Chapter 104 The Battle of Serinus (4)

But such a risky approach also put them in a dangerous situation, as the enemy ship did not capsize and order was quickly restored.

Ilias could see a lot of spear-wielding infantry pouring out of the decks of the enemy ships.

The enemy is going to jump to fight! Ilias's heart tightened, and suddenly came to mind what the Sicilian Fleet Commander Sekelian often said to them during training: "The army often says that our navy only knows how to fight alone, and doesn't know what it means to cooperate... They don't know what to do. Understood! If a warship does not have the close cooperation of the captain, helmsman, sailor, lookout...and skillfully controls the warship, can it defeat the enemy?

For a fleet, the crow warship is the bear, it bravely moves forward, rampages, and clears all obstacles; the fast three-layer oar warship is the wolf, which moves quickly and agilely. It is our horses that deliver various orders and messages in a timely manner... All warships must cooperate closely and kill the enemy with all their strength to ensure the victory of a naval battle!

And in my fleet, I have an even higher request. On the battlefield, each warship must help each other and make up for each other's shortcomings. If anyone sees his warship in trouble and does not go to the rescue, I will find out later. I, Cykrian, can ask the captain of this warship Guarantee, he can't even be a citizen of Dionia! …”

"Go ahead at full speed! Target - the hull of the enemy ship with four layers of oars in front of the right! Prepare to collide!" Ilias roared through gritted teeth.

"Charge speed!" the boatswain shouted immediately.

The piper straightened his chest again, puffed out his cheeks, and played without stopping.

Although a little tired, the faces of the sailors showed tension and excitement: we are going to sink that huge warship!

They pushed the oars hard again with numb hands.

The speed of the warship was soaring rapidly.

Ilias watched the enemy ship in front of him sharply enlarge in his eyes, and he shouted: "Crash!!" He quickly clasped his arms around the mast.

When the sailors in the cabin heard the warning, they immediately hung up their oars, bowed down, and clung to the copper rings on the boat boards on both sides of the seats with both hands.

Amid the exclamations of the enemy on the four-tiered oars, the warship slammed into its hull viciously.

There was a loud bang, and the ship shook violently. The Carthaginian infantrymen on the Dionysian battleship, who were standing on the deck and preparing to jump to the other side, were pushed by a huge force, and many people fell directly into the into the sea.

The bronze ram of the fast warship smashed through the side of the enemy ship,

However, the gap could not be further enlarged, because there was still a layer of ship board inside. Although it was cracked, it did not break open. The sea water could only penetrate a little bit, but it prevented the advance of the fast warship.

Seeing this situation, Elias immediately shouted: "Back up! Fast back!..."

He must disengage from the enemy ship while the enemy on the ship is still in a panic, and then ram, otherwise he will be in trouble like his teammates on the other side.

But the Carthaginians reacted quickly, too, and just as the Dionian sailors began to paddle backwards, arrows flew down.

The distance was too close, and Elias didn't have time to dodge, and even hit three arrows, he immediately groaned, fell into the cabin, and was supported by the captain in time.

There were also sailors shooting arrows in the cabin, and the screams made the sailors a little confused.

"Don't panic! Row back together! Piper!..." The captain of the boat shouted loudly.

"Di! Di! Di!..." The high-pitched voice of the double-pipe flute sounded, covering up the screams and making the sailors calmer.

Just when they started rowing, they heard a loud exclamation from the enemy ship in front again, followed by a loud "bang", and the enemy ship shook again, and the force was transmitted to it. On the Dionian warship, the sailors staggered into chaos.

However, Elias woke up in the shock. It turned out that as the captain of the warship, he wore leather helmet and leather armor as required. The two arrows on his chest were blocked by leather armor, but he suffered some skin injuries, but his arm was shot by arrows. Shot through, fainted in pain.

"What happened... what happened?" he asked reluctantly.

"It's that crow warship! It hit the head of this enemy ship!" Wang Wang slid down from the mast and reported to him.

"Captain! The enemy ship is broken! It has entered the water!" The fore mast lookout also ran in and said excitedly.

It turned out that the two sides of the Carthaginian four-layer oar warship were hit by the fast warships, and were clamped and unable to move, and then the crow warship slammed its bow, and the strong reaction force forced the originally broken The hull was in close contact with Elias' warship again, and in the muffled sound of "quack", the bronze ram pierced into the bilge...

The Carthaginian sailors fled in panic.

"Quick! Quick! Step back!..." Elias shouted anxiously.

While the sailors were paddling, several Carthaginian soldiers jumped onto the deck in panic.

