Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 326: Long distance raid

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Daves heard these words, but he didn't agree with him. During the time he spent with Midolades in Lamín, according to his observation: Midolades is indeed not an extrovert, but He is also a strong person. The reason why he has never put forward any harsh requirements to the Ministry of Military Affairs, unlike Sekelian who often proposes to the Ministry of Military Affairs to increase warships, increase staffing, improve port facilities, etc., is that Because he may feel that he does not have any outstanding record, he is not qualified to say this, but his performance in this war can be said to be quite amazing, even better than the performance of the Sicilian fleet led by Sekrian. Under such circumstances, his mentality will naturally be different from the past, and the mentality of the crew of the Third Fleet will also rise, and it may not be easy to let them stay low.

At this time, Plintors said: "Your Majesty, although the Third Fleet has only 150 warships, they can win more with less and defeat the new Carthage team that once guarded Sardinia. I think They can also deal with the current Carthage fleet independently. Moreover, judging from the performance of the Third Fleet some time ago, they are very good at attacking the enemy on the shore. In this case, we can completely make the Sicilian Fleet and the Third Fleet one north and south, They do not belong to each other, and at the same time they are given the task of blocking the western waters of Sicily, harassing Carthage and allied territories, and annihilating the Carthage fleet..."

"Hmm..." Daves' eyes lit up, and he subconsciously tapped the back of the chair with his fingers.

"Your Majesty, how can this be done? It will be messy! Let's not say that Sekrian will be dissatisfied. If the two fleets are not affiliated, there will be no coordination. When the time comes, they will be messy, such as at the same time. To blockade the western waters of Sicily, such as raiding the same place at the same time..."

"This is indeed a problem, but Sekrian and Midolades are both very smart people. They will consciously coordinate each other's actions." Daves said disapprovingly, and then he improved. The volume: "Let the Sicilian Fleet and the Third Fleet act separately to complete the same task and let them compete with each other. I think this is a good idea, because the competition will force the two fleets to fulfil their potential and give them More motivation will make them more active, and that will be a disaster for the Carthaginians!"

"...I understand." Tormid glanced at Plintors and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to tell Sekrian about this?"

Davers shook his head and said: "Before the Sicilian fleet was humiliated, Sekrian was inspired and decided to carry out this raid mission. He now needs more patience and careful preparation. At this time, I told him, I'm afraid he will lose his mentality, so let's tell him after he successfully returns."

"Yes."

Davers readily agrees that the two fleets will compete with each other, and there is another important reason not to say: in the army, no high-level general can lead the way, Alexis and Prosius have slightly stronger records. , Amintas, Hiros, and Capus are not bad, the most important thing is that no one can shake his own position in the army. But for the navy, Sekelian’s prestige was too high, and Daves could not personally command the navy. Therefore, Sekelian used to say nothing in the navy, although Daves took some measures, such as "building four fleets and no navy. Commander..." But as soon as the war came, he still had to rely on Sekrian, and now he finally came out with a Midolades with outstanding ability. Of course, he must give support, which is conducive to the decentralization of the navy.

So he continued: "Although the Ninth Army cannot come to Sicily, Plesous has already captured the main city of Syracuse. The Seventh Army and the Eighth Army have no missions for the time being. They followed the Third Army on the north coast. The Carthaginians must not know the news. The Phoenician city-states on the north coast should have a relatively empty defense. They can seize this opportunity to give the Carthaginian army a sudden blow. As for the specifics The target of the attack, let Proseus and Midolades discuss and decide."

Tormeide and Plintors nodded and said yes.

"How is the situation of the various units now?" Davers asked again.

"Since there are a lot of new recruits in each legion, plus the Roman soldiers who have joined the legion, they are training these days to integrate these recruits into the legion as soon as possible..." Tolmid said.

"Let them hurry up. It may not be long before they are on the battlefield."

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At dusk, Sekrian received Davers's order to agree to his surprise attack. He quickly issued an order to let all the crew rest in bed as soon as possible to ensure sufficient energy for the second day of the adventure.

However, he negotiated with several old sailors of Serinus to determine the route of the voyage, and with the three squadron leaders and the infantry commander of the Sicilian fleet, according to Phoenician prisoners from the Eastern Mediterranean. Circumstances, discussing how to assault Hadrumentum City, has been busy until late at night.

On the second day, before dawn, the port of Silinus became lively.

