Chapter 242: Stubborn Resistance
The huge shadow of the Norwegian sea monster streaked under the surface of the sea, and the huge shadow could be seen from above, and the distant voyage on the sea was as lonely as a lonely boat.
Farther away, the Jackdaw's foremast smashed into the water, and the sailors cut the rope that had been dragged together and let it float away like garbage.
There were several large openings in the hull, which were wounds inflicted by the Norwegian sea monsters, and the sidestring guns and the guns on the deck were badly damaged as a result.
The Jackdaw's combat effectiveness, which was severely lacking in artillery and manpower, was cut by ninety, and even the gunners on one side of the ship could not be assembled.
And the most desperate thing is that at this time, the wind stops, the pirate ship stretches out its oars, and the Jackdaw, a ship that relies on sails to move forward, when it loses power, the only way to move is to tow it in a dinghy, but now it is impossible.
Alan was now upstairs, looking at the big ships and the tired sailors, and for the first time felt the great problem posed by Captain Gordon's departure.
Because Gordon never lost his way, as if the wisest of great men, the wise and far-sighted, always got through the difficult times he faced.
The captain may not be strong in combat and sailing as a professional navigator, but he must have the courage and unyielding spirit to face any adversity. Of course, as a privateer or a pirate, you need to have enough deterrence.
He still remembered that when he went to meet Wilson, the almost groveling pirate leader barely looked at him squarely.
"Our deal was built on Captain Gordon, and now you're saying he's dead, sorry. ”
The White Shark sailed away from the sea a moment later, and the Jackdaw, alone north, trying to avoid the whirlpool of Kingston, ran headlong into the pirate encirclement.
After several upgrades, the Jackdaw resisted valiantly after being wounded, and in order to give the enemy the illusion that the Jackdaw was still full of combat power, Allen ordered to open fire with all its might, which almost emptied the Jackdaw's inventory.
Taking advantage of the moment when the enemy was retreating, they rode the wind north, and although the deck caught fire during the shelling, it did not affect the speed.
"Fill 12 pounds of iron bullets, broken glass and iron slag or something!"
This is Allen's last decision, the Jackdaw has never failed, and has never surrendered, and the enemy wants to fight a broadside battle, so come on.
He drew his cutlass and watched as the pirate sails swayed around him, and the Jackdaw struggled to adjust its hull with the faint force of the wind for the final battle.
The sailors were silent, even the cook Smith and the boatman David were thrown in as combatants, and no one flinched from this battle with no way out of sight.
Truth be told, the Jackdaw seems to have been going through this kind of war all along, but it has never lost.
"If it's the captain, what should he do?
Alan looked at the approaching pirate ship and kept asking himself, and then he suddenly realized that Gordon's way to survive was never to rely on this ship, but to have extraordinary combat ability, even if he was inferior in numbers, as long as he killed the enemy, everything was solved.
But he wasn't Gordon, and there were only about two dozen men left on the Jackdaw......
"Fill the deck guns, twelve pounds of round bullets, iron sand broken glass, fill whatever you can, fill me up. ”
Allen's expression was extremely calm, he had to delay time, the only way to survive was when the wind rose, as long as the wind rose, they still had the possibility of escaping.
However, it was clear that the pirate would not give him this opportunity, and in the direct sunlight, he could only hear the roar of the muzzle of the cannon, the rising smoke of gunpowder, and the clanging of metal as the chain bullets cut through the air.
"Watch out for shelling!"
It was shouted that the sailors crouched down close to the side of the ship, and that the target of the chain bomb was not there, and they swung and wound and struck at the mast, pulling a huge gap in the sail, and the rope pulled the crossbar of the mast and fell down on the deck or in the sea.
No one was injured, because there were enough sailors on deck that there were not many people in sight.
The pirates are approaching, the sound of oars snapping is close at hand, the news of the Jackdaw's treasure is well known, and the pirates have absolute numerical suppression, they want to board the ship, take everything, and kill everyone.
"Hey...... Hahahaha"
The decks of the ships began to level out, the hooks of the enemy ships waved in the air, the laughter and shouts of the pirates echoed in their ears, and the sailors of the Jackdaw were silent, lighting the arquebuses and placing the muskets in the most convenient positions.
"Fire!"
Allen gave the order, and the broadside guns on the deck opened fire first.
Boom Boom Boom Boom !!!
Twelve-pound iron bullets ejected, as well as fanning red iron sand and broken glass, took advantage of the height of the ship's hull to inflict complete damage on the pirates in the lower places!
The screams were incessant, but most were injuries, not deaths.
"They still have shells, fire back!
The pirates shouted, and the broadside guns opened fire mercilessly, sending a thick cloud of smoke between the two ships, and the shells pierced the side deck of the Jackdaw and into the sailors' cabins.
In the midst of this smoke, the pirates shouted and floated from the ropes tied to the masts, wielding scimitars in their hands, and joined the most brutal white-knuckle combat.
The boarding hook stuck the Jackdaw, and the planks were mounted on the deck of the Jackdaw.
"Kill them!"
Alan drew his blade and kicked one of the pirates too close, sending the knife into the chest of the other, drawing the red-dyed blade to block the sneak attack from behind, and pulling out the already filled musket from his chest, and backhand was a shot......
But all this was in vain, there were more and more knives around, the deck had not been so crowded for a long time, the sailors stubbornly resisted, and after leaving behind five corpses, retreated towards the cabin, and on the entire deck, only Allen was alone.
The man in the captain's hat pushed away the crowd and looked at the only man who was stubbornly resisting on the deck, with the scimitars all around him pointing at him, and he couldn't retreat.
"Tell me where the treasure is! I can spare your life. ”
Eren didn't speak, and the dense cutlass around him kept him from moving.
"You should cherish your opportunity, and I think there are many more people who want it. ”
The pirate leader is a little impatient, this kind of ignorant person is really disgusting, what are you struggling with at this time?
"You know what? You're really lucky, if our captain is here, your will be shot. ”
Alan grinned, then watched as the deformed pirate leader pulled out his musket and pointed it directly at his head.
"It's a pity that the captain who is not on his own ship, can't he go home to feed?"
"Hahaha......"
The pirate laughed loudly
"Alright, your last words time is over, I really want to see your black cat captain who can knock me out of the, goodbye. ”
Keep your finger close to the trigger.
Bang!