Chapter Fifty-Nine: Half of the Destroyed Fleet

Port-Caen, France, station of the Royal French Fleet. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

The port of Caen is a military port, in addition to the docks that stretch along the coastline with huge ships, the huge docks, the neat naval barracks, and not far from the port, there is also the city of Caen, which is inhabited by most of the families of the officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy.

On this day, the city of Caen is decorated with lights, colorful flags, gongs and drums, and the streets and alleys are carefully cleaned, which looks exceptionally bright and spotless.

The people of the city were also dressed very formally, the officers put on their ceremonial uniforms, the soldiers put on their uniforms, and even the family members found their brightest clothes, gestures, and put them on themselves.

All of this solemn preparation is for one purpose only.

That is to greet His Majesty the Great Emperor Napoleon, the founder of the First French Empire!

In the past two years, the dockyard outside the city has been constantly launching brand-new warships, and the young men in the barracks have been practicing day and night.

His Majesty the Emperor, too, took a few days out of his busy schedule to come to the port of Caen to inspect his fleet.

Finally, under the eager waiting of the soldiers and civilians of the whole city, the sound of a trumpet came from afar, and His Majesty the Emperor was about to override Caen!

Near, near, nearer, and in a burst of jubilant music, His Majesty's royal drive entered the city of Caen.

Countless people on both sides of the street waved flowers, and countless people cheered on the windowsills of buildings.

As the convoy marched slowly along the main road of Caen, the people finally saw the figure they had been waiting for and dreamed of, the great figure that was not very tall, but full of wisdom and courage, and led them to revive France, and now before their eyes, standing on the golden carriage, smiling and waving to them.

Everyone shouted loudly, and waves of cheers surged through the city like ocean waves.

But His Majesty's Imperial Majesty did not stay long in the city, but drove straight out of the city, where the port where the huge fleet was stationed.

In the harbor, the naval soldiers, led by the officers, were already in full battle.

Outside the barracks were neat phalanxes, and on the warships, there were rows of straight benchmarks, and everyone greeted their Emperor Majesty with the most courageous and senseless attitude.

At the moment of the appearance of the golden chariot, all the soldiers and officers began to cheer, and their voices were incomparably loud: "Long live Your Majesty Napoleon! Long live France! Long live the First French Empire!"

The neat cheers resounded in the sky along with their patriotic hearts.

The convoy got closer and closer, and finally, it stopped outside the barracks, and while waving, His Majesty the Emperor got out of the carriage and began this inspection with the accompanying high-ranking officials and important ministers.

Of course, there is nothing to look at in the barracks, and the barracks of the Navy are not much different from the barracks of the Army.

The admirals who guided the inspection also clearly understood this, and after a little turn in the barracks, they led the emperor and his party to the port, and then boarded a brand-new and huge warship along the red-carpeted staircase.

His Majesty the Emperor was obviously very interested in this majestic behemoth, his eyes were full of novelty, and the smile on his face was very bright.

As the commander of the Royal French Fleet, Marshal Louis immediately began to introduce: "This new Galen sailing ship is the main warship of our navy, which is a Spanish galleon after a number of improvements, redesigned and built, with a total length of 50 meters, a displacement of 550 tons, and a speed of 15% faster than the Spanish Galen sailing ship when fully sailed, and in terms of maneuverability, it is far simpler than the Spanish style." It is the most advanced warship in the entire continent at the moment!"

"Well, yes, yes. His Majesty the Emperor nodded with satisfaction: "Then how many warships of this level do we have now?"

"Report to Your Majesty, there are 18 of them, and the construction of the new Galen galleons is very difficult, and the requirements for materials and technology are very high, and at the present rate, all our dockyards are being built with all their might, and a maximum of 10 ships can be built in a year. Marshal Louis reported.

"Oh, well, what about the other ships?" asked His Majesty the Emperor.

"A complete navy needs a lot of auxiliary ships of all kinds, such as the big-bellied ones, which are Caraca type galleons, which are specialized troop carriers that can carry more than 500 soldiers at a time......!

