Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 133: The Great Battle of Taranto (5)

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The pulp frequency of the upper leading oarsman also changes with the sound of the flute. Pull your arms back, lean back, stretch your legs, and raise the pulp; push your arms forward, lean forward, and bend your legs. , The wood pulp is inserted obliquely into the sea water, and with the natural low roar of the paddlers, the wood pulp draws an arc backward in the sea water......

Under the leadership of the upper oarsmen, the oarsmen of the whole boat are struggling to paddle. Their bodies are constantly leaning forward and backward. The body slides back and forth slightly.

"Roar! Roar!..." The deep chants quickly turned into the same voice, echoing the rhythm of the flute.

Seven quarters! Eighth! Nine festivals! Ten festivals! ...The speed of the warship is increasing sharply.

Zantiparis felt that the entire ship seemed to be floating, and the oncoming waves became denser and denser, hitting the bow of the ship, turning into patches of water mist, "crashing" continuously. On the deck...

"Brothers, hold on to the mast and the crow, and stand firmly!" Captain Midolades loudly reminded the ten deck sailors.

As soon as he yelled twice, the sea water poured on him, and he suddenly turned into a soup chicken.

At this time, the bugle is no longer needed. The increase in the speed of the pilot warship is a signal, and other warships have begun to accelerate one after another.

Rows of wooden oars splashed into angry waves, warships split the fierce waves, and the tidy chants of the boats were a powerful condemnation of the invaders. Facing the fierce and fierce Siracusa navy, everyone in the Dionia fleet stared wide-eyed, full of anger, and prepared to fight the enemy to the death!

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Although the Dionian people on the shore could not see the panoramic view of the battlefield, they were extremely nervous at this moment and watched intently on the fast approaching ships of the two sides on the sea.

At this moment, whether you know or don’t, they are holding hands tightly, shouting loudly, cheering for their loved ones...

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As the Dionian warships got closer and closer, the "crow drawbridge" swaying above the bow of each warship became clearly visible, which made the sailors on the Syracuse warship They were very puzzled, they had never seen such a strange device, so they were very surprised.

Out of contempt for the "rookie navy" Dionian, most of them think this is the result of the Dionian ignorance of shipbuilding and random transformation. With this kind of mentality, their charging speed is even faster, and the formation is a bit difficult to maintain, but they don't care, because they think Dionia's warship is already in their pocket.

Midolades's vision: A Syracuse’s three-tiered warship rushed towards him aggressively from the front, and the bronze ram at the bow pierced the side of his warship.

He knew: It would be dangerous if his ship were to evade on a large scale. After dozens of meters next to the enemy ship, it will immediately follow another warship. It will take the opportunity to crash into the completely exposed hull of its warship due to dodge. This is the famous "double-column tactic" of the Greek traditional navy.

But Midolades showed a sneer. He didn't need to make any instructions. After this period of training, the helmsman of the warship will respond correctly.

Sure enough, in the rapid advance, the warship leaned slightly to the right and rushed towards the warship.

Seeing the enemy ship's eyes magnified sharply, Midolades shouted towards the bottom of the deck: "Receive the slurry!"

"Receive the pulp!" The captain yelled after him.

The oarsmen immediately withdrew their wooden oars from the oar window, and the process seemed a little flustered because of tension.

At the same time, the ten sailors on the deck have gathered next to the fore mast. Some people have untied the ropes of the "crow suspension bridge" on the fore mast, and then pulled it tightly together. Others Turning the pulley, so that the base of the "crow suspension bridge" rotates with it.

The Captain of the Syracuse warship saw the Dionian warship rushing towards the front of the ship, and a small part of the ship's oar on the right remained outside the window. He was overjoyed: Although he could not hit the ship's body, But breaking its oars will also affect the rowing speed of the enemy ship.

As the two warships were about to pass by, he turned around and prepared to get out of the cabin for a while, because they were so close, it was when the deck archers of both sides were exerting their power. At this moment, he heard a "boom." With a bang, the strange device on the bow of the Dionian battleship fell straight down and slammed on the deck of its own battleship. The entire battleship was shaking. The ship's forward momentum suddenly slowed down.

Then, the captain heard a shout from the other side: "Brothers, it's time for our team to play!"

Under the horrified gaze of the captain, dozens of Dionian heavy infantry in black armor emerged from the opposing cabin and quickly rushed to the warship in Syracuse through the device.

