Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 357: The Battle of Carthage (3)

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For a time, many people in Carthage turned from spectators to participants in this war, which aroused the attention of all people on the coast to this war.

The Third Fleet is very close to the Carthage Fleet, which makes Midolades satisfied. He has some knowledge of the Carthage port. Its naval port is located inside the commercial port. The two ports are located together. At the same time, the middle is separated by a water gate, and the commercial port on the outside also has a water gate. Its width is impossible to allow so many warships to flow in at the same time. The Carthage fleet must slow down in order to enter the port. Give the Third Fleet a great opportunity to hit them hard.

"General, the Carthage fleet did not turn, they are continuing to retreat eastward!" The shout of the watchman did not surprise Midolades, because he had turned his head and saw that his ship was passing by. The port of Taiji, this shows that the commander of the Carthage fleet also realized that there is a huge risk of withdrawing into the port of Carthage at this time, so he gave up entering and continued to escape.

Midolades lowered his face, he suddenly thought: If the Carthage Fleet continues to retreat like this, the previous efforts of the Third Fleet are likely to be abandoned, because most of the African coast to the east is Carthage. Allied states, the Carthage fleet may find a chance to hide in the allied ports at any time, and the third fleet is impossible to chase to the end. At dusk, it must return to the base, because the exhausted crew needs to replenish a lot of food and water...

"Damn Sekerian, what are you doing now!!" Midolades became more angry as he thought about it, and couldn't help yelling.

At this moment, the watchman above his head exclaimed: "Carthage warships! Dozens of Carthage warships rushed out of the harbor!"

Midolades was taken aback, and instantly understood that the Carthage fleet was not going to retreat at all, but was trying to lure the third fleet to the port and in turn flanked the third fleet.

At this critical moment, he did not have time to regret that he lost his vigilance because of his eagerness for meritorious deeds, nor did he have time to think about how the Carthage fleet had so many more warships (the truth is, near Erlux After the surprise naval battle, the shipyards of Carthage and the Phoenician allies did their best to process and rush, and added dozens of new warships), he decisively issued the order: "Shoot the bugle immediately, Round defense!"

At this time, many Dionia warships already knew that there was an enemy ship coming from behind. The crew did not panic too much. After seeing the flags sent by the flagship, they immediately began to line up in an orderly manner, because whether it was For Midolades and the Third Fleet, it was not that they had encountered similar situations in the Sardinian naval battle. The situation at that time was even more dangerous. Both the captain and the crew had experience. Fortunately, Midolades is cautious, so that the entire fleet basically maintains a formation, so it is easier to switch to a round formation.

When the Carthage warships in the harbor attacked, Morbal then ordered the Carthage fleet to attack.

The Carthage warships that were retreating turned their bows one after another, and then launched a charge on the Dionian warships.

The Third Fleet of Dionia is in danger of being attacked on both sides.

Since this battle took place in front of the port, the Carthage veterans on the breakwater could see more clearly. They could see that the Dionian fleet was retreating hard, trying to shrink into a ball, and The premeditated Carthage fleet attacked swiftly, like bone-attached maggots, which made the Dionian warships exhausted, and even some of the last enemy ships were overtaken by the Carthage warships, and they were quickly entangled. , And then was hit by another Carthage warship that came later (in fact, these Dionian Raven warships voluntarily sacrificed themselves and took on the task of blocking in order to ensure the smooth formation of the entire fleet)...

Now, the Carthage fleet not only has the upper hand in terms of the number of warships, but also takes the initiative in the battlefield. Because it is fighting at home, the morale of the crew is not weaker than that of the opponent.

Although the Dionian fleet resisted stubbornly, it was completely surrounded.

The veterans were relieved of their worries and smiled, and even Aisi Yaruba shouted in praise: "As expected of Morbal, it seems that he will win another naval battle! And the result will be far better than the previous one! "

"Yes, with this victory, the Dionians no longer dared to be so rampant in the peace talks." Tepanlaco responded immediately.

"With this victory, there are still peace talks?! We can fully increase our support for Morbar and let the Carthage navy regain its advantage at sea!" Preta Kuba retorted excitedly .

"We have to face the reality. Even if we wipe out this fleet of Dionia, Dionia still has much more warships than us, and peace talks are the best choice!" Suddenly retorted.

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The two sides started another verbal debate on the wall.

