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Chapter 1280 Asia Minor Fleet
The Asia Minor United Fleet stationed in the port of Halicarnassus knew this very well. They even knew that there were hundreds of Dionian warships escorting these fleets, and later nearly a hundred ships from the Greek city-states were added. Apart from the warships, I have never heard of any other enemy fleets in the Aegean Sea. The number of warships of the Asia Minor United Fleet is twice that of the other side. Therefore, after discussion, the Asia Minor Fleet decided to go north to the waters of Misia to capture the warplanes. .

In early November, the Asia Minor fleet headed north in a mighty manner. By the time it reached the waters near the entrance to the Hellespont, the Greek coalition fleet, which had already received the news, had already fled. Unwilling to return empty-handed, the Asia Minor fleet made a gesture of returning south at dusk. , actually quietly entered the Port of Ilesus on the island of Lesbos, not far south of the landing place of the Dionia army.

Lesbos resembles two large claws of a crab. The two large claws are not completely closed. A bay is formed in the center. Its entrance faces south and away from the Hellespont. It temporarily hid the Greek coalition forces and led to the second When a transport fleet of 2 cargo ships from the Greek coalition sailed to the waters near Ilion unprepared, the Asia Minor fleet suddenly appeared and attacked it, almost destroying the entire fleet.

When the Asia Minor fleet's attack was coming to an end, the Dionysian Fourth Fleet rushed over, and the Persian Asia Minor fleet immediately gathered warships and set up a battle to fight it.

In view of the huge disparity in the number of warships, the Dionian Fourth Fleet rationally chose to retreat, while the Persian Asia Minor Fleet was a little tired because of the previous pursuit of the scattered Greek cargo ships, and was unwilling to fight again, and then returned to Ilesu. Port of Sri Lanka.

On the 2nd day, the Asia Minor fleet once again appeared in the waters near the entrance of the Hellespont Strait, but no trace of the Greek coalition fleet or fleet was found. They patrolled for most of the day and found nothing, and finally returned in frustration.

In the evening of this day, the senior generals of the Asia Minor Fleet held a military meeting to discuss "whether the fleet will return to Halicarnassus as soon as possible".

Most of the naval admirals from the Greek city-states in Asia Minor believed: "The Greek coalition has learned its lesson due to yesterday's failure. As long as we are still here, their fleet may not appear. And the Asia Minor fleet has a large crew, and Lesbos Island It is obviously impossible 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 already alerted the snake, and logistical supplies are very important to the Greek coalition. The Kingdom of Dionia is absolutely not If they give up, they will definitely send reinforcements, don’t forget that the Dionians have thousands of warships!”

The Persian naval admirals believed: "Although the Asia Minor fleet has achieved some results, it is not enough to boast to Pharnabazus, let alone attract the attention of the Persian king. Even because the Greek coalition fleet was avoiding the fleet, As a result, 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 fearful and giving the Asia Minor Army that is still forming Provide assistance.

As for the logistics and supply issues, they don't need to worry about it. As long as they ask Fanabazus for help, he will naturally write a letter asking nearby areas to actively provide assistance to the entire fleet.So far, we have not received any news of the appearance of other Dionia fleets in the Aegean Sea. Even if they really intend to attack, they will not be able to do it in the short term. The Asia Minor fleet can rest assured to stay here for a few more days. Gain more military exploits. "

Although most of the warships of the Asia Minor fleet were provided by the Greek city-states, the command was in the hands of the Persians. They insisted, and the Greek city-state naval admirals naturally could not object, so the Asia Minor fleet continued to sail in this area the next day. Cruised in the sea, but when they returned to their station at dusk, they received a surprising news: a Dionian fleet with an astonishing number of warships appeared near the waters of Kos Island and was heading north along the offshore coast of western Asia Minor.

It turned out that after receiving the order from the Ministry of Military Affairs, the three commanders of the Dionian fleet, Sekerian, Midorades, and Stephakas, after some discussions, decided not to allow the fleet to go to Croatia for the time being. After all, thousands of warships were dispatched to Crete Island, which was so loud that it would be difficult not to attract people's attention. It would inevitably arouse the enemy's vigilance and fail to achieve the effect of luring the snake out of its hole. In addition, the port conditions of Crete Island must support the three major fleets. There are also great difficulties in stationing personnel for a long time, so they decided to let the three fleets go to Messenia and Lagnia to station first.As the most important relay station between the Holy Kingdom of Dionia and mainland Greece, the two kingdoms' dependencies have vigorously constructed port facilities in 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, while paying close attention to the movements on the western coast of Asia Minor. Once a fighter plane appeared, it would quickly attack.

