Chapter 44 A Little Punishment

Apart from the range advantage, Mogansha wasn't fighting alone. There was also Jiao Shi in front as a human shield. Therefore, Fang Senyan's goal was simple: to compete with the opposing contractor in long-range attack capability!

"The outcome of a battle should be decided before it begins, otherwise, don't start it."

For some reason, this sentence popped into Fang Senyan's mind.

In fact, for Fang Senyan, this battle was already won before it even started. Even if something unexpected happened, even if the opponent gained an advantage in ranged combat, the *Sam* could accelerate instantly and shake them off very easily!

Soon, both sides gradually entered the effective range of eight hundred meters. Because naval battles at this time would involve violent turbulence on the sea surface, attacks relying solely on one or two bow or stern cannons had a hit rate that was entirely up to fate. Achieving 2% to 3% would be considered quite good.

Usually, to inflict heavy damage on the enemy, the ship had to be turned sideways, using multiple cannons on the ship's side to fire together, using quantity to compensate for the low hit rate. This was almost impossible in a high-speed chase where both sides had similar speeds.

As the distance between the two sides decreased, Fang Senyan suddenly whispered a few words to Mogansha. The latter first showed a stunned expression, then suddenly understood, and nodded with a sly grin.

In the subsequent long-range shooting, the contractors didn't realize Fang Senyan's sinister intentions! All contractors with ranged attack capabilities were firing their guns, while Mogansha was calmly taking his shots. Strangely, after ten seconds of shooting, Jiao Shi's shield in front had been hit a few times with dull thuds, but the contractors on the other side seemed unharmed.

The opposing contractors were laughing loudly at Mogansha's clumsy marksmanship when they suddenly heard a few screams from behind. It turned out that Mogansha's shots were aimed at the sailors on their ship! Fang Senyan's meticulousness was evident. Obviously, under the protection of the contractors' 40% rule and near-death state, it was unrealistic to kill a contractor across the vast sea. Such an engagement would hardly kill the opponent, drop a key, or gain any substantial benefits.

However, for those contractors who had caught up, it was unlikely that they all mastered the skills of sailing a ship. Therefore, without the pirates driving the ship, their ability to navigate freely on the sea would be greatly affected.

That's why Fang Senyan wanted Mogansha to kill the storyline pirates who could be killed first! It should be known that hiring pirates also consumed a lot of funds and energy. Continuously consuming their manpower was equivalent to depriving them of their money and energy. The weaker the opponent's forces became, the harder it would be for them to compete with Fang Senyan and his team. The smaller the chance of external interference during the completion of Fang Senyan's mission.

When Mogansha continuously killed six or seven pirates who were operating the sails on the mast on the opposite side, there were almost no people on the masts of the two ships behind. The contractors behind, after learning their lesson, began to attack the pirates on Fang Senyan's ship while cursing madly.

But unfortunately: how could Fang Senyan not have thought that they would do this?

Fang Senyan had already ordered most of the sails to be fixed to avoid damage, while he personally controlled the mainsail since he wasn't afraid of being hit. In this way, although it would affect the ship's speed due to the low efficiency, both sides were on equal footing. The ships behind also didn't dare to let skilled pirates operate the sails anymore, and the number of people operating the sails naturally dropped significantly.

Moreover, after the modification, the *Sam*'s original gun emplacements were removed, and now twenty rowing positions were added! Therefore, if we were to talk about maneuverability at this time, the gap between the two sides would be even greater. If Fang Senyan wanted to shake them off at this time, it would be a matter of minutes.

Seeing that they had fallen into the other party's conspiracy trap again, the contractors behind were even more furious and began to attack Fang Senyan's ship frantically. One guy even spared no expense and raised a shoulder-mounted launcher similar to a "Stinger" missile, aiming it at Fang Senyan and his team!

In the loud explosion, billowing smoke billowed from the *Sam*, and a large hole of two or three meters was blown out of the stern. Fortunately, the standard durability of a Tier III warship was as high as 30,000 or more, and it wasn't so easy to sink. At this time, Fang Senyan ordered to accelerate the voyage. After leaving the opponent's attack range, the carpenter Spike, who went to sea with the ship, should do his work.

This guy lived up to his reputation. With enough manpower to help, he repaired the hull in about ten minutes after a burst of clanging. Then, Fang Senyan immediately ordered to detour and circled back from the side for a surprise attack.

