Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

At this moment, the sailors poured into their respective docks, pulling the cables in front and pushing hard in the back. In the sound of neat slogans, the three-layered warships about 50 meters long slid smoothly into the carat like dragons entering the water. Te River, splashing a lot of water...

In the blink of an eye, the surface of the wide Klaty River near the mouth of the sea was covered with warships, almost cutting off the river. Originally here, the flow of the river was very slow, and now it is even slower.

The sailors tied the cables to the wooden stakes on the shore, fixed the warships, and then took the wooden ladders. One by one, they got on the boat quickly, and began to install the crow suspension bridge skillfully. After confirming that the operation was normal, the sailors passed. The entrance to the deck goes down to the cabin, finds his seat, pulls out a wooden oar from the wooden trough, sticks it out of the pulp port, and installs it on the paddle seat.

The cabin of the three-layer paddle warship has three layers: the bottom layer is equipped with 54 paddlers on both sides, the middle layer is also 54 paddlers, and the top layer has the most, with 62 paddlers. Since the top paddlers are close to the paddle port, the paddles can be seen. The sliding situation in the sea water, so their status is the most important, as the leader, leading the middle and lower rowers, and rowing together.

After the 170 rowers were in place, the bosun walked up and down the aisles in the cabin.

The helmsman goes to the stern. He is the core of the whole ship. He controls the rudder and the forward direction of the warship. He must be the most experienced sailor in order to destroy the enemy ship and save himself in the fierce battle.

The piper took his seat in the middle of the aisle near the entrance to the deck, and he was in charge of the rhythm of the oars at the command of the captain.

The captain is the commander of the entire ship and is responsible for directing the battle.

In addition, there are three lookouts, who are arranged on the bow, stern and mast, to keep the captain informed of the enemy situation and the orders conveyed by the fleet.

Today, because considering that there will be an offshore battle with Syracuse soon, the sail is not hoisted or even carried, and it is left in the dock to lighten the load of the warship, so it is responsible for raising and lowering the sail and controlling the sailing of the ship In addition to picking up bows and arrows to deal with the enemy approaching the ship, their more important task is to be responsible for manipulating the Crow Suspension Bridge to nail the approaching enemy ships.

At this moment, the army led by Davos also entered the naval port, and Cykrian, Midorades and other naval officers rushed up to greet him.

Your Majesty, the fleet is ready and ready to set off at any time! Cykrian said excitedly after salute Davos.

Have you found the Syracuse fleet? Davos asked calmly.

Found it! Cyklian replied immediately, Our Clippers reported earlier,

'There are dozens of Syracuse warships cruising near the coast of Castellon, and it seems that they are preparing to land there, so their large fleet must be not far away!

Davos looked at the naval officers headed by Cykrian, all of them with burning eyes, he smiled: It seems that you can't wait, so what are you waiting for, let the soldiers of the legionary Come on board!

Yes! Antonios and Amintas responded in unison, and then immediately ordered the team officers behind them: Get on board!

Soon, all the soldiers of the First Army Corps and a small number of soldiers of the Second Army Corps ran to the river bank in an orderly manner under the leadership of the squad leader. According to the area they had trained yesterday, they found the three-tiered oar warship that their squadron was responsible for. On the deck of the warship, the total number of Dionysian three-deck oars was nearly 240 men.

Davos stood on the embankment, overlooking the densely packed legionnaires on the riverbank, which divided into metal trickles and rushed to the warships, dyeing the tawny river surface (the color of the warships) black... …

Davos, who had never experienced a naval battle, couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart, temporarily dispelling the tension in his heart, he turned around and said to Amintas: After we set off, you will lead the remaining soldiers of the Second Legion. Rush to the port, Marigi has prepared a cargo ship for you. Get the news of our victory as soon as possible, and you will set off!

Understood, Your Majesty! Amintas said with a nod, then looked at Cykrian and gave him a solemn military salute.

Just when Sekelian didn't understand why Amyntas, who had had a quarrel with him just yesterday, did this, he heard Amyntas say in a deep voice, Secrian, your majesty's safety will be handed over to you!

Sekelian understood, and he immediately returned the same solemn military salute: I will use my life to protect His Majesty's safety!

I wish a great victory in the naval battle!

I wish the land war victory!

The two soldiers stared at each other, and the previous contradictions were all vanished at this moment, and the rest was the fighting spirit of the same enemy.

Let's get on board too, don't keep the soldiers waiting. Davos waved.

