ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 467 The Great Battle of Taranto ([-])

Section 13! !

With all the oarsmen rowing hard, the warship rushed straight towards the enemy ship ahead under the control of the helmsman at a terrifying speed of 13 knots (that is, 24 kilometers per hour).

The Syracuse warship was forced to give up its intention to attack the Midorades warship and instead attack the oncoming Dionian warship.

"Crash that one first! Then I'll kill you!" Captain Syracuse thought confidently as he looked at the warship where Midorades was left behind.

"Retract the pulp!" He shouted, and he was satisfied to see the oarsmen withdrawing the wood pulp very quickly. The warship was about to pass by the Dionian warship with its strong inertial speed.

At this moment, the 12-meter-long strange device on the bow of the Dionia warship fell "with a bang", the spikes at the top pierced the deck, and sawdust scattered everywhere.

In the exclamation of the sailors of Syracuse, dozens of Dionia soldiers with black helmets and black armor passed the "crow suspension bridge" and rushed to the deck, and another killing began...

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The Syracuse navy, which did not pay attention to the Dionia fleet, charged forward swiftly, while the Dionia fleet bravely confronted it without showing weakness. Together.

But in most cases, the "Crow Suspension Bridge" crashed down and hooked the Syracuse warship, and then the sea battle turned into a land battle, making the Syracuse people's excellent ship maneuvering skills completely useless. On the contrary, Dionia's legion unit easily captured the opponent's warship like a tiger rushing into a flock.

Within half an hour of the naval battle starting, the Syracuse Navy had captured nearly 40 triremes.

The wide sea made it impossible for every captain of Syracuse on the battlefield to see the loss of the entire army, but they also felt something strange: once their own warship in front was hooked by the strange device of the Dionysian warship, Afterwards, many soldiers of the enemy came out of the cabin, rushed to the deck of their own warship through the device, and soon saw their own warship withdraw from the battlefield, and the Dionia warship began to move forward again rush……

The captains at the rear of the Syracuse ship formation have realized that they cannot engage in a head-on confrontation with the Dionia warship, but should rely on their excellent ship handling skills and better maneuverability to avoid the device on the opponent's bow. , and instead attacks the side and rear of the enemy ship...

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This large-scale naval battle was fought fiercely off the coast between Turui and Castron, which not only worried the people of Dionia, but also attracted the attention of the Castrons.

General Castellon and members of the council, headed by Amycles, also gathered on the coast with the people and watched the naval battle proceed, because it was not only related to the rise and fall of the Dionia Alliance, but also the An important decision related to Castellon.

The envoy from Syracuse arrived in Castellon yesterday. The General Executive Committee and the Council led by Amycles did not receive him, but they did not drive him away. Instead, they allowed him to board the ship and go ashore at the hotel. "Rest" has already illustrated a change in Castron's high-level psychology.

Although Castellon and Dionia have had close ties in recent years, both sides regard each other as their closest allies. The people of Castellon are even proud to participate in various celebrations in Thurii, just like a family generally.But after all, an alliance is just an alliance, not an alliance.The southern Italian alliance suffered a disastrous defeat on the southern front, and war broke out in Dionia and the political situation was unstable. The Castellon people in the hinterland of Dionia can directly feel the people of Thurii's initial pride to the present. Panic, and the huge navy and army in Syracuse and the terror of the massacre of the Silitians are shaking the Castellon people's trust in the Dionian Alliance.

Syracuse is not Crotone after all.When the Second Crotone War broke out, Crotone, which had already been defeated once, did not let Castellon lose confidence in Dionia even if the army forced it, but this time Syracuse was even more powerful. The Zanu army was led by Dionysius, the brutal tyrant who had defeated the powerful Carthage. His army had already made the Castellon people tremble.Looking at the destroyed farmland, burned villages, and massacred people outside Castellon, the people of Castellon are angry and helpless.

When they learned that Daves had led the army back to Thurii and had led the Dionian fleet to fight the powerful Syracuse Navy, all the Castellon people came to the seaside excitedly, out of respect for Daves of reverence, and anger against Syracuse, praying for Dionia to win.

But for the top officials of the city-state like Amicles, although they also place their hopes on the invincible Dionysian consul, the Syracuse navy is too powerful...

