Vol 9 Chapter 119: Cruising the Saron Bay

In the middle of this bay there is an island called Aegina, which was considered a powerful state in Greece more than a hundred years ago, especially in the navy, which caused Athens to suffer a lot, until Dimitrocli suggested that Athens will mostly After wealth was used to develop the navy, Athens gradually began to gain the upper hand in the naval battle with Aegina. Finally, during the reign of Pericles, Athens entered the golden age. Without Sparta intervening, it finally conquered Aegina and made it the territory of Athens.
The annexation of Aegina, plus the island of Salamis not far from its northwest, also belonged to Athens, so the northern waters of the bay are under the control of Athens.
Although Seclion made an amazing decision, he did not lose his reason and did not arbitrarily let the fleet warship break into the north sea to challenge Athens. This is very likely to drag the otherwise neutral Athens at this time. Into the war, adding unnecessary trouble to the kingdom, so he let the fleet warships sail from the south of Aegina.
This is of course also a risky decision, because there are some very small islands and reefs in the southern waters of Aegina, and the route is relatively narrow. The first fleet warships who are not familiar with the sea conditions here can only be arranged in longer columns. Passing at a slow speed, if a hostile Greek city-state fleet suddenly launches an attack at this time, the first fleet can hardly respond, and it will suffer great losses.
In this area and the nearby waters, only Athens has strong naval strength. According to the information provided by the Ministry of Military Affairs, Seclion knew that Aegina had the military port of Athens, and some warships were moored. Li'an had long lost his previous ease and began to feel nervous.
The 1st Fleet quickly transformed into a two-way column, began to cross between Aegina and Mesana, and then carefully circled to the south of the small island of Agti Tri, only after that The speed gradually increased...
At this time, the south coast of Aegina was full of Athenians, who watched one after another three-tier paddle warships passing endlessly under their eyelids, and their faces were full of consternation. .
"This... how many warships are there?!"
"I have been counting just now, 205 ships have passed, there are still so long behind, it is estimated that at least 400 or more!"
"This should be the fleet of Dionysian. When I heard that they had engaged in a naval battle with the Carthaginians, the warships of the two sides added up to a thousand. At that time, I thought that the colonial kingdom that had fallen from its own accord was to intimidate the Western Mediterranean. Those forces (the play "The Dionysians" written by Aristophanes was popular in Athens at that time, and many people in Athens thought that the Greeks of Dionysian ignored their noble identity and took the initiative to include the indigenous people into themselves. The kingdom of China, giving it citizenship and living with it, is a sign of self-reliance), deliberately exaggerating its own strength, but now it seems that it may be true!"
"The 400 warships are nothing extraordinary. Once we had more battleships in Athens than this, and even now we have far fewer warships. With our superb ship-management skills, we can defeat them in naval battles!"
"Young man, it is good to have self-confidence, but don’t blindly disparage each other. We are all sailors. Look carefully at their sailing and make comments. The fleet of Dionysia should be unfamiliar with the sea conditions here, but you see them The speed of the ship is not slow, but the distance between each battleship and the rear battleship can always be stable... In the narrower place in front, the two warships in each of them can turn very smoothly, and the speed is not yet How much slowed down, and never collided... These all show that the fleet of Dionysian is well-trained, and their sailors are not low-level in their handling of the ship, and we must get our attention!"
"Hey! You guys, now the Dionysian fleet has already killed our doorstep, you still have the leisurely standing here and looking blindly, shouldn't we go out and send out our warships to prepare to protect our homeland !"
"What do you know about a woman! Looking at the direction of the Dionysian fleet, it does not seem to be directed at us in Athens. Besides, we have not received an attack order from the General Executive Committee. If we attack hurriedly, it will lead to Athens. A war broke out with Dionysia, but it might be convicted by the Civic Assembly!"
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Just as the people of Athens stood on the island of Aegina, the vanguard of the 1st Fleet had quickly approached to Corinth near the port of Cancore in the eastern isthmus. The land here was concave inward, forming a small In the Gulf, the Dionysian warship immediately blocked the mouth of the bay to prevent the ship from escaping.
The 1st Fleet came by coincidence. After five Asia Minor troop carriers entered the port of Cancore, two more grain transport fleets from Asia Minor arrived near the port of Corinth. "Long Bay" news, they are very panic because of guilty conscience, swarming into the port, causing panic and congestion at the port entrance, and also causing the port to be unable to close the water gate for a while.
