Three Kingdoms Swept the World II

Chapter 723 Armada
Rome, which grew up in the Mediterranean, has world-leading shipbuilding technology.Although they did not master the keel technology, they mastered a different splicing technique, which allowed Rome to manufacture huge warships and go to sea.

Roman warships were powered by oars, that is, huge and long oars protruding from the portholes on both sides.These portholes are used to place artillery in modern times. Today, there are no artillery and no flap power technology at the bottom, so the oars are placed here.

Roman warships are classified by the number of layers. There are two-tier warships comparable to Chinese warships, three-tier warships comparable to Chinese battleships, and four-tier warships comparable to Chinese tower ships.There are five battleships. Although the tonnage cannot be compared with the strategic ships of later generations, they are infinitely close in size.

Although Rome did not master keel technology, they relied on five-story warships with sufficient tonnage to go to the ocean.

Although these warships did not have powerful artillery, they were equipped with ballistas and trebuchets.The fired crossbow and flint also have huge lethality.

On September 195, 9 AD, after several days of preparations, the Roman Mediterranean Fleet went upstream from the mouth of the Ephesus harbor into the Kistet River, and then arrived at the Romeli River port.

On the north bank of Romeli River Port, on the side of the Alliance of Princes.

"Everyone, there is information that Rome is mobilizing their fleet."

Rome mobilized the entire Mediterranean fleet, such a huge military force, Qin Feng's scouts immediately detected it.In the past few days, Qin Feng has been studying with the princes how to deal with the enemy fleet, but since he has no naval power in his hands, he has no idea at all.

"Report..., lord, something is wrong, the enemy fleet is attacking our shore defense!"

Qin Feng frowned, and everyone was shocked. This came from the fact that the alliance of princes did not have any navy to rely on.

Shaoqing, Qin Cao, Yuan Liu and other princes came to the shore together.

I saw a huge fleet appearing in the distance to the west, and the largest warship was as high as a five-story building.

These warships fired firebolts and hurled flints.The fortifications such as Juma Antlers on the shore of the Alliance of Princes were destroyed like paper toys.Billowing thick smoke covered the north bank on the side of the alliance of princes, and the soldiers were in a panic.

On the side of the alliance of princes, there are only small boats to cross the river. Facing the enemy's five-story giant ship, it has no combat effectiveness at all.Unable to fight against enemy warships, they can only be beaten passively.

Rumble~, the 'rock group' composed of 'flaming stones' covered the sky, and when it fell, there was a huge noise, and the faces of the princes changed one after another.

It seems that Cao Yuan Liu, Liu Zhang, Lu Bu, Ma Teng and other princes have never seen a real fleet, and they feel powerless and their appearance has changed drastically.

But Sun Ce, Liu Biao and others, when they saw the five-story giant ship, were shocked, "The battleship can be built so huge!"

In just a short period of time, the coastal defenses of the alliance of princes were completely destroyed.Although Qin Feng immediately ordered to abandon the coastal defense, the soldiers still suffered some losses.The Romans did not have any losses, which came from the fact that the range of Roman ballistas and trebuchets was far above that of crossbows.

The allied army of princes had no choice but to be beaten passively in the face of the Roman fleet.

"It's not good, it's not good!" Liu Bei shook his big ears and said in surprise: "We don't have a navy, and the enemy's warships will approach us in a while, and our army's station on the shore will suffer. Leader, let's retreat quickly. !"

When the princes heard the words, their complexions became even worse.

Qin Feng was calmer, and said: "The tonnage of Roman warships is huge, and they cannot dock..."

Sure enough, the fifth-tier warships and four-tier battleships with the most powerful firepower in Rome never approached the shore.This prevented the fire coverage of Roman warships from extending far ashore.

"Master's lesson." Sun Ce said afterwards.

Only then did the princes breathe a sigh of relief, they were really afraid that the enemy would just drive the boat to the shore.A warship is a mobile fortress of war, and there is no way for them to fight with others.

The Roman fleet started to move again, and arrived at Qin Feng's place in a short while.Qin Feng and the others had no choice but to withdraw from the bombing range of the battleship, and could only watch helplessly as the solid coastal defenses were bombarded to pieces.

"Commander, look, the man with the golden armor on the shore is Qin Zijin." Adjutant Cicero pointed excitedly.

The Roman flagship, the Goddess of Harvest, is bombarding the coastal defenses of the Alliance of Princes at full capacity.

Commander of the Mediterranean Navy 'Catullus', standing on the bow.Countless flints and ballistas were fired from the top of his head and sides.

Catullus has the natural sense of accomplishment and arrogance of the Imperial Navy. The Armada makes the Imperial Navy look at the water and everything on the shore. "The Imperial Army has lost its glory, and the Imperial Navy is the real fighter of Rome. In our empire In front of the navy, the Huaxia people are nothing at all. They are just a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered."

This is indeed the case today. The alliance of princes is helpless in the face of the huge Roman Mediterranean fleet.No wonder Catullus was arrogant.

"The golden helmet is Qin Zijin? Go and tell Qin Zijin that with our imperial navy, no one can shake Rome. If Qin Zijin surrenders, he may be saved from death."

It took only an hour for the Roman Mediterranean Fleet to arrive, and it destroyed all the coastal defenses that the alliance of princes had worked hard to arrange.

Afterwards, the Mediterranean Fleet stopped firing, and humiliating words came from the river.

Amidst the cheers, laughter, and disdainful abuse of the Romans, the allied army of the princes could only dodge far away. Although their hearts were full of anger, the gap between the enemy and ourselves was too great, and they could not approach or fight back.

A little later Catullus ordered his fleet to drop anchor in the middle of the channel.On the one hand, it was because the ships were too large to dock at the river port. On the other hand, they continued to deter and attack the alliance of princes.

And Catullus himself, in a small boat, landed to meet Severus.

Severus and his glorious blood welcomed Catullus warmly.

Catullus can be arrogant to Caesar and other glorious bloodlines, but he dare not disrespect Severus.It can also be seen that Severus' iron fist in the military is worthy of being the famous triumphant emperor of Rome in later generations.

"With the Imperial Navy here, the elimination of Qin Zijin is just around the corner." The results of the Imperial Navy's battle were in sight, and Severus was very happy as he watched the thick smoke billowing from the north bank.

On the other hand, Qin, Cao, Yuan, Liu and other princes returned to the central army camp in embarrassment, depression, helplessness, and panic.

"Leader, in my opinion, let's withdraw." Liu Bei said, flapping his ears.

Qin Feng was very angry, looked at Liu Bei's big ears, and said to himself that my second apprentice hasn't broken up yet, and you always call out like that with big ears. "Do you think you can escape the [-]-mile pursuit of the Romans?" Qin Feng said lightly.He also thought of retreating, but this place is [-] miles away from Huaxia.Without support, retreat is tantamount to death.

In fact, Qin Feng had already explained that he could not retreat, and the princes also understood that retreat was equal to death.

However, the enemy fleet is simply invincible.

If you can't win, you will die.

With the rise of the Kist River in the water season and the arrival of the Roman Mediterranean Fleet, the situation suddenly reversed, and the alliance of princes was facing a situation of death.

Unless the enemy's fleet can be wiped out, but the alliance of princes does not have a single warship, how can it destroy Rome's huge Mediterranean Armada?
(End of this chapter)