After Davos agreed with their suggestion, the three major fleets stationed in Messenia and Laconia, and they hardly dispatched at ordinary times, and occasionally trained to cultivate the tacit understanding between the fleets, and only a few were dispatched. warships, and right in the bay.

Since the southern waters of the Peloponnese are now the heart of the Sacred Kingdom of Dionia in the Eastern Mediterranean, it is impossible for merchant ships from Persia and Asia Minor to enter, so the Persians are completely unaware of all the Dionysians in the Western Mediterranean. The Asian fleet has moved eastward.

Compared with Dionia's strict control over the western waters of the Eastern Mediterranean, Persia's management of the eastern waters is relatively loose, especially on the western coast of Asia Minor. Dionia has deployed a lot of eyeliners here, so the Persian Asia Minor fleet As soon as it was established, the Dionia fleet soon found out.

A few days after the Asia Minor fleet headed north, Dionia's three fleets left the port and headed eastward. Thanks to Dionia's vigorous promotion and funding of Greek allies in the past few years to improve port facilities and maintain shipping routes, Dionia When the Dionian fleet crosses the Aegean Sea, it can not only get timely water replenishment from nearby islands, but can even travel at night when the weather is good. Therefore, when the Dionian fleet arrives near the coast of Asia Minor, Asia Minor The fleet was still cruising in the Hellespont.

After the Asia Minor fleet generals learned the news, they had no confidence to fight against the three Dionian fleets whose warships far exceeded theirs. They could not afford to provide 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 Kaios Island, the Asia Minor fleet began to move away from the coast, attempting to sail southwest in a large circle to avoid the Dionian fleet.

Unexpectedly, in order to prevent missing the enemy, the captains of the Dionia fleet specially arranged for the second fleet to approach the sea, the first fleet to the remote sea, and the third fleet to connect in the middle. Net, to catch the big fish of the Asia Minor fleet.

It should be said that the Asia Minor fleet was a little lucky. A passing merchant ship from the western city-state of Asia Minor kindly reminded the Asia Minor fleet that "there is a Dionysian fleet heading towards them." The Persian generals who heard the news suddenly panicked: facing Dai The Ionian fleet is pressing harder and harder, and it is impossible for the Asia Minor fleet to continue to circle westward, otherwise the fleet will go deep into Dionia's sphere of influence in the Aegean Sea, without any supplies, and will soon collapse without a fight , Therefore, there is only one way before them, let the fleet approach the coast of Asia Minor as soon as possible, and hide in the port of a town, so as to avoid the fate of destruction.

So the Asia Minor fleet made an emergency U-turn and sailed straight east, passing by Samos, trying to enter the port of Ephesus before the Dionysian fleet caught up.

Ephesus is a large city on the western coast of Asia Minor. Not only does the city have high walls and thick walls, but it is also rich in supplies. The Asia Minor fleet can hide inside for a long time until the Dionian fleet has to leave.

The Persians had a good idea, but it was a pity that the Dionysian fleet was already prepared. The second fleet led by Midorades quickly passed through the narrow Strait of Samos, and the warships were "one" in the waters near Ephesus. The characters were expanded to prevent the Asia Minor fleet from escaping eastward.

The generals of the Asia Minor fleet who learned about the situation ahead through the clippers were faced with the dangerous situation of being intercepted in front and pursued by troops behind. Like ants on a hot pot, they were panicked and at a loss. As a last resort, they led the fleet to flee in haste. The nearest port to them is Samos.

Samos is separated from the mainland of western Asia Minor by only a narrow strait, which makes it, like Bosworth, one of the Ionian islands. It was once an important member of the Delian League established by Athens. , Later, after the Corinthian War, Athens' strength gradually recovered, and it joined Athens' maritime alliance again, but Athens was defeated by Dionia. Compared with Dionia, which was far away in the Western Mediterranean and was unfamiliar to Samos, The Samians were closer to Persia, and later they were attracted by some decrees issued by the Persian king in order to win over the Greeks in western Asia Minor and put down the rebellion more quickly, and finally completely turned to Persia.

When the Asia Minor fleet fled into the port, Dionia's three major fleets arrived quickly. The sentinels on the port lighthouse and watchtower looked at the Dionia warships laid out on the sea outside the port. Feeling of numbness in scalp.

However, the Somers, who once provided more than a dozen warships to the Asia Minor fleet, were lucky: although the Dionysian fleet was powerful, they could not launch an attack from land after all, nor could they stay here for a long time. Soon Will leave helplessly.

(End of this chapter)