Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1169

[Chapter 118 Secorian’s Determination]

“Every time I talk to you, I always get rid of a lot of troubles.” Pelopidas said half-jokingly and half-seriously, “I won’t talk to you any more, and then I will go to visit other members of Congress… Yes Now, we should let the Dionians know how much pressure and effort we have endured to maintain this alliance. It is best that you quietly send someone to Messenia tomorrow and let the Dionians know Knowing this, prepare early.”

“Okay, leave it to me.” After Ipamironda sent Peropidas out, he returned to the study and looked at the Dio drawn on the papyrus. The floor plan of Nia’s military camp, he picked up the pen again, but his thoughts were too disordered, and he couldn’t calm down and write for a while. He subconsciously tapped the word “Dionia” on the paper with the pen, thinking only about one thing. How beautifully conceived of Lopidas, but first of all, it depends on whether Dionia can completely defeat the Spartans as soon as possible

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These days, First Fleet Commander Cykrion is in a bad mood, not because of the new army commander, Clotokataxus, although he was out of a veteran’s when he first arrived. He was reserved and did not go to greet him, but on the second day, His Royal Highness personally visited the First Fleet camp near the coast, and was very respectful to Sekerian, and finally moved Sekerian, and he took the initiative to make a promise Willing to lead the fleet to fully cooperate with the army.

The reason Secorian was unhappy was that although he had taken the island of Kythira in the Gulf of Laconia and completely blocked the coast of Sparta, mercenaries recruited by Sparta from outside the homeland had landed. The Peloponnese made it harder for the army to conquer Sparta.

Although this was not the fault of the First Fleet, and before Secorian left Turii, Davos had instructed his First Fleet to try not to cross Laggonia after the First Fleet arrived in the waters south of the Peloponnese. Patrol the eastern coast of the Peloponnese, and even further north, to avoid dissatisfaction with coastal city-states such as Argos, Corinth, and even Athens.

Secorian has always strictly followed the teachings of King Davos, but he did not expect that the cunning Spartans not only let the mercenaries land in the port of Corinth, but also frequent grain ships entering the port of Corinth these days. With enough mercenaries and a steady supply of rations, the Spartans gained confidence and fought hard against the Dionysian army… Just as Sekelian

sat in the tent and was sulking, the staff officer Walking into the tent, “Lord Commander, I just received the report from the fast ship and found that there are 5 cargo ships full of soldiers heading for the Isthmus of Corinth.”

Sekelian stood up abruptly, “Where did you find it? Yes Which city-state ship?”

“It should be near the island of Naxos (not Naxos in Sicily, but an island in the Aegean Sea), and it is estimated that it has entered the port of Corinth now. As always, these ships The cargo ships were flying the flags of Miletus, Samos, Ephesus, Halicarnassus and other Greek city-states in Asia Minor.

” The staff officer replied slightly angrily.

“Bang!” Sekelian kicked the seat, his face was as cold as frost, he paced quickly inside the tent, but his hands were clenched into fists.

Suddenly he stopped and shouted like thunder, “Order the crew to push the boat into the sea and prepare to set sail!” The

staff officer immediately understood his intention and hurriedly urged, “Lord Commander, please calm down! His Majesty Davos has ordered it before. The

order—”

“That’s not an order, it’s just a reminder, and His Majesty used the word ‘try your best’!” Saikrian said excitedly, “We didn’t want to conflict with these city-states, but these Greek city-states are in conflict with Persia. People colluded and took advantage of our forbearance to continuously deliver food to the Spartans, and now they once again deliver soldiers to Sparta. If things go on like this, our war with Sparta will become very difficult. It has caused huge losses to the interests of the kingdom, so our navy can no longer stand by and take action!”

Having said this, he eased his tone, “You are still young, and you are not yet familiar with His Majesty’s style. The generals gave death orders, but allowed them to make combat plans independently based on the actual situation on the battlefield. Now is the time for us to change our combat strategy!”

“My lord, I understand.” The staff officer quickly accepted Sekerian’s point of view. In fact, he was also filled with fire. “Which squadron are you going to send?”

Sekerian answered decisively.” All the warships of the First Fleet!”

“The entire First Fleet?!” The staff officer was amazed that there were more than 500 warships in the First Fleet, just to sink a few troop and grain ships, it was like killing with a knife Chicken.

