At this time, the Iberian fleet also discovered the enemy in front, and Admika quickly made the fleet prepare for battle, and he adopted a single column formation, which mainly focused on one-on-one capture and killing, and required a high level of ability of each warship sailor, so it can also be seen that the Iberian fleet thinks very highly of itself.

In fact, the three-layer galleys were first invented by the Phoenicians, and even the tactics of sea ramming were pioneered by them, but the centuries-old seafaring tradition is both a glory and a shackle for Carthage. Even the disastrous defeat of the mighty Syracuse Navy at the hands of the emerging Theonian Navy a dozen years ago did not make much of a splash on the Carthaginian fleet. On the contrary, the vast majority of Carthaginian admirals and sailors believed that the Syracuse was too poor to handle the ship, and that they would never have made the foolish mistake of the Syracuses.

As for the Dionian Navy, their tactics have been improving, as can be seen from the current formation of the Third Fleet, the first half of which is a staggered arrangement of three-deck oared warships with crow drawbridges, a total of 100 ships, and the second half of which is 50 regular three-layer oared warships arranged in columns without crow drawbridges, and the starry formation is flanked by 50 loosely arranged small and medium-sized warships.

This is the Dianonian War Department and several senior admirals summarized the several naval battles with Syracuse, according to the shortcomings exposed by the Raven warships, as well as the problems found in the training, and each fleet adopted a mixed composition of the Raven warships and the conventional three-layer oared warships, basically the Raven warships accounted for 2/3 of the number of three-sculled warships, and the conventional three-sculled warships accounted for 1/3.

And the navy also modified the structure of two kinds of three-layer oared warships: the crow warship mainly relied on the drawbridge to lock the enemy ship, and won by the infantry, so its hull was longer and the hull was wider, so that the spaciousness of the bottom compartment could be ensured first, and the infantry stayed in it and did not feel crowded and narrow, after all, with the expansion of the kingdom's territory, the fleet and the enemy could no longer fight as soon as they left the port, and often they could not find the enemy's trace after patrolling for a day or two. At this time, it was ensured that the sailors and infantry on the ship had a more comfortable living environment, which was conducive to maintaining their combat effectiveness, and at the same time, the Raven Warship also added some weight to the stern, so that after ensuring the installation of the suspension bridge, the front and rear could be balanced, and the navigation would be more stable.

If the Raven Warship sacrificed speed to ensure comfort and safety, then the regular three-oared Warship of Dionya made up for the lack of speed of the Raven Warship, so its hull was narrow, the hull was short, the shape was like willow leaves, even the mast was low, and the number of sailors per ship was reduced to 150 people. The Ministry of War gathered many well-known Dionian shipwrights to repeatedly modify and test this three-layer oared warship, and finally finalized it, so it can reach a maximum speed of 15 knots, and its flexibility is also high, so it is called a fast three-ply oared warship by Dionian sailors.

Normally, these fast three-oared warships line up at the rear of the ship's formation, and when the battle begins, they weave between the gaps of the warship, protecting the Raven warships that are boarding and fighting, and ramming the enemy ships that try to circle behind their flanks. When the enemy fleet retreats, they will use their faster ship speed to pursue and extend their gains.

This is an encounter, no one on either side avoided the battle, on the contrary, the sailors were very enthusiastic about fighting, they soon according to the commander's order, on the sea within a radius of ten miles adjusted the warship, lined up the ship, they listened to the flute of the piper, shouted a neat trumpet, and pushed the oars hard, with the continuous increase of the pulp frequency, the warship rode the wind and waves, and its speed was like flying.

The ships at the forefront of the two sides are already on the verge of meeting each other......

Listening to the shouts of the watchmen on the mast, Admica, the commander of the Iberian navy, clenched his fists excitedly: the first naval battle between Carthage and Dionya was about to begin, and he was convinced that victory would belong to the Carthaginians, who had a long history of seafaring!

"Boom! …… Rumble! ......" Raven drawbridges spun and fell, smashing through the decks of enemy ships and connecting the two warships.

Hades !! ......" 40 Ionian fleet infantrymen rushed out of the bilge of the battleship and rushed across the drawbridge and killed the enemy ship. These infantry for the fleet were very different from the legionnaires on the original ships, not only were they reduced by ten men, but they were all wearing leather helmets and leather armor, holding a long shield made of completely wood in their left hand, and wearing leather sandals with criss-crossing grooves on the soles of their feet...... The change of these weapons and equipment, as well as the reduction in weight, made it more conducive to their flexible combat on the warship, and it was not easy to slip on the slippery deck.

