Watching the opponent's five large ships coming menacingly from two directions, Huang Chen pressed his back against the wheelhouse. In the last battle with Taipan Lao, Hu Fang fought alone. He chose to abandon the deck and let the enemy board the ship before counterattacking.
Huang Chen's conservative tactics were that Huang Chen had been hiding in the cabin before the battle, without worrying about the enemy's artillery fire. This time, Hu Erlao was supported by Wang Fengwu, and his tactics were slightly more open. At least half of the people on the ship laid out the deck from the beginning to meet the enemy. Unfortunately,
, Huang Chen became one of the half. The only good news was that he was in a relatively rear position on the deck, and if he died, the people in front would die first.
The five enemy ships moved forward at full speed and within three hundred meters in an instant. The artillery of both sides fired almost at the same time, and both fired weakly, stirring up columns of water around the ships. This was completely different from the sea battle Huang Chen imagined. In his mind
It was filled with Western-style naval battles, but what we see now is Chinese-style naval battles.
Because the pirate equipment is relatively simple, the cannons on the ship, such as the Franchise and Baizi cannons, all fire shotguns with a very short range. Even those copper-haired cannons that can fire several kilograms of live ammunition are indigenous cannons made in the Ming Dynasty. They have poor design and poor structure.
Poor craftsmanship, poor air tightness, poor everything else, almost useless, cannot hit very far. In addition, the waves on the sea are undulating, so the hit rate cannot be guaranteed, so it is generally selected at thirty or forty steps, that is, five or sixty meters.
There will be a large-scale exchange of fire.
According to Zhao Hongyi, the equipment of the Zhejiang Ming soldiers was not much better than that of the pirates. In the past few years, Fujian was deeply harassed by the red-haired Dutch. Yu Zigao, the son of the famous general Yu Dayou and the general of the Fujian army, successively made a war against the Xiyi people.
The first batch of red barbarian cannons are Western forward-loading smoothbore cannons. Farther away in Guangdong, because of the Franconian Portuguese living in Macau, they already had red barbarian cannons.
However, Zhejiang may have lived in peace for too long after the Japanese pirates were exterminated, and did not pay attention to it. The water and roads still use Ming-made earthen cannons and the outdated French cannon. It is a good thing that Zhejiang does not pay attention to it, otherwise they would be entrenched
There is no way for the pirates in Dachen Mountain to survive, and most of them have been strangled. Among the pirates in Guangdong, there is only one Zhu Cai Lao who is slightly famous. In Fujian, the pirate power has also been greatly reduced in recent years, such as Zhou Lao, Lin Qilao and other Fujian thieves.
, have left for Zhejiang, is it accidental?
"Bang...bang...bang..."
"Bang...bang...bang..."
When the two sides got closer to forty steps, all the cannons on the ship fired in unison. With a deafening dull sound, large amounts of fire and gunpowder smoke rose simultaneously, instantly boiling the slightly silent sea.
The scattered bullets were scattered on the deck of the Big Bird ship like flowers scattered by a goddess. Four or five people died on the spot, and several others collapsed on the ground, covering their bodies with black wounds dripping with blood and shouting as hard as they could. For the first time in the war, there were casualties.
There was a commotion on the ship, and an emotion called fear quietly crept into everyone's hearts and faces, even radiating from their eyes, with expressions of panic and uneasiness. In the past, this kind of thing was basically impossible to happen, but now more than half of the people on the ship are new.
It's not possible to be so panicked without being baptized by bloody battles.
"What is there to be so fussy about?" Huang Chen wiped the sweat from his palms with a handkerchief and smiled bitterly in his heart. He found that he was equally nervous, but his heart was not panicked and his hands were not shaking. He was hundreds of times stronger than those newcomers? Think about it again.
Looking at his appearance when he first participated in the war, he suddenly understood that people who had fought in the war were fundamentally different from those who had not fought in the war, and the two types of people were not the same species.
The experienced little leaders waved their arms, shouted and encouraged, and the commotion on the deck subsided. Everyone performed their duties under the leadership of the leader, preparing for the more brutal battle to come.
The wounded on the ground were gradually carried into the cabin. As for those who had died long ago, time was short and they had no time to pay attention.
