Swordfish was seriously damaged in this round of shelling, but at this opportunity, jackdaw on the other side finally completed its turn and got rid of the dilemma of only being hit unilaterally.
The muzzle on the side of the ship's side had been opened long before, and the Gunners were in their places. With Zhang Heng's order, the Jackdaw finally began to fight back.
After the first two successful sea raids and the killing of more than 200 people in Wilton overnight after returning to Hong Kong, the Jackdaw was in the limelight of Nassau, which also brought great convenience to the subsequent recruitment.
As long as Zhang Heng is willing, he can directly expand the crew of the Jackdaw to the limit of 200 in half a day, but it's meaningless to do so. With the increase of the number of people, the income of each person will be reduced every time he goes to sea to rob. Compared with the simple increase in the number of people, Zhang Heng is more concerned about the quality of the sailors he recruits.
As a result, the recruitment threshold of jackdaw will be greatly improved every time it returns to the island. Now the level of gunners on the ship is completely different from that of the first voyage. In addition, jackdaw itself is a warship, and its firepower configuration is also excellent. Once the gun is fired, it immediately attracts the attention of the three Spanish sailing boats on the opposite side.
However, at this time, the Spanish commander still focused on the swordfish, whose hull was seriously damaged, which was the best time to win the other side. It would be a pity if he gave up and let the other side run away at this time, let alone change the target, and readjust the launch angle and distance.
So the three Spanish sailboats ignored the Jackdaw on the other side for the time being, and were ready to concentrate their firepower to take the swordfish.
At this time, Brooke was obviously aware of the opponent's tactical intention, and resolutely abandoned the original plan. Although the swordfish had aimed its side at the Spanish treasure ship, it did not fire, but continued to fill the left rudder, ready to turn around and flee.
The swordfish was in a mess during the last round of fire gathering. The hull was seriously damaged, and part of its power was lost. Fortunately, the main mast was still there, and Brooke's response was timely enough to complete the U-turn under the fire, and began to retreat before the next round of fire.
His excellent steering skills were also revealed at this time. The three Spanish sailboats carried out two rounds of shelling, but this time, the swordfish avoided most of the shells with its coquettish sailing track. However, the Spanish commander responded quickly and realized his opponent's cunning, so he immediately changed his strategy and adopted coverage strike.
No matter how good Brooke's steering skills were this time, the stern of the boat even ate four shells, but the swordfish still did not sink, and at this cost, it quickly distanced itself from three Spanish sailboats.
On the other side, the gunfire of the Jackdaw became more and more fierce. Zhang Heng chose a frigate as the attack target. This time, he did not retain his strength. The Gunners on the ship had been bombarded for so long, and they also accumulated a lot of fire. After receiving the order to fire, they immediately put into the battle
the main gunner aimed, lit the fire rope, and went off with the shell sliding After two rounds of shelling, the deck of the frigate was also in a mess, and several big holes were made in the hull by 24 pounds of artillery. Fortunately, they were all above the water line, so there was no danger of sinking for the time being.
But if it goes on like this, the latter will not last long. The captain of the ship has already started to send signals to the commander of the main ship for help.
The commander of the Spaniard looked at the far-off swordfish, and his eyes flashed a look of reluctance. It was obvious that the other side was at the end of the crossbow. As long as there were two more attacks, he could take this cunning opponent down, and then turn his head to deal with another pirate ship, and he could wipe out all the evil robbers.
There was nothing wrong with the plan itself, but he didn't expect that jackdaw's firepower would be so strong. Even if he could kill the two pirate ships, he might have to pay a frigate.
He didn't want to bear such a price, so he told the other two ships to change their targets with the flag, ready to give up the swordfish and take the Jackdaw as the target.
But at this time, Zhang Heng has also completed his strategic goal, turning the rudder, steering the Jackdaw out of the battle, but he temporarily changed the direction of retreat, did not lead the target to parrot Island according to the original plan.
"Captain?" There was a look of doubt on Billy's face.
"The commander of the other side is very powerful this time. We only have two ships, but we dare to attack them. If we all flee to parrot Island, he will be suspicious."
"But what if they come after us?"
"The probability of this kind of thing is very small. The damage of swordfish is much more serious than ours, and it has lost two masts, and the speed is seriously damaged. If you were them, which ship would you choose to pursue?"
As if to confirm Zhang hengsuo's words, the three Spanish sailboats quickly made a choice and turned their direction. As expected, they gave up the Jackdaw retreating in the other direction and went after the swordfish instead.
The commander of the Spaniard is very angry. He has been in charge of this line for more than ten years. In these ten years, no pirates dare to challenge them. It would be too cheap for this group to retreat without paying any price.Swordfish used to be the fastest three masted sailboat in this area. However, at present, the speed of its hull is less than half of its normal speed, and the place where they fight is still quite a long way from parrot island. Brooke would not have paid attention to this distance in the past, but now he only feels that every minute is very long.
As the three Spanish sailboats and his ships got closer and closer, Brooke couldn't get rid of each other. Sweat began to grow on his forehead. The bow of one of the warships was close to the stern of the swordfish, but at this time, the jackdaw, who was fleeing to the other side, turned back. The chief gunner on the ship controlled the bow gun and entered the forward warship The line of harassment, but also for the swordfish for a breath of opportunity.
Brooke directed the crew to throw almost all the unnecessary weights into the water, which finally increased the speed of the swordfish by half a knot.
It was this half pitch speed that saved the swordfish's life at the critical moment. The Spanish commander was also angry at this time. Zhang Heng fled to the other direction before, which paralyzed him to a great extent. In the past, he would subconsciously be vigilant when encountering the island and other terrain where his sight was blocked. But at this time, he was already red eyed, and he was about to sink the swordfish I didn't think much about it.
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