Chapter 157: The Price of Growth
Li Shaojie and the others were holding guns, panting heavily, and the pirates below were beaten badly by them just now. Watching the pirates' heads being blown out one by one made Li Shaojie feel like he was farming monsters in the game.
Looking at the exploding heads one by one, and listening to the mournful wails of the pirates, they did not have the slightest mercy, and their eyes were red when they killed one by one.
Li Shaojie saw that all the pirate ships were gathered on both sides of the galleon, and the remnants of the pirates were desperately running towards their respective ships. He suddenly felt a pang in his heart, he must not let them drive the ship away, then they would definitely bombard the galleon with heavy artillery at a long distance.
Now that these pirates have suffered so much loss, they will definitely be annoyed and angry, and it is possible to sink the galleon with concentrated artillery fire. But Li Shaojie also feels that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Thinking of this, he shouted loudly: "Let's kill them, don't let them sail away...... Rush, ......" After shouting, Li Shaojie was the first to rush down.
"Ah...... Ah......h
The rest of the people also shouted and killed, Li Shaojie and the officers and men of the Admiralty split into two ways, rushed to the front with modern weapons, and fired wildly at all the pirates who stayed on the deck.
They were followed by a group of daredevils and Dutch sailors, who rushed to the entrance of each pirate ship's cabin, throwing steel ball grenades to kill and wound the pirates guarding the hatches, and then throwing tear gas canisters into the depths of the ship's cabin.
Repeating this process over and over again, although the method is simple, the effect is very good. The tonnage of the pirate ship is not large, and the cabins are relatively small, and several tear gas canisters are thrown in through several hatches, which will quickly fill the cabin.
Gas bombs are not very powerful, and they are non-lethal weapons in modern society, but they are definitely artifacts in this era. Without any protective gear, even the toughest pirates can't hold out.
In fact, these pirates are very brave, but now they can't even open their eyes, how can they resist. A group of English pirates staggered out of the cabin in tears, but they were immediately killed by the daredevils and Dutch sailors waiting outside, and everyone held their breath, so they attacked very fiercely.
Although the Dutch sailors hated the British, they were able to turn a side to the British, who had given up resistance. But Fujita and those samurai of the Japanese daredevils did not pay that attention, even if they knelt down and begged for mercy, they would be cut off by the angry Japanese daredevils.
Captain Wood was the first to sense the threat on the deck of the galleon, and he escaped the slaughter on deck by jumping into the sea with Hall in his arms before Li Shaojie and the others rushed out.
They swam towards their own ship, and when they got aboard, they began to gather a few scattered pirates and board several of the surrounding pirate ships. And organized a large number of pirates to start setting sail.
And Li Shaojie and they are racing against time, desperately rushing to a few ships in front of them, even if they only run away from a few boats, it is a very big threat to them.
Suddenly, Li Shaojie stopped, and he saw that several boats had left here and were slowly turning around. Moreover, the gun windows of the second-floor gun compartment have been opened one after another, and a door of heavy artillery has been pushed out.
Li Shaojie was shocked, and immediately turned around and shouted, "Everyone is hidden...... They're going to shell ......"
He stood still after shouting these words, staring at the pirate ships, he knew that even if he shouted too loudly, they would suffer heavy casualties after this round of shelling. Time is too late, and this qiē is all caused by his greed for merit.
Li Shaojie closed his eyes in pain, he didn't want to hide anymore, he felt that he was sorry for the trust of his comrades-in-arms, and he was also sorry for Qiao Haipeng's cultivation, so let's apologize with death today.
Captain Wood looked at the entire privateer fleet, which had lost so many people here today. These captains and sailors were all his friends, and they had fought and cooperated with him for many years, but today most of them were wiped out in one fell swoop.
No matter how many people are found in the future, the strength of the privateer fleet will not be restored. He stared at his red eyes and laughed loudly, "Haha...... Shoot me and kill those people......"
"Bang...... Bang ......"
The moment the cannon rang out, Wood was stunned, why was this cannon sound so weird.
With a "snap", Hall, not far away, was shattered by a cannonball in an instant. Wood froze for a moment, and he shouted, "Hall......"
He turned his head sharply and saw several huge sailboats already sailing. They had just focused on the galleons opposite, and no one paid attention to how these galleons came over.
When Wood saw these sailboats, firing out a series of long whips of death, frantically sweeping towards them, he knew that the day was over. The other side's reinforcements arrived, and so many ships came at once, even if they wanted to, they couldn't run away.
"Bang...... Bang ......"
Wood felt the boat shake violently under his feet a few times, and then he felt a great, scorching force that slammed the ship under his feet apart. Wood was also blown up by this force, and in the process of ascending, his body was torn apart in an instant.
