Chapter 241 The Battle of Germay (1)

"Don't panic, Lord Sekelian is here!"

"With Lord Sekelian, we are not afraid of any enemy!"...

At the same time, there was a noisy discussion on the deck. Of course, these legionnaires from the towns of Dionia's Sicilian territory knew Sekelian's prestige, but far less than the Dionysian crew did to him. respect.

A man in leather armor and helmet quickly stepped out from the deck. He approached the side of the ship and gave a solemn military salute: "Sir, I am the captain of this warship, Ilias of the First Fleet!"

Hearing that it was his old subordinate, Sekelian was relieved for the most part, and he immediately said: "I know you, Ilyas, every time the fleet's warship training assessment, the fast three-tier oared warships you command always get the best results. Top ranking... Now I order you to immediately let all the soldiers on board jump into the sea for me, and then take your warship and follow me to meet the enemy!"

Ilias was taken aback and said hesitantly: "...But... Commander Myrtias raised the Apollo flag, let us"

"Myrtias is an idiot!" Zekelian interrupted him angrily, roaring: "The enemies are all killed, all the warships are still full of soldiers, and they have no ability to fight. What's the use of gathering together? Is it convenient to be hit and sunk by the enemy! Now, as the naval commander of the First Fleet, I order you to execute the order immediately!"

"Yes... yes!" Ilias responded loudly. From the bottom of his heart, he absolutely agreed with Sekelian's approach, because the belief that the First Fleet developed under the influence of Sekelian has always been to attack, never to attack. Passively beaten.

It was just that the soldiers on the deck who had heard the conversation between the two began to make a noise, and they didn't want to be thrown off the ship.

Elias had to face them and persuaded loudly: "Dionian warriors, our fleet is now facing a strong enemy, and the situation is urgent! But because the warship is loaded with you, the warship cannot fight. Either you Jump into the sea, so we can go to fight, fight off the enemy, and then come back to rescue you; or you stay on the ship, wait for the enemy ship to come, sink this warship, and then we all become prisoners together... Please make a choice now!"

The deck suddenly became silent, and soon a man stepped forward.

"Sub-commander!" The soldiers shouted earnestly, focusing their eyes on him.

"Brothers, if the navy is finished, we will be in big trouble!" The squad leader said resolutely: "Bring your long shields, let's jump into the sea and let the navy see that they are not the only ones who can swim."

After he finished speaking, no soldier objected, and one by one took up the long shields on the deck one by one. This is the strict discipline of the Dionysian Legion, even if it is only a reserve detachment of the Legion.

"Please help us save other armor and weapons first." The squad leader instructed Elias, and then carrying the long shield, with a "thump", the first one jumped into the sea, and the other soldiers followed closely... …

In the process, Elias kept salute.

After Sekelian gave the order, he did not stop by the warship, but continued to chase other warships. Since the warships were full of soldiers and the speed was slow, it was not difficult to catch up with them. After stopping several warships one after another. , he found a situation: all he encountered were the ships of the First Fleet (that is, the ships that escaped disaster by breaking into the port of Serinus during the storm), and the ships were full of soldiers A soldier in the Legion Reserve of Dionia.

Cykrian thought for a moment,

It's clear, it's certainly not accidental.

In order to hurry up, Myrtias ordered at the port that the warships can set off first if they are full of soldiers, and the legion reserve soldiers are more well-trained and organized than the citizens of other city-states, so they can be the fastest. speed to gather at the dock and board the warship.

At the same time, Miltias was the last to set off because he had to supervise the entire boarding process. Any army commander generally has a habit of gathering his most trusted troops by his side, so that in battles Command is more convenient and can play a greater role, although this is only a troop movement. Myrtias is still habitually letting the First Fleet warships dock first, so the Fourth Fleet warships that have followed him for more than ten years will set off later and be closer to him.

The unintentional arrangement of Myrtias made it convenient for Cykrian. He could let the first fleet warships and legion reserve soldiers sailing at the forefront carry out his orders relatively smoothly: it was a fast three-tier oar warship, The soldiers above all jumped into the sea; it was the crow warship, 40 soldiers were retained, and the rest all jumped into the sea.

Of course, Cykrian also encountered friendly soldiers on the warship. They obviously resisted the order, and some even threatened to occupy the ship by force. The captain could only persuade patiently. The soldiers on the ship jumped into the sea to set an example, and most of these friendly soldiers eventually obeyed, but this delayed time...