Sekelian saw through his thoughts, and said in a deep voice, “This time, it’s not just about capturing or sinking all the ships that were transporting grain and troops to the Corinth port, but also completely hurting them, so that they would never dare to help Sri Lanka in the future. Badas! At the same time, this is also an armed voyage of our Dionian 1st Fleet into the Aegean Sea, to show those Greek city-states our mighty strength, and to make those city-states who want to go against us reconsider whether they have This ability!”

“Yes! I will immediately inform the entire fleet to prepare to sail!”

After more than an hour, Cykrian boarded his flagship, raised the flag of sailing, and the bugle was blown, except for the mooring. A total of 50 warships in two columns of ships on the island of Kythira were to block off the coast of Sparta. The four major fleets were changed into three major fleets, and the organization of the fleet was re-organized. It was clearly stipulated that the squadron had 100 warships, consisting of 4 columns, each of which was 25 warships. Therefore, the warship column became a Dionysian Navy’s smallest unit) all the rest of the warships, about 500, were arranged in four columns and sailed mighty east.

After the fleet bypassed the cape and turned north, Sekelian again gave the order. Given the large number of islands in the sea, the fleet was unfamiliar with the sea conditions here, so it slowed down and moved along the east coast.

After the order was given, Cykrian returned to his seat to rest.

After the end of the Western Mediterranean War, the Ministry of Military Affairs once discussed with the fleet commanders and shipbuilding engineers on the issue of “whether the flagships of the fleets need to be redesigned and improved.”

Some people proposed that “Carthage’s two-headed dragon ship be the model to make the flagship of the fleet”; some people proposed that “the former Carthaginian four-tier oared warship can be improved and used as the flagship of the fleet”…

Sekelian proposed The objection is that whether it is a two-headed dragon ship or a four-tiered oar warship, it is too clumsy and bloated. Admirals will never let one ship slow down the sailing speed of the entire fleet and affect the combat efficiency just for the sake of enjoyment. …

Cykrian’s opinion was supported by 2nd Fleet Commander Midorades and 3rd Fleet Commander Stefankas, and in the end the change of the flagship was nothing to do with it.

Aside from the slightly larger hull and taller mast, the Cykrian’s flagship is not much different from the Raven warship.

The place where Sekelian sat was at the stern of the ship. The tail of the warship was raised like a scorpion’s tail, forming a pocket, and a wooden chair was placed in it. Since the top could block the sunlight, he was more comfortable to sit in it.

Sekelian held the handle of the wooden chair with both hands, and looked outside the warship. The sea water here was exceptionally blue, and the wind and waves were very small, and the warship sailed very smoothly. Standing upright, because it is the good season of spring, there are green trees and red flowers everywhere on the cliffs and cliffs, which is pleasing to the eye; looking up at the sky, white clouds float leisurely above the clear sky, and from time to time there are flocks of seabirds chirping and passing by, The ice-cold water carried by the gentle sea breeze gently brushed across the face, making people feel relaxed and happy…

Just as Sekelian was enjoying a rare moment of comfort, the residents on the shore were very terrified.

This coast is still the territory of Sparta. Although most of them are cliffs, there are still some small seaside villages and towns.

There have been frequent wars in these years, and the villagers here can often see the fleet passing by the nearby waters, not the ships from Athens and its allies. UUkanshu www.sonicmtl.com is the fleet of the Peloponnesian Alliance, but they have never seen Having been to such a terrifying scene, countless warships covered most of the sea as far as they could see. Every ship was as pitch-black as ink, and it seemed that the blue water had been dipped into black…

Just as they panicked. Running north along the coast to inform the people of Sparta of the shocking news, the vanguard of the black fleet had already turned to the northeast.

After bypassing the peninsula to the east of the Argos Territory, the 1st Fleet entered a large bay-Salong Bay. It was like entering a lively town from a sparsely populated countryside, where hundreds of thousands of people could be seen everywhere. Ships loaded into and out of this great bay were mostly heading for Athens in the north, some for Corinth in the east, and a few for Megara in the south-east, even during the war. This is also the case every day during the period, so long ago it became one of the most prosperous bays in the Mediterranean.

But at this moment, Dionysian First Fleet was like a hungry wolf breaking into the sheep, causing chickens and dogs to jump for a while, and the panicked ships avoided one after another, and the bustling bay became quiet again after a while. , and no other ships appeared around the ships of the First Fleet.

The captains of the 1st Fleet obviously did not care about such a change. According to the previous plan, they turned the warship to the east and went deep into the interior of the bay.