Vol 9 Chapter 118: Secrian's determination

"Every time I talk to you, I can always get rid of a lot of troubles." Pelopidas said half-jokingly and half-seriously. "I won't talk to you any more. Next, I have to visit other MPs...Yes. By the way, we should let the Dionysians know how much pressure we have endured in order to maintain this alliance, and how much effort we have made. It is best that you quietly send people to Mesonia tomorrow to let the Dionysians Know this and prepare early."
"Okay, leave it to me." Ipamironda sent Peropidas out of the door, returned to the study, looked at the plan of the Dionysian barracks drawn on the papyrus, and raised the pen again, but His thoughts were too disordered, and he couldn't calm down to write for a while. He subconsciously tapped the word "Dionia" on the paper, thinking only of one thing in his heart no matter how beautiful Peropidas conceived, but First of all, we have to see whether Dionia can completely defeat the Spartans as soon as possible...
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These days, the chief of the First Fleet Sekerian is in a bad mood, not because of the new army commander Croto Kataks. Although he first arrived, Sekerian was out of veteran restraint, I didn’t go to meet him, but on the second day the prince visited the First Fleet Camp near the coast personally, and he was very respectful to Seclion. Eventually impressed Seclion. He took the initiative to promise to lead The fleet fully cooperated with the army.
The reason for Seclion’s displeasure is that although he has occupied the island of Kissila in the Gulf of Laconia and completely blocked the coast of Sparta, the mercenaries recruited by Sparta from outside the mainland have landed. Peloponnese made it more difficult for the army to conquer Sparta.
Although this was not the fault of the First Fleet, and before Seclion left Turriy, Daveus had instructed his 1st Fleet to reach the waters south of Peloponnese and try not to cross Lagonia. Patrol the Gulf to the east coast of Peloponnese, or even further north, to avoid dissatisfaction with coastal cities like Argos, Corinth, and even Athens.
Secrian has always strictly followed the teachings of King Daveus, but he did not expect that the cunning Spartans not only let the mercenaries land in the port of Corinth, but also frequent grain transport ships entered the port of Corinth in the past few days. With enough mercenaries and a steady supply of military food, the Spartans have confidence to fight the Dionyan army...
While Sekelian was sulking in the military account, the staff officer walked into the tent. "Master Commander, I just received a return from the Clippers and found five cargo ships full of soldiers sailing towards the isthmus of Corinth."
Seclair stood up violently. "Where was it found? Which city-state ship?"
"It should be near the island of Naxos (not Naxos in Sicily, but an island in the Aegean Sea). It is estimated that it has entered the port of Corinth. It is still the same as before. The flags of the Greek city-states of Asia Minor, such as Metropolis, Samos, Ephesus, and Halicarnassus." The staff officer replied slightly angrily.
"Wow!" Seckrian kicked over the seat with a kick, his face cold and frosting, he paced quickly in the tent, but his hands were clenched into fists.
Suddenly he stopped and shouted thunderously. "Order the crew to push the boat into the sea, ready to sail!"
The staff officer immediately understood his intentions and quickly persuaded "Master Commander, please calm down! Your Majesty Daveus gave the order--"
"That's not an order, it's just a reminder, and His Majesty used the word'as much as possible!" Secrian said emotionally. "We didn't want to conflict with these city-states, but these Greek city-states colluded with the Persians and used In view of our tolerance, we continue to deliver food to the Spartans, and now we deliver soldiers to Sparta again. If we continue this, our war with Sparta will become very difficult, which will benefit the Kingdom. Huge losses have been caused, so our navy can no longer stand by and must take action!"
Speaking of which, he eased his tone. "You are still young and unfamiliar with His Majesty's style. He never gave the commander of the expedition a death order, but allowed them to make their own combat plans based on the actual situation on the battlefield. The time has come to change our combat strategy!"
"Sir, I understand." The staff officer quickly accepted Secrian's point of view. In fact, he was also holding a stomach in his heart. "Which squadron are you going to send?"
Sekri'an resolutely answered "all warships of the First Fleet!"
"The entire First Fleet?!" The staff officer was amazed by the more than 500 warships of the First Fleet, just to sink a few troop transporters and grain carriers.
