Chapter 149: Seize the ship
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The Yuxiu's gunner's guns lived up to expectations, hitting two shells in one round. One shot hit the upper deck of the Amsterdam, knocked off a ship's plank, and destroyed a gun. The scattered rain of sawdust killed more than a dozen Dutch people, and even Domingo fell to the ground in fright.
Another shot hit the bow of the ship, where a hole was opened. It wasn't a big deal, and it didn't have much of an impact on the lively Amsterdam.
The artillery battle between the two sides was fierce, and the Dutch ships were large, and the damage caused by the artillery was also large. The gunners on the Yuxiu were more accurate, and their hit rate was significantly higher than that of the Dutch. The two sides were evenly matched for a while, and no one could help anyone.
At this moment, Domingo regretted that he had not sent two other ships, or only one, and now it must have been a different situation.
He pointed the clairvoyant mirror at the other two warships, and when he saw the battle there, he was so frightened that he almost dropped the clairvoyant mirror in his hand to the ground.
The Rotterdam was fine, except that the mainsail had been burned a few bits, and it was still maneuvering with the junks. The Heerenveen, on the other hand, was much more dangerous, for he had stopped at sea, and from above there were constant sounds of arquebuses and shouts of killing.
It was clear that the ship had entered the final gang fight, with a junk hanging from it in front and behind, and the Ming sailors on it were rushing to the deck of the Helenveen with their chrysalis.
There are also a few junk boats cruising around this ship, and if they have the opportunity, they will fire a few cannons to support the Ming sailors.
Domingo didn't understand why Heerenveen was surrounded by her opponents, could it be that the guns above him were all dry?
This had to do with the fact that Lawrence, the captain of the Heerenveen, underestimated the enemy, and he was so young and vigorous that he could not afford to look down on the junk ships that surrounded him.
With his snow-white wig, he didn't bother to glance at the birdboats that surrounded him, and he instructed his first mate: "Send them to the bottom of the sea, so that we can go and besiege the Lady Merry." That's what men are supposed to do, and these pesky junk boats deserve hell. ”
The first mate, commanding the Heerenveen, plunged directly into the middle of the seven bird ships, and although the 32 guns on his ship let out an earth-shattering roar, it was basically useless to do anything to the nimble and fast bird ships.
After a few rounds, Lawrence sensed that something was wrong, how could these junk ships have that kind of speed. This made the gunners on the Heerenveen extremely uncomfortable, and their constant fire only damaged a birdboat.
Then two bird boats rushed up at him, and the pot-bellied Dutch battleship had a gun on each bow. They simply had nothing to do with the extremely fast bird ship, and the bird ship approached the Heerenveen and used Zhang Dou's tactics against the Lady Merry.
As soon as the Divine Fire Crow came out, it immediately set the Heerenveen on fire. Not only did it set the mainsail on the Heerenveen on fire, but it also detonated a powder keg on deck.
The huge explosion caused heavy losses to the sailors on the deck of the Heerenveen, not only on the deck, but also among the sailors.
Commander Lawrence's grace was gone, his hat was long gone, and his wig was scorched by the sparks that littered him.
He stood on the tail tower and shouted hoarsely: "The gunner returns fire, return fire quickly!" Don't let the damned natives board the Helenvein. ”
The unwounded gunners quickly got up and fired at the speeding birdboats. The bird boat on the front is running opposite the Heerenveen, and the bird boat is very fast.
Just let the bow cannon of the Heerenveen fire in one round and then crashed into it, and the huge force directly shattered the bow of the bird ship, and the whole ship jumped violently on the sea.
However, the ramming angle placed in the front section of the bird boat pierced deeply into the bow of the Heerenveen, and although the bird ship had fallen apart, it was firmly nailed to the bow of the Heerenveen, and the speed of the Heerenveen was forced to slow down.
Lan Guitian was ready to hit the bird ship and the Heerenveen the moment it collided, he hugged the mast and tied himself to it with a rope.
His caution saved his life, at the moment when the two ships collided. The difference in body shape made the bird boat change shape all of a sudden. The whole boat jumped out of the sea and fell heavily into the sea.
