Chapter 105 Storm

"Thanks for the blessing of Melakat!" Annobas repeatedly expressed his gratitude to the supreme god of the Phoenicians, full of joy. The reason why he didn't thank Barr Hamm, the patron saint of Carthage, was because Barr Hamm was the lord of lava, and water and fire were never incompatible, so naval warfare was not the domain of Barr Hamm's control.

Annobas rejoiced that: Dionia's crow warship was light and heavy, and easily capsized in strong winds and waves. That kind of fast three-layer oar warship was also used for small size and light weight, and in strong winds and waves Difficult to control; and on the flanks, the ships of Carthage were in a favorable position, which was a good time for the Carthaginian fleet to strike back!

"Wow!..." The horn of the attack sounded again on the two-headed Dragon Seat. The original high-pitched horn sounded low and hoarse on the cloud-covered and dark sea.

Annobas supported the railing of the ship with both hands, stood on the top of the high ship building, and let the strong sea wind blow his body. He constantly looked around the sea, and the warships on both sides were bumping forward in the wind and waves. ...

He didn't know if his men could hear the trumpet, but he was convinced that the experienced Carthaginians would seize this favorable opportunity and turn the tide back little by little!

"General, the wind and waves are getting bigger and bigger, should we retreat first?!" The adjutant held the helmet with one hand, for fear of being blown into the sea by the strong wind, he walked to Annobas and said in a loud voice uneasy.

"Retreat?!" Annobas seemed to hear a joke. He pointed to the front, facing the sea breeze, and said loudly, "Look!"

I saw a crow warship with a foremast still erected on a suspension bridge not far ahead, clumsily just crawling through a wave, and then another wave came over... By the time the wave passed, the warship had already dumped on the sea. superior.

"Hahaha..." Annobas laughed cheerfully: "Did you see it, what a great opportunity! Even if you want to retreat, you have to wait until you have defeated the Dionysians before retreating!"

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The same advice happened on Dionia's flagship, but Cykrian was no longer in high spirits. He expected the weather to be bad, but he didn't expect the wind and waves to be so strong, causing great damage to the fleet's warships. Difficult, he has no intention to complain why Poseidon accepted their devout prayers and rich sacrifices before the war, but when the fleet was about to win, he helped the aliens.

At this moment, the most troublesome thing for him is: even if he issued an order to retreat, the entire fleet was scattered so widely, even deep outside the port of Serinus, under such bad weather conditions, it was not his order to retreat. , it can be said that the withdrawal will be withdrawn.

Just as he frowned,

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." The continuous roaring in the sky, as if thousands of drums were beating above the clouds, shocked everyone.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, silver-white lightning flashed above the sea, penetrating between the sky and the earth. The dark clouds were getting darker and lower, pressing down toward the sea. And the waves are getting more and more active, rising higher and higher, as if they are huge animal mouths, trying to swallow the lightning.

The torrential rain followed by the strong wind slammed down like this, and the sky and the earth were suddenly dark.

Whether it is the Carthaginians or the Dionians, who still have the heart to row a boat and fight at this moment, they don't even dare to look out at the sea, because the sea has now become an endless abyss, and the endless darkness seems to be able to People's souls are swallowed up... The only thing all the crew members, including the generals, can do is to crowd into the cabin, and use trembling voices to constantly pray to the Sea God for safety.

"Kacha!" With a loud noise, a flash of lightning appeared in front of the two-headed dragon's ship. Annobas, who was sitting in the tower, just glanced out, and his originally pale face suddenly became even paler. Yin Guang, he saw a huge wall swelled up on the sea not far away, more than ten meters high, crushing the mountains and seas towards them...

The ghost of Annobas was gone, and the previous commander was still there. The image of the commander who was confident in Carthage's navigational skills disappeared without a trace, but he just muttered with a dull face: "How is this possible! How is this possible? It's not winter now, how can there be a storm in the southwestern seas of Sicily! …”

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The unpredictable nature of nature is unpredictable.

In front of the mighty power of heaven and earth, no matter how huge the battleship is, it seems extremely insignificant. Under the strong wind and waves, these ships were either scattered by the huge waves and sank to the bottom of the sea, or they were thrown into the air and smashed to pieces...

The storm lasted until dusk, and finally subsided the rage, the heavy rain disappeared without a trace, the gust of wind turned into a gentle breeze, the sky was clean without a trace of clouds, and was dyed golden red by the falling sunset... The sea showed Her gentle and beautiful side.

