Chapter 210: The Decisive Battle and the End
Parrot Island is long and narrow, and there is a natural bay in the north, which is U-shaped, and you can't see what is behind without bypassing the rock wall in front, which is why Black Prince Sam and others chose this place as an ambush site.
The Swordfish fled desperately in front, while the other three Spanish galleons followed closely, and no one noticed that the Jackdaw was quietly slowing down and gradually distancing itself from the three Spanish galleons.
The Swordfish was in terrible condition now, the hull was badly damaged, the cabin was flooded, the carpenters could not repair it, and everything that could be lost on the ship was gone, not even food and fresh water were left.
Brooke didn't care about the distress, as long as he could escape this catastrophe, these things could still be distributed from other pirate ships, and if he couldn't avoid it, it would be the end of everything.
The Spanish commander obviously knew that the Swordfish was at the end of its rope and that it was impossible to give up at this time, so after seeing the Swordfish turn around and disappear into the rock wall, although there was a hint of alarm in his heart, he didn't have time to think about it, and when the three Spanish sailing ships also rounded the rock wall, he was greeted by four pirate ships that were close at hand, fully armed, and ready for battle.
No one needs to be reminded that when the target appears, the guns of the four pirate ships roar together. Sam, the Black Prince, prepared for this operation, and borrowed 25 twelve-pounder guns from other pirates and mounted them on the beach, for this moment.
The three Spanish sailing ships were completely stunned by this sudden attack, and did not expect to be ambushed at such a close distance, because they were in a state of chase not long ago, and they focused all their attention on the Swordfish, and did not pay attention to keeping the distance between the ships, and the three sailing ships were so close that it was difficult to turn around in the event of a sudden attack.
The luck of one of the frigates was even more extreme, and it was hit directly by a shell from nowhere that hit the powder magazine.
The probability of this kind of thing happening is very low, and it may not be encountered once in a hundred battles, but once it hits, it is often the result of the destruction of the ship, and the violent explosion directly broke the frigate, and the close naval sailors were killed on the spot, and the rest of the people fell into the water.
At this time, the Jackdaw also arrived from the rear and joined the battle, except for the Swordfish, which had been badly damaged and lost its ammunition in the process of escaping, all the pirate ships were gathered together, plus the fire support from the beach.
Immediately took the absolute upper hand.
For the two remaining Spanish sailing boats, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse.
The Spaniards' commander did not know that he had been put on a collision course by this time, but it was too late, they were inferior in firepower, and they could not outrun the pirate ships at the speed of the treasure ships, so he simply gave up the idea of escaping, and gave the order to respond to the enemy immediately, so that the remaining two ships turned around in the face of artillery fire and began to return fire on the opposite pirate ships.
Although the positions are different, this does not prevent Zhang Heng from praising the courage of his opponent.
The Spaniards were now in a state of disadvantage, and choosing to fight at such a time meant that they had basically given up hope of survival.
The black prince Sam also frowned on the deck, as soon as he came up, he showed all the firepower, in addition to giving the opposite side a head-on blow, he also hoped to make the other side realize that they had no chance of winning if they continued to fight, so he quickly surrendered, but now it seems that the other party does not seem to have such plans.
"These stupid and stubborn Spaniards." The black helmsman muttered, standing topless on the deck, with a hideous mask on his face and a necklace made of teeth around his neck, which was his favorite dress in battle.
Especially in broadside battles, this cannibal-like dress can bring a strong sense of oppression to the opponent, and even collapse without a fight, but in fact, the bright red part of the mask is just the juice of a wild fruit, and the teeth are bought from the dentist on the island.
"I'm afraid the casualties on our side will increase if this continues."
"Let's get rid of the remaining frigates first, give them a warning." The Black Prince Sam said that he had come for the cargo on the treasure ship, and he didn't want to go on a killing spree, but in this situation, he had no other choice.
Five minutes later, another frigate sank, leaving only the Spanish treasure ship gritting its teeth and holding on, while the pirates also had a ship that was badly damaged and temporarily withdrew from the battle.
The battle was completely white-hot, and the Spanish treasure ship was at an absolute disadvantage with one enemy and four enemies, but it relied on its thick hull to withstand wave after wave of shelling, and although it looked embarrassed, it still did not surrender, during which the black prince Sam tried to organize a wave of boarding with a small boat, but one of the ships was sunk by a cannonball halfway through the row.
As they approached, they were killed by the musketeers behind the portholes, and the rest managed to climb the deck, only to be driven back into the water by the enemy.
So the pirates also started to make a real fire, and in the past, because they were afraid of the cargo in the cabin, they mainly focused on the deck, and destroyed the opponent's mast rudder, but those Spaniards didn't care if the ship could still be driven or not, and their casualties were actually very serious, but the morale was getting higher and higher.
The remaining sailors simply abandoned the first deck and hid on the second deck to continue to fight back.
As a last resort, the Black Prince Sam could only order an all-out attack on the Spanish treasure ship.
Soon, the latter was crushed by the fire of the four pirate ships, but the men above still had no intention of surrendering, and the carpenters gave up on repairing the holes and allowed the raging waters to pour into the warehouse.
Until the last moment, the ship's guns were still roaring, and the Black Prince Sam wanted to send another man on board, but no ship could only approach the target. Eventually, the pirates could only watch as the Spanish treasure ship sank like this.
After the battle, Zhang Heng received a system prompt in his ear and got 20 game points.
He anchored the Jackdaw in the harbor and led the men to Parrot Island.
Seeing the Black Prince Sam bandaging his arms on the beach, the latter bared his teeth and greeted him, "I got information about the cargo in the hold from the captives who fell into the water, this treasure ship is carrying five thousand pounds of gold, fortunately the place where they sank is just before the bay, I have sent someone to search nearby." ”