XXXVI. Naval Battles

"Snakeskin!" Elizabeth and the others couldn't help but be surprised. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Yes, snakeskin. Satan had shed a layer of snakeskin in the Garden of Eden, and was recorded as the first divine covenant, which was the most powerful weapon in the world that could only be used by humans. Lu Li said in a low voice: "Satan never does things that make people feel at ease. Always make trouble for him. ”

The weather in the Caribbean is getting darker and darker, and the sea is getting more and more stormy. Nezha led the fleet and tracked the traces of the black pearl.

During this time, Jack is anxious about his close debt to David Jones, the captain of the Flying Dutchman. On the sea, rambling around. There is not too much of a clear route. Tracking down such a ship is obviously a troublesome matter. At the same time, the name of wealth on the ship is also spreading. Pirates throughout the North Sea knew that a ship full of oriental silk and porcelain was tracking the Black Pearl. Those pirates have gathered in the North Sea, wanting to make a fortune.

On this day, when evening was approaching, the lookout on top of the mast shouted, "I see them!" Northwest Direction! A four-star galleon and a five-star Caravel! ”

"Ring the alarm bell! Raise our flag! It's time to fight! Seeing the gesture of the lookout, the first mate Norrington roared with enthusiasm! A unique flag painted with flames and demons rose and fluttered under the Caribbean sky!

Nezha tiptoed into the distance, and the three boats were less than two hundred meters apart. The old sailors began to roughly calculate the comparison of the strength of the two sides, and the "merchant ships" they were on were obviously greater than the countermeasures, but the difference in artillery was ten times, and the difference in the number of sailors was seven times. Although his own ship is a sea ship, it still retains some of the style of oriental ships, which is not very suitable for sea ships.

Most of the sailors at this moment were frightened. But when they saw Nezha and Lu Li, they looked at the two of them in awe.

Nezha's ship had no name, but it was already famous among pirates at this time. I saw that they did not care about the deterioration of the weather now, not only opened all the cannon doors, but also pushed out the cannons! But no cannon was fired, and they tried not to hurt the ship, which was full of fine porcelain. It's better to be able to engage in broadside battles. Hundreds of sailors stood by each ship, brandishing scimitars and making noise! Bloodthirsty screamed and cursed, eager to rush over immediately and slash the ship's up and down!

But Nezha's ship is no ordinary ship. I saw two semi-circular wheels of more than five meters flying out of the two arms of the ship and rotating around the ship twice. Suddenly, two rounds of light collided with the two ships, and the multi-ton round wheel smashed down, splitting the pirate ship in two with a single blow. Then Nezha withdrew two and a half rings under the awe-inspiring gaze of the sailors.

But this round of pirates was just the beginning, and soon more pirates were already on track.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

The sound of continuous cannon fire reverberated to the ears, each of which made the sturdy hull shake slightly. The gunners who operated the guns, and the pirates around them who were responsible for delivering the ammunition, were all fanatical. Nezha's "merchant ship" was made by Song Daren and several people with refining techniques. Not only is it hard and powerful, but it is also extremely fast and has many means. It's just that they don't know much about artillery and don't have many batteries prepared.

But the pirates of the Caribbean were accustomed to fighting with artillery first, and only engaged in broadside battles when the artillery was gone. Completing is not a ship warfare technique in the era of cold weapons. At this moment, the ship's artillery is still some additions, fixed with iron locks in some hidden positions. It was transformed by Nazha casting spell again. With the superior performance of the ship, it still makes this anti-plunder at sea a one-sided pastime.

When you can't hurt yourself against a ship, the power of your own ship's guns is immense. Not only is the range extremely long, but the power of a few cannons can completely destroy a large ship, and no one can beat it along the way.

This continued until the "merchant ships" encountered the British East India Company's fleet. By this time, this had already caused them to overturn more than ten large pirate ships. The "merchant ship" is extremely fast and has a certain stealth characteristic. There are also Lu Li and Nazha on it.

It will always detect the enemy earlier, and before the other party can detect and react, it will be deceived by the merchant ships that rush out at great speed. The other party was not given any time to prepare, and the moment the ship's sides intersected, the broadside guns on the merchant ship, which had long been ready to fire, rang out one after another.

After a round of artillery fire, the attacked pirate ship almost collapsed and disintegrated when the two ships staggered past. Not even booty and prisoners were left.

Only the big ships or special magic ships survived. At this point, all these sailors need to do is to send their men to deal with the remaining resistance, and then start collecting the prisoners and booty.

Even if a pirate is accidentally injured, as long as it is not an unlucky direct fatal injury, with the healing potions prepared for them by the "wizard", the pirate will quickly recover and become vigorous again. After several battles, the number of casualties among the sailors on Nezha's side was simply a handful.

