Three Kingdoms Eschatology

But it was too late. A large number of warships of Gan Ning and Dian Wei broke into the harbor and lit the lights on board for illumination.A round of Greek flame bombs were shot by ballistas to ships of all sizes moored in the port, and the flames burned one after another.In addition, a small boat loaded with ignitable and combustible materials directly ignited the fuel on board after directly rushing into the densely populated places where the ships were moored.There are also many soldiers who participated in the sneak attack and landed directly on the coast in Viking ships, trying to burn the barracks on the shore.In the end, Feng Yujun's soldiers didn't even use the crossbows at all, and threw the flame bombs one by one onto the nearby ships with their bare hands, and then threw the fire on the deck covered with Greek kerosene.

In just a few minutes, the fire spread in Pila Port, and the underwater lights on the burned shore were brightly lit.Almost all the warships and warships moored in the port are not burning.The small number of soldiers who stayed in the boat jumped into the sea one by one screaming in shock.The sound of killing on the shore was also loud. At first, because the defenders were caught off guard, Dian Wei led the hundreds of soldiers who landed on the shore and killed them near the opponent's barracks in a short time.But after all, the defenders of Pila Port have been extremely vigilant recently, and the overwhelming pressure of crossbow arrows and javelins in the barracks easily resolved Dianwei's attack.In the end, when they found that the opponent's number was actually small, they even opened the gate of the camp and began to counterattack.

Gan Ning on the water saw that the situation was not good, and quickly ordered his soldiers to shout to the shore in unison: "General Dian Wei, retreat quickly! We have succeeded, and it is time to stop when we see it!"

Chapter 1126

The sound of killing in the Cyprus port of Pila, which was already in flames, was loud, and more and more Cypriot soldiers poured out of the barracks and began to fight back.They couldn't save such a big fire, but the enemy soldiers who attacked them on the shore still had to be wiped out.

Dian Wei heard Gan Ning's call, and saw that the strength and defense of the enemy's camp on the shore exceeded his estimate.In addition, these hundreds of people can only gain something by relying on the sudden attack when the opponent is not prepared. Now that others have reacted, they will only ask for trouble if they continue to fight.He quickly ordered: "Withdraw! Hurry up and withdraw to the boat."

Half an hour later, the ships participating in the sneak attack finally withdrew from the port.Dian Wei and Gan Ning looked at the Port of Pila, which had become a bright spot, and talked with each other.

Dian Wei said resentfully: "Although they failed to destroy their big camp on the shore, they also burned all their warships. Even if our goal has been achieved, their isolated island is dead without naval warships." , At that time, the lord's letter of persuasion to surrender will probably be able to take them back. At least they will not dare to do evil in the Eastern Mediterranean anymore and become pirates."

Gan Ning said with a bit of worry: "But just now, I observed carefully in the port. Although there are many ships moored there, they are less than 500. As far as I know, the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet has at least More than [-] warships and warships."

Dian Wei shook his head and said: "Could it be that they still have a military port? But before we set off, the spies reported that there were five or six hundred warships in the port. In just two or three days, they transferred the warships Did they predict that we were going to attack them?"

Gan Ning shook his head and said, "How is that possible? If they could have predicted it, we would have suffered a heavy loss today. We wouldn't be able to escape easily after burning down their port. I guess, they happened to destroy most of their warships in the past two days because of other things. The warship has been diverted."

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In the early morning, Haturel stood in front of the still embers and smoky harbor and sighed.A general advised: "Your Excellency, we are lucky in our misfortunes. Fortunately, during the day yesterday, you asked the general to transfer most of the ships to the north to defend August's Black Sea Fleet. Most of the people on board were Shore leave. Otherwise all our warships and warships were lost last night."

Hatulel twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Have you figured out who did it? Hehe, don't ask, it must be Augustus."

The general responded: "Your Excellency, we are investigating." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a lot of noise in the distance.I saw a group of soldiers escorting two people over.One of the centurions among them ran forward to report to Hatulel: "To the Governor, we have captured two prisoners."

