Chapter 219: Charge
The farther away from the beach, the more safe Jarvis felt, and now at this distance, there is nothing the Black Prince Sam and the others can do with him.
And his small ship and the navy's fleet are getting closer and closer, as long as he can successfully board the ship, he can completely get rid of the danger, say goodbye to the past, and welcome a new life.
However, just as Jarvis's hanging heart was about to be put back in his chest, he saw the warships in the distance open their gun windows.
Jarvis's expression changed, and he immediately turned around and found the Jackdaw, which was speeding towards the port, he didn't expect Zhang Heng and the others to be so bold, and they were still ready to break through when the naval fleet had already appeared.
Jarvis scolded secretly in his heart, he didn't care whether Zhang Heng and his people were fighting or fleeing, but the other party's current actions had made him miserable.
If the Jackdaw rushed towards the naval fleet like this, it would be impossible for the other side not to open fire, and his current position would be awkward, so Jarvis had to give up the plan to board the ship immediately and began to row desperately to the other side, trying to distance himself from the Jackdaw first.
Soon a ship adjusted its position and opened fire first, and the cannonballs whistled and smashed towards the Jackdaw.
Walden didn't ask all the ships to fire together, which is also unrealistic, because there are only two warships in the navy in this operation, and the remaining five are armed ships of pirate hunters, which are certainly not as good as the regular navy in terms of discipline, but fortunately, this battle is also very easy, those pirates have just experienced a big battle, and they are drunk like mud, and they are crowded on the beach like lambs on the beach, as long as their pirate ships are sunk first, then they will not be able to form any strong resistance.
The only accident was the Jackdaw, but they arrived just in time, the latter had not yet had time to leave the port, and Walden naturally would not let the other party go.
Soon, the second ship also fired, Zhang Heng's spirit was unprecedentedly concentrated, he did not choose to drive in a straight line, although this distance was the shortest, but the blow was also more violent.
There are no gunners on board the Jackdaw, and there is no ability to fight back, and whether he can get out of the way depends on whether he can break through the blockade before being sunk.
In addition to testing the strength of the Jackdaw itself, it is also important to minimize the number of hits, Zhang Heng knows very well that it is impossible to completely dodge the attack of the cannonball, but it is indeed possible to selectively withstand some attacks through operation, avoiding those attacks that will cause more serious damage to the hull, but this is very demanding for the person at the helm.
The best person Zhang Heng met was the Hutchison he encountered when he looted the Spear of the Goddess last time, and Brooke of the Swordfish was probably the second only person after him.
As for Zhang Heng himself, his lv2 sailing skills can only be regarded as the upper middle level among the captains in Nassau, but now he has no other choice, his helming skills are the best among all the people on the ship who are still sober, and at this time, only he can withstand this psychological pressure.
Without Zhang Heng to speak, everyone was ready to be attacked by artillery fire, only Anne chose to stand by his side, Zhang Heng asked the latter to dodge, but the red-haired girl just grinned at him.
Soon the shells landed on the deck, and the huge force plowed the deck into the ravines, and the shattered planks flew in all directions, and the hull below the deck was also attacked, and this was only the beginning, as more and more ships joined the battle, and the pressure on the Jackdaw increased.
Although the navy's fleet does not have the same fierce firepower as the Spanish treasure ship before, it is superior in number, and there was also the Swordfish to help attract firepower before, and it can even be said that the main firepower has been carried by the Swordfish, and now only the Jackdaw is left alone, and the firepower faced has not decreased but increased, and the situation is several times more dangerous than then.
However, the more critical the moment, the more calm Zhang Heng was unprecedentedly calm, engrossed in searching for that glimmer of life in the fierce artillery fire, and even the system prompt sound in his ears was ignored by him.
Zhang Heng's choice of breakthrough was not casually, but as far as possible to choose the position of the downwind, which was originally a very taboo thing in naval warfare, under normal circumstances, the two ships exchanged fire, and they would try their best to seize the upper hand position, which was conducive to launching an attack.
However, the Jackdaw does not have any offensive ability at all, and even if it has the upper hand, it is meaningless, on the contrary, it can use the smoke generated by the gunpowder from the guns of the opposing naval ships to cover its tracks at the downwind.
The Jackdaw was now at an absolute disadvantage, and Zhang Heng had to take advantage of all the environmental conditions that could be used.
The cannons set up by Sam, the Black Prince, on the beach also began to fire at this time.
In fact, strictly speaking, the timing of the cannon is not good now, the navy's fleet has just arrived outside the port, there is still a considerable distance from the beach, the lethality of the artillery is limited, and the ammunition stored on the beach is also limited, the reason why the black prince Sam chose to shoot at this time is more to help the Jackdaw.
The news of Jarvis's betrayal was told by Zhang Heng to the captains of the pirate ships, although it was too late to get the news, and many people had doubts about the authenticity of the news at first, but in any case, Zhang Heng always reminded them, and at the same time allowed them to avoid the danger of being stabbed in the back by Jarvis.
As a result, Sam, the Black Prince, now returns the favor by attracting some attention to the Jackdaw when it breaks through the naval blockade.
Black Prince Sam actually knew in his heart that even if these shells were left for those warships to enter the port, they would not change any results, and these people who were still on the beach were actually more than lucky.
But it was never his style to sit back and wait, and after beating up the remaining ammunition, the Black Prince Sam drew his scimitar from his waist and shouted, "My brothers, would you rather die on the sea like a warrior, or surrender and be hanged by them like cattle on the docks of the colony, and let your bones be exposed to the scorching sun, gnawed by mosquitoes and flies, and spurned by the world?!" ”
After a brief silence, a pirate not far away roared, "Fuck the navy! Fuck Jarvis! ”
But the next moment, he was hit in the head by a bullet, and although his eyes were still wide open, his body had already weakened.
But then more people roared, and even those who were already drunk struggled to get up from the ground, grabbed the weapons around them, and staggered around Sam, the Black Prince, who knew what awaited them, but everyone was unwilling to die like this.
"Kill those traitors first, take back our ships, and then let these navy bastards taste our awesomeness!" As the Black Prince Sam's voice fell, the pirates charged the area where the crew of the Warrior was.