Chapter 169: Warship vs. Divine Beast
There were more than 300 troops ashore, and at first they set up improvised batteries and trenches, and after 100 men stayed behind, the other 200 men marched forward in formation.
It was also at this time that the pirates' secret hand was finally launched, that is, the Yaqi Orochi finally appeared and attacked the warships in the rear.
The appearance of the Yaki Orochi is still very shocking, it appears from the sea with eight heads, and then goes to a warship and tries to attack, attacks the mast with its big head, and hits the side of the ship again, making a huge noise, but that's all, although the momentum is huge, it does not cause any substantial damage.
Moreover, this time it was different from the original attack on the British Navy, and even ordinary soldiers failed to bite or bite to death.
It turned out that knowing that the Baqi Snake would appear, how could Zhao Dagui's side not prepare.
Several warships that came over this time installed a large number of spears five or six meters long on both sides of the ship, and a large number of such spears were also erected on the deck, and the soldiers who were moving on the deck even held a spear in their hands.
No matter how strong the Yaqi Snake is, it is only flesh and blood, and if it collides directly, it is difficult to say whether it will cause damage to the warship, and it itself will be pierced by the heads of these spears, at least it will cause a lot of penetrating injuries.
The Yaqi Snake is ferocious by nature, and intends to give these warships a good look, but in the face of sharp spears everywhere, it is like encountering a hedgehog, and there is nowhere to start.
In this case, even if the Yaki Orochi could attack the hull through the gap between the spears, it would not be able to do much, and the damage would not be great.
You must know that these are all sturdy Western ocean-going merchant ships, which were bought by Zhao Dagui and reinforced by various means, and the brute force of the Baqi Snake alone cannot cause much damage.
The Yaki Orochi tried to attack, but when it turned around, it didn't know how to attack, and let out a very ugly roar in a frustrated manner.
Fortunately, this divine beast is just a huge body and enough strength, if it really spews flames and poisonous smoke like in mythology, the security team will still be hurt somewhat.
However, a creature weighing hundreds of tons with brute strength poses very little threat to a thousand-ton ship, and of course, if it is a hundred-ton boat, it may be dragged into the sea by a large snake.
The Great Snake moved very fast in the water, and when the first ship was deflated, it moved on to another ship, but it was not cheap.
At this moment, the soldiers of the security regiment on the warship also reacted, opened the cannon windows one by one, and pushed the artillery out.
"Aim at the big snake and fire!"
The gun commanders on the warship with the Yaki Orochi on the front bar screamed hoarsely, and then a thirty-pound solid bullet was fired and hit the Yaki Orochi.
Originally, the soldiers thought that such a heavy cannonball fell on the flesh and blood, and it could immediately tear the big snake to pieces, but they didn't expect this big snake to be really strange, and with a twist of its body, it avoided most of the cannonballs, and even the cannonball that fell on it seemed to encounter something particularly slippery, and it slid straight over, just leaving more deep wounds on the big snake.
The Yaki Orochi was unexpectedly not seriously injured, but it was also in pain, and it was so ferocious that it crashed into the ship despite the spears on the ship.
At this moment, the Yaqi Snake was certainly pierced with blood by the spear, and the warship was also hit and tilted in the opposite direction by a large amount, and it was finally transferred.
"What a good brute. Zhao Dagui happened to be on another ship nearby at this time, and he couldn't help muttering when he saw this.
The Yaqi Snake is quite spiritual, and it is not as simple as an ordinary beast, and at this time, the eight heads went out together, and actually bit off and pulled out the spear on the side of the warship, as if to make room for itself.
The soldiers of the security regiment on that ship were also brave, armed with huge spears, and tried to stab the monster and keep the Yaki Orochi away from their ship.
Originally, if there was only one warship here, it was likely that there would be a stalemate, and there would be a big battle between human warships and monsters, but unfortunately no, there are seven warships here.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Yaki Orochi was entangled with the warship, the other six warships detoured to the rear and attacked from behind the Yaki Orochi.
Of course, for fear of accidentally injuring friendly troops, these ships fired weapons such as whaling cannons from a distance, and did not dare to attack directly with artillery.
This shows the advantage of the security group, using one ship to attract the attention of the Yagi Orochi, and the other ships can surround and attack and support each other, which is much stronger than the British who only had two ships at the beginning.
Stark came over to ask Zhao Dagui for support, probably considering that although the British Navy was elite, the number of ships was small, and it was not as good as the security corps.
The Yaqi Snake is extremely ferocious, and its recovery ability seems to be very strong, obviously it was beaten by several ships and its body was drenched in blood, but its combat effectiveness has not decreased, and it is even more ferocious.
"Quick, use the big killer. "The captain of the ship that was targeted by the Yaki Orochi, seeing that the monster was so brave, also broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly ordered the use of the strongest weapon specially prepared for the Great Snake.
Upon hearing the captain's order, the soldiers immediately withdrew from a large number of barrels, all of which could hold more than two hundred pounds of water or wine, and after igniting the gunpowder fuses on the vats, they threw them out of the deck or gun windows.
The vats were actually filled with explosives, and they exploded in the water after a while, and the huge shock wave caused the ships to shake violently.
However, the warship was protected by a wooden shell on the outside, and the damage it received was extremely limited, but the Yaki Orochi was different, and this time it was even more seriously injured than when it was hit by a cannonball before, and it immediately suffered many serious internal injuries.
It turned out that this was a secret weapon developed by Zhao Dagui, specially used to deal with water monsters like the Yaqi Snake.
In modern times, Zhao Dagui went to the countryside to see many scenes of peasants using explosives to fish, and was deeply impressed, so he specially made a large number of wooden barrels in Dinghai, which were filled with iron and gunpowder, and then installed a time-delay fuse, which would explode twenty or thirty meters underwater after being thrown into the water.
This kind of gunpowder explosion does not rely on direct physical damage, but relies on the explosion of gunpowder to cause a huge shock wave, which is transmitted to the fish through the water, and then causes serious internal injuries, so that the fish bleeds to death.
Because water conducts shock waves well, this bomb has a very impressive damage power and range, and is the nemesis of water monsters like Yaki Orochi.
Of course, this method should be used with caution, if it is not protected by a strong hull, it is estimated that everyone on board will die.
Yaki Orochi was so badly injured that he finally stopped pestering the ship and left the ship, trying to keep a certain distance, but it was already a little late.
Taking advantage of the opportunity ahead, the other six ships had already surrounded the Yaki Orochi, forming a semicircle around the Yaki Orochi, and at this time they also threw the same powder keg into the water.
After several explosions, the Yaqi Snake was seriously injured, but he did not die, and desperately drilled into the water, but he couldn't dive.