It turned out that last night, Dian Wei retreated hastily on the shore, and in the confusion, two soldiers fell behind and lost their way.When they ran to the anchorage of the boats on the shore, Dian Wei and those boats had already retreated out of the port with Gan Ning.They had no choice but to flee to the town behind the port of Pila, hoping to get out of the city during the day and find a boat to leave Cyprus.But soon after dawn, they were discovered by the residents and defenders in the town, and they were captured.

Hatulel looked at the two Persian-looking captives, his face darkened, and he ordered: "Now face them in front of me and torture them severely. Take out from their mouths who came to attack us yesterday!"

His soldiers immediately tied the two prisoners to the rack with all their might.These are two ordinary soldiers without any special training.In a short while, they all confessed honestly and told Hatulel everything they knew.But the two had never personally experienced the pirates attacking North Fort in the Canal District.I just heard people talking about it, and I didn't take it to heart.Therefore, the past is also ignored in this confession, and this stubble is not mentioned.

Hartulel was like a thunderbolt when he heard it, and even finished speaking.Earlier he thought it was Augustus who did it, nothing more.Now knowing that it was actually done by the Sicilian army, this means that he may face two powerful enemies.

Even in the most optimistic forecasts, neither of these two enemies came to attack Cyprus or were repulsed by his son's fleet when they did.But these two forces will block Cyprus tightly from land and sea. At that time, Cyprus will starve to death if it is not occupied.

At this time, a carriage stopped on the street near Hatulel.A woman got out of the car, and it was Hartuleer's daughter Shirley.Seeing Harturel like this, Shirley immediately asked, "Why is Father so worried and sad?"

Harturel told her the whole story, pointed to the ashes and ruins of Pila Port and said: "A few days ago, you and I discussed whether we could form an alliance with Feng Hu in Sicily, take a look This is what it looks like now! This hope is completely cut off. Now they are clearly making us their enemy. Right now, we are facing two powerful enemies in Cyprus, and our Hatulel family will face annihilation."

After Xue Li heard this, her two willow eyebrows were also twisted together. Just as she was about to speak, there was another crisp sound of horseshoes on the street.A knight in full body armor in his 30s came galloping, surrounded by seven or eight followers.This person is none other than Hatulel's son, Hatulel Jr. who commands the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet.As soon as he jumped off his horse, he said to Hatulel: "Father, I heard the news in the middle of the night last night, and rushed over from the northern port overnight. What exactly happened here? Who attacked us? What was the loss?" ?”

This time the old Hatulel did not speak, but another general told him what happened again.Little Hatulel said angrily: "We just pretended to be pirates and robbed some merchant ships. Although this is shameless, what does he have to do with Feng Hu of Sicily? Aurelian of Egypt around here, Ogure of Asia Minor Si hasn't said anything yet. He is an outsider who is thousands of miles away, but he came to join in the fun. He also used sneak attacks in such a dirty way. I think he is plotting against us in Cyprus for a long time, and this time he is just looking for an excuse. "

Old Hatulel waved his hand and said, "Oh, what's the use of talking about it now, let's figure out how we should go next." After he finished speaking, he looked around again and said, "This is not a place to talk. , let's get in the car first. Let's talk in the car!"

After all, he took his son and daughter into a four-wheeled carriage.When the carriage started to wobble and started to move.Old Hatulel sighed: "The situation is stronger than people, and we cannot deal with two powerful enemies at the same time. Therefore, we can only rely on one to deal with the other. Although this is very likely to make us a vassal of others, it is also It’s better than the whole family being wiped out!”

Chapter 1127

In the rickety carriage.Hatulel saw that his children had no intention of violent objection, and continued:

"Feng Hu of Sicily went to war without declaring a surprise attack on our military port. His intention was very clear, that is, to completely disintegrate our navy, eventually completely occupy Cyprus, and bring Cyprus directly into his sphere of influence. It is difficult for us to surrender to him. He will not kill us all, after all, he is an oriental and has this tradition. On the contrary, Augustus was also a respected official of the empire before, and his character and credit can at least be guaranteed---we rely on In the future, at least his family's life and property will be safe, and at most he will become a vassal of his power. It's just..."

