Chapter 266: Counterattack
At this moment, the Polish-flagged sailing ship that had been fleeing suddenly slowed down, and it seemed that they had given up on escaping. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"This-" Seeing this scene, Ali Pasha's subordinates were full of puzzlement, knowing that the other party could escape from the range of their artillery as long as they held on for more than ten minutes, but at this time they wanted to obediently tie their hands and capture. This is a bit too stupid!
But Muswar looked at his subordinates beside him with disdain on his face and said, "Don't you even know this truth? If they continue to flee like this, am I really going to let them run away? ”
"But the Pasha said he was going to be captured alive."
"It's better to die than to run away." Muswar was aware of the horror of that woman, and was able to become the only female Pasha in the empire not only because of her noble status and Su Dan's personal reasons, but more importantly, because of her ability to kill and decisive, Su Dan was able to convince Su Dan that this woman could be on her own. Even a fierce warrior like him has to admit that this woman does have her excels. The rebellion in the eastern province of Khorasan was brutally suppressed under the command of this woman. It is said that the severed heads of the rebels were built into towers, and Muswar could not even imagine the horror of the sight.
Even a prince like Muswar who was on one side did not dare to disobey the Pasha's orders.
It's just that although the other party said before that he would catch him alive, Muswal didn't dare to imagine what the consequences would be if he let him go. At this moment, although the empire had to retreat temporarily in the face of the crusaders, the internal strife has not stopped. The intrigues of the court and the change of the situation in the court have completely plunged the empire into turmoil, and it is rumored that in the southern part of the empire, the princes are brewing a rebellion. At this time, Muswar is walking on thin ice, he has always been a high-ranking power as Atabok, and the princes in the court are friendly with him, if he is jealous of Sudan, even if he has ten lives, it is not enough.
Seeing him say this, Muswarqing's subordinates didn't want to say anything anymore, so they had to nod.
"Let's go!" Muswar said in a calm voice to his subordinates.
"Yes, Muswar." And his subordinates did not dare to slack off, and immediately ordered the battleship to accelerate with all its might.
Cons Dante, on the other hand, did not stop at once, but continued at a very slow pace, but in this case, it would not take a few minutes for the other party to catch up.
None of the people on board knew what medicine was in the gourd of Constance Dante. If they were to surrender to the Seljuks, they didn't have to spend so much effort to escape. It's just that at this time, Berschis also supports Consei, which leaves everyone speechless, after all, these Novgorod lower-class guards listen more to Bershis, whom they fear, than to Constance, whom they respect.
"Are you sure?" Berchis asked Consei, who asked Consei, who had probably commanded a naval battle for the first time, but the young man had shown extraordinary talent. Sure enough, the so-called knight king is not just cultivated as a brave warrior, after all, a person's strength is not comparable to the terrifying power generated by an army and a state apparatus running at full speed. From the very beginning, Emperor Scipio wanted to create a king who could turn the tide!
At this moment, Constantine revealed a deep military quality in every move, and he was only a child when New Rome collapsed.
"I'm not sure either," said Constance Dante, shaking his head, "this time I can only take a gamble, a bet on how arrogant the Seljuk generals were." ”
Berchs just nodded and said nothing more, as if he believed in Conses Dante's decision.
At this time, the Turkic warships were also approaching, but the other side did not seem to have the slightest intention of slowing down, on the contrary, it seemed to be moving at full speed.
"What are they doing?!" This is, everyone on the ship also realized that something was wrong, the opponent's warship was much bigger than them, and if it really collided at full speed, they would have to feed the fish!
"Grand Duke, shall we send a flag to tell them ......" The Novgorod guards beside him were also terrified, although they could swim, but falling into the water in this vast sea was a certain death, they had no idea what the intentions of these Seljuks were.
"No, I wasn't ready to be caught!" At this moment, Cons Dante's calm appearance is actually terrifying. But does he really have the means to deal with the Turks at this moment?
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"Ali Ba Xia Qing, what are you doing here?" At this time, on the Seljuk battleship, Muswar's subordinates also looked at his commander in confusion, Pasha had clearly ordered to take these people back, but at this moment, he seemed to put them to death. Such a flagrant disobedience would be too bold. Almost everyone had heard the horrific rumors of the female Pasha
But Muswar said with a disapproving face: "It's just that they completely broke off their thoughts." These are the people Pasha wants to see, as for the ship, there is no need! ”
"Sinks them!" There was a hint of hideousness on this Atabok's face, this was Muswar's "interest", to be honest, Muswal would have been more active if the order given by Pasha before had not been to capture these guys of unknown origin alive but simply sink them. Now in this situation, the other party seems to slow down very interestingly.
If that's the case, it's so boring! A sneer rang out, and the Seljuk warships were approaching.
"Let them feel what real despair is!" Muswar didn't open fire at all, and Muswar wanted to use this method more to achieve his desire to kill. The method of directly and savagely ramming and sinking the opponent's warship is what he has always been obsessed with. He often experienced the thrill of this slaughter during the naval battles with the New Romans, and this is how he became one of the few Seljuk warriors at sea.
As for Pasha's task, ha, it would be nice to just take a few survivors with him, and the responsibility would lie with those people anyway if they refused to restrain themselves. Muswar thought to himself.
And watching. Constance, Dante and others will be doomed.
"The other party is coming, Grand Duke!" At this juncture, these Novgorod guards had to be anxious, it was a piece of cake for the other party to sink them, but Constance Dante did not seem to care at all.