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Just as Sekelean hurriedly persuaded the ships in the east to obey his orders, the Eastern Phoenician fleet was speeding up and chasing the Dionian warships retreating to the coast.

Dionia's sailors rowed hard, but the ship was full of soldiers, which seriously affected the speed of the warship, and was gradually brought closer by the Eastern Phoenician fleet, which had been increased to the highest speed by the warship.

The Eastern Phoenician warships were like tigers and wolves, rushing towards the fat sheep in their eyes.

The Dionysian warship, which was behind, saw that it could not escape, so it turned around and bravely rushed to face the enemy ship, but how could the Dionysian warship lose its speed and agility? The opponents of the Phoenician warships were either broken off by their oars or hit the hull, and Dionian crew and soldiers kept jumping into the sea with exclamations.

Of course, there are occasional exceptions. These East Phoenician sailors learned about the Dionysian fleet from the mouths of their compatriots in the colonies. Hooked by the 12-meter-long suspension bridge of the crow warship, the friendly soldiers who were already wearing armor and weapons swarmed to kill them.

Other Phoenician warships who saw this bad sight soon learned their lesson, and when faced with the raven warships, they avoided the bow and attacked the stern.

The crow warship was inflexible to rotate due to too many soldiers, its speed was slow, and there was no fast three-layer oar warship to protect it, and it became the key attack target of the Phoenician warships.

Miltias' ship was rushing towards the beach, which happened to be the beach where the infantry of the fleet landed during the night raid a few days ago. It was a mile away, and the distance was getting closer, but Miltias There was no joy on his face, and his heart was always suffering.

Originally, he had been sitting at the stern of the ship, watching the follow-up of other warships, but what he saw was: countless enemy ships rushed towards the warships that were behind, although these lone warships were rushing towards them. They resisted stubbornly, but they were either sunk or smashed, and they floated stiffly on the sea, allowing the enemy to bully them.

This situation made Myrtias feel like a knife in his heart: these are the warships that he has cheekily applied to the Ministry of Military Affairs for more than ten years, carefully maintained and repaired every day, and worked hard to save, all of which vanished in a blink of an eye! There are also these brothers who have been with him day and night and trained hard for more than ten years. He came to Sicily with them who are eager to make contributions. They have not fought a major battle, but they are about to lose their lives! ...

He couldn't help standing up any longer, and said loudly: "Stop the boat for me immediately! Leave 40 soldiers behind, and the other soldiers jump off the boat immediately and swim to the beach by themselves! Quick! Quick!"

At this time, the order given by Miltias was the same as that of Cykrian. In fact, he had this idea in his mind before, but he was still lucky at that time, and he was worried that the soldiers on the ship would be driven into the sea, which would lead to friendly nations afterwards. The protest was not good for him, after all, he made a big mistake... A single thought led to the difficulties of the Sicilian fleet, and now he regrets it.

The Allies on deck did not argue like the Allies on the eastern battleship, because they had seen the bad situation in the sea behind, and it was not necessarily safer to be on board than to be in the sea, they were quick to do it.

Miltias did not command the flagship to rush directly to the enemy ship, but quickly sailed to the nearby warships. He needed to gather the nearby warships scattered outside the battlefield as soon as possible in order to fight against this unknown warship. incoming enemy fleet.

In fact, due to the critical situation, there was no need for Myrtias to remind them that some soldiers on the Dionysian warship had actively jumped into the sea so that the warship could participate in the battle.

However, the first wave of the Eastern Phoenician Fleet's attack damaged at least 10 Dionysian three-deck oars, and had torn the already scattered rear of the Dionysian fleet to pieces. The warships pursued the scattered Dionian warships in an attempt to wipe out the rear of the Dionian fleet.

The flagship of Myrtias, with its large hull and a red blood flag flying on the mast, was naturally the main target of the Eastern Phoenicians' attack. A total of five Phoenician warships rushed towards it, forcing Myrtias Had to stop his original plan.

Myrtias made an immediate decision, and he gave orders to a raven warship and a fast three-tier oared warship gathered on either side of his ship.

Soon, the raven warship and his flagship quickly turned around and headed for the coast, while the fast three-tier oared warship turned a corner and sailed parallel to the coast, pulling away from them.