Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1170

[Chapter 119 Cruising Sarong Bay]

There is an island called Aegina in the center of this bay. It was still a strong state in Greece more than a hundred years ago, especially in terms of the navy, which caused Athens to suffer a lot, until Themistocles suggested that Athens should After the wealth was used to develop the navy, Athens gradually began to gain the upper hand in the naval battle with Aegina.

Finally, during the reign of Pericles, Athens entered a golden age, and without Sparta’s intervention, this finally conquered Aegina and made it the domain of Athens.

The annexation of Aegina, coupled with the island of Salamis not far from its northwest, also belongs to Athens, so the northern seas of the gulf are within the control of Athens.

Although Cykrian made an astonishing decision, he did not lose his rationality, and he did not arrogantly let the fleet of warships break into the northern waters to provoke Athens, which was very likely to drag Athens, which was originally neutral, at this time. Into the war, adding unnecessary trouble to the kingdom, so he let the fleet of warships pass by the south of the island of Aegina.

This is of course a risky decision, because there are some small islands and reefs in the waters south of Aegina, and the shipping routes are relatively narrow. The ships of the 1st Fleet who are unfamiliar with the sea conditions here can only be arranged in longer columns, so that the Passing through at a slow speed, if a hostile Greek city-state fleet suddenly launches an attack at this time, it will be difficult for the First Fleet to respond from head to tail, and it will suffer great losses.

In this sea area and the surrounding waters, only Athens has a strong naval strength, and according to the information provided by the Ministry of Military Affairs, Sekelian knows that Aegina has a naval port in Athens, and some warships are moored, so Seike Li An had lost the ease before and began to feel nervous.

The 1st Fleet quickly changed into two columns and began to pass between the islands of Aegina and Maithana, and then carefully circled to the south of the islet of Agtesteri, after which they The speed gradually increased…

At this time, the south coast of Aegina was full of Athenian people, and they watched the three-tiered oars endlessly passing under their eyes. His face was full of surprise.

“This…how many warships are there?!”

“I’ve been counting just now, 205 ships have passed, and there are still so long behind, it is estimated that at least 400 ships!”

“This should be Dionia’s fleet, I heard before that they had a naval battle with the Carthaginians. At that time, the warships of the two sides added up to a thousand. At that time, it was thought that the degenerate colonial kingdom was in order to intimidate those forces in the Western Mediterranean (the play “Theonians” written by Aristophanes was popular in Athens at that time. , which made many Athenians think that the Greeks, the main body of Dionia, ignored their lofty identity, and took the initiative to bring the natives into their kingdoms, grant them citizenship, and live with them, which is a manifestation of self-deprecation), deliberately exaggerating their own power , but now it seems that it may be true!”

“400 warships is not a big deal,

we used to have more warships in Athens than this, and even if we have far fewer warships than them, with our superb warships You can defeat them in naval battles even if you have the skill of manipulating the boat!”

“Young man, it’s good to have confidence, but don’t blindly belittle each other. We are all sailors, look at their boats carefully and then make an evaluation. Dionia’s fleet You should be unfamiliar with the sea conditions here, but you can see that their speed is not slow, and the distance between each row of warships and the rear row of warships is always stable… In the narrower place in front, two of them in each row The warship can turn very freely, the speed has not slowed down much, and it has never collided… These all show that Dionia’s fleet is well-trained, and their sailors are not low-level in manipulating the ship. We must be attracted attention!”

“Hey! You guys, now that the Dionian fleet has reached our doorstep, you still have time to stand here and watch, shouldn’t you go and dispatch our warships to prepare Protect our homeland!”

“What do you know, a woman! Look at the direction of the Dionysian fleet, it doesn’t look like it’s coming for us in Athens. Besides, we haven’t received the order from the General’s Executive Committee to sort out. , if you rashly attack and cause a war between Athens and Dionia, you may be convicted by the Citizens Assembly!”

…

Just as the people of Athens were standing on the island of Aegina and talking, the vanguard of the 1st Fleet had quickly approached the port of Corinth in the east of the Isthmus, near the port of Cancorae, where the land part was concave inward, forming a small In the bay, the Dionian warship immediately blocked the mouth of the bay to prevent the ships from escaping.

The 1st Fleet came by coincidence. After the five troop carriers from Asia Minor entered the port of Cancorae, two more grain carriers from Asia Minor arrived near the port of Corinth. The news of “Longwan” made the thieves very panicked. They fled to the port one after another, causing panic and congestion at the entrance of the port, and also caused the port to be unable to close the water gate for a while.

