Iron Age

Liu Ziguang was inspecting the spoils on the Black Pearl, when he suddenly heard someone outside shouting: "An enemy ship is approaching!" He ran out and saw ten warships sailing towards the sea in the distance, and everyone was busy cleaning them up. On the battlefield, the prisoners were escorted, and no one observed the enemy's situation. Only when the enemy ship was approaching was a soldier discover

Ten enemy ships of unknown strength rushed towards them in the wind, no matter what they couldn't fight head-on with them, Liu Ziguang hurriedly shouted: "Move the ship!" But the entire mast of the Black Pearl was set on the cargo ship, and the two ships were closely tied. They couldn't move together, and the soldiers were in a hurry. After all, most of the red shirts came from the army and had never fought a serious naval battle. This naval battle is different from a land battle. You can find a place to hide on land, or run away, or pretend Death, there is always a way to escape, but how to hide and escape in this vast sea, the only way for the enemy to sink his own ship is to drown

The enemy ship was getting closer and closer, and he could already see the red and yellow Spanish flag hanging on the mast. He was unwilling, because he was reluctant to part with such a well-armored warship as the Black Pearl, and it would be a bit embarrassing if he ran away when facing a Western enemy for the first time

"Raise the battle flag and prepare to meet the enemy!" Liu Ziguang shouted, a flag of the Ming army was raised on the mast, fluttering in the wind, and was dyed with a gold border in the setting sun. Through the binoculars, one could see someone on the opposite warship. Pointing to the flag here, he shouted in surprise, and then walked out of the cabin with more ornately dressed people to look at this side. Yes, the flag of the Ming army has not appeared on the Penghu sea for many years. At this time, it was suddenly fifty miles away from the Spanish fort It is really surprising that a Ming warship appeared in the sea

The pirates on the Black Pearl were also surprised when they saw the flag. An old guy with a wooden leg asked, "Are you the navy of the Ming court?"

"Stop talking nonsense, get down to the bilge!" The Red Shirt soldier in charge of escorting the prisoners kicked the old man's wooden leg and shouted

"Wait" Liu Ziguang stopped the soldiers, and asked with a pleasant face, "Old guy, do you have an accent from Quanzhou?"

"Returning to the captain, the younger one is indeed from Quanzhou, and more than half of our Black Pearl are from Fujian," the one-legged old man said respectfully.

"Yes, we are all from Fujian. Captain, please let us go. Everyone will be finished when the Spaniards come here." Seeing that Liu Ziguang seems to be easy to talk, the other prisoners started to chatter

The enemy must make a decision immediately. Liu Ziguang glanced at the pirates. Sure enough, most of them were Fujianese. South Asians, blacks and whites accounted for a small proportion. It seemed that they were a group of Chinese pirates. Spaniards, now they can only turn low into friends and unanimously speak out

"Listen to my order. The firemen and gunners of the Black Pearl immediately entered their positions and prepared to fight the Spaniards. The others hurriedly pulled up the mast for me, and if they couldn't be pulled up, they would cut it off!" Liu Ziguang made a decisive decision. He ordered the release of prisoners of war to cooperate in the battle, but he also kept an eye out and asked Wen Getao to send a few people to watch them with firecrackers just in case

The originally hostile two ships worked together to face the Spanish warship. The firemen shoveled the coal with their shovels and burned the boiler to the boil. In order to separate the two ships, part of the Ming army sailors moved to the stronger Black Pearl, and the rest operated the weapons on the cargo ship, aiming at the two solitary ships on the sea that were getting closer and closer. The boat is like two hedgehogs huddled together, ready to fight

These ten warships are the patrol fleet sent by the Penghu base in Spain. The news that most of the Ming army has arrived in Quanzhou has reached their ears. They have been sending more people to patrol these days. When we arrived, the Fuchuan flying the flag of the Ming army was obviously sent by the Ming people to investigate, and the large European-style ship flying the black skull flag was more familiar. It was the famous Black Pearl. Today is a good harvest day. The commander of the cruise fleet, Colonel Santiago, is very happy. Ten ships are against two ships, and the wind is going smoothly. Our side has an absolute advantage. It just so happens that today is my birthday. Is this a birthday gift from God?

Thanks to the Virgin Mary, Colonel Santiago made the sign of the cross devoutly on his chest

Ten Spanish warships lined up, approaching the enemy ship's arrows, and then someone raised a loudspeaker and shouted in standard Hokkien dialect: "You have invaded the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Spain, and you have 5 minutes to do so." Raise the white flag and surrender or you will be sunk, repeat again, surrender in 5 minutes or you will be sunk"

