Chapter 978: Expedition to Europe (13)
Berger was talking to his son about the history of the development of the multi-paddle warship, but suddenly saw his son Alec looking behind him with a dull gaze, which made him very surprised, and involuntarily stopped and turned his head to look behind him, but he also opened his mouth wide in shock, only to see a row of tall battleships behind him was heading towards them, although the distance was still a little far, but just by visual inspection, it could be seen that the five-paddle warship under his feet was compared with the other party, It's like the difference between a child and an adult.
"This ...... Where did this warship come from? Berger saw the tall ships behind him, although he still didn't see it very really, but the bow raised high from the opponent's ship, as well as the heavy ramming angle and narrow ship type, all showed that the other party must be a warship rather than a civilian ship, but as far as he knew, the countries along the Mediterranean Sea were not capable of building such a huge warship, and it was a sail warship, which was not a popular warship in the Mediterranean, but the other party appeared in front of him so really, which made Berger feel like he was dreaming for a while.
"Father, don't care where this warship came from, the other party has entered the territorial waters of our Rome, which is already provoking our majesty, according to the regulations of the empire, we must fulfill the duties of the navy!" After sobering up from the initial shock, Alec suddenly said with a firm face, no matter what, they are the proud navy of Rome, and no one will be allowed to trample on the dignity of Rome!
Hearing his son's words, Berger also immediately came to his senses, and immediately hurriedly issued an order to let the Alec return to the naval camp with all his might, wanting to return to the naval camp as soon as possible, and then organize the naval officers to meet the enemy, although the opponent's warship was very tall. It may seem like it's hard to mess with, but their Roman navy is also not to be manipulated, so everything will not be known until the fight.
At this time, the huge warships that suddenly appeared were still nearly two miles away from Berger, and in his opinion, with the speed of the five-paddle warship, it should be easy to shake off the other party. After all, their Pulp Ship burst out much faster than the opponent's Sail Ship, so they had plenty of time to escape.
It's a pity that this time Berger miscalculated, just as their warship turned the bow, they only heard a huge warship behind them suddenly let out a roar like thunder, and then a huge column of water erupted on the left side of their warship, and the splashed seawater hit the deck, and Berger's father and son just happened to be hit, almost shooting them into the sea.
It was hard to wait for Berger and his son to stabilize their figures, before they could calm down from their panic. Immediately after that, two more thunderclaps were heard behind him, and the nearby sea exploded again, and although these two times did not hit Berger's ship, it was much closer than the first time, especially the last time, which fell into the water almost next to the side of the ship.
Berger and his son were drenched in the sea again, but then they finally reacted from their panic and wiped a handful of the sea water from their faces. Then they shouted for the ship to dodge, and they knew it even if they were stupid. The loud sound just now must have been fired by a huge warship in the rear, and judging from the sound of it hitting the sea, the power was absolutely beyond imagination, and if it was hit, I am afraid that their warship would also suffer great losses.
Although Berger's order was given quickly, his five-oared warship was quick to respond. It began to turn to the right, but the attack of the huge warship behind it came faster, and before the five-oared warship could finish turning, a few more thunderbolts were heard in the rear, and most of it still fell into the sea. But there were still two attacks on the ship, as a result, Berger only felt a shock to the hull, and at the same time "boom~" two loud noises came, the speed of the warship slowed down suddenly, and the crew in the cabin below also screamed again and again, and later Berger learned that his ship was hit by two shells, one of which was in the bow and the other in the middle, and just smashed into the cabin, which made the crew of the oars lose a lot of people, which made the speed of the ship drop down suddenly.
The speed of the warship of the Berger father and son slowed down, but the sail warship behind was speeding up, and the speed was not slow, and in the blink of an eye, it had already caught up behind the five-oared warship, and then two giant warships protruded from both sides, surrounding the five-oared warship, and there was also a giant ship larger than other sail warships came to the front of the five-oared warship, the high bow was almost suspended above the five-oared warship, and the Berger father and son could only look up at the people above, which made them feel very humiliated, once upon a time, It was they who stood on tall warships and defied the enemy, but they did not expect the same situation to repeat themselves again.
After they defeated the navy of the Almurabit Dynasty in the Strait of Gibraltar, they bombarded the port of Gibraltar very cruelly, causing the Almurabit Dynasty to suffer heavy losses, and then the Great Song Fleet went away without looking back, and in a short period of time, the Almurabit Dynasty did not even know who attacked them?
After entering the Mediterranean, Zhao Jia and their fleet traveled all the way to the east, according to the original plan, the first stop of their trip was Rome City, because this is the base camp of the Holy See, as long as they control here, they can appoint and dismiss the Pope at will, and then let the Pope officially declare that Agnes is the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, although Zhao Jia is not very interested in the so-called Pope, but the so-called local customs, in this part of Europe, the Pope is still very authoritative, in order to establish Agnes's status as soon as possible, It is still necessary to use the influence of the pope.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Jia and they appeared in the open sea of Civitavecchia, and it was even more coincidental that they met Berger and his son going out in a five-oared warship, although Zhao Jia and they didn't know the Roman oars warship, but Agnes did, of course, she didn't know that Berger's father and son were on the ship, but Agnes knew that the five-oared warship was very rare, and the people who could take it must be unusual, so at her suggestion, Zhao Jia launched an attack on Berger and his son without saying anything. Sure enough, the other side suffered losses under a few shots, and now they are even more surrounded by them.
"You Romans are still using oars as power, and you are making boats so big, how many people must row them?" Zhao Jia stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the five-oared warship below, and asked Agnes next to him in great surprise at the moment, although he used to discuss European affairs with Agnes. But some aspects are still not discussed, for example, he only now knows that the original Roman warships are still using oars, although the oars also have many advantages, but its biggest disadvantage is that it cannot last, which also makes this kind of warship extremely flawed, and there is no future at all. So it has long been abandoned by the Central Plains Dynasty.
