Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 358: The Battle of Carthage (End)

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After receiving the news, Morbal's face changed drastically, and he immediately ordered: All warships abandon the siege of the Dionian fleet in front of them, and quickly withdraw to the harbor!

Although the captains of the battleships of Midolades and Dionia did not understand what the enemy was yelling in the city, the sound of the lighthouse bell and the sudden change of tactics by the enemy in front of them all showed that the battle situation had changed.

What is this change? The Sicilian fleet must have arrived! ……This is the plan of Sekrian and Midolades for many days to draw the snake out of the cave. Due to the position of the third fleet and the number of its warships (the Sicilian fleet has too many warships, the Carthage fleet may not dare After the battle, the Sicilian fleet that had been ambushing between the western waters of Sicily and the Carthage waters judged the time and came to encircle. Since the battle location is basically determined, there is no need to worry about losing its way. And missed the fighter.

The Third Fleet still adheres to the defense-oriented strategy, but widens the space between the warships to cover more sea surface and prevent enemy ships from bypassing them and approaching the port.

The irony is that Morbar previously deliberately lured the Third Fleet to the front of the port entrance in order to make the rear of it suffer a sudden attack, but now when the Carthage Fleet wants to withdraw into the port, they It was found that the Third Fleet was arranged in a circular formation, lying in front of the harbor, completely blocking their way back.

Is it fleeing elsewhere, or forcibly entering the port? ... Morbar is facing an important decision, time is pressing, the veteran also lost his previous calm, his body was soaked in cold sweat, and finally he gave the order: "Strike forward, break through the enemy's formation forcibly, and return to the port!"

Also, he commanded the flagship and charged forward first.

The reason why Morbal gave up retreating to another place was because he knew that the Carthage crew had been very tired from the fierce battle until now, and it was difficult to escape the chase of the Dionian reinforcements. Moreover, there were a large number of soldiers on the Dionian battleship. Even if the Carthage battleship landed on the nearby coast, it would easily fall into the enemy's hands. At this time, the forces in the city of Carthage were empty and it was impossible to send enough. Soldiers came to guard these stranded warships (two days ago, there was a secret report that the chiefs of the Numibian tribe in the interior had secretly assembled in an attempt to rebel against the rule of Carthage, so the Senate hurriedly dispatched 7,000 civilian soldiers. To counter the rebellion, there are only 3,000 soldiers left in the city).

With Morbal's flagship as an example, other Carthage warships have also forgotten their previous caution and patience, and launched an assault on the Third Fleet one after another.

At the same time, three red flags were raised on the flagship of the Third Fleet, and the bugle screamed, expressing Midolades's determination to demand that the warships fight to the end and never let the enemy open the way.

For the crew of the Third Fleet, they have paid too much for this battle, and they never want to fail at the last minute. Everyone has played a twelve-point spirit and desperately blocked the enemy. breakthrough.

The naval battle that lasted intermittently for four hours suddenly became white-hot at this time.

Unexpectedly, the first victim was the flagship of the Carthage fleet. When it rushed towards the circle, its raven warship straightened its bow. Morbal ordered the helmsman to go straight forward not to avoid it. When the flagship’s deck was hit by the opponent’s drawbridge, Morbal led the deck. The few soldiers rushed to the bow of the ship, followed by nearly 200 oarsmen. He wanted to use the advantage of the number to block the attack of the Dionia fleet soldiers on the deck.

The offensive of the infantry of the Dionian Fleet, who has been replenishing their energy, is fierce. They used their leather shields to block the spears stabbed by the deck soldiers, and at the same time, they rushed forward directly with the armor on their bodies. Close to the enemy, the short sword in the right hand keeps stabs at the opponent...

Even if this is on a shaky sea ship, the actions of the fleet soldiers are still very brave, swift, and precise, as if they are stepping on a solid ground. This is the result of years of hard training, leading to the flagship of Carthage. The few soldiers on the deck were quickly stabbed.

Morbar lost the guard in front of him. Facing the menacing Dionians, the old navy commander did not flinch, nor was he afraid. His thin right hand drew out his sword and stabbed Dai. Onia soldiers.

Immediately afterwards, his sword was knocked off by the leather shield of the Dionia fleet infantry, and at the same time the fleet infantry's short sword also pierced into his chest.

When he fell, the expression on his face was not painful, but more calm. He was born in the strongest era of Carthage and spent a lot of time in the navy in his long life. He has made no small contribution to the prosperity of Carthage, and finally died in the sea. He has no regrets.

"Master Morbar!!!"

"Avenge Morbal Lord!!!"

