Chapter 37 The battle will be determined
This may be the first time, and it is also very likely that Egil encountered legendary opponents on the battlefield in the war and fought against them. Before this, Egil had also encountered the situation where he had to go to the battlefield in person. Just like the berserkers encountered in the war to unify Norway, when attacking Britain, they were beaten by Artoria and fled in a panic, and the iron cavalry camped, fought with the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, and recently, attacked the Roman legion on a rainy night... However, in recent times, Egil's territory has expanded and more people have increased. The number of warriors who have worked for Egil is much more than in previous years. Therefore, fewer and fewer situations have allowed Egil, the commander of the three armed forces, to go to the battlefield in person.
On the one hand, this shows the prosperity and glory of the Norman Empire, and on the other hand, Egil himself was afraid of death and wanted to stay away from danger. Just like before, during the deck battle, this guy hid behind and changed his job and shot the black gun. After he was exhausted, he retreated. After seeing that the bridge was unsafe, he planned to push it into the cabin again - but there was a problem. Egil was indeed afraid of death, but he definitely didn't want others to know this.
At this moment, the West does not have the traditional virtue of the Eastern civilization such as the son of a daughter who does not sit in the hall. It is contrary to the situation where the emperor of the Central Plains civilization hardly leaves the capital and the people worship wise generals rather than brave people. The West is filled with personal heroism from beginning to end. Kings, heroes, knights, warriors... are often overlapping. From the Trojan War to the Crusades. From the Crusades to the Sixty Years War. From the Sixty Years War to World War II... people worship heroes and worship brave men who dare to charge and fight at close range. They believe that bravery is one of the best qualities of mankind. At the same time, they despise all those who dare not fight to the death and call them cowards.
Egil doesn't want to be said that.
Follow the local customs and follow the local customs. Since Egil was reborn in this civilized circle, he must do things according to the thinking of this civilized circle. Therefore, at this moment, no matter how reluctant Egil was, he had to step forward and fight with this legendary pirate, Heilding.
The sword light was dazzling and the moves were wonderful. Emperor Norman used all his strength at this moment, intending to kill the enemy on the other side. The moves were extremely fast and the angle of the moves was extremely strange. The audience only saw the phantom flying on the field, but Egil's figure was blurry and could not be seen clearly no matter what.
"I have never heard of this emperor's skills before." Next to him, several guards and knights who were originally proud of their skills were secretly praised. They all felt that Egil held the scene and didn't have to go to rescue him. So they turned around and formed two or three, forcing the other Barbary pirates to retreat repeatedly. They were able to win.
However, Egil, who seemed to have gained the upper hand at this moment, couldn't say anything about his hardship. Although he suppressed his opponent with his advantage in speed and moves, Hereading had been around the world for decades and had not been a good meal. Although Egil was suppressed for a while, it was actually very difficult for Egil to defeat him.
Although the opponent could not beat Egil in speed, he was far better than Emperor Norman in terms of strength. The Barbary Pirate King had been on the battlefield for a long time. Although he was at a disadvantage at this moment, he was not panicked at all. He would not be afraid. He just cautiously guarded the key points all over his body. Occasionally, with a counterattack, the powerful one-meter-long scimitar cut down, which made Egil feel numb.
In addition to his strength disadvantage, Egil also has a very fatal weakness. It is that he dare not fight to the death. Egil thought to himself: Labor and capital are just twenty-one years old this year, and they are very young. How can they die with a dead supporting role? Therefore, although the offensive is as storm, in fact, the strength is left with three points. They cannot give their all.
There were even several times, Egil aimed at the opponent's vitals and was about to succeed. The bastard saw that Egil did not dare to fight desperately. He did not dodge or dodge. He waved his scimitar and slashed at Egil's head. Emperor Norman at this time revealed the third shortcoming - lack of practical experience. If the old warrior who fought in the formation saw that Heilding was like this, he would have to use the trick. Heilding, who was open to the empty door, used his skillful strength to return to defense and taught him a lesson. Although he could not kill him, he could still hurt Heilding. However, Egil didn't know. Seeing the opponent's fierce attitude of dying, Egil panicked directly. He hurriedly retreated and returned to defense. His fear of death was completely exposed...