"Fight!" Liu Ziguang gave an order, and the weapons on the Black Pearl and the cargo ship opened fire together. Twenty steam cannons simultaneously ejected powerful chain bombs, hitting the mast of the Spanish ship, and the cargo ship fired a swarm of bees at the enemy ship. Rockets, all the firepower is concentrated on the Spanish flagship flying the command flag. The intensive firepower hit Colonel Santiago's ship like a sieve. The shells connected by two iron balls with iron cables are called chain bombs, which are suitable for dealing with them on land. A group of infantry is suitable for attacking the wooden buildings of enemy ships in naval battles, especially the masts. The power of twenty chain bombs is extraordinary. They smashed the Spanish flagship into a mess, and the masts creaked and fell down. The big, wooden hull couldn't withstand such a blow at all, a big hole was formed when it was hit, and sea water poured in immediately near the waterline, almost knocking the flagship out of combat effectiveness in the first round of blows

Colonel Santiago quickly transferred under the escort of his entourage, and moved to other warships to command the battle, while the other Spanish warships that temporarily lost command of the flagship responded quickly, desperately pouring all kinds of firepower on the target

The firepower of the ten Spanish warships was extraordinary. Giant crossbow arrows and the same steam shells rained down on them overwhelmingly. The Black Pearl was able to hold on with its armor, but the cargo ship was not so lucky, and was stabbed all over. It really looks like a hedgehog, and the front of those crossbow arrows are all with fire starters. In a blink of an eye, a raging fire is burning

"Quick retreat, all retreat here!" Liu Ziguang yelled at the sailors on the deck of the cargo ship who persisted in fighting. Several soldiers were squatting on the deck and playing with the missiles in their hands. The missile was launched in a hurry. This missile was not as advanced as the Eagle Strike III. It was a normal version of the Ship-to-Ship Hero I. This missile was not big and looked like a big artillery battle. Aim the stick at the target, then ignite the fuse, and the missile will fly towards the target. There is no guidance system, so the range is limited and the accuracy is limited, but it is enough to hit large targets within a hundred feet.

Several Xiongfeng missiles landed on the deck of the Spanish warship. The glazed bottle inside the missile shell was smashed to pieces, and the refined kerosene inside flowed all over the place. The white phosphorus in the kerosene met the air and began to burn. The oil brought the raging fire to all parts of the ship, and the Spanish sailors hurriedly put out the fire, but the oil fire could not be put out with water, whether there was so much sand on the ship, and the interference from the crossbow arrows on the Black Pearl, another Spanish ship battleship out of combat

Colonel Santiago became furious and ordered to concentrate firepower on the cargo ship flying the flag of the Ming army, sinking it first and then dealing with the Black Pearl, so more firepower was laid on the cargo ship, and the Ming army fired only two Eagle Strike III ships. After the missiles, we retreated to the Black Pearl.

The two Eagle Strikes were carrying high-explosive warheads, and they accurately hit two Spanish ships. The huge explosive force tore apart the ship's hull, forming a huge hole that could not be repaired at all. The ship was about to capsize, and the Spaniards panicked. Nearly half of the ships lost their fighting power. This battle was a bit mysterious

A group of sailors swung their axes and finally cut off the mast of the Black Pearl, and pushed the thick mast into the sea. The Black Pearl was finally free. At this time, the power provided by the steam engine was sufficient. It was not difficult to get out as long as the propeller was turned on. The pirates refused to sail because their leader was not safe yet!

By the way, why did you forget about Duguwen? Seeing that the burning cargo ship was about to sink, all the pirates jumped up and down, saying that if something happened to the captain, they would have no chance of survival. A few handsome and beardless pirates ignored dissuasion , plunged into the sea, desperately swam the sinking cargo ship, trying to rescue Duguwen, but was shot by the Spanish arrows and died in the sea

This gang of pirates has affection and intentions, if you want to subdue them, you have to rescue Duguwen!Liu Ziguang shouted to Wen Getao: "You command, I will save people!" Then he also plunged into the sea

The seriously injured cargo ship was dying. The seawater poured in through the breach and extinguished part of the flames, but the ship gradually sank. The cabin where Duguwen was detained was in the middle of the ship. It is really difficult to save people now.

Liu Ziguang is not a good swimmer, he choked on a mouthful of seawater when he plunged into it, and the bitter salty seawater poured into his nose and mouth, but he didn't feel any discomfort. Approaching the cargo ship, he quickly climbed up with the cracks in the planks

The cargo ship was in a mess, with burnt black wood and debris all over the floor, corpses strewn all over the place, Liu Ziguang rushed into the cabin braving the flames and thick smoke

Kicking open the cabin door, she saw Duguwen writhing and struggling on the ground. The rope tied to her body was too tight for her to break free. When she heard someone rushing in, Duguwen raised her head with tears in her eyes, but it was the captive. guy!

Liu Ziguang grabbed Duguwen, and before he could untie the rope on her body, he picked her up and ran out, but a big wolf hit her face, and the seawater had poured into the cabin

the ship has sunk

***************************************************** *********************** Liu Xiaomao read the last few chapters today and said that they are not good-looking and not suitable for a "little girl" like her to read, so I have to add Some romance, a little bit is enough to suit the appetite of "little girls", after all, there are many female readers of this book...