Chapter 119 Cruising the Sarong Bay

There is an island called Aegina in the center of this bay. It was a strong state in Greece more than a hundred years ago, especially in terms of the navy, which made Athens suffer a lot until Themistocles suggested that Athens should After the wealth was used to develop the navy, Athens gradually began to gain the upper hand in the naval battle with Aegina. Finally, during the reign of Pericles, Athens entered its golden age, and without Sparta's intervention, this finally conquered Aegina and made it the domain of Athens.

The annexation of Aegina, coupled with the island of Salamis not far from its northwest, also belonged to Athens, so the northern seas of the gulf were all within the control of Athens.

Although Cykrian made an astonishing decision, he did not lose his rationality. He did not arrogantly let the fleet's warships break into the northern waters and challenge Athens. This is very likely to drag Athens, which was originally neutral, at this time. Into the war, adding unnecessary trouble to the kingdom, so he let the fleet of warships pass by the south of the island of Aegina.

This is of course a risky decision, because there are some small islands and reefs in the southern waters of Aegina, and the navigation route is relatively narrow, the 1st Fleet warships who are not familiar with the sea conditions here can only be arranged in a longer column, in order to compare Passing through at a slow speed, if a hostile Greek city-state fleet suddenly launches an attack at this time, it will be difficult for the First Fleet to respond from head to tail, and it will suffer great losses.

In this sea area and the surrounding waters, only Athens has a strong naval strength, and according to the information provided by the Ministry of Military Affairs, Sekelian knows that Aegina has a naval port in Athens, and some warships are moored, so Seike Li An had lost the comfort he had before, and began to feel nervous.

The 1st Fleet quickly changed into two columns and began to pass between the islands of Aegina and Maithana, then carefully circled to the south of the islet of Agtisteri, after which they The speed gradually increased...

At this time, the south coast of Aegina was full of Athenian people. They watched one after another three-tiered oars sailing endlessly under their noses, and their faces were full of amazement. .

"This...how many warships are there?!"

"I've been counting just now, 205 ships have passed, and there are still so long behind, it is estimated that there are at least 400 ships!"

"This should be Dionia's fleet. I heard that when they had a naval battle with the Carthaginians, the total number of warships on both sides reached a thousand. At that time, I thought that the degenerate colonial kingdom was trying to intimidate the Western Mediterranean. (The drama "The Dionysians" written by Aristophanes was popular in Athens, which made many Athenians think that the Greeks, the main body of Dionia, ignored their lofty status and took the initiative to include the natives in themselves. kingdom, to give it citizenship, to live with it is a sign of self-deprecation), deliberately exaggerating its own power, but now it seems that it may be true!"

"400 warships isn't a big deal,

We used to have more warships in Athens than this, and even if we have far fewer warships than them now, with our superb ship-handling skills, we can still defeat them in naval battles! "

"Young man, it's good to have self-confidence, but don't belittle each other blindly. We are all sailors. Take a close look at their boats and make comments. Dionysian's fleet should be unfamiliar with the sea conditions here, but look at them. The speed of the warships is not slow, but the distance between each row of warships and the rear row of warships can always remain stable... In the narrower place in front, the two warships in each row can turn very freely, and the speed is not yet. How much slowed down and never collided... These all show that Dionia's fleet is well-trained, and their sailors are not low-level in manoeuvring, and we must pay attention to it!"

"Hey! You guys, now that the Dionian fleet has reached our doorstep, you still have time to stand here and watch, shouldn't you go and dispatch our warships to protect our homeland? !"

"What do you know as a woman! Look at the direction of the Dionysian fleet, it doesn't look like it's coming to Athens. Besides, we haven't received the order from the General's Executive Committee. If we attack rashly, it will lead to Athens. If a war breaks out with Dionia, you may be convicted by the Citizens Assembly instead!"

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Just as the people of Athens were standing on the island of Aegina and talking, the vanguard of the 1st Fleet had quickly approached the port of Corinth in the east of the Isthmus, near the port of Cancorae, where the land part was concave inward, forming a small In the bay, the Dionysian warship immediately blocked the mouth of the bay to prevent the ships from escaping.

The 1st Fleet came by coincidence. After the five troop carriers from Asia Minor entered the port of Cancorae, two more grain carriers from Asia Minor arrived near the port of Corinth. The news of "Longwan", they were very panicked, and they fled to the port in a swarm, causing panic and congestion at the entrance of the port, and also caused the port to be unable to close the water gate for a while.

