"Do you want to come up and check it?" Constance Dante's face sank when he saw the other party's flag, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't easily deceive the other party, which was undoubtedly a very serious matter. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAlthough they have disguised themselves, there is no guarantee that they will be able to fool each other. The Nicaeans had no idea about their attitudes, but at least for now, they could not trust each other.

Slowly approaching them was a light ironclad frigate.

Compared with the naval powers of the West such as Aragonese or Genoa and Venice, not only Nicaea, but the entire East was greatly inferior in maritime power. You must know that the peak of the Eastern Navy was more than 200 years ago, when the Crescent Empire swept almost the entire Mediterranean, and even the African provinces controlled by the New Roman Empire at that time all fell, and the Crescent Empire invaded the two Sicilies to attack southern Italy. However, just when the huge empire was in full swing, it finally encountered a turning point of decline, trying to solve the new Roman Empire that had been resisting once and for all, they sent a huge fleet to bypass Anatolia and attack Constantinople directly, but in the end they suffered heavy losses in a deadly storm, and later the Herod relied on the terrain advantage to directly annihilate the main naval force of the Crescent Empire with Greek fire, and finally collapsed. Coupled with the ensuing civil war that led to a split, the empires of the East lost the opportunity to destroy the new Roman Empire. Since then, there has naturally been no large-scale navy in the East.

From then on, the overlord of the sea was the Western powers.

And with the advent of a new era - the appearance of ironclads completely reversed the situation, and no one could challenge the hegemony of Western navies anymore. Even fourteen years ago, in the Golden Horn outside of Constantinople, the Empire that tried to resist to the death sent a navy suffered a crushing defeat!

"It seems that the Nicaeans are still underestimated to have such a thing." Constance Dante said coldly.

You must know that even if it is a wreckage, there are very few such things as ironclads, and even if they are sunk, they are difficult to salvage. So it's hard to imitate. And the control of steelclad ships by various countries is even more unlikely to make it available to the Nicaeans, and the only explanation is that the Niscaans and the Rastines are definitely in collusion. Otherwise it is impossible to have something of this strategic level!

Watching the other party gradually approach, everyone felt their hearts sink, and they felt very frightened as they watched the increasingly huge battleship approaching. In the face of this kind of thing, the sailboat they were on was ridiculously small. This is just a light frigate, if it is a heavyweight cruiser or even a battleship, what a terrifying existence.

And Consei, Dante and Berschis were not too surprised, after all, both of them had seen even greater Papal warships, which were the indisputable overlords of the sea!

But even so, the situation is very dangerous. The other party didn't even need to use the main gun of the amazing caliber to directly sink the sailboat that Cons, Dante and his party were riding.

For a while, the Novgorodians, who were still close to ignorant of the threat, also began to feel uneasy. They were originally just ordinary ships, but when they saw the huge warship and the weapons on it, they realized that they were in trouble.

Coincidentally, the Rus' all reached for their weapons at their waists, but they were stopped by Cons, Dante and Berhis, with their eyes.

Both Constance, Dante and Berchis looked at each other. It is absolutely impossible to escape now, if they make any rash move within the range of the ship's guns, they will definitely be blown to pieces, not to mention that their sailboat will definitely not be able to pass the ironclad ship launched by the steam engine quickly.

Now it seems that there are only two options before them. The first is to wait quietly for the other party to come to the ship, and then launch a surprise attack to control the other party's leader to occupy the ship, so that whether the other party knows their identity or not, they can avoid future troubles, and the other is to do nothing, let the other party come to the ship to check, and then leave, but it is hoping that the other party does not know about the arrival of Constance Dante. Arguably, both are extremely risky.

Judging from the actions of Cons, Dante and Berchis to stop their men from drawing out their weapons, the likelihood that the first option will be adopted is already very small. After all, there are many people on the other side, and even if they come on the boat to search, it is unlikely that they will be big shots, and it is simply impractical to control the other party. It's just that if they really don't do anything, no one dares to guarantee that their identities will not be revealed, maybe the target of this warship wandering the sea is them!

"Have you really decided?" Glancing at Constance Dante, Berchis asked in a low voice, but Constance Dante just nodded and didn't answer.

In fact, he can't guarantee anything, after all, this kind of risk is very large, but he can only choose this. Once you act rashly, you are really in a desperate situation. At least there is a glimmer of life for the other party.

"Got it!" Seeing that Constance Dante nodded, Berchis did not have any objections.

He looked at the Novgorod guards behind him and ordered loudly: "Next, no matter what happens, you are not ready to act rashly, you know?" ”

"Understood!" Hearing such an order, the guards replied loudly.

……

The battleship slowly docked to the side of the sailboat, and the people on the battleship looked at them curiously from the deck, after all, the faces of the Rus' people were not seen much on the sea!

"How?" Plekhanov asked, and walked out of the captain's quarters.

"For the time being, there seems to be no problem." The first mate reported that as soon as he approached the sailing ship of suspicious origin, he arranged for his men to line up on the deck, and the navy aimed his weapons at all the people on the sailboat who could see their faces, in case any of them had any trouble.

"For the time being...... Plekhanov raised his eyebrows slightly, "then since this is the case, it still can't be reassured." "The captain was lazy at times, but he was also dutiful at other times.

Since he was asked by his boss like this, the first mate couldn't say anything.

"I see, I'll let people go down and search!" The first mate nodded, and was about to count the number of people for them to go down to search, but they were stopped by the other party.

