Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 158 Chapter 158 The Tangled Pirate

It's really not easy, and now these pirates are full of regrets.They are a large group of pirates far away, because the captain is a former naval commander, so he knows sea tactics well.

This allowed them to make many lucrative raids and were rarely stopped by army warships.A lot of gold coins have been accumulated over and over again.

It stands to reason that this veteran navy commander is also thoughtful. He did not squander all the money he got, but accumulated part of it, and bought a decommissioned armed merchant ship that was not needed by other countries about a year ago.

He also took the path he had left in the past, and managed to keep two of the cannons that were originally equipped on this armed merchant ship.

In this way, his pirate ship became a rare pirate ship with artillery in the nearby sea area, which greatly increased the efficiency of plundering, and because it was a new ship, its speed was also very fast.

After some modifications, the ship has also installed a water tank in the place where the cargo was originally loaded, and can carry a lot of food, so it has a high self-sustaining power and can carry out long-distance looting.

But what they never expected was that they ran rampant all the way and encountered a difficult opponent in the waters near Bunas.In other words, it is not a difficult opponent, but a life-threatening Hades!

The opponent's artillery skills are quite good, even beyond the perception of the pirate captain.In this world, it is really rare for a navy that can achieve a hit effect after firing so many rounds of shells.

What's more, he had already turned around and fled, and even fired a cannonball. According to the usual logic, the opponent should not press too hard.

After all, the opponent is a regular army, and the commander has to take responsibility. He was afraid of taking responsibility and was worried every day, so he finally left the navy.

Under normal circumstances, naval commanders would not risk their lives with pirates in order to avoid damage to warships and loss of personnel.

Therefore, when the navy's warship commander finds that the opponent also has cannons, he usually will not pursue them, but just scares and scares the opponent to retreat.

But today's naval commander saw that he fired a cannon here, and turned around to show weakness, so he cut into the battlefield so frantically, and launched a chase desperately.

What made him even more desperate was that just now, the opponent's salvo hit his precious battleship again, leaving irreparable damage on the battleship.

This is all money for pirates like them!But it's a loss that can't be recovered!

He widened his eyes angrily, and drew out his command knife, as if he wanted to risk his life like the opponent, but the words he shouted were: "Quick! Speed ​​up! Get rid of them! Get rid of them!"

There is no way, his subordinates are a group of pirates, bullying pirates... Let them rob merchant ships, they are like wolves and tigers, but let them fight officers and soldiers, then they are all timid mice.

Moreover, he didn't want to fight a warship here. His ship was an armed merchant ship with much weakened firepower. It only had two cannons, so it was impossible to be an opponent of a warship.

What's more, from the point of view of artillery skills, the opponent is obviously the elite among the elite, and they are the absolute main force in a country, and they can't beat them at all!

How could such a killing god appear in the waters near Bunas?He was full of questions, but he had no place to ask.

Because while he was thinking wildly here, his subordinates sent two pieces of news that made him completely desperate.

"Ship, captain! We, our mast, the mast is broken, we must, we must slow down!" A subordinate pointed to a mast in front and shouted loudly to the captain.

Another subordinate was also full of frustration, and depressingly reported an even more devastating news: "Captain, I, our water tank has been punctured!"

Suddenly, the old captain who had turned into a bandit felt dizzy.When he was in the navy, he was tied up and didn't dare to fight pirates, but as a result, he met a group of perverted sailors who were desperate to beat pirates!Is this fucking life joking with him?
The mast was damaged and the load-bearing structure was damaged, which meant that he had to lower some sails to keep the mast that was already unable to bear the strength.

Without sails, he would have no way to maintain the speed, and it would be impossible for him to get rid of warships that might be faster in speed.

And the water tank is broken, it is even more desperate.They were on the vast sea, even if they got rid of the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, the people in the boat would still have to drink fresh water.

Without fresh water, drifting on the ocean is actually the same as trekking in the desert, both will die of thirst due to lack of drinking water.

Therefore, the loss just now has brought their group of pirates into a complete desperation.

"These damned bastards!" Once again looking at the approaching battleship in the distance, the old pirate captain finally burst into fierceness in his eyes.

