The long fairy road is wonderful

Chapter 1288 Ambush (3)

Since Miranda was the only one who knew how to track the pirates in the entire patchwork fleet, her three fast ships were always leading the way when sailing, and it was for this reason that they were not divided like the fleet behind. surrounded.

In terms of ship speed, Miranda's three ships still have some advantages. After all, the only characteristic of armed chickens is that they can run fast.

But in this situation, it is really impossible to sail at full speed.

Firstly, because there are islands all around, the waterway is very narrow and there is not much room for maneuvering. Once the boat is sailing at full speed, if you don’t pay attention, you may directly hit the shore and hit the rocks.

The second is that Valeria's fleet can't keep up with the Clippers traveling at full speed, and it will definitely get farther and farther in the end.

Not to mention whether running away at full speed is suspected of selling teammates, if there are enemy ambushes among these dotted islands, once these three ships are alone, they will be beaten, and it is safer to be with teammates.

However, when Valeria's flagship followed closely behind all fired, it meant that the opponent's fleet was very close to Miranda, and the fleets of both sides also changed from a pursuit battle to a co-ship battle.

This mainly refers to the fact that the fleets of both sides sail along one direction and form two horizontal lines, and fire while sailing.

"Order the archers to prepare, and immediately cover them with arrow rain after entering the range."

Miranda's orders were passed on by the sailors to the flag bearer at the stern, and then communicated with the rear ships through semaphore.

Although it is very backward, there is no other way.

Lin Tianci watched the chasing ship through the bird's-eye view.

What is certain is that these attacking ships are all medium-sized warships, not comparable to super-large sea fortresses like Valeria's flagship, but they are definitely not weak chickens.

A medium-sized battleship does not mean that it is weak. To be precise, this type of ship has an optimal balance in terms of price, construction time and combat effectiveness. It can be said to be a real battleship.

After all, not everyone can afford something like Valeria's flagship that was spared no expense.

Although the shape is somewhat different, the size and the number of cannons are roughly the same. Since the viewing angle is from a bird's-eye view and the smoke enveloped after the cannons fired, Lin Tianci can't see how many cannons there are, but judging from the firelight and some details Look, there are about 30 to 40 doors on one side of a ship. If this level of firepower catches up, it will cause a devastating blow to Miranda's three ships.

Miranda's side was worried about being alone and driving too fast would hit the island, so she didn't go at full speed, while the other side seemed not afraid of hitting the rocks with full sail.

If it's not purely stupid and bold, it's because they are very familiar with this sea area, as if they are in their own back garden, they know where there are hidden reefs.

It was also because of this that the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. After one or two rounds of artillery fire, Lin Tianci saw the attacker's battleship coming out of the smoke from the firing.

Valeria's flagship firepower is extremely fierce, but it is impossible to kill each other in one face-to-face, and some key parts of the sides of these ships are covered with iron sheets. Lin Tianci saw that the armor plates were full of potholes. It should have been shot a lot just now.

It is true that there are many bullet holes on the body, but this does not affect its speed and combat effectiveness.

The sails that provide power are intact, and the hull structure below the waterline is not damaged in any way. In this case, even if the upper structure of the hull is completely smashed, it can still continue to sail.

It passed through the smoke and skipped the maximum firing angle of Valeria's flagship. It seemed to know how powerful it was, so it didn't shoot at that super-large warship. And soon, the last of Miranda's three ships That ship has already entered the opponent's firing angle.

Of course, the archers on the deck would not just watch so stupidly. After the ship entered the range with the highest arrow hit rate, a 'red cloud' immediately rose from the deck.

The so-called rocket does not refer to the kind of liquid fuel and solid fuel, which are not so high-end.It is nothing more than using ordinary arrows, wrapping a layer of sackcloth on it, and pouring flammable oil on it.

After being shot like this, it looks like small burning fireballs, and the sharp arrow part of the arrow will also be nailed to the opponent's ship, so that the sackcloth oil attached to the arrow shaft continues to burn, so as to achieve the purpose of igniting the opponent's ship.

But the effect...

The magic development of the plane of Lemuria is not as good as that of Cypru, let alone Seviala, who was taught by Manna Mora himself.But it is superior to many planes in other aspects except personal combat power, including even Dosu.

The ships of the local people have been treated with waterproof and fireproofing with magic potions, and their rigidity and toughness have been improved. Regardless of the fact that they are all the same low wooden ships, this is not the kind that will catch at once.

Although the participation of magic is very low, once magic, an unscientific thing, is involved, it cannot be inferred casually with common sense.

The rockets fired by the sailors can be seen densely packed on the opponent's deck, but the rockets basically only burn where they hit. At most, there will be some burnt yellow in the vicinity, and there are no traces of burnt black. People don't need to risk arrows. The risk of rain ran up to fight the fire.

