Chapter XVII
In fact, the time of naval warfare can be very long, if it is a pursuit battle that takes place in the depths of the ocean, sometimes it can even last for several days, or even more than ten days, competing for the upwind and favorable side direction is the key to victory, so in the naval battle of this era, experienced sailors and capable helmsmen are very important, they can ensure that your ship is in a favorable position to the upper wind anytime and anywhere, and the advantageous position is the key to everything.
The Lilliputian was able to greatly increase their speed by abandoning some unnecessary baggage and useless heavy loads. This, coupled with the non-stop paddles of the sailors in the cabins, allowed their Kirk to move quickly across the sea.
But they were hunted by Vikings, jackals of the sea, the most powerful sea hunters of their time, and their dragon head warships were in the shape of a sleek shuttle, perfect for breaking through the sea, moving fast, and even reaching terrifying speeds of nearly 11 knots in a short time with the blessing of oars.
Hugo's Kirk ships could only reach a maximum speed of about 7 knots, so if nothing else, they had no chance of escaping from the Vikings, but Seg still asked for full speed to buy some preparation time in hand-to-hand combat during boarding battles.
Because they were in too much of a hurry, there weren't many warriors on the ship who could fight well, except for the 8 Picts who accompanied the ship, the rest were ordinary sailors, although in this era when death was already the norm, even an ordinary serf was full of wildness, but they were completely different from the Viking warriors who had been trained for war since childhood, so the main force of this battle was always on the 4 White Wizards of Hogwarts.
By this time the eight Picts had come out of the cabin in full armor, and the Brown Knight had also hung a longbow on his body, his face was extremely serious, and at the same time he picked up little Hugo, and threw him into the warehouse of goods full of children, completely ignoring his objections.
The Viking leader on the opposite dragon head battleship obviously did not intend to give them too much time to prepare and adapt, and a rich blood began to appear on his body, and these blood and qi quickly converged on the gilded battle flag made of bronze through his hand, and the hideous wolf head on the battle flag seemed to come to life with blood-red light, this light quickly wrapped the entire battleship, making its speed increase again, and the Viking warriors who rowed shouted the slogan of the family at the same time, and danced their arms wildly like chicken blood, showing a unique beauty of rhythm and strengthγ
The dragon head battleship is quickly approaching the Lilliputian!
Each dragon warship has about 33 terrifying Viking warriors, three of which are close to 100 people, while the Lilliputian only has 8 Pictish warriors, plus 38 crew members, and four white wizards.
Saige stood on the side of the ship and watched the blood-red sailboat in the distance approaching rapidly, his face was extremely solemn, but at this time, three young people with different shapes and temperaments suddenly stood side by side beside him, and four excellent members of Hogwarts stood together, and the momentum generated was like a needle that greatly slowed down the panic atmosphere of the ordinary crew.
The Brown Knight carried a special round shield made of basswood wrapped in a thick iron sheet behind his back, held the longbow in his left hand, and stood beside the four of them with a calm expression, followed by the eight battle-hardened Pictish mercenary warriors, who stood firmly on the side of their employers, and had never heard of their betrayal or escape.
Because commitment is the soul of a nation, and if they betray or flee today, then tomorrow all the Picts will pay an unimaginable price for it! The spirit of their nation will also be dealt a heavy blow and it will be difficult to recover.
"There's no room to think about the dark wizard anymore, give all the courage potions to the ordinary crew, if you can't win, there will be nothing to do with the dark wizard," Saige said in a low voice, standing on the deck like a huge rock, and the whole person seemed to be one with the ship.
Alfia continued: "Those berserkers must be killed as soon as possible, otherwise the ordinary crew will soon collapse, that lord should be a Viking Storm Knight, it is impossible to kill him in a short time, I will hold him back, you must kill all the berserkers in the shortest possible time! "Every Gryffindor is a brave warrior, they are always on the front line, completing the most difficult tasks and facing the greatest challenges.
"Well, don't worry, Berserker will leave it to me and Angelina" Robert put his hands behind his back, his breath became long and ethereal, as if the whole person would be blown up by the wind at any time and go with the wind.
Angelina stood next to the Picts and said to the mercenaries very easily: "You will act in a formation for a while, and you must not be separated!" Your target is the Viking warriors, don't consider the casualties on our side, you must effectively kill and injure the Viking warriors, otherwise no one will survive!" This beautiful girl is like an elf walking through the wind, and she can find her way forward in every crevice.
"I'm a great archer, and I'm responsible for slaying down the Vikings who show their flaws, and supporting the common crew so that they don't collapse prematurely!"
Come on, let the horses come! Viking mongrels!
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Elwood stood at the bow of the ship, he squinted his eyes at the tall ship that was rapidly closing the distance in the distance, felt the magic fluctuations coming from the side of the ship, his resolute face flashed with a crazy breath, his eyes slowly became bloodshot, and the blood on his body seemed to be slowly thickening, under his influence, the breathing of the Viking warriors on the entire ship began to become heavy, like a group of beasts that roared in their throats with horror before the hunt began.
Elwood turned his head to face his warrior and roared loudly, "The great god-king Odin is watching us from the Valhalla Shrine in Asgard, let those cowardly lambs know who is the master of the sea, forward!"
A frenzied roar erupted from the three dragon ships, and all the Viking warriors roared wildly as if they had been drugged!
Soon, the dragon ship shot at the Lilliputian like a long arrow, and suddenly broke into the range of the bows and arrows of both sides.
Saige and Elwood's voices rang out almost at the same time, "Release the arrows!"
The sound of arrows rushed through the air like an invitation to death, and most of the arrows fired at the Viking warriors were pierced into the basswood shields, except for the Brown Knight's precise archery that pierced through the gaps in the shield and pierced the neck of one Viking, and the others did almost nothing.
On the Lilliputian side, several ordinary crew members who failed to protect in time were shot, and the difference in the elite level of the two sides can be seen.