Moreover, this time was the first time since its establishment that the Dionian fleet had left the sea near Turiyi and truly entered the Mediterranean. Therefore, not only Seclian, but also the sailors of the entire fleet were very excited, and even the normal speed of the pulp frequency was faster than usual.

The entire fleet had a total of 150 crow warships and 30 50-pitched cranes converted from ordinary cargo ships, sailing southward in the offshore in a six-way column. Since there was only a breeze to the west when departing, the Dionian fleet did not bring sails.

Sekolian has only one mission today: completely defeat the Syracuse Navy!

Therefore, when driving through the sea in Crimesa, Secrean ordered: the whole team slowed down and installed the Crow Suspension Bridge.

He also ordered: If an enemy's clutch approaches, do not rush to expel them, and allow them to approach and observe slightly.

When the winter sun had risen to the middle of the sky, the Dionian fleet had sailed close to the sea in Crotone. At this time, the mast of the three-layer slurry warship in the front raised the yellow flag. Secrean, located in the center of the fleet, learned this information and was greatly inspired: It was great that the Syracuse Navy, which had suffered a crushing defeat, was lured out so easily!

Regardless of the number of enemy ships or fewer ships, whether they will adopt the "circling" or "double column" tactics, the Crow Fleet of Dionia has only one tactic - the Stars.

"Rise the black flag and the red flag, and blow the attacking trumpet!" Secrean gave the order without hesitation.

The sailors began to swallow the prepared rations one after another, because they had to do their best in the next battle. However, compared to the first uneasiness and tension, they were more excited now, not only because the last victory gave them confidence, but also because the new bill promulgated before King Davers went to war added more motivation to the sailors who were mostly free people. "Win the war, we will become the reserve citizens of the alliance!" This became their common wish.

The heavy infantry on the warship were much calmer when they heard the sound of the military horns. They picked up the long shields that covered their heads and blocked the sun, stood up from the deck slowly, and began to move their hands and feet slowly...

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On the lighthouse of the Crotone port, Dionysius led several subordinates and Phoebidas to look at the blue sea in the distance. Countless warships were approaching quickly. A naval battle was about to begin. Its victory and defeat would affect Dionysius's next plan. Therefore, Dionysius was also holding hands with some nervousness at this moment...

The Dionian warship, which was at the forefront, did not increase the speed as fast as possible, because after the last naval battle, the Dionian naval generals summarized their experience. The warship was too fast, which was not conducive to the release of the Crow Suspension Bridge.

But to the captains of Dionia, the enemy ships rushing towards him were not as fast as they did last time. Why?

They had no extra time to think about it. In the splashing waves, the warships on both sides were already close.

"Boom!...Boom!..." Suspension bridges suddenly fell down and were firmly nailed to the deck of the Syracuse warship.

"Hades!!" The soldiers of the First Legion of Dionia shouted the name of the God of Pluto and rushed across the suspension bridge.

At this moment, the other party's ship also shouted "Apollo!", and more than 40 heavy Syracuse infantrymen emerged from the bottom cabin of the warship and filled the deck of the originally few people.

The captains of Dionia were stunned: No wonder the speed of the Syracuse warships slowed down. It turned out that there were also many heavy infantry hidden in their bottom cabins!

It turned out that in order to allow the fleet to compete with the opponent, Leptines adopted Dionysius's suggestion.

Secrean soon received news from the Clippers, and despite his surprise, he still believed that with the ability of the soldiers of the Dionian Legion, he would win this "land war on the sea"!

For the Legionnaires, in addition to surprise them at the beginning, what followed was excitement: it was too easy to kill sailors last time, and there was not much sense of accomplishment for them, and this time it was a real battle!

"Die a team to go over there, and the rest come with me!" Team leader Melisanda quickly made an order, and then rushed to the front.

Since the surface of the deck of the three-layer oar warship is not completely paved with wooden boards, and there is a gap connecting the bottom cabin in the middle, the soldiers on both sides are divided into two teams and fight on the decks on both sides. The widest part of the warship is only six or seven meters, and one side deck can accommodate up to two or three people in parallel.

The warships swayed up and down with the waves, making it impossible for the soldiers to push them. Therefore, the battle between the heavy infantry on the warships was more of a single battle and a cooperation between two or three people.

Melisanda held a long shield in her left hand, facing the enemy's stabbing gun, and her whole body was pressed against the shield and hit her hard. The Syracuse soldier's stabbing gun broke, his body staggered back, and was supported by his comrades behind him.

Melisander quickly walked up close to his body like a maggot attached to the bone. While the opponent's body was not stable and the long shield hit him again, the opponent was unable to stand firmly, and the round shield was exposed to the gap.

