The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 221 Robbing the Pirate Ship
There was a whimper, a whirl, the deck of the enemy ship was messed up, the mainmast was broken, and because it was pulled by many cables, it didn't fall down suddenly, but fell down wobbly.

These three cannons had already seen blood, and several Japanese sailors on the deck were killed or injured, all of which were hit by splashed sawdust and iron pieces fixing the mast.

This kind of Zhuyin boat is too childish to be considered a warship at all, let alone a warship. At most, it is an armed merchant ship. It is only equipped with four six-pound and four-pound copper-cored iron guns each. Ikumaji's pirate ship is not as good.

As they got closer, the enemy ship had lost its wind power, and it was impossible to escape. They were vomiting blood with their oars, but they couldn't slip away.

At this time, the power of the rifled gun is reflected. Its advantage is not only the long range, but also the accuracy. Wang Lianfa wanted to capture the enemy ship. This time he did not choose the solid bullet that would cause too much damage to the hull, but chose Blossom bomb.

After three explosions, shrapnel covered the entire deck of the enemy ship, followed by several explosions. There was no way, several of the enemy's gunpowder barrels were hit and exploded.

But it doesn't matter, blowing up on the deck will not cause the ship to sink. The artillery of the Zhuyin ship is arranged on the deck. Most of the warships in Asia in this era are also like this. Unlike the Huang's flagship, except for the bow and tail guns, most of the other artillery Inside the cabin on two gun decks.

Seeing that the pirate ship lost its resistance, and several Japanese pirates with flowery heads were trying to put out the fire, Zhao Shimin ignored him at all, and commanded all the power to follow and chase one of the two escaped Zhuyin ships.

He just wanted to see if, in the naval battle, Zhu Yin's ship fled at full speed, and the Liaodong ship was chasing with full sail, whether it was possible to catch up as theoretically calculated.

The pirates who escaped from Zhu Yin's ship had already seen the fate of their companions, and knew that this big ship was not something they could compete with, so they decisively decided to run away at full speed.

Like a centipede, the Zhuyin boat stretched out sixteen giant oars to paddle rhythmically. It can be seen that at least 32 people on the enemy ship are artificially increasing the power.

Four people are the best, I am afraid that there are not 64 people on the pirate ship in total, and the pirates on the ship rowed desperately, and they all saw their companions finished.

Everyone is an expert. As pirates, they know that the mast of a warship is broken, the sail is knocked down, the gun emplacement is knocked out, and the final fate is to be sunk or forced to surrender, begging for mercy.

Under normal circumstances, no one would choose to sink an enemy ship that has lost its combat effectiveness. They are all trying to capture it, but it is hard to say whether the pirates on the ship will be spared.

The pirates who have experience will naturally choose not to anger the victor, hoping to save their lives.Even being sold to a mine as a slave in the end is better than being buried in the sea!It's better to die than to live. There is always a chance in life, isn't it?
All the pirates had clearly seen the high-flying battle flags of the enemy ships, and saw that the only Chinese character "Ming" embroidered on the flags might be the only Chinese character they knew, and knew that those ships were not from the same boat, but the Ming Navy, no wonder they were so powerful.

At this moment, the pirates completely believed that their warship could escape the pursuit of the Ming warship behind, because they had never seen a warship of their size that could catch up to their Zhuyin ship.

Every time they went to sea to rob, their own warships chased and killed the passing armed merchant ships. Speed ​​was a must to be able to successfully rob. Japanese pirates were also familiar with accelerating warships, and even the rhythm of paddling was quite reasonable.

The 'Liaodong' was also speeding up with full manpower, probably because the sailors were not as skilled in sailing as the pirate ships, and they couldn't catch up for a while.

This is also understandable, the pirate ship is familiar to those Japanese pirate sailors, and the 'Liaodong' is the first time the big girl got on the sedan chair, although Zhao Shimin picked all senior sailors, there must be a period of running-in and adaptation .

