European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 184 Denmark

Before Britain developed into an empire on which the sun never sets, it was in a state of being ravaged for most of the period. The closed and narrow island environment cut off communication with other places. It also formed its own faction because of being marginalized by European civilization.

It's just like Qin was squeezed out by the six eastern countries during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, except that the awakening time of Britain was a little longer.

Denmark, a powerful country of Vikings, has just replaced its new monarch at this time. The eight-bearded king Sifan (also translated as Sifan, Siwan) succeeded the Danish king for less than a year, and he began to prepare for England with great ambitions. He is also the first King of Denmark who conquered England.

The news that King Ethelred II invaded the Danish region and massacred Danish immigrants just gave Sifan the eight-bearded king an excellent excuse for declaring war. He ordered the pirate Parnatok to lead 200 pirate ships to the west as the commander of the navy. Retaliation was launched in Britain.

Li Peijun is glad that his opponent is not Harald I, the father of the eight-bearded king of Sifan. The introduction of Christianity to the kings of Northern Europe changed people's loyalty to Odin and turned them into followers of Jesus.

The reason why the Viking pirates were invincible before was largely due to the worship of the Lord Odin. According to legend, only brave and fearless warriors can enter the Hall of Valor and become the guests of the God of War. They are also used to war Called Odin's Wrath.

After the status of Christianity was established throughout Denmark, the idea of ​​obedience and tolerance spread widely for a while, objectively ending the Viking era.

The Eight-bearded King Sifan was obviously not a pious believer like his father. It was rumored that they had a private duel to the death because of their political differences. Pick up the fire of Odin and burn out the last scenery of the pirate era.

The unique fjord landforms allowed these Danish pirates to innately master advanced shipbuilding and long-distance sailing technology. Compared with the large flat-hulled ships in the Mediterranean, the Nordic ships are lighter and smaller, and they are more adaptable to the ocean.

Denmark's purpose this time is very clear, that is to pay blood for blood.

Before the war spread to the south of England, Li Peijun led the army to land in advance and arrived in East Sussex to set up defenses. He not only set the places where the enemy might attack as key defense areas, but also transferred all the excess property in the manor to hide. up.

The war came faster than he imagined, and more than a dozen ships crossing the ocean soon appeared outside Hastings Harbor.

"Crossbowman, aim at the enemy's ship and shoot me an arrow." Li Peijun was frightened by the sudden enemy for a while, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to gather along the coast for defense.

In this era when there is no coastal cannon, it is basically to wait until the opponent comes ashore to organize defense, but there is no need to worry about the enemy bombarding you through the sea, because everyone is a cold weapon, and hand-to-hand combat is the normal state of war.

Li Peijun obviously ignored this. When he saw the first volley of arrows falling into the sea, he remembered that the opponent was still far away from him. Now the two sides were in a situation where they could see but couldn't hit. .

"Set up the formation to meet the enemy, wait for the shield soldiers to resist the first wave of impact first, and the crossbowmen will apply firepower to suppress the flanks." Li Peijun immediately changed his strategy and waited for the opponent to land on the shore.

Seeing the defensive posture along the coast, the Danish side was glad that the other side was well prepared, and it would definitely not be a good thing to force them to the shore. They turned around and fled away, and the sails quickly disappeared on the sea level.

Li Peijun looked at the speed of the opponent's ship, and even if his own fleet set sail at full speed, he could not see the stern of the opponent's ship.

As the saying goes, you are not afraid of thieves, but you are afraid of being missed. The Danish side has repeatedly harassed the people on the shore. Although they have not successfully landed, they have also caused Li Peijun a lot of trouble. There are not many people going there, so he is afraid that he will not be able to prevent it. More people cost more.

And what Li Peijun didn't expect was that Denmark invaded his consular district from the inland hinterland in the north. You must know that the north is the territory of Afia. Unexpectedly, Denmark is not only invincible in naval battles, but also The land battle also took the lead with bravery.

"Tomahawk soldiers, follow me." Li Peijun pointed forward at the horse, and led the army to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. Although the opponent was only a small group of troops who robbed along the road, they also touched their own bottom line. At that time, the other party did not show a trace of timidity, but bravely waved the double-edged ax and rushed towards him.

"Use your skills and roar with fighting spirit."

A burst of military will was instilled into one's own mind, and the weapons in both hands instantly turned into a part of the body, as if a huge shock wave formed by condensing, rushed towards the Danish army with overwhelming momentum.

Li Peijun relied on his power and the concept of capturing thieves and kings to kill the opponent's senior generals in the melee. The iron hoofs in the fight were stained with blood. After a fight, the Hafleur standing army successfully defeated the Danish pirates. Invasion.

Coastal defense is also not optimistic. After the battle in the northern border was resolved, Li Peijun heard that Hastings Port had encountered enemy situation, and hurriedly led the victorious army to the south to support.

This is the medieval version of guerrilla tactics. Although the entire Danish navy has only 3000 men, it relies on [-] fast sails to maneuver between the British Isles, dragging the whole of Britain into the quagmire of war.

In order to deal with the Danish navy, Li Peijun thought of the Zhuge giant crossbow that had been idle because of its harsh actual combat performance. Although this siege equipment could only shoot flatly and its reloading speed was extremely slow, it had a long range and strong penetration. As long as it was used The coastal bunkers were built to the same height as the ship's hull, and these Zhuge crossbows were tombstones given to the pirate ships across the way.

In a few days, most of the soldiers in charge of coastal defense were removed and transferred to the inland, replaced by ten ballistas. The heavy crossbows made of pure metal can reach 30~50 kg, so that the consumption of one round is enough to make Several sets of armor have been produced, but in order to effectively combat the enemy's arrogance, the necessary consumption is still necessary.

In less than half a month, Li Peijun couldn't count how many times the enemy had attacked. The Danish navy was elusive. Sometimes he took advantage of the early morning sea fog to think about fishing in troubled waters, and sometimes there was only the last ray of light left in the afterglow. Waiting for the opportunity to dock at the time, there is no way to speak of the rules of play, anyway, everything they do is related to destruction and looting.

"Fire arrows."

With a loud noise piercing the emptiness, the giant arrow like a comet smoothly swept across the sea surface, and plunged straight into the opponent's ship armor.

"O... Odin's Fire?"

(End of this chapter)