The horn was blown, the battle flag was raised, and ten pirate warships lined up in a horizontal line, with their black muzzles facing the merchant ships.

The merchant ships on the opposite side did not disperse in a rush as before. Instead, seventy merchant ships jumped out of the formation and formed a horizontal formation on the sea. The hulls were cut across, and they actually formed a battle formation.

Such a performance simply made the pirate leader confused. When did the sheep grow horns and start a fight with themselves here? A fight is fine, but do they have the capital to fight with themselves?

Well, if you really can’t shed tears until you see the coffin, then let them cry.

"Sign up, everyone is there, face the caravan, and fire."

As the flags flew, the cannons on the ten pirate ships immediately opened fire. With the roar of the cannons, dozens of cannonballs screamed like crows and pounced on the merchant ships on the opposite side. The cannonballs that missed the target formed a huge column of water on the sea.

Fortunately, it hit the opposite hull, and for a while wood chips flew into the air and smoke filled the air.

Just when the leader ordered to stop shooting and was preparing to accept the surrender of the other side, the wooden window in the middle of the opposite hull suddenly opened, and the black muzzles of the guns were exposed. Before the leader could recover, a burst of gunpowder smoke sprayed out in the merchant fleet one after another.

came out, followed by a muffled thunder and thunder, and countless cannonballs flew in like flying ducks. The leader opened his mouth and stared at the rotation of a cannonball. Then the cannonball flew above his head. He involuntarily shrank his neck as the cannonball whizzed away.

After passing his battleship, he fell into the sea behind his battleship, raising a tall water column.

The cannonball flew away, but more cannonballs flew in, throwing up countless water columns around his warship. Three cannonballs directly hit his warship. Although they were not extremely precious shells, they still hit him.

Wooden pieces flew across the battleship and smashed into the ship. The screams of the rowing sailors immediately came from inside the ship.

This shocked them. Since when did merchant ships have cannons? Cannons are important weapons for the military and the Ming Dynasty strictly controlled them. Even if these merchants had the money to smuggle them, they could not get them at all.

Although the armies stationed in various places have cannons, and although those soldiers dare to pawn their swords, guns, swords and halberds in exchange for a mouthful of food and drink, absolutely no one dares to pawn the cannons and crossbows. This is because the imperial court must inspect them every quarter. Once they are missing,

, the generals responsible for the maintenance of these weapons and equipment were killed immediately without any discussion. The Hongyi Kingdom had been driven out of the Ming Dynasty coast by their own people, and it was impossible to sell cannons to these merchant ships, and these merchant ships owned enough cannons.

There are 300 of them. This is definitely not something that those red aunts can smuggle in. Where did these artillery come from?

Just when the leader was confused, another batch of artillery shells roared in. The experienced leader couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's a Franco machine gun."

As a result, this batch of artillery shells came overwhelmingly, and there was another rumbling sound of artillery on the other side, and another batch of artillery shells flew over. At this time, the advantage of the fast loading of the Fran cannon was fully exerted.

Batteries of shells roared over, completely surrounding these 10 small fleets. Even if their accuracy was poor, they could not hold back for long. In the blink of an eye, these 10 warships were riddled with holes.

"Retreat, retreat quickly." The leader loudly ordered. After receiving the order, the warships immediately adjusted their sails and turned around to escape.

The leader ran away while turning around to observe. When the armed merchant ships saw that he was escaping, they also raised their sails and rushed to catch up. But unfortunately, those armed merchant ships carried cargo and had deep drafts, so they could not catch up with these light warships.

, zoomed out slowly. Seeing this situation, the pirate leader finally breathed a sigh of relief. According to his experience, as long as his fleet escapes three miles away, even if it is out of the range of the Fran cannon, his fleet will

It's safe.

Three miles had passed, and just as he was breathing a sigh of relief, another batch of cannonballs roared in and hit his fleet. Among them, two battleships were unlucky enough to be hit in the mast, and the sails fell. The two battleships

They turned into two dead fish, spinning around in circles on the sea. Although the sailors on the bottom of the battleship tried their best to escape by manually sliding the sculls, the speed of the manually sliding ship could not be compared with the sail. As a result, the two

The battleships became targets for attack. Batteries of shells came back, completely smashing the two battleships into a pile of messy wooden boards. The screams of the pirates who fell into the water spread throughout the entire sea.

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Several ships slowed down and prepared to rescue the brothers, but the cannonballs that caught up broke the rudders of the sailboats, making them unable to move again.

The pirate leader yelled angrily: "It's important to save the ship, escape quickly." Then he escaped from the battlefield first.

Fortunately, when he was escaping, the cannons on the armed merchant ships also stopped. After escaping ten miles away, the armed merchant ships on the opposite side waved in accordance with the flags on a ship. Starting from the first cannon of this merchant ship, they started firing in succession.

The cannons were fired, but no shells flew over at this time. This was the sound of cannons fired by armed merchant ships as a demonstration. After 300 shots, the entire sea became silent.

300 Fran cannons, each with 15 shots. Oh my god, where is this caravan of sheep? This is a group of dragons going to sea.

He took inventory of his warships. It was originally a group of menacing warships, but now only three have escaped. Even these three are scarred. One of them is tilted seriously, and it is estimated that it will sink in a short time.

And his own ship was already riddled with holes, and his companions around him suffered numerous casualties. Blood had stained the deck of the battleship. The only thing to be thankful for was that he was unscathed by the rain of shells. This leader had already

I decided that I would definitely take the three animals with me when I go back, and invite me to join a theatrical troupe to express my gratitude to Mazu for saving my life.

Just when he was rejoicing, the battleship on the opposite side hoisted a flag to him, announcing that both sides had stopped fighting and asked them to send out small boats to rescue their fallen companions.

The leader let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that the people on the other side still followed the rules.

Release the boat, throw out the rope, and rescue the brothers who fell into the water. The three warships floating on the sea can only give up. The other party asked themselves to save people, but they will never allow themselves to tow these three warships away. This is also

Rules, these three battleships will become the enemy's trophies. It's a pity that the 10 cannons on them are real bronze cannons, and they are real money. But there is no way, the rules are the rules, if you break them

, what awaits you will be the annihilation of your entire army.

I must not die, because I have obtained this important information and must go back to Japan and report it to the boss.
Chapter completed!