The wind direction has indeed changed, and it changed almost instantly.
The warships that had set out to meet the pirates just now under the order of the Warring States had a favorable wind a second ago, but a sudden strong crosswind blew in the next moment, which immediately disrupted their course.
Regarding the climate of this sea area, the navy has never been as familiar as the pirates. Among the 43 pirate groups under the Whitebeard Pirates who came to support, there are many excellent navigators. Relying on their familiarity with the climate of this sea area, the pirates They stowed the sails in advance, and at the same time controlled the ship to turn in advance, so they were minimally affected.
Taking advantage of the change of the wind direction, when the navy's course was affected, the pirates had already adjusted the direction of their ships to the downwind. At the moment when the wind picked up, they put down the sails again and immediately started to act, and they quickly rushed ahead of the navy warships. , took the lead in seizing the T position.
The so-called T position is very important in naval battles. Generally speaking, the number of gun positions on the side of the ship is the largest. If you can line up in a horizontal row before the enemy on the sea, use the artillery on the side of the ship to fight If you attack, then the firepower can reach the maximum value. In this case, the enemy ships can only be arranged in a vertical row due to the position. In this way, only the artillery at the bow position of the enemy can fire, and because The ships cover each other, and the ships behind will not be able to fire due to line of sight problems.
Although the navy's warships are strong and powerful, some pirate ships are also not much weaker. As long as they are willing to spend money on cannons, they can also exchange quantity for quality.
Among the 43 pirate regiments that came to support this time, there were quite a few pirate ships known for their powerful artillery. They came by the wind, lined up, and fired at the naval warships!
Boom boom boom! The sound of cannons sounded continuously, and a high water column immediately rose around the navy warship, which was one step behind. The thief's shell hit the mast, and the watchman on it turned into a pile of minced meat the moment the shell exploded, the top of the mast was blown off, collapsed, and even the naval flag on it was burned .
But this is not over yet, the second round of shooting came again, this time the hit rate was much higher than that of the previous test, and from time to time I saw fireballs rising from the Navy's warships, which were hit by shells .
Debris flew around, and on the hit warship, some unlucky naval soldiers were unfortunately affected by the explosion. They were either blown out and fell into the sea, or were blown up into the sky, screaming again and again.
However, the strength of the naval warship is not in vain. Such an attack is not enough to sink the warship. Although the pirates who came prepared took the lead, it does not mean that the navy has no ability to resist. .
On a warship caught in the middle of the fleet, a rear admiral rose into the air and kicked a cannonball flying towards the deck. The cannonball was instantly kicked away and exploded on the sea nearby. up.
One after another, although the pirate ships have been firing continuously, as more and more high-level naval officers joined the battle, the damage to the warship began to decrease.
Only those shells that cannot be intercepted will hit the warship and cause an explosion.
At the same time, the fleet of the navy was also desperately turning, and they also adjusted the ships so that they were also in a downwind position, trying to move the hull to a line parallel to the pirate ship.
The fleets on the left and right wings that are facing the pirates are all like this. The fleet draws an arc of waves on the sea surface. The artillery of the platoon was pushed out and waited to be in place before attacking.
However, soon, the naval fleet discovered that something was wrong. When they turned around, the pirate fleet kept pressing and approaching them. It's very close!
"Kill!!"
There was a loud shout, and countless pirates jumped towards the naval warship with the help of ropes!
The navy was completely wrong. In fact, these pirates never thought of having an artillery battle with them from the very beginning, because the pirates knew very well that the artillery on their pirate ships was always inferior to naval warships. This is true in both quantity and power, and even the quality of the gunners is not as good as that of well-trained naval soldiers. Under such circumstances, it is simply stupid to engage in artillery battles with the navy.
So they adopted the tactic they are most familiar with, that is, boarding battle!
A large number of hideous-looking pirates jumped towards the naval warship one after another, shocking the naval soldiers on board.
"Quick! Fire!" On a warship, the rear admiral in charge drew out his knife and ordered.
The next moment, the naval soldiers with guns on the deck shot at the pirates who jumped over.
Bah bah bah, there was a burst of gunshots, and some pirates who were still in the air were hit by bullets, and fell into the sea screaming in blood splashes, but the rest of the pirates ignored their companions, biting After the knife swung over, it landed on the deck, stomped on his feet, and immediately slashed towards the crowd of naval soldiers, and slashed down with a sharp knife, a naval soldier immediately fell into a pool of blood.
Although naval soldiers are required to learn swordsmanship during training, to be honest, because of the tactical problems of the navy, they use guns to fight more often, but they rarely experience such frontal battles.
But the pirates are just the opposite. They seldom use guns, and they fight the enemy more closely. Moreover, these pirate groups are all well-known pirate groups in the New World, and they naturally have rich combat experience.