The 1st Fleet ship seized the opportunity to rush into the harbor and try to hit all visible vessels flying the flags of the city-states of Asia Minor, even if it was already docked at the pier, in order to clear the route in the process, it inevitably crashed Other ships...
There was chaos in Cancorée’s port, and the people on the shore panicked with call signs... But for a time the Corinthian officials at the port could not find any effective measures to stop the Dionysian warships from wreaking havoc in the port.
The strength of the Corinthian navy is fairly good among the native Greek city-states, but the Saron Bay in the east of the isthmus has always been the world of the Athenians, so all warships are docked in the main port in the west of the isthmus-Lecaeum, and Even if the fleet was in the eastern port this time, they could not compare with the number of Dionysian warships constantly pouring into the port.
In addition, there were more than a dozen crow warships docked to the pier one after another, and the fully armed fleet of infantry immediately went ashore, but they did not pursue the port people or seize the port, but arranged in a neat square array of nearly 500 people. Holding the shield sword, standing in the same place and shouting in unison: "We only attack the cargo ship that transports food for the Spartan soldiers, and there is no malicious intention to Corinth!!! We only attack..."
The screams of the Fleet Infantry are ridiculous, but in this chaotic situation it has worked: the Corinthians hesitated, and because of the deterrent of these Dionysian soldiers who landed, they did not use them on the sentry tower. Rocket attack, there is no way to close the water gate...
Not long after, the trumpet sounded on the squadron of the First Fleet, and the Dionysian warships in all ports quickly evacuated.
The Corinthian people in the port are calm, but broken seaboards and ship wrecks are floating everywhere on the surface of the port, and the sound of the crew struggling to call for help is endless, a tragic sight...
The Dionysian warship evacuated smoothly from the port of Corinth, which made Secrian relieved. When he was about to issue the order of "fleet evacuation from Saron Bay", the watchman on the top of the main mast suddenly shouted: "Northeast direction The Clippers raised a yellow flag!"
Seclion felt a shock in his heart, and he understood that this meant that there were fewer warships than the 1st Fleet approaching, and there was only one city-state that dared to make such a move in this large bay—Athens.
Secrian began to get excited, he shouted loudly: "The sky is full of stars, and the fleet is heading northeast!"
The flagship captain who got the order rushed to the stern and asked anxiously, "Master, are you going to fight Athens?!"
"Calm down, love Critus." Secrean comforted him and said: "The Athenians have no intentions. I am just preparing for it. If they dare to attack, then we can also fight back!"
The bugle sounded and the black flag was raised. The 500 Dionysian warships originally assembled outside the port of Corinth quickly unfolded around their respective squadrons and proceeded toward the northeast while arranging formations. .
It didn't take long for dozens of Athens warships to appear in the view of the captain of the forefront battleship of the 1st Fleet. This did not have any impact on the Dionysian warships. All warships continued to advance at a steady speed.
The same is true of the battleships in Athens.
Six miles... Five miles... Four miles... The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer. At this time, the crew of Athens should be able to clearly feel that they have a significant difference in number compared with the Dalnia fleet, but in the past They have given them courage many times with a glorious record of winning less and winning more, especially a victory monument has been erected on the island of Salamis not far from them. ~EbookFREE.me~ It was in this bay decades ago, to The Greek combined fleet, which is dominated by Athenian warships, fought against the Persian fleet several times as many as its own ships, but ultimately won a glorious victory, creating a miracle of war and saving Greece... This legendary story inspired generations of Athenians. The Athens crew who were instructed to leave the port today had more or less expectations, which offset the tension in their hearts.
As the distance between the two sides got closer and closer, even Seclion could not help feeling nervous. He was not afraid of the dozens of Athenian warships in front of him. As a senior general of his kingdom like him, not just himself Just play comfortably, and also consider how the changes in the Greek situation after the defeat of the Athenian fleet will affect Dionysia’s military plan being implemented in Peloponnese, but the situation in Greece is complicated. Unpredictable at all.
Fortunately, when the distance between the two was close to two miles, Secrean received the news: The Athens fleet stopped moving!
Sectrian hurriedly ordered: The fleet stopped moving!
The warships of the two sides were two miles apart, facing each other quietly.
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