The warships of the 1st Fleet seized the opportunity to rush into the harbor, and tried their best to hit all the ships that could be seen flying the flags of the city-states of Asia Minor, even if it was already docked on the dock, in the process, in order to clear the route, it inevitably crashed other ships...

There was chaos in the port of Cancorae, and the people on the shore ran and shouted in panic... But for a while, the Corinthian officials at the port could not find any effective measures to stop the Dionysian warship from raging in the port.

The strength of the Corinthian navy is not bad among the native Greek city-states, but the Saron Bay in the east of the isthmus has always been dominated by the Athenians, so all warships are docked at the main port in the west of the isthmus, Le Kaeuum, and Even if the fleet was in the eastern port this time, they couldn't compare with the number of Dionian warships that kept pouring into the port.

In addition, more than a dozen crow warships docked at the dock one after another, and the heavily armed fleet infantry went ashore immediately, but they neither pursued the port people nor seized the port, but arranged in a neat square of nearly 500 people. Holding a shield and sword, he stood there, and shouted in unison: "We only attack the cargo ships that transported troops and food for Sparta, and there is no malice to Corinth!!! We only attack..."

These cries of the fleet infantry were absurd, but they were effective in this chaotic situation: the Corinthians hesitated, and based on the deterrence of the Dionian soldiers who landed, they did not use them on the outposts. Rocket attack, and no way to close the water gate...

Not long after, a bugle sounded from the ships of the First Fleet Squadron, and all the Dionian warships in the port quickly evacuated.

The hearts and souls of the Corinthian people in the port were calm, but there were broken ship boards and ship wrecks floating all over the sea in the port.

The Dionian warship successfully evacuated the port of Corinth, which made Cykrian relieved. When he was about to give the order to "evacuate the fleet from the Gulf of Saron", the watchman at the top of the main mast suddenly shouted: "Northeast direction. The Clippers raised a yellow flag!"

Sekelian was shocked, he understood that this meant that there were fewer warships than the 1st Fleet approaching, and in this big bay, there was only one city-state that dared to make such a move - Athens.

Secorian began to get excited, and he shouted: "The sky is full of stars, and the fleet is heading northeast!"

The captain of the flagship who received the order rushed to the stern and asked eagerly, "Sir, are you going to fight Athens?!"

"Calm down, Ekritus." Sekelian comforted him and said: "The Athenians are not here, I'm just making preparations. If they dare to attack, then we can just counterattack!"

The bugle blew and the black flag was raised. The 500 Dionian warships that were originally gathered outside the port of Corinth quickly unfolded with their respective squadrons as the center, and marched toward the northeast together while arranging the formation. .

It didn't take long for dozens of Athenian warships to appear in the sight of the captain of the first battleship in the front row of the 1st Fleet. This did not cause any impact on Dionia's warships, and all the warships were still advancing at a steady speed.

The same goes for the Athenian ships.

Six miles...five miles...four miles...the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer. At this time, the Athens crew should be able to clearly feel that there is a clear gap between them and the Dernia fleet in terms of numbers, but in the past They have been given courage many times by winning more with less, especially when a Victory Monument is erected on the island of Salamis not far from them.

It was in this bay decades ago that the combined Greek fleet, which was dominated by Athenian warships, fought against the Persian fleet with several times its own number of warships, but finally won a brilliant victory, created a war miracle, and saved Greece... This legendary story inspired generations of Athenians. The Athenian crew members who were ordered to leave the port today had a little bit of expectation, which offset the tension in their hearts.

As the distance between the two sides is getting closer, even Cykrian can't help feeling nervous. He is not afraid of the dozens of Athenian warships ahead. As a senior general of the kingdom like him, not only himself Play comfortably, and consider how the changes in the Greek situation after the defeat of the Athenian fleet will affect Dionysian's ongoing military plan in the Peloponnesus, but the situation in Greece is complicated, and he Unpredictable at all.

Fortunately, when the distance between the two sides was close to two miles, Cykrian received news: the Athens fleet had stopped advancing!

Cykrian hurriedly ordered: The fleet stops advancing!

The warships of the two sides were two miles apart, quietly confronting each other.

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