Chapter 673 Viking Pirates

The sea auction came to an end, and Ouyang Shuo won another two million gold coins. What made him particularly concerned was that the Mediterranean lord who would suddenly emerge in the future became one of the three winners.

This person regarded himself as Caesar and claimed to be the orthodox descendant of the ancient Roman Empire.

In the four years of Gaia's previous life, Caesar suddenly emerged in the European continent and became one of the three giants in the European continent. His legendary experience was gradually revealed on the forum.

Caesar is a lord player, but his game career started from the mysterious Roman palace. At the beginning of the game, Caesar was born in the Roman palace and was raised as a member of the royal family.

Regarding the detailed experience of this period, even the people close to Caesar knew nothing about it.

In the first half of the third year of Gaia, Caesar left the palace and officially started his career as a lord. Those who accompanied Caesar to the wilderness included 50,000 ancient Roman guards, 20,000 top craftsmen, thousands of senior officials, treasures worth millions of gold coins, hundreds of special items, architectural drawings, and technical manuals, etc.

All in all, whatever the lord needs, the Roman palace is ready for Caesar. That is, the title of the restricted lord is directly awarded the title of second-class marquis.

According to the news disclosed on the forum, even the village building tokens used by Caesar are gold-level village building tokens.

Gavis Octavian Augustus the Great, who lived in the palace of Rome, even gave Caesar his general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.

You know, Agrippa was the chief hero who helped Octavian defeat Anthony and win the Roman Civil War. Even in the history of ancient Rome, he is enough to be among the top ten famous generals.

In the naval battle of Actium, Agrippa commanded the army and defeated the combined forces of Antony and Cleopatra. After this battle, Antony committed suicide and Egypt became a Roman province.

It can be seen that Emperor Augustus really trained Caesar as an heir.

Although Caesar was "delayed" in the palace for two years, the starting point of his lord career was enough to shame the lords of the world. There is no doubt that this is a typical "curve overtaking" type lord.

"Natural Palace" is Caesar's adventure mission, such an opportunity is really enviable to outsiders. It is conceivable that Caesar's [source of blessing] must be extremely high. As for Caesar's claim that he was able to be born in the palace because of the royal blood flowing in his body, few people believed it.

Ouyang Shuo sneered even more at this.

Caesar made such a publicity, but he wanted to enhance his prestige and increase his legitimacy in Italy.

In fact, Caesar is not alone in obtaining such an adventure in the world. At least Ouyang Shuo knew that there was a young man in the royal palace of Kyoto in China, who was silently accumulating strength, intending to soar into the sky.

...

The sea auction ended, and the base point city was officially recognized by the lords of the Mediterranean countries.

Ouyang Shuo's mission also came to an end.

Early the next morning, the ocean-going fleet left the Strait of Gibraltar and set off again. Passing through the Strait of Gibraltar, the ocean-going fleet officially entered the Atlantic Ocean, heading north all the way to the next stop, the English Channel.

If the fleet continues to advance westward and cross the North Atlantic, it will be able to reach New York, USA. If time permits, Ouyang Shuo doesn't mind going to America.

The problem is that it is already August, and according to Ouyang Shuo's prediction, the sixth domestic battle has basically reached the critical point of being triggered. He must finish his ocean voyage before the battle begins.

Compared with exploring the American continent, the trip to the UK is the focus of this trip.

************

North Atlantic, Celtic Seas.

The Celtic Sea is located at the intersection of the routes from the Strait of Gibraltar to Western Europe, and from North America to Western Europe. It is the hub of maritime traffic in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean. The sea is deep and has few obstacles, which is conducive to the navigation of various ships.

Since it is an important place, pirates will inevitably breed. The most famous pirate group in this sea area is the famous Viking pirates in history.

From the 8th century to the 11th century AD, Viking pirates have been invading the European coast and the British islands, and their footprints have covered the vast territory from the European continent to the Arctic. Five hundred years before Columbus discovered the New World, the Vikings reached Newfoundland on the American continent and explored parts of North America.

In that era, the Vikings were synonymous with plunder and killing. It is even said that the word pirate is a vocabulary derived from the Vikings, which can be called the originator of Western pirates.

In their time, they were great craftsmen, sailors, explorers and merchants. More importantly, the Vikings were powerful warriors, equipped with spears, battle axes and round shields, and believed in Thor, the god of thunder.

Originally home to Norway, Sweden and Denmark, the Vikings once controlled most of the Baltic coast, inland Russia, Normandy in France, England, Sicily, southern Italy and Palestine.

As famous as the Vikings are their dragon ships.

The material of Viking warships is mainly taken from tall and straight oak trees, so they are very light. The hull is narrow, flexible and light, and very resistant to wind and waves. The bow is curved and finely carved from a single solid oak.

