v8 Chapter 339： Reenactment

It was just dawn, two Clippers sailed out of the port of Palermoes, one went to Saros to inform the Third Fleet, and one went to Minora to report to King Davers.

Due to the sudden ban imposed by Leo Tizides, the top leaders of Palermo and the generals of the Sorus reinforcements came nervously to ask why.

Especially the general of Sorus, who promised to cooperate with the Dionyns last night to persuade Soros, and now the Dionyns suddenly announced the blockade of the city, they are worried that the Dionias will achieve their goals. To destroy the contract.

As a result, Leo Tizides patiently explained the reasons to them and asked them to cooperate.

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Since the fleet sailed away from Lili俾 Port last night, there has been no return of the cargo ship belonging to Lili, and there has been no news about the reinforcements. Lili俾 City Lord Imiser has been worried about their safety.

The officials under him kept comforting him and said: It is normal to hear the news of the reinforcements, because the Dionyns surrounded the city of Palermoes, and the fleet carried the reinforcements to the port of Palermo and waited for the soldiers. They are all on the shore, I am afraid that the sky will be bright, and those cargo ships will dare to leave the port again, and they must wait until tonight to return quietly...

After listening to his words, Imishere got some comfort, plus more things during the day, to organize labor to transport supplies to the Carthage camp, to transfer people to the camp, to help build the siege facilities, and to Some seriously wounded people were transported back to Lili, for treatment, to avoid staying in the camp to affect morale... Busy Imishere temporarily foresaw the matter.

When the sun sets and night falls, the Liliyan people begin to fall asleep, and a fleet is approaching the port of Lili俾 from the west.

Through the cold moonlight, the tower guards in the port lighthouse first discovered this situation. He immediately ignited an oil lamp, stretched out of the tower, and swayed according to the prescribed movements.

Immediately after the port received the signal, it dispatched a patrol boat.

When the patrol boat left the port, it was parked outside the water gate. After waiting for a while, the fleet approached the port and it looked like it was still small. There were about 60 large cargo ships.

The patrol boat immediately approached the big cargo ship on the mast that was flying the flag of Carthage.

The patrol captain held the lit torch, and by the fire, saw the situation on the cargo ship clearly: 30 paddlers, a helmsman, a captain, all of them Carthage or Phoenician; hull A lot of supplies were piled up in the center, a lot higher than the ship's side, and covered with several layers of thick linen.

This scene is no different from the previous ones. The only difference is that the captain of the team leader does not know.

Before he asked, the owner of the cargo ship first asked: "Hey, Filipika led the fleet to deliver the rations to you last night, but they have never seen them go back. Their families are very worried, you tell I, are they having an accident?"

"They have special missions!" Hearing this, the captain of the patrol boat felt that some people might not be able to return to the Lily's cargo ship, because the Carthage fleet had not returned yet, but he did not relax. Be alert, but ask loudly: "Who are you?! Why not Tassola, Onyes or Sasis?!"

"Do you think I want to come!" the captain on the cargo ship complained loudly: "If it wasn't for the Dionysians who attacked Afrika and burned the city of Ogilgi, the Senate was angry and the old general Morbal strengthened the Afrika. The defense of the coast, and the Senate, at the suggestion of Molbal, recruited the experienced old ship owners of Tassola and Onis, to be the captains and helmsmen of the newly built new warships. It’s not a turn for me to deliver supplies for you! It’s a dangerous thing to sail so far in the night! We set off more than an hour in advance, thinking about the weather, walking a little longer, and reducing some dangers. However, there was a gust of wind in the middle of the road. In the darkness, the fleet was in chaos. The collision caused several ships to sink..." When it was said, the captain looked sad and angry.

The captain of the patrol boat heard this and didn’t know what to say. He understood why the fleet was earlier than the previous ones. The original shipping fleet was replaced by a group of novices with insufficient navigation experience. No wonder. He saw that some sailors were not very natural, and it seems that they have not been freed from the previous thrills.

The captain of the patrol boat quickly turned the subject away, and he was surprised: "The Denia fleet has burned the city of Ogilvy Geely?!"

"Not only was it burned, this time they also took a lot of people from the Ogilgit Geely and frightened us all. Everyone gathered to the Senate to protest. We will also come out to advise Sufite Tepanlacco. Took to the ground... Hahaha, these **** veterans, only know how to collect our taxes, but do not know how to win, how to protect Carthage... Hey! I heard that the Senate held a meeting, Aesyaru The old man of Pakistan had a firm support for the war with Dionia, but this time he proposed to negotiate with Dionya..."

