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After dealing with Crimea, Aenarion returned to Athens with his fleet as promised in June, when the harvest season came. When passing through the Bosphorus, he bombarded the two castles used by the Ottomans to block the strait. After the Ottomans were attacked, the 6st Legion, the Scythes of the Emperor, quickly moved out a large number of cannons, set up artillery positions on the ground, and bombarded Aenarion across the sea.

Although this group of people had almost no navy, their elite army that had fought all over Europe and Asia was really formidable. In a short period of time, the other side actually set up more than 200 cannons and fired at the fleet in the strait. There was even a big and strong ogre who picked up a one-pound lead-spraying cannon and launched a suicidal charge at himself in a small boat! They opened fire and bombed at a very close distance!

For a moment, the noisy sounds of explosions, the pungent smell of gunpowder, and the rising white smoke filled the castles on both sides of the strait.

The two sides bombarded each other for a while. Several of Aenarion's caravels suffered varying degrees of damage, the Ottoman artillery positions were also destroyed, and the construction materials of the castle were also damaged. Both sides suffered losses and retreated.

Looking at the cables that were broken by the cannons, the damaged side strings, cabins, and the main mast that was almost torn apart by the chain bullets, Aenarion felt helpless. It was very easy to fight the Crimean Khanate, but now that it has returned to the Ottoman Empire, it has become a fucking hell again!

At the moment, the infantry is almost enough. Asia Minor is full of mountains, and no matter how many infantry there are, they cannot be deployed. Moreover, he can recruit tens of thousands of militiamen from Thessaly and Crimea at any time to fill the line.

Let's start blasting the navy!

Aenarion put all his energy into naval construction. Since last year, the three port cities of Athens, Thebes and Volos have recruited shipbuilders on a large scale to build caravels. Now half of the ships have been built, and it is expected that next year, that is, on May 1453, 5, before Muhammad enters Constantinople, three more caravels will be launched.

There is some progress in the order from Spain, which means they can sell two more ships to me before next year. When the Protectorate of Constantinople starts next year, I will have at least 11 caravels on hand.

Although the current country of Spain is called Castile, the Romans stubbornly called it Spain. After all, it was called this name in ancient Roman times, the Spanish Province of Carthage, the Spanish Province of Tarlac and so on. What does it have to do with me if you Germanic barbarians change the place names at will?

Then, the problem of the navy needs to be solved. Aenarion and Artemisia, two level 8 favorites of the God of Slaanesh, can control 576 zombies with ease, and then accurately manipulate five carracks.

Aenarion thought about it and decided that it would be best to give all of his operation quota to the level 1 Abundant Corpse. The navy is different from the army. The smallest unit of the army is an individual. The subjective initiative of one person can bring about changes in the battle situation, big or small.

The smallest unit of the navy is the ship. Hundreds of people act in coordination under the captain's command. All people must become an extension of the captain's will and cooperate perfectly for a ship to exert its true combat effectiveness.

The controlled and enslaved zombies are the perfect carriers of the crew. With just a thought, even if they are more than ten meters away, the magic commands will not be delayed and the other party will obey obediently.

As for the remaining six ships, all of them needed seamen. Aenarion hired a group of experienced sailors from the North Sea and Spain at a large expense. At the same time, he recruited local fishermen to join the army and trained them intensively in order to maintain his maritime power advantage.

After all, unlike the Ottoman Empire

Compared with this behemoth, the navy is their only chance of victory.

Chapter 263: Urban

Half a month had passed since Miaoying was born. The little one gradually became familiar with the smell of Aenarion and Indragnir, and would act coquettishly in her parents' arms every day. Perhaps it was because of the inheritance of knowledge, no matter who fed her the cow or sheep's milk, she would stretch out her little hands and take turns stroking and pressing, as if a cat was stepping on her milk. Aenarion didn't care. The snow-capped peaks of Indragnir were often pressed back and forth in the air by those pink little hands, rippling out charming arcs, which made the little princess extremely shy and very interesting.

