Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 241: The Battle of Germe (1)

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"Don't panic, Master Sekrian is here!"

"Lord Sekrian, we are not afraid of any enemies!"...

At the same time, noisy discussions sounded on the deck. The reserve soldiers of the Legion from various towns in the Dionian Sicilian Territory certainly knew the prestige of Sekrian, but they were far from the Dionian crew. The respect for him.

A man wearing leather armor and a leather helmet quickly walked out of the deck. He approached the ship's side and solemnly delivered a military salute: "My lord, I am the captain of this warship, Ilias of the First Fleet! "

When it was his old subordinate, Sekrian was relieved for the most part. He immediately said: "I know you, Ilias, every time the fleet is tested for warship training, the fast 3-layer paddle warship you command The results are always in the forefront...Now I order you to immediately let all the soldiers on the ship jump into the sea for me, and then take your warship and follow me to meet the enemy!"

Ilias was taken aback and said hesitantly: "...But... Commander Mirtias raised the Apollo flag, let us--"

"Mirtias is an idiot!" Sekrian interrupted him angrily, shouting: "The enemy has been killed, all the warships are still full of soldiers, and they are completely incapable of fighting. They are gathered together. What's the use! Is it convenient to be hit and sunk by the enemy! As the naval commander of the First Fleet, I order you to execute the order immediately!"

"Yes...Yes!" Ilias responded loudly. From the bottom of his heart, he absolutely approves of Sekrian's approach, because the belief that the First Fleet has cultivated under Sekrian's influence has always been offensive. , Never be passively beaten.

Only the soldiers on the deck who heard the conversation between the two began to noisy, and they didn't want to be driven off the ship.

Ilias had to face them and persuaded loudly: "Warriors of Dionia, our fleet is now encountering a powerful enemy. The situation is urgent! But because the ship is loaded with you, the ship cannot fight. Either you jump into the sea, so that we can go to fight, repel the enemy, and then come back to rescue you; or you stay on the ship, wait for the enemy ship to come, sink this warship, and then we all become together Captive... please make your choice now!"

The deck suddenly became silent, and soon a man stepped forward.

"Squad leader!" the soldiers shouted earnestly, focusing all Xiyi's eyes on him.

"Brothers, if the navy is finished, we will be in big trouble!" The squad leader said resolutely: "Take your long shields, let us jump into the sea, let the navy see, not only they can Swimming."

After he finished speaking, none of the soldiers objected, and one by one picked up the long shields on the deck. This is the strict discipline of the Dionian Legion, even if it is only a Legion Reserve Unit.

"Please help us save the other armors and weapons first." The squad leader exhorted Ilias, and then carried a long shield with a "plop", the first one jumped into the sea, and the other soldiers followed. Afterwards...

During this process, Ilias has been saluting.

After Sekrian gave the order, he did not stop by the warship, but continued to chase other warships. Since the warship was fully loaded with soldiers, it was not difficult to catch up with them, and several ships were stopped. After the warship, he discovered a situation: all he encountered were warships of the First Fleet (that is, warships that broke into the port of Silinus during the storm and escaped the disaster), and the warships were fully loaded Most of the soldiers were soldiers of the regiment reserve of Dionia.

Sekrian thought about it a little bit, and he understood, of course, this was not accidental.

In order to hurry up, Mirtias ordered at the port that the warship could go ahead as long as it was loaded with soldiers. The reserve soldiers of the legion were more well-trained, more organized and disciplined than the citizen soldiers of other city-states, so they could Gather at the dock at the fastest speed and board the warship.

At the same time, Mirtias had to supervise the entire boarding process. He was the last one to set off. Any army commander generally has a habit of gathering the troops he trusts the most. This way Command in battle is more convenient and can play a greater role, even though this is just a troop movement. Mirtias still habitually let the ships of the First Fleet dock at the pier first, so the ships of the Fourth Fleet that had followed him for more than ten years will only set off later and get closer to him.

Mirtias’s unintentional arrangement facilitated Sekrian. He was able to smoothly let the first fleet ships and legion reserve soldiers sailing at the forefront to execute his orders: it was a fast 3-layer paddle warfare. All the soldiers on the ship jumped into the sea; it was the Crow Warship, which kept 40 soldiers, and all the rest jumped into the sea.

Of course, Sekrian will also encounter friendly soldiers on the warship. They obviously resisted this order, and some even threatened to occupy the ship by force. The captain could only persuade patiently. Soldiers on nearby warships jumped into the sea as an example, and most of these friendly soldiers obeyed in the end, but they delayed their time...

