The farther away he was from the beach, the safer Jarvis would feel. At this distance, Black Prince Sam and the others had nothing to do with him.
And his boat is getting closer and closer to the navy fleet. As long as he can successfully board the boat, he can completely get rid of danger, bid farewell to the past, and welcome a brand new life.
However, just as Jarvis's hanging heart was about to return to his chest, he saw the warships in the distance open their gun ports.
Jarvis' expression changed, and he turned his head immediately, and found the Jackdaw that was speeding towards the port. He didn't expect Zhang Heng and others to be so bold, and they were still ready to force their way in when the naval fleet had already appeared.
Jarvis cursed inwardly. He didn't care whether Zhang Heng and his men were fighting or fleeing, but the actions of the other party now made him miserable.
If the Jackdaw were to rush towards the naval fleet like this, it would be impossible for the other side not to fire, and his current position would be embarrassing, so Jarvis had no choice but to give up his plan to board the ship immediately, and started rowing desperately to the other side. Go, try to distance yourself from the Jackdaw first.
Soon a ship adjusted its position and fired first, and the shells roared towards the Jackdaw.
Walden did not ask all the ships to fire at the same time, which is not realistic, because there are only two naval warships in this operation, and the remaining five are armed pirate hunters, and their discipline is definitely not as good as that of regular ships. Navy, fortunately, this battle is also very easy. Those pirates have just experienced a big battle, and they are so drunk that they are huddled on the beach like lambs staying. There is no strong resistance at all.
The only accident was the Jackdaw, but they arrived in time. The latter hadn't had time to leave the port yet, and Walden naturally wouldn't let her leave.
Soon, the second ship also fired. Zhang Heng's spirit was concentrated like never before. He did not choose to drive in a straight line. Although this was the shortest distance, he was hit harder.
There is no gunner on the Jackdaw now, and there is no ability to fight back at all. Whether he can leave smoothly depends on whether he can break through the opponent's blockade before being sunk.
In addition to testing the strength of the Jackdaw itself, it is also crucial to minimize the number of hits. Zhang Heng knows that it is impossible to completely avoid shell attacks, but it is indeed possible to selectively Take some attacks and avoid those that will cause more serious damage to the hull, but this is very demanding for the person at the helm.
The best person Zhang Heng met was Hutcheson when he robbed the Spear of the Goddess last time, and Brooke from the Swordfish was probably second only to him.
As for Zhang Heng himself, his lv2 sailing skills can only be regarded as above-average among all the captains in Nassau, but now he has no other choice. Among all the sober people on board, his helming skills are the best. And at this time, only he can bear this psychological pressure.
Zhang Heng didn't need to speak. Everyone was ready to be attacked by artillery fire. Only Annie chose to stand by his side. Zhang Heng asked the latter to dodge for a while, but the red-haired girl just grinned at him.
Soon, shells landed on the deck, and the huge momentum plowed the deck into ravines, and the broken planks flew around. In addition, the hull below the deck was also attacked, and this was just the beginning. As more and more ships joined the fray, the pressure on the Jackdaw increased.
Although the naval fleet does not have the fierce firepower of the Spanish treasure ship before, it is superior in number, and there was the Swordfish to help attract the firepower before. It can even be said that the main firepower was carried by the Swordfish. Now There was only one lone ship of the Jackdaw left, but the firepower it faced increased instead of decreased, and the situation was several times more dangerous than then.
However, at the most critical moment, Zhang Heng became calmer than ever. He was concentrating on searching for the lifeline in the fierce artillery fire, and he even ignored the system notification sound coming from his ear.
Zhang Heng did not choose the breakthrough point randomly, but chose the position of the downwind as much as possible. This is a very taboo thing in naval battles. Generally, when two ships engage in fire, they will try their best to seize the upper hand position, which is conducive to launching. attack.
However, the Jackdaw doesn't have any offensive capability at all now, so even if it gains the upper hand, it doesn't make any sense. On the contrary, it can use the gunpowder smoke produced by the opposite naval ship to cover its tracks when it is downwind.
The Jackdaw is now at an absolute disadvantage, Zhang Heng must use all available environmental conditions.
The cannons arranged by the Black Prince Sam on the beach also began to fire at this time.
In fact, strictly speaking, the timing of firing the guns is not good. The navy fleet has just arrived outside the port, and there is still a considerable distance from the beach. The lethality of the artillery is limited, and the ammunition stored on the beach is also limited. Black Prince Sam The reason why he chose to take action at this time was more to help the Jackdaw.
The news of Jarvis’s betrayal was told by Zhang Heng to the captains of the pirate ships. Although it was too late when he got the news, and many people doubted the authenticity of the news at first, Zhang Heng always reminded Pass them, but also save them from the danger of being stabbed in the back by Jarvis.
Therefore, the Black Prince Sam is now also reciprocating, attracting some attention to the Jackdaw when it forcibly broke through the naval blockade.
Black Prince Sam also understood in his heart that even if these shells were left until those warships entered the port, it would not change anything. Those people who are still on the beach now are in fact doomed.
But waiting to die was never his style. After finishing the remaining ammunition, the Black Prince Sam drew out the scimitar from his waist and shouted, "My brothers, are you willing to fight like a warrior?" Die at sea, or be hanged by them on the docks of the colony like livestock after surrender, and let your bones be exposed to the hot sun, bitten by mosquitoes and flies, and cast aside by the world?!"
After a brief silence, a pirate not far away roared, "Fuck the Navy! Fuck Jarvis!"
But the next moment, his head was hit by a bullet. Although his eyes were still open with anger, his body had softened.
But then more people roared, even those who were already drunk and out of shape struggled to get up from the ground, grabbed the weapons around them, and staggered to gather around Black Prince Sam. They already knew What is waiting for their ending, but everyone is unwilling to die like this.
"Get rid of those traitors first, take back our ships, and let these bastards in the navy taste our power!" Following the words of the Black Prince Sam, the pirates also rushed to the area where the crew members of the Warrior were. Launched a charge.