In fact, the glory of our ancestors is the guiding light for future generations.

- Gaius Salestius Crispus (famous Roman historian)

In the face of Naams's specious answer, the three of Gatsi, of course, could not believe it; However, Nams was their nominal boss after all, and the supreme commander of the four fleets present. In addition, this naval battle was won completely by relying on the timely appearance of Nams, and the three of them did not continue to ask, but counted the casualties of their own fleet.

In this naval battle, although the Augustan family successfully completed its set strategic goals, the casualties paid were also extremely heavy; Perhaps Naams's fleet and Gatsea's fleet didn't feel anything yet, but Kidd's fleet and Roberts's fleet would take a long time to regain their combat effectiveness.

The Kidd fleet, in particular, sailed with six twin ships in the fleet of Nams; Otherwise, if it is only the Kidd fleet itself, if it wants to return to Sardinia unharmed, it will at least have to abandon more than four double ships!

Nams also knew that the Kidd fleet had suffered heavy casualties in this naval battle, and Roberts's fleet was also badly damaged; Therefore, the three triremas and six twins of the Scipio family were all piloted by the Gatesi fleet and his own fleet, and even the battleships of the Kidd fleet and the Roberts fleet that were unable to continue sailing were taken over by the two fleets.

In fact, the Augustans captured far more than nine Scipio ships; Scipio's fleet had a total of eighteen double-lined ships and four three-column ships before the war. In addition to the three twin battleships that were burned and sunk by the Kidd fleet at the beginning, only four twin ships were sunk and the flagship was sunk among the remaining ships; Thirteen battleships were captured!

It's just that among the thirteen battleships captured by the Augustan family, only three trilinear battleships have no major damage because of their size and material superior to ordinary double-column battleships, and the remaining ten double-lined battleships have varying degrees of damage. Of these, four double-lined battleships were so badly damaged that it was impossible to survive until they returned to Sardinia; Nams had no choice but to set it on fire and let it sink by the soldiers.

Even so, the Augustan family harvested a very large number of relatively intact warships this time; The nine warships left behind by Nams, after only one or two months of repair, can be used as new warships, which is much more cost-effective than building new warships.

The mighty combined fleet of the Augustan family embarked on the voyage home with triumphant glory; While the other three generals counted the casualties of their own fleet, Nams also counted the casualties of his own fleet. Because Naams's fleet was the last to join the battle, its casualties were not very large; Only one hundred and fifty-two people were killed and two hundred and thirty-seven wounded.

As for Gatsi's fleet, it is even less to count; From the beginning to the end, Gatsi's fleet was not involved in the real battle, so casualties were unlikely. Kidd and Roberts's fleet suffered more casualties, far more than Nams had imagined; It wasn't until he saw the real data that Nams was completely shocked!

According to Roberts's report, the Fourth Battle Fleet under his command had a total of three triremes and eight triems before the war; In total, there were one thousand fourteen hundred warriors and one thousand two hundred and fifty sailors. In this terrible naval battle, the 4th Battle Fleet paid the price of 625 soldiers killed, 475 soldiers and 327 sailors wounded; Fortunately, no sailors were killed.

And Kidd's fleet cannot be described as miserable, it can be expressed in destruction; Kidd's Third Battle Fleet had the same number of ships and personnel as Roberts's fleet, but suffered more casualties. In this terrible naval battle, the 3rd Battle Fleet paid the price of 974 fighters and 589 sailors, and all the remaining fighters and sailors were wounded!

If Roberts's fleet can barely exert some combat power, then Kidd's fleet can be regarded as completely ruined; And it's the kind that can't be recovered for a while. However, there is no need for Nams to think about how to recover the losses of the Kidd fleet and Roberts' fleet in the future, he just counts all the gains and losses in this battle.

However, Nams had a deep dissatisfaction with these admirals of the Augustus family; In Naams's view, behind these heavy casualties is not the weakness of his own strength, but the incompetence of his own admirals. In the case of Kidd's Third Battle Fleet, Nams believes that such heavy casualties are due to Kidd's incompetence.

