As Fred's order was issued, the gunners began to take up their positions, and the "Riptide Seagull" began to rush towards the "Firefire" pirate group in the distance in a fighting posture.
As the "Riptide Seagull" gradually approached, both sides in the distance also discovered the uninvited guests who were about to break into the battlefield.
However, both parties cautiously did not get closer. Instead, they distanced themselves from each other and stopped circling and testing each other.
The sudden arrival of ships and unfamiliar flags left both sides unaware of which side the "Riptide Seagull" belonged to when they came to the battlefield.
I don’t know if they are bounty hunters chasing pirates, or fellow pirates who want to take advantage of others.
Both sides were observing carefully until they saw the "Riptide Seagull" turn its hull sideways and aim its side gun at the "Firefire" pirate group.
"boom!"
The two tiers of artillery on the port side of the "Riptide Seagull" opened fire simultaneously.
After completing one salvo, the "Riptide Seagull" began to change course and cruise to the right, preparing for the second salvo.
"Ferocious Fire" Arena also saw this, and he also found that the unknown ship in front of him had unusually fierce firepower.
At just a short distance, our own artillery has not yet reached the range, and the opponent has already launched a salvo.
Arena decisively ordered the sail to turn and rushed towards the ship in front of him, closing the distance.
For Arena, the uninvited guests in front of him, whether they are fellow pirates who want to take advantage of others or pirate hunters, are much more difficult to deal with than the whaling ship, and they are the priority to be dealt with.
Arena's choice did not surprise Fred. Fred ordered the ship to turn right and face the enemy from the starboard side. In addition to preparing starboard artillery fire, it was also to suppress the wind direction and occupy the windward position.
In the new era, although most ships have added steam power, huge sails can still provide sufficient power, especially older ships like the opposite "Firefire" pirate group.
After the second round of artillery salvo hit, the two sides began to advance on a flat line, because the "Torrent Seagull" suppressed the wind direction and its firepower was more powerful.
A longer entanglement is definitely a more favorable choice for the "Riptide Seagull".
When it was known that the enemy had several relatively powerful Beyonders, Fred chose to make full use of the artillery and power advantages of his own ships to kill the enemy first, try to avoid or delay the time of boarding battle, and reduce unnecessary casualties.
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Giving up one's own advantages and recklessly engaging in a boarding battle with the enemy is not a decision that a qualified commander should make.
After the two sides made several rounds in this sea area and fired several rounds of salvos, Arena found that he seemed to have no choice at all. The other party's commander was also very experienced and had no flaws. The ship's firepower was also more powerful. He
Several sailors on this side have been hit by artillery.
Having seen the current situation clearly, Arena is ready to withdraw from this battle. In addition to reducing his own team's numbers, a long-term stalemate may also easily bring about more surprises, such as the reappearance of a third party.
But his extraordinary ability has no effect at a distance of a few hundred yards. Artillery shooting at this distance is a complete waste of expensive artillery. Arena thought, and ordered the helmsman to change course and prepare to leave the sea.
"Captain, the other side is running!" The lookout clearly saw this change and reported it to Captain Fred.
Fred also understood the opponent's intention, but he had no intention of ending the battle.
After all, this was the "Riptide Seagull"'s first battle in the target waters, and its opponent was not very strong, and it was also a notorious pirate.
This is a good goal both from the perspective of training the crew and from the perspective of hunting.
How can we let them go so easily when our own side has the advantage?
So he decisively ordered the pursuit!
Roman knew that a pursuit battle could easily develop into a boarding battle, so he reminded the sailors to be prepared.
And Roman himself also came to the side.
Arena also discovered the opponent's pursuit intention. Knowing that the battle was inevitable, he became happy instead of angry.
From Arena's point of view, even if the ship in front of him had more powerful firepower, it would not be able to fire expensive shells endlessly. In the end, the victory would be decided by joining the ship's side, and this was just as he wished.
Fred really did not intend to continue the bombardment. The number of shells on the ship was limited and it was impossible to fire them endlessly. This would make the "Ripwater Seagull" lose the ability to face subsequent crises, such as the sudden appearance of third-party forces.
Therefore, after using artillery to kill some of the opponent's active forces, the only way to maximize the benefits is to take over the side.
After all, the goal of the "Riptide Seagull" is not to sink pirate ships, but to hunt the heads of pirates and seize their ships and property.
As the distance between the two ships got closer and closer, both sides were ready for a boarding battle.
Roman walked towards Fred, "Captain, when we pick up the ship later, let me face the Fierce Fire on the opposite side."
This is what Roman has considered. The greatest threat to the Torrent Seagull and everyone on board is the suspected "arsonist" Arena.
Holding him by yourself to create space for his teammates to kill other pirates should be the best choice. Roman, who has several powerful extraordinary items, is confident of holding back an "arsonist", and the captain is faced with comparing his own sequence.
When the opponent is low, there is more room to use water spells to eliminate the influence of the arsonist on the ship.
Facing an opponent who is clearly ranked higher than himself is also the opportunity Roman is looking for.
Fred looked at Roman and nodded: "Then be careful. Just hold him back and we will deal with the remaining pirates as soon as possible."
While everyone was formulating a battle plan, the sailor on the opposite side had already thrown a grappling hook, and the boarding battle officially began.
Before the two ships were completely close, they saw arrows made of red flames suddenly appear on the opposite ship, flying towards the people on the "Riptide Seagull".
Fred took a step forward, raised his hands, and water spheres formed from the sea water and floated in the air. The water spheres gradually solidified like cannonballs, blocking the flight paths of the arrows.
"Bang!" At the moment when water and fire came into contact, the cannonball-like water balls exploded violently, turning into water mist all over the sky, and the red arrows formed by the flames also disappeared.
So handsome...
Before Roman could sigh, he saw that the enemy had already crossed the deck and rushed towards the "Riptide Seagull".
According to the plan, Roman rushed directly to the crowd and began to look for traces of the "arsonist".
As a partial caster, Arena will definitely not rush towards the enemy immediately.
However, when he saw Roman rushing into the crowd with a long sword and killing several sailors in an instant, he still couldn't help but repeatedly compressed a hot yellow arrow in front of him and shot it towards Roman.
Come.
This process of condensation and compression also allowed Roman, who had been scanning the battlefield, to discover the location of the "Vicious Fire" Arena. This chapter has been completed!