Chapter 807 806. Pirates

Shia was the first to react. There was no window in the kitchen. She took three steps and took two steps to pass through the long and narrow cabin. When she saw the chaotic sailors coming and going on the deck, a shout intertwined with the roar of artillery fire, which immediately made people feel back to the battlefield.

  嘭——

   The oncoming whistling sounded, and Shia saw a lead-black cannonball swept across the side of the ship at high speed, flying some wood fragments, and came towards the main mast at a sharp angle of incidence.

  If the shell hits the main mast, then the ship is estimated to be sent in nine out of ten. In this era of relying on sail power, the main mast fracture is basically an incurable disease, and the only option is to abandon the ship to escape.

   There was no reaction time, Shia didn't move, and some invisible force immediately restrained the cannonball.

The    fuse has burned into the shell, and is about to come into close contact with gunpowder, bringing a little spark of civilization.

   But the flame was extinguished by an invisible force, and in the end, it failed to fully shine and dedicate its youth.

   Beyond the cannonball, Shia saw that there were three ships in the distance.

  The three ships are slightly smaller than this one, with only two masts. These ships are flexible, fast downwind, and inexpensive to build, and are usually used as short-range merchant ships or offshore frigates.

   Only, above the masts of those ships, there are black flags.

  The black banner with swords and skeletons was clearly a pirate.

   Shia didn't know what kind of sea area this was, but since she had sailed for a while without landing, it must be in the far sea, and it was normal for pirates to appear.

   This also means that there should be islands nearby as strongholds for pirates.

These pirates have artillery, three ships, and many people. They must have plundered many ships, and brigs are not suitable for the ocean. Probably a large part of their wealth has not been taken away for consumption, and left on the island. superior.

   In other words, these pirates should be very rich!

   The thought slipped here, and Shia couldn't hold back anymore.

   "Pirates, pirates attack!"

   The sailor who climbed the top of the main mast roared, in the midst of this gunfire and chaos, it was not easy to hear the sailor's roar, which is why it is louder to be a sailor at sea.

  The ship quickly organized a counterattack. Captain Nagamasa turned the rudder and let the whole ship sail towards the three pirate ships, which could effectively reduce the impact area and prevent it from being beaten into a sieve.

   Of course, in this way, the number of guns that can be used is not so much, only the two on the bow can face the enemy head-on, and the others need to wait until they are maneuvering before they can fire sideways.

   It was another series of cannonballs, but this time most of the cannonballs were missed, causing splashes in the water.

  In this era, although the artillery has great lethality, the quasi-head has always been criticized. In many cases, two ships will be bombarded for half an hour, and both sides will be unscathed.

Therefore, a very common tactic is to connect two ships to the side and bombard them at close range to see who has the thicker skin, which has contributed to the situation that the battleship is becoming more and more skinny, and it can stand upright after being poured into several shells. , and then weapons experts began to study how to increase the yield, make the caliber of the muzzle larger, and the power of the shells became stronger, and naval warfare really entered the era of giant ship cannons.

   Of course, all this was later changed by air dominance and aircraft carriers, and the later missile era, that's another topic.

Shia looked ahead and saw that the three pirate ships were gradually spreading out, flanking towards this side from three directions. In this way, no matter how the ships on Shia's side moved or moved, they were bound to face the side. seized condition.

  At sea, numbers are overwhelming.

   The premise is to rely only on boats.

   Shia came to the bow of the ship. The sailors here were still trying to reload the shells, preparing to attack the ship at the forefront. The sailors noticed Shia and wanted to dissuade her from leaving.

   "Miss, it's dangerous here, you'd better leave"

   A sailor kindly reminded.

   But before he could finish speaking, Shia raised her right hand.

  Some kind of throbbing that even ordinary people can't ignore spread and spread in the air, and a momentary silence enveloped the sea.

   This is like, in the noisy classroom of self-study class, when everyone is talking freely, suddenly, at a coincidental moment, everyone's voices disappear.

  The sailors looked at each other, they felt a little bit of fear, this girl in armor seemed to be disturbing reality.

   The next moment, from Shia's hand, some distortions were fleeting.

  Only in the most blazing sunlight is it possible to see these distorted entities, those palm-sized spheres of light, completely transparent, and only the wind can read the shape of these spheres of light.

The speed of the ball of light was relatively slow at first, like a snail climbing up step by step, but soon, the ball of light began to accelerate, becoming extremely fast, surpassing the cannonball, and heading straight for the pirate ship in front. go.

On the pirate ship, the vicious pirates were still busy loading ammunition, sharpening their knives, and preparing for the next boarding battle. Some of them noticed that the artillery fire of the ship suddenly stopped, and before they had time to celebrate, they felt something Something hit its own boat.

   "Struck on the rocks?"

   The chief mate of the pirate ship held onto the railing on one side of the ship and couldn't help asking.

   "Idiot, we are in the deep sea, where did the reef come from?!!"

   The captain cursed angrily and looked forward, trying to find out what he had hit.

   But soon he won't need to look for it.

  Because that invisible ball of light touched the hull of the pirate ship, it exploded the entire bow of the ship in an instant. With one blow, one-third of the ship was turned into powder, along with those pirates and artillery.

   Even the boat has not reacted yet, and continues to move forward.

   This ship is like being bitten by some giant monster. The missing part soon began to affect the remaining part, and a large amount of seawater poured into it, causing the hull to sink.

   "Abandon the ship to escape, there is no way to save, abandon the ship to escape!"

   Someone shouted, and the sailor standing at the top of the mast climbed down numbly, picked up a plank, and jumped into the sea.

   "Slipped away."

The captain    was also very decisive, and immediately picked up the guy and prepared to abandon the ship to escape.

   "Wait, shouldn't you as the captain live and die with this ship?"

   The first officer stopped the captain immediately.

   "Have you read too many novels? We are pirates, not those soldiers. If we should run, we should run. Let's go!"

  The captain made a perfunctory sentence, then passed the first mate, jumped, and was about to fall into the water.

  The next moment, the second glowing ball will follow.

  This time, without the obstruction of the bow, the ball of light went straight into the cabin and fell into the ammunition depot.

  Boom——

   A huge explosion and flashes of fire flashed, and the ship turned into a fireball in a blink of an eye, burning on the ocean like a fleeting tombstone.

   "I'll try it too."

   Lu Kizuna was eager to try and rolled up his sleeves.

   But the other two pirate ships immediately stopped shelling.

   After a while, the white flag was raised.

   The arrogant Lu Bian suddenly lost his breath.

   (end of this chapter)