The dagger in Melisanda's right hand pierced out like lightning, and a scream from "Ah", the other party covered his right rib and fell to the ground dejectedly.

"Take out the stinger, use the saber! Use the saber!!" Melisanda heard the enemies shouting anxiously to each other, thinking to herself: It's too late to come now!

Before the enemy ahead came up, he used a long shield to protect the front, but turned around and stabbed towards the enemy in front. On such a narrow deck, the opponent could not dodge at all, unless he jumped into the bottom pole, so the enemy subconsciously avoided his body to the left, and at the same time waved his saber and slashed at Melisandar's wrist.

Unexpectedly, the teammates beside Melisandar took the opportunity to hit the long shield and the enemy immediately stood unsteadily and leaned back.

Melisanda seized the opportunity, turned her wrist and picked up the dagger. The sharp blade cut across the enemy's saber-holding arm, leaving deep bone-scars. Blood flowed, and the saber that was unable to hold tightly fell on the deck...

On every two warships connected by crow suspension bridges, heavy infantry from both sides are fighting fiercely.

Overall, the Dionians had a clear upper hand. Although the Syracuses also sent elite soldiers, they were facing the First Legion of Dionia.

The First Legion, known as "invincible", not only has the largest number of veterans, but also has the strictest requirements and the most difficult training in selecting new recruits, but there are still many young people flocking to it. At the same time, in terms of experience in fighting at sea, the soldiers of the First Legion of Dionia are much richer than the other side. They not only trained for more than a month, but also conducted actual combat three days ago.

The heavy infantry of Syracuse were hastily sent to battle. They had not adapted to this kind of fighting method. They were actually carrying spears. You should know that long weapons were not trained on the bumpy warship for a long time and could not achieve accurate spears.

What is more important is the difference in weapons and equipment. The Collins helmets, copper shields, and metal fences are too heavy. It is not easy for Syracuse soldiers to maintain balance on the shaking ship. They cannot fully exert their power on land, and cannot compare with the more flexible and good at close combat soldiers of the Dionian Legion.

But there is another point that the battle on the warships is different from that on land, that is, they cannot escape even if they are defeated, either being captured or jumping into the sea. This forced the Syracuse soldiers to do their best to resist the attack of the soldiers of the Dionian Legion, and in the end they also fought bloody.

Some Syracuse soldiers used round shields to carry the opponent's attack, and risked their injuries and took the opportunity to pull the opponent into the sea. Melisanda, who stabbed and killed several Syracuse soldiers, was accidentally pulled down from the sea by the enemy.

But Melisandar was not panicked after falling into the water because they had training in this regard. He quickly took off his helmet and turned the inside of the arc-shaped long shield. The long shield actually floated on the sea because, except for the bronze horn in the center, the long shield was mainly made of wood and was covered with a layer of thin cowhide on the outside.

Melisanda stepped on water with her feet, grabbed the long shield with one hand, and with the buoyancy, she waved to the soldiers who were following him on the ship with ease: "I'm fine, you guys continue to fight! Keep fighting!"

The Syracuse soldier who fell into the water with him was poured into the tightly sealed Corinthian helmet by the cold sea water, which immediately made him feel suffocated. He paniced and wanted to take off his helmet, but he was panicked and could not untie the buckle for a while. The round shield wrapped in the right arm sank straight down because it was wrapped in copper skin. In addition, the heavy helmet and shin armor made him unable to stomp out of the sea and eventually drowned in the sea.

The operator of the Dionia warship's suspension bridge handed out wooden oars to Melisandar floating on the sea, and Melisandar finally climbed onto the warship.

As soon as he took a breath, he heard the loud looking hands on the main mast shouting: "Enemy ship is coming! Enemy ship is coming!"

Everyone was shocked.

Not far away, a warship was rushing towards them fiercely, but now the warship was connected with the enemy ship and could not move at all.

"Raise the suspension bridge quickly!" The captain shouted anxiously at the legion soldiers on the opposite ship.

Melisanda shouted.

The suspension bridge was taken back, but the enemy ship was less than 20 meters away. The bronze angle of its bow radiated a shiny luster under the reflection of sea water and sunlight.

"Right front!" As the captain's urgent shout, the helmman quickly turned the tail rudder.

"Sprint speed!" The captain just finished speaking.

The flute player in the bottom cabin had already started to play hard and quickly.

The top-layer pulp hand quickly rowed the wooden oar with the two pulp hand below, but it took time for the warship to quickly transform from stationary to advancement, but the warship lacked the most now is time.
Chapter completed!