Qiang Qin

Daqin's war drum has sounded.

Li Yuan's Chinese military camp was moved to Constantinople, which indicated that his goal would no longer stay in Asia, but advance towards the hinterland of Europe.

Crete.

The birthplace of southern civilization on the Greek peninsula, the collapsed temples on the island, and the incomplete statues of gods all testify to the past of a once glorious civilization.

From the Iberian Peninsula in the west of the Mediterranean Sea to the port of Haifa in the east, there are no fewer than seven or eight ports where merchant ships need to berth, and the port of Crete cannot be bypassed at the place closest to the destination. One of them, and due to the complex island situation in the Aegean Sea, this is also the most active area for pirates.

Peloponnese Strait.

Under the gentle breeze, a merchant fleet of the Greek Federation is sailing from west to east, and the red star and moon flag on the mast is fluttering. The fat Greek businessman and honorary president of Luke Ang College, Dikal, is standing on the deck of the ship On the ground, he kept looking at the sea in the distance.

In this world, no one can influence the fate of others. Even if one is lucky, it is just a meteor.Once, Dikar obtained the knowledge of geometric pi from his teacher Aristotle; once, he also learned the infinite ocean of studying the theory from his classmate Gemetheus, but in the end, the genius of Lyceum College student, but chose to be a successful businessman.

"Aris, do you see anything?" Dikar raised his head and asked the lookout sailor who boarded the mast and watched unconfidently.Everything was so peaceful that it made him uneasy.

In the Mediterranean Sea, pirates are like swarms of flying fish, emerging in endlessly. Dikar is not worried about the natives who live in the Aegean Sea. A fleet of skeleton pirates who are ruthless and rob goods and ships appear.That would be a disaster.

"Captain, no, I didn't find anything, oh no, I found a group of black shadows in the front left, they are approaching this way—!" On the mast, the short sailor exclaimed.

"What? Black shadow, is it a pirate fleet, turn around, turn around!" Dikal was shocked.This time, his merchant ship transported wine from the Iberian Peninsula. These fine wines made from high-quality grapes are very popular in the East, and their prices can rise seven or eight times.

The dream of getting rich made Dikal take risks, but if the pirates rob again, Dikal will lose most of his wealth and net worth.

Amid Dikar's yelling, the sailors on the deck and rudder were gasping for breath one by one.Staring nervously and dazedly, he used all his strength to steer the bulky merchant ship.

"Oh, I was wrong, Captain. It's a flock of seabirds, damn it, they deceived me." When he was in a hurry, the lookout on the mast suddenly screamed again.

"Seabird. Fuck, Aris, don't come down, boy. I'm going to smash your little bird." On the deck, a tall, panting man roared to the sky.

It was not just the strong man who wanted to beat up Aris. Almost all the sailors vented their anger on the skinny lookout. Sea sailing was no better than land. After several days of struggle, almost all the sailors They are all in a state of extreme exhaustion. Under this physical condition, if they are overtired, they are likely to suffer from sepsis, and at that time, even if the gods come, they will not be able to save them.

The noisy and chaotic situation lasted for a long time. After being scolded for a long time, Aris hugged the mast tightly and refused to come down. Get caught.

Dikal let out a long sigh of relief. There is only half a day's journey away from Crete. As long as he survives this period in a safe and sound year, he will be able to make a lot of windfall.

Things are rare.

Under the difficult situation of pirates blocking the Mediterranean Sea, the price of Iberian wines in the East doubled and skyrocketed, and such business opportunities were like opium for money-hungry businessmen like Dikal, allowing them to immerse themselves in it Can not extricate themselves.

——.

On the left side of Crete, the island of Ikeamia.

Grayer's pirate fleet has been moored here for seven days. After the big storm passed, Grayer commanded the skeleton fleet to sail eastward non-stop, and the uninhabited island of Ike Amia is the ideal place for them to rest. Place.

"Boss, at a distance of ten miles in front of the left, I found a caravan with twelve large ships and a deep draft. This is a big deal." Pixie, who was in charge of investigating the situation, ran into the cabin excitedly and shouted loudly. stand up.

"Have you seen it clearly? Which merchant alliance's fleet is it?" Greer gritted his teeth and asked calmly.

"The Greeks? The elephant flag is that fat man of Dikar. This time we made a fortune?" Pixiuth said in surprise. Anyone who knows a little about the situation in the Mediterranean can say for sure who is the most Rich Greek rich man, that must be the fat Dikar.

"Dikar, I heard that he has been very close to the Qin people recently, Pixiu, take a few boats and go around to see if there are any Qin people in ambush?" Greer's heart moved, and he ordered. .

"Boss, the Qin people are just worms on the sea. They are afraid to hide in the port of Troy now. I don't think it's so troublesome. They just kill them and snatch Dikar's caravan." Pixie said disapprovingly.

"What nonsense, what did I ask you to do, what are you talking about, don't talk nonsense?" Greer said angrily. For him, the anger was not whether there was an ambush by the Qin people, but Pixiu's disobedience. This skinny man, After a few times, he lost his temper without hitting him. It seems that he should continue to beat him up next time.

"Okay, I'll go inquire now." Pixiuth replied helplessly cowardly. In this pirate fleet, Greer was well-deserved leader. No one can ignore his brother-in-law's influence on the fleet.

On the sea, the waves are calm.

Today, it is a rare sunny day, which is a good day for the freshly picked olive fruit manor to dry, but for sea ships that need wind power, there is no sail, and only rely on artificial oars Pushed by the force, the slow speed of this fleet is really annoying.

Pixiu's small boat quickly circled the large merchant ship, and after circling the surrounding islands for a full circle, it quickly returned to the temporary mooring of the Ike Amia pirate ship.

"Boss, I checked carefully and found no other fleet, so we can attack?" Pixiuth remonstrated confidently.

Greer coldly glanced at the skinny man in front of him, and said for a long time: "What's the hurry, it's not night yet, we'll take advantage of the night and we can get up without much effort."

Pixiuth was dumbfounded by Greer's rebuttal, and said dejectedly: "What the big boss said is that it is a small and inconsiderate."

The life of pirates is reversed day and night. They usually sleep during the day and drink, gamble and play with women at night. Of course, women are rare items on Ike Amia Island. The only few black female slaves are also forbidden by Greer. The pirate could only watch and swallow dryly.

Greer decided to change the time of the robbery to night because of the fact that the pirates' work and rest schedules were reversed. The visibility was poor in the dark sea at night, and the sailors on the merchant ship were extremely weak after a long day of fatigue. Once the pirates are allowed to board the ship, it is easy to seize the merchant ship.

——.

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

While the pirate leader Greer was excited about robbing Dikal's merchant ship, Gan Yong and his new Qin fleet were quietly dormant in the bay at the corner of the Crete Island. Like a bat in the dark, listening intently to the strange sound from the sea.

"General Gan, at the right front of the Dikar merchant fleet, we found a suspicious sampan, but we didn't find any flags. Judging by their appearance, they don't look like fishing boats nearby?"

"Should we attack now, if it is too late, it would be bad if the pirates robbed the merchant ship?"

"No, wait a little longer. Pirates will not be dispatched in broad daylight. They are very smart, so we must have enough patience."

Gan Yong suppressed the anxiety of his subordinates, he was waiting for the best time to attack. (To be continued..)