Chapter 300 Humiliation

When he saw the appearance of the Dionia fleet, Admika's first reaction was to retreat immediately, but then he saw the rapid attack speed of the Dionia warship, and then looked around the bloated fleet. , he had to dismiss the idea.

After a brief thought, Admika believed that the number of warships under her command was similar to that of the Dionysian fleet in front of her, and her own crew members had an advantage in physical strength and could completely fight against them.

So, he quickly issued an order to meet the whole army.

In fact, the ships of Carthage were already busy. They cut off the ropes that pulled the injured ships and drove the prisoners on the ships into the sea again. There were even more ruthless warships forcing the companions who were cut by the infantry of the fleet to jump into the sea first. , is to reduce the weight of the warship and restore its flexibility, but the salty sea water stimulates the wounds that have not healed, causing the wounded soldiers who jumped into the sea to make a shrill and lasting scream, echoing among the entire fleet, As a result, before the battle began, a haze shrouded the hearts of the crew members.

Just as the Carthaginian warships were still busy, and even the ship formation had just begun to line up, Dionia's fast warships had already rushed to the front...

Dionia's captain Cesodorus, who was tied to the wooden pillars of the flagship's bilge, was being humiliated by the Carthaginian crew. Suddenly there was a shout from the deck, followed by the Carthage in the cabin. The sailors showed panic, and the ferocious-looking captain released his hand that was holding his hair tightly, and said a few words with a serious expression, and saw that the originally noisy cabin had returned to silence, and the sailors one by one Sitting upright on the wooden bench, holding the wooden oar in both hands.

The boatswain shouted, and the sailors on one side began to paddle, while the other remained motionless.

Cesodorus immediately felt that he was spinning with the wooden pillar. Although he could not understand what the Carthaginians were saying, as an expert he knew that it was the warship turning around.

Why did the ships of Carthage turn around? He was guessing in his heart.

At this moment, a few Carthaginian light soldiers came down from the deck. They fiercely used spears and daggers to drive away the Dionysian prisoners who were locked in the bottom cabin. One of the prisoners walked slower. Carthage Without saying a word, the Taiji soldier directly pierced his chest with a spear.

Cesodorus shouted angrily: These are his subordinates! What are the Carthaginians going to do!

The Carthaginian soldiers did not stop their atrocities. Some soldiers even came to him and wanted to escort him up, but maybe the rope was too tight, or maybe it didn't matter if there was only one prisoner left. In the end, they chose gave up.

"Great Hades,

You are the king of the underworld, the ruler of justice, and the protector of the kingdom!

I steer ships, fight seas, guard kingdoms,

If that day comes,

I went to your palace,

I hope you use a fair trial,

Give me the glory of a warrior!

 …”

The captive captain suddenly opened his mouth to sing. The prisoners who were still struggling and resisting heard this voice, and suddenly became quiet and sang along with them. There was no panic on their faces, but more tragic and solemn, no need for Carthaginians. Pushing again, under the awe-inspiring gaze of Cesodorus, he walked to the deck with firm steps, only the solemn and solemn singing echoed in the cabin...

Although the Carthaginian sailors could not understand what they were singing,

But he remained silent for no reason, not daring to interrupt.

The bosun again slapped Cesodorus in the face heavily, then waved his fist and cursed a few words.

The sailors then shouted in unison, all of them seeming to become very combative.

At this moment, a shout came from the deck.

The boatswain shouted the same words again. The piper sitting at the exit of the cabin blew the double-pipe flute. The sailors listened to the rhythm of the flute and increased the speed of the slaughtering uniformly.

Cesodorus swallowed the blood in his mouth, without scolding loudly, he knew: this battleship is accelerating, it is preparing to fight, its enemy is naturally self-evident - our fleet is coming! Come and destroy these damned Carthaginians! "

There was a burst of joy in Cesodorus' heart, but he did not show it, but quietly observed the situation in the cabin. He turned his head and tried his best to let his eyes pass through the sailors when they leaned forward and backward. through the narrow cabin window, but all he could see was the sliding wooden oar and the glowing water.

He retracted his gaze in disappointment, and once again focused his attention on the cabin. He had to admit that the Carthaginian sailors were also well-trained and cooperated tacitly. Nearly 200 people were manipulating a warship, but it was like manipulating their own bodies. Whether it is acceleration, deceleration, U-turn, and cornering, it is so smooth, without feeling any stagnation...

Therefore, he cheered up and carefully felt the driving situation of the warship: this should be the speed of the attack, the Carthaginians still have spare strength, and they should not have encountered our warship... It suddenly stopped, why? ? ... this is turning to the left, oh, speeding up, is our warship ahead on the left? ...Accelerating, still accelerating, this is the charge speed! The Carthaginians are preparing to attack our ships! How to do? !

