Chapter 233 Listen to My Orders

"Hold on! Stay at your post!!" Billy ran back and forth on the deck and shouted, "Where's the ammunition? When will the next batch of ammunition be delivered?"

"On the way, arriving soon, Mr. Billy." A short sailor ran over sweating profusely while dragging two boxes of ammunition.

"Mr. Billy, two more cannons were destroyed and three gunners were injured." Someone else reported.

"Have backup personnel step up immediately."

As soon as Billy finished speaking, less than half a meter away from him, a cannonball penetrated the hull of the ship and hit the short sailor who sent the cannonball. The latter's arm was completely shattered and he fell to the ground screaming in pain. Wail.

"Send him to Vincent, quickly! The others continue to fire."

Hearing this, someone immediately dragged the injured person down, but the people nearby seemed to have been used to this scene for a long time. No one was distracted by this. Most of the Jackdaws recruited experienced sailors, and in recent times, they He has been fighting almost all the time, and even the rookies have now matured.

"Damn it, their artillery is more powerful than ours. It would be great if those 24-pound cannons were still there." A gunner wiped the blood on his face and said unwillingly.

"Work harder, kill them and get the gold back!"

The busiest person on board the Jackdaw right now is the ship's doctor Vincent. The young ship's doctor who once dreamed of becoming a botanist has now fully stepped into his role. The ship's infirmary is full of injured people. , there were not enough beds for a long time, there were people lying on the table and on the floor, and blood was flowing everywhere.

Fortunately, Vincent was prepared and scattered the fine sand collected from the beach on the ground, which solved the problem of slippery soles. As soon as he finished dealing with a pirate who was shot in the buttocks, he saw a short sailor with an injured arm being carried in. After a brief inspection, Vincent found that the bones of the opponent's arm had been completely shattered, so amputation was the only option. .

He took out a piece of wood for the latter to bite, and then asked someone to hold down the injured sailor's hands and feet. Vincent himself took out a saw for sawing wood. Just as he was about to start, he remembered Zhang Heng's instructions. The wood was sawn and roasted over a candle.

Taking advantage of this time, he removed the wooden plank and made the injured sailor drink a few sips of rum. Then he raised the wood saw and said, "I'll do it when I'm ready."

The countermeasures discussed by Zhang Heng, Billy and others worked. The Musketeers that Walden had always relied on failed to play a sufficient role this time. Instead, they were suppressed by the people of the Jackdaw. Walden is now in I couldn't even lift my head from the boat.

But he still looked calm. Even though the casualties of the musketeers had exceeded half, he never gave the order to retreat, because the Kent had always had the upper hand in the artillery fire.

This has nothing to do with courage or the skill of the gunner. It is purely a gap in firepower. The Jackdaw and the Kent are the same model of warships with similar firepower configurations. However, due to lack of ammunition, Zhang Heng had no choice but to use the 24-pounder on the ship. The gun was replaced with a 12-pounder gun, which made it different from the Kent.

In fact, the performance of the gunners on the Jackdaw has far exceeded Walden's expectations, even compared with the well-trained Royal Navy.

"We will not be able to hold on if this continues." Billy found Zhang Heng on the deck and said worriedly.

The latter killed another musketeer in red shirt, looked at Anne, "Get ready to implement the backup plan."

"Is this... possible?" Billy was still a little doubtful.

"We have killed two-thirds of the Musketeers. The chance of success is still very high, but I need someone to cover me." Zhang Heng said.

"Is six people enough?"

"Two are enough, more is useless." Zhang Heng said as he sent someone to the captain's cabin to take out his weapon bag. There were four rifled guns in it. Since the rifled gun he got from Barr After playing an important role in snatching the Scarbury, Zhang Heng realized the strategic value of rifled guns. However, he was still under Blackbeard at that time and was not in a hurry to acquire two more guns. It was not until this time that he went to sea. I just bought three more from arms dealers.

This time it finally came in handy.

Zhang Heng bent down to the side of the ship and set up one of them. At such a distance, he actually had good accuracy with a musket, but if he wanted to hit the target with perfect accuracy, a rifled gun was undoubtedly more reliable. He aimed at the rudder and was steering the ship. The sailor said, "Follow my orders and move closer to the Kent."

The actions of the Jackdaw were not hidden from Walden's eyes. Although he was not afraid of the boarding battle, he had no reason to give up the advantage he had finally gained, so he ordered the helmsman to follow suit and turn the helm.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the helmsman fell to the ground.

Walden frowned, but he didn't pay much attention to it. This kind of accident could happen at any time in battle. First mate Chris immediately arranged for a replacement, but the guy just took over the rudder, and then He also followed in the footsteps of the unlucky man before.

"Captain, someone is targeting our sailors at the helm!" Chris was shocked and angry.

Walden snorted coldly, "What are you afraid of? There is definitely only one person on the other side. Use a human wall to block the front. As long as we hold on for a while, we can sink them."

After receiving the order, Chris immediately named a few sailors around him. The faces of those whose names were called didn't look good, but they had been following Walden for quite some time and knew what would happen if they disobeyed the latter's orders. To put it bluntly, Being a human wall will not necessarily lead to death, but if you run away at this time, the end will definitely be worse than being a human wall.

So they still bravely surrounded the rudder and the third sailor who went to take the helm. However, this time Zhang Heng first killed the guy who was making a human wall outside, and then beat the guy inside as fast as possible. sailor.

The opponent's amazing marksmanship scared everyone. Chris urged for a long time, but the fourth sailor kept dawdling in place.

However, Zhang Heng's position on the other side was also exposed, and he was covered by fierce fire. A sailor responsible for covering him and a sailor filling his ammunition were both shot, but he had bought enough time for the Jackdaw. , the distance between the two ships was less than ten meters.

Zhang Heng also took advantage of the chaos and moved to another place. He continued to harass the other side with his reloaded rifle until the two ships were almost completely close to each other. Anne and others used claw hooks to hook the side of the opposite ship and set up the ship. He climbed onto the gangplank and led the vanguard to the opposite deck despite the hail of bullets.