Chapter 502: 503 naval battle

Chapter 502: 503 naval battle

Chapter 502 Chapter 503. Naval battle

Hoist the sail! cried Barnabas.

The huge coat of arms on the sail was rolled back into the canvas, while twenty men sitting on leather benches each picked up a long oar made of fir wood, ran to both sides of the ship, raised the oar, Thread it through the leather loop and rest it on top of the paddle fork. With a rhythmic sound of hitting the water, the wooden oars hit the waves in unison.

The Adrestia is a not too big ship. Of course, this "not too big" is compared with the trireme warships in the city-state army.

Among private ships, it is nimble, efficient, and reasonably well-armed. The size is between a galley and a trireme.

Lane and Cassandra stood on the command seat on the deck, Barnabas acted as an advisor on the side, and Phob was stuffed directly into the cabin by Lan.

After all, we are not sailing freely on the Aegean Sea now. Megaris is already very close.

Just as Barnabas described this battlefield - Sparta invested a considerable amount of land forces here, and Athens used their fleet to block the sea here.

Striped blue sails were flying in the air, beneath them were fir masts and a painted hull. Each ship was filled with heavy armored infantry, archers and light shields wearing linen armor with external bronze armor.

Some ships were even loaded with Thessalian horses, and in order to prevent the horses from becoming frightened when they saw the ocean, each horse's head was covered with a cloth to block his sight.

The symbol of Athens is an owl composed of lines on a blue background with white stripes.

This bird of prey was considered a symbol of wisdom and the goddess Athena, and Athens even depicted the symbol on their drachma coins.

The abstract pattern of an owl squatting and looking back is originally cute, but when this pattern appears in large numbers on ferocious warships filled with murderous intent, this pattern makes people feel uneasy.

The Adrestia is still approaching the coast of Megaris.

Icarus in the sky made a nervous cry, and Lan En's cat eyes also shrank.

Kassandra and Lan saw clearly the expressions of the soldiers and officers on the Athenian warship opposite.

Tense, fear, and the ferocity oppressed by fear.

Most of the soldiers in ancient wars had this expression.

The harsh atmosphere of the military camp, and the fear that he might go out to fight at any time and be killed by the enemy lingered in the heart of every soldier.

As long as it is not clear that the huge advantage lies with one's own side, this sentiment will not disappear.

As we all know, when human beings are in a long-term state of extreme stress, the string of reason in their brains is very fragile.This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com

As the Adrestia crossed a certain invisible limit, the three ships in the Athenian fleet broke away from the blockade like lions enraged by mice and sailed towards this side.

Kassandra's eyes were empty and unfocused. Because she was not seeing with her own eyes at this time.

There was an eagle's cry in the sky.

The arrow rain was caught by another ship. The Athenian commander is well-trained. Another galley is adjusting its position and wants to knock us in half from the middle.

Barnabas was sandwiched between Lan and Cassandra like a helpless little girl.

He looked left and right, his old face wrinkled into a walnut, and found that he couldn't understand what was going on between these two people.

But in the end, his face glowed red and he shouted with great energy.

"Guys! Turn the ship around! Don't let him hit it. Let the ship pass us by! With the help of the gods, we will not sink here! There is no water left in Poseidon's coral palace. Lets prepare our position! This is what your two captains said!

Barnabas' sudden burst of energy made Lan and Cassandra stunned for a moment. They came out of their respective sensory states and looked at each other in bewilderment.

Oh, they all forgot. Barnabas is a devout believer.

Javelin ready!

Kassandra shouted with her head buried under the rain of arrows.

You dont need to remove your shields, just follow my command! Get ready to the port side!

The Athenian warship that collided did not directly break the Adrestia's hull according to the planned position, but just passed by.

The Athenian soldiers on the warship didn't care. If it got bumped, they could try again.

At their side anyway.

Javelin! Release!

The heavy, sharp throws pierced the air and also tore apart the relaxed mentality of the Athenian soldiers.

They could not understand until their death how the crew of that ship could prepare to throw javelins while holding up shields and facing a hail of arrows.

But it doesnt matter.

A large number of Athenian soldiers were shot by powerful and heavy javelins. The javelins pierced their flesh and even took their bodies into the air for a short time!

Like wheat being cut, people fell down on the deck of the Athenian warship.

After the moment of contact, this warship was severely reduced in number, to the point where it was unable to fight back!

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