Chapter 29 Naval Battle!
"It's pirates!"
the crew's screams echoed on the deck.
Su Ye squinted his eyes and looked attentively.
Thanks to his further enhanced senses.
Su Ye clearly saw the scene on the pirate ship!
A group of arrogant pirates with tattoos, light brown skin, and savage shouts in a difficult language!
"Are they native to the archipelago?" Su Ye thought in his mind.
The current majority of the Yaoguang people are the descendants of colonists from the coastal areas of the Central Plains.
But there are indigenous races in the vast Yaoguang Islands.
As descendants of conquered people, they also have obvious differences in language and appearance.
The natives of these islands are subject to discrimination and suppression within the jurisdiction of the Yaoguang Sect.
Therefore, they often choose to become pirates.
Or maybe the entire tribe is dedicated to being pirates!
Harsh living environment, scarce resources, and ubiquitous discrimination.
Make the native pirates more cruel and brave!
...
At this time, due to the unfavorable wind direction, it was difficult for the Flying Snake to turn in time.
The pirate ship in the distance is coming through the waves, and the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer!
"No need to turn, prepare to fight!"
Seeing this, Luo Qingjun made a decisive decision and said solemnly.
Su Ye had no objection to this decision.
Facing a speeding pirate ship when the wind direction is not good.
If the Flying Snake continues to persist in turning, it will fall into a very unfavorable situation.
Peng.
Two whale hunting crossbows were taken out of the cabin and installed on the side of the hull facing the enemy ship to serve as shipborne crossbows.
"Load the crossbow!" Luo Qingjun shouted.
Buzz!
The two early Qi refining crew members worked together to open the crossbow and fully draw the crossbow string.
The crew members on the side are responsible for loading the crossbows!
"First mate, please control the other ballista." Luo Qingjun asked while adjusting the ballista.
"Yes!"
Luo Guanghe looked stunned, but he did not dare to neglect and also stepped forward to adjust the crossbow.
laugh!
The sharp crossbow arrows made of spiritual iron and spiritual wood drew two white lines in the air at an astonishing speed!
The whale hunting crossbow covered a distance of hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye!
Su Ye squinted his eyes and looked away.
Zheng!
The crossbow bolts were hammered into the deck of the pirate ship.
The huge kinetic energy has not yet been dissipated, causing the arrow shaft to vibrate continuously.
at the same time.
It also caused the still-warm indigenous corpse on the arrow shaft to tremble constantly.
It was as if he was dancing a dance of death!
"Okay!" Luo Qingjun said happily.
only.
The other crossbow arrow unfortunately failed and slid into the water in a graceful manner.
"Sorry...I..." Luo Guanghe said bitterly.
"It doesn't matter..."
Luo Qingjun raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice.
"Keep reloading! Kill them all!"
The purpose of the ship-borne ballistae is not to sink the hull.
In fact, the hulls of large sea-going ships are so strong that it is almost impossible to sink them with solid crossbow arrows.
but.
To win, you don't need to sink the hull.
A very simple truth.
An unmanned low-level spirit ship is not threatening at all...
but for the fragile Qi Refining monks, the power of the crossbow arrows will be fatal!
The idea of naval warfare in this era is to kill a large number of enemy ship crews and paralyze their combat effectiveness!
Compared with the maximum casualties, the land battle occurred in the rout stage.
Naval battles are often more brutal and bloody!
Usually at the end of a naval battle, the decks of both combatants will be covered with minced flesh and blood...
...
chi! laugh!
Two rounds of fire!
The Flying Serpent fired its ballistae wantonly to harvest the lives of the pirates.
On the opponent's deck, several mutilated corpses, as well as severed limbs and pieces of flesh were left.
For monks in the early and middle stages of Qi refining, being hit by a crossbow is almost equivalent to immediate death!
Even if it is a scratch, under the blessing of huge kinetic energy, it will cause the limb to be mutilated!
"Let these natives see the power of civilization!"
Luo Qingjun said with a smile.
Due to the technological blockade imposed by the Yaoguang people on the indigenous people of the archipelago, it is difficult for the indigenous pirates to obtain ship-borne firepower such as ballistae.
Even if it is intercepted by luck, it will be due to lack of technical personnel to maintain it.
and the inability to obtain a stockpile of crossbow bolts, which were quickly abandoned.
It can only be sold to black market merchants at scrap metal prices in exchange for a few meager spiritual stones.
The lack of ballistae means that these pirates can only be beaten passively at this time!
However, just when the Flying Snake was bombing indiscriminately, it was quite proud.
But the pirate ship endured casualties and got closer and closer!
The distance between the two sides was only more than a hundred meters!
"Weird..."
"Aren't you going to give up even now? Still want to rush over to pick up the ship?"
Su Ye's heart froze, a little strange.
Are the indigenous people so brave?
"Bosun, be careful. This group of pirates is difficult to deal with. Lead the crew to be alert and prepare for a boarding battle!"
At this time, Luo Qingjun was also aware of the risk and commanded solemnly.
"Understood." Su Ye nodded solemnly, held the blood-drinking spear, and greeted the crew.
Just, next.
The development of things was somewhat unexpected for them.
The pirate ship did not rush over at high speed to pick up the ship as Luo Qingjun and others thought.
Instead, they began to slow down and turn the ship!
"Huh? Why..."
Luo Qingjun was stunned.
Then, as if he thought of something, he exclaimed.
"Impossible!"
A look of surprise also appeared on Su Ye's face.
"They are..."
"Want to engage in a firefight with us?!"
...
Soon, the pirate ship's turn was completed.
On the Flying Serpent, the crew member responsible for loading the ballista was completing a round of loading.
He raised his head, intending to admire the natives struggling to escape under the crossbow.
And suddenly, his expression froze, and cold sweat instantly flowed from his forehead.
"Four...four?!"
There were four ballistas installed on the pirate ship!
Not only do they have ballistae, but lots of them!
And at such a close distance, the crew member could even see...
bloodthirsty smiles on the faces of the indigenous pirates!
'You just bombarded us, it was really fun, wasn't it? '
Peng!
The pirates fired the trigger.
Four spiritual iron crossbow arrows suddenly broke through the air and struck!
Bang!
The crew member only felt that a huge force hit his chest, causing him to lose consciousness instantly!
The roaring crossbow arrows continued unabated, and with the broken body, it was nailed to the ship's board with a loud bang!
Blood splattered everywhere!
"Ah!!!"
There was an uproar on the Flying Snake.
"How is this possible... Damn indigenous pirates, where did they get the ballistae and spirit iron crossbows? These are all controlled products!" "
Who is so bold as to risk the Shangzong's ban and sell them to them? !"
Luo Qingjun said in horror.
"Captain, get down quickly!"
The first mate Luo Guanghe looked anxious and rushed forward to hold Luo Qingjun down.
"These pirates actually have ballistas?" Su Ye frowned, smelling a conspiracy.
Just as he was thinking about it, his heart suddenly tightened.
A strong and rich sense of crisis was frantically warning Su Ye!
'This is...'
'A ballista is aiming at me? ! '
(End of this chapter)