★ Because of communication problems, Egir was not aware at this moment that the Norman Offshore Fleet, on which he had high hopes, had been built five days earlier, on December 19, and had used his force to completely intimidate the Holy See.

The time was at noon, half a month ago, after receiving the order from Egil, after the Norman Offshore Fleet, a total of 320 warships, slowly sailed out of the harbor, a total of 20,000 navies, all set sail under the command of Marshal Carter, and sailed at full speed towards the open sea of the Holy See. After half a month, they arrived at Waihairan (read free text novels and went to the "Wanshu Society"), and then they lined up in two horizontal lines in the dock area outside Rome with big ships.

There are more than 300 warships, including 50 of the latest elite warships that have been developed and equipped with many naval weapons: modified sail warships. This type of warship adopts a three-masted and three-sail layout, and through the rational arrangement of the sails, the ship can go in the direction it wants to go in any direction through the wind most of the time, and the extensive use of sextants and compasses makes the Norman fleet more maneuverable than the fleets of other countries.

The twin decks of this large, 800-ton warship, were packed with twenty ballistas, and the cabins were filled with heavenly fireworks, gunpowder canisters, and a large number of arrows for long-range attacks.

Although this kind of battleship is not as large in size as a heavy ballista battleship. But in fact, the attack power of the mobility is more than the former. It is a Lord-class battleship belonging to medieval naval warfare. And this kind of warship has a sturdy hull, which is very suitable for ocean voyages, in fact, it is now active in the Atlantic, according to Egil, the Atlantic fleet that traveled west to find the legendary lost civilization of Atlantis, and those expedition ships that were either forced to be helpless or ambitious, or whose heads were in the water, were used by the captains of these ships, of course, the armament on their ships was not very much, there were not so many fire and gunpowder, but they were replaced with cured meat, pickles, and wine.

Therefore, thanks to Egil's lack ★ of efforts, maybe the legendary Age of Discovery will come, of course, at this moment, France is too busy to take care of itself, Spain has not yet been unified, Portugal is a third-rate weak country, and the Netherlands has not even appeared.

Britain and the Norman Empire had merged. Therefore, this so-called Age of Discovery belongs to the Normans, and the absolute time belongs to the Normans, and there is no suspense at all.

Leaving these things aside for the time being, let's just say that the Norman Offshore Fleet blockaded the Roman port with 300 warships...... The battleships lined up. The white phoenix heraldic pattern on the sail is waving in the wind, and the bow of the ship is half a phoenix, and the flag of the navy and the wind is flying high. Seeing such a large number of warships blocking their doors. Finish. At that time, the port was administered. The officials of the Papal States were scared half to death. And moored in port. The ships that were loaded with goods and ready to leave the port were also extremely scared for a while.

How did the Normans start in the first place?

Even today, when the Norman Empire is so prosperous, the Norman pirates are still active, although in the North Sea, the Baltic Sea has disappeared. But in the Mediterranean, some Norman pirate groups are gradually growing and competing for business with Barbary counterparts. And there are few signs that behind these pirates is the entire vast Norman naval organization, which is the official of the Norman Empire.

These pirates with official backgrounds bought second-hand warships eliminated by the Norman Empire at cost price, and the drivers carried the Norman Empire's plunder certificate to loot around, because they were considered non-staff members of the Norman Empire, so the principle of handing over half of the loot did not apply, and they only needed to hand over a quarter of the proceeds. Therefore, many Norman men who had a bad life and did not want to join the Norman army, so they plunged headlong into this very rich business, and traveled all over the world and plundered in all directions.

As a result, the Norman pirates gradually became famous in the Mediterranean Sea. These pirates did not recognize the six relatives of the name, except for the Norman merchant ships who did not dare to rob them, and the rest of them, whether they were Catholic, Orthodox Christian, heretical, or heretical, all dared to rob, so there were many enemies. But because the Norman men are grouped, the Nordic race dares to fight, and with the strong support of the Norman Empire behind it, although it is second-hand, the ballista battleships that have long been used by the main fleet. But compared to the regular navies of other countries, it is superior. As a result, some small pirate groups were exterminated. However, several large Norman pirate groups are getting stronger and stronger, and even their reputation is vaguely overshadowing the Barbary Pirate King Hayreddin, who has not made a move for a long time. ...,

