Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 356: The Battle of Carthage (2)

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The Margonides oppose the continuation of the peace talks. They believe that the greed and ambition of the Dionians can be seen from the conditions of the peace talks put forward by King Dionian. They want to occupy the Carthage. The controlled land and wealth destroyed Carthage’s hegemony and reduced Carthage to an ordinary city-state, which is unacceptable to all Carthage citizens! The veterans must give up the illusion of peace, renew their determination, and devote all their strength to support the Carthage army in Sicily, and fight Dionia to the end. Maybe over time, the battle will turn for the better!

The neutrals headed by Aisi Yarupa said: The negotiations can continue, but they can’t be too anxious. They can delay first and increase their military support for Margot and Morbal, hoping to use one. Two victories changed the arrogant attitude of the Dionians and made negotiations easier.

Because of the peace talks, the Senate has been arguing for several days and has not been able to reach a final resolution, but the situation has become more and more powerful for the Magonis because the news of the peace talks has leaked out. The people understood the harsh conditions that Dionia put forward, but they forgot the threat of Dionia navy to Africa, and strongly demanded that the Senate continue to fight Dionia to the end.

It can be said that the city of Carthage is very lively these days. There are people everywhere gathering to criticize Dionia's greed and shame, so when the Dionia fleet comes today, there will be many. The owners of Carthage merchant ships gathered together and proactively expressed a strong desire for war to Morbal. You must know that although the Carthage fleet won in the previous naval battle, the loss of the Carthage merchant ships was heavy, more than half. The owner and crew of the ship failed to return to the port.

"Hmph, if this naval battle is won, then what more peace talks are needed! Our fleet can continue to fight, and then continue to win the second and third victories, and finally regain control of the western waters of Sicily, Then Lord Margot’s army no longer has to worry about food transportation issues, and can let go and fight with the Dionian army all-out, then the whole battle will turn out to be in our favor!” Preta Kuba said loudly from the side.

Okliton wanted to refute, but Hanno said in a serious voice, "We all hope so! Hope Barr Harmon will bless Carthage!" After that, he actually closed his eyes and began to pray.

When the surrounding elders saw this, they also rushed to pray devoutly. In a flash, the atmosphere in the city became solemn and solemn.

But their prayers didn’t seem to have much effect. The Carthage merchant ship disrupted the formation of the Dionian fleet and gave the Carthage fleet an advantage in the initial attack, but this advantage was not too great. Because Dionia’s usual starry formation has always placed the raven warships in the forefront of the attack, and today is no exception. Although the chaos of the formation affects the forward speed of all warships, the speed is used. It’s not a feature of the Raven warship to collide. What it excels at is the 12-meter-long bow, which can rotate flexibly. The ship poses a threat.

Of course, the chaos of the formation will cause the rear warships to not be able to reinforce the raven warships in the front in time, especially when the raven warship’s suspension bridge hooks the enemy ship. The Carthage’s double-column formation is precisely to use speed, cut into the enemy’s formation, and constantly cause the enemy ship to fight more and less. Of course, this requires the crew to have superb ship handling skills, and this is what the Carthaginians are best at. .

So such scenes appeared on the battlefield many times at the beginning. The suspension bridge of the Raven warship had just nailed a Carthage three-tiered paddle warship. It didn’t take long after the infantry of the fleet rushed onto the enemy’s deck. Because the friendly ship failed to reinforce in time, the battleship was hit hard by the next Carthage battleship and slowly sank. The Carthage oarsmen were inspired by the heroic behavior of the merchant ships and their families behind. The ardent hope on the shore, they no longer fear the 40 fleet infantry that rushed into the bottom warehouse, and they drew out the daggers that they were equipped with not long ago (because only hanging daggers will not affect their paddles, and the price is relatively high. Inexpensive, easy to equip) and wood pulp, for tenacious resistance.

Even if the infantry of the Dionian fleet has undergone long-term military training and is fully armed, if you want to defeat the nearly 200 morale Carthage sailors and completely occupy the entire ship, it does not take a certain amount of time or pay a certain amount. Casualties are almost impossible.

The Third Fleet of Dionia was at a disadvantage in the early stages of the battle, but after years of hard training, coupled with the tempering of the Sardinian naval battle, the crew firmly believes that no matter how difficult the situation is, the final victory will remain Belongs to them, so their fight is also very tenacious, and they are working hard to correct their previous mistakes.

