Chapter 12: The Battle of Salamis (Part II)
Ever since that meeting, Helena has been restless. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Helena's combat power is not the top among the ten, but she has a keen sixth sense as a woman.
Although some people objected, insisting that in the original plot, Themistocles boarded the enemy's flagship and what kind of battle took place, Helena still insisted.
The plot is the plot, the mission world will never be rigid and rigid in the development of the plot, and the main gods have issued the task of protecting Themistocles, which will never be adulterated.
"Something must have happened that canceled the mission to protect Themistocles." Helena finally found a reason to explain her restlessness.
But looking at it horizontally and vertically, this reason is too far-fetched, even if it is Tie Feng, he does not agree with Helena's caution.
Now, the first encounter at sea has achieved unprecedented results, but the restlessness in Helena's heart has become even stronger, as if she has an unbreakable knot, making her breathless and in a bad mood.
Helena's restlessness is not untargeted.
Since entering the world of Sparta, their experience has been too smooth.
It's so smooth that people can't believe they're in the difficulty of killing the city.
Even in the initial space, Helena has not been so smooth, the first few missions have been passed without wind and waves, and so far, not a single person in the ten-person formation has been damaged.
With such a good result, it is natural that the crown should be celebrated, but the problem is that more than half of the mission time has passed, so it is really a little unreasonable.
When Helena came up with the idea, an explanation was given: perhaps it was because they had just transitioned from Initial Space to Kill City, and the first mission was all for welfare.
This explanation sounds a little reasonable at first glance, but after thinking about it carefully, it feels even more far-fetched.
The Lord God is not a philanthropist, and it is impossible to give you what you call a "transitional period" to enjoy pure blessings.
It's just that human beings always like to think in their own favorable direction, but rarely prepare for the worst.
In the face of the huge Persian Ark, the reincarnators raised their hearts to their throats for the first time.
Because they know the plot and know what those arks are for.
That's not what they like!
As the Ark gradually entered the front line of the Greek Navy, the two warships that had been ordered to attack from the left flank and the right flank in accordance with the tactics of two hours earlier, with the help of the waves and the 40 oarsmen below deck, with the strength of a thousand forces, crashed into the flank of the Ark.
There was a loud bang, the deck shattered and flew wildly, and the screams of the sailors on the side of the ship merged with the sound of the waves.
However, the source of the sound did not come from the oarsmen and sailors in the ark, but from two Greek tri-oars with ramming horns.
The power of a thousand jun could not shake the ark in the slightest.
The material of the ark is extraordinary.
"It's iron birch!" A reincarnation exclaimed.
The others looked at him in confusion, and the man's face turned red, ashamed of his gaffe.
"What is Iron Birch?" Someone asked, but it was a chance to save face for the reincarnation of the gaffe.
He straightened his voice and explained: "Iron birch comes from iron birch trees and grows in the mountains at an altitude of about 700 meters. Iron birch is twice as hard as ordinary steel, and it can be said to be the hardest wood in the world, and it was used as a substitute for metal when metal was not common. Now, iron birch is a rare and endangered wild plant on the verge of extinction. Iron birch, also known as the king of wood, is the best material for boating, and it is already the owner's greatest luxury to have a keel boat made of iron birch. ”
The entire body of that ark was made of iron birch, and it was simply an ancient aircraft carrier worth ten thousand gold.
As soon as the ship came out, Themistocles' two-wing battle plan failed.
Themistocles soon received the information given by the reincarnation, and he thought for a moment and said, "Since it can't be broken, then use the most basic naval warfare!" ”
He gestured to the herald beside him.
The herald immediately understood, turned around and ran in the direction of the drummer, shouting as he ran: "The general has an order, change your tactics, and use the broadside battle to resist the enemy!" ”
Broadside warfare, a basic tactic of naval warfare, is simple but very effective.
In the face of the unbreakable Iron Birch Ark, there is only one way to engage in broadside battles.
Fortunately, the iron birch material is very rare, mostly distributed in China, Japan, and a few in Russia, that is, the huge Persian Empire, and it is impossible to mass produce, and its national strength is only to build 3 iron birch arks.
This also provided a limited number of Greek navies with the opportunity to win in broadside battles.
"General, that ark is so tall and large that our soldiers can only attack on their backs, and its deck is flat, and the Persians can use their horses to set up on it, which is very unfavorable to us." The adjutant reminded Themistocles.
"I can't care about it so much. You see, the main Persian force is still a long way from these three arks, as long as we rush to those three arks first, then we don't have to worry about the reinforcements behind us constantly replenishing. If we are a little slower, and when the reinforcements rush up, then our soldiers will have to face a steady stream of Persian soldiers. Then we will shed all our blood on these three arks. ”
Themistocles was worried.
His scruples were nothing short of the Greeks' stumbling ribs.
If the main force of the Persian navy really bit the port side of the ark, then Themistocles would have withdrawn directly, and there would be no need for a war at all.
Perhaps, this was deliberately arranged by Artemisia!
Themistocles thought to himself that he did not think that Artemisia, whom the Persians called the god of war, would make such a glaring tactical mistake. There is only one possible explanation: she deliberately gave the other side a hope of victory in exchange for a chance to annihilate the Greek navy.
It has to be said that this conspiracy is really high, and even if Themistocles understands the truth, he has to adopt the tactics of engaging the side battle.
There is no way, this is already their last stronghold, once the Gulf of Salamis is lost, then no matter how much Greece has a navy, it can only be reduced to stragglers, or after the destruction of the motherland, become pirates.
No matter how slim the chance, we have to fight.
It was the last battle of Themistocles, and the last battle that would decide the fate of the Greek city-states.
Compared with the determination of the Greek naval commander, the reincarnators who participated in naval battles as mercenaries were not as calm as Themistocles.
Everyone's heart hung high, and they were about to raise their throats.
Because they know that those three arks are not simple iron birch ships!
The doorway contained in it is a symbol of Persian hegemony!