Chapter 365 The coldest and bloodiest moment is coming!

What pirates are best at is close-killing. This is the oldest and bloodiest way of combat, which has been passed down since ancient times. It is also the most challenging combat method that tests courage and skills. The pirates all believe that only in hand-to-hand combat can real warriors be born.

From the high mast, pull the rope, swing directly onto the enemy ship, and then engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. Or the two ships are tightly connected together and fight each other like land. People who lack a little courage cannot be competent. This kind of battle will last until one side is completely killed. There will basically be no survivor when fighting with red eyes. Even if you kneel on the deck, raise your hands and surrender, and waiting for you is an axe.

Sun Ronglu has stronger confidence in his courage and hand-to-hand combat skills. The pirates have never lost the battle between the gang. Even when they had a conflict with the Red-haired Ghost in the past, the Red-haired Ghost was completely defeated in the gang's jump. Zhang Zhun's men only took advantage of the long range of the cannon. If they were really face-to-face fighting, Zhang Zhun would definitely not be the opponent!

So, the pirate ships continued to press forward while firing. Because they wanted to fire the cannons, they took a zigzag action, and the artillery shells of the Tiger Ben Army Navy fell into nothing. It was indeed a matter of luck to be able to hit the target at such a long distance. However, Yang Guohua and Zhou Zhengyu were not fools, so they immediately ordered all the cannons to specifically block the middle of the channel, forming a dense rain of bullets around there. As long as the ships passing by here will be attacked by bullets. Due to the influence of the channel, the pirate ships must pass through this position unless they do not want to come in.

At the same time, the three Cangshan ships that assisted in the battle were also gathered together to strengthen the barrage in the middle of the channel. In this way, as long as the pirate ship passes through the middle of the channel, whether it is horizontal or vertical, it will be baptized by shells. With this kind of shooting method, the Hu Ben Navy is also convenient for operation. It is much simpler to strike a fixed target than to strike a moving target.

In fact, to be honest, less than 30% of the gunners of the Hu Ben Navy were professional. The original Hu Ben Navy did not have so many gunners, and many of them were replaced by naval cadets. They only knew the most basic operation of firing and were completely out of sight. Therefore, almost every professional gunner had to command the shooting of three or four guns around them. The British navy in later generations had extremely powerful artillery, and Zhang Zhun had not yet trained to this point.

Sure enough, the first No. 2 lucky ship that passed through the shell blockade line was killed by more than a dozen pirates, and many places were injured on the ship. The lucky ship that passed was also severely beaten by the densely falling solid bullets, including Sun Ronglu's flagship. When passing this barrage, Sun Ronglu had to hide in the cabin and dare not appear on the deck. He was worried that if he was accidentally hit, he would die of a disaster.

Unfortunately, because the shells of this era were indeed not very powerful, they could not completely destroy the pirate ship. Although all the pirate ships passing by suffered more or less losses, they never lost their combat power, let alone sunk. Sun Ronglu was also satisfied with such achievements. As long as he could approach the target, such losses could be afforded. As for Zhang Zhun, he was certainly not satisfied with such results. However, without modern TNT explosives, he could do nothing!

The distance between the two sides was quickly shortened to about two miles. At such a distance, the shells on both sides' traveled more violently and the hit rate was greatly improved. In the sky, there were constant wonders of shells colliding with each other. However, due to the gradual dimness of light, there were not many shells that actually hit the target. Most of the shells fell in the sea. Some shells were even hundreds of meters away from the target, and I don't know how the gunner aimed.

From Zhang Zhun's perspective, ninety of the 100 shells were hit into the sea, which really felt a bit painful. The sea battle was indeed a burning money! The shelling effect of the pirates was similar. Not bad. The pirate's shelling technique was indeed a little higher, but it was not obvious just a little bit. If you continue to shell like this, it would not be easy to sink an opponent's ship.

"Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"

"Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"

"Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"

Sun Ronglu also realized that the shells could not solve the problem and shouted fiercely.

The shells cannot solve the problem, so there is only hand-to-hand combat. He wants to grab the enemy ship before it becomes completely dark. As long as he grabs the enemy ship and engages in hand-to-hand combat with the other party, he doesn't need to worry about the problem of the night. In the dark, he can still kill people. The pirates are all good at slandering and killing people.

