Chapter 353: Queue to be shot at sea 3
Under the order of the leader Zod, the pirates' V-shaped fleet quickly sailed towards the due north.
However, after traveling a certain distance, Nathan, who was responsible for observing the Northwest Fleet, discovered something was wrong.
"Leader Zod, the other party's actions seem a bit strange! They seem to be turning north of us instead of towards the southern port! It seems... seems to be... intercepting us?"
"What?" The pirate leader was surprised, "Did the other party discover us? At such a long distance?"
Nathan lowered his head and fell into deep thought. It seemed that the Northwesters had discovered them. Could it be that there were spellcasters on their ships who were good at long-distance exploration?
He immediately raised his head and said: "Abandon the side attack plan! Leader Zod, formulate new tactics immediately!"
Zod raised his fist and waved hard: "Hmph! Then! Let’s have an upright duel!”
Under his command, the pirate fleet began to turn left and formed two rows of nine battleships in each row.
By the time the pirate fleet changes and arrangements were completed, the two sides could already see each other with the naked eye.
"Brothers! Kill those cowardly landlubbers! Let them know who is the master of the sea!"
Zod stood at the bow of the ship and shouted to his subordinates who were gearing up on the deck. The flagship he was riding on Right in the middle of the first row.
The leader's encouragement made the minions enthusiastic and howling. When other ships saw the situation on the flagship, they all beat drums in response. For a while, all kinds of slogans and shouts of death resounded across the sea.
The rowers worked hard to operate the oars and push the ship towards the Northwest Fleet.
Zod, Nathan and a group of small bosses stood at the bow of the ship and stared at their opponents, the distance between the two sides getting closer and closer.
"Incredible! Their masts are built so high."
"Yes, if the wind is stronger, won't the hull capsize?"
The leaders looked at the Northwest Fleet. Sailing boat reviews.
"Focus all your attention on the battle that is about to begin! Although the opponent is a rookie, have you forgotten that a lion must use all his strength to hunt a rabbit?"
Zod I am quite dissatisfied. These idiots under me dare to be distracted when the battle is about to begin. It is really embarrassing, especially in front of the mage.
Nathan smiled at the scene in front of him.
The pirate leader was about to continue teaching his subordinates a few words when someone shouted: "Boss, look!"
"What?" The pirate leader was very unhappy when he was interrupted. , but he still set his sights on the Northwest Fleet diagonally opposite.
His mouth turned into an O shape, and an incredible scene was taking place - the Northwest Fleet, which was originally heading towards them in column, actually changed direction, one ship after another, in a new direction. Is it...the South?
The northwest fleet is heading south, and the pirate fleet is heading west. If they draw a straight line according to their driving direction, they will definitely intersect at a certain point.
At this time, although the direction of the Northwest Fleet has changed, it still maintains the neat column before.
Zod's mind is full of question marks and even shock. Don't these big-minded Gulf fellows know? Are your vulnerable flanks completely exposed to the enemy's attack direction?
They seemed to have no intention of taking evasive action. Just like a wild beast opening its weak belly to a hunter, the two sides continued sailing like this. The terrifying collision angle on the pirate warship could stab those big-bellied warships. Large holes appeared one after another, and then sank to the bottom of the sea.
"Madmen! They are completely a group of madmen! Oh, maybe they should be called fools."
Zod couldn't help but sigh.
"Captain Zod, is there any problem with that fleet?" Nathan didn't know much about the situation at sea and couldn't help but be curious about Zod's reaction.
The pirate leader explained to Nathan.
Nathan grinned: "Ha, maybe after they saw clearly the weakness of our fleet, they planned to escape southward along the north wind."
"This is possible." De suddenly realized, "After all, in terms of quantity, we have 18 ships, and they only have 12. They didn't see clearly before, and they didn't know how high the sky and the earth were to intercept us. But..."
His face was filled with a ferocious smile: "The other party's commander is obviously very good. With their current speed, they can't escape from my grasp."
The pirate leader yelled: "To all ships Send a signal and speed up the voyage!"
The drums on each pirate ship became more and more rapid, the oars paddled faster, and the rowers' trumpets even penetrated the deck and ship walls.
......
The cabin deck of the Unicorn is also where its second row of artillery is deployed. The cannons point to the sea through the square gun windows. It was very quiet here, only the crashing of the waves could be heard. The sailors at each gun position held their breath and stared at the pirate fleet in the distance.
The gunnery officer silently felt the rocking of the ship, turned around and said to the little candidate next to him: "The wind and waves are not big today. We can fire when the opponent is 300 meters away from us. Standard T-shaped advantage, Tilbey Commander Ci must love these pirates to death."
Allen nodded vigorously, trying to engrave the current bumpy feeling in his mind.
To be honest, his situation is a bit complicated now. Nervousness, fear, desire, excitement, all kinds of emotions are mixed together, making his little heart beat thumpingly. Although the cold sea breeze kept pouring in from the gun window, sweat continued to break out on his body.
I have never experienced such an exciting scene before. Since joining the Navy, Allen has had two "war"-related experiences. The first time was when he followed the Southern ship in the Horn Bay, the Quaker ship He organized a rescue operation late at night, but he and several other cadets were not allowed to participate, so they were locked in the captain's room and depressed all night. The second time was during the Assault War, when the Alda army landed in Fishtail Town, and the navy's ship They went up the Vis River and were responsible for the frontal feint attack. The Fishtail garrison only had a few ballistas, and the navy's artillery directly crushed the opponent.
This was the first time in his military career that he faced off against the enemy tit for tat on the vast ocean like today.
...
The fleets on both sides were only a few hundred meters apart, and Nathan retreated to the poop of the pirate flagship, quietly waiting for the drama to begin.
"Then, before the main play begins, let me play the overture!"
He skillfully took out several substances, mixed them together and placed them in the palm of his right hand. center, and then lift forward.
At the same time, he whispered an unknown sentence in his mouth. This sentence was like a poem but not a poem, like a song but not a song, but it had an indescribable rhythm.
Along with unknown chanting, a small flame suddenly lit up on Nathan's right hand, but it did not hurt him at all. Then, the flames grew bigger and bigger, and finally gathered into a fireball. At this time, Nathan's right hand still did not appear to be injured at all.
The young spellcaster's eyes lit up slightly, "Elf of Fire, convey my will!"
The fireball left his right hand with a whoosh and flew straight forward. go.
Almost at the same moment, the northwest fleet on the opposite side was suddenly wrapped in a burst of white smoke!
(End of this chapter)