v8 Chapter 316： The madness of the Carthage fleet

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"After a while, this wind can still be a little bigger." The old helmsman also said his judgment.

The old captain nodded: "It’s okay to have this southeast wind, otherwise today I would never dare to do such a risky thing."

He sighed and said to the young sailor: "Put down the sails."

Just as the sailors put the sails down, the old helmsman had already swayed the rudder and turned the original eastward bow to the northeast.

The sails fell, felt the wind and began to swell.

The old captain held the sail control rope in his hands and smiled. He said confidently: "Everyone notices that the ship is going north, the Dionian warship will chase it, but everyone can rest assured that we will go home safely. of."

The people responded with a dignified look.

In the merchant ship 13 meters long and 4.5 meters wide, there are only ten sailors, including a total of 12 people, except for the captain and the helmsman. It is exactly the opposite of the warship. It is light and heavy, the bow is narrowed and upturned, the stern is wide, the sails and rudders are at the stern, ten sailors are separated on both sides of the hull, and the center of the hull is covered with linen. High uplifting goods.

As soon as the old captain pulled it, the sail quickly turned to a suitable position, and the sail quickly bulged, and the speed of the entire ship suddenly increased.

The merchant ship behind it also followed the ship and accelerated to the northeast.

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"Commander adults, Carthage's fleet fled north, and Strafacas was leading the fleet to catch up."

Seklely heard the news, turned to look at the waves, and frowned slightly: "Fleeing north... It seems that the Carthaginians want to take advantage of this southerly wind."

"Do we need to catch up with it?" asked the captain.

Seklelyan did not hesitate to make a decision: "To transport food to the 100,000 army of Carthage, only 300 merchant ships are not enough... Since Carthage wants to trick us out of here, no! We will stay here. Never let their next fleet easily enter the port of Lili俾! However, it is not possible to make the Clippers strengthen their connection with Stewart, I have to know the movement of the 1st Fleet!"

"Yes!"

Sekerian’s order allowed 200 warships to swim in the sea near Lili, while 80 ships led by Stefacas chased the Carthage fleet and were approaching Motiya.

Motiya, once a military town in Carthage in Sicily, Dionysius led the 100,000 army and spent all his hard work destroying it. The Carthaginians did not rebuild it, but near it. A new military town, Lilitun, has been built, so over the past 20 years, Motiya City has not been cleaned up, as it was when it was destroyed, including the one that was mobilized by Dionysius and led from the coast. Motiya's causeway, due to the existence of this causeway, the shallow sea between Motiya and the coast became a pocket-shaped bay, and Stifkas concluded that the Carthage fleet did not dare to enter, otherwise You can catch it.

Stefacas judged the direction of the Carthage fleet. As he led the fleet in advance, he took a little head and got closer to the Carthage fleet, especially the fast ship crash. Several merchant ships that fell behind them caused some confusion in the Carthage fleet, and even there were collisions and wrecks.

This is because the Carthage fleet is now located on the west side of the island of Motiya, and on the west side of the island of Motia is another island, Aegusa, which is only separated by the two islands. Less than ten miles, it was relatively narrow, and the merchant ships in the back felt dangerous and accelerated, and immediately the entire Carthage fleet became crowded.

But this situation soon improved, because after the passage of the sea, there was another small island, pharbatia, and the Carthage fleet was immediately divided into two teams. The team continued. Forward, a team turned west, and the falling Carthage crews rushed to these small islands without hesitation.

After learning about the enemy's movements from his mouth, Stefacas locked his brow. He generally knows what the Carthaginians want to do: there are many small islands in the sea ahead, and some are exposed to the sea. It can't be called the reef of the island. This time, Seckley led the fleet and cruised the western waters of Sicily. On the one hand, it cut off the maritime transport of Carthage, on the other hand, it made the newly built fleet familiar with the sea conditions here. All the crew members regard the front sea area as a dangerous zone, especially in the high tide, some reefs are flooded by rising sea water, and ships unfamiliar with sea conditions are easy to hit, causing damage or even sinking. The Sicilian new fleet has Such a lesson, so Seklely specifically made people map the sea to a map, so that every captain remembered. But that is the case, they certainly are not as familiar as the Carthage people who sailed here all the year round. These awkward Carthage people must definitely use this sea area to get rid of their pursuit and create trouble for them.

