"Full the left rudder! Quickly repair the damaged sails and widen the distance! The gunner is ready!" Deng Hai issued an order in an orderly manner, but his heart is not as calm as on the surface.

One of the three masts was broken. Although it was not the main mast, the speed of the ship must have been greatly affected. It was originally possible to have a speed of about ten knots, but it would be nice to have five or six knots left!

In this case, if you are surrounded, it will be dangerous! You must not be surrounded by Japanese pirates. This is the combat goal set by Deng Hai for himself.

After looking at the Japanese who were approaching the ship, Deng Hai decisively chose to distance himself. Only by setting a distance can the firepower advantage on the Sea Wolf Battleship be maximized.

Saburo Ishikawa looked at the broken large plywood ship, and a scorching light shot out from his eyes. He had long been envious of such a sea ship driven by Westerners. However, the speed of the ship was not as fast as others and the firepower was not as strong as others. Even if he encountered it, he would only sigh.

Unexpectedly, when he encountered a storm, he would have encountered a damaged large plywood ship. How could he miss such a good opportunity?

Thinking of having a large plywood, a smile appeared on his face.

"Tell everyone! Ishikawa is going to decide this big plywood. As long as you can capture this ship, everyone will have the reward of ten silver judges!"

When they heard that there would be rewards from ten silver judges, the Japanese's eyes turned red. They were just a group of ronin who could not live in the country. They went to the coast of Ming Dynasty to rob their families in Japan to make their families live better.

Ten small silver judges were enough for a year for their family to eat and drink. Such a high reward was enough to make them crazy. The oarsmen used their milky paddles, and the warrior holding a Japanese knife stood at the bow of the boat, waving at the large splint in the distance.

Deng Hai silently calculated the speed at which the Japanese pirates were closed in his mind, which was faster than the damaged sea wolf. He could not get close to it in a short time.

"Captain! The enemy ships are one mile apart. Will the guns be fired to block the enemy?"

Hearing his subordinate's inquiry, Deng Hai smiled and patted his subordinate's shoulder and said, "Don't worry! Let the Japanese chase after him for a while!"

Hearing Deng Hai's words, the eldest mate Ji Geun-shen couldn't help reminding: "Captain! The artillery manual states that one mile can maximize the power of artillery, and his subordinates think..."

Deng Hai looked at the approaching Japanese pirates shutting the ship and said without looking back: "The artillery manual is dead, people are alive, execute the order!"

"Yes!" Ji Gensheng wanted to say something else, but when he heard the word "order", he immediately stood attentively and answered loudly.

As the Japanese pirates' sea ships continued to approach, the sailors on the Seawolf Battleship became nervous.

One mile, three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred steps, the Japanese pirates on the ship were vaguely visible. The Japanese curses came intermittently in the sea breeze, causing the sailors to clench their fists unconsciously.

Ji Gensheng looked at Deng Hai unconsciously, and the young captain was still unmoved. Should he fight with the Japanese pirates in hand-to-hand combat?

There are no more than fifty soldiers on the ship, and how many Japanese pirates are there? Six hundred? Or eight hundred? With so many Japanese pirates, even if they are elite, they are not the opponent!

No! As the first mate, he has the responsibility to remind the captain that he must not let the warship fall to an endless level.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Deng Hai’s laughter: “Haha! I thought the Japanese didn’t know they were tired! After dozens of miles, even the iron-clad paddler couldn’t hold on!

Ji Gensheng! Let the gunners prepare! Keep the distance away and it is the time for them to fire!"

What? Paddleman?

Ji Gensheng suddenly understood that Deng Hai was consuming the physical strength of the Japanese pirate oars. The main power of the sailboat comes from the oars. If the oarsman loses strength, it would be lucky to be able to move with the sail as big as a palm.

Deng Hai has been observing the speed of Japanese pirates closing ships. The oars can indeed greatly increase their speed in a short period of time, but this is only temporary.

After all, people are not machines and will be tired. When the speed of closing the ship slows down, Deng Hai knew that the opportunity has come.

The Seawolf warship gradually distanced itself from the Japanese pirates' ship. When it reached 300 steps, Deng Hai decisively issued an order.

The warship suddenly turned and crossed the Japanese pirates directly in front of them. The side gun window was opened, and eight artillery pieces were pushed out of the ship's side and opened fire fiercely at the Japanese pirates not far away.

Especially the roar of the main gun was shaking. After a round of artillery, the Sea Wolf warship was recoiled out three feet away.

Huge columns of water rose near the ship, and the sea water splashed the Japanese pirates on the bow, but this was also the result of the first shelling of the sea wolf.

Deng Hai said angrily with a dark face: "Ji Gensheng! Is this the gunner of the sea python? There was no clear shot, and the royal postman's face was thrown away by you!"

Ji Gensheng's face turned red, he pursed his lips tightly, took a deep breath, and said, "Please rest assured, if you can't hit the next round, I'll be willing to come and see you!"

After saying that, he ran to the artillery deck without looking back. Seeing the gunner loading gunpowder and resetting the gun, he shouted loudly: "I have already issued military orders in front of the captain. If you don't wait for the next round, you will wipe your neck without waiting for the hit. What do you think about it!"

After saying that, he walked towards the main gun with the largest caliber, pushed a gunner away, filled the medicine package in himself. He pushed the gun with both arms and roared: "Try it hard!"

With the efforts of the gunner, the main gun was pushed out of the ship's side. Ji Gensheng stood behind the gun and stared at a close-kick at a ship rushing in front through the shotgun.

"Ter left one degree, lower it for three minutes, prepare!" As his orders came out, the gunners quickly adjusted the artillery.

Ji Gensheng looked around and swayed around him. When the conical pointed point intersected with the horizontal line below, he roared with all his strength: "Fire the cannon!"

The gunner, who had been preparing for a long time, inserted the burning iron mark into the hole of the gun. The gunpowder in the barrel burned and expanded instantly, pushed the 35-pound shell out of the barrel and flew towards the ship in the distance.

In actual combat, the warrior standing on the bow of the ship, waving the Japanese sword and roaring loudly at the Sea Wolf Warship.

The next moment, his body turned into blood mist, and in the blink of an eye, he broke out and disappeared. The ship closed suddenly stopped for a moment, then turned into pieces and scattered on the sea. None of the Japanese pirates on the ship escaped and disappeared with the ship closed.

The sudden blow made the Japanese pirates who were still mocking the shelling of the Sea Wolf Battleship. They had never seen such a powerful cannon that could smash a seven or eight-meter-long shutdown ship with one blow.

The gunner on the Sea Wolf Battleship was encouraged and couldn't help but cheer loudly. Ji Gensheng smiled and still scolded: "Fire the cannon! Are you still waiting for the Japanese pirates to come up?"

"Yes! First mate!" The gunners agreed in unison and kept firing at the approaching ship.

With successful experience, the gunners of the Seawolf Battleship were no longer as nervous as before, and the shooting rate of the shelling was getting higher and higher.
Chapter completed!