Yu Qian's expression was solemn, and he and Yang Qing looked at each other, both of them puzzled.
According to common sense, with such a long distance and the speed of their ship not being slow, even if the other party chases them, they may not be able to catch up.
Even if they catch up, it will take too much time. If it is delayed until night, the pirates will definitely not be able to find them again.
Working all day long and getting nothing is very uneconomical for pirates!
"What should we do now?" Yang Qing looked at Yu Qian.
Yu Qian pondered for a moment and said firmly, "Go at full speed. Since they want to chase us, let's see if they can catch up with us before dark."
Yang Qing looked up at the sun that had just risen halfway, feeling a bad premonition lingering in his heart.
At noon, the pirate ship had chased half the distance. Yu Qian and others could even see the shadowy figures on the pirate ship moving back and forth with their naked eyes.
"Are these pirates crazy? Why are they biting us like wild dogs?" Yang Qing's face was pale. He had always been studying in the academy. Where had he seen such ferocious pirates? .???.
A huge wave of fear shot from his tailbone to Tian Ling Gai.
"Bring the thunderbolt and warn them!" Yu Qian immediately ordered.
Since Yu Qian dared to escape alone, he would not have thought of encountering pirates. When he was in Nanyang, while he was on good terms with Li Ying, he asked Li Ying to send him some thunder blunderbuss.
Li Ying was curious about what Yu Qian wanted the thunderbolt for, and Yu Qian told him it was for hunting.
After all, there were a lot of prey on the island, and he wanted to go and have some fun.
And when Li Ying asked him again, there were many divine thunderbolts in the navy, so why not just get them in the navy?
How could Yu Qian dare to get a divine thunderbolt in the Navy? With his status, he could get it easily, but at the same time, it would also be easy for Duke Xin to know about it.
If Duke Xin Guo guessed that he wanted to sneak to America secretly through this incident, wouldn't he have wasted all his efforts?
Yu Qian calmly explained that it was because he was afraid that Duke Xin would find out about it and would think that he had lost his ambition by playing with things, so he only told the teacher when he went back.
So, Li Ying immediately believed Yu Qian's statement. She also showed a meaningful smile to Yu Qian and specifically told Yu Qian. When you have a chance to play, you must have fun, and you must do it in front of the court judge when you get back.
If you don't mention it a word, then you are still a good disciple.
Yu Qian also praised Li Ying for her rich experience and very congenial conversation.
Li Ying also happily gave Yu Qian ten thunderbolts with a lot of bullets.
Yu Qian followed suit and used the same reason to ask for the thunder blunderbuss from each governor.
These governors also responded to Qian's requests, and more or less gave him some divine thunderbolts.
After a round, Yu Qian actually got fifty thunderbolts and almost ten thousand rounds of ammunition.
The people around Yu Qian are all gentlemen from the academy and are very familiar with the divine thunderbolts.
I saw two people carrying a wooden box to the boat. After prying it open, they distributed the divine thunder cannons to everyone.
Everyone raised their guns and aimed at the pirate ship behind them.
"Fire!"
"Bang bang bang" a volley fired.
But the distance is too far, so of course it is impossible to hit the pirate ship.
But Yu Qian believed that this scene would be able to be seen by the other party. As long as the pirates
If we see clearly that they are not weaklings without the ability to fight back, maybe the pirates will retreat.
After a round of volley fire, everyone held the thunder cannon and looked at Yu Qian.
Yang Qing even smiled, "It's okay for these pirates to bully the natives. They should retreat when they see that we have firearms."
Yu Qian nodded and sighed with a smile, "Pirates are seeking wealth, not desperate efforts."
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Before Qian could finish speaking, three deafening cannon shots were heard in succession. Everyone was startled and staggered, while shrinking their necks.
"Who's firing?"
"Where is the gunfire going?"
Someone asked loudly, looking around nervously.
Fortunately, the distance was far enough that even the pirate ship's cannon could not reach Yu Qian and the others. The cannonball only hit halfway before falling into the sea, hitting high water columns.
The pirates stopped firing cannons, wasting cannonballs.
Yu Qian immediately stood up and looked towards the pirate ship with his binoculars. He immediately saw the smoke that had not yet dissipated around the pirate ship.
"Damn it!" Yu Qian put down the telescope, clenched his fist tightly and wanted to punch them, "Aren't they pirates? How come there are cannons?"
Then he immediately turned around and shouted, "Everyone, hurry up! Throw all the unnecessary baggage into the sea!"
Everyone suddenly realized that the heavier the ship, the slower it would sail. At this time, reducing the weight of the ship would allow them to go faster and make it less likely to be caught up by pirates.
Everyone took action immediately. Some people directly pushed the debris piled on the deck into the sea. Some people simply rushed into the cabin and started to move things and throw them into the sea.
When the pirates saw the ship in front of them starting to abandon heavy objects, they immediately understood that they wanted to escape. The captain immediately ordered, "Pursue at full speed. These Ming people actually have firearms. They are definitely not sea traders, maybe they are big fish!"
"General, if the other party has firearms, we will suffer a loss, why not" The first mate still disagrees with the captain plundering the ship in front. Judging from the fact that the other party has firearms, he is not a businessman at all. Although, as the captain said,
If the person in front catches it, he might be able to catch a big fish, but it is also very likely to cause trouble.
You know, they were strictly ordered not to come to this sea area to rob. If the captain hadn't acted recklessly based on his family background, the first mate would never have agreed to come here.
Now you have to chase the opponent? This is simply pushing yourself step by step into the abyss.
Others were still throwing heavy objects into the sea, but Yu Qian was looking at the three pirate ships in the distance with a solemn face.
Where the hell are pirates? What kind of pirates have cannons?
Yu Qian has also gone to sea several times. Even in the Southern and Western Oceans, which are far more prosperous than the American continent, even the pirates there do not have cannons.
Yu Qian had seen only the Ming Dynasty navy install cannons on ships!
Could these be the Xinming Navy Masters? As soon as the thought came up, Yu Qian immediately shook his head.
impossible!
If it was a new navy, I am afraid that when they saw their own ship for the first time, they would raise a flag to ask. How could they kill them without saying a word?
Moreover, although the opponent's pirate ship can see some shadows of the Ming warships, it is not the style of the Ming warships at all.
The warships used by the Xinming Navy were exactly the same as those used by the Daming Navy.