Chapter 221 Maybe, I Can Try?

The Jackdaw has never encountered such an intensive artillery attack. Less than five minutes have passed and the hull has become riddled with holes. This is despite Zhang Hengchao's ability to avoid most of the possible damage to the Jackdaw. The ship sank and was severely damaged.

At this time, they were still nearly a third of the way from the warship in the port. At the same time, as the distance between the two sides continued to shrink, the firepower the Jackdaw withstood became more and more fierce.

"Captain, Captain!" Difrena yelled anxiously while lying behind the mast, "We can't go on like this, the Jackdaw will fall apart before we even get close to them!"

"Then quickly bring people to repair the damaged areas. We have no way out! Do you think they will give us a chance to turn around and go back under the current situation?" Zhang Heng asked, holding the rudder of the ship. Just now, a shell almost almost It was the arm that was being rubbed that flew out, and the strong air flow made half of his body numb.

He and Annie were now standing in the most dangerous position on the ship. Others could still hide, but he had nowhere to hide because he had to be at the helm.

Zhang Heng could only pray that the [Lucky Rabbit's Foot] on his body would work.

"But even if we break through their defense line, with the current condition of the Jackdaw, we can't run far at all! We have already lost one top sail and one main sail!" Dufresne said with a bitter smile.

"Let's discuss this issue after we pass through their defense line first." Zhang Heng said. His words were quickly covered up by the roar of a new round of artillery. Dufresne also knew that now was the most dangerous time. Without saying anything else, he gritted his teeth and led the remaining sober sailors on the ship to make repairs.

Everyone, including Cook Ramsay, became temporary carpenters, filling the holes and cracks with whatever they could find. However, no matter how hard they tried, there were still more and more cracks and holes in the hull, and everyone There was a sense of powerlessness in my heart.

However, at this time, Zhang Heng's strategy of breaking through to the downwind finally achieved results. After the previous rounds of fierce shelling, the sea became filled with smoke.

The Jackdaw got into the smoke, making it suddenly difficult for the navy on the opposite side to aim.

Walden frowned. This stretch of road was originally the most suitable for them to attack, because the Jackdaw was already close enough to them, and the artillery damage could be maximized. But when the Jackdaw actually appeared in front of them, On the contrary, some ships were restricted by their angles and could no longer attack.

However, at this point, Walden had no good solution. He could only let the ships continue to attack the Jackdaw, which was looming in the smoke. However, the pressure faced by the Jackdaw now was much less than before.

At the same time, the battle on the beach also entered a fierce stage, because Jarvis's betrayal was exposed in advance. Although the crew of the Warrior was prepared, they were not able to take much advantage. After the initial chaos, Gradually fell into passivity.

Under the call of Black Prince Sam, the pirates began to launch a fearless charge against the defending crew of the Warrior. Faced with the huge numerical gap, the crew of the Warrior suddenly fell into trouble. They could only place their hope in another party. The naval fleet on one side came to support them immediately after solving the Jackdaw.

However, their hopes were destined to be dashed.

"Sir, the battle on the beach is about to be decided. The people on the Warrior may not be able to hold it anymore." The adjutant put down the copper telescope in his hand and said, "If we let the remaining pirates return to the ship, maybe It will cause us trouble.”

Walden touched his chin, "Inform the Miranda and the Courage to continue dealing with the warship we lost. The hull of that ship was seriously damaged. They will be finished with just a few more strikes. The rest People began attacking the beach, prioritizing the destruction of boats docked there."

"Copy that, sir."

Although he was in the smoke, Zhang Heng was still keenly aware that the naval attack had weakened a lot, but the sound of gunfire in his ears did not stop. Zhang Heng guessed that something had happened on the beach, and the naval fleet had separated. A considerable part of the firepower is used to deal with the problem over there, and this is also the Jackdaw's best chance.

Zhang Heng is now infinitely close to the opposite ship, but it will be even more dangerous next time. At such a distance, even if the Jackdaw has the smoke in front of it as a cover, it is impossible not to be discovered.

In fact, Zhang Heng could already see the gun barrel of an armed ship very close to him. The other party also noticed them. The captain decisively ordered to fire. At this moment of life and death, all technology has lost its meaning. At such a close distance It is impossible to make any effective avoidance.

All Zhang Heng could do was to keep the Jackdaw at maximum speed and sail out of the port without hesitation.

In the cabin below the deck, Dufresne led everyone to repair a crack with great difficulty, but the next moment the place where the wooden planks were nailed suddenly exploded again, and the cannonballs that flew into the cabin directly flattened the nearby area. A pirate's head, before everyone had time to react, more shells tore open the cabin and seawater poured in.

Caught off guard, the pirates were all knocked around. The back of Difrena's head hit the barrel next to him and he fainted. However, the suffocation caused by drowning soon made him open his eyes again.

Mr. Quartermaster struggled to get up from the water, stretched out his hand to touch the sea water mixed with blood on his face, looked around blankly, saw broken boards floating everywhere, and saw his injured and wailing companions, until his eyes regained their sight. He moved to the large hole on his left hand side, the size of a basin that was constantly filled with water. Then he came to his senses again, shook his head, grabbed a wooden board not far away, and started repairing it again.

With Dufresne taking the lead, the sailors who were not seriously injured also took action.

They blocked the leaking holes in the shortest possible time, but the water level in the cabin did not decrease.

"There is still a hole in the stern of the ship, but that place is blocked by the fallen wine cabinet and I can't reach it with my hands." A sailor said anxiously.

"Let's all work together to move the wine cabinet." After Dufresne spoke, someone immediately helped him. However, after several people tried it, they found that the big cabinet was stuck there at an angle and could not be moved at all. At that time, the water level had reached their waists, and if the situation continued like this, the Jackdaw would be close to sinking.

"Can you saw it open?" Dufresne asked a bald pirate next to him. He was also the only genuine carpenter still sober on the ship.

"Yes, yes, but it will take a lot of time." The bald carpenter hesitated and said truthfully, "I'm afraid we don't have that long."

Just when everyone felt desperate, a childish voice suddenly sounded, "Well... maybe, I can give it a try?"