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Chapter 1294 Pirate's Trap

"There are two forts in Algiers, this is the North Fort, and this is the South Fort. Fort Pennion is near the North Fort, and the number of artillery deployed in the North Fort is also greater than that of the South Fort. My suggestion is to avoid the fortress and the North Fort. On the north coast blocked by the fort, concentrate the shallow water sailboats to send the marines to the coast controlled by the south fort, and seize the south fort. Our infantry can gather at the south fort, capture the north fort from land, and then use the artillery cover on the north fort to look up Assault on Fort Pennion."

"Although the number of artillery in the South Fort is small, the terrain along the coast of the South Fort seems to be more complicated. There may be hidden reefs and shipwrecks. Almost all of our combined fleets are ocean-going ships, and there is a danger of being stranded in shallow water."

"The law of high tide in the nearby sea has been figured out almost, it depends on how many ships we have that can land close to the coast during the high tide."

Fubo will be on the deck of the ironclad ship, and the naval officers and infantry officers of the two countries will draw up corresponding combat plans based on the brief deployment map of Algiers and test the firepower configuration of Algiers through shelling.

The joint fleet formed by the Fourth Fleet and the Royal Navy can be said to be invincible in the Mediterranean, but it has a fatal flaw-there are not enough shallow water ships for shallow water operations and projecting troops to the shore.

Sail battleships and ironclad warships with deep drafts dare not approach waters with shallow water depths and complicated coastlines, so naturally they cannot project troops on the sea far from the coast.

"Our Royal Navy has thought about such a situation, so apart from the King of the Seas and the Crown Prince, four of the other five combat ships are gunboats that can be used to grab the beach at high tide." Sir Pennington said.

"Our side only has two frigates with a smaller tonnage that can participate in the battle to storm the South Fort. However, the battle to storm the South Fort can be handed over to the dispatch team. Our warships provide them with artillery cover. As long as the southern fort is captured, the Algiers will happen sooner or later." Sun Xu pointed to the location of the South Fort, where the pirates had assembled more than 20 bronze cannons, many of which were heavy and heavy and powerful.

"The time for landing on the beach is set in the next flood season, what do you think?"

Sun Xu looked at Sun Chuanting who was in charge of leading the dispatched army to carry out the task of landing on the beach.

"As long as the soldiers of our dispatched army are allowed to land, we will fight hard." Sun Chuanting replied.

"I and the mercenaries from Germany can assist you in fighting." The young Prince Rupert interrupted.

"His Royal Highness, this is a landing operation, not a cavalry operation on land. These things can be done by our more professional navy and infantry." Sun Xu doesn't want a young prince to get in the way here. Specially dispatch troops to rescue.

"Okay..." Prince Rupert shrugged helplessly.

"At that time, part of our fleet will suppress the North Fort, and the other part of the fleet will suppress the South Fort, covering the four shallow water warships to take advantage of the high tide to occupy the South Fort..."

When everyone was discussing the capture of the fort, suddenly there was a burst of cannon fire from the sea.

Zheng Zhibao turned his head to look in the direction where the artillery sounded, and found that the warships in his fleet were besieging two pirate ships returning to Algiers.

The two pirate ships that returned with a full load were unlucky. They didn't know that Algiers was blocked by the United Fleet. They managed to grab a large amount of gold, silver and jewels along the coast. When they returned to Algiers, they encountered the United Fleet that blocked the port.

The warships of the United Fleet, which had discovered the prey, captured the two returning pirate ships.

The returning pirate ships are generally loaded with gold and silver treasures. For the joint fleet that provoked the war, it is a just act to intercept the pirates' treasures, and the treasures obtained can be used to make up for the military expenses of this dispatch!
boom!The artillery on the battleship opened fire again, bombarding the two Arabian dhow-style pirate ships, and some ships stepped forward to encircle them.

The warships farther away were too far away to hunt the pirate ships, so they could only watch their companions have a fierce competition with the pirates.

Two pirate ships who didn't understand the situation fled to the harbor under fierce artillery fire.The two pirate ships were also considered lucky. They only suffered two or three shells, and the hulls were still not seriously damaged.

There are three frigates biting tightly behind!

"Tell them to give up chasing. As long as Algiers is captured, neither of these two pirate ships will be able to escape." Sun Xu saw that the three frigates were chasing after him, and the pirates on the pirate ship also fled desperately. It's getting closer.

Being close to the coast will enter the firing range of the fort, and what is more dangerous is running aground or hitting a rock.

Two of the three frigates chasing the pirate ship gave up chasing the pirate ship after seeing the command's semaphore and stayed on the sea.

Another frigate seemed unwilling to give up a good chance of catching the pirate ship, and was still following closely behind the pirate ship.

One of the pirate ships was hit by two shells in succession, and the speed inevitably slowed down.

It was this readily available pirate ship that made the frigate reluctant to give up its pursuit.

All eyes were on the chase between hunter and prey, as the frigate was about to collide with the pirate's dhow.Compared with the huge hull of a pirate ship with a frigate, as long as it hits a pirate ship, the pirate's sailboat is likely to be knocked over or knocked sideways!

bang!Before the frigate hit the sailboat, there was a sudden loud noise from the bottom of the ship, shaking the whole ship, and even a soldier on the deck lost his center of gravity due to the violent shaking, and fell into the sea with a plop!

The captain of the frigate turned pale because of the loud noise.

This is the sound of the bottom of the ship hitting the rocks!
The consequences of hitting a rock for a wooden boat are devastating!

"Captain, it's hit the rocks, and the bottom of the boat is flooded!" Someone in the cabin ran out in panic.

The damaged pirate ship took advantage of the distance between the frigate and the frigate when it hit the rocks, and the frigate that hit the rocks was exposed to the attack of the two turrets alone!

The pirates defending the fort on the shore saw the hunter turned into a prey, and showed an excited expression: "Fire and attack the lonely ship!"

"Idiot, don't shoot and destroy the ship on the rocks! Cover me with artillery!"

The pirate general Amur, who was supervising the battle on the fort, kicked the artillery commander who was about to fire.

Amur gathered a group of pirates who were familiar with water. They were vicious, and they were all villains with lives and blood.

"Take that artillery ship and use it as our sea fortress. Lord Pasha has something to say, as long as Algiers is defended, everyone will receive a reward for their merits!"

Amur personally led the team, and the pirates took more than thirty small boats under the cover of the coastal defense fort, and flocked to the frigate on the rocks like locusts!
(End of this chapter)