v8 Chapter 244： Germe Battle (4)

The captain listened and stayed. After a while, he suddenly stood up and said: "General, for 10 years, you have been the chief of our fourth fleet. We care for us like our father. How can we abandon you today and escape alone! Please let me I am still following you, bravely fighting!"

"Adult, please let me follow you and fight the enemy!"

"And I!"

"do not forget me!"

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The crew members have successively stated one after another, and their perseverance and expression fully demonstrate that they are not just talking about it.

Miltias finally moved. He looked around at the crew and finally showed a relieved smile: "Good, let us go to the Elysees!"

As he said, he raised the short sword that had cut a lot of Phoenician sailors and some gaps, and said loudly: "Accelerate the speed of the pulp, charge forward, target the Carthagin cavalry!"

"Yes!!!" More than 100 crew members shouted in unison, arranged in a column similar to the shape of a boat, headed by Miltias, striding forward, while singing Hadie's song in the mouth: "I sing you, Great Hades, you are the master of the night, the master of the law, the protector of the Kingdom of Dionia..."

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At the time when the Carthage army murdered the crew of the Dionysian Sicilian fleet and the AIA soldiers on the coasts of Germe to Minoia, the East Phoenicia fleet did not as Miltius imagined. After winning the victory, they got the news that the Dionysian fleet had attacked from the east and defeated some of the Phoenician warships by the Clippers. They rushed to gather the scattered ships and then headed east and prepared. Fight.

The Phoenician city states such as Tyre and Sidon have provided the Navy for Persia for many years. The sailors who were born in the Phoenician region with a strong commercial atmosphere are not very competitive, so they are in the Persian Navy and the Greek Navy (mainly Athens). In the decades of history, the Phoenicians have not created any brilliant achievements, and from today's results, the East Phoenicia Fleet has easily won a brilliant victory, good at calculation, sleek and sophisticated. They can completely stop here, and can boast to Carthage in this record.

However, this fleet was jointly formed by the East Phoenician city states such as Tyre and Sidon. Once they were evacuated from the waters under the pressure of the Dionysian fleet, it meant that they could not clean the battlefield and could not accept it. The damaged warships were taken away, and it was impossible to save the Phoenician sailors who had fallen into the sea or were killed by soldiers on the crow warships... They abandoned their compatriots in a foreign land thousands of miles away and became captives of aliens, not only in the fleet. Many people are unacceptable. After returning to the Phoenician area, they will also be accused by the city-state people. This is why they decided to continue fighting.

Of course, there is another reason. The East Phoenicians believe that their three-layer paddle warships far exceed the opponents and can completely defeat each other.

In the end, the Phoenician fleet brought together 97 warships and met the fleet led by Seclín on the sea between Germe and Minoa. At this time, the Dionia fleet continued to flee in the forward. The Diavian warships joined and the number of warships has reached 51.

At this point, the Phoenician warship was almost twice as large as the Dionysian warship, and half of the Dionysian fleets were somewhat damaged, but the Dionysian fleet was completely fearless. The flagship of the second fleet of the first fleet of the center, under the command of Stefacas, raised three long blood-red ribbons on the top of the mast, which means "the blood is in the end, and it will not die!"

Seclyn’s crow warships are still leading the way, and the sailors of all the warships are struggling to paddle and maneuver the warships to sprint forward. They want to wash the wolverine and humiliation before they wash the pain and Death brings to the enemy!

The original plan of the East Phoenicia Fleet was to use the advantages of the ship and increase the width of the ship. In the front of the attack on the Dionian warship, it did not engage with it, but actively retreated, tempted its deep, and then by two The flank of the warship launched the attack, which is a variant of the circumnavigation tactics.

However, when the two fleets meet, usually both sides will first perform the array and then launch the attack. Who knows that the Veonia warship is in a mess and rushes directly (the East Phoenician pair of Dionysian starry ships Unfamiliar, I thought it was not listed.) The East Phoeniic Fleet could only rush to fight, and the previous combat plan was not fully implemented.

At first, the East Phoenicians were still holding the mentality of first circumventing with the Dionysian fleet, and slowly began to carry out the original operational plan. Who knows that the Denia fleet's offensive is fierce and fierce, and the efficiency is very high. When the two sides of the warship have just come into contact, the two top-ranking Phoenician warships are in danger, one is hooked by a crow ship, one Was hit by a fast warship.

