Chapter 1727: Shelling

Chapter 1727: Shelling

The speed of the fleet is definitely too much aside from this era.

This is due to the smooth wind and smooth waters. Under Lu Chuan's cheating, the fleet is almost running at the highest task. If it is not necessary to take into account the speed of some small merchant ships, the speed may be even faster.

"Pirates in this area are the most frequent, everyone stay vigilant."

"The gunner is ready for battle."

The first officer's experience naturally does not need to be said, as this is the most suitable sea area for pirate activities, he naturally needs to pay attention.

Normally, the gunners are okay to slow down, but at this time they can’t.

In fact, in this sea, it is difficult to have a sudden attack, after all, it is not a special island terrain. When the pirates show up, the lookout hand will definitely notice that it will be everyone's reaction ability and strength.

The number of artillery is one, the performance of the artillery is also one, and the other is the quality of the gunner.

Finally, the performance of the ship, which also determines the strength of your ship.

In the sea, the most typical tactic is actually camouflage.

Pirates like to pretend to be caravans, relying on these routes, when the two fleets meet, they suddenly tore off their camouflage and launched an attack. Using this method is the easiest way to approach the caravan.

Each channel has been fixed after continuous exploration by the predecessors. No matter how you sail, you will not deviate too far along the channel. As long as the ship on this channel is likely to be encountered.

Like now, the two lookout hands who have been staying at the top of the main pole, their eyes widened, and soon they found a black spot in the distance.

"A fleet appears."

After confirming, a lookout hand yelled.

The main pole is the highest position of a ship. If you stand high in the ocean, you can see far away. You don't need to confirm which ship it is. As long as there is a ship, an early warning will be given.

After receiving an early warning from the lookout, the gunners below were all in place.

Sailing in the sea, the gunners need to be prepared for any wind and grass, no matter what the identity of the other party.

A fleet of ships appeared, and the pressure on the Sea King was enormous. The gunners were ready for battle, while the swordsmen and musketeers all stayed on the deck. They did not reach the ship’s side, because once they fought, they stood on the ship’s side. The above is the most dangerous. As long as they are hit during the shelling, the flying sawdust may kill and injure them.

On the deck, there is an area for them to hide, and the roof is made of iron, which is still very safe.

When the shelling is no longer possible, the next step is the battle, and this is when they are dispatched.

The sailors all arrived at their posts, operating the Neptune.

With a semaphore, a semaphore informed the merchant ships that followed it that they had encountered a fleet in front of them, so that they were ready. Once the pirates, they will be haunted by the Sea King, and the merchant ship behind will immediately leave and go to a safe area to wait for the end of the battle.

In this era, it is difficult for merchant ships to escape once the **** ships fail.

The two sides are facing each other, so the speed of approach is very fast. In a moment, you can already see the outline of this fleet. There are more than a dozen ships large and small, not too specific, but it seems that the scale is not small. .

The flag on the opponent was a huge black eagle. This was the flag of the Black Eagle Nation, and this was the fleet of the Black Eagle Nation.

Mela stood on the upper floor of the ship, looking at the fleet that was getting closer and closer.

Lu Chuan stood beside her, his eyes narrowed, showing a playful smile. Others can't see clearly, but Lu Chuan already knows all the details of the opponent, the pirates in the caravan.

In the entire fleet, there are warships before and after, followed by merchant ships, which is a typical **** fleet.

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In fact, these merchant ships had no cargo at all. Instead, the merchant ships were transformed to hide the artillery. How can it be a caravan like this kind of fleet?

Since it is a pirate, the next step is interesting.

I didn't expect to experience this era once and participate in the most classic plots of the great nautical era.

From recruiting sailors, to running popular, and now encountering pirates... Lu Chuan already likes this planet a bit, his footprint is here, and it is definitely a very interesting thing to come here when he is free.

Lu Chuan didn't say anything wrong. He wanted to see how the gunners of this era were of their quality.

For Lu Chuan, he can even set time back, and people can be resurrected after death. The damage to this Sea King is not worth mentioning. As long as Lu Chuan is willing, it can be restored in minutes.

Lu Chuan has even the top warships of the ninth level of civilization in his hands. These seventeenth-century ships are really nothing, and repairs are completely easy.

As the captain, Mela was in charge of the hundreds of people and the dozen or so caravans that trusted her. The pressure was naturally huge. She stared into the distance without saying a word. At this moment, she became an extremely cold Mela again.

Lu Chuan smiled, took her hand and gave her a smile.

Mela's coldness just turned into a gentle smile, and said, "Nothing will happen."

As soon as Mela's voice fell, the looking hand yelled in horror: "Pirate, it's a pirate..." He desperately rang the alarm bell on it, making a "Dangdang" sound.

After a while, the sailors of the entire Sea King, or the gunners, all looked tight.

The most worrying thing happened. This turned out to be a pirate fleet. It seemed to know that it was powerful, and it was definitely not a simple pirate fighting alone. Pirates of this scale will never be unknown in this era.

I only saw the fleet approaching in the distance, lowering the Black Eagle flag, and raising a fiery red flag with a huge flame on it, roasting a huge skull.

