Now that the problem is solved, and Anobus is still holding his ground, Pomilka, of course, will send someone to question him.

To this, Anobas's answer was that the Iberian fleet had just been merged, and it would take a little time to train and strengthen understanding and cooperation.

A few days later, Anobus finally arrived in the city of Lilibal and told Pomilka, "I have assembled all the ships and will be able to escort your troop convoy tomorrow and reinforce Selinus, and I hope you will be ready now." ”

"Tomorrow?" Pomilka looked out the window at the sky covered with thick clouds, and felt a little uneasy in his heart, he said hesitantly, "I heard from my subordinates that the experienced old sailors in the port judged according to the weather in the past few days, and in the next two days, there will not only be continuous rain in the southwestern waters of Sicily, but also strong wind and waves, and ships will have certain risks in navigating on the sea. ”

Anobus replied calmly, "It is precisely because of the risk that the Dionian fleet is likely to hide in the harbor and dare not go to sea, so that our fleet can enter the port of Selinus smoothly. ”

"But what if the Dionian fleet is dispatched?" Pomilka asked cautiously.

"That's the great time I've been waiting for to defeat the Dionian fleet!" Anobas's eyes sparkled, and he said confidently, "Whoever is more accustomed to the sea conditions here, who has better boat handling skills, and who is more familiar with this sea area will win this naval battle!" And the ships controlled by our Carthaginian sailors are undoubtedly more dominant!

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Early the next morning, the Carthaginian detachments, having received the order, set out from their respective ports of call and rushed to the sea near the port of Lilibal. Inside the harbor, hundreds of laborers and slaves were carrying food to the cargo ships docked at the docks, and groups of soldiers were boarding passenger ships in an orderly manner......

Countless ships crowded the harbor, and countless laborers were busy in it...... Such a busy scene was reflected in Pomilka's eyes, but there was inevitably a little nervousness on his face: "Anobas, the safety of this fleet depends on you next!" He said expectantly to the naval commander beside him.

Anlobas said calmly: "Don't worry! As long as we work together, even if the Dionian fleet appears, we are confident that we will send them to the sea to feed the fish! Are you right, Admika? ”

"Yes, Admiral Anobas, the Iberian fleet will gladly defeat the Dionian fleet under your command to facilitate the land attack of the Margot." Admika replied deformively.

Pomilka turned her head to look at the two important figures in the Carthaginian fleet, frowned, and stopped talking.

At this time, Anlobas said, "The wind is blowing." ”

"It's a northwest wind." Admika then spoke.

Pomilka saw the sea in the harbor ripple, and then he felt a chill on his face, and hurriedly reached out to touch the rain!

In the blink of an eye, the sand beneath his feet was hit by raindrops, and he couldn't help but secretly congratulate himself that he had prepared the fleet for the rain in advance.

The rain also led to an acceleration of the preparation of the entire fleet. It wasn't long before the lord of Lili, Semimre, arrived to inform him that Pomilka's fleet was ready.

"We're on board too, ready to go!" After Anobus finished speaking, he walked to the military port not far away, followed by Ademia, and the Iberian fleet docked in the military port, in addition to a special warship, that is, the ship of Anobas, which had its own name - the two-headed dragon.

Before the rise of Syracuse, Carthage was already a maritime power in the Western Mediterranean, and a hundred years ago, all the city-states of the Western Mediterranean knew that Carthage was the maritime hegemon of the Western Mediterranean, even if there were wars with Syracuse in recent decades, and there were mutual victories and defeats, but in real naval battles, Carthage never suffered defeat (Carthage's two naval fiasco were trapped in the harbor and unable to play to its advantages). The Carthaginian navy was at the forefront of the innovation of navigation technology in the Mediterranean, thanks to its large and experienced population, as well as its centuries-old technological superiority.

Especially in the past ten years, Dioonia replaced Syracuse and became the hegemon of the Greek city-states in the western Mediterranean, and the strength of its navy actually made Carthage feel threatened, although Carthage's focus has shifted to the development of the interior of Africa, but maritime trade is the foundation of Carthage, and it is the advantage of the sea that has led to the strength and prosperity of Carthage, how can they easily give it to others, so Carthage's shipwrights have developed four-layer pulp warships.

It was a higher, longer, and wider ship than the main ships popular in the Mediterranean, the three-sculled warship, it had up to 250 sailors, four rows of oars on the left and right sides, so its maximum speed was slightly slower than that of the three-sculled warship, and its heavy hull made it less flexible to steer, but its wide deck was large enough to accommodate a large number of soldiers used in hand-to-hand combat, and because of its large hull, the Carthaginians reinforced it, so it had additional protection against ramming tactics, At the same time, it also makes it rarely use ramming tactics in combat, and relies more on grappling hooks, fixing itself with enemy ships and carrying out gang-jumping operations, which is obviously aimed at the warships designed by the Dionian Navy.

