Chapter 136: A Thousand Shots (I)

It was dark and gloomy, and the pouring rain poured down on the deck, making the sound of fried beans so wet that it was difficult to hear each other's voices even when they shouted to each other face to face.

The wind mixed with the torrential rain was overwhelming, and the Coral was like a toy in the hands of a giant, being toyed with wantonly bumps.

Holding on to the railing of the bridge with both hands, Purzbila struggled to control his form, and he turned back and shouted to the sailman: "Michelle, what are you doing, why don't you lower the half-sail yet, lower the half-sail quickly!"

Michelle freed up a hand dragging the sailline, pointed to a person beside him, and shouted, "Captain, you should talk to him!"

Purzbilla looked closely, but saw Tang Jie standing on the ship like an iron tower, concentrating on controlling the main sail of the Coral, Purzbilla was immediately furious, rushed to the deck and roared, "What are you doing?"

"Hell, don't mess around here, go back to your cabin! this is my ship!" Purzbila blew his beard and glared at Tang Jie.

Tang Jie bundled the thick rope on his waist, stood at his feet, and the man was nailed to the deck like an iron stake, and then turned his head and looked at him with a stern expression: "But you have to figure it out, I paid a high price!"

"Hell high price, can money buy the lives of my men?" Purzbilla was as angry as a bison, and her eyes were red: "If we don't lower the sails, this ship will capsize!

Tang Jie took Purzbila to him with one hand, was full of murderous anger, and glared at him viciously: "You fucking listen to me! With this kind of turtle speed, when I climb to Siciss, my people will be dead! Are your people worthy, but my people are not worth anything?"

Tang Jie's roaring voice couldn't be covered even by a storm: "Such a drizzle, even a girl is bolder than you!

Although Purzbila was shocked by Tang Jie's compelling momentum, he was the captain of a ship after all, he was the soul of this ship, and the tempering he had suffered in the wind and rain for many years made him develop an iron-blooded and hard character, this captain was full of anger, and he glared at Tang Jie without letting go, and the two of them were about to fight in this kind of storm.

"Look!" Suddenly, a voice interrupted their standoff.

A water man pointed to the underside of the boat with a shocked expression.

Tang Jie and Purzbila glanced at each other, and then looked out of the boat in unison.

It didn't matter if they looked at it, the two of them were suddenly stunned with horror!

I saw that the hull of this three-masted ship was slowly rising, and when I looked from the side of the ship to the bottom of the ship, I could clearly see that the "Coral" was supported by a huge wave, two or three meters high from the sea, like a giant holding their ship, driving forward at a rapid speed!

"What's going on?" said Purzbilla, speechless.

Tang Jie only stayed for a while, then looked in the direction of the bow of the ship and shouted, "Octavier, is that you!"

Octavier was dressed in a dark monk's robe, and in the gloomy storm she was like a black mist, mysterious and awe-inspiring.

This powerful sea banshee was surrounded by a one-man tall water ball, which enveloped her, and the waterfall-like rain slapped on the water ball, splashing countless tiny ripples, which was very beautiful.

Octavier held her hands flat in the air, as if she were holding something, and a faint sound of chanting came from the storm, looming in the storm.

There is no doubt that it was Octavier who was manipulating the waves to propel the Coral.

The speed of the ship was several times faster than usual, and the waves rolled and rumbled like rolling thunder, and the sailors on board only felt as if they were flying through the clouds, and the amazing speed of the ship made the downpour hit them with great pain, but this could not stop the shocked sailors from prostrating themselves on the ship and bowing to Octavier.

In their opinion, this woman who can manipulate the waves is undoubtedly the embodiment of Tira, the god of the sea.

Purzbilla's eyes almost fell out, and Octavier was like Tang Jie's shadow these days, silently following him, more like a maid than a maid.

Purzbilla was once disgusted to think that Tang Jie had brought a scourge on his ship, you know, at sea, most sailors thought that if a ship was loaded with a woman, it would be a bad luck for them.

If it weren't for the fact that Tang Jie's price was really high, Purzbila would not have accepted Tang Jie's employment at all.