He knew that it was too late to be vicious at this time. If these officers and soldiers were repelled, then he and his men could survive for a while, but if they couldn't destroy this damn warship, they would all be finished now!
"Is the cannon loaded? Fire me! Fire me!" He held his command knife and pointed at the distant target, shouting frantically.

With his shout, the warship in the distance opened fire again!

This time, the opponent's artillery was more accurate, and 8 shells directly hit 4 of them, causing the sawdust of the pirate ship that was turning around to be scattered all over the place.

These splashed wood chips killed many pirates, and two shells directly hit the stern watchtower of the turning pirate ship.

The glass and sawdust shattered by the shells flew everywhere in the captain's room and the chart room. A shell directly smashed the stairs, and the flying fragments caused several pirates who were hiding in the chart room to scream and fall to the ground. .

Although it is not so easy for the solid bullets of this era to sink a ship, the shells that penetrate the hull can still cause some damage to the hull structure.

Although this round of volley did not further expand the results of the battle, and did not bring any substantial fatal damage to the pirate ship itself, it completely beat the pirates who had just set off their arrogance back to their original form.

After finally mustering up their courage, the pirates, who were about to fight to the death, ran away again at this time, crying for their father and mother.

"Help! Someone help me! I'm hurt! I'm hurt!" A pirate who fell on the ground looked at a sharp piece of wood stuck in his leg and cried loudly.

It's a pity that this place was originally a pirate ship, and there were no doctors in the first place, so no one would take care of him, this unlucky guy.

In fact, I can't control it if I want to. The only pirate on the ship who knows a little bit about bandaging is usually hidden in the watchtower like a treasure and does not participate in the war. But this time, just now, he has been reimbursed by the shells .

Just when the pirate captain looked around, the sea was full of wilderness, and he didn't know what to do, the warship in the distance had already narrowed the distance to a position of about 300 meters.

"Fire...fire!" the desperate pirate captain shouted hysterically, holding a command knife.And at this time, the pirates who barely loaded their cannons fired the most decent shot in this naval battle towards the battleship in the distance.

This shot... still missed.

Because the distance is very close, and the pirates have been aiming for a long time this time, they finally have a little bit of accuracy.

The shell they fired flew over a distance of more than 300 meters, and landed directly on the stern of the battleship commanded by Bernard, only about 15 meters away from the hull of the battleship.

From the beginning of the battle until now, the pirates finally fired a threatening shot, which can be regarded as a shot to defend their dignity.

And then... and then they had to work hard to clean the barrel and load the shells again, and then continued to aim.

It's a pity that Bernard obviously wouldn't give them such a chance. After reloading the shells, Bernard gave the order again and fired a third round of salvo.

It's no wonder that Bernard was so profligate. In fact, Datang Navy's family background is too strong.The amount of gunpowder and shells in this sea force is shockingly large.

No way, Tang Mo smelted steel and smelted more than half of the navy's cannons into rails, so that this elf battleship, which was originally equipped with more than 30 cannons, turned into a ship with only 8 cannons on one side. patrol boat...

Those armed merchant ships left by John before were even more embarrassing. These ships were originally equipped with about 8 artillery pieces, but now there are only 4 artillery pieces left to pretend.

In this way, the remaining gunpowder and shells are obviously richer. Anyway, Tang Mo now produces a large amount of smokeless gunpowder. Save it for naval training.

Because of this, Bernard's naval training is very luxurious, and there are many opportunities to fire empty guns on weekdays, let alone actual combat such as fighting pirates.

I can only blame this group of pirates for being unlucky to meet a group of perverts like Bernard—they don’t spare shells, and are deliberately training gunnery in order to cultivate cutting-edge talents suitable for future naval battles.

As for the boarding battle?Bernard didn't even think about it. According to Tang Mo's order, he had almost completely given up this tactic, especially after leading the naval officers and soldiers to visit the steel warships in Datang's dock...

Gods, if the future is like this steel battleship, equipped with such dense and precise artillery, then who would foolishly engage in such nonsense side-to-side battles?

"End this training as soon as possible! The opponent seems to have no power to fight back." Bernard, who was a little bored, said this before firing the third round of volleys.

(End of this chapter)