Chapter 127

Zhang Heng didn't feel relaxed after he solved the young officer who didn't know his name in front of him, because soon two more people rushed to him. He only had time to catch a breath and then he went to fight again.

The first attack of the pirates was fierce. They followed the scattered English sailors to the Scarborough, so that the 90 guns on board were completely useless, but then they fell into a bitter battle.

Anyway, there were nearly 700 people on the Scarborough, but the pirates couldn't even make up 200 people. Even cooks like Malvern had to join the fight.

The latter, holding a boating axe in his hand, charged with the army with trembling. However, he regretted only half the way. The bullets flying in the air, the smoke of gunpowder, the screams coming from his ears, the corpses on the ground and the flowing blood were all tormenting his nerves.

The farmer's son wanted to turn around and run back, but there were people all around him. His brain stopped completely because of fear. When he got back to his senses, he had already stood on the deck of the Scarborough. After rushing onto the ship, the nearby pirates scattered in droves, looking for their own prey. What happened next? He grabbed his calf. Malvern bowed his head and saw a half face The other half of his face was cut off by something, revealing the muscles and bone stubble below.

The farmer's son let out a scream, and fell to the ground. His boat ax also fell to one side. He almost threw off the palm of his hand, leaving only one idea in his head, that is, to escape from the purgatory, but there were fights all around him.

Less than five steps away, a pirate was shot at least six times. However, he refused to fall down, red eyed and waving his sailor's knife, until he was stabbed in the belly, and his intestines ran all over the ground. On the other side, a firearm who wanted to reload was cut off by an axe, and the hand carrying the gunpowder rolled all over the ground in pain.

Malvern didn't dare to look any further. He bowed his head and tried to climb forward. After a few steps, he was lifted up from the ground by a pair of pliers. He was a very big sailor. From the bloodstain on his body, he should have a good record today. He grinned at the son of the farmer who was kicking his short legs.

Holding the saber in his hand, he aimed at the back of the latter's heart and was about to pierce it. But at the next moment, a string of blood beads burst out on his forehead. His iron tower like body shook and finally fell to the ground, motionless.

Zhang Heng took back his short musket. He had just solved the two opponents. When he turned around, he saw Malvern in danger, so he rescued the latter. However, he didn't stay here for long, and soon moved to the other side.

The pirates had an absolute advantage in the first round of hand-to-hand combat. The Musketeers almost didn't play a role, and they were smashed to the ground by the enemy in front of them, especially the recruits. They didn't last long before they began to flee, and they also disrupted the formation behind them.

The pirates would not miss this opportunity. They rushed in and slashed. In this short period of five or six minutes, at least hundreds of British soldiers were killed and injured. However, Zhang Heng knows that this is only a superficial phenomenon. With the number advantage of Scarborough, as long as he can hold his ground, the pirates will lose sooner or later.

So the only way to win this tough battle is to kill the ship's commander.

The morale of the bottom sailors, especially the newlyweds, is extremely unstable, and they are easy to collapse in the face of tragic casualties.

Zhang Heng has the same idea as the man with a black beard. He is also the pirate who scares the British Army most. He often sees him jump into the crowd with one enemy, and there is blood everywhere. It seems that he will never feel tired. Later, before he starts, he only sees that the British Army on the opposite side is in chaos, and many people are killed by him Shocked by the fury, he dropped his weapon and ran away.

Both of them have their eyes on Elmer, who is not far away. The latter is still urging his men to get his saber. However, they don't mention the fight anymore. Instead, they begin to look left and right, trying to give up one deck and retreat on the next.

But it's a bit of a shame to say it. He hasn't made up his mind yet.

The chief mate has been working with him for such a long time. Of course, he knows what the other side is thinking. Elmer hopes that he can take the initiative to propose and then reluctantly agree. To tell you the truth, he is also surprised by the fighting capacity of the pirates. However, he is also an old man in the Navy Department. In that year, he also participated in the wigo Bay naval battle and fought with the French fleet, so he won't be killed The fierce pirates were terrified.

In his opinion, although the current situation is unfavorable to them, it is not dangerous. He has already sent people down to dispatch people. As long as he supports for a while, the situation will be gradually reversed when the new forces come up. On the contrary, if a deck is lost at this time, it will not be so easy to get it back.

So he chose silence at this time.

Elmer was worried. Seeing the pirates rushing here, he finally could not face them any more. He said, "I have to admit that we underestimated the barbarians this time. Now we are suffering heavy casualties. It's not a good way to go on like this. Do you have any good way?"As he spoke, he turned his eyes to the chief officer, who was smiling bitterly in his heart. However, since the captain spoke, he could not keep silent any more.

In front of him, Lord Elmer, though not rich in dry goods and luxurious in style, was born in a famous family, had good contacts and resources, and was promoted rapidly in the Navy. What's more, his wife was said to have a close relationship with many important figures in Whitehall. I'm afraid that the end of offending him was not much better than being killed by pirates.

After thinking about it, the chief officer could only take a compromise and said, "the war situation is not good. We need more manpower. It's better to have someone to organize below..."

Before he finished, Elmer nodded and said, "you have a point. It's not too late. I'll go down now. Hold on. I'll bring people back soon."

After that, he ordered a group of escorts and rushed to the gangway. However, just at this time, a small group of Pirates rushed over. Fortunately, Elmer's escorts were experienced enough. At the first time, they raised their muskets and screened the two pirates in the front. However, during the delay, the most deadly murderer also came up.

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