After a few more days, Miaoying gradually got rid of the infant stage of eating and sleeping, and began to learn to walk and fly in the dual forms of human and dragon. She curiously explored the nearby world, and a few tiny milk teeth grew inside her red lips, adding some meat, fish, fruits and other things to her diet. Compared with various beef, mutton and pork, this little guy prefers to eat seafood such as fish and shrimp.

A few days later, she even learned to fly. Although she had no wings, her small black-scaled snake body could soar freely in the air as if swimming. Indrognir was very nervous and turned into a four-headed dragon flying beside her. She was full of maternal instinct and was afraid that her daughter would suddenly fall.

While they were busy preparing for war during the day and enjoying themselves at night, a message suddenly came from Constantinople: Emperor Constantine wanted to discuss the issue of his sister's dowry, and he thought two million dinars was a suitable number.

Aenarion was a little surprised. You are asking for too much. A piece of zipper mail is only 200 dinars. Assuming that a region has enough blacksmith capacity and armor inventory, this amount of money is enough to buy sets of zipper mail and equip a heavy armored force of people!

Moreover, every penny of my silver coins is used to build ships, cast cannons, and train soldiers in preparation for the next year's defense of Constantine. Why do you want so many silver coins at once? And why do you choose this juncture? This emperor is very smart, not stupid.

Aenarion quickly replied, asking what happened in Constantinople and whether they needed money urgently. He could not take out so much money at once, so he could take out part of it first for emergency use. However, he also sent a few Fire Wing Janissaries to Constantinople to check the situation.

A day later, letters from Constantine and Huoyi arrived one after another. Constantine XI said somewhat embarrassedly that there was a Hungarian artillery craftsman who was frustrated in Hungary controlled by the Holy Roman Empire. He wanted to work for him and show his talents. He said that he could create an epoch-making artillery, but the problem was that it would cost more money. The materials he wanted were too outrageous, and he couldn't afford them even if he emptied his own coffers.

Aenarion was stunned for a moment and opened the letter from Firewing's spy. The statements on it were roughly the same. A Hungarian Centaur artillery master arrived in Constantinople and promised to forge a new cannon for the emperor to create a future for the Christian forces. It was said that his name was Urban, but the Hungarian Centaurs were famous for their cavalry, and their artillery were not outstanding. Firewing thought he was a liar.

What a liar, this is Urban! Because the emperor had no money, he later turned to the Ottoman Empire. The top artillery master who cast the Urban cannon! Just add money, this kind of talent should not be given to the Ottomans even if they are killed.

Aenarion hurriedly checked the account books and found that he only had 1.2 million silver coins in stock. He gritted his teeth and went to Constantinople in person to negotiate. The final result was that he was given 1 million dinars of silver coins first, and 250,000 dinars of silver coins each month for the next four months. Although his monthly income was more than 1.9 million silver coins, 60 to 70 percent of it was spent on paying the army and officials' salaries. He also had to build ships and support nomadic forces on the East European steppes to balance and prevent the emergence of a second Crimean Khan. He really didn't have much spare money.

However, I am not being taken advantage of for nothing. I will send some dwarven craftsmen, and Urban must share his artillery reform technology. And he must also have a share of the artillery he casts.

Finally, Aenarion even predicted that Muhammad would attack Constantinople in March or April next year, and at that time, we must fight back with all our strength.

Constantine thought about it and felt it was reasonable, so he agreed to his war commander's request. With ample funds, Urban was happy to show his talents in Constantinople. He didn't care about any technological leaks, but only cared about using all the knowledge he had learned to forge a weapon that would transcend the times and be remembered through the ages - if not, he could be infamous for eternity, as long as he could leave his name in history books.