Sekri'an read through his thoughts, and Shen Sheng said, "This time it was not just to capture or sink all the ships that transported grain and troops to the port of Corinth, completely hurt them, so that they would never dare to help Sri Lanka again. Bata! At the same time, this is also an armed voyage of our Dionysian 1st Fleet into the Aegean Sea, showing our powerful power to those Greek city-states, and let those city-states who want to do the right thing with us reconsider whether they have This ability!"
"Yes! I will immediately notify the entire fleet to prepare to sail!"
More than an hour later, Secreon boarded his flagship, raised the flag of the voyage, and the bugle was also sounded. In addition to the two warships berthed on Kissila, a total of 50 warships were to be blocked. Off the coast of Sparta, (After the Western Mediterranean War, under the direction of Daveus, the military department adjusted the navy, not only changed the four fleets to three fleets, but also changed the organization of the fleet. It stipulates that the squadron administers 100 warships, consisting of 4 columns, each of which is 25 warships, so the warship column has become the smallest unit of the Dionysian Navy) All the remaining warships, about 500 The ships, arranged in four-way columns, sailed eastward in a mighty way.
After the fleet bypassed the cape and made a U-turn northward, Sectrian again issued an order. In view of the large number of islands in this sea area, the fleet was not familiar with the sea conditions here, so it slowed down and moved along the east coast.
After giving the order, Seclion returned to his seat to rest.
After the end of the Western Mediterranean War, the Ministry of Military Affairs had discussed with the fleet chiefs and shipbuilding engineers the question of whether the flagships of each fleet need to be redesigned and improved.
Some people proposed to use "Carthage's two-headed dragon ship as a model to build the flagship of the fleet"; others suggested that "the original Carthage four-story paddle warship can be improved as the flagship of the fleet"...
Secrian raised objections, believing that whether it was a double-headed dragon ship or a four-story paddle warship, it was too clumsy and bloated. The navy general would never let a ship slow down the entire fleet because of covetous enjoyment. Speed ​​affects combat efficiency...
Secrian’s opinion was supported by the second fleet chief Midolades and the third fleet chief Stefacas, and the final change to the flagship was nothing.
Except that the hull is slightly larger and the mast is taller, Seclion’s flagship is not much different from the crow battleship. Secrian sits on the stern of the ship. The tail of the warship tilts upward like a scorpion tail, forming a pocket with a wooden chair inside. Because the top can block the sun, he is more comfortable to sit inside.
Secrian held the wooden chair handle with both hands, looking out at the blue water outside the battleship, and the wind and waves were small, and the battleship sailed very smoothly; turning his head to the left, the strange rocks on the coast not far away, Qifeng It stands tall, because it is the best time of spring, the cliffs are full of green trees and red flowers everywhere, pleasing to the eye; looking up at the sky, there are white clouds floating leisurely above the clear sky, from time to time swarms of seabirds whizzing past, The cold water thread carried by the gentle sea breeze gently flicked across the face, making people feel relaxed and happy...
While Sekelian was enjoying a rare moment of comfort, the residents on the shore were very frightened. This coast still belongs to the Spartan territory. Although most of them are cliffs, there are still some small seaside villages and towns.
In recent years, wars have occurred frequently, and people in the villages and towns here often see the fleet passing by the nearby waters, not ships from Athens and the Allies ~EbookFREE.me~ or the fleet of the Peloponnesian League, but they have never seen After such terrible scenes, countless warships covered the vast majority of the sea surface that they could see. Each ship was as dark as ink, and it seemed that the blue water was soaked into black...
Just as they panicked north along the coast to inform the people in Sparta of this amazing news, the striker of the black fleet had already folded to the northeast.
After bypassing the peninsula east of the Argos, the 1st Fleet entered a large bay, Saron Bay, as if entering a lively and unusual town from a sparsely populated village, with hundreds of thousands everywhere Ships are loaded with cargo in and out of this large bay, most of them are sailing towards Athens to the north, some are to Corinth to the east, and a few are to the southeast of Megara, even during the war This is also the case every day, so long ago it became one of the most prosperous bays in the Mediterranean.
But at the moment, Dionysia’s First Fleet was like a hungry wolf breaking into the flock, and for a time it made chickens and dogs jump, panic boats evaded, and soon the busy and unusual bay became quieter. No more ships appeared around the battleships of the First Fleet.
The captains of the 1st Fleet apparently did not care about such changes. In accordance with the plan in advance, the warships were turned around eastward and penetrated into the interior of the bay.