The Roman fleet set sail to sea.

The hot weather could not stop Crassu and others from their determination to fight with Qin.

Time is tight. Crassus has been waiting for too long. In order to learn about the movements of the Qin fleet, he had to pay a large price to bribe the indigenous fishermen near the Dardanelles. Now the reward is coming. It is no wonder that Crassus, the supervising officers from Rome, came one after another. Faced with the Qin alliance forces being forced step by step on the land battlefield, Scipio was even more eager to open up the situation at sea.

Compared with the rugged and mountainous continents with difficult road access, the sea itinerary, despite the storms and hurricanes, it is a surprise that it can cause severe damage to the enemy.

If the Roman fleet could defeat the potential Qin fleet, even if Scipio was beaten to a corner of the Apennine Peninsula, he could still rely on the fleet's long-range delivery ability to turn over. On the long Mediterranean coast, Qin could not defend step by step. Every port was protected by heavy troops. The Romans could completely put a surprise soldier into the rear of Qin through the fleet, then attack the supply line, capture important towns, and kill the soldiers at the post station.

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Kitty Island.

Two thousand years later, its name is Cyprus. This large island is located between the Anatolian Peninsula and the Greek Peninsula. It is the key to the Jewish port of Haifa and the Greek Crete Island, and the Bosbruce Strait. The Roman fleet advanced east from Athens, and its destination was the waters of Kitti.

According to the scouts, after leaving Troy Port, the Qin fleet sailed along the coastline of the Anatolian Peninsula to the Beirut Bay and Haifa Bay on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. From this route, Crassus judged that this was the Qin fleet's voyage ability going out to sea. At the same time, he was afraid of encountering interception by the Roman fleet, so he was as close to the coast as possible in terms of route choice and never went deeper into the sea.

what to do?

Was he watching his old opponent slipping away from his nose? Crassus certainly did not agree. He was familiar with the sea conditions in the Mediterranean and quickly judged the best interception location - Kiti Island. This large island located in the sea and not far from the east coast is a must-pass place for the Qin fleet. Crassus is preparing to set up a battlefield in the waters around Kiti Island, and he wants to let the Qin fleet sink to the sea forever.

The destination of the Qin fleet is really Haifa Bay? Gan Yong's avoidance of war by sailing along the coastline is really afraid of the Romans?

Of course the fact is not.

The island of Kitti is just a trap left by Ganyong to Crasso. Yes, the sea is vast and the winds are high and the waves are harsh. For the Romans who have been fighting for a long time, they have the advantage of the right time. But Crasso ignored one thing: it was too far from the land of Rome, and unfortunately, the supply of the Roman fleet that set off from Athens was seriously insufficient, which means that the drinking fresh water and food of the Roman warships were in a state of tension.

Sedi, the darkness of the Qin Dynasty, successfully used his identity as a tavern owner to gain the trust of Crassus. Because several wooden barrels filled with sea water were placed in the innermost part of the cabin, nearly one-third of the drinking water and food could not be used, which was something the Romans never expected.

Of course, if we only use small actions, the Qin army will not be powerful even if it wins. The pirate leader Greer was lured into the Port of Crete by Greek caravans. The Romans generally believed that it was not that the pirate fleet was inferior in combat power, but because the Eastern people were a despicable and shameless nation.

This time, the Daqin fleet led by Gan Yong was assisted by new weapons and new tactics. The soldiers of the entire army were in high morale, and they urgently hoped to have a maritime cavalry duel with the Romans.

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The left fleet of Lei Que has five warships, including one three-layer oar boat and three sloop boats. One supply ship is. Compared with Gan Yong Central Army, which has more than ten large warships, and the Hu Zhe right fleet, which has eight large, medium and small warships, the left strength of the Qin Navy is a little weaker.

However, the Lei Que didn't care about this. The advantage of few warships was that there were few warships. In terms of steering and speeding up, the Lei Que's fleet was the fastest among the three Qin troops, so his ship was also the first to arrive in the area of ​​Kitti Island.

The sun is exposed to the sea.

The olive oil on the deck was already sunburned and a thick layer of oil was produced. Walking barefoot on it, I felt like even the skin was about to be torn off. In the cabin under the mast, thunder was sweating heavily, and the thin armor on her body was wet and dry, dry and wet, and it felt extremely uncomfortable to stick to the chest on her back.

"General Lei, about fifteen nautical miles ahead of the left, he found the enemy fleet!" The Qin army scout who was responsible for reconnaissance of the enemy situation shouted down from the mast. In this era without telescopes, the most appropriate method for reconnaissance of the enemy situation is to let soldiers with good eyes climb onto the mast and look down from a distance.

Fifteen nautical miles.

At this distance, if the wind is good, the enemy fleet can catch up with the fleet of thunder in about an hour. If it is good, the time will be uncertain. It mainly depends on which paddlers on both sides are more powerful.

