Chapter 563 (1/2)

The wind direction, indeed, has changed, almost instantaneously.

Just now, under the command of the Warring States period, the warship set out to meet the pirates. One second before, it was downwind, but the next moment, a strong crosswind blew, which immediately disturbed their course.

As far as the climate of this sea area is concerned, the Navy does not know as well as the pirates. Among the 43 pirate groups under the white beard Pirate Group, there are many excellent navigators. Relying on their familiarity with the climate of this sea area, the pirates put away their sails in advance and controlled the ships to turn ahead, so they were least affected.

When the wind direction changed and the course of the navy was affected, the pirates had adjusted their ship's direction to the downwind. At the moment of the wind, they put down their sails again and immediately started to take action. Unexpectedly, they soon took the lead in taking the T position in front of the naval ships.

The so-called t position is very important in naval warfare. Generally speaking, the number of artillery positions on the side of the ship's side is the largest. If the enemy can line up one step ahead of the enemy on the sea and attack with the artillery on the ship's side, the firepower can reach the maximum. In this case, the enemy ships can only line up in a vertical line because of their position, In this way, only the artillery at the bow of the enemy can fire, and due to the mutual shielding of ships, the ships in the rear will not be able to fire because of the problem of line of sight.

Although the Navy's warships are strong and powerful, some pirate ships are also weak. As long as they are willing to spend money on cannons, they can exchange quantity for quality.

Among the 43 pirate groups that came to support this time, many of them were famous for their artillery power. They came by the wind, lined up and fired at the naval ships!

Boom boom! One after another, the gunfire rang out, and a high water column immediately rose around the backward naval warship. This was just a test firing. Most of the shells fell into the sea, but there was still an unfortunate warship that was hit by the shell of the pirates. The watchman on it turned into a pile of broken meat at the moment when the shell exploded, and the top of the mast was broken, It collapsed, and the Navy flag on it was burned.

But it's not over yet. The second round of shooting is coming again. The hit rate this time is much higher than that of the previous test. From time to time, I see fireballs rising from naval ships, which are hit by shells.

Debris flying around. Unfortunately, some hapless navy soldiers were affected by the explosion on the hit warship. They were either blown out and removed into the sea, or they were blasted into the sky and screamed.

However, the solidity of the naval ships is not so well-known. Such an attack is not enough to sink the warship. Although the navy has been preempted by the prepared pirates, it does not mean that the navy has no ability to resist.

On a warship sandwiched in the middle of the fleet, a major general rose into the air and kicked out a shell that flew to the deck. The shell flew away and exploded on the sea.

One after another, although the pirate ships continued to fire, as more and more senior naval officers joined the battle, the damage to the warships began to decrease.

Only those shells that cannot be intercepted will hit the warship and cause an explosion.

At the same time, the Navy's fleet is also desperately turning, they also adjust the ship to make themselves in the downwind position, trying to move the hull parallel to the pirate ship.

Both the left and right wings of the fleet against the pirates are like this. The fleet makes an arc of spray on the sea. When it turns, the gun covers are opened one after another on the side of the ship facing the pirates. Rows of guns are pushed out and wait to attack when they are in place.

However, soon, the Navy Fleet found something wrong. When they turned, the pirate fleet kept pressing and approaching them. When the Navy Fleet finished turning and paralleled the pirate ships, the ships of both sides were very close!

”Kill me!”

A burst of sky shaking cry sounded, countless pirates with the aid of rope, toward the navy warship jump over!

The navies are totally wrong. In fact, from the very beginning, these pirates never thought of fighting with them, because they know very well that the guns on their ships are always inferior to those on naval ships, both in quantity and power, and even the quality of the Gunners is inferior to that of the well-trained naval soldiers, In this case, it's stupid to have a gunfight with the Navy.

So they used the tactics they are most familiar with, that is, port to port!

A large number of ferocious looking pirates, wave after wave, jumped towards the Navy warships, so that the navy soldiers on the ship were startled.

”Come on! Fire On a warship, the rear admiral in charge of command pulled out his knife and ordered.

The next moment, the navy soldiers with guns on the deck shot at the pirates who jumped over.

Bang bang, a burst of gunfire rang out. Some of the pirates who were still in mid air were hit by bullets and fell into the sea with blood splashing. However, the rest of the pirates ignored their companions. After swinging over with a knife, they landed on the deck, stepped on their feet, and immediately killed them in the crowd of navy soldiers, and slashed them, A marine immediately fell into a pool of blood.

Although navy soldiers are required to learn swordsmanship in training, to be honest, because of the tactical problems of the Navy, they often fight with guns, but rarely experience such frontal combat.