v2 Chapter 227： Great victory (2/2)
However, the people on the ship had not had time to breathe a sigh of relief, and the roar of the artillery was heard in their ears. Zhang Heng's gunners on the island were long anxious. The Miranda stranded was the signal for their general attack.
Ford's luck today is indeed not very good. In the first round of attack, at least one-third of the shells accurately hit the target. The sailor who managed to get up did not get enough time to stand still, but it was another turn.
The chief mate shouted in the artillery and wanted to call the gunners to organize a counterattack. However, at the current angle of Miranda's hull, the artillery's muzzle could only reach the beach at most, and could not attack the enemy hiding in the woods at all.
Ford was also loudly ordering the sailors on the boat to adjust the sails, hoping to get out of the ground, but it was not very effective. He widened his eyes, and his neck was full of blue muscles. However, no matter how his screaming exhausted, he couldn't stop Miranda. The fate of the obliteration.
Until the first officer held his body and cried in his ear, ”Captain, no more, let's abandon the ship.”
Ford is still reluctant to accept everything in front of him. He wonders why the Miranda was still in the hands of a few minutes ago. In a blink of an eye, the situation changed dramatically. The second time the two sides fought, Jackdaw At an absolute disadvantage, the results are even more incredible than the first.
If it is said that the first battle was made out of caution because of caution, then this battle is enough to be a shame.
They didn't even finish the decoration of the Jackdaw's stern, and the Miranda was about to sink completely.
Why can Jackdaw pass through the reef without any problems? Where did the artillery on the shore come from? Who was to cooperate with the Jackdaw to ambush them? None of these questions could be answered by Ford.
His defeat was inexplicable, and his eyes were full of frightened and frustrated faces. Sailors could not bear such unilateral beatings and scrambled to jump into the sea.
Ford couldn't remember how he was dragged off the boat by the first officer, and then dragged to the beach all the way. When he returned, he saw a musket pointing at them.
The survivors on the Miranda huddled together on the beach, seemingly trying to get some comfort from each other in this way, they bowed their heads, like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, waiting for the judgment of fate .
When the battle was over, Zhang Heng also rowed a boat to Coral Island.
Billy greeted him at the first time ~~ It was difficult to hide the joy in his eyes, and he said a long distance away, ”We won this time, except for a sailor who wiped a bit when gathering the captives. There were no casualties except injuries, but the ammunition consumption was relatively large. I let the guys control the strength of their hands, but it seems that they were smashed in the past two days. Fortunately, they stopped in time. The ship It wasn't completely sunk. I've sent someone to take inventory to collect supplies. ”
”Very good.” Zhang Heng glanced at the dejected Ford. It was no surprise to this result. When he hooked Miranda and bite behind Jackdaw, his fate was already doomed. This battle The process is not complicated, the difficulty is the previous layout.
After the war, Jackdaw could also solve the imminent food and fresh water problems, but Zhang Heng did not expect that this time he successfully captured the captain and chief officer of the other party.
In this way, he may know the specific arrangements of the other commander's hunting operation, understand how many ships the other party sent, what direction they go, and where they meet, etc., and can also provide a smooth return for the Jackdaw More protection.
So Zhang Heng bluntly said, ”Find a quiet place for me, and I will interrogate them.”
”To understanding.”