Chapter 4 Vikings [1]
Although the night is cool, it can't resist the sultry heat of the summer night. The night singing of summer insects adds more and more a little breadth, which makes people a feeling of a long time.
"Head. It has arrived." The sound of waves beating on the shore could be heard from afar, and a series of troops marching lightly stepped on the sand, making a rustling sound.
In the night, the lights went out, and only the stars above my head were still shining there. Suddenly, I saw a little red light and dark there. The strong smell of Valencia tobacco came, and the spicy people burst into tears, and the people who approached coughed twice before stopping.
With a soft sound, the wheat straw pipe that had been used many times was thrown into the water like this, and a burst of smoke came out, and then disappeared clean.
The majestic body stood there coldly, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, tough demeanor, and said in a low voice, "Take a look, have you kept up?"
The men seemed to have heard the order, so they counted there, and there came the dull sound of one, two, three, four. Someone followed intermittently. After a long time, about a quarter of an hour, he heard someone stepping on the sand and said, "Head, it's all here."
Wo! With a crisp sound, the Hearthstone lit a few pieces of dry wood at his feet. The majestic figure squatted down and was lit by fire. It was clear that it was Tiger who should have been in the city of Tamsalu. House, but now, he is here.
This is an ice port, a small wharf concentration in the north. The scattered North Sea fishing boats often dock here. Of course, there are also pirates who sneak ashore here to rob houses.
It's just that Ma Hu appeared here, which was indeed a little strange.
The northern sea is the Baltic Sea, guarding the mouth of the northernmost territory of the Slavic Empire. With a little carelessness, Scandinavians will land here in large ships. The original Narval and Estonia were stuck at the mouth of the north.
"In another hour, there should be a big ship coming. I hope that old guy Gigi won't let me down too much." A trace of fierceness flashed in Boss Ma's eyes. This time, he seemed to be doing something trembling again.
In the dead night, I don't know how many people are lurking. Breathing together like this is like a murderous atmosphere. This is a huge beast hidden in the dark, which will swallow the sky and the earth at any time.
The waves patted the shore, and the sound of waves came, which made many people feel comfortable for a while. When the starlight fell, it was vaguely judged that there were about six or seven hundred people here.
The people who just gathered around Ma Hu are two captains, people from Sahili's hometown, Vikings.
Strong muscles, randomly tied hair, and a thick beard seem to be the usual outfit of the Vikings.
A piece of coarse clothes, the hole of linen seems to be stuffed into a finger, and the feet are animal skin boots. If you look carefully, you can also tell that this is a boot made of killer whale skin.
A dagger is tied to the calf, a short sword is attached to the waist, and a war hammer or double-sided axe is often on the back. There are curious tattoos all over the body, such strange tattoos on the arms, ankles, necks and even cheeks. At night, it looks more strange and horrible, adding endless chills.
There was a beep sound on the bonfire, but casually threw a few pieces of firewood in, waiting for something. This is a small wharf, which is actually 17 or 18 kilometers away from the ice port. At this time, I want to go to sea, but I don't know what to do.
The wind in summer is still very strong. At night, the strong wind from the southeast is stronger than during the day. After a while, a captain next to him shouted, "Head, there is a signal." Looking from afar, there are a series of lights undulating on the sea, and you can faintly see the figure of a large ship bumping up and down.
Hearing the sound, Boss Ma immediately picked up a handful of sand, put out the bonfire, and then walked forward first, followed by a group of soldiers. When I got to the edge of the coast, I realized that these people were all Vikings.
A color of muscles and tomahawks, a horrible and strong body, and a crushing beast's eyes.
"Let's send a signal." Boss Ma said coldly. Now it has only been half a month since the establishment of the Grand Duchy of Norman. Missions from various countries have just left Tamsalu, and the excited crowds who have settled down have also been demobilized. The whole Tamsalu has returned to the busyness and ordinaryness of the past.
However, during this period, Boss Ma seems to lay a solid foundation for the whole plan to invade Latvia in the south. So he decided to let the Scandinavian League in the north have a big meal and a big meal that he didn't want to eat anymore.
He stubbornly asked to personally take a strong brigade to the north to rage.
To the north of the North Sea, there is a vast ice sea, strong folk customs, and advocating force. There is a large national union, the Scandinavian League. The most powerful feature of this alliance is that they have enviable ocean power. It can be said that it is really a headache for such a marine fleet to wreak havoc in the North Sea.
Boss Ma can guess with assurance that this alliance will be very interested in the sudden invasion of the Norman Grand Duchy.