It turned out to be a small wooden bridge! The captain realized it at this time, but it was too late. How could the few Syracuse deck sailors who hurried forward to meet these wolf-like Dionian soldiers' opponents? When the sword stabbed, it was shot down into the sea by the long shield...

The remaining sailors and watchmen faced the heavy infantry of Syracuse who rushed in front of them, and they could only raise their hands in panic, but the Dionians obviously did not intend to capture them one by one and stabbed them to death one by one. .

The captain was so frightened that his legs were weak, and he slumped on the deck.

I heard a person say: "He is the captain, we still need him to control this warship."

"A helmsman is enough!" As soon as another voice fell, a cold dagger ran across his neck, blood flowed.

Two soldiers rushed to the stern to capture the helmsman, while the other soldiers rushed directly into the cabin.

The oarsmen in the cabin were already panicked, and stood up from the leather cushions, trying to escape.

The soldiers of the first detachment of the first squadron of the Dionian First Corps shouted: "Get back to your seat!" At the same time, they waved their long shields and short swords to kill.

Although there are more than 170 strong men in the cabin, they only want to escape, like a disc of loose sand, and Jing Chi's body has no protection at all.

Soon, the cabin was full of corpses and groaning and struggling wounded, and the entire space was stained red with blood.

The remaining oarsmen were so scared that they squatted in the small cabin, raising their hands.

"Go back to your seat, hurry up!" At this time, the stern shouts of the Dionian soldiers came into play.

The remaining oarsmen on the Syracuse warship, trembling all over, sat back on the leather cushions.

Zantiparis and squad leader Inias looked at each other, both delighted and a little unbelievable: this is the first time they have encountered such an easy battle, and they have captured one so easily. A three-layer paddle warship!

Although Sekrian has repeatedly declared in previous training: "The Crow Suspension Bridge" will change the tactics of naval battles and bring Dionia a brilliant victory!

After experiencing this battle personally, Zanteparis really realized how much the ugly "crow suspension bridge" played!

Thanks to the genius of King Daves! Zantiparis sighed in his heart, but it was not the time to sing the hymn at this moment. He condensed his mind and whispered to Inias: "You take 30 brothers back to the boat, and I can watch it here."

"Captain, is 20 soldiers enough?" Inias asked slightly worried.

Zantiparis glanced contemptuously at the trembling Syracuse oars: "In fact, only ten people are enough."

Inias is no longer humbly, because they all know that the battle has just begun.

Inias led 30 soldiers on the deck quickly, passed the "crow suspension bridge", and returned to the warship. The remaining soldiers laboriously pulled out the spikes that plunged the crow's head into the deck. The deck sailors on the side pulled together the ropes tied to the suspension bridge, and pulled back the 1.2-meter-wide, 12-meter-long wooden bridge with low railings on both sides, and attacked the front mast, Syracuse’s The warship was able to escape.

"Turn the rudder and drive to the sea, or you will die!" Under the threat of the dagger of the Dionian soldiers, the Syracuse helmsman had to obey.

In the cabin, Zanteparis stood on the aisle full of corpses and blood, with 15 fierce soldiers, and shouted viciously: "You all listen to me! Take your oars, Row me obediently! Otherwise—" Zantiparis said, stabs the dagger to the side and down, and immediately pierced the chest of a wounded oarman who was lying down.

The screams of the oarsmen before they died reverberated in the cabin, and the oarsmen who had been frightened would dare not be obedient.

"It's...normal...speed..." When the piper spoke, his teeth were fighting.

The warship headed towards the coast crookedly, while several soldiers stood on the bow, belly and stern on the deck. Their eye-catching black armor reminded the other ships of Dionia to prevent them from being regarded as enemies. .

Just when the Midolades battleship was connected to the enemy ship by a "crow draw bridge", another battleship in Syracuse was also approaching quickly, and the captain and sailors did not understand the two ships in front. After the encounter, why didn’t they separate, but kept touching each other, but their rich combat experience and habitual “dual-column” combat cooperation made them without hesitation turning the ship around a small bend and preparing to face Midorad. The Sri Lankan warship rushed away from the most vulnerable center.

And not far to the left and rear of the Midolades warship, a Dionian warship was also fast forward.

"Charge speed!" the captain yelled.

"Dididi! Dididi!..." The piper played the double flute almost non-stop.

At this moment, the oarsmen were highly excited and nervous, and frequently leaned forward and backward, so that the splashes that had just been splashed on both sides of the warship had not disappeared, and another layer of waves appeared, forming two white ones. Parallel lines...