v6 Chapter 130： Taranto Sea Battle (2)

At this moment, the sailors rushed into their docks, pulling the cables in front and pushing them in the back. In the neat slogan, a three-layer slurry ship about 50 meters long was like a dragon into the water, smoothly sliding into the carat. Tihe, splashing large swaths of water...

In the blink of an eye, the river near the mouth of the wide Krati River is full of warships, almost cutting off the river. Originally here, the flow rate of the river was very slow, and it was slower at the moment.

The sailors tied the cables to the wooden stakes on the shore, fixed the warships, and then boarded the wooden ladders. They quickly got on the boat and began to skillfully put on the crow suspension bridge. After confirming that the sailors were working properly, the sailors passed. The entrance to the deck goes down into the cabin, finds its seat, draws a wooden paddle from the wooden trough, extends it out of the pulp, and mounts it on the pulp base.

The cabin of the three-layer slurry warship has three layers: 54 pulpers on both sides of the bottom, 54 paddlers on the middle, and the top on the top, with 62 pulpers. The blade can be seen because the top pulper is close to the pulp. The sliding situation in the sea, so their status is the most important, as a pulper, leading the middle and lower level paddlers, together to paddle.

After the 170 paddlers were in place, the sailor was walking around the aisle in the cabin. He was responsible for supervising the padder, maintaining the order of paddling and encouraging the morale of the pulper.

The helmsman walks to the stern. He is the core of the whole ship. He controls the rudder and controls the direction of the ship. It must be performed by the most experienced sailors in order to destroy the enemy ships and save themselves in the fierce battle.

The piper sits down in the middle of the aisle near the entrance to the deck. He is responsible for accepting the captain's instructions and controlling the rhythm of the paddle.

The captain is the commander of the entire ship and is responsible for commanding the battle.

In addition, there are three spectators who are on the bow, stern and mast to keep the captain informed of the enemy's situation and the instructions conveyed by the fleet.

Today, because of the fact that it is necessary to carry out offshore operations with Syracuse soon, without sailing, or even carrying it, leaving it in the dock to reduce the weight of the ship, it is responsible for lifting the sails and controlling the navigation of the ships. The ten deck sailors lost an important task. In addition to picking up bows and arrows and dealing with enemies close to the ship, their more important task was to manipulate the "crow suspension bridge" to pin the nearby enemy ship.

At this moment, the army led by Davers also entered the military port, and Sekleian, Midorades and other naval officers rushed to meet.

"Your Majesty, the fleet is ready, ready to go!" Seklely said to Daves, and excitedly said.

"Did you find the fleet of the Syracuse?" Daves asked calmly.

“Discovered!” Sekleian immediately replied: “Our Clippers have said before returning, 'There are dozens of Syracuse warships that are cruising around the coast of Castellón, and it seems that they are ready to land there, then Their big fleet must be not far away!"

Davers looked at the naval officers headed by Seklelyan. They all had a burning gaze in their eyes. He smiled and said: "It seems that you can't wait, what are you waiting for, let the soldiers of the Legion Go on board!"

"Yes!" Antonios and Amintas responded in unison, and immediately ordered the team officers behind them: "Go on board!"

Soon, all the soldiers of the First Army and a small number of soldiers of the Second Army ran to the river bank in an orderly manner under the leadership of the detachment leader. According to the area trained yesterday, they found the three-layer paddle ship that their team was responsible for, according to the order, On the deck of the warship, the total number of a three-layer paddle warship in Dionia is close to 240.

Daves stood on the embankment, overlooking the dense army of soldiers on the river bank, split into a stream of metal, flocked to a warship, and dyed the yellow-brown river (the color of the ship) black... ...

Daves, who had never experienced a naval battle, could not help but raise a sense of pride and temporarily dispel the tension in his heart. He turned back and said to Amintas: "When we leave, you will lead the remaining Second Legionnaires. Going to the port, Marji has already prepared a cargo ship for you. The first time we get the news of our victory, you will leave!"

"Understood, Your Majesty!" Amintas nodded, then looked at Sekleian and gave him a solemn military ceremony.

Just when Seklelyan didn't understand why Amintas, who had just had some conflicts with himself, had this move, he listened to Amintas and said: "Secley, the safety of your Majesty will be handed over to you!"

Seclique understood that he immediately returned to the same solemn military ceremony: "I will use my life to protect my safety!"

"I wish the sea war victory!"

"I wish the land war victory!"

The two soldiers stared at each other, and some of the contradictions in the past were turned into nothing at the moment, and the rest was the war of the enemy.