Huang Chen caught a glimpse of a mutilated corpse and was slightly startled. He was very familiar with this person and was his most loyal listener. Every time he told a story, this person would always appear silently around him. He was a rather taciturn person. During one leisure time after dinner, Huang Chen saw him lying alone on the side of the ship, facing the west, and burst into tears. That direction was Zhejiang, the mainland, and his hometown. At that moment, he must be thinking about his relatives? Unfortunately, He would never have the chance to see them….
Huang Chen sighed secretly, feeling a little depressed in his heart, but he quickly gathered his emotions. The place he was in was a battlefield that could kill people at any time, and it was not suitable for him to be sad for the time being. The war was about to start, and he kept repeating, carefully He carefully inspected the weapons on his body, such as a hairpin gun, a short knife, and a dagger. Compared with the last time he only had a wooden stick gun, he could be said to have changed his weapon from a shotgun to a cannon.
The gunfire became more intensive, and casualties continued to increase. When the gunfire died down, the two sides were close at hand. Countless ropes flew out from the diagonal enemy ships on the left and right with the sound of tearing the air, and tightly hooked the Big Bird ship. How could the Hu Fang pirates let their opponents board the ship easily? The firearms soldiers swarmed them.
The firearms team under Hu Erlao is divided into three teams. One team is equipped with copper-fired cannons, flange machine guns, and Baizi cannons, which are collectively called the artillery team. One team is equipped with bird blunderbuss, and three-eyed blunderbuss, collectively known as the gun team. Throwing fire barrels, fire bricks, fire jars, etc. form a team, collectively called the fire team.
Those who rushed to the front were more than a dozen members of the fire brigade, throwing fire barrels, fire bricks, cupping cans, rockets and other objects in their hands, immediately burning more than a dozen enemies. Some people reacted quickly and immediately took advantage of their consciousness. Even if you jump into the sea, you will have a narrow escape, but you will always have a chance to be picked up by your companions. Those who react slowly will scream and struggle in vain until they are burned alive and mummified.
A fire bucket luckily hit the mast of Liu Dashengfu's ship, and the mast was ignited in an instant. If ignored, the entire ship would be in danger of being burned. The enemy was in a hurry, pouring buckets of water on it, and it was put out again and again. the fire.
"Bang...bang...bang..." The fire soldiers retreated temporarily, and the gun soldiers followed, firing three-eyed bludgeons and bird blunderbuss like thunder. The enemies who were the first to climb onto the boat were shot one after another, and their bodies were hit by huge fire blunderbuss. The force of the impact caused the gunmen to fly backwards and fall into the sea. The gunmen in the first row quickly retreated and hurriedly filled the lead powder. The gunmen in the second row took over their positions and fired in unison. The gunmen in the third row...
"Let it go... let it go... let it go..." the little leader shouted in a high-pitched voice, and the surroundings were filled with smoke and firelight.
Firearms soldiers have low melee combat capabilities. Once they are bullied by the enemy, they can easily kill them even with a dagger. Therefore, facing the howling enemies, most of them have yellow faces, dry mouths, panic, and trembling hands, under heavy pressure. , not to mention firing guns into the air, reversing the order of lead and medicine, or even forgetting to load the lead bullets or lighting the match. When facing the enemy, all that is left is big eyes and small eyes. Unfortunately, eyes cannot kill the enemy, but will instead Killed by the enemy.
The enemy pirates were extremely fierce. They fought one after another and launched continuous charges regardless of casualties. Finally, they found a gap and ran into the fire gun team. They brandished their swords and guns and retaliated wildly. The fire gun team was not good at fighting and was defeated in an instant. Unable to fight any more, they scattered in confusion.
At this moment, Huang Chen couldn't stay back and watch the fun, so he rushed to the front with all the soldiers holding spears, stabbing with spears, trying desperately to block the enemy and stabilize the defense line. The opponent did not show any weakness, and attacked with spears and swords, fiercely. Hit hard.
While Huang Chen was fighting the enemy bravely, he was complaining endlessly. Although he was guarded by his companions on the flanks, he only had to focus on the front, but the deck was only seven meters wide, and everyone was crowded side by side. He had many moves that he couldn't use, and in the end The terrible thing is that there is no space for him to move around and avoid the opponent's attacks. There are several times when he is almost hit by the enemy. As the saying goes: "Three arrows are not as good as one sword, and three swords are not as good as one shot." If he is stabbed, Not dead but seriously injured.
