Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 129: The Great Battle of Taranto (1)

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"Come and take a look at our little Eunice too, right?" Asuna bent down and whispered to the little baby in the wooden cart.

The quiet little Eunice who knew her approached her immediately, yelling "Yeah", dancing with her hands and feet, and kicking away the thick wool covering her body.

"Madam, look, even Little Eunice is also protesting!" Asuna jokingly said as she covered the baby with a quilt. It was in the Daves Mansion, which was kind to the servants, and because Azuna was Kristia's confidant, she dared to speak like this.

Christoia looked at her daughter, her bright eyes gleaming with a gentle light, she remembered something, and sighed softly and said: "Little Klo did not see his father when he was born. Who is Dio? Nia always has wars..."

As the three of them were sighing, crying came from the front yard.

It's Little Clo! Both Agnes and Asuna's expressions changed, and Asuna hurriedly said, "I'll go and see."

"No need to go. With Heney and Cynthia, what's to worry about." As a mother, Christoya was much more calm than Agnes and Azuna.

Due to the expansion of the war, Dionia continued to mobilize young and middle-aged people to send to the front line. Many institutions in Turii stopped functioning due to lack of manpower. The same was true for schools. Guards and instructors either joined the new army or Become a sailor or join a transport team. Although the teachers specifically stipulate that Dionia is not required to go to the battlefield for the purpose of protecting high-quality talents, they still go to the places where they are needed under the arrangement of the city hall to contribute to the war, such as becoming The statistician of the Ministry of Military Affairs, the bookkeeper of the luggage transportation......

As a result, the school's teaching has come to a standstill. And without the protection of guards and instructors, the safety of the students could not be guaranteed, so Ansitanos had to announce that the school was temporarily closed.

For safety, Cynthia, Adoris, and Klo were not allowed to go out. The little guys who stayed at home and were suffocated were excited when they saw the return of their big brother, Hernipolis, who had not seen him for a long time. Play with him.

The childlike Hernipolis had to take them on the sports field in the front yard atrium, playing a rugby toss game (because the children were older and energetic, Daves simply put the front The pool in the courtyard of the courtyard was knocked out, and the whole was converted into a small sports field, so that the children can play happily in it and exercise their bodies at the same time).

The four-year-old little Kroo naturally followed his brother and sister in excitement, and accidentally tripped and fell to the ground, crying loudly.

Adoris was playing on his head, and said impatiently: "There is no bleeding, what can I do to cry!"

Cynthia glared at him, and Adoris immediately stopped talking. He was always a little afraid of this sister who was two years older than him.

Cynthia rushed over, helped the crying little Clo, lightly patted the dust on his body, and then said softly: "Little Cloo, you are a brave warrior. A warrior won't cry."

Little Klo, who often learns from Adoris at home and wants to be a brave soldier, immediately wiped his face with a little hand, curled his mouth and said, "I didn't cry!"

"Okay, let's rest for a while." Hernipolis panted heavily and sat down on the sidelines. Unlike the citizens of the alliance who often conduct military training, he spends most of his time in the academy to look up materials and practice writing. He lacks exercise at first. Just now, as a grabbing player, he ran back and forth with these energetic children. Just exhausted my energy: "I will tell you a story."

"What story?" Adoris asked immediately with interest. Hernipolis was good at telling stories, and he used to tell the children.

"The story of Hades's wife Parsephone and the sea monster. This is the story I collected last time when I went to Sicily. You must have never heard of it."

"I want to listen!" Adoris shouted immediately.

"I want to listen too!" Little Cloe shouted louder.

Cynthia didn't speak, and sat down beside Hernipolis in silence.

When Aristilas walked into the house, he happened to see three children sitting around Hernipolis, listening carefully to his vivid storytelling.

Seeing this warm scene, Aristotle naturally remembered the news about the "Alobmas Rebellion" he had just received, and couldn't help but sigh...

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In the early morning of December 6, the weather was clear, clear and cloudless, accompanied by breeze.

Daves gathered all the soldiers of the First and Second Legions in the barracks, and then led them to the foot of the Temple of Hades, where a lot of people had already gathered here, as well as the senators of the Senate.

Daves took the lead up the mountain, followed by the senator and the two legion chiefs.

Plesinus, the priest in charge, was already waiting in front of the temple, and a group of people headed by Davos walked into the **** hall of the temple of Hades with solemn expressions.