The Dionya warship rushed forward and broke into the center of the East Phoenicia fleet, disrupting the order of the entire ship array, and the two sides quickly fell into a fierce scuffle.

The crew of the Dionynia fleet fought hard with the determination to die. In the battle, even if the hull is destroyed and the seawater infiltrates, they will block it while still launching an assault on nearby enemy ships or protecting the flank of the comrades and blocking the enemy's attack; the soldiers of the crow ship rush to the enemy ship. Later, when they were not able to return, the crew would not hesitate to pull up the suspension bridge and then slam the suspension bridge to another ship to prepare to attack their enemy ships. Then the sailors picked up the weapons left by the soldiers who had jumped into the sea and boarded the ship. Combat; even when the ship was hit by the enemy, the crew first thought of not blocking the gap, fleeing the ship, but throwing a number of rope hooks from the deck, hooking the enemy ship, and then the crew fought to fight ......

It is precisely because the crew of the Dionys have erupted a strong fighting force without fear of death, which makes them able to compete with the East Phoenician fleet in the critical situation of a large number of warships, and their terrible fighting will be shocked. The East Phoenician crew, who had always acted as Persian vassals and rarely fought for themselves, had spent more than an hour after the fierce battle, and the East Phoenicians chose to retreat with fear.

Although the Denia crews are already very tired, they have to complete an important thing before they can return to the city of Serinus. It is the comrades who cleaned the battlefield and searched and rescued the fallen waters. This is why they are fighting for death.

The first person to search for and rescue was Sekerian. The ship he was riding in was in front of him. He was naturally besieged by the Phoenicians and eventually was sunk. It was only because of the fierce battle at that time that the surrounding ships could not save him. Start. Now, he was quickly saved from the ship of Stefacas.

After soaking in the sea for a few minutes, he was still energetic. When he got on the boat, he asked: "Is the enemy really retreating?"

The division's commander, Strafacas, immediately went forward and reported: "Adult, I have sent a number of Clippers to track the enemies who left. If there is an abnormal situation, they will immediately return. I also let eight warships here. Keep fighting alert, just in case."

"Well, the arrangement is very detailed and reasonable. It is much better than the mutton of Miltias!" As soon as he mentioned Miltias, Seclair did not fight, he immediately asked: "Found Is Miltias the bastard?"

"There is no news of him yet."

"It seems that he has no face to see me, hide it!" Seklelyan sneered, then asked: "How many warships are we left?"

"...there are 25 ships left, of which 18 are crow warships, 7 are fast warships, and 6 other warships are not seriously damaged. They are dragged back to the naval base and should be repaired..." Stefacas Said in a heavy tone.

"This is the fault of Miltias! More than 100 warships! It was his wrong decision, which caused more than 100 warships to be sunk by a group of cowardly enemies! Many crew members did not even fight real. I watched my ship sinking! This is really...this is really...hey!..." Seklely was so sad that he even shed tears. He was not only saddened by the loss of this naval battle, but also remembered. The big storm that made him unbearable...

Yes, the Dionysian Navy, which once claimed to be the "Western Mediterranean First", has four major fleets many warships, but in the months following the war with Carthage, continuous Suffering from major losses, the first, second and fourth fleets were running low, and they were able to return to the size of the navy when they were first built. How can they not let him cry?

Although Stefacas was equally saddened, he still comforted: "Adults, we captured some enemy ships, pulled back to the base, and modified them to join the fleet and enrich our strength."

“How many?” Sekleian asked immediately.

"The exact number is not clear." Stefakas can understand this answer, because the battlefield can be more than this, the battlefield from Minoa to Germe is everywhere.

Therefore, Sekerian did not criticize Stifkas, but looked up at the sky and said: "Now in the afternoon, let the brothers carefully search every sea, try not to miss any brother who falls into the water, and Soldiers, don't miss any warships, then let them drive the captured enemy ships and return to Serinus."

"Yes, adults."

In the conversation, the two did not talk about the delivery of reinforcements to Agrigento, because in the current situation, it is impossible to rush to Agrigento, and urgently need to return to the port to rest.

The pursuit of the Carthage army on the coast led many of the Dionysmen who had already swam ashore to be forced into the sea and soaked in the cold water for an hour or two. Some crew members were already physically weak, thanks to the loss. The mutual assistance of the comrades was hard to support the arrival of the ship rescue.