Chapter 36 Mercenaries
"Turn the rudder, turn the rudder quickly!" When he was shrouded in the shadow of the huge ship, the originally rampant pirate leader now had a look of panic on his face.
How could we encounter such a behemoth here! I was puzzled. The pirates were stunned by this sudden change. Their sterns were like several sampans in front of the large ship in front of them. They did not dare to respond head-on.
His sharp-edged Saracen quickly turned his oars to change direction, fearing that he would be sunk by the oncoming giant ship.
Fortunately, although this large building ship was huge, it was not very flexible on the sea. Although the pirates were panicking, the agile stern boat easily avoided the collision of the other party.
Witnessing everything, the Saracen pirates who were experienced at sea immediately discovered the weakness of this giant sea monster, which was that there were no escorting speedboats around it. In this case, the large ship was nothing more than a bulky cow.
How can sheep be the rivals of wolves like them on the sea?
"Outflank from both sides and prepare to board the ship!"
The pirate leader gave an order, and several stern ships quickly formed into formation. In this sea area that they were extremely familiar with, they were the masters here. With the sound of the pirate's horn, the stern ships that were surrounded from all sides quickly surrounded the building ship.
Along the way, each ship deliberately kept a certain distance to avoid collision with each other.
But the strange thing is that when the pirates were holding shields on the ship's deck and preparing to attack, there was no movement on the opposite ship, not even the archers they expected to appear.
After a moment of stalemate, the impatient pirate leader immediately ordered his men to board the ship and attack!
"Come on! After we finish this job, we won't have to lick blood with the blade of a knife for several months!"
The words of the pirate leader were inspiring. You must know that the Venetian ship was robbed this time, and the loot from this high-rise ship was definitely a lot of money for these Saracens. For a while, after hearing this,
Such pirates were shouting and fighting as if they had been beaten to death. This time, they repeated their old tricks, waving their hooks and throwing them to the high side of the ship, and boarded the ship.
But when these Saracens jumped on the deck and prepared to kill, they suddenly discovered that all their calculations were wrong.
On this ship, the pirates were not greeted by sailors with weak fighting skills. Before the Saracens, who were holding swords in one hand and shields in the other, had time to stand firm, heavy battle axes hit them hard from the top of their heads. This is no longer the case.
The Venetian's soft attack was like the stormy waves on the sea.
"What?!" There was only a cry of surprise, and the first pirate who came up was chopped down with an axe. The other pirates boarded the ship one after another, and without knowing it, they all witnessed the scene in front of them at the same moment.
On the deck, a group of powerful northerners were waiting for the arrival of the pirates. They simply intended to lure the Saracens up, after all, only in this way could they catch them all. Yaroslav raised the battle ax full of blood in his hand
, looked at the surprised pirates and sneered.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, pirates!" The Russian warriors who had been traveling from the Holy Land for many days already had itchy palms, and looking at the Saracens who took the initiative to send them, they were counting on them to come to them.
Stretch your muscles!
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On the other side, on the Venetian ship, Giovanni and his sailors were still struggling to support him. However, facing the siege of the pirates, he led his men to try to break out several times but ended in failure.
Ahmed, the deputy leader of the pirates, proudly watched the prey in front of him fighting in a trapped beast. If his leader had not given the order before, he would have ordered his subordinates to set fire to all the Christians on the ship.
Burned to death and sunk into the sea to feed the fish.
In the distance, the stern that was confronting the building ship quickly completed the outflanking. He watched his companions jump onto the deck, and soon there was the sound of fighting. Ahmed was completely relieved at this time, as long as he could survive on this sea.
Without encountering the Venetian or Genoese fleet, they could run amok. In his opinion, it was only a matter of time before the people on the distant ship were wiped out.
Now all he has to do is wait, waiting for his leader to come back and bring despair to the group of Venetians in front of him who are still unwilling to give up.
As for the fighting on the opposite sea, Giovanni and the others naturally noticed it. Seeing a large group of Saracens besieging the ship like hungry wolves, they quickly jumped on the deck and boarded the ship. The Venetian also felt despair in his heart.
, the last chance for help may be completely lost.
At this moment, on the Venetian ship, the pirates and sailors were in a stalemate with each other, and they were all waiting for the final result.
"Look! The boss is back!" A shout came from somewhere, and the fierce fighting on the ship in the distance finally stopped, and a group of people on the deck jumped down and paddled towards them.
Seeing this scene, Ahmed naturally thought that his companions had taken care of the prey over there, and now it was time to enjoy the main course.
A cruel smile appeared on the Saracen's face, and Ahmed walked up to the Venetian and laughed loudly, "Do you still expect someone to save you? Stop dreaming! There are only two in front of you now.
Either die or lay down your arms and become our trophy."
"Fuck you!" Giovanni knew exactly what would happen if he became a trophy of the Saracens, but the current situation could not be reversed with words.
Just when everyone in Venice felt that things were hopeless, an arrow suddenly shot from behind the pirates. The unsuspecting deputy leader Ahmed was standing on the side of the ship and was stabbed to the core. It was completely unexpected.
The Saracen pirate who understood what was going on looked behind him in surprise, but he fell off the ship before he could see clearly. The sudden attack caused the other pirates to be in chaos, and they looked at Archery at a loss.
direction, when these Saracens discovered that the men on the stern approaching quickly from behind were not their partners at all, but a group of Nordic mercenaries they had never met before!
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Successfully approaching the target quickly, Yaroslav led the Russian warriors around him to prepare for the battle. The Slavic man lowered his voice and asked Igor beside him: "Are you sure this is really foolproof?
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On the side, Igor, who was still reading a book, replied without raising his eyes: "Nothing is foolproof, just like when we went to the Holy Land this time, everything just needs to be adaptable. Since the Genoese gave us
Of course we must seize this opportunity." After that, Igor closed the book in his hand and put his hand on the hilt of the sword on his waist.
"What? Are you going to do it this time too?" Yaroslav looked at his boss, a little surprised.
Chapter completed!