Chapter 085: Moon
Soon, the masts and sails of several transport ships turned into several bright torches. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 However, not every ship has been so smooth, for example, Mu who boarded the flagship of the fleet.
This ship is the famous Hailan Pearl in Swadia, the ship of Harlaus, the king ship of the kingdom, and a real Elise galleon. Mu swung his knife and forced back a Swadia soldier who rushed up, then then twisted his body to avoid the spear that stabbed him in the waist, and then raised his hand to grab it, and dragged it backwards, just to pierce the enemy who was about to sneak attack in the back. And the owner of the spear also stumbled, and his body fell forward, but after a flash of knife light, he could only hold his throat where the blood was gurgling out, and fell on the deck unwillingly, and at the same time, Mu, who was a little idle, finally had the strength to care about the battle situation.
Sure enough, the battle didn't go well. As a larger sailing ship than the Elis sailing ship, the biggest feature of the Hailan Pearl is that there are many more people on board. Moreover, looking at this number, it is estimated that Harlaus was also suspicious because the main fleet of the "Tooth Hunter" had not returned for a long time, so he also left a considerable number of combat units on the ship. Especially this king ship, this advantage is even more obvious, other ships can maintain the advantage for a period of time, fighting for the opportunity to burn the mast and sails, but Mu here, has been suppressed, except for the chaos at the beginning, the subsequent battle did not let the Nords take advantage of a little, coupled with the steady stream of soldiers pouring out of the bilge, which gave the Nords a huge pressure. Moreover, as the masts of the other ships were ignited one by one, the Ryordians quickly understood the purpose of the Nords, so they defended several important points without giving the enemy a chance.
The merchant slashed down a soldier again, then gritted his teeth and snapped the bolt that was stuck in his arm. Glancing at the "torches" that illuminated the night, and calculating the time, it seemed that the follow-up fleet was coming, and when the time came, the battle would be settled, but they must also hold out until that time.
The Nords on the king's ship, though valiant, had already suffered many casualties, and the balance of victory was constantly tilting in favor of Svadia, and to make matters worse, there were many more Swadian soldiers coming from the bilges to join the battle, and if this continued, it was only a matter of time before they were defeated.
Somehow had to be found to block the hatch. Mu looked around, slashed the two soldiers with his sword, and then took advantage of the situation to kill the Ryordian who was fighting Norton.
"Norton," he shouted as he rushed to General Nord, "find a way to get to the hatch!"
"Okay!" Norton was also a general after all, and understood Mu's thoughts for the first time. He wiped the blood from his face and shouted, "Everyone, come with me, rush!"
The Nord warriors around Norton quickly rallied and charged forward with their general. However, the Ryordian people are not vegetarians either, and their team quickly formed and rose to the challenge. Norton's charge was quickly halted due to a lack of troops, but it was still much closer to the hatch.
"Damn!" Norton's attacks were constantly repulsed, looking at the hatch not far away, a little unwilling, "Damn, it's almost there!"
"It doesn't matter. Mu, who was mixed in the crowd, did not lose heart, reached out and took out the jar containing black oil, and smashed it on the deck of the cabin door with a wave of his hand. Norton understood, and quickly ordered, "Throw them all at the door, quickly!" As he spoke, a dozen jars smashed into the door. Before the Swadia soldiers could react, Norton's axe was already in action, grazing the cheeks of several soldiers and slicing the burning torches near the hatch in two. He was the general of the "Frost Swallow", and he could cut the tether of the enemy ship with an axe on rough seas, and a torch a few steps away was a piece of cake for him.
All the Ryordians stared at their enemies, and no one noticed the self-dangling torch. However, it was this torch that the moment it fell on the deck, a wall of flames suddenly rose to the ground, and the Ryordian soldiers, who were still rushing outward, were caught off guard and turned into burning men in an instant, and could only roll around screaming, trying to extinguish the flames that were devouring their bodies. Unfortunately, the area at the hatch has long since become purgatory, and they fall, roll, and mourn only to become new fuel for the flames, and to end this meaningless life in agony. This tragic scene made the people of Ryordian a little shaken, but even so, these soldiers who Harlaus trusted the most did not live up to the expectations of the lord, did not retreat, did not collapse, on the contrary, Mu and the Nords had been completely surrounded because of this charge.
