Volume 5: The Gathering of Storms Chapter 296: Harbor Defense Battle (Part 2)
Understood……
Xu Zun thought to himself that it seemed that the original purpose of these pirates was not to destroy the warships, but to control the warships and use them for their own purposes.
However, now that they saw Xu Zun and others occupying the deck, they were unable to capture the warship, so they had to find a way to burn it!
So...
Xu Zun wondered if the pirates were also anxious. They were also worried that Daxuan's army would counterattack. Did they want to loot Yongming City and then take away the three warships?
However, time was running out and Xu Zun had no time to think.
As more and more kerosene bottles were thrown onto the deck, the air was filled with a pungent smell and a fire was about to break out.
Whoosh…
Rockets kept hitting the ship and were about to start a fire.
Huo Anu was quick-witted and quick-handed, and immediately swept the iron umbrella across to knock the rocket away.
The rocket hit the side of the ship and landed on the ground. Fortunately, the flames were extinguished, but the kerosene was almost ignited...
At this moment, Li Xing and others were slashing the gangway with swords, because many enemies were already climbing up the gangway.
As the gangway was cut off, the climbing enemy fell into the water along with the gangway, causing a large splash.
Tsk…tsk…
But as more and more rockets flew onto the deck, Huo Anu and others could no longer care, and finally a rocket ignited the kerosene on the ground.
boom……
Flames suddenly shot up into the air and burned on the deck.
"Quick, put out the fire... put out the fire..."
Hou Zhen shouted in panic, but he couldn't find anything to put out the fire.
no!
This won't work...
Xu Zun quickly thought about it and rushed to the other side of the warship and looked at the second warship.
Three warships were lined up side by side at the deep-water dock. When Xu Zun looked at the warship sandwiched in the middle, he saw the sails of the warship suddenly fall from the sky.
Crash...
The sails are lowered and fluttering in the wind!
Looking at the center of the warship, as the pirates turned the turntable, the huge anchor had already surfaced...
I click!
Xu Zun was horrified, and realized that the other two warships had already been occupied by the pirates. The pirates were weighing anchor and setting sail, preparing to drive the warships out of the dock!
boom……
At this moment, the deck where Xu Zun was located was on fire, and the fire spread rapidly, becoming increasingly out of control.
"Everyone, come here quickly and gather!" Xu Zun immediately had an idea in his mind and shouted loudly .
After hearing this, everyone gave up trying to put out the fire and came to Xu Zun.
"Which soldier just said," Xu Zun asked loudly, "that the ship has not loaded with ammunition and supplies?"
"It's me!" A soldier stood up from the crowd and answered.
"What about the other two?" Xu Zun asked hurriedly, "Are they all installed?"
"Your Excellency," the soldier replied, "the other two have been equipped with weapons and ammunition, as well as a small amount of supplies."
"Okay!" Xu Zun asked his men, "Now... we must seize the warship in the middle and cannot let it leave the dock!"
ah?
this……
Everyone looked at the warship in the middle. Although they were lined up side by side, the decks of the two ships were about ten meters apart, making it seem difficult to pass through.
"Sir," the soldier said quickly, "we do have a plank between the two ships, which is for the convenience of unloading. But..."
The soldier looked across worriedly, only to see that the deck opposite was full of pirates, and many of them were staring at him hungrily.
If we put the wooden board up now, the consequences can be imagined.
At this moment, the pirates on the opposite Warship Hill were busy opening the sails and furling the anchors, while also busy untying the ropes fixed to the dock, trying to drive the warship away.
"Master Xu," Xiao Zhennan and his wife came to Xu Zun and volunteered, "We can go over, but we need your remote support, and you need to board the ship as soon as possible!"
"Okay!" Xu Zun was considering this. Seeing that the couple had a solution, he immediately agreed and rushed to Shangguan Min and others and ordered, "Everyone, get your bows and arrows ready!"
"yes!"
