v6 Chapter 132： Taranto Sea Battle (4)

For a huge fleet of nearly three ships with three layers of paddles and 350 ships for other ships, it is time consuming to get the team to complete a tactical action, but the well-trained tin The Lacuza fleet will undoubtedly shorten this time a lot.

Guided by a fleet of more than a dozen fast boats, the entire fleet sailed toward the sea near Turui...

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The warship of the commander of the Dionysian fleet, Midorades, is at the forefront of the entire fleet and is responsible for piloting. This position requires that the captain of the pilot not only has rich experience in navigation and naval warfare, but also knows the tactics and signals of the fleet, as well as the purpose of the expedition and the tactical strategy to be adopted. As a pioneer, he must also be very heroic in naval battles to become a model for the warships behind.

In addition to the lack of experience in the first naval warfare (most of the captains of the Dionysian fleet lacked naval experience), in other respects, Midolades performed well, knowing that when Enalus was sentenced to imprisonment, In the selection of naval commanders, Davers also considered Midolades.

At this moment, the captain is sitting under the mast and closing his eyes.

The gaze on the top of the mast suddenly shouted: "I found the sailboat in front!"

Midorades immediately widened his eyes and looked up at the sea ahead: there was only blue water and blue sky on the vast expanse of the sea, and there was nothing more.

But Midorades knew that due to the blockade of the Syracuse Navy, the original sea area could hardly see a merchant ship, so the ship that could enter the gaze of the gaze was a Syracuse. The possibility is great.

"The sailboat turned southward!" He looked at his hand and shouted again.

Don't hesitate any more, it must be an enemy. He found out that we are going back and are preparing to go back and report! Mido Dessie was a little addicted, and immediately shouted: "Blow the horn and hang the warning flag!"

Soon, the orange, long strip of linen was hung on the mast, and the flagship stalker who was paying close attention to the pilot boat immediately reported: "General, find the enemy in front!"

"Great!" Sekleian's excited double fists slammed each other and gave the long-awaited command without thinking: "Go ahead at normal speed! Hang the stars and prepare to fight!"

The long horn sounded, and the all-black flag rose to the mast, which was extremely conspicuous under the clear sky.

Soon, the black flag was also hung on the ships of each sub-fleet.

Under the night, full of stars!

This is the tactical formation specially invented by the Dionysian Navy using the characteristics of the "Crow Suspension Bridge". It requires the fleet of warships to be scattered and staggered like the stars in the sky. In this way, between the warship and the warship The waves alternately attack and advance. It is necessary for each ship to bravely go it alone and to provide protection for other ships to continue to attack. This is an orderly melee mode.

"Your Majesty, the enemy has been discovered before." Miltias reported to Davis.

Daves nodded, pretending to be calm: "According to your orders, you don't have to report to me specifically, so as not to delay the war."

"Yes!" Miltias finished the military ceremony and shouted loudly below the deck gap: "Normal speed!"

The piper's flute rhythm immediately accelerated. One hundred and eighty-eight wood pulp on both sides of the ship slaps the sea, and the rudder's helmsman turns the rudder. The ship is gradually staggered from the surrounding ships.

"There is a situation!" Some of the people who are paying attention to the movement of the fleet on the shore are exclaimed: "Our fleet is changing the formation!"

In the eyes of ordinary people, there seems to be no change in the dense warships on the sea, but for the old sailors born to these fishermen, they are keenly aware of the changes in the distance and speed between the warships.

"Is it an enemy?!"

"Is it going to start a war?!"

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Everyone asked, the voice of chaos was full of concerns about the safety of the Alliance and concerns about the safety of their loved ones.

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After more than ten minutes.

"Syracuse's fleet! Lots of warships!!" Looked at the hand and pointed forward, shouting.

Midorades was not surprised. They knew in advance that this was originally a sea battle with less and more battles. The Dionia Navy was at a disadvantage in the number of warships.

"Raise the battle flag!"

A blood red flag fluttered on the mast.

"General, found the enemy ahead, prompting the battle!"

"Get into battle!" Seckley said in a concise manner.

"Hey! Hey!..." The rush of the military number, from the flagship to the adjacent warship, and then to the periphery.