The crew got up early, washed, dressed, and had breakfast. Then, under the leadership of the captain, they came to the warship dock to which they belonged. They worked together to drag the warship into the water and board the ship. , All in place. What was next was a group of 40 infantrymen from the fleet that had already assembled, and quickly went up to the deck of the Raven Warship.

When all these were ready, the sea level just showed a ray of light.

Sekrian stepped onto the flagship, and the captain greeted him with joy: "My lord, Poseidon, there is a slight north wind now!"

"Okay, this is a good omen!" Sekrian also smiled, took the big wooden cup from the captain, walked to the side of the ship, prayed and thanked Poseidon sincerely, and solemnly took the wooden cup. The wine inside was poured into the sea.

"Let's go," he said.

The flagship raised the green flag, but did not sound the bugle, because it was worried that it would alarm the Carthage army outside the city of Selinus and arouse their vigilance, so as to notify the fleet of Carthage.

But the captain of each warship was watching the flagship closely, and as soon as he saw its flag, he was ready to set off.

The first to leave the port was the squadron led by Stefakas. The last time Stefakas was assaulted by the Carthage Fleet, Stefakas was calm, and finally managed to save more than half of the warships, so Sekrian Still rest assured that the task of being a pioneer is handed over to him because of his stability.

Stefakas’s ship sailed at the head of the team. On the deck were two old Sailinus sailors. In this era without a compass, it is more difficult to distinguish the direction on the vast sea. Especially at night, experienced veteran sailors are good at observing the stars in the night sky to distinguish the direction. Now the sky is just getting dark, the stars are still visible in the dark sky, and there is the sun on the horizon as a sign, which makes it easier to grasp the course.

All the warships of the Sicilian fleet hung their sails and headed south by the north wind.

More than two hours later, Stefakas was sitting on the ship’s main mast and the watchman shouted: "There is an island ahead!"

Stefakas immediately leaned on the railing at the bow of the ship and stared forward, and at the same time asked: "Is it Corsula Island?!"

The two old sailors looked forward with their eyes wide open, but the distance was too far to be clear.

After a while, until they saw the outline of the island, they nodded and said, "Yes, that's it!"

"Raise three green flags! Order the sailors to advance at a sprint speed!" Stefakas decisively issued the order. What he worried most was that the people on the island discovered their fleet and drove away in advance.

But he was obviously worried.

At this time, the sun had just jumped out of the horizon, and many Kozula people hadn't gotten up yet, and no one had gone out to fish at such an early age.

As a result, the squadron warships led by Stefakas arrived quickly and blocked the only southern port of Corsula Island.

The 1500 infantrymen of the fleet had already taken off their armor, only tied a leather shield on their chests (because of their buoyancy), and had short swords tied to their backs. They all jumped into the sea and swam through simple boat chains and water gates. , Swam into the port, and quickly boarded the pier.

By the time all the Sicilian fleets gathered in front of the port on Corsula Island, the entire island had been captured by the fleet infantry.

The first step was successful and did not make Sekelian relax. He issued an order: leave half of the Clippers, centered on the island of Kozula, and mainly explore the waters in the southwest direction. If there is an abnormality, Immediately rush to the coast of Hadrumentum and notify the entire fleet. All the warships did not stop here, and continued to drive south, heading straight to the city of Hadrumentum.

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Puselika, the commander of the Phoenician United Fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean. As a great noble of Tyre, he was actually very unwilling to lead his army to the Western Mediterranean, but Tyre and other Phoenician city-states Extremely dependent on the precious metals provided by Carthage to protect the Phoenician region in the Persian Empire, therefore must help Carthage win the war at sea and ensure the unobstructed sea routes, and as Tyre’s admiral for Persia, He is the uncompromising candidate for the commander of the combined fleet.

The Tyres, especially the nobles, have complicated feelings for Carthage. From the chaos in Tyre's royal house hundreds of years ago, a group of rebels were expelled from Tyre and eventually settled in the Western Mediterranean and established Carthage. At that time, the officials who Tyre sent to the Western Mediterranean to be responsible for the mining and transportation of precious metals did not even bother to stop in this city-state established by the rebels.

Who knows that the situation has changed for hundreds of years. The Phoenician region was first conquered by Assyria, and then became a territory of Persia. Tyre’s control and influence on the Phoenician colony in the Western Mediterranean was greatly weakened, and Carthage gradually rose up, and gradually took over the power and wealth of the Eastern Mediterranean Phoenician city states such as Tyre and Sidon in the Western Mediterranean, and eventually became the most powerful Phoenician colonial city in the Western Mediterranean.