Chapter 108 Naval Battle (Part 2)

"Stop fighting, my dear men! We surrender!"

There were constant howling and shouts of surrender from the two merchant ships, but Duan Daxin seemed to be stunned by the 12-pound cannon of the "Xiongpi".

He kept urging the sailors to "get closer!" and "sink it", and he didn't hear the voices from the other side at all.

After all, it was one against two, and Duan Daxin didn't dare to slack off.

Under his command, the "Xiongpi" smoothly inserted between the two merchant ships.

The gunners quickly pushed the guns back to their original positions, the observers went forward to measure the shooting data again, the aimers adjusted the elevation angle and density according to these data, and the person responsible for cleaning the barrel held a long wool brush and dipped it in vegetable oil to clean the barrel.

The loaders quickly loaded the powder bags and shells, and the whole process was running well like a precision machine.

After everyone completed their series of actions according to the requirements of the manual,

Ten twelve-pound guns have completed all the preparations before firing, and they can continue firing as long as they receive an order.

"Fire!"

Another round of salvos.

At such a close distance of 100 meters, even in fog, the figures of sailors on the opposite ship can be clearly seen.

If a gunner cannot hit the enemy, he must be blind. Without the captain's action, the chief gunner will stuff this blind guy into the gun barrel and then fire at the opposite side.

It is a pity not to harm the enemy.

Fortunately, there is no such gunner on the "Xiongpi", and the left and right guns accurately fired at the ships on both sides.

A burst of white smoke dissipated, and this small sea area showed the tip of the iceberg that was originally sunny and sunny due to the hot shell attack just now.

"The opposite side sank!" Seeing the result of the shelling, Duan Daxin murmured, seeming a little bit unbelievable.

The other side seemed too weak. According to Duan Daxin's expectation, they should have fought back and forth, but now the "Xiongpi" has fired two rounds of shells, and the two armed merchant ships on the other side have sunk without firing a single shot.

It's incredible!

If Zheng Zhilong's fleet is of this level, then the chances of the navy's victory this time will be infinitely magnified.

"Did you hear what the other side said just now?"

Duan Daxin was a little happy and a little floating. He remembered that he seemed to hear some movement on the other side just now, but the sound of artillery was too loud and basically inaudible.

Nick kept sweating from his back. Not long ago, he had been ready for the battle. As a person who went to the battlefield for the first time, who cared about what the other side said, and immediately shook his head.

Then Duan Daxin asked several people again, and without exception, everyone's answers were surprisingly consistent.

I don't know, I didn't hear it clearly, who cares.

In this case, Duan Daxin didn't care about this little thing. Compared with it, the successful result of this naval battle made him most happy.

Although the record of destroying two ships in the first sea is still far from the goal, the commander Amorim initially ordered their three main battleships to strive to destroy five medium-sized ships on the opposite side.

The two armed merchant ships just destroyed by Duan Daxin's "Xiongpi" are among them. According to the initial goal, as long as three more ships are defeated, the established task can be completed.

However, Duan Daxin is now full of confidence. The goal of the five ships is to be in a head-on battle. Now this one-sided fight is too easy for the "Xiongpi".

Five ships are no longer a problem. Ten ships are the minimum requirement he has set for himself now.

"Brothers, set sail!"

With an order, the "Xiongpi" quickly left this sea area and disappeared in the vast sea fog.

At the same time, the "Jackraven" and "Giant Eagle" in another sea battlefield did not have the same luck as the "Bear".

Although the two warships did not separate, they encountered Zheng Zhilong's main fleet, with a total of more than 20 ships surrounding them.

"Boom! Boom!"

The artillery of both sides fired iron balls weighing more than ten pounds at each other without stopping.

Driven by gunpowder, the solid iron ball flew across the sky for hundreds of meters and landed on the opposite sea, but due to the heavy fog, it was unknown what the final result would be.

However, accidents always happen.

"Captain, the sail of the 'Jackraven' was broken by the chain bullet on the opposite side!" The lookout shouted hoarsely.

Amorim was startled. If the sail was broken, the speed would be reduced, which would be dangerous at this time.

The Jackdaw was a medium-sized warship with a displacement of not too large or small, equipped with 24 guns of various types. At this time, the main mast, topsail and topsail were hit by chain bullets fired from Zheng Zhilong's ship, and the sails were damaged in a large area.

The two sail halyards were also cut by the shells, and the wind-receiving area of ​​the sails was also reduced a lot. In short, her speed dropped to 2 knots.

"Turn! Can't abandon the Jackdaw! Navigator, turn left, everyone on the deck, beat these pirates hard for me, and cover the brothers on the Jackdaw behind to break through!"

The captain of the Jackdaw was brought by Amorim from the Philippines. He had a deep friendship with him. If he turned around and left at this moment, he might be able to escape with the help of the fog, but the Jackdaw would be finished. His conscience could not let him issue such an order.

More importantly, if the sailors of the Jackdaw were captured by Zheng Zhilong, many arrangements related to naval secrets might not be concealed at that time.

Therefore, for both public and private reasons, he could not abandon the Jackdaw.

The two bow guns, two stern guns, and 12 starboard guns of the "Giant Eagle" fired fiercely at a local gunboat coming from the right front, and at the same time, the 12 port guns fired at an enemy ship approaching the "Jackraven" in front, trying to relieve the pressure on the "Jackraven".

The smoke from the artillery fire lingered for a long time, and for a while, the visibility on the sea surface became lower and lower.

"Sir, we can't delay any longer. If we don't break through, we really can't get out!" Looking at the increasing number of local ships, the first mate of the "Giant Eagle" was full of anxiety.

"We can't give up the "Jackraven", this is the bottom line." Amorim, the commander-in-chief, said firmly.

He could naturally see how many ships Zheng Zhilong had, but the cost of giving up a ship and people was not something the navy could accept now.

"Then take the people on the "Jackraven" away. We can never take the ship away." The first mate on the side proposed a solution.

Amorim thought for a moment and felt that there was no better decision than this method at the moment, so he immediately ordered the ship to approach the "Jackraven".

But the other side was obviously unwilling to give up this easy opportunity and followed closely.

The mixed roar of artillery, the crisp sound of musket volleys, the dull sound of bomb explosions and the shouting and fighting of soldiers were clearly transmitted to Amorim's ears through the sea fog, which made him very worried.

Fortunately, the "Jackraven" sank the enemy ship closest to it in the last round of volleys, tearing a hole in the "Giant Eagle".

"Go in! At all costs!" Amorim roared, as if he had fallen into madness.

The result of this naval battle was far beyond his expectations. If the "Jackraven" and the "Giant Eagle" were sunk in the East China Sea today, the entire navy would definitely not be able to compete with Zheng Zhilong with only the "Bear" warship.

Qin Hao's white salt shipping will also be cut off!

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