On a three-sail motor sailing boat, a dozen fishermen put down their work, raised their hands to block the sunlight in the sky, and looked at the Billy-class frigate more than ten kilometers away.
Because of the distance, they could not judge the size of the Billy-class frigate, but they could tell from the splashing water that the battleship was very fast.
The captain is an old fisherman, and his eyesight is naturally not as sharp as these young fishermen, otherwise he would not have been appointed as the captain by the noble lord.
He took out a monocular and looked at the Billy-class frigate.
Soon his mouth opened into an O shape because he has a certain ability to judge distance.
Preliminary estimates indicate that the fishing boat is nearly 100 meters long, more than twice the size of the largest fishing boat of Gwen Fishery Company.
"captain!"
When the old captain was observing the Billy-class frigate, a crew member shouted in a trembling voice.
"What's the matter?" the captain asked dissatisfied.
"Pirates, there is a pirate ship rushing towards us."
the young fisherman shouted.
When Captain Pace heard this, he immediately trembled and looked sharply in the direction pointed by the young fisherman.
A pirate ship with a black skull and crossbones flying on it was speeding towards them.
It was a Conte warship, a general-purpose warship on the mainland and the main warship of the navies of various countries. It has a long-standing reputation in the mainland. It generally has 4 masts, with two masts in the front and a jib in the back. The standard length is 25
meters to 35 meters, with a displacement of 200-500 tons, several long decks, and a very high poop. The large Conte ship has 7 stern decks, a displacement of up to 1,000 tons, and a draft of 8 meters. It has good endurance and can operate in very long distances.
At that time it was the largest sea-going ship on the continent.
This Conte belongs to the smallest 200-ton class. Because of its small size, it is also very fast and can reach a speed of twenty knots, while the fastest speed of Pace's fishing boat is only fifteen knots.
"Quickly, let all the fish out of the boat and throw away all the heavy objects." Pace shouted immediately.
He ran directly to the rudder and began to turn around and escape.
Pirate attacks have always been targeted. They will not attack from behind. That would be too troublesome, time-consuming and labor-intensive.
They usually circle directly in front of the target to launch an attack, so that the target has to turn the ship's bow and pick up speed again, giving them an opportunity to close the distance quickly.
All the fish caught on the fishing boat were thrown into the sea, and a large amount of stored supplies were also thrown away. The fishing boat began to speed up. They also used sails as power.
It's just that the speed difference between the two is too big.
At the speed of the fishing boat, it would take less than ten minutes to catch up.
Most of the pirates along the coast of Willis Province come from the southern part of the mainland, where maritime trade is developed, which naturally breeds this zero-dollar pirate industry.
However, due to the invasion of the Blue Star Gangsa Kingdom, the Magic City established a large-scale patrol fleet to avoid being taken advantage of by the Gangsa Kingdom again.
This was very painful for the pirates in the southern part of the mainland. Facing the menacing Magic City fleet, most of them were encircled and destroyed. Many islands were also occupied, making the southern waters of the mainland peaceful as never before.
Those pirates who escaped quickly fled to the north or east of the mainland.
The pirate ship in front of me is the defeated army that just fled to the northern part of the mainland.
The captain's name is Jenny, and he is a well-known pirate leader in the southern part of the mainland. At its peak, he owned seven or eight pirate ships under his command.
This time, a large-scale cleanup of the waters of the Magic City defeated him steadily. Only his fast-footed warship escaped. The other men were either fed to the fish or hung to death at the coastal port dock.
They tried their best to avoid being hunted by the Magic City along the way, and they also ran out of supplies. They shouldn't have attacked fishermen in unfamiliar waters when they first arrived, but they couldn't handle it because they didn't have enough supplies and were unfamiliar with the waters. They needed to catch someone.
Tongue comes and asks questions.
As for the Billy-class frigates dozens of miles away, they didn't take it seriously. It only took them a few minutes to resolve the battle and then quickly evacuate. By the time they arrived, Jenny had already fled.
They are still very confident in the speed of their Black Hague.
On the bridge, the radar controller immediately reported the news that the fishing boat was being pursued by a pirate ship.
"A Conte warship appeared southeast of our ship. It is suspected to be a pirate ship and is pursuing our fishing boat."
When Gwennaville heard this, her eyes instantly lit up and she shouted: "Distance?"
"Sixteen nautical miles."
"Open the main gun and aim, turn the rudder to the left, and pursue at full speed." Guineaville gave the order decisively.
Everyone subconsciously looked at Aslan. After all, he was the emperor and the supreme leader of the empire.
Aslan waved his hand and said with a smile.
"Gwennaville has full authority to handle the matter. You just need your full cooperation."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"Aim the main gun at the enemy pirate ship and move towards the target at full speed." Captain Allen calmly gave the order.
Allen is a small lord near the seaside in Willis Province. Because the territory is mainly made of sand and gravel, it is impossible to develop agriculture. Coupled with the inconvenient transportation, life has been difficult. Haha.
After Gwennaville extended an olive branch, he became a follower of Gwennaville, and he was also one of the first students of the Merlocks Imperial Naval School.
The electromagnetic gun turret began to rotate its muzzle, the blue arc of light kept beating, the muzzle cracked, and a silvery shell inside flipped rapidly under the stimulation of the arc.
"Charging completed!" the gunner shouted loudly.
"fire!"
Gwennaville shouted before Allen.
Allen closed his raised hand in embarrassment.
Two cannonballs with blue light were fired at the pirate ship at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
On the pirate ship, Jenny looked at the fishing boat close at hand and couldn't help but clapped his hands. The fishing boat in front of him was well designed. With a little modification, they could still use it.
"Captain, that big ship is rushing towards us."
The observer on the observation deck on the highest mast of the Conte warship shouted loudly.
The next moment, a blue light flashed, sawdust flew in the sky, and the strong wind shook the Conte warship violently, causing Jenny to almost fall to the ground.
When he stood up with a curse, he happened to see that the observation platform above his head had disappeared without a trace, the top of the huge mast was also broken into pieces, and the huge sail was slowly falling, blocking most people's sight.
The entire pirate ship was in chaos, a scene they were all too familiar with.
"Bombardment by the Free Magic Alliance."
A pirate shouted in horror.
"Turn right and move forward at full speed." Jenny shouted loudly after a moment of confusion.
He knew very well that the speed of the sea battleships in the Magic City was only slightly faster than them. If they escaped now, they might still have a chance to survive.
When Jenny ran to the rudder, he happened to see the Billy-class frigate rushing towards them at full speed. The speed was far beyond his expectation.