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Chapter 230 Naval Battle of Ishigaki Island

Gulu, the pirates on the deck swallowed nervously, their legs were a little numb.

The place that can be seen with both eyes has been occupied by the overwhelming Liao army naval fleet, with towering masts reaching the sky.The tall hull made them feel that the Liao army was not in the same style as them.

"Blow up the sails and fight them close!" Zheng Zhihu realized the seriousness of the problem. If the Liao army's fleet was turned around, the salvo of artillery would sink their fleet.

"Quick, they're coming, set sail!" The pirates on each ship hurriedly pulled up the sails, lowered the anchor and set sail.

Nelson stood on the deck of the Victory, watching the pirate ships with binoculars as they began to move in a hurry.

"Ready to fight!"

Bannermen on the Victory communicated orders to the surrounding fleet.

The Daqin, Daqi, Atlante and other ships lowered their speed one after another and spread out in an arc. The two formations of Daqin and Daqi protruded forward from both sides, and the empty muzzle blocked the port.On the frontal battlefield, more than two hundred artillery pieces were concentrated!
"The artillery fires!"

Soldiers on deck after deck fired loaded cannons.

Boom boom boom! ! !Overwhelmingly, more than 200 ammunition were fired in salvo, falling like a meteorite, hitting Zheng Zhihu's fleet!
Countless shells fell into the sea, and thick water columns rose into the sky!Even though the hit rate was not high, quite a number of solid bullets still hit the pirate ships!The large pirate ship was hit by artillery, the mast was broken, and holes were left on the deck and hull!
"The ship, the ship sank!" Some small boats were unfortunately pierced by several shells, and the sea water overflowed into the boats. The pirates on the boats jumped into the sea in panic to avoid sinking into the sea with the hull.

Zheng Zhihu presses his sword on the prow of the boat and drums up the sails.It is not feasible to shoot against the Liao Army's firepower several times its own. You can only risk a few rounds of artillery from the enemy fleet, approach and engage in close combat.

On the crude fort on Ishigaki Island, the cannons of the pirates began to shell the fleet of the Liao army.It's a pity that these artillery guns are not accurate enough. Facing the ships floating in the sea, firing a few symbolic shots can only rely on luck.

"Master, we will fight at close quarters soon, and the enemy may come to our deck, why don't you take people to hide in the cabin?" Nelson said to Chu Yun seeing that the pirate fleet was getting closer.

"Okay, a group of you stay to help General Nelson fight, as long as a few of you come back to the cabin with me." Chu Yun asked most of his guards to stay on the deck to strengthen the defense of the Victory.

In the bombardment of the cannon, several ships of the pirate fleet have been sunk, and some ships have been injured.Finally, Zheng Zhihu and the others approached the fleet of the Liao Army, and the distance between the two sides was only 30 meters!
"Turn around, hook their warships with iron hooks, and board them for battle!"

Although Zheng Zhihu and the others had approached the Liao army's ships, the most dangerous moment had not yet passed.They were facing the empty muzzles of the Liao army. At a distance of more than ten meters, there was no reason for these artillery to miss!

"They are approaching, sink them for me!" The commander in the cabin asked the soldiers to push ammunition into the artillery.

boom!Dozens of cannons fired at once, smashing a pirate warship close to the Victory, and some iron balls even flew out from the other side of the warship.This poor warship was destroyed by the huge Victory after only one encounter. Some pirates in the cabin sank together with the hull before they could escape in time.

"The artillery of the Liao army is so powerful!" Zheng Zhihu was terrified to witness a ship approaching the Victory being destroyed by forty or fifty artillery fires at the same time.Such firepower is simply terrifying.

Even his own ship couldn't survive the two rounds of artillery from the Victory at such a short distance.

After the warship was destroyed, two or three pirate warships took advantage of the time when the Victory was reloading the artillery, and on the one hand, they also began to bombard the Victory, and on the other hand hooked the Victory with iron hooks. deck, shorten the distance between the two sides, and then try to climb to the Victory.

boom!Chu Yun inside the cabin felt the vibration of the hull, and the pirate's artillery also shook the Victory.

"The Musketeers are ready!" On the top deck of the Victory, teams of naval soldiers held muskets condescendingly.

"No..." The pirate finally hooked the iron hook to the Victory at the cost of a warship, but then found that what was waiting for them was the same cold musket.

The flames splashed on the deck, white smoke billowed, and the pirates who were about to climb up the Victory fell down in a large piece, and they fell into the sea like ants.

The artillery on both sides continued to roar, and the ships of the Fuliao Army were also injured by gunfire. Pirates on the Daqin climbed onto the deck and fought fiercely with the naval soldiers on the Daqin!
But before these pirates had time to fully climb onto the deck, the Daqin's artillery roared again, blowing up their warship!
"Kill!" On the deck of the Daqin, a group of naval soldiers held bayonets and forced the pirate soldiers who had killed the ship to retreat.

This group of pirates had no way to retreat, and they were pushed into the sea before they could react.

Zheng Zhihu felt anxious as he watched the naval battle that was still going nowhere.If you continue to delay, your own fleet will continue to be destroyed by the artillery of the Liao Army.

"You follow me, as long as they occupy this warship, they will surely collapse!" Zheng Zhi held a steel knife in his mouth, held a rattan shield, and led his soldiers into battle.

His boat approached the side of the Victory with fewer guns. Zheng Zhihu and others swung with the help of the stern rope and landed on the deck of the Victory one after another. After a few rolls, they stood firm and began to occupy nearby obstacles. .

"The pirates are on the deck!" The soldiers on the upper deck of the Victory found that more and more pirates took the Victory as their main target. There were four or five warships besieging the Victory alone. It is a large pirate ship equipped with ten cannons on its side, which can pose a considerable threat to the Victory.

Boom!The naval soldiers on the deck quickly surrounded the pirates who landed on the Victory, and the muskets suppressed them within this range.

Zheng Zhihu was also considered brave, hiding behind obstacles to avoid the fire of muskets, and then led his men to fight closely with the naval soldiers of the Liao Army.

Steel knives roared on the deck, bullets flew across, and soldiers who died in battle fell down from time to time.Although there were not many pirates killed on the deck, they were all strong men who lived bloodthirsty at sea all year round. They fought extremely fiercely, and gradually formed a small circle on the deck of the Victory.

"Prepare fishing nets, four-claw anchors, and iron chains!" A naval squad in charge of besieging these pirates brought some sharp weapons used in naval warfare to deal with Zheng Zhihu, Tarn beauty!
(End of this chapter)