As soon as the morning sun shone on the harbor, General Berger had already gotten up early, practiced his swordsmanship for a while, and then went to his own dining room to enjoy his Roman breakfast, a pork jelly and plenty of fruits and vegetables, for a soldier, this kind of meat and fruit breakfast is the most suitable.

Berger was a general of the Holy Roman Empire, or nominally a general belonging to the Holy Roman Empire, because now the Holy Roman Empire was divided into two parts, controlled by Henry IV's two sons, Condra and Henry the Younger, both of whom claimed to be the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, causing the empire to be divided into two parts, each accusing the other of heresy, and as a result, everyone is still unclear which part is the real Holy Roman Empire.

Among them, Henry the Younger rules the northern region of the Holy Roman Empire, with the support of the princes and royal families in the country, while Condela rules the Italian region and the southern part of the Holy Roman Empire, with the support of the Holy See, Berger belongs to the general of the naval army under Condra, commanding all the naval armies around Rome, which is also the most powerful naval army under Condra, but although Berger nominally belongs to Condra's subordinates, he actually belongs to the people of the Holy See, and Condela must be authorized by the Holy See to command him, Otherwise, Berger would not have obeyed anyone's orders.

After enjoying his rich breakfast, Berger walked out of his mansion and came to the barracks, as the commander of the navy, he naturally had to enjoy some privileges, otherwise how could he show his authority? Therefore, not only does he not live in the barracks, but he also has a special mansion, which is also equipped with special cooks and servants, which can be said to be extremely luxurious.

Although Berger ruled the navy near Rome, Rome was still some distance from the sea, so his naval battalion was actually stationed in a port called Civitavecchia. It was one of the most important and earliest ports near Rome, and is said to have been the most important port of Rome since the beginning of the Roman Empire BC.

The port of Civitavecchia, like most of the ports, is mostly civilian, but on the side of the port is a military port, that is, a naval camp. No other ships were to be allowed to enter it except Berger's naval vessels.

After Berger came to the naval camp, he found that his soldiers had gotten up early and were practicing on their respective warships, which made him nod with great satisfaction, he was the chief general of the navy, but he usually only formulated the training methods of the navy, and other officers were naturally responsible for the specific drills.

"Boom~" With a neat sound of horns, I saw a warship that was two or three times larger than other warships suddenly burst out of the waves. Squeezed the other warships that were training to both sides, which made many of the officers and soldiers on the ship stand unsteadily, and many of them fell directly into the sea, which made the people on the big war ship laugh, and although the soldiers who were knocked off the ship showed angry looks, no one dared to say anything.

Seeing the big war ship rampaging in the military port drill area, Berger did not say anything to stop it, but also showed a doting look. Because the officer who lost this great ship was none other than his beloved son, in his navy. It is usually a classic tripulp warship, but in order to show his love for his son, Berger spent a lot of money to build this five-paddle warship for him, which is several times larger than the ordinary tri-paddle warship, although the speed has not increased, but the defense has increased greatly. So for the safety of his son, Berger asked the five-pulp warship to be built as a flagship.

Inherited from the ancient Greeks, Roman warships used traditional three-oared boats, which had three rows of oars on each side. There were nearly thirty oars in each row, and each person controlled one oar, so that the number of warriors who were used to paddle on the boat alone reached nearly two hundred, which also made the three-seat warship have to be built relatively narrow.

The reason why the Romans used oars as power, rather than using sail power, is mainly for many reasons, one is to use oars as power, which can increase the speed of the warship to the highest in a short time, and the speed is faster than the general sail warship, and secondly, because the Romans generally operate in the narrow Mediterranean Sea, and all naval battles are almost broken out in the Mediterranean, and there is no need to sail for a long time, which also makes their warships not need to consider the problem of endurance when designing, so in this case, Oar-driven ships are significantly more competitive than sailboats.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that the Roman generations used oars warships, and although sailing ships have also appeared, they are generally used for civilian or ocean-going ships. There was a period when Rome simply pursued multi-pulp ships, which made more and more pulp seats, and even eighteen paddle warships, but at this time, the Romans found that the more pulp seats, the greater the weight of the ship, and the speed could not be improved, and the best preparation was still the tripulp warship, so hundreds of years ago, the Roman warship returned to the original design again, and has been using the tripulp warship as a standard warship, but Berger broke the routine to make a five-paddle warship for his son, This shows his love for this son.

The Penta warship is very tall, almost several times the size of the Tripletal warship, the long oars stretch out from both sides of the hull, and row quickly in the crew's operation, although the speed is a little slower than the Tripulp warship, and the steering is also a little inconvenient, but the victory is that the ship is tall and strong, and the front is also equipped with heavy contact, if the Tripaza warship is facing it head-on, it is almost only a part of being crushed, but if the Tripaddle warship uses its own flexibility to maneuver with it, then it is difficult to say whether the victory or defeat is not good.

The people on the five-paddle warship also discovered Berger's arrival, and the warship quickly rushed towards the dock where he was, and just as he was about to hit the dock, he saw the five-paddle warship suddenly row upside down, causing the speed to drop down and stop at once, as if it was a brake on land, so as to avoid the fate of crashing into the dock, it can be said that the operation is very exquisite, which also makes Berger let out a hearty smile.

