? This time, three pirate fleets were dispatched together and approached the Spanish fleet from three directions. It was obvious that after some pseudo-test just now, they planned to launch a strong attack on the Spanish fleet.

Moreller was also in a very difficult situation at this time, because the squads on both sides of the pirate fleet had been prepared. Once the Spanish army attacked, their side and rear would be attacked. However, if they were still not used, they would be trapped in three sides of the opponent's attack, which was still unfavorable. Therefore Moreller also decided to take a risk to attack. So he immediately ordered two 700-ton warships, the San Cassi and Flamengo, to attack separately to face the pirate teams on both sides. The remaining five warships remained on the side and dealt with the main fleet of the pirates.

Because of the test just now, Morell had clearly observed the opponent's strength. Although the pirate squads on both sides had five warships, only one small and medium-sized warship of 400 tons had certain strength, and the other four were vulnerable. With the strength of the two large ships, Saint Cassi and Flamenco, even if they fought against five, they might not be at a disadvantage. Even if they could not sink their opponent's warships, they could at least escape unscathed. Although the remaining five warships were slightly weak in strength, they could support the two large ships to rush back to support.

Of course, such tactics are indeed a bit risky. I have reached this point and I can only do this. It is better than staying there and surrendering.

At this time, on the Elf Prince, Li Huamei had clearly seen that the two largest warships in the Spanish fleet had crossed the formation and sailed north and south respectively to face the pirate squads on both sides. Only five warships were left in the main formation, which were generally comparable to his four main warships. Although this result was not the most ideal, it was also unsatisfactory.

Because in terms of ship-driving skills and combat experience, pirates are not inferior to Spanish soldiers, but pirates are generally used to single-ship combat or teams of two or three warships. The overall combat of more than a dozen warships like this is definitely much worse than that of the Spanish fleet. Therefore, Li Huamei has always hoped to disperse the Spanish fleet and fight each other, forming a situation where two or three pirate ships besieged a Spanish warship. Not only can they give full play to the advantages of many ships, but they can also enter the ideal combat environment for pirates. Otherwise, Spanish warships will always be held together, and Li Huamei does feel that she has nowhere to start.

Therefore, although the current situation is still a certain distance from Li Huamei's expectations, it is better than not changing. Li Huamei immediately ordered to attack at full speed and launch an attack on the Spanish left-behind fleet. The fleets of both sides were divided into three battlefields and finally officially started the battle.

Wu Lail came to the flagship Saint Cassi to face the opponent's five warships, but in the pirate fleet, four small boats quickly dispersed to both sides, and the 400-ton medium warship immediately crossed the side, aimed at the Saint Cassi with its side, and took the lead in firing and attacking.

Although the St. Cassi also fired and fought back, because the bow of the ship was facing the enemy ship, it could not pose a threat to the enemy's only medium-sized warship. The four small boats kept roaming back and forth on the left and right sides of the St. Cassi. Although the St. Cassi repeatedly fired and attacked, the opponent's warship was too small and it was unstable, so it was difficult to hit the enemy ship. They carried out three or four rounds of artillery bombings, but only two shells hit the target, and the damage to the pirate warship was not great. On the contrary, they were also hit by the opponent's second artillery. Of course, they did not cause much damage.

Seeing this, Molai immediately ordered to ignore the other four small boats and pursue the 400-ton pirate ship with all its might, because Molai knew very well that only this ship could pose a certain danger to him. The other four small boats were not worth worrying. If the 400-ton pirate ship was sunk or severely damaged, it would be equivalent to achieving a comprehensive victory in this local battlefield.

After the goal was clear, the situation immediately changed. The St. Cassi bit the 400-ton corsair, chasing the pirate ship at the rear, and the pirate ship had no room to attack the St. Cassi and could only escape with all their might. However, the pirate ship was light and fled, and the St. Cassi could not catch up with it for a while. No matter if the other four small boats were in the left and right, the St. Cassi ignored it and only bombarded with ship guns, but the route remained unchanged. At the same time, when bombing the boat, Morie also required that all the naval guns aimed at a ship and opened fire, striving for the success rate of the shelling.

As a result, it was indeed very effective. Although the Saint Cassi was unable to catch up with the 400-ton pirate ship for a while, it strengthened its attack on the small boats cruising on both sides. After a while, it severely damaged a 300-ton boat that was too close. When the other three boats saw it, they did not dare to press too much. They could only maintain a certain distance from the Saint Cassi, which almost poses no danger to the Saint Cassi. Therefore, although the Saint Cassi fought against five, it gained the upper hand and chased the enemy ship and ran away exhaustedly.

However, the Saint Cassi was also led further and further by this pirate team.