The two ships chased and fled, keeping the pirate ship out of the range of the 88-pound artillery. It seemed that the speed of the two ships was similar. Zhao Shimin and Huang Mingdao were extremely depressed, and it was useless to worry. The [-] soldiers who were ready to change shifts continued to use binoculars Stare at the fleeing pirate ship.

Half an hour passed, and the Liaodong was replaced by a second squad of 88 fighters with increased power. Although the replacements still had physical strength, they were all soaked as if they had been fished out of the water.

After all, it was August, and the weather was still relatively hot. The power cabin was below the lower deck, and the space was limited. Although the 88 men were pedaling with their feet, they were still sweating profusely. The temperature in the cabin naturally rose sharply, and the soldiers were of course sweaty.

At this moment, Zhao Shimin was overjoyed. He found that the pirate ship had slowed down a bit. The Huang family had several crews to increase their power. Not supported.

This is the power of science and technology. The propeller came out 200 years earlier. The technology of the chain-driven gear set makes the power provided by 88 people greater than that of 880 people. So what if our boat is big?It can also catch up with the Zhuyin boat.

The result of the long-term human drive is that the speed of the Liaodong remains unabated, and the enemy ship is getting slower and slower, and it will be even slower soon, because Wang Lianfa and the three loaded cannons under his command have already reached the enemy ship.

He watched the pirate ship getting closer, so he aimed at it and prepared to fire three salvos. The enemy ship knew the danger, and they thought it was too scary. How could such a big ship be so fast?
The pirates panicked, and everyone who could use them went to help paddle hard, and everyone was so tired that they almost vomited blood.

It's just that they rowed so hard, and everyone was so tired that their hands and feet were weak before the battle. Next, if they join the gang to fight, will they still be able to hold weapons and aim at the matchlock gun?
Most of the pirates paddling were shirtless, how could they have a shred of protection?

The answer will be revealed soon, and all officers and soldiers of the 'Liaodong' are waiting and watching.

The three bow guns fired, and six chain iron balls fell on the deck of the enemy ship, causing no casualties to the pirates, because there was no one there, and they were all rowing desperately in the cabin below the deck.

The main mast of the pirate ship fell, the huge hard sail fell, and the enemy ship completely lost its wind power, and it became even slower, and seemed to be slowly stopping. Wang Lianfa took aim again, this time loading the explosive bomb.

His idea was to give the pirates a firepower coverage to cause a lot of damage to the pirates when they were stubbornly resisting.

At this moment, a shirtless, colorful head held a crotch wrap, came to the deck and waved it desperately. No wonder the Japanese used this thing, it turned out to be of great use for life-saving!

The enemy ship surrendered?Oh shit!So you can't help but fight?

Huang Mingdao guarded against Japanese pirates playing tricks, and ordered all the officers and soldiers of the Liaodong to be on high alert. The musketeers lay in ambush on the side of the ship and were ready to shoot. A heavy infantryman with a small banner held up a steel shield to protect Ruan Dan, Shang Muming and several students in their helmets and armor. Come to the bow.

The pirate ship lost its speed at all and seemed to be drifting with the current, and gradually stopped. The Liaodong also stopped its artificial power, and slowly approached the stern of the enemy ship.

This is also the content of the exercise, so close to the enemy ship that is about to surrender, to maintain our army's attack power, artillery and flintlock guns, and raise the gun can cover the enemy's firepower.

If the enemy is playing tricks, at most they can fire the arquebus secretly, and the damage effect on our army is negligible. The arquebus cannot penetrate the steel shield, because the gun positions of warships like theirs are all on the left and right sides and cannot hit the stern.

The bow of the ship was facing the stern, Shang Muming shouted loudly in Japanese, and his students also parroted their tongues in unison, which meant that we are the navy of the Ming Dynasty, and those who surrender will not die. Everyone raised their hands and assembled on the deck. Guaranteed not to hurt anyone.

With the tiger skin of the navy of the Ming Dynasty, it really took the light of righteousness. Those pirates chose to believe what they heard, and ran to the position where the Ming army could see them with their hands raised high.

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