Act 276 Naval Scuffle (5)
"Quick! Faster! Ghost Ship ...... The ghost ship is about to catch up! ”
The pirate captain, who was directing the pirate ship to flee frantically, looked at the "Tempest" and "Black Thorn" behind him in horror, and roared at the minions on the deck with his loudest voice as if crazy.
"Throw away the ballistas! And crossbow arrows, throw all the heavy stuff away for me! Throw it away! ”
Frightened by the terrifying firepower of modern warships, the pirates were terrified like a pack of hysterical rats, finally knew what to do.
They used their axes as fast as they could, cut off all the mortise and tenon joints that held the ballista in place, and then worked together to push the heavy ballista into the sea.
This was followed by the equally heavy crossbow bolts and all sorts of miscellaneous debris on board.
However, even though the pirates had begun to abandon the most precious material of the sea voyage, fresh water, the two monster warships chasing them behind showed no sign of pulling away, and instead chased closer and closer!
The first mate lay on the stern of the boat, the whole person was paralyzed like mud, crying and wailing with a sad face.
"No more...... We can't escape...... We can't escape...... We're going to be burned to black coals by the fire! ”
The pirate captain rushed up and kicked the first mate in the face, angrily saying, "Hurry up and get to work!" Let's turn! ”
"Turning?" The first mate who was kicked was still a little confused, and he didn't know what the captain meant, "But the current direction makes the most full use of the wind and the speed!" ”
"Idiot! We're just a ship when we're out of the team, and next to it is the big fleet, which side do you think the ghost ship will chase!? ”
The first mate was scolded and woke up all of a sudden, although the other party may also divide the troops, but at least they still have a certain chance of escaping!?
Now if it goes on like this, it will definitely be overcome, but there is still a possibility of escaping if you gamble, so why not bet?
The first mate, who came to the spirit, jumped up at once, and whipped it to the minions who hugged their heads and cried beside them.
"Get moving, you bedbugs! Whoever dares to be lazy, I'll break his leg! ”
Soon, the pirates' fugitive fleet split, and one ship broke away from the formation and began to turn.
The other pirates on the ship scolded the guys for their actions, and of course, they didn't do it because they broke away from the formation and fled, but because they were one step ahead of them!
However, before the pirate captain and the first mate could be triumphant, suddenly a column of water rose in front of the pirate ship!
"This water column, how does it feel a little familiar......"
The pirate captain was suddenly shocked to remember that the column of water was not the same column of water that he had seen around the pirate ship besieging the "Cloud Pine" before!
Can...... Obviously, those two ghost ships were still far away from him, how could he attack from such a distance!?
Well, even if it was really their attack, there must be no accuracy at this distance, and the shot they just fired must have been blinded!
"That's right! It must be blind! ”
The pirate ship grew up shouting to give him courage, but the moment he opened his mouth, a cannonball exploded on the surface of the sea less than five meters away from the pirate ship!
The splash of water poured the pirate captain through it, and even a small fish happened to get into his mouth......
If it is luck that a single attack hits the sea not far from the bow of the ship, then hitting the same area one after another is definitely a proof of strength.
The explosions that resounded in the sea in front of the bow of the ship made the pirates have to realize the reality - the two ghost ships obviously have the ability to destroy them from a distance, and this kind of attack is clearly warning them to abandon the idea of escaping.
The pirate captain sighed dejectedly: "U-turn, lower the sails, raise the cloth bag, we surrender......"
The dead silence on the pirate ship, no one spoke, everyone just silently carried out the captain's orders, which was an option that no one wanted to choose, because when they did, they would be putting their lives in the hands of the enemy.
If they are the private soldiers of the nobles, they can pay to redeem themselves, and even if they don't have money, they can usually find a job on the enemy's side.
Can be pirated...... Hehe......
No one cares about the fate of a group of pirates, living and dying, only in the whims of the victors.
The pirates would never surrender if they had a choice, but now there really is no choice!
The pirate ship, which had completely given up and lowered most of its sails and only retained its basic handling ability, drifted quietly on the sea, watching the two ships "Tempest" and "Black Thorn" pass by quickly at a distance of 100 meters from their side.
Previously, the pirates had only seen the battle between the "Tempest" and the "Black Thorn" from afar, and they had not really seen these two terrifying warships beyond their imagination.
And now, they finally see what exactly the ship defeated themselves.
It's a steel battleship that only appears in dreams!
The whole ship was covered with hideous steel, spewing smoke out of the ship as it traveled, and the mysterious weapon fired with a thunderous roar...... If it weren't for the fact that I saw living people walking around on it, it would really be a veritable ghost ship!
Who would have thought that steel could float on the water!? This can already be said to be a miracle!
But what captain wouldn't want to own one, if they could? What sailor wouldn't want to be one of the above?
A layer of heavy steel armor is enough to turn the ballista, the main heavy weapon of naval warfare, into waste!
However, the monster battleships in front of you are not just covered with a layer of steel armor, they are also very fast!
There were no sails, not even oars, and the hull was made of dead steel, but God knows how these ghost ships could run so fast! It's faster than my own small clipper, which is almost empty! Even after they threw ballistas and other things into the sea, they were still quickly chased by each other!
Super defense, desperate speed, any ship with these two can run rampant on the sea, but those two ghost ships actually have unrivaled attack power!
Being able to hit accurately at a distance of four or five times the range of the ballista, not only can it hit, but the power of each attack is comparable to that of a mid-level fire mage, which is simply impossible for the opponent to live!
The three most important indicators of a battleship are all crushing advantages, so strong that people can't have the slightest idea of resisting!
Looking at the dragon flag fluttering on the ghost ship not far away, the pirate captain suddenly remembered the news he had heard others talk about as a joke in the bar a while ago.
The force that occupies the "Forbidden Zone" Storm Point seems to use this kind of flag!