Volume 5: The Gathering of Storms Chapter 297: Harbor Defense (Part 2)
Just as Ku Niang and Xu Zun jumped up, the huge mast with blazing flames had already fallen down with a rumble, knocking down the wooden board they were standing on, and it fell directly into the sea...
Since Ku Niang jumped up midway, no matter how amazing her jumping ability was, it was impossible for her to jump onto the side of the boat.
The two men drew a parabola in the air and crashed into the side of the warship.
As a result, something unbelievable happened to everyone. When Ku Niang and Xu Zun were about to hit the side of the ship, Ku Niang spread out her five fingers and struck out with one palm. Her five fingers actually penetrated the wooden board of the side of the ship, causing the two of them to hang on the side of the ship!!!
Due to the great impact, Ku Niang's veil fell off, revealing her true face.
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze. No one had ever seen such a heaven-shattering scene.
The side of the ship was made of hard wood. Even if you used a hammer, it would not be possible to wedge it into the side of the ship, let alone using human fingers!
This...is this still a human being?
"No... No way..." Han Fei'er was even more shocked, looking at the bitter mother below and muttering to herself, "Is this girl the descendant of the Blood Demon Sect?"
"Mao Jifang's disciple?" Xiao Zhennan was also stunned and shocked once again.
The couple had been traveling the world for decades and had seen many masters, but this was the first time they had seen something so outrageous.
What's more, she is a young girl?
However, while everyone was shocked, the pirates were completely unaware and attacked the couple again.
The couple no longer cared about the shock in their hearts and quickly wielded their weapons to meet the enemy...
"quick!"
Zhao Yu, Ani and others finally reacted and quickly found a rope to descend and pull Ku Niang and Xu Zun to the deck.
As a result, except for Hou Zhen and Li Xing, all the other guards involuntarily took a step back, as if they were frightened by Ku Niang's powerful aura.
At this moment, the pirates had already lowered the sails, collected the anchors, and cut the ropes that tied the ship, and the huge warship was gradually sailing away from the dock.
However, with no one at the helm, the bow of the warship tilted outward and crashed into the first warship that was on fire nearby.
As the ship shook, everyone came back to their senses from the shock and hurried to clear out the few remaining pirates on the deck.
Even at this time, Xu Zun did not forget to remind everyone: "Leave a few alive, I will ask you questions later!"
The guards took the order and immediately rushed towards the pirates.
There were not many pirates left on the deck. Seeing that the situation was hopeless , some of them simply turned around and jumped off the side of the ship into the sea.
"Who can steer the boat?" Xu Zun asked loudly, "Go and take the helm, and sail out of the harbor as soon as possible!"
"I'll do it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Zhennan rushed to the bow and went straight to the steering wheel.
This man has been traveling across the East China Sea for many years, so naturally he has skilled driving skills.
Seeing someone going to steer the ship, Xu Zun finally had time to go to the outside of the deck of the second warship.
To the south of the second warship, there is a third warship.
Since the third warship was located further outward, its deck had already been occupied by pirates.
But for some unknown reason, although the third warship had lowered its sails and cut its ropes, something happened to the anchor and it was never raised.
But I saw more than a dozen pirates gathered at the anchor capstan, seemingly discussing countermeasures, as if the capstan was stuck by something.
"Sir," Zhao Yu saw something in Xu Zun's eyes and asked, "Should we seize that one as well?
"We...we don't seem to have enough manpower!"
While Zhao Yu was speaking, he noticed countless sampans paddling across the sea below, all of which were filled with pirates holding kerosene bottles.
"Anuche!" Huo Anu was anxious, "Are you going to destroy this ship as well?"
"My lord... my lord, something bad has happened, something bad has happened!" Suddenly, Li Xing ran over in a hurry and pointed at the deck of the third warship and said, "Look, look quickly!"
Everyone looked up and saw that the pirates on the third warship were loading ammunition into the cannons!
Some people lit torches, ready to ignite the cannon fuse!
Oops!
Everyone was horrified. It was obvious that the pirates were going to use cannons to attack the warship they were on!
