The entire battle lasted about twenty minutes. Zhang Heng and others played a key role in killing the Musketeers, and the pirates on the Jackdaw were eager for revenge. There is still a huge price paid in the cabin.
Billy was shot for this, but fortunately it was only a bruise. Zhang Heng also joined the battle. He boarded the Kent and began to look for the opposite commander. However, Walden has been under the strict protection of the soldiers, and The other side was also looking for him, and wanted to kill him, the captain of the Jackdaw, to collapse the morale.
Both sides are very cautious. Zhang Heng relies on his marksmanship, while Walden's side has more manpower and is well-trained. Unable to hold on anymore, Walden had no choice but to retreat to the second deck. A fierce tug-of-war broke out between the two sides at the stairway. In the end, it was Anne who led the vanguard to snatch the place. down.
And Walden retreated to the captain's cabin with the rest of the people.
The navy sailors obviously knew that they had no way out, and all of them broke out with amazing fighting power. Billy organized a two-man charge and was beaten back. The helmsman was very angry.
But at this time the pirates had basically taken control of the Kent, and as the small group of naval sailors in the arsenal surrendered their guns, only the captain's cabin remained.
Billy shouted outside to get the people inside to surrender, but he was answered by a series of gunshots. Fortunately, the latter was not standing at the gate, but even so, he was very annoyed, and Zhang Heng also arrived shortly thereafter.
"How is it going?"
"I originally planned to run out of their ammunition and rush in, but so far, their firepower shows no signs of weakening." Billy said helplessly.
Zhang Hengchong beckoned behind him, and a young officer with a worried expression was escorted over, "Let him tell you."
The latter swallowed, "When Captain Walden retreated to the second deck, he asked me to bring twelve barrels of gunpowder to the captain's cabin, saying that he was planning for the worst."
Billy was surprised when he heard this, "Why does he need so much gunpowder?"
"Obviously, although he lost this battle, he doesn't intend to give us this ship." Zhang Heng paused, then continued.
"Walden should be waiting for us to gather all our people and break through before detonating the gunpowder. This will not only destroy the Kent, but also cause as much damage as possible to us. Give up and use all our people. Withdrew back, leaving only a few people outside the door to maintain pressure on the people inside, and the rest went to the bottom warehouse to carry supplies.
"Especially food and fresh water. After picking up the survivors on the island, these things will definitely become more tense. Before the ship sinks, we can move as much as we can. There are also shells and gunpowder, which we are in urgent need of now. After a quarter of an hour, no matter whether the move is finished or not, everyone will return to the Jackdaw. In addition, let the gunners on the ship aim at the captain's cabin, and fire immediately after our people have evacuated. Walden wants to fight with his battleship. If we live and die together, then we will fulfill him.”
The pirates strictly obeyed Zhang Heng's order, and they all retreated to the Jackdaw after a quarter of an hour, unfastened the hooks on the ship's side, and as the two ships gradually moved away, the iron cannons on the Jackdaw also spewed out flames again. .
After the shell hit the captain's room, it caused a violent explosion, and the Kent was directly blown into two pieces. As for Walden in the center of the explosion and the team of naval soldiers he led, there were no bones left.
But regardless of the enemy's position, Zhang Heng still admires the former. The identities of the two sides doomed this to a life-and-death battle. From Walden's point of view, his command of this battle was also very exciting, and he almost made no mistakes. What is wrong.
It's a pity that his understanding of Zhang Heng is far less than the latter's understanding of him.
Zhang Heng extracted almost all the information that could be extracted from Ford, and formulated a corresponding battle plan based on this, and finally won.
On the other hand, Walden never thought that there would be another battle with the Jackdaw at all. Naturally, Walden did not study Zhang Heng in a targeted manner. Gaining a wealth of combat experience also made him conceited.
This also indirectly led to his failure and death.
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Although the battle was over, there were more things to happen afterwards. Vincent continued to deal with the wounded in the infirmary, and the carpenters headed by Guy were also running around to repair the cracks and holes on the reinforced ship. Freyner was counting supplies and looking for a way to transport the gold onto the ship, while Zhang Heng brought a batch of food and fresh water and landed on Parrot Island immediately.
During the fierce battle between the Jackdaw and the Kent, Eric and Brook also brought the surviving pirates to the beach, but they had no boats, and their muskets could not reach that far, so they could only watch from one side. Watching from a distance, knowing that the Jackdaw had won the final victory, cheers erupted on the beach.
Zhang Heng thought that there might not be many survivors left on the island, but the number was a bit unexpected. On the way of distributing food and fresh water, he also heard the news that the black prince Sam died in battle. The helmsman said, "Sorry, do you have any plans for the future?"
The latter smiled wryly, "I originally wanted to kill the Kent to avenge him, and this was the only motivation for me to survive on the island, but I didn't expect that ship to be dealt with so quickly by you, but fortunately, there are still other ships left. Six ships."
"Uh, strictly speaking, it should be five ships. The Miranda was also sunk by us a few days ago." Zhang Heng said.
"Thank you. Captain Zhang Heng and your Jackdaw are the only ones who can survive this time. After returning to Nassau, I plan to find another boat to go to sea to avenge Sam. I want everyone involved in this matter to Everyone pays the price." Eric's eyes were burning with flames, "But I don't force everyone to follow me to revenge, the Vader sank, the most important thing is that Sam is not here, the Vigilante is finished, and the rest If possible, I hope Captain Zhang Heng can take them in."
"No problem, if you don't know what to do after you complete your revenge, you can come to me." Zhang Heng shook hands with the black helmsman friendly.
There are less than 20 survivors left on the Vader, half of them are willing to continue to follow Eric on the journey of revenge, and the remaining half want to join the Jackdaw.
They are all experienced sailors, and they are invaluable treasures for every ship, and more importantly, the number of them is within Zhang Heng's acceptance range. With the current crew composition of the Jackdaw, there is no need to worry about any unexpected situations, except In addition, some people on the other two pirate ships expressed their desire to join the Jackdaw. As for the Swordfish, no one planned to leave because Captain Brook was still there.