Vol 8 Chapter 340: Capture the lighthouse

If you enter the water gate of Carthage's port, there are many commercial docks on the coast, which can be docked by merchant ships (of course, the inner round military port is protected by city walls and ordinary ships cannot enter), but Lily俾 Was first established as a military fortress, so a 5-meter-high city wall and spaced towers were also built on the coast. Only in the innermost part of this rectangular seaport there were more than 10 docks. A distance of about one mile, once enemy ships broke into the harbor, the city walls and tower guards on both sides would launch rockets to make enemy ships inevitable.
At this time, the cruise ship was leading the way, and the cargo ship rushed into the rear. One search next to the other, lined up in a long line and slowly sailed towards the dock.
When approaching the wharf, the captain of the patrol boat suddenly heard the bell of "Dang! Dang! Dang! ..." in the rear. He first snorted, and then remembered that this was a warning bell from the lighthouse: Did an enemy invade? !!
He immediately turned his head and looked back, but saw that the originally lined-up fleet had become scattered, and some of the cargo ships had expanded, rushing towards the dock in a hurry.
be cheated! This fleet is posing by the enemy! ... The captain of the patrol ship suddenly realized, panic in his heart.
In fact, the lighthouse tower keeper who has been watching the fleet entering the port found that the abnormality of the fleet was not because the cargo ships were out of order and speeding up to the dock, but before that, he found that many cargo ships suddenly stopped Moving forward, docked at the bank of the natural breakwater, and then the linen cloth in the center of the boat opened automatically, and many people were drilled inside.
The goods delivered have become people! ... Of course the tower keeper understands that he has been deceived. After ringing the alarm, he is still a little curious: why do these cunning enemies dock the cargo ship there?
Although the narrowest width of this natural breakwater is also 40 meters, after the city wall was built on the ground on the outside, the city wall was not built on the inside, but its embankment was rebuilt with special stone bricks and earth and sand. It is sturdy, straight, and steep, and at a height of 7 meters, it is almost impossible to climb from the boat to the natural breakwater. Moreover, in addition to the city walls, towers and lighthouses, a small military barracks was also built on the breakwater, with 100 light infantry on a regular basis, which could handle any emergency in a timely manner. Although it was already a light infantry in the barracks at night, the alarm bell sounded, I believe they will soon be neatly dressed and rush out of the barracks to rescue.
But the tower keepers apparently forgot that there is a building on the natural breakwater in addition to the barracks-a small temple, which not only provides soldiers stationed on the "breakwater" with a sacred place to pray to God, but also opens every morning. At the port, the tower keepers must go to the temple for sacred prayers and bless the peace. This has become a sacred ritual necessary for Lilibang Port.
Although this temple is small, it combines the characteristics of the temples of Carthage and Greece. It is a typical temple-column building, and it is very close to the inner bank.
All cargo ships of this fleet are indeed from Carthage-the rescue fleet that was captured last night in the port of Palermos, but its crew is mainly from Alenia. They used the same The method of leading the fleet into the ports of St. Ibnía and Saros also accumulated a lot of experience, so we could fool the vigilant patrol ship captain. The first seven cargo ships were indeed loaded with material, while the linen cloth in the back cargo ships were all soldiers of the mountain reconnaissance group.
At this moment, Terentus took his men and stood on the cargo ship that was turbulent up and down the sea, shaking the rope hooks in his hands, and by the crew lighting the light from the torch, he looked up at the outline of the temple on the embankment, struggling Throwing upwards, one by one, the rope hooks draw an arc in the air and fly to the temple, and some of them are successfully wrapped around the corridor. Terentus they immediately grasped the rope hook, and quickly climbed the bank ...
In a blink of an eye, more than a dozen enemies climbed up to the embankment, but none of the soldiers in the barracks had yet come out ... The tower guards watching at the top of the tower were dumbfounded, and immediately shouted to the personnel below the tower: Go and close the door, go! Enemies are coming! "
Seeing them hurriedly running down the tower, the tower keepers started pounding on the hanging bronze bell again.
Terentus, standing under the shrine, looked up at the lighthouse with bells not far away, and then climbed up with his fingers and shouted, "You 10 follow me to take the lighthouse! Fokini Cass, you lead the others, kill me the enemy in that barracks, and meet at the lighthouse! "
"Observe, Captain!" Fokinicas responded loudly.
"Follow me!" Terentus waved and rushed towards the lighthouse, followed by 10 soldiers.
Arrived under the lighthouse, the thick tower door was closed.
