Just as Apis was waging the Spanish War, the Battle of Creek Island, a heavyweight contest in the Mediterranean, also broke out. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On Anthony's side, he organized 300 sail ships and more than 100 small sail ships to form a large-scale warfleet on the sea outside Creek Island. Agrippa, on the other hand, also led one hundred and fifty ships of the same sail to meet the enemy.

In the autumn, on the Mediterranean Sea, the two sides launched a life-and-death naval battle.

Hurling stones with billowing flames were sent out from the deck of the warship and flew towards the ships on the opposite side. The sky was filled with thick smoke left behind by the flints on both sides.

"Diagonal stab attack! Diagonal Thorn Attack! ”

The old centurion of an Antonine warship shouted and ordered his ship to approach the enemy ship at a 45-degree angle, and as the ship approached, the enemy's ballista fired heavy javelins and cannons, knocking the Roman ship that was trying to get close to him with sawdust and holes.

The cannonstone pierced the plywood, beating the slave paddlers in the cabin to a bloody pulp, muddy blood oozing down the shattered bullet holes. The crew of the Anthony battleship fought back, and the flint thrown by the catapult almost hit the side of the enemy ship, causing a raging splash on the sea.

As the two ships approached, the soldiers on deck began to throw javelins at each other, raining down arrows.

Moreover, the tactics of naval warfare were almost identical on both sides, with the heavy crow drawbridge creaking and then nailing deep into the deck of the opposing ship like the arms of giants.

Then, a strange scene occurred, the drawbridges of the two warships fell at the same time, and the infantry of both sides boarded the drawbridge directly from the other end of the bridge.

Beneath his feet was the rough sea, and on the bumpy bridge deck, the heavy infantry on both sides engaged in a bloody fight. And sometimes, the bumpy bridge deck even made the soldiers unsteady on their feet.

Blood splashed and screams erupted, and the Roman hoplites who boarded the bridge covered their bodies with large shields and fought with short swords, and from time to time soldiers died tragically on the bridge or were simply pushed off the drawbridge. Falling into the sea, splashing a pitifully small wave.

And on the other side of the naval battle, an even more terrifying picture is unfolding.

Since the naval battle took place in October, it was already late autumn, the sea surface of the Mediterranean Sea was rough, some ships trying to get close to the other side lost control when they rushed to the opposite ship, under the action of strong wind, directly brushed the opposite warship at a suicidal angle, the stern and the side of the two warships collided violently, and countless shipboard fragments splashed and flew, and then, the side of the attacking warship was torn open a huge opening, several rows of water traps were broken, and the turbulent sea water poured into the cabin, gradually, The ship lost its balance and began to roll on its side. It's like a giant beast in the sea, lying in the water.

The crew and soldiers who jumped ship were shot with javelins and bows and arrows from enemy ships. Blood stained the sea.

Even the sailors and soldiers who were lucky enough to escape strafing could not resist the cold waters, after all, it was not summer season, and the water in late autumn was so cold that even if you found floating objects to grab, the probability of survival was extremely low.

"Steady! Pick up the shield for protection! ”

An experienced centurion aboard an Agrippa warship shouted, their ship being besieged by four Antony's warships. Artillery and heavy javelins flew from all sides, beating the crew on deck to pieces.

As soon as the old centurion's voice fell, several shield-wielding veterans around him were hit by the fast-flying cannon, even if they picked up the shield to defend, it was useless, and a shot of lead cannons directly cut off the head of a soldier, and blood gushed out from the broken body, leaving a red-eyed red on the deck.

Another centurion's soldier was shot through the chest by a heavy javelin flying from an enemy ship, even though he had already picked up a large shield to defend himself. However, the power of Roman siege weapons was not something that ordinary armor could defend against.

The fallen soldier struggled on the ground a few times before dying, thick blood gushing out of his shattered chest and mouth.

Immediately, the besieged Octavian battleship had no way to escape, and was caught up by four Antony's warships, and the three warships firmly fixed the Raven Drawbridge to the large ship of Octavian's Seventh Fleet. The other one passed by the target ship because of the strong wind and waves.

Only a few rounds of fiery artillery were fired, breaking the ship's mast and unloading the lion flag from Octavian's warship.

"For Rome! For Caesar! ”

The veteran centurion roared, and all the personnel on board, including the cooks and helmsmen, gathered on the deck, because they had no way to retreat but to fight the enemy to the death on the deck of the warship. On the drawbridge, the three-way infantry staggered aboard the three drawbridges, and before they could board the ships, they were hit in the head by spears thrown by Octavian's veterans, and they fell down screaming.

Many more, like wild beasts hunting, boarded the ships and pounced on the crowd.

Under the siege, the soldiers defending the ship were brutally slaughtered, and the numerical superiority made the old centurion look up to the sky and sigh. A sharp short sword pierced from behind the shield, stabbing the body of the crew guarding the ship to a thousand holes, you can hear the sound of flesh being torn continuously, blood mixed with intestines falling on the deck, in despair, many crew members surrendered, however, what awaits them will be the order to be captured, sold into slavery, maybe the rest of their lives will be spent in chains.

The bloody and brutal naval battle lasted all day, until the entire surface of the sea was left with floating fragments, some of which were even burning with blazing flames. Tens of thousands of corpses of soldiers from both sides floated on the vast sea, and some heavy infantry gradually sank to the bottom of the sea because they did not have time to take off their armor.

Agrippa was defeated, and a miracle did not occur, and Antony's ships were twice as many as Octavian's Seventh Fleet. Under the disparity in strength, even the most tenacious commander is powerless against the battle situation. What's more, Agrippa is still too young, and Anthony is at the peak of his life at this time, not only has rich military command experience, but also has strong financial resources and military resources. Agrippa, on the other hand, was only twenty-four years old at this time.

After the defeat, Agrippa took refuge in the port of Brindisi with fifty broken ships, Octavian's Seventh Fleet was lost by more than half, and the control of the Mediterranean Sea almost fell into the hands of Antony...... Far away in Egypt, Cleopatra was overjoyed when she heard the news of the victory in the naval battle of Creek Island, and looked to the west, how she had humiliated herself from Rome back then, and now, she would enter the city of Rome with double pride.