Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

At this time, the Iberian fleet also found the enemy ahead, and Admira quickly prepared the fleet to face the battle. He adopted a single column formation, which was mainly focused on one-on-one catching and fighting. The warship sailors have high requirements for maneuvering, so it can be seen that the Iberian fleet thinks highly of themselves.

In fact, the three-tier paddle warship was originally invented by the Phoenicians. Even the maritime collision tactics were their first, but the centuries-old sailing tradition is both the glory of Carthage and their shackles.Even if the powerful Syracuse navy was defeated by the emerging Dionysian navy more than a decade ago, it did not touch the Carthage fleet too much.On the contrary, the vast majority of Carthage naval generals and sailors believed that the failure of the Siracusa’s ship-management skills was too poor, and if they were, they would never make the silly mistake of the Syracuse.

For the Dionysian navy, their tactics have been improving. From the current formation of the Third Fleet, it can be seen that the first half of it is staggered, three-layer paddle battle with a crow suspension bridge. There are a total of one hundred ships, and the second half is composed of 50 conventional three-layer paddle warships arranged in columns and without crow suspension bridges. On the sides of the starry formation are 50 small and medium-sized warships arranged loosely.

This is a continuous improvement based on the defects exposed by the crow warship and the problems found in the training after the Dionaian Military Department and several senior naval generals summed up the few naval battles with Syracuse. Each fleet has adopted a mixed establishment of crow warships and conventional three-layer paddle warships. Basically, the crow warships accounted for 23 of the three-layer paddle warships, and the conventional three-layer paddle warships accounted for 13.

And the navy also modified the structure of the two three-layer paddle warships: the crow warship mainly locked the enemy ship by the suspension bridge, and won the infantry battle. Therefore, its hull is longer and the hull is wider, which can first ensure The bottom silo is spacious, and the infantry stay in it. They don’t feel crowded and narrow. After all, as the kingdom’s territory expands, the battle between the fleet and the enemy can no longer occur as soon as they leave the port. The trail, at this time, ensure that the sailors and infantry on the ship have a more comfortable living environment, which is conducive to maintaining their combat effectiveness. At the same time, the crow warship also adds some weight to the stern. It is smoother when sailing.

If the crow warship sacrifices speed, comfort and safety, then Dionysia’s conventional three-layer paddle warship has to compensate for the lack of speed of the crow warship, so its hull is very narrow and the hull is relatively small. Short and shaped like a willow leaf, even the mast is low and the number of sailors per warship has been reduced to 150.The Ministry of Military Affairs gathered many well-known shipbuilders of Dionia to repeatedly modify and test this three-layer paddle warship, and finally finalized it. Therefore, its maximum speed can reach 15 knots, and its flexibility is also high, so it is worn. The Onia sailors called it a fast three-tier paddle warship.

Under normal circumstances, these fast three-layer paddle warships are arranged behind the ship array. After the naval battle, they shuttle between the gaps of the warships to protect the crow warships that are boarding and hit the back of those who attempt to go around their sides. Enemy ship.When the enemy fleet retreats, they will use their faster speed to pursue, in order to expand the results.

This is an encounter. No one on both sides evaded the battle. On the contrary, the sailors had a high fighting enthusiasm. They quickly adjusted the warships and arranged the ship array on the sea within ten miles according to the command of the commander. They listened to the flute of the piper, shouted neat horns in their mouths, and vigorously pushed the oars. With the continuous increase in the frequency of the pulp, the warship was riding the wind and the waves, and its speed was like flying.

The forefront battleships of the two sides are almost touching together...

Admira, the commander of the Iberian navy in the back, listened to the cry of the watchman on the mast and clenched his fists excitedly: the first naval battle between Carthage and Dionia will start, he I firmly believe that victory will belong to the Carthaginians with a long sailing history!

"Boom!...Boom!..." A crow suspension bridge twirled and fell, smashing through the enemy ship's deck, connecting the two warships together.

"Hadis!!!!" The 40 Dionysian infantry rushing out of the warship's bilge rushed across the suspension bridge and killed the enemy ship.These infantry dedicated to the fleet are very different from the army soldiers initially loaded on the warship. Not only the number has been reduced by ten, but they are wearing leather helmets and leather armor. The left hand is a long wooden shield The leather sandals worn on the feet have criss-cross grooves... These changes in weaponry and weight reduction are more conducive to their flexible battles on warships and are not easy to slip on slippery decks.

