White Fang made a vicious sound of "Pooh" without any panic.
In the first round, the highest hit rate was less than 25%.
In the second round, as expected, the hit rate dropped to less than 10%.
This third round was basically a complete lottery, and the hit rate might not even reach 1%.
But this situation of being hit blindly and unable to fight back made White Fang very unhappy.
White Fang wanted to fight back, but at this time, the escort fleet had already released Mie particles. The White Fang Star Pirates could not accurately detect the position of the opponent. In this case, the long-range artillery fire had a hit rate close to zero. The hull of the White Fang shook, and the durability of the energy shield decreased.
"Tsk, it can hit like this, it's a dog's luck."
White Fang cursed in annoyance.
After activating the energy shield, one or two shells are harmless to the White Fang. As time goes by, the durability of the energy shield will automatically recover under the continuous power supply of the engine.
"Leader! Ship No. 8 is sunk!"
The trembling voice of the communications officer sounded in White Fang's ears.
"What! How is it possible!"
White Fang suddenly stood up, grabbed the collar of the communications officer in disbelief, and shouted angrily.
"Captain, it was an artillery attack. Ship No. 8 was hit by three energy bombs in one breath and sank directly."
The communications officer also said in disbelief.
"After three confirmations by the observer, our fleet was hit by eight rounds in this round of artillery attack, one of which sank, two were damaged, and two were slightly damaged!"
The hit rate is 38%!
White Fang suddenly felt a little dizzy.
The hit rate of the third round of long-range artillery attack was higher than the first round!
What's the reason! This is not logical!
When White Fang was wondering if he was dreaming, the fourth round of artillery attack arrived!
"Alert, beyond-visual-range artillery attack!"
The radar operator's shrill cry sounded again and again!
The White Fang was shocked again.
He didn't care to see how much the durability reading of the energy shield dropped.
"Alert, beyond-visual-range artillery attack!"
The radar operator's shrill cry sounded again and again!
White Fang left his position and walked quickly to the observer's seat to pay attention to the hit rate of this round of artillery attack.
"Our fleet was hit by six shells in this round of bombardment, two of which sank and two were damaged!"
A 28% hit rate!
The observers' voices were filled with tears.
White Fang's anger, which had originally been surging, also dropped sharply as if it had been frozen.
Before they even met, in just four rounds of long-range bombardment, the White Fang Star Pirates had already lost three assault ships, three were damaged, and four were slightly damaged. There
were only two intact assault ships left!
Not to mention his subordinates, even White Fang himself was hesitant.
If it wasn't because of the escort fleet's super long-range bombardment ability, White Fang believed that this must be a factor of luck.
Otherwise, with the escort fleet's hit rate of less than 25% in the first round, how could it have achieved such an effect?
But it was precisely because of the luck factor that White Fang hesitated.
Then.
"Alarm, beyond-visual-range bombardment!"
The radar operator's shrill shout rang out again and again!
His voice was almost hoarse.
"Four hits, one ship sank, two slightly damaged!"
19% hit rate!
The observer burst into tears.
After five rounds of long-distance bombardment, the White Fang Star Pirates lost a total of four assault ships, with another two being moderately damaged and six being lightly damaged.
Due to the bombardment, the White Fang lost a total of four assault ships, two were moderately damaged, and six were slightly damaged.
Including the White Fang, none of them were intact, and all the crew members were injured!
"Leader, we can't hold on any longer, everyone is panicking!"
"Leader, this fleet is too weird, let's retreat!"
"Leader, I just checked the almanac, today is not a good day to take action, why don't we take a break for two days?"
...
The communication channel was in chaos.
Almost all the assault ships proposed to retreat.
In order to avoid long-range bombardment, the remaining warships of the White Fang Pirates were maneuvering one after another, and the entire formation had long been unknown.
Many warships began to slow down on their own initiative, and it looked like they were ready to turn around at any time.
White Fang saw it with his eyes and felt cold in his heart.
This was a situation where they were about to break up if they didn't agree.
Glancing at the pale-faced Huang Bing, White Fang did not dare to delay any longer and shouted, "The Cybone Pirates failed to arrive in time, causing us to fight against the enemy with a small number of people. Today, those guys are lucky. Brothers, let's retreat!"
The communication channel was once again filled with cheers of "The leader is wise."
Then, without caring about cleaning up the battlefield, they hurriedly salvaged the lifeboats that escaped from the sunken warship and retreated in panic.
Huang Bing did not try to persuade White Fang to continue the action plan.
After losing the possibility of an ambush, the Pirates were no match for the regular army in a head-on battle, especially in such a situation of numerical disadvantage. The White Fang Pirates had lost their morale, and even if Huang Bing used coercion and inducement, White Fang would not agree.
Even if White Fang agreed, the other pirates would not work hard.
On the contrary, if Huang Bing insisted on his own opinion, he might not even be able to guarantee his own safety. Although he was very frustrated, Huang Bing did not lose his sense of proportion.
The cooperation between the Highland Viscountcy and the White Fang Pirates was not once or twice. It was not worth it to ruin the relationship with the White Fang Pirates just for this mission.
Huang Bing, who stayed on the White Fang and retreated in a hurry, seemed to have forgotten one thing. The Cybone Pirates, who accepted the commission and rushed to the battlefield, did not receive the news of the White Fang Pirates' retreat.
Maybe he had thought of this.
But for various reasons, he did not inform the Cybone Pirates that the mission failed and the pincer attack was cancelled.
Unlike the White Fang Pirates, the Highland Viscountcy had never had a cooperative relationship with the Cybone Pirates before.
Thinking about the price he had paid, Huang Bing felt distressed. If the plan is cancelled now, the Cybone Pirates will not be able to return the prepaid reward.
Since they are not direct descendants, and he heard that the Cybone Pirates are a group of fools, Huang Bing does not mind letting the Cybone Pirates be kept in the dark and run into the escort fleet.
Even if it only causes a little damage to the escort fleet, it is a good thing for Highland Viscountcy.
If the Cybone Pirates can single-handedly kill the most popular candidate for the successor to the Black Stone Barony, that would be a big surprise.
In that case, the efforts of the Highland Viscountry would not be in vain.
After thinking for a while, when White Fang's emotions stabilized, a soldier stepped forward and whispered in his ear for a long time.
White Fang's face changed several times, and finally nodded and said: "If we talk about evil hearts, you nobles are the most evil. No wonder you are nobles and we are pirates. I will stabilize the morale first and try my best to find a way to get them moving again."