"But this ship did open the gun port." But the other young sailor still didn't quite believe the old sailor's explanation.
The old sailor was also puzzled. He looked at the warship in the distance and completely exposed its side. He said with some uncertainty: "Maybe they are novices and they are deliberately trying to scare each other."
"I think so..." After hearing what he said, the adjutant who came over nodded in agreement.
"Boom!" As a result, just when he nodded, the elven warship suddenly spurted out a burst of fire.
"What the hell!" Because the distance was already very close, the sudden sound of the cannon startled everyone.
The sound of the cannon was so sudden that all the sailors who heard the sound of the cannon subconsciously shrank their necks.
Others fell down on the deck and complained loudly and embarrassedly: "Oh my God! They fired! They really fired!"
The captain held the steering wheel with both hands, widened his eyes, looked at the smoke gradually dissipating on the side of the battleship, and subconsciously muttered: "What are they doing!"
"Boom!" Just as he was muttering, another cannon fired, spurting out a burst of fire and thick smoke billowing on the waves.
This is not a joke, it is really firing. It is not a warning, not a threat, it is a direct war!
Without even confirming his identity, he just opened fire! At this moment, the captain of the merchant ship felt that the other party was a group of lunatics.
On the deck, after seeing the water jets surrounding the pirate ship, they shouted excitedly: "They are firing at the pirates!"
His shout attracted the attention of several people, and then they saw the second cannonball flying past and landing on the water next to the pirate ship.
Another water column was shot into the sky by the cannonball, and it seemed to be closer to the pirate ship.
The sailors who saw this scene immediately began to exclaim: "Oh my God! They really opened fire on the pirate ship again!"
"And the accuracy is really good..." The old sailor has seen such naval battles. He knows that in order to have such accuracy, the navy's gunners must be very elite.
What he didn't know was that experimental bombardment correction equipment was actually installed on that Datang Group battleship. Although it was crude, the accuracy was several times better than symbolic aiming with a cannon muzzle.
Although the muzzles of these cannons cannot be adjusted, and although these cannons are still muzzleloaders, the hull can be adjusted with the help of aiming equipment to achieve simple aiming, which can still improve the shooting accuracy of the cannons.
What's more, the distance between warships and pirate ships is actually not that far now. It looks like there is a distance, but in fact it is only about 500 meters.
If you rely solely on your eyes to aim at this distance, it is indeed the limit for firing, but if you use equipment to aim, it is simply... a bit too close.
The merchant sailors, who knew nothing about all this, also began to pay attention to the pirate ships in the distance.
I only heard a sailor looking at the aroused water column and exclaiming excitedly: "The water column is near the pirate ship, they can do it!"
"Boom!" Another cannon spurted out flames, and a moment later a water column suddenly sprayed out from the sea next to the pirate ship.
The water column was about several meters away from the pirate ship, and even the splash hit the side of the pirate ship.
One of the merchant sailors who saw this scene shouted in shock: "Oh my God! I almost got hit!"
Just after the cannonball almost succeeded, the pirate ship seemed to start to get scared, and it immediately began to turn, as if it wanted to escape.
This run meant that it gave up its plan to attack merchant ships, and also showed its respect for the warships - if it was in the open sea, under normal circumstances, after showing weakness like this, the warships would not pursue it too much.
Seeing that the pirates were turning, the sailors on the merchant ship burst into cheers: "The pirates' ship is turning!"
"They ran away! Hahahaha! They ran away!" Some sailors waved their hats, laughing, shouting and celebrating excitedly.
Some sailors even knelt down on the deck, covering their faces and crying with joy: "Long live! The pirates have escaped!"
"Hahahaha! Captain! Great! We are saved!" The adjutant also ran to the captain's side, tears of excitement filling his eyes.
"Long live the elves!" The captain also became excited at this moment. Of course, he didn't know that there was a human warship on the opposite side, so he shouted the wrong slogan.
Hearing the captain shouting this, the other crew members also shouted: "Hahaha! Well done to the elf!"
"Boom!" "Boom!" Just as he shouted excitedly, two more cannonballs were fired by the warship and flew towards the pirate ship in the distance.
This time, one of the cannonballs landed on the sea not far from the pirate ship, and the other cannonball was so lucky that it was actually randomly fooled by the naval gunners of the Tang Security Forces!
Following the sound of the cannon, after a brief silence, wood chips suddenly flew across the side of the pirate ship. A whole piece of side wood was shattered, and even a section of the railing on the side flew into the sea.
