Chapter 41: The Encounter
After a while, the lookout once again sounded the alarm, and a large number of sail shadows appeared on both sides of the fleet, it was estimated that the pirates were also outflanking the fleet, Lin Feng saw this situation, and knew that these pirates had premeditated and were coming at his own fleet.
You don't have to think about it to know that you must have been targeted in Whale Harbor, as for the suspect? The goblin who asked for money definitely can't get out of it. "Hmph, when my brother returns, I'll be as good-looking as yours. ”
Lin Feng thought of this, but he didn't worry too much about the situation in front of him, and his mind was not shaken by such a little danger. Besides, Lin Feng was trying to test the power of his "fort" in the sky. Well, he just had a great idea.
Tyranya Qingge was also on the sidelines, she hadn't really experienced a decent battle except for a few hunting in the forest. Well, our little Tyranya can be said to be a "little white" big druid in this regard, and his strength and experience are seriously inconsistent.
Lin Feng looked at the excited Tailanya, and felt that his head suddenly hurt a little, "This elf sister, don't make a mess for a while! ”
Actually, Lin Feng was also too worried, after all, Tyranya was a great druid, not to mention how sharp it would be to kill the enemy, this self-protection was absolutely no problem. Well, as soon as the enhanced bark technique is used, she stands there and makes people cut down, and it is estimated that few pirates can break through the defense.
Another trick of thorn entanglement, it will immediately set you in place, move you to try, if you don't entangle, your bones and tendons will not be loose. Although Lin Feng had a mage shield, he was entangled by this move, and he couldn't get out of it, well, unless it flashed.
But there is no such niche space magic in the pirates, if there is, well, Lin Feng will also teach him how to flexibly use the flashing and slow-falling techniques.
Immediately into the range of the artillery, Jackson came over to ask, "Do you need to send someone to negotiate?" This is also the usual practice, to see if you can get into the relationship, a little meaning, if you can not start the fight, you will not start the fight.
Lin Feng felt that he had no friendship with the pirates at all, not to mention, seeing that these pirates were so well prepared, it was estimated that it would not be easy to dismiss, and the negotiation would definitely fail, so it was better not to send hostages to the door.
Lin Feng said decisively: "After entering the range of artillery, it is good to strike first, concentrate fire and attack, and use cannonballs to negotiate, it is best to sink a pirate ship in the first wave." ”
Jackson agreed, and then ordered the fleet to adjust its angle and prepare to gather artillery to bombard the pirate ship that had taken the lead. Jackson also sighed in his heart, "It's still the lord's decisiveness, but this is the first time I've seen this kind of negotiation." ”
"One-Eyed Ogo" was sitting in the pirate fleet in the middle of the way, and his flagship "Kuroshio" was in the center of the fleet, which was convenient for him to command other pirate ships in the center on the one hand, and on the other hand, he could escape quickly when things were not good. Well, the old treacherous and cunning, nothing more than that.
"There is a food shortage in the tribal emirate, and the orc empire is fighting a civil war, this grain is a sought-after commodity, as long as this batch of grain is grabbed, the 'Kuroshio' pirate group can further expand, if my strength is stronger, I may not be able to seize a territory along the coast of the orc empire and restore my status as a nobleman on the ground." Ogo thought.
Suddenly, the rumbling of cannon bombardment interrupted Ogo's illusion, and the opposing fleet did not follow the conventions of negotiation at sea, and dared to fire first? Ogo felt that his "dignity" had been trampled on, and the fierce gaze in his only remaining eye seemed to burn the sails of the opposite ship.
Although he didn't intend to take a small amount of money and let the other party go gently, although he was ready to hang the other party's envoy to hit the other party's morale, Ogo really didn't expect that the inferior human fleet would dare to shoot at him first!
Ogo watched as his vanguard ship was struck by a cannonball that had its mainmast severed, a cannonball pierced the side of the ship, a cannonball that blew the ammunition bay, and then sank to the icy bottom with a whirlpool rising from the surface.
Lin Feng was very satisfied with his own concentrated fire attack, "My crew still seems to be well-trained, and when they receive the new battleship on the return voyage this time, they can quickly form combat effectiveness as long as they get used to it a little." ”
Lin Feng asked Philip to order four standard warships at the shipyard in Jinyue Port last year, and after this auction, Lin Feng added four more, a total of eight warships, just enough to form a medium-sized fleet, with Lin Feng's current strength, it was enough for him to protect Nanlin Island.
Calculating the time, this first batch of ordered warships should also be delivered at this time, and the reason why Lin Feng dared to leave only two large merchant ships behind was also because of this reason. With four new ships on board, Captain Cook is confident that Crescent Harbor and Nanlin Island will be safe.
Jackson was very experienced in naval warfare, and knew that his own ships were small and many, and he should try to avoid engaging pirates in broadside battles, so his tactic was to use the advantage of his own artillery and try to maintain concentrated fire to attack the nearest pirate ship.
On the smoke-filled sea, the pirate ships were damaged and sunk one after another, and countless pirates screamed and fought in the icy waters. Seeing this, Ogo was furious, and while he stabilized the frontal intercepting fleet, he ordered the outflanked pirate ships to speed into the battlefield.
Ogo's flanking fleet consisted of small and medium-sized pirate ships, which, although not very powerful, were fast and numerous, making them the first choice for charging close to their targets and engaging in broadside battles.
Lin Feng's fleet also had two merchant ships hit by artillery fire at this time, losing several gun positions and casualty a few gunners, and the wounded gunners were sent to the "Breaking Waves".
The effect is obvious, the seriously wounded and often die to save their lives, and the lightly wounded only need to rest for a while before they can return to the battlefield. When the others saw it, Lin Feng's side was greatly boosted, while the pirates were a little frightened.
As for those crew members who were unlucky and died directly, they had no choice but to put their bodies in the designated cabin first and wait for the post-war to be disposed of. After all, magic like the "Great Resurrection" can't be unleashed by Tyranya yet, well, the level is still far away.
The pirate ship that was outflanked on both wings also rushed to the surroundings of Lin Feng's fleet at this time, seeing that they were obviously going to fight a broadside battle, Lin Feng had to make a move, the fireball technique and the flame explosion technique flew out of the "Breaking Waves" in turn, whoever rushed fast would have to take a shot.