Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1296

[Chapter 245 The Battle of Cyprus (2)]

The sailors quickly withdrew their wooden oars inwards, and the opposing warships were also trained to withdraw their oars in a timely manner. The two warships almost passed by, and even Cypriot sailors could clearly see through the narrow hatch. The sailors of the enemy ship, their expressions are indifferent and confident, and many even have a mocking smile.

Death is imminent, what is there to be proud of!

… the Cypriot sailors thought bitterly.

“Bang!” With a loud bang, the 12-meter-long suspension bridge smashed down and was nailed to the deck of the Cypriot warship. The Cypriot warship that was rushing forward suddenly had a heavy burden, and soon came to a standstill. The Dionian Fleet infantry quickly crossed the drawbridge and attacked the enemy ship.

At this moment, another parallel Cypriot warship in the double-column formation had already turned a small corner and rushed towards the hull of the crow warship that was no longer able to move.

Facing this dangerous situation, the Dionian sailors remained calm. Under the command of the captain, facing the impending collision, they used the fixed drawbridge as a fulcrum and tried their best to deflect the entire warship. , so that the hull does not face the collision angle of the enemy ship vertically, but has a certain deflection angle. It seems that this effort seems to be in vain, because according to past experience, this degree of violent collision can still make the battle The ship suffered

a lot of damage, but—— “Peng!” After a loud noise, the three warships were shaking violently at the same time, but the Cypriot crew on the deck widened their eyes in surprise: Dionysus The part where the Ya Crow warship was hit by their warship was only a small pit inward, and it was not broken into a large gap.

It turns out that this crow warship is an iron ship!

Over the years, through the full cooperation of Dionia Academy, the Turii Shipyard and the Iron Workshop, and repeated experiments, the special iron sheets were placed on the weak hull of the Raven warship, which made the warship resistant to The impact ability is greatly enhanced, and at the same time, the floating and balance ability of the warship at sea is preserved, but the sailing speed is slower.

Because the entire warship was painted black, and people who didn’t know the inside story had no idea about the special nature of this warship, the Cypriot crew felt very relieved to see that the Dionysian ship was safe and sound under such a violent impact. be surprised.

The Dionia crew let out a sigh of relief. Although the iron ship has been tested many times in the usual training, this is the first time it has been used in actual combat, and it has obviously not lived up to their expectations.

At this moment, the fast warship hiding behind the iron ship rushed up like a ghost, and quickly hit the enemy ship that was still crowded with the crow warship.

The Cypriot crew, who had no time to dodge, could only hope for a miracle like the Raven warship just now, but no… The sea water poured into the bilge through the ruptured gap…

At the same time, the

fleet infantry rushed to another Cypriot ship After the warship, he did not enter the cabin, but killed the crew and helmsman on the deck, completely destroyed the rudder, and quickly returned to the crow warship and pulled out the drawbridge.

The Cypriot warship that lost its rudder completely lost its ability to steer flexibly and became a target for enemy ships. The best way to avoid being sunk was to withdraw from the battlefield.

When Yalitaka led the main force of the Persian fleet to the vicinity of the battlefield, he was surprised to find that the warships of Cyprus were gathered together, waiting for his arrival.

He soon knew the reason: the Dionian fleet in the bay not only had strong ships, but also had peculiar tactics and strong defensive capabilities. After destroying more than a dozen warships, they failed to achieve great results. The morale of the crew was hit, and they had to retreat temporarily and wait for reinforcements.

Although the combat effectiveness of this Dionian fleet was surprising, Yalitaka, the commander of the Persian fleet, was secretly delighted that the Cypriots who did not obey orders suffered a small setback. Great opportunity for prestige in the fleet.

After listening to the fighting process of the Cypriots in detail, he still decided to adopt a two-column offensive formation, but he gave up the Cypriots’ tactic of focusing on one side of the attack, and instead took advantage of the huge advantage of more than twice the number of warships of the other side. Attacked, trying to overwhelm the defenses of the Dionian fleet.

The Dionian Legionnaires at the heights of the beach saw countless Persian warships spread out like a huge fishing net on the sea in the distance, and aggressively put on a pair of wearing clothes that would shrink the regiment into a ball. The posture of the Aonia Fleet was completely netted, and they all sweated for the safety of the fleet.

On the contrary, Cykrian, who was in the center of the storm, laughed calmly: “The Persian fleet is finally overwhelmed, which is great! These timid Persian servants will soon know that the Dionysian fleet is powerful. Woo!”