But now, Purzbila was so shocked by Octavier's scalp that he had never seen anyone who could manipulate the waves?

Not even the magicians of Mozambique could do it so calmly in the midst of a storm!

"This, this ......," Purzbila was speechless.

Tang Jie looked at Octavier, a smile suddenly appeared on his grim face, this was the only smile he had shown all these days, he turned his head and said to Purzbilla, "I guess, now we don't have to argue about anything, right?"

Purzbila turned her head and looked Tang Jie up and down again, as if she didn't understand why such a powerful witch would follow him like a maid: "Who is she?"

Tang Jie glanced at him: "For your safety reasons, I suggest that you don't inquire!"

Purzbila was silent, his eyes fixed on Octavier: "I have never seen anyone who can manipulate the waves like this!"

Tang Jie smiled and patted him on the shoulder, calming down at this time, he admired this man who had the courage to confront him: "Believe me, there are still many things you haven't seen, the sea is much bigger than you think!"

Purzbila muttered, "It's incredible, it's incredible!"

Tang Jie's smile gradually settled, and his gaze also fell on Octavier's body, and a thought involuntarily emerged: "Is it too late for such a speed? Can Octavier support it? How long can she support it?"

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky, tearing through the thick clouds, illuminating everyone on the deck, and even more so illuminating Tang Jie's calm face and sharp gaze.

Thundered!

An earth-shattering thunderclap!

Standing on the bridge command platform, looking at Alcatraz Island in the distance with a monocular, Alam Shay turned around and said lightly to the first mate: "Get ready......

The first mate looked dazed, raised his hand, and shouted loudly: "Ready!!"

The flag-bearer of the mast quickly hoisted the flag, and the naval fleet of the Sisis saw this slogan, and immediately there was a burst of shouts on the deck of each ship: "Prepare for shelling, open the gun bay!!"

Like a petrified statue, Alamsey stood motionless on the commanding platform, silently listening to the sound of commands, the opening of the gun bays, and the rolling of cannons on the sea, and his face sank like water.

This time, he didn't do a passionate battle mobilization, he didn't have extra words to boost morale, he just asked the flag bearer on his flagship mainmast to play a flag that would never be lowered: If you don't win, you'd rather die!

It wasn't that Alamsey didn't expect that he would encounter desperate resistance, but he definitely didn't expect that the tenacity of this group of pirates would reach this point!

He sent four messengers to try to persuade the pirates at sea to surrender, but they all cut off their heads, tied their bodies to wooden barrels and threw them to the surface.

So much so that if Alam Shay wanted to send an envoy to the island again, whoever he looked at, his face would turn pale and he would not be able to die.

If other pirates were to be besieged on an isolated island by Alamsei with twenty or thirty warships, they would collapse in less than ten days, but this group of pirates actually held out for more than thirty days!

He originally wanted to use the method of siege to drag this group of pirates to death, but he didn't expect that the first to be dragged to death seemed to be themselves!

A small island, with no forts, no supplies, no rescue, is so difficult to attack!

Even if it's Xiongguan Fortress, it's nothing more than that, right?

Still careless......

Now, though, let me make up for it!

Alam Shay sighed deeply, he raised a hand, hesitated and paused in the air, and then waved it down!

"Boom !!"

An earth-shattering cannon shot suddenly rang out!

It was as if a thick cloud of smoke suddenly rose on the surface of the sea, enveloping Sicis's navy in an instant, and the ships were not visible at all, and countless shells tore through the air, slashing and blasting towards the west beach of Alcatraz Island.

The wreckage of the two ships that had been blocking the beach on the west side was suddenly covered in dense artillery fire, and the pirates and Dadans on Alcatraz felt like a raging Thor beating the drum desperately next to their eardrums, and the buzzing air around them shook their heads dizzy.

"Nia, it's real this time, these guys are going to fight hard!" Bill said loudly as he walked over to her as he returned from the beach.

Nia stood tall and motionless in the cavern, and behind her were ragged, silent pirates and Dadas.

The island's population plummeted due to starvation, war casualties, and sepsis, with more than two-thirds of the pirates attribution, and the Dadaans dying more than a hundred people, almost all of whom were young and able-bodied laborers.