Norton bowed, dodging a slash from his enemy, then lunged forward, shouldering the Raldian soldier to the ground. Norton picked up the axe from his waist and slashed into the skull of another unlucky man, while Mu, seeing the opportunity, also took a diagonal step and stabbed the saber into the eye socket of the soldier who had not had time to get up.
"Boss, what should I do?" Norton asked, kicking an enemy away.
"Insist," Mu replied, "Also, tell your people to stay away from the side of the ship." ”
"Coming?"
"It's coming. ”
Before Mu's words fell, a series of cracking sounds were heard in the distance, and a few silver lights suddenly flashed in the dark night, and at the same time, there was a roar mixed with screams from the side of the ship.
"It's coming. Mu wiped the blood from his face, and his voice was much more relaxed.
Who's coming? This kind of ship is a very distinctive type of Nord ship, and it is a special warship designed by the Nords for plunder. Its hull is medium, slightly smaller than the king's ship, but larger than the average longship, and it is equipped with one or two harpoon crossbows, which can be used for whaling in peacetime, and in wartime, the target ship can be pulled out of the tight protective formation by harpoons with thick ropes, which can be said to be a nightmare for maritime merchants.
Of course, this kind of ship is, after all, a medium-sized warship of the Nord ship series, and it is still too small for the Elis sailing ship to be shaken at all after anchoring, but what if there are ten, twenty? The battle on the deck was extremely fierce, and the Ryordians, who had been in the ascendancy, rushed to the side of the ship in a frenzy, intending to cut the rope tied to the harpoon, and the surrounded Nords were naturally uneven, and they also pounced quickly, and the Svadia soldiers were in a mess, and the wall of fire at the hatch was not extinguished for a long time, and the soldiers inside tried everything they could think of, but they could not stop the spread of the fire, and the support deck was lost, and the battle was even more stalemate. In this way, the royal ship of Haraus was dragged into the night, little by little.
Bang, a "torch", I don't know if it was because of the burning flames or the axe of the barbarians, finally could not withstand its own weight and collapsed. The fierce battle eventually subsided, and Harlaus's die-hard loyalists lived up to the monarch's expectations, even when surrounded by an endless number of Nords, they were undaunted and fought to the death. Their bodies had been ruthlessly thrown into the sea by the Nords who had cleaned up the battlefield, and the blood stains had been cleaned, only the faint smell of blood still spoke of the heroism of the men of Ryerdian.
However, this is no longer important, the surviving killers don't care about this at all, but the belonging of the warship under their feet makes them care more.
"I'm not going to give in to that. On the cushion, Mu, who was only wearing a single coat, refused without hesitation, "It doesn't matter if there are other ships, but this one is absolutely not." ”
"Why?" said Skoll, his eyes wide, "how many vassals have we mobilized in order to take this ship, and how many people have died?
"How to explain to the clan is your business. Mu calmly stretched out his left hand and rested on the maid's lap, "The remuneration you deserve and the tasks that should be completed are clearly written in the agreement, and you have completed the task according to the agreement, then I will pay according to the agreement, and everything will be handled according to the rules, what else is there to say?"
"However, the agreement does not say that a royal ship will be captured!"
"You didn't do anything beyond the scope of the agreement, everything was done according to the plan that was agreed upon a long time ago, didn't you?" Mu retorted. Jamila turned a deaf ear to the arguments around her, carefully tending to the boss's sleeve near the arrow wound.
The gray-haired Alain crossed his arms and pointed sharply, "The original plan was to drag the king's ship, which was already on fire, out of the queue so that the soldiers on it would not reinforce the other ships. ”
The reason for the dispute between the parties is simple. Mu thinks that the Nords don't do much, so they shouldn't get paid more, and the Nords feel that since you have gained greater benefits, then we should also drink some soup.
"But, hey, hey, pain, hey!" Mu had just spoken, and Jamila grabbed the ends of her sleeve and pulled it hard, and the blood-stained silk robe burst out of the arrow that had been left in the wound, and at the same time brought a scream from its owner.