Two consecutive rounds of arrow rain made the ships chasing from behind look full of fire, but in fact it didn't cause much impact, but when the opponent opened fire...

The cannons on the side roared one after another, choking smoke and black solid projectiles spewed out one after another. Even if he was still far away from Lin Tianci's position, he could still hear the groan of the broken wood.

A round of salvo opened a row of big holes in the side of the ship that just fired the rocket, but the other party obviously had no intention of stopping, and soon another round of artillery fire.

The three ships that Miranda brought had relatively slender hulls, and they belonged to the type that only had the advantage of speed and could not be fought at all.After two rounds of firepower output by the main battleship, it basically loses combat effectiveness.

Through the vision of the machine bird, Lin Tianci could clearly see that the ship was leaning towards the side close to the island. Perhaps the shelling just now injured the keel or key parts below the waterline, and the side of the cabin had already begun to flood .

Not long after, the ship crashed into the small island next to it, and the hull had already started to capsize. The sailors on the deck jumped into the water or simply jumped onto the vegetation on the small island.

The second ship, right behind Miranda, also fired a shower of arrows, this time targeting the gun ports on the side of the hull.

The dense rain of arrows directly dyed the side of the battleship red, and the artillery that was still firing just shrank back from the muzzle.

After all, there are flames everywhere on the ship's side. Although the wooden boards are not so easy to ignite after being treated with magic potions, the high temperature may detonate the gunpowder that fires the shells.

Like many gunpowders that are used in many universes, the gunpowder here is not the formula on the earth, but is composed of fire opal powder and various other ingredients. It is not afraid of tides and can be activated by magic at the same time. It is safe and reliable. It's a lot higher, but it's the same as the black powder on the earth, and it burns at one touch.

The risk of bombardment was temporarily avoided, but before I could feel happy, I saw that the warship that was on fire on the side changed its course and 'squeezed' towards the ship that just fired the rocket.

It's like two cars driving side by side on the highway and one of them swerves and crashes.

Although in terms of speed, due to the unstable power source of the sailing warship, it is impossible to run very fast, but the quality is great.

Their warships are several times larger than their own, so if they come directly to them, they must be bigger and have an advantage.

The two sides collided quickly, and with a creaking sound, the ship of our side was obviously not an opponent of others, and was squeezed on the reef near the side of the island, and the right front of the hull was sharply shot There was a big hole in the reef, and it hung on it like a salted fish.

And the enemy battleship that completed the "crowding" action also wiped out a lot of rockets on the side of its hull in the friction just now, and the matte black gun barrels protruded from the muzzle again. Needless to say, the next target is definitely the flagship where Miranda is located.

As I said just now, there were not only one or two ships attacking, even if they were only counting after Miranda, there were seven or eight ships.

They lined up in a straight line, chasing forward while firing at the fleet on the side, which caused the Valeria fleet behind Miranda to be unable to support at all, and the other ship at the forefront was gradually approaching Miranda. Da's flagship.

It was said to be the flagship, but it was actually no different from the two ships that were killed just now. If Miranda wanted to fight back, she might have to rely on rockets, or simply fight hand-to-hand.

Seeing that it was getting closer, Miranda was still calm and composed, and even Lin Tianci, who was watching through the mechanism bird, couldn't help but want to make a move.

After all, the other side easily leveled the two ships of their own as if they were crushing the dead, and they rushed over aggressively. I am afraid that the ship under their feet will not last long.

In terms of marching and fighting, Lin Tianci is definitely a layman among laymen. Anyone can panic, but the commander must not.In addition to affecting strategy and tactics, it will also affect the morale of the sailors you see.

I don't know if Miranda has really practiced the kung fu of nourishing Qi in front of the collapse of Mount Tai, or she is simply confident. She has always stared at the chasing warship with a telescope without any nervousness or panic. .

When the opponent entered the range of her own rocket, she said:

"Fire arrows!"

Rows of rockets go up into the sky, but like just now, they barely do anything.

Seeing that he was about to enter the angle of the opponent's artillery, Miranda said again:

"Left full rudder!"

The helmsman on the bridge killed the rudder, and Miranda's flagship turned as if drifting on the sea.

It doesn't feel very meaningful, you will turn and people will chase after you.

But Lin Tianci suddenly saw that the opponent's battleship adjusted its direction slightly to the right, and did not continue to pursue.When he turned the machine bird's sight around, he realized that there was a shuttle-shaped slender island directly in front of him. Miranda's boat was almost passing by the side of the island, and if he was not careful, he would run aground on the rocks .

Even if the other party is very familiar with this sea area, it is impossible to directly sail the boat to the island. In short, Miranda's operation is equivalent to crowding the lane, making it impossible for the other party to overtake.

(End of this chapter)