"Ahem, Your Highness, as you said, we can be considered a draw in this game." Han Du stretched out his hand to cover up his embarrassment, and then said: "Let's make a good plan on how to deal with those pirates."
"Gu Ke has given all the power of this battle to you, how are you going to deal with it?" Speaking of pirates, Zhu Biao stopped chatting with Han Du and his face became serious.
Han Du's cynical attitude gradually faded and he took it seriously. He said: "According to Chen's estimation, those pirates are probably gathering soon. We should be more careful in the past few days to avoid being attacked by them."
"Oh~" Zhu Biao nodded in agreement.
One day, mist appeared over the sea.
Han Du was awakened by a knock on the door. When he came out of the cabin, he saw Bai Yunhu standing at the door and asked in a deep voice: "What happened?"
"Master Hou, there is fog on the sea."
Han Du was horrified when he heard fog forming on the sea. The fog blocked the line of sight and was the best opportunity for a sneak attack. The naval fleet had powerful long-range firepower and was not afraid of any kind of enemy ship. The most fearful thing was being approached for a sneak attack.
The reason why Handu did not choose to enter the Sea of Pirates in the first place was because once he entered, he would be easily approached by pirates who had a geographical advantage.
"When did it happen? Is it foggy?" Han Du immediately crossed the Baiyunhu and walked towards the deck.
"Back to Lord Marquis, it may be the fog that started last night, but fortunately the fog is not too big and has already begun to subside." Bai Yunhu said quickly while following Han Du.
By the time Bai Yunhu finished speaking, Han Du had already walked to the bow of the ship. He immediately raised his binoculars and looked in all directions. Indeed, the fog was not too thick, but just scattered in the east and west.
But even so, it greatly blocked the navy's sight and could not see the scene further away. Fortunately, the sun had risen, and under the red sunshine, the fog was quickly dissipating.
"Send the order, pay attention to the warships wrapped in fog, especially the warships wrapped in fog. Avoid the fog as soon as possible and come to a place without fog."
"yes."
Woohoo~
Waves of horns sounded immediately, gradually spreading Han Du's order throughout the entire fleet.
Zhu Biao was also awakened by the noisy sound. He stood up and came to the bow of the ship. He turned his head and asked Han Du: "What's wrong?"
Han Du turned back and glanced at Zhu Biao, then looked at the fog in front of him and murmured to himself: "I have a feeling that those pirates may have come to us and are hiding in the fog."
"Oh? Really?" Zhu Biao asked lightly, not at all nervous about facing a war. He had even experienced overwhelming winds and huge waves, a big
War could not arouse the emotions in his heart.
Han Du nodded, looking straight at the fog in front of him.
Zhu Biao saw Han Du's serious expression and stopped talking. He just looked in the direction Han Du was looking, but couldn't see anything.
Suddenly, Han Du looked back at Zhu Biao and said: "Your Highness, if those pirates really come to attack, I may not be able to take care of them once a fight breaks out. Please go back to the cabin first."
Facing Han Du's expulsion order, Zhu Biao sneered and said: "It's just a big war, and it's not like Gu has never experienced it. When his father took Gu to the battlefield, he didn't deliberately leave Gu behind to hide.
Here. Gu Dao is also very curious about naval battles, and wants to see what the difference is between naval battles and land battles. You don’t need to persuade me, An Xin is commanding you, Gu is here to watch."
Seeing that Zhu Biao had moved Old Zhu out, Han Du's original attempts to persuade him were blocked. After thinking deeply, Han Du didn't think those pirate ships could threaten him, so he no longer insisted on letting Zhu Biao go back.
The sunlight turned from red to golden, and more heat was projected onto the fog, causing the fog on the sea to dissipate quickly. As the fog was pulled apart like pieces of silk gauze, a shrill horn sounded from Wangdou.
Whining.
Woo~~woo~~~woo~
"It's really here! Get ready to fight!" Han Du gritted his teeth and immediately roared towards Baiyunhu.
"Yes, prepare to fight!!!" Baiyunhu immediately ordered.
The fog quickly dissipated, and Han Du could already see through the telescope a group of shadowy pirate ships on the sea ahead.
This distance Han Du silently estimated for a moment that it was too close.
"Full right rudder, full sail, full speed ahead, widening the distance."
"Full right rudder, full sail, move forward at full speed, keep the distance." Baiyunhu roared crazily, conveying Han Du's military order.
The entire fleet suddenly headed to the right.
I don't know when the fog completely dispersed. The fog that was still shrouded here just now disappeared without a trace. The entire ocean was completely exposed to the sun, illuminating everything around it clearly.
The number of pirate ships was extremely large, and they formed a dark mass on the sea, just like a tide. They rushed toward Han Du with great force, hoping to directly submerge the navy.
