The pirate fleet could not form a battle line, but instead swarmed together like a swarm of bees, which naturally greatly increased the chance of being hit by artillery fire.
With a fierce bombardment from Lin Feng's fleet, several small broken ships were taken away.
Thirty medium-sized Wuwei ships, with one hundred and fifty guns, fired continuously at an extremely fast speed. As the distance between the two sides got closer, the damage caused became greater and greater.
"Switch to chain bullets!" Lin Feng gave an order, and the gunners replaced the solid bullets with chain bullets. The chain bullets, which were small semicircular shells at both ends and connected by chains in the middle, flew out with a whistling sound!
Wherever it touched, the sails, rigging, and masts were all cut in two, not to mention the fragile human body. Wherever it touched, the body was separated. It was not the kind of thing that was cleaved by a sharp blade, but it was like being torn off abruptly, with blood and flesh blurred, internal organs flying everywhere, and the scene was extremely horrifying.
After a round of chain bullets, Lin Feng switched to grape bullets. She was like a child who got a new toy, wanting to try out each one to see what effect it had.
As for dead bodies, she didn't care at all. Since they came to the sea to make a living, they were ready to kill or be killed. Whoever had the ability could just kill her.
The lethality of grapeshot is naturally much stronger than that of chain bullets. If it hits the target with one shot, there will be no pirates standing on the ship.
After several rounds of bombardment, the pirates suffered heavy casualties and were naturally frightened. Seeing her fleet coming straight at them, they hurriedly maneuvered their boats to avoid them. Some of them were unable to avoid them in time and were directly hit in half by her black-tailed ships.
Lin Feng penetrated the pirate fleet and fought his way out. At this time, the Portuguese triangular sailing team, which had found itself deceived, had just completed the turn.
The two sides confronted each other from a distance across the chaotic pirate fleet.
The Portuguese were arrogant and could not help but explode with rage. Outside of Europe, they had never lost to anyone at sea for more than a hundred years. They had always been the ones being played with. When would it be the turn of these yellow-skinned people to run wild?
They maneuvered the caravel southward, trying to bypass the chaotic pirate fleet from the west and pursue Lin Feng's fleet.
Lin Feng commanded the fleet, circling the pirate fleet and playing circles with the red-haired ghosts. At the same time, the artillery kept firing, and Oda City rockets were used, firing at the unfortunate pirates' heads as if they were free.
Chen Huaixiu, who was watching from afar, was stunned. It was the first time she had seen such a wild man on the sea. It was simply outrageous! Others commanded the fleet like a child swinging a sledgehammer, and they were cautious and laborious everywhere, but this woman could fly with wildness, which made people envious and jealous.
But she was still nitpicking, and said to Elder Niu beside her: "See, she specifically targeted the pirates."
"Moo..." Elder Niu mooed, and when he saw that he couldn't get away with it, he said cautiously: "Miss Lin, you are strictly following the young master's requirement that soldiers should treat soldiers and generals should treat generals."
"Humph, yes, we listened to our master and avoided a deadly feud with the Portuguese." Chen Huaixiu snorted and said, "These pirates always have their own little plans."
"Haha, it's inevitable." Elder Niu thought it was normal. In this sea where the strong prey on the weak, if you don't have some survival wisdom, you would have been eaten by the ferocious sharks until there was nothing left but bones.
In fact, isn't it the same for the Sand Boat Gang? Of course, he dared not say this to the gang leader, otherwise Lao Niu would become Lao Wu.
As the two were talking, a shrill police whistle suddenly sounded outside.
Chen Huaixiu knew that it was coming from the reconnaissance balloon, so she hurried out to check, and saw a small copper box quickly dropped from above. A Beidou team member took it, opened it, and quickly brought it to her.
Chen Huaixiu's face changed when he saw this, and he said hurriedly in a deep voice: "Hurry up and send a signal to that scoundrel, the Four Heavenly Kings are coming from the northeast!"
No matter what people say or how much they argue, Sister Huaixiu, who knows the overall situation and takes the overall situation into consideration, will not joke about human life.
"Yes!" Beidou team members quickly fired four green flares.
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Over there, Lin Feng was in the mood for killing when he suddenly heard the anxious report from the Beidou team members.
Although they did not launch the balloon, the lookout on the mast had already spotted the enemy ship due to the distance.
At this time, Chen Huaixiu's fleet sent out another signal flare. There was no need to guess anymore, because the four Portuguese battleships were coming.
According to the pre-war deployment, the three squadrons outside the main fleet must immediately leave the battlefield without hesitation as soon as they see the four large sailing ships.
Lin Feng was a little dumbfounded. Her fleet was able to deal with the triangular sailboats only by circling around the pirate fleet and preventing the other side from speeding up in the chaos.
Once you break away from the pirate fleet, the enemy's speed advantage will easily allow them to hold on to you and drag you until the large sailing ship arrives.
And although those ships were large, the wind created by their numerous horizontal sails was far stronger than that of Chinese sails, pushing the four warships from far to near at a very fast speed. Lin Feng knew something was wrong as soon as he took a look, as such a large ship was faster than him.
"Damn it, they've dug a pit for me to fall into!" She put one foot on the railing, bit the whip with her teeth, and beads of sweat oozed from her forehead.
The most disgusting thing was that the pirates who had been in chaos just now seemed to know that the Portuguese galleon was coming, and began to actively harass and intercept Lin Feng's fleet, determined not to let her retreat to Qing'ao Bay and escape the disaster by relying on the protection of the artillery.
