Chapter 179

The sailors on the goddess's spear were overjoyed to see the internal strife among the pirates in front of them. They were not willing to be robbed in this way, and they were ready to move.

However, to their surprise, the two captains in front of them didn't look very flustered. Zhang Heng didn't expect that Hutchison would play this game. He only let Annie stay on the Jackdaw out of caution, because the strength of the Jackdaw lies in the ship's artillery, not in the crew.

Therefore, most of the people left by Zhang Heng are gunners, but most of them are young people in their 20s and 30s. They don't suffer from hand-to-hand combat. Especially with Annie, they soon get the upper hand. Zhang Heng also saw at this time that Hutchison's surprise attack on jackdaw did not really want to win jackdaw at one stroke, but just to delay the latter as much as possible to avoid jackdaw joining the other side of the war.

Obviously, Vader is his real target, but to Zhang Heng's surprise, black Prince Sam didn't worry much at this time.

Vader is now being attacked by two ships. The situation seems very bad, but black Prince Sam is still in a leisurely command to maintain the stability on the deck. Seeing Zhang hengwang coming, he even smiles and says, "many people say that I am the best captain in this sea area. He juxtaposes me with Hornig and Blackbeard. I can only say him You look up to me too much.

"Four years ago, I started to go to sea. One year later, I went to Nassau. At that time, I was just a nobody. I met Eric, who was the helmsman in the tavern. Their original captain secretly embezzled some of their spoils. After the disclosure, they were dismissed. I didn't have a job at that time. They were short of a captain, and our two sides were just right It's so high that I opened my eyes the next morning and became the new captain of the ship. "

The black prince said, "I still want to work hard after I became captain. I made a lot of preparations for the first sea robbery, but unfortunately I drank too much the night before, so when I opened my eyes again, we had already returned with a full load."

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"Up to now, few people know that my navigation skills are poor, and my artillery skills are not good, and I still don't know how to do pre war mobilization. But even so, my Pirate Group has become one of the most powerful pirate groups in Nassau, and it took less than three years. All this is because I have a group of the best people who are willing to trust me, and I'm proud of them Trust them. That's why we can cross the seven seas. If someone thinks I'm not on the ship, they will pay for it. "

The black helmsman was a little embarrassed by two rounds of gunfire. The main mast of the Vader was hit by a shell and fell down. The huge canvas covered many people. Most of the pirate groups would start to panic after being hit by such a blow. Especially the captain was not on the ship at the moment and lacked the backbone. However, the pirates on the Vader returned as soon as possible after a short period of stupor To their respective positions.

The Gunners continued to load shells, the ship doctors began to treat the wounded, the carpenters mended the leakage, and even the cook helped to clean the deck. The black helmsman got up from the ground while swearing, patted off the sawdust, and directed the Vader to turn the hull.

Of course, the other two ships would not miss such a good opportunity, and the artillery fire became more fierce.

However, the strong hull of the Vader also played a role at this time. Under such an attack, it was not sunk. Several carpenters on the ship ran up and down to repair the cracks, and miraculously survived. Then, the Vader put the auxiliary sail away.

Hutchison was a little strange. He didn't know what the Vader meant. The other side was facing them with the bow and stern of the ship. In this way, the sideboard guns on the Vader were useless, but the bow gun and stern gun could still be used. However, this firepower didn't help at all, and lowering the sail also meant losing power and falling into a passive situation.

No reasonable captain would make such a choice.

Then he saw that the bottom of the Vader suddenly opened, stretched out two rows of oars, and began to stir the water, while the Vader also rushed towards another pirate ship.

Hutchison was shocked. Although he had heard of the name of Vida, he was not a local pirate in Nassau after all. The information he had collected was limited. He did not know that the other side was a dual-purpose boat with oars and sails. In the windward state, the black helmsman decisively ordered to put away the sails and use oars instead. Vida is now the fastest ship in this sea area.

The other pirate ship obviously didn't expect that the Vida was so fierce that she was defeated by both of them. In order to pursue the maximum damage, the two sides were close to each other. At this time, it was too late to order the ship to turn around again. She had to continue to fire guns. She wanted to sink the Vida before that, but his calculation failed.

Seeing that the two ships were about to collide, the black helmsman's mouth showed a deep smile, and both were defeated? That's naive.

Before Vader hit the opposite side, the pirate ship shook violently. Then the underwater hull split a big hole, and the turbulent water poured into the cabin. Such a big crack was beyond the carpenter's ability and could not be repaired. This also meant that it was inevitable to sink. The pirates on the deck fled in panic, while the captain was still in a daze, I don't know what happened.Hutchison, who had witnessed all this in the distance, was also a little incredible, but he soon thought of something, lost his voice and said, "angle of impact?"

The angle of impact is a protrusion fixed at the bow of a ship to destroy an enemy ship. It is usually hidden underwater (the long rod at the bow of the ship is not the angle of impact). It was widely used by Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans in ancient times. However, in the 18th century, when artillery was popular, it was basically out of the stage of history. It was not until the middle of the 19th century that it was revived on armored ships.

Hutchison didn't expect that the configuration of the Vader was so retro, and it even contained the angle of impact that had been abandoned by other ships. If he had known this information earlier, it would not be a big problem, as long as he kept a safe distance from the Vader, but now they suffered a big loss and lost a ship.

Hutchison regretted it, but now it was too late to say anything. He could only watch another ship sink gradually. The sailors on it were desperate and fell into the water one after another, and the Vader had turned her bow.

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