It stands to reason that without the sail and the mast, a boat is abandoned, and it can only be determined by luck, and the slow drift (dàng) of the waves on the sea is simply a serious marine garbage! But this refers to a seagoing ship like the Goliath, which is a typical sail warship, very clever in design, sailing entirely with the help of wind power, environmentally friendly, green, energy-saving, and labor-saving.

Who would have thought that the worthless "Northwest Wind" would have such a magical effect? The fact that the natural wind can make a behemoth weighing several tons fly across the sea is an unbelievable and unimaginable thing for the ancients, right?

However, the five ships of the Barbary pirates are all serious Mediterranean galleys, which are completely unsuitable for ocean navigation, but they are little overlords in the Mediterranean! On the contrary, the Goliath two-masted sailing warship that Han Xing was riding on became a sluggish and slow "imbecile" in the Mediterranean, where there was only a warm breeze, and was easily entangled by these fast, maneuverable (xìng) galleys.

But don't worry, our Captain Jack has already prepared a "big gift" for them! to welcome these uninvited guests!

"Reload grapeshot!" As soon as Captain Jack gave the order, the gunners immediately began to reload grapeshot, pouring barrels of musket pellets directly into the muzzles of the refilled gunpowder.

Grapeball, also known as shotgun, was the weapon that Napoleon had suggested Louis XVI to use against the mob. It can be said that it is a "machine gun" of this era, which can almost sweep a large area by loading countless grape-sized projectiles into artillery and firing them in an instant. The principle is the same as that of the current shotgun, and you can understand it as a large shotgun.

"Reloaded! Captain! Following the report of the gunner, Captain Jack immediately took out his monoculars and observed the situation outside through the cracks in the cannon hole.

At this time, the Barbary pirates had advanced to within 100 meters, but this distance was a little far for grapeshot, which was also the disadvantage of grapeshot. Although the effect is amazingly strong, due to the large number of projectiles produced by one cannon (shè), the killing range of a single projectile is extremely short, and the effective distance is about 50 to 80 meters. In fact, the best effect is within 50 meters, and at a distance of 100 meters, even a pot lid can block the projectile at the end of the crossbow!

The Barbary pirates were imposing, because they knew very well that as long as they started the broadside battle, the people on the Goliath would definitely not be their ruthless opponents with blood on the tip of their knives! After all, this is the experience they have cultivated after countless raids in the past, and they only need to (tǐng) hold back the artillery bombardment, and once they enter the melee combat, it is their world! It's like a sword and shield sticker (shēn) abusing an archer.

Their leader shouted triumphantly from the deck, waving his scimitar as if he were already a victor! He cheered for his subordinates who were paddling hard after (shēn), as if it were the annual Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat race! But their purpose is not to get the first place and get a prize!

He was there to climb the Goliath, and then burn and loot as much as he could, to take all the wealth for himself, to sell all the captives into slavery, and even to become a eunuch. After all, white slavery was also prevalent in the Middle East, and every caliph and sheikh in the Middle East took pride in owning a white slave and regarded it as a symbol of status (shēn).

However, in the next second, his smile and smugness completely froze on his face, because Goliath in front of him actually roared again, as if he was a real giant, and released his anger at these Xiaoxiao who dared to challenge his authority.

Countless projectiles seemed to rain on the heads of these Barbary pirates who were still proud and full of ambition just now, and this "rain" was not just as simple as getting sick~

Within 50 meters, the grapeshot projectiles were at their best, and for a moment a thick mist of blood rose from the Barbary pirates' ship, accompanied by flying wood chips and a crackling sound like hail.

In an instant, a Barbary pirate (shēn) immediately bloomed with countless blood flowers, and these projectiles left countless holes in him (shēn), making him look like "honeycomb coal" or "SpongeBob SquarePants", looking "airy" and "breathable". He was directly taken back by the powerful habit (xìng) and fell to the side of the ship, and the blood turned into wisps of red blood mist, spreading on the surface of the sea.

The bearded, wrapped himself in a black bubble, showing only half of his face, and dressed as a *** Barbary pirate leader was very clever, he lay directly on the bow of the ship, and under the protection of the bow of the ship, the grape bullets of flying (shè) either whistled over his head or landed on the bow with a muffled sound.

But his younger brothers were unlucky, and under the ravages of grapebombs, countless undead Barbary pirates wailed and cried for help on deck, and blood flowed slowly down the ship (shēn) into the sea.

It's a clever idea for some clever pirates to jump into the sea to seek refuge after the first shot! After all, the shelling must have been greeted by the crowd on deck, and under the shelter of the sea, they were indeed safe, but only temporarily!