Then they inspected the cabins, the ballista room, the captain's quarters, the sailors' quarters, and so on, and the group went to the deck again.

The accompanying high-ranking officials and generals also began detailed inquiries.

For example, a beautiful female general beside His Majesty the Emperor asked a sharp question: "I have just seen the ballista compartment, why are there only 16 ballistae? I remember that the main battleships of the British generally have more than 20 ballistas." ”

Marshal Louis hurriedly explained: "Oh, that's right, because the British used old Galen galleons, which were larger, so they were more loaded. But in this way, their ships are not flexible enough, and their speed is not comparable to our new ones. On the contrary, although we don't have as many ballistas, we ......"

He was only halfway through his explanation when he was interrupted by the rapid sound of a trumpet.

And where the trumpet sounded, on the high cliff next to the harbor, on the towering observation platform, fierce black smoke was burning!

It was a beacon fire! It was a sign of an enemy attack!

Who dares to attack here?

Who is it that dares to attack the Royal French Fleet?

Who dared to attack the port of the Royal French Fleet at this time?

Everyone had questions in their heads, but there were no answers, but fortunately, everyone seemed calm after all and not too panicked.

Only Marshal Louis was furious, gritted his teeth and asked his men: "What is the situation? Who is attacking us? Pirates? Or is it the fleet of other countries? Hurry up and ask me clearly!"

But before the men could run far, a dark fleet appeared on the sea level in the distance!

The pitch-black hull and the pitch-black canvas looked like a thick black line between the sea and the sky from a distance, which looked indescribably weird.

When he saw the black line, Marshal Louis's heart chuckled, and a bad feeling of something bad arose spontaneously.

He immediately made a decision and immediately gave the order: "Set sail! Collect anchor! Prepare to meet the enemy! All of them leave the port! Destroy those enemies who do not know whether they are alive or dead! Let His Majesty the Emperor witness your courage!"

The port of Caen is far away from the trade routes, and fishing boats are rarely seen nearby, so there is only one possibility for such a large fleet to arrive on the other side!

The sailors began to rush aboard, frantically busy, fixed anchors were retracted, cables were cut, sails were lowered, and the flag of the Royal French Navy was raised.

But the enemy came too fast!

By the time they blocked the entire outlet to the sea, only a small half of the ships had left the dock.

At the same time, everyone also saw their appearance clearly.

The long clipper with the dragon's head, the blood-red skeleton on the canvas, the skeleton covered with bones, the strong man with horn and helmet, axe and shield......

All the distinctive features make everyone recognize their identity.

That's the Vikings! That's the fleet of the Vikings!

But why did they come here? Didn't they usually just plunder merchant ships? Even if they were going to ransack the port, instead of going to the bustling commercial ports, what were they doing in our military ports?

Questions popped into Marshal Louis's mind, but he couldn't find the answers.

Suddenly, blessed to his heart, he remembered that more than half a year ago, the fortress of the Navy Headquarters that was broken through the roof, and a faint, unpleasant feeling appeared in the bottom of his heart.

Glancing at His Majesty the Emperor behind him, Marshal Louis had no choice but to speak first.

Fortunately, his own strength is good, and he used his internal strength to let his voice spread far away: "On the other side, your Excellency Rolf, the Viking King, I am Louis, the commander of the French Royal Fleet! I don't know why you came to our port of Caen?"

After waiting for a while, when Marshal Louis was about to come down in a cold sweat, a rough and clear voice sounded on the most terrifying battleship opposite: "Of course we are not here to be guests, we are specially here to find Your Majesty the Emperor!"

Sure enough, it was for His Majesty the Emperor! I don't know which brute sold the information to these Vikings!

Glancing at His Majesty the Emperor, whose face was becoming more and more pale and full of anger, Marshal Louis spoke again: "I don't know why Your Excellency Rolf wants to find our Majesty?"

After another long wait, a tall figure slowly rose from the terrifying giant ship opposite, and stopped straight in mid-air, his voice was still rough, but it contained a threat: "We hope he can release a person!