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Then the Carthage sailors who rushed to the deck from the cabin saw their respected city-state old heroes fall in a pool of blood. The oars and daggers swarmed up, blocking the Dionian's continued advance.

For a time, the infantry of the Dionia fleet was blocked in the bow, and the space was small. There were even a number of infantry blocked on the suspension bridge and unable to reach the deck, which also caused the suspension bridge to be unplugged in time.

Just as the two sides were fighting, a Carthage warship bypassed the flagship and rushed towards the Crow Warship.

The crow warship was unable to move because it was connected to the Carthage flagship. The crew could only watch the hull being hit by the bow of the enemy ship coming at high speed. The warship was knocked out of a big mouth, and the sea rushed in. Moreover, in the violent turbulence, many Carthage sailors and fleet infantry on the Carthage flagship deck also fell into the sea, screaming, exclaiming... chaotic.

In this chaos, the sailors on the Carthage flagship deck rely on the large number of people, and when the enemy in front of them was in chaos and the offensive weakened for a time, they pushed them to the side of the ship. , Which led to multiple fleet infantry being squeezed into the sea...

Subsequent Carthage warships followed the flagships, which caused heavy damage to the crow warships at the forefront of the third fleet's circle formation. The Carthage fleet gradually broke through the periphery of the circle formation and began to cut inward.

Midolades learned the details of the battle ahead from the watchman, and felt the situation was urgent. He resolutely issued an order: "The Carthaginians are desperate, and we can't do it! Go and inform everyone. Raven warship, once the drawbridge hooks the enemy ship, all the sailors in the cabin give me the upper deck. If an enemy ship hits, they will all jump and help me to fight! Carthage sailors dare to do this, we Diao The Niants will only be braver than them!"

"Yes!" This time the captain did not remind Midolades that the order given was too complicated, because in the previous process of pursuing the Carthage fleet, Midolades learned the previous lessons and recalled several The clippers are crowded by the flagship at this moment. Moreover, due to the circular formation of the Third Fleet, the warships were located around the flagship, and the space between the warships was small, so the order was quickly communicated.

Since then, this naval battle has entered a more tragic stage, not only the collision of warships, the battle of soldiers, and even the crew of both sides are also fighting...

The veterans standing on the breakwater are worried, and the people who are still watching in the port area are even more anxious. In order to ensure that their loved ones can break through the blockade of the Dionia fleet, many ship owners are driving their own cargo ships in desperation. , Risking the huge risk of ship destruction and death, bravely rushed to the giant Dionian warships outside the port to assist their navy in combat.

It didn’t take long for the Dionian 3rd Fleet to seem to be surrounded, but they did not appear in chaos. Each warship always held its own position and stubbornly blocked the advance of the Carthage Fleet. ...

The plight of the Third Fleet did not last long. The Sicilian Fleet finally arrived. The 250 warships were already arranged in a tandem and only two (the first one is a fast warship, the latter is a raven warship) With an encircling force, the geese formation launched a swift attack on the Carthage fleet that was at war with the 3rd Fleet.

The Carthage fleet that failed to break into the port in time was immediately engulfed and lost the unified command of Morbar. Some of the Carthage warships wanted to continue to rush into the port, and some of the insights were not good. Turn around and flee in other directions... As a result of their own fighting, their resistance was quickly shattered. Except for a few Carthage ships that escaped by chance, most of the ships were either smashed, sunk, or crows. capture.

The two victorious Dionian fleets did not chase the fish that slipped through the net anymore. The third fleet stayed outside the port. While rescuing the crew who fell into the sea, it also went out to assist Cartesian before attacking. Many cargo ships fought in the base fleet to vent their anger.

The Carthage cargo ships rushing to the port were chased and crushed by the Dionian warships, and the capsizers did not know where they were.

The Sicilian Fleet headed west-the place where the Third Fleet and the Carthage Fleet initially engaged They went ashore, but out of anger, they did not stop there. Under the leadership of Baricos, these ships continued to cruise in this area, using wooden paddles to stun the Dionian sailors floating on the sea. As a result, he drowned, and even Barricos planned to dive into the sea to see if he could scuttle those warships that were captured by the infantry of the Dionian fleet and could not move.

At this moment, the Sicilian fleet arrived. As the fleet arrived on the battlefield and joined the battle, it won the naval battle. The crew members were still more physically energetic, and they were facing The Carthage merchant ship suffered a lot, so the desire to fight was very strong. They pursued and swept all the Carthage ships on the sea unremittingly, and even the merchant ship of Barricos was eventually knocked over...