Han Du looked at the pirate ship through the telescope, shouting and roaring at the pirates who kept raising their scimitars.
Although it was difficult to hear their voices from such a distance, Han Du knew that the pirates were cheering just by thinking about it.
Perhaps they thought they could easily defeat the navy with their numerical advantage, so they were happy in advance.
But Han Du slowly put down the telescope. Through the observation just now, Han Du has discovered that the fighting methods of these pirates are still stuck in gang-hopping and close combat. In addition to scimitars, those pirates did not even have a bow and arrow.
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In this way, Han Du felt relieved. The gap in combat concepts could not be bridged by numbers.
"No matter how many there are, what's the use? They're just a bunch of chickens and dogs!"
When the pirate ship saw the navy suddenly turning, thinking that these foreign navy wanted to escape, it immediately turned and headed towards the navy to intercept them. ??
Han Du observed that the pirates also turned and rushed towards him, and instantly understood the intentions of those pirates.
A bloodthirsty smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "I have seen people seeking death, but I have never seen anyone seeking death like this."
The navy turned, and those pirate ships rushed up. They would face the gunfire from the side of the navy warship. This is not seeking death, what is it doing?
But before Han Du could give the order, several clouds of white gas suddenly exploded from the pirate ship on the opposite side through the telescope.
cannon!
Are there cannons on pirate ships?
Han Du was horrified. What he was thinking about was not how to dodge, but Zhu Biao behind him. With ordinary attacks, Han Du didn't have to worry about Zhu Biao's safety. After all, he had his own soldiers guarding him at all times.
But cannons are different. Once hit by a cannonball, even if someone blocks Zhu Biao, it will be of no avail.
"Your Highness, please go back to the cabin first!"
Zhu Biao also saw the pirate ships covering the sea. Now that he was excited, how could he listen to Han Du and return to the cabin?
He waved his hand directly and said: "Don't worry about me, just direct the navy to fight first!"
Han Du was attracted by the roaring sounds behind him. When he turned around, he saw the pirates' cannonballs falling in the sea more than a hundred meters away from the naval fleet, stirring up jets of water.
Han Du cursed inwardly: "Made, you fired a cannon from such a distance. Did you make me think that the pirate cannons have such a long range? It turns out they are just soft-footed shrimps."
Now that he knew the range of the pirate cannon, Han Du had nothing to worry about. He was calculating the range of the pirate cannon and the location of the pirate ship. Han Du never left his telescope and stared at all the pirate ships with concentration.
The pirates fired dozens of cannons, although none of them hit the navy warship. But they
Seeing that the other party didn't react at all to their cannon attack, they thought there were no cannons on the other party's ship.
The pirates shouted louder and even made various extremely insulting actions, as if all the ships on the opposite side were their meals.
Tang Ding saw this scene through the telescope, turned back to Han Du and asked: "What are you waiting for?"
Han Du was still staring at the pirate ship opposite and said, "Wait a minute, I will catch them all."
After finishing speaking, Han Du turned back to Baiyunhu and ordered: "Send the order and all the warships line up in a line."
"Yes." Bai Yunhu immediately passed on Han Du's military order.
About a quarter of an hour later, Han Du saw that the pirate ships were no longer in the same horizontal line formation as before, but had gathered into a triangle shape with a sharp front and a wide back.
The time has come!
"Left full rudder!" Han Du immediately ordered.
"Zuo Manduo~" Bai Yunhu felt in his heart that the war was about to begin, and immediately shouted enthusiastically.
The naval fleet changed its attitude of trying to escape just now, and instead occupied the T-shaped head, blocking the direction of the pirate ship's advance.
"Port side loading!"
"Port side loading!"
"Port side loading!"
Cannons are not loaded on weekdays. After all, the humidity on the sea is very high, and gunpowder is easily dampened when exposed to the air. They are only loaded when a battle is about to begin.
After a series of orders, everyone on the warship felt that the surrounding air seemed to solidify.
"fire!"
"Fire! Fire! Fire!"
The baffles on the warship's gun muzzle were immediately removed, and the dark cannons were pushed out one by one, with the dark gun holes facing the pirate ship.
"Boom! Boom! Boom~"
When the naval warship fired, it wasn't just a few sparse blasts like a pirate ship. Instead, it was like a firecracker, with a huge roar.
The few gunshots fired from the pirate ship just now were nothing compared to what they were hearing now.
At this time, no matter what the surrounding sound was, it was completely suppressed by the roar. Even if you wanted to open your mouth and shout, no one would be able to hear it.
Fortunately, although the navy can no longer use the horn to transmit military orders, it can transmit orders through semaphores. But the pirate ship is finished. They have never suffered such fierce artillery fire and have no way to deal with this situation.
Method. They usually rely on shouting to deliver orders, but now it has completely lost its effect.