The second naval battle between Sparta and Persia took place in the area around the entrance to the Gulf of Pagasitikos.

After annihilating a Persian navy fleet, Yuribiad sailed north along the island of Evia, heading straight for the bay of Pagasitikos, north of the island of Evia; At the same time, another Persian patrol fleet was returning from the western side of the island of Evia.

While the advance of this Persian patrol fleet was passing through the entrance to the Gulf of Pagasitikos, Yuribiad appeared with the Spartan fleet at sea level east of the mouth of the bay; The Persian warships that were the first to discover the Spartan navy immediately sounded warning horns, and the desolate sound of the horns slowly became one, and the Persian warships anchored in the bay one after another, ready for battle.

The Spartan fleet blocked the eastward passage of the Gulf of Pagasitikos into the Mediterranean, while the Gulf of Mariachos to the west was actually a single-channel bay, and when it reached the area of Halkis on the island of Evia, it had to turn around; To put it simply, the Persian navy had no way out.

The forward warships of the patrol fleet, which had already entered the entrance to the bay of Pagasitikos, immediately slowed down and turned around, while the battleships, which were originally in the middle and rear positions of the fleet, directly met the Spartan navy; With 100 warships in the bay as backup, and familiarity with the nearby waters, these 50 Persian warships still have the courage to fight desperately.

In naval warfare, it was a very cost-effective thing to fight more and less, and with the long-range light and heavy weapons that the enemy did not have, it became a huge bargain for 200 Spartan naval warships to beat only 50 Persian warships.

The Spartan 101-class battleship can launch a catapult attack at a distance of 350 meters, and when it is close to a distance of 300 meters, the longbowmen will participate in the attack; A Persian battleship of the same size and appearance had to be pulled to a distance of about 130 meters in order to counterattack with a bow and arrow.

Far war, for the Persian navy, was not an ordinary loss; Without **, text messages, and mobile phones, the sharp long-range combat capabilities of the Spartan Navy were not broadcast, otherwise the Persian Navy might have chosen to surrender.

The huge hulls and huge sails of the Persian warships became the biggest helpers for Spartan trebuchets and longbowmen to improve their hit rate; More than 100 kilograms of stones fell from the air at high speed, and the wooden deck of the Persian battleship was like a jam, slamming apart, and the broken stones and broken slats, like flying locusts, radiated the entire deck surface; Rockets trailing with smoke filled the sails of the Persian warships, and the flames quickly spread throughout the sails, and the tall masts were surrounded by fire.

By the time Alahasia arrived at the exit of the bay with 100 warships, the 50 Persian warships on the periphery had either become fireships or sunken ships; The sea was undulating with a large amount of floating debris and Persian soldiers who had fallen into the water.

Seeing that the Spartan navy was equipped with the same ships as his own, Alabasia was furious; The shadow of the Battle of Salami has always been a heart disease in Alahasia, and now the sea is open, there are no reefs and shoals, who is afraid of whom!

Alahasia, who had not witnessed the previous battle, thought that the Spartan navy had defeated its patrol fleet by merely superiority in numbers; There is a very important thing that has been forgotten by Alahasia, with the size of the 200 large and small fleets of Sparta opposite, it is impossible to completely destroy 50 Persian warships in just over an hour without special means.

Under normal circumstances, bows and arrows, ramming, and gang fighting, this traditional three-plate axe is waved back and forth, and it takes less than 3 hours to go up and down, and all 50 Persian warships will not hang up; The Persians and Greeks fought in Salami Bay from early morning until dark, and only 200 warships were sunk for more than 12 hours, and they were still in very unfavorable sea conditions.

Having just completed a battle of the Persian patrol fleet, the ranks of the Spartan fleet were somewhat scattered and not suitable for immediate engagement in a larger battle; Therefore, when he saw Alahasia rushing out of the bay with 100 Persian warships in a neat battle formation, Yuribiades immediately adjusted his formation and fled en masse.

All the Spartan 101 class sail warships, turn around and run, regardless of the formation, the scene seems to be a mess.

The 100 201-class triremes that were "abandoned" "fled" to the cliffs on both sides of the strait, and stopped after approaching the mountain wall; There are many shallow reefs here, and Persian warships that know the sea situation will never dare to approach, but the 201-class triremes can choose the opportunity to move.

