After dealing with the young officer in front of him whose name he didn't know, Zhang Heng didn't feel relaxed, because soon two more people rushed towards him, and he only had time to catch his breath before going into battle again.
The first wave of pirates' offensive was very fierce. They followed the group of broken British sailors and rushed aboard the Scarborough, so that the ship's 90 cannons were completely useless, but then they fell into a bitter fight.
In any case, there were nearly 700 people on the Scarborough, but the pirates couldn't even make up 200 people. Under the huge disadvantage of the number, even a cook like Marvin had to join the battle.
The latter held a boarding ax in his hand and tremblingly charged along with the large army, but regretted it only halfway through, the bullets flying in the air, the filled smoke, the screams in his ears, and The corpses on the ground and the flowing blood all tormented his nerves.
The farmer's son wanted to turn his head and run back, but there were figures all around him. His brain stopped completely because of fear. When he came back to his senses, he was already standing on the deck of the Scarborough, rushing to the nearby rear of the ship. The pirates dispersed at once, looking for their own prey. The next moment, something grabbed his calf. Marvin lowered his head and saw a British sailor with only half of his face left. The other half of his face was cut off by something. Come down, revealing the muscle and bone stubble underneath.
The farmer's son let out a scream, fell to the ground, and dropped the boarding ax in his hand. He almost scrambled and shook off the palm, leaving only one thought in his head, that That is—to escape from this purgatory, but all around him is fighting.
Less than five steps away from him, a pirate was shot at least six times, but he refused to fall down, waving the sailor knife in his hand with red eyes, until he was stabbed into the lower abdomen, and his intestines flowed out. On the other side, a musketeer who was in a panic and wanted to reload was cut off by an axe with the hand holding the gunpowder, and rolled on the ground in pain.
Marvin didn't dare to look any further, he lowered his head and crawled forward desperately, but after climbing a few steps, he was lifted from the ground by a hand pinching his neck. It was an exceptionally burly sailor. Judging by his record today, he should be good, and he grinned at the son of the farmer who was kicking his short legs desperately.
Holding the saber in his hand, he pointed it at the back of the latter's heart and was about to stab it, but at the next moment, a string of blood beads suddenly burst out on his forehead, his body like an iron tower swayed, and finally fell to the ground, motionless .
Zhang Heng retracted his short musket. He had just dealt with the two opponents when he turned his head and saw Marvin in distress, so he rescued the latter. move.
The pirates had an absolute upper hand in the first round of hand-to-hand combat. The Musketeers barely played a role and were knocked down by the enemies rushing in front of them, especially the recruits. Fleeing, even disrupting the formation behind.
Naturally, the pirates would not let go of this opportunity, rushed in and slashed again. In this short period of five or six minutes, at least hundreds of people were killed or injured on the British side. However, Zhang Heng knew that this was just an appearance. Given the number of people on the Scarborough, as long as they could hold their ground, the pirates would lose sooner or later.
Therefore, there is only one way to win this difficult battle, and that is to kill the commander of this ship.
The morale of low-level sailors, especially the newcomers, is extremely unstable, and they are easily collapsed in the face of tragic casualties without anyone commanding them.
The man with the black beard also had the same idea as Zhang Heng. He was also the pirate who terrified the British army on the opposite side. He was often seen jumping into the crowd with one enemy, and blood flowed wherever he passed. It was everywhere, and he seemed to never feel tired. In the end, he often didn't make a move, only to see the British soldiers on the opposite side mess up first. Many people were shocked by the violent momentum on him and dropped their hands. weapon, turned and ran.
The two of them are now staring at Elmer not far away. The latter was still urging his subordinates to get his saber before. He began to look left and right, wanting to give up the deck on the first floor and retreat on the next floor.
But it's a bit embarrassing to say this, he hasn't made up his mind yet.
The first officer on the side had been with him for so long, so of course he knew what the other party was thinking. Elmer hoped that he would take the initiative to propose, and then reluctantly agreed. To be honest, he was also shocked by the fighting power shown by this group of pirates. But after all, he is also an old man of the Admiralty. He also participated in the Vigo Bay naval battle and fought against the French fleet, so he would not be frightened by a group of fierce pirates.
In his opinion, although the current situation is unfavorable to them, it is not dangerous yet. He has already sent people to deploy people below. As long as he supports it for a while and waits for the new force to come up, the situation will gradually be reversed. On the contrary, if you lose it at this time A deck, it will not be so easy to get it back.
So he chose silence at this time.
Elmer, who was on the side, was anxious. Seeing the pirates rushing towards him, he finally lost his face and said, "I have to admit, we did underestimate those barbarians this time. Now we have suffered heavy casualties. Going down is not a solution, do you have any good solutions?"
As he spoke, he turned his eyes to the first mate, who smiled wryly in his heart, but since the captain spoke, it was impossible for him to remain silent.
The Lord Elmer in front of him, although he doesn't have much solid stuff in his stomach and has a luxurious style, but he comes from a famous family, has good contacts and resources, and has been promoted rapidly in the navy, and his wife is even more powerful. Many important people in the hall have maintained close relationships, and the fate of offending him is probably not much better than being killed by pirates.
The first officer thought for a while, and could only take a compromise, and said, "The battle situation is unfavorable, we need more manpower, it is best to have someone organize below..."
Before he could finish talking, Elmer nodded and said, "You are right, I will go down without delay, hold on, and I will bring someone back soon."
After speaking, he ordered a group of guards to rush to the side of the gangway, but just at this moment, a small group of pirates rushed over. Fortunately, the guards around Elmer were experienced enough to raise their hands immediately. The muskets smashed the two pirates who rushed to the front into a sieve, but during the delay, the deadliest killer also caught up.