Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

For a large fleet of nearly 300 three-tier paddle warships and a total of 350 other warships, it takes time to complete the team’s tactical actions, but the well-trained tin The Rakuza fleet will undoubtedly shorten this time a lot.

Under the guidance of a dozen leading clippers, the entire fleet sailed toward the nearby sea of ​​Turui...

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The commander of the Dionysian squadron, Midolades, is at the forefront of the entire fleet and is in charge of piloting.This position requires the captain of the pilot not only to have rich experience in navigation and naval warfare, but also to be familiar with the tactics and signals of the fleet, but also to understand the purpose of this expedition and the tactics to be adopted.As a pioneer, he must also be very heroic in naval battles to become a role model for the warships behind.

Except for the first lack of naval warfare experience (most captains of the Dionysian Fleet lacked naval warfare experience), in other respects, Midolades performed well, knowing that when Enanilus was sentenced to imprisonment, In the selection of naval commanders, Davos also considered Midolades.

At this moment, the captain was sitting under the mast, closing his eyes and raising his mind.

The watchman on top of the mast suddenly shouted: "Sailboat found ahead!"

Midolades immediately opened his eyes and looked up at the sea ahead: the vast sea only had blue water and blue sky, and there was nothing more.

But Midolades knew that due to the blockade of the Syracuse Navy, the original lively sea could hardly see a merchant ship, so the ship that could enter the sight of the watchman belonged to the Syracuse people Is very likely.

"The sailboat turned south!" Wang Wang shouted again.

Don't hesitate anymore, it must be the enemy. He found that we are going back and preparing to go back and report!Midolades groaned slightly, and immediately shouted: "Blow the horn and hang the warning flag!"

Soon, the orange, long linen was hung on the mast, and the flagship watchman who had been closely watching the pilot boat immediately reported: "General, the enemy situation is found ahead!"

"It's great!" Seckrian's excited fists hit each other, and without hesitation gave the long-awaited order: "Go at normal speed first! Hang the star flag and prepare to fight!"

The long horn sounded, and the all-black flag rose to the mast, which was extremely conspicuous under the clear sky.

Soon, the black flags were hung on the ships of each squadron.

Under the night, full of stars!

This is a tactical formation specially invented by the Dionysia navy using the characteristics of the "crow suspension bridge". It requires the battleships of the fleet to be scattered and staggered like the stars in the sky. In this way, the battleships and battleships are like Like the waves, the offensive advances alternately, not only requires each warship to bravely fight alone, but also other warships continue to attack to provide protection for it. This is an orderly melee mode.

"Your Majesty, the enemy has been found in front of you." Miltias reported to Daveus.

Daveus nodded and said calmly: "According to your orders, do not report to me specially, so as not to delay the battle."

"Yes!" Miltias finished his salute and shouted loudly under the deck gap: "Normal speed!"

The piper's flute rhythm immediately accelerated. The 188 wood pulps on both sides of the warship beat the sea water. The stern helmsman turned the rudder. The warship gradually staggered away from the surrounding warships.

"Something!" exclaimed the old man among the people who were watching the fleet movement on the shore: "Our fleet is changing its formation!"

In the eyes of ordinary people, there seems to be no change in the warships scattered on the sea, but for the old sailors born of these fishermen, they are keenly aware of the changes in the distance and speed between the warships.

"Did you find the enemy?!"

"Are you going to war?"

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Everyone asked in a riddle, the noise was full of concerns about the safety of the alliance and concerns about the safety of loved ones.

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After more than ten minutes.

"Syracuse's fleet! Many, many warships!" The lookout hand pointed forward and shouted.

Midolades was not surprised, they knew in advance that this was originally a naval battle with less fighting, and the Dionysian Navy was at a disadvantage in terms of the number of warships.

"Raise the battle banner!"

A blood-red flag fluttered on the mast.

"General, an enemy was found in front of you, prompting battle!"

"Enter the state of battle!" Seckley concisely said.

"Ooo! Ooo!..." The rapid sound of the bugle passed from the flagship to the neighboring warship and then to the periphery.