As time goes by, the initial decline was slowly pulled back by the Third Fleet. The most important reason is that the ships of both sides have been in full contact and have entered from the initial tactical contest. In a full-scale melee, and this kind of battle situation is more beneficial to the Dionian fleet, which has been continuously trained all the year round. The raven warship and the fast three-layer paddle warship are good at jumping gangs and the other is good at agile and fast assaults. The tacit cooperation began to show its power.

The Carthage fleet has only one type of three-tiered paddle warship (because the Carthage Senate considered that more warships should be built as soon as possible to form a new fleet, so the four-tiered paddle warship and The two-headed dragon warship is not included in the construction plan for the time being because it is time-consuming to manufacture, and the tactics of their mutual cooperation are relatively monotonous. When approaching and being nailed by its suspension bridge, we must be alert to sudden attacks by fast warships that haunt us, often neglecting one another.

When the naval battle entered white-hot, most of the Carthage merchant ships had already sunk, and the remaining small part did not dare to be on the battlefield at all, because the warships were so dense, whether it was the enemy or ours, In the concentrating control of the warship, it is constantly charging, circling, turning, and impacting, and will die with the opponent. It will not be dodged because of the existence of the merchant ship. A single impact can make it capsize, even the worst. The arrogant Baricos also retreated to the coast, driving the merchant ship.

After landing, the people of Carthage bend over to salute him, express their respect, and then shout his name, applaud and cheer. This is the etiquette for heroes.

Barricks was inevitably proud of his heart. Facing the crowds around him, he brags vigorously about his adventures in driving a merchant ship to tease the Dionia.

Just as some port people were attracted by Barricos’s remarks and exclaimed from time to time, the people on the beach suddenly became commotion, and people kept exclaiming: "Our fleet seems to be retreating!"

"It's impossible!" Barikos wanted to refute these nasty voices loudly. He didn't want to see the opportunities created by the adventures and sacrifices of himself and his companions were wasted in vain.

But in the distant sea, all the ships of Carthage were indeed retreating.

Up to now, even the flagship of Midolades has been engaged in the battle between the two sides. The only one that has not joined the battle is the Carthage flagship where Morbal is located. It has been parked not far away from the battlefield. The watchman on the main mast has been describing the battle scenes he saw to Barricks on the deck. Morbar judged the development of the battle based on this. When he noticed that the Carthage fleet had lost the initial advantage, After entering the stalemate with the Dionia fleet, he already understood that the battle started to be detrimental to the Carthage fleet.

So, he decisively let a dozen trumpeters sound the retreat trumpets.

The Carthage captains who had been solemnly instructed by Morbal before boarding the ship heard the trumpet, and almost immediately turned the bow to retreat without hesitation.

Naval warfare is different from land warfare. Although the two sides are fighting in a melee, the warship needs enough space to fight. Therefore, the space between the ship and the ship is still relatively large. Once you choose to retreat, it is difficult to be Surrounded by.

Moreover, the Dionian fleet has a not-so-big weakness. As the main force, the raven warship is inferior to the ordinary three-layer paddle warship in terms of speed. If the opponent runs away with all their strength, it will be difficult to catch up. However, the fast warship, which is known for its speed and flexibility, is relatively small and has weaker protection than ordinary three-layer oar warships. Therefore, it dares not to leave the raven warship too far and chase the enemy ship for a long time to prevent counterattacks. . So after paying some price, the Carthage fleet began to leave the battlefield and retreat eastward.

After learning about the sudden change in the battle situation, Midolades certainly would not allow the Carthage fleet, which was finally lured out, to escape into the port without much loss, so he ordered: Fleet In the case of basically maintaining the formation, pursue it with all your strength!

The Carthage fleet is retreating, and the third fleet is catching up to the tail, and there is no time to stay. The original battlefield is full of seamen floating on the sea, broken bedboards, some oarsmen killed by the fleet's infantry, or A warship whose hull is obviously damaged and unable to move......

Barikos saw this situation from the sea. Although he was worried that the fleet would fail again, he was more worried about the compatriots who were soaking in the sea, so he raised his arms and shouted: "Follow me and rescue our brave soldiers!"

After finishing speaking, he took his crew and pushed the cargo ship docked on the beach into the sea again, heading for the battlefield ahead, and other remnant merchant ships soon followed.

Many port people were inspired by it, and they also drove their own fishing boats to rescue their compatriots on the battlefield.