Of course, the Carthaginians, who had been popular for centuries with traditional naval tactics and traditional warships, were wary of the new ships, and only 20 of them had been built so far, scattered among the various detachments, and even served as the seat ships of the admirals.

The flagship on which Anobus was riding was different, it was a huge warship made of two four-layer oared warships, and it took Carthaginian shipwrights three years to solve many technical problems to develop. It lowered the height of the hull, welded the two bottoms together from bow to stern with the strongest planks, and then built a tall tower on the wide deck, making it a real sea fortress. With enough crew, soldiers, and archers stationed in the tower, it would be a disaster for any enemy ship that wanted to jump into battle. Of course, there is no doubt about her slow sailing.

The two-headed dragon is a monster of the sea in Carthaginian legend, which often sets off huge waves, sinks ships, and devours crews, and is a nightmare for Carthaginian children as a child. The Carthaginians named the flagship of the Carthaginian fleet with a two-headed dragon, apparently with great expectations.

The two-headed dragon sailed away from the military port, and the entire sea outside the military port was already full of warships, rising and falling under the surging tide, as if it were a floating forest, and the addition of the Iberian fleet expanded the area of this "forest".

Anobus divided his huge fleet into three parts: front, middle, and rear, and sat in the middle of the road, leaving the Iberian fleet in the rear, as if to show his great selflessness.

At the same time, in view of some wind and waves at sea, he ordered the entire fleet to stay away from the coast, and the warships to widen the distance between them and lower their sails, but to maintain a high degree of concentration to prevent them from leaving the group.

When a dozen trumpets sounded on the two-headed dragon, the huge fleet, which was ten miles wide on the front and ten miles long in columns, began to advance along the coast towards Selinus, and they wanted to open a safe sea passage for the fleet behind them.

Strange to say, when the fleet began to move, the wind and waves gradually subsided, and the rain stopped. The crew thought that it was the god of the sea who was blessing them, and they were very excited.

Liliba to Selinus, a distance of more than 90 miles by land, and a little farther by sea, and because of the influence of wind and waves, it was not until noon that the Carthaginian fleet reached the sea near Selinus.

Anobus ordered the fleet to remain on alert in the sea east of Selinus.

After giving the order, he sat down in the spacious and comfortable castle tower, eating a steaming lunch, and talking to his men, where there was no tension of war at any time, and there was no feeling of the chilly sea breeze outside.

In fact, Anobus had some contradictions in his heart, and the Iberian fleet had just been merged, and it would take time to run in, and they had suffered defeats before, and they also needed time to recover their morale. But at the same time, as a proud Carthaginian admiral, he was also eager to try his hand at the strength of the Dionian navy, which had remained strong in the western Mediterranean all these years, to dampen its spirit and let them taste the might of the Carthaginian navy.

He took two sips of water, took the cloth towel handed by the servant, wiped his mouth, and then stood up. He is already in his 50s, his digestive ability has deteriorated, usually he doesn't eat much, but today he unconsciously eats too much, his stomach is a little uncomfortable, he is pacing back and forth to help digestion.

At this time, the captain of the two-headed dragon came in and reported, "General, the fleet has begun to enter the port!" ”

"Is there anything to be found in the east?" Anobus asked.

"I haven't been rewarded yet."

"I hope the fleet can unload faster, and we can return sooner, the weather is really worrying now!" The adjutant said worriedly, "Even if Dionia's fleet discovers us, I'm afraid they won't dare to come out." ”

Anobus didn't speak, silently looked out the window and the clouds almost completely blocked the sun, it was noon, but it seemed to be dusk, the sky was dark and cloudy, the sea was also pitch black, and the sea and sky in the distance were the same color, so that the line of sight could not reach far. Although the rain stopped and the wind stopped, the air was thick with moisture.

"Go and rush the fleet and get them up to speed!" Finally, Anobus spoke.

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On the mast of the four-story slurry warship at the forefront of the Carthaginian fleet, the lookout hand held the wooden pillar with both hands, and looked forward with great effort, the dark clouds hanging overhead made him a little frightened, and he complained in his heart that the captain had such a bad weather, how could the Dionian fleet go to sea, there was no need for me to stay on the mast all the time, in case of heavy rain and thunder, it was not a joke! ”