In these days of great hardship, Nia led by example, this woman always ate the least, a piece of meat and a small glass of fresh water every day, but always made the most, and she got up before dawn to round the island, and rotated with the sailors on duty, and the burden on her shoulders was heavier than anyone here, but she was stronger than everyone here.

Before this woman met Tang Jie, she was flamboyant and proud, like a blooming rose, but now, she is calm and calm, her eyes are firm and sharp, like a sharp sword out of the sheath, extremely sharp!

In the tribulations again and again, she, like Tang Jie, has been tempered into steel and experienced.

"These guys, they have surrounded us for so long, why don't they fight early, don't fight late, but at this time?" William asked with a frown, all the people on the island had lost weight because of the frugality, but William had gained weight instead, and this strange appearance made Nia sometimes feel incomprehensible.

"It's very simple......" Simon smiled, the big housekeeper of Alcatraz Island was also too thin, and his cheeks were deeply sunken, "Alam Shei can't hold it anymore!"

"Can't hold it anymore?" William was stunned.

A sneer appeared on Nia's grim face: "Either Sises' logistics are about to collapse, or Alamsei is about to be unable to suppress his men!

"Could it be ......," a thought suddenly flashed through Bill's mind, "Captain is coming back soon?"

This sentence made everyone look up suddenly, and their eyes lit up.

Nia couldn't help but clench her fingers into fists, and her body trembled slightly: "Maybe, maybe so!"

It's been too long, time seems to have passed more than a hundred years ago, and this kind of hellish days made Nia think for a while: Is Captain Tang Jie not coming back?

But whenever the thought just came to mind, Nia shook her head vigorously, as if to throw it out.

Captain he'll be back, I'm sure he'll be back!

Nia repeated this sentence in her mind all the time, like a mental hypnosis.

Now, suddenly, the possibility that the captain is coming back illuminates their hearts like lightning, and they can no longer contain their longing and expectation for Tang Jie.

"Yes, it must be so!" William exclaimed, one of the remaining eyes glittering, and he laughed, "The captain must be coming back!

Bill also shouted: "Yes, these guys have made us suffer enough, it's time to change roles!"

The atmosphere that originally seemed a little calm and depressed in the rumbling shelling suddenly became high and enthusiastic, and almost everyone thought that Captain Tang Jie was coming back soon, and we would be saved when he came back!

But few people thought of such a point: After Captain Tang Jie came back, what would he use to save us?

Simon's mind naturally had this thought, he hadn't fought side by side with Tang Jie, nor had he seen the miracles that Tang Jie had created again and again, so he couldn't understand people like Nia, William, and Bill, why did they trust Tang Jie so unconditionally?

Regardless of the comparison of strength at all, and not considering logic at all, it seems that in their opinion, as long as Tang Jie is here, he must have a way to lead them to turn defeat into victory and defeat all enemies!

Simon looked at the pirates in front of him whose morale was bursting in an instant, and he shook his head secretly.

The shelling of the coast continued, but the morale in the caves was high, and even the Dadas, infected by the enthusiasm of the pirates, were eager to wait for the upcoming battle.

The elders and witch doctors of the Dada tribe busily prayed and prayed for the warriors, while women, the elderly, and children kept their heads silent, sharpening stick after stick, making them into murderous weapons.

The only person in the huge cave who has not changed or moved is Lilith.

This playful little girl on weekdays has slowly become a little withdrawn because of Tang Jie's long-term absence, and the most she does every day is to stand at the entrance of the cave and look into the distance, as if she is looking forward to Tang Jie's return.

She did not dare to stand any further, because if the Sisian navy cruising on the surface of the sea found someone on the shore through the telescope, they would definitely welcome them with shells.

On this island, the only one who has not been cut off supplies and food is Lilith, this magician is the main reason why their group has been able to hold on until now, without Lilith, Sisis's navy would have been desperate to attack it.

Now, in order to prepare for the next upcoming battle, and most likely the last one, Lilith desperately gathered her magic and desperately adjusted her breathing.

She was only fifteen or sixteen years old, an age at which she should be playing and laughing, not in the midst of a terrible battle like she was in front of her.

