Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 119: Cruising Salong Bay

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There is an island called Aegina in the center of this bay. It was considered a strong state in Greece more than a hundred years ago, especially in terms of navy, which caused Athens a lot of hardship, until Di Mistocles suggested Athens After spending most of the wealth on the development of the navy, Athens gradually began to gain the upper hand in the naval battle with Aegina. Finally, during the reign of Pericles, Athens entered a golden age. Without Sparta's intervention, it finally conquered Aegina and made it the territory of Athens.

The annexation of Aegina, and the island of Salamis not far to the northwest of it also belonged to Athens, so the northern waters of the bay are under the control of Athens.

Although Sekrian made an amazing decision, he did not lose his rationality and did not arrogantly let the fleet of warships break into the northern waters and provoke Athens. This is very likely to remain neutral at this time. Athens was dragged into the war, adding unnecessary trouble to the kingdom, so he let the fleet of warships sail past the south of Aegina.

This is of course a risky decision, because there are some small islands and reefs in the southern waters of Aegina, and the route is relatively narrow. The ships of the First Fleet who are not familiar with the sea conditions here can only line up in long columns. , Passing at a slower speed, if a hostile Greek city-state fleet suddenly launches an attack at this time, the first fleet will find it difficult to respond from the beginning to the end and will surely suffer greater losses.

In this area and nearby waters, only Athens has strong naval power, and according to the intelligence provided by the Ministry of Military Affairs, Sekerian knows that Aegina has the naval port of Athens and some warships are moored. As a result, Sekelian had lost the ease he had before, and began to feel nervous.

The 1st Fleet quickly transformed into a two-way column, starting to pass between Aegina and Methana, and then cautiously rounding to the south of Agtisri, after which They have gradually increased the speed...

At this time, the south coast of Aegina was full of people from Athens. They watched intently as they watched three-tiered paddle warships passing by under their noses endlessly, all on their faces. Full of consternation.

"This... how many warships are there?!"

"I have been counting just now, 205 ships have passed, and there are still so long after that, it is estimated that at least 400 ships!"

"This should be the fleet of Dionia. I heard that when they were engaged in naval battles with the Carthaginians, the total number of warships on both sides reached a thousand. At that time, I thought that the colonial kingdom was willing to fall Those forces intimidating the Western Mediterranean (the drama "Theonians" written by Aristophanes was popular in Athens at the time, making many Athenians think that the main body of the Incorporating people into their own kingdom, granting them citizenship, and living with them is an expression of self-willingness and depravity), deliberately exaggerating their own power, but it seems that it may be true now!"

"400 warships are nothing great. At one time our total number of warships in Athens was more than this, and even if we now have far fewer warships than them, with our superb ship handling skills, we can still win naval battles. They!"

"Boy, self-confidence is good, but don’t belittle the other side blindly. We are all sailors. We should take a closer look at their ships before evaluating them. Dionia’s fleet should be unfamiliar with the sea conditions here, but You see that their speed is not slow, but the distance between each row of warships and the rear row of warships can always be kept stable...In the narrower place in front, the two warships of each row can turn very freely. The speed has not slowed down much, and there has never been a collision... All these show that Dionia's fleet is well-trained, and their sailors have a high level of manoeuvring. We must pay our attention!"

"Hey! You guys, now that the Dionian fleet has reached our door, you still have leisure to stand here and watch, shouldn't you send out our warships and prepare to protect Is our homeland!"

"What do you know as a woman! Look at the direction of the Dionian fleet. It doesn’t look like it’s coming to Athens. Besides, we haven’t received an order from the General’s Executive Committee to attack. , Which led to the outbreak of war between Athens and Dionia, and maybe they will be convicted by the Citizens’ Assembly!"

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Just as the people of Athens stood on the island of Aegina and were talking about it, the vanguard of the 1st Fleet quickly approached the port of Cancorrea in the eastern part of the Isthmus in Corinth. The land here was concave and formed. In a small bay, the Dionian warship immediately blocked the mouth of the bay to prevent the ship from escaping.

The first fleet came very coincidentally. After the 5 Asian Minor transport ships entered the port of Cancorrea, two more food fleets from Asia Minor arrived near the port of Corinth. They were getting the "Dionia Fleet" The news of "appearing in Salong Bay" made the guilty conscience very panic. They fled to the port in a swarm, causing panic and congestion at the port entrance, and also caused the port to be unable to close the water gate for a while.

