Chapter 533: Seeking Wealth and Danger
In order to prevent a surprise attack from the sea, only a shallow dock was built on the island, which was only suitable for small boats, and large and medium-sized ships had to be moored outside.
The paddle of the hastily fleeing pirates suddenly stopped, only a few hundred meters away from their large ship, but looking at the slowly sinking large ship, it seemed as if it were a full century away.
The number of people who escaped from the island was only about fifty, and although there were only a few people left, they still did not seem to be able to escape.
The battleship that suddenly appeared here was none other than Ningchuan Senhusho under the command of Shendianwei. This time, Ningchuan Qianhu did not drop the chain again, and Wang Qianhu appeared here on time after receiving Lin Haoran's instructions.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Wang Chenggong led the three warships of their Thousand Households to appear, sniping at the white ships moored here, and completely cutting off the retreat of these pirates.
Bang!
The ship's Franc cannon roared, and a cannonball slammed into the moored white ship, trying to make a large hole below the waterline.
Unlike the barbaric results of the direct shelling of slag in later generations, the results of the shelling of seagoing ships in this era were more gentle, and the target of the shelling was only to kill the people on board or sink the opposing ship.
Although they did not have the lethality of the ships of later generations, the shells flew by, and the pirates on board were really terrified. There was even a white-shipwed ship that could no longer take care of their companions and wanted to sail away.
"Prepare for the firecrackers!"
Wang Chenggong stood majestically on the bow of the ship, looking at the white-shipwrecked ships with a calm face on his face, and gave an order, knowing that it was time to show his results.
Although he did not get to see the fighting on the island, the fleeing pirates undoubtedly proved that the officers and men on the island had won a great victory. And if he wants to get Lin Haoran's respect, he has to perform even better.
After this period of training, he also has great confidence in these subordinates, believing that they can win this battle.
Since the current was running from north to south, the three of their warships happened to be sailing with the current, and the sails were already hoisted high. As if in the blink of an eye, his centipede ship had reached the side of a white ship.
The Centipede ship, like the Franc cannon, was copied from a Portuguese ship with multiple oars.
In the early years of Jiajing, when Wang Feng served as the deputy envoy of the Guangdong Provincial Prosecutor's Department, he was ordered by the imperial court to lead the army to be stationed in the ancient city of Nantou. After the defeat in the initial battle, he used the "wolf pack tactics" of small boats to defeat the provocative Portuguese and capture the ships.
After the letter to the imperial court to ask for the study and imitation of the "Francophile" and "Centipede Ship", Emperor Jiajing was very concerned, and sent an order to the Ministry of War to imitate, and the Ministry of War delayed for a long time, and was dismissed from office to Wang Hong.
It is also the case that this kind of brisk sailing ship appeared in the Ming Dynasty, which is commonly known as the "centipede ship" because of the shape of a centipede when looking down. And everyone has a preference for boats, and he especially likes this one.
Of course, with Ning Chuan's weak family background, he didn't seem to have any other choice.
"Shoot!"
The centipede boat rowed to the side of the white ship, and with the advantage of the height of the hull, it had an unobstructed view of the situation of the white ship, and condescendingly shot at the pirates of the white ship.
There were only about ten pirates left behind in the white ship, and they were panicking to raise their sails in front of the mast, or they were about to meet their companions, and some of them ran to the guns to return fire.
Burst! Burst! Burst!
Only a few dozen paces away, more than twenty birds flew by, and most of the pirates fell, and the wails were endless.
The centipede ship did not stop, conveyed the order to the battleship behind it, and then leaned towards another white-ship ship. They did the same again, and nearly emptied a white ship.
At the same time, the previous white ship was taken over by the Shendian Guard behind, and they became the new owner of the white ship.
"Are we really going to be finished?"
When the pirates rowing the boats saw this, their hearts swelled with coldness. There were pursuers behind them, and the road ahead was cut off, and now they could not escape.
There was no sun today, it was a big cloudy day, and the north wind was blowing, as if to exaggerate their bad mood.
They have secretly regretted in their hearts that they should not have participated in this dispute at all, let alone against the government, which is clearly a kind of suicide.
"Look at the other side of Jinzhou Island!"
A pirate shouted in ecstasy as he pointed in the direction of the island.
But at this time, a behemoth suddenly appeared, and it was the Daifuku ship with strong combat effectiveness.
In naval warfare in this era, more people are better than more guns, and more guns are not as strong as ships. This kind of Daifuku ship not only has many guns, but it can directly knock over the opponent's ship by virtue of the advantage of its hull.
Bang!
More than a dozen Franco cannons on the Daifuku ship suddenly fired in unison, and a long-range cannonball fell on the sea less than ten feet of the centipede ship, as if declaring his anger and showing his royal demeanor at sea.
"We are saved!"
These pirates floating in the sea, as if they had grasped a life-saving straw, immediately cheered, and rowed towards the lucky ship.
"Stop!"
Wang Qianhu stopped sensibly, and did not rush over, but observed the situation of the Great Fortune Ship.
The Daifuku ship seemed to be fearful, and it was parked a mile away in the sea, where the pirates waited. The purpose seems to be very clear, which is to rescue the pirates who have escaped.
Burst! Burst!
But it was surprising that some pirates rowed there, but they were shot by birds, and a few bullets were still hitting them.
"Our ships pick up their own people!"
On the deck of the ship, a loud voice came out.
This person is the fourth leader of the Blue Flag Gang, and he has a similar temperament to the Blue Snake, and the relationship is also like a brother. After discovering the flare, he rushed over from Kizhou Island as soon as possible.
"These livestock!"
The rejected pirates immediately gritted their teeth in anger, they worked for the Blue Flag, only to be ruthlessly abandoned by the Blue Flag when their lives were at stake.
As soon as they thought of this, what they hated most was not the extermination of their government, but the ruthless and unrighteous Blue Flag Gang. Especially the pirates who were forced to come were so angry that they wanted to fight with them.
"What? The second brother is dead? ”
Lan Si was also angry, and he soon learned the shocking news from a Blue Flag gang member who had escaped, and his eyes widened.
"Speed up!"
Wang Chenggong watched the Fu Boat answering the Blue Flag Gang personnel, and even squinted his eyes and suddenly gave an order. Although his strength is not superior, he understands in his heart that wealth is in danger.