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Text Chapter 351 The Iron Fishing Boat Appears

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    "What kind of boat is that? It seems to be some small boats. Do the Song people want to use this small fishing boat to deal with us?"

    The iron fishing boat finally arrived at the battlefield waters and appeared in front of the pirates.

    But the pirates didn't pay much attention to these ships at first. They just thought that the Song Empire's fleet had no ships, so they sent these small ships to deal with them.

    But soon the pirates noticed something different about these iron boats.

    ? First, these ships have no sails.

    Yes, these are ships that can sail on the sea without sails.

    This is completely beyond their cognition!

    You must know that in this era, the ships used by people are driven by style.

    How can a ship sail on the sea without sails?

    ???????? To use modern terms, that¡¯s too much nonsense.

    ¡°If someone told others at this time that a ship could sail on the sea without using sails, they would definitely laugh to death.

    There is no way. This is a cognitive generation gap and a lack of knowledge.

    However, now this kind of ship has actually appeared in front of the pirates' forward fleet.

    Weird!

    Now the pirates who were charging no longer knew what words to use to describe what they saw in front of them, except using the word "weird".

    What kind of ship is this? Why doesn¡¯t it have sails?

    ??What does this kind of ship without sails rely on to sail?

    The pirates can¡¯t understand these questions.

    After all, this kind of technology is hundreds of years away. It would be damned if they could understand it.

    And after the appearance of these iron fishing boats, the pirates were not given much time to think.

    "Get ready! An enemy warship appears ahead, prepare the rocket launcher and get close to the enemy ship!"

    After the rapid response fleet composed of iron fishing boats sailed into the battle waters, orders were immediately conveyed amidst the shouts of the captain.

    The sailors on every tin fishing boat started running.

    They picked up the imitation disposable rocket launchers from the cabin, and then came to the bow of the ship and lined up in sequence.

    ¡°Kill them, it¡¯s a joke to use this small boat against us!¡±

    The iron fishing boat quickly approached the pirates, and the pirates also saw the actions of the sailors on the iron fishing boat through the moonlight.

    In the eyes of the pirates, the Song Empire sailors on these small ships were carrying an iron pipe-shaped object.

    God knows what that is.

    ¡°Do the people of the Song Empire plan to use this junk to attack their own fleet?

    The pirates thought the Song people were very funny.

    However, soon they could no longer laugh.

    "Two hundred yards, one hundred and fifty yards! One hundred yards! Launch!"

    Whoosh!  Whoosh!  Whizzing!

    The iron boat was very fast and approached the pirates' forward warship in a short time.

    ??Those tongues of flame were shot out from the iron pipes and shot at the pirates' warships.

    These tongues of fire trailing long flame tails are so beautiful in the dark.

    In nature, there is a saying that the more beautiful something is, the more poisonous it is and can kill people.

    Now this statement has been verified here.

    Boom!

    A Dutch-style pirate ship that rushed forward was hit head-on by three rockets.

    Under the strong impact of the explosion, the entire hull of the huge ship began to tilt and tremble.

    A huge black hole was blasted out of the front of this pirate ship.  Almost one-fifth of the hull was completely shattered during the bombardment!

    "Chief, the bow of our ship has been completely destroyed, and now seawater is pouring into the cabin. It is expected that our ship will sink in a short time, what should we do now!"

    The pirates who were attacked first were the worst. They never imagined that they would encounter such an attack.

    The genetic people on the tin fishing boat will not pay attention to the pirates' affairs.

    They observe the condition of the attack target expressionlessly, and evaluate whether the opponent's current state has lost its combat effectiveness.

    "Sir, the front of the opponent's warship has been completely destroyed and has lost its mobility. It is expected to sink within five minutes. Should we continue the attack?"

      "No, let's quickly cross over and attack the pirate ship behind! Just be careful with the cold guns and don't get hit by the unlucky musket lead bullets."

    "Okay, sir!"

    The genetic man in the cab sped up and drove past the unlucky pirate ship.

    The genetic sailor who had previously fired the fake rocket launcher threw the steel pipe on his shoulder into the sea, then turned back to the cabin and carried another one to the back of the team.

    "What's going on in the front? That fire is soaring into the sky, and several battleships are on fire. Haven't all the Manhattan fleets retreated? Who was attacking them?"

    Behind the pirate vanguard fleet, Blackbeard Jack saw flames rising into the sky from the sea in front of him, turning the sea red.

