Chapter 60 Pirates
A few days later, the fleet finally arrived at the estuary of the northern part of the Lavague River.
There was a heavy rain here not long ago, and the water level of the river rose very high.
The turbid Lavag River rolled up thousands of mud and sand and rushed towards the sea in a fierce manner, almost washing a large area of sea water at the outskirts, forming a sharp contrast with the blue sea water ahead.
Warships after warship sailed toward the nearby sea, and they were not far from Lavag City.
At this moment, they were still in a carnival and seemed to think it was very easy to take down Lavague.
Perhaps it was the poor performance of the Spanish in Mingcheng's battle with the Ming army and the self-proclaimed by Ming soldiers after drinking that made these pirates believe it.
Looking at the dark warships on the sea, the pirates were full of confidence at this time.
"I don't care whoever you fights in a naval battle, my lord, if these Spaniards are ignorant, then the Blood Shark Gang is willing to fight in a land battle and will be the first to enter Rawag City."
On a lucky ship, dozens of pirate leaders were gathered together to look at the Luzon waters map, shouting carelessly.
"Go to you," the pirates present were not stupid. If the naval battle was inevitable, they would face the Spanish warships, and in comparison, the landing war would undoubtedly be much easier.
At least these pirates basically dare not face the Spanish sailing ships.
Compared with land battles, firepower from the Lavag Fort and the Flanger-man battle in the sea is a chore, and everyone does not want to take their own ships to work hard for others.
"Besides, I want to let you be the first to enter Lavague, and there are other brothers," the pirates couldn't sit still and cursed.
The leader of the Blood Shark Gang was about to refute, but Li Tianyou waved his hand.
"It doesn't matter whoever you fight this Lavague first, but we brothers will join forces in this naval battle. After all, the power of the Folang Jiren's cannon is quite powerful."
"That's, that's it," everyone agreed.
Xiao Wu didn't say anything, just stood quietly beside the ship's side.
A dark copper cannon had already lifted the cannon suit, revealing the black hole of the gun.
The city of Lavag is looming, not far away.
Xiao Wu was also excited at this time.
As a town general in Ming Zheng, he had never ruled such a huge fleet, although this fleet did not accept his dispatch.
"Mr. Xiao, since we have arrived in Lavag City, then we should prepare for the offensive immediately." Li Tianyou walked over and said with a carefree smile.
"No hurry, no hurry," Xiao Wu shook his head, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
"Why," Li Tianyou questioned in confusion, his expression a little cold and stern.
"Look, the navy of the Flangjimen did not appear, where did their warships go?"
Xiao Wu pointed to the nearby sea, and there was no Flang Jiren's warship.
"Sir, this Folang Jiren may have run away." A pirate leader came over.
"Sir, you may as well watch here. We will set out to command on our warship immediately." A large group of pirates were angry at Xiao Wu's sudden action of not wanting to fight. They got off the ship with dissatisfaction and took a small boat to ferry on his ship.
"Sir, it's a bit strange. The navy of the Flangjiren cannot leave Lavag."
He Bin also felt something was wrong at this time. According to common sense, the Flang Jiren could not give up on Lavague. So where did the Flang Jiren's warship go?
The sudden disappearance of the Folang warship
It is inevitable that these naval generals will be suspicious.
But obviously, these pirates who have been looting in the Luzon waters for many years do not have such concerns.
"Mr. Xiao, as agreed, I will help you attack Lavag, but I didn't say that I would help you destroy the Franjiren's navy." Li Tianyou showed his hideous face and pulled out the musket from his waist with one hand.
"Gangmaster Li, don't worry, after taking down Lavag as agreed, all the gold, silver and treasures in the city will belong to you. We Mingren only have the city and population." He Bin, who was beside him, hurriedly said.
A few hours later, when the Black Flag Gang leader raised a black battle flag,
The hulls of dozens of pirate ships of all sizes rose into the sky,
The rumbling cannon echoed on the sea, and the seabirds hovering in the air ran around in horror.
The pirate forces with smaller power are naturally the ones who lead the battle.
These pirates were brought by the Black Flag Gang, and at this moment they were naturally attacked by the cannon fodder at sea.
More than twenty ships of all sizes rushed towards Lavag City quickly.
Most of them are centipede boats, like Lang Ji people's oars, with sharp and wide bottoms, fast sailing, and can also be feasible against the wind and not afraid of wind and waves.
Some larger centipede ships have thousands of cannons and prepare muskets and rockets.
The high-rise lookout whistle of the Rawag City in the distance rose from the black smoke,
Fires suddenly burst out from the coastal defense turrets.
The water columns soared into the sky, and the cold waves hit the fierce pirates.
At this moment, they tried their best to shake the oars and rushed towards the shore quickly.
For them, as long as they rush to the shore, they can survive.
But it is obvious that the Spaniards' artillery was not staring at them, but the big ships behind them.
A large three-masted ship was hit by a solid bullet, and it directly cracked a ship's side.
A bronze cannon piled up here, along with more than a dozen pirates, was directly smashed to the sky.
Broken flesh and bronze fragments splashed everywhere, and rolling black smoke filled the entire sea level.
Not far away, a three-masted Haicang ship was hit and its hull shook violently.
Half of the huge mast was penetrated by the shell, and the remaining mast could not be supported and slowly fell down and smashed the other mast.
The cannons on the turrets roared, and the strong wind blew away the black smoke. The Spanish gunners on the turrets could calmly observe the pirate ship group in the distance.
Many pirate ships were hit,
Of course, the pirates were not passively beaten.
Dozens of warships of all sizes were also cruising in the nearby waters, bombarding the artillery angrily.
However, for the Spaniards who are based on land and can fire calmly,
The pirates who were cruising on the sea and firing at the distant turret were in great pain.
The hull kept shaking on the turbulent sea surface, and the shells bombarded at the turret were basically lost.
Some shells even landed straight on the pirates who were leading the pirates, which shocked the pirates to scold them.
Several large three-masted ships were already covered in scars by artillery shells from the turret and had to withdraw.
Several pirate ships that were beaten to suppress the fire were unwilling to rush towards the near distance, hoping to bombard the cannon at close range.
Who would have thought that the Spaniards didn't give them such a chance?
Before they could approach, a few shells bombarded him.
He actually sank a ship directly.
"Kill."
When the turret and the pirate ship were in a difficult situation, the pirates who were charging in the Clippers finally rushed to the beach with shells.
"Sir, the vanguard pirates have landed. The Black Flag Gang has raised flags. More than a dozen ships are loaded with good men from the Black Flag Gang. "
He Bin pointed to the second flag raised by Li Tianyou's warship not far away and said loudly.
Chapter completed!