Cesodorus suddenly opened his mouth and whistled.

"Shh!...shh!...shh..."

Another high-pitched sound suddenly sounded in the cabin, but unlike the binaural flute, its rhythm was much slower. The two sounds were intertwined, but it affected the sailors who were in a state of high excitement, the captive ship. Chang was delighted to see that some sailors' paddling rhythms were chaotic.

At this moment, a fist the size of a bowl appeared in front of him, and then the captain's angry face flashed, and then he was hit hard on the head and fainted...

I don't know how long it took, Cesodorus gradually regained consciousness,

He opened his eyes slightly, feeling that the atmosphere in the cabin was not as relaxed as before: the sailor was nervous, listening intently to the orders from the deck, shouting a few times from time to time; the sailors were covered in sweat. , panting heavily, the muscles in his hands protruding, the blue veins exposed, the whole body tense, trying his best to control his body on the wooden bench... In such a tense state, no one noticed that he had woken up.

Cesodorus also felt that his body was falling to the left and right along with the wooden pillar, and he knew in his heart: This warship was constantly spinning and accelerating, and it was under attack! !

Cesodorus's heart was like a mirror, he breathed slightly, trying his best to regain some strength, while also waiting for the opportunity.

After a while, there was a rapid and nervous cry from the deck.

Under the command of the bosun, the sailor on the left accelerated the paddling speed, the sailor on the right stopped paddling, and the warship turned quickly to the right; after a while, the sailor on the right began to paddle faster, while the sailor on the left return to normal paddling speed...

Cesodorus understood in his heart: This is a difficult "inverted s-curve glide", which is a tactical action used to avoid the collision of the enemy ship and then escape from the encirclement, which means that the warship was besieged.

In such a crisis situation, the Carthaginian sailors were still able to move neatly and neatly.

However, a sneer appeared on the swollen face of Cesodorus. He was a Lokri. In the eyes of outsiders, the Lokri were accustomed to obedience under the strict repression of the city-state laws, but the punishment of gouging out their eyes and breaking their hands at every turn was actually In some people, a character that is willing to risk life and death and never evade responsibility has been nurtured.

Cesodorus would never let these Carthaginians who wantonly humiliate and kill their captives escape easily, he opened his mouth: "Shh!...shh!...shh!..."

A high-pitched, rhythmic whistle sounded suddenly again in the cabin, and the highly focused sailors were stunned. The wooden oars in the hands of some sailors unconsciously slowed down following the whistle.

The bosun roared, picked up the spear in the corner, and pierced the chest of Cesodorus.

Blood flowed from the captive captain's mouth, and his whistle, though weaker, did not stop. When the "Boom" sounded, the whole ship trembled, the warship suddenly stopped moving, the Carthaginian sailors exclaimed, and he passed away with a smile...

After Carthage's flagship was captured by a crow warship, the infantry of the fleet saw the body of Cesodorus tied to a wooden post in the cabin and pierced with a spear in the chest in the cabin, and asked the captive sailor through an interpreter, When I learned about the heroic deeds of Cesodorus, I was all moved.

It didn't take long for Midorades to learn of this, and he immediately ordered: "Carefully transport the body of Captain Cesodorus back to the flagship for proper safekeeping."

When the body of Cesodorus was carried to the flagship of the Third Fleet, Midorades and the entire crew of the ship stood at attention with solemn expressions, and saluted him solemnly.

The raid of the Third Fleet caught the Admika fleet, which was full of wounded soldiers, prisoners, and dragged the wounded ship, by surprise. Its subsequent swift and brave attack completely disrupted the unformed ship formation of the Carthaginians, and the battle was fierce for half an hour. Afterwards, the Carthaginian fleet was defeated and even its flagship was captured, and the 3rd Fleet won the naval battle.

Considering that the night was coming soon, Midorades ordered all the warships to stop their pursuit and quickly rescue all the crew members who fell into the sea.

At the same time, Midorades also considered that the new Carthaginian fleet still had residual combat power, and the fleet had to pass the coast of Sardinia on the way back, worried that they would attack at any time, in order to avoid their own The fleet repeated the mistakes of the enemy. He also ordered to sink all the Carthaginian warships captured by the crow warships, not to rescue any Carthaginian sailors who fell into the sea, and even cruelly ordered his own severely damaged warships. All sunk too.

Successive victories boosted Midorads' prestige, and at his insistence, the ships of the Third Fleet strictly followed his orders.