Action must be well conceived; Once you have made up your mind, you should act boldly.

- Gaius Salestius Crispus (famous Roman historian)

Since the alliance between Marius, Scipio, and Brutus, the combined fleet of Scipio and Brutus has sailed to the seas between Rome and Sardinia, and has confronted the blockade fleet of the Augustus. Faced with the menacing enemy fleet, the Augustus family had to temporarily avoid the front while reinforcing it.

The Scipio family already had eighteen twin ships and four trilees, and with the eighteen double ships and eight triways supported by the Brutus family, the size of their fleet had reached thirty-six double ships and twelve trilees. With such strength, it can already be called one of the most powerful fleets in the Mediterranean.

The Augustans were originally responsible for blockading the 1st, 3rd, and 4th battle fleets of Rome, each with only three triremes and eight twins; The combined strength of the three fleets was only nine triways and twenty-four doubles, far inferior to the combined fleets of Scipio and Brutus.

Therefore, after the combined fleet of the two families officially attacked, the three battle fleets of the Augustus family had to temporarily abandon the naval blockade of Rome proper, and withdraw from the coastal waters of Roman proper, and retreat to the wider Mediterranean region; The Augustus family, who received this information, immediately sent reinforcements to the three battle fleets.

The reinforcement fleet sent this time was none other than the second main fleet of Nams; Although the second main fleet only had ten twin ships, the existence of six triremes could allow the fleet of the Augustus family to completely surpass the combined fleet of the Scipio family and the Brutus family in the capital battleship.

In particular, the flagship of the main fleet is an extremely powerful five-column warship, which is definitely the existence of the hegemon of the sea; It is also an absolute trump card that can help the Augustus family fleet form absolute maritime superiority! With the addition of the second main fleet, the Augustus family's naval fleet once again had an advantage in the number and quality of warships.

According to the default law of fleet commanders of the Augustus family, the commander of the second main fleet, Naams, automatically became the supreme commander of the three battle fleets after leading the fleet to meet with the three battle fleets. Nams was able to become the commander of his family's fleet at the peak of the Maxentius family, and his own strength should not be underestimated.

In fact, Nams was also a very rare naval commander in the Roman Republic, and he was born in a rare family of admirals. For historical reasons, the admirals of the Roman Republic were not as high as the generals of the legions on land, and the disparity in other aspects was even greater; This also directly led to the lack of naval talent in the Roman Republic.

However, the Roman Republic, relying on its powerful manufacturing capabilities, still built a powerful fleet that could compete with the maritime overlord Carthage; Unfortunately, many times, the lack of excellent naval personnel will also affect the naval strength of a country. The Roman Republic, which did not have a good naval commander, was always at a disadvantage when it came to the fleet of the Carthaginian Kingdom, and was even pressed and beaten by the Carthaginian Kingdom.

However, this situation did not change until the birth of Nams's grandfather; Naams's grandfather, Old Namus, was definitely the greatest admiral in Roman history, and there was no one! It was under the leadership of the old Namus that the navy of the Roman Republic completely defeated the powerful navy of the Kingdom of Carthage and finally won the position of the hegemon of the Mediterranean seas!

If the value of the old Namus is that he led the Romans to defeat the Carthaginians and become the new hegemon of the Mediterranean; Then, the value of his son Namus the Younger is even more precious to the Roman Republic. The son of the elder Namus, the father of Namus, had a historical contribution to the Roman Republic by completely consolidating the position of the Roman Republic as the supremacy of the seas.

As the new maritime hegemon, the Roman Republic was naturally challenged from all sides; The kingdom of Egypt, the historic Greek city-states, and the kingdom of Carthage, which did not dare to fail, all of these forces wanted to defeat the naval fleet of the Roman Republic and make their country the next maritime hegemon.

The Carthaginian kingdom, in particular, had a deep belief in vengeance; However, these challenges to the Roman Republic were wiped out by the fierce blows of Namus Jr. After the old Namus died of old age, the younger Namus took up the burden of the Roman Republic's navy and successfully defeated all the countries that wanted to challenge the Roman maritime supremacy, which cemented Rome's position as the maritime supremacy.

The joint efforts of the two generations of Namus truly turned the Roman Republic into a unique hegemon in the Mediterranean; The only pity is that little Nams died too early. Little Namus, who was only thirty-one years old, sank with his flagship in a storm at sea; However, no one can erase his merits,

During his ten years as Commander of the Navy, Numus the Younger defeated seven nations' maritime challenges to the Roman Republic and successfully defended the Roman Republic's maritime supremacy. Later, even though the little Namus had died, the other maritime nations still did not have the courage to challenge the Roman Republic as the supremacy of the sea, and its strength can be imagined.

