Chapter 772: Chapter 772: Pirates

On a three-sail motor sailing boat, a dozen fishermen put down their work and raised their hands to block the sunlight in the sky, watching the Billy-class frigate more than ten kilometers away.

Because of the distance, they couldn't judge the size of the Billy-class frigate, but they could tell from the splashing water that the speed of the battleship was very fast.

The captain is an old fisherman, and his eyesight is naturally not comparable to these young fishermen, otherwise he would not have been appointed as the captain by the noble lord.

He pulled out a spotting telescope and looked at the Billy-class frigate.

Soon his mouth opened into an O shape, because he has a certain distance judgment ability.

According to preliminary estimates, the fishing boat was nearly 100 meters long, more than twice the size of the largest fishing boat of the Gwen Fishing Company.

"captain!"

While the old captain was observing the Billy-class frigate, a crew member shouted in a trembling voice.

"What's the matter?" the captain asked angrily.

"Pirates, there is a pirate ship rushing towards us."

cried the young fisherman.

When the captain Pace heard this, he shuddered and looked in the direction the young fisherman was pointing.

A pirate flag with a black skull was flying towards them.

It was a Conte warship, a general-purpose warship in the mainland, and the main warship of the navies of various countries. It has a long-standing reputation in the mainland. It generally has 4 masts, the front two masts are hung with railing sails, and the rear two masts are hung with triangular sails. The standard length is 25m-35m, the displacement is 200-500 tons, there are several long decks, and the poop is very high. The large Conte stern deck has 7 floors, a displacement of up to 1,000 tons, a draft of 8 meters, and good endurance. It has been the largest sea-going ship on the mainland for a long time.

This Conte belongs to the smallest 200-ton class, because it is small and extremely fast, it can reach a speed of 20 knots, while the fastest speed of Pace's fishing boat is only 15 knots.

"Hurry up, let go of all the fish on the boat, and throw away all the loads." Pace shouted immediately.

He ran directly to the rudder of the ship and began to turn around to escape.

Pirate attacks have always been targeted, they will not attack from behind, that would be too troublesome, time-consuming and labor-intensive.

They usually go around to attack directly in front of the target, so that the target has to turn the bow and speed up again, creating opportunities for them to quickly pull into the distance.

All the fish caught on the fishing boat were thrown into the sea, and a large amount of stored supplies were also thrown away before the fishing boat started to speed up. They were also powered by sails.

It's just that the speed difference between the two is too large.

With the speed of a fishing boat, it may take less than ten minutes to be overtaken.

Most of the pirates along the coast of Willis Province come from the southern part of the mainland, where the sea trade is developed, which naturally breeds this zero-dollar pirate industry.

It's just that because of the invasion of the Blue Star Gonza Nation, the Magic Capital has formed a large-scale cruise fleet to avoid being taken advantage of by the Gonza Nation again.

This is a pain for the pirates in the southern part of the mainland. Faced with the menacing magic capital fleet, most of them were encircled and wiped out, and many islands were also occupied, making the southern seas of the mainland more peaceful than ever.

Those pirates who escaped quickly fled to the north or east of the mainland.

The pirate ship in front of him was the defeated remnant who had just fled to the northern part of the mainland.

The captain's name is Jenny, and he is a well-known pirate leader in the southern part of the mainland. In his heyday, he owned seven or eight pirate ships.

This time, the sea area of ​​the magic capital was cleaned up, and he was defeated steadily. Only he, a fast-paced warship, escaped. The other men either fed the fish or were hanged to death at the coastal port.

They tried their best to avoid being hunted by the magic capital along the way, and their supplies were exhausted. When they first arrived, they should not have attacked fishermen in unfamiliar sea areas, but they couldn’t hold back because they lacked supplies and were unfamiliar with the sea area. Tongue came over to ask questions.

As for the Billy-class frigate dozens of miles away, they didn't take it seriously. They could resolve the battle in a few minutes, and then quickly evacuated. By the time they arrived, Jenny had already fled.

They are still very confident in the speed of their own Black Hague.

Inside the bridge, the radar controller immediately reported the news that the fishing boat was being chased by pirate ships.

"A Conte warship appeared in the southeast of our ship, suspected of being a pirate ship, chasing our fishing boat."

When Gwenaville heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, and he shouted, "Distance?"

"Sixteen nautical miles."

"Start aiming the main gun, turn the rudder to the left, and pursue at full speed." Gwenaville gave the order decisively.

Everyone looked at Aslan subconsciously. After all, he was the emperor and the supreme leader of the empire.

Aslan waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Appoint Gwenaville with full authority to deal with it, and you should cooperate fully."

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

"The main gun is aimed, and the enemy pirate ship is moving towards the target at full speed." Captain Allen calmly gave the order.

Allen is a small lord near the sea in the province of Willis. Because the territory is mainly composed of sand and gravel, it is impossible to develop agriculture. Coupled with inconvenient transportation, life has been miserable haha.

He became a follower of Gwennaville after he offered an olive branch to him, and he was also the first batch of students of the Melox Imperial Naval Academy.

The electromagnetic gun turret began to rotate the muzzle, the blue light arc kept beating, the muzzle cracked, and a shell glowing with silver light flipped rapidly under the stimulation of the arc.

"Charge complete!" shouted the gunner.

"fire!"

Gwenaville shouted in front of Allen.

Allen put away his raised hand in embarrassment.

Two cannonballs with blue light were fired at the pirate ship at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

On the pirate ship, Jenny looked at the fishing boat close at hand, and couldn't help clapping his hands. The fishing boat in front of him was well designed, and they could continue to use it with a little modification.

"Captain, that big ship is coming towards us."

shouted the watcher on the watchtower of the tallest mast of the Kante warship.

The next moment, a blue light flashed, sawdust flying in the sky, and the strong wind blew the Kangte warship violently shaking, and Jenny almost fell to the ground because of it.

When he stood up cursing, he just saw that the observation platform above his head had disappeared without a trace, the top of the huge mast was also shattered into pieces, and the huge sail was slowly falling, blocking most people's sight.

The entire pirate ship was in chaos, a scene they were all too familiar with.

"Bombardment by the Free Magic Confederates."

cried a pirate in horror.

"Turn the rudder to the right and move forward at full speed." Jenny shouted loudly after a short period of confusion.

He knew very well that the speed of the warships at sea in the capital of magic was only slightly faster than them. If they escaped now, there might be a glimmer of life.

When Jenny ran to the rudder, he saw the Billy-class frigate rushing towards them at full speed, which was far beyond his expectations.