Stefakas thought a little and conveyed the order to slow down all the ships and increase their vigilance. At the same time, he decided not to disperse the fleet for the time being, but to chase the fleet that went straight to the north and must stop. Near the coast, do not let it enter the port of Heraks not far ahead.

Who knows, the Carthage fleet that turned to the west, after seeing that the Veonia warship did not follow, immediately circled around Agusa, turned south, and the northward fleet again divided into two Branch, separated by an island reef, turned westward...

Under such circumstances, Stefacas had to order the warships to be dispersed and interspersed between the islands to intercept and attack the enemy ships because he could not allow these Carthage fleets, which had suffered little loss. I sneaked back to the south, although there must be a main fleet in the south, but let them see that they have been chasing for a long time, and they have not achieved any results. No one has a face on the face, let alone Seclair’s emphasis on “not letting go. A Carthage merchant ship."

As a result, a large sea hide and seek game began.

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At this time, near the sea in Lili, the main fleet of the Diagnosian of the cruiser received the news that the Clippers sent to the southwest returned: there is a smaller number of Carthage fleets than the Sicilian fleet. Lili direction is coming.

"Commander, your judgment is correct, the Carthagin merchant ship is coming again!" the flagship captain praised.

Seklelyan is a bit unsatisfied: "There is a small amount, telling the fleet to expand southwest, before the Carthage people have found it, quickly greet them and eat them as soon as possible! Maybe there will be a soon A wave of merchant ships arrived."

Just as the various warships in Dionia received orders and began to arrange their formations, the Clippers’ eyes wide open their eyes in surprise. He saw the Carthage fleet in front of him and began to change from a column to a cross. And adjusting the direction of the sails, the speed of the merchant ship has suddenly increased: Is the Carthage crazy? ! At this distance, we should be able to see our warships. Why not run away and instead rush forward? ! Do you still want to use a merchant ship to fight with us? ! ”

The eagle-eyed man did not know that in the middle of the opposite tai chi fleet, Captain Barricos yelled at the sails and shouted loudly at the nearby merchant ship: "It’s time to test your guts! If you are afraid, this You can also quit!"

"I have been on the ship for decades, what kind of storms have not been seen, and even followed Morbar, crossed the pillars of Hercules, went to the distant coast, and saw the two-wheeled chariot of the gods (now Cameroon Hill)... ...not it is dead, what is so scary!"

"That's right! We old guys live to this day, just for this moment! We are dead, just in time with the comrades of the past in the temple of Bar. Harmon!"

"Don't just say that we are younger than us, we haven't enjoyed enough life, we haven't seen enough wars, and when the warships of Dionia rushed to you at close range, Don't be scared to know how to operate the sails."

Barricos laughed loudly: "Don't worry, my boat will rush to the front, avoiding the collision of all the Dionian warships, and safely entering Lili. I want the Dionans to know before they What is defeated is not the true Carthaginians. The true Carthaginians are heroes at sea, they cannot beat them!"

"That's right, Barricos, showing the ignorant Dionyns what is truly sailing!" The crew on the ship waved their arms and responded wildly.

Barricos smiled: "Brothers are ready The adventure is about to begin!"

He manipulated the sails. This small merchant ship, less than 10 meters long and only three meters wide, with a total of eight crew members, rushed against the opposite Dionya ship by the wind, like the arrow that shot out. past.

Under his leadership, 60 merchant ships that were similar to it were like sheep that had broken their heads, and voluntarily rushed to the embrace of a hungry wolf.

The captains of the Veonia warships were very surprised to see the performance of the Carthage fleet, but they would never make themselves benevolent because of their stupidity, under their orders, Dionys. The warships of Asia have all taken up the sails, relying on nearly 200 paddlers to work together to paddle. The warships with huge bodies are also sprinting at an astonishingly high speed, and the heads of the black glimmers will face. The waves that flowed in were cut open, and the splashes of water splashed on the deck.

The Carthage fleet is like a row of waves propelled by the southwesterly winds to the Dionysian fleet, while the Dionysian fleet is almost one-on-one with a double-horse fleet and front-of-the-line warships. Just like the boxing match of the Olympic Games, it is exciting.

But when the two sides approached, the Carthage merchant ship and the Dioria warship were like a baby facing the giant, and the body gap was very different.