time, the captain of this Class I battleship also gritted his teeth and gave a decisive order.
That is to let these three battleships launch a suicidal charge towards the three enemy ships blocking the entrances and exits, and directly die with the other party.
After all, looking at this situation, they can't help the dragon at all, so instead of wasting useless work on the dragon, it is better to inflict effective damage on the enemy before the ship is destroyed while they still have power.
After all, they can't help the dragon, can't they deal with a few small warships?
It is worth mentioning that the reason why this captain did not fight to the death was not because of how loyal he was to the Howling Pirate King, in fact, where would the pirate have so-called loyalty, and the reason why he was so determined was because his family still lived in Singapore, ruled by the Howling Pirate King.
Therefore, if the matter of his surrender is known to the Howling Wind Pirate King, then the miserable fate of his family can be imagined at that time.
In the face of his family and life and death, the captain also resolutely chose the former.
However, when he gave this order, he did not notice the strange look in the eyes of the pirates under his command.
I saw that some of the pirates looked at each other with different eyes, and finally they quickly reached a consensus.
There was a soft "flutter" sound, and I saw that the captain also looked at the sharp blade that pierced his body with a look of disbelief, and the one holding this sharp blade was the subordinate he once thought he trusted the most.
"I'm sorry Captain! If you want to die, don't drag your brothers to hell with you! I saw these pirates say in a cold voice with hideous faces, it is worth mentioning that these pirates are the first mate and boatswain of this battleship, and they are also the real power figures on this battleship second only to the captain.
Because they don't have a family member to hold hostage in Singapore, and it is important to know that not all pirates will voluntarily sacrifice themselves for the sake of their so-called family.
Then, soon, I saw that the three pirate ships also quickly hoisted the white flag of surrender.
Seeing the white flag raised by the enemy, Ye Feng naturally didn't continue to kill at this time, and then saw the giant dragon leaning over and slowly landing on the deck of the Tier I battleship.
In an instant, I saw that the sky above the deck suddenly seemed to be shrouded in a dark cloud, and it is worth mentioning that although this is a top-level warship, the length of its deck does not exceed 100 meters, so naturally it cannot accommodate the huge body of the dragon.
Just when the pirates were worried about whether the battleship would be crushed by the dragon because of this, at this moment, a magical and strange scene instantly appeared in the sight of the pirates, only to see that the huge fire dragon was gradually descending, but its huge body was slowly shrinking, and finally turned into a human appearance.
Such a shocking scene also made the pirates open their mouths wide in surprise and did not close them for a long time.
It turns out that this mighty dragon was actually transformed by humans, but such a skill even a legendary wizard has never possessed?
At this time, although Ye Feng was alone in the face of dozens of fierce pirates, those pirates who looked fierce were as well-behaved as sheep in front of him, because these pirates had not forgotten that the person in front of him could transform into a dragon!
provoke him, is it really because he doesn't think his life is long enough?
At the same time, I saw that the first mate had been seriously injured and fainted to carry the original captain to Ye Feng's face, it is worth mentioning that although the captain was stabbed in the body, but the first mate was very measured, let him faint but did not hurt his life, of course, if this continues to bleed, then it will not last long.
It is worth mentioning that almost all of the pirate sailors under the command of the Howling Wind Pirates are made up of yellow people, and for them, the rejection of foreigners is also very serious.
After all, it is true since ancient times that if they are not of my race, their hearts will be different.
At this time, I saw the yellow first mate bending down respectfully towards Ye Feng and saying in fear: "My lord! On behalf of the other sailors present, I would like to express my sincerest apologies to you, and we are also deeply sorry for what happened to your pirate group, but I can swear that none of us have taken action against your pirate group, my lord, who was the core of Captain Howling Wind. ”
"Oh! Is that so? ”
"Yes, my lord! I can swear I don't tell half a lie! ”
It is worth mentioning that when the first mate said this, Ye Feng's mental power was also monitoring the other party's heartbeat at all times, because when a person lies, even if he can pretend to be casual on the surface, his heartbeat will subconsciously speed up, and abnormal laws appear.
And his pervasive mental power detection can also be like an electrocardiogram machine, accurately monitoring whether the other party's heartbeat is abnormal.
The result of the test is that when the other party says this, there is no abnormality in the heartbeat, which means that the other party is not lying, unless the other party can do it when lying, the heartbeat does not change.
If this is really the case, Ye Feng can only sigh at how many strange people and strange things in the world are.
"In that case, I don't think you know why the Howling Pirate King would take action against my men, right?"
"No, sir, I know something about that." At this time, to Ye Feng's surprise, this first mate would actually know about the Howling Wind Pirates' interception of his men, but the other party obviously did not participate in the interception operation, so how did the other party know?
Thinking of this, Ye Feng also suddenly said coldly: "If you want to talk about the popular version, then you still don't have to say it." ”
"No, sir!" At this time, I saw that the first mate said respectfully: "What I know is not the version that has been circulated among the people, because it just so happens that one of my cousins happened to be among the core pirates who shot that time. ”
"And what you need to know is that there are no impenetrable secrets in this world, in fact, if it weren't for the fact that other pirates couldn't know about this attack, then this information would have already spread."
"Because after this interception and killing, the Howling Wind Pirate King personally issued an order to seal his mouth, so I was also very curious in my heart, and I relied on my relationship with my cousin to inquire about the truth of this matter."
"And according to the information I got from my cousin, the reason why the Howling Wind Pirate King blocked the information of this interception operation is because this interception operation was not done in a glorious way, because this time the matter is obviously related to the navy."
"It turns out that my lord, the pirate group under your command actually has no grudge against our pirate group, but because it seems that you have offended the British naval forces, they have paid a lot of money for information about you and heads."
"In order to curry favor with the British Navy, the Howling Wind Pirate King ordered an interception and killing operation against the pirate group under your command, but after all, this is a betrayal of his fellow pirates, so he specially issued an order to block this news."
"And when we know the news, we naturally have to keep silent, after all, if the other pirates know, then we will naturally not be able to raise our heads in front of other pirates."
Hearing this, Ye Feng was even more puzzled, it was obviously the Howling Wind Pirates who shot it, why it was involved with the British Navy in the end, but in this regard, in fact, he already had a faint clue in his heart, if it was really like what he thought, then all this made sense.
It just made him curious, why did the Howling Wind Pirates, who were the Nine Pirate Kings, want to curry favor with the British Navy?
After all, one is a pirate and the other is a regular navy, and the two have nothing to do with each other, right?