Chapter 209

Both Jackdaw and swordfish raised the black flag at the first time and rushed to the Spanish treasure ship in the distance.

Zhang Heng and his wife were closer to the treasure ship, but soon the swordfish was faster and caught up with them. However, full sail Brooke lowered the speed of the boat, which was almost equal to that of the Jackdaw. Obviously, they didn't want to rush too far ahead, so the fire from the opposite side would fall on them.

Finally, the distance between the two ships is about 200 meters, which is a distance that can support each other without losing flexibility due to being too close.

At this time, the three Spanish sailing boats opposite also found the enemy. They immediately lowered their speed, then straightened up and put on a standard fighting posture.

Billy and Annie are also standing on the deck now, looking at the huge object not far away. Everyone's face can't help showing a dignified color.

Black Prince Sam's previous information is very accurate, but some things are one thing to hear in his ears and another to see with his own eyes. This is the second giant ship Zhang Heng saw after he entered the replica. The size of this Spanish treasure ship is only a little smaller than the pride of the British Royal Navy and the Caribbean overlord Scarborough.

The battleship shape of jackdaw is very oppressive when it is put together with ordinary merchant ships, but it is not enough to see the Spanish treasure ship.

"Are we really going to fight this kind of thing later?" On the deck, a new gunner just recruited for this voyage could not help but say.

"It's not an exchange of fire. As long as it gets its attention and lures it to parrot Island, there will be four ships ambushing there to deal with it." Difrenner explained.

However, his words did not make people feel at ease. Looking at the dense gun barrel above, many people swallowed their saliva. In contrast, the old people who had participated in the scramble of Scarborough were much better at this time.

Fifteen minutes later, the Jackdaw was in range, but the opposite side remained calm.

Zhang Heng and Billy and others are not happy, but look more dignified.

Because it means that their opponent is very difficult to deal with this time. The common mistake that newcomers often make is to fire in a hurry as soon as the opponent enters the attack range, thinking that they can snatch two more rounds of attack. However, every gun will have a firing limit. Once it is fired continuously, the barrel will overheat quickly, and it must wait until it cools down before it can be used again.

The first rounds of shells are usually difficult to hit the other side, even if they are lucky enough to hit, they can not bring too much damage, so the really experienced commanders will wait for the other side to enter the real effective killing range before firing.

In other words, once the gun is fired on the opposite side, the destructive power is often amazing.

"Any further?" Billy asked. From now on, with each step forward, jackdaw will face more danger.

"Not yet." Zhang Heng shook his head and said, "this distance can't hurt us, but it's very difficult for us to make trouble for them. Once they fire, it's impossible for us to get close to them. Now that they give us a chance, let's get closer."

The swordfish next door apparently had the same idea, so there was no sign of slowing down.

The three Spanish sailing boats on the other side were just as calm as they could, so they couldn't open a single shot.

The two pirate ships sailed forward for a certain distance until they could see the figure on the opposite deck. Zhang Heng and Brooke gave orders almost at the same time to make the ship turn and enter the fighting state.

At this time, a touch of regret appeared on the face of the Spanish commander on the opposite ship. Although both sides had not fired yet, the battle between them had already begun.

He restrained his own desire to open fire, but also to lure the opposite side to continue to close, this plan is about to succeed, as long as the other side close to 100 yards, he is sure to sink the other side with three rounds of attack.

However, the two pirate ships seemed to be aware of the danger and stopped abruptly at the critical moment. The Spanish commander could not help but feel extremely sorry. However, after that, he did not waste the great opportunity for the other party to turn, and directly ordered, "fire."

At this moment, the guns of three Spanish sails on the side of the ship spewed out flames together, and the sound was like thunder.

Some people didn't stand at their feet, and they were scared to sit on the ground.

"Everyone, get ready for the shelling!" Zhang Heng roared in the bow.

As soon as his words came down, the shells had already come over. At least a quarter of the shells in the first round of shelling hit two pirate ships, which fully demonstrated the strength of the Gunners on the opposite side without the last round of shells to correct the landing point.

With the same Navy, the three Spanish sailboats were different from the Scarborough, which was dominated by newcomers before. They were all experienced veterans.

There were at least seven or eight shells on the deck of the jackdaw, which was in a mess.

The sailor in charge of steering was the most unlucky. He was stuck in the throat by a piece of broken wood and fell on the rudder. The Jackdaw had just started to turn around, but he had to swing back by the bow. Fortunately, Zhang Heng was right next to him. He pushed away the body directly, and then hit the rudder to the end again. The Jackdaw continued the unfinished turn.And then the second round of shelling also came. This time, more shells hit the Jackdaw. Not only the deck, but also the hull of the Jackdaw suffered some damage. The carpenter who had been on standby immediately took action to repair it in order of importance.

Zhang Heng shakes the sawdust on his head and keeps on stabilizing the rudder while looking back at the situation on the eye deck.

The enemy's firepower did not exceed expectations, but the accuracy was terrible. If it went on, he had to reevaluate the timing of the retreat.

However, when the third round of shelling came, only a few shells flying all over the sky landed on the jackdaw, which was far beyond the expectation of Billy and others. Even if it was inaccurate, it would not be inaccurate to this extent according to the level shown by the other side in the first two rounds.

But then they thought of something, and their looks changed immediately. They looked at the swordfish on the other side. The latter was suddenly set on fire by three Spanish sailboats, which was unprecedented miserable.

Although Brooke avoided a lot of attacks by virtue of his excellent steering technology, there were too many shells. The swordfish was transformed to an extreme, sacrificing a lot of protective functions for speed. In this round of attack, the bow of the ship was directly broken, and the mast was also broken.

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