When the fleet moved forward for another moment, Zhou Keli sent a flying talisman from the sky: "The enemy ship has jumped to the southwest of your department and will be visible immediately."
Wang Shouyu immediately ordered all ships to prepare for battle. The gunner entered the reserved gun position, and the sergeant put on rune armor, distributed mana weapons, and prepared to face the enemy.
He even climbed up the mast and used the skills of a master at the refiner level to personally search for traces of the pirates. As soon as we went up, we immediately saw it, and shouted to direct the ships to move forward to intercept.
At noon, Wang Shouyu's fleet finally intercepted the three pirate ships and drew a curve to directly block the opponent's escape direction.
200 feet away, the third ship on the left fired its first shot. The crossbow string at the rear end of the heavy French crossbow gun made a heart-wrenching sound, and then the heavy French crossbow was fired. Followed by the rest of the warships, they fired the first round of heavy crossbows from the advance fleet.
The firing range of French crossbow heavy artillery can indeed reach 200 feet, but in the bumpy waves, such a long distance is not accurate, and the deviation is huge. Therefore, during training, it is generally required to fire within 100 feet.
After the first round of heavy crossbows were fired, as expected, none of them hit. The one closest to the enemy ship splashed water thirty feet away.
This is due to nervousness. When seeing an enemy ship, he forgets his usual training requirements. It can also be said that he has no combat experience.
Wang Shouyu stopped him loudly: "Hold still, don't shoot wildly, get closer and then hit!"
The monk captains on each ship were the most calm and calm, and they also shouted to stop them, which stabilized the tense and restless military morale.
The three pirate ships drew a water mark on the water, turned to the southeast and fled, trying to escape the interception line of the advance fleet. Wang Shouyu also directed the ships to turn around and block the enemy ships' escape route.
At the same time, the pursuit ships of the inspection fleet also arrived, starting with seven Bailiofeng Clipper ships, while the fleet was left behind.
The pirates' ship-handling skills were obviously superior. All three ships suffered injuries of varying sizes, including damage to the sails, sides, and turrets. However, they still seemed unaffected when driving, and their steering was extremely flexible. .
Wang Shouyu calmly dealt with the enemy, using a large number of wind charms and spirit gathering charms regardless of consumption. After more than half an hour, the advance fleet was in chaos and lost its formation, but there were also five ships that were moving diagonally up to within a hundred feet of the enemy ship. .
Wang Shouyu finally ordered: "Let go!"
This was the second round of heavy crossbows launched by the advance fleet today. A total of eight were fired, and all of them missed. Most of them were shot across the bridge, and two of them fell into the water five or six feet away from the ship.
In the past training, I could hit one out of five at this distance. In today's first battle, it is normal to miss.
After burning the incense for an inch, the third round of heavy crossbows was fired. This time, two more ships joined the firing queue. Seven ships fired ten heavy crossbows, finally achieving the first result of the advance fleet.
A heavy crossbow fired by Wang Shouyu's ship hit the first ship where the pirates were escaping, hitting the ship's building.
The heavy magic crossbows are the most lethal weapons in the battle formation. If the golden elixir monks are hit, they will either die or be maimed. If the archmage is hit, they will be severely injured. Even with the ability of the refiner, if he hits two or three, he will still be injured. Will lose combat effectiveness. The defensive array that was simply set up on the pirate ship's shipyard with a few earth talismans and defensive talismans could not withstand it. It was like paper and was directly penetrated by the eight-foot-long heavy crossbow, which was as thick as a child's arm.
The heavy crossbow deflected when it hit the building beam, and swept in, knocking away a large piece of wooden plank building wall, scattering countless broken wood and iron nails. A small half of the ship building almost collapsed, and three or four pirates nearby were smashed to pieces. The wooden and iron nails hit, screaming and rolling on the deck.
The incense burns another inch, another round of heavy crossbows is fired, and another one hits!
This one hit very accurately, hitting the stern of the third ship directly, smashing the huge rudder away. It also took with it several broken legs and arms. It was impossible to tell whether it belonged to one person or two people. Yes, the third pirate ship directly lost its ability to change direction and gradually broke away.
The main fleet was approaching, and this pirate ship, which had lost the ability to change direction, was destined to be unable to escape. Wang Shouyu ordered the ships under his command to ignore it, and stared at the remaining two ships to continue intercepting it.
The distance between the two sides narrowed to within 70 feet, and the two pirate ships finally launched their heavy crossbows. Three heavy crossbows flew in in the blink of an eye, two missed, and one actually hit!
The side of the second 200-material warship in Wang Shouyu's fleet was hit by a heavy crossbow, and pieces of wood suddenly flew everywhere. The two jump soldiers who were short behind the ship raised their shields a little late, and were immediately swept away by the wood. His forehead was covered with donated blood, and his companions immediately helped him wipe it.
The protective talisman array equipped by the inspection fleet was not the simple talisman array deployed by the pirate ship. The heavy crossbow jumped up after hitting the side of the ship and shot towards the ship building. The talisman array on the ship building was activated in an emergency, and the heavy crossbow pierced into ???, it was inserted into the pillars and beams, but it did not blow away the ship building. The tail of the crossbow trembled for a while.
The French crossbow used by the pirates was two feet shorter and three inches thinner than the Ming Dynasty's standard heavy crossbow. It not only had a shorter range, but was also much weaker in power. Judging from the shape, it should be a Siamese crossbow.
Wang Shouyu was suddenly frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. He was secretly grateful, and remembered the tactics from the previous drill. He ordered each ship to distance itself and retreat beyond the range of the Siamese crossbow to attack.
But in the fierce battle at this moment, how many ships can remember the tactical essentials during training? How many monk captains have time to take a closer look after receiving the flying talisman?
Wang Shouyu's ship retreated a certain distance and found that the other warships in the fleet not only did not retreat, but continued to swarm around the enemy ship and attack fiercely. His own range of fire was blocked. In desperation, he had to move closer again.
At this moment, the advance fleet was outnumbered, and the two pirate ships were already scarred, with large holes at the waterline, and sea water was pouring into them. It was vaguely visible that several pirates were trying hard to plug the leaks with wooden boards inside.
The distance between the pirate ship and the pirate ship was less than 20 feet. Wang Shouyu got excited and the Fire Dancer on the command ship fired the first fire talisman combo at the opponent. Twelve fire talismans were thrown away. A rain of fire fell from above the ship, followed by another projectile, and the whole pirate's ship was on fire.
Wang Shouyu directed the French crossbow heavy cannon to aim at the French crossbow heavy cannon on the bow of the opponent's ship. Because the distance was too close, one shot hit and the opponent's French crossbow heavy cannon collapsed directly into the sea.
After knocking off the French crossbow heavy cannon on the ship, Wang Shouyu turned around and moved the Fire Dance Dragon to the stern of the ship, and asked the gunners to fire a round of fire talismans at the second pirate ship. This time it was a little farther away, but it missed. . He commanded the ship to turn and thrust in front of the second pirate ship. When the two ships crossed each other, Huo Wulong fired again, and this time all hits were hit.
Both pirate ships were on fire, and the pirates jumped into the water one after another. It was like dumplings were falling for a while.
The advance fleet put down long bamboo poles, fished out the pirates who had fallen into the water, rescued them one by one and tied them up, and captured more than thirty people.
Wang Shouyu looked at the two large ships that had burned into a sea of ??flames, and a huge sense of accomplishment came to his heart. Then he looked at the third pirate ship that was sunk by the main fleet in the distance, and couldn't help but smile up to the sky.
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