Dopolagrandebattaglia, disolitoconfortipiogge (after the Great Battle, there is usually heavy rain)

- Plutarch (ancient Greek biographer and philosopher)

1000 meters, 800 meters, 500 meters, after 300 meters; With the exception of Oscar himself, all the people on the six transport ships, whether they were warriors or ordinary sailors, were already in high spirits! The sailors were nervous because of Blackbeard and Calico Jack's reputation, and the soldiers of the Guards Regiment were nervous because they were all lions of battle on land, and they really didn't understand this naval battle!

The tense atmosphere made everyone on the transport ship clench their weapons in their hands, and even the timid sailors began to sob. After all, Blackbeard's reputation is so bad that no one dares to say that his six transports can withstand Blackbeard's attack; Once Blackbeard captures the transport, everyone will die!

As for the rhetoric of the leader of the House of Augustus; Although everyone still felt quite enthusiastic when they heard it, they saw Blackbeard's fleet come to their side with their own eyes. Especially the five-column battleship "Vengeful Queen", the pressure on everyone was too great. Compared with ordinary warships and transport ships, even if you don't talk about combat effectiveness, the difference in ship type is too great. It's like the comparison between an adult giant and a child, which is daunting.

At a distance of 300 meters from the convoy, the entire pirate fleet suspended the offensive centered on the "Vengeful Queen" and the "Calico"; Suddenly, the same flag was raised from each of the two flagships. Then, the Blackbeard fleet and the Calico Jack fleet each sailed out two double battleships; Four twin battleships headed straight for the convoy.

The distance between the four pirate warships and the transport fleet was getting closer and closer, and the ordinary pirates naturally did not receive the warning, thinking that these six transport ships were rare fat sheep, and they screamed excitedly. On the other hand, the people on the transport ship were all full of sorrow, like death row prisoners waiting for the final trial.

200 meters, 150 meters, 100 meters, after 100 meters; 240 archers on six transport ships began the first round of strikes against the pirates. The unsuspecting pirates were killed and wounded by the sudden blow of the archers, and the wounded pirates were quickly dragged back to the inner cabin by the intact pirates. What followed was wave after wave of bow and arrow strikes from the archers, and the Cretan archers directly pressed the pirates so hard that they did not dare to raise their heads to fight back.

As a result, the sailors on the pirate warship rowed their oars even harder at the urging of the pirates; It is hoped that the transport ship will quickly approach and start a broadside operation to move back to the disadvantage. 50 meters arrived, and suddenly six transport ships simultaneously moved something resembling a high-pressure water cannon from the cabin; Then, a thick black liquid with a strong, pungent smell erupted from the mouth of the pipe towards the pirate warship.

Six transport ships, six high-pressure water cannons, and six streams of liquid quickly poured into the four pirate ships; Oscar and Blackbeard on the side were dumbfounded. Oscar was helpless about the waste of his heavy infantry, and Blackbeard didn't know what these transports were up to. The four pirate ships were soon filled with a pungent black liquid, and the pirates did not know what the liquid was for, so they could only continue to urge the sailors to speed up.

From a distance of 50 meters to a distance of 40 meters, in just ten meters, six black liquid spray columns were finally sprayed. At this time, Oscar's face was no longer helpless, but made Licini around him feel unnaturally murderous. Of course, this murderous spirit is not only for the pirates, but also for the group of heavy infantry. "Fuck me, it took me an unknown amount of time plus more than a hundred years of accumulation of the Augustan family to save up the oil; Give all these losers a defeat at once! In this era, even if I knew where there was an oil field, I wouldn't be able to mine it, and the secret weapon that was supposed to deal with Hannibal's army was scrapped! This is the inner monologue of His Excellency Oscar at this moment.

It turned out that the so-called secret weapon was made by Oscar after discovering that his family's warehouse actually stored a large amount of oil; Oscar himself called it the "Fire of Rome"! Its prototype is a liquid incendiary incendiary invented by the Byzantine Empire in history that can be burned on water, which is an early hot weapon, mainly used in naval warfare. "Greek fire" or "Roman fire" is just the name of this terrible weapon by the Arabs, and the Byzantines themselves call it "fire of the sea", "fire of flow", "liquid fire", "fire of man-made" and "fire of defense", among others.

According to the literature, Greek fire contributed greatly to the military victories of the Byzantine Empire on several occasions, and some scholars and historians believe that it was one of the reasons why the Byzantine Empire lasted for thousands of years. According to the Crusaders, who were wounded by Greek fire, "Whenever the enemy attacked us with Greek fire, all we did was to kneel down and ask Heaven for deliverance." That quote is enough to illustrate the power of Greek fire.

