Shia was the first to react. There were no windows in the kitchen. She took three steps and two steps at a time and walked through the long and narrow cabin. She saw chaotic sailors coming and going on the deck. The shouts and the roar of gunfire were intertwined, which immediately made people feel...
Returned to the battlefield.
bang
The oncoming roar sounded, and Shia saw a lead-black cannonball passing over the side of the ship at high speed, flying away some wood fragments, and heading towards the main mast at a sharp angle of incidence.
If this shell hits the main mast, then the ship will most likely be sailed. In this era that relies on sail power, a broken main mast is basically an incurable disease, and the only way to escape is to abandon the ship.
There was no time to react, and Shia did not move. Some invisible force immediately restrained the cannonball.
The fuse has burned into the inside of the cannonball and is about to come into close contact with the gunpowder, bringing a little spark of civilization.
But the flame was extinguished by invisible forces, and in the end it failed to fully shine and devote its youth.
Looking past the cannonballs, Shia saw three ships in the distance.
Those three ships are slightly smaller than this one, with only two masts. This kind of ship is flexible, fast downwind, and low-cost. It is usually used as a short-distance merchant ship or an offshore frigate.
However, there were black flags hanging above the masts of those ships.
The black flag had swords and skulls painted on it. It was obvious that it was a pirate.
Shia didn't know what kind of sea area this was, but since it had been sailing for a while without docking, it must be located in the far sea, and it was normal for pirates to appear.
This also means that there should be islands nearby as pirate strongholds.
These pirates had artillery, three ships, and many people. They must have robbed many ships, and the brig was not suitable for ocean-going. A large part of their wealth was probably not taken away for consumption, but was left on the island.
superior.
In other words, these pirates should be very rich!
Shia's thoughts had declined to this point, and she couldn't hold it back any longer.
"Pirates, pirates attack!"
The sailor who climbed on top of the main mast roared. It was difficult to hear the sailor's roar amidst the gunfire and chaos. This is why sailors at sea have to be louder.
The ship quickly organized a counterattack. Captain Nagamasa turned the rudder and steered the entire ship toward the three pirate ships. This could effectively reduce the impact area and prevent it from being smashed into pieces.
Of course, as a result, the number of artillery that can be used is not that many. Only the two guns on the bow can face the enemy head-on, and the others need to wait until they are maneuvering to fire sideways.
There was another series of cannon shots, but this time most of the cannonballs missed, causing splashes to rise in the water.
In this era, although artillery is very lethal, its accuracy has always been criticized. In many cases, two ships will bombard each other for half an hour, but both sides will be unscathed.
Therefore, a very common tactic is for two ships to join the side and bombard each other at close range to see who has the thicker skin. This has led to a situation where the battleships have become more and more thick-skinned, and can remain standing even if they are violently poured with several shells.
, then weapons experts began to study how to increase the yield, make the caliber of the muzzle larger, and the power of the shells become stronger. Only then did naval warfare truly enter the era of giant ship cannons.
Of course, all this was later changed by air supremacy and aircraft carriers, and the subsequent missile era, which is another topic.
Shia looked ahead and saw that the three pirate ships were gradually spreading out and outflanking them from three directions. In this way, no matter how the ships on Shia's side moved or moved, they would inevitably be faced with flanking attacks.
caught situation.
At sea, the numerical advantage is overwhelming.
The premise is to rely only on ships.
Sia came to the bow of the ship. The sailors here were still working hard to load cannonballs and prepare to attack the ship at the front. The sailors noticed Sia and wanted to dissuade her from leaving.
"Miss, it's very dangerous here, you'd better leave"
A sailor kindly reminded me.
But before he finished speaking, he saw Shia raising her right hand.
A certain kind of throbbing that even ordinary people could hardly ignore spread in the air, and a moment of silence enveloped the sea.
It's like, in a noisy self-study class, when everyone is talking freely, suddenly, at a coincidental moment, everyone's voices disappear.
The sailors looked at each other, feeling a little afraid. This girl in armor seemed to be disturbing reality.
The next moment, from Shia's hands, certain distortions disappeared in an instant.
Only under the brightest sunlight is it possible to see these twisted entities, those palm-sized balls of light, completely transparent, and only the wind can read the shape of these balls of light.
The speed of the light ball was slow at first, like a snail climbing up step by step. But soon, the light ball began to accelerate and became extremely fast. It surpassed the cannonball and headed straight towards the pirate ship in the front.
go.
On the pirate ship, the ferocious pirates were still busy loading ammunition, sharpening their knives, and preparing for the next boarding battle. Some of them noticed that the gunfire of the ship suddenly stopped. Before they had time to celebrate, they felt something
Something hit his own ship.
"Struck on the rocks?"
The first mate of the pirate ship held onto the railing on one side of the ship and couldn't help but ask.
"Idiot, we are in the deep sea, where did the rocks come from?!"
The captain cursed angrily and looked forward, trying to find what he had hit.
But soon he no longer needed to search.
Because after the invisible ball of light came into contact with the hull of the pirate ship, it exploded the entire bow of the ship in an instant. With one blow, one-third of the ship was turned into powder, along with the pirates and artillery.
Even the ship didn't even react and continued to move forward.
The ship seemed to have been bitten by something huge, and the missing parts soon began to affect the remaining parts. A large amount of seawater poured into it, causing the ship to begin to sink.
"Abandon ship and escape, there is no hope, abandon ship and escape!"
Someone shouted, and the sailor standing at the top of the mast climbed down smoothly, picked up a plank and jumped into the sea.
"Slip away."
The captain was also very decisive. He immediately picked up the guy and prepared to abandon the ship and escape.
"Wait a minute, as the captain, shouldn't you live and die with this ship?"
The first mate immediately stopped the captain.
"Have you read too many novels? We are pirates, not soldiers. We should run when we need to. Let's go quickly!"
The captain said something perfunctory, then passed the first mate, jumped, and was about to fall into the water.
But the next moment, the second luminous ball came one after another.
This time, without the obstruction of the bow of the ship, the light ball sank directly into the cabin and fell into the ammunition magazine.
boom
There was a huge explosion and flash of fire, and the ship turned into a fireball in the blink of an eye, burning on the ocean like a fleeting tombstone.
"I'll try it too."
Lu Tan was eager to try and rolled up his sleeves.
But the other two pirate ships saw this and immediately stopped shelling.