Beep ——!

Douglas came to the hatch and blew the three-level combat readiness whistle.

The lookout immediately sounded the alarm.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The continuous sound of alarm bells, the Valkyrie was like a giant beast that had suddenly been awakened, and countless crew members poured out of the cabin like a tide, and quickly ran to their respective jobs.

The roll call on the deck began, and after the roll call, Douglas loudly arranged the task: "The carpenter and the sail captain start checking!" ”

"Chef cooks!"

"Sailors"

This time I went both ways, and there was still half an hour to fight, so it was impossible to wait without doing anything.

Non-commissioned officers of all ranks, such as chief navigator, chief steward, chief sail cable, first mate, second officer, third officer, boatswain, and chief ballista, came into play.

While the logisticians were busy, so were the sailors.

Part of the task is to assist the non-commissioned officers in repositioning the items in the storage compartment, which can improve the ship's center of gravity and be better prepared for naval battles.

Part of the work is done with the craftsmen to check the condition of the ballistae on both sides and on the front of the ship, check the condition of the crossbow strings, and prepare the ballista guns so that they can be used as soon as they are needed.

The last part of the sailors went to the lower deck, put away the hammocks, moved them to the deck, and tied them to the side of the ship.

According to tests, if there is a fight, these canvas hammocks tied to the ship's side fence can stop the arrows to a certain extent.

It can't completely block like a round shield, but it only effectively reduces the kinetic energy of the arrow and reduces the damage of the arrow, which is equivalent to a soft city wall.

When the sailors were busy with their preparations, they went to the deck to line up for food in an orderly manner, and reserve energy for possible broadside battles.

Vondolph and the ascetics were also eating.

He has always attached great importance to logistics and has provided very good support.

The main problem of fresh water is to bring a lot of ale instead, and also bring a lot of wood tar.

It can be used to distill seawater when it is needed, and it can be used to distill seawater when it is not needed - it heats seawater to its boiling point to produce water vapor, which is then condensed into fresh water.

However, fuel is important, mainly by ale.

After a long voyage, the fresh water drunk on the ship will quickly become stinky, even if it is boiled and then stored in wooden barrels, that is, it will be cold and white, and it will become smelly and green in less than a month after going to sea.

In addition to replenishing fresh water from the islands along the way, it can only be partially replenished by long-term preserved wine.

The staple food is wheat porridge, and the pressed barley is easy to store.

The side dishes include dried radish, dried cabbage, dried turnips, and other dried vegetables that are made by air-drying and drying.

In the northernmost part of Norway, the weather is extremely dry and cold, so the air-drying and smoking methods of the north-east are also popular.

Feng Dolph took a spoonful, the taste was average, but it felt a little home.

It is said that the Vikings sailed to rarely have the vitamin problem of the future English sailors, and it was more or less because of the advantage of dried vegetables brought by geographical factors.

There are meals and vegetables, and there are plenty of meat dishes to supplement protein.

They are mainly dried and salted marine fish such as sardines, cod, salmon and salmon.

The only problem with marine fish is the lack of fat intake.

The navy brought the traditional Viking flaxseed oil, hemp seed oil and rapeseed oil, which can be supplemented by frying the fish in oil, as well as a thick and fragrant lard kelp soup.

In addition to this, nuts and jam can also be used to complete the part. Nuts are mainly hazelnuts, and the more hazelnuts there are in the forest, the more hazelnuts there are, and there is no need to import them.

Raspberries are also a forest specialty, such as blackthorns, plums, apples and blackberries, as well as raspberries, hawthorn berries, cherries, sour cherries, prunes, wild yellow berries, etc.

When the food is in place, the morale of the sailors is in place.

Before the meal, he said reverently, "Thank you to the Holy One for giving me food and clothing." ”

"Gate A!"

After eating about sixty percent full, I stopped.

In this way, there is not only enough energy reserves, but also will not cause a relative decrease in blood flow to the brain due to eating too much blood, dizziness and sleepiness will affect naval warfare.

As for the fifty plate armor ascetics who are the core of the main battle, considering that they are likely to not be able to swim up in the water if they fall into the water, they are still wearing the previous composite linen armor, and their weapons are still two-handed axes, which require more energy.

Feng Dolph gave each of them three strips of air-dried pork.

Ascetic cultivation pays attention to the thrift of the soul, and does not thrive on material needs, even the warrior monks of the Wanzi Sect eat meat to strengthen the body.

Pork is selected from castrated pigs, and castration from a young age removes androsterone and skatoxin, two hormones that are the source of pigs' urine odor.

The good hind leg meat is cut into strips along the texture and then air-dried, adding some condiments.

When you bite into it, you will feel very fibrous, and after your saliva is soaked, there will be a dry and fragrant taste.

Brooke, who had become an ascetic guard, muttered, "If only I could have another bite of garlic." Eating meat without garlic always feels like something is missing. ”

Feng Daofu glanced at him: "I think you forgot about the last drill." ”

Brooke immediately stopped mentioning garlic.

