At this stage of the war, Egil had made up his mind to compensate for the numerical disadvantage by committing his own army that was not well suited to naval warfare. But for a while, this group of soldiers could not be relied on. In the battle for ships on the periphery, the Barbary pirates have also gained the upper hand.

What made Emperor Egil feel that the war had started to get worse was when a battleship was completely occupied by the Barbary pirates, albeit only as a lightest speedboat. Although the sailors on the battleship fought for their lives and resisted quite fiercely, the entire deck seemed to be washed with blood. However, the cheers of those pirates, even those who were seriously injured and dying, and who only breathed a breath, were still particularly harsh.

Egil followed the source and turned the direction of the telescope. Then I saw the clipper, which had a deep draft and looked like a heavily tilted on the left, with hundreds of pirates brandishing weapons and torches, shouting frantically, albeit with the skill of the Barbary pirates. It is impossible to replicate the sophisticated ships of the Norman Empire. But there are also some technical benefits to be gained from this clipper. Once repaired, the ship can be added to the pirates' array......

Thinking of this, Egil snorted, then turned his head and said to Apraksin, "I don't want to see that ship again, sink it." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Apraksin turned his face from Egil's finger and replied after confirming his target. Then he gave the order: "Get here!" and sink the ship—"

"- Wait, General. Egil shook his head, stopping Apraksin from continuing his order, "I don't want to get this ship too close. That's too dangerous. Isn't the ship equipped with a long-barreled cannon? Shooting at long range. ”

"But Your Majesty ......" Hearing Egil's order, Apraksin hesitated slightly: "It's night. The accuracy of our artillery will deteriorate even further...... Although the long-barreled cannon has a great range, that doesn't mean we can—"

"Just do what I tell you to do. Egil interrupted Apraksin: "I can solve the problem of accuracy - or rather, I have someone who can solve it." ”

"Yes, my lord. Hearing that Egil insisted on doing so, Apraksin immediately gave up his arguments and re-ordered it. After that, the transports around the HMS Victory automatically moved out of the way, some sailing towards their own ships in the midst of fierce fighting, while others leaned against each other, temporarily connecting with hooks and planks. A more stable temporary position was formed.

And at this time, after hearing the conversation between Egil and his admiral, the kings of several other countries seemed a little baffled. The long-barreled cannon they are talking about, it sounds like a weapon. A new weapon that no other monarch had heard of—the other monarchs stopped talking and asked what was going on. However, Egil was not interested in talking to them, but turned to Sonia and said, "Let my musketeer captain Basumi dispatch." Tell her that I will give her command of all the guns on this ship. She can do whatever she wants - as long as she can sink as many ships as she can!"

"Yes, my lord. Hearing Egir say this, Sonia bowed her head and ran out quickly. Leaving behind a group of monarchs who are still confused.

"Alright, guys, I know you're all weird, strange what I'm going to do, right? Soon, I will let you see it. As he said this, Egil picked up his binoculars again and stared at the galleon, which had been overrun by the pirates, who were getting busy. Some ran into the cabin, others tried to fiddle with the sails, apparently trying to get the badly damaged ship back in motion. However, the principle of a clipper is more complicated than that of a regular galley, and the pirates have not been able to figure it out for a while. After a while, the pirates who had been in the cabin came out again. I guess I didn't find a place to paddle, or even a wheel like a normal ballista warship, so I thought it was very strange. ...,

Egil thought to himself, and then smiled at his superiority in intelligence---at this moment! A violent roar came from below the hull, and Egil's heart thumped, and then a second and a third were heard...... Eleven roars in a row, but it was a salvo of eleven long-barreled cannons on this side of the clipper!

Immediately afterward, Egil, who had amazing dynamic vision, captured the lead projectile's flight trajectory - and then followed the black light to the captured clipper. Then I saw a burst of wood chips flying sideways, and three large holes were broken in the cabin on that side. The hull of the ship shook violently. The already badly damaged hull suddenly sped up to burst, and Egil's originally fanatical face turned into panic as he watched those Barbary pirates. I couldn't help but snort softly.