With the passage of time, the Roman Republic slowly shifted its focus to the army due to the birth of the Hannibal family, which led to the rise of the Augustus family and the decline of the Namus family. Of course, this decline is only relative; The name of Namus was still very prestigious in the navy of the Roman Republic.

Even for the pirates and other nations that roam the Mediterranean, the name of Nams is the name of heroes, the name of might, and the name of invincibility! The current Nams is the son of the young Nams, who died young in the past; No one knows whether he has the skills of the previous two generations of Namus, but there is no doubt that he is also a qualified admiral.

Perhaps it was at an inopportune time, for Naams was four years old when his father died; After that, the Roman Republic gradually lost so much importance to the development of the navy, and Nams did not have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and father and give his all for the navy of the Roman Republic. However, he also had a smooth career, and at a young age he became the commander of the most powerful fleet of the Roman Republic.

It is undeniable that there is still the influence of his ancestors and two generations; After all, almost all the existing major fleets of the Roman Republic were brought out by Nams's grandfather and father, and the prestige of Naams's name in these fleets was also incomparable to anyone else. It was in consideration of the special status of the Nams family in the navy of the Roman Republic that Oscar decided to send the second main fleet into battle.

And Nams did not disappoint Oscar, and after leading the fleet to join the other three battle fleets, Naams took over the command of the entire fleet and began the attack on the combined fleet of Rome itself. Because the combined fleet of the enemy is made up of two parts, which do not act together in peacetime; Therefore, Naams set his attack on the fleet of the Scipio family.

As for the fleet sent by the Brutus family, on the one hand, it was superior to the naval fleet of the Scipio family, and on the other hand, it had a deeper connection with the Nams family. The former fleet of the Brutus family was also one of the main fleets under the command of Numus Jr., and it was also the main fleet of Numus Jr. when he competed with the Greek city-states for supremacy at sea.

It was after the accidental death of Numus the Younger that this mighty fleet came under the command of the Brutus family; Therefore, Nams was unwilling to go to war against the fleet of the Brutus family until it was absolutely necessary. When the time comes, Nams believes; As long as he can defeat the fleet of the Scipio family, he can directly persuade the fleet of the Brutus family to retreat, this is the confidence of Namus!

Now that the target of the attack has been chosen, Nams must have made specific operational arrangements; Although the commanders of the three battle fleets are from different backgrounds, they are really familiar with the reputation of the Nams family. Therefore, for the command of Nams, they also obeyed the order wholeheartedly, without the slightest hesitation or doubt.

Naams's offensive against the fleet of the Scipio family was the strategy used by his father, Namus the Younger, to lure the enemy into the depths of the fleet of the Kingdom of Egypt; Nams first ordered Kidd and Roberts to lead their third and fourth battle fleets to attack on the initiative, with the aim of attracting the Scipio fleet to light the enemy.

Of course, in order to better lure the fleet of the Scipio family, Naams gave Kidd and Roberts an order to fight and run; Moreover, it must not get entangled with the enemy fleet, and it is necessary to retreat in the predetermined direction immediately after the enemy fleet has suffered losses. In the middle of the predetermined location, the 1st Battle Fleet of Gatsi is responsible for assisting the two battle fleets and conducting another counterattack against the enemy fleet.

This time, it's still a fight and run; Scipio's fleet will surely summon the Brutus fleet to join forces to pursue its three battle fleets after the loss. Without knowing that their own reinforcements had arrived, the enemy's combined fleet would surely chase them to the predetermined location; When the time comes, it will be time for the real decisive battle.

As for the details of the decisive battle, Nams did not specify the specifics, nor did the three commanders of the battle fleet ask; After the order was over, the three fleet commanders led their fleets in the direction of Rome proper. Halfway through, Gatsi's fleet came to a halt; And Kidd and Roberts continued to lead the fleet forward!

Today, the combined fleet of Rome is still scattered and patrolling the coastal waters of Rome as always; Kidd and Roberts immediately rushed over to annihilate the three twin ships as soon as they found a patrol fleet of the Scipio family. After discovering the enemy ship, these three twin battleships did not choose to flee, but blew an unusually loud military trumpet! (To be continued.) )