Chapter 214: Blow it up for me!
"The black flag, isn't that the pirate flag?" Zhang Da also looked up and asked, "Can you see the logo clearly?"
Rui Mengmeng picked up the telescope and took a closer look: "It's a skull with two horns and a red nose."
Speaking of red noses, Zhang Da immediately thought of the great god Buggy, but he probably doesn't hang out in the Grand Line, and Buggy's logo probably doesn't have horns.
Zhang Da also looked at Shark Chili, who shook his head. There was too little information to judge. It might also be a not-so-famous pirate group, so he had never seen any bounty information in Shampoo.
It doesn't matter if he can't tell, he shouldn't be a famous person. Zhang Da also shouted: "Prepare for battle! Non-combatants, hide!"
Altria turned the steering wheel and steered the ship towards the direction of the pirate ship.
Rui Mengmeng stared at the pirate ship and reported its direction at any time.
Ye Yan waved his hand, letting the Eight-sided Demon Banner float behind him.
Perona and Tom ran into the cabin obediently and only poked their little heads out to observe secretly.
Shark Chili said: "Why don't you let me go over and take a look? I can defeat this unknown pirate group with the Shark Giant."
"No, I still want to experience an artillery battle. We have so many shells, it would be a shame if we don't fire a few. Besides..." Zhang Da also reached out and grabbed Tom, pulling him back: "Why are you hiding here? Artilleryman Tom, get ready for battle!"
Tom quickly changed into his sailor suit, saluted, and then went to the cabin and pushed out a cannon.
"Emmm... Actually, what I want to try are the cannons on the hull." The Amber has five cannons on each side, and one in the front. Zhang Da has long wanted to test the power, and this time he has rarely encountered a suitable target.
"Then I'll go. I also want to experience this old-fashioned cannon ." Ye Yan volunteered. Such experiences are valuable materials.
"Okay, Brook, please go and be Ye Yan's technical advisor for a while." Zhang Da also thought that since Brook had been a pirate for so long, he should know how to play the cannon.
"Yo, oh, oh, happy to help." Brooke gently raised his top hat and went to the armory with Ye Yan. This guy is quite gentlemanly when he is not being mean.
The two of them, together with the flag monsters, could easily control the five cannons.
Zhang Da also climbed up the mast and entered the lookout room, took Rui Mengmeng's seat, and blew twice into the microphone to test the sound. The microphone here is connected to the loudspeakers in each cabin, so that everyone can hear in case of an emergency.
"Attention, helmsman and navigator, the enemy ship is about to enter range, seize the T-head!"
Altria asked in confusion, "T-head? What's that?"
"I didn't expect that Boss Da Ye also understood this, although he didn't use it so appropriately." Shark Chili explained: "The T-prefix refers to the fact that in a naval battle, our fleet is facing the enemy's column with the side of the entire fleet. Because most of the artillery is installed on the side of the ship, this can maximize the firepower of the ship and attack the enemy's lead ship."
"But we don't have a large fleet. Boss Tatsuya probably wants to try to aim our ship's side at their bow and occupy the horizontal position at the top of the T. But generally speaking, unless we have a big advantage in speed or the opponent is slow to react, it is difficult to achieve the desired effect."
Altria nodded: "I see. Anyway, we just need to ensure that as many gun barrels as possible on the side can be aimed at the enemy, right? But the best case scenario is that they should be aimed at the bow."
"That's it." Shark Chili affirmed.
"Then..." Altria quickly turned the steering wheel, and the Amber drew a graceful arc on the sea, perfectly aligning its left side with the bow of the pirate ship.
Rui Mengmeng was very considerate and jumped down to help adjust the sail to ensure power.
"Beautiful!" Zhang Da also praised, and immediately shouted, "Left string to meet the enemy, half volley, fire!"
The muzzle of the Amber's left gun turned, and after a moment five sparks burst out, and five round cannonballs flew out.
Shark Chili looked up and shouted, "Boss Tatsuya! Don't shout orders you don't understand! There are five cannons in total, and there are no turrets. How can you fire half a salvo!"
"Uh..." Zhang Da was also at a loss for words. He just thought this line was very cool. He said awkwardly, "Then I'll change it to, brothers, blow it up for me!"
Tom looked at his cannon and it seemed to be placed in the wrong position. He struggled to push the cannon from the starboard side to the port side and prepared to fire it, and then... the ship turned.
Five shells landed around the pirate ship, and the explosions created tall columns of water.
The pirate ship did not stand there and take the beating, but adjusted its course, so Altria also adjusted its direction.
But this put Tom in great trouble. Perhaps the cannon was not stopped steadily, and the two wheels turned backwards, crushing Tom, who had just taken out the matches, into a puddle, leaving two marks on his body.
Tom lay on the deck with a confused look on his face.
For some reason, the pirate ship on the opposite side did not fire, but instead tried to slowly approach the direction of the Amber.
Zhang Da didn't care about that and told Brooke and Ye Yan to just open fire after they finished reloading.
Bang bang bang... Another round of shelling, five shells were fired. According to Zhang Daye's visual observation, the aim was very accurate this time. With the speed of the pirate ship opposite, no matter how it turned, two or three shells could be hit.
However, just as the two shells were about to hit the hull, a pink light shot out and enveloped the three shells.
The three shells were suspended in the air as if they were paused, and only resumed their speed after the pirate ship passed by.
Shark Chili was surprised and asked, "What kind of ability is that? The shells are fixed?"
Altria denied it, "No, it's not completely frozen, it's just that its flying speed has slowed down, to a level that is difficult for ordinary people to see with their naked eyes."
This peculiar ability reminded Zhang Da of a person, the silver fox Foxy, who could emit slow-motion rays. Things that were illuminated by the rays would become extremely slow, and return to normal after a period of time.
Overall, it's a pretty funny guy who got super powerful abilities.
After another round of shooting, the shells that were originally able to hit the target were again illuminated by the slow light, and the distance between the two sides was shortened a lot. At this time, Tom, who was crushed again, finally succeeded in firing his first shell of the day.
The other side still seemed to have no intention of opening fire. Instead, one person stood at the side of the bow and picked up a megaphone, ready to shout: "Hey, listen up, people on the other side... Bang! Buzz~~"
It was Tom's shell that hit the loudspeaker, knocking over the person who was shouting as well.
"Captain!" A cry came from the pirate ship.
Zhang Da also picked up the telescope and looked at a man with a long red nose and a cracked head lying on the deck: "It's really this guy, Tom, you shot well!"
