It was noon.
A sun hung high in the cloudless sky, giving a touch of warmth to the damp and cold weather.
On the high walls of Port Royal on the waterfront, soldiers are patrolling back and forth in earnest.
Since Brigadier General Norrington resigned and disappeared, they have all been absorbed by Beckett and become part of each other's command.
And now Port Royal, many people know that the ambitious Beckett is not satisfied with the current power, and he even swore in public to destroy all pirates in the world.
In addition, there was a well-known incident some time ago, when Governor Swan secretly released Elizabeth from her cell and wanted to send her to London for safety.
But that operation had long since been discovered, and Beckett's lieutenant, Mather, killed the captain who was going to take Elizabeth back to London, and intercepted the governor on the way.
However, it is said that Elizabeth still escaped, but because of this, the entire Port Royal began to be under full martial law, and at this time, even the Governor of Swann was always under the surveillance of Beckett, like a puppet.
War may soon begin.
The soldiers looked at the dock from time to time, and many warships had been mobilized during this time, and one of them, which was no worse than the Dreadnought, had arrived in the last few days.
"I heard it's called the Endeavour, and it's the Lord's ship."
"I know this, it's magnificent, do you know that when this battleship came, it happened to meet the notorious Cheval in France."
"The Pirate King of the Mediterranean with a bounty of six thousand gold coins?"
"That's right, but he's a prisoner now, and the Lord sentenced him to be hanged, and he will be executed in public in the next few days."
"These pirate kings are usually elusive, how can they run into the muzzle of a gun?"
"I don't know, but legend has it that the pirate kings of the world are about to assemble."
"In this way, the Lord will never miss the opportunity to hunt down the pirate kings."
"Indeed, hey, look there, it looks like another ship is coming."
"It's not good, the pirate flag they are flying is a pirate, go and inform the Lord, the pirate is coming!"
Immediately, a sharp warning whistle sounded on the city walls, which spread throughout the docks and attracted everyone's attention.
It didn't take long for Beckett to arrive with Mather and other lieutenants, as well as a large number of soldiers, and quickly boarded the battleship, and then waved the flag, and the battleships docked at the dock set sail and greeted the approaching pirate ship.
"Likewise the Dreadnought, the Interceptor, and the Black Pearl."
Aboard the Endeavor, Mather handed the monoculars to Beckett, "What do they want to do?"
You don't think you can fight us with three ships, do you?
” At this time, they had more than thirty warships, and all of them were capital ships.
"Have you forgotten Wiltner?"
Beckett raised his binoculars and saw the acquaintance, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, "It seems that he has completed his mission and is now on the Dreadnought." ” "Are they preparing to surrender?"
Mather frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
"Do they have any other options than surrender?"
Beckett put down his binoculars with confidence on his face, "There are fewer and fewer blanks on the map, and sooner or later the pirates will become history, order the standard-bearers to send them a signal to slow down." ” "Yes, sir."
Mather was a soldier, and of course he would not disobey orders and quickly arranged it.
On the other side of the Dreadnought, the lookout on the mast immediately spotted the flag sent from the opposite side and reported it loudly.
"Leave it alone, keep going."
Xu Jing walked out of the room and spoke softly, but the voice went straight into everyone's ears, "You guys have a good time, don't worry about being attacked." ” When Maria heard this, she immediately became excited and commanded loudly: "Full sails, speed up!"
” At the same time, Jack and Barbossa on both sides gave the same order, and all the pirates were in high gear and excited.
"Sir, something is wrong."
Mather immediately discovered the problem, seeing that the two sides were getting closer and closer, and they had already entered the range of artillery, but the other side had no intention of slowing down.
What made him even more angry was that the three boats on the opposite side suddenly drifted sideways, drawing a beautiful arc, and in the blink of an eye, the whole ship swung sideways and lined up in a row.
At the same time, the gun compartments of the three opposite ships were all open, and the guns protruded from the holds, and the black holes of the guns were aimed at them.
"It's not surrender, they're attacking!"
Mather's face changed suddenly, "Sir, give the order quickly!"