The drill should be fully armed, and wearing a helmet will be stuffy and airtight.

In this case, if you eat garlic, the smell of garlic and sweat will be mixed. Just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm about to be smoked.

Because of his gluttonous nature, Vondolph eats more than they do.

After eating, they began to wipe down their weapons, and the sailors also applied black eyeliner to prevent the reflection of the ocean sun, and also smeared a few words with charcoal on their faces.

Some anoint Io to bless me, and many more anoint the Holy One to bless me.

This is the old tradition of the Vikings, who have a superstitious understanding of some special words, because some sacred phrases must have magical powers, and by carving the phrases on their bodies and weapons, they can have magic power to become perfect talismans, which is why the rune blacksmith appears.

They faced each other in pairs, blessed their comrades-in-arms, and welcomed the upcoming battle.

Everything was in order with the Valkyrie, like a wind-wound gear machine.

As the gears engage, it moves on its own and turns into a real war machine at sea!

Ava had a strip of air-dried meat in her mouth, like a meat-colored lollipop.

Holding the binoculars in his hand, he looked at the pirates who were screaming and rushing excitedly, and felt pity for no reason: "Poor sea wolf, I don't know what kind of opponent you have provoked, I hope you will be able to die a little more simply, if it falls into the hands of the sage, there will be no good fruit to eat."

Feng Daofu suddenly sneezed and turned his head to look at the red-haired girl: "Are you talking bad about me behind your back?" ”

Ava smiled back, "I just suddenly noticed that you're handsome again!" ”

Feng Daofu smiled: "Although the Iojiao encourages telling the truth, telling the truth also depends on the occasion. ”

Seeing that the relative distance was about the same, Vondolph patted his ass and came to the bow of the ship to face all the sailors.

He said, "Sailors, I am surprised by something. ”

Surprised?

The sailors looked at the Sage suspiciously.

Listen to him and say, "The sea wolves raised by the Blonde King don't run away when they see us!" ”

"What a shame this is, it's much worse than an insult to me personally!"

"Therefore, I will lead you all so that the army of the Blonde Mad King will tremble at the sight of our banner!"

"For God Io, for our country, for our honor!"

Feng Daofu raised his two-handed sword high: "Sail!" ”

"I'm going to split their skulls!"

"Ulla!"

Everyone roared in frenzy.

After carefully observing and discerning the target, the lookout shouted, "Report to the captain!" The target is 15 degrees on my starboard side! ”

"The distance is 3 km! Spread out in horizontal formations and use pincer tactics! ”

"Want to clamp us like crab pincers? Don't! ”

Douglas picked up the tin horn and shouted, "Forward two!" Right hand drive 30 degrees! Grab the wind! ”

The helmsman began to perform the action quickly, repeating the command: "Forward two!" Right hand drive 30 degrees! Grab the wind! ”

The sailors were busy operating the rigging.

The bow skew, the sail, and the mainmast sloop are bulging to the maximum at the same time.

The slender hull of the ship crushed the seawater, leaving water marks in the stern from narrow to wide.

With a huge arc, it crosses the wind belt and enters the downwind position.

A ballista is ready.

Vondolf personally operated the bow ballista.

There were three main methods of naval warfare in the Middle Ages: bow and arrow shooting, angular impact, and broadside warfare.

The Valkyrie relies on ballista firepower, so she has to seize the upper hand, not only can it be more convenient to attack, but it can also improve the range, speed and accuracy of the ballista!

Vondolph aimed his crosshair at the ten Viking warships that were getting closer and closer, and his eagle-like black eyes locked on the sea wolves.

The first artillery king of the North Sea is ready!

Three kilometers away, the Seawolf warship.

Atellas raised his eyebrows: "Oh roar, dare to adjust the direction of the wind to get closer to me?" When they saw my flag, they didn't turn and run away, but chose to come to me? ”

"Brothers, who do you think gave them courage?"

"It's a big ship? Only one big ship, at most one or two hundred people, thinking that this way can defeat the sea wolf? ”

Hundreds of Vikings scoffed, and some looked at the big ship in the distance with pity.

It is true that the sail ship on the opposite side is very fast, but if you don't run away now, you will soon fall into a semi-encircled pocket.

Even if it's very powerful, with their numerical superiority, the battle pile on the side can pile up this big ship!

Atellas shook his head: "I don't know what the Lord of Finland thinks about a ship going first. ”

"Maybe I defeated the Blood Axe King, and with some achievements, I thought that the navy could be so simple, but I didn't know that the calm sea would never be able to train skilled sailors!"

"Still."

Eterias turned his head to look at the shadow of the ship behind him.

Leaving the port of Bergen, the gang hung from behind.

The people who didn't have to think about it and knew it was the docks also read the flag of the Blonde King, and reported the arrival of his allies to Olaf III, who sent a fleet of ships to meet him.

