Facing the Pirate Ship
Following the direction of the wind, the two ships were approaching at an extremely fast speed. The black spot at the beginning became the size of a toy car, and there was a black spot far behind. The sailor on the side handed over the monocular. Zul'ra took it and pulled it open in front of his right eye. As expected, the black spot behind was a pirate ship, and the two ships in front were seen. 😲♞ ✋♖
"It's the merchant ship of Elves." Zul'ra looked at the ships in front of him through the telescope, and his eyes moved slightly. The figures on the decks of the two ships had long pointed ears, and they were waving desperately at him, seemingly asking for help.
Just for a moment while Zul'ra watched, the fleeing merchant ship on the right seemed to have been hit by a bullet, and its sailing speed began to slow down. The remaining merchant ship had no intention of stopping at all. The sharp-eared figures on the deck of the advancing ship were looking back from time to time, with very anxious expressions on their faces.
"Zul'ra Jin, what should we do?" Khatum, who was hunched over, looked at the situation in the distance and couldn't help but ask Zul'ra.
"Have you received combat training?" Zul'ra looked at the pirate ship in the distance, glanced at the skull and crossbones flag on the mast, and asked Khatum next to him. Khatum was a Viletooth Trolls who was well versed in water and was selected as the captain of this ship. He had invited Goblins to teach the sailors naval combat.
"Yes." Khatum nodded.
"Turn around and fight the pirate ship behind." Zul'ra balanced his mind and made an instant decision. Currently, Amani has built six warships, but the sailors have never fought any battles. Maybe this is a good opportunity. There is not only one pirate ship behind, but also a Elves merchant ship was hit.
"Where are the two ships?" Khatum was a little undecided.
"The slow ship behind has been shot. He can cover us or slow down the pirate ship. Treat this as a training exercise and fight with all your strength. I will help you." Zul'ra handed the monocular to Khatum and said at the same time.
"Okay." Khatum took the monocular telescope and visually inspected the situation, moved his head quickly, and then roared at the top of his voice.
"Single the alarm, everyone, get into combat positions, get into combat positions."
Along with the roar of Khatum, the bronze bells attached to the ship were rung, and the originally crowded and chaotic Trolls sailors took action one after another. However, it seemed that this was their first time fighting at sea, so they seemed a bit chaotic.
"First mate, go distribute the weapons and bring out the arrows. Second mate, have the crossbows on both sides ready. Third mate gathers the combatants and wait on the deck. Messenger, let the snipers go to the top of the mast." Khatum looked at the chaotic personnel and started to give instructions at the top of his voice.
As Captain Trolls's orders were passed down one after another, the sailors suddenly became clear. They each went to their own positions. The crossbows on both sides of the battleship were straightened and opened, and there were sailors in the cabin holding out bundles of spears and arrows and clay pots one by one.
"Open the bow ballista, we need to deal with them for a while first." Khatum called to the messenger guarding the cabin.
"Bow ballista." The messenger issued the order, and a window in front of the battleship's bow was immediately opened, and a ballista in the bow cabin was set up by two Trolls.
"How can I help you? Captain." Zul'ra looked at the meticulous Khatum, secretly applauding in his heart and asked as he stepped forward.
"Please ask our ship to turn around quickly and avoid that ship. We will directly meet the pirate ship behind." Khatum looked at Zul'ra who came up to ask for something. His eyes were a little reserved, but he still made his request.
"Okay, Captain." Zul'ra looked at Captain Trolls who gave the order, with blue light overflowing from his eyes. He smiled ferociously and stretched out his hand to wave in the air. The atmosphere instantly filled the sails with his movements, like an invisible big hand turning the battleship around, bypassing the approaching Elves merchant ship, and facing the pirate ship behind.
"King of the Amani is watching us, and the power of Akil'zon is helping us. Brothers, listen to my orders, we will make the enemy never come back, and Amani will live forever." Khatum looked at the warship that quickly turned around with its sails inflated, and couldn't help but feel the blood welling up all over his body, and let out a loud war cry.
"..." Facing the hunchbacked captain Trolls's order, the Trolls sailors' blood surged with enthusiasm. However, they did not roar in response. Instead, they clenched the weapons in their hands and listened carefully to the captain's orders. For a moment, there was some silence on the battleship.
"That's the battleship of Trolls, Forest Trolls." The Elves people on the Elves merchant ship passing by the battleship exclaimed.
The Amani warship met the pirate ship straight ahead. The pirate ship wanted to collect its loot parked at sea, but seeing the momentum of the incoming ship, it did not dare to stop any longer. It chose to meet the pirate ship straight ahead and opened fire again as it moved in.
Amidst the approaching rumbling sound, water splashes arose from time to time on both sides of the Amani battleship, and the hull floated up and down with the undulating waves. Zul'ra couldn't help but change his expression slightly when he felt the situation, and this was especially true for the Trolls sailors, especially the combatants holding bows and spears on the deck.
"Wait to get closer, hold steady, helmsman, don't give in, go straight forward, avoid facing the other side." Khatum looked at the tall pirate ship on the opposite side and the figures on it with the binoculars, and couldn't help but let out a loud roar. Facing his words, the helmsman Trolls heard the words and forcibly calmed down, held the rudder and faced the other side. The bow of the ship was always pointed at the other side and moved straight forward.
The so-called opposite side means that two ships are running parallel and the sides of the ship are aligned. Human warships are tall and large. They are mostly equipped with artillery on the deck and sides of the ship's hull. The range and power of the artillery are not as good as the ballistae in a certain sense, but they are better than the dense firepower. If they are on the opposite side, they will definitely be beaten to pieces by the intensive firepower in the first time.
Not only was it unable to accept the opposite side, the Amani battleship could not even expose its hull to the opponent, which would give the opponent more area to hit, so it could only keep moving forward in a straight line. The pirates on the opposite side were similar. They did not want to give the opponent more surface to hit, so they only bombarded them head-on with their deck guns and rammed them head-on.
On the sea, next to the Elves merchant ship that had been hit and stopped, the Amani warship met the pirate ship head-on. After approaching fifty meters, the pirates stopped firing, and the ship's bow moved slightly to the right and accelerated. They wanted to slide away from the ship and sideways to fire at the Amani warship. However, this idea was within Khatum's expectation.
When they meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. No matter what the intentions of the pirates are, they are the first to show cowardice. The impact surface of the ship increases with the sideslip of the ship. Khatum seizes this opportunity to issue an order. In the cabin under the bow, the sailor Trolls heard the order and immediately pulled down the hanging shears with all his strength. The flaming arrows mounted on the bow window immediately flew out.
The flaming arrow dragged a straight stream of smoke and hit the exposed side of the pirates' ship. The burning arrow tip was released when it collided with the solid wood of the ship. With a loud roar, the entire pirate ship shook. A huge wound was instantly ripped out on the side of the ship, and thick smoke billowed out, which was directly ignited.