The warships of the 1st Fleet seized the opportunity to rush into the harbor, and tried their best to hit all the ships that could be seen flying the flags of the city-states of Asia Minor, even if it was already docked on the dock, in the process, in order to clear the route, it inevitably crashed Other ships…

The port of Cancorae was in chaos, and the people on the shore ran and shouted in panic… But for a while, the Corinthian officials at the port could not find any effective measures to stop the Dionysian warship from rampaging in the port.

The strength of the Corinthian navy is not bad among the native Greek city-states, but the Saron Bay in the east of the isthmus has always been dominated by the Athenians, so all warships are docked at the main port in the west of the isthmus, Le Kaeuum, and Even if the fleet was in the eastern port this time, they couldn’t compare with the number of Dionian warships that kept pouring into the port.

In addition, more than a dozen crow warships docked at the dock one after another, and the heavily armed fleet infantry went ashore immediately, but they neither pursued the port people nor seized the port, but arranged in a neat square of nearly 500 people. Holding a shield and sword, standing in place, and shouting in unison: “We only attack the cargo ships that transport food and troops for Spartans, and there is no malice to Corinth!!! We only attack…”

These shouts of the fleet infantry are absurd and ridiculous. , but it worked in the chaotic situation at this time: the Corinthians hesitated, and based on the deterrence of these Dionian soldiers who landed, they neither attacked with rockets on the towers, nor did they find a way to close the water gate …

Not long after, a bugle sounded from the ships of the First Fleet Squadron, and all the Dionian warships in the port quickly evacuated.

The hearts and souls of the Corinthian people in the port were calm, but there were broken ship boards and ship wrecks floating on the sea in the entire port. The voices of the drowning crew members struggling and calling for help were endless, a tragic scene…

The Dionysian warship The smooth evacuation of the port of Corinth made Secorian a sigh of relief. When he was about to give the order to “evacuate the fleet from Saron Bay”, the watchman at the top of the main mast suddenly shouted: “The northeast direction Clipper has risen. A yellow flag!”

Sekelian was shocked, he understood that this meant that there were fewer warships than the 1st Fleet approaching, and only one city-state in this big bay dared to make such a move – Athens.

Sekelian became excited, and he shouted loudly: “The sky is full of stars, and the fleet is heading to the northeast!”

The flagship captain who received the order rushed to the stern and asked eagerly: “Sir, are you going to fight with Athens? War?!”

“Calm down, Ekritus.” Sekelian reassured him, “The Athenians are not here, I’m just making preparations. If they dare to attack, then we’ll be able to fight back!”

The bugle blew and the black flag was raised. The 500 Dionysian warships originally gathered outside the port of Corinth quickly unfolded with their respective squadrons as the center, and marched toward the northeast together while arranging the formation. .

It didn’t take long for dozens of Athenian warships to appear in the sight of the captains of the first battleships of the 1st Fleet. This did not have any impact on Dionia’s warships, and all the warships were still advancing at a steady speed.

The same goes for the Athenian ships.

Six miles…five miles…four miles…the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer. At this time, the Athens crew should be able to clearly feel that there is a clear gap between them and the Dernia fleet in terms of numbers, but in the past They have been given courage many times by winning more with less, especially a Victory Monument erected on Salamis Island not far from them.

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Decades ago, it was in this bay that the combined Greek fleet, dominated by Athenian warships, fought against the Persian fleet with several times its own number of warships, but finally won a brilliant victory, created a war miracle, and saved Greece… This legendary story inspired generations of Athenians.

The Athenian crew members who were ordered to leave the port today had a little bit of expectation, which offset the tension in their hearts.

As the distance between the two sides is getting closer, even Sekelian can’t help but feel nervous. He is not afraid of the dozens of Athenian warships ahead. As a senior general of the kingdom like him, not only himself Play comfortably, and consider how the changes in the Greek situation after the defeat of the Athenian fleet will affect the military plan that Dionysus is implementing in the Peloponnesus, but the situation in Greece is complicated. Unpredictable at all.

Fortunately, when the distance between the two sides was close to two miles, Cykrian received news: the Athens fleet had stopped advancing!

Cykrian hurriedly ordered: The fleet stops advancing!

The warships of the two sides were two miles apart, quietly confronting each other.

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