When the fleet was moving forward for another moment, Zhou Keli sent a flying talisman from the sky: "The enemy ship has jumped to the southwest of your department and will be visible immediately."
Wang Shouyu immediately ordered all ships to prepare for battle. The gunners entered the reserved gun positions, and the sergeants wore rune armor and distributed mana weapons to prepare for the enemy.
He also climbed up the mast and used the skills of a master at the refiner level to personally search for the traces of the pirates. As soon as he climbed up, he immediately saw them and shouted to direct the ships to move forward to intercept them.
At noon, Wang Shouyu's fleet finally intercepted the three pirate ships and drew a curve to directly block the enemy's escape direction.
Two hundred feet away, the third ship on the left fired its first shot. The crossbow string at the rear end of the heavy French crossbow gun made a heart-wrenching sound, and then the heavy French crossbow was fired. Followed by the rest of the battle.
The ship launched the first round of heavy crossbows from the advance fleet.
The firing range of French crossbow heavy artillery can indeed reach 200 feet, but in the bumpy waves, such a long distance is not accurate, and the deviation is huge. Therefore, during training, it is generally required to fire within 100 feet.
After the first round of heavy crossbows were fired, as expected, none of them hit, and the splash from the one closest to the enemy ship was thirty feet away.
This was due to nervousness. As soon as he saw the enemy ship, he forgot his usual training requirements. It can also be said that he had no combat experience.
Wang Shouyu stopped him loudly: "Hold still, don't shoot wildly, bring it closer and then hit!"
The monk captains on each ship were the most calm and calm, and they also shouted to stop them, which stabilized the tense and restless military morale.
The three pirate ships drew a water mark on the water, turned to the southeast, and fled in an attempt to escape the interception line of the advance fleet. Wang Shouyu also commanded the ships to turn around and block the enemy ship's escape route.
At the same time, the pursuit ships of the inspection fleet also arrived, starting with seven Bailaofeng speedboats, while the main fleet was left behind.
The pirates' ship-handling skills were obviously superior. The three ships all suffered injuries of varying sizes. The sails, sides, and upper decks were all damaged, but they still seemed to be running unaffected, and their steering was extremely flexible.
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Wang Shouyu calmly dealt with the enemy, using a large number of wind charms and spirit gathering charms regardless of consumption. After more than half an hour, the advance fleet was in chaos and lost its formation, but there were also five ships that were approaching diagonally to within a hundred feet of the enemy ship.
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Wang Shouyu finally ordered: "Let go!"
This was the second round of heavy crossbows launched by the advance fleet today. A total of eight were fired, and all of them missed. Most of them were fired across the bridge, and two of them fell into the water five or six feet away from the ship.
During training in the past, I could hit one out of five at this distance. Today's first battle, it's normal to miss.
After burning the incense for an inch, the third round of heavy crossbows was fired. This time, two more ships joined the firing queue. Seven ships fired ten heavy crossbows, finally achieving the first result of the advance fleet.
A heavy crossbow fired by Wang Shouyu's ship hit the first ship where the pirates were escaping, hitting the ship's roof.
The magic crossbow and heavy cannon are the most lethal weapons in the battle formation. If a golden elixir monk is hit, he will die or be maimed. If an archmage is hit, he will be severely injured. Even with the ability of a refiner, two or three of them will be enough.
The combat effectiveness would be lost. The defensive formation simply set up with a few earth talismans and defensive talismans on the pirate ship's turret could not withstand it. It was like paper and was directly broken through by a heavy crossbow that was eight feet long and as thick as a child's arm.
The heavy crossbow deflected when it hit the building beams, and swept in, knocking away a large piece of the wooden building wall, scattering countless broken wood and iron nails. A small half of the ship building almost collapsed, and three or four nearby pirates were smashed to pieces.
The wooden and iron nails hit, screaming and rolling on the deck.
The incense burns another inch, another round of heavy crossbows is fired, and another one hits!
This one hit very accurately, hitting the stern of the third ship directly, smashing the huge rudder away. It also took with it several broken legs and arms. It was impossible to tell whether it belonged to one person or two people.
Yes, the third pirate ship directly lost the ability to change direction and gradually broke away.
The main fleet was approaching, and the pirate ship, which had lost the ability to change direction, was destined to be unable to escape. Wang Shouyu ordered all the ships under his command to ignore it and keep an eye on the remaining two ships to continue intercepting it.
The distance between the two sides narrowed to within 70 feet, and the two pirate ships finally fired their heavy crossbows. Three heavy crossbows flew over in the blink of an eye, two missed, and one actually hit!
The side of the second 200-material warship in Wang Shouyu's fleet was hit by a heavy crossbow, and pieces of wood suddenly flew everywhere. The two jump soldiers who were short behind the ship raised their shields a little late, and were immediately swept away by the pieces of wood.
His forehead was covered with donated blood, and his companions immediately helped him wipe it.
The protective talisman array equipped by the inspection fleet was not the simple talisman array deployed by pirate ships. The heavy crossbow jumped up after hitting the side of the ship and shot towards the ship building. The talisman array on the ship building was activated in an emergency, and the heavy crossbow pierced in.
, inserted into the pillars and beams, but did not blast the ship building away, the crossbow tail trembled for a while.
The French crossbow used by the pirates was two feet shorter and three thirds thinner than the Ming Dynasty's standard heavy crossbow. Not only did it have a shorter range, but it was also much weaker in power. From the shape point of view, it should be a Siamese crossbow.
Wang Shouyu was suddenly frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. He was secretly grateful, and remembered the tactics from the previous drill. He ordered each ship to distance itself and retreat beyond the range of the Siamese crossbow to attack.
But in the fierce battle at this moment, how many ships can remember the tactical essentials during training? How many monk captains have time to take a closer look after receiving the flying talisman?
Wang Shouyu's ship retreated a certain distance and found that the other warships in the fleet not only did not retreat, but continued to swarm around the enemy ship and attack fiercely. His own range of fire was blocked. In desperation, he had to move closer again.
At this moment, the advance fleet was outnumbered, and the two pirate ships were already scarred and scarred. Big holes were made at the waterline, and sea water was pouring into them. It was vaguely visible that several pirates were trying their best to plug the leaks with planks of wood inside.
The distance between the pirate ship and the pirate ship was less than 20 feet. Wang Shouyu got excited and the Fire Dancer on the command ship fired the first fire talisman combo at the opponent. Twelve fire talismans were thrown away.
A rain of fire fell from above the ship, followed by another projectile, and the entire pirate ship was on fire.
Wang Shouyu directed the French crossbow heavy cannon to aim at the French crossbow heavy cannon on the bow of the opponent's ship. Because the distance was too close, one shot hit and the opponent's French crossbow heavy cannon collapsed directly into the sea.
After knocking off the French crossbow heavy cannon on the ship, Wang Shouyu turned around and moved the Fire Dance Dragon to the stern of the ship, and asked the gunners to fire a round of fire talismans at the second pirate ship. This time, it was a little farther away, but it missed.
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The two pirate ships were ignited with raging fire, and the pirates jumped into the water one after another. It was like dumplings were falling for a while.
The advance fleet put down long bamboo poles, fished out the pirates who had fallen into the water, rescued each one and tied them up, and captured more than thirty people.
Wang Shouyu looked at the two large ships that had burned into a sea of flames in front of him, and a huge sense of accomplishment surged into his heart. Then he looked at the third pirate ship that was sunk by the main fleet in the distance, and couldn't help but smile up to the sky.