Daves looked up at the statue of Hades with double-stranded forks, black hair, and glaring round eyes, and there was a kind of intimacy in his heart: from his rebirth to the indissoluble bond with Hades now, and now It is to rest with him. As long as Dionia has always existed, the Davos royal family must be a family with him, worship him, and be blessed by him...

Thinking of this, Daves bowed down and bowed religiously, and then said loudly: "Just and unselfish God of Hades, your earthly kingdom of Dionia is being surrounded by war and is in danger, you The descendants of Daves (that is, Daves himself) are about to lead his army in a deadly battle against the Syracuse. I hope to get your blessing and return in a big victory!"

After finishing speaking, Daves stood up, lit an oil lamp, and placed it respectfully on the altar table in the middle under the idol.

Then Plycinus was holding a small black calf specially selected from many Lucania cattle. It seemed to know its own destiny, but when Daves held it with his left hand, it Don't call don't jump.

Daves drew out the dagger, touched its back and neck, cruelly, and pierced in with a forceful sword. The calf wailed and fell to the ground and died.

The priests quickly carried it to the sacrificial table, cut open the abdomen, and took out the internal organs for inspection. How can the internal organs of healthy calves have disease? Therefore, the divination priest looked through it carefully and said loudly: "Good omen! It is a good omen!!"

Everyone looked loose, showing joy, singing Hades carols, watching Plycinus solemnly enshrine fresh blood in front of the idol...

In addition to the Underworld Hall, Daves and the two army commanders also worshipped the Hall of Valor...

"Boom!...Boom!..." The long and vigorous nine bells rang from the mountain, and with a strong sound, the people and soldiers under the mountain became excited.

"It's a good omen! It's a good omen!!..." When Davos and his party descended from the mountain, the bottom of the mountain had become a sea of ​​joy, as if the battle had already been won.

Just as Daves led the First and Second Corps on the march towards the naval port, Sekrian was mobilizing nearly 30,000 sailors in the naval port: "Brothers, you have been training for so long. The sea is at war with the enemy. Yesterday, I was invited by Daves... Your Majesty to discuss the naval battle. There were also several legion commanders who were with you. They even dissuaded your Majesty from fighting the Syracuse at sea. What did you say? "Our navy has just been formed and has no experience. It is impossible to be an opponent of the Syracuse." I argued with them, but they were reprimanded by them saying, "Our navy has no merit and is not qualified to speak to them..."" /

Sekrian’s words made all the sailors angry. He took the opportunity to shout: "Fortunately, the wise King Daves said, "He believes that the sailors of Dionia will fight bravely like citizen soldiers. Bring victory to the Alliance!’ Brothers, let’s not let down your Majesty’s expectations and tell the proud army with a glorious victory that we are also the heroes in the hearts of the people! And with this victory, we can also be like Like Legionnaires, get citizenship faster (because most of the sailors are free citizens)! Get allotted land faster! Brothers, for your better life in the future, let us do a good job and defeat Siracusa Navy!"

"Defeat the Syracuse Navy!!!"

"Dionian Navy Victory!!!"

"Your Majesty Daves is victorious!!!"

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The enthusiastic sailors who were enthusiastic about Sekrian’s speech raised their arms and shouted, and the shouts made the people who were rushing to the coast to get the news looked sideways, and even Davers on the way heard their shouts. , Could not help laughing: "The morale of the navy is very high!"

Although there were some quarrels with Sekelian yesterday, before starting the battle, Amintas also put those minor disputes behind him, and said happily: "This is very good, and we have a little more chance of winning. "

"Now I order—" Sekrian looked around the sailors, gave a sharp breath, and shouted: "The tug is in the water!!"

The sailors immediately rushed to the dock where the warship they were responsible for was stored.

Warships that do not usually fight are stored in dry docks and exposed to the sun regularly, making it impossible for the ship maggots that damage the ship to survive. At the same time, the corroded ship plates are replaced and maintained, thus ensuring the ship’s durability. life. Therefore, the military port of Turiyi is different from the commercial port. It does not have a wharf. Instead, the river bank is built into an inclined causeway with a certain angle, and a dock is built on the causeway. After the warship enters the port, the sailors will drag the warship along the **** of the causeway into the dry dock for storage.

Because this naval port in Turiyi was built hastily without careful planning in advance, not only was the construction of each dock simple, but it also occupies a cramped area. It stretches from the Temple of Hera to the east, all the way to the market. On the outer part of the river bank, this section of the Krati section is densely lined with large and small docks.