"It's the Flame Skull Pirate Group."

At the first time, the lookout hand reported the information.

The Flame Skull Pirate Group is indeed famous in this era, and its fierce reputation, I don't know how many people change its color. They are powerful and cruel, as long as they become their target, there is almost no living, and they are one of the most mysterious pirates in the ocean.

It has always been thought that the navies of various countries do not know how many fleets have been dispatched, and they cannot destroy them, but let them continue to grow.

Their most legendary thing is that they defeated a fleet of the Black Hawk Nation and became one of the most powerful pirates.

Unexpectedly, I encountered them here.

Mela's face changed, and she couldn't calm down anymore, and immediately entered the cabin below from the ship building. The Neptune’s firepower is very strong. The third floor is full of artillery. In the first floor, Mela stands at the command position, where he can observe the outside world well.

The gunners were all ready, one by one nervously guarding the side of the artillery.

The flame skull pirate group in the distance quickly approached. After they tore off their camouflage, the muzzle of the merchant ship rose, and a gun was pushed out. The several warships that acted as frigates were even more powerful, and their firepower was no worse than that of the Sea King.

The current situation is that the Sea King is a warship the size of a dozen of the enemy ships, everyone knows that it must be more fortunate.

Because the other party is pretending to be close, and coming onwards again, it's too late for Mela to turn around. What's more, the Sea King can escape, but the merchant ships behind will be over. If she does escape, her reputation will be completely discredited in the future, and there will be no rising day.

"First officer, it's up to you." Mela said with a serious face to the first officer next to her.

The old general nodded. With such a high reward, it was time to reflect his value.

"Prepare..." the old general yelled. He held his hand and walked in the middle unhurriedly. The gunners along the way all started to push the artillery forward, let the barrel extend to the muzzle, and then The artillery is fixed.

The gunpowder bag was inserted into the barrel first, and then the solid round was loaded. The gunner on the side of the fuze was already holding the torch, ready to fire.

There is no need for the old general to say more, the gunners adjusted the direction of the muzzle, always aiming at the first warship that pounced.

The distance between the two sides keeps getting closer and the atmosphere is getting more and more tense.

The merchant ship behind the Sea King got the information, slowed down in a panic, and then turned around at the fastest speed. They needed to stay away from the place of battle, stay in the distance, waiting for the end of the battle.

If the Neptune wins, they will do nothing, if the Neptune loses, they will become the spoils of the pirates.

All hopes are now pinned on the Sea King.

From this point, it is not difficult to see how important the reputation of this era is. As long as you are strong enough, someone will trust you and follow you willingly to pay the no-nonsense protection fee. Obviously, Mela's appeal is good, otherwise there would not be so many caravans willing to let the Aquaman escort.

Mela stared at the aggressive pirate ship, her heart was nervous, but she was calm.

The firefight of this era is mainly about approaching, and then firing with the side edge, which is completely firepower. Who else can fire faster.

"Side."

Under the order, whether it was the Sea King or the opponent’s warship, all began to throw out a drifting ship. The two ships faced each other. Almost at this moment, both sides fired at the same time. Up.

"boom!"

"boom……"

With the continuous shelling sound, dozens of iron **** rushed out.

For a while, gunpowder flew, and then sawdust splashed, accompanied by the screams of gunners, this is the naval battle of this era.

The flame skull pirates warship that dared to fight the Sea King is not inferior to the Sea Kingwww.ltnovel.com or even stronger. It is equipped with 60 artillery pieces alone, which is worthy of being. Specialized warships do not require cargo bays, which naturally saves more space for artillery.

The Sea King is an armed merchant ship. Even if it is powerful, it has only 36 artillery on one side, which is nearly twice as weak as the opponent.

The gunners were blown away and turned into sludge, but the old general was moved. He walked from the bow to the stern and shouted: "Don't panic, load up the bullets, and kill these idiots severely and let them know Our Sea King is not easy to mess with."

One shelling took about two minutes before the second shelling began.

In two minutes, the two sides were almost passing by.

Boom boom boom...

It was a new round of shelling. Just like just now, a lot of gunpowder smoke came from the muzzle. Some of the solid **** under the huge kinetic energy flew, some fell on the deck, and some hit the hull. , And suddenly sawdust splashed again.

If there is no hole, there will be a sunken mark, and the place where the hole is pierced, the solid bullet rushes into the interior, completely punching a blood path, the scene is tragic, and people who have not experienced it will definitely vomit.

In the face of all this, whether it is the gunners on the Sea King or the gunners on the pirate ship, they do not care at all. As long as they are immortal, they will all be thrown into their gun positions, nervously cleaning the barrels, and preparing for the next gun.

The Sea King and the leading ship passed by just a few minutes.

If it is singled out, the two sides will definitely change their heads and continue, but now it is a gang fight. The Aquaman crossed this one, but could not catch his breath, because the Aquaman still had to face other pirate ships behind.

In just two rounds of shelling, there were a lot of casualties on the Sea King, the three artillery pieces lost their usefulness, and dozens of gunners were casualties, directly weakening its strength.