The Rise of the European Emperor

At about ten in the morning, the Danish fleet and the Hamburg fleet met on a narrow road 30 kilometers northwest of Esbjerg, the western port of Jutland.

In fact, after seeing that the opponent had 120 warships, if it were normal, the Hamburg fleet with only 90 warships would have withdrawn long ago. However, the commander-in-chief of the Hamburg Fleet, Rolfe, knew that to the west, there were 40 East Frisian warships ready to assist. Moreover, the Quartet Alliance had already made plans to defeat the main Danish navy in this battle. Therefore, despite his uncertainty, Rolfe gritted his teeth and gave the order to fight.

Seeing that the opponent did not escape, Alkinson, commander of the Danish fleet, was also a little surprised:

"The hamburger boys didn't escape? Do they have the confidence to defeat our powerful Danish fleet?" Alkinson was surprised. However, he didn't care whether the Hamburg fleet escaped or not. It would be best if he didn't. Alkinson planned to deal with his opponent in one battle. So he loudly ordered:

"The archers and catapults are ready, and the archers approaching the rear fire rockets! In addition, the claw hook team should pay attention to hooking the enemy ships. Everyone pay attention to boarding the enemy ships and destroying the enemies! The front row of warships, get close to the enemy!"

The Danish fleet is still using the traditional medieval mode of naval warfare, that is, approaching the enemy with bows and catapults. Once the two ships are on board, use the grappling hook to hook the enemy ship. Then, it was the jumping boat to help chop and chop...

Of course, the Danes have no semaphore, and Alkinson's orders are all the loudest sailors on the ship, shouting one by one...

There's actually nothing wrong with doing that. It's just that they don't know that this method of shouting is effective in the environment of pure cold weapons. But when the cannon rang...

After seeing the Danish fleet approaching, Rolf, the commander of the Hamburg Fleet, also hurriedly ordered;

"All the warships in the front row, be on the defensive! The firefighting team fills the water well, and don't let the opponent's rocket set the ship on fire! The spear team, be sure to stop the enemy sailors from jumping off the boat!"

The task of the Hamburg fleet was to entangle the Danish fleet, not to attack. Moreover, their strength is indeed not as good as Denmark. Especially experienced sailors, not as many as Denmark.

Like the Danish fleet, the Hamburg fleet is currently in Medieval Naval Battle mode. Fight with bows, trebuchets and sailors' scimitars as well. Of course, on the defensive side, the Hamburgers joined the Spears. This unit was suggested by Marin.

In ancient battles, the two ships were not completely close to each other. Often, the attacking party will hook the attacked ship with a claw hook, and then the sailors will follow the claw hook like pirates and climb to the enemy ship. During the climb, the sailors tended to bite the sailor's machete in their mouths, or carry them on their backs. Once jumped onto the enemy ship along the claw hook, it will pick up the sailor's machete from its mouth or back and slash the opponent.

However, before climbing onto the enemy ship from the claw hook, the sailors had no way of freeing their hands to fight during that climb. At this time, if you stab the opponent with a spear, the opponent's sailors will have no time to fight back and can only dodge.

Therefore, at Marin's suggestion, each ship of the Hamburg Fleet prepared a dozen spears, which were specially used to pierce the enemy soldiers who were climbing towards their ships...

As the fleets of the two sides got closer and closer, the sailors of the Hamburg Fleet, holding their weapons, began to sweat gradually...

"Captain, do you think we can beat the Danes?" a young Hamburg sailor nervously asked the serious-looking captain beside him.

"Don't doubt, soldier, don't forget, we still have reinforcements!" the captain replied with a serious look. But in fact, the captain had no idea in his heart. After all, the East Frisian fleet has never had a brilliant record, and he is not sure whether the East Frisian fleet can successfully complete the flanking mission. On the surface, however, he had to keep his composure and give his sailors confidence. Otherwise, there is no need to fight this battle.

When the ships in the front row of the two sides were only about 200 meters apart,

Alkinson ordered loudly;

"Arrow team, prepare, rocket launch!"

Then, following the shouting relay of the loud sailors on the Danish warships, the archers on the Danish warships in the front row put their heads dipped in grease on the torches and lit them, and then turned to the front ships of the Hamburg Fleet. start shooting...

The arrows that were on fire at the front end flew into the air like raindrops, and then swooped to send warships in front of the Hamburg fleet...

Of course, not all arrows can reach 200 meters because of the distance. In the first volley of rockets, only a few of them hit Hamburg's boat.

However, the Hamburg fleet is not completely unprepared. At this time, many of the Hamburg sailors on the deck hid to avoid being shot by the opponent's bow and arrow. Those who stayed on the deck also mostly hid behind the shelter. The archers on the Hamburg warship temporarily chose to hide and waited for the commander's order to come out.

Although not many enemies were shot, the rockets of the Danish archery team were still like raindrops, and they were frequently thrown towards the warships in the front row of Hamburg.

"Captain, the ship is on fire!" cried a sailor who stayed on deck to avoid the rain of arrows on a Hamburg warship.

"Don't panic, let the fire brigade take the bucket to put out the fire!" the captain commanded loudly.

Then, several sailors immediately took the small oak barrel filled with seawater and ran to the place where the king was ignited, and began to water the burning part...

