ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1001
At dawn, two fast ships sailed out of Palermos port, one went to Saros to notify the Third Fleet, and the other went to Minoa to report to King Davos.

Due to the sudden ban issued by Leotizides, the senior officials of Palermos and the generals of the Solus reinforcements came nervously to ask for the reason.

Especially the general of Solus, he also promised to cooperate with the Dionians last night to persuade Solus to surrender. Now the Dionians suddenly announced the blockade of the whole city. To break the contract.

As a result, Leotizides patiently explained the reason to them and asked them to cooperate.

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Since the fleet left the port of Lilibi last night, no cargo ship belonging to Lilibi has been seen returning, and no news about reinforcements has been received. The lord of Lilibi City, Yimisele, has been worried about their safety.

His officials kept comforting him and said: It is normal not to hear news of reinforcements, because the Dionysians surrounded the city of Palermos, and after the fleet rushed to the port of Palermos with reinforcements, when the soldiers We have all gone ashore. I am afraid that it is already dawn. How dare those cargo ships leave the port again? They will definitely have to wait until tonight to return quietly...

After listening to his men's words, Imisele got some comfort. In addition, there were many things during the day. He had to organize labor to deliver supplies to the Carthage camp, mobilize people to go to the camp, help build siege facilities, and transfer the camp's equipment to the camp. Some of the seriously wounded were transported back to Lilibi for treatment to prevent them from staying in the camp and affecting their morale... The busy Imisele put this matter behind him for the time being.

When the sun sets, night falls, and the people of Lilibi begin to fall asleep, a fleet is approaching Lilibi port from the west.

In the cold moonlight, the tower keeper in the port lighthouse was the first to notice this situation. He immediately lit an oil lamp, stretched it out of the tower, and shook it according to the prescribed movements.

After receiving the signal, the port immediately dispatched a patrol boat.

The patrol boat left the port and parked outside the water gate. After waiting for a while, the fleet arrived at the port. It seemed to be quite large, with about 60 large cargo ships.

The patrol ship immediately approached the large cargo ship at the front with the flag of the Carthage city-state flying on its mast.

The patrol captain held a lit torch high, and by the light of the fire, he could clearly see the situation on the cargo ship: 30 rowers, a helmsman, and a captain, all of whom were Carthaginian or Phoenician-looking people; There are a lot of supplies piled up in the center, which is a lot higher than the side of the ship, and is tightly covered with several layers of thick linen.

This scene was no different from the previous times. The only difference was that he did not recognize the captain leading the team.

Before he could ask a question, the owner of the cargo ship asked first: "Hey, the fleet led by Fibonacci delivered military rations to you last night, but they have not been seen back. Their families are very worried. Tell me I, did something happen to them?"

"They have another special mission!" After hearing this, the captain of the patrol ship felt that some people's speculation that the Lilibi cargo ship had not returned yet might be right, because the Carthage fleet had not returned yet, but he did not relax. Be wary, but shouted loudly and asked: "Who are you?! Why isn't Tasora, Oniis or Xasis leading the team?!"

"Do you think I want to come!" The captain of the cargo ship complained loudly: "If it weren't for the Dionysians attacking Africa again and burning the city of Ogiljili, the Senate would be angry and let the old general Morbar strengthen Africa. The defense of the coast, and the Senate, at the suggestion of Morbar, recruited experienced old shipowners such as Tasora and Ounis to be captains and helmsmen of the newly built new warships. It’s not my turn to deliver supplies to you! How dangerous it is to sail such a long distance in the dark! We set off more than an hour early, hoping to take advantage of the weather to cover a longer distance and reduce some dangers. But there was a strong wind on the way, and the fleet was in chaos in the dark night, colliding with each other and causing several ships to sink..." When he said this, the captain looked sad and angry.

When the captain of the patrol boat heard this, he didn't know what to say. Now he understood the reason why this fleet arrived earlier than the previous times. It turned out that the transport fleet had been replaced by a group of novices with little sailing experience. No wonder He saw that some sailors were unnatural and seemed to have not recovered from the previous danger.

The captain of the patrol ship quickly changed the topic. He pretended to be surprised: "The Dionia fleet burned the city of Ogiljili again?!"

"Not only did they burn it down, this time they also arrested many people from Ogiljili, which frightened us all. We all gathered to protest at the Senate House, and we also came out to advise Sufitte Panlako Pushed to the ground... Hahaha, these damn senators only know how to collect our taxes, but they don't know how to win or protect Carthage... Hey! I heard that the Senate held a meeting later, and Aisiyalu The old man Ba ​​used to firmly support the war with Dionia, but this time he proposed to negotiate peace with Dionia..."

