Chapter 471: Pursuit! (The chapter number of the previous chapter is wrong) to ask for a guaranteed monthly pass
The pirates are aggrieved in this battle, this is simply a war between a sailboat and a speedboat equipped with a continuously variable speed, the speed is not at all in a heavyweight, others want to accelerate and accelerate, and change direction if they want to change direction, without considering the problem of wind direction, so what is a hair?
So far, the pirates haven't even hit Soram with a single shot. Instead, he was caught by Solam and beaten hard!
After wrecking a pirate ship, Barry didn't move the ship at will, he even dropped anchor and waited for the pirates to make a move. If the pirates over there don't turn, then Barry will be in the same position, continue to slam the pirate ship in the middle, and if the pirates start to turn, Barry's side can still start at any time.
There's no way, it's just to bully the pirates, the speed is not as fast as Solam's, Barry's side can accelerate as soon as they want to accelerate, and the pirates' side, although they occupy the wind, but the problem is that their steering is still slower than that of Princess Lilith.
In this case, the pirate ship in the middle is also in a dilemma, turn it, it's not as fast as others, it's a passive beating, don't turn it, it's even worse, and you will be grabbed and beaten by others directly.
So in the worst-case scenario, those pirates still chose a less miserable choice, which was to turn around quickly!
But under the call of artillery fire, there was really only so much they could do, and before they could fully complete the turn, the pirate ship was beaten half to death, and finally under the double magic blow of McCarthy and Solam, the ship did not sink immediately, but was still burned into a huge torch.
The pirates on the ship can only jump from the burning ship into the sea one by one, hoping that the last pirate ship can rescue them!
However, after seeing what happened to the other two pirate ships, the last remaining pirate ship, how could it still stand still and be beaten, and it had already pulled its sails and ran away when the Princess Lilith attacked the second pirate ship!
They are pirates, not regular soldiers, and it doesn't matter if they sell their teammates to survive, and they don't have any psychological burden.
Naval battles are no better than on land battlefields, although the process is quick to describe in words, but in reality, even the smallest naval battles take an hour or two.
Even now, with the help of Solam's spells, this speed has been accelerated, but more than half an hour has passed.
By the time they destroyed the second pirate ship, the third ship had been running away for about ten minutes.
So by the time the Princess Lilith was just about to take on the third pirate ship, the pirates were out of range.
There was no way, Soram and the others had to turn around and chase after the only pirate ship that had escaped.
In fact, according to Barry's idea, since the pirate ship has been repulsed, they should return to the course and continue to Astcala. It's just that Solam doesn't agree, and the evil must be eliminated.
In fact, the most important thing is that Solam is not happy enough, and there is another element of naval warfare that they haven't done yet, and that is the broadside battle! If you haven't fought a broadside battle, you can count it as a naval battle? This is the same as eating tofu brain without sugar, it is tasteless, and I always feel that there is something to disadvantage. (It's time to reveal the identity of my sweet party)
And it's not just Solam, Wiggins Berserkers, and Wahid's gang that are not enjoyable, they were originally scrappy, but what happened? The wind blew on the deck for half an hour, and I watched the sailors make a big splash with their guns.
How can they be willing, singing and mobilizing with high morale, just to use those sailors as a background? Isn't that a joke? They are warriors, really good warriors, and they can't accept this kind of thing if they are a little arrogant.
Can you only watch those sailors blow in front of you in the future, and you can only watch dryly? That can't be!
And the sailors are also a little unsatisfied, don't forget, they were robbed by pirates, turned into slaves, before the fight, maybe a little fearful, but now it is easy to beat, they have also become bold, since the advantage is so great, why let go of the last pirate.
You know, merchant sailors and pirates, that is the mortal enemy, can have the opportunity to kill the pirates, those who have been in the shadow of being plundered will never let go, there is a lot of fear, there is a lot of hatred.
Seeing that it was difficult for the public to do anything, Barry could only comply with the will of the people, as the captain of the ship, although he had absolute authority on the ship, he also had to care about the emotions and opinions of the sailors.
(The fact is that in the seafaring tradition, anyone on board, whether sailor or passenger, must obey the captain unconditionally when necessary, but this rule obviously does not apply to Solam.)
Once the captain is unpopular on the ship, the best outcome is to be rebelled by the sailors and exiled to an isolated island, and the worst result is to be bled directly to feed the sharks.
Of course, the sailors' rebellion usually happens when the captain is too unpopular, after all, the price of the sailor's rebellion is too heavy, no one will try it easily, once it is suppressed, it is definitely a death, and even if the crew rebels successfully and returns to the harbor, they will be judged by the law.
The court will decide whether the rebellion is legal or not, and if the court finds that the captain is not negligent, then all the sailors will be sentenced to death! Hang directly!
