Chapter 265: The Pursuit (I)

"You personally bring a warship to bring them over!" The female Pasha ordered, pointing to the sailing ship that flew the Polish flag in the distance. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Pasha, thisβ€”" But General Seljuk's face showed a hint of hesitation, knowing that their enemy was an ironclad ship, although they could be said to have an absolute advantage in numbers, but if they really sent a warship to pursue that sailing ship, it would undoubtedly greatly weaken their own strength. This is undoubtedly a risk, and more importantly, the boss also asks that he personally lead the team, in that case, who will command this naval battle?

"Leave it to me, no problem, Musvar Atabok." The woman asked, glancing at the man next to her.

"...... you?!" Artabok has a very high status in the Seljuk Empire, and his official rank is even no less than that of the Pasha, in addition to controlling the military governors of the local areas, he is also responsible for teaching the princes and grandsons of the feudal divisions, which can be said to be a high power, but at this moment he is too respectful to this female Pasha.

"Do you think there's something wrong with that?" Looking at the other party's hesitant appearance, the Pasha asked rhetorically.

"Nope. Follow your instructions, Pasha. Without the slightest objection, Muswar respectfully withdrew, and his heart trembled violently at that moment. He didn't want to anger that woman, not to mention that if that woman could only fight, I'm afraid there really wouldn't be any problem.

"Remember to capture them alive." Looking at Muswar's back, the woman suddenly said coldly.

"Yes, Pasha." Muswar replied in horror and hurried off the deck.

……

"How's it going?" Returning to the bow, Plekhanov asked, although the sailboat had not been sunk, it was not time to care about that matter anymore, after all, it was important to get out of here.

First mate John was in a hurry to keep an eye on the soldiers on deck, ready to fire back, and was relieved to see his commander rushing over.

"Captain, you're finally here."

At this time, he already remembered that he was sweating profusely, and at the beginning the Serles had mastered the absolute superiority conditions, although it was still a sail-powered battleship, but the high-quality shipbuilding technology made its combat effectiveness by no means easy to underestimate, the other party had been outflanked, and it was only a matter of time before they were surrounded, and whether they could break through in a short period of time was the key. Once they are surrounded by a network of firepower, even ironclad ships will have to sink. Now the only hope is the man in front of him.

Although as soon as he arrived on this ship, First Officer John never saw his boss have any serious appearance, and he was even in charge of management affairs, and the other party slept in the captain's room all day. But John believed that the man in front of him could be a king, because he was Plekhanov. If you think about it, you can understand that the only few ironclad ships in Nicaea naturally cannot be handed over to others in a hurry. Plekhanov was actually the most suitable candidate.

Compared to the army, the navy of the new Roman Empire was no longer valued. Although the rising Crescent Empire led a huge naval siege of Constantinople and was eventually thwarted by the Herod using Greek fire, it was due to the valor of the navy, even the two large-scale invasions of the Normans and Rus, and the navy of New Rome also played a great role. But that was a long time ago, after all. From the moment the Holy Sepulchre opened, the mecha became the king of war in the eyes of the new Romans, so the navy was far less powerful than that of the Western countries, and more often it was the navy of the Venetian or Genoians. This led to the passivity of New Rome in the face of the Crusaders, and the crushing defeat at the Golden Horn led to the final isolation of the empire from the fall of Anatolia.

However, Plekhanov, who was the governor of southern Anatolia at the time, became the only legend of the navy, although he did not participate in the defense of Constantinople, but defeated the Seljuk fleet that took advantage of the opportunity to attack with a small victory, and later the Seljuk Empire found it too difficult to annex Nicaea and turned to the alliance because of that naval battle.

John undoubtedly regarded Plekhanov as his idol, and this time he will definitely be in power! He thought desperately in his heart.

And at this moment, Plekhanov's eyebrows and eyes also crossed a trace of solemnity, the other party's way of arranging the formation just pushed them to the dangerous side, if they forcibly broke through, it was very likely to fall under the blow of concentrated fire, but if they wanted to retreat inland coast, it would be a dead end after all.

"It seems that this time, the Seljuks are serious!" Plekhanov twitched his eyebrows and smiled bitterly.

And then there was a majestic roar in everyone's ears.

"Everyone immediately return to their posts, give me a little faster!"

For a moment, the languid man seemed to be a completely different person, and the crew couldn't believe that their captain, who had always cared about things, could show such a look. That kind of momentum is like a lion, making people tremble and dare not disobey, there is no time to even be stunned, everyone runs to their posts, without the slightest slack, not even daring to waste a second of time.

"Captain......" First Officer John, who was watching this scene, was also dumbfounded, he didn't expect Plekhanov's power to be even more powerful than he imagined.

But before he could say anything, Plekhanov came up and kicked him in the ass, "Stinky boy, what are you still rubbing, you're the only one!" ”

"Yes!" First Officer John, who reacted in a panic, returned to the command room on the ship with a roll and a crawl, and his eyes were also a little excited.

You can finally see with your own eyes the strength of the most powerful people of that era. You must know that Plekhanov turned the tide and resisted a fleet ten times his own, so that the remnants of the New Roman Empire could survive in Nicaea, and he is undoubtedly a famous general!

……

Consitan and his party, who had escaped for the time being, did not relax, but did their best to leave the battlefield, although their enemies were the Crusaders and Nicaeans, but the Seljuks were never something to be trusted. What started as a spark of the tribe became a prairie fire in just a few decades, even challenging the authority of New Rome in Anatolia, and it is conceivable that they were terrible, and even the emperor was killed in the war with the Seljuks. Constance Dante doesn't feel any lighthearted.

