The sailors quickly withdrew their oars inward, and the opposing ships were also well-trained to withdraw their oars in time, and the two ships almost passed by, and even the Cypriot sailors could clearly see the sailors of the enemy ship through the narrow hatch, and their expressions were cold and confident, and many even had a hint of mocking smiles.

Death is on the verge of death, what is there to be proud of! …… The Cypriot sailors thought unwittingly.

"Bang!" With a bang, the 12-meter-long drawbridge smashed down and nailed to the deck of the Cypriot warship, and the Cypriot warship rushing forward suddenly had a heavy burden, and soon came to a standstill, and forty infantry of the Dionian fleet quickly crossed the drawbridge and killed the enemy ship.

At this moment, another parallel Cypriot warship in the double-column formation had already turned a small corner and rushed towards the hull of the Raven warship, which was no longer able to move.

The Ionian sailors were still calm in the face of this dangerous situation, and under the command of the captain, in the face of the imminent collision, they used the fixed drawbridge as the fulcrum, and tried their best to deflect the whole ship slightly, so that the hull was not vertically facing the collision angle of the enemy ship, but had a certain deflection angle, and it seemed that this effort seemed to be in vain, because according to past experience, this degree of violent collision could still cause the warship to suffer a lot of damage, but—

"Peng!" After a loud bang, all three ships shook violently at the same time, but the Cypriot crew on deck stared at them in surprise: the part of the Dionian Raven that had been struck by their ship had only sunk inward into a small crater, and had not been shattered into a large gap.

It turns out that this crow ship is an iron ship!

Over the years, through the full cooperation of the Dionian Academy, the Turriy Shipyard, and the Iron Workshop, repeated experiments have been carried out, and the special iron sheet on the weak hull hoop of the Raven Warship has greatly enhanced the warship's impact resistance, and at the same time, the warship's floating balance ability at sea has been retained, that is, the sailing speed is slower.

Since the entire ship was painted black, and those who did not know the inside story did not know the peculiarity of this kind of ship, the Cypriot crew was very surprised to see that the Dionian ship was safe and sound under such a violent impact.

The Dionian crew, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief, and although the iron ship had been tested many times in the usual training, this was the first time it had been used in actual combat, and it had clearly lived up to their expectations.

At this moment, the fast warship hiding behind the iron ship rushed up like a ghost, and quickly collided with the enemy ship that was still crowded with the raven warship.

The Cypriot crew, who had no time to dodge, could only hope for a miracle like the Raven warship just now, but there was no ...... Seawater poured into the bilge through the cracked gap......

At the same time, the infantry of the fleet, having rushed onto another Cypriot ship, did not enter the cabin, but killed the crew and helmsman on deck, completely destroying the rudder, and then quickly returned to the Raven warship and pulled out the drawbridge.

Having lost its rudder, the Cypriot ship completely lost its ability to steer flexibly and became a target for enemy ships, and the best way to avoid being sunk was to withdraw from the battlefield.

When Alitaka arrived near the battlefield with the main force of the Persian fleet, he was surprised to find that the ships of Cyprus were gathering together and waiting for his arrival.

Soon he knew why: the Dionian fleet in the bay was not only strong, but also tactically peculiar and defensive, and the Cypriot fleet, which had slightly more ships than the opposing side, not only did not gain the upper hand in the attack, but also failed to achieve great results after destroying a dozen ships, and the morale of the crew was damaged, and they had to temporarily retreat and wait for reinforcements.

Although the fighting strength of the Dionian fleet was astonishing, Aritaka, as commander of the Persian fleet, was secretly overjoyed by the small setback suffered by the Cypriots who did not obey orders, and he saw it as a great opportunity to increase his prestige in the fleet.

After listening carefully to the battle of the Cypriots, he still decided to adopt a two-column offensive formation, but he abandoned the tactics of the Cypriots concentrating on one side of the attack, and instead took advantage of the huge advantage of more than twice the number of warships of the opponent to launch an all-round attack, hoping to overstretch the defense of the Dionian fleet.

The Ionian legionnaires, high on the beach, saw the countless Persian warships spread out on the sea in the distance like a huge fishing net, and they all sweated for the safety of the fleet.

