For a huge fleet of nearly 300 three-layer oar warships and 350 warships in other warships, it is time-consuming to get the whole team to complete a tactical action, but the well-trained Syracuse fleet undoubtedly shortens this time a lot.

Under the leadership of more than a dozen fast ships far ahead, the entire fleet sailed towards the sea near Turiyi...

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The warship of Midolades, the commander of the Dionia squadron, is located at the forefront of the entire fleet and is responsible for the mission of navigation. This position requires the pilot captain not only to have rich experience in navigation and naval combat, but also to be familiar with the tactics and signals of the fleet, and to understand the purpose of this expedition and the tactical strategies to be adopted. As a vanguard, he must also be very brave in naval combat to become the example of the warships behind him.

In addition to the lack of experience in naval combat in the first article (most captains of the Dionia fleet lacked experience in naval combat), Midolades performed well in other aspects. You should know that when N'anilus was sentenced to imprisonment, Davers also considered Midolades in the selection of commander-in-chief.

At this moment, the captain was sitting under the mast, closing his eyes to rest.

The lookout hand on the top of the mast suddenly shouted: "Sailing boats are found ahead!"

Midolades immediately opened his eyes wide and looked up at the sea ahead: there were only azure water and azure sky on the vast sea, and there were no more things.

But Midolades knew that due to the blockade of the Syracuse Navy, there was almost no merchant ship in this lively sea area, so it is very likely that the ship that could enter the sight of the Syracuse people belonged to the Syracuse people.

"The sailboat turned south!" Xiaowang hand shouted again.

No need to hesitate anymore, it must be the enemy. He found that we were going back and was about to go back to report the news! Midolades pondered for a moment and immediately shouted: "Blow the horn and hang the warning flag!"

Soon, the orange-yellow, long linen was hung on the mast, and the flagship lookout of the pilot ship was closely watching the pilot's flagship report immediately: "General, find the enemy situation ahead!"

"That's great!" Secrean hit each other with excitement, and gave the long-awaited order without thinking: "Move at the normal speed first! Hang the starry flag and prepare for the battle!"

The long trumpet sounded, and the all-black flag rose to the mast, extremely conspicuous under the clear sky.

Soon, black flags were hung on the ships of each squadron.

Under the dark night, there are stars!

This is a tactical formation specially invented by the Dionian Navy using the characteristics of the "crow suspension bridge". It requires the fleet's warships to be scattered and arranged in a staggered manner like the stars in the sky. In this way, the warships and warships will attack and advance alternately like waves. Each warship must bravely fight alone, and other warships must continue to attack and provide protection for them. This is an orderly melee mode.

"Your Majesty, the enemy has been found in front of you." Miltias reported to Davers.

Davers nodded and said calmly: "Do as you order, don't report to me specifically, so as not to delay the war."

"Yes!" Miltias finished saluting and shouted loudly to the bottom of the deck gap: "Normal speed!"

The rhythm of the flute player's flute sound immediately accelerated. One hundred and eighty-eight wooden pulp on both sides of the warship slapped the sea water. The helmsman at the stern turned the rudder, and the warship gradually staggered the distance from the surrounding warships.

"There is a situation!" An old man exclaimed among the people who were paying attention to the movement of the fleet on the shore: "Our fleet is changing its formation!"

In the eyes of ordinary people, the densely populated warships on the sea seem to have no changes, but for these old sailors born by fishermen, they keenly noticed changes in the distance and speed between warships.

"Have you discovered the enemy?!"

"Is the war going to start?!"

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Everyone asked in a verbal manner, and the chaotic voices were filled with concerns about the safety of the alliance and their relatives.

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More than ten minutes later.

"Syracuse's fleet! Many warships!!" The lookout pointed his hand ahead and shouted loudly.

Midolades was not surprised. They knew in advance that this was a naval battle with less and more, and the Dionian Navy was at a disadvantage in terms of the number of warships.

“Rise the battle flag!”

A blood-red flag flutters on the mast.

"General, the enemy was found in front of you, prompt for battle!"

"Enter the state of combat!" Secrean said concisely.

"Wuwuwu! Wuwuwuwu!..." The rapid military horn sounded from the flagship to the adjacent warship and then to the periphery.

The sailors of each warship began to act. At the reminder of the sailors, they began to swallow the battlefield rations made of oat bread, a little wine and olive oil that they carried with them, and at the same time they took turns to move their hands and feet. In fact, it was only an hour since they boarded the ship and were still very physically strong, and they did this just to make the most preparations for the long and fierce battle that might be held in the future.