The pirates hated this fleet that had caused them so many casualties and crushed their reputation. Who wouldn't change their course when sailing on the sea? Now that they saw the balance of victory tilting towards the Portuguese, they would certainly take the opportunity to take revenge.
These guys were the barrier for Lin Feng to avoid the Portuguese warships just now, but now they have become an obstacle for her to return to Qing'ao Bay.
When people are unlucky, everything goes wrong. Lin Feng's fleet was just to the southeast of the pirate fleet, the farthest place from Qing'ao Bay.
Continuing along the original trajectory, they ran into the main Portuguese fleet.
If we turn around, we will be entangled by the eight caravels again.
It is more dangerous to stop moving, because you will be surrounded by those who are used to fighting with the wind in your favor in a blink of an eye.
However, hesitation is the worst thing on the battlefield. A bad decision is better than hesitation. Lin Feng's mind flashed with various possibilities, and he quickly ordered: "Turn east!"
With the help of skilled sailors, her will was quickly implemented, but the speed of turning against the wind was too slow. By the time her fleet turned around, the eight caravelles had caught up and were trying desperately to intercept this most cheerful fleet.
The two sides sailed eastward together at a thirty-degree angle, firing fiercely at each other.
This time the distance is much closer, so the shells from both sides will not all miss.
After a round of shooting, Lin Feng's flagship was hit by several shells - in naval battles of this era, the flagship is the leader, and the other warships follow the flagship's actions completely and cannot act on their own, otherwise there will be complete chaos.
So of course the enemy aimed at the flagship, and of course Lin Feng's fleet also aimed at the enemy's flagship.
"Sir, go down and take shelter!" A shell landed on the deck of the poop, creating a big hole behind Lin Feng. Fortunately, Xiao Hei Mei quickly put on armor for her, so she was not injured by the flying wood chips.
"It's okay, everyone's life is important?" Lin Feng pushed her away. In such a desperate struggle for survival, the commander must use his own life as a bargaining chip to motivate his subordinates to fight to the death. The brave will win when two meet on a narrow road. Only by putting personal life and death aside can you have a chance to escape death!
And she killed so many people in the naval battle, so it was fair for her to die in the naval battle.
She stepped on the railing again and shouted to her subordinates on the stern deck: "What happened before was child's play. This is really exciting! Brothers, fire at full speed and fight your way out!"
"Ah!" The men howled and fired wildly, throwing Oda City rockets at the enemy. Although they had not received special training, most of the rockets flew into the sea. But a few hit the enemy's triangular sail. The rotating rocket with thorns immediately tore a huge hole, and the triangular sail immediately became limp and deflated...
Lin Feng's choice was simple. He had thirty ships, and the other side, though much larger than him, only had eight warships. This was their biggest loophole. Eight ships wanted to stop thirty ships? Dream on!
The two sides were getting closer and closer, so close that they could clearly see the faces of the people on the opposite ship, and naturally entered the most brutal stage of cannon and bayonet combat.
Lin Feng's flagship was hit by at least a dozen cannon shots. Fortunately, the Wuwei ship was sturdy and had watertight compartments, otherwise it would have sunk... Fortunately, Lin Feng's stern deck was only hit by that one cannon shot.
But she couldn't care less about the casualties at the moment, as her flagship was about to collide head-on with the opposing flagship!
"Hold on tight!" She opened her eyes wide, held on to the railing tightly, and reminded her men loudly. The sailors quickly grabbed the ropes, railings, gun mounts, etc. around them, and everyone felt a sudden shock, and the two ships collided with each other.
All unsecured objects on the deck rolled toward the direction of the colliding ship, and the sailors who had not held on tightly were screaming and flew towards the other ship.
It wasn’t over yet. After the bows of the two ships collided, the hulls swung violently sideways and collided again with a bang.
"Fire, fire!" Lin Feng was waiting for this moment. She suddenly jumped up and jumped down from the poop, then rolled on the spot and landed next to a cannon.
A gunner was quick to grab her and prevent her head from coming into close contact with the elm gun mount.
"Thank you!" Lin Feng thanked him while reaching out to pull the cannon's pull rope! She saw it clearly when she was in the stern deck. The cannon was ready to fire before the collision!
Sure enough, there was a loud bang, and white smoke covered the entire gun position.
The side of the caravel was half as high as Lin Feng's ship, so Lin Feng fired his cannon at the waist of the ship, which immediately made a big hole in the opponent's ship.
The men on the Caravelle had just gotten up when they were knocked to the ground again by the cannon.
On the Wuwei ship, Lin Feng coughed and roared in a sharp voice: "What are you all standing there for? Fire!"
The gunners woke up as if from a dream, quickly got up from the ground, and quickly loaded and fired!
One after another, various shells were fired into the belly of the caravel and then fired out from all directions. Those who had just taken shelter in the cabin to avoid the impact were all shattered to pieces. Those who remained on the deck were also shaken into the water.
The Wuwei ships following behind naturally could not waste the flagship's sacrifice, and passed by its left side one after another.
The other seven caravels seemed to be frightened by the suicide attack and did not have the courage to stop it.
What’s even more amazing is that after the caravelle sank rapidly, Lin Feng’s Wuwei boat was still floating on the water and did not sink with it.
The watertight compartment has done a great job!
ps. Post first and modify later.