Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 243: The Battle of Germe (3)

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But now the real commander of this fleet is not Stefakas, but Sekelian on the Raven Warship in the center of the forefront of the ship formation. He stands on the bow, looking resolutely forward. The captain behind him is giving a loud order: "Speed ​​up! Keep going straight!"

The looker at the top of the mast also shouted loudly: "There are about 40 enemy ships in front of them, lining up in double columns, and enemy ships in the distance are coming one after another!"

"Hurry up and eat this wave first!" Sekrian whispered, and glanced up at the suspension bridge erected by the front mast.

The Phoenician warships hurriedly lined up also quickly increased the speed of the ships, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer.

Sekrian stared at the enemy ship speeding forward without blinking. The Raven ship sitting on it maintained a high speed, but it was not a sprint speed, and it rushed straight toward the opponent's bow.

When the two ships were 30 meters apart, the enemy ship suddenly turned sideways. Obviously the Phoenicians knew the power of the Dionian Raven.

Sekrian sneered, and the warship he was on did not care about the evasive Phoenician warship, but moved on.

Just as the Phoenician warship passed Sekrian’s ship, she suddenly saw the Dionian warship ahead like a swordfish, rushing towards the warship’s Hit it sideways.

The Phoenician warship had to turn again and escaped the crisis of being hit dangerously and dangerously, but the two ships passed by: "Withdraw the oars!"

"Withdrawal!" Both sides ordered at the same time.

The sailors of the Dionian warship had been prepared for a long time, and the Phoenician warship sailors had just been paddling hard, so that the warship escaped the crisis of being hit and sunk. At this moment, how could we react? Propelled by the violent force of the Dionian warship, it hit the ship window, snapped, and was directly broken.

After the Dionian warship broke the oar on the opponent's side, it was ignored and continued to sail.

When the crew of this Phoenician warship was still in shock, another Dionian warship approached oncoming, but this was a raven warship, which used the Phoenician warship’s lack of wooden oars. , When it was inconvenient to move, the suspension bridge was easily **** on its deck. The army reserve soldiers on the ship were not those friendly soldiers. They followed the instructions and after crossing the suspension bridge, they did not love fighting, and cut and wounded most of the Philippines. Nicky sailor, under the leadership of the squad leader, quickly returned to the warship and pulled up the suspension bridge...

The gypsophila formation arranged by Sekrian is different from the past. The traditional gypsophila formation is lined with raven warships at intervals, and the fast three-layer paddle warships at the rear are waiting for the opportunity to plug in and catch the fighters. . At this time, the ship formation is spaced apart from the raven warships and the fast warships, the purpose of which is to speed up the rhythm of the attack, seize the time, and save the besieged warships.

The ship in the center of the ship formation, Stefakas, fluttered with blood-colored flags, reminding the surrounding warships to fight to the death, while the ship sprinting in the forefront of Sekerian encouraged the crew to work hard. forward.

The Eastern Phoenician Fleet succeeded in a sneak attack, but now it is the first official battle against the Dionian Fleet. Their traditional naval tactics are completely unable to adapt to Dionian’s new style after years of training. Although they had more warships, the hurried battle formation could not withstand the attack of the morale-like Dionian Squadron. After fighting for a period of time, ten Finician warships were either captured or smashed, but the Dionian Squadron only paid the price of four warships damaged, and took the Phoenician before him. The ship formation was completely defeated.

The Phoenician warships saw that the situation was not good, and they retreated.

The Dionian fast warship did not chase after it, because Sekelian had discussed with them before the war. The current battle situation is that there are few enemies and the warships cannot be scattered, otherwise, if they are too aggressive, they will separate from the large forces. , It is easy to fall into the encirclement, so in the process of maintaining a faster speed, the battleships of Dionia gradually returned to their respective positions, still maintaining a complete formation.

The Phoenician warships along the way got the news early and retreated to the west, allowing some of the Dionian warships that had been hiding in the east to escape and join the ship formation. The number of ships of the Dionian Squadron has not decreased but increased, reaching 45 ships.

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"Cough! Cough!..." Mirtias coughed repeatedly, and the crew next to him hurriedly helped him up, slapped him on the back, and let him spit out the sea water smoothly.

"General Mirtias, are you okay?!" the crew asked with concern.

Miltias waved his hand, but didn't want to speak. He faced the sea and stared blankly at the sea. There was no sign of his flagship there. Only the top section of the main mast was exposed to the sea, like a Root floating rotten branches. He led the flagship to deal with the enemy for a while, but in the end he couldn't escape the enemy's encirclement and was sunk. Fortunately, they were closer to the beach, so they swam directly ashore.