Old Hatulel stopped talking when he said this, and looked at Shirley before continuing: "I just want to wrong Shirley." With tears in her eyes, Shirley said: "Father, stop talking, Shirley Willing to make this sacrifice for our family."

Little Hatulel asked suspiciously: "Political marriage? Which son of their family wants to marry my sister? I know he has two sons and three daughters, but the grown-up son is already married. The youngest son is still underage. She's only eleven or twelve years old. It's impossible to marry my sister."

Old Hatulel's lips moved twice, but he didn't say anything.This made little Hatuleer suddenly alert and said: "Is that old guy going to marry my sister? I know he was only widowed not long ago!"

Old Hatulel nodded painfully, as an admission of the matter.Little Hatulel blushed, and said angrily: "How can this be done? This is not only harming Shirley, but also a humiliation to our family. None of us need to rely on my fleet. Attack at the same time. I can still repel them!"

Old Hatulel lowered his eyelids and said, "You only have about [-] warships left in your fleet. And Augustus's Black Sea Fleet going south has more than [-] warships. It is said that Feng Hu has [-] warships, large and small. More than that, and Feng Hu’s warships are well-equipped, I heard that the ballistas mounted on their ships have a much longer range than ordinary ballistas. They even have a special warship that can dive into the water to fight.”

Little Hatulel was still unconvinced and said: "So what, we also have secret weapons on our warships..."

Old Hatulel said: "If other people don't fight with you at sea, what should you do if they land directly with the advantage of numbers? Can your 800 ships stop more than [-] enemy ships that may attack from any direction? In addition, take ten thousand steps back and say that you have repelled the two enemy forces. Then what should we do if they block the sea route. You know, all our supplies are transported by sea for a long distance now. It is close at hand Asia Minor and Syria have long since cut off the supply of supplies to us."

Little Hatulel slammed down the couch on the carriage with his fist, and drooped his head...

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Gan Ning and Dian Wei are also drooping their heads like defeated roosters.Because they had just returned to Beibao in the canal area, they knew the letter that Feng Yu had sent them. After asking, they found out that half a day after their surprise attack on Cyprus, the pigeon house in Beibao I received this letter, but unfortunately it was too late.

In the end Dian Wei broke the silence, slapped the table and got up and said: "Brother Xingba, don't be so downcast. When the lord comes, I will bear all the blame. This was originally my idea..."

Gan Ning interrupted him bluntly and said, "What's the use of your words now. The lord will decide what the guilt is. I'm just worried that our actions will really seriously damage the lord's plan. .Now we don't need to think too much, just wait here in peace and wait for the lord to come."

In the evening a few days later.Gan Ning and Dian Wei shared several dishes and drank the distilled liquor brought from the Central Plains.Before they had had a few cups, they heard soldiers coming to report that a large fleet of ships was approaching from the west.The two of them were taken aback, they jumped up and rushed out of the room before the soldier who reported had finished speaking.When they reached the top of the city wall and looked around, they breathed a sigh of relief.When you see the flags hanging on the ships, you can tell that they are ships from Sicily.

Dian Wei wondered: "The lord is here? But in his previous biography of Feige, he forbade us to go to war against Cyprus, obviously he didn't mean to go to war. But why did he bring so many warships with him this time? It was to bring all the warships and warships from Sicily."

Gan Ning replied, "Don't worry about it, we'll follow what we've discussed, hurry up and get ready..."

When Feng Yu stepped down from the flagship, Dian Wei and Gan Ning, both shirtless and with thorns tied on their backs, came to Feng Yu together and fell to their knees one after another.Then the two of them said in unison: "My lord, we have violated the military law on our own initiative, and we know that the crime is unforgivable, so we ask the lord for punishment."