This near-zero casualty in battle greatly stimulated the sailors of the merchant ships. They have now fallen in love with piloting merchant ships, fantasizing about the future having one of their own, and living a life of robbery that is almost risk-free.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

This time, the merchant ship repeated the same attack as before. I saw that the three-masted pirate ship on the opposite side was under the attack of artillery fire, and in an instant it seemed to be held by a huge hand, and the hull of the ship was squeaky and moaning in the roar of artillery fire. Moaning and shattering, cracked pieces of wood and wood chips splattered everywhere.

When the fire stopped, the three-masted pirate ship was fortunately saved, but its hull was almost a rag bag full of holes. The sailors began to plunder. At this time, the sailors reported that a large number of flotillas were found.

The British East India Company, the full name of which is "the company of London merchants trading in the East India". On December 31, 1600, Queen Elizabeth I of England granted the company a royal charter, giving it the privilege of trading in India. In effect, the charter granted a monopoly on East India trade for 21 years. Over time, the East India Company went from being a commercial trading enterprise to becoming the de facto ruler of India. Until it was relieved of executive power in 1858, it also acquired an auxiliary ruling and military function.

The East India Company grew stronger and gradually occupied Madras, Calcutta, and the aforementioned city of Mumbai. Three districts were established here, each with a governor, turning them into bases for further encroachment on other parts of India. The East India Company trained mercenaries, ostensibly owned by the feudal princes of India, but these feudal princes, who were "protected" by the East India Company, were in fact in the service of the British.

It was commanded by European officers and played an extremely important role in the British occupation of India, and it can be said that without this mercenary force, the British would not have been able to conquer India. The East India Company went on a colonial plundering spree in India, in addition to the aforementioned looting of the Bangladeshi treasury.

In 1799, during the capture of the capital of Mysore, another £15 million worth of royal treasures were looted. Another means of plunder by the British through the East India Company in India was the monopoly of the **, salt and tobacco trade. Among them, ** revenue accounts for about one-seventh of the company's total revenue. Forced Bangladeshi farmers to plant**, and then smuggled to China for sale, making huge profits.

From the 60s of the 18th century, the East India Company began to decline, and in 1813, the East India Company's trade monopoly on India was abolished, and in the same year, the British government abolished its trade monopoly on China. After the East India Company's trade privileges with China were revoked, the British merchants who came to trade in Guangzhou changed from being organized by the East India Company to individual merchants, and the British government officials negotiated commercial matters with the Chinese government, so that the original negotiations between merchants and merchants became intergovernmental negotiations, thus sowing the seeds of the fuse of the conflict between China and Britain. After the abolition of all powers, the East India Company went bankrupt. In 1858, after exhausting his life's work to amass enough wealth for the British, the East India Company was kicked out and the East India Company was officially abolished by the British government, which began to rule India directly until 1947.

But at this time, this behemoth was still in its thriving period. It had a large number of warships, and even a very large number of British Navy ships were in service with the East India Company. It is almost the equivalent of a special British navy.

At this moment, the fleet of the East India Company encountered by Nezha was a large fleet, with a fleet of more than sixty ships, and two flagships second only to the Endeavour. When the merchant ships suddenly encountered this fleet, both sides were stunned.

The sailors of the merchant ship had apparently not expected to encounter such a large fleet here, especially when they had just destroyed a pirate ship. Even if you don't deal with a pirate ship, Shan will be a pirate in the first place. At the same time, the East India Company's fleet was stunned, and then quickly showed its hideous fangs. As if to take out merchant ships at all costs.

This was indeed a plunder that the East India Company had just completed not long ago, and this plunder was very fruitful, and it actually took the treasure of two ships. When the governor there decided to send a fleet of ships to escort the treasure. But I thought that it was precisely because of this that I was so happy and sad that I got into trouble.

Not so long ago, the East India Company encountered a different, more powerful fleet. It was a fleet of a hundred three-star warships, loaded with nearly 10,000 crusader fanatics.

By this moment, the fact of the angel's coming has spread throughout the West. The arrival of the angel may seem like a distant thing to those low-level peasants or sailors. But for those organizations that have power, it's a big deal, especially what the apocalypse.

Faith always gives believers a terrible burst of power, because the angel descended, and it took only a few days for the Holy See to assemble a huge crusader fleet. Nearly 10,000 crusaders were cast on the Caribbean oceans. Trying to find angels to bring the glory of God to the whole world.

Of course, although the Crusaders were fanatics, they were not mad dogs who caught and bit whom. But when they invited the East India Company to join their fleet, they were refused. The crusaders believed that the East India Company had forgotten God's glory and was unwilling to serve God. They began to attack the East India Company's fleet, so much so that the East India Company lost twenty ships before the main force and the escorted flagship escaped.