When the infantry of the Dionian fleet slaughtered enemy ships one after another, Admika's euphoria disappeared without a trace, and in exchange for the coldness of his heart, he finally gave the order to retreat with a bitter mouth.

The first battle between Dionya and the Carthaginian navy lasted just over half an hour, and the Dionian Third Fleet won a great victory by capturing 18 Carthaginian three-sculled ships and sinking four at the cost of five ships being rammed and sunk and six ships damaged.

Hasdruba, who had just breached the port, watched the entire naval battle from the lighthouse in the port of Cerrodium, witnessing first-hand the unique tactics of the Dionian fleet leading to the crushing defeat of the Iberian fleet, which shocked him and at the same time brought to naught his joy at the capture of the city of Cerrodium.

For the people of Cerrodham City, who were being evacuated from the sea, the victory in the Battle of Dioonia also boosted their confidence in returning home.

The next day, the unwashed Hasdruba received the news that "the main Carthaginian army has been routed on the south coast", although he was a little gloating, but also felt that his situation was dangerous, and the Dionians, who had no threat from the south, were likely to turn their forces to deal with his lone army that had penetrated deep into the enemy's territory, but it would take some time for the Dioonians to move from the south coast to the north coast.

In the afternoon, he met again with the messenger of Palermus, who had arrived in a hurry, and finally made up his mind in a hesitant state. It turned out that Dionia's Third Fleet sailed westward early in the morning, and landed on the coast near Palamós, and after disembarking a few thousand infantry on board, attacked the large reserve camp of the Iberian army, although due to the vigilance and stubborn resistance of the remaining troops, it was not able to allow it to capture the camp, but also caused some damage to the baggage.

Hasdruba decided to retreat back to Palermos with his army, where he stayed for a while while to wait for a new decision from the Carthaginian Senate, realizing that the defeat of Monte Adno's main force would likely lead to a new political storm.

During the retreat, Hasdruba had his soldiers completely destroy the city of Cerrodham so that they would not have any trouble in their next attack.

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Venosa, a town in the northwest corner of the Puchetti region, is said to have been known as the city of Aphrodite by one of Homer's heroes, Diomedes, who sought peace after the Trojan War, and built the town and the temple of Aphrodite to appease the goddess of love's wrath at the destruction of her beloved city of Troy, hence the town's nickname Aphrodite, which is also known as the city of Aphrodite, a testament to the blood and cultural ties between the Puchetti and the Greeks.

However, the town of Eros was once again under fire, surrounded by the Samonai people, and the few citizen soldiers were stubbornly resisting the onslaught of the enemy on all sides.

"Go and urge the tribal leaders to continue their offensive and capture this town before dusk!" Lesguk looked at the battle in front of him, and gave orders in a loud and anxious voice.

"Yes, Grand Chief!" The guards took the order and left.

The Grand Leader of Caracheni on the side, Contruk, glanced at him and comforted him, and said: "It's useless for you to urge, don't worry, I see that the enemy can't stand it anymore, and you can definitely take this town before dark." ”

"I just...... Some are worried about the Ionians, we must hurry up, loot more people and supplies, and have more chips to threaten the Ionians! ......," Lesguk hurriedly explained.

"The Dionians have nothing to fear!" Contruk saw through the cowardice in Lesguk's heart at a glance, and he said loudly with some disdain: "All the defeats you have suffered in the past battles against them have been the result of their tricks, and you must know that we have never lost in a frontal battle, and we have never lost a battle with the Greeks in the past!" As the great leader of the Hippines, you can be cautious, but you must not lose the courage and ferocity of the sons of Vosani! ”

As the old leader, Contruk continued to teach the martyr Jacques by virtue of his status as an elder and many years of combat experience: "What's more, you have used stratagem to transfer the main force of Dionya to the north of the Douni region, and it will be difficult for them to get here in two or three days. Even if there are enemy reinforcements in the past two days, it will be a temporary unit formed by the Dionians in the Puchetti and Mesapi areas, and the strength will not be too many and the combat effectiveness will not be strong, and we can defeat them and boost our warriors...... Especially the courage and morale of the warriors of Hippinei, Kautini, Pentney! "In the heart of this old Samonai chief, the warriors of the three tribes who have been defeated repeatedly are not qualified Sammonai warriors, and only the Karacheni warriors are the best.

Lesgook stopped talking.

At this time, the spies hurriedly came: "Great chief, Dionya reinforcements have been found in the south!" ”