Feng Yu couldn't help laughing in his heart when he saw it, and those soldiers who were not from the Middle Earth were even more baffled and puzzled, not knowing what these two people were going to do.But Feng Yu said with a stern face on the surface: "The two of you are still going to attack Cyprus after all? Get up, what military law you violated is not up to me, but the decision of the military court."

Previously, there were no courts-martial in the Roman military system.The authority of the head of the Roman legion and the general of the Middle-earth army is about the same.Although on the surface it is said that punishing subordinates needs to be carried out in accordance with military laws and regulations, it is still very simple to find some reasons.At the moment, Feng Yu not only set up a military court in his own army, but also changed the military law.In addition to establishing his powers during the "very urgent" period, this revised military law also changed a large number of legal provisions.For example, the ten draws and one kills are abolished.

Just as Feng Yu finished speaking, one of his attendant officials who looked like a native of Rome whispered a few words in his ear.The general idea is that the identities of Gan Ning and Dian Wei cannot be judged by a military court.Because they are still working in the army as Feng Yu's slaves.Only when their actions violate the military law even if Feng Yu himself implements them, can they be tried by the military court.How Feng Yu should punish them is entirely up to Feng Yu himself.

Feng Yu sighed and said to Dian Wei and Gan Ning, "Get up first. Remember this crime first, and see if you can redeem it in the future."

Then, Feng Yu turned around and said to everyone: "Now we have to find someone to go to Cyprus to see what the attitude of the Hatulel family is." His eyes swept over the waiting faces to go, but still can not pick the right candidate.

Chapter 1128

Konya, the capital of Cyprus.Harturel's old and frail body was huddled in a large chair covered with bearskin.He was listening to the reply from the envoy who had just returned from Asia Minor.

The envoy roughly narrated his mission experience and concluded: "My lord, Mr. Augustus... Oh, it shouldn't be the chief elder of Augustus who said it. It is still the same three conditions, not adding one more." The first is that the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet will appoint a new commander and merge with the Black Sea Fleet. The security corps to maintain the safety of the island. The third is marriage, the governor's daughter will marry Mr. Augustoles. Of course, there is another condition that is not a condition, that is, the governor must admit that Mr. Augustores The new emperor of Rome that was recognized."

Hatulel nodded and said, "What about the governor, government office and officials at all levels of Cyprus?"

"Your Excellency is still the governor, and the rest of the officials remain unchanged. Of course, in the future, all the ferries from Asia Minor to Cyprus will be completely open, and goods can come in and out freely. Here is the specific agreement. Please read it, Your Excellency Governor." A draft agreement is presented.

Hatulel sighed and said: "Then let's do it this way. In this way, I just want to be quiet, and I don't want to worry about so many troubles in the future." After that, he took the agreement and carefully .The content of this agreement is detailed, and even the time for Augustus to take over the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet and marry Shirley is set.

Harturel saw the article [The two sides will hand over the command of the Eastern Mediterranean within three days from the signing date of the agreement], and smiled wryly: "This August is too impatient. Forget it, hand over the capital early and late. It's one thing. It's up to them."

Immediately, he sat up straight and ordered his attendants to fetch pen, ink and seal to sign the agreement.Then he handed the agreement back to the envoy and said: "Hurry up and get this matter done." The envoy said with a vow: "Don't worry, Governor. Lord Augustus said that he is waiting at the ferry on the other side of the strait. This afternoon, I can come back to life."

The next morning, on the northern coast of Cyprus, one mast after another suddenly rose on the sea level outside a harbor where the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet was stationed.When these ships emerged from the sea level, it was already a scene of masts like forests, sails like mountains, and long oars like tides.A large number of warships and warships are rushing towards the harbor in a black mass.

Someone had already reported the news to the sullen little Hatulel. He was not surprised, but his face was a little more sad.He sneered and then ordered: "Everyone, go out and line up. Prepare for the handover ceremony!"

