"Enemy attack!"

The terrible sound of the alarm pierced the sound of the wind and the waves; More and more people are seeing rockets in the sky, which are much brighter than fireflies in the dark; The cries for the alarm gradually converged, and the sound grew louder and louder, rolling like thunder through the continuous Delian League naval camp.

Most of the officers and men of the Delian fleet rested in the barracks on the shore, and there were very few people left behind on the ships; At three o'clock in the morning, the soldiers were originally having sweet dreams, but they were awakened by the sudden warning signal, and they were all confused and dazed.

The barracks of nearly 100,000 navies miraculously did not roar, and the dazed sailors and oarsmen were scolded by the same dazed naval officers and men and rushed to the port; One by one, the torches were lit, and the officers and men of the Delian Alliance hurried to the docks, where the dense flow of people and poor command made the boarding movement slow and chaotic.

A battleship is a waste if no one does it; The Navy does not have warships, it is just a bunch of waste.

And the 490 warships that no one worked on and were tied together became a mess of waste.

The "half-finished" battleship, tied to the rear of the "Yuribiad", was untied, and the soldiers moved it to the left of the "Yuribiad", facing the huge combined fleet of Delos; The Spartan sailors lit a few torches and threw them into the hold of the "half-finished" battleship, and in just a few seconds, the fire dragon rose up, reflecting the faces of the soldiers standing on the surface deck of the battleship "Yuribiad".

The bottom of the cabin of this new triremes, which had not yet been completed, was all made of oil, which was purely pulled by Wang Jun for sacrifice; I don't know how the shipbuilders in Papadianica would have felt if they had worked so hard to build the first brand-new Class 201 battleship that had been forcibly dragged out to sea and "died heroically" before it was completed.

On the port side of the battleship "Yuribiad", dozens of sailors pushed the "fireship" away with long oars; The fire borrowed the wind, and the more it burned, the more it burned, and the ship borrowed the wind power to drift with the waves towards the combined fleet of Delos tied together.

Wang Jun and the other 9 longbowmen, who could not get seasick, ignored the work of the other soldiers on the battleship, and concentrated on throwing rockets on their own; In the space of 10 minutes, 400 rockets fell into the fleet of the Delian Alliance, except for some that fell into the sea or accidentally extinguished, most of the rockets were firmly nailed to the hull of the Delos Alliance warship, burning slowly but firmly, with the help of the wind, igniting the wooden hull.

A small number of Delian Navy officers and sailors who remained on duty on the ship were busy fighting fires everywhere; If the rocket is found just after nailing it to the surface deck of the battleship, it will save trouble, and the big foot will be lifted and stomped on it in one go; If the rocket is nailed to a high mast, or to a rolled sail, the fun is great.

In the beginning, the nine longbowmen were throwing rockets by sheer luck, but the downwind did increase the range a lot; After some of the rockets landed on the Delian ships and began to cause fires, the longbowmen's shots had a reference; However, the strong winds, combined with the constant ups and downs of the Yuribiad, the longbowmen were unable to keep their heads on point, and often aimed at this one, only to shoot at the battleship next door.

The arrows of the king's army were all directed towards the sails of the warships of the Delian Alliance; Proficiency in long-range combat coupled with mental power control, one rocket after another accurately lands on the target. For the royal army, bringing 9 longbowmen is more to disrupt the enemy; It was Wang Jun himself who really set fire to the ships, and the sails and masts of 38 battleships had already set fire to them, and two rockets had extinguished their flames after hitting their targets, so they failed to play their value. The "fireship" that was about to crash into the Delos alliance group was only one of the backup means, and if it didn't work, the "Yuribiad" could also be sacrificed; Of course, to that point, Wang Jun had to take the officers and men on the battleship, a few people on a large wooden plank, and soak in the icy sea water for at least more than two hours...... Only after dawn can Yuribiad lead his fleet into Salami Bay.

Timisocles stood on the dock, desperately looking at the fire in front of him.

A large number of coalition officers and soldiers rushed to the dock in a hurry only ten minutes ago, and some of them even rushed onto the battleship quickly, but all the battleships were tied together, and even if the ropes and planks and other objects that fixed the battleship were removed, they still could not move; Before the battleships on the periphery left the dock, none of the warships inside could get out, and most of the warships were now difficult to even move.

Wooden warships, no matter how strong, are just a pile of fuel in the face of raging flames; The sky-high fire, which spread rapidly from the periphery of the fleet to the interior; A large number of officers and men of the Alliance Navy who had already rushed onto their warships saw that the fire was about to burn, so they could only abandon the mobile warships and flee back to the shore one after another.