Aenarion was very happy after weakening the Ottoman Empire again with money. There were still four months left before the sowing season. After stabilizing the two provinces of Thessaly and Attica and accumulating a lot of grain and money, he vigorously built the Crimea province, freed hundreds of thousands of slaves, and gave them iron farm tools and oxen. In the fertile Crimea, they engaged in half farming and half grazing, and made it an important grain province for himself. The nascent Black Sea slave trade was also forcibly cut off... half.

When the damned Genoese found out that Crimea was occupied, they moved to another place to continue selling slaves to the Muslims! They ran to the Sea of ​​Azov and used it as a base. At the same time, they supported Irel Khan's two brothers and told them to stop fighting and go capture slaves! I have plenty of firearms and armor here, but the prerequisite is to bring slaves.

In other words, if you don't capture slaves, the army's equipment cannot be updated and its combat effectiveness cannot be improved.

And your other brother may have already started large-scale slave hunting, and came to me to exchange equipment and completely reform his army, preparing to fight you?

Aenarion had a headache. Unless he controlled the Bosphorus and strangled the throat of the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, these merchants and the slave trade would never be cut off.

And because the trade king seized Crimea and instigated Giovanni's entire Genoese fleet to rebel and use it as his own Black Sea Fleet, the two sides completely broke up. He began to openly side with the Ottomans. These Jewish goblins were really annoying. Religion, faith, national hatred, family feuds, were nothing in the face of interests.

In July 1452, just after the harvest day in the Aegean world, Aenarion received a message in Athens: Trade King Gallywix, a goblin, was successfully elected as the new Governor of Genoa.

The bloodlines in Italy are more mixed, some of them are local Latin people, a branch of humanity.

Rome and Sicily were city-states founded by high elf colonists. The people in Rome were all high elves who escaped from Troy. After the mixing of the two sides, a large number of half-elves were produced, which gradually became the Roman Republic where humans and elves ruled together, and even an empire that dominated the entire Mediterranean world.

And now, in the city of Genoa, the group of hybrids of elves and humans, in the face of their own interests, finally elected a goblin as their governor.

Aenarion showed little reaction to the news, busy preparing for the final battle next year.

A few days later, Gallywix returned to Genoa with a large number of ships, servants, officials, and soldiers.

He was afraid of returning to Genoa and being subject to dangerous political activities such as assassinations, so he packed up all the forces, soldiers, and treasures he had built up in the Aegean over the years and took them back with him, preparing to carry out a major reshuffle after arriving in Genoa. He replaced all the guards in the Governor's Palace with his own guards, and most of the important positions. He also transported all the wealth accumulated in the Aegean over the years to the safer mainland of Genoa, and then selected new personnel to come and serve as the Governor of the Aegean.

There is nothing wrong with this news. After all, a new emperor appoints new ministers.

This fleet consisted of six carracks, six galleys, twelve forty-meter-long behemoths, and the sails of other small boats, which were so dense that they covered the entire sea surface. Every ship was fully loaded. This was fucking outrageous. Aenarion felt something was wrong, so he sent out some spies to investigate and at the same time strengthened the vigilance on the coast.

At this moment, in the north, the Sixth Legion Iskandar Dire Wolves suddenly launched an attack on Thessaly. The legion commander Lemanus, the damned she-wolf, led her wolf guards and personally charged towards the defense line built by the Dark Angels under the artillery fire, forcing Llane to fight, and Aenarion's attention was also attracted.

Meanwhile, this mighty fleet sailed along the shallow sea route of the Greek peninsula, and everything was normal along the way. They even politely sent messengers to Aenarion to inform them of their itinerary, and everything was in accordance with Christian etiquette. There was nothing wrong with the whole journey, and they were even willing to let the Aenarion navy along the way come up for inspection. The elves checked and found that the elves who traveled through time were all dressed in Genoese style, with feather hats and fluffy colorful clothes, and there was nothing wrong with it.