Because at that time, they can also swagger south. They have the largest fleet in the north, the most brave navy, and the land and food women in the north. They are all very interested. That's enough to make them salivate, but that's all.
And Boss Ma, who foresees this, must make the alliance busy internally, otherwise, Latvia's southward strategy will become a joke.
He didn't want to be robbed by someone else, but the backyard was intercepted, which was very annoying and humiliating.
With his reputation as a hero in his life, he can't afford to lose such a face at all.
The big ship soon stopped not far away. Obviously, because of the depth of the water, it did not lean too much to the shore. Put down a few small santboards and row towards the shore.
The people on the boat are tall, and only the people on the boat are very small. It is much smaller than ordinary human beings.
"Well, this bead, the efficiency is not bad." A smile appeared on Boss Ma's face, waved his hand, and six or seven hundred people behind him were arrayed on the shore, which was very majestic.
The people on the ship suddenly jumped into the water, swung over, and cursed the weather or something else, and said to Ma Hu, "Ha, I really didn't expect that this damn bad Viking warship would be so crude. I really don't understand. How can those Vikings stand it?"
Hearing Jiji's words, a group of Vikings behind him obviously stared angrily. I'm afraid it will be the same no matter who hears someone criticizing the pride of their nation.
"You are really picky." Mr. Ma curled his lips and said.
"Well, I've almost modified this damn broken ship. Forty gobrth masters have been dispatched. Oh, my God, it's not so nerve-wracking to build an airship. Jiji patted his thighs and shook his arms and chattered bitterly.
Boss Ma knew that he was showing off his credit and whispered, "There will be nothing without you. If you go back to Tamsalu, Shahely will deliver a large amount of money to you.
Ji Ji and others said such a sentence. They smiled happily and suddenly asked, "What are you doing?"
Last time I went to the emperor to kill the emperor of the Nile in an airship, but now... I have to drive a modified Viking warship. What should I do?
He knows very well, Tiger. House has never done anything stupid. Since he has decided something important, it is naturally a big deal. This time, I'm afraid it will be thrilling and shocking as usual.
Boss Ma smiled coldly, and his smile was full of evil. On this night without a full moon, it made people have a kind of coldness to climb up from their backs and ble. Only then can they see the man say at an extremely slow speed: "This time... I want to be a Viking."
The coldness and evil in the words are really to the extreme. The word shudder is prepared for such a time.
"Mos, Aham, get ready to board the ship." These two Vikings are his captains. They are strong, tough, savage and violent to describe this kind of person. Two dull and unspeakable soldiers snorted coldly, stared at Jiji, and cursed in a low voice, "Devil."
Gigi jumped angrily, but he didn't expect Boss Ma to say, "You satirize their glorious warship so much just now. Don't you allow them to curse?"
Jiji stamped his feet angrily and said angrily, "Get on the boat by yourself." I don't have the mood to be with you at night." After saying that, with a greeting, several tall Viking warriors followed and left the coast with Gigi, as if they had never been here.
After watching Gigi leave, Boss Ma shouted, "You bitches, hurry up! Didn't you eat? Ah!"
With a roar, the originally slightly lingered team immediately became more active. Moss and Yahan had taken the lead in boarding the warship, arranged the manpower, and took the fresh water and food in the cabin. Obviously, this is a long journey.
Six sterns, this kind of boarding speed still seems a little slow. Waiting for the soldiers to board the warship, Boss Ma finally shouted on the shore, "Is there anyone else?"
After no one answered, he rowed alone and got on the big boat.
The sound of the chain came, the anchor of the Viking warship was pulled up, and the sails on the main mast were released. With a bang, Zhang Fan set off, and the southeast wind, the group of natural pirate sailors immediately became busy. It is not an exaggeration to describe this warship.
The sea breeze was strong. The warship sailed very fast and came out through the waves. There was a lot of momentum. The back of the ship was a white tail, which was pulled for a long time before it was calm.
The soldiers who found the soldiers sleeping in the cabin ended the noise. At this moment, the Vikings did not have that kind of free and loose chaos at all. It is an orderly discipline, turn off the lights at a fixed time, and then fall asleep safely. Only the helmsman and the lookout, and there are people on duty at night.
Ma Hu stared at the gradually distant continent, and his heart was cold, but he became more and more iron-hearted. Only when a person is alone will he become stronger and stronger and firmer.
After a long time, I felt the long-lost sea breeze and reluctantly returned to the captain's cabin. There was a large bed, a table, more than a dozen quills on the table that could be used at any time, and a bottle of unopened ink.
The thick boat board made a creaking sound, but fell asleep, but fell asleep quickly.