Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 403: Risk Agent, Battleship Combat

As the storm intensified, huge waves in the Storm Ocean gradually piled up into endless hills on the ocean surface.

Huge waves broke over the crests, and the white foam was rolled into strips by the sea breeze, like countless white snakes surging on the crests of the waves.

"Wind due north, force seven, 32 knots, starboard tack - sail close to the wind! T-sign."

"Port tack-tack! Tack the T."

The moment they saw each other, Byron and Pizarro gave the same order at the same time.

The two warships, like graceful dancers dancing facing each other, one in the east and the other in the west, began to sail against the wind in the big waves at the same time, preparing to seize the upper hand as soon as possible.

[Golden Deer] The layout of the cross-sail and fore-and-aft sails of the ketch makes it much more efficient than a full-rigged cross-sail when sailing in a zigzag wind.

The Thirteen Warriors, with a full square sail configuration, had a windward angle of nearly 60°.

The Golden Deer, with its mixed sail configuration, a huge longitudinal sail and three lifting sails, has a windward angle of less than 30°.

This is not to mention that the figurehead South Wind Girl has the ability to distort the wind direction by 30°: the wind conductor.

Anyone who has roughly studied the Pythagorean theorem will know how despairing the efficiency gap between the two sides in gaining the upper hand is.

It can be said that in the gust-of-wind track, even without the extraordinary effects of "the world's fastest ship" and "the fastest ship in the world", the Tudor hybrid sailing ship [Golden Deer] is still the dominant king!
Although the Thirteen Warriors was further north and closer to the wind, it was soon overtaken by the Golden Deer.

"Hairmaster, furl the mainsail!"

"As you command. Furl the mainsail and prepare for battle."

The mainsail is the sail on the mast that is closest to the deck. In naval battles, it not only hinders combat but is also most likely to be ignited by artillery fire. Therefore, the mainsail must be furled before engaging in combat.

As the distance got closer, they could see each other's appearance.

The image of Byron Tudor as the "Lord of Heaven" of the indigenous youth was only shown to Prince Atahualpa. In the eyes of others, he was still Byron Tudor after the "Cognitive Correction".

"The Kingdom of Castile, Francisco Pizarro, the Plunderer, prepare for the end."

"Hattings Kingdom, [Sea Hunter] Byron Tudor, you are great! The scavenging hyena that followed Castile to pick up meat dared to bare its teeth at the lion."

crackling
The eyes of the two captains and mid-sequence transcendents met, and there seemed to be flashes of lightning in the air amidst the heavy rain.

"Assemble solid shells for the guns on the port side and prepare for double-shot firing. Follow my instructions."

Byron held the steering wheel, and extended the extraordinary control of [Divine Vision] to the entire ship through the extraordinary ability of [Storm Admiral], turning every part of the Golden Deer into his eyes, ears, hands, and feet.
Transcending the "Great Ship Saint" who was originally only able to use a sword technique of falling from the sky, he gradually began to reach the state of "unity of man and ship", a state that was not a ship spirit but close to it.

He went all out right from the start.

His initiative to challenge the Castile adventure ship this time was not just a whim, but a tacit understanding between adventurers from various countries.

The national strategies of various countries have always been clear.

The Castilians were always thinking about driving everyone out of the country and monopolizing all the benefits.

There are countless internal and external tactics used in building the Great Wall on the Sea, blocking shipping routes, setting up checkpoints to collect taxes, conquering indigenous empires, spreading plague on a large scale, and fighting for religious rights.

Although this idea continued to advance with the Age of Exploration and countries gained more and more opportunities and resources, it seems to have become increasingly difficult to achieve.

But the direction of action has not changed. Whenever there is an opportunity, other countries will be ruthlessly kicked out.

The same is true for other countries. The invisible anti-Castilian alliance has always existed, and whenever there is an opportunity, they will definitely take advantage of the Castilians who love to eat alone.

Although it is like cutting meat with a slow knife, as long as everyone works together, there will always be a day when you can take down the boss and take the position.

It’s also because Castile is too domineering. The word “win-win cooperation” has never appeared in its dictionary.

Byron's action of kicking the man when he's down is so politically correct!
He still lacks in hard power.

Even though he had secretly built the Vanguard Colonial Trading Company's privateering fleet, used the Blue Dragon King to control the Ghost Fleet, and laid a solid foundation for the two indigenous empires with a population of tens of millions.

But the development time is too short and it is still not enough compared to those old national forces.

Since his strength is not good enough and he cannot stand on his own for the time being, he can only play both sides and improve his strength silently.

With his current abilities, he can certainly hold back the Castilians.