However, when they arrived in Athens, they suddenly showed their fangs: a large number of high elves tore off their Genoese clothes, took out their armor and leather clothes from the secret compartments on the deck of the cabin, and landed in the plains near Athens with spears, shields, bows and arrows, and muskets! The red crescent flags of the Ottoman Empire and the blue silver moon flags of the Ultramarines fluttered in the sea breeze!

These weren't the high elf sailors recruited by Genoa in Greece, but the Janissaries who had been brainwashed by the Ottomans into slave soldiers since childhood! An entire Janissary Corps!

The Ottoman warlord was eager to prove himself in military exploits. After launching a full-scale attack in the north, he sent an entire legion to the southernmost part of the Athenian Despotism and launched a two-pronged attack, vowing to eradicate the huge scourge of Aenarion.

Chapter 264: Raging Ocean Waves

"The traitorous fallen angels have been dragged to the north by the Sixth Legion. No one can save Aenarion now! Our goal this time is very clear: capture Athens! Seize the Laurion Silver Mine! Destroy Aenarion's political and economic center in one fell swoop! Bring back alive the mother and daughter who betrayed the Angelos family! Allah! Hu Akbar!!!"

The leader of the Thirteenth Legion, the Ottoman Empire's war marshal, Gilman Angelos, came to the battlefield in person. She was wearing azure gold-studded plate armor, and heroically raised a sword that was always burning with the flames of God, commanding the soldiers of the Thirteenth Legion to take action. The soldiers of the Thirteenth Legion were all high elves. The double-headed eagles of the Angelos family firmly controlled the top leaders of this legion and almost privatized it.

Even the battle cry of the Ultramarines was "Fight for Angros!!!"

"You Genoese are really interesting."

Gilman was filled with pride as she watched the Ultramarines marching in an orderly manner and the Angelos who served as the generals of the legions. She stroked her neat and clean short golden hair and looked at the Genoese navy that transported them directly to Athens.

"Aren't you fellow Christians? Why are you so far apart?"

“Orthodox Christians are not considered Christians.

Christians, they are a bunch of heretics who are more hateful than pagans! Heretics! "

Trade Prince Gallywix said with a smile on his face, respectfully. Although he was a short goblin, he was surprisingly fat, like a ball of emerald green meat, with five layers of flesh drooping from his jaw to his chest, and the ball of fat shook wildly as he spoke.

"You see, we kept our promise and sent your army to Athens. So, what you promised..."

"Thessaly and Athens belong to me, and the entire Crimean Peninsula belongs to you. By then, not only will the slave trade in Eastern Europe belong to the Genoese, but we will also give priority to Genoa in the goods sold on the Silk Road. The Venetians rejected the Sultan's gift and chose to betray. As long as you work hard, the Venetians' share of goods will gradually become yours."

Ji Liman said calmly.

"Thank you, Warmaster! I wish you good health forever! I wish the Ottoman Empire will always be strong!"

Gallywix's eyes narrowed into two thin lines as he smiled. The slave trade in Eastern Europe and the Silk Road business of the Ottomans were all big parts of the Mediterranean trade! Originally, Venice could still compete with him, but the old lich had a complete falling out with the Ottomans because of the Ottomans' support for his son's betrayal. Now was the best time for the Genoese to rise!

When Aenarion received the news, he was stunned for a moment because he did not expect the Genoese to be so shameless as to openly break off relations with the pagans. The Ottoman army marched 42 kilometers in one day and one night and surrounded the city of Athens.

Although this move by the Ottoman warlord directly threatened Athens, the capital of his autocratic state, and the Laurion Silver Mine, the economic center, if they acted quickly, it would really cause a serious blow to them! All their official reserves, nobles, and officers' families and children were all in Athens. But this was also a risky move for the Thirteenth Legion - as long as they killed the Genoese navy, wouldn't you be trapped in Athens?

"Don't panic!"

Although Aenarion was very anxious, he put on a confident look in front of all the anxious soldiers to calm their hearts.

