The Roman fleet set sail.

The hot weather could not stop the determination of Crassus and the others to yearn for a battle with Qin.

Pressed for time. Crassus had waited too long, and in order to learn about the movements of the Qin fleet, he had to pay a lot of money to buy off the indigenous fishermen near the Dardanelles, and now he paid off. It's no wonder that Crassus, the overseers from Rome came one after another, and in the face of the Qin alliance Shili who was persecuting step by step on the land battlefield, Scipio was even more eager to open up the situation at sea.

Compared with the rugged and mountainous continent, where roads are not easy to navigate, the journey at sea, despite the difficulties of storms and hurricanes, is better than being able to surprise and inflict heavy losses on the enemy.

If the Roman fleet can defeat that potential Qin fleet, even if Scipio is beaten to only a corner of the Apennine Peninsula, he can still rely on the fleet's long-range delivery ability to turn over, in the long Mediterranean coast, Qin can not be fortified step by step, every port is heavily protected, the Romans can completely put a surprise army into the rear of the Qin State through the fleet, and then attack the supply lines, capture important towns, and kill the post soldiers.

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Kitti.

Two thousand years later, it was called Cyprus, a large island between the Anatolian Peninsula and the Greek Peninsula, and was the gateway between the port of Haifa and the Greek island of Crete and the Bosburs Strait. The Roman fleet marched east from Athens to the waters of Kitty.

According to the scout's information, after leaving the port of Troy, the Qin fleet sailed along the coastline of the Anatolian Peninsula all the way to the Bay of Beirut and Haifa Bay on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Choose the route as close to the coast as possible, and never go a step into the sea.

What to do?

Is it watching an old rival slip out of your nose? Of course, Crassus did not agree, and he, who was familiar with the sea conditions in the Mediterranean Sea, quickly judged the best place to intercept - Kitty Island. This large island, located in the middle of the sea and not far from the east coast, was a must for the Qin fleet, and Crassus was ready to set up a battlefield in the waters around Kitti, and he wanted to sink the Qin fleet into the sea forever.

Is the destination of the Qin fleet really Haifa Bay? Was Gan Yong's war-avoidance behavior along the coastline really afraid of the Romans?

Of course not.

The island of Kitty is just a trap left by Gan Yong for Crassus. That's right. The sea was vast, the winds and waves were rough, and it was a good time for the Romans to experience naval battles, but Crassus overlooked that it was too far from the Roman mainland, and even more unfortunately, the Roman fleet that had set off from Athens was seriously undersupplied, which meant that the Roman ships were in a state of strain for drinking water and food.

Saidi is the dark room of this Great Qin. Successfully using his position as a tavern owner to gain Crassus's trust, nearly a third of the water and food were unusable due to the fact that several barrels filled with seawater were placed in the innermost part of the cabin. This was something that the Romans would never have imagined.

Of course, if it was only a small move, the Qin army would not be able to use force even if it was victorious, and the pirate leader Grell was lured into the port of Crete by a Greek caravan. The Romans generally believed that it was not that the pirate fleet was inferior in terms of combat power, but that the Orientals were a vile and shameless people.

This. The Great Qin fleet led by Gan Yong, with the assistance of new weapons and new tactics, the morale of the whole army was high, and they were eager to have a naval cavalry duel with the Romans.

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Lei Hou's left fleet has a total of five warships, including one three-layer oar, three sloops, and one supply ship.

In this regard, Lei was not concerned. Battleships have few advantages, in terms of steering and speed, Lei Hou's fleet is the fastest of the three Qin armies, so his ship is also the first to rush to the area of Kitti.

The sun is exposed to the sea.

The olive oil on the deck had been sunburned to a thick layer of oil, and walking barefoot on it made me feel like I was going to tear off the skin. In the lookout cabin under the mast, Lei was sweating like rain, and the thin armor on his body was wet and dry, dry and wet, and it was extremely uncomfortable to stick to his back and chest.

"General Lei, about fifteen nautical miles ahead on the left, the enemy fleet has been spotted!" The Qin army scout, who was in charge of reconnoitring the enemy's situation, shouted from the mast that in this era without telescopes, the most appropriate means to reconnoiter the enemy's situation was to let the eyesight haode soldiers climb to the high mast and look down condescendingly.

Fifteen nautical miles.

At this distance, if the wind is favorable, the enemy fleet can catch up with the thunder fleet for about an hour, and if it is against the wind, the time is uncertain, and it depends mainly on which oarsman on both sides is more powerful.

"Flag the main fleet in the rear, we have discovered the Roman fleet, and now it is ready to penetrate the enemy to the northeast sea of the island, and if it goes well, the fleets will meet in the southern waters of Kitti." Ray shouted in a deep voice. After the baptism of the sea battle, the young Jianghuai heroic Lei was like a fierce tiger, eager to prove himself through victory on the battlefield.