"Father, how do you see how I operate the warship, is it particularly majestic?" At this moment, I saw that on the deck of the highest level of the five-pulp warship, a young officer poked his head out from above and said to Berger with some smugness, he was none other than Berger's favorite son Alec, who was only seventeen years old this year. He has been an admiral since he was a child, and he is indeed very talented in naval warfare, which is the main reason why Berger favors him, because their family has been admirals for generations, so in Berger's opinion, Alec is the most suitable person to inherit the family business.

"Not bad. Alec, your command is almost catching up with me! Berger praised his son at the moment, he was not boasting, among the few navies of the Holy Roman Empire, he could definitely be called the first person in the navy, and even the reason why their family has stood for many years is mainly because their family is rich in excellent admirals.

Hearing his father's compliment, Alec became even more proud, and he invited his father to board the ship, and then once again demonstrated his command skills in the five-pronged warship. Although he is young and vigorous, he is indeed very talented in commanding warships, especially the five-pronged warship that has disappeared in the Mediterranean for many years, and now suddenly reappears in the world, Alec can find out the command of this kind of warship in a short time, even Berger is very surprised.

Alec triumphantly commanded the Pentacea, once again rampage through a group of dwarfed Triddles, and then received a compliment from his father. But then Berger suddenly spoke: "Alec, you have now figured out the command of the Alec. Then write down the experience you have explored, so that other generals can also learn it in the future and master the command of the five-pulp warship! ”

The name of the five-pulp warship is also named after Alec, which is naturally from the hand of Berger, who dotes on his son, but his words make Alec a little reluctant to say: "Father, the command of the five-pulp warship is something I have figured out little by little. Why let anyone else know, and we only have one pentacus in our army, and there is anyone else in command of this kind of ship besides me? ”

Seeing Alec's reluctance, Berger touched his hair and said dotingly, "Alec." I didn't have time to tell you about this before, you also know that the maritime hegemon of the Mediterranean has always been the Eastern Roman Empire, although our Holy Roman Empire inherited the throne of the Western Roman Empire, and far surpassed the Eastern Roman Empire in terms of land and army, but our navy still can't compare with them, and even the navy of the Seljuk Empire surpasses us, fortunately, their main enemy is the Eastern Roman Empire, otherwise our Rome may be in danger. ”

When he said this, he saw Berger pause for a moment and then said: "Some time ago, news came from the Eastern Roman Empire, the Seljuk Empire suddenly got advanced shipbuilding technology from the distant Eastern Empire, and built a number of very tall warships, which were also equipped with many weapons, and the performance was very good, and they actually defeated the fleet of the Eastern Roman Empire in one fell swoop. Therefore, they have also begun to build the pentacupine warship now, and our Holy Roman Empire naturally cannot be left behind, so His Majesty Condra and His Majesty the Pope have also decided to build the pentacupine warship, so as not to widen the gap between us and others. ”

"So that's the case, I thought that my father you built the Alec specifically for me, but I didn't expect it to be just for me to explore the performance of this kind of warship!" Alec was a little upset when he heard this, he grew up under Berger's wing since he was a child, and he didn't have much contact with the outside world, which also caused his personality to be a little childish.

"Hehe, the operation of the five-paddle warship is complicated, I have seen all over the army, except for myself, only you have this ability, so I handed over this arduous task to you, in addition, Alec you have made such a great contribution, naturally there will be a reward, in the future, there will be more five-paddle warships, it does not show that Alec is special, but this is nothing, it is a big deal that I will let people build another ship of six or even seven paddle ships, and then Alek you are still the most special officer in our navy!" Berger said with a doting face again at this time, in his opinion, his wonderful son is different, so he has some 'small' requirements that should be met as much as possible.

Hearing his father's words, Alec immediately became very happy, not only agreed to his experience in commanding Alec, but also showed great cooperation, which made the other generals around him also startled, after all, Alec's temperament They also knew very well, and it was even more difficult for the other party to think of them than to ascend to the sky.

Next, the father and son discussed some of the characteristics of the five-pulp warship in command and combat, and the two of them also expressed their own opinions on all aspects of the warship, some of them agreed on the same opinion, and some places there were still some arguments, but this did not affect the overall situation, but made them more aware of the performance of the five-paddle warship.

Just when Berger and Alec father and son were chatting, they finally sailed out of the naval camp in the five-pulp warship, which their father and son didn't care about, because they already had a special one in the army, and entering the barracks at will was only one of them, and at this time Alec suddenly said proudly: "Father, you said that the Seljuk Empire got the new technology of the Eastern Empire, so as to build some new high-level warships, but I think our five-paddle warship is already a very tall warship, It shouldn't be possible for their ships to surpass the pentacutoph, right? ”

Hearing his son's question, Berger hesitated for a moment and then spoke: "Regarding the new warships of the Sershu Empire, we have very little information, so I can't be sure if the five-pulp warship can be compared with their new warship, but the five-paddle warship is already the largest warship that our Roman Empire can build, as for the larger seven-paddle, eight-paddle, or even a dozen paddle warships, although they can also be built, they can no longer be regarded as warships, they can only be said to be mobile sea fortresses, and there is no speed at all, In terms of actual combat performance, it can't compare to the Trippy Ship, so I don't think there will be a bigger ship in the world than the Pentazon Ship! ”

Berger also drew a relatively "rational" judgment from his own experience, but as soon as his words fell, he saw his son Alec suddenly open his eyes and open his mouth, staring blankly at the sea behind him. (To be continued.) )