The captain talked a lot. The names of familiar and unfamiliar Carthaginian elders and their embarrassing stories made the captain of the patrol boat interesting. Most of his wariness has been eliminated, but after all, for him, this is For an unfamiliar fleet, the inspection that should be done is still to be done, so he said: "Captain, what's your name?"

"Haka, many people in Carthage call me the most eloquent Haka——"

"Captain Haka." The captain of the patrol ship interrupted: "I want to check the cargo on your ship."

"what?!"

"This is a common practice! Every time the fleet comes, they will undergo such an inspection!" The captain of the patrol boat said seriously, but in fact, except for the first inspection when the three people led the team, they never conducted inspections again.

"Okay!" Haka hesitated and reminded: "You'd better hurry up, don't delay us and hurry back to Carthage!"

The patrol boat came close, the captain got on the cargo ship, and then lifted up the thick linen.

The linen was wet, which also confirmed what the other party said before about encountering a strong wind; bags of flour neatly stacked appeared in front of him, and there were no other items. This is why it was covered with linen. The reason is to prevent the spray from the sea water from falling on the flour. Now it seems that this batch of substances is going to be bad, and it has to be transported to the camp quickly and made into bread to eat.

The captain of the patrol boat looked regretful and covered it with linen again.

Captain Haka saw him and explained calmly: "The wind and waves are coming quickly, and we are unprepared, but we can definitely still eat..."

The captain of the patrol boat did not answer the call, jumped back on his ship, and sailed to the second cargo ship.

"How many ships do we need to inspect?! We are running out of time!" Captain Haka shouted from behind.

The captain of the patrol boat did not answer. He quickly checked the second ship, and then rushed to the third ship... Every time he heard Captain Haka urging loudly behind him, he did not respond until he jumped on the fifth ship While on the cargo ship, I heard Captain Haka’s angry shout from behind: “Captains, please pay attention, turn around and return to Carthage immediately!”

The cargo ships that heard the shouting really started to turn around, and the captain of the patrol ship became a little panicked.

You must know that in the past, the managers of Lilibi Port had great respect for these Carthaginian fleets. After all, they sailed in the dark and sailed such long distances. Transporting supplies to Lilibi required great risks. Libi Port tries its best to provide each other with the greatest convenience.This time it was just because there were new crew members, and it was during the war, so we checked so carefully out of caution. But if we really offended these ship owners, they would go back to Carthage to publicize it, and they would be willing to give profits if there were no cargo ships. In order to transport supplies, the Lord of Imisele City might not be able to spare him.

The captain of the patrol boat hurriedly jumped back on board, sailed to the leading cargo ship, and told Captain Haka: "There is no problem in the inspection, you can enter the port."

Captain Haka then cursed and stopped the cargo ships from returning.

After receiving the signal from the captain of the patrol boat requesting to enter the harbor, the tower keeper notified the personnel on the lower level of the lighthouse, and they collectively turned the winch.

The water gate of Lilibi is composed of three layers of sea-blocking iron chains, each of which is 3 meters apart. Each layer of iron chains is divided into three upper, middle and lower chains, each of which is hundreds of meters long. The total amount of iron consumed is astonishing. , but it is not worth mentioning for Carthage, which thrives on mining and metal trade. Under such heavily obstructed conditions, it is almost impossible for enemy ships to rush into the port.

Haka Shipyard looked at the thick iron chains rising slowly in front of them with a complicated expression.The patrol boat entered the port first, and he ordered the cargo ship to follow closely.

The main port of Rilibi is somewhat similar to its mother state, Carthage. It occupies a place where there is a long strip of land that extends alone into the sea, like a slightly curved stick. Its main part is almost in line with the opposite coast. Parallel, it is simply a natural breakwater.On the outside of this "breakwater", the Lilibi people built a 5-meter-high city wall and towers. Together with the height of the "breakwater" itself, the total is more than 10 meters above the sea.

At the far end of this "breakwater", there is a taller building - that is, the lighthouse. It is 15 meters high and cylindrical. The top is burning with flames that illuminate the ships and guide the way in the dark night. There are also multiple windows on the upper floor for light infantry to shoot arrows.At the same time, it also has a special mechanical device inside that can raise and lower the water door, so it is also a multi-functional fortress.

This lighthouse is nearly 300 meters away from the opposite coast, which is a bit far away, so the Lilibi people built an artificial breakwater from the opposite shore and extended it. There was also a city wall on it, and finally a tower, which was more than 100 meters away from the lighthouse. A water gate was built in the middle of the water gate. Since the lifting chain is on the lighthouse side, when the door is opened, the ship can only pass by the side close to the lighthouse.

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