Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Thank Melakat for his blessing!" Annobas expressed his gratitude to the Phoenician God with great joy.The reason is not to thank Carthage's protector Bar. Ham, because Bar. Ham is the master of lava, water and fire are never tolerated, so naval warfare is not controlled by Bar. Ham.

Annobas rejoices that Dionysia’s crow warship is light-footed and easy to overturn during high winds and waves. The fast three-layer paddle warship is also used for small size and light weight in high winds and waves. It is difficult to control; and on the flanks, Carthage’s warship is in a vantage point, which is a good time for the Carthage fleet to fight back!

"Woo!..." The two-headed dragon warship sounded the offensive bugle again. The original high-pitched trumpet sounded low and hoarse on the dark and cloudy sea.

Annobass supported the ship's railing with both hands and stood on the top of the tall shipbuilding, letting the strong sea wind blow his body, he constantly looked around the surrounding sea, and the warships of both sides moved forward in the wind and waves. ...

He didn't know whether his men could hear the trumpet, but he was convinced that the experienced Carthage people would seize this favorable opportunity to return the sluggish little bit!

"General, the storm is getting bigger and bigger, shall we retreat first?!" The adjutant pressed his helmet in one hand, fearing that the wind would be blown into the sea, and walked to Annobas, anxiously.

"Retreat?!" Annobas seemed to hear the joke, he pointed to the front, against the sea breeze, said loudly: "Look!"

I saw that a crow warship not far from the front mast and a suspension bridge was awkwardly just drilled a wave, and then another wave was pressed over. When the wave passed, the warship was already dumped on the sea. on.

"Hahaha..." Annobas laughed heartily: "What a great opportunity you see if you don't see it! Even if you want to retreat, you have to wait until you defeat the Dionysians!"

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The same advice happened on Dionysia’s flagship, but Seclion did not have the same enthusiasm as before. He expected that the weather would not be very good, but he did not expect the wind and waves to be so great, which caused a great deal of warship control for the fleet. Difficult, he had no intention to complain about why Poseidon accepted their pious prayers and generous sacrifices before the war, but he helped the aliens when the fleet was about to win.

At this moment, what made him headache the most was that even if he gave the order to evacuate, the entire fleet was so widely dispersed, and even went deep outside the port of Serinus. Under such bad weather conditions, it was not his command to evacuate. , Can be said to withdraw.

As he frowned, "Boom! Boom! Boom!..." The continuous roar in the sky, as if thousands of drums were ringing on the clouds, so that everyone was shocked.

Immediately afterwards, silver lightning flashed over the sea, running through the sky.The dark clouds were getting darker and lower, and they pressed straight down to the sea.And the waves are becoming more and more active, rising and rising, as if they were huge beasts, wanting to swallow the lightning.

The downpour was slammed down with the violent wind, and it was suddenly dark.

Whether it is the Carthaginians or the Dionysians, they still have rowing battles at this moment. They dare not even look out at this time, because the sea has now become an endless abyss. The endless darkness seems to be able to All human souls devoured... The only thing all crew members, including generals, could do was to cramp in the cabin and continually pray to the sea god with a trembling voice to bless safety.

"Click!" With a loud noise, a flash of lightning appeared in front of the double-headed dragon's ship. Annobas, who was sitting in the tower, just glanced outwards. His original pale face suddenly became paler: by the lightning Yinguang, he saw a huge wall uplifted not far from the sea, more than ten meters high, and the mountains and seas rolled towards them...

Annobasi is in a state of death, where there is the former commander Ruoding, the image of the commander who is confident in Carthage’s navigation technology disappears, and he just murmured dumbly: "How is this possible! How is this possible It’s not winter now, how can there be a storm in the waters of southwestern Sicily!..."

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Unpredictable nature is unpredictable.

In front of the power of heaven and earth, even a huge battleship appears extremely small.Under the violent winds and waves, these ships were either scattered by the waves and sank to the bottom of the sea; they were thrown into the air and smashed...

The storm continued until dusk, and finally quelled the rage, the heavy rain disappeared without a trace, the gust of wind turned into a breeze, and the sky was clean, no trace of clouds was seen, and the sunset was dyed golden red...The sea showed Her gentle and beautiful side.