    But they didn¡¯t understand what the forward fleet encountered.

    The Manhattan fleet had retreated earlier, so it stands to reason that they should not encounter the enemy now.

    "It's a pity that the pirates don't have walkie-talkies, so there is no way to quickly obtain effective information in a short period of time."

    "Sir, the quick response fleet has sailed into the warring waters. Now that the Manhattan fleet has all withdrawn, the quick response fleet is fighting the pirates."

    Sitting in his office in Manhattan, Zhang Tie breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing the news.

    The rapid response fleet finally arrived.

    As long as we have these iron boats, the pirates who are attacking us now have no basis.

    The gap in technology and weapons can completely give Manhattan the upper hand.

    "What about our losses? I mean the losses of the Manhattan Fleet."

    Zhang Tie asked.

    "We lost twenty-three warships of various types, fifteen were seriously damaged, three were lightly damaged, and sixteen more were left with preserved combat effectiveness."

    Hiss!

    After Zhang Tie listened to the secretary¡¯s report, he chewed his teeth and took a deep breath.

    This kind of loss is not serious.

    You know, the fleet here in Manhattan only has a total of fifty-seven warships.

    And these warships were obtained through various means and by the pirates who cooperated with them.

    This cost the empire a lot of money and half a year.

    Now after this battle, 16 of the fifty-seven warships can continue to fight.

    The other warships were either destroyed or severely damaged.

    Those battleships that were severely damaged have lost the value of repair.

    It can be said that the Manhattan Fleet has now lost about 60% of its battleships.

    "This loss is too great. These battleships cost the empire a lot of money, as well as a lot of my hard work. It really makes me feel bad that this battle has turned out like this."

    The secretary standing in front of Zhang Tie heard this and comforted him: "Sir, in fact, in a while, we will have thirty heavy battleships that can be launched into the water. By then, with the existence of these battleships, we will be able to ensure the security of the Manhattan waters."  It can be guaranteed, right? In addition to these heavy warships, there are also 300 Dutch commercial and warships imitated by our shipyard in Manhattan that are ready to be launched."

    Hearing what the secretary said, Zhang Tie finally felt a little better.

    In fact, the ships currently used by the Manhattan Fleet are temporary warships.

    After all, while Zhang Tie and Song Hu were building cities, they also built many shipyards.

    Now the shipyards are starting to build ships, and more than half a year has passed.

    It won¡¯t be long now that Manhattan will be able to have its own manufactured battleships.

    Therefore, the current loss of ships in the Manhattan Fleet is nothing to Zhang Tie.

    A four-deck heavy battleship with 108 guns, coupled with fifteen Dutch-style commercial and combat ships, can form a copycat 'aircraft carrier' fleet.

    By that time, there will no longer be any danger in the waters of Manhattan.

    And the heavy battleship can be launched in two months before autumn, so Zhang Tie has nothing to worry about.

    Thirty replicas of the seventeenth-century "aircraft carrier formation" can not only protect the waters of Manhattan, but also the estuary of the St. Lawrence River.

    "You are right. As long as we have two months, we will be able to have a warship made by ourselves. At that time, we can say that we can be called a warship."??Powerful.  "

    Zhang Tie nodded and said to his secretary.

    "Now that the rapid response fleet has arrived, the destruction of the pirates is a matter of time. As long as these pirates are eliminated, we will be able to gain half a year. During this half year, no one will dare to fight.  We have an idea.¡±

    ¡°All this is within Zhang Tie¡¯s plan.

    In his opinion, as long as these pirates are not defeated.

    So the pirates who have suffered a lot of losses will no longer have the power to come to Manhattan to find bargains for a long time.

    And when the pirates come back to recuperate, Manhattan will have its own powerful fleet.  By that time, even if hundreds of pirate ships come, Zhang Tie will not be afraid anymore.

    "What your Lord is saying is that after these pirates are defeated, they will not come back for trouble in the short term. And during this period of time, we will also have a fleet composed of heavy battleships and Dutch-style battleships. By that time  At that time, we will be the strongest maritime force on the east coast of North America."

    Zhang Tie smiled: "I think after we have these battleships, we can consider the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean, right?"

    In Zhang Tie¡¯s heart, he has been coveting Central America for a long time.

    On this idea, Zhang Tie and Zhao Hongyu are completely consistent.

    Because according to their plan, their goal is to take the entire American continent into their own hands.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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