Both the Jackdaw and the Swordfish immediately raised their black flags and rushed towards the Spanish treasure ship in the distance.
Zhang Heng and the others were closer to the treasure ship, but soon the Swordfish was faster and quickly caught up with it from behind, but then Full Sail Brook slowed down the speed of the ship, basically equal to that of the Jackdaw. They obviously don't want to charge too far forward, so that all the firepower from the opposite side will fall on them.
In the end, there was a distance of about 200 meters between the two ships, which was a distance that could support each other without losing flexibility because they were too close.
At this time, the three Spanish sailing ships on the opposite side also spotted the enemy. They immediately slowed down, and then turned their hulls horizontally, adopting a standard fighting posture.
Billy and Annie are also standing on the deck now, looking at the huge monster not far away, everyone's face involuntarily revealed solemn expressions.
The information obtained by Black Prince Sam was very accurate, but it is one thing to hear something, but another thing to see it with one's own eyes. This is the second giant ship that Zhang Heng has seen after entering the dungeon. The size of this Spanish treasure ship is only slightly smaller than the pride of the British Royal Navy and the overlord of the Caribbean, Scarborough.
The battleship shape of the Jackdaw is already very oppressive when put together with ordinary merchant ships, but it is not enough to match this Spanish treasure ship.
"Are we really going to exchange fire with this kind of thing later?" A rookie gunner recruited on the deck couldn't help but ask.
"It's not a firefight. As long as it gets its attention and lures it to Parrot Island, there will naturally be four ships ambush there to deal with it." Dufresne explained.
However, his words did not reassure people much. Many people swallowed their saliva looking at the densely packed gun barrels above. In contrast, the old man who participated in the battle for the Scarborough is better at this time on many.
Fifteen minutes later, the Jackdaw had entered the opponent's shelling range, but the other side remained calm.
Not only were Zhang Heng, Billy and the others not happy, but their expressions became even more serious.
Because this means that their opponents are very difficult to deal with this time. A common mistake that newcomers make is to fire hastily as soon as the opponent enters the attack range, thinking that this way they can grab two more rounds of attacks. Little do they know that each artillery has a firing limit. Once fired continuously, it will quickly cause the barrel to overheat, and it must wait until it cools down before continuing to use it.
The first few rounds of shells fired are generally difficult to hit the opponent, and even if they hit by chance, they will not cause too much damage. Therefore, truly experienced commanders will wait for the opponent to drive into the effective killing range. Will fire.
In other words, once the opposite side fires a cannon, the destructive power it brings is often amazing.
"Do you want to go any further?" Billy asked. From now on, every step forward the Jackdaw would face would be more dangerous.
"Not yet." Zhang Heng shook his head and said, "Of course they can't hit us hard at this distance, but it is very difficult for us to cause trouble for them. Once they fire their guns, it is impossible for us to get close to them. Now that they are Give us a chance, then we'll move closer."
The Swordfish next door apparently had the same idea, so there was no sign of slowing down.
And the three Spanish sailing ships on the opposite side could hardly hold their breath, so they couldn't be fired.
The two pirate ships sailed forward for a further distance until they could see the figures on the opposite deck. Zhang Heng and Brooke gave orders almost at the same time to make the ships turn and enter a fighting state.
At this time, the face of the Spaniard commander on the opposite ship showed a look of regret. Although the two sides hadn't fired their guns yet, the contest between them had already begun.
He restrained his own desire to fire, and he was also luring the opponent to continue to approach. This plan was about to succeed. As long as the opponent got closer to 100 yards, he was sure to use three rounds of attacks to completely sink the opponent.
But the two pirate ships seemed to have sensed the danger, and stopped abruptly at the critical moment. The Spanish commander couldn't help but feel extremely sorry, but he didn't waste the great opportunity for the other party to turn around, and directly ordered, "Fire. "
At this moment, the three Spanish sails installed on the side of the ship spewed out flames, and the sound was like thunder.
Some people did not stand firmly on their feet, and were directly frightened by the terrifying movement and fell to the ground.
"Everyone, get ready for the shelling!" Zhang Heng shouted from the bow.
As soon as his words fell, the shells had already flown over. In the first round of shelling, at least a quarter of the shells hit the two pirate ships. This fully demonstrated that there was no previous round of shells to correct the impact point. The strength of the gunner on the opposite side is impressive.
The same navy, these three Spanish sailing ships are different from the Scarborough, which was dominated by rookies before, and they are obviously experienced veterans.
At least seven or eight shells fell on the deck of the Jackdaw, and it was blown up into a mess.
The sailor in charge of the helm was the most unlucky. He was directly stuck in his throat by a piece of wood, and fell headlong on the rudder. The Jackdaw had just started to turn around, and the bow of the ship in his area was about to swing back again. Fortunately, Zhang Heng On the side, he pushed the corpse away, and then pushed the rudder to the bottom again, and the Jackdaw continued to make an unfinished U-turn.
Then came the second round of shelling. This time, more shells hit the Jackdaw. Not only the deck, but also the hull of the Jackdaw suffered some damage. The carpenter who had been on standby immediately took action. Repair in order of importance.
Zhang Heng shook the sawdust off his head, and while continuing to stabilize the rudder, looked back at the situation on the deck.
The opponent's firepower did not exceed expectations, but the accuracy was terrible. If this continued, he had to re-evaluate the timing of the retreat.
However, when the third round of shelling struck, only a few shells flying all over the sky landed on the Jackdaw, which greatly exceeded Billy's and others' expectations, and it was considered inaccurate based on the opponent's performance in the first two rounds. It's not even that inaccurate.
But when they thought of something, their expressions immediately changed, and they quickly looked at the Swordfish on the other side. The latter was suddenly set on fire by three Spanish sailing ships, which was unprecedentedly miserable.
Although Brook escaped many attacks with his excellent steering skills, there were too many shells, and the Swordfish was rebuilt to an extreme level, sacrificing a lot of protective functions for the sake of speed, and the bow of the ship was directly smashed under this round of attacks , and two masts were broken.
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