After receiving Sun Ronglu's order, other pirate ships were ready for hand-to-hand combat. The main thing was to replace the types of shells with chain bullets and grape bullets to prepare for close-range bombs. As long as they entered the range, they would intensively launch chain bullets and grape bullets, causing serious damage to the enemy ships. As long as the enemy lost some of their combat power, they could rush forward and completely eliminate the enemy. Such tactics were tried and tested by the pirates.

At the same time, various cold weapons such as axes, javelins, daggers, flying knives, short knives, tooth knives, and split spurs were all ready. Some pirates even held short muskets, and some pirates prepared all the Lumi guns. As for the jumping hands, flying knives were ready to be in place. For pirates, jumping gang battles is common, and all preparations do not need to go through the brain at all.

"What's going on with Lao Qi?"

Sun Ronglu suddenly realized something was wrong.

There was actually a No. 3 lucky ship that did not fire!

At this critical moment, this lucky ship did not fire. Is this seeking death?

"Ask them what's going on?"

Sun Ronglu said viciously.

The inquiry flag was quickly called out.

As a result, the information feedback from the lucky ship was a mess.

Hit the reef!

Injured at the bottom of the ship!

Can't fire!

"Hold!"

Sun Ronglu couldn't help but curse.

Isn’t this a joke to hit the reef at this time and the boat pierces the hole at the bottom?

There are also twelve cannons on the Pirates' No. 3 lucky ship! Without these twelve cannons, how can they overwhelm the other party in firepower? Especially when fighting in the Jugang, both sides must continuously launch chain bullets and grape bullets at the closest distance. At this time, the more chain bullets and grape bullets are fired, the stronger the damage they cause to the enemy. On the contrary, if the number of artillery is small, you will definitely suffer a loss.

Compared with solid bombs, chain bombs and grape bombs are the real killers of naval battles! Whether it is the damage to ships or personnel, chain bombs and grape bombs are very terrible. Once both sides attack chain bombs and grape bombs, casualties will rise in a straight line. The damage suffered by the hull itself is also more serious than solid bombs. Especially the masts and sails, they are definitely the key targets of chain bombs.

Basically, in addition to praying for God’s blessing to both sides, both sides also depend on their strength. If there is no accident, both sides will suffer a large number of casualties. In the same large amount of damage, of course, the side with a large number of people can support it until the end.

"Tell them!"

"The fire must be fired!"

Sun Ronglu said fiercely.

It’s not impossible to fire the bottom of the ship because it depends on Lao Qi’s ability to deal with it. If a little bit of minor injuries cannot be handled well, why should I be a captain? In short, without the participation of a lucky ship, the combat effectiveness of the pirates will be greatly weakened. This is not allowed in any case.

"Grandmaster, General Governor ordered us to fire."

On that injured blessed ship, a pirate reported to his captain.

When Zheng Zhilong accepted the court's appeasement, he received a large number of official titles. Military officers under the third rank were freely awarded, and he would be awarded as much as he liked. He himself was the general officer, Yang Tiansheng and Yan Siqi were both deputy general officers, and the generals below were all participating generals, guerrillas, etc. Even the small captains had the title of guard. Of course, these official positions were not paid by the court, and Zheng Zhilong's group handled them by themselves.

Lao Qi was very confused.

Just now, his lucky boat crashed into the reef underwater. He had seen the holes at the bottom of the boat personally, which was indeed quite troublesome. Those damn reefs are obviously not common coral reefs in the south. The coral reefs themselves are relatively fragile. If they hit, they will not cause much damage to the bottom of the boat. However, other reefs are different. He is actually lucky. Since the speed is not very fast, the injury is not very serious. If it is fast, the entire bottom of the boat will be smashed. A large amount of sea water will pour in, and the lucky boat will sink on the spot.

After the injured part was finally closed by the desperate efforts of the craftsmen on the boat, the leak was barely blocked. However, such repairs were only temporary and could not completely solve the problem. If the fire was fired, the holes that were barely made up would definitely crack again. Of course, the wood that was repaired would not be integrated with the bottom of the ship. As long as it was subjected to strong vibration, it would inevitably crack.

However, he had to obey Sun Ronglu's orders. Besides, in this case, if his ship does not fire, it will indeed weaken a lot of firepower. Once it enters the shooting distance between the chain bullets and the grape bullets, it is definitely the bloodiest and cruelest. Even more cruel than the jumping gang battle. Thinking of the flying chain bullets and the grape bullets falling like raindrops, they hit their ships, but they cannot fight back, Lao Qi felt a little chilling.
Chapter completed!