After a while, a large number of ships had gathered outside the port.These are Augustus's Black Sea Fleet.According to common sense, it is enough to send a few people over for the handover, and there is no need to send so many warships over.

In fact, it was because Augustus was afraid that the cooked duck would fly away.He just signed the agreement yesterday and came to accept it today in a hurry.Bringing so many ships is for emergency use in case the other party repents temporarily.In short, all possible "accidents" that Augustulez could think of were prepared.

However, there were no surprises at the moment, and the two sides successfully handed over the command of the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet at the port.Afterwards, the fleets of the two sides joined together, more precisely, the warships of Augustus surrounded the [-] or so ships in the port and headed for the port of Asia Minor in the north.There they would be reorganized by Augures' newly appointed commander.

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In the Konya Governor's Mansion, Hatulel, who was curled up on a leather chair, was already drowsy when he was suddenly awakened by the voice of an attendant.The attendant said: "My lord governor, a group of people landed from the port of Pila by boat, claiming to be envoys from the provincial government of Sicily, and asked to visit your lord governor. Our people have temporarily placed them under house arrest, waiting for your lord governor to send .”

Hearing the word Sicily, Hatuler's drooping eyelids suddenly opened, revealing two piercing eyes: "Sicily!? They just attacked my military port a while ago, and they sent someone to visit me at this time, What are they trying to do?" He hesitated for a while, but still ordered: "Then let them come here for a while!"

The attendant asked again: "Do you need to tie them up?"

"Of course not, invite them over like guests."

After the attendant promised, he was about to turn around and leave.Hatulel added: "Wait, call more guards from the mansion here. They can come in up to five people."

Not long after, a group of five people appeared in Hatulel's field of vision.Among them, the first person is the most eye-catching, because this person is a young man with yellow skin, black hair and black pupils, and a typical oriental appearance.Said to be a young man is only relative to Hatulel.The real age of this person is over forty, and he is none other than Feng Yu himself.

Feng Yu originally wanted to send someone to Cyprus, but he couldn't find a suitable person who could carry out his intention well.In the end, he decided to just come himself.His decision was naturally opposed by his generals.Even if he disguised his identity, it was a very dangerous act.But he insisted on his own opinion and still wanted to go to Cyprus himself.The generals and subordinates had no choice but to let him go.However, in order to ensure his safety, twenty of the most elite scouts were selected to follow him.In fact, this is a psychological comfort.If the other party is malicious, let alone twenty elite scouts, two hundred are useless.

When Hatulel saw Feng Yu, he didn't ask the other party's name, and said straight to the point: "Your troops just attacked our military port a while ago. What do you want to say now that Feng Hu sent you here?"

Feng Yu said neither humble nor overbearing: "Your Excellency Governor, we are here to clear up misunderstandings. A while ago, it was indeed our people who attacked your military port. But this is not what our Governor Feng Hu meant. It is our garrison. Forces in the canal zone were forced to launch a counterattack in self-defense in order to combat pirates."

Hatulel laughed twice and said: "Self-defense and counterattack. Mingren don't say dark words. Before that, the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet of Cyprus was forced to survive, and pretended to be pirates to do some plundering to make a living. But they were just asking for money and did not Killing people without reason. This is similar to taxation by passing roads. It’s just collected in public waters. It’s not important. What’s important is that even so, we only attacked sea traders and didn’t attack you. Where did you come from? Wei Zhi said?"

Feng Yu frowned and said, "So you didn't do the attack on Beibao in the Canal District?"

Chapter 1129 The tacit understanding of a few words

Harturel was stunned when he heard Feng Yu's words: "Sneak attack on a fortress in your canal area? It is possible that a merchant ship belonging to your Sicilian provincial government will be hit by mistake. But it is impossible for us to take the initiative to attack one of your military fortresses. Apart from adding an enemy in vain, what good will it do us? "

Speaking of this, Harturer paused, summoned an attendant, and whispered something in his ear.The attendant left in a hurry.After a while, Little Hatulel and his sister Shirley came to the lobby.It's just that Shirley didn't directly enter the hall, but sat behind a hollow screen and quietly looked at the scene in the hall.

