"Olaf the coward!"
"Follow me! Brave Viking warriors!"
"Let us avenge our King Harald of the North!"
The Viking warrior who was speaking held up his axe, roared loudly, and looked back at the Viking longships that had turned around and left.
He knew very well that as long as Olaf left and he took the Viking warriors to seize the ships of Holy Egypt, he could then legitimately compete with Olaf with more support.
Even becoming the new king is very likely!
So he came to the front of the longship so that all the Viking warriors could see him clearly.
It would be great if more Vikings could see that he was the first Viking to board the Holy Egyptian ship.
"Viking warriors! Full speed ahead!"
However, just as he finished speaking, he saw that the Holy Egyptian ships had fully exposed their sides.
To put it simply, it turned 90 degrees on the spot, revealing its side.
The side is the weakest area of the ship.
But at the same time, it is also the longest area, able to accommodate dozens of archers with fully drawn longbows standing in a row.
"What?!"
The Vikings' eyes widened when they saw the archers on the Quadrilles standing in rows, lighting their bows and aiming them.
This was even the first time they felt something called "fear" at sea.
Because their ships were not as high as those of Holy Egypt, the range of their bows was inferior to that of the archers of Holy Egypt who were standing at a higher altitude.
"Ready your bows and arrows! Ready your bows and arrows!"
"No, it's too late now!"
The Viking warrior standing at the bow shouted loudly.
But at this moment, their bows were heading straight towards the ships of Holy Egypt, and they were moving at full speed.
If they gave up speed and moved sideways like the Holy Egyptian ships, they could naturally fight back with bows and arrows.
But Holy Egypt has already made its preparations. Even if they make similar deployments now, being at a disadvantage is the inevitable outcome.
In addition, if you want to find a way to break the deadlock, you have to continue to maintain speed and rush to the enemy's ships under the rain of arrows from the Holy Egyptian ships.
Finally, the battle was resolved with the hand-to-hand combat familiar to the Vikings.
"Full speed ahead! Charge forward!"
As the Vikings in the front gave orders, those Vikings who were about to pick up bows and arrows had no choice but to give up.
After all, they were now fighting into the wind, and the arrows' range would be further shortened.
They can only face the arrows of Holy Egypt.
"Full string, bow raised!"
"Forty-five degrees, hold!"
As the Holy Egyptian commander on the ship gave the order, all the Holy Egyptian warriors performed exactly the same action.
They did not tremble their arms even slightly because of the rocking of the ship. Each Holy Egyptian warrior stood on the side of the [Quadril] like a tree.
"put!"
Following the order from the Holy Egyptian commander, arrows from numerous [Four-Section Sailing Ships] were released in unison.
The arrows completely covered an area of the Viking longship.
They gathered densely from different directions and finally wove a deadly, rapidly falling net in one sea area.
“Ah! Ah!”
"ah!"
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”
The sound of arrows piercing the air, the sound of wooden boards being penetrated, and the screams of Viking warriors all mixed together.
But in the blink of an eye, all those dense arrows fell on the longship or the sea.
Then, there was the "sizzling" sound of the longboat catching fire.
Many Vikings stared at their rear with wide eyes. Just a wave of arrows had severely damaged three Viking longships.
The damaged Viking longship immediately lost power, the rowers died, and the huge sails broke.
The remaining Viking warriors had to find a way to put out the fire first, otherwise they could only wait on the ship for it to burn and then sink.
Finally, it is just waiting to die.
Now, even the Viking warrior in the front was stunned. This was the first time he had seen such an orderly and large-scale arrow attack.
In their battles, they mostly draw their bowstrings to full length and release immediately.
Simply put, after their battles began, most of them were fought on their own. What they were competing for was the number of enemies killed and how much contribution they had made to the Viking tribe.
But Holy Egypt is completely different.
Their archers, all their archers, attacked under command.
Although the attacks were spaced out over a long period of time, they were almost fatal.
“Speed up! Speed up!”
"Oarsmen! Row!"
The Viking warriors at the front were shouting at the top of their lungs, while the oarsmen's faces were already red, and they could hardly even breathe their next breath into their lungs.
But they were indeed getting closer and closer to the Holy Egyptian ship, and now it was less than a hundred meters away.
But at this moment, the Viking warrior heard the other party's voice again.
The voice of the Holy Egyptian Commander.
"Full string, bow raised!"
"Thirty degrees, hold on!"
The oarsmen on the longboat increased their speed, but their rowing became slightly uncoordinated, causing the boat to sway from side to side.
“Charge! Charge!”
The Viking warrior at the front was almost on the verge of breaking his voice.
However, they were still a step slow.
"put!"
As soon as the commander of Holy Egypt finished speaking, another black rain of arrows came from the front.
The Viking warriors could only see the sunlight in the sky gradually dimming, and then there was the sharp "whoosh whoosh whoosh" sound that tore through the air.
On the other side, the Viking warriors who were leaving just stared in amazement at what was happening behind them.
But in the blink of an eye, fires had already broken out on several Viking longships.
The Viking warriors didn't even have a chance to initiate hand-to-hand combat.
The few remaining longships were no longer superior to the Holy Egypt's [Quadrille] in terms of numbers.
Obviously, their failure is only a matter of time.
As for the Viking warriors who were dissatisfied with Olaf's retreat suggestion before, but finally obeyed Olaf's retreat order, they just looked at Olaf silently.
If they had not obeyed Olaf's orders, their fate would have been the same as those Viking warriors behind them.
"What kind of kingdom is Holy Egypt..."
"Who exactly is their Holy Pharaoh?"
Olaf stared at what was happening in the distance with wide eyes, he couldn't understand it.
Their intelligence and their estimates were all wrong.
No glory, no victory.
There is only meaningless sacrifice and destruction.
He turned his head to look at the silent Viking warriors around him, closed his eyes, and let out a long roar to the sky.
"Full speed ahead!"
"Leave the waters of Holy Egypt immediately!"
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