Many of the Changxing troops on the ship were not well prepared, and those who only grabbed the side of the ship with their hands were thrown out. Many people were thrown into the sea, and some of them were unlucky enough to hit the bow of the Heerenveen, and in an instant they were smashed into pulp.
Lan Guitian was also thrown out, but the rope on his body grabbed him. Lan Guitian was also dizzy from the impact, and he shook his head vigorously to make himself more sober.
When he saw the scene around him clearly, he was also taken aback. This time it really became a suicide attack, and there were less than ten Changxing troops still on the ship.
There are also several who are covered in blood and don't know whether they are alive or dead, and there are only six or seven who are as intact as him, and they all look confused.
Lan Guitian took out the steel knife on his waist, cut the rope on his body with one sword, and walked quickly to the bow of the boat.
He had just vaguely heard the voice of the Xiyi people on the big plywood ship coming to this side, and if the Xiyi people were allowed to stand on the bow of the ship and shoot condescendingly, none of the people on their ship would survive.
Lan Guitian rushed to the bow of the boat, took out the fire fold from his arms and blew it on the side of his mouth a few times, and the originally dark fire suddenly became brighter. He took out a grenade from the leather pouch on the side of his waist and lit it and threw it at the bow of the Heerenveen, but at this time, two heads poked out of the bow of the Heerenveen, and they saw Lan Guitian who was being ejected.
Then the Xiyi people let out a grunt, and more and more footsteps converged towards the bow of the ship.
"Boom!" With a loud bang, several Xiyi people were blown off the bow of the Heerenveen, screaming and falling into the sea. More wails came down from the bow of the boat, and Lan Guitian took out a few more grenades and lit them up.
The successive explosions brought several people on the bird boat to their senses, and they all ran to the bow of the ship and began to throw grenades at the Heerenveen.
It didn't take much effort for the bow of the Heerenveen to be enveloped in smoke. The surviving Changxing army followed the cover of smoke and threw the rope hook at the bow of the Haelenveen, and they began to climb upward.
Lawrence heard the explosion on the bow of the ship and kept screaming that it was not good, and hurriedly sent people up to support. But the Dutch sailors were so frightened by the ferocious explosion that many hesitated to come forward immediately.
Their hesitation gave Lan Guitian the opportunity to be the first to board the bow of the Hailunfen. Ascending to the bow of the ship, he did not immediately rush to the Dutch, but threw the last grenade left in his hand.
A smoking bamboo tube was thrown out of the smoke, and the Dutch looked for cover in terror. They were frightened by the grenades, and they hid behind cover and fired indiscriminately at the smoke from the bow of the ship.
The Dutch fire had an effect, and a Changxing soldier who had just boarded the bow of the ship was hit by a fire bolt and fell into the sea screaming.
As soon as Lawrence saw that the musketeers had achieved the victory, he ordered all the musketeers to shoot at the bow of the ship, and the dense buckshot hit Lan Guitian and several Changxing troops unable to raise their heads.
They lay on the deck and did not dare to move, for fear of being hit by the firecrackers. The smoke from the grenade explosion on the bow of the ship was blown away by the sea breeze, and people could already be seen faintly.
Lan Guitian knew that they couldn't wait any longer, and without the cover of gunsmoke, they wouldn't be able to get close to the Dutch people at all.
Just as he was about to risk the Dutch musketeers, another crash came from the stern. The impact was not as huge as it had just been, but it made the Heerenveen shake slightly.
Then a rain of grenades slammed into the stern of the ship, which was also enveloped in smoke. The musketeers turned their guns and fired at the stern without the captain's command.
Lan Guitian noticed that the Dutch musketeer had turned his gun, and he yelled, "Kill! And he rushed to the Dutch. The four Changxing soldiers who followed him also held shields and slashed at the Dutch firecrackers with steel swords.
Lan Guitian rushed in front of a Dutch firecracker, raised his steel knife and slashed it head. The Dutch firecracker could only hold the firebolt flat with both hands to block.
The knives collided and sent out a spark that flashed into their eyes.