Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 230: Asia Minor Fleet
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The United Asia Minor fleet stationed in the port of Halicarnassus knew this well. They even knew that hundreds of Dionian warships were escorting these fleets. Later, the Greek city-states were added. Nearly a hundred warships, apart from this, no other enemy fleet has been seen in the Aegean Sea. The combined fleet of Asia Minor has twice the number of warships of the opponent, so after discussion, the Asia Minor fleet decided to go north to the Missia waters. , To capture fighters.
In early November, the Asia Minor fleet went northward in mighty force. When it reached the sea near the entrance of Hellespoon, the Greek coalition fleet had already been informed that it had already escaped. The Asia Minor fleet, unwilling to return empty-handed, made a southward move at dusk. The posture of returning, in fact, quietly entered the port of Ilesus on Lesvos not far south of the landing place of the Dionian army.
The two large tongs similar to crabs on Lesvos Island. The two tongs were not completely closed. The center formed a bay with the entrance facing the south and away from the Hellespong Strait, which was hidden from the Greek coalition forces for a while. On the second day, when a transport fleet of 70 cargo ships of the Greek Allied Forces sailed unsuspectingly into the waters near Ilion, the Asia Minor fleet suddenly appeared and attacked it, almost destroying the entire fleet.
When the attack of the Asia Minor Fleet was about to end, the Fourth Fleet of Dionia hurriedly arrived, and the Persian and Asia Minor Fleet immediately gathered the warships and set out to fight with them.
In view of the huge difference in the number of warships, the Dionian Fourth Fleet wisely chose to retreat, while the Persian and Asia Minor Fleet had been chasing the fleeing Greek cargo ships back and forth. The sailors were a bit tired and had no intention of fighting again, and then returned. Port of Illesus.
On the second day, the Asia Minor fleet reappeared in the waters near the entrance of the Hellespong Strait, but did not find any traces of the Greek coalition fleet or fleet. They cruised for most of the day and found nothing, and finally returned in anguish.
In the evening of this day, the senior generals of the Asia Minor Fleet held a military meeting to discuss the issue of "whether the fleet should return to Halicarnassus as soon as possible".
Most of the admirals from the Greek city-states of Asia Minor think: "The Greek coalition forces have learned their lesson from yesterday’s failure. As long as we are still on this day, their fleet will probably not appear. And the Asia Minor fleet has a large crew, Les Voss Island is obviously unable to provide enough supplies, and it is more troublesome to obtain supplies from the nearby coastal city-states of Asia Minor. More importantly, the Asia Minor fleet has been stunned, and logistics supplies are very important to the Greek coalition forces. Dionia The kingdom will never give up, they will definitely send reinforcements, don’t forget that the Dionians have thousands of warships!"
The Persian naval generals thought: "Although the Asia Minor fleet has achieved a little success, it is not enough to boast of Fanabazos, and not enough to attract the attention of the Persian king. Even if the fleet of the Greek coalition is in Avoiding the attack of the fleet, the fleet may not achieve any obvious results in the future, but as long as the fleet exists in this sea area for one more day, it will cut off the supply of the Greek coalition forces for one day, making the Greek coalition forces a little jealous and still being formed. Asia Minor Army provided assistance.
As for the logistics supply, they don't need to worry about them. As long as you ask Fanabazos for help, he will naturally write to ask nearby areas to provide assistance to the entire fleet. So far, we have not received any news of the appearance of other Dionian fleets in the Aegean Sea. Even if they do intend to attack, it cannot be done in the short term. The Asia Minor fleet can rest assured to stay here for a few more days. Get more combat exploits. "
Although most of the ships of the Asia Minor fleet were provided by the Greek city-states, the commanding power was in the hands of the Persians. They insisted that the navy leaders of the Greek city-states could not object, so the Asia Minor fleet continued the next day. Cruising in this area, but when they returned to the station at dusk, they got a shocking news: A fleet of Dionian ships with an astonishing number of warships appeared near the waters of Kos Island and was heading north along the coast of western Asia Minor.
It turned out that the commanders of the three major fleets of Dionia, Sekrian, Midolades, and Stefakas, after receiving the order from the Ministry of Military Affairs, after some deliberation, made a decision not to let it. The fleet went to Crete. After all, thousands of warships were dispatched. The momentum was too great to attract attention. It would inevitably arouse the vigilance of the enemy and fail to lead the snake out of the cave. In addition, the port conditions of Crete must be supported. The long-term stationing of the personnel of the three major fleets is also relatively difficult, so they decided to let the three major fleets go to Messenia and Lagnia to station first. As the most important relay station between the sacred kingdom of Dionian and the mainland of Greece, the attachments of these two kingdoms have vigorously built port facilities during the past few years, which can fully meet the needs of the fleet and crew. The fleet was stationed on the southern coast of Peloponnese, and at the same time, it paid close attention to the movements of the western coast of Asia Minor. Once a fighter appeared, it would attack quickly.