And the court is generally biased in favor of the captain, after all, the captain has already knelt, and if he is not biased, then all rebellions are legal.
Therefore, most of the sailors rebelled and became pirates, not only because the court was biased in favor of the captain, but more importantly, it was impossible for these rebel sailors to find a job at sea. No captain would like this kind of prick.
It is only this mutual restraint that allows the captains and sailors of the ocean to have their own guarantees. The captain did not dare to be too arbitrary, and the sailor had to make sure that he would not cause trouble.
After all, thousands of miles away at sea, it is difficult for ordinary rules and laws to affect things on the ship, and if there is no such restriction, I really don't know what will happen.
Therefore, although the captain is generally an absolute authority, he cannot be an absolute dictatorship, and Barry can only agree to the pursuit.
Besides, in fact, in Barry's heart, he also felt that it was not unacceptable to continue the pursuit, after all, the advantage was too great. He would make suggestions regardless of the group of pirates, more based on his calm character.
After deciding to pursue, there was such a scene at sea, a merchant ship chasing a pirate ship into the sky! The position of the rabbit and the wolf was reversed.
When the pirates saw Soram and they had begun to turn the bow of their ship to catch up, their souls were scared away.
These people really can't be messed with, not only are the artillery sharp, but they are also so flexible. Hell, I don't know how such a big ship did this.
The only remaining pirate captain immediately shouted in a voice that had never been seen before: "Quick! Fast! Lose weight! Lose weight! Drop everything you can! ”
So a group of pirates hurriedly threw everything they could into the sea, but the speed still did not increase much, and Solam's ships were catching up little by little, and it was estimated that it would not be long before the pirates would be caught up.
"Quick! Throw away the artillery, shells, gunpowder! Fast! At this time, the pirate captain was also in a hurry, and even the guys who fought in the war had to be thrown into the sea.
"Captain...... If we lose all the artillery, what will we do with it? "A sailor was stunned by this order, what is the difference between this and disarming and surrendering?
"Hit? Spank the ass! Don't you see their firepower? Do we have a fight? Our little cannon isn't even a in the eyes of others! Now it's about running for your life! Is it a run for your life, understand? Got it?!!! ”
"Got it!" Those sailors reacted immediately when they heard this, their artillery, whether it is power or rate of fire, is not the same level as others, and the other party also has two spellcasters, their artillery, is there a big difference between there and not?
Not too!
Besides, they didn't want to fight, they wanted to run for their lives! So it doesn't make much sense to want this kind of thing, it's better to throw away these bulky things and speed it up.
So Solam saw that on the pirate ship, there were constantly artillery, barrels of explosives, and shells being pushed into the sea. Moreover, the pirates were still very vicious, and when they dropped the barrel of explosives, they also put a fuse on it, and used the barrel as a mine.
Although there were not many of those explosive barrels that really exploded, and many of them were directly wet by the water, a few of them still exploded, although they did not blow up Solam's ship, but it also made Solam and them dare not approach those explosive barrels at will, which can be regarded as reducing Solam's speed in disguise.
However, this is also a drop in the bucket, and Solam's ship is still very fast, and the speed of the pirate ship is slowly getting closer.
Those pirates were desperate, they were pirates, and naturally understood what happened to them when they were captured. The best outcome is to be sold as slaves, and if you meet someone who doesn't like trouble, you can just kill them.
Just when the pirates were already desperate and considering whether to surrender or not. Suddenly, the waves on the surface of the sea suddenly started to get bigger, and the wind rose!
The pirate captain is a man who has come to his senses! Suddenly, he noticed that the weather vane on the mast began to turn, and at the same time the speed became faster.
"The wind is blowing! It's windy again! Fast! Fast! Turn! Walk with the wind! ”
That's when the pirates noticed this! Immediately began to cheer, they are all old rivers and lakes, naturally know what it means to have a strong wind at this time, that means speed! It means life!
So a group of pirates adjusted the direction of the ship as fast as they could, and with the help of the wind, the speed of the pirate ship became faster and faster! Faster and faster! And the wind is getting stronger.
Soram glanced up at the sky and said to Barry, "What's the wind?" ”
Barry winked at Solam, a little unclear So, how fresh, isn't it normal for the wind to blow at sea? Soram looked at Barry's expression and knew that he seemed to have asked a stupid question.
But seeing the wind getting stronger and stronger, Soram was a little worried again, Soram had heard a lot of legends at sea, among which the storm was the disaster with the highest appearance rate, so he was still a little apprehensive in his heart.
If it's a man-made disaster, Solam is not afraid at all, what do you do if it's great, Soram is confident in his strength, but if he encounters a natural disaster, it will be a little blind, no matter how strong his personal ability is, in the face of natural disasters, he is also insignificant.
"You say, could this be a precursor to a storm?"