Although the head of the rocket was dipped in grease, due to the small amount, under the scouring of sea water, the flames that caught fire were quickly extinguished...

At this time, some sailors on the Danish warship had already adjusted their trebuchets. After the adjustment, the Danish commander loudly ordered:

"Trebuchet, prepare, let go!"

As a result, a large number of stones began to roar and fly towards the Hamburg warship...

In fact, these knowledge Danes were tempted to attack. Because, in naval battles, the main ammunition of trebuchets is not stones, but fireballs...

After all, in the era of sailing ships, warships were mostly made of wood. If you can run the fireball onto the enemy ship, it is very likely to set the enemy ship on fire.

Therefore, the catapults in naval battles, the ammunition is mainly stones wrapped in greased linen. The linen on the outside of the stone was covered with grease, much more than the head of the bow and arrow. If it hits the enemy ship, it will be difficult to extinguish and difficult to extinguish.

Therefore, before throwing stones, it was only the Danish catapults that were calibrating. Although it is said that the maximum range of the trebuchet can reach three or four hundred meters. However, in a real naval battle, the trebuchet will still start smashing fireballs at a distance of hundreds or even tens of meters. Because, at this distance, it is easier to aim. Far away, it's hard to hit the fireball on the enemy ship.

At a distance of about 50 meters, the warships in the front row of Denmark stopped and stopped moving forward. Then, the Danish trebuchet, continued to conduct calibration. Finally, after many rounds, the experienced catapults of the Danish fleet found the right direction...

When he saw that the Danish trebuchets began to throw fireballs one by one, Rolf, the naval commander of Hamburg on the flagship, changed his face:

"Quick, order the battleships in the front row to move up quickly, don't stop there and let the opponent aim with the fireball. Also, let the fire-fighting team prepare the sand!"

The fireball thrown by the trebuchet is different from the rocket. The rocket has less grease and is difficult to form a fire. As long as you pour some water, the oil on the head of the rocket will be wiped out.

But the big fireball thrown by the trebuchet is different. This fireball contains a lot of grease. A little hits a boat and it's easy to quickly start a big fire. Moreover, with enough grease, watering may make it easier to make the fire burn more vigorously. Therefore, generally this kind of fireball is extinguished with sand.

Originally, Rolfe was waiting for the Danes to engage in a battle. Unexpectedly, the well-trained catapults of the Danish fleet dared to concentrate on throwing a big fireball at a distance of 50 meters. If you let the other party aim at your own warship so leisurely, there will be a big problem.

So, Rolfe had to order the front row of warships to go up. Once approached, the opponent's trebuchet loses its effect. After all, the trebuchet is an arc projectile, and if it is too close, it is not easy to attack.

Seeing the Hamburg fleet moving forward, Alkinson, commander of the Danish fleet, didn't care:

"Hmph, whether it's long-range or close combat, the Danish fleet will completely suppress the Hamburgers!" Alkinson said confidently.

The trebuchets became useless after the front row of ships approached each other. But the Hamburg Fleet did not really connect with the Danish warships, but approached a very close distance and began to shoot rockets against the Danish warships...

"Archers, light the rockets, and then shoot the Danish puppies' ships!" The captains on the Hamburg warship shouted and commanded the archers under their command to cast rockets,

Of course, the Danes did not show weakness, and also used rockets to fight back...

At such a close distance, the casualties finally began to increase dramatically...

"Ah, I was shot!" Some sailors kept screaming. But in this cruel battlefield, no one has time to pay attention to them. If possible, the injured should go to the ship building to find someone to help bandage them.

In this day and age, there is no doctor on board. Often the wounded sailors were bandaged by the cooks accompanying the ship. Only those main battleships will have a few professional doctors. Ordinarily, the warships that are recruited from the draft are not equipped with doctors.

At such a close distance, the archers stopped shooting, but started to shoot. Therefore, the casualties are also increasing. Also, there are more and more fires on board. The fire brigade was also busy at this time:

"Fire brigade, go to the bow to put out the fire!"

"Fire brigade, the left side of the building is on fire!"

"Fire brigade..."

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In the case of shooting arrows at each other, the casualties on both sides are almost the same. The Danish fleet also has no advantages. So, the commander of the Danish fleet, Alkinson, ordered:

"Let's go up and take over the battle! Hurry up!"

So, the loud voices on the Danish warships began to shout for the relay again...

The Danish warships that received the order rushed forward one after another, and the clappers also began to spin the claws, preparing to hook the Hamburg ships.

When the two sides were very close, the claws flew out from the Danish ship and hooked to the Hamburg warship. And the Danish sailors who carry the sailor's scimitar are also eager to try...

"Quick, cut off those claw hooks, don't let the Danish puppies come up!" The commanders of the Hamburg fleet ordered.

Hamburgers also know that there are more experienced sailors in the Danish fleet than they are. Therefore, it is the best choice not to let the other party's sailors jump off the boat. Because, in terms of jumping ship and cutting, this side is definitely not the opponent of the Danes. Moreover, their task is to drag the Danish fleet, not to fight to the death...

All the captains of the Hamburg Fleet knew that this time, it was the ships of the East Frisian Fleet who were supposed to attack the Danes with artillery. And the Hamburg fleet, in fact, is just bait. Of course, once the East Frisian Fleet starts attacking the Danish Fleet, the Hamburg Fleet must also assist and hold back the enemy...