If it hadn't been for the convergence of some Swedish and Danish merchant ships along the way, his strength made him have some scruples, and he would have solved these people a long time ago.

Now.

"It's still the old tactic, keep the reserves, and if these people want to come to support you, they will intercept it."

At the command of Aterias, the three Viking ships broke away, and the other Viking ships began to speed up.

A little further, the Bergen flotilla.

The naval leader had a complicated expression.

If it weren't for his subordinates, he would really want to scold now.

What's going on with these allies from the far north? Didn't the queen say the sea wolf?

Even if there is only one ship, and the queen's fleet, you can move with it!

The cronies asked, "The king wants us to support our allies, but we alone may not be enough, what should we do now?" ”

The naval leader looked at the Danish and Swedish fleets next to him.

Although they are happy to do business with Bergen, they are purely for profit, not allies.

Many Danish and Swedish businessmen are even part-time pirates, and they are in the mood to watch the excitement.

Because they were both pirates, they knew how powerful Etellas was, and when they glanced at the difference in numbers more than ten kilometers away, they shook their heads one after another.

"There is really no suspense in this naval battle."

"yes, I don't know what the Lord of Finland thinks."

"I heard that the lord of Finland is very rich, but unfortunately he will make money and will not fight at sea, and his wealth will be cheaper than that of sea wolves."

Most people are unfortunately greedy and eager to take their place to grab a vote.

There are also a few people with excellent eyesight who have seen some flavors: "Those who can do business are not those who have bad minds, and things may not be so simple." ”

"It's a bit far away, and I don't think the big sail ship is the same, maybe it's the new ship that gives the Lord of Finland confidence."

Seeing their attitude, the naval chief had a draft.

"If the Lord of Finland really relies on a new ship and can deal with the bastard of Etellas, we can gain the favor of the Lord of Finland without much cost for our past support."

The naval chiefs knew that these people were mercenary, and gave them reasons directly from the point of interest.

It's just a modest exaggeration - that's right, the naval chief's belief that the Lord of Finland is capable of maneuvering is already a great exaggeration.

Even if you have money, you can't use your arrows for money, but Vikings have their own round shields, and they can't shoot people with bows and arrows.

It's so hard to have a new ship to defeat ten!

The captains of the caravan also knew it, but accepted the invitation anyway.

Anyway, no matter who wins or loses, it doesn't affect them.

If the seawolf wins, just take the opportunity to open a sea fair, and without the middleman to make the difference, these freshest first-hand goods can be much cheaper.

If only you could get this big sailboat.

The captains of the caravan were so greedy that they forgot to think about what to do if the Lord of Finland had won, and directly commanded the sailors to speed forward.

The blue ocean, the three forces are in action.

By the time the sun rises to its peak, the distance has been reduced to within a kilometer.

Atellas let out a roar of excitement: "Brothers, paddle with all your might!" ”

"We are pirates!"

"Fierce pirates!"

"A bottle in your left hand!"

"Treasure in your right hand!"

The song is the beat, and the pirates paddle shirtless, their thick arms and backs like crabs holding two super pincers.

As the water rolled, seven Viking warships formed a collision formation and moved forward at full speed!

1000 meters.

900 meters.

800 meters.

Atellas seemed to be able to see the frightened faces of the sailors on the large ship opposite.

He raised his sword and let out a war cry: "Lord of Finland, I will take your wealth"

Sou!

Eight black shadows shook the air, and in a terrifying roar, they swept through the sky and fell towards the Viking warship!

Aterias' pupils narrowed suddenly, and he reflexively jumped into the sea.

The next moment, the javelin-like crossbow pierced through the Vikings one by one, deep into the oak hull!

"Ahh

The screams of the sea wolves kicked off the Norwegian naval battle!

Thanks to the 500-point tip of 'nobles among dogs' and 'inexplicable narcissists', and the 100-point tip of 'Zheng Xiaojun'.

The 15th-century Karak ship type is a combination of rudder rod + tail rudder,

Rudder + rudder rod + pulley block controlling rudder + steering wheel = steering wheel system, this is something in the 18th century, and the reason why the rudder wheel appeared was more convenient than pushing the rudder rod by hand, and it realized that one person at the helm was usually at the helm.

The jib in the bow was probably in existence in the 17th century, and the spinnaker in the stern was replaced by a quadrangular sail in the 18th century.

The essence of the tail rudder of a sailboat is an unbalanced rudder, and the force required to turn the rudder is relatively large.

The right full rudder and the forward four are all navigation sea orders.

The right full rudder is to the right rudder, full 90 degrees, quite the steering wheel of the car to the left to the end, the larger the rudder angle, the faster the speed of the direction, the full rudder is the largest rudder angle.

The forward four is the power gear, which is equivalent to the gear of the manual transmission.

Usually ordinary boats have four gears and can only go four, so generally four is said to be full speed.

(End of chapter)