When the first rays of dawn in the east hit the broken section at the top of the main mast of the Vistelos, the dark clouds in the sky began to quickly retreat like ice and snow in the sun, churning away from the sea. The sea after a night of venting has also returned to tranquility, and the calm sea surface is sparkling and peaceful.

However, there were now more people on the deck of the Vistellos, and almost all the sailors of the ship were gathered on the deck, so that the sailors who were tired all night still could not rest, because of a young man who was now lying on the mast rope ladder in a large shape.

The shirtless young man has well-proportioned muscles and a toned body, but many scars can be seen all over the upper body. The right shoulder, which was scarred by a gunshot wound, was still oozing blood under the purple-brown skin tissue, and the left shoulder was strangely sunken, and the surrounding area was swollen high. There are more than a dozen scars of different lengths in front of him and behind him, and around the scars are freshly grown bright red muscle tissue, which looks like more than a dozen hateful red centipedes.

"Smack!" With a crisp whip sound, a blood stain overlapped the old wound on his back, and the young man suddenly snorted, and the green tendon on the back of his hand that grabbed the rope ladder jumped.

"One!" Next to him, a middle-aged officer reported with a blank face.

The crisp sound of the long whip striking the flesh made the faces of every onlooker twitch slightly, as if the tortured person was not the young man lying on the rope ladder, but themselves.

Because of the large number of armed sailors on the Vestelos, the deck was almost crowded. Of all the onlookers, there was only a large vacant piece around the young sailor with a full face, and no one seemed willing to stand with him, and the tall and sturdy figure seemed unusually lonely at this time.

"Go on! Lieutenant! As if feeling that the interval between the floggings was a bit too long, the middle-aged officer gave a cold look to the one-armed boy who was carrying out the flogging.

"Smack!" The boy gritted his teeth and swung his arm violently, and the whip struck the young man on the back again, adding another new blood mark on it......

"Ten!" The middle-aged officer reported the last number with an expressionless face, took a few steps forward, carefully observed the young man who was tortured, and saw that the face was covered with cold sweat, his eyes were still clear and firm, and he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and then turned around and returned to the back deck.

"Major Alfred, the first mate and stormtrooper leader of the Vestelos, has been executed, please admiral!"

"Major Alfred, please take this as a warning for disobeying the orders of the commander, which has put the whole ship in danger and has been flogged! I now announce the removal of Major Alfred from his post of First Lieutenant and the replacement of Colonel Gerhardt. Manuel, heal his wounds, and let him come to the captain's room! Hedram said with a blank face, and then thought of something, and spoke again, "Sailor Hurd has performed well, and now he has been promoted to a first-class sailor!" ”

Seeing that Xu Mo was taken to the lower cabin by Manuel, the sailors gathered on the deck also began to disperse, but everyone was not interested in talking.

"Phew!" Frieza passed in front of Hurd and spat viciously at the side of the ship. Frieza's actions seemed to open the floodgates, and the sailors began to pass in front of Hurd in a steady stream, and almost everyone either glared at him viciously or spat on the side of the ship, as Frieza did.

Hurd looked at the sailors with a blank expression, and after a moment, finally turned and walked to the cabin below deck, where the tall and muscular figure seemed to be a little more clumsy, and disappeared alone into the dim cabin......

"Alright, the shoulder bone is attached!" Manuel took the towel from Dinah, wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned and walked towards the outside of the worship room, and when he reached the door, he paused, stopped, and said a slight word, "I'm sorry! ”

After seeing Manuel walking away, Dinah looked at Xu Mo who was still expressionless with concern, and said softly: "BOSS, don't blame yourself, you can't save Raxiu!" ”

"I don't blame myself, Lahew has his own fate, I've done what I can, it's just a little regretful!" Xu Mo said in a hoarse voice, "I'll go to Hedram first, and we'll talk about it later, there's one thing you said right......"

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"Your Excellency, I'm here!" Xu Mo touched his triangular officer hat with his fingers and saluted.

"Sit down! Lord Alfred, do you know why he was punished? Hedram said with a serious expression.

"I disobeyed your orders!" Xu Mo's eyes flashed, and he replied lightly.