"What's the matter, Captain?" The first mate asked, puzzled.

And Plekhanov tapped his head with his finger and said: "If they were dressed in disguise, I guess those useless subordinates would not be recognized, and I still have to do this kind of thing myself!" So saying, the captain prepared to board the ship.

However, the first mate who saw this scene was really startled and hurriedly dissuaded: "Captain, what are you doing here?" What if it's really those people on it, you may encounter danger as soon as you go up! "There is no problem with his dissuasion, in fact, Plekhanov is only a commander, there is no need for him to do anything himself, otherwise if he has three long and two short, the whole team may be leaderless.

But Plekhanov had a disapproving expression and said: "Don't worry, nothing will happen!" ”

"But you're the commander, and if they're holding us hostage, we're going to have to throw a rat trap! Please also focus on the big picture! The first mate insisted on persuading Plekhanov.

"What's there to worry about, isn't it still you?" The man looked at each other playfully and smiled, as long as there is any problem, you can just blow up the ship with cannons! I didn't expect him to say such a thing, and even the first mate was completely speechless in surprise!

"But, sir—"

Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Plekhanov quickly waved his hand to interrupt the first mate's dissuasion.

"Anyway, what is it if there is me on this ship or not! It's not always your say, so you can rest assured! Even if it were really those people on this ship, it wouldn't be too much of a problem. Anyway, I just sleep in the captain's room every time to pass the time! As if he had a lot of trust in his first mate, he took dozens of ready navy aboard the ship......

As soon as they stepped on, on the deck of the sailing ship, these Nicaean navies first asked about a fishy smell.

"Damn, what the hell is this! So ugly! As soon as he got on board, Plekhanov covered his nose with his arm and complained, and the soldiers around him had disgusted expressions on their faces. No matter where the fisherman is, the smell of fish is annoying.

And looking at the faces of the Rus' people, Plekhanov's subtle expression was really unpredictable, and no one knew whether the other party's target was them or not.

After a casual glance, Plekhanov finally asked:

"Who are you in charge here?" Those sharp eyes scanned everyone on the deck, and on the steel-armored ship above, one by one the firearms were aimed at everyone, so it could be said that the lives of Cons, Dante and others were in the hands of these Nicaeans.

Everyone was so nervous that no one dared to say a word!

And at this moment Bersches came out, raised his arm, and said, "I am!" "He's undoubtedly the best person to get by.

Plekhanov, on the other hand, only nodded slightly, and asked, "Then what are you here for?" At this time, you don't know what is happening in Anatolia, right? ”

Before Berchis could speak, Constance Dante suddenly stood up and shouted in surprise.

"Is there really something going on?"

Plekhanov glanced at Constance Dante in surprise, "Don't you know that it can't be done?" Now there are wars going on everywhere! Navigation is not allowed here, and anyone who violates it will be treated as a spy, and it would not be an exaggeration to kill you. "The man looked like he was looking at a fool.

And Constance Dante, who learned of all this, shouted "frightened", and explained with a pale face: "Sir, sir, we are just here to do some business, and we really don't know anything!" ”

But suddenly Plekhanov looked at the other people's dresses, and suddenly his face changed.

"No, you're not Polish!" From his appearance and clothing, Plekhanov could detect at a glance that something was wrong, and the soldiers around him immediately became nervous. "Who the hell are you?!"

"Huh?! Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive! We're not suspicious! Constance Dante said hurriedly, looking terrified. In fact, he was also trembling in his heart, not knowing whether it was exposed.

The surprise in the eyes of Berchis on the side flashed, and the Novgorod guards did not expect Consdor Dante to make such a look. This is obviously acting, but it is vivid, and once it is broken, it can't be seen!

They don't know what Dante wants to do?!

"And what are you doing here disguised as Poles?" Plekhanov asked in a deep voice. "If there's half a lie in your words, I'll let my people shoot them immediately!"

As soon as the words fell, the Novgorod guards, who sensed the threat, all drew their hunting knives and short guns under their robes. For a moment, the atmosphere became tense.

Tsk - didn't you tell them not to act rashly?!

Constance Dante still overestimated the endurance of these people, and as a result, these reckless men could not help but take out their weapons. Although there are some headaches, there is still a way to save it.

"Wait...... Wait a minute...... Don't break the boat, I can't afford it! The timid and frightened look of the little merchant was almost as if it were true, and the people were stunned, and the Novgorodians looked at their companions and had to put down their weapons. Seeing Consdante's performance, coupled with the shabby and messy weapons used by the Rus, the ship's first mate also dispelled his suspicions a lot, after all, the Rus had nothing to do with Anatolia, so he shouted to Plekhanov below: "Captain, I think there should be no problem!" ”

But Plekhanov ignored it, but looked at Constance Dante and asked: "Then why are you hanging the Polish flag?" ”

"Because this is a Polish ship!" "You see, the boats are all Poles, and we really don't know anything." I was deceived by a group of people and said that I could make a fortune here, but I didn't expect to meet you, sir! Constance Dante wept and mourned, and even Belchis felt that he was going to be deceived by him, and it seemed that Consité Dante's ten years of seclusion in Constantinople were quite effective.

It's just that this Nicaean captain is really difficult! Constance Dante secretly clenched his fists, even if the other party was the captain of this battleship, he alone did not dare to guarantee that he could control the situation. He still pretended to be timid and scared, waiting for the other party's reaction. (To be continued.) )