"I think the new warmaster of the Ottoman Empire is just like that. If they crossed the sea to attack Kronos instead of Athens, the Sixth Legion and the Thirteenth Legion would attack the fortress from the front and back and would definitely be able to capture the castle. Then the entire Thessaly Basin would lose its barrier! The entire province would fall! This is the easiest way to succeed."

"But, you see, Osman's warmaster actually missed such a golden opportunity and chose to attack Athens! Ha! She was alone in the deep, separated from her friendly army by three mountains! This lone army needs to climb over three mountains in succession to reach Thebes, Thessaly, and Macedonia. It's like a joke to be isolated and helpless! In my opinion, she is not as good as Ryan. We have defeated Ryan, so why should we be afraid of Gillian? Why should we be afraid of the Thirteenth Legion?"

Aenarion's words barely calmed the army's morale. Everyone laughed and were no longer so afraid.

Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Aenarion began to arrange the army in an orderly manner to deal with this crisis.

First of all, none of the Dark Angels could move. Maybe Gilman's offensive in the south was just a feint, and the real main attack direction was still Thessaly. All the Dark Angels must be nailed down under Mount Olympus. Thessaly had a population of one million, horse farms, and fertile land, and they could not afford to lose any of them.

Second, in the name of war commander, he mobilized Despot Thomas of Morea and Despot Francesca of Epirus to lead troops to rescue immediately and block the city of Megara. This castle is located at a three-way intersection, one side connects to Athens, and the other two roads connect to Thebes in the north and the Morea Peninsula in the west. As long as this is blocked, the Thirteenth Legion will be trapped and unable to move.

Third, Aenarion urgently dispatched his Black Sea Fleet and the Varyag Army led by Valkia stationed in Crimea to withdraw. The Aegean, Black Sea and Varyag fleets were combined into one. As for the position of Governor-General of Crimea, Irel Khan acted temporarily.

Finally, during the period when the fleet had not yet assembled, he went directly to the headquarters of Venice and the Knights Hospitaller to meet with the Venetians and the Knights Hospitaller. The negotiation process was also very simple.

The Genoese have been blinded by money and openly cooperated with pagans. This is a crime punishable by hell. We should launch a holy war against the Genoese. Now, half of the main force of the Genoese Aegean Fleet has become my Black Sea Fleet, and the other half is in the port of Salamis outside Athens. As long as we join forces to kill them, the Genoese's maritime defense force will completely disappear. At that time, everyone will divide up the Genoese's islands and territories in the Aegean Sea, and their share of trade on the Silk Road!

The eyes of the Governor of Venice and the Grand Master of the Knights of the Order brightened up. What they said made sense! We were on the moral high ground and could point fingers at the Genoese. Even if we reported it to the Pope, we would still be right. Moreover, there were huge benefits to be gained. The Genoese occupied half of the islands in the Aegean Sea and had a huge share of trade with the Ottoman Empire. Moreover, no matter how strong the Genoese navy was, could it defeat the combined navies of Venice, Eastern Rome, and the Knights Hospitaller?

Why not do this kind of job where you can get paid for doing shit while standing on a moral high ground?

The two were quickly aroused by Aenarion's persuasive words and began to prepare for battle that day.

Ryan personally led six caravels of the Aegean Fleet, three caravels of the Black Sea Fleet, and seven galleys to the battlefield, transporting a large number of infantry through the port into the city of Athens, strengthening Athens' defenses and fighting to the death with the 13th Legion that was besieging the city.

On the other hand, the Genoese navy kept coming from various nearby islands, and even from Genoa in Italy, trying to annihilate the navy that Aenarion had worked so hard to put together. Their fleet was extremely large, with huge warships over 40 meters long, like ferocious beasts across the sea, with heavy armor and mighty gun muzzles on their hulls. Their sails fluttered in the wind, like dark clouds covering the sky, as if they were going to conquer the entire ocean.

