ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 759
"Thank you Melkat for your blessing!" Annobas expressed his gratitude to the Phoenician supreme god repeatedly, filled with joy.The reason why I did not express my gratitude to Baal Ham, the patron saint of Carthage, is because Baal Ham is the lord of lava, and water and fire never tolerate each other, so naval battles are not an area under Baal Ham's control.

Annobas happily believes that the Crow Warship of Dionia is light-footed and easy to capsize in strong winds and waves. The fast trireme warships are also used for smaller and lighter weights in strong winds and waves. It was difficult to control; and on the flanks, the Carthaginian warships were in a favorable position to gain the upper hand. This was a great opportunity for the Carthaginian fleet to counterattack!
"Woo!..." The attack bugle sounded again on the two-headed dragon ship. The originally high-pitched horn sounded low and hoarse on the sea covered by clouds and dark sky.

Annobas held the ship's railing with both hands and stood on the top of the tall ship building, letting the strong sea breeze blow against his body. He kept looking around at the sea around him. The warships on both sides were bumping forward in the wind and waves. …

He didn't know if his men could hear the sound of the trumpet, but he was convinced that the Carthaginians, who were experienced in sailing, would seize this favorable opportunity and reverse the decline bit by bit!
"General, the wind and waves are getting bigger and bigger, should we retreat first?!" The adjutant pressed his helmet with one hand, afraid of being blown into the sea by the strong wind, walked to Annobas, and said loudly anxiously.

"Retreat?!" Annobas seemed to have heard a joke. He pointed forward and said loudly against the sea breeze: "Look!"

Not far ahead, I saw a crow warship with a drawbridge erected on the front mast, clumsily getting 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 heartily: "Have you seen, what a great opportunity this is! Even if you want to retreat, you have to wait until the Dionians are defeated before retreating!"

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The same advice occurred on Dionia's flagship, but Sekerian was no longer as high-spirited as before. He expected that the weather would be bad, but he did not expect that the wind and waves would be so strong, which would cause great trouble to the fleet's warships. Difficulty, he no longer had the heart to complain about why Poseidon accepted their pious prayers and generous sacrifices before the war, but helped the aliens when the fleet was about to win.

At this moment, the most troublesome thing for him is: even if he gave the order to retreat, the entire fleet was scattered so widely, even deep outside the port of Selinus. In such harsh weather conditions, he did not give the order to retreat. , you can withdraw at any time.

Just when he was thinking sadly, "Boom! Boom! Boom!..." The continuous roar in the sky was like thousands of drums beating above the clouds, which suddenly frightened everyone.

Immediately afterwards, silver-white lightning flashed above the sea one after another, running through the sky and the earth.The dark clouds are getting darker and darker, getting lower and lower, pressing down towards the sea.The waves became more and more active, rising higher and higher, as if they were huge beast's mouths, trying to swallow up the lightning.

The downpour was accompanied by a strong wind, and the sky and the earth were suddenly dark.

Whether it is the Carthaginians or the Dionians, they are still thinking about rowing and fighting at this moment. They don't even dare to look out at the sea at this moment, because the sea has turned into an endless abyss at this moment, and the endless darkness seems to be able to Devouring human souls... The only thing all the crew members, including the generals, could do was to crowd in the cabin and pray to the Poseidon for safety with trembling voices.

"Crack!" There was a loud noise, and a bolt of lightning appeared in front of the two-headed dragon ship. Annobas, who was sitting in the tower, happened to glance outside, and his originally pale face suddenly became even paler: with the help of lightning, In the silver light, he saw a huge wall rising from the sea not far away, more than ten meters high, crushing towards them overwhelmingly...

Annobas's soul came out. The former commander Ruoding was nowhere to be seen. The image of the commander who was full of confidence in Carthage's navigation technology disappeared without a trace. He just murmured with a dull look on his face: "How is this possible! How is this possible? ! It’s not winter now, how could there be a storm in the waters of southwestern Sicily!..."

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How can people predict the unpredictable changes of nature.

In front of the mighty power of heaven and earth, no matter how huge a battleship is, it appears extremely small.Under the strong winds and huge 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 into pieces...