"Of course, this is one of the reasons, but not the main reason!" Hedram sighed, "You have all the good qualities of a knight, ruthless to your enemies, strict in your sense of superiority and inferiority, and warm as spring to your brothers!" However, you have to understand that to become a competent admiral, you have to put the battleship above anyone, including yourself. Because a battleship is an army, the loss of a comrade-in-arms will not affect the battle, but the loss of a battleship is equivalent to the annihilation of the entire army! ”

"I'm not an Admiral, I'm just a Stormtroopers!" Xu Mo replied expressionlessly.

"You...... You get me out, you're confined, yes, three days! Hedram roared frantically.

"Yes, Admiral!" Xu Mo bowed his fingers and respectfully withdrew from the captain's room.

"This ...... This ......" Hedram blushed with anger, "Gerhardt, you saw it all!" ”

"Hedram, are you being too him!" Gerhardt, who had been beside him with a straight face, suddenly sighed, "Do you see the eyes of those sailors on the deck, many of them are willing to die for this man, if it is not you who ordered Alfred's execution......"

Hearing Gerhardt's words, Hedram quieted down, opened the small window of the captain's room, looked at the wide sea at the back of the ship, and after a while, said in a slow tone: "Of course I did, so I had to be more strict with him." Before I became Admiral, I had a conversation with His Majesty Gustav, and he made me feel as if I had a vision of a vast northern empire in the future.

On land, Sweden will be invincible, defeating all strong enemies. But on the oceans, we lack not only advanced warships, but also excellent admirals. In fact, most of Sweden's outstanding naval talents have been concentrated on the Vestelos, but there are only two candidates who can grow into excellent admirals! ”

"Alfred and Blakeney!" Gerhardt's eyes flashed, and then Hedlam's words continued.

"Gerhardt, you are indeed the people who know me best, yes, they are them. As long as these two people give them time, they will surpass me in the future. They are all Swedish nobles, with impeccable courage, loyalty, and ability, but they also have their own shortcomings. Blakeney was still too young, and by the time he could become admiral, it would take at least ten years, and Sweden could not wait that long.

Alfred's seafaring knowledge was too weak, but that wasn't a problem, as long as he stayed aboard the Vestelos for one or two years, he was a good admiral. And his charisma can also influence his subordinates to move forward, in this regard, he is even better than the current Blakeney, but Alfred has a damn problem! Hedram gritted his teeth.

"You mean, his chivalry?" Gerhardt held back a smile and said lightly.

"Chivalry? No, it can't be considered chivalry, Alfred doesn't have that pedantic chivalry towards his enemies. It's just that although his concept of dignity and inferiority is very strict, he is too good to his subordinates. It's like the last two missions, does he think I don't know that he took Blakeney and Latheus on a mission, but he was actually helping the two of them?

Even the Alang who made the mistake, Alfred helped him bear the mistake, and specially asked him to participate in the mission to make up for the mistake. Fighting in the front, taking the lead, resourceful, willing to bear the responsibility for his subordinates, and even helping his subordinates realize their ideals. With such a stormtrooper leader, how could his subordinates not be willing to die for him! Hedram said with a wry smile.

"Hedram, I see what you mean. Alfred is indeed such a person, if something like last night happened again, I'm afraid he would still do it! Gerhardt also smiled wryly and said, "So it is still possible that at some point, he will be willful and reckless, and disregard the safety of the battleship for the sake of a few, so he is not suitable to be a naval admiral!" ”

"No, he's a good fit, but we need us to help him fix some minor shortcomings!" A sly look flashed in Hedram's eyes.

"Admiral Hedram, don't blame me for not reminding you, Alfred's temper is probably comparable to Blakeney's, and this is not easy to correct!" Gerhardt said with a frown.

"I know, but don't we still have you on board? You're from the Hamburg Naval Academy, which is known for its rigidity and discipline! If it were you, you would be able to fix Alfred's problem. Hedram complimented graciously.

Hearing Hedram's words, Gerhardt looked at him expressionlessly, raised his hand and touched his chin, as if he was thinking seriously, and after a long time, he finally turned his head and looked at Hedram seriously. Seeing that his forehead began to sweat, Gerhardt said slowly: "This job is very difficult, and I ask for a higher salary!" ”

"Dangdang!" While the two were talking, a crisp bell rang throughout the battleship, which was the bell of combat readiness......

"What's going on?" Hudram and Gerhardt immediately came out of the captain's quarters.

"Your Excellency! You see! Blakeney pointed to the front of the battleship and said with a grim face.