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Just as Seklyan was anxiously persuading the east ships to obey his orders, the Eastern Phoenician fleet was speeding up and chasing the retreating Dionian ships on the coast.

The sailors of Dionia struggled to paddle, and the ship was full of soldiers, which severely affected the speed of the warship, and was gradually pulled closer by the Eastern Phoenician fleet, which had already risen to the highest speed by the warship.

East Phoenician warships, like tiger wolves, rushed towards the fat sheep in their eyes.

The Dionian warship that fell behind saw that it could not escape, so it turned around and bravely rushed up to the enemy ship, but how could the Dionian warship that lost its speed and flexibility be lightly loaded? The opponents of the Eastern Phoenician warships in battle were either broken oars or slammed into the hull, and Dionian crews and soldiers continued to jump into the sea, exclaiming.

Of course, there are occasional exceptions. These East Phoenician crew members learned about the Dionian fleet from their fellow colonists, but after all, they had not personally experienced it. There were several East Phoenician warships facing the collision. , Was caught by the twelve-meter-long suspension bridge of the Crow Warship for a while, and the friendly soldiers who were already wearing armor and armed with weapons rushed past.

The other Phoenician warships who saw this terrible sight quickly learned their lesson. When facing the Raven warship, they avoided the bow and attacked the stern.

The crow warship turned inflexible due to too many soldiers, and its speed was slow, and there was no fast three-layer oar warship to protect it. It became the main target of the Phoenician warship.

Mirtias’s ship was rushing towards the beach. That beach happened to be the beach where the fleet infantry landed during the night raid a few days ago. It was just a mile away, and the distance was getting closer, but Mir There was no joy on Tias's face, but his heart was suffering all the time.

Originally, he had been sitting in the stern, observing the follow-up situation of other warships, but what he saw was: countless enemy ships rushed forward and attacked the warships that were behind. Although the warship resisted stubbornly, it was either hit or sunk or damaged. It floated rigidly on the sea and was bullied by the enemy. The crew members kept crying out, and more and more crew members and soldiers fell into the sea...

This situation makes Mirtias feel like a knife: These are the warships that he has applied to the Military Affairs Department for more than ten years, meticulously maintained and repaired every day, and has worked so hard to save them. In a blink of an eye! There are also these brothers who have been with him day and night and trained hard for more than ten years. He brought them to Sicily with their eagerness to serve. They have not fought a big battle, but they are about to lose their lives! ...

He couldn't help standing up anymore and said loudly, "Stop the boat for me right away! Leave 40 soldiers, and the other soldiers jump off the boat and swim to the beach by themselves! Hurry! Hurry!"

At this time, Mirtias gave the same order as Sekrian. In fact, he had this idea in his mind before, but at that time he was lucky, and he was worried about driving the soldiers on board into the sea. It will lead to protests from allies, which is not good for him. After all, he has made a big mistake... A difference in thought caused the Sicilian fleet to encounter difficulties, and now he regrets it.

The friendly soldiers on the deck did not argue like the friendly soldiers on the east warship, because they have seen the terrible situation on the sea in the rear, and staying on the ship is not necessarily safer than in the sea. They take a snapshot.

Mertias did not direct the flagship to rush to the enemy ship, but quickly sailed to the nearby warship. He needs to gather the nearby warships scattered outside the battlefield as soon as possible to fight against this unknown ship. Where did the enemy fleet come from.

In fact, due to the critical situation, there is no need to remind Mirtias that some of the soldiers on the Dionian warship have voluntarily jumped into the sea to allow the warship to participate in the battle.

However, the first wave of the Eastern Phoenician Fleet’s attack damaged at least 10 Dionian three-layered warships, tearing the already scattered rear part of the Dionian fleet to pieces. , The succeeding warships pursued the scattered Dionian warships by victory, attempting to wipe out the back of the Diodia fleet.

The Mirtias flagship, with its large hull and the red blood flag floating on the top of the mast, naturally became the main target of the Eastern Phoenicians. A total of five Phoenician warships approached it quickly, which forced Mir Tias had to stop his original plan.

Miltias immediately made a decision, and he issued instructions to a raven warship and a fast 3-layer oar warship gathered on both sides of his ship.

Soon, the Raven and his flagship quickly turned around and headed toward the coast, while the fast 3-layer paddle warship turned a bend, sailed parallel to the coast, and separated from them. .