The sailors of each ship began to act. Under the reminder of the sailor, they began to swallow the battlefield rations made of oat bread and a little wine and olive oil, while taking turns to get up and down. In fact, they have only been an hour since they boarded the ship, and they are still very energetic. These are just the best preparations for the long and fierce battles that may take place next.

In the sharp eyes of Midolades: a sea pole rises from the far side of the sea, and then one after another emerges, and the outline of a ship soon appears, followed by another... In a blink of an eye, a dense warship began on the far-off skyline.

"Come on..." Midolades whispered in his heart.

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At the same time, on the flagship of the Syracuse Fleet, Lep Tignes waited for his long-awaited answer: "General, there is a golden light on the mast in the center of the enemy's fleet. It should be what you are looking for. The battleship with the statue of Pluto!" Looks at the hand and shouts on the main mast.

When Leptinies heard it, he shouted with excitement: "The prisoner is right, Davers! Dionia's consul, Davers, is on that ship!!"

Leptinies is very clear: Dionysius once said that in order to conquer Dionia, it is best to destroy Davis first, so his brother also sent a killer to carry out the assassination, but none of them succeeded. Now that a great opportunity is in front of him, if he can capture or kill Davers in this naval battle, not only can his brother look at him, but he can end this almost empty Syracuse as soon as possible. Great war!

"Command, each fleet takes a double column tactic!" he decisively ordered.

"General, don't use the circumnavigation tactics?" The flagship captain next to him reminded him.

Leptinies shook his head: "It takes too much time to use the circumnavigation, and it also distracts the impact force of the fleet. At that time, the Daves will scare the soul because of the sinking of one battleboat in front, and turn and ran away. It’s troublesome. Our warships are much more than them. Our ship-fighting technique is better than them. The Dionia consul believes that this naval battle can make him win easily like a land battle, so he dares to rush to attack. We, I will crush the past from the front, completely smash the Devonian fleet, and capture the arrogant Davos!" Leptinies said with great enthusiasm, his powerful right hand extended It became a fist, as if it was pinched in the heart of the fist, the new king of Diaonia.

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Midorades stared at the front, and the fleet of the Syracuse people had fully shown their stature, and pressed like a huge wave to their own side.

Midorades was not scared by the momentum of the Syracuse fleet, but instead showed a smile: because the Syracuse people did not take advantage of the many advantages of their warships, sent the fleet to their own The two sides form a circular envelop to attack their own flank, because in this way, it will be more difficult for the Devonian fleet to win in the battle, and the loss will increase. However, it is clear that the courageous plan to be a bait has worked! The enemy took a tactic of a frontal storm!

At this point of view, the layers of warships are probably more than ten in depth, and the enemy still has the advantage of a downwind (there is a weak north wind), but what about it? ! The Dionysian fleet is equipped with a number of heavy infantry equipped with a "crow suspension bridge" and more conventional three-layer paddle warships. (The normal warship infantry is configured for a warship ranging from zero to ten people. The Dionysian fleet is one. A heavy infantry detachment of the warship, so there is a lack of flexibility and speed. Now because the enemy does not use the circumnavigation tactics to get the biggest avoidance, and the Devonian fleet does not rely on speed and flexibility to win, relying on Close combat!

Midorades’ confidence has multiplied, and he knows that although it seems that the enemy is only two miles away from his nearest ship, once the speed of the ship is lifted, it will be a few miles away. .

"Offensive speed!" He gave the order and turned to Zandiparis, who was resting on the deck. He said, "The captain, I am about to start fighting, please be prepared!"

As the second team captain of the First Legion, Zandiparis, his senior team officer status is completely useless in this naval battle, because this is a battle with heavy infantry units, but he does not want to miss this. An important naval battle, therefore chose to follow the first detachment action.

"Inias, you should make an order." He said to the captain that he did not want to interfere with his command.

"Brothers gather, organize the equipment, go down to the cabin, the warships have to accelerate!" Ini's orders, the heavy infants sitting on the deck immediately stood up, took the helmet, picked up the long Spears, hanged daggers, and quickly lined up into two columns, from the entrance between the two decks, down to the bottom cabin.

The pulpers in the cabin did not pay attention to the soldiers who came in. They listened attentively to the speed of the flute and slid the wood pulp.

"Drip! Drop! Drop!..." The piper didn't put the paddling rhythm up at once, but gradually accelerated.