” The confident smile on Beckett's face froze, and his brain didn't turn a little.
At this moment, the roaring sound of artillery fire sounded in everyone's ears, and the black cannonballs visible to the naked eye pierced the air and screamed towards them.
Especially the Dreadnought, a salvo of fifty-six cannons on three floors on one side, plus the cooperation of the other two warships, this instantaneous blow is equivalent to two more battleships.
"Lie down!"
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When Mather saw the overwhelming number of shells flying, his first reaction was to pounce on Beckett and avoid the attack.
Boom Boom Boom~!
An indescribable explosion sounded in their ears, and the entire Endeavor shook violently in the explosion, and the cabin was blasted out of large holes, sawdust flew everywhere, and the deck was also a mess, and the fire was everywhere, and even the mast was broken.
The sailors cried and shouted, and some simply jumped off ship to escape, which was extremely chaotic.
Bang~!
At this time, there was a deafening explosion next to it, but it was one of the battleships that was hit by the bullet in the powder magazine, causing the explosion of the entire battleship.
After Mather dodged the attack, he hurriedly got up in embarrassment, and desperately shouted in Beckett's ear: "Sir!
” Beckett's ears were buzzing, and it wasn't until Mather pushed him hard that he finally woke up like a dream, and roared with a blue face: "Fight back, destroy them!"
” But as soon as the order was issued, a second round of attacks from the opposite side came instantly.
Boom~!
The two battleships not far from them were directly swallowed up by the fierce explosion and sank into the sea.
An indescribable rage welled up in Beckett's heart, and he ordered again: "Attack!
” Mather had already taken action and gave orders to the other ships, and one by one the battleships quickly turned and crossed towards the opposite bread, while the gun bay was opened and the guns were out.
Boom Boom Boom~!
In an instant, countless shells covered the three ships including the Dreadnought in a half-moon shape.
"Die!"
Beckett's face flashed a trace of hideousness, he had never suffered such a big loss, and at this moment only by crushing the enemy to pieces could he wash away the anger and humiliation in his heart.
However, just when he and everyone else thought that the pirates would die in this round of attacks, with the three ships including the Intrepid as the center, the sea water in front of them instantly seemed to boil, surging and tumbling, and then a fan-shaped wall of water rose into the sky, blocking the ship before the cannonballs bombarded.
Puff~!
All the shells crashed into the wall of water, as if they had been buried into a viscous paste, and the speed was reduced to a minimum in an instant, and then before they could pass through the wall of water, they fell weakly and sank into the sea, making a muffled sound and making a splash.
"This ......
What is it!
” Beckett was completely stunned, his mouth wide open, and he felt that his brain was blank.
"Oh God!"
"How so?"
"How can they control the sea?"
Others were equally shocked, and all the British soldiers looked at the wall of water in the distance in disbelief, feeling that their worldview had been completely turned upside down.
Bang~!
At this time, the condensed wall of water collapsed violently, setting off a huge wave.
The three unscathed pirate warships were reloaded and slightly adjusted their course, appearing in everyone's sight.
"Not good!"
Mather reacted immediately, and his face changed sharply.
But he couldn't change anything at all.
The artillery fire was continuous, and the huge roar overshadowed the tidal waves of the sea.
The whole world seemed to stand still for a few seconds, and a series of explosions sounded in the battleship group around the Endeavor, and several battleships were completely destroyed, and the flames soared into the sky, and some of the crew members on it died on the spot, and some jumped into the sea desperately to escape.
"Attack!
Keep attacking!
Beckett came back to his senses, his face was very ugly, and he took a deep breath, "Drive over, take the broadside, we may not lose." ” He didn't know why the pirates hadn't continued to fight the Endeavor after the first round of attacks, but that didn't quench his anger.
He now only wants to completely destroy the three ships on the other side, and make every pirate pay the heaviest price.
Mather also thought of the key, after two rounds of attacks, they could still afford to lose, as long as they were close to surrounding the opponent, the outcome was not even known.
He quickly gave the order, and the fleet was in full swing, and in the process, attacked again.