Looking at the surrounding sea, there are several "rotten branches" like this, mainly occurring near the coast, while further away, more warship wrecks are half-floating and half-sinking on the sea. Most of them are Dionian warships. Only a few warships seem to float intact on the surface, but they float with the water completely uncontrollably. They are Phoenicians killed by the raven warships. Battleship.

Looking at the wreckage of warships and countless human heads floating on the sea, Mirtias’s heart was pinched tightly by something, which made him feel heartbroken: the Sicilian fleet...and his The Fourth Fleet... Is it all gone? ...

He stood for a long time, letting the tide wash his legs...

Most of the surrounding crew members are just like him, staring at the flagship sinking in the sea, and spending so many years together makes it hard for them to give up.

"Hey, are you from the Dionia Fleet?!" Someone came towards them.

"Yes, we belong to the Dionian 4th Fleet. This is ours—" a crew member beside Mirtias said loudly, and Mirtias patted his shoulder vigorously. , Stopped him from continuing. As the person in charge of this transportation operation, Mirtias consciously felt that he should bear important responsibility for this fiasco, and he was a little shameless.

Fortunately, not long after he arrived in Sicily, not many people knew him. The man just glanced at him, and then said to the crew member who spoke: "There are still many crew members in your Fourth Fleet."

Following the direction of his finger, Mirtias saw that more than a thousand people had gathered on the east beach.

The man continued: "I am Friakas, the commander-in-chief of the Gela reinforcements. This is too close to the city of Serinus. In order to avoid being discovered by the Carthaginians, we cannot stay here. Too long, we must walk east as soon as possible, after passing through Germe, reaching the city of Minoa to ensure safety."

The crew turned their heads to look at Mirtias. Mirtias nodded, and the crew immediately said: "Okay, let's pass."

Fryakas glanced at Mirtias with a low expression again. He had seen this look on the faces of several Captain Dionia who had swam ashore, after all, since the storm destroyed the Dionia fleet. After that, this was another huge loss for the Dionian Navy. The myth that the Dionian Navy has never failed since its establishment has ended. For these admirals, the blow is obviously a bit big. I can understand, but at the same time I have a bit of worry: What else will Jela do when the Dionian Army and Navy in Sicily are in trouble?

He sighed in his heart, turned and walked towards the large group.

The crew dragged behind and looked back at the sea from time to time. Someone suddenly said: "The enemy ship is no longer visible on the sea. Have they retreated?"

Miltias almost staggered and fell to the ground. In fact, he prefers to see enemy ships patrolling on the sea, because it means that the Sicilian fleet still has warships fighting, and now all the enemy ships are leaving, is it Sicily? The fleet has been wiped out? !

Mirtias's face became gray and his heart felt even more painful.

At this time, the clamor in front was loud: "Enemies! There are enemies!!"

"The Carthaginians are coming! Run away!!"

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The crew was shocked and saw many Numibian cavalry sprang out of the woods on the north side of the beach. They rode their horses and ran down the gentle slope, rushing towards the large army gathered in front, and behind them, more full soldiers appeared. Armed Carthage infantry...

Since the last night attack, Margo has stepped up patrols from Silinus to the coast of Germe. The Sicilian fleet and the Phoenician fleet will of course be attacked by Carthage in the sea near Germe. The scout discovered that Margo, who had received the news, immediately dispatched a 5,000-man riding and walking mixed army to attack the Dionian crew and soldiers who fled ashore due to the sinking of the ship, while also preventing the Minoans from leaving the city for rescue.

Most of the Dionian crews and friendly soldiers on the beach were unarmed and panicked inevitably. When the Numibian cavalry rushed forward, the thrown javelin fell into the crowd, and the splashing blood and screams made people turn around in panic and fled.

The Numibian cavalry screamed and drove their horses by the opportunity to smash, which accelerated the disintegration of the Dionian crew and friendly soldiers...

"General, we must immediately escape to the sea to escape the enemy's pursuit!" The flagship captain's voice trembled and shouted to Mirtias.

"...Go ahead." Mirtias said stupidly, but the whole person continued to move forward.

The captain of the flagship grabbed him in a hurry, shook him vigorously, and eagerly shouted in his ear: "Miltias, the enemy is here! We must run away!"

"There are enemies everywhere, hiding in the sea, and eventually becoming a ridiculous prisoner... The 4th Fleet is gone... it's all my fault... I have failed your majesty's trust!..." Mirti There is endless regret in Ass’s indifferent words. He raised his head and looked forward: "...Only by dying in the battle can people's ridicule of me...