Themistocles slowly surrounded the naval commanders of the other city-states, and everyone was disgraced and silent.

The officers and men of the Delian fleet did not suffer many casualties, and more than 90,000 people stood stupidly on the shore, watching the warships being swallowed up by the frenzied sea of fire; Crackling sounds came from the sea of fire from time to time, and the battleship with the bilge burned through began to sink into the water.

Wang Jun and the nine longbowmen who played soy sauce had already stopped shooting; Just like watching a fire from the other side, the crew of the "Yuribiad" did not need to be on the combat ship, and all ran to the surface deck to watch the excitement; Wang Jun They were more than 300 meters away from the edge of the sea of fire, but they still faintly felt a heat wave.

Time passed slowly, and when the sky was dark, the once prosperous port of Piraes was full of debris.

178 Spartan warships could not wait to appear from the north and south ends of the port, and the smoky harbor was filled with scorched wreckage; The sky-high flames of a few hours ago made the Spartan fleet, which was stationed at the east and west entrances of Salami Bay, excited, and one by one the warriors were eager to rush into the bay at once and witness the unprecedented pomp; However, without Wang Jun's ability, no one dares to enter in the dark, don't see the excitement at that time, and if you run aground and sink, it will be a tragedy.

The Delian fleet suffered heavy losses, and only 132 of the 490 old and new warships remained, which was saved by the desperate efforts of some brave naval officers and men; Some of the warships were dragged to the beach by the soldiers, away from the fire; Some of the brave naval officers commanded the soldiers to puncture several warships that had not yet fallen into the fire in succession to prevent the fire from spreading.

Themistocles was a little decadent, calculating this and that all day long, and even the Persians secretly hooked up, and in the end it was planted in the hands of the Spartans.

98 triremes and 34 direems, this is the only strength of the Delian Navy.

Themistocles led a group of red-eyed officers and men on the battleship, and on the periphery of the port, 188 warships of the size of the Spartan Imperial fleet were blocking the door.

Surrender?

Overnight, the Delian Navy lost most of its warships, which was already difficult for Themistocles, who was famous for his naval battles, to accept; To surrender to the Spartan navy, Themistocles preferred to die.

The remaining warships of the Delian Alliance rushed towards the Spartan Imperial Navy outside the harbor without hesitation, without a trace of hesitation.

The Persian navy is so powerful, it is all in this sea area, and the number of Spartan naval warships in front of it is far less than the scale of the original Persians, not to mention, the combat level of the Spartan navy seems to be very general; Now, the difference between the Spartan Navy and the Delian Alliance Navy in terms of the number of warships is not too big, and it is difficult to say who will die in a decisive battle between the two sides.

Whatever the Spartans thought, this was the idea of Themistocles anyway; In fact, whether they followed Themistocles to fight or stayed on the coast to watch the battle, all the admirals of the Delian League had the same idea. To put it another way, some of the officers and men of the Delian League could not afford to lose; They believed that the Spartans had only relied on intrigue and trickery to kill most of their warships, and that the Spartans would definitely not be their opponents if they fought in broad daylight.

On the battleship "Leonida", Yuribiade excitedly watched as the enemy's battleships in the distance continued to accelerate.

Finally, when the long-awaited battle arrived, it was no wonder that Yuri Biad was not excited; Since the expansion of the Spartan navy, I don't know what's going on, and I have never fought a happy battle; Originally, he was worried that Wang Jun would kill all the enemies with one fire, but now it seems that the Delos Alliance Navy still has 132 warships, which is just right to get by.

The 50 Spartan ships of the 101st class had faced each other in a way that formed a huge ring that faintly surrounded the port of Piraes; The 138 Spartan triremes of the Class 201 formed a dense circular queue with their bows facing the harbor a little ahead. Also a person in Greek circles, Yuribiad knew very well the navies of the Greek city-states, which basically relied on naval warfare; Block the front with a Class 101 battleship that also has a copper sheath ramming angle installed in the bow, and the bow is facing the Delos Alliance ship, see how you collide!

200 Dark Shadows rose from the Class 101 battleship and flew towards the Delian Alliance fleet that had just rushed out of port; In other words, the accuracy of this trebuchet used in naval warfare is not ordinarily poor, and it is common for the deviation of the landing point to be 50 meters or so; Yuri Biad likes Wang Jun's statement of fire coverage very much, and the accuracy rate is not enough? It doesn't matter, I make up for it with quantity.