Because as the other pirates died, blood trickled into the sea, and the smell of blood attracted a group of uninvited guests - sharks! Those corpses were just appetizers, and they couldn't satisfy the appetite of the sharks at all, so these clever ghosts immediately became a delicacy and a feast in the eyes of the sharks, and a cruel feast began.

First one pirate was attacked by a shark and sank screaming, then a second and a third, and the survivors hurriedly crawled towards the ship, but the sharks still lingered under their boat. Obviously, they weren't going to just leave the delicious meal behind.

"Behold, they are waiting for us, and they want to eat us! But can we get them? The pirate leader, who had survived cowering behind the bow statue, jumped out as soon as the last cannon had been fired, and pointed to the shark that was hovering below and encouraged the survivors.

However, there was little response, and they were still in a complex state of grief of their comrades being slaughtered and the luck of escaping death, plus the fear of blood and death.

Seeing that the surviving pirates were silent, the pirate leader drew his scimitar again and shouted, "Do you want to be bait for sharks and stay here and wait for death?" Rush up, take the ship! Only by taking the gunwale, we have hope! ”

"Someone may be bait for sharks today, but it's not us!" The pirate leader shouted as he waved his scimitar and looked around at the pirates (shēn). The pirates were finally motivated, and they also drew their scimitars, brandishing them in agreement: "Never us!" It's them! It's them! Kill! The pirates shouted viciously at the Goliath.

"Hurry up, reload quickly!" Han Xing saw that the Barbary pirates had suddenly regained their morale, but the gunners on the artillery deck did not continue to reload the shells, so he immediately hurried.

"Get ready for a broadside! Prepare your weapons for me, dregs, and I hope you remember to sharpen them quickly and sharply! Captain Jack ignored Han Xing, just yelled at the sailors around him, and then walked towards the deck, not forgetting to kick a lazy gunner.

"Why don't you open fire? We'll have a chance to send it again! Han Xing looked at the pirate galley that was still 30 meters away and was constantly approaching, and asked puzzledly.

The greasy gunnery chief answered Han Xing's question, "Lord Earl, you can just touch the artillery!" Han Xing touched the cannon in puzzlement, it was hot and hot, as if it could make teppanyaki.

Han Xing immediately understood, and the cannon was bore (rè). Even the machine guns of later generations may need to be watered to cool the barrel, not to mention the artillery whose craftsmanship is not yet mature at this time! I have sent it 3 times in a row in a short period of time, and I have reached the limit.

"Why don't you water it and let it cool down?" Han Xing still threw out his own questions.

The gunnery chief smiled bitterly and said, "Count Segade, don't you know that pouring water on the hot metal is likely to cause the barrel to burst directly under the cold conflict?" ”

"Well, I forgot that the wrought iron craftsmanship of this era is immature!" Han Xing had no choice but to smile awkwardly and turn (shēn) to go to the deck.

The hideous pirates had already begun to get closer to within 10 meters, and Han Xing could even see the greedy and crazy look on their faces. They threw the triangular grappling hooks tied to the side of the boat one by one, and then followed the grappling hooks and even began to climb up the boat (shēn) to the deck.

"Oh my God! What are they going to do! O pirates! Help me! Someone! Swiss Guards, Swiss Guards! Louis XVI had actually begun to frantically call for help, and across the world, Han Xing could feel the panic in his heart.

"Louie, what are you afraid of? You're not on the ship! Didn't you spend a good time in the Riverside District? What are you calling? Han Xing said with a black line on his face.

"yes, I'm not on the boat... I'm not on the boat... Whew~" Han Xing could even hear Louis XVI exhale a long breath, and then smiled a little embarrassedly: "Didn't I help you ask for help?" That's right, help you call for help! ”

"How the hell did you see me?" Han Xing asked in surprise how realistic this was, so that they could clearly see the pirate's face (qíng), and (shēn) were frightened and stunned.

"If we close our eyes, we can see the situation over there with your vision! In fact, you can see us this way too! Barristan said suddenly.

"Rest assured, Hanschel, we're always ready to help!" Rhaegar's voice rang out suddenly, accompanied by the sound of a sword in its sheath.

"Uncle Hanschel, I heard there are pirates?" Roy held "Lucky" in his hand and hurried onto the deck. Han Xing just pointed to the grappling hooks that landed on the side of the boat and didn't speak, motioning for him to look down.

Then there was Sir Hansen, who carried a longbow of purple wood with a quiver tied to his waist, and looked like some ranger, "There are pirates in the Mediterranean?" These pirates are damn to wake me up for a beauty sleep! Don't they know that wrinkles can be made like this? "This handsome (Hansen is handsome, handsome) is the world's number one narcissist, he grumbled, caressing his face.

"Why don't we cut their ropes?" Roy asked, after looking around, suddenly pointing to the rope on the grappling hook.