At this time, Gordon used the usual methods of the navy to fight pirates, destroying the enemy's ability to move, and relying on the range of artillery, the enemy was powerless to resist.

"Fire!"

Boom Boom Boom !!

The third round of artillery strikes on the Jackdaw began.

"Everyone pay attention to evade, haha, let's rush forward. ”

Flinken's pirate captains constantly controlled the ships to avoid shells, and all pirates hid their bodies behind the ship's side, but allowed the shells to hit the deck, or the front armor plate.

"Three hundred meters!"

This distance was already within the range of the Flinken.

"The right rudder is full, the artillery is ready, it's time for us to return the salute!"

Flinken quickly aimed the ship's side at the Jackdaw, and the cannonballs were fired violently......

It was late at night, the sharp drop in temperature brought strong winds and waves, and the moon was obscured by dark clouds, and lightning began to explode in the air, accompanied by torrential rain.

The rain ran down the brim of Gordon's hat and wet his clothes, and the boat was undulating in the waves, the rain made the rudder slippery, but he stood straight, looked at the angle of the opponent's artillery, avoided it in time, and then looked for the best position for his own fire.

The two ships were getting closer and closer in the fierce battle, and the hit rate of this long-range artillery strike was far from as high as expected, and the ships were in motion, coupled with the sudden waves and rain, which gave the enemy a chance to get closer.

"Six o'clock, pirate ship!"

The lookout shouted, announcing the appearance of another enemy ship.

Gordon turned his head to see the green sails in the light of lightning, and the exact same pirate flag, and began to realize something.

Alan took the rudder, Gordon took out his binoculars, and began to look into the distance, and as expected, the ship was the Spanish merchant ship that followed today, and behind the reef not far away, a ship with the same pirate flag appeared.

Also aware of the problem, Kulich ran to Gordon's side on the bumpy ship: "We have to get out of here, this is a hunting ground, a pirate hunting ground!"

Gordon put away his binoculars, then looked at the Flinken in the distance, and shook his teeth, the pirate ship with at least fifteen shots still did not sink, and this heavy rain saved them, stopped the spread of the fire, and reduced the Jackdaw's shooting accuracy.

"Full left rudder, close all muzzles, let's get out of here!"

Gordon shouted loudly in the heavy rain, and the sailors quickly lowered their guns, and then pulled the ropes with all their strength to secure the sails.

"Mitch, bring a few people with me. ”

Gordon called out to his boatswain as he pulled the rope on the side of the ship and headed below deck.

They are very likely to face a pursuit, they are loaded with goods, and if the enemy throws away more baggage, he may actually catch up, and he will leave a gift for the enemy.

Mickey beckoned a few sailors and followed Gordon towards the lower supply cabin.

"Powder kegs, whale oil, bring some up. ”

Gordon kept commanding, but watched as much of the water flowed toward the lower cabins.

The Jackdaw was opened two holes in the side of the ship during the firefight, but fortunately there were no casualties, and the waves continued to invade the lower cabins along the open gun ports or the large holes opened by the cannons.

Gordon walked down, the sea water inside had already soaked to his knees, but fortunately the bottom of the cargo was wooden barrels, and the cargo that was prone to moisture was relatively high, otherwise it would have suffered a heavy loss.

He shook his head slightly, he was still too young, and he should have forgotten to close the cabins on all floors during the battle, causing seawater to pour in, but he couldn't take care of it at the moment.

"Close the cabins on all floors, and let's go up. ”

Many sailors heard Gordon's order and began to seal it, and the oil-paper planks were cut off to control the inflow of more seawater.

Gordon regained control of the rudder and fled through the waves, and the tide of the battle changed in an instant.

The nearest Flinken continued to fire cannons in an attempt to disrupt the Jackdaw's escape.

Two shells hit the Jackdaw's shipyard directly, sending Gordon's feet to a shock, but more fell into the water.

"Everyone, pay attention to the artillery, Allen, you go check the losses. ”

"Yes, Captain. ”

The Jackdaw quickly got out of range of the enemy's artillery, and then began a long pursuit.

The pirates were originally only pursuing profits, and had never been very interested in this kind of pursuit, because they could choose ships that were easier to rob when they had the time, but Gordon's initiative to fire at the pirates seemed to have completely annoyed the guys, and there was no sign of giving up.

The chase continued until dawn, when a smaller pirate ship began to be less than a hundred meters away from the Jackdaw, the one Gordon saw behind the reef.

The ship, which was less than thirty meters long, was a small boat of the speed type, and it was getting closer and closer.

Gordon looked at the ship in front of him, and without the bow gun, they could not pose a threat, but kept approaching.

"Give them some gifts. ”

Gordon had already prepared it, and what had been placed on the ship's floor finally came in handy.

When the ship was close to seventy meters, with the efforts of five sailors, the large package of five barrels of gunpowder and three barrels of whale oil tied together was thrown directly down, and at this distance, they had almost no possibility of dodging.

What the Jackdaw dropped didn't alert them, they just thought it was normal cargo.

"They're lightening their baggage, hurry up and catch up, don't let them escape!"

Of course, even if they could understand what it was, it was too late, close to eight knots, seventy meters was negligible, and Gordon had already taken out his musket and turned on Hawkeye.

The world suddenly turned gray, and it seemed as if everything had slowed down in those black and white lines, and the turbulence of the ship did not affect the aiming of the musket in the slightest, just as the bow of the pirate ship approached.

The trigger was pulled, the bullet came out of the chamber, and hit the powder keg, which was already flammable and explosive, and the high temperature carried by the bullet detonated everything, and the whale oil in the barrel splashed even more.

Rumble!

The violent explosion directly destroyed the bow of the entire pirate ship, and the splash of whale oil swept through more of the hull, and the pirate struggled in the flames before jumping into the sea to escape.

However, not everyone was so lucky, as whale oil covered the sea around the hull and flames spread over it, and those who jumped into the water were not only burned by the flames, but also could not find a place to breathe.

The destruction of the pirate ship completely frightened the pirates who were still chasing, and the pirate captain of Flinken just quietly looked at the name marked on the stern of the Jackdaw, and then wrote it down.

"Next time, the jackdaw will be a dead crow. ”