The Rise of the European Emperor

"Quick, order the ships behind to flank left and right, and be sure to take down the ships in the front row of Hamburg!" Seeing that the Danish warships had the upper hand, the Danish Fleet Commander Alkinson hurriedly shouted. Then, the Danish messengers conveyed their orders in loud voices.

As a result, more than a dozen warships appeared from the left and right flanks of the Danish fleet. They wanted to cooperate with the Danish warships in the front row to outflank the front row warships of the Hamburg Fleet.

But Hamburgers aren't fools either. Rolfe saw a large number of ships on the left and right sides of the Danish fleet, as if to surround the front row of warships, and couldn't sit still:

"Go, send the same number of warships to intercept the Danish warships on both sides, and make sure not to let the warships in front be surrounded!"

Then, the semaphore soldiers of the Hamburg fleet began to wave their flags vigorously, and a large number of Hamburg warships rushed out from the side to meet the Danish warships...

At this time, in addition to the dozen or so warships facing each other, and the dozen or so warships on both sides, the warships invested by both sides reached a total of forty or fifty ships.

Then, the sea surface turned into a pot of porridge. Sailors from both sides were constantly injured by arrows, and a small number of Danish sailors jumped on the Hamburg warship and began to hack and slash...

However, the sailors of the Hamburg Fleet, who had received simple training from the officers sent by Marin, had a dozen or twenty spearmen on each ship, lined up in dense formations, and stabbed those who tried to jump into the Hamburg battle with their spears. Danish sailors on the ship. Therefore, although the Hamburg fleet is at a disadvantage, the fleet is not dangerous. Only one warship was on fire, and most of the members of the firefighting team were shot by Danish archers, leaving no one to fight the fire. In desperation, the captain had to abandon the boat with the surviving sailors on, board the spare boat, and row back. Sailors who failed to catch up with the dinghy could only brave the freezing cold and swim in the sea...

"Haha, the Hamburgers lost a warship!" Alkinson, commander of the Danish fleet, shouted happily when he saw this.

However, he did not know that behind the Danish fleet, 40 warships quietly appeared...

East Frisian Fleet Commander Kidd, who was on the sea 20 kilometers away, climbed to the mast and watched the battle with binoculars...

In fact, the East Frisian Fleet was ready to intervene at this time. Because the Danish and Hamburg fleets are already in full contact. However, Kidd was not in a hurry.

"Commander, is it time for us to strike?" asked Captain Lyert, who also climbed the mast and watched the battle with binoculars.

"No hurry, let them fight for a while." Kidd said lightly.

In fact, Kidd is also a wretched guy. Otherwise, Marin would not have appointed him as fleet commander.

At the beginning, Kidd was a captain of the West Frisian noble republic, and he surrendered after being attacked by Marin's men. Marin didn't trust him at first, but because of the lack of talents in his hands, he had to rush the ducks to the shelves and let Kidd lead the naval fleet.

Later, Marin discovered that Kidd was a wretched guy, and quite talented in naval command. The most important thing is that he and Marin are the same kind of people, and they are both people who are not willing to suffer...

Every time he practiced tactics, Kidd always cruising with the fleet, looking for suitable fighters, and never attacking easily. Once attacked, it is aimed specifically at the opponent's weakness. To say that he is as cunning as a fox is not a lie.

Moreover, Kidd likes artillery battles very much, and does not like the traditional jump ship tactics. Marin is very precious about the warships in his hands, and naturally he is reluctant to use them to fight with others. Therefore, Kidd liked the characteristics of artillery warfare, so Marin valued it very much, so he promoted him to be the commander of the fleet.

Before the expedition, Kidd also talked to Marin. When it comes to the best time to attack, Kidd believes that the Danish fleet and the Hamburg fleet should be allowed to fight for a while. In this way, both sides have suffered great losses. If they attack again, they can not only improve the probability of victory, but also covertly weaken the strength of the Alliance Hamburg. After all, Hamburg is an East Frisian ally now, but not in the future. Moreover, while the hamburger loss increased,

The Danes will not be better off, and will certainly lose accordingly. When the East Frisian fleet reappeared after they had some losses, not only would it be easier to beat Denmark, but it would also silently weaken Hamburg.

After listening to Kidd's point of view, Marin greatly appreciated it. Therefore, the full command of the fleet this time naturally fell to Kidd. Even if Columbus, as a baron, had a higher status than Kidd, he had to accept Kidd's command.

More than an hour later, the battle between Denmark and Hamburg intensified. By this time, hundreds of people on both sides had been injured. Two more warships were burned by the Danes in Hamburg, and the Danes lost one warship.

Alkinson couldn't wait, and began to order the entire fleet to press on, trying to surround the opponent with a numerical advantage. When the warships behind Denmark pressed on, Kidd finally put down his telescope and shouted to the flag soldiers below:

"Order to strike!"

Then, the East Frisian Fleet, which had been hiding 20 kilometers northwest of the Danish fleet, raised their sails one after another and began to sail southeast, outflanking Denmark's back road...

The reason why it is not due north of the Danish fleet is to consider the characteristics of the artillery. If the artillery was fired directly behind the Danish fleet, if the shell missed, it might have passed the Danish warship and accidentally injured the Hamburg warship. Therefore, it is safest to cut from the northwest and hit the shells to the southeast.

When the East Frisian fleet appeared 10 kilometers northwest of the battlefield, a sharp-eyed Danish sailor finally found it:

"Report to the captain, a large number of ships have been found in the northwest direction!"

Soon, the report was passed on to Alkinson by the loud-voiced messengers...

"Northwest? Where did the fleet come from?" However, because the distance is far, and the Danes don't have telescopes, they can't judge and can only wait. However, for the sake of safety, Alkinson ordered some of the warships that had been pressed up to participate in the encirclement of the Hamburg Fleet to retreat to guard against the fleet of unknown origin.

On the Hamburg side, at this time, it is already a little powerless. After all, the Danish fleet is not only stronger, but more numerous. But after seeing the shadow to the northwest, all the captains of the Hamburg warship who knew the inside story shouted excitedly:

"Our reinforcements are here! Our reinforcements are here!"

The originally low morale of the Hamburg sailors immediately boosted their morale as soon as they heard that reinforcements were coming, and drove the Danish sailors who jumped onto the boat abruptly...