v2 Chapter 152： The first naval battle (1/2)

When the first rays of morning light fell, the roar of the artillery broke the calmness of the sea.

The first shot was the Spice Boat Happiness in the distance. They saw their last hope shattered when they saw the black flag rising from the opposite Jackdaw.

In order to ensure the safety of the cargo as much as possible, Happiness chose a relatively unpopular route, and did a good job of keeping the route secret. It has been safe for more than a month since leaving Hong Kong. Frequent danger zones, I did not expect to eventually fall short.

After dawn, they can finally see the appearance of the Jackdaw on the opposite side. Although they have made some psychological preparations, after confirming that the ship that has spent the night with them is indeed a battleship, everyone's face is still involuntary. There was a touch of despair.

The tragedy that took place in Charleston two months ago has already spread among the colonies. The two governors and a senior naval general died tragically on the same night. At the same time, the city of Charleston was also heavily bombarded. This is probably the empire in recent years. In addition to the worst losses in the New World, there are also rumors that the Navy lost a frigate that night, but compared to what happened earlier, there were not many people concerned.

Now when we see the Jackdaw in front of us, everyone on the happiness is involuntarily remembering this rumor.

What's worse than meeting a group of pirates is meeting a group of pirates on a warship.

However, the men who can beg for food in this area are not cowards, knowing that their side is absolutely inferior in firepower, but in this way everyone bows down and confesses.

What's more, the value of the cargo on board was enough to make them desperately for one time, so the twelve artillery on the Happiness launched the attack on the Jackdaw that came over without hesitation.

As a result, most of the shells in the first round of the attack were missed. Only one shot flew across the side of the ship. A new gunner next to him suddenly became nervous and asked the figure in black not far away, ”Captain, are we going to fight back?”

”Wait a second.” Zhang Heng shook his head, looking at the Happiness in the distance.

Now Jackdaw has just entered the opponent's range, although it is theoretically possible to fire back, but the hit rate will definitely not be too high, and the power of the shells too far away will not be enough. With the firepower of Jackdaw, as long as The distance is close enough to snooze the target in one round, avoiding a long tug-of-war.

However, in this case, you need to withstand the first few waves of attacks, but with the solidity of Jackdaw, this is not too much trouble.

Soon, the second wave of Happiness arrived. With the previous test firing, the landing point of the shell was obviously more accurate this time. It can be seen that the gunner on the opposite side was also very experienced, of which three shells hit the ship's side. There was another hitting the sail, which didn't matter much, let the pirates breathe a sigh of relief.

But the third wave of attacks was not so good. At this time, the Jackdaw was not far away from the Happiness, and even the opposite figure could be seen. Several shells from the sky smashed several holes on the deck, and another It just landed on the place without the protection of the iron sheet. The seawater poured into the bottom cabin immediately, and the carpenter on the boat saw the tool and immediately rushed to repair it.