Captain Lili said a bunch, the names of the familiar and unfamiliar Carthage elders and their anecdotes made the patrol boat captain interesting, and the alert in his heart has been eliminated, but after all, this is for him. An unfamiliar fleet, the inspection to be done still needs to be done, so he said: "Captain, what is your name?"

"Haka, many people in Carthage City call me the most talkative Haka-"

"Captain Haka." The captain of the patrol boat interrupted him: "I want to check the cargo on your ship."

"what?!"

"This is the custom! Every time the fleet comes, it will accept such an inspection!" said the patrol boat captain in a positive color, but in fact the three men were not checked after the first inspection.

"Okay!" Haka hesitated and reminded: "You better hurry, don't delay us and rush back to Carthage!"

The patrol boat leaned over and the captain got on the cargo ship and then opened the thick linen.

The linen is wet, which also confirms what the other party said before encountering the hurricane; a bag of neat flour appears in front of his eyes, there is no other item, which is why it is covered with linen. The reason is to prevent the waves from splashing on the sea from falling on the flour. Now it seems that this batch of materials is going to be bad. It has to be transported to the camp and made into bread.

The captain of the patrol boat showed a pitiful look and re-covered linen.

Captain Haka met, and he explained: "The wind is coming, we are not prepared, but we can still eat..."

The captain of the patrol boat did not answer, jumped back to his ship and sailed to the second cargo ship.

"Would you like to check a few ships?! We have no time!" Captain Haka shouted at the back.

The captain of the patrol boat did not answer. He quickly checked the second ship and then rushed to the third ship. Every time he heard the captain Haka shouting behind him, he did not respond until he jumped on the fifth. When the cargo ship was heard, the captain of Haka, who was full of anger, shouted: "The captains noticed and immediately turned back to Carthage!"

The cargo ships that heard the shouts really began to turn around, and the patrol boat captain was a little panicked.

It is necessary to know that the managers of the port of Lili俾 have always respected these Carthage fleets. After all, people are sailing in the dark and sailing such a long distance. It is necessary to take great risks to transport the materials to Lilitun. Lili Port tries to give the other party the greatest convenience. This time it was only because of the new crew, but now it was during the war. It was so cautious that it was so carefully examined, but it was really offensive to these ship owners. They went back to Carthage for propaganda, and in case there was no cargo ship, they would be willing to give to Lilly. I am afraid that I will not be able to spare him from the delivery of supplies.

The patrol boat captain hurried back to the boat and headed for the headed cargo ship. He said to Captain Haka: "There is no problem, you can enter the port."

Captain Haka has stopped the cargo ships from returning.

After the tower guard received the signal from the captain of the patrol boat to enter the port, he informed the people at the lower level of the lighthouse that they collectively turned the winch.

The water gate of Lilitun is composed of three layers of sea chains, each separated by 5 meters, and each layer of iron chains is divided into upper, middle and lower three, each of which is hundreds of meters long, and the total amount of iron consumed is staggering. But for Carthage, which relies on the mining industry and the metal trade boom, it is not worth mentioning that under such conditions of heavy obstruction, it is almost impossible for enemy ships to hardly enter the port.

The Hakka shipyard looked complicated and looked at a thick iron chain slowly rising in front of the eyesThe patrol boat first entered the port, and he commanded the cargo ship to follow.

The main port of Lili俾 is somewhat similar to the mother of Carthage, which occupies a long strip of land that stretches out to the sea alone, like a slightly curved wooden stick, whose main part is almost the same as the opposite coast. Parallel is simply a natural breakwater. On the outside of this "breakwater", the Lili monks built a 5-meter-high wall and a tower, plus the height of the "breakwater" itself, which is more than 10 meters above the sea.

At the far end of this "breakwater", there is a higher building - that is, a lighthouse, which is 15 meters high and cylindrical, with a flame burning at the top and lighting the ship in the dark, while the lower The floor is also open with multiple windows for light infantry to shoot outside. At the same time, it also has a special mechanical device that can lift the water gate, so it is also a multi-purpose fortress.

The lighthouse is nearly 300 meters away from the opposite coast, and some distances are far away. Therefore, the Lili monks have built an artificial breakwater from the other side, extending over it, with walls on it, and finally the tower, which is more than 100 meters away from the lighthouse. The water gate is built, because the control chain is on the side of the lighthouse, so when opening the door, only the side close to the lighthouse can pass the ship.