Egil was stunned when he heard the news, and beside him, Artoria waved his sword excitedly and cut the dining table in front of him in half. The mirror-like cut can prove that this time Her Majesty the Queen used all her strength.

"—They have hundreds of boats! Hundreds of boats filled with Barbary pirates!!!"

This is the reason why Emperor Norman and Queen's husband were surprised. The other party was able to gather so many Barbary pirates. If the information was true, it means that the Barbary pirates had already invested most of their strength. If this battle was defeated, then the Barbary pirates who had been circulating in the Mediterranean for many years would be really over.

"Kill them all! What are you waiting for? Egil, give orders!" Artoria urged as he watched Egil start to ponder, "They are just a group of undisciplined mobs. Although there are many people, it is too easy to defeat them!"

"Okay, Hani." Egil patted Artoria's hand and signaled her to be calm: "I have already issued an order to make the troops on the warships be vigilant. If something is wrong, they will kill people without leaving any room. I believe that they have already fought against the enemy in this moment."

As Egil finished speaking, a loud noise came from the right side of the Royal Navy Victory, which gave Egil's words a footnote.

Indeed, when the pirates were desperate to carry out a raid at night and were nearly fifty meters away from the Norman fleet, they were discovered by the sharp-eyed Norman sailors. The sailor on duty roared: "Enemma!" while raising the crossbow in his hand, aimed at the opposite galley and pulled the trigger. Then, on the galley that was completely unprotected, he heard a scream of "Oh!". However, he suddenly hit him and shot him. I don't know which unlucky person was.

Immediately afterwards, the soldiers on the side of the ship gathered over, and immediately the arrows fell like rain. Further away, the sailors on duty shook the big bell hanging in the air desperately. They were prepared, and the well-trained sailors woke up immediately, picked up the weapons beside them, and jumped out one after another!

"Damn... assault! The fastest assault! Use the corner to hit their warships!" At this moment, seeing that the other party was ready, he suddenly fell into an unfavorable situation. Heileding roared like this, waved the scimitar in his hand, and blocked all the bows, arrows and crossbows that were shooting at him in a crackling sound. At the same time, around him, there were a large number of pirate captains roaring, cursing, and wielding the whip in his hand, whipping the slaves who were rowing. Let the slaves fight desperately.

"It's coming! Birds! Birds!! Greek fire!!!" Seeing these small boats crashing towards their flanks, the outermost side of the Norman fleet was on a modified heavy crossbow warship. The captain of the warship shouted and ordered: "Aim at them! Sink them!!!"

Hearing the captain's shouting, the sailors on the outside of the ship quickly moved, and in groups of several people turned the crossbow cannons on the side, and tried hard to pick up the heavy crossbow gun made of pure iron, weighing 20 kilograms, and then shot it out!

Because this heavy crossbow gun is too heavy, the range is not very far, but the lethality at close range is amazing! The arrow like a sharp awl suddenly penetrated the thin deck of the sailboat, and then broke through the bottom of his ship without stopping. The sea water suddenly poured in.

"Don't worry about him! Keep attacking!" However, the title of outlaw is not for nothing. At this time, the Barbary pirates became even more crazy. They continued to row desperately, holding a "died with you" posture, and their speed became faster!

"Attack! Attack! Quick Attack!!!" Seeing the crazy sprint of these outlaws, the several people in charge of the side crossbows were roaring like this in a rush. The crossbows were replaced with shovel-shaped arrows to increase the damage effect. Under the control of professional Norman sailors, the hit rate of these crossbows at close range reached an astonishing height. The two galleys, which were hit too much and had severe water in the cabin, slowly remained silent amid the unwilling howls of the pirates, and the remaining pirate warships were also damaged to varying degrees. The speed was reduced a lot.

"Run over, rush over!"

However, in this moment, the pirates had rushed to a very close distance, almost like a blind spot of a crossbow - the most powerful weapon of the Norman Empire, and it could not be used at this moment!