“…woo!…woo!…” Along with the loud bugle sound, three red flags were raised from the main mast of Dionia’s flagship and fluttered in mid-air.

Fight to the death!

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…Every crew member who received the captain’s message looked at the surging enemy ships ahead, and calmly began to hum the Hades hymn in a low voice…

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When the thick fog on the sea dissipated and the sky was bright, Midorades immediately realized that something was wrong. Although he could not know the exact location of the fleet, it should have appeared. The rising sun, which was in front of the fleet diagonally to the right, appeared behind it diagonally to the right, obviously deviating from the course significantly.

He finally gathered the warships and cargo ships scattered nearby, and then sent the clippers to search in the direction of the sun, and at the same time let the entire fleet sail in the direction of the sun.

During the voyage, he gathered some scattered warships and troop carriers, and the fleet he led gradually acquired the 1st Squadron, 2nd Squadron, 5th Squadron, and part of the 4th Squadron of the Second Fleet. Ships, as well as the 3rd Squadron, 4th Squadron, 5th Squadron, and some 6th Squadron battleships of the First Fleet, a total of more than 700 ships, in addition to nearly 400 troop transport ships… such a huge A mixed fleet, Midorades also increased the distance between the ships, so that the area of the entire fleet doubled and expanded outward. found them.

A few hours later, Midorades led the fleet to the bay where the Dionysian army landed, and saw countless Persian warships charging and turning around somewhere near the sea, as if covering the sky. The vultures of the sun were sharing their delicacies, and the Dionysian warship could hardly be seen.

Although Midorades was in a state of impatience, he did not have the impulse to charge immediately. He let the troop transport fleet stay away for a while, and let all the warships face the Persian fleet to fan out as they marched. The “Gypsophila” formation behind the crow warship launched a charge.

The flagship of Yalitaka has been coordinating and directing the battle in the rear. After a hard battle, the Persian fleet finally broke through the defense of the Dionysian fleet, dismantled its formation, and was preparing to smash it completely. At that time, he received an urgent notification from the Clippers: a larger Dionysian fleet was rapidly approaching!

This news instantly extinguished Yalitaka’s enthusiasm for winning the glory. He was shocked and his only thought at this time was to let the fleet retreat immediately, but the warships that had been scattered in the vast coastal waters and were in battle It was impossible to receive his orders quickly.

But the newly arrived Dionysian fleet was like a giant eagle with outstretched wings in the loud bugle sound, swiftly pounced towards its prey.

After a long and hard battle, the Persian fleet was damaged, the sailors were tired, the strength was scattered, and the formation was not formed; while the Dionian fleet led by Midorades had traveled a long distance and the crew was relatively tired, but they saved their comrades and defeated the enemy. Their belief in the sky has made them morale, and the invincible star formation has doubled their strength.

So the Persian fleet was almost smashed and fled in all directions, with the Dionysian ships in pursuit.

It is even more unfortunate that the Persian fleet encountered the Dionysian Third Fleet, which was escorting the baggage fleet, in the process of fleeing south

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Midorades jumped off the ship, dipped in the sea, and walked onto the beach.

At this time, the beach was full of Dionian soldiers who landed. Under the command of the team officer, a detachment and a detachment gathered and began to march towards the camp that the Dionian soldiers who had landed before were building.

Midorades’ destination is the same as theirs, thanks to his conspicuous commander-style helmet, UU Reading www.sonicmtl.

com Soldiers he knew or didn’t know met him and saluted him respectfully.

Normally, he would smile and greet him, but now he was anxious and walked into the temporary tent of the medical camp as if he had never seen it.

No one salutes him here, and the doctors and nurses are busy rescuing the wounded.

The Dionian Legionnaires who landed did not fight the Cypriots, the wounded were from the Dionian fleet that had just ended the battle.

Midorades stopped a soldier who was helping to clean up the dirt, and asked in a deep voice, “Where is Secorian?” The

soldier glanced at him, hurriedly pointed to the front, and said, “In… in the innermost It

is said to be the innermost, but it is actually on the other side of the tent. In order to ensure the ventilation of the air, the convenience of rescue and the recovery of patients, this kind of tent for the medical camp has multiple tents. The hospital bed is next to a tent with a small opening, and the sun shines right on Sekelian’s body. With this light, two nurses are carefully cleaning his wounds.

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