Both the Jackdaw and the Swordfish immediately hoisted their black flags and rushed towards the Spanish treasure ship in the distance.

Zhang Heng and the others were closer to the treasure ship, but soon the speed of the Swordfish was faster, and they quickly caught up from behind, but then Mansail Brook lowered the speed of the ship, basically the same as the Jackdaw, and they obviously didn't want to rush too far, so that all the fire on the opposite side would fall on them.

In the end, the two ships were separated by a distance of about 200 meters, a distance that could support each other without losing flexibility by getting too close together.

At this time, the three Spanish galleons on the opposite side also spotted the enemy, and they immediately lowered their speed, and then raised their hulls sideways and assumed a standard battle stance.

Billy and Anne were also standing on the deck now, looking at the behemoth not far away, and everyone's faces couldn't help but show solemnity.

The information that Black Prince Sam got before was very accurate, but it was one thing to hear something in his ears, and it was another thing to see it with his own eyes, this was the second giant ship that Zhang Heng had seen after entering the dungeon, this Spanish treasure ship was only slightly smaller than the pride of the British Royal Navy before, the overlord of the Caribbean, Scarborough.

The shape of the Jackdaw's battleship is already very oppressive when placed with ordinary merchant ships, but it is a little difficult to see this Spanish treasure ship.

"Are we really going to have a firefight with this kind of thing in a minute?" A rookie gunner on the deck who had just been recruited for this trip to sea couldn't help but speak.

"It's not a firefight, as long as it catches its attention and lures it to Parrot Island, there will naturally be four ships ambushed there to deal with it." Di Freina explained.

However, his words were not much more reassuring, and many people swallowed their saliva when they looked at the dense barrels on it, compared to the old man who had participated in the scramble of the Scarborough, at such a time.

Fifteen minutes later, the Jackdaw was within range of the enemy's shelling, but the opposite side remained calm.

Zhang Heng, Billy and the others were not only not happy, but their expressions became more solemn.

Because this means that their opponent this time is difficult to deal with, the common mistake of the general newcomer is to rush the cannon as soon as the opponent enters the attack range, thinking that this can grab two more rounds of attacks, but everyone knows that each gun will have a firing limit, once it is fired continuously, it will soon cause the barrel to overheat, and you must wait until it cools down before you can continue to use it.

The first few rounds of artillery shells are generally difficult to hit the opponent, and even if they are lucky, they will not bring much damage, so the truly experienced commander will wait for the opponent to drive into the real effective kill range before firing the cannon.

In other words, once the cannon is fired on the opposite side, the destructive power is often very amazing.

"Do you want to go any further?" Billy asked, and from now on, every step forward the Jackdaw would face more danger.

"Not yet." Zhang Heng shook his head and said, "Of course, they can't hit us hard at this distance, but it is also very difficult for us to make trouble for them, once they open fire, it will be impossible for us to get close to them, since they give us a chance now, then we will move closer." ”

The Swordfish next door apparently had the same idea, so it showed no signs of slowing down.

And the three Spanish galleons on the opposite side were able to hold their breath and not fire a single shot.

The two pirate ships sailed forward for some distance until they could see the figures on the opposite deck, and Zhang Heng and Brooke gave the order almost at the same time, allowing the ship to start turning and entering a combat state.

At this time, the face of the Spanish commander on the opposite ship showed a look of regret, although both sides had not yet opened fire, but the battle between them had already begun.

He restrained his desire to open fire, and he was also luring the other side to continue to approach, this plan was about to succeed, as long as the opponent got another 100 yards, he was sure to completely sink the opponent with three rounds of attacks.

But the two pirate ships also seemed to sense the danger, and stopped abruptly at the critical moment, and the Spanish commander couldn't help but feel extremely sorry, but then he didn't waste the great opportunity for the other party to turn, and directly ordered, "Open fire." ”

The guns of the three Spanish sails mounted on the side of the ship spewed flames together at this moment, and the sound was like thunder.

Some people did not stand firm under their feet, and were directly frightened by this terrifying movement and fell to the ground.

"Everyone, get ready for shelling!" Zhang Heng yelled at the bow of the boat.

As soon as his words fell, the shells had already flown over, and at least a quarter of the shells in the first round of shells hit two corsair ships, which was still a good indication of the strength of the gunners on the opposite side without the previous round of shells to correct the landing point.

Also in the Navy, these three Spanish sailing ships are clearly seasoned veterans, unlike the previous Scarborough, which was dominated by newcomers.

At least seven or eight shells fell on the deck of the Jackdaw, and it was blown up in a mess.

The sailor in charge of the helm was the most unlucky, he was directly inserted into the throat by a piece of wood, and fell on the rudder, the Jackdaw just began to turn around, and the bow of his belt had to swing back, but fortunately, Zhang Heng was next to him, and directly pushed away the corpse, and then beat the rudder to the end again, and the Jackdaw continued to make an unfinished U-turn.

Then a second round of shelling came, and this time more shells hit the Jackdaw, not only the deck, but also the hull of the Jackdaw, which had been on standby, and the carpenters who had been on standby immediately took action, repairing them in order of importance.

Zhang Heng shook the sawdust on his head, and while continuing to stabilize the rudder, he looked back at the situation on the deck.

The opponent's firepower was not beyond expectations, but the accuracy was terrifying, so he had to reassess the timing of his retreat.

However, when the third round of shelling came, only a few of the shells flying in the sky landed on the Jackdaw, which greatly surprised Billy and others, and even if it was inaccurate at the level shown by the opponent in the first two rounds, it would not be inaccurate to this extent.

But then their expressions changed when they thought of something, and they hurriedly looked at the Swordfish on the other side, which had been suddenly set on fire by three Spanish galleons, and it was more miserable than ever.

Although Brooke dodged a lot of attacks with his excellent helm skills, there were too many cannonballs, and the Swordfish was modified to the extreme, sacrificing a lot of protection functions for speed, and the bow of the ship was directly broken in this round of attacks, and the mast was also broken twice.

Derpy said

I have a hunch that in a month, I really want to wish you a happy new year again~ Also, happy 2019