Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 130: The Great Battle of Taranto (2)

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At this moment, the sailors rushed into their respective docks, pulling the ropes in the front and pushing hard at the back. Amidst the tidy slogans, the three-layer paddle warships about 50 meters long entered the water like dragons, smoothly. Sliding into the Craty River, splashing large swaths of water......

In the blink of an eye, the surface of the wide Krati River near the mouth of the river was covered with warships, almost cutting off the water. Originally here, the flow of the river was very slow, but now it is even slower.

The sailors tied the ropes to the wooden stakes on the shore, fixed the warships, and then set up the wooden ladders. They quickly got on the boat one by one, and began to skillfully install the crow suspension bridge. After confirming that it was working properly, the sailors We went down to the cabin through the entrance of the deck, found our seat, and pulled out a wooden oar from the wooden trough, extended it out of the paddle, and installed it on the paddle.

The cabin of a three-layer paddle warship has three layers: 54 paddlers on both sides of the bottom layer, 54 paddlers on the middle layer, and the top layer with 62 paddlers. Because the top paddlers are close to the blade mouth, you can see As far as the sliding of the blades in the sea water, their status is the most important. They must be the leaders of the oars, leading the middle and lower oars, and rowing together.

After 170 oarsmen were in place, the captain walked back and forth in the aisles in the cabin. He was responsible for supervising the oarsmen, maintaining the order of oars, and boosting the morale of the oarsmen.

The helmsman walks toward the stern. He is the core of the ship. He controls the rudder and the direction of the ship. The most experienced sailor must be the most experienced sailor to destroy the enemy ship and save himself in the fierce battle.

The piper sat down in the middle of the aisle near the entrance to the deck. He was responsible for receiving instructions from the captain to control the rhythm of the oars.

The captain is the commander of the entire ship and is responsible for directing the battle.

In addition, there are three watchmen. They are arranged on the bow, stern and mast to inform the captain of the enemy and the instructions of the fleet at any time.

Today, considering that we will soon engage in offshore operations with Syracuse, the sails were not hung up, or even carried, and they were left in the dock to reduce the weight of the warship. Therefore, they are responsible for raising and lowering the sails and The ten deck sailors who control the navigation of the ship lacked one important task. In addition to picking up bows and arrows and dealing with enemies approaching the ship, their more important task was to control the "crow suspension bridge" to nail the approaching enemy ship.

At this moment, the army led by Daves also entered the naval port, and Sekrian, Midolades and other naval officers hurried up to greet them.

"Your Majesty, the fleet is ready and ready to go!" Sekelian said excitedly after saluting Daves.

"Have you found the Syracuse fleet?" Daves asked calmly.

"I found it!" Sekrian replied immediately: "Our Clippers reported back before,'There are dozens of Syracuse warships cruising near the coast of Castellon, and they seem to be preparing to be there. Landing, then their large fleet must be not far away!"

Daves looked at the naval officers headed by Sekrian, and their eyes burst into hot gazes. He smiled: "It seems that you can't wait. What are you waiting for? Let the Legion All of the soldiers are on board!"

"Yes!" Antonios and Amintas responded in unison, and then immediately ordered the team officers behind them: "Get on board!"

Soon, all the soldiers of the First Army and a small number of soldiers of the Second Army ran to the river bank in an orderly manner under the leadership of the squad leader. According to the training area yesterday, they found the three-layer paddle warship that their squad was responsible for. Order, on the deck of the warship, so far the total number of the three-layer oar warship in Dionia is close to 240 people.

Davers stood on the embankment, overlooking the densely packed legionaries on the riverbank, divided into streams of metal, rushing to the warships, dyeing the yellow-brown river surface (the color of the warships) Black...

Daves, who had never experienced a naval battle, couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride, and temporarily dispelled the tension in his heart. He turned around and said to Amintas: “After we set off, you will lead the rest of the The soldiers of the Second Legion rushed to the port. Mariji has prepared a cargo ship for you. If you get news of our victory as soon as possible, you will set off!"

"Understood, Your Majesty!" Amintas nodded and said, then looked at Sekelian and gave him a solemn military salute.

Just when Sekrian didn't understand why Amintas, who had just had a quarrel with him yesterday, did this, I heard Amintas say in a deep voice: "Sekrian, your majesty’s safety is up to you. !"

Sekrian understood, he immediately responded with the same solemn military salute: "I will use my life to protect Your Majesty's safety!"

"I wish the naval battle a great victory!"

"Wish the land battle victory!"

The two soldiers stared at each other, and the previous conflicts all vanished at this moment, and what was left was the fighting spirit of the same enemy.