But his reinforcements were arriving, and so were Aenarion's. The old lich had already used the power of the Habsburgs to recapture Venice, at the cost of Venice joining the Holy Roman Empire. He coveted the Ottoman Silk Road trade, and this time he spent a huge sum of money, sending out ten galleys and six of the most advanced gaseous galleys in one go - this thing was almost the pinnacle of the evolution of galleys.

Although the navy of the Knights Hospitaller is not very strong, with only a few ordinary large ships, they have a flying Pegasus air force, the second most elite assault force in the entire Aegean Christian world: currently ranked first are the Deathwing veterans who have surrendered to Aenarion.

Because of religion, interests, morality, national hatred and family feuds, the navies of the four parties rushed in from all directions and gathered in the Bay of Salamis outside the city of Athens. A battle that would determine the control of the sea for decades to come slowly began.

Chapter 265: Battle of Salamis

On August 1452, 8, the weather was clear and the waves were high. The huge fleets from all four warring parties gradually gathered in the Bay of Salamis from the Black Sea, Asia Minor, and mainland Italy. Even the sea breeze was filled with a solemn atmosphere.

After a month, the navies of both sides finally assembled in the Bay of Salamis. In order to compete for the dominance of the Aegean Sea, the Genoese almost put all their resources at stake, and dispatched a total of 9 caravels, 44 galleys, and more than 200 small boats. Half of them were the navy of the Kingdom of Genoa, and the other half were Genoese caravans that "voluntarily" participated in the war. Hundreds of colorful caravan flags fluttered in the wind in the blue sky.

What was surprising was that the Ottoman Empire also sent out a fleet that they had bought with their own money, including 6 caravels, 21 galleys, and more than 60 small boats. The red crescent flag and a variety of pirate flags fluttered in the air! Gilman led the Ultramarines to board these large ships, ready to board and fight to maximize the strength of the Janissaries.

After Aenarion got Giovanni's fleet and expanded his navy, he had 9 carracks, 7 galleys, and 30 small boats. Although the top force was not bad, the country had just developed and had a weak foundation. There were very few capable sailors. Even if there were enough small boats, they could not form combat effectiveness. Therefore, only 30 ships could be dispatched.

On the other hand, the Venetians spent a huge amount of money to encroach on the Genoese's share of silk trade and seize the Genoese's islands in the Aegean Sea. In the end, they sent 6 gaselles, 38 galleys, and 300 small boats. Perhaps because the lich governor had lived too long and was not very receptive to new things, they developed the galleys to the extreme.

Each Gasserai galley was over 50 meters long, with a displacement of over tons, and some even had a displacement of tons, and could carry hundreds of soldiers. Although the special structure of the galley meant that the space on both sides of the ship was occupied by rows of large oars and no cannons were installed, they built two extremely huge multi-story circular fortresses at the bow and stern, stuffing a total of heavy artillery pieces into them. Their usual tactics were to bombard the enemy with fierce bow firepower, and if they got close, they could move forward directly, ram the enemy ship with bronze rams, and then engage in boarding and fighting.

This is the disadvantage of the caravel. Although it has forty side guns, in a real fight, the side firepower of a caravel can match that of two gaselles. However, its maneuverability is there, and most importantly, the caravel is purely powered by sails, while the galley is powered by sails + oars.

As for the Knights Hospitaller, they only brought two galleys, but they were carrying 300 Pegasus knights. Hepans held his spear and leaped like a dragon, soaring above the clouds, gazing at the entire battlefield.

The Genoese and Ottoman coalition had 80 large ships and 260 small boats, while the Christian alliance had 60 large ships and 330 small boats. The two sides fought back and forth, and the ships of both sides formed two long lines on the vast ocean.

There were two long straight lines and hundreds of hideous reliefs of ship bows, staring fiercely at the enemy ships, as if the entire Salamis Bay was torn into three pieces by these two lines.