"The iron cannon and the heavenly fireworks cups are brought over!" At this moment, several soldiers carrying a large pile of pots ran out of the cabin and shouted that these fire cups were originally for special ejection crossbows. Unlike the safer crossbow arrows, these unstable and very prone to problems were carefully stored in the special cabin rather than placed on the deck. So they were taken over at this time.

"There's no time! Throw! Anyway, the other party's distance is not very far." The captain shouted the order. Immediately afterwards, these murderous weapons were scattered in the hands of the soldiers on the side of the ship. With the command of the chiefs, large areas of black pottery jars were covered in the sky.

"It's a tincture tank! Hurry up and dodge!" Looking at this scene, the pirates who knew the power of the Normans before exclaimed like a powerful man. But it's not easy. At such a close distance, the ship's speed was inactive like a sharp arrow, making them unable to dodge. Some iron cannons exploded in the air, shrapnel and iron sand flew across the sky, causing extremely serious damage to the pirates who could hardly find any defense on them. Some of the tincture bombs fell on the water. The tincture oil splashed out, forming a fire source, and some hit the other party's ship, directly causing a fire!

In an instant, the fires soared into the sky! The violent explosion and bright fires, accompanied by the screams of the pirates, brought the battle to a white-hot stage! Several other pirate warships were hit and were immersed in large quantities, and were about to sink!

It can be said that in this first round of attacks, the Norman Empire won a complete victory with too many weapons and firepower that surpassed the opponent. On average, each Norman warship killed two pirate ships on the outermost side. The casualties of its own were extremely weak. Only a few people were injured by shrapnel of iron cannons. A fool knocked the Heaven Flame Oil Tank down and slapped twice by the direct subordinate Shi Chang. There were no other casualties. Although some of the pirates were equipped with long-range weapons such as crossbows, bows and javelins, they were rarely used at this time. Even if they were used, they would not hit the target due to the wind direction and distance, or were blocked by the female walls on both sides of the ship, which would not play a role.

However, in the next round, the casualties of the Norman Empire began to appear. Despite the efforts of many parties and achieved certain results, the pirate warship still charged forward desperately. In the end, three pirate ships hit the side of the Norman Empire warship, causing a violent shock! The sharp corner of the iron and the huge impact force, suddenly knocked a large hole into the hull on the sideline. Then, the pirate warship began to retreat, and the sea water poured into the cabin in an extremely turbulent manner.

"Don't be afraid! Our ship is not so easy to remain silent!! Continue to attack!" However, the captains of the Norman Navy were not worried. The Norman warships with watertight compartments, even if there was some damage, they would just enter some seawater, lower the waterline and reduce the speed. It was no big deal. It was just that as the seawater continued to influx, a large number of sailors stood on this side of the ship's side to attack the enemy, causing the hull to begin to tilt to this side. So the captain ordered again: "Hurry, go a few people and move the ballast stone to the other side!"

Immediately, there were sailors equipped with long-range weapons and ran closer to the cabin. After a while, they began to become stable... Although it was slightly lowered, it was still a long way from sinking. And while taking advantage of this moment, the Norman sailors sunk another pirate ship.

"What a damn...Hook lock! We rushed up and took their ship away!!!"

Seeing that the attack on one side's corner hit did not play its due role. The pirates on the opposite side were furious - if they wanted to hit again, they had to turn the bow of the ship and drive a distance to continue the kinetic energy - this period of time was enough for the Normans to sink their ship a hundred times.

So, the pirates immediately changed their tactics and decided to fight on the sidelines. Although the Norman warships were very tall and it was extremely difficult to place a springboard. However, in the previous battle with Norman pirates and sea merchants, the Barbary pirates also improved their tactics. Hearing the command of the pirate captain, some pirates untied the hook locks wrapped around their waists, swung them around, threw them up, hooked the side of the Norman warship, and then took a scimitar in their mouths and began to climb.

"Cut off their rope! Cut it off!" On this side, the Norman soldiers also noticed the enemy's movements and shouted like this - a group of soldiers put down their crossbows, pulled out their swords, bent down and pointed at the opponent's rope and chopped them around.
Chapter completed!