And Sekerian, who was in the center of the storm, laughed calmly: "The Persian fleet has finally pressed up, great!" These timid Persian minions will soon learn how powerful the Dionian fleet is! Woo! ”

“…… Woo! …… Woo! ......" accompanied by the sound of a military trumpet, three red flags were raised from the mainmast of the Dionian flagship, waving in mid-air.

Fight to the death!! …… Each of the crew members who had been summoned by the captain looked at the surging enemy ships in front of them, and began to hum Hades chants in a low voice with calm expressions......

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When the dense fog on the sea cleared and the sky was bright, Midorades also immediately realized that the situation was wrong, although it was impossible to know the specific position of the fleet, but the rising sun, which should have appeared in front of the right diagonal of the fleet, appeared behind the right oblique side, and obviously deviated greatly from the course.

He managed to gather the warships and cargo ships scattered nearby, and then sent the clippers to search in the direction of the sun, while the entire fleet also sailed in the direction of the sun.

During the voyage, he gathered some of the scattered warships and troop carriers, and the fleet he led gradually owned the 1st Fleet, the 2nd Fleet, the 5th Fleet, and some 4th Fleet warships of the Second Fleet, as well as the 3rd Fleet, 4th Fleet, 5th Fleet, and 6th Fleet of the First Fleet, totaling more than 700 ships, in addition to nearly 400 troop carriers...... With such a large mixed fleet, Midorades also widened the distance between the ships, doubling the area of the entire formation outward, and it was his move that finally made the clippers sent by Sekrian discover them.

A few hours later, Midorades led the fleet to the bay where the Dionian army had landed, and saw countless Persian warships charging and maneuvering around a certain part of the offshore sea on top of each other, like vultures covering the sky and the sun, sharing their food, and the Dionian warships were barely visible.

Although he was anxious, Midorides did not have the impulse to immediately charge, he kept the troop convoy away for a while, and let all the warships fan out in the face of the Persian fleet in the march, and then launched a charge in a "starry sky" formation with fast warships in front and raven warships behind.

The flagship that Aritaka was riding on had been coordinating and directing the battle in the rear, and the Persian fleet, after a hard battle, had managed to break through the defenses of the Dionian fleet, scattering its formation, and was about to crush it in one fell swoop, when he received an urgent notification from the clippers: an even larger Dionian fleet was approaching!

This news immediately extinguished Aritaka's enthusiasm for victory, and his only thought at this time was to make the fleet retreat immediately, but the ships that were already scattered in the vast coastal sea and were in battle could not receive his orders quickly.

The new Dionian fleet, however, swooped swiftly towards its prey like a giant eagle with outstretched wings amid the sound of a loud trumpet.

After a long and bitter battle, the Persian fleet was damaged, the sailors were tired, and the forces were scattered, and they did not form a formation; Although the Dionian fleet led by Midorades had traveled a long way and the crew was relatively tired, the belief in saving their comrades and defeating the enemy made them morale, and the always invincible starry formation made them more powerful.

As a result, the Persian fleet was almost crushed and fled in all directions, and the Dionian ships took advantage of the victory to pursue them.

Unfortunately, the Persian fleet encountered the Dionian Third Fleet, which had been escorting the baggage fleet, in the process of fleeing south, and suffered even more heavy losses under the front and rear attacks......

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Midorades jumped off the ship, dripping through the water, and walked onto the beach.

At this time, the beach was full of landed Ionian soldiers, and at the shouting of their officers, one detachment after another, gathered and began to march towards the camp that the Ionian soldiers who had landed before were building.

Midorades' destination was the same as theirs, and because of his conspicuous commander-style helmet, soldiers who knew him and did not know him saluted respectfully when they met him.

In normal times, he would smile and greet him, but now he was anxious, and he quickly walked into the makeshift medical camp tent as if he had never seen it.

There was no one to salute him, and the doctors and nurses were busy rescuing the wounded.

The Dionian legionnaires who landed did not fight the Cypriots, the wounded were from the Dionian fleet, which had just finished the battle.

Midorades stopped a soldier who was helping to clean up the filth and asked in a deep voice, "Where's Sekorian?" ”

The soldier glanced at him, hurriedly pointed ahead, and said, "In ...... In the innermost. ”

In order to ensure air circulation, the convenience of rescue and the healing of patients are equipped with multiple tents, and Sekerian's hospital bed is next to a tent, and the tent opens a small opening, and the sunlight shines on Sekerian's body, and by this light, two nurses are carefully cleaning his wounds.