"Put the flag of the main fleet in the rear. We have discovered that the Roman fleet is now ready to penetrate the enemy into the northeastern waters of the island. If it goes well, the fleets will meet in the southern waters of Kitty." Lei was shouted in a deep voice. After the baptism of the sea battle, the young Jianghuai hero Lei was like a tiger with a slaughter, eager to prove himself through victory on the battlefield.

Divide and attack!

Whether at sea or on land, the tacit understanding between friendly forces was tested. The three armies of the Qin fleet advanced in the shape of a font. According to normal combat procedures, the Lei Shishi now needs to quickly move closer to Gan Yong's main fleet, and then pull out the rack and do a big fight.

Use strange strategies.

It can only be once occasionally, and the final tactic of naval battles was based on their respective strengths. The three-way fleet of Daqin decided to fight the Romans in the northeast of Kiti Island.

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"General, have you discovered the Qin ship. In the northwest, they are fleeing?" In the other direction, the Roman fleet finally discovered the target after waiting for a long time.

"Catch up, don't let them run away? Bandit, shameless and despicable bastard-." Crassus said with a pale face holding his pants and gritting his teeth.

The lack of water and cracked lips and the painful stomach made the Roman naval general miserable. The fresh water turned into seawater and the food rotted and deteriorated. This series of unsuccessful misfortunes made him feel extremely bad.

However, Crassu was still confident of winning the next battle with the enemy fleet. The warriors of the Great Rome have been scattered across the sea for several generations. The sailors, warriors on the fleet, their ancestors and fathers were also sailors and lived on sea boats since childhood. This kind of skill that the Qin people could not surpass in just one or two years.

Mixed!

The only one who was angry by the endless tricks of the Qin people was Crassus. The Roman fleet was all transferred to the water and the food was contaminated and frustrated. They were anxious, and under the pressure of hunger and thirst, they gradually lost their due calmness.

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August 23rd, noon.

The sunlight burning the skin was sunny straight on the sea surface, and there was no one of the seabirds feeding in the low altitude. The algae floating in the sea water tightly shrank together, desperately absorbing nutrients from the sun through photosynthesis to speed up the metabolism.

For these lowest creatures in the ocean, every minute and every second of the survival competition is extremely cruel. Once new buds do not grow one day, old roots and branches will lose their supply and become a delicious meal for marine microorganisms and small fish.

"Dong, dundong!"

The war drums were striking, as if they were thundering on a sunny day. On the endless sea, one in front and one behind, two fleets were chasing and strangling.

"Squeak, boom!" Lei was installed on the fleet, a couch crossbow installed at the tail of the ship, and under the firm gesture of proofreading the soldiers, the thick crossbow arrow flew out towards the Romans who were chasing in a geese formation. After an hour of pursuit, the distance between the Roman fleet and the Qin fleet had been shortened to three hundred steps. With one more force, the brave Roman soldiers could insert the javelin into the chest of the Qin people.

"What is that?"

"Quick, turn the rudder and avoid!" On the flagship, the Roman soldier in charge of looking at the bottom shouted in surprise. Hearing the shouting of the looking hand, the experienced flagship helmsman rushed to pull the rudder tip while directing the paddleman to coordinate the power of the paddle.

Flagship steering.

Especially during high-speed travel, this is a very dangerous action. If you are not careful, it will be the result of the overturning of the ship. Fortunately, the operators on the Crasso flagship are all veterans. With their efforts, the side of the flagship quickly approaches the sea level, while the other side is raised high.

Captain's Office.

Crassus had just lie down. He had been standing for a long time. Under the blow of his unscrupulous belly, he could not hold on. The sudden tendency of the ship made Crassus' head heavy and intimate contact with the cabin board. The Roman commander's forehead immediately swollen, looking scary.

"Hurry up, come on, the general is injured." Seeing this, the guard immediately shouted in panic. As the great slave owner, the people serving around Crassus were all his private property, and once the master was in a bad mood, these slaves were the most likely to suffer a catastrophe.

The sinking sea is the result of luck.

The most unfortunate thing is that it was dismembered into several pieces, and the corpse was hung on the mast in blood, waiting to be eaten by seabirds every day until only a white skeleton was left.

After a while, the Roman ambulance in charge of the treatment began to stumble and run in. The sudden movement of the flagship made the fleet following the warships starting to be chaotic. The warships eager to avoid collisions struggled to find gaps, which slowed down the entire fleet.

The distance to chase was widened again.

On the bridge, Crasu, who was covering his forehead, was furious, but he felt a little uneasy. When did the Qin people have such a powerful long-range weapon? If this giant crossbow could be launched in a intensive manner, the entire Roman fleet would be lost in the sea?

PS: I was in the hospital yesterday and couldn't update it. Today I made up for yesterday's chapter, and I'll try to have another chapter in the afternoon or evening.
Chapter completed!