Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The strict secrecy measures implemented by Seckrian in the navy played a role, making the public know very little about it. Only a handful of people in the tavern vaguely heard drunk sailors talk about it: "That thing seems to be called a crow. It is said that it was designed by King Daveus and can be used to defeat the enemy..."

"It turned out to be the invention of King Daveus!" The people who heard the answer suddenly realized that they seemed to have more confidence in the victory in the absolute trust of Daveus, and did not ask more carefully how to defeat Thira with that device. Kuza people.Of course, even if you ask, the other party can't say why.

"How is this strange thing used? Was it really designed by my father?" Adolius, sitting on the shoulder of the slave, asked curiously next to Hernipolis.

In the face of this life-and-death battle, Davers’ mansion could not maintain the peace of the past. Not only Cynthia, Adolis, and Little Crow were clamoring to see Davis off, but the two ladies were also very excited. .But Christosia had just given birth, she was weak, and Yunis had to take care of her milk at any time; Agnes’s belly became bigger and she was less able to move. It was very dangerous for such a crowded crowd, so Neither of them could come, and they had to entrust Henripolis with four or five male and female slaves to take care of the three children.

Henipolis, who carried Little Clo on his shoulder, was a little embarrassed when he heard this, because Daveus never told him about the Dionysian navy, he coughed twice, Perfunctory: "Yes, of course it is."

Clever Cynthia gave him a smirk glance, and did not debunk him.

At this time, a greater cheer broke out in the crowd: I saw a larger, longer and magnificent warship coming from the military port. Unlike other warships, this warship was placed on the top of the middle mast. A statue of Pluto is particularly dazzling.At the same time, there was a man standing on the bow. Unlike other soldiers, he was wearing a bright silver armor, and only the helmet crown was adorned with a unique black hat tassel, which hung down to the back. Facing the rising sun in the east, he radiated a dazzling light all over his body, like a god.

The cheers of the people reached their peak.Yes, they recognized him because they had just pushed him to the kingdom, and now the beloved king of Pluto is going to the battlefield to fulfill his promise, he is the part of their faith, hope Where!

"King Daveus, Wansheng!!!" The cheering wave was higher than the wave, which was also mixed with the screams of several children: "Father come on! Father Wansheng!"

In the deafening waves, of course, facing the crowds of people on both sides of the bank, Davers certainly could not see his child, he just smiled and waved non-stop.

The warship drove into the sea, and suddenly the sky was wide and wide, which immediately made Davers feel a small sense of his own, but the sound of paddling and flute from the warships only a few dozen meters away surrounded him, letting He realized that he was in a huge fleet.

He turned his head to look at the coast not far away: the people along the coast, helping the old and the young, and constantly following the warships...

Daphes deeply understood what they were perseveringly pursuing. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down to overcome the discomfort caused by getting used to fighting on land and turning to the sea all at once.

Naval Commander Secorian’s flagship was followed by Davis’s warship. Sekerian’s actions on the ship were much more comfortable than that of Davers. He first walked from the stern to the bow, and toured again. After the whole ship, came under the middle mast and looked up and shouted: "Did you find it?!"

The watchman on the mast immediately replied: "General, there is no news yet."

Seckrian clenched his fists, and saw that the boat ahead of Davos might be a little slow because of the large number of people, and his mood seemed to be less anxious. He settled down and gave the order: "Let the army be below normal speed. go ahead!"

The normal speed of the three-tier paddle warship is about eight knots (that is, 15 kilometers per hour). Sekerian considers that the entire fleet is going to sea for the first time, and the cooperation is not skilled enough, and the three-tier paddle warfare merged from the city-states The ship system and specifications are different. For example, Crotone’s warship is lighter, narrower and longer, which is conducive to assault; Li Jim’s warship is large and heavy, which is convenient for defense... The size difference of the three-layer paddle warship, which is the main naval battle, It will inevitably cause a difference in speed, so before he missed the enemy, Seclion adopted a more cautious attitude to avoid the disconnection of the fleet before and after traveling.

To this end, he immediately said: "Raise the flag of Apollo!" Apollo is the god of the sun, driving the cloud of the car every day, the golden light shines, and the Apollo flag said in Seckrian's mouth is actually a golden yellow dye. The slender linen cloth, which was pulled by ropes and raised to the main mast, greeted by the sea breeze, and unfolded, its meaning is: centering on the ship, the fleet shrinks inward, and the distance between the front and rear ships At about 20 meters.

This is also a prudent combat attitude, which puts the entire fleet within the control of Seckrian.