Seeing Zhao Jia's surprised look, Agnes said with a natural expression: "What's so strange about this, the Mediterranean Sea is so big, and we don't have such a long coastline like the Great Song Dynasty, so we don't have much requirements for the endurance of the warship, but the oars warship is flexible in operation and has a fast burst speed, which is naturally more suitable for me." ”
"Huh? That's the same thing. Zhao Jia couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard this, he really hadn't thought about this problem before. And just now he also found that the Roman warship in front of him was indeed very fast, if it weren't for their long-range artillery, I am afraid it would be really difficult to stop them.
Next, I saw Zhao Jia walk to the bow of the ship, and then looked down at the Romans on the warship below, among them, Berger's father and son were protected by several loyal guards, obviously belonging to the important people on the ship, and at the moment Zhao Jia said loudly in the Chinese language of the Holy Roman Empire that he learned: "Are you the Roman navy?" ”
Seeing a black-haired and black-eyed Oriental man suddenly walking out of the bow of the tall warship, Berger was also stunned. He was even more surprised to hear that the other party could speak his own language. But these are not the point, I saw him step forward at this time and ask loudly: "Who are you, why are you here, and why are you attacking our warships for no reason?" ”
Although he knew that the other party's strength was far above his own, Berger also had the pride of being a soldier, so he was also brave enough to stand up and question at this time. But before Zhao Jia could speak. Agnes, who was standing behind Zhao Jia, was stunned when she heard Berger's voice, and immediately stepped forward to Zhao Jia's side, and when she saw Berger and his son standing below, Agnes couldn't help but smile in surprise and said: "It turned out to be General Berger, I haven't seen you for a few years." You don't seem to have changed. ”
"Ah...... Princess Agnes! When Berger saw that Agnes, who had escaped from Europe, had appeared beside the Orientals on the sail warship, he could not help but show a shocked expression, he never expected to see this princess at this moment, and return with such a huge fleet.
"Huh? Agnes, do you know him? Zhao Jia couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the conversation between Agnes and Berger, as far as he knew, Agnes had little contact with the affairs of the court and politics when she was in Europe, and she didn't know much about some ministers in the country, so he was also very surprised that she could meet an acquaintance casually.
"When my father died, I escaped from Europe with the help of Mr. Dong, and thanks to the care of General Berger, I helped us get a few boats, otherwise we would not have escaped from Europe, so from this point of view, I have to thank General Berger!" Agnes said with a smile at this time, and when she said the word 'thanks' at the end, she deliberately accentuated her tone, and looked at Berger with a little annoyance in her eyes.
Hearing Agnes say this, Zhao Jia suddenly remembered that he remembered that Agnes had told him about her escape from Europe, and one of them was that they bribed a naval admiral with money in order to get a ship to leave Europe, but he didn't expect that this admiral was insatiable and asked them for a lot of property, including many jewels left by Henry IV to Agnes, and finally got a ship from the other party. It is estimated that the admiral is likely to be the Berger in front of him, otherwise Agnes would not be so angry.
Sure enough, Berger also had a rare embarrassed expression on his face when he heard Agnes mention her escape from Europe, but he quickly reacted, and said cheekily at the moment: "The princess is polite, when the princess was in trouble, Berger, as a courtier of His Majesty the Emperor, naturally had to take more care of the princess, and later because of this incident, he was also blamed by His Majesty Condra, but fortunately, the Pope interceded for me, so I was exempted from punishment!" ”
Although Agnes didn't have much contact with Berger, she also knew that he was lying, because Berger's family was all from the Pope, and her eldest brother Condra couldn't touch them at all, which also made her even more annoyed, and she just wanted to reprimand Berger for his shamelessness, but saw Zhao Jia interject at this time: "It turns out that my wife was able to escape from Europe thanks to the help of General Berger, so it was a misunderstanding just now!" ”
"You...... You say Her Royal Highness is your wife? Who are you? When Berger heard that this young Oriental was actually Agnes's husband, he couldn't help but be shocked again, as the only princess of the Holy Roman Empire, Agnes had attracted much attention since she was a child, and countless princes and nobles wanted to marry her home, so as to get the right to inherit the throne, but she didn't expect that she would marry an Oriental after she was in trouble, and looking at the other party's appearance, it seemed that he was the master of this fleet.
"Haha~, I am indeed Agnes's husband, as for my identity, it is up to Agnes to tell you!" When Zhao Jia said this, he reached out and pinched the back of Agnes' hand, and winked at him.
Agnes and Zhao Jia have been married for several years, the two have already had a heart-to-heart, and now they also understand what Zhao Jia means, thinking of the purpose of coming to Europe this time, she had to temporarily suppress the anger in her heart, and said to Berger with a smile again: "General Berger, you must also know that there is a great country in the far east that produces silk and porcelain, where the people are rich and powerful, and my husband is the son of the prince of that great country, and this time he led the fleet to Europe. I'm going to help me reclaim the throne that rightfully belongs to me! ”
As soon as Agnes's words fell, Berger's face immediately changed, he had this kind of guess when he saw Agnes just now, but now when he heard her admit it in person, he was still startled, and looked at Agnes in shock, and then swept over Zhao Jia beside her, as well as these huge warships under their feet and around them, thinking of the thunderous weapons that these warships launched just now, it made him shudder, and at the same time, a thought flashed in his heart, That is, this time the Holy Roman Empire is afraid that there will be a big mess. (To be continued.) )
PS:Today's end is another busy day.,I didn't have time to write after dinner.,It's hard to code out a chapter.,I hope you can understand.,If there's nothing to do tomorrow.,You can resume normal updates.。