In Midolades' sharp eyes: a wooden pole rose from the sea in the distance, and then one after another appeared, and soon the outline of a ship appeared, followed by another... In the blink of an eye, warships began to spread on the skyline in the distance.

"Here..." Midolades said softly in his heart.

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At the same time, on the flagship of the Syracuse fleet, Leptines waited for his long-awaited answer: "General, there is a mast in the middle of the enemy fleet in front of him shining with golden light, which should be the warship you are looking for with the statue of Pluto!" The lookout hand shouted on the main mast.

When Leptines heard this, he shouted excitedly: "That captive is right, Davers! Davers, the consul of Dionia, is on that ship!!"

Leptinez knew very well: Dionysius once said that if he wanted to conquer Dionya, it would be best to destroy Davers first. Therefore, his brother sent a killer to perform assassination, but none of them succeeded. Now a great opportunity is placed in front of him. If he could capture or kill Davers in this naval battle, it would not only make his brother look at him with admiration, but also end this huge war that almost consumed Syracuse as soon as possible!

"Order, each squadron adopts a double column tactic!" He ordered decisively.

"General, don't you use circumnavigation tactics?" the flagship captain next to him reminded him.

Leptenes shook his head: "Using a circumference takes time and disperses the impact of the fleet. At that time, Davers will be scared from the sinking of one warship after another in front of him, and it will be troublesome to turn and run away. Our warships are much more than them, and our ship-controlling skills are better than them. The consul of the Dionia thought that this naval battle would allow him to win easily like a land battle, so he dared to attack us rashly. I will crush the Dionia fleet from the front, completely smash the arrogance and arrogant Davers!" Leptenes said proudly, and his right hand that stretched out was strongly clenched into a fist, as if the new king of Dionia was pinched in his heart.

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Midolades stared at the front, and the Syracuse fleet had fully shown its shape, and was pressing towards oneself like a huge wave.

Midolades was not frightened by the forceful momentum of the Syracuse fleet, but instead showed a smile: because the Syracuse people did not take advantage of their numerous advantages in warships and sent a squadron to both sides of their side to form a circular encirclement, thereby attacking their side's flanks, because in this way, it would be more difficult for the Dionian fleet to win in the battle and the losses would be increased. However, it was obvious that the brave Majesty's plan to use his body as bait worked! The enemy adopted the tactic of strong attack on the front!

At this glance, the layers of warships are probably more than ten in depth, and the enemy also has the advantage of being at the wind (there is a weak north wind at this time), but what?! The Dionian fleet has a "crow suspension bridge" and the number of heavy infantry equipped with a conventional three-layer oar warship (normal warship infantry is configured to range from zero to ten people, and the Dionian fleet is a warship and a heavy infantry unit), so it lacks flexibility and speed. Now it is the greatest avoidance because the enemy does not use circumvention tactics. Moreover, the Dionian fleet does not rely on speed and flexibility to win, but depends on close combat!

Midolades' confidence increased, and he knew very well: although it seems that the enemy is more than two miles away from his closest warship, once the ship speed increases, the voyage of a few miles will arrive in a blink of an eye.

"Occurrence speed!" After giving the order, he turned to Zantiparis who was resting on the deck and said seriously: "Captain, the battle is about to begin, please be prepared!"

As the captain of the second battalion of the First Legion, Zantiparis, his senior team officer, was completely useless in this naval battle because it was a battle based on heavy infantry units, but he did not want to miss this important naval battle, so he chose to follow the first team.

"Inias, it's time for you to give orders." He said to the team leader, he didn't want to interfere with his command.

"Brothers gather together, organize their equipment, and go down into the cabin. The warships are about to speed up!" With the order of Inias, the heavy infantry sitting on the deck immediately stood up, put on their helmets, picked up spears, hung up short swords, and quickly lined up in two columns, from the entrance between the decks to the bottom cabin.

The pulpmen in the cabin did not pay attention to the soldiers coming in. They listened attentively to the speed of the flute and slide the wooden pulp.

"Drip!Drip!Drip!..." The flute player did not lift the paddling rhythm up at once, but gradually accelerated.

Thanks to the handsome Xi Dapang, the flying feathers of the universe, the disappearing maple, and the starry moon 2 for the reward! Your support is my greatest motivation for writing!! The naval battle has begun!
Chapter completed!