"The dragon is broken!No, the ship is sinking!" exclaimed the panicked Barbary pirates on the clipper, and scrambled to jump into the sea and swim in the opposite direction of the sailing ship - the whirlpool created by the sinking of such a large ship would suck everything near it to the bottom of the sea. If the whirlpool does not disappear, the person who is sucked in will die due to the water pressure, inability to breathe, etc.

"Damn it, bastards Normans!" shouted the pirates as they gazed at the sinking clipper, and swam toward the other ships that were in the midst of a fierce battle. There are also some guys who use their best strength, holding large pieces of scrap planks and floating half-dead on the sea, unable to move.

"- Five hits, three hit the cabin, one hit the deck, one hit the canvas...... Four of the remaining six were also extremely close to the target. It's a beautiful fight!" said Apraksin next to him excitedly. And the Royal Navy Victory was also jubilant - the early gun's painful hit rate was able to achieve such a good result. This is simply a miracle! Apraksin was extremely emotional in his heart for a moment - that little girl named Ba Asami had seen her before. I originally thought it was just the emperor's new favorite. I didn't expect to have such a skill. I really underestimated her.

"Good fight. Egil nodded his head in satisfaction. Charles, the king of Burgundy next to him, finally couldn't help but ask: "Venerable Emperor Egil, what is this? What happened just now?"

"Didn't you see that?". Egil asked rhetorically.

"Of course not—I don't have the magic prop you have. I just heard a loud bang. And then...... And then it was as if a ship began to sink...... Is this magic?".

"No, no, of course not, my friend. I am the most devout of believers. Heterodox alchemy or anything is not interested at all. Egil chuckled, "This is a new weapon, the thunder of heaven that God has given him for his devout followers." Don't talk nonsense. ”

"Yes, is that so? What's that name?" asked Charlie.

"Artillery. Egil said very briefly.

"Artillery?" Charlie chewed on the new word and finally shook his head, "I'm sorry, I can't really imagine what that is." ”

"There will be a chance for you to take a look. My friend. Egil chuckled, "But for now, let's focus on winning this war - look, the heretics are attacking again!"

on the battlefield. With the addition of the Norman Empire and other armies, it began to gradually improve - nearly 20,000 soldiers in total - although it was not very comfortable in naval battles on bumpy ships. But it's also a help. The most important thing is that they are better equipped and have better protection. The pirates' scimitars could not penetrate the early Norman plate and chain armor, and they were also very difficult to deal with heavy chain mail. Although they were familiar with naval warfare and were able to have a slight advantage against soldiers who were not accustomed to naval warfare, they could use their swords faster and dodge better - but they could not kill the other party in a few attacks, but the Crusader soldiers could be fatal if they hit the target in one attack...,

In this way, the tide of the war was once again deflected, turning in favor of the coalition forces. After a long battle, the pirates had lost their spirits, and at this moment many pirate leaders were already distressed by the loss of troops and ships, and began to want to retreat.

After a while, however, the pirates found a way to deal with the hoplites, and when a red-eyed pirate swooped down on his opponent and drove him into the sea, and died with him, one of the pirate leaders, seeing the benefits of doing so, shouted: "Throw those heretics into the sea!

The pirates used their adaptation to naval warfare and their agility as light infantry to take advantage of the opportunity to push the Crusader infantry to the sides of the ship. Throw the opponent off balance, then slam it into the sea. The heavily armored soldiers had little chance of surviving when they fell into the sea - but the vast majority of the pirates who did so were dragged by the desperate soldiers, and fell into it together, and died together......

"No waste of time! Our target is the Norman Emperor! he's on that big ship!Concentrate on attacking there!!" Hyreddin, sitting on a heavy galleys, roared as he saw his own heavy losses. He led his descendants around the battlefield in the midst of fierce battles, slipped through the cracks of the battleship, and charged at Egil's ship!

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