Li Shaojie stood there with his eyes closed, and when he heard the sound of the cannon, he felt that he was finally relieved. Today he has been spending time in painful self-blame, and he really wishes he was dead.
But after the cannon fired, there was no shrill whistling sound in his ears. And this kind of cannon sound made him so familiar.
He snapped his eyes away, and saw that several of his familiar sailboats had approached. Several of the pirate ships that had turned around had already burst into flames, and one of them had been blown in half, and the wreckage was scattered on the surface of the sea.
Li Shaojie suddenly had a weak prostration, and with a "bang", he sat on the deck. You're finally here, and if it's a little later, buddy might have traveled back in time.
There were bursts of cheers behind him, Li Shaojie glanced back, and then took out a cigarette and put it to his mouth, but he couldn't find a lighter. At this moment, someone reached out behind him and helped him light a cigarette.
Li Shaojie looked back and found that it was Qiu Lei, who fell on his neck with a splint with one hand. He hurriedly wanted to stand up, but Qiu Lei pressed him to the ground with his other hand.
"I know what you're thinking, but we're all the same, or I wouldn't agree with you. In fact, although we are modern soldiers, we are only soldiers in peacetime, and we have not been tested in the life-and-death battlefield of blood and fire. After such a time, there is nothing bad for us, and there is no growth without setbacks. ”
Li Shaojie wanted to say something, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed back. He just nodded heavily, took a few puffs of his cigarette, threw the butt of the cigarette into the sea, and then stood up from the deck.
The No. 1 sailboat had already come up, Qiao Haipeng led a group of people to run over in a hurry, he saw Qiu Lei's arm at a glance, and hurriedly asked, "What's going on?" ”
Qiu Lei wanted to say in front of Li Shaojie, but Li Shaojie stopped him. Li Shaojie didn't want to evade responsibility, this time the loss was too great. The "Black Pearl" suffered dozens of casualties during this operation, and such casualties could have been avoided.
Qiao Haipeng listened to Li Shaojie's report and didn't say anything, but heard that there were several seriously injured people who needed further treatment, so he asked Li Shaojie to take the military doctor to the galleon to take care of the wounded.
Lu Ganbo next to him looked at Li Shaojie's back and said with a wry smile: "Xiaojie needs to exercise, although he is much older than Li Ming and Song Tao, but his temperament still needs to be sharpened." ”
Qiao Haipeng shook his head and said, "It's not important!" It's not afraid to make mistakes, but it depends on what the mistake is. Xiaojie has good abilities and is also a shrewd person, and among the young people in our Admiralty, I am most optimistic about him. However, this operation also exposed a problem, he is too clever, and he is greedy for gambling. This is a big taboo for the commander, maybe he can fight a famous victory, but he can also bring his own fleet into the abyss.
With Li Ming and Song Tao in the army, there is no need to worry about successors in the future. One is a commander who is in charge of thousands of troops, and the other is a fierce general who has taken the head of a general among thousands of troops. But what about our navy? Our navy is already young and young, can we really let Van Bit and those foreign devils take charge of our navy? ”
Lu Gambo nodded and said, "I hope this lesson can make Xiaojie mature." I always think Xiaojie is capable, but we usually spoil him too much, and now I see that Lao Gao is doing the right thing, and he should clean it up, and he can't get used to it anymore. ”
Qiao Haipeng thought for a moment and said, "Hmm...... Then we will press Xiaojie for a few years, and let him be a boatswain Van Bit in the future, if he has not grown up, then we would rather retire a few years later, and also cultivate a group of talents from the new generation of naval seedlings. ”
There was no suspense in the next battle, because more than 20 pirate ships gathered around this galleon, and Li Shaojie and their decisive counterattack killed and injured a large number of pirates, so none of them escaped.
The remaining three Spanish galleons, which had suffered heavy casualties, coupled with the destruction of the rudder, were fired several times by several sailing ships of the Admiralty with 23-mm anti-aircraft guns, and they were all symbolically surrendered. The Spanish warships, which were almost falling apart, were no longer able to sail, and when they saw that several galleons had surrendered, they also lowered their sails.
Those British pirates were miserable, the captives were almost killed by Fujita, and it was easy for some of them to survive, and finally they were also ordered by Qiao Haipeng to cut off one of their arms and throw them into the sea.
These hard-working pirates were glad that they survived, but they didn't expect their end to be even worse. The fate that awaits them can be imagined, even if they are lucky enough to escape the devouring of sharks, they will not be able to escape in the vast sea without an arm. R1152