Chapter 1128

When the White Bird was heading out of the port area, the pursuers on the shore also arrived. Mountbatten, Yin Lisabeth's fiancé, Empire Nova, and captain of the Intrepid, stared at the White Bird.

"Pull up the cannon and sink that ship!"

Mountbatten shouted loudly.

"Captain, Miss Yin Lisabeth is still on board."

A guard reminded.

Snapped!

A loud slap hit the guard's face.

"There are only pirates on the pirate ship, and there are no other people. Pull up the cannon, otherwise, I will stuff you into the barrel and shoot you out!" Mountbatten roared angrily.

"Yes!" The guard quickly conveyed the order.

Several small artillery pieces were pulled to the shore, and the artillerymen quickly loaded the ammunition.

Mountbatten grabbed a torch and lit the fuse himself.

Boom!

A cannon rang, and a shell fell into the sea not far from the White Bird, causing layers of waves.

Some seawater even splashed onto the deck of the Shiratori.

"That fiancé of yours is quite dark, isn't he afraid of killing you?" Zhang Tuohai said while steering the White Bird, turning the rudder.

"He is just someone my father favors. I don't like him. He is too entitlement-minded. He only sees me as a ladder to climb up. We only met three times from the first meeting to the engagement. Again, I never Treat him as your fiancé, otherwise you won't be running away." Yin Lisabai said.

"Then I can rest assured." Zhang Tuohai nodded, "The starboard artillery is ready."

Zhang Tuohai's order was conveyed to the gun bay.

A few pirate sailors began to load the cannon.

"put!"

Boom, boom, boom.

Cannonballs were fired towards the shore one after another.

Three shells fell into the water, causing a huge wave, which drenched the hearts of the people on the shore.

Several other shells fell on the shore and exploded around the artillery position, and the fragments of the shells swept a large number of people down.

Several lobster soldiers of the port garrison turned around and ran away when they saw this.

However, a gunshot sounded from behind them, and a lobster soldier was shot through and fell limply.

When everyone looked back, Mountbatten was holding a smoking musket in his hand.

"I see who dares to leave? Those who dare to escape will be dealt with as deserters. Everyone will return to their posts immediately and notify the coastal defense artillery to fire!"

Mountbatten's ruthless order made those guards dare not run any more, and returned to their posts one after another, began to load shells, re-aimed and prepared to shoot.

After their delay, however, the White Bird had been reloaded.

Because the straddle has been formed just now, this time only need to fine-tune the parameters.

After the pirates adjusted the parameters, they ignited the fuze.

Boom, boom, boom!

Another series of cannons fired.

This time, a shell accurately landed on the powder kegs on the shore.

The powder keg was completely ignited.

Boom!

Accompanied by a huge explosion, the gunpowder pile, the artillery shell pile and the several artillery pieces were all twisted and twisted by the violent shock wave. The gun mount of one artillery piece was seriously damaged, and the other simply fell into the sea. Lost the effect.

"First Evolution"

Seeing this, the pirates on the White Bird cheered.

However, at this moment, a shell fell beside the White Bird, causing a lot of splashes.

The pirates searched for the source of the shells in panic.

Zhang Tuohai looked up at the high mountain not far away.

There is a huge cannonball on the top of the mountain, and people can be vaguely seen going back and forth on it.

Those are coastal defense batteries.

Because of the angle, the artillery of the Shiratori could not reach the shore defense fort on the top of the mountain.

However, the coastal defense artillery on the top of the mountain can use the height advantage to attack the Shiratori.

Faced with this unilateral blow, Zhang Tuohai immediately turned around and evacuated out of the port.

Although the coastal defense artillery has a large caliber and can shoot far, it is also slow to adjust. The hit rate for moving ships is not good. Moreover, the coastal defense artillery in the port area is also wary of shooting rats. They are afraid of accidentally hitting friendly troops, so the artillery fires carefully.

This left a passage for Zhang Tuohai to escape.

While driving the ship away from the port, Zhang Tuohai ordered the pirates to open fire on the ships of the Royal Navy seen from both sides.

These Royal Navy ships are all moored in the harbor, and the distance is so close that they are almost shooting face to face. If they can't hit them again, those pirates can jump into the sea and commit suicide.

Boom, boom, boom.

The pirates fired freely, punching holes in the Royal Navy ships.

Although these holes are not enough to sink the ship, they are enough to prevent them from leaving the port for a short time. When they are repaired, the White Bird has long since disappeared without a trace.

The White Bird shot the Royal Navy ships parked on both sides of the channel, and then drove out along the harbor and along the coastline, trying to avoid the shooting range of the coastal defense guns.

The White Bird slowly sailed into the night, causing the coastal defense artillery to lose its target.

"A bunch of waste," Mountbatten said in a cold voice while watching the White Bird disappearing, "Go and check, there are still a few ships that are intact, and immediately prepare supplies and troops. If these pirates are not hanged, I will Never set foot on land!"

A group of marines began to prepare.

Zhang Tuohai watched the Port of Orleans behind him disappear into the night, and he let out a sigh of relief.

Although it looked easy just now, it was actually extremely dangerous.

If he was a little less lucky, if he was hit by coastal defense artillery, he might not be able to escape so easily.

"Count the manpower, count the quantity of materials, and focus on counting the quantity of artillery and ammunition."

Zhang Tuohai said to Polly the parrot.

Polly the parrot went to convey the order, and soon the first mate reported the number.

There are still 16 pirates, and the supplies are abundant. The existing food is enough for these pirates to eat for a few weeks, and there is also a lot of wine. When the first officer disembarked, he bought enough wine for these pirates to drink for a week.

However, the number of weapons is not sufficient. There are only 20 intact artillery pieces, 32 barrels of propellant, 100 rounds of solid ammunition, and 322 rounds of explosive ammunition.

The number of armaments has been reduced to a very dangerous situation.

On average, each artillery has less than 20 rounds in reserve, and these shells can barely support a naval battle dominated by artillery battles, and then they will run out.

This is quite enough for ordinary pirates, because pirates seldom engage in cannon battles, they usually just jump gangs and loot the other party's property.

But there are too few pirates in Zhang Tuohai's hands, and Chunchun's numbers are at a disadvantage. If possible, Zhang Tuohai doesn't want to fight side by side.

It would be nice to be able to destroy the opponent with artillery from a distance.

"It seems that we have to find an opportunity to get more shells and propellants."

Zhang Tuohai made up his mind and planned to find a place to replenish some ammunition.