"Woo!..." The extremely long sound of the bugle echoed on the sea, and the watchmen on each warship could see the golden flag, and then the entire ship array began to lower the pulp from the outside to the inside. Fast and close to each other.

The reduced speed of the warships also allows the people on the shore to barely keep up with the speed of the fleet, but the fleet is moving away from the coast, even if the fleet is shrinking, 150 three-tier paddle warships, plus other warships, total The Dionysian fleet of 200 warships spread out, occupying an area of ​​five or six nautical miles, and it sailed southward vigorously...

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Leputinis was a little tired of carrying out such harassment every day. From the bottom of his heart, he resisted this brutal act of slaughtering civilians. Originally he just wanted to lure Dionysian fleet by this way. Coming out to fight, but the Dionysian fleet, like a tortoise, could not hide in the port, which made Leptinis feel energetic but nowhere.

But his brother Dionysius valued this method of harassment more and more. It is said that Dionysius got a little internal information from Crimea and Asprostum. The attack affected Dionia’s transport of food to the southern front, and the soldiers’ supplies in these two cities began to tighten.Therefore, Dionysius ordered Leputinis to intensify and increase the number and intensity of attacks on the long stretch of coast from Crimea to Turíi, especially against Castellon.

In Crotone, it was rainy and muddy for several days, and the Siracusa army encountered difficulties even in camping, let alone siege.Since he was unable to attack for the time being, Dionysius used other brains.Yesterday he sent a messenger to Castellon in an attempt to make Castellon fall to Syracuse.He even considered letting Leputinis’s fleet load tens of thousands of soldiers into the general destruction of Dionysia’s heartland, attacking the morale of his people and reducing the confidence of his allies in Dionysia. .

At the same time, Dionysius also sent a messenger to Tarantum to discuss whether to send reinforcements so as to join forces to seize Heraclea as soon as possible and invade Dionysian territory from the northeast.

As a naval commander, Leptinis didn’t have to think about that much. He only had to lead the fleet every day when the soldiers and sailors went ashore and robbed, keeping a close eye on the north to prevent the sudden attack of the Dionysian fleet, so Lep Tignes let his fleet cruise in the sea far away from the landing site, which can play a role of seeing and not bothering.

As he took a nap in the humble tent temporarily built on the deck, the flagship captain heard an excited cry: "General! General! Good news! Good news!"

"What good news?" Leptinez rubbed his sleepy eyes.

"The Clippers just reported that the soldiers who landed and grabbed a captive. He confessed,'Their consul Daveus returned and was elected the king by the people yesterday. The new king also made a promise. Today Will personally lead the Dionysian navy to fight back and repel us!'"

"Daveus is going to lead the navy to battle?!" Leptiniston was refreshed: he did not care what king Dionya chose, he only cared that the Dionyan fleet who had been hiding in the Krati River finally wanted It came out, and it was still led by the governor Daveus, who had been fearful by his brother.

He jumped up: "Where is the captive?!"

"The captive is already on board, right at the bow!"

Leptinis immediately strode towards the bow and saw the seemingly timid Dionysian.

The captive shivered in fear, not only spitting out all the information he knew, but also begged Leptinis to release him, not to sell him as a slave.

Leptinis said to him in a good mood: "If all you confess is true, you will not only become a slave, but will also be rewarded by me!"

The captive immediately swore loudly to the deity: all he said was facts!

Leptinis ignored him and turned to the captain and said aloud: "Immediately send a signal to let the fleet march north! Send all the clippers and give me a comprehensive search! Who first discovered Dionysian Fleet, whoever gets my reward!"

"Yes, General!" The captain was also excited. After conveying Leiptinis's order to the Clipper near the flagship, he turned and shouted to the cabin under the deck: "Slackers, move fast! Move! ! Piper, double the speed of the pulp! Double the speed of the pulp!"

The sound of the horn and the sudden turn of the flagship and the sudden acceleration of the speed caught the attention of the neighboring warships. They immediately made corresponding changes and quickly transmitted the changes from the inside to the outside.

Note: Some readers have raised doubts that the Greek three-layer plasma warship cannot be 60 meters long and may be 60 feet.According to the archaeological excavations of the port of Piraeus in the current city of Athens, the remains of the three-layer plasma warship moored there, the maximum size of the bottom of the ship is 121.5 feet (37 meters), and according to the documents left by ancient Athens: The wealthy banker Parson served as a "three-layer pulp warship sponsor". The warship he invested in was 52 meters long and 8 meters wide.As the ship of His Majesty Davis, I slightly increased the captain to 60 meters, which should not be too exaggerated.