Boom Boom Boom~!
Countless shells blasted past, and the wall of water that held them back rose again, making their attack once again futile.
But that didn't make Beckett give up in the slightest, all he wanted was to use the attack to buy time and opportunity to get closer.
As he expected, the pirates on the opposite side did not distance themselves, but adjusted their firing position slightly, and without wasting any time, they directly used the ship as a fixed battery and launched a third round of attacks.
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There were no accidents, they were directly sunk two battleships, and one more battleship was disabled on the spot and could only drift on the sea.
"Keep attacking, full speed ahead!"
Just one more time!
Beckett's eyes were firm, unmoved by the current losses, they had more than thirty warships, and even if they were attacked three times without fighting back at the moment, there were still more than twenty.
And if they do it again, they will be able to wrap up the pirates and get the closest of them, so that they can engage in the most direct broadside battles.
"My lord, they want to engage us in a broadside."
On the Dreadnought, Maria was not yet carried away by the successive brilliant achievements, and reported to Xu Jing as soon as she discovered the problem.
"When people don't despair, they don't give up."
Xu Jing laughed softly, raised the trident in his hand and pointed at the approaching fleet.
In an instant, a huge whirlpool the size of more than twenty warships appeared on the sea, appearing directly under each of the opponent's warships.
Bang~!
The sudden appearance of the vortex caused the Endeavor to shake violently at high speed, and then the ship involuntarily spun in circles.
And the same situation appeared on every battleship.
"What's going on?"
Beckett just didn't stand firmly, fell to the ground hard, and the first time he got up in embarrassment, he asked about the situation in a little panic.
"Vortexes, there are vortices underneath every ship!"
Soldiers approaching the side of the ship pointed at other ships in fear and shouted to report.
"Left full rudder, drive out!"
Mather sensed the direction of rotation and immediately made a judgment.
The helmsman heard this and desperately turned the steering wheel, however, he soon failed.
The whirlpool under the ship seems to be alive, and it will change the speed and direction of rotation with the movement of the ship, and the force is just right, not to pull the ship directly into the bottom of the sea, but to drag them to the bottom of the sea.
Boom Boom Boom~!
At this time, three more battleships were blown to pieces.
"It's over!"
Beckett clung to the mast and closed his eyes in pain, he had never been so helpless in his life.
In the current situation, let alone counterattack, there is not even the power to protect oneself.
This is a war with no chance of winning.
His oath to destroy all pirates, and all his ambitions, seemed so ridiculous at the moment, and it was the biggest blow to him to enter into it all.
"How so?"
Beckett couldn't figure it out at all, and couldn't help but look at the Dreadnought with his binoculars again.
And this time, he finally made a discovery.
His gaze was fixed on a black-robed man standing at the bow of the Dreadnought, on the huge harpoon-like weapon in the other's hand, to be exact.
"Sea Emperor Trident?!"
Beckett vaguely guessed the origin of the weapon, and his face turned pale.
Some time ago, on his way to Port Royal, he met a witch at sea, and he paid a heavy price and captured the other party after killing many people.
At first, he was about to execute the witch named Tia Dorma, but the other party used several important pieces of information to be confirmed, which made him give up his original idea.
Among these pieces of information, there happens to be information about the birth of the Trident.
Beckett didn't believe in this news at first, and he was also skeptical of the legends of the past, but seeing it with his own eyes at the moment confirmed the correctness of that information.
He couldn't help but feel hopeless, the Trident was born, but it was in the hands of pirates, which was undoubtedly the greatest bad news for the British Royal Navy, which aspired to dominate the sea, and the East India Trading Company, to which he was loyal.
Xu Jing stood at the bow of the Intrepid, and at the moment he was watched, he felt it and looked at the Endeavor.
"You play slowly."
His lips moved slightly, and he said to everyone, "I'll go back when I go." ” As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped out of the bow of the ship, and at this moment, the waves swelled under the sea, and a large wave was lifted in an instant, and after catching him, he rolled and rushed towards the Endeavor.