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Hu Fan pursued all the way, and successively captured twelve Roman ships, plus five warships captured by the Qin army at Cape André, seventeen warships in the Roman Grand Fleet became prisoners of the Qin fleet. In other battles, there were as many as seven ships that sank or lost due to water seepage, leakage, or improper manoeuvring by sailors.www.biquge.info

This heavy fruit of victory, so that the Qin army was overjoyed, although Lei was killed by the fleet almost all the army, but this Jianghuai hero's face, but there is not much frustration on the face, one for one is enough, one for two to earn one, if eight warships can be exchanged for the destruction of the Roman Grand Fleet, it is worth it.

Chao Cuo counted the spoils of war with an excited face, and he was sincerely happy to be able to contribute to a naval battle that could be recorded in the annals of Great Qin, not only because his name would be reported to Li Yuan, but also because this was a comprehensive contest between Great Qin and the most powerful opponent in the West.

In terms of strength.

No matter what the strategy is, after this big victory, the situation in the Mediterranean Sea will change, and those wall-to-wall forces who are watching will cast more awe-inspiring eyes at Qin.

Compared with the excitement of the generals, Gan Yong was very calm, and he seemed to have expected the outcome of this battle, and the person he admired the most at this time was Li Yuan, the Emperor of Shenwu.

What is in the midst of strategizing, and the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, like Li Yuan, many clues have been laid early on, whether it is a couch crossbow, a repeating machine crossbow, or the infiltration of the military intelligence department into the Greek peninsula, all of which show that the Great Qin war machine is operating benignly.

The spider builds a web, trapping the prey in the web step by step, and before the last bite, the prey is still complacent about the little bit of cheapness, such a person is the real god of war.

The military report of the victory has been issued.

Gan Yong is proud and relieved that today, he can finally use his achievements to prove his talents. came to comfort his father, Gan Houbo's heroic soul in the sky.

"Father, did you see that? Did you hear the shouts of the Great Qin soldiers? Before the White Horse Crossing, you and your ancestors saved a hero with their lives and blood, thus laying the foundation for the birth of a powerful dynasty that has now grown to become the most powerful nation in the world. ”

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The stars rise and fall.

One shines up. One dimmed again.

The Great Qin Navy and the Roman Grand Fleet encountered each other in the area of Kitti Island, and the largest and most fierce naval battle in the history of Mediterranean naval warfare broke out, and the two sides successively invested an astonishing number of more than 90 main warships, not including all kinds of auxiliary supply ships, lifeboats, lookout ships, and so on.

For the Carthaginians, Egyptians, Greeks, and even the Jews on the Mediterranean coast, the shadow of the Roman fleet had been hanging over them for more than a hundred years. Although there were also those who were unwilling to be exploited and rebelled, the result was the same, and they were forcefully suppressed by the Romans.

Therefore, when the news of the defeat of the Romans spread, the great forces of all parties who heard it were stunned and could not close their mouths in shock, they really could not imagine it. How could the Qin fleet, which had only been formed for less than two years, be able to defeat a glorious fleet with a history of more than 300 years.

Maritime supremacy.

It is not a child's house, nor is it a small battle on land that relies on the pass, the result of each naval battle is a prediction: the maritime hegemony in the Mediterranean is about to change hands.

The Carthaginians cheered that with the Roman fleet no longer existing, Carthaginian merchant ships would be able to freely sail between the Strait of Gibraltar along the entire coast of North Africa. Earn good trading profits. The same was true of the Egyptians, in Alexandria, where the great merchants, hired sailors, and oarsmen, excitedly drank cheap liquor in the taverns, shouting at familiar and unfamiliar companions, ready to sail again——。

In Athens, Sadie glanced back at the dilapidated tavern with closed doors. After completing the task assigned by the Qin State Military Intelligence Department, in order to protect Seid's safety, Menghu decided to send Sedi and his family to the east, in a new and strange country. There will be a new beginning for this ordinary Greek.

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Late summer breezes in the Aegean Sea.

Blowing from distant Siberia, from east to west, from north to south, this wind band accompanied the retreating Roman fleet all the way west, and they staggered towards the Roman mainland with their wounds.

Crassus's death.

The hearts of the Romans were hammered again, although Crassus did not show much skill in the battle with the Qin army, but in the hearts of the Roman admirals, the experienced commander who had commanded this fleet for twenty years was an excellent warrior.

Crassus's body was cremated due to the heat, and the other Roman soldiers who died in battle were not so lucky, they were thrown directly into the sea and became a delicacy for the creatures of the sea.

The winds on the Adriatic Sea, the same heat, were no different from those of the Romans. If anything, the number of Roman warships that came back changed.

Apennine Peninsula.

Port of Napoli.

On the 10th of September, the Grand Fleet finally returned, and the last three wrecked battleships to arrive in port were the entire Roman Grand Fleet.

The main force of the fleet, more than 50 three-oared masts and single-oared masts, only the poor three ships were lucky to escape, and the nearly 1,500 elite soldiers who symbolized the glory and strength of Rome either returned to the sea or were captured by the Qin army, and only more than 100 people were lucky enough to escape back.