Therefore, when the pirates came on board, the confusion of the navy soldiers began to appear. Although they also drew their swords to resist, when they saw the murderous and fierce expressions of the pirates, their momentum suddenly fell. In the downwind, pirates who are not afraid of death, even ordinary pirates, can often beat several marine soldiers by themselves, but ordinary marine soldiers cannot do this.
Only those officers with higher ranks can counterattack calmly, but similarly, there are also powerful pirates on the pirate side, and they specifically look for such officers to attack.
Together with the boarding battle, the pirate side immediately gained the upper hand. A large number of pirate monsters yelled and screamed, jumped onto the warship, and chopped down one after another naval soldiers.
Boom boom boom! The naval soldiers at the bottom of the cabin finally controlled the cannon and fired at the pirate ship that was close at hand. However, although they were screaming and screaming after being blown up, the pirate ship on the opposite side also did not show weakness, and also faced the naval warship. The artillery was fired, and it was the opponent's artillery position.
This kind of confrontation can be described as a face-to-face fight. The competition is about who can't hold on first, and who is the first to be cowardly!
The scene was extremely tragic, the ships of both sides were bombed, blood and limbs were mixed in the debris and flew around, a naval soldier was hit by a shell, and his entire abdomen was directly blasted off, while the pirate who fired on the opposite side was licking Looking at the blood flowing from his forehead to his lips, he let out a sinister smile...
Although the naval soldiers mobilized this time are all elite soldiers of the headquarters, how have they ever experienced such a tragic battle? So the first to collapse are these grassroots naval soldiers.
Although the pirates suffered heavy casualties, they suppressed the navy in the battle with their strong psychological quality.
Far away on the other side of the battlefield, the Warring States and the others held up binoculars, watched the scene, and couldn't help sighing.
They also knew that the navy lost the first battle, and the oncoming fleet was suppressed, and the pirates would soon be overwhelming.
Warring States carefully identified the flag of the pirates in the binoculars: "Wandering Knight Doma...Lei Qing Maku Guy...Rumba...Garuma...No, half of the 43 pirate groups under Whitebeard are present here. Not at all, what about the rest of the pirates?"
After thinking about it, Sengoku understood, so he immediately issued an order: "Notify all the fleets in the front row and prepare to meet the enemy! According to the original plan, the rear fleet will aim at the reefs of Aitwall Island and prepare to bomb the islands! Although I don't know the rest What are the hidden pirates trying to do, but no matter what, we can force them out!"
Lieutenant General Garp was sitting in front of a table behind Zhan Guo, drinking tea, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Zhan Guo, you don't want to kill Whitebeard directly on the island like this, do you?"
"If it can be done, of course it's great!" Warring States said with a serious face.
"Hmph!" Karp also became serious, and said, "Don't underestimate White Beard, he is the strongest man in the world. He is injured now, but he is like an enraged monster. Little There's a price to be paid for watching him..."
"..." Sengoku was silent for a while, didn't say anything, just said to the herald next to him: "Notify those Shichibukai... and Doflamingo, if the rest of the pirates show up, it's up to them to take action..."
"Ah... yes!" The herald was stunned for a moment, but after recovering, he quickly saluted and went to deliver the order.
Ah He was also on this flagship. She had been standing with her hands folded and watching the battle ahead. After hearing what Zhan Guo said, she couldn't help turning her head to look at Zhan Guo. Although she didn't say anything, the dissatisfaction in her eyes was obvious.
After Doflamingo was deprived of the title of Shichibukai, Lieutenant General Azuru also went out again to hunt down Doflamingo. Although Doflamingo defected to Kaido, he did not fight The Beast Pirates stayed together, but ran around in the new world, not knowing what they were planning, which also gave Ahe a chance to hunt down.
However, after this war broke out, I don’t know what the world government was thinking, but they even sent people to contact Doflamingo, and promised that as long as he helps the navy fight, he can temporarily stop Ah He from chasing him .
Such a result made Lieutenant General Ah He very dissatisfied. In her opinion, Doflamingo was the most dangerous figure in the Qiwuhai.
That is a man with the most evil nature...
In any case, the order of the Warring States Period was conveyed to the entire naval fleet. The hundreds of warships in front of them headed in the direction of the pirates, while the rest of the fleet surrounding the Atwall Island reefs raised their heads. The muzzle of the bow of the ship pointed at the reef of Atwall Island from a distance.
Following a burst of orders, a huge roar resounded through the sky and the earth in an instant. It was the resonance caused by the simultaneous firing of hundreds of cannons, which made the entire sea tremble.
In the next second, countless flames rose above the reefs of Etwall Island...