Seeing his son, the old Hatulel immediately said: "Earlier, did you order your men to attack the Canal District?"

Little Hatuleer was looking at Feng Yu and others with a puzzled face. Hearing his father's question, he immediately replied: "How is this possible? I am full and I will take the initiative to attack them? There is no hoarding Gold and silver have no food, why should I do such a thankless thing?"

Old Hatulel asked again: "Will your soldiers do such things without authorization?"

"Father, are you confused? This is even more impossible. You know my ability to run an army, and they would never dare to do this behind my back. Take a step back, even if you have made such a bold move If they are gangsters, then what is their purpose? For money, they can rob civilian ships without permission. Risking their heads to attack a military fortress? And it is a military fortress that has no gold, silver or treasure."

Feng Yu listened on the sidelines, feeling that they didn't seem to be lying, and what they said was very logical, so he decided that they really didn't do this.So he opened his mouth and said: "Master Hatulel, listen to your words. It seems that this matter is really not what you waited for..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by little Hatuler: "You were sent by Feng Hu from Sicily Province. What you said is nothing. Then we should calculate what Sicily owes us." Forget it, you took advantage of the night to sneak attack on our military port, burn down over two hundred of our warships, and kill or kill hundreds of us, how do you count?"

Feng Yu smiled indifferently and replied: "That incident was originally a self-defense counterattack by our troops stationed in the canal defense area against pirates. It was not notified to our governor Feng Hu beforehand. So it can't be regarded as our Sicilian province's attack on you. The attack launched by Cyprus. In addition, you pretended to be pirates, although you did not directly attack our Sicilian province. But your wanton plunder at sea caused a huge loss of tax revenue for our Sicilian province. Besides, according to the Roman Twelve Bronze Tables Law, your behavior is also a crime. As the official agency governing Sicily and the Canal Zone, the Governor's Office of the Sicily Province is a matter of course to crack down on such behavior..."

Seeing Feng Yu's eloquent talk, Little Hatulel was also speechless and had nothing to say.Old Hatuler quickly waved his hand and said: "It is unnecessary to say so much about Sicily's coming. I think the two sides have evened out this matter. Let the past go, okay. Tell me about your reason for coming this time. Don't you come this time? , are you here to argue with us about these right and wrong? If so, isn’t your governor too naive?”

Feng Yu said with a smile: "Our governor has exactly this intention. I was sent here to clear up the past and form an alliance. After all, you Cyprus is still on the side of the Roman Empire, and you have not colluded with those rebels and rebels to split the empire. ..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the old Hatulel shook his head with a wry smile, and interrupted him again: "The envoy from Sicily, is this a settlement? I agree. In fact, we can't talk about two families now." Because we have reached an agreement with Augustus, although the governor of Cyprus is still me, I am actually under the control of Augustus. So, what is this alliance with you There is no need to say more. If you want to talk, you should talk to Augustus now."

Although this situation has been included in the development of several things that Feng Yu imagined and expected, it still made him slightly taken aback.When he opened his mouth and was about to speak, Little Hatulel said again: "Don't waste your time talking, it's useless to say anything now. To tell you the truth, our naval warships have already been handed over to Augustus. Next In the next week, their people will land on the island of Cyprus."

His words reminded old Hatulel, and he waved his hand and whispered something to the attendants.The attendant ran to the back room and quickly brought back something like a letter.Old Hatulel said to Feng Yu: "This is an invitation for my daughter's wedding. The wedding will be next week. If your governor is free and has the guts, welcome to attend."

Hearing these abrupt words, Feng Yu let out a little surprise.He couldn't help asking: "May I ask your Excellency the governor, who is the daughter going to marry? Why do you say that our governor needs courage to participate?"

Old Hatulel chuckled strangely and said, "Because when she got married, Augusta's people took control of Cyprus. And her future husband is Augustus."