At such a close distance, the sound of the cannon would be no less than a catastrophic disaster, and everyone's heart was in their throat.
Shangguan Min raised his bow and aimed, but found that the two warships were too far apart and out of shooting range.
"Hurry!" Zhao Yu was the first to react, "The only thing we can do now is to get the boat out!"
"Wrong!" Xu Zun smiled coldly and said to everyone, "Stand firm, don't fall down!"
"What?" Everyone was puzzled, wondering why Xu Zun said such words at such a life-and-death moment?
However, the next second, they finally understood.
As several huge explosions came from under their feet, everyone was shaken and almost fell down.
In an instant, several shells fired from the side of the ship under their feet and hit the third warship in the distance!
boom……
In an instant, a huge roar was heard on the sea, and one side of the hull of the third warship hit by the shell exploded suddenly.
Wood chips flew everywhere, flames shot up into the sky, and the soldiers who were about to fire on the deck were blown to pieces, with bodies flying everywhere...
Zhao Yu climbed up from the deck and ran to the side of the boat to watch, only then did he understand what had happened.
It turned out that the warships they were on were equipped with cannons on the sides of the ships. The muzzles were usually hidden in the sides of the ships. During battle, when the windows were opened, they could fire directly at the enemy ships.
Xu Zun had already discovered this just now and was mentally prepared to sink the third warship.
This was because the third warship was also already fully loaded with ammunition and weapons. If it were driven out of the dock by the pirates, it would also cause endless trouble.
So, since they couldn't snatch it away, they might as well blow it up with cannons to prevent it from being used by the enemy.
Zhao Yu looked down and saw that there were three rows of gun muzzles, but only one layer was open at the moment.
But there were flashes of fire from several cannons, apparently their fuses had been lit again.
boom……
The shells were fired again, all hitting the third warship accurately.
Soon, the hull of the third warship collapsed, the mast fell down, and it was completely destroyed. The pirates on board were also killed in the sea of fire.
At the same time, under the helm of Xiao Zhennan, the second warship of Xu Zun and others had sailed out of the harbor, and taking advantage of the low tide, it accelerated towards the depths of the sea!
The pirates who were paddling in their sampans and preparing to throw kerosene bottles at the warships were immediately knocked over by the huge warships and rolled into the water like dumplings.
The guards on the deck did not dare to relax. They used bows and arrows to shoot at the sampans, killing the pirates on the sampans one after another.
Although the pirates were numerous and threw up some kerosene bottles, they no longer posed any threat.
When the warship was completely out of the harbor, everyone on board finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking back, I saw that the entire naval dock was engulfed in flames. In the light of the fire, countless pirates could be seen fleeing in all directions.
Looking further away, I saw that the Yongming Water City in the distance had been devoured by the pirates, and fires were burning everywhere. I wonder how many civilians will die in this catastrophe...
"Sir," Zhao Yu came up to Xu Zun and asked, "What should we do now? Where should we go?"
"Sir," the soldier ran over and suggested to Xu Zun, "One hundred miles south of here is Huanglong Port in Wuzhou. There are soldiers there. Let's go and ask for help!"
"Humph!" Xu Zun snorted coldly, and said, "I don't like to hold grudges overnight, it's better to take revenge now!"
"Ah? You..." Zhao Yu immediately understood what Xu Zun meant and his expression was very surprised.
"You wouldn't..." Huo Anu reacted quickly and immediately looked towards the sea in the distance, "Is there a huge disparity in strength?"
"The strength disparity is huge," Xu Zun sneered, "If the strength disparity is huge, they wouldn't have to go to so much trouble to rob the warships!"
"Yes, sir, you are absolutely right!" Suddenly, Xiao Zhennan, who was standing at the bow steering the ship, raised his head and praised, "There is no better time than now!"
"Okay!" With Xiao Zhennan's affirmation, Xu Zun became more confident. He pointed to the little flames on the sea in the distance and said, "Let's kill them now and make sure those who dare to invade my Daxuan never come back!!!"
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