When the Infantry of the Dionysian Fleet killed on an enemy ship, Admika's excited emotions disappeared, and the inner coldness was exchanged. In the end, he could only order the retreat with a bitter mouth.

The first engagement between Dionyssia and the Carthage Navy lasted just over half an hour. The Dionysian Third Fleet captured Carthage III at the cost of 5 warships being sunk and six ships being damaged. 18 layered paddle warships and 4 sinking ships won a big victory.

Hasdruba, who had just breached the port, watched the whole process of the naval battle at the lighthouse in the port of Serodiham, and witnessed the unique tactics of the Dionyan Fleet leading to the fiasco of the Iberian Fleet. Shocked, but at the same time let his joy of occupying the city of Serodiham disappear.

For the people of Cerro Diham who are evacuating from the sea, the victory of the Dionysian battle also gave the lost people confidence in returning to their homeland.

On the second day, Hasdrubal received the news that "the main force of Carthage was defeated on the south coast." Although he was somewhat gloated, he also felt that his situation was in danger, and he did not have the threat of the south. The Onias are likely to transfer their troops to deal with his lone army that penetrated into the enemy's lonely army, but it will take some time for the Dionysians to transfer from the south coast to the north coast.

In the afternoon, he met Palermo's messenger who had hurriedly arrived, and finally made him hesitant to make up his mind.It turned out that Dionysia’s Third Fleet sailed west early in the morning and landed on the coast near Paramos. After thousands of infantrymen on the battleship landed, they attacked the reserve battalion of the Iberian army, although The vigilance and stubborn resistance of the left-behind troops failed to allow them to capture the camp, but it also caused some heavy damage.

Hasdrubal decided to lead the army to retreat back to Palermos, where he stayed for a while, waiting for the Carthage senate to make a new decision, because he realized that the defeat of the main force led by Monte Adno was likely to cause A new political turmoil.

During the retreat, Hasdrubal told the soldiers to completely destroy the city of Serodiham so that he would not have any trouble in the next attack.

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Vinosa, a town in the northwestern corner of the Puceti region, Diomedes, one of Homer’s heroes, is said to have lived in seclusion after the Trojan War, seeking a peaceful life, and built the town The temple with Aphrodite to calm down this goddess of anger at the destruction of her beloved city of Troy, so this town is also known as the city of Aphrodite, which also shows Puch The bloodlines and cultural connections between the Titi and the Greeks.

However, at this time, the town favored by the god of love was once again raged by the war. It was surrounded by the Samonians, and the few civilian soldiers were stubbornly resisting the enemy's attack from all sides.

"To urge the leaders of the tribes to intensify their offensive, be sure to capture the town before dusk!" Leishuk looked at the battle in front of the city ahead and gave orders anxiously.

"Yes, the chief!" The guard led his life away.

Contruk, the chief of Karacheni, glanced at him, comforting him and saying, "It's useless to urge you, don't worry. I don't think the enemy can stand it anymore. I can definitely take this town before dark." ."

"I'm just... somewhat worried about the Dionysians, we must hurry up, rob more people and materials, and have more chips that threaten the Dionysians!..." Lesguk hurriedly explained.

"The Dionysians have nothing to fear!" Contruk saw through Leskok's inner timidity, and he said a little disdainfully: "You have been defeated in the past when you fought them. Their tricks, know that we have never failed in a frontal battle, and we have never failed a battle with the Greeks before! As the chief of the Hippini, you can be cautious, but you cannot lose Vossani The courage and fierce the children and grandchildren deserve!"

As a senior leader with great qualifications, with his elder status and years of combat experience, Contruk continued to teach Martyr Jacques: "What’s more, you have used strategies to transfer Dionysia’s main force to the Dawn area. In the northern part of the country, it is difficult for them to get here in two or three days. Even if there are enemy reinforcements coming in these two days, it is also a temporary formation of the Dionysian forces in the Puchti and Mesapi areas. There will not be too many troops, and the combat effectiveness will not be strong. We can just beat them and boost our warriors...especially the courage and morale of the warriors of Hilpini, Kautini, and Pentney!" In the heart of the old leader of Samoney, the tribal warriors who fought and lost many times were not qualified Samoney warriors. Only Karacheni warriors were the best.

Leskok stopped talking.

At this time, the spies hurriedly rushed: "Large leader, Dionia's reinforcements were found in the south!"