On another battlefield, Flamenco, another 700-ton warship of the Spanish fleet, encountered some trouble. Although it also adopted the same tactics as the Saint Cassi and stared at the 400-ton corsair ship, in the first round of fire between the two sides, a mast of Flamenco was squeezed by a chain blast, so it was greatly affected in speed. It could not maintain strong pressure on the enemy ship like the Saint Cassi, making the enemy ships unable to escape and unable to counterattack.

Therefore, the 400-ton corsair that Flamenco faced was much easier. He kept driving in front of the Flamenco with a "一" font. After setting a distance, he changed direction and always moved forward in front of the Flamenco's artillery bombardment range. When he saw the opportunity, he bombarded the Flamenco. The other four small boats seemed to be at ease. They crossed back and forth between the side and rear of the Flamenco, looking for opportunities to approach the Flamenco, or bombard, or use rocket attacks. It was indeed like a pack of wolves besieging a bison.

The two sides fought for more than an hour. Although the Flamengo also sank a small boat on the other side, it also hit more than a dozen cannons in a row, and the hull caught fire in many places. Although it has not been damaged yet, its overall combat effectiveness has also decreased a lot.

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Of course, Li Huamei knew that although the two largest warships on the enemy left, their two teams could only attract and restrain them. It was basically impossible to sink these two large ships. Therefore, the outcome of this battle depends on the battlefield in front of them. Moreover, these two large ships may turn back at any time, so the battle here must be quickly fought and cannot be dragged along.

Therefore, Li Huamei also quickly formulated a simple and effective tactic. Her four main warships chose one of the opponent's warships to compete one on one. Three smaller 300-ton warships went to besiege the last warship of the enemy, forming a local advantage, and after winning, they supported other warships.

After the tactics were arranged, each warship looked for its own opponents to fight, the flagship Elf Prince vs. St. Kick Is, the Black Pearl vs. Serbia, Elizabeth vs. Victory at the Light, and Captain Jack vs. Columbus. The tonnage and number of artillery in these eight warships were almost the same, and their strength was roughly the same, so they were divided into four pairs of battles. For a moment, warships on the sea were coming and going, with guns rumbling and water columns rising, and both sides also fought evenly.

But three other smaller pirate ships besieged the San Christian, the smallest warship in the Spanish fleet, and the battle was one-sided from the beginning.

The weight of the San Cristian is 430 tons, equipped with thirty-two cannons, while the weight of the three small pirate ships is 360 tons, 350 tons, and 320 tons respectively. The assembled cannons are also between twenty and thirty. Even if there is a one-on-one competition, the gap is not too big, let alone the three against one, which of course has the upper hand.

Therefore, after the battle began, the three pirate ships were in the shape of "Ding", surrounding the San Christian, and then fired in turn to bombard the San Christian. Although the San Christian also fought back, using the tactic of concentrated firepower to bombard a pirate ship, and also caused heavy damage to the pirate ship, it was violently bombarded by two other sea pirate ships, and the deck ship was also hit by wood chips flying around, and all the injuries were killed.

After more than ten rounds of shelling of the two sides, the San Christian was beaten to pieces and was broken. The deck of the ship was cracked in many places, and the sea water poured in and began to slowly sink. The remaining Spanish sailor crew members on the ship saw it and jumped into the ship to escape.

Among the pirate ships, there was also one that suffered a lot, but it could not be forced to sail with a mast, but it basically lost its combat effectiveness and had to withdraw from the battle. However, this battle situation was that the pirates won. The other two warships were basically unscathed and began to look for the next target.

At this time, the four other warships that captured the battle gradually divided the advantages and disadvantages. Although the strength of the warships on both sides was roughly the same, the personnel on each Spanish warship were not satisfied, which only ensured the normal operation of the warships. There was no big problem when the battle began. However, as the battle progressed and the casualties began to appear, the problem arose.

Because the Spanish warships were short of staff and the casualties were not supplemented, the operation and combat effectiveness of the warships dropped rapidly, and the pirate ships were not involved in these problems, so the situation gradually tilted towards the pirate side.

In four battles, the Elf Prince vs. St. Is, and the Black Pearl vs. Serbia. Although the Spanish warships were at a disadvantage in these two battles, they could still support them. In the match between Captain Jack and Columbus, because the tonnage of the Columbus can be slightly better than Captain Jack, so they can still maintain a even-match.

Only Elizabeth fought against the battle of the Lightning Victory, because in the previous battle, two masts of the Lightning Victory were broken by chain blasts, so the flexibility of the warship was greatly affected and he was at a disadvantage at the beginning of the battle. With the increase in casualties, he was even more defeated by Elizabeth and was beaten to the point where he was almost unable to fight back.

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Chapter completed!