"Kill!" Huang Chen tilted his head to the left, narrowly avoiding the enemy's spear, and shot back. The tip of the spear penetrated the enemy's chest and came out through his back. Huang Chen pulled out the hairpin spear that was bleeding profusely. Without looking at the fallen opponent, he swung his big gun and attacked another enemy.
When he was alone again, he found that the surroundings were no longer as crowded as before. In just a few moments, both sides suffered heavy casualties. Huang Chen successfully passed the most dangerous period, quietly hid in the crowd, and started fishing in troubled waters again...
With caution and good skills, Huang Chen can be said to be both internal and external, and he can fight on the battlefield with ease. Suddenly, a dead body caught his attention. To be precise, it was something under the armpit of the corpse, a matchlock gun. Huang Chen did not add more Thinking about it, he rushed over with a few strides, running like a fierce horse. An enemy standing in front of him was immediately beaten back by him, vomiting blood.
Quickly picking up the matchlock gun, Huang Chen retreated and hid in the crowd. After the situation was relatively safe, Huang Chen lowered his head to check the gun and frowned slightly. The gun was old and it could be seen that the previous owner had used it for a long time. There are several new scratches on the gun body, and the cuts are very deep. It is unknown whether the internal structure has been damaged or not.
Huang Chen was worried that it was a useless gun, and the gun weighed six or seven kilograms, and there was no gun belt to carry it, so it would be inconvenient to carry it. He hesitated whether to throw it away, but soon he made a decision in his mind and kept it. A complete matchlock gun is worth more than three taels of silver. Besides, he also has the desire to learn muskets, so cold weapons are finally out of date.
Huang Chen tore off a piece of cloth from the dead man's body, tied it to the body and handle of the gun, made a simple gun belt, and carried it behind his back. The weight of the gun was not light, and it had a certain negative impact on his movement and physical strength, and he couldn't help but feel sad. He was extremely vigilant and even more cautious than before. Of course, there were some things that he couldn't just sit idly by no matter how much he cherished his life, such as Wang Yong falling into danger. Huang Chen quickly attacked and killed the enemy with an Oolong move to severely injure the enemy, and also replaced Wang Yong. Yong saved the siege and killed two birds with one stone. Wang Yong didn't react quickly and raised his knife to kill his opponent.
"Brother Huang, you saved my life again." Wang Yong said with a forced smile. He was injured to begin with. Even if he won't go to sea in the near future, it is common sense. Mr. Hu will not force him, but with his temperament, he will be forced to do it all day long. Staying at home, how can you enjoy hanging out with others? Wang Yong's old wounds were all over his body, and he was bleeding profusely. If it had been anyone else, he would have fallen down, but he was still able to laugh. The word tough guy is no longer enough. Describe his strength.
"Brother Wang, don't be too busy thanking us now. We'll wait until we get through this level." Huang Chen said with a solemn expression. After speaking, he raised his gun to attack the enemy who was flying towards him. The enemy's attacks came one after another, one wave after another. , now the several lines of defense set up by our side are becoming riddled with holes and crumbling. If this continues, our side will collapse and retreat in less than two quarters of an hour.
The Japanese sword in Wang Yong's hand was four feet long and longer than an ordinary sword. When faced with the attack, he struck first and pierced the enemy's belly. Wang Yong rested his chin on the enemy's shoulder and took a breath. Then he twisted his right hand holding the sword hard, piercing the enemy's internal organs.
He was immediately crushed to pieces. Because of his weakness, he almost fell down together with the enemy corpses. Wang Yong stood up unsteadily and said with a bitter smile: "Brother Huang, brother, I can't stand it anymore..."
Huang Chen knew very well that Wang Yong was a man. Since he said this, he must have reached his limit. Huang Chen led Wang Yong while fighting. In order to send the latter safely into the cabin, he received an iron rake on his shoulder.
, this thing that he had ridiculed as a farm tool rather than a weapon almost tore off his entire shoulder. Fortunately, with the matchlock gun on his back as a buffer, he only suffered a few flesh wounds.
Huang Chen handed the matchlock gun that saved his life to Wang Yong and asked him to keep it for him. He lingered in the cabin for a long time until he attracted the attention of a nearby gang leader and had no choice but to return to the deck. It must be said that his delaying tactics paid off.
As a result, Wang Fengwu finally reached the center of the battlefield and was about to participate in the battle. His joining would certainly greatly relieve the pressure on his side.