Either way, the battle broke out.

After the Sissian Navy's artillery fire had burned the sky, they used up almost all the shells to smash the wreckage of two ships on the beach on the west side of Alcatraz.

After observing through the telescope for a while, Alamsey decided that the gap that had opened was enough for the small boats that had been laid down on the battleship, though still not enough for the big ships to pass through.

He waved his hand again, and soon the battleships lowered their boats, and on them sat neatly dressed naval soldiers, waving wood pulp, rowing towards Alcatraz.

The sea was densely covered with small boats for a while, and from a distance, it looked like countless red and white ants crawling on a blue mirror.

These small boats were lowered in the deep sea area, and in order to avoid the undercurrent whirlpool around Alcatraz Island, some of them collided and capsized because they were too close, and the soldiers who fell into the water struggled and undulated in the water for a few times, and they were quickly swept into the sea by the undercurrent whirlpool in the water, and were never seen again.

However, this is not the most terrifying, the most terrifying thing is the bloodthirsty sharks swimming in this sea.

The fierce attack and defense of Alcatraz Island a while ago has caused the sea to be almost stained red, and the blood has attracted many sharks from far away to swim here, sharing the corpses floating on the surface of the sea as if they were partying.

Although a long time has passed and the corpses on the surface of the sea have been eaten, there are still many sharks that have tasted the sweetness and refuse to leave, they wander around Alcatraz Island, like a group of silent demons, just waiting for someone to fall into the water, they frantically pounce on them, tear them to pieces, and swallow them into their stomachs!

Swallowed by the undercurrent and bitten by sharks, one soldier after another perished in the sea, but more soldiers poured into the western beach of Alcatraz Island through the gap opened by the shells.

On the narrow west side of the beach, many small boats were almost next to each other, and there was no place for the oars to enter the water, so many soldiers simply jumped from the boats and swam ashore.

However, this time the Sisis Navy was obedient, and before they went into the water, they stripped off their shiny but bulky clothes and equipment, and only held long swords in their hands.

But as the Sisian navy approached the shore, they suddenly found that the pirates, who had been waiting on the shore for a long time, were wearing their clothes and laughing at them loudly.

During the previous battle, Alcatraz pirates captured a large amount of equipment, including clothing and weapons.

Some of the pirates used some of their clothes to bandage their wounds, others to keep themselves warm, and most of their weapons were used as backups.

Cutting wood on the island to make wooden spears is a weapon-intensive project.

The sight of the pirates in their clothes and most of them themselves naked was a shame and rage to the sight of the pirates, shouting, roaring, and brandishing their weapons at the pirates on the shore.

Led by Nia, the pirates and Dadans quickly gave the angry officers and soldiers a baptism of blood.

Hundreds of sharp, short wooden spears were thrown, and they flew through the air for a while, making a buzzing and concussive sound, and then happily burrowed into the bodies of the Sisitic officers and soldiers.

Dozens of Sicytic officers and soldiers who were crowded together turned on their backs, and the blood quickly stained the sea red.

All the people on the island expected that this battle would probably be the last, and if they could not withstand this battle, then what awaited them would be a catastrophe, and no one would want to escape.

Therefore, the women and children of the Dada tribe also participated in the fighting.

They were busy delivering short spears to the spear-throwers, and during the days of siege they made a great deal of short spears.

The pirates on Alcatraz threw their spears wildly, wave after wave, seemingly never stopping, and some of the pirates threw their spears so distangle their arms that they had to switch to another hand to continue the repetitive mechanical movement.

The casualties suffered by the Sisis officers and soldiers who frantically poured to the beach were very terrible, and almost all the officers and soldiers of the first wave were killed by this rain of spears, and some officers and soldiers picked up the wooden spears floating on the sea and tried to throw them back, but they had just exerted their strength, but they were stabbed in the chest by the next round of flying spears and fell into the sea.

The corpses floating on the sea were densely packed, and the officers and soldiers who came behind them put these corpses in front of them, using them as meat shields, advancing step by step, and each of these meat shields had at least ten short spears inserted.

Suddenly, however, something more terrible than a rain of spears struck......