Chapter 911 Sunset
"If the alchemy warship hits from underwater, it can't run away!" Aken sighed.
As he spoke, the strange armored warship suddenly surfaced, and its speed was half faster, reaching a visual speed of 12 knots. The gunholes on both sides were also opened, a heavy cannon was pushed out, and the black hole of the thick cannon was aimed at the Spanish warship, 'Boom! Boom! Boom!', the cannons on the side side fired one after another!
One of the heavy shells hit the bulkhead of the Spanish warship, making a big opening! The armored warship pulled out a small arc on the sea, and the hull remained motionless, showing its excellent and stable steering force! Even if it surfaced, this iron-clad warship is a little shorter than the ordinary light Galen warship, so that the impact surface of the gunfire is very small, but its muzzle can shoot directly under the side of the enemy ship, which has a lot of advantages in the artillery battle.
In Akan's eyes, the only shortcoming is that the artillery of this iron-clad warship still uses short-range heavy guns instead of long-range Kofilin, which is not suitable for new naval warfare...
At this moment, a gray carrier pigeon flew on the Spanish warship and flew to the southern sea as soon as it spread its wings. The pigeons were very small, and these pirates who were shelling Spanish warships didn't pay attention.
But Aken noticed because the gray carrier pigeon flew by him.
Akan smiled at the pigeon and said, "If I kill you, history will be rewritten... Hey, you're lucky. Let me see the power of the Spanish Caribbean Fleet..."
The artillery battle between the two regiments on the sea is in full, and the shelling of this ancient warship is completely blinded by the experience of the gunners.' Hundreds of large sailboats were in a scuffle. Shells were used as bullets, and few were actually sunk by artillery. Britain did not lose a single ship. The most important factor is that the accuracy of long-range shelling is not high. Therefore, sea warfare and close shelling are the mainstream of naval warfare in this era. This is also the reason why most of the Spanish warships and other countries, as well as most of the pirates' warships, are equipped with close-range heavy destruction ships and cannons. However, long-range guns are not valued.
At this time, more than a dozen pirate ships fought a fierce battle with the Spanish fleet. The two sides shelled each other for more than two hours, and only two pirate ships were damaged the mast. This is still Stoke's gunner, Jack's red cloth. The two large warships of the Spanish fleet are very strong. If they are approached, they will inevitably be killed by heavy cannons at close range. Moreover, there are many Spanish soldiers on these two warships, well-armed, and pirates are easily afraid to fight.
The tactic of pirates is to defeat the escort warships separately with superior firepower, and then strangle the soldiers and crew of the four transport ships in a junction. Therefore, the six main warships of the pirates bit two large Spanish warships. Although the Spanish warship is brave, after all, it is difficult to defeat four hands with two fists. The good men can't withstand many people and are a little tired of running.
And because the transport ship can't leave the battlefield, they can't get out. One of the warships was hooked to the side by Victor's Karak galle and could not escape. The two sides launched a close-range shelling. Another large pirate ship also attacked from the flanks, and the artillery fire on the three ships bombarded each other, causing the ship to be destroyed and wood chips flying!
The swing gun on the deck, the flectar, and even the archers opened fire to attack the enemy on the other ship. At this time, the battle between warships is the real most tragic time. People from both sides were squeezed into narrow cabins or decks and could not escape at all. Under the bombardment of iron and fire at close range, human flesh and blood are so fragile. For a moment, the tragic howls came one after another, like hell on earth!
Stoke and Sarika's light fast warships were entangled by other pirate ships and could not be rescued. They could only watch the Spanish warship, which was sandwiched in the middle, and the mast collapsed in the artillery fire, and the three decks were smashed! However, the two Caraks sailboats of the 'vik' pirate group were also bombarded into a sieve by dozens of Spanish artillery, one of which could no longer support it and sank into the sea! Countless pirate sailors and Spanish officers and soldiers jumped into the water to escape.
Another pirate ship approached and replenished more than ten cannons at close range, sinking the tenacious Spanish warship. Another Karak pirate ship was also severely damaged and staggered out of the battlefield.
Two to three! At present, there are still two Spanish escort warships left. Aken's two light three-mout warships made soy sauce on the periphery. If Akan hadn't known that the Spanish warship had released the carrier pigeon, he would have ordered Stoke and Sarika to escape.
The remaining two Spanish warships were also isolated by the warships of the 'Gardage Sunset' pirate group, and the other pirate ships have begun to surround the large transport ships and prepare for the battle!
