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Text Chapter 349 The situation is a bit unfavorable

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    Haha, these damn Manhattan fleets, they're almost done now.

    The pirates in the rear saw in the telescope that the Manhattan fleet ships were being destroyed one by one, which made them very happy.

    At the current speed, they will be able to destroy the entire Manhattan fleet by morning.

    By that time, Manhattan will no longer have the sea power to prevent them from taking any actions.

    "How is the situation at sea now? Where have our rapid response fleets arrived now, and how far are they from the battlefield?"

    In the military headquarters in Manhattan, Zhang Tie sat in his office and asked his secretary.

    The secretary quickly took out an information document that had just been delivered and handed it over.

    Zhang Tie took the document and read it carefully.

    On the hills near Manhattan, there is also a pier.

    The intelligence agency has spread out many spies. Some of them pay special attention to the situation at sea, while others secretly observe the reactions of the crowd.

    After all, Zhang Tie didn¡¯t know if the pirates had any internal agents who had been discovered here.

    Therefore, he needs to guard against these insiders and take advantage of this opportunity to cause chaos.

    People with Chinese genes near the Manhattan Pier closed their shops, took out their flintlocks at home and organized a militia.

    Led by Black Bear, the Indians also picked up their weapons and started running towards the nearby military camp.

    Now the citizens of Manhattan are all soldiers.

    With the exception of those outside laborers without citizenship, basically all the citizens of Manhattan have now temporarily become soldiers.

    The Army in Manhattan is the last guarantee for the entire city.

    The description in the information is very clear. Manhattan's fleet is now at a disadvantage and has lost eight battleships.

    At this rate, the fleet will be destroyed around three in the morning.

    "The rapid response fleet composed of iron fishing boats is still five nautical miles away from the battlefield, and it will take about an hour to reach the battlefield.

    An hour?

    Zhang Tie breathed a sigh of relief, an hour was not too long.

    There are still fifty-nine ships in Manhattan's fleet, so there shouldn't be any difficulty in spending an hour on top.

    Zhang Tie looked at the loss of battleships very indifferently. Since it was a war, there could be no losses.

    Even if the country in later generations is as powerful as the United States, ten or twenty thousand people will die in every war.

    This is a normal thing.

    Fortunately, the loss of genetic people can be made up for, so Zhang Tie is not too worried about this aspect.

    "Continue to observe changes in the situation at sea. I want to get the latest news as soon as possible."

    Zhang Tie said to the secretary.

    The secretary nodded and conveyed Zhang Tie's order.

    Zhang Tie did not participate in this naval battle. After all, his identity is different now.

    There is no need for a person of his status to put himself in danger.

    ??This is the truth as the saying goes: A gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall.

    The Manhattan Fleet started a fierce battle with the pirates at a distance of fifteen nautical miles.

    The sound of thousands of artillery firing constantly reached the ears of people on the dock.

    "Sir, our current situation is very bad, more and more pirate ships are surrounding us!"

    Zhang Baoqiang, the military commander of the Manhattan Fleet and a Chinese geneticist, frowned upon hearing this.

    "Don't panic! We can still hold off these pirates for a while. I have to wait until the quick response fleet gets here, so we have to continue fighting no matter what."

    "Send a flare and let the nearby forts shoot me hard!"

    Whoosh!

    A signal flare was fired into the sky.

    "Sir, the fleet has launched a signal flare. Should we prepare grenades immediately?"

    After seeing the signal flares fired on the battlefield, the genetic man stationed at the nearby fort immediately reported the situation to the commander of the fort.

    Use grenades?

    The genetic officer of the fort fell silent.

    Because although this kind of artillery shell is very powerful, it may accidentally injure friendly forces.

    Our current situation in the maritime battlefield is extremely unfavorable. If we accidentally injure friendly forces at this time, it will be more than worth the loss.

      However, the power of pomegranates is indeed very strong. One shot can basically cause considerable casualties to pirates.

    However, there are pros and cons in using this kind of artillery shells, so he has to think carefully about it.

    ¡°Sir, we don¡¯t have much time anymore.¡±

    Seeing that he had become silent, his genetic soldiers had no choice but to remind him.

    "Okay! Put on grenades! Give those pirates a lesson!"

    Subsequently, the commanders of the five or six nearby forts began to order the replacement of grenades.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    The sound of the grenades was very special, but it did not attract the attention of the pirates.

    After all, the sound of artillery on the battlefield at sea is so loud now, who cares about this sound.

    Boom!  Crackling, splashing!

    The first pomegranate was shot in the air and exploded when it was still more than ten meters away from the sea below.