It is difficult to do good things, but it is easy to do bad things.

Especially when he realized that Inti, the [Sun God] who ruled the Sun Empire and intimidated the old gods' clans on the East Coast, might be more than just a fifth-level [false god].

Byron immediately changed the established combat strategy and returned to the route before conquering the Azik and Taya Empires.

——Seek partners, cultivate agents, carefully maintain balance in the cracks surrounded by big sharks, and then absorb nutrients bit by bit to strengthen yourself.

This is one of Byron's best skills.

[Shenjian]'s full vision swept over the native prince who stopped the car to watch the battle in the sky, and nodded silently in his heart:

"Prince Atahualpa, the heir to the Empire of the Sun, is obviously a very suitable candidate.

The rough colonial 1.0 model of the Kingdom of Castile is no longer suitable for this era that has changed yet not completely changed.

I approached him as his 'northern relative', the Emperor of the Holy Golden Empire. The best outcome would be that I could support him in the subsequent race for the throne, and at worst I could use him as a springboard to find a suitable agent.

In the future, perhaps we will be able to reach close cooperation with the new king and unite the Golden Empire and the Sun Empire into an indigenous empire alliance that can move freely.

Even when facing the colonial powers of the Old World, those unknown clans on the East Coast are a force that cannot be ignored.

From then on, the two indigenous families cooperated for mutual benefit, and no one dared to speak loudly to us anymore.

In the subsequent development of the southern continent, I will eat up the previous one and then the next one, eat up the "fellow villagers" and then the "fellow tribesmen", and I will never lose money."

“Of course, the plan is good, but it may succeed or fail in the end. After all, is there any business in the world that only makes money and never loses money?
But judging from the prince's series of performances, he is at least much more honest and civilized than the colonists who came from afar.

The Castilian ship, the Thirteen Warriors, which almost killed Atahualpa, is the target for me to show my strength to future allies.

You just have bad luck."

This was the first time that the new Golden Deer encountered a one-on-one battle with evenly matched warships since its launch.

If this opponent, who should have been evenly matched with him, had not been beaten half to death beforehand, Byron would definitely not have challenged him in a one-on-one duel.

Pizarro on the opposite side didn't think there was anything wrong with Byron taking advantage of his misfortune.

"It's the Golden Deer and Saint Byron that just made a splash in the Nightmare Triangle according to the intelligence.

He just occupied the whaling grounds for a few days and he suddenly comes to the West Coast to compete with us for territory. Doesn’t this guy know how to take a rest?

A privateering captain who came from a commoner background really worked hard for the Kingdom of Hastings.

Does Edward IV know that you work so hard?
One is busy having children with the most beautiful woman in the Channel Islands, and the other is going through life and death overseas. You should take the throne, idiot!"

He didn't even ask why the other party was attacking him, and he immediately made an attacking gesture, not even caring about the sun chariots above his head.

After all, if any of the fourth-level people from the five major maritime powers were here, they would make the same choice as the other party without hesitation.

Even if he himself encountered a damaged adventure ship from another country, he would immediately give it a good beating.

But understanding does not mean that you can accept it calmly.

His face looked as calm as an old sea dog, but he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

If he faces the natives who have never fought against the extraordinary people of the Ladder of Glory sequence, he might be able to escape unexpectedly, but he might not be so lucky if he meets other colonists who know him well.

The two ships continued to approach.

Due to the impressive speed of sailing warships, naval battles of this era often began with the discovery of the target, the chef would start cooking, and after the meal would take a short rest before the formal battle began.

The two warships, one was 60° north-east and the other was 30° north-west. After a long run, they were exactly perpendicular when they met. With the priority of seeing the faster ship, the Golden Deer was the first to seize the opponent's "T" head.

At this moment, the roar of wind, waves, heavy rain, and tides all quickly faded away, and the two warships only had each other in their eyes.

All the onlookers swallowed subconsciously.

"Gudong."

Byron, who had already merged with the Golden Deer, seized the opportunity decisively. His aura burst forth, and his astral body traveled out and possessed the battleship:
"Storm weapon enchants! Increase the range of the artillery! Order the storm spirits! Each artillery group adjust the firing angle and fire!"

boom! boom! boom! boom!
When the Golden Hind passed the bow of the enemy warship, the 18-pound and 32-pound carronades arranged on the side fired in turn.

Cannon flames flashed in the heavy rain. The shells enchanted by the storm carried huge kinetic energy and fierce spiral airflows, tearing white water lines in the rain and landing accurately on the bow of the Thirteen Warriors.