Yes! Martius waved the flag. The captain of the guard, who had basically recovered, found Davos yesterday afternoon and insisted on going into battle to kill the enemy. Davos had to let him return to the team.

Your Majesty! Kunogolata led the elders, all of them stepped forward with solemn expressions, and bowed respectfully to Davos, they didn't say much, but the weight of the salute was not enough. It is to entrust the safety of the entire alliance to Davos, because this battle will determine the rise and fall of Dionia.

Davos smiled again and said loudly, Wait for the news of our victory!

Then he took the escort down to the river bank. At this time, the legionnaires had basically completed the warship, so the river bank did not feel crowded. From time to time, the sailors and soldiers of the fleet waved hello and salute to Davos. Davos responded with a smile.

Finally, he came to his ship, which was the largest three-deck oar in the entire fleet. It was 60 meters long and five meters wide. It was equipped with 188 oarsmen, and the bow was inclined into the water. The end is a sturdy and sharp metal ram, the tail is upturned, similar to a scorpion tail, and numerous wooden oars protrude from front to back on both sides of the hull, more like the feet of millipedes. This is a luxurious warship from Lijim, and it was originally positioned as the flagship by Cykrian.

After Davos and 60 escorts got on the deck, a man wearing a leather helmet and short jacket rushed to the doctor, and after saluting, he said nervously: Your Majesty, I am Mir. Tias, the captain of this ship!

Davos smiled in return: Myrtias, it's a pleasure to fight with you!

Your Majesty, the sailors... want to greet you, but because of their duties, they can't... Miltias asked in a slightly embarrassed whisper.

Davos said without hesitation: I'm going to greet them. After that, he took the lead to the entrance of the warship cabin.

The deck of the three-layer slurry warship is not a single piece, but two decks from the bow to the stern, with a gap of more than one meter wide in the middle, so the cabin is not airtight, and the oarsmen in the cabin can stand on one side. Through the gap, you can see the blue sky above. So even with nearly 200 paddlers in the cabin, the open structure keeps them from feeling stuffy.

When Davos appeared in the cabin, the entire warship boiled.

Davos did not live up to the enthusiasm of the rowers. He ignored the narrowness of the rower aisles in the middle and upper layers, climbed up and down tirelessly, bent over to ask the names of each rower, and greeted them with a handshake.

After walking down this trip, although he was not wearing a helmet, he was already out of breath, but he stood in the aisle in the center of the first floor and still shouted excitedly: Brothers, it is a pleasure to fight with you, let's fight together, Win this naval battle!

King Davos Wan Victory!!

King Davos Wan Victory!!

The oarsmen cheered in unison, causing the sailors of the neighboring warships to look sideways, all showing envious expressions: What an honor to be able to fight on the same ship as King Davos, these lucky fellows!

At this time, the distinctive naval bugle sounded from the neighboring Dionysian flagship, and the oarsmen stopped cheering and began to sing high-pitched songs, singing praises to the gods in unison, of course not dedicated to Hades, It is Poseidon, Lord of the Sea, a prayer for a safe and successful voyage.

In order to integrate into the Navy, Davos spent half a day learning this ancient etiquette, and now he is singing loudly with the paddlers.

Captain Myrtias handed him a wooden cup filled with Portuguese wine, which of course was not for drinking. Davos held it solemnly, walked to the bow, shouted the name of Poseidon, and sprinkled the wine into the river.

Poseidon's hymn resounded on both sides of the Krati River, cheering the restless elders. Then, standing on the embankment, they saw that the warships in the front left the river bank one after another, and one followed the other out of the military port...

Come on, let's go to the sea, Kunogolata said to the other elders.

No one objected. In the upcoming battle of life and death, although they could not be in the battle, they had to cheer for the soldiers.

It's not just the elders who have this idea, all the people of the Dionysian Union can come, the elderly, women, children, citizens, pre-citizens, freedmen... and so on, thousands of them The people of Wan gathered at the mouth of the Krati River, and every time they saw a warship sailing out, they cheered like a tsunami to encourage their relatives who participated in the war.

This ship! My child is on this ship!

Did you see it! The man who beckoned is my brother, he is the captain!

My husband is in this boat with the 'three' on the chord and I can't see him because he's a paddler.

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The people cheered and shouted the names of their relatives, and many people asked similar questions: There is a strange long plank standing next to the mast at the front of the warship, what is that?! How come I've never been in another city-state? I've seen it on a warship!