The storm lasted until dusk, and finally calmed down. The heavy rain disappeared without a trace, and the strong wind turned into a gentle breeze. The sky was so clean that there was no cloud in sight, and it was dyed golden red by the falling sunset... The sea showed Her gentle and beautiful side.

But when the eyes turned to the coast where the tide was receding, the sight they saw was horrifying: the beach was densely covered with human bodies soaked white by the sea water and the remains of countless warships; and there were also countless human bodies and broken pieces floating in the receding water. The planks of the ship...

Such horrific scenes are not only visible everywhere on the coast of Selinus, but also extend to the coasts of Mazara and Germe, and even beyond...

Leotizides, whose general camp was stationed north of the city of Selinus, had been worried about the safety of the Sicilian fleet, so after the storm subsided, he immediately sent troops and medical battalions to blockade the coast near Selinus. Start emergency rescue.

When doctors and nurses have spare capacity, they will also treat the Carthaginian as long as he is still breathing.

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

Both the Carthaginian sailors and the Dionian sailors have been at sea all year round and have experienced many strong winds and waves. They may be able to escape with their lives in the storm that lasts for several hours, but the warships they control are Resurrection 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 participate in the battle. As a result, there was no winner on either side, and all the warships were probably destroyed. Storm destruction.

What's even worse for Carthage is that nearly half of the passenger ships they were responsible for transporting soldiers and baggage failed to enter the port in time, were either attacked by Dionian warships, or were destroyed by storms, and eventually died in the belly of the fish. .

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The news that "the Dionysian Sicilian fleet was completely annihilated" has not yet reached Magna Graecia, and the army led by Davos, who knew nothing about it, had just arrived in Laos.

Today's Laos has changed a lot compared to more than ten years ago.Counting the allies of the League of Campania, on the west coast of Italy, there is Magna Graecia in the south, Lucania and Campania in the north, and Laos is at the midpoint of this long coastline.On land, it is also the transportation hub of Lucania and Bruti. Therefore, due to its superior geographical location, and the painstaking management of several administrators, coupled with the support of the Senate, Laos has become a kingdom. A prosperous port city in China.

Although its cultivated land area is small, its urban population has reached more than 5, not counting the free people and slaves in the port. It is precisely because of its developed port and numerous merchant ships that it can transport goods by sea with as few merchant ships as possible. This huge army was sent to Latium.

As the army entered the city, Clotokatax curiously looked at the scene in the city. At the same time, he was also puzzled by the strange dress of Henepolis next to him: "Uncle Hene, we are not fighting now. , you are wearing a helmet, a cheek guard, and a visor on the outside, don’t you feel stuffy?”

Henepolis suppressed his voice and said: "Don't talk to me!"

Davos, who was in front, turned around and said with a teasing smile: "Your Uncle Henny 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.

Davos shrugged and did not answer.

In fact, Henipolis had never been to Laos since he served as Davos' secretary in the late South-Italian War. This was a worry for him.

In fact, the Arobomas rebellion and subsequent civilian riots greatly reduced the population of Laos. More than half of the current residents of Laos were later immigrants. Among them are descendants of Sybaris, Greeks, Lucarians, Brutians, Campanians... a veritable multi-ethnic mixed city.

Today, the original Laos people are no longer the bottom class of the city-state with no money and power more than ten years ago, but citizens of the kingdom who own land, engage in maritime trade, hold public office, participate in city council elections, and put forward their own suggestions. Therefore, They were grateful to the Kingdom of Dionysia and its king, who could bring about earth-shaking changes in their status. When they heard that King Davos was leading an army to come to Laos, the people of the city were on the road early with their families. Bian took up a position just to be closer to the king when he arrived, to see him more clearly, and to allow him to hear his cheers.

Amidst the cheers of "King Davos is victorious!!! The kingdom is victorious!!!", the people also talked excitedly: "Look! The man in the middle wears a helmet with a long tail and a plume. The one in golden armor is His Majesty Davos! Look, how majestic and majestic he is! More than ten years ago, when His Majesty led his army through Laos and went north to fight against the Samnites, I met him once. More than ten years have passed since then. His appearance has not changed at all, he is still so young, he is worthy of being a descendant of Hades!"

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

"I heard from the Thurii merchants at the port that this time the army goes out, Prince Crotokatax will also participate in the war. This young man should be him."

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