"What if... No! As long as Dionia cannot win in this naval battle, this bay will completely belong to the people of Syracuse. By then... we can only find a way out for ourselves... …” Amicles looked at the many warships moving fast on the sea in the distance, thinking painfully in his heart…

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On the Syracuse flagship at the rear of the fleet, Leptinius thought he had heard wrongly. The lookout on the main mast told him: The warships on his side frequently withdrew from the battlefield, and those Dionian battleships Not only was the ship rarely sunk, but it continued to surge forward.

"General, after hearing the report from the Clippers, the Dionysians installed a wooden bridge in front of the warship, and deployed a lot of heavy infantry in the cabin. Once the wooden bridge was built, the heavy infantry rushed over, and we The sailors on the ship simply cannot resist. Now Cleandas and the others no longer confront the Dionian warships head-on, but use our excellent ship handling skills and rich naval combat experience to deal with the Dionians. In this way , due to the wooden bridge installed on the Dionia warship and the excessive number of soldiers loaded on it, its speed and flexibility are much inferior to ours. I believe the battle situation will change soon!" the flagship captain comforted him.

Leptinius's depressed mood improved slightly, and he cursed angrily: "The damn Dionians only play some tricks, what do they think of the sacred naval battle! Poseidon will definitely punish them! …”

He was venting his anger when the watchman above his head suddenly shouted: "General, the warship with the statue on the top of the mast rushed out! It rushed over! It rushed to the front of the enemy's ship formation! I can see it At the bow there is a general in dazzling armor!"

Leptinius was stunned for a moment, and then he became energetic. He shouted loudly: "That's Davos, the consul of Dionia! He is really on the ship! Quick! Order the column of warships to press up! Sink him ! We must sink it! As long as we can kill or capture that Davos, no matter how many warships we lose, we in Syracuse will win!"

Since Syracuse adopted a double column tactic, there were ten ships in one column.The bugle sounded, and the flagship took the lead in the charge. More than 20 warships followed closely, and soon they surpassed the flagship.

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Dionia's starry tactics are like waves blown by the breeze. As soon as one wave of tiny waves goes out, another wave rises again, layer upon layer, moving forward.

In this way, Davos's ship kept rushing through one after another of its own warships that were entangled with enemy ships, and finally reached the forefront of the battle line.

"Charge speed!" Miltias saw the enemy ship rushing forward and gave the order without hesitation.

The warship suddenly picked up speed and flew forward like a sharp arrow.

The two ships are 100 meters apart! 90 meters! 80 meters! ………

Davos swallowed subconsciously and pulled out the short sword from his waist.

However, the enemy ship suddenly veered to the right.

"Left! Left!" Miltias ordered hurriedly.

Unexpectedly, the speed was too fast before, and the angle of this turn was too large. Before the deflection was completed, the enemy ship had already deftly drawn an arc and crashed straight into the middle of the ship.

Miltias didn't panic at this time and just ordered: "Continue to turn left!"

The captain of the enemy ship looked at the bronze collision angle and was getting closer and closer to the larger three-layer propeller warship, with a proud smile on his face...

But soon, his smile froze.

The bulky hull of the Dionysian warship only tilted slightly to the left, and the long wooden board-like device on the bow actually rotated more than 100 degrees and fell directly backward.The suspension bridge more than ten meters long hit the bow deck of his ship. With a "boom" sound, the two ships were connected together.Although the forward force of his own warship pushed the other's warship backwards and the drawbridge creaked, it did not damage the enemy's ship at all. Instead, the enemy's soldiers rushed across the drawbridge menacingly.

It’s over!Seeing that the situation was not good, he didn't care about the warships and sailors, so he threw himself into the sea without thinking.

"Your Majesty, please stay and let me take my brothers over to fight!" Martius grabbed Davos who was about to cross the bridge and requested firmly.

Davos did not insist. He knew that staying here in his current capacity would make everyone feel at ease.

"Then I'll leave it to you." He nodded.

"Brothers, rush over with me!" Martius drew out his dagger, led the escort, and rushed across the bridge first. He wanted to demand the price from the Syracuseans for nearly losing his life before.

"There is an enemy ship rushing toward us on the right front!" the lookout shouted on the mast.

Miltias and Davos immediately felt nervous. At this moment, the ship was connected with the enemy ship and there was no way to avoid it.

But Sekerian's flagship behind the ship quickly went up to it, and quickly locked it with the "crow".

"There is an enemy ship on the right rear!" the lookout at the stern then began to scream, but after a while, his screams stopped because another warship rushed up and connected it.

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