Free a person?

Marshal Louis didn't think much about it, and explained: "You are mistaken, your brother is no longer in France, he left us more than half a year ago, and now he is missing, and we have spent a lot of effort to find him, but we don't know where he is!"

The momentum of the martial saint-level powerhouse dominated the audience, and the royal guards firmly blocked in front of His Majesty the Emperor, while some important ministers were persuading His Majesty the Emperor to take refuge first.

But the Emperor Napoleon did not leave the deck, but remained there, facing the current tensions.

The other side did not answer for a long time, but in the surprised eyes of everyone, a figure slowly rose on the terrifying giant ship, standing side by side with the famous Viking King.

And the sharp-eyed people at the scene found that this figure was really Arnold, who had been missing for a long time!

I heard him speak slowly, and his voice was resolute: "Miss Sophie is here, I don't care if you want it or His Majesty the Emperor's will, I hope you can release Baron Leon immediately! Give him freedom! And don't go to him again!"

Baron Leon?

Marshal Louis was puzzled and had to turn to look behind him.

I saw that His Majesty the Emperor frowned, and the Sufi general who had just asked him a question was indeed pale, with silver teeth.

I saw that her face changed a few times, so she stepped forward, mobilized her internal strength, and said in a loud voice: "Arnold! Your young master is not in my hands now! He has already escaped! I don't know where he went!"

There was silence on the other side, and he didn't speak for a long time, but the faint coercion in mid-air seemed to be stronger, and the oppressive people couldn't breathe.

Suddenly, the two in mid-air moved, and although they didn't speak, one of them raised the hammer at his waist, while the other pulled out the mace behind his back.

Then, it's a straight rush!

It was two swift bolts of lightning, with the power of the Nine Heavens Thunder, and they smashed on the harbor at once!

"Boom!", a huge gap broke in one of the battleships, and endless sea water began to pour into it......

"Boom!" There was another loud bang, and the deck of a battleship was broken by the barrage, which quickly split in half and sank into the sea in two directions......

"Boom!" another battleship toppled ......

"Boom!" another battleship was scrapped......

"Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!", ......"Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!",

The two men, as if tireless, began to sabotage the fleet in the harbor.

Countless sailors cried and fell into the water, some slashed out swords, some punched, but to the Martial Saint, it had no effect, some began to operate the ballista, some began to fire ballistas, and the huge arrows and boulders that flew out of the rice could not touch them at all......

Looking at the miserable scene in front of him, looking at the two terrifying powerhouses who were raging everywhere, His Majesty the Emperor pursed his lips, but did not speak, did not give any orders.

Marshal Louis wanted to order the fleet to attack the Viking fleet not far away several times, but his mouth was open, but he didn't open his mouth, and without the Martial Saint level to contain it, he could only be beaten if he went up!

He didn't understand why His Majesty the Emperor didn't send a master to stop those two villains.

Aren't there those three "goddesses of the night", isn't it that captain d'Artagnan who also broke through the Martial Saint level not long ago? Why don't you send them out? and let those two pirates destroy this precious fleet that has been painstakingly built?

Finally, I don't know if I was tired or if I had vented enough, the two terrifying powerhouses slowly rose into the air again and stopped in mid-air.

Looking condescendingly at the mess on the sea, the terrifying strong man with a mace said, "I will verify what you say! If you deceive me, we will come back and destroy the other half of the rest!"

With that, the two giants flew back to the terrifying ship, and flew away with a huge fleet, and in a few moments disappeared into the distant sea.

Marshal Louis sighed and began to give orders, organize rescue, organize salvage...... Also ready to meet the wrath of His Majesty the Emperor.

But the anger did not come, and after His Majesty the Emperor stood on the deck for a long time, he took a group of high-ranking officials and famous generals with gloomy faces and wanted to stop talking, and got off the battleship.

The group returned to the car, did not stop, did not leave a word, left Caen straight, and drove away.

(To be continued.) )