The image carved on the prow is the Western Dragon.

The name of the dragon boat comes from this.

Legend has it that the Vikings not only believed in Thor, the god of thunder, but also were good at taming dragons. They are natural dragon tamers and can tame all kinds of dragons.

In reality, film and television works have vividly interpreted this.

In the game, Gaia combines historical materials and film and television works to strengthen the existence of Viking pirates and evolve them into the most powerful group of pirates in the North Atlantic Ocean.

The dragon boats that the Vikings rode on were not only taller and more powerful than those in history. The most troublesome thing is that the Vikings in the game can really tame dragons, a flying spirit beast whose level is generally above the gold level.

The powerful Viking pirates became the biggest obstacle to the expansion of Western European countries such as Britain and the Netherlands.

...

In the current Celtic sea area, a fierce battle between the Viking pirates and the British navy is being staged. On the vast sea, fifteen warships of the British Navy lined up and kept firing at the Viking dragon ships on both sides.

A flagship in the middle of the naval fleet has three artillery decks. According to rough visual inspection, there are no less than one hundred artillery pieces on both sides, which is simply a "sea fortress".

The three English characters "Anne" engraved on the bow of the flagship are particularly conspicuous.

If you are familiar with the history of the British navy, you will know that the battleship in front of you is the iconic sailing battleship, the best among wooden warships, and it is more powerful than the giant building ships of the Ming Dynasty.

The sail battleship appeared in the seventeenth century, at the end of the Ming Dynasty. The ship was equipped with sails, powered by wind, and had a displacement of about 1,000 tons. The ship was equipped with smoothbore guns that could fire solid bullets.

After the Anglo-Dutch War, the tonnage of sailing battleships gradually increased. The displacement of the top battleships increased to 3,000 to 5,000 tons, and the number of artillery pieces increased from dozens to hundreds.

In the arena of naval warfare, the sailing battleship was once the main battleship of the naval fleet.

Regrettably, due to the limited range and firepower of such warships at that time, and only straight-line navigation tactics could be used in naval battles, the warships lined up in a single column and sailed in a straight line. Artillery battles cannot form a crossfire network.

That's why this kind of warship that adopts straight-line navigation tactics is called a battleship.

In addition, battleships also have a common disadvantage, that is, in stormy weather, the gun doors of the battleship's third artillery deck cannot be opened.

The action of the sail battleship is completely dependent on wind power, and its maneuverability is limited. When the strength of the two warring parties is about the same, it is very difficult to concentrate forces in any form. Naval battles become lengthy firefights between two fleets in parallel courses, which often cannot occur. decisive victory.

The current fleet encountered such embarrassing situations.

I saw hundreds of Viking dragon boats braved the artillery fire, while dodging flexibly, while besieging the navy from all directions. The dragon boats that were actually sunk during the process were very small.

At the same time, the spears were still being fired at the battleship by the Vikings. On the dragon boat, thousands of Viking pirates screamed and fought wildly.

The Vikings were ambitious but not numerous enough to plunder, so they had to rely on careful planning and surprise raids. Their assaults are often divided into two parts: first throwing spears at a long distance, and then finishing with swords and battle axes at close range.

The Vikings in the game are also assisted by dragon pets, which is extremely abnormal.

This time, the British Navy was attacked by Viking pirates. As soon as it came up, it was besieged by Long Chong, and lost five or six Tier 3 battleships, and was caught off guard.

In the sky above the battlefield, two ferocious-looking fire dragons with huge wings hovered continuously, spouting billowing flames at the British naval battleship from time to time, igniting a raging fire.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the British navy is at a disadvantage at this time.

...

At this moment, a conversation was going on on the Anne.

"Miss, you can't delay any longer, retreat quickly!"

The one who spoke was a red-haired woman who was holding a big sword and wearing a guard uniform. She had a bumpy figure, and her huge twin peaks were still tall and round against the backdrop of the metal armor.

The imperial guard skirt armor can't cover the woman's slender thighs at all, so due to long-term exercise, her thighs look extremely toned, with a healthy wheat color, which is even more attractive.

"No, Caroline, we cannot retreat."

Opposite the red-haired woman stood a woman in silver armor holding a long silver sword. The woman is not very old, only about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, but her face is extremely delicate.

Coupled with long golden hair, it looks like a legendary angel warrior.

"Miss!" Caroline said anxiously.

The young lady on the opposite side is known for her stubbornness, and she is a person who refuses to admit defeat.

It's just that the current situation, if you continue to be so stubborn, I'm afraid the whole army will be wiped out. Once the naval warship is arrived by the Viking pirate ship, it will carry out the boarding battle that the Viking pirates are best at.

Until then, it is impossible to retreat.