If you run away, you must also run away with momentum; 100 Spartan 101-class sail warships, while running away, the whole team, ten minutes later, formed a lined line, but those who escaped in this formation absolutely have no reason before, and there is no one after.

To chase, or not to chase?

100 Persian warships, unable to ignore the Spartan 201-class triremes dodging on both sides of the strait; These warships are not considered small, if they do not pay attention to the belly of the ship, the consequences will be very serious; The lessons of the Battle of Salami have become a lesson plan for the Persian navy, and Alahasia has to consider this, and in the future, its own navy must be equipped with some small and medium-sized warships, otherwise it can only stare dryly when it encounters shallow water.

In the current situation, if you can't beat these Spartan triremes leaning against the mountain wall, if you don't chase the large Spartan sail ships, then why should your fleet rush out of the bay?

See the scenery?

Ala Hesia made a decision in an instant, chase!

Playing with large warships, Alabasia did not believe that the Spartans could play better than themselves, as long as they were careful to pass through the straits.

As a result, the Persian fleet chased 100 Spartan 101-class sail battleships behind the butt and passed through the strait unharmed; The Spartan triremes on both sides of the strait stayed honestly and did not move.

In fact, the Spartans were really inferior to the Persians in their skill in playing large warships; Yuribiad only let the fleet deliberately slow down a little, and the Persians quickly caught up; Alahasia was certainly not so stupid as to have no judgment at all, but he was not afraid of the Spartans' tricks; At most, the Spartan triremes that have been left behind will gather and catch up, and engage in a front and rear attack.

Now it has entered the open sea area of the Aegean Sea, and the Persian warship with a hull of more than 100 meters is like a fish in water; Unlike the Spartan Navy, which only obtained the 101-level large sail warship not long ago, the army's transformation into the navy's operation technology still needs to be improved, and the Persian Navy is handy with large warships, huge warships are like dragons entering the sea, and the fleet is neat and high-spirited.

The Persian sailors in charge of the lookout reported loudly that behind their fleet, the Spartan navy's triremes followed and chased out of the strait.

Front-and-back pinch?

Ala Helasia laughed; As long as Alahasia does not let the fleet stop, no one wants to play this hand with the Persian fleet on the vast ocean.

Thanks to the open sea, 100 Spartan 101-class sail warships fled in a ridiculous line, while 100 Persian sail warships lined up in a line of 20 deep lines behind them, chasing them all the way; On the sea at the back point, 100 Spartan 201-class triremes also used 20 deep columns to hang far behind the Persian fleet.

Looking down from the sky, on the sparkling waters of the Aegean Sea, 300 warships formed a huge T-shape.

Gradually, the forward fleet of the Persian warships was only 600 meters away from the Spartan warships, and both sides could see each other's soldiers on the other side's ships; At this moment, 100 Spartan 101-class sail battleships suddenly began to turn, the battleships on the left flank to the left, and the battleships on the right flank to the right, came to an emergency turn.

Make no mistake!

Ala Hexia felt that the commander of the Spartan Navy was definitely pumping his brain, and he was pumping it not lightly.

A sharp turn at this time will cause the speed of the Spartan battleship to decrease, and worse, the belly of the Spartan battleship will be exposed, which is obviously a prelude to death in the case of being caught up by the enemy in a matter of minutes.

"One general is incompetent, killing three armies."

Ala Hexia shook her head and muttered, but she couldn't remember where she heard it, anyway, it felt quite reasonable, and it seemed to fit the current scene.

For a moment, the vision in front of the Persian warship suddenly opened up, and there was no ship; Ala Hexia doesn't care about this, playing naval warfare, how can you run away with a turn?

It doesn't matter which Spartan ships to attack first, the important thing is that in this way, the distance between the two sides can be quickly shortened; The fat belly of the two wings of the Spartan fleet because of the sharp turn seems to be waiting for its own warships to destroy and ravage.

Alahasia immediately gave the order, and the fleet was divided into two, spreading out on both sides, each turning slightly, forming a figure-of-eight array; Once the striker ship hits the target, the speed will immediately drop to the minimum, and if the rear battleship still follows in a straight line, it will die if it is not careful; The Spartans had a problem with their heads, and Alaasia, of course, didn't want to have a convulsion in their heads.