The journey from Kitti to the Apennine Peninsula left behind countless bitter tears of Roman naval soldiers, and this arduous experience was later written into the annals of Roman history - and was called: The Great Escape from Kitty.

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The Roman Grand Fleet is destroyed!

Crassus was defeated and died of sepsis during the retreat, and the admirals who had contributed to the strength of the Roman Republic disappeared into the blue sea. The whole city of Rome, the weeping of the freedmen, the sighs of the great slave owners, and the memories of the old senators in the senate filled this different summer.

In the city of Rome.

In front of the Senate, the leaves of the olive trees were green and yellow, yellow and green, and the scenery of the alternating seasons of summer and autumn was the most beautiful, and the rich breasts and fat buttocks of the slave girls of different colors who served in the Senate were in the eyes of the high senators. It is also a sight to see.

But now, the eighteen senators of the Roman Republic, representing different interests, had no such thoughts, and since Scipio came to the throne, the Romans had rejoiced and felt that the time had come for the expansion of Great Rome, but then the most powerful adversary from the East appeared. It made them feel pressured like they had never felt before.

Inside the Council Chamber.

Fabian, the former consul who had been overthrown, looked sad, and the few white hairs on his head and the wrinkles on his forehead all announced the poor mental state of the former consul. Crassus's death left Fabian without the last pillar, and as you can imagine. Scipio, in order to shirk his responsibility, must have put all the blame on Crassus, and anyway, it is impossible for a dead man to justify himself.

Silence shrouded in the Senate, and Scipio, who was sitting in a prominent position in the center, did not look good, and the Grand Fleet was completely annihilated, which he did not expect. What happened in the middle of the Qin people's efforts to create a sea force that could compete with the century-old Roman fleet in a short period of time? The Romans were puzzled.

"Great Consul, we must fight back, we must give the Qin people a look, if you don't know, what is the honor of Great Rome? Our interests will also be seriously harmed——! ”

"The Grand Fleet is gone, we still have a large number of merchant ships, and enough experienced sailors. As long as they are organized, they can quickly rebuild another fleet. ”

As the great slave owners, they were most concerned about whether their own interests would be harmed, and once the Romans lost their power at sea, their slave trade in North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula and the Atlantic Ocean would be affected.

Scipio looked coldly at the group of elites in front of him. His eyes were bloodshot, Crassus was dead, and he had to find a scapegoat to replace himself, or else. He was not in a secure position as consul, but fortunately, Crassus was not one of his men.

"Honorable Speaker, what do you think of the failure of the Grand Fleet this time?" Scipio raised his chin and directed his attack at one of the seaters: Fabian, the former consul, Crassus's master, and naturally the best scapegoat.

"Ah, what did the Archon say?" Fabian had been sitting on the round chair for a long time, his age did not allow him to think hard for a long time, and the death of Crassus, a close confidant, made the old man even more sad.

"The Great Fleet has failed, General Crassus has died in battle, don't you want to say something? For the Grand Fleet, no one knows better than you? Scipio asked lightly.

"Crassus, he's dead, he's dead, it's not a pity for him to die, this time, if he hadn't commanded indiscriminately and fallen into the trap of the Orientals, how could the Grand Fleet fail, the first thing we have to do now is to rebuild a new fleet, and then compete with those monkeys in the East, for this goal, I, Fabian is willing to hand over the family's two merchant ships to His Excellency the Consul." Fabian staggered to his feet as he spoke.

Under Scipio's verbal persecution, Fabian had to retreat again and again, in order to avoid accountability, what he could do now was to give up the interests that belonged to his family, but whether the price of the two merchant ships could satisfy Scipio's appetite, Fabian was not sure.

After mastering the army, Scipio wanted to include the Great Roman fleet in his hands, but due to the presence of Crassus and Fabian's support behind him, he was unable to do so. Now, although the elite fleet of Great Rome no longer exists, as long as the senate can squeeze out the belongings of the old people one by one, Scipio believes that in a year, he will be able to build a new Roman fleet under his command.

"The Speaker is really patriotic, with the contribution of an old man like you, the new fleet of my great Rome will definitely stand up again, and will definitely drive the Orientals back to where they should go, but, compared to the devils in the East, there are many places where we need to summarize this failure, what makes me most angry is that the intelligence about the Qin State, why has it been repeatedly wrong, why the orders in the army have been repeatedly treated negatively, in the middle, is there someone secretly obstructing, I hope the Senate will check it well, if a month later, If there is still no result, then this consul please ask for another wisdom. ”

Scipio's voice suddenly became sharp, his eyes radiated the light of battle, and his self-confidence rose again in the face of the concessions of his political opponents, this time, he directly used the method of agitation, Fabian, an old opponent, still occupying the position of speaker, refused to completely retreat, which he could never tolerate.

Fabian opened his mouth wide, his heart beat violently a few times, and suddenly stopped, in the face of Scipio's ulterior motives, he had the heart to refute, but he was unable to do so, at this moment, the old consul finally admitted that he was really old and useless. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.. Read. )

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