Just like that, after a while, the fast-paced offensive used by Egil made his physical strength lose rapidly. At this moment, he was already a little empty and could not continue. However, Hereading on the opposite side survived the most dangerous period and began to counterattack. He waved his scimitar and moved one move more and more like a storm. He made Egil unable to deal with it. He retreated repeatedly, and was about to be forced to the wall. Eredil gritted his teeth and was about to fight - to escape. But he saw Hereading on the opposite side suddenly shrinking his pupils, and then he also took a step back.
"Despicable villain!" The Pirate King gritted his teeth and snorted coldly. However, it made Egil a little stunned: He is indeed a despicable villain. But it seemed that he had not had time to be despicable to you. You - then Heiling took two steps back and blocked the "clang!" with a scimitar in his hand. Only then did Egil see clearly. It was a narrow and handleless flying knife shot towards Heiling - but it was Sonia, who had not moved just now, was about to lose, and then she helped.
——And another killer and bodyguard Nemulis was entangled by more Barbary pirates who entered the bridge one after another. They couldn't take care of themselves - these pirates were all directly under Heiding, with extremely skilled personal force and always fighting at sea. They were very familiar with this small-scale melee style. On the other side, the guards, guard knights and killers on the Crusaders' side were of great skill, but they were not familiar with sea combat. Therefore, although the number of people was more, they still could not wipe out the enemy as soon as possible.
"Good job, Sonia." Egil sneered secretly, then pulled forward again and launched an attack on Heiding. This time, Sonia, who had never joined the battle, was focused on Egil, and joined the battle, drawing out a dagger to fight the Barbary Pirate King with Egil. Although the cooperation between the two sides was relatively unfamiliar, the two were better than one person in any case. After a while, the two felt that they could not cooperate on the same side. It was better to fight alone. So Sonia pulled back, turned around and went behind Heiding. She launched a clamp attack with Egil.
Under the attack between Egil and Sonia, Heiding began to unable to hold on. The wounds on his body began to gradually increase. The long-term battle also gradually began to waste the energy and will of the Barbary Pirate King - this was different from the disadvantages he had when he fought Egil before. At that time, Heiding was patient and was still full of confidence in victory. However, it was not possible now, it would be good that Heiding could save his life.
"Do you want to retreat?! I spent so much effort, lost so many brothers, and so many ships - but failed to achieve the goal in the end. Wouldn't let it go?! I'm not willing to give up!!!" The more Hereading thought about it, the more angry he became, the more he became crazier, and began to attack Egil frantically. Since the plan to capture the emperor alive has completely failed, then kill him! Hereading, who made this decision, became more and more ferocious...
At this moment, outside the bridge, the horizon was already white. The attacks of the Barbary pirates weakened little by little. Many pirate leaders fled with their men when they saw something was wrong. Some pirate captains took this opportunity to pull out a group of people. Before dawn, nearly one-quarter of the Barbary pirates escaped - and more than one-quarter of the Barbary pirates were buried in the sea. They were killed by Norman's warships by the Crusaders.
Those who are still struggling on the battlefield are basically all the subordinates of Heiding, or the pirate leader who has a deep friendship with him. However, at this moment, these people began to hesitate. In the final analysis, the pirates are not regular soldiers. The pirates fight for money, not for honor, reputation, loyalty, etc. When the initial enthusiasm faded, the pirates who felt sorry for their losses began to become dull.
It seems that it is only a matter of time before the pirates retreat in this part of the country.
When the first ray of sunshine came to the deck of the Royal Navy Victory. It was washed several times by blood. The Crusaders had firmly gained the upper hand on the ship with a layer of sticky blood-shaped mold. Several elite professional soldiers covered in blood, led by a group of centurions and knights, squeezed them in an orderly manner towards the remaining pirates. They drove them back to the sea, or squeezed in the middle of the ship, gradually, eroded away little by little. Whenever the pirates in a region were cleaned up, the soldiers shouted all night, cheered in a hoarse voice, and then rushed to the other, still in the battle place...
At this moment, at the bridge, most of the invading pirates were killed. Only Heiding was left, and three other best-skilled Barbary pirates were still alive. They became increasingly desperate as they listened to the gradually lowering shouts outside, as well as the cheers of the Franks, and the prayers praising their evil gods... (To be continued.
Chapter completed!