"Masters, don't be too happy, this Dionian fleet is not so easy to be defeated!" Annobas said with a sneer suddenly.

"The person who almost defeated our fleet shouldn't be jealous of Morbar's feats, and don't want to see the navy win." A Margonidian veteran sneered loudly, which aroused the anger of many people. .

"It seems that the punishment against you last time was too light. The Senate should restart your interrogation!" Another senator looked at him viciously and made loud suggestions. He was surprised by many people's responses. Annobas did not dare to speak any more.

"When did the Senate become so timid to listen to different opinions?!" At this moment, Hanno stood up and expressed support for Anobath: "This fight against Dionia So far, we are at a complete disadvantage. It’s not because some of us are arrogant and think we can easily defeat Dionia, and even arrogantly declare,'Within a year, Dionia will be People are driven away from Sicily!'What happened?! We have lost Corsica, Sardinia, and even Sicily. It is difficult to keep even Sicily. Now the Dionians have attacked our door! It's time to hear the difference. Opinion, so some of us who are hot-headed sober up! Annobas, tell me, what’s wrong with the situation?!"

Hanno looked around the people with a majestic expression. Out of awe of this powerful man, no one retorted. Even Preta Kuba fell silent because of his aggrieved reason.

Annobas gave a light cough and said softly: "Although Morbal-sama used a strategy to fool the Dionia fleet, but he failed to cause chaos through the swift attack of front and back flanking. This is because The Peripheral Dionia warships were desperately obstructed regardless of their own collision and sinking. Their fighting spirit is very tenacious!" In a naval battle, his strategy at the time was actually quite successful. Facing the predicament of front and back attack and the small number of warships, the fleet of other city-states had long been defeated, but the Dionia fleet just killed. Out of a **** road, turning defeat into victory, his tenacious fighting spirit is heart palpitating.

"Look at this—now our warships are not continuing to charge forward, but are turning to the sides. This shows that the Dionia fleet has formed a circle formation, making our warships afraid to attack. Its formation——"

"So what? The Dionian fleet is already surrounded by us. We don't attack in order to reduce casualties. The Dionians don't attack. Is it to wait until the evening is easy to escape?" Preta Kuba These remarks caused a few elders to laugh.

"Everyone knows that the crew of the warship is very expensive due to long rowing battles. They need to replenish them in time. But the battlefield is in Carthage, and the Dionian fleet cannot get food supplements and Resting, its base is even more than a hundred miles away. At night, surrounded by the Carthage fleet, are the exhausted Dionian crews still capable of rowing the warship back? I'm afraid they can only be captured with their hands. "Another Magonis veteran further added.

"We all know that for the Dionian fleet to stay here is to wait for death, and the Dionians can’t be ignorant! I remember... the Sardinian game I commanded. In the Asian Sea War, it seems that this fleet was also surrounded by us. As a result, their desperate and brave attack, in the end... not only rushed out of the encirclement... but also defeated us..." When the last thing he didn’t want to recall was spoken, he looked painful and worried: "But this time, they did not rush to put up a defensive position, as if they had something to rely on. This could not help but arouse our vigilance. Ah!"

What to watch out for? Reinforcement of the Dionian Fleet? ! ...Hanno moved in his heart.

Before Annobas had time to answer, the bell of "Clang! Clang! Clang!" suddenly sounded on the port lighthouse not far in front of them.

"Why is the lighthouse bell still ringing?!" A veteran subconsciously complained loudly, because before the Dionia fleet appeared on the sea near the port, it kept ringing.

"I'm afraid there is a new enemy!" Annobas reacted first, looking nervously at the sea ahead.

Everyone was shocked.

At this time, the tower guard leaned out of the stone window on the top of the lighthouse and shouted below: "Another fleet has appeared in front of you. There are many black warships!"

Another Dionian fleet! ! ...The veterans heard this news, their complexion changed suddenly, and they shouted in horror: "Quick! Go and notify Morbal! Quickly let him withdraw the fleet to the harbor!..."

The soldiers at the head of the city quickly gathered together and shouted in unison toward the outside of the port: "Retreat quickly, the enemy's reinforcements are coming!! The enemy's reinforcements are coming!!!..."

The two fighting parties were in front of the port, and the crew of the warship nearby could vaguely hear the bell of the lighthouse and the shouts of the sentries.