    The fragments of the broken projectile began to shoot out in all directions, making a "whooshing" sound as it broke through the air.

    Poof!  puff!  Poof!

    ah!

    oops!

    Dozens of people on two nearby pirate ships were knocked down by debris in an instant.

    At the same time, several small holes were penetrated in the hull of the pirate ship.

    "what 's wrong?"

    The pirates didn't react for a while, they didn't know what was going on.

    But then, several more rounds of grenades were fired.

    After going back and forth, the pirates discovered that it was the nearby fort that caused them harm.

    Originally, the forts along the coast just looked scary. After all, their scope and distance were strictly limited.

    As long as you master some parameters, it is not very difficult to avoid it.

    Therefore, the pirates were smart enough to hide outside the range of the fort's weapons and did not suffer much damage.

    But now it¡¯s different. Why don¡¯t they know why the immovable fort can suddenly injure themselves?

    "These forts along the coast are very troublesome, and we need to get rid of them. There are still many ships behind. If these forts are not dealt with, unnecessary losses will be caused."

    This situation was quickly reported to the pirates' rear.

    Regarding the news fed back by the forward fleet, the pirates in the rear quickly reached a resolution.

    Ten pirate ships were assigned to each coast on the east and west coasts to deal with the forts.

    The way the pirates deal with the forts is very simple, capture these forts and occupy them.

    ¡°In this way, the fort will no longer be able to function, right?

    ¡°One ship carries more than 200 pirates, and ten ships are more than 2,000 people.

    And there are only sixty defenders in one fort.

    Therefore, the six forts on the east and west coast should be easy to capture by the pirates.

    "Sir, there are pirate ships landing on the shore. It seems that they are coming for the fort."

    The sentry who had been observing the situation nearby reported the situation.

    After receiving the news, the non-commissioned officer stationed at the fort immediately ordered that, except for the necessary soldiers to operate the artillery, all the other soldiers would get into shooting positions with him.

    When the fort was first built, Song Hu had thought that someone would capture the fort.

    Therefore, the structure of the entire fort was built into a small watchtower.

    This watchtower is a bit like the fortress of the islanders of later generations. It is two stories high, but it is made of square rocks and is very strong.

    Because the wall is very smooth, enemies cannot climb at all.

    ??And the port is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and there is only a gate on the front for easy entry and exit.

    But this gate is very small and made entirely of iron.

    If you want to attack from the front, the gate alone will give you a headache for a long time.

    At the same time, the shooting hole at a height of six meters above can hit the attacker and increase the difficulty of the attacker's attack.

    So, when the pirates climbed up panting, they were dumbfounded.

    They didn¡¯t expect that the fort was built so solidly.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Even with a glance, we know that this fort is not that easy to capture.

    Before the pirate leader could give the order, a dark object was thrown out from behind the parapet of the fort.

    thisIt was a wine bottle stuffed with a burning cloth.

    Boom!

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Oh my god!

    Zhao Hongyu and the others prepared a lot of wine bottle bombs at the fort defenders.

    There was a lot of gunpowder and lead bullets stuffed in this wine bottle.

    This is a very insidious weapon.

    Many unlucky pirates were injured by the fragments of wine bottles that exploded above their heads, and some had their Tianling Caps shattered by the lead bullets that shot away.

    The power of this wine bottle bomb radiates over a wide range. Basically, enemies within ten meters below will be hit to varying degrees after the explosion.

    In severe cases, it may be fatal.

    The pirates, who had no idea what kind of weapon this was, were blindsided before they could launch a charge.

    They all lay down on the ground and never dared to show their heads again.

    But even so, they can't escape the attack from the bottle bomb.

    Because this kind of bomb can explode in the air and attack enemies below.

    The defenders of the fort are throwing these bottle bombs again.

    Therefore, the pirates are completely at a disadvantage.

    On the contrary, the sparse fort defenders had the upper hand based on their geographical location.

    "Come on! We will all die here if this continues. There are many of us anyway! What are you afraid of!"

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    The pirate who stood up to encourage everyone to charge had a bloody hole in his forehead and then fell softly to the ground.

    In addition to wine bottle bombs, the genomen garrison stationed at the fort also had flintlock rifles.

    Although it is now past ten o'clock in the evening, the visibility is already very low.

    But who made that pirate so immortal that he held a torch?

    This simply makes him a firefly under the bright moon. He is so brilliant that it is impossible not to attract attention.

    Go!

    The ferocity of the pirates was finally aroused. They got up one after another, and then rushed towards the fort ten meters away on the mountain, shouting loudly.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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