After pulling the distance from the enemy ship, Elias instructed the sailors to pick up the wooden oars and drove the Carthaginians out of the sea by taking advantage of the crowd.

At this moment, Elias breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his arm.

The boatswain hurried over and cut off the arrow shaft on his left arm with a dagger. As for the arrow, he had to wait until the end of the war to go to the shore and let the medical camp dig it out.

At this time, the enemy ship in front had already tilted to the left, and the crew members jumped into the sea like dumplings...

Seeing this situation, Elias sighed: "This is indeed a good boat! But it is not suitable for combat..."

"Captain, look!" the bosun reminded.

Ilias turned his head to look, and saw a fast three-tier oared warship coming out from behind the enemy ship and heading straight towards him.

Elias quickly made out the painted number on the side of the other side's boat and the person on the deck who was saluting him.

Elias immediately smiled and said, "I said who was so bold, it turned out to be him!"

Ilias endured the pain, raised his right hand, and gave a military salute.

At this time, the crow warship also turned around, and its captain stood on the deck, also saluting...

Behind the three Dionysian warships, the Carthaginian four-deck oar ship was half sunk into the sea, and there were many struggling crew members floating on the sea...

Although the three captains did not shout, their excitement was rippling in their hearts: they did not discuss in advance, but they worked together to sink this behemoth, which is a great honor!

The three ships only met once, and soon they were looking for their next target...

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The ships of Dionia's First Fleet rushed forward and attacked the Carthaginian fleet fiercely. The columns of the Iberian fleet forced the Iberian fleet to join the battle, but this fleet, which had previously lost the battle, faced the attack of the Dionian warships, and its performance was even worse.

Half an hour later, the battleships in the forefront of Dionia's First Fleet had already rushed out of the Carthaginian fleet and rushed directly to the fleet not far behind.

This fleet was full of food and soldiers, and there were a full 300 ships, which made the port of Serinus unable to accommodate all of them in a short time, so the fleet had been lined up outside the port.

Although the laborers in the port were also speeding up their progress due to the weather, they did not expect the Dionysian warship to rush over so quickly, which immediately frightened the shipowners in the fleet. Sail into the port to avoid enemy attacks.

As a result, the entire fleet suddenly became a mess, and various ships rushed in, resulting in congestion outside the port, and even during the collision, some ships capsized...

Annobas, who was behind the flank of the ship formation, was shocked when he received the urgent report from the Clippers. He had left enough warships in front of the ship formation, thinking that he had enough time to deal with the Dionysian fleet. Unexpectedly, in less than an hour, he was completely at a disadvantage.

He did not scold the incompetence of the forward and Iberian fleets, because on the flank, the middle fleet also felt the pressure of the attack of the Dionian ships, although on this side he seemed to lead more ships than the other side. .

Although Dionia's Second Fleet was ordered to defend the flank, Flarios still adopted an offensive tactic.

The huge hull of the two-headed dragon flagship made the Dionysian warships shy away from it, and because of its slow speed and clumsy steering, it could not catch up with the enemy ships, and did not participate in the fight at all, but gradually became a ship safe area in the array.

Annobas stood on the top of the ship building, looking down and observing the surrounding battles, he found out that: Dionia's crow warship and a smaller but fast three-layer oar warship cooperated tacitly, allowing Carthage The warship suffered a lot.

Therefore, how dare he send warships to rescue the fleet in the port at this time. On the contrary, after a painful decision, he believed that simply letting the fleet pass the Dionysian fleet would not only reduce the pressure on the battlefield, but also be more conducive to the Carthaginian fleet's counterattack. As for the complaints about the Carthaginian shipowners who were worried about him afterwards, he had to ensure that he won the naval battle first, otherwise the Senate would punish him for his defeat, which is not bad.

He simply ignored the fleet's pleas for help.

"General, a warship has been sunk over there!" shouted the watchman at the top of the mast.

Annobas frowned and didn't respond. He didn't plan to let the ship go there again. The two-headed dragon had rescued many sailors. Now the ship was full of people, and it became a shelter.

War is worrying! He sighed, feeling a little cold.

cold? He was stunned for a moment, then looked towards the sea, where the sea was rippling.

got windy! And it's the west wind! He was instantly ecstatic.

More wind! Bigger is better! Anrobas thought expectantly in his heart.

As if responding to his words, the waves of the sea quickly turned into waves, and each wave was higher than the other, and it didn't take long for the entire huge two-headed dragon ship to rise and fall with the sea...()

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