ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1002 Seizing the Lighthouse

If you enter the water gate of Carthage's port, there are many commercial docks lined up on the coast for merchant ships to dock (of course, the innermost circular military port is protected by city walls and cannot be entered by ordinary ships), but Lili It was first established as a military fortress, so there are also 5-meter-high walls and spaced towers on the coast. Only in the innermost part of this rectangular harbor are there more than 10 piers, and from Watergate to the pier. About a mile away, if an enemy ship really breaks into the harbor, the city walls and tower defenders on both sides will fire rockets, making it impossible for the enemy ship to escape.

At this time, the cruise ship led the way, and the cargo ships filed in from behind, one after another, forming a long queue and driving slowly towards the dock.

As he was approaching the dock, the captain of the patrol boat suddenly heard the bell ringing "Dang! Dang! Dang!..." from behind. He was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that this was the alarm bell from the lighthouse: Is there an enemy invasion? !
He immediately turned around and looked back, only to see that the orderly fleet of ships had become scattered, and some cargo ships had spread out and rushed towards the dock quickly.

be cheated!This fleet is disguised as an enemy! ...The captain of the patrol boat suddenly understood, and suddenly panicked in his heart.

In fact, the lighthouse keeper who had been watching the fleet enter the port discovered that the strangeness of the fleet was not because these cargo ships were unruly and speeding up to rush to the dock, but before that, he found that many cargo ships suddenly stopped. Moving forward, we stopped at the embankment of the natural breakwater, and then the linen cloth in the middle of the ship was automatically lifted, and many people got out of it.

The transported supplies turned into people! ...Of course the tower guard knew that he had been fooled. After ringing the alarm, he was still a little curious: Why would these cunning enemies dock the cargo ship there?
Although the narrowest width of this natural breakwater is 40 meters, after the city wall was built on the outside ground, no city wall was built on the inside. However, the embankment was rebuilt with special stone bricks, soil, and sand. Making it strong, straight, steep, and 7 meters high, it is almost impossible to climb from the ship to the natural breakwater.Moreover, in addition to the city walls, towers and lighthouses, there is also a small military camp on the breakwater, where 100 light infantry are regularly stationed to handle any emergencies in a timely manner.Although it is already night and the light infantry in the military camp are already asleep, the alarm bell is ringing. I believe they will soon be fully dressed and rush out of the military camp to rescue.

But the tower keepers obviously forgot that in addition to the military camp, there is another building on the natural breakwater - a small temple. It not only provides a sacred place for the soldiers stationed on the "breakwater" to pray to the gods, but also opens in the early morning every day. When entering the port, the tower keepers must go to the temple to perform sacred prayers for peace. This has become a necessary sacred ritual in the port of Lilibi.

Although this temple is small, it combines the characteristics of Carthage and Greek temples. It is a typical temple pillar-style building, and it is very close to the inner embankment.

All the cargo ships in this fleet are indeed from Carthage - the same rescue fleet that was captured in the port of Palermos last night, but its crews are mainly from Alenia, who not long ago used the same He led the fleet to sneak into the ports of Santa Ibinia and Salos. He also accumulated a lot of experience, so he was able to deceive the vigilant patrol boat captain.The first seven cargo ships were indeed loaded with materials, while the linen-covered cargo ships in the back were all soldiers from the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade.

At this moment, Terentus and his men stood on the cargo ship that was turbulent with the sea water. He swung the rope hook in his hand and looked up at the outline of the temple on the embankment with the light from the torches lit by the crew. Throwing it upward, each rope hook drew an arc in the air and flew towards the temple. Some of them successfully wrapped around the pillars.Terentus and the others immediately grasped the rope hook and quickly climbed up the embankment...

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen enemies climbed up the embankment, but not a single soldier in the barracks came out yet... The tower guard watching at the top of the tower was dumbfounded, and immediately shouted to the people on the lower floor of the tower: " Go and close the door, go! The enemy is coming!"

Seeing them running down the tower in a panic, the tower guard began to ring the hanging bell again.

Terentus, who was standing under the temple, looked up at the lighthouse whose bells were ringing not far away, then pointed at his men who climbed up and shouted: "Ten of you, follow me and seize the lighthouse! Forchini Cass, lead the others, kill the enemies in that military camp, and then meet at the lighthouse!"

"Yes, Captain!" Fugenikas shouted back.

"Follow me!" Terentus waved his hand and took the lead in rushing towards the lighthouse, followed by 10 soldiers.

When we arrived at the lighthouse, the thick tower door was closed.

Terentus was not panicked. He stretched out his hand and said, "Rope hook."