After pondering for a while, Feng Yu immediately responded: "That's what the governor meant. I will tell our governor truthfully and let him decide whether to come or not. In this case, I need to send back a message to our governor as soon as possible. With that, I bid farewell to Your Excellency the Governor.”

After finishing speaking, Feng Yu stood up, took his own people and walked out of the hall.When the five of them entered the garden and turned around a marble water feature wall, they were stopped by a figure.Feng Yu took a closer look, and it turned out to be a young woman with exquisite features and a graceful figure.This person is Haturel's daughter Shirley.

Before he could speak, Shirley said, "Your Excellency Feng Hu, please stay!" Her words surprised Feng Yu's four followers, and they couldn't help touching their belts.There were soft swords of thin steel that could be hidden behind belts.Feng Yu made a gesture to signal them to remain calm, and then said to Shirley: "Dare to ask this lady how to call her, and why she can recognize my identity."

Shirley smiled slightly and said, "I am Harturel's daughter Shirley, the poor woman who is going to marry an old man next week. As for why I recognize you, it's because a few years ago, I went to Rome to play and live in Rome." At a relative's house in the city of Rome. Then one day, I attended a banquet held by His Majesty Alexander with the female family members of that relative's family. And you were the main guest at that banquet."

Feng Yu suddenly realized: "So that's the case. Then why didn't Ms. Shirley tell the truth in person just now?"

Xue Li sighed: "Because I didn't know what my father really thought at the beginning, if the truth is revealed, I'm afraid your life will be in danger."

Chapter 1130 The Decision of "Burning Together"

Feng Yu bowed slightly to Shirley and said, "Thank you for your kindness, miss, what do you want to tell me about stopping me now?"

"I don't have anything to tell you, but I want to know if you will come on the day of my wedding?" Shirley said with a smile, but that smile was full of bitterness.

Feng Yu said happily: "Miss, don't worry, I will come as scheduled. We will meet later." After finishing speaking, he walked out in stride, but he thought to himself, this Shirley is a smart woman, her wisdom is worthy of on her appearance.

In fact, these brief words and phrases between Hatulel, Feng Yu, and Shirley have reached some kind of tacit agreement.Hatulel has accurately and clearly told Feng Yu the news that Augustulez will come to Cyprus in person next week. There must be a large number of high-ranking officials and generals under his command to attend the wedding of Augustulis, so he will definitely send a fleet when crossing the sea The main force escorted these important people.In this way, the Sicilian fleet will have the opportunity to wipe out the main force of Augustus' fleet in one fell swoop. Even if Augustus himself cannot be eliminated, Augustus' forces will lose their power to rule the sea.

But now a problem facing Feng Yu is that all the warships he can call add up to less than 800, while the opponent's total number of warships is more than 800.Even if not all of the more than [-] warships were dispatched that day, those that were not dispatched were still moored in the port, and they might come quickly for reinforcements when there was a war.The strait between Cyprus and Asia Minor is not wide, only a hundred miles wide, and it won't take long to get there.

So in the end, Feng Yu's fleet will have to face twice as many enemy ships as its own. Even if it wins this battle, it may suffer heavy losses.But now Feng Yu has made up his mind to fight this battle.

As soon as he returned to Beibao, he immediately ordered someone to bring his warrant and soldier amulet to nearly twenty ships of Liang Guo's Red Sea Fleet.Although Liang Guo's Red Sea Fleet is only a squadron of Liang Guo's Western Fleet, it is impossible to have only a dozen of them.These are just some of the battleships closest to the canal.The main force of the Red Sea Fleet is anchored in Jeddah Port, which is two thousand miles away from the Suez Canal, and it is impossible to catch up in time.

When he told the generals about his plan, except for Dian Wei and Gan Ning who cheered excitedly, the rest fell into silence.After a while, Dian Qing questioned first: "My lord, we only have less than [-] warships. Unless we directly attack the port, it will be very difficult to annihilate their [-] warships. As for the sneak attack on the port, we will go ahead and destroy them." I have used it once not long ago, and Augustus and the others must have known about it. They have always regarded us as enemies, and it is impossible not to be wary of us. So using it again may not only be ineffective, but it may be discovered by the other party in advance. Then lay an ambush on us."