After Daves agreed to their suggestion, the three major fleets were stationed in Messenia and Laconia. They were hardly dispatched at ordinary times, and occasionally needed training to cultivate the tacit understanding between the fleets. Draw a small number of warships and proceed in the bay.
Since the southern waters of the Peloponnese are now the heart of the Dionian Kingdom’s sphere of influence in the Eastern Mediterranean, it is impossible for merchant ships from Persia and Asia Minor to enter, so the Persians have no idea about the Western Mediterranean. The Dionia fleet has moved east.
Compared with Dionian’s strict control over the western waters of the Eastern Mediterranean, Persia’s management of the eastern waters is still relatively loose, especially on the western coast of Asia Asia where Dionian has a lot of eyeliner. The Persian Asia Minor fleet had just been established, and the Dionian fleet soon learned.
A few days after the Asia Minor fleet went northward, the three major fleets of Dionia went out of the port and moved east together. Thanks to Dionia’s efforts in promoting and funding the Greek allies to improve port facilities and maintain sea routes in the past few years. , So that when the Dionian fleet traverses the Aegean Sea, not only can it get timely water supplements on nearby islands, but sometimes it can even travel at night when the weather is good, so wait for the Dionian fleet to approach the coastal waters of Asia Minor. At that time, the Asia Minor fleet was still cruising in the Hellespong waters.
After the Asia Minor Fleet generals learned of this news, they had no confidence to fight with the three major fleets of Dionia, which had far more ships than their own. They were also concerned about providing help to the Army, and immediately decided to lead the fleet back south. . In order to avoid a head-on collision with the Dionian fleet, after passing through the island of Kays, the Asia Minor fleet began to move away from the coast, attempting to sail southwest and make a large circle to avoid the Dionian fleet.
Who knows that the commanders of the Dionian fleet specially arranged for the second fleet to go near the sea, the first fleet to the remote sea, and the third fleet to connect in the middle, in order to prevent the enemy from missing. A big net in China, to catch the big fish of the Asia Minor Fleet.
It should be said that the Asia Minor fleet is a bit lucky. A merchant ship from the western city-state of Asia Minor kindly reminded the Asia Minor fleet that “there is a Dionian fleet coming towards them”. The Persian generals who heard the news suddenly panicked: Facing the pressing force of the Dionian fleet, it is impossible for the Asia Minor fleet to continue to detour westward, otherwise the fleet will go deep into Dionian’s sphere of influence in the Aegean Sea, and will not receive any supplies, and it will soon fail. The war was self-defeating, so there was only one way before them. Let the fleet approach the coast of Asia Minor as soon as possible and hide in a port of a town to avoid the fate of destruction.
So the Asia Minor fleet made an emergency U-turn, headed east, passing through Samos, and attempted to enter the port of Ephesus before the Dionian fleet could catch up.
Ephesus is a large city on the western coast of Asia Minor. Not only does it have thick walls, but also has abundant supplies. The Asia Minor fleet can evade for a long time in it until the Dionian fleet has to leave.
The Persians had a great idea, but unfortunately, the Dionian fleet was prepared. The second fleet led by Midolades quickly passed through the narrow Strait of Samos. The warship was in the waters near Ephesus. The word "one" was expanded to prevent the Eastward flight of the Asia Minor Fleet.
The Asia Minor Fleet generals who learned about the situation ahead through the Clippers are facing a dangerous situation of interception in the front and chasing troops in the back. They are like ants on a hot pot, panicked and overwhelmed. They are forced to lead the fleet in a hurry. Fleeing into the nearest port of Samos.
The island of Samos is separated from the western continent of Asia Minor by a narrow strait, which makes it, like Bosworth, actually one of the Ionian islands. It was once an important part of the Delian League established by Athens. One of the members. Later, after the Corinthian War, Athens gradually recovered its strength. It once again joined the Athenian Maritime Alliance. However, Athens was defeated by Dioyoua. Compared with Dio, who was far away in the Western Mediterranean and was strange to Samos. In Nia, the Samos were closer to Persia, and later it was attracted by some decree issued by the Persian king in order to win over the Greeks in western Asia Minor and put down the rebellion faster, and finally fell to Persia completely.
When the Asia Minor fleet fled into the port, the three major fleets of Dionia arrived quickly. The port lighthouse and sentry on the outpost watched the battle of Dionia, which was laid out on the sea outside the port. Boat, all felt scalp numb.
However, the Summers who had provided more than a dozen warships to the Asia Minor fleet had a fluke in their hearts: Although the Dionian fleet was powerful, they could not attack from land, nor could they stay here for long. , Will soon leave helplessly.