The Jackdaw has never been attacked by such intensive artillery fire, and within five minutes, the hull has become riddled with holes. This is still at the level of Zhang Hengchao, avoiding most of the possible damage to the Jackdaw. Under the premise that the number sank and suffered heavy losses.
At this time, they were still nearly one-third of the distance away from the warships in the port. At the same time, as the distance between the two sides continued to narrow, the firepower that the Jackdaw was under became more and more fierce.
"Captain, captain!" Dufresne yelled anxiously behind the mast, "We can't go on like this, the Jackdaw will fall apart before we get close to them!"
"Then hurry up and bring people to repair those damaged places. We have no way out! Do you think they will give us a chance to turn around and go back under the current situation?" Zhang Heng asked back while holding the rudder. It flew out with his rubbed arm, and the strong air current made half of his body numb.
He and Annie were standing in the most dangerous position on the ship, and the others could hide, but because he had to steer, there was nowhere to hide.
Now Zhang Heng can only pray that the [Lucky Rabbit's Foot] on his body is working.
"But even if we break through their defense line, with the current condition of the Jackdaw, we can't go far at all! We have already lost a topsail and a mainsail!" Dufresne said with a wry smile.
"Let's discuss this issue after we pass through their defense line first." Zhang Heng said, his words were quickly overshadowed by the roar of a new round of artillery, and Dufresne also knew that it was the most dangerous time now, Without saying anything, he gritted his teeth and led the remaining sober sailors on the ship into repairing.
Everyone, including the cook Ramsay, became a casual carpenter, filling the holes and cracks with everything they could find, but no matter how hard they tried, the number of cracks and holes in the hull kept increasing, and everyone A sense of powerlessness rose in my heart.
But at this time, Zhang Heng's strategy of insisting on breaking through the downwind outlet finally achieved results. After the previous rounds of fierce shelling, the sea surface became filled with gunpowder.
The Jackdaw got into the gunpowder smoke, making it suddenly difficult for the navy on the opposite side to aim.
Walden frowned. This section of the road was originally the most suitable for them to attack, because the Jackdaw was already close enough to them, and the artillery's damage could be maximized. When the Jackdaw really appeared in front of them, On the contrary, some ships are limited by the angle and can no longer attack.
However, Walden has no good solution so far. He can only let the ships continue to attack the Jackdaw, which is looming in the smoke. However, the pressure on the Jackdaw is much less than before.
At the same time, the battle on the beach has also entered a fierce stage, because the betrayal of Jarvis was exposed in advance. Although the crew on the Warrior were prepared, they did not take much advantage. After the initial chaos Gradually fell into a passive state.
Under the call of the Black Prince Sam, the pirates began to charge bravely against the crew of the Warrior. Before the huge gap in numbers, the crew of the Warrior suddenly fell into trouble. The naval fleet on one side immediately came to support them after solving the Jackdaw.
However, their hopes were doomed to fail.
"Sir, the battle on the beach is about to be decided, and the people on the Warrior probably won't be able to hold on any longer." The adjutant put down the copper binoculars in his hand and said, "If the remaining pirates return to the ship, they may It's going to get us into trouble."
Walden rubbed his chin, "Notify Miranda and Courage to continue to deal with the warship we lost. The hull of that ship was seriously damaged. Just a few more hits will kill them. The rest People started attacking the beach, prioritizing destroying the boats docked there."
"Got it, sir."
Although it was in the smoke, Zhang Heng was still keenly aware that the navy's attack had weakened a lot, but the sound of gunfire in his ears did not stop. Zhang Heng guessed that something happened on the beach, and the navy fleet separated. A considerable part of the firepower is used to deal with the problems over there, and this is also the best opportunity for the Jackdaw.
Zhang Heng is now infinitely close to the opposite ship, but it will be even more dangerous in the future. Even if the Jackdaw is covered by the gunpowder smoke in front of him at such a distance, it is impossible not to be discovered.
In fact, Zhang Heng can already see the gun barrels on an armed ship close at hand, and the other party has also noticed them. The captain decisively ordered to fire. At this moment of life and death, all technologies have lost their meaning. It is also impossible to make any effective evasion.
All Zhang Heng could do was to keep the Jackdaw at its maximum speed and head out of the port without hesitation.
In the cabin below the deck, Dufresne led the crowd to patch up a crack with great difficulty, but the next moment, the place where the board was nailed suddenly exploded again, and the shells that flew into the cabin directly flattened the nearby area. A pirate's head, and before everyone could react, more shells tore through the cabin, and sea water poured in.
Caught off guard, the pirates were thrown backwards and forwards. The back of Dufresne's head hit the wooden barrel next to him, and he passed out directly, but soon the suffocation caused by drowning made him open his eyes again.
Mr. Quartermaster struggled to get up from the water, reached out and touched the sea water mixed with blood on his face, looked around blankly, saw the broken boards floating everywhere, and saw the injured and howling companions, until his eyes regained consciousness. Moved to the big hole the size of the washbasin on the left hand side that was continuously filled with water, and then regained consciousness, shook his head, grabbed the wooden board not far away and put it into repairing again.
With Dufresne taking the lead, those sailors who were not seriously injured also took action.
They blocked the leaking holes in the shortest time, but the water level in the cabin did not drop.
"There is still a hole in the stern, but that place is blocked by the fallen wine cabinet, and I can't reach it with my hands." A sailor said anxiously.
"Let's work together to move that wine cabinet away." Immediately after Dufresna spoke, someone helped him, but after a few people tried it, they found that the big cabinet was just stuck there obliquely and could not be moved at all. At that time, the water level was already below their waists, and if this continued, the Jackdaw would not be far from sinking.
"Can you saw it open?" Dufresne asked a bald pirate beside him, and he was the only genuine carpenter on board who was still sober.
"It's possible, but it will take a lot of time." The bald carpenter hesitated, and said truthfully, "I'm afraid we don't have that long time."
Just when everyone felt hopeless, a childish voice suddenly sounded, "That... maybe, I can try?"