"Warmaster of the Roman Empire! Let's fight the navy of the Ottoman Empire. The construction of a navy is not something that can be done overnight. This fleet that appeared out of nowhere was definitely built by the Ottomans with money. It is just a facade. The cooperation between the captain and the sailors must be extremely chaotic. They are just a bunch of useless people and not worth mentioning!"

After finishing the affairs in Venice, the old lich Dandolo went to the battlefield in person to command the huge main force of the Venetian navy.

"And the Venetians have the strongest navy in Europe! As long as you can delay the Genoese fleet and give me enough time, we will be able to defeat the Ottoman navy in a short period of time, and then we can surround the Genoese from the flank and destroy them together!"

Aenarion nodded and agreed with the Venetian Doge's strategy. It was the best choice. The strongest Venetian navy would destroy the weakest Ottoman fleet with lightning speed. He only needed to hold back the strongest Genoese and wait for the Venetians to come back with a great victory. Although he had fewer ships, it was not certain who was stronger.

"Then let's go to war! The Republic will rise or fall in this battle! All the warriors of Venice, work together! If we win this battle, the trade share in the Mediterranean will be ours. Fight for St. Mark!!!"

"Sacrifice the blood of Jesus! Sacrifice the head of Christ!!!"

Dandolo looked at the noisy and boiling Venetian sailors and waved his hand with satisfaction. All of a sudden, all kinds of extremely complex horn sounds and loud roars were rang out from his flagship, the San Marco. Hundreds of sailors began to act at the command of the lich. The flag-bearer standing on the mast waved colorful flags and remotely controlled and commanded the rest of the fleet by the colors of the flags and body movements.

At one time, hundreds of large oars that required two or even three people to operate were lifted high by tens of thousands of sailors, and then dropped heavily, hitting thousands of waves on the blue sea! Pushing hundreds of giant paddle-sailed warships forward, at this moment, the front guns of the paddle-sailed warships were very useful, and every warship in the fleet ignited gunpowder while charging forward rapidly!

Crying roars resounded across the sea, and dazzling flames spurted out from the muzzles, illuminating the sea water in a creepy scarlet. The shells whizzed across the sky like meteors, striking the sea surface several kilometers away, creating giant waves thousands of feet high!

Watching the Venetians rushing towards her, Guilliman stood on the deck of her flagship, the Glory of Edirne, and began the final mobilization of the Ultramarines.

"There have been more than 50 large-scale naval battles in Salamis throughout the ages. It is difficult to say whether they were right or wrong, but historians have all noticed that it was this ancient battlefield that determined the rise and fall of many dynasties, so there has been a saying since ancient times that it was the sea of ​​​​conquering.

It was here that the Archon of Athens, Themistocles, defeated the navy of the five countries of the Persian Empire. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Xerxes led the Persian army to retreat and never invaded Greece again. Six years ago, it was also on the coast of Salamis that I had the honor to accompany the former Sultan Murad II to conquer Athens and fight against the brothers Constantine and Thomas, and won a great victory!

I don't understand why you are all talking about Xerxes' Persian army being defeated here, as if this ancient battlefield on the ocean is doomed to fail for us. Twenty years ago, the Ottoman army pushed all the way from Edirne to Athens, and all the Roman lands belonged to us! Wherever my clan and my army went, the people welcomed them wholeheartedly and trembled with fear. It can be said that we had the best timing. That state of vitality and everything competing is still before our eyes. In just twenty years, this place has become our burial place? !

The Ultramarines remained silent, accustomed to the legion commander's pedantic nature.

"No matter what, the battle force is 80 warships against 60 warships. The advantage is mine! The enemies of the empire have controlled the sea for too long. Now, use your strength to destroy the enemies of God and the Sultan! Allah! Hu Akbar!!!"

"Warmaster, good idea!"

"Allah! Hu Akbar!!!"