Terentus was not panic, he extended his hand backwards: "Rope hook."
A soldier was busy handing the prepared rope hook to his hand. He grabbed the rope hook head, aimed at the stone window above the light, and with a little force, threw the rope hook into it, and then pulled it back. Hook the rope around the window and start climbing upwards.
Other soldiers also began to throw rope hooks at other windows on the lighthouse.
Terentus was climbing quickly, listening to the soldiers shouting: "Captain be careful!"
Seeing a figure appearing in the upper window, he instinctively slammed his body against the stone wall, and heard a blast of wind, followed by a hot back pain, and the javelin thrown by the enemy was stuck on his back and the sharp point of the gun Cut through his clothes.
The situation is very critical, and the second javelin will soon strike again. Terentus in midair will be inevitable. The desire to survive has caused him to burst into a powerful force at this time. His feet are fierce. Stepping on the stone wall, his hands alternated quickly, and he tightened the rope, climbing up a few times faster than before. When he approached the window, the enemy had already taken out the second javelin and was about to throw it at him.
He quickly drew his short sword, and hurried forward.
The enemy was too late to dodge, was scratched on the cheek, and screamed back a few steps.
Terentus grabbed the gap, grabbed the edge of the window with his left hand, and struck it hard. The whole body turned into the tower, and he turned over on the ground. The short sword in his right hand stabbed out, just hitting the enemy. Chest.
In a blink of an eye, the rabbit went up and down, and the two sides decided.
The enemy fell in shock, and seemed unwilling to believe the fact.
In such a dangerous situation, Terentus was able to escape his life and quickly defeated him. It can be said that his ten years of hard training skills were brought to the extreme.
He felt soft and numb at this moment when he was out of danger. When he recalled that he had almost gone to Hell, he could not help but sweat out.
But he took a break from time to time to relieve his emotions, but rushed to other enemies with a short sword.
Usually late at night, there is only one tower guard in the Liliyu Port Lighthouse. During this time, several people were added to open the water gate and let the Carthage fleet transporting food in and out. There are no soldiers in the tower itself, but the designer of the city originally did not build a stone ladder for the upper and lower walls on this natural breakwater. Instead, the tail end of the wall and the lighthouse were fused together. To reach the city walls, the soldiers must pass the lighthouse, and the sentry patrolling at this wall at night can also directly enter the lighthouse.
Fortunately, there are only 5 Lili soldiers. How could they be the opponent of the fierce mountain reconnaissance team members, and they were soon killed by the mountain reconnaissance soldiers, and the others were captured, but one of the 10 members of the raid was also marked. He was stabbed and dying.
The Terrantus belt and the soldiers took the captives, rushed to a device like a giant grinding disc below the lighthouse, pushed it together, and the lowered water gate rose slowly again.
Then, another member of the team rushed to the top of the tower, took out the prepared torch and lit it, and then raised it high.
In this way, there were two burning flames on the lighthouse. The fire broke through the dark sky and spread to the far sea. On the west side, there were more than 100 warships of the Dionysian Sicilian fleet. And a small number of warships are chasing the fleeing Carthage cargo ship.
"Sir, Lili's Lighthouse has sent our signal!" Shouted the captain, who had been waiting anxiously on the flagship deck.
"So what are you waiting for, speed me up immediately, my target is Lili!" Seclian couldn't hide his excitement.
The soldiers of the Second Legion, fully loaded on the deck, knew at this moment that the raid on the port of Lili was successful, and they were all excited, but no one shouted because of the military order.
To the north, more than 100 warships of the Third Fleet were also full of soldiers rushing towards Liliyu Port.
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As I was always thinking about "delivering aid to Palermos last night" ~ EbookFREE.me ~ so tonight this evening, Imisere sent his servants to the port several times and asked: Go to Palermos Did the Lili Cargo Ship return?
The answers were: "No."
He convinced him: "The cargo ship that rescues Palermos must not only avoid the cruise of the Dionysian fleet on the south coast, but also not be found by the Dionysian fleet on the north coast closer to it. Return long ago ... "
Imisere thought it made sense, so he didn't send anyone to pay attention to the port. Later, he was exhausted. He fell into a dreamland until he was awakened by a slave. "
"Master, there are bells over the port!"
"The bell ?!" Imisere was startled, and his drowsiness was awakened: "An enemy invaded the port ?!"
He jumped out of bed suddenly, grabbing his clothes and shouting to the servant, "Go and get a horse! Go!"