Chapter 3714
Chapter 3714
Chapter 3714
The sea breeze, carrying a salty and humid air, blew across the beach of Fubo Port, which was about to become a battlefield.
A group of pirates were shouting and launching a crazy charge towards the Hai Han camp.
Most of them were dressed in tattered coarse cloth, without any decent armor, and their faces were full of ferocity and fanaticism.
The soldiers of the Hai Han army lined up to fight behind their sandbag shelters. They had stern expressions and the rifles in their hands flashed a cold metallic luster in the sun.
As a sharp whistle sounded as a signal to open fire, a row of flames burst out from the Hai Han formation in an instant.
Dozens of pirates who were at the front were instantly enveloped by the dense rain of bullets. The pirates had no time to react at all. If they were hit by the small lead bullets, they would either die or be crippled.
Some pirates were shot in the chest and flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, blood gushing out from the wounds on their chests, forming a tragic arc of blood under the sunlight; some were shot in the legs and fell directly on the scorching beach, covering the wounds tightly with their hands, struggling in pain, and emitting heart-wrenching screams; others were hit in the head and fell straight down without even a groan, raising a cloud of dust.
After this round of volleys, more than half of the dozens of pirates in the front row fell down in an instant. The beach was instantly filled with corpses lying all over the place. The blood quickly spread on the sand, dyeing the originally golden sand dark red, like a strange sea of blood.
However, these pirates seemed to be driven by some crazy obsession. They were either blinded by the frenzy of the battle and completely unaware of the severity of the situation; or they really put life and death aside and were not afraid of death.
Seeing their companions in front falling one after another, the people behind not only showed no intention of retreating, but instead rushed forward even more frantically.
They shouted unclear slogans and waved their scimitars and spears, their eyes full of ferocity and determination, as if they could break through the seemingly weak defense line of the Hai Han army with this blind courage.
In the eyes of these pirates, this place didn't even have a decent city wall. They could see the Hai Han camp not far away at a glance, and even clearly see the few enemies hiding behind sandbag bunkers. How could such a line of defense possibly stop a charge from such a large number of people?
They felt that although the enemy's musket had some deterrent effect at a long distance, as long as they could rush over and engage in close combat, the musket would be nothing more than a useless fire stick.
Unfortunately, they seriously underestimated the threat of death that this seemingly short distance contained. Every step forward was met with a denser rain of bullets.
The Hai Han army was well-trained and could load ammunition and shoot in one go. The rounds of salvos after rounds made it impossible for the pirates to get close.
The injured pirates who fell to the ground were ruthlessly trampled by their companions who rushed up later. They shouted in despair, but were soon drowned out by the noisy shouts and cries of killing.
Finally, some pirates began to realize that this charge was undoubtedly a waste of life. However, at this time, there were at least hundreds of pirates lying in front of the battle line. When they wanted to retreat, they were horrified to find that their retreat had been cut off.
Just behind them on the sea, the Hai Han fleet appeared quietly like a ghost, and one of the huge warships was particularly eye-catching.
It is like a towering fortress on the sea, with its towering masts reaching into the sky and its huge sails rustling in the sea breeze. The hull of the warship is engraved with exquisite patterns, showing its extraordinaryness.
The pirates with good eyesight could even clearly see the black muzzle of the warship, which was already aimed at the pirate ship anchored near the coast. Before the pirates had time to recover from the shock and make a decision whether to fight or flee, the Hai Han warship took the lead in launching an attack.
With a dull but shocking cannon shot, a cannonball whizzed like a meteor towards the pirate ship on the shore.
After a loud bang, a smaller pirate ship was directly hit. In an instant, the hull seemed to be torn apart by an invisible giant hand and was instantly blown to pieces.
The fragments of the ship's hull flew everywhere, like sharp hidden weapons, shooting at the surrounding pirates and ships. Before the pirates on the ship could even scream, they were swallowed by the air waves generated by the explosion, and their limbs and arms flew all over the sky in the flames. The scene was extremely tragic.
A slightly larger pirate ship might be able to withstand a few more shellings, but at this point most of the people on board had already gone ashore to join the battle, leaving only a few on board. In such a hurry, they could neither organize an effective counterattack nor sail away from the dangerous battlefield, so they could only helplessly bear the constant incoming shells.
Each bombardment caused the pirate ship to shake violently, the planks of the hull broke, and the seawater rushed into the cabin. The crew ran around on the deck in panic, trying to plug the holes, but to no avail.
When the pirates found that their retreat route had been completely cut off, they immediately became confused, like a hornet's nest blown up.
Some people, with red eyes, wanted to concentrate their forces to attack the Hai Han camp on the shore first. They felt that as long as they took the camp, they might still have a chance of survival. Others were filled with fear and just wanted to get out of the battle as soon as possible, because they had clearly realized that they had stepped into a trap carefully set by the other party, and they would surely die if they did not escape.
But where could they run to? The area around Fubo Port was a desert with no human habitation for dozens of miles. The scorching sun was baking the desert mercilessly, and the sand was as hot as a branding iron.
If you don't bring enough supplies, stepping into this desert is equivalent to stepping into the abyss of death. It is easy to get in but difficult to get out, and you may lose your life in this vast sea of sand.
Once the war situation becomes unfavorable, non-professional armed groups like pirates will easily lose their morale. Moreover, before today's battle, they have been defeated twice by the defenders here.
Although they gathered more troops to attack this time, it was obvious that the opponent was well prepared. The military advantage they had expected did not turn into an opportunity for victory. Instead, they were attacked by the opponent from both land and sea, and the situation quickly turned into a losing situation.
Under the fierce attack from both sea and land by the Hai Han army, the pirates did not hold out for long and soon collapsed across the board.
Some people fled frantically towards the nearby desert, their figures looking extremely small and desperate on the scorching sand.
Others completely lost their will to fight and chose to surrender. They threw away their weapons, knelt on the ground trembling, held their heads in their hands, and their eyes were filled with fear and regret.
There were still a few who tried to put up a last-ditch effort, but it was a futile resistance. The Hai Han army quickly attacked and killed these stubborn pirates one by one with a thunderous force.
The entire battle lasted only about half an hour, but for the pirates, it was like a long nightmare.
None of the pirate ships docked near Fubo Harbor were able to escape, and at least half of them were directly destroyed by the Hai Han fleet's artillery fire. The broken wreckage of the ships floated on the sea, rising and falling with the waves, as if telling how tragic and cruel this unequal naval battle was.