"Let's get on the boat, don't let the soldiers wait." Davers said with a wave.

"Yes!" Martius waved the flag. The escorted captain who had basically recovered was found in Davis last afternoon, insisting that he should go to kill the enemy. Davers had to let him return.

"Your Majesty!" Kunogolata led the veterans, all of them looked forward with dignity, and bowed to Davis's respectful bowing ceremony. They didn't say much, but the gift was heavy. It is to entrust the entire Alliance's safety to Davis, because this war will determine the rise and fall of Dionia.

Davers once again smiled and said loudly: "Wait for us to win!"

Then he took the **** down to the river bank. At this time, the Legionnaires were basically warships, so the river bank was not crowded. From time to time, the sailors and soldiers of the fleet waved to Daves to say hello and tribute. Dafoss responded with a smile.

Finally, he came to his ship. This is the largest three-layer paddle ship in the entire fleet. It is 60 meters long and five meters wide. It is equipped with 188 paddlers. The bow is tilted into the water. The end is a strong and sharp metal horn, the tail is upturned, similar to the tail, and the hull stretches out from the front to the back with numerous wooden paddles, more like the foot of a millipede. This is a luxury warship from Lijim, which was originally positioned by Seklerian.

After Daves and 60 guards got on the deck, a man wearing a leather helmet and a short coat rushed to the doctor. After the ceremony, he said nervously: "Hey...Your Ma, I am Mil. Tias, the captain of this ship!"

Davers smiled and said: "Mirtias, I am very happy to fight with you!"

"Your Majesty, the sailors... I want to greet you, but because of their duties, they can't..." Miltias made a request for some embarrassing whispers.

Davers said without hesitation: "I am going to greet them." After that, he took the lead to the entrance to the battleship cabin.

The deck of the three-layer slurry warship is not a single block, but two decks from the bow to the stern, with a gap of more than one meter in the middle, so the cabin is not sealed, and the paddlers in the cabin can be sideways. Through the gap, you can see the blue sky above. So even if there are nearly 200 paddlers in the cabin, this open structure will not make them feel depressed.

When Davers appeared in the cabin, the entire battleship boiled.

Davers did not live up to the enthusiasm of the paddlers. He ignored the narrowness of the middle and upper level paddler aisles, climbed up and down hard, bent over to ask each paddler's name, and shook hands to them.

This cockroach went down. Although he did not wear a helmet, he was already a little breathless, but he stood on the aisle in the middle of the first floor and still shouted excitedly: "Brothers, I am very happy to fight with you, let us fight together, Win this sea battle victory!"

"Davers Kings wins!!"

"Davers Kings wins!!"

The paddlers cheered in unison, and the sailors who attracted the nearby warships looked at each other, showing an envious look: they were able to fight on the same ship with King Daphus. How much honor is it, these lucky guys!

At this time, the nearby Dionysian flagship uploaded a unique naval number, and the paddlers stopped cheering, began to sing high songs, sang the praises of the gods, and of course not to Hades. It is the Lord of the Sea, Poseidon, which is a prayer for a safe and successful voyage.

In order to integrate into the Navy, Daves spent a half-day study of this ancient etiquette, and at this moment also sang with the paddlers.

Captain Mirias handed him a wooden cup full of Portuguese wine, which is of course not for drinking. Daves held it solemnly, walked to the head of the ship, shouted the name of Poseidon, and sprinkled the wine into the river.

The songs of Poseidon resounded across the banks of the Krati River, and the hearts of the restless elders were swayed. Then, standing on the embankment, they saw that the forefront of the warships had left the river bank, and one of them followed the ship out of the military port...

"Let's go, let's go to the beach." Kunogolata said to other veteransNo one objected, and in the upcoming contest of life and death, they could not be in the battlefield. But also cheer for the soldiers.

It’s not just the veterans who hold this kind of thinking. All the people of the Union of Dionya can come here, old people, women, children, citizens, citizens, free people... and so on. Ten thousand people gathered at the mouth of the Krati River. Every time they saw a warship, they gave a tsunami-like cheer to cheer for the relatives who participated in the battle.

"This ship! My child is on this ship!"

"Have you seen it! The person who beckoned is my brother, he is the captain!"

"My husband is on the ship's string and says 'three' in the boat. I can't see him because he is a paddler."

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The people cheered and shouted the names of their loved ones, and many people issued similar questions: "There is a strange long plank standing beside the front of the battleship. What is it?! How have I never been in another city-state?" I have seen it on the battleship!"