The sailors of each warship started to act. At the reminder of the sailor, they began to swallow the field rations made of oat bread and a little wine and olive oil, and took turns to move and move their hands and feet.In fact, they have just passed an hour since they boarded the ship, and they are still very energetic. What they have done is only to make the best preparations for the long and fierce battle that may be carried out next.

In the sharp eyes of Midolades: a wooden pole rose from the very far sea, and then came out one by one, and soon the outline of a ship appeared, and then another... In a blink of an eye, warships began to spread over the far horizon.

"Come..." Midolades said lightly in his heart.

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At the same time, on the flagship of the Syracuse fleet, Leptinis waited for his long-awaited answer: "General, there is a golden light on the mast of the enemy fleet in front of you, it should be what you are looking for The warship with the Pluto statue!" The watchman shouted on the main mast.

Upon hearing this, Leptignes shouted excitedly: "That captive is right, Daphes! Dionys, the Archon of Dionysia is on that ship!!"

Leptinis is very clear: Dionysius once said that to conquer Dionysia, it is best to destroy Daphes first, so his brother also sent a killer to perform the assassination, but none succeeded.Now a great opportunity is in front of him. If he can capture or kill Davos in this naval battle, he will not only make his brother take a look at him, but also end the game as soon as possible. Great war!

"Order, each squadron adopts double column tactics!" he ordered decisively.

"General, don't you use circumnavigation tactics?" The flagship captain beside reminded him.

Leptinis shook his head: "Using the round navigation is too time-consuming, and it also disperses the impact force of the fleet. At that time, Davis will be frightened by the sinking of the warships in front of him, and turn around and run away. Trouble. We have much more warships than them, and our ship-manipulation skills are stronger than them. The Dionysiasian thought that this naval warfare, like a land warfare, could easily win him, so he dared to attack. We, I'm going to crush it from the front, smash the Dionysian fleet completely, and capture that arrogant Daphes!" Leptinies said with pride, his right hand extended with a powerful grip It became a fist, as if it was the new king of Dionysia that was pinched in the fist.

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Midolades stared at the front, the Syracuse's fleet had fully shown its shape, and like a huge wave, it was pressed against its own side.

Midolades was not frightened by the forceful force of the Syracuse fleet, but instead showed a smile: because the Syracuse did not take advantage of the many advantages of their warships, they sent a squadron to bypass their own The two sides form a ring to attack your own flanks, because in this way, the Dionysian fleet will be more difficult to win in battle and the losses will increase.However, it is clear that the courageous majesty's plan to use bait as his body worked!The enemy adopted a frontal attack tactic!

At this glance, the stacks of warships may exceed ten in depth, and the enemy still has the advantage of a downwind (there is a weak northerly wind), but how is that?!The Dionysian Fleet has a "crow suspension bridge" and more heavy infantry equipped with conventional three-story paddle warships (the normal combat ship infantry configuration is a warship ranging from zero to ten people. The ship is a heavy infantry detachment), so it is insufficient in flexibility and speed. It is now the greatest avoidance because the enemy does not use the circumnavigation tactics, and the Dionysian fleet does not rely on speed and flexibility to win. Close fight!

Midolades' confidence has doubled, and he knows: although it seems that the enemy is two miles away from the nearest warship, once the speed of the ship is raised, the voyage of a few miles is almost instantaneous.

"Offensive speed!" He gave instructions and turned to Zante Paris, who was resting on the deck, and said in a straightforward manner: "Captain, the battle is about to start, please be prepared!"

As the captain of the second brigade of the First Corps, Zantiparis, his senior team officer status was completely useless in this naval battle, because this was a battle of heavy infantry units, but he did not want to miss this An important naval battle, so I chose to follow the first team action.

"Inias, you should order." He said to the team leader, he did not want to interfere with the command.

"Brothers gather, organize equipment, go down to the cabin, and the warship is about to accelerate!" At the order of Inias, the heavy infantrymen sitting on the deck immediately stood up, put on helmets, and picked up the long Spears, daggers hung, and quickly formed two columns, from the entrance between the two decks, down to the bottom cabin.

The paddlers in the cabin didn't pay attention to the influx of soldiers at all. They listened attentively to the speed of the flute and slid the wood pulp.

"Drop! Drop! Drop!..." The piper did not raise the paddle rhythm all at once, but gradually accelerated.