Chapter 8 A Great Start (Bonus Chapter for Recommended Tickets)

Just then, Fang Senyan hurled another curse potion! The resulting dizziness and lingering toxic cloud effect plunged the marines into terror. Of course, Fang Senyan had long since cast "Blessing from the East" on his own pirates, the gene potion's area-of-effect buff granting them 3 points each to Strength and Agility.

For pirates whose average base stats hovered around 20 points, this total of 6 points in base stat bonuses from the gene potion was quite significant. Almost every pirate could clearly feel their strength increasing, their movements becoming more agile, not to mention the considerable boosts from "Pirate Leader" and Captain Siwalle's roar!

Undoubtedly, Fang Senyan's plan had been perfectly executed, resulting in a great start, so much so that all the pirates successfully boarded the deck without a single casualty. This was practically a miracle in naval warfare, and witnessing this miracle firsthand further boosted the pirates' morale.

Facing the British marines whose formations had been disrupted, who were frantically fleeing through the toxic mist, the pirates swung rusty axes, spiked clubs, fists, planks, broken shackles, and anything else they could get their hands on. They roared with laughter, like baying hounds pouncing on startled hares!

The battle on the deck was swift, ending even faster. It ended so quickly that the main force of British marines who were entering the pirate ship to "suppress bandits" were still attacking the pirates on the other side and hadn't had time to react! Under Fang Senyan's command, these ferocious subordinates were like a surging tide, instantly overwhelming the remaining marines.

Undoubtedly, facing such a dire situation, the attacking group of British marines would be enraged and turn back to attack with all their might. After all, having their base raided and their retreat cut off was never a good thing. After Fang Senyan continuously chopped down the three temporary gangplanks that the British marines had set up to connect to the pirate ship, he seemed to be forced back behind cover by a storm of bullets.

Although the British marines still had two gangplanks leading back to their own ship, Fang Senyan's pirates, without waiting for orders and desperately lacking equipment, had already looted all the British marines' gear. Especially the "trained" veteran pirates, who skillfully and expertly dragged out bulkheads from the nearby cabins to block lead bullets and buckshot, and then hid behind them, using matchlock guns to retaliate against the marines who were trying to counterattack and retake the ship.

Although the low firing rate of the matchlock guns made it difficult to inflict large-area damage in an instant like automatic rifles, the British marines found this tactic extremely troublesome! In fact, lack of organization and discipline was a common problem among pirates, but under the command of Fang Senyan, the head they wholeheartedly admired, these thugs who made a living at sea actually became organized and disciplined in battle.

The British marine captain on the other side was also furious. He organized his men to launch several fierce attacks in succession, but because there were only two gangplanks left, they couldn't deploy a large number of troops, so the main force was blocked on the deck.

If their forces could be deployed, even if Fang Senyan's side could win, it would definitely be a pyrrhic victory with heavy casualties, only slightly better than a crushing defeat. In fact, chopping down the gangplanks earlier was also a calculated move by Fang Senyan. Given his current thick skin and flesh, even if he was hit by a few shots, or even dozens of shots, his life wouldn't be in danger. If he was determined to chop down the remaining two gangplanks, how could he not do it?

His purpose was to lure the enemy into deploying troops in this dangerous place, forming a situation where his side could outnumber the enemy, which was similar to the "surround three sides, leave one open" tactic in Chinese military strategy.

In fact, to put it bluntly, after capturing the enemy ship at this time, the initiative was on Fang Senyan's side. The British marines were on the bare deck, facing a two-sided attack from both groups of pirates. Their only way out was to retake their own ship, there was no other way.

Fang Senyan had accurately judged this point. In order to avoid greater casualties on his own side, he immediately switched from attack to defense, putting on an act of "taking it slow."

Under such circumstances, the British marines were forced into an awkward situation, they could only charge, and only by charging could they fight for the glimmer of hope that existed in theory.

The two gangplanks, each less than five meters long, were instantly stained red with blood. Anyone who stepped onto the gangplank fell like dumplings into a pot! They could hardly cross the middle of the gangplank.

After an astonishing number of deaths, the outdated matchlock guns finally had gaps in their covering fire due to the slowness of reloading. A dozen lucky marines seized the opportunity and successfully boarded the deck, but at this moment, a bulkhead suddenly slid open, and a dark cannon muzzle was aimed directly at them.