"Let's get on the ship too, don't let the soldiers wait." Daves waved.

"Yes!" Martius waved his flag. The captain of the escort, who was basically healed, found Daves yesterday afternoon and insisted on going to battle to kill the enemy. Daves had to let him return to the team.

"Your Majesty!" Kunogolata led the elders, all walked forward with solemn expressions, and bowed respectfully to Daves. They didn't say much, but this ceremony The heavy weight entrusts the safety of the entire alliance to Daves, because this battle will determine the rise and fall of Dionia.

Davers smiled again and said loudly, "Waiting for the news of our victory!"

Then he led the **** down to the river bank. At this time, the legionaries were basically warships, so the river bank did not feel crowded. From time to time, sailors and soldiers of the fleet waved to Daves. And salute, Daves responded with a smile one by one.

Finally, he came to his ship. This is the largest three-layered oars warship in the entire fleet. It is 60 meters long and five meters wide. It is equipped with 188 oarsmen. The bow is tilted. Entering the water, the head end is a strong and sharp metal horn, and the tail end is upturned, similar to a scorpion tail, with countless wooden oars protruding from front to back on both sides of the hull, more like the feet of a millipede. This is a luxurious warship from Lijim, originally positioned as the flagship by Sekrian.

After Daves and 60 guards got on the deck, a man wearing a leather helmet and short coat rushed to the doctor. After saluting, he said nervously: "Your...Your Majesty, This is Mirtias, the captain of this ship!"

Davers smiled in return: "Miltias, I am glad to fight with you!"

"Your Majesty, the sailors... want to come to greet you, but because of their duties, they can't..." Mirtias asked in a soft, embarrassed voice.

Davos said without hesitation: "I'm going to greet them." After that, he first came to the entrance of the warship cabin.

The deck of a three-layer paddle warship is not a whole piece, but two decks from the bow to the stern. There is a gap of more than one meter in between. Therefore, the cabin is not airtight. The oarsmen in the cabin are You can pass through the gap sideways and see the blue sky above. Therefore, even if there are nearly 200 oarsmen in the cabin, this open structure does not let them feel bored.

When Daves appeared in the cabin, the entire warship boiled.

Davos did not live up to the enthusiasm of the oarsmen. Despite the narrow aisles of the middle and upper oarsmen, he worked hard to climb up and down, bend down to ask the names of each oarsman, and greet them with a handshake.

After this trip, although he didn’t wear a helmet, he was a little panting, but he stood on the aisle in the center of the first floor and still shouted excitedly: "Brothers, I’m glad to fight with you. Let us Fight together and win this naval battle!"

"The King of Daves will win!"

"The King of Daves will win!"

The oarsmen cheered in unison, attracting the sailors of the neighboring ships to look sideways, all showing envy: what an honor to be able to fight on the same ship with King Daves, these lucky Guys!

At this time, the unique naval bugle sounded from the nearby Dionian flagship, and the oarsmen stopped cheering and began to sing loudly and chanting hymns to the gods in unison, of course not dedicated to Ha Dis, but Poseidon, Lord of the Sea, this is a prayer for safe and successful sailing.

In order to integrate into the navy, Daves spent half a day learning this ancient etiquette, and now he sings loudly with the oarsmen.

Captain Mirtias handed him a wooden cup filled with Portuguese wine, which of course was not for drinking. Daves held it solemnly, walked to the bow, shouted the name of Poseidon, and spilled the wine into the river.

Poseidon’s carols resounded across the banks of the Craty River, refreshing the restless elders. Then, standing on the embankment, they saw that the foremost warships left the riverbank one after another, one after another sailing out of the military port...

"Let's go, let's go to the beach." Kunogolata said to the other elders.

No one expressed opposition. In the upcoming battle of life and death, although they can't go to the battlefield, they still have to cheer for the soldiers.

It is not only the veterans who hold this idea, all the people of the Dionian League can come, the elderly, women, children, citizens, prepared citizens, free citizens... etc., Thousands of people gathered at the entrance of the Krati River. Every time they saw a warship sailing out, they cheered like a tsunami to cheer for the relatives who participated in the war.

"This ship! My child is on this ship!"

"Have you seen it! The beckoning person is my brother, he is the captain!"

"My husband is in this boat with'three' written on the string. I can't see him because he is an oarsman."

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The people cheered and shouted the names of their loved ones. Many people also asked similar questions: "There is a strange long plank on the front mast of the battleship. What is that?! Why have I never been there? I have seen it on the warships of other city-states!"