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At this time, the distance between the two sides was only about 400 meters. From this distance, it only took a few artillery shells to hit the enemy ship. No matter how you evaluate it, the soldiers on this naval battleship can be regarded as the strongest force in the world.
Already.
So a sailor's eyes widened in shock: "Hey! It actually hit!"
On the Datang Group's warship, the lookout man on the mast put down his telescope and shouted to the people at his feet: "A shell hit! The enemy ship's side was damaged, level three damage!"
The adjutant also put down his telescope and reported to Bernard: "The enemy ship is turning!"
"Speed up! Close the distance! Right rudder!" Bernard had no habit of letting pirates run away. After all, his warship was almost as good as any ship in terms of speed.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After all, this is a battleship, which places great emphasis on speed, and after Tang Mo got the battleship, he also dismantled one-third of the cannons on the battleship!
Now it can be said to be traveling with an empty cabin, so the speed is naturally very fast. And because it is close to Bunas Port, it is not even fully loaded with fresh water and food, so the speed is naturally astonishing.
The helmsman repeated Bernard's order loudly and turned the steering wheel quickly: "Right rudder!"
"Adjust the sails!" the adjutant reminded loudly.
"Adjust the sails!" Another officer on the front deck immediately repeated the order loudly, and the sailors immediately started busy.
The officer next to the observation equipment straightened up and shouted excitedly: "The remaining artillery! Salvo!"
"Salvo!" Almost all the gunners at the gun positions shouted excitedly and ordered.
"Boom!" This time, almost at the same time, the four remaining cannons on the sides of the battleship spurted out dazzling fire and white smoke.
Three water jets arose next to the pirate ship in the distance, and almost at the same time, another hole was made by the cannonball next to the damaged side plank.
Sawdust was flying everywhere, and some pirates could even be seen lying in the damaged hull after being hit by cannonballs and covered in bloody flesh.
The observer on the mast immediately shouted excitedly: "Three bombs missed! One bomb hit the target! The enemy ship was damaged! It is continuing to turn!"
"Close to the target!" Bernard licked his lips and continued to order.
"Close to the target!" the adjutant said sideways, his voice echoing among the busy sailors who were loading the artillery.
"Boom!" Gunfire also rang out on the pirate ship. The other party seemed to know that if they didn't fight back and just tried to escape, they might really get stuck here, so they simply started to fight back, erupting with the ferocity of a trapped beast still fighting.
However, this shot was a bit too outrageous, because the pirate ship had just turned violently, so this shot could not be said to be aimed. The shell actually landed on the sea a full 100 meters away from the Tang Dynasty's warship.
Compared to the precise artillery skills of the Tang Dynasty security forces, the pirates' cannonball was just a joke.
Bernard looked away from the water column, suppressed his smile, and continued to command: "Close the distance! Prepare to fire a volley!"
"Cannon No. 3 has been loaded! Cannon No. 9 has been loaded!" On the deck, gunners one after another stood at attention and loudly reported that their gun positions were ready for firing again.
"Cannon No. 1 has been loaded!" As the gunner of the last gun position completed his report, the sounds on the deck became much quieter.
"Aim!" Bernard ordered.
"Left rudder!" Putting his eyes on the observation equipment, the officer in charge of aiming shouted. He had no way to adjust the muzzle, so he had to temporarily overstep his authority and order to adjust the course.
"Adjust left rudder!" Bernard immediately ordered loudly.
Following his order, the battleship began to adjust its course.
"Three, two, one! Fire!" Soon, the angle was found, and the officer in charge of aiming shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Boom!" A row of eight artillery pieces sprayed flames almost simultaneously, and a billowing thick smoke almost obscured the sides of the entire battleship.
Along with the sound of the cannons, the sailors on the deck of the merchant ship nearby were stunned to see that the turning pirate ship was hit by at least three cannonballs at the same time!
As if being pinched by an invisible hand, the hull of the pirate ship instantly shattered, and countless sawdust flew everywhere.
These shells shattered part of the support structure of the ship's hull. It can be clearly seen that a mast on the pirate ship began to tilt forward slightly due to the huge force of the sail. However, it has not fallen down, it is just tilting. Look
It just looks a little awkward.
In the absence of high-explosive bombs, even if continuous shooting hits, it is actually impossible to sink a sail warship immediately.
But just by looking at the appearance, I knew that the gangsters on the pirate ship just now were definitely not having an easy time...