The worst thing the Royal Marines feared had happened. These country bumpkin pirates had actually found the ship's two-pound cannons (the cannonballs fired weighed two pounds, not the cannon itself) in a short time, and had even loaded them with buckshot!

With a loud boom! Under the wild spray of dense iron shards, steel balls, and rusty sand, the dozen or so marines who were proud of their bravery were instantly devastated, even those who managed to survive were naturally in the lowest state of morale! They were soon knocked down and tied up by the pirates led by Reef.

Obviously, the commander of this group of marines was a simple-minded and easily excitable brute. After repeated unsuccessful attacks, he actually took the lead in roaring and charging forward with his confidants during the next wave.

Obviously, Fang Senyan and his two companions would never let go of this great opportunity. After this brave captain charged over, Mogansha shot down one of the gangplanks, making the enemy marines' reinforcement path even narrower. Reef and Fang Senyan then faced the brave captain head-on...

According to Fang Senyan's detection, this captain's health was around 8,000 points, he possessed the advanced basic ability of Western Swordsmanship, and also had an aura-type ability called "Summon," which could buff nearby allies. However, his attack power was still considerable, and he seemed to be at the level of a Tier 1 Legendary creature. The only thing that was threatening was that his forward thrust was very swift and sharp, making it difficult to defend against, which should be the characteristic of Western Swordsmanship.

Fang Senyan and Reef's current strength made it no longer difficult to deal with him. The two worked together to trap him, and with the addition of the Black brothers occasionally shooting, Fang Senyan didn't even need to use a knife and killed him without much effort.

After this guy died, he actually dropped a black-quality key, but his luck wasn't very good, he only opened a dark-blue ring with Agility +2/Block Chance +1%. The rings of the Black brothers and Reef were better than this, so it was given to Fang Senyan to wear without any dispute.

After the captain died, the remaining dozens of exhausted Royal Marines collapsed without any suspense. Most of them chose to surrender, and a few jumped directly into the sea. This was the cruelty of naval warfare, in the vast sea, there was not even a chance to escape!

Either victory, or death or surrender! The rights of the losers are to choose to commit suicide with a knife or be drowned...

After winning this battle, Fang Senyan couldn't help but let out a long breath. As the saying goes, everything is hard at the beginning. In fact, Fang Senyan was also gambling before the war. Precisely because he was particularly familiar with things at sea, he knew how unreliable it was to take a sloop with forty or fifty uneven pirates to seize a military three-masted "galleon" combined paddle-sail ship. At most, the probability could reach half, Fang Senyan really didn't have much confidence!

After all, naval warfare and land warfare are two completely different things. To put it bluntly, in naval warfare, the proportion of personal strength will be weakened. On the contrary, having a group of good sailors and a good ship is the key factor in determining victory.

If this three-masted "galleon" combined paddle-sail ship had discovered Fang Senyan and the others early on, then they would have bombarded them from a distance. In this situation where both sides were shaking violently, Mogansha alone could only play the role of two cannons at most, and the one that would sink in the end would definitely be Fang Senyan's sloop!

At this moment, suddenly a head with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks popped out from the hatch of the pirate ship on the opposite side. He looked around, and then immediately cheered and shouted inside:

"Mr. Alonzo, your strategy was successful, we successfully attracted the attention of these damn British, and then killed them!"

When this sentence was shouted out, Fang Senyan and his group felt very uncomfortable! In the previous battle, five of the pirates that Fang Senyan had tricked died. If the pirates on the other side, who had been beaten into tortoises, really understood, the marines would have collapsed faster if the two sides had attacked together.

And many of Fang Senyan's pirates had thoughts of resentment in their hearts:

"What do you mean you successfully attracted the attention of the British?"

"If we hadn't come, you would all be rats hiding in holes and would have died!"

At this time, a middle-aged man also walked out from inside. This guy's appearance looked very yin and mean, as if he was always squinting his eyes to plot against people, he should be that Alonzo. His eyes swept over the ragged pirates under Fang Senyan, and immediately a look of contempt appeared in his eyes, that kind of look was undisguised, just like looking at a pile of dog shit. ro@.