But when the eyes turned to the coast at low tide, the sight was terrible: the beach was densely covered with human bodies and the remains of countless warships; while in the low tide, there were also countless human bodies and broken 'S ship board...

Such a terrible sight is not only seen everywhere on the coast of Serinus, but also extends to the coasts of Mazara and Germe, even further away...

Leotizides, who was stationed in the general camp on the north side of the city of Serinus, had been worried about the safety of the Sicilian fleet, so after the storm subsided, he sent troops and medical camps to block the coast near Serinus. Start emergency rescue.

In the case of doctors and nurses, they will also treat the Carthaginians as long as he has a breath.

The Carthage colonial city and allies on the south coast, as well as the Greek city-state, have also sent personnel to the coast to search and rescue...

Both the Carthage sailors and the Dionysian sailors were perched on the sea all year round, experienced many strong winds and waves, and may be able to escape their lives in the storm that lasted for several hours, but the warships they controlled It is impossible to resurrect.In this large-scale naval battle, the Sicilian Fleet of Dionysia invested about 600 warships, and Carthage’s fleet had more than 500 warships participating in the battle. The storm destroyed.

For Carthage, what is worse is that nearly half of the passenger ships responsible for transporting soldiers and heavy loads fail to enter the port in time, or are attacked by the Dionysian warships, or destroyed by the storm, and finally buried in the belly of the fish. .

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The news of the "annihilation of the Dionysian Sicilian Fleet" has not yet reached Great Greece, and the army led by Dafos, who knows nothing about it, has just arrived in Laos.

Laos today has changed a lot compared to more than a decade ago.Counting the Campania League of Allies, on the west coast of Italy, with Great Greece in the south, and Lucania and Campania in the north, Laos is at the midpoint of this long coastline.On land, it is also the transportation hub of Lucania and Bruti, so it is geographically superior, and after the hard work of several chief executives, coupled with the support of the Senate, Laos has become a kingdom In a prosperous port city.

Although its arable land area is small, and the urban population has reached more than 50,000 people, this is not a free man and slave in the port. It is precisely because of its developed port and many commercial ships that it can be transported by sea with as few commercial ship trips as possible. This huge army was sent to Latinum.

As the army entered the city, Crotocatax looked at the city curiously, and was also puzzled by the strange dress of Hernipolis next to him: "Uncle Herni is not fighting now. , You wear a helmet, fasten your cheeks, and add a face shield outside, don’t you feel stuffy?"

Hernipolis said with a voice, "Don't talk to me!"

Davos in front turned back and teased with a smile: "Your uncle Henny does not want people here to know that he is back."

"Why? Uncle Herni was the governor of Laos before!" Crotocatax was even more curious.

Davers shrugged and did not answer.

In fact, since Henripolis served as the clerk of Davos in the late Italian-Italian War, he has not been to Laos once again, which is one of his heart problems.

In fact, the Arabos rebellion and subsequent civilian riots greatly reduced the population of Laos. More than half of the current Laos residents were later moved in. Among them are the descendants of Subaris, the Greeks, Lukalia, Bruti, Campania...a truly multi-ethnic mixed city.

Today’s former Laos are no longer the bottom of a city-state that had no money and no rights more than a decade ago. Instead, they are citizens of the Kingdom who own land, run sea trade, can hold public office, participate in city council elections, and make their own suggestions. They are grateful for the Kingdom of Dionysia and the King who can change their status dramatically. When they heard that King Daveus led his army to come to Laos, the city people brought their families to take their mouths. Bian occupied the position, just to be closer to the king when he arrived, to see more clearly, so that he could hear his cheers.

In the cheers of "King Daveus Victory!!! Kingdom Victory!!!", the people also talked excitedly: "Look! The man in the center is wearing a long tailed helmet and is wearing The golden armor is His Majesty Dapheus! Look, how mighty and solemn he is! More than ten years ago, when His Majesty led his army through Laos and went north to fight against the Samoines, I met him, and more than ten years passed him His appearance hasn't changed at all, he is still so young, he is worthy of the descendants of Hades!"

"Who is the young general next to His Majesty? It seems that he has a very close relationship with His Majesty!"

"I heard the Turui businessmen in the port say that this time the army is on the expedition, Prince Crotocatax will also join the battle, this young man should be him."