Moreover, the typical record of this "Roman fire" can also be jaw-dropping. In 678 AD, the Arab caliph Muawiyya I launched a joint attack on the Byzantine Empire by land and sea, and after the land battle was blocked, he concentrated his sea forces and captured Kizkos on the southeast coast of the Sea of Marmara as a base for launching a large-scale naval offensive.

On 25 June, the Arab fleet launched a general assault on Constantinople. The Byzantine navy sent small ships loaded with Greek fire and launched a fire attack on the Arab warships carrying siege equipment and soldiers. The commander-in-chief of the Arab fleet, Fadallas, ordered the fleet to withdraw, but about two-thirds of the ships had already been burned.

To avoid the counter-siege of the Byzantine navy, Muawiyah ordered the remaining Arab ships to retreat south. However, the Byzantine navy took advantage of the victory and again used Greek fire near Silevkia, almost completely annihilating the Arab navy. The Byzantines were ecstatic and called the mysterious flame that had saved their fate the "fire of defense" or "fire of the sea".

In the summer of 717 AD, the Arabs attacked Byzantium again in two directions. An army of more than 100,000 troops, led by Caliph Umar II's younger brother Moslemassa, crossed the Strait of Khrispont, known as the Dardanelles, and tightly sealed Constantinople's land connection with Europe from the Thracian direction. At the same time, Abidus led nearly 2,000 Arab warships to surround the water entrance and exit of Constantinople, and there were also constant reservists from other regions.

After unsuccessful attempts at a land attack, the Arab armies decided to resort to blockade tactics and turn Constantinople into a dead city. On 1 September, when an Arab fleet attempted to blockade the Golden Horn, the Byzantine Emperor Leo III immediately ordered the fleet to go into battle, destroying twenty Arab warships using Greek fire, while the rest were captured. After that, fearing the attack of Greek fire, the Arab fleet no longer dared to break into the Golden Horn and sit back and watch the Byzantine grain ships bring supplies to Constantinople.

In the spring of 718 AD, Leo III, having received accurate information, waited for an opportunity to send troops and destroyed the Arab fleet with Greek fire. In this siege, the Arab army used a total of 2,560 ships, and only five returned to Syria and Alexandria. After the end of the war, the "fire of the sea", which played a major role in naval warfare, was given great attention, and the Arabs who suffered greatly called it "Greek fire" (the word "Greek fire" was coined by the Crusaders in Western Europe, and the Arabs called it "Roman fire").

All kinds of proud achievements have established the status of Greek fire in history and in Oscar's heart, plus Oscar was also a pseudo-military fan back then, and he deliberately searched for the formula of Greek fire on the Internet. Of course, the original recipe has long since been lost; However, the speculation of later experts speculated that the formula still exists. As a result, Oscar tossed out a pseudo-Greek fire with three raw materials: crude oil, limestone, and ryuka, which is what Oscar called "Roman fire"!

After spraying this special oil, the slingers hurriedly threw out the torches that had already been lit. As soon as these torches landed on the pirate warship, they ignited the black liquid, and in an instant, both the oil on the battleship and the oil on the sea were burning; Moreover, the burning speed was unusually fast, and the pirates poured water to extinguish the fire to no avail, but further increased the fire.

A strange and terrifying sight appeared: the pirates saw the fire burning, and they could not control the fire and jumped into the sea, ready to swim for their lives; As a result, the sea was still full of flames. The flames that burn at sea, this is a mythical weapon! The four pirate warships sank quickly, and the pirate fleet 300 meters away quickly turned around and left.

At this moment, the image of the pirates struggling in the flames is simply the best description of hell on earth; Plus the smell of burnt human flesh. Everyone, including Oscar and Licinius, was lying on the deck vomiting, this was no longer war, but a horrific massacre! No one had the joy of repelling the pirates and winning the war; Some are just the purest fears!

What is happening today is beyond everyone's comprehension; Even Blackbeard and Calico Jack, who had fled, were pale, restless, and panicked. They were just unwilling to give up and wanted to test it; As a result, they now just feel like they've been in hell. The only thing to be thankful for is that the two didn't really go all out to attack the Augustan convoy; Otherwise, no one can escape the favor of death!

On the Vengeance Queen, Blackbeard and Calico Jack glanced at each other; They all saw endless fear in each other's eyes. All the other pirates had in their eyes at the moment with only deep fear and panic. From now on, they never wanted to meet the House of Augustus again.