v8 Chapter 319： The real purpose of the Carthage Navy

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It should be said that Barricos completed the task satisfactorily, and the fleet he led dragged the main fleet of Dionia for more than three hours.

However, for Molbal, the result he obtained was not satisfactory. He crashed into the 35 vessels of the Diaonia and lost seven of his own. This is why he carefully watched the first attack of the Carthage. After the Deonian warship, the record was changed after the tactics were changed, but it was still far from his original vision. He was originally planned to destroy all the Dionysian warships that were tempted.

The reason for the failure to do so was that the commander of the fleet, the Dionysian commander, gathered more than half of the ships in time, but did not lead them out of the narrow area to rescue the scattered warships, but An irregular circular array was placed in the area, and the defense was focused on the relatively open west.

After destroying the other Danone warships that were placed, the Carthage Fleet regrouped and surrounded the remaining Dionian warships. It also tentatively launched several attacks, but Dior The tight defense of the Nigerian ship’s array made it impossible for Moerbal to make up his mind to launch a storm.

After receiving the news that "Diaonia's main fleet came to aid", Moorbar finally made up his mind: "Notify the warships to assemble on the west side of the island of Hira to complete the final mission."

"Adult, what about our sailors on these islands?" His men reminded him.

"People have a death, you and me are the same..." Although Molbal said so, he still had some regrets in his heart. He sighed again: When planning, he should remind them to swim to Sicily after falling into the water!

During this time, the Carthage Fleet prevailed in this area, but on the various islands and reefs, the crew of Dyonia fell into the water, although most of the water-filled Carthage crew members were nearby friends. The ship was rescued, but most of the merchant ships that had been hit by the Denonia fleet had swam to the islands and reefs. How could they be the opponents of the Dionian crew with the fleet infantry, not killed, or Captured.

After Seclín led the fleet into the waters, the mood suddenly became very bad, because he saw the debris of the floating ships on the sea from time to time, and heard the cry of the delights of the Dionys crew on the nearby island reef...

"Sturfkas, this idiot, has done something!" The fear in his heart became so strong that he couldn't help but scream.

But after seeing more than 40 remaining warships and hearing that Strafacas described the entire battle, Seckley did not get angry again, but said unwillingly: "We are all on the table... ”

When Stifakas continued, "According to the Clippers' report, the Carthaginian fleet is on the west side of Sheila Island-"

Seclín’s anger burst again: “The Carthaginians sneaked on us and got a little victory, so they couldn’t afford it. They still want to fight with us! Very good! Very good!! Very good!! Command all the ships to bypass Sheila and fight with the Carthage fleet!"

Seklelyn ordered several warships to take the crew on the islands and take them on board. At the same time, they led about 240 warships and rushed to the west side of the island of Sheila. They saw the Carthagin fleet in the queue. Waiting.

Seklelyn did not hesitate to blow the military number, raised the red flag and the black flag, and all the ships of the entire fleet were quickly arranged into a starry ship in the process of advancing toward the Carthage fleet.

However, the Carthage fleet suddenly turned the bow, away from the Dania fleet, and headed south.

"Can't let them escape into the port of Lili俾!" Unwilling Seckley gave the order to "follow".

However, the Devonian fleet had a distance of about two miles from the Carthage fleet. The speed of the crow warship was relatively slow, and the speed of the fast warship was fast, but the Carthage fleet was neat and had just won the battle. Klein didn't dare to make the fast warship too aggressive, otherwise it would be too far away from the crow ship, and it would be easy for the opponent to counterattack and cause losses.

In fact, the Carthage Fleet did not intend to fight the Dionyrian fleet, nor did it enter the port of Lili, but led the Venetian fleet to wander around the sea near Lili and Mazara. Then turn around and head west, the destination - Carthage.

Seklelyn was unwilling to lead the team for another period and finally had to return.

It was already afternoon, and it was approaching dusk. In the middle of the day, the Sicilian fleet experienced being beaten, raided, and chased after nothing... After a series of grievances, both Seckley and the crew were physically and mentally All tired, where there is physical strength and energy to continue cruising the western waters, all the wrongs driving the warship, return to the port of Serinus...

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The main force led by Daves was stationed in Minoa, not far from Celinus, and the news that "the new Sicilian fleet was defeated in the first battle" could not have won him.

Of course, Sekerian did not think about concealing. Although it was not a big failure, he did feel a bit ashamed, so he wrote a report on the truth and then prepared for the "will perform the task of patrolling the Sicilian waters". On the second day, the Clippers were sent to King Davers, and they did not personally go to plead guilty. Instead, they led the fleet to look for warplanes in the western waters, win a victory as soon as possible, and win back dignity before going to see Dave. Sis.