If 200 100-kilogram stones are thrown in parallel, the number is far from being related to the word "more"; However, Yuribiad arranged 50 Class 101 battleships in a circular array and threw stones towards the center of the ring, and this result was ......

The Delian Alliance warship that had just rushed out of the harbor, the soldier armor on the surface deck suddenly noticed a group of black dots flying in the sky around him, opened his eyes and tried to take a look, well, I don't understand, it's not a good thing anyway, and hurriedly warned; After another 2 seconds, Soldier A was finally able to read.

Wo Cha!

It's a huge stone!

In 2 or 3 seconds, it is impossible to adjust the position of the 45-meter-long battleship, not to mention, this is dense, how to dodge it is useless; 200 large stones fell, waves bloomed, sawdust flew; Yuri Biad watched with satisfaction as the 7 warships of the Delos Alliance were smashed to pieces, and this firepower was covered, and it was really good.

Themistocles' face was ashen, when did the Spartan Navy have such sharp long-range weapons?

Once a naval battle has begun, it is difficult to stop, especially for the Delian Alliance Navy, there is no way to retreat.

Braving a flurry of falling rocks from high altitudes, Themistocles commanded the Delian warships to rush towards the 138 Spartan triremes of class 201 that were in full array; You must break away from the opponent's formation, otherwise you will suffer a big loss. If there were no 101-class Spartan ships throwing boulders, but only facing the triremes fleet besieging him, Timisocles could make his fleet form a circular formation to contend with it, with all the warships facing outward, slowly wearing away with the opponent until the enemy showed a flaw; But now, where does Timisocles dare to let his fleet form a circle, and the boulders flying from the sky will completely destroy the fleet.

The ships of the Delian Alliance increased their speed frantically, and the entire fleet formed an arrow shape, rushing towards the Spartan ships that were getting closer and closer; Crash away! The order was to crash away from the enemy ship, and it was unrealistic to crash into it, no matter which direction it was rammed, it could only hit the bow of a certain Spartan trirem; Both sides were equipped with copper-sleeved ramming angles, and the Delian fleet was at the forefront of the triremes of the same size, and the bow collided with the bow, and the result was difficult to predict.

Unbeknownst to Themistocles, the Spartan 201-class battleship, which looked no different from his own trireme, had actually been fitted with watertight compartments that were ahead of his time; Although it is not as dense as the 101 class, the hull strength of the 201 class battleship has been distanced from the ordinary trirem battleship, and how to collide, Timisocles will definitely suffer.

One of the advantages of the circular queue is that once the enemy ships rush into the formation, both sides of the battleship will be exposed; Now, having no choice, Timistocles led the fleet straight forward, flanked by battleships located on both flanks of the fleet, directly exposed to the Spartan battleships. Themistocles, of course, knew that this was dangerous, but his own fleet had picked up speed, and the Spartan fleet stood still; As long as he led the fleet to break through the Spartan ring formation, the Spartan warships that tried to attack the two wings of his own fleet could only follow behind to play soy sauce.

It must be said that Themistocles' abacus played loudly; However, on the Spartan battleships of the 201st class, bed crossbows were placed, which was a weapon that Timisocles could not have imagined.

What speed is 7 knots per hour?

For the Delian Navy, it was a fast speed that did not rely on sails; For a bed crossbow on a Class 201 Spartan battleship, this is not much faster than a human walk.

"Boom!"

"Bang!"

Giant crossbow arrows, dragging long hemp ropes, were firmly nailed into the belly of the forward warships of the Delian Alliance fleet; The thick and tough hemp rope was slowly straightened by the Delian Alliance battleship that continued to charge, while the Spartan 201-class battleship, which was originally stationary, rowed backwards with all his strength to overcome the sudden pull.

Under Themistocles' incredulous gaze, the ships in the forward of the fleet were forced to turn abruptly, and their bellies lay directly in front of the bow of the rear battleships; The fleet of the Delian League was in chaos; Where can the battleships in the rear have time to turn around or make a sudden stop, they can only reduce their speed as much as possible, and the tragedy of the Persian fleet not long ago was actually repeated in the Delian alliance fleet.

The 101-class battleships stopped throwing boulders, and the remaining Delos Alliance ships all rushed into the circular encirclement of the 201-class ships; The catapult attack was good, but it was too slow, and it only destroyed 22 Delian ships.

Yuri Biad doesn't care, 138 201-class battleships, definitely not vegetarian.

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