Chapter 1470: Unexpected Naval Battle (Part 2)
As a member of the commando team, it is almost inevitable to withstand the enemy's attack. They have long been prepared mentally and physically to withstand the attack!
And according to their experience, it is not easy for ordinary crossbows and bows to break through their double defense and threaten their lives.
However, the attack from the opposite side was even more ferocious than they expected.
The large shield covered with iron was as fragile as a piece of cardboard in front of the opponent's attack, and was pierced in an instant! Their safety was no longer guaranteed at all!
Faced with such a situation, even some veterans on the battlefield could not help but feel fear in their hearts, and some new recruits were even scared out of their wits! After a successful attack, listening to the screams coming from the boat in the distance, compared to the panic of the other side, as the party launching the attack, the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty were actually cheered up.
On this battlefield, the enemy's panic boosts their morale!
"Team Two, move forward and continue to focus fire!"
The bumpy deck environment meant that they could not perform efficient echelon shooting as smoothly as they could on the ground, but with the soldiers holding their breath, the results of their daily training were finally reflected.
Team after team, the musketeers on the deck adopted the strategy of alternating firing, and then used concentrated fire attacks to make up for the lack of hit rate.
After only two rounds of concentrated fire, the enemy assault ship in the front lost its balance during the movement due to casualties on board and soon went completely out of control.
The surviving soldiers on the ship, out of panic, chose to jump off the boat and dive into the sea.
Seeing this scene, the officers from the Great Zhou had no intention of keeping a close eye on the assault ship, nor did they have the time to do so.
You know, the other side sent down at least a dozen assault ships this time, which was a full display of force, just to capture their speedboat in the shortest time possible.
The musketeers on the rear deck had begun to get into the swing of things, but faced with so many assault ships rapidly approaching them at the same time, no matter how good their condition, they could not defeat them.
The next second, there was a loud bang and an assault ship crashed directly into their hull.
This was obviously a tactic that the opponent had already decided on.
These assault ships have a small metal ram installed on their bows. Although the assault ships themselves are small and light, when they crash into the wooden hull like this, the destructive power is still considerable, and a small hole is directly knocked out.
At the same time, the enemy soldiers on the assault ship also swung out their flying claws at the fastest speed, hooked the railings of their deck and tried to climb up!
Noticing this situation, the soldiers guarding the deck immediately drew their swords from their waists and slashed at the rope connected to the flying claw.
However, these ropes had obviously been specially processed, and coupled with layer upon layer of weaving, it was impossible for ordinary soldiers to cut them in one go.
During this process, more and more assault ships collided with their ship, and the number of flying claws flying onto their column also continued to increase.
The officers of the Great Zhou Dynasty realized that something was wrong and reacted quickly.
"Quick, bring the spear!"
As soon as the spears were in hand, the soldiers on the deck immediately knew what to do and stabbed directly at the soldiers who were climbing up.
During this process, the soldier holding a sword on the side leaned half of his body out of the fence and continued to cut the rope on the flying claw.
At this moment, there was a sound of breaking through the air, and a crossbow arrow went straight into the soldier's head! During the whole process, the soldier didn't even have time to react. With the passing of his life, his body quickly went limp and fell directly towards the sea below.
"Lao Zhang!!!"
Looking at his fallen comrades, the soldier holding a spear beside him was furious and swept his eyes fiercely towards the enemy ship below.
At the end of the enemy ship, an enemy soldier was still in a shooting posture, holding a single-soldier crossbow in his hand!
After the attack, the opponent immediately pulled up the large iron shield and hid behind it.
The same thing happened on almost every assault ship.
The Great Zhou Navy was inexperienced and unprepared, and suffered a great loss in this wave.
"Musketeer? Where are the fucking musketeers?!"
The death of their comrades made the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty so indignant that they couldn't help but roar on the spot.
Hearing the roar in his ears, the musketeer was also under great pressure. He quickly finished reloading and began to shoot the enemy crossbowmen hiding on the assault ship.
However, when the distance is shortened to this point and both sides have fully loaded their bullets (crossbow arrows), who will shoot who becomes a competition of accuracy and speed.
Faced with an enemy assault force that clearly had extensive experience in naval warfare, the Great Zhou clippers were once again dragged into a tough battle.
During this process, part of the ship's hull was damaged by the ramming of multiple enemy assault ships, and water began to fill the cabin uncontrollably. It was a chaotic scene, which ultimately affected the sailing speed.
"Hahaha! Run? I wonder where you can run to!"
On the deck of the enemy fleet's main flagship, Major Blazer was holding a monocular telescope in his hand. As he looked at the situation here, a look of contempt on his face became even more intense.
Because the distance was so far, Major Blazer could hardly hear any movement over there. He could only roughly see that their assault ship had rushed under the opposite ship.
Therefore, the musketeers from the Great Zhou naturally did not attract his attention.
In his opinion, the strength of their imperial navy was there, and as long as they successfully charged forward, there would be no possibility of failure. The ship in the distance was now in his pocket.
At this moment, he had even begun to think about how to torture the prisoners and then go back to take credit for it to his father!
However, just as he was thinking this, the crew member on the lookout tower who was responsible for observing and guarding the surrounding waters suddenly exerted force and rang the bronze bell at hand.
"What's going on?!"
The rapid sound indicated that the situation was extremely urgent. Major Blazer, knowing this, quickly turned around and yelled at the crew above.
"There is an unknown ship approaching us from the outside!!"
Almost at the same time when the crew member shouted this sentence, with Major Blazer's flagship as the center, speedboats flying the Great Zhou military flag began to appear one after another in the outer waters.
Invisibly, an encirclement net was formed, surrounding their main flagship!
(End of this chapter)
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