On the "Leonida", Yuri Biad laughed, and the game of cat and mouse began to end.

More than 100 kilograms of stones began to take off, and a ** rocket met the bulging sails of the Persian battleship; The Spartan 101-class battleship, which had the advantage of long-range weapons, was tired of loading 13, and finally stretched out its ferocious fangs.

Just as the Imperial Navy used breech guns in later generations, the 101-class sail warships equipped with trebuchets also needed to use the side of the ship to face the enemy in order to exert firepower; The prototype of the battleship appeared so shamelessly in 479 BC. 400 trebuchets and 3,000 longbowmen attacked the Persian warships that came into range, enthusiastically giving the Persian fleet a big "surprise".

Ala Hexia's smile froze on her face, and she broke out in a cold sweat.

As long as the Persian warships rushed up and crashed hard, the Spartan sail warships were finished one by one, and then they turned back to deal with those little ones; Before the Spartans launched a long-range attack, not only Alahasia was confident, but many Persian naval officers and sailors believed that the tide of war would go in this direction......

However, as long as the warships of the two sides approached a distance of 300 meters, the Spartan attack came down, and more than 100 kilograms of stones and dense rockets flew over the sea surface of 300 meters and hit one Persian warship after another; Naval battles are attacked with rockets, and Ala Hesia will also be dry, but it must be closed to a distance of 130 meters.

Up and down 300 meters, Ala Hexia has never thought of it; As for long-range attacks with stones, Ala Hesia couldn't even dream of it.

When the number of warships on both sides was the same, the results of the trebuchets in the open sea area were not good; Without the advantage of covering the blow in a group fight, coupled with the fact that the enemy ship travels very fast, the hit rate of the trebuchet is actually very low; When occasionally hitting an enemy ship, the destruction and killing effect is okay, at least the movement is large and the shock is strong.

In this naval battle, the first merit must be counted on the heads of the longbowmen.

At the bow of each Class 101 sail warship stood 30 longbowmen, who had a wide range of 180 degrees, and their firing speed and accuracy far exceeded that of trebuchets; Once again, Astino showed his might, burning the great sails of the enemy ships; At a distance of 300 meters, such a windy target, the longbowmen rarely missed.

The wind fueled the fire, and the sails of the Persian warships soon became "walls of fire" full of holes, and the thick hemp rope that controlled the direction of the sails also caught fire and burned; Without sails, there would be no speed, and without speed, Persian warships would have to be slaughtered.

Front-and-back pinch?

What Alahasia thought was impossible, it happened right under his nose.

100 Spartan 201-class triremes slowly caught up from the rear; The Persian fleet, which has lost its speed, has been arbitrarily bullied by 100 Spartan 101-class warships, how can it withstand the addition of this new force.

The entire Persian fleet was in danger, half of the warships had already burst into flames, and countless Persian soldiers had jumped into the sea to escape.

Looking at the fleet groaning in the firelight, Ala Hesia finally understood how his patrol fleet had fallen.

It took a moment to think about it, and the moment a nearby Persian warship began to sink, Alahasia did the most correct thing for the day.

Surrender!

Not everyone is not afraid of death, Alahasia does not want to die, and many Persian naval officers and sailors do not want to die.

How much is face worth in Alahasia?

For the Spartan Navy, not a single point was worth it.

It was only for the sake of the fact that the ships could be captured that Elevbiad accepted the surrender of Alahasia; 46 Persian warships were captured, and although they were somewhat damaged, they could still be repaired!

The fame of the Spartan navy, which shook the Persian navy in the open sea, spread throughout the Aegean coast.

The next day, Leonidas personally led the middle route army, and with the help of the navy, finally set foot on the land of Thessaly; 50,000 elite troops, 20,000 black laborers, went straight to the hinterland of Thessaly.

A week later, the Imperial Spartan Navy defeated another Persian fleet of 150 ships in the waters around Rhodes and captured Rhodes. Subsequently, the Eastern Route Army, under the command of Starrius, landed in the Caria area.

Since then, the Spartan Empire's military campaign to expand the empire's power to the north with the Aegean Sea as the center has been in full swing. (To be continued.) )