The battleship of the 1st Fleet seized the opportunity to rush into the harbor and try to hit all the ships that could be seen flying the flags of the city-states of Asia Minor, even if it had already docked on the pier. In the process, in order to clear the navigation route, it is inevitable. Also knocked over other ships...

There was chaos in the port of Cancorrea, and the people on the shore rushed and called in panic... But for a while, the Corinthian officials at the port could not find any effective measures to stop the Dionian warship from raging in the port.

The strength of the Corinthian navy is quite good among the Greek city-states, but the Salong Bay in the eastern part of the Isthmus has always been dominated by the Athenians, so all warships are docked at the main port of the western isthmus, Le Caeu. MU, and even if the fleet is in the eastern port this time, they cannot compare with the number of Dionian warships that are constantly pouring into the port.

In addition, more than a dozen crow warships docked to the pier one after another, and the heavily armed fleet of infantry immediately went ashore, but they neither pursued the port people nor seized the port, but lined up nearly 500 people neatly. The phalanx, holding a shield and sword, stood in place, and shouted in unison: "We only attack the cargo ship that transports troops for Sparta, and there is no malice against Corinth!!! We only attack..."

These shouts of the fleet infantry are really ridiculous, but they have worked in the chaotic situation at this time: the Corinthians hesitated, and based on the deterrence of the Dionian soldiers who landed, they were neither on the guard. The tower was attacked with rockets, and there was no way to close the water gate...

Not long after, the trumpet sounded on the squadron seat of the First Fleet, and all the Dionian warships in the port quickly evacuated.

The Corinthian people in the port are a little calm, but there are broken ship boards and shipwrecks floating on the sea in the port. The voices of the crew members who are falling into the water are constantly struggling and crying for help, a tragic sight...

The Dionian warship evacuated the port of Corinth smoothly, which made Sekerian breathe a sigh of relief. When he was about to give the order to "evacuate the fleet from the Salong Bay", the watchman at the top of the main mast suddenly shouted: "The Clippers in the northeast have raised a yellow flag!"

Seckli'an was shocked. He understood that this meant that there were fewer warships approaching than the 1st Fleet, and there was only one city-state in this big bay that dared to make such a move—Athens.

Secrian began to get excited, and he shouted: "The sky full of stars rises, and the fleet is heading northeast!"

The captain of the flagship who received the order rushed to the stern and asked eagerly: "My lord, are you ready to go to war with Athens?!"

"Calm down, Ekritus." Sekelian said relievedly: "The Athenians are unknown. I am just preparing for it. If they dare to attack, then we can also counterattack!"

The bugle blew and the black flag was raised. The 500 Dionian warships that had originally gathered outside the port of Corinth quickly unfolded centered on their respective squadrons, and they lined up and moved towards Travel northeast.

It didn’t take long for dozens of Athenian warships to appear in the field of vision of the captain of the forefront battleship of the 1st Fleet. This did not have any impact on Dionia’s warships. All warships were still moving at a steady speed. go ahead.

The same is true for the Athens warship.

Six miles...Five miles...Four miles...The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer. At this time, the crew of Athens should be able to clearly feel that there is a significant gap between them and the Delonia fleet in terms of numbers. , But they have given them courage with their brilliant record of winning more with less in the past, especially a victory monument was erected on Salamis not far from them.

In this bay decades ago, the Greek combined fleet, dominated by Athenian warships, fought against the Persian fleet, which had several times the number of warships of its own. In the end, it won a glorious victory, created a miracle of war, and saved Greece... this The legend has inspired generations of Athenians. The Athens crew who were ordered to leave the port today had more or less expectations, which offset the tension in their hearts.

As the distance between the two sides gets closer and closer, even Sekelian can't help feeling nervous. He is not afraid of the dozens of Athenian warships ahead. As a senior general of the kingdom of his level, not only It is enough to play comfortably by yourself, and you must also consider how the changes in the Greek situation triggered by the defeat of the Athens fleet will affect Dionia’s military plan in the Peloponnese, but the situation in Greece is different. It's complicated, he couldn't predict it at all.

Fortunately, when the distance between the two sides was close to two miles, Sekerian got the news: The Athens fleet stopped advancing!

Secrian hurriedly ordered: The fleet stop advancing!

The warships of the two sides were two miles apart, facing each other quietly.