While the guards were drawing their bows and arrows, Xu Zun asked the soldiers to prepare the wooden boards for the boat, and asked Zhao Yu and Ani to prepare for the charge.
call……
At this time, the warship where Xu Zun and others were located had already caught fire, and the pirates on the dock were still throwing kerosene bottles over.
The fire quickly spread to the mast and then the tightly bound sails, and it seemed that this first warship could not be saved.
Xu Zun and others were all on the other side of the ship and had already shifted their attention to the warship in the middle.
Seeing that everything was ready, Xiao Zhennan and his wife looked at each other and immediately tied the Flying Tiger Claws they carried with them to the rope.
Then, the two of them rotated the rope at the same time, using the centrifugal force of the rope to throw it towards the distant mast.
This scene seemed familiar. Xu Zun seemed to have seen it in Pirates of the Caribbean. He saw the couple hang the rope on the opposite mast, and then swing to the deck of the opposite warship like a swing.
The two men arrived suddenly, and the pirates on the deck quickly surrounded them and attacked. The guards immediately shot arrows in support, instantly knocking down many pirates.
At the same time, the soldiers set up several wooden boards and placed them on the sides of the two ships. Zhao Yu and Ani jumped onto the boards without waiting for them to be completely stable and rushed towards the opposite warship.
Immediately afterwards, the guards who had freed their hands also boarded the wooden board one by one and quickly ran towards the second warship.
As soon as Zhao Yu and Ani landed, they separated tacitly. Ani waved the Qingling sword to kill the pirates on the side of the ship, while Zhao Yu quickly grabbed the wooden board and asked the people behind him to catch up quickly.
The pirates were not fools. They quickly realized that Xu Zun and his men wanted to rob the ship, so they quickly put down their tasks and surrounded them to attack.
boom……
Someone fired a gun and hit the guard who was lying on the wooden board. The guard fell down in pain and fell into the sea.
However, the person who fired the gun was soon shot by an arrow from nowhere and died.
Soon, most of the guards had boarded the ship, leaving only the soldiers and Xu Zun on the first ship.
"Sir! You go first..." The soldier before him held the wooden board and let Xu Zun go first.
"No!" Unexpectedly, Xu Zun pulled him over and whispered orders to him.
"Ah? This...are we really going to do this?" The soldier was horrified after hearing this.
"It's extremely urgent. We have no choice but to do this!" Xu Zun said fiercely, "Otherwise, we wouldn't have to risk our lives to rescue you!"
"Yes! Yes... I understand..." The soldier understood Xu Zun's meaning, and immediately waved his hand, leading his comrades to cross the bridge.
Since there was more than one wooden board, Xu Zun did not lean on the last one. He and Ku Niang immediately climbed onto another board and prepared to cross the bridge.
boom……
At this moment, the first warship was already engulfed in flames. The flames had already engulfed the secondary mast and sails, and the main mast was also half burned.
The entire deck of the warship was a sea of fire. Due to the burning and falling of ropes, one of the masts and the sail fell down, hitting the wooden board where Xu Zun and Ku Niang were.
Squeak...
The mast made a heavy muffled sound and hit Xu Zun and the other man directly on the head.
I am...
Xu Zun looked back and didn't expect that he was so unlucky.
"Sir! No..." When Ani saw the mast falling down, she was so anxious that she didn't know what to do. The raw water could not quench her thirst.
Seeing this, Han Feier, who was fighting fiercely with the pirates, immediately grabbed the rope he had used to board the ship and wanted to throw it to Xu Zun so that they could grab the rope and escape.
However, as soon as she grabbed the rope, someone opened fire from behind.
The gunpowder bomb hit Han Feier's back, and the rope did not swing to the designated position due to the pain...
It happened in a flash. Seeing the huge mast about to fall, Xu Zun made up his mind and prepared to jump into the sea with Ku Niang in his arms.
Xu Zun knew that if he jumped into the sea, he might have a chance of survival, but if he waited on the wooden board and was smashed, he would surely die.
However, just as he stretched out his hand, Ku Niang hugged him first!
Then, Ku Niang pushed hard on the wooden board and took Xu Zun into the air...
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