The Jackdaw had never encountered such a dense artillery attack, and less than five minutes had passed, and the hull had already become full of holes, which was still under the premise that Zhang Hengchao played at a high level and avoided most of the things that could cause the Jackdaw to sink and be severely damaged.

At this time, they were still nearly a third of the way from the warships in the harbor, and as the distance between the two sides continued to close, the fire on the Jackdaw became more and more ferocious.

"Captain, Captain!" Di Freina leaned behind the mast and shouted anxiously, "We can't go on like this, we will fall apart before we get close to them!" ”

"Then hurry up and bring someone to repair those broken places, we have no way back! Do you think they will give us a chance to turn around and go back again? Zhang Heng held the rudder and asked rhetorically, just now a cannonball almost grazed his arm flew out, and the strong air flow made half of his body faintly numb.

He and Anne were now in the most dangerous position on the ship, and the others could hide, but he had nowhere to hide because he was at the helm.

Zhang Heng can only pray that the [Lucky Rabbit Feet] on his body are working now.

"But even if we break through their defenses, with the current state of the Jackdaw, we won't be able to get far! We've lost a topsail and a mainsail! Di Freina smiled wryly.

"Let's talk about this when we get through their lines first." Zhang Heng said, his words were quickly muffled by the roar of a new round of artillery, and Di Freina also knew that it was the most dangerous time, so he didn't say anything more, gritted his teeth and led the remaining awake sailors on the ship to devote themselves to repairing.

Everyone, including the cook Ramsay, became makeshift carpenters, filling in the holes and cracks with everything they could find, but no matter how hard they tried, the cracks and holes in the hull continued to grow, and a sense of powerlessness rose in everyone's heart.

However, at this time, Zhang Heng's strategy of insisting on breaking through the downwind finally achieved results, and after the previous rounds of fierce shelling, the sea surface also became full of gunsmoke.

The Jackdaw burrowed into the smoke of gunpowder, making it suddenly difficult for the opposing Navy to aim.

Walden frowned, this section of the road was the most suitable for them to attack, because the Jackdaw was already close enough to them, and the damage of the guns could be maximized, and when the Jackdaw did appear in front of them, some ships were limited by the angle and could not attack again.

However, Walden had nothing to do but keep the ships attacking the Jackdaw, which loomed in the smoke, but the pressure on the Jackdaw was much less than before.

At the same time, the battle on the beach has also entered a white-hot stage, because the betrayal of Jarvis was exposed in advance, and although the crew of the Warrior was prepared, they did not take much advantage, and gradually fell into passivity after the initial chaos.

At the call of the Black Prince Sam, the pirates began to launch a fierce charge against the crew of the Warrior, and before the huge disparity in numbers, the crew of the Warrior was suddenly in trouble, and they could only hope that the naval fleet on the other side would come to their aid as soon as they eliminated the Jackdaw.

However, their hopes were doomed.

"Sir, the battle on the beach is about to be decided, and the men of the Warrior are probably about to be overwhelmed." The lieutenant put down the bronze binoculars in his hand and said, "If we let the remaining pirates return to the ship, we may get us in trouble. ”

Walden touched his chin, "Inform the Miranda and the Courage to continue dealing with the warship we lost, which is badly damaged, and they will be finished with a few more strikes, and the rest of the men will start attacking the beach, prioritizing the destruction of the ships docked there." ”

"Roger, sir."

Although it was in the smoke of gunpowder, Zhang Heng was still keenly aware that the attack of the navy had weakened a lot, but the sound of artillery in his ears did not stop, Zhang Heng guessed that something had happened on the beach, and the naval fleet allocated a considerable part of its firepower to deal with the problem over there, and this was also the best opportunity for the Jackdaw.

Zhang Heng is now infinitely close to the ship opposite, but it will be more dangerous in the future, even if the Jackdaw still has the gunsmoke in front of him as a cover at such a distance, it is impossible not to be discovered.

In fact, Zhang Heng could already see the barrel of an armed ship close at hand, and the other party also noticed them, and the captain decisively ordered the cannon to be fired, at this moment of life and death, all the techniques have lost their meaning, and it is impossible to make any effective evasion at such a close distance.

All Zhang Heng could do was to keep the Jackdaw at its maximum speed and sail outside the port without hesitation.

In the cabin below deck, Di Freina led the crowd to patch a crack, but the next moment the place where the plank was nailed suddenly exploded again, and the cannonballs that flew into the cabin directly smashed the head of a nearby pirate, and before everyone could react, more shells tore open the cabin, and the sea water poured in.

Caught off guard, the pirates were all staggered, and the back of Dufrina's head hit the barrel next to him, and he fainted, but soon the suffocating sensation from drowning made him open his eyes again.

Mr. Quartermaster struggled to get up from the water, reached out and touched the water mixed with blood on his face, looked around blankly, saw the broken wooden planks floating everywhere, saw his wounded and wailing companions, and did not come back to his senses when his eyes moved back to the large water-filled hole the size of a basin on his left hand side, and then he came back to his senses, shook his head, grabbed the plank not far away and threw himself into repairing it again.

With Di Freina leading the way, the sailors who were not seriously injured also took action.

They plugged the leaky holes in the shortest possible time, but the water level in the cabin did not decrease.

"There's a hole in the stern, but it's blocked by a fallen wine cabinet, and my hands can't reach it." A sailor said anxiously.

"Let's work together and move that wine cabinet away." Immediately after Di Freina spoke, someone helped him, but several people tried it, and found that the large cabinet happened to be stuck there, and it was impossible to move, and the water level was already above their waists, and the Jackdaw would not be far from sinking if it went on like this.

"Can you sawn it open?" Di Freina asked a bald pirate beside him, who was also the only genuine carpenter on the ship who was still awake.

"Yes, yes, but it will take a lot of time." The bald carpenter hesitated, but said truthfully, "I'm afraid we won't have that much time." ”

Just when everyone felt hopeless, a childish voice suddenly sounded, "That...... Perhaps, I can try? ”