48 Hours a Day

When the first dawn fell, the sound of the artillery also broke the calm of the sea.

The first to fire was the Spice Boat Happiness in the distance, whose last glimmer of hope was also dashed when they saw the Cold Crow rising across the street.

In order to keep the cargo as safe as possible, Happiness chose a cold-door route and did a good job of keeping the route confidential. It has been safe and sound for over a month since leaving the port. In the eyes of this pirate, the most frequent hazardous area is to be crossed. I didn't expect to end up losing money.

When the sun came up, they were finally able to see the face of the Cold Raven, and despite some psychological readiness, when it was confirmed that the ship they had been travelling with for one night was indeed a battleship, a desperate colour appeared on everyone's face.

The tragedy that took place two months ago in Charleston had spread among the colonies, with two governors and a senior naval commander dying on the same night, along with heavy shelling in Charleston City, probably the worst loss the Empire had suffered in recent years on the new continent, in addition to rumours that the Navy had lost a frigate that night, but less concerned than what had happened earlier.

Now when we see the Cold Raven in front of us, the people on the Happiness have had to think about it independently.

What's worse than meeting a bunch of pirates is meeting a bunch of pirates on a warship.

Yet the men who can eat in this area are not cowards, knowing that they are absolutely downwind on fire, but then they bow down and admit that losing is unhappy for everyone.

Not to mention the value of the cargo on board was enough to make them desperate for it once, so the twelve artillery guns on Happiness did not hesitate to attack the rushing Cold Raven.

As a result, most of the shells in the first round of attacks were empty. Only one shot flew over the side of the boat, and a new gunman next to him got nervous and couldn't ask the shadow of the black suit in the distance, "Captain, shall we fight back? ”

“Wait a minute.” Zhang Heng stared at the distant Happiness Way.

Now that the Cold Raven has just entered the range of the other party, although it is theoretically possible to fire back, the hitting rate will certainly not be too high, and the shell will not be powerful enough to take fire on the Cold Raven, so long as it is close enough to completely hit the target in a round, avoiding turning into a long chainsaw battle.

But then it would take a few waves of the other party's attacks, but with the Cold Raven strong, that's not too much trouble.

Soon after, Happiness's second wave of attacks arrived. With previous test shots, the drop point of the shell was obviously a lot more accurate. The gunner across the street should also be very experienced. Three of the shells hit the ship's starboard side, and one hit the wind sail. The sophistication was no big deal, which relieved the pirates.

But the third wave of attacks did not feel so good. At this time, the Cold Raven was not far from the Happiness. Even the person opposite could be seen. The shells dropped from the sky smashed a few holes in the deck. Another place just fell on the hull of the ship without iron chips. The sea water immediately poured into the lowest compartment. The carpenter's confession on the ship also held the tools at the first time and rushed down to repair them.

Even Billy couldn't help but look at Zhang Heng, but the latter remained silent.

Although Zhang Heng has fought many battles on the Sea Lion, this is the first time he has personally led a naval battle. It's not the same as before, when he basically just needs to protect himself, take the opportunity to solve the nearby threats, and save some of his friends in distress if he has the spare time to do so.

Apart from the situation on the ground, which required attention when seizing the Scarborough, most of the time his vision was confined to the immediate vicinity, which was similar to his mode of action in the Sufin war, but now he commands an entire ship, and what needs to be considered becomes how to win a battle at the smallest cost.

The firepower on the Cold Raven is undoubtedly much higher than the Happiness Opposite, but the level of the gunner is the opposite. This is more evident in long-range shooting, but as the distance draws closer, the accuracy gap between the two sides will narrow. After all, even the newcomer is hard to miss as long as it is close enough.

Therefore, Zhang Heng chose to rush into front of Happiness. However, when the fourth wave of attacks fell on the deck and someone began to get injured, Zhang Heng himself was also bruised by a flying piece of wood. However, he still had no expression on his face. He continued to hold the telescope and observe the movement on Happiness until he saw the gunner across the street fill the barrel quickly, preparing for the next round of firing. Zhang Heng finally issued a new order.

“Lower the sail slowly, full rudder to the right. ”

The pirates waited too long to hear that the sails on board were immediately put away at the fastest possible speed, and the Cold Raven avoided a new round of attacks by abruptly slowing down, while the hull also swayed, eventually becoming parallel to the Happiness.

Although some sailboats of this era will also be loaded with bow and stern guns, more are used only in emergency situations, and the fire output mainly relies on side guns, so the hull side to target needs to be pointed before the attack is launched, which is why Zhang Heng must have the Cold Raven sailed close enough to return fire.

Because once you're in a state of engagement, it's very difficult to adjust your distance.

The pirates had been unilaterally bombarded by Happiness's gunfire long before Zhang Hengyi ordered the gunmen to respond immediately to the fiercest fire across the street. The guns fired together. Although nearly half of the shells fell into the water, the rest caused considerable damage to Happiness.

One of the 24-pound shells was also lucky enough to hit the vice mast of Happiness, which broke down in response and directly crushed two sailors on the deck, with three artillery cannons covered by a wind sail.

After seeing the power of the cannon on the Cold Raven, the sailors of Happiness were in a panic at this time. Although some people were still trying to fight back, they were soon submerged by heavenly shells. If Zhang Heng hadn't specifically ordered the gunner on board to raise the angle, he feared that Happiness would be seriously injured after the second round of firing.

Similar to the fighting and anticipation, the opposite side, after two rounds of artillery fire, also apparently realized that further fighting was nothing more than an increase in casualties and that, although still frustrating, surrender could only be chosen at the first moment.

Zhang Heng was not as excited as the rest of the ship because he knew the next was the most dangerous moment. According to Karina's intelligence, there were 30 sailors on the Happiness and, more troublesome, a group of naval cadets hitchhiking, some 20 of them strong young men.

Together, these people have outnumbered the pirates on the Cold Raven.