"Hiss~ In short," Mu said intermittently, but firmly, "This ship, hiss~ is of great significance... Please, tap, even if it sinks, it can't fall into someone else's hands. You ~hiss~ the other ship dragged out, please, but this one must belong to me, yo yo yo yo ~ at most your vassals will be counted as bereavement and compensation. ”
The five bigwigs, including Nordy, summed it up, and in the end, it was Skoll who replied on behalf of the others, "Okay, we'll reluctantly agree." Then, pointing to the bandages wrapped around his face, he teased, "You kid is also a master, just pull out an arrow, how can you smoke like a girl, and you can't even speak clearly?"
"Do you say it again? MD picked up the bargain and sold it. Mu scolded. Don't look at the scale of these five families, they are not as large as the "Tooth Hunters" back then, but they are all one of the best overlords, and there are more or less vassal tribes under them. In this battle, in order to deal with the powerful Swadia, each family naturally gathered their own little brothers, of course, it was these little brothers who suffered heavy casualties, and the losses of their respective families were negligible.
In short, Mu didn't think that these hateful Yar would give all the considerable amount of compensation he paid to their vassals.
Haha, if the boss were a little man, maybe I would let you come to my ship for the night. Of course, it's okay if you're willing to pay a little more. Sofina winked.
"Think beautifully!"
"By the way, there's one more thing. Alan who was standing on the side spoke again, "In the future battle, I hope Boss Mu will not participate, this is also what all of us mean." As soon as Alain finished speaking, the other Jarl nodded their heads.
"What?" Mu glared at these big guys, a little confused, shouldn't the Shangwunord people appreciate the people who can fight side by side with them more?
"Actually," Alain paused, and continued, "we're afraid you're dying there, and no one will pay." ”
Then, there was a silence, an awkward silence, and the Nords were genuine.
In the end, Mu Qing coughed twice to break the silence, and Jamila also bandaged the wound and quietly stepped aside.
"Let's not talk about this for now, let's talk about the following business. ”
"Well, that's right, making money is the big thing. Noddy also spoke up. Seeing this, the Yar naturally did not obsess over that awkward topic, and began to ask about the next task.
"Given the speed with which the news spreads, the news of the attack on Harlaus's fleet should not have gotten out by now. Mu Ban raised his face and said solemnly, "This means that at least two or three supply fleets are heading this way at sea right now. I don't need to say more about what to do next. "Businessman hehehe" this ticket, how much you earn depends on your speed. ”
With that, all the Yar laughed sinisterly together.
Then, with a wave of his hand, Jamila brought a tray with rolls of parchment and distributed it to the various bosses.
"This is a new quotation, and I am willing to buy the loot you have captured at this price, and I will receive as much as I want. Mu explained with a smile.
Noddy opened the paper, then frowned. The price of parchment paper is very low, and although it is not the price of collecting scrap, it is really limited.
The Yar also quickly discovered the problem, but considering the cooperative relationship between the two parties, it did not occur on the spot, but Alan asked, "Boss Mu, is this price a little unfair." ”
"No, no, no, Lord Alain. The merchant smiled slyly, "In the next raid, you will receive thousands of weapons, armor, and a scale far beyond what your tribe needs." You can sell the surplus armament to other merchants, but I am the only merchant who dares to pack a ticket, and I am willing and able to buy it without restrictions. ”
"Shall we sell it to someone else?" asked Skoll.
"No problem, you can go find the next house yourself. Mu shrugged his shoulders easily, "If you really can't find it, please don't forget that I'm here." ”
"Okay, we'll go and get ready. Skoll patted his chest and turned to leave the cabin, and the others followed.
Norton glanced at his brother's back, but stayed anyway, and asked, "Is it really okay to let them go like this?" ”
"Don't worry, there's nothing bad. Mu smiled, "Anyway, they'll sell it to me in the end." Oh, by the way, please take care of this ship for me," the merchant stepped on the deck, "The Ye River is too narrow, it doesn't seem to be easy to get into." ”
Norton was still a little confused, but nodded anyway and went back to his boat.