But what he didn't expect was that he had not led the fleet to leave the port. The king's messenger came from Minoah and read Davers's warrant to him, asking him to immediately go to Minoa to see Daves. king.

Seklely came to the Minoa military camp with a restless mood.

After the serious Daves saw him, he did not wait for him to speak, and he handed him a paper roll.

After Seckley’s quick reading, he was surprised: “There were thousands of merchant ships loaded with military food in the bay north of Urlux yesterday?!”

To the north of Erlux, there are two slender hills that extend westward into the sea about one or two miles, like a curved corner of a cow, forming a large bay in which the Phoenicians are indeed established. The two ports, but not big, never had so many merchant ships docked inside.

Daves whispered: "This is the intelligence that the kingdom intelligence department got from the secret agent adventure in Sicily. It was sent to me late at night. There will be no mistakes! Just when the Sicilian fleet was teased by the Carthage Navy, I am afraid. You didn't think that the real purpose of the Carthaginian navy was to deliver the rations to the Carthage army on the island of Sicily, which was about to break the grain! And everyone in the Sicilian fleet, including you, is like an irritated bull, staring at the eyes. The enemy, completely forgot your true mission! The Carthaginian army now has food, and there is enough patience to confront us. This will definitely bring us a lot of trouble! Sekrian, this time, You made me a little disappointed."

Seklely was both ashamed and very surprised: what did the Carthagins do yesterday because of this? ! The Carthaginians did not reveal a glimpse of the huge transport fleet and the interception of the Sicilian fleet's northward cruise, but it was true that he and his men were all placed on the enemy. The warship crossed the heart of Urraks and explored the north. The things of yesterday made him very upset, but he did not expect to lose more!

Davers saw him silent and said in a cold voice: "What?! Was scared by the Carthage?!"

Seklely began to look up and looked at Davers, and said: "No, Your Majesty, I admit that this time I lost to the Carthaginians, but there will be no more next time!"

"Well, this is the familiar victory of the Dionysian Navy." Daves nodded and said with a gentle tone: "The "Diaonia Military Law" emphasizes that 'as the commander, Always keep calm, you can't be influenced by any bad emotions and make wrong judgments. 'And this time, anger blinds your eyes and makes you make these mistakes. I hope you can learn the lesson. Please remember that you are the commander of the Sicilian fleet. Your order is not only related to the life and death of the Sicilian fleet, but also to the victory or defeat of the entire Sicilian war! Do not be like a captain, obsessed with the need to sink the enemy ship! Instead, broaden your mind and focus on the whole battle! Do you understand?!"

This time, Seklely nodded thoughtfully.

"Since the establishment of the navy of the kingdom, its development has been very smooth, without encountering big setbacks, which led to the Navy's morale is very high, but it is also easy to produce pride..." Daves continued to remind: "Yesterday This defeat is also a good thing, allowing naval soldiers to calm down and take the enemy more seriously. Carthage is a sea power in the Western Mediterranean after all, and its new naval commander is not a simple figure. It is the Carthage hero who led the fleet to sail the ocean. He has been fighting at sea for decades. If he can defeat such a general, it will make your victory more valuable!"

Davers looked at Sekleian, who had thrown away his frustration and became more motivated, and asked: "What do you think of those Carthage merchant ships that tease you?"

At this moment, Sekerian’s heart was already in turmoil. He thought about it and said seriously: “Your Majesty, I admit that these Carthaginians’ sailing ability is indeed very strong, but last night we interrogated the captured Carthage. The merchant sailors, from their mouths, learned that the Kasbah naval general named Molbal had summoned all the skilled sailors in Carthage and the nearby Phoenician city, and more than half of them were old men. He motivated them with the message that 'Carthage was in trouble and urgently needed a hero to save', and at the same time gave him a high pension, so they formed the two Carthagin fleets and used them to lure the Sicilian fleet. .

Although his tactics finally worked, it was a way of killing chickens and taking eggs. It was actually over-consumption of the power of the Carthaginians. This just shows that after we won the sea battle victory, the Carthage Navy has been tight. It is a last resort to take such an extreme approach to gain some advantages, but this approach can neither continue nor deceive our navy.

Your Majesty, I have developed a new action plan for the current situation of the Carthage Navy. I believe that you will soon hear the news of the victory of our Sicilian fleet! ”