Below the cabin, Cons-Dante looked at Ekarina for a moment, and the maiden seemed to look at him with displeasure.

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

It was an awkward silence, and Constance Dante almost had a feeling of wanting to cry without tears.

Although Constance Dante gave up the decision to send Ekarina back there and entrusted it to the care of Yadvija in consideration of the people in Novgorod, he never expected that this girl, who gave him a headache, would secretly follow him and hide in the cabin.

Finally, Constance Dante asked with a gloomy face: "What the hell is going on, I didn't tell you to stay there, and someone will take you back when the time comes." ”

The girl who was reprimanded by Consdendine looked unhappy, neither aggrieved nor bowed her head, although she knew that she was wrong, Ekarina still stubbornly said to herself: "Really, even if there is no problem with coming over." ”

"What do you know? Don't you know it's dangerous? If you have three long and two short, how can I face Uncle Chuikov and Aunt Katyusha? Constance Dante looked at her helplessly, almost growling. This trip to the East was dangerous from the start, and he knew that he was destined to lose a lot of people, and that the men who followed him on the ship would most likely end up saying goodbye forever, let alone taking a weak girl with him. He didn't want the child to be involved in that senseless danger.

His past was already too much pain and guilt, and he didn't want to regret it for the rest of his life.

But Constance Dante then realized that his words were a little heavy.

I saw that Ekarina suddenly lowered her head

Although he was still angry in his heart, Constance Dante's voice finally softened, he knew why the girl followed him, but he really didn't want him to follow him down a dangerous road of no return.

"Ekarina, I ......" Constance Dante's face was a little helpless, he had to make Ekarina understand that following his words would not lead to fruition.

But as soon as he spoke, the girl in front of him suddenly raised her head again and threw herself into her arms.

Constance Dante saw that the tear stains on that face were like strings of pearls, and that there was a determined look in those eyes.

"Brother Cons, Brother Dante, I ......" Although there was some hesitation, and there was a faint flush on the girl's white face like a baby, Ekarina still decided to say what had been hidden in her heart for a long time.

"I thought that when you left Novgorod, Brother Cons, Dante, these words would never be said again. But I'm really happy to see you again, even if everything in those days was so desperate and I think it was worth it. ”

At this time, the girl was still choked, even though she knew that Cons Dante would refuse in the end, but she still endured the pain in her heart and wanted to say it.

As if stabbed in the heart with a knife, Ekarina buried her head in Constance Dante's chest and took a deep breath. It was as if the smell of Cons Dante's body gave the girl courage.

Ekarina shouted loudly: "I really like you! ”

But at this moment, a violent cannon fire rang out, and the whole ship was about to shake. Both Consition, Dante and Ekarina lost their balance and fell into the cabin.

Tsk, this is-

Could it be that the Nicaeans and the Seljuks have already fought? No, Constance Dante immediately dismissed this idea and vetoed, at this time they were out of range of the St. Mary, even if there was a fight, it was impossible for them to encounter such a big movement here. It's someone attacking them. Is it Nicaeane? It can't be, unless they want to die here, then only the Seljuks. But the pursuit of ironclad ships is a dangerous task, isn't it ridiculous to send people to disperse their forces to pursue them in this situation?

His thoughts raced through his mind, but he was interrupted by a cough.

"Ahem!"

At the top of the stairs, Berchis was looking at Constance, and Dante was looking at him with a strange expression.

"...... Belhis?"

"At this time, it shouldn't be me, right?" Berchis looked at Constance, Dante coldly, and said with his hands spread out.

At this time, the shy voice of the girl came from the ears of Constance Dante.

"Brother Cons, Dante, can you come down now?"

At this time, Constance Dante realized that he was crawling on Ekarina's body, although his knees and elbows were supporting the ground and did not press the weight on the girl's body, but the posture at this time was really awkward.

I saw that Ekarina turned her face away, but her shy expression was unobstructed, but she looked beautiful and delicious.

Constance Dante also subconsciously felt a heat on his face, and quickly got up from the ground.

"Right...... I'm sorry......" Constance Dante stammered a little and didn't go to see Ekarina, but quickly returned to normal and walked to Belhis, knowing that the other party had not come to tease him.

"What the hell is going on?" Constance Dante asked in a low voice, listening to the sound just now, the place where the artillery fire fell was very close to them, almost a little close. He had a sense of foreboding. He immediately reacted that only those people would come after them at this time, "Is it the Seljuks?" ”

And Berthes nodded and replied, "It's the Turks, they have a warship chasing us." ”

……

At this moment, under the swaying banner of the stars and moon, Muswar was tightly locking on to the sailboat that was trying to escape.

"Atabok, the Pasha said he would capture them alive." The subordinates beside him trembled and reminded that the shot just now was fired at his order. They were more afraid of being known to the Pasha that the woman's anger was not something they could bear.

Muswar glanced at his subordinates and said coldly: "This is just a warning, Pasha will not blame." Of course, it would be best if they stopped in good humor, and if they didn't believe that they were sunk, they would only be killed. Do you think the Pasha would blame me for such a trivial matter? ”

"Yes, Artabok." Under the commander's order, the others were not able to say anything, so while speeding up, they opened fire to signal the sailboat in front of them to stop, and at this time they could only pray that the other party would be a little more interesting.

Muswal's face was a little more subtle.

What was there about the sailboat that had been noticed by the adult that caught her eye? (To be continued.) )