Chapter 233

"Hold on!!! Stick to your post! " Billy ran back and forth on the deck, yelling, "where's the ammunition? When's the next batch coming?"

"On the way. I'll be right there, Mr. Billy." A short sailor came running with two boxes of ammunition dripping with sweat.

"Mr. Billy, two more cannons were destroyed and three more Gunners were injured." Another report.

"Put the backup on the top right now."

Billy's voice just dropped. Less than half a meter away from him, a shell penetrated the hull of the ship and hit the short sailor who sent the shell. The latter's arm was completely smashed and fell to the ground crying.

"Get him to Vincent, now! Others continue to fire. "

Hearing this, someone immediately dragged the wounded down, but people nearby seemed to have been used to this scene for a long time, and no one was distracted. Most of the crew recruited by jackdaw are experienced sailors. In addition, they have been fighting all the time recently, and even the rookies are now mature.

"Damn, their guns are more powerful than ours. If only those 24 pound guns were still there." A gunner wiped the blood on his face and was not reconciled.

"Work harder, kill them and get the gold back!"

Now the busiest person on the Jackdaw is Vincent, the ship doctor. The young ship doctor who once dreamed of becoming a botanist is now fully involved in his role. The ship's infirmary is full of injured people, and the beds are not enough. There are people lying on the table and blood flowing everywhere.

Fortunately, Vincent had been prepared to scatter the fine sand collected from the beach on the ground, so as to solve the problem of foot slipping. He had just finished dealing with a pirate who had been shot in the hip when he saw the short sailor with the injured arm being carried in. Vincent had a simple inspection and found that the bones of the other side's arm had been completely smashed, so he had to amputate.

He took out a piece of wood for the latter to bite, and then someone pressed the hand and foot of the injured sailor. Vincent himself took out the saw for sawing wood, and was about to do it. He remembered Zhang Heng's advice and baked the saw on the candle.

Taking advantage of this time, he took off the sticks, gave the injured sailor a few more drinks of rum, and then raised the saw. "I'll do it when I'm ready."

The countermeasures discussed by Zhang Heng, Billy and others played a role. The firearm team that Walden had been relying on didn't play enough role this time. Instead, it was suppressed by the people of jackdaw. Walden couldn't even lift his head on the ship now.

But his face was still calm. Even though the casualties of the Musketeers were more than half, he never gave the order to retreat, because the Kent had been firmly in the upper hand in the artillery fire.

This has nothing to do with courage and gunner's skill. It's just the difference in firepower. Hanya and Kent are the same type of warship, and their firepower configuration is similar. However, due to the lack of ammunition, Zhang Heng had to replace the 24 pound guns on board with 12 pound guns, which is a gap with Kent.

In fact, the Gunners on the Jackdaw have far exceeded Walden's expectations, even compared with the well-trained Royal Navy.

"If we go on like this, we won't be able to hold on." Billy found Zhang Heng on the deck, worried.

The latter killed another Musketeer in a red shirt and looked at Annie. "Get ready to carry out the backup plan."

"This Is that possible? " Billy is still a little skeptical.

"We've killed two-thirds of the Musketeers, and the chances of success are still very high, but I need someone to cover." Zhang Hengdao.

"Is six enough?"

"Two is enough, too many is useless." As Zhang Heng said this, he sent someone to the captain's room to take out his weapon bag. There were four rifles in it. Since the rifles he got from Barr played an important role in seizing the Scarborough, Zhang Heng realized the strategic value of the rifles. However, he was still under Blackbeard's hands at that time, and he was not in a hurry to match two more. It was not until this time that he went to sea that he realized the strategic value of the rifles I bought three from the fire merchants.

This time it came in handy.

Zhang Heng stooped to the side of the boat and set up one of them. In fact, he had a good accuracy at such a distance. However, if he wanted to shoot a hundred shots, he was more reliable. He aimed at the sailor in front of the rudder and said, "follow my orders and get close to the Kent."

The Jackdaw's action did not hide from Walden's eyes. Although he was not afraid of the collision, he had no reason to give up the advantage he had so hard won, so he ordered the helmsman to turn the rudder with him.

But as soon as his voice fell, the helmsman fell to the ground.

Walden frowned, but he didn't pay much attention to it. This kind of accident could happen at any time in the battle. Chief officer Chris immediately arranged a replacement. However, the guy took over the rudder, and then followed the unfortunate guy.

"Captain, someone is targeting our sailor at the helm!" Chris was surprised and angry.Walden snorted coldly, "what are you afraid of? There must be only one person on the opposite side. Use a wall in front of us. We can sink them as long as we hold on for a while."

Chris received the order and immediately ordered several sailors around him. The people who were named didn't look very well. However, they followed Walden for quite a while and knew what the end of disobeying the latter's order was. Frankly speaking, being a wall of people doesn't necessarily lead to death, but if they run away at this time, the end is definitely worse than being a wall of people.

So they still stick to their heads and surround the rudder and the third sailor to take the helm. As a result, this time Zhang Heng first killed a guy who was acting as a human wall outside, and then killed the sailor inside with the fastest speed.

The magic shot on the other side made everyone scared. Chris urged him for a long time, but the fourth sailor was always dawdling in the same place.

However, Zhang Heng's position on the other side was also exposed, and he was covered by fierce fire. A sailor who was responsible for protecting him and a sailor who was filling ammunition for him were shot. However, he had won enough time for the jackdaw, and the distance between the two ships was less than 10 meters.

Zhang Heng also took advantage of the trouble to change to another place, and continued to harass the opposite side with the reloaded rifles until the two ships were almost completely stuck together. Annie and others hooked the opposite side with their claws, set up the gangway springboard, and rushed to the opposite deck with the vanguard in the rain of bullets.

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