These contractors on the other side seemed very unfamiliar with naval warfare. They didn't even have a lookout, and just stared blankly at the front, not expecting Fang Senyan and his team to accelerate and sail from the right. Therefore, the Black brothers silently killed three more sail operators on the opposite side before being discovered!

By the time the contractors on the opposite side roared and wanted to counterattack, the *Sam* had already quickly left with its speed advantage. In this back-and-forth tug-of-war, the pirates under the contractors on the opposite side had suffered heavy casualties by the time it got dark. No one was willing to go up to the mast to control the sails anymore. This meant that they had completely given up their maneuverability!

After dragging on for so many times, someone immediately felt something was wrong. One of the Tier III warships saw this and fled early. After the remaining contractor

After discussing, they defended with all their strength, and set up fireproof panels on the edge of the ship's side. They looked like a stiff dead fish, lying alone on the sea, making people feel particularly desolate. If they hadn't had evil intentions to chase Fang Senyan in an attempt to rob people, then they wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

Fang Senyan wouldn't be merciful at this time. He let the Black brothers slowly cut the flesh with a blunt knife, killing the pirates on the ship so that they didn't dare to show their heads. Then, he aimed at the ship's main mast and opened fire. There was only one sniper on the ship left on the opposite side, and it was estimated that all aspects of his ability were still quite low. After firing a shot, the shooting interval was as long as nearly a minute.

Because of the alternate protection of Jiao Shi and Fang Senyan, Mogansha was not threatened at all! Later, the sniper himself stopped attacking, too lazy to attack. A sniper bullet also had to cost Universal Points to buy, and the price was expensive.

After half an hour of continuous attack, the three masts of the Tier III warship on the opposite side were all broken one by one and collapsed with a bang, splashing waves of water into the sea. The Black brothers also fired bullets worth several thousand Universal Points. The ship suffered such heavy damage that even Spike, the professional carpenter on Fang Senyan's ship, said that it would take at least two or three days to repair it. What's more, it was very likely that the contractors' ship didn't have such members at all?

Therefore, after these contractors who lost their masts slowly sailed back to Tortuga, it would at least delay them for forty-eight precious hours, not to mention the loss of at least a dozen pirates. This was at least a loss of 10,000 pounds, which was probably worth more than 10,000 Universal Points for them.

This was also a painful lesson Fang Senyan gave them, telling them not to provoke people they shouldn't provoke! For Fang Senyan, the most difficult stage was still ahead. At this time, only by beating these contractors until they were afraid could they not dare to hold him back in the future! Of course, if these contractors still didn't know what was good for them and came to provoke him again in the future, then he would directly attack them and kill them to drop keys.

In the next voyage, Fang Senyan demanded to travel at full speed. The newly transformed *Sam* was equipped with first-class sail operators, and its speed was indeed at least 30% faster than when it first entered Tortuga. Therefore, although the distance from Port Royal to Tortuga was more than thousands of nautical miles, which was not close, after two days and two nights of downwind sailing, it had already arrived at a place only twenty or thirty nautical miles away from Port Royal.

Of course, as a warship that served in the original Royal Fleet, the *Sam* could never swagger into Port Royal. Fortunately, as the sea transportation hub of England at that time, similar to "Quanzhou" and "Guangzhou" during the Chinese Song Dynasty, there must be smuggling ports and docks nearby. Fang Senyan left some pirates who were notorious for their cruel crimes/reputations/most importantly, easy to identify to guard the ship. He took Mr. Gibbs and seven or eight subordinates who were familiar with the terrain here and landed ashore in advance at the smuggling port, and then took a carriage to Port Royal.

Compared with Tortuga, Port Royal seemed much more beautiful and elegant. White beaches, green coconut trees and palm trees, layered buildings, clean exterior walls, and tall and solid fortresses and turrets, all fully interpreted discipline and majesty. In addition, there were occasional patrols of sailors.

These guys were all dressed in ceremonial costumes. The most eye-catching thing was their military uniforms with white and red stripes, especially the white wigs and red coats were particularly eye-catching. Their bayonets were shining, their thin-legged stockings, and even thick-heeled leather boots that seemed somewhat feminine from today's perspective, proudly walked with a gait similar to that of a rooster, making a very deep impression.

It is estimated that if Fang Senyan brought Philip and the others here and saw his former colleagues, he would definitely have strong feelings of sadness in his heart.