A soldier hurriedly handed the prepared rope hook to his hand. He grabbed the head of the rope hook and aimed at the stone window with light above. With a little force, he threw the rope hook in and then pulled it back. Let the rope hook hook the window edge and start climbing upward.

Other soldiers began throwing rope hooks through other windows in the lighthouse.

Terentus was climbing up quickly when he suddenly heard the soldiers below shouting urgently: "Captain, be careful!"

He saw a figure appear in the window above. He instinctively pressed his body against the stone wall. He heard a "whoosh" of wind, and then his back felt burning pain. The javelin thrown by the enemy fell against his back. The sharp tip of the spear It tore his clothes.

The situation is very critical. The second javelin will attack again soon. Terentus, who is in mid-air, will have no way to avoid it. His desire to survive makes him burst out with powerful force at this time. He kicks his feet fiercely. He stepped on the stone wall, quickly alternated his hands, and tightened the rope. He climbed up several times faster than before. When he reached the window, the enemy had already taken out a second javelin and was about to throw it at him.

He quickly drew out his dagger and stabbed forward hastily.

The enemy couldn't dodge and was scratched on the cheek. He screamed and took a few steps back.

Terentus seized this gap, grabbed the window edge with his left hand, pushed hard, and rolled his whole body into the tower. He turned over on the ground, and thrust out the dagger in his right hand again, hitting the enemy in time. chest.

In the blink of an eye, the rabbit rises and the falcon falls, and the winner is decided between the two sides.

The enemy fell down with a look of astonishment on his face, as if he didn't want to believe this fact.

Terentus was able to escape with his life in such a dangerous situation and quickly turned defeat into victory. It can be said that he brought his 10 years of hard training skills to the extreme.

Now that he was out of danger, he felt numb in his hands and muscles, recalling that he almost went to Hell just now, his body couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

But he didn't have time to rest to relieve his emotions, but rushed towards other enemies with his short sword.

Usually late at night, there is only one watchman on duty at the Lilibi Port Lighthouse. During this period, a few more people were added to open the water gate and allow the Carthaginian fleet transporting food to enter and exit.There are no soldiers in the tower itself, but for the purpose of defense, the city's designers did not build stone stairs up and down the city wall on this natural breakwater. Instead, they integrated the end of the city wall with the lighthouse, so that in the breakwater barracks Soldiers who want to go up the city wall must pass through the lighthouse, and sentries patrolling this section of the city wall at night can also enter the lighthouse directly.

Fortunately, there were only 5 Lilibi soldiers in total. How could they be the opponents of the ferocious mountain reconnaissance team? They were quickly killed by the mountain reconnaissance soldiers, and the others were also captured. However, one of the 10 team members in the raid was also marked. He was stabbed by a spear and was dying.

Terentus and the soldiers took the prisoners and rushed to a device like a huge millstone on the lower level of the lighthouse. They pushed it together, and the lowered water gate slowly rose again.

Then, another team member rushed to the top of the tower, took out the prepared torch and lit it, and then raised it high.

In this way, there were two burning flames on the lighthouse, and the flames penetrated the dark sky and spread to the sea far away. Due west, there were more than 100 warships of the Dionysian Sicilian fleet parked due west. There are still a small number of warships chasing the fleeing Carthage cargo ship.

"Sir, our signal has been transmitted from the Lilibi Lighthouse!" the captain who had been waiting anxiously on the flagship deck shouted excitedly.

"Then what are you waiting for? Speed ​​up immediately and achieve your goal!" Sekerian couldn't hide his excitement.

The soldiers of the Second Legion who were fully loaded on the deck now understood that the sneak attack on Lilibi Port was successful. They were all gearing up and excited, but because of the military order, no one shouted.

To the north, more than 100 warships of the Third Fleet were also loaded with soldiers and rushed towards the port of Lilibi.

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Since he was always thinking about "delivering reinforcements to Palermos last night", in the evening today, Imisele sent his slaves to the port several times to ask: Where is the Lilibi cargo ship that has gone to Palermos? No return?
The answer was always: "No."

His confidants comforted him: "The cargo ship rescuing Palermos must not only avoid the cruise of the Dionian fleet on the south coast, but also avoid being discovered by the Dionian fleet on the north coast, which is closer to it. It is impossible to do this. Returned long ago..."

Imisele thought it made sense, so he didn't send anyone to pay attention to the port. Later, he was exhausted and fell into sleep. Until he was woken up by his slave, he asked in a daze: "Is the cargo ship back? "

"Master, the bell is ringing at the port!"

"Bells?!" Yimisele was startled and woke up from sleep: "An enemy has invaded the port?!"

He jumped out of bed, grabbed his clothes, and shouted to his slave: "Go and prepare your horse! Go!"

(End of this chapter)