Feng Yu said indifferently but confidently: "Of course we can't use sneak attacks. But we can catch them by surprise, just when they gather ships to cross the sea. If our warships do not hesitate to lose ships, with about [-] warships It is entirely possible to sink more than [-] warships of the opponent at a cost."

Everyone couldn't help being shocked after hearing Feng Yu's words "No matter the price, everything will be burnt".Even Dian Wei and Gan Ning who had cheered excitedly just now were stunned for a moment.At this time, Simmons, who had been silent for a long time, said: "My lord, if the casualties are too high, it will seriously damage the morale of the whole army, and the second is that the manpower source will not be replenished in a few years. You know, we in Sicily Everything is missing, but the most lacking is population. If we die with Augustus in the end, even if their fleet is completely wiped out, our battleships will also be exhausted. In this way, we will not be able to control East Wouldn’t the dominance of the sea in the Mediterranean make the rest of the forces along the eastern Mediterranean cheaper?”

To everyone's surprise, Feng Yu was neither angry nor refuted when he heard this. Instead, he laughed and said, "Simmons, you asked a good question. The command of the sea in the Eastern Mediterranean is the most important purpose for me to fight this battle." .At the moment, Augustus has seized the remaining 800 or so warships in Cyprus, and combined with the 800 or so warships he originally owned, there are more than [-] large and small warships. They have an absolute advantage in the entire Eastern Mediterranean. In the future, they will continue to Cyprus will be controlled. Although Cyprus is not at the forefront of the route, relying on it, more than [-] warships can completely control the entire Eastern Mediterranean, directly threatening our canal area, and even the main island of Sicily. In the future, various countries entering and leaving the canal area Such ships will also be heavily taxed by them. And the connection between our mainland Sicily and the canal zone will also be cut off by them. So we must stop this from happening in time."

Feng Yu paused and continued to explain: "As for casualties. You misunderstood what I meant. I meant not to spare the loss of warships, but I didn't say not to spare casualties. The biggest difference between this naval battle and land battle is that , even if the former is completely annihilated, it does not mean that there will be a large number of casualties. As for the issue of sea control after this battle, you don’t have to worry. According to the current information, several larger forces around the Eastern Mediterranean, except for Augustus, None of them have a decent navy. Although Aurelian of Egypt has the strength to develop the navy, it is a pity that he does not seem to want to invest much in the navy, and puts all his resources on his infantry. As for the Jewish province, the Syrian line The provinces and others don’t even have the strength to build a decent navy, so don’t worry about it. Finally, I will transfer the main Red Sea fleet of Liang Guo. Although there are not many ships, it is enough to control the sea in the entire Eastern Mediterranean under the current situation .”

When Feng Yu said this, most people were relieved.Dian Wei and Gan Ning were gearing up again.But Simmons still reminded Feng Yu: "My lord, but... But the Mediterranean Sea is not only in the eastern part of the sea. There are also vast central and western regions, where some separatist forces also have powerful navies. For example, entrenched in Sardinia The Mallor Fleet. Although they don't seem to be showing their fangs at the moment, they will eventually fight us in the Mediterranean. At that time, our fleet..."

Feng Yu took over and said: "At that time, we will have a new fleet. Its ships are stronger and more advanced than now. Many of you may not have seen the weapons on board."

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A few days later, the mighty fleet sailed out of the inner lake in the canal area and headed towards Cyprus.There are not only warships and warships in this fleet, but also a large number of merchant ships that have been temporarily requisitioned.In the past few days, all merchant ships passing through the canal area were temporarily detained and requisitioned by Feng Yu.Among the fleet, the two ocean-going multi-masted galleons of Liang State attracted the most attention, which were Feng Yu's flagships.