"Are you ready?" Berchis asked again in Constance's ear.
Although Constance Dante appeared confident on the surface, he was just as nervous inside, after all, it was a gamble, and the stake was the lives of the entire ship. This is not a deduction on the sand table in the past, but a real life-and-death struggle.
Can you really handle it?
A chill whispered to Constance Dante, but he made a decision in his heart.
Seeing that the other side did not fire again, Constance Dante concluded that the commander of the other side was extremely arrogant, and that this would be the key to turning the situation around.
"Drop anchor!" Suddenly, Constance Dante let out a loud roar that stunned everyone, and he actually gave such an order at this time.
"What are you doing in a daze?!" Berhiss also shouted, and the next moment, the sailors on board dropped the anchor into the sea. The sea was full of reefs, and the anchor was directly hooked onto one of the reefs.
"Everyone, hurry up!" Berchis gave the order as he told his men to release the rudder.
Again, without warning, the whole sailboat shook violently, leaning on the surface of the sea in an astonishing arc. And at that moment, they passed by the Seljuks who were coming one after another in the rear.
On the sea, the sailing ships of Constance, Dante and others were like a pendulum, because the anchor was hooked to the reef and avoided the death collision of the other party in a surprise way.
It's risky, but it works. For a time, the two ships were almost close together.
"Prepare for a broadside battle!" Constance Dante has finally won the bet, and the rest of the game will be crucial!
At this time, such tactics were rare, at least in the Mediterranean, where new tactics were rampant, and the navy rarely used hand-to-hand tactics.
But the Rus' people living in the North Sea are completely different, and they have been used to this method for a long time. When dealing with pirates, broadside battles are inevitable. Consdante's tactic was to turn their disadvantage into their advantage, and now their naval guns could not threaten the Seljuks even at close range. Then there is only a hand-to-hand fight.
"What—" Muswar stared at the scene in front of him in amazement, unable to believe his eyes. Originally, he thought that these people's warships would inevitably be sunk. However, the other party's actions greatly exceeded his expectations, and it turned out that they were not ready to be caught from the beginning. Before, it was just to paralyze his carelessness.
"Ha~ I was actually deceived by you!" Muswar couldn't help but be a little interested in the commander of the ship. "But if you think you're going to win, it just means you're—"
"How naïve!" For a moment, the man's face showed a hint of hideousness.
"Everybody's ready to take on the board!"
Behind Muswar, his elite guards drew their scimitars and muskets and prepared to take on these enemies.
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"When the time comes, you will hide behind me." Bercis also drew his sword and musket at this time, and Constance Dante could not be as strong as a professional warrior, so Bercis had to protect him.
Caught off guard, the Seljuks did not have gunners on the side of the Seljuks, which created an opportunity for the Novgorod warriors, who immediately reacted and pounced on the Seljuks!
They were already tired of being pursued, and now they could finally vent their bad breath. They haven't been useful since they arrived in Poland, and it's time to teach these damned Seljuks a good lesson!
Immediately, these brave warriors pounced on the Seljuks on the ship.
"It seems that you haven't been wasted in those ten years!" Cons, Dante, standing behind Berthes, heard the other man's voice.
And he nodded silently, although after the fall of Constantinople, he woke up and found that everything was brutally destroyed, and his heart was desperate, but for Sophia he chose to survive strongly. Although he had lost hope, he still had a glimmer of desire to struggle in his heart, so he didn't really go down, and after Sophia entered the Imperial Seminary, he was able to take the opportunity to continue his previous studies.
Of course, Berchis could see that that kind of fighting quality was not something that a man who had been abandoned for ten years could have.
Now it's time to strike back!
The Rus' who fought on the side were the first to fight, and compared to their bravery, they were no less brave than the armies of any country, and although they were a little more numerous, they were taken by surprise.
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"Tsk—he's worthy of him, one of the last trump cards of the Nicaeans." Watching Plekhanov retreat with his battleship, although the female Pasha's eyes were full of annoyance, there was no dissatisfaction. She did lose in chess, after all, the naked reality is that she has an absolute advantage, not only did she not eat the other party, but was counterattacked by the other party and suffered a heavy blow.
"Pasha, now, us?" The subordinates beside him asked, at this time, the Nicene ironclad had no intention of fighting at all, and fled after a successful blow. No one knows if their Pasha will be able to endure such a failure.
But unexpectedly-
"There's no need to chase them, they weren't the main target in the first place anyway." The woman waved her hand and did not give the order to continue the pursuit, although the loss of a few battleships was not a pain in the bones for the Imperial Navy. Moreover, they had other intentions.
"According to the previous news, Merides is here, did they just show up here?" The female Pasha looked at the subordinates beside her and asked in a confirmed manner. Their purpose was Merides, and what secrets did General Merides, who had been expelled by the Nicaeans, have in his hands that interested the Seljuks so much.
"Yes, absolutely, Pasha."
"Well, what about Muswal?" At this time, the woman nodded, but suddenly remembered that Atabok, who was her deputy, had not seen him yet, and couldn't help but frown.
"Muswar is chasing the ship, and he hasn't come back yet." The subordinates around him reported.
And the female Pasha immediately sneered, "Hmph, this kind of thing can't be done, no wonder His Majesty Su Dan has become more and more impatient with him." And in her words, people can vaguely feel a piercing killing intent. It seemed to be full of disdain for the disobedient Atabok. (To be continued.) )