"Could this be the Norman pirates attacking the port? "All the port for a while. Everyone was at risk, and the Italians wept in fear at the thought of being sacked by the barbaric Normans, and even having no money with them. At the same time, the shipowners and nobles begged for the port. of Papal Nationals sent fleets to meet the enemy. 、

However, the official looked at the so-called naval commander of the Holy See around him, who was curled up in the corner and pretending to be his grandson, hoping that this kind of idiot would save him. And even if a super-first-class admiral suddenly appears here at this moment, I am afraid that it will not change anything. The whole port. There are only twenty warships in total, and most of them are small oars and sails, and use single-deck ships, and even so, the crew is not satisfied, and few people leave the port, and the hundreds of sailors are arrogant and lascivious at the docks, and whether they can go out to sea to fight are two words, even if they can go out, what are they going out for? Do you want hundreds of big ships to go out and die?!

Of course, this official can't say anything about that. Target. After all, the implication is too great. He can only pity the hope that people will calm down, and send someone to report urgently to the nearest army garrison of the Holy See, that pirates want to rob, good or bad, they will also get off the ship to rob, pirates are popular on the sea, and they are naturally strong in battles on the sea (read free text novels to the "Wanshushe"), but when they go to the book, it will be weakened a little. Although there seem to be a lot of enemies, as long as they can block the first wave of attacks on the current side, then they can contact a new army of 10,000 people farther away. When the time comes, tens of thousands of elite troops will be able to make them walk around without eating......

This guy has a good idea, and his ideas are always in the past, if this time it is really a pirate, then I'm afraid he can really get this credit. However, it is a pity that this time it is a little different from what he imagined. Soon, someone came running over and said that the ship on the other side had put down a few dinghys, and the guy who had come down from the top held up this unknown cylinder and shouted that they were the Norman Navy, and the Offshore Fleet had come here for naval drills, and had come to use the harbor for a while. The water in front of them did a drill, so they should not be afraid, and if they wanted to see it, they could also take a boat closer to visit.

When the anger began, the merchant captains were still skeptical. But wait until a little while later to see the port. The huge fleet not far away had no intention of landing, so there were some bold boats that wanted to see the excitement, so they took the boat and went to sea.

There are some people who have made such a move, and many others have been encouraged to go to sea by boat, but they dare not come closer, and they are all surrounded from a distance.

Marshal Carter looked at the crowd of onlookers who did not know the truth, and gave an order, and the black flag on the flagship was fluttered, and dozens of the fastest fast sailing ships immediately anchored and went to sea, and only after these warships had left the fleet some distance did the onlookers see that their tails were towing another battleship with ropes.

These towed warships are second-hand warships captured by the Norman Navy, which was captured by the Norman Navy, in order to completely control the surroundings of Malta Island and take the initiative to clear out pirates, and the Norman Navy spends money like water, and the replacement of naval ships is more diligent than the princess and queen changing clothes. At the time, these warships with different specifications and tattered clothes are naturally not eye-catching.

So on this mission, General Carter dragged some ships that had barely returned to the sea and used them as target ships. At the same time, General Carter made a mistake by placing a portion of the easily ignited sulfur on these target ships before the "exercise."

These battleships, which were about to be tragic, were towed and built by clippers and placed on the sea not far from the fleet. After that, the clipper returned to the team. Immediately after that, the flag waved on the giant battleship with four decks in the middle of the open fleet, which was like a castle, and the whole fleet was turned around as if it were an order, and the fleet of 320 ships was divided into eight squads of forty each, which were a mixture of modified sail warships, fast sailing ships, and improved ballista warships.

On these forty warships, there were more than two hundred large and small scorpion ballistae, ballistas, and catapult crossbows with Heavenly Flame as ammunition. One by one, they were extremely hideous, and they spotted the poor pile of second-hand warships in front of them who were about to suffer inhumane treatment.

Immediately after that, the red flag on the large (read the free text novel to the "Wanshushe") modified sail battleship fell down at once, and the 320 battleships that had already been loaded suddenly roared! The large crossbow bolts smeared with heavenly fire, the iron cannon loaded with black powder, and the heavenly flameless fire oil were ejected almost at the same time, either in an arc, or straight into the air. Because of the Normans' experience in ballistics and the professionalism of the navy, coupled with the fact that they were shooting stationary target ships, at least half of this round of attacks hit the target, and the Heavenly Fire burned the gunpowder and exploded, and the ballista pierced it, and then ignited the flammable materials on the battleship. Then, under the astonished gaze of a group of Italians, the terrifying fire was half of the sea's red!

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