Divide and attack!

Whether it is at sea or on land, the test is the tacit understanding between friendly forces, the left, center and right three route armies of the Qin fleet, marching in a zigzag shape, according to the normal combat procedures, the Lei Hou fleet now needs to quickly move closer to the main fleet of Gan Yong, and then pull out the frame in a dignified manner.

With a conspiracy.

It can only be done once in a while, and the final method of naval warfare is still based on their own strength. Great Qin's three-way fleet decided to fight the Romans in the northeastern part of Kitti.

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"General, the Qin ship has been discovered, and in the northwest, they are fleeing?" On the other hand, the Roman fleet finally found its target after a long and long search.

"Catch up, don't let them run? Hybrids, shameless and despicable mongrels. Crassus said through gritted teeth, lifting his pants with a pale face.

The lack of water, chapped lips, and a aching stomach made the Roman admiral miserable, and the fresh water turned into seawater, and the food rotted and spoiled, and this series of unfortunate conditions made him feel extremely bad.

However, for the next confrontation with the enemy fleet, Crassus is still confident of victory, the warriors of Great Rome have been crisscrossing this sea for several generations, and these sailors and soldiers on the fleet are also born as sailors, and their ancestors and fathers are also sailors, and they have lived on sea ships since childhood.

Bastard!

Angered by the endless tricks of the Qin people, it was not only Crassus alone, the Roman fleet was overwhelmed by the transfer of drinking water and the contamination of food, and they were in a state of anxiety, oppressed by hunger and thirst, and gradually lost their due calm.

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August 23, noon.

The sunlight that burned the skin was straight on the surface of the sea, and there was not even a single seabird feeding in the low air, and the algae creatures floating in the sea water cowered together, desperately absorbing the nutrients in the sunlight through photosynthesis, so as to speed up the metabolism.

For the lowest creatures of the ocean, the competition for survival is incomparably cruel, and if a new shoot does not sprout one day, the old roots will lose their supply and become a meal for marine microbes and small fish.

"Knock, knock!"

The drums of war were bursting, as if they were splitting thunder on a sunny day, and on the endless sea, one after the other, the two fleets were chasing and strangling.

"Squeak, boom!" On the fleet, a couch crossbow mounted on the stern of the ship was perfected, and under the firm gesture of the proofreader's soldiers, the thick crossbow bolts flew out like a loaded bullet towards the Romans who were pursuing in a goose formation. After an hour's pursuit, the distance between the Roman fleet and the Qin fleet had been shortened to three hundred paces, and with a little more force, the Roman brave soldiers could stick javelins into the chests of the Qin people.

"What's that?"

"Quick, turn the rudder, dodge!" On the flagship, the Roman soldier in charge of the lookout shouted. Hearing the shouts of the lookouts, the experienced flagship helmsman sharply pulled the rudder pins while directing the oarsmen to coordinate the liliang with the oars.

Flagship steering.

Especially at high speeds, this is a rather dangerous maneuver, and the slightest carelessness is the result of the capsizing of the ship, but fortunately, the operators on Crassus's flagship are all veterans, and with their efforts, the side of the flagship quickly approaches the sea level, and the other side is raised high.

Captain's room.

Crassus had just lay down, and he had stood for a long time, and under the blow of his stomach, he could not hold on, and the sudden inclination of the ship made Crassus's head come into close contact with the plank of the cabin, and the forehead of the Roman commander immediately swollen a large bag, which looked still terrifying.

"Quick, come on, the general is injured." Seeing this, the guards immediately shouted in panic. As the great slave owner, the people who served around Crassus were his private property, and if the master was in a bad mood, they were the slaves who were most likely to be destroyed.

The sinking of the sea was a lucky result.

The most unfortunate thing was that the corpse was divided into several pieces, and the corpse was hung on the mast in blood, waiting to be eaten by seabirds every day, until only the skeleton of Bai Sensen remained.

After a while, the Roman ambulance in charge of the rescue began to stumble in, and the sudden movement of the flagship made the fleet-shaped people who followed behind chaotic, and the warships eager to avoid the collision struggled to find a gap, which slowed down the speed of the entire fleet.

The distance of the pursuit was widened again.

On the bridge, Crassus, who was covering his forehead, was furious, but he was faintly uneasy in his heart, when did the Qin people have such a powerful long-range weapon, if this kind of giant crossbow can be launched intensively, then the entire fleet of Rome will be lost in the sea? (To be continued......)

PS: Yesterday in the hospital.,Can't update.,Today's chapter makes up for yesterday.,Strive for another chapter in the afternoon or evening.。