Just as six pirate ships caught the Spanish transport ship and threw hundreds of iron hooks and dozens of port plates from the deck to hook four large Karak Spanish transport ships. In the sky, Aken found that on the sea level in the distance, more than a dozen fleets under the Spanish flag rushed this way at full speed!
"It's a good show!" Aken clapped his hands and laughed in the air and reported what he had seen to Katrina. The latter and Captain Hook were shocked and secretly glad that they did not take advantage of the fire.
Enrikis, the commander of the Spanish Caribbean Fleet, was very confident. This time, he finally persuaded King Philip II to use a royal transport team as bait to attract the largest pirate groups in the Caribbean, which was really effective. He repeatedly assured that this plan would not only solve the problem of looting in the Caribbean once and for all, but also ensure the safety of transport ships.
For this reason, he was afraid that his fleet did not have enough firepower, so he specifically contacted a Spanish ocean-going treasure fleet that he had made friends with to join the Pirates of the Caribbean. And this ocean-going gold fleet is composed of four Spanish sailboats, including two royal four-masted large escort warships, with fierce firepower and very strong combat effectiveness!
With his ten 500-ton three-masted warships, even if the number of rival warships is the same as his own, his combat effectiveness can't be compared with the elite regular fleet! Defeating the opponent is a matter of certainty. Now the escort warship of the ocean-going treasure ship has also received news and is coming from the nearby sea! This time, we will definitely catch all the pirates who dare to plunder the Spanish fleet!
Aken found that in the east of the belligerent sea, another fleet under the banner of the Spanish royal family blocked from the western sea. It seems that the Spanish fleet has ambushed two strange soldiers to block the 'Karthage Sunset' pirate group and the 'vik' pirate group in this bay. He immediately told Catalina's fleet, disguised as a merchant ship, and left here quickly to avoid being accidentally injured by the Spanish fleet, and he continued to monitor in the air.
When the pirates boarded the Spanish transport ship and fought in a fierce battle, more than a dozen Spanish warships surrounded them from both directions, all of which were frightened! When the Spanish warship saw that the pirates had docked with their transport fleet, they all rushed over with red eyes. For a while, the gunfire in the sea rumbled, and the pirate ship that could not escape after receiving the port was surrounded by Enrikis' armed sailboat in the middle, and the artillery bombarded fiercely! Even the Sunset, the flagship of the Catalan Sunset Pirates, was surrounded and annihilated by several large and small Spanish warships.
Even if it is an iron-clad warship with strange power, its defense, flexibility and speed are excellent. It may also be bombarded with several fierce Spanish warships. After being surrounded, the pirate flagship rushed left and right to escape. The soldiers on the deck of the Spanish warship threw out the iron hooks one after another to get on the ironclad warship, but due to the lack of hooks in the trapezoidal deck cabin of the pirate ship, this guy squeezed a bloody road and killed it out.
However, even with iron armor protection, this strange iron-clad warship was bombarded very awkwardly by the heavy cannons of Spanish warships. The trapezoidal deck cabin covered with iron armor on the surface of the water was bombarded with holes and 20 gun positions, and only two or three could barely fire back. Seeing that something was wrong, the Sunset fired its gun back while looking for an opportunity to leave the regiment and flee east against the wind! Several fast Spanish warships followed the chase...
On the other side, four Spanish transport ships, rescued by their own warships, all repulsed the pirates who boarded the ship, cut off the fender hook rope, lifted the fender, and off the fender. Under the escort of Aken's two light fast warships, they broke away from the battle circle and sailed to the west. This battle also caused heavy casualties to the soldiers and sailors on these transport ships, and could only barely control the galley...
Enikis's plan was undoubtedly a success. The two pirate groups were besieged and killed in the Bay of Baraona on the island of Haiti! Most of the pirate ships were sunk or captured, and only two relatively fast three-masted sailboats barely broke out of the siege. Relying on the familiar terrain, they drilled into the narrow channel full of reefs, dumped the pursuers and escaped from the sea.
However, when Enrikis happily escorted the pirate ship and hundreds of pirates and returned to Port-au-Prince, the four Spanish transport ships were not found along the way. What's more terrible is that in the treasure ship he called to help boxing, the two large sailboats carrying gold also disappeared! The two treasure ships carrying gold were left behind when they went to destroy the pirates in front of their escort ships. They should have joined the transport ships transporting hardware goods...
Where did they go? Aren't there two light escort ships? Did you meet another pirate group of other yellow finches and pick up a big bargain? The muscles in the corners of Enrikis' eyes couldn't help beating. He had a bad feeling that the six transport ships might not come back. This makes you face your friends and the questioning of the royal family!