The speed bumps activated by the [One-third Times Slowdown Pocket Watch] and the water curtain opened by the [Agate Jellyfish] had already suffered severe damage from a round of fourth-order mythical creature [Son of the Sun] and had not yet recovered.

Now there came another wave of bombardment that was no less powerful than the meteor shower, and finally they could no longer hold on.

When it blocked the fourth shot, it exploded in mid-air, and the following shells penetrated the weak forecastle that was not well protected by the hull.

After the deck was flattened, the Golden Deer was much shorter than other galleons.

After breaking through the defense, it immediately screamed and bounced, crushing the Castilian colonists who had already suffered heavy losses along the entire line into a bloody mist.

The Thirteen Warriors only had two 6-pound cannons mounted on the forecastle that could fire back, and their lethality was minimal.

However, the long-range attacks launched by several strange-looking treasure elves caused them some trouble, but most of them were blocked by the torrent of water rings summoned by Xiao Wo.

Even if there are a few omissions, the double-digit mid-sequence extraordinary people on the ship can handle it with ease.

After the eleven guns on one side had finished firing, the Golden Deer successfully reached the windward position, and after turning into the wind, it was almost parallel to the enemy ship.

"Assemble the guns, change the chain shells, raise the firing angle! Fire!"

The two warships were only a few hundred meters apart and were heading towards each other at close range. They issued the order to open fire at the same time.

Dozens of orange-yellow flames suddenly illuminated the dark sea.

Large clouds of white smoke rose up, and were blown onto the face of the leeward Thirteen Warriors by the wind. For a moment, even the heavy rain could not extinguish it.

The Golden Deer's artillery fire was significantly faster, more frequent and more accurate.

Boom!

A spherical projectile hit the outer hull of the Thirteen Warriors, instantly generating a high-speed shock wave at the point of impact. In the blink of an eye, it spread to the joints of the layers of oak hull and reflected back again.

The shock wave propagates at an extremely fast speed, and when the reflected wave hits the spherical projectile again, the projectile is immediately deformed and torn.

This happened repeatedly, and in the blink of an eye, a large number of irregularly shaped deadly fragments collapsed in the cabin on the back of the hull and flew in all directions.

There were both wood chips and shrapnel, but they were equally deadly.

"Ah ah ah ah ah"

The nearby gunners were shot to pieces on the spot, and their tragic cries made even the battle-hardened companions around them tremble with fear.

There were sailors who were cut in half by broken wood and crawled miserably on the ground, leaving large stains of blood.

However, his companions immediately shot him again, relieved his pain, and threw him out of the gun port. This was a standard operation during wartime to prevent the corpse from interfering with the firing of the gun.

"Fight back, fight back!"

The Thirteen Warriors is also a rare warship, and its shells are equally fierce and powerful.

But even if a shell fell on the relic battleship Golden Deer with the [Timeless] effect, it would be no different from hitting an armored car.

Even if fragments were produced, they would not be fatal to the crew members who were holding on to the [Cursed Gold Coin of Azik] and transformed into the living dead "Deathwing".

Unknowingly, they have grown to where they are now.

Even when fighting against a strange warship commanded by a fourth-level extraordinary being, it is possible to achieve almost zero casualties.

At the same time, the exclusive BGM "Katyusha" belonging to Byron, a patient with "lack of firepower fear", sounded melodiously.

The sound of violins and sweet female voices echoed throughout the battlefield.

The intensity of the battleship salvo, which was already sharp enough, increased again.

Woo woo woo.
The shrill whimpering of the shells made people's scalps numb instantly.

"The reloading efficiency and firepower density of our own artillery shells are increased by 50%. All artillery shells have tracer effects and organ sound effects. When hitting the target, there is a 5% chance that the kinetic energy will be converted into heat energy and cause an explosion.

Increases enemy shock and morale collapse rate by 50%!"

The next moment, a chain bomb composed of iron chains and cannonballs exploded after cutting off the opponent's mainmast, and the whistling hot wind blew away all the nearby crew members.

Before it even fell, it was torn into a sack by the shrapnel.

They turned the ordinary solid bullets into shrapnel bullets with amazing power.

"Oh no! Carpenter, damage control team, hurry up."

The Thirteen Warriors was already in the downwind wake of the Golden Deer and had a serious lack of maneuverability. At this moment, with the mainmast destroyed, its maneuverability dropped again.

He instantly became a living target for the Golden Deer.

Even though some people were still calling carpenters to repair the ship, the experienced old sea dogs were all shocked, knowing that the enemy would not give them any more chances, and they all looked desperate:
"The Thirteen Warriors are finished!"

(End of this chapter)