But when I turned to the coast at low tide, the sight I saw was horrific: the beach was densely covered with white-washed human bodies and the remains of countless warships; and in the water at low tide, there were also countless human bodies and broken pieces floating in the sea. the ship's board...

Such appalling sights can be seen everywhere not only on the coast of Serinus, but also on the coasts of Mazara and Germer, and beyond...

The general's battalion was stationed in the north of Serinus city. Leotidides has been worried about the safety of the Sicilian fleet, so after the storm subsided, he immediately sent troops and medical battalions to block the coast near Serinus, Start emergency rescue.

When the doctors and nurses have spare energy, they will also treat the Carthaginian as long as he has a breath.

The colonial city of Carthage and its allies on the south coast, as well as the Greek city-states, have also sent personnel to the coast to search and rescue...

Both the Carthaginian sailors and the sailors in Dionia have been at sea all year round. They have experienced a lot of strong winds and waves. They may be able to escape the storms that lasted for several hours, but the warships they control are not Rebirth is impossible. In this large-scale naval battle, Dionia's Sicilian fleet invested about 600 warships, and Carthage's fleet had more than 500 warships. Storm destruction.

For Carthage, what was even worse was that nearly half of the passenger ships they were responsible for transporting soldiers and baggage failed to enter the port in time, or were attacked by the Dionian warships, or devastated by the storm, and eventually died in the belly of the fish. .

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The news of "Dionia's Sicilian fleet annihilated" has not yet reached Great Greece, and the army led by Davos, who knows nothing about it, has just arrived in Laos.

Today's Laos has changed a lot compared to ten years ago. Counting the allies of Campania, on the west coast of Italy, with Greater Greece in the south and Lucania and Campania in the north, Laos is at the midpoint of this long coastline. On land, it is the transportation hub of Lucania and Bruti, so it has a superior geographical location. After the painstaking management of several chief executives and the support of the Senate, Laos has become a kingdom. a bustling port city.

Although the area of ​​arable land is small and the urban population has reached more than 50,000 people, this is not counting the freedmen and slaves of the port. It is precisely because of the developed port and the large number of merchant ships that it is possible to use as few merchant ships as possible to travel back and forth by sea. This huge army was sent to Ladrum.

When the army entered the city, Clotokatax looked at the scene in the city curiously, and at the same time was puzzled by the strange dress of Henipolis beside him: "Uncle Heni, it's not fighting now. , Don't you feel stuffy with your helmet on, cheek pads on, and a visor on the outside?"

"Don't talk to me!" Henipolis said with a sullen voice.

Davos, who was in front of him, turned his head and said with a teasing smile, "Your Uncle Heney doesn't want people here to know that he's back."

"Why? Uncle Heni used to be the consul of Laos!" Clotokatax was even more curious.

Davers shrugged and didn't answer.

In fact, since Henepolis served as the clerk of Davos in the later period of the South-Italian War, he had never been to Laos again, which was one of his heart problems.

In fact, the Arobmas rebellion and the subsequent civil riots greatly reduced the population of Laos. More than half of the current Laos residents moved in later, including descendants of Sybaris, Greeks, Lucarians, Brutians, Campanias...a veritable multi-ethnic mixed city.

Today, the original Laos people are no longer the bottom layer of the city-state without money and power more than ten years ago, but the citizens of the kingdom who own land, manage maritime trade, hold public office, participate in city council elections, and put forward their own proposals. They were very grateful to the kingdom of Dionia and the king who could change their status. When they heard that King Davos was leading an army to come to Laos, the people of the city brought their families and went on the road early. Bian took a good position, just to be closer to him when the king arrives, to see more clearly, and to allow him to hear his cheers.

Amid the cheers of "King Davos is victorious!!! The kingdom is victorious!!!", the people also kept discussing excitedly: "Look! The one in the middle wearing a long-tailed feather helmet and wearing a The one in golden armor is His Majesty Davos! Look, how majestic and majestic he is! I met him when His Majesty led his army through Laos and went north to fight the Samonaites more than ten years ago. His appearance has not changed at all, and he is still so young, worthy of being a descendant of Hades!"

"Who is the young general next to His Majesty? It seems that he has a very close relationship with His Majesty!"

"I heard from the Turiyi merchant in the port that this time the army will go out, and Prince Clotokatax will also participate in the war. This young man should be him."