Even if the situation at that time was extremely unfavorable to Kidd's fleet, as long as Kidd could command calmly and had a certain quality of a naval admiral; Even if it could not compete head-on with the fleet of the Scipio family, it would not have been possible to suffer such heavy casualties. It is no exaggeration to say that Nams thinks that he only needs to pay a third of the casualties of the Kidd fleet at most to achieve the results of the Kidd fleet.

Of course, these thoughts are just Naams's own opinion, or at least an inner complaint; On the surface, Nams still didn't say a word about it, and even treated Kidd and the others without a boss. Then again, the Nams family is a legendary naval family in the Roman Republic, and they must be more critical of their admirals.

The real admirals who can be put in the eyes of Nams are all considered admirals; At the very least, it is also an existence that can command a large fleet on its own. It is clear that such talents were not found in the House of Augustus; The only slightly better thing in the Augustus family is Shi Xiu, but unfortunately she is a woman.

The next few days at sea were relatively easy, and the entire huge fleet sailed back to the Augustan military port. After arriving at the military port, Nams and Gatsi naturally went to Calaris non-stop to report the results to Oscar; As for the repair of the battleship, it can be left directly to the professionals in the military port.

Upon their return to Callaris, the four were immediately received by Oscar; Oscar listened to the briefings of the four naval commanders in his study, and then held a grand triumphal banquet for the four naval commanders in the hall of the governor's palace. At the banquet, Oscar also announced the victory of the Augustan family's navy; All the family members cheered.

As the banquet continued, Oscar quietly left the hall and returned to his study; After that, Oscar ordered his guards to quietly go to the hall and call Nams over. After Nams came to his study, Oscar picked up two pieces of information sent by the Tragic Dead and the Brocade Guard, handed them to Nams, and said:

"These two pieces of information were sent by our family's intelligence organization, and the content is exactly the same, both are specific descriptions of your naval operations; General Nams, how about you take a good look at it first, and then we can talk openly and honestly? ”

Family intelligence organization? Naams's heart jumped when he heard the word; After that, he respectfully accepted the so-called information handed over by Oscar. After carefully reading the information, a trace of cold sweat slowly oozed from Naams's forehead; It turned out that what was recorded on this piece of information was the detailed performance of the four fleets in this naval battle, and nothing was missed!

Such an intelligence organization undoubtedly frightened Nams's heart; Inevitably, some cranky thoughts will arise. However, such cranky thoughts were quickly thrown out of Nams's mind; Actually, if you think about it, which powerful force doesn't have an intelligence organization of its own? The fact that the Augustus family was able to have such a powerful intelligence organization only proves that its family is indeed powerful!

As long as you are loyal to the Augustus family, then such a powerful intelligence organization will become your help, isn't it a good thing? Naams, who figured it out, was relieved, and Oscar, who had been paying close attention to Naams, was also secretly relieved after discovering Naams's emotional changes.

Regarding Nams's family background and abilities, the tragic dead man has already given Oscar a complete information; Otherwise, how could Oscar easily let this newly surrendered man be the commander of his family's main fleet. It's just that hearing is believing, seeing is believing, and Oscar, who has not witnessed the strength of Naams, can't really reuse Naams.

This naval battle was the best test for Nams; It's clear that Nams has withstood this test and is doing really well! Of course, Oscar's decision to reuse a person isn't just based on that person's abilities; Loyalty, in many cases, is a more important ingredient than ability, and this is why Licinius and Antio were able to rise to the rank of captain.

And this information is also Oscar's loyal test to Nams; If Naams wasn't shocked by this, it deserved to be shocked by the Oscars. Naams was shocked, but the reaction after the shock was crucial; If it is frightened, it is naturally due to its lack of loyalty to the House of Augustus. If it can be accepted honestly after being shocked, it is worth reusing.

Needless to say, Naams' performance made Oscar very satisfied; So, after Nams's mood had improved significantly, Oscar continued: "Admiral Nams, I know that in terms of ability, you are definitely far superior to the other admirals of our family; Even in the entire Mediterranean, you will become one of the best admirals.

However, in many cases, celebrities also need qualifications; Previously, I only appointed you as the commander of the second main fleet, because your qualifications were too shallow. After this war, the situation was different; Your track record is enough to put you above the other admirals. Therefore, I would like to appoint you as the commander-in-chief of our family's navy, what do you think? (To be continued.) )