Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 502 503. Naval battle

"Raise the sail!" cried Barnabas.

The huge coat of arms on the sail was rolled back into the canvas, while twenty men sitting on leather benches each picked up a long oar made of fir wood, ran to both sides of the ship, raised the oar, Thread it through the leather loop and rest it on top of the paddle fork. With a rhythmic sound of hitting the water, the wooden oars hit the waves in unison.

The Adrestia is a not too big ship. Of course, this "not too big" is compared with the trireme warships in the city-state army.

Among privateers, it's nimble, efficient, and reasonably well-armed. The size is between a galley and a trireme.

Lan En and Cassandra stood on the command seat on the deck, Barnabas acted as an advisor on the side, and Phob was stuffed directly into the cabin by Lan En.

After all, we are not sailing freely on the Aegean Sea now. Megaris is already very close.

And just like Barnabas described this battlefield-Sparta invested a considerable amount of land forces here, and Athens used their fleet to block the ocean here.

Stripes of blue striped sails were flying in the air, beneath which were fir masts and painted hulls. Each ship was filled with heavy armored infantry, archers and light shields wearing linen armor with external bronze armor.

Some ships were even loaded with Thessalian horses, and to prevent the horses from becoming frightened when they saw the ocean, each horse's head was covered with a cloth to block its view.

The symbol of Athens is an owl composed of lines on a blue background with white stripes.

This bird of prey was considered a symbol of wisdom and the goddess Athena, and Athens even featured the symbol on their drachma coins.

The abstract pattern of an owl squatting and looking back was originally cute, but when this pattern appeared in large numbers on ferocious warships filled with murderous intent, this pattern made people feel uneasy.

The Adrestia was still approaching the coast of Megaris.

Icarus in the sky made a nervous cry, and Lan En's cat eyes also shrank uncertainly.

Kassandra and Lan saw clearly the expressions of the soldiers and officers on the Athenian warship opposite.

Tension, fear, and the ferocity oppressed by fear.

Most of the soldiers in ancient wars had this expression.

The harsh atmosphere of the military camp and the fear that they may go out to fight at any time and be killed by the enemy linger in the hearts of every soldier.

As long as it is not clear that the huge advantage lies with one's own side, this emotion will not disappear.

As we all know, when human beings are in a long-term state of extreme stress, the string of reason in their brains is very fragile.

As the Adrestia crossed a certain invisible limit, the three ships in the Athenian fleet broke away from the blockade and sailed towards this side like lions enraged by rats.

The soldiers on board shouted and pointed their fingers at the Adrestia, while their commander roared at them to raise their javelins and aim at the enemy.

The winds and waves in the Aegean Sea are not that big, so the style of the ship is different from that of later ships. There is no higher side of the ship to prevent the crew from falling out during the shaking.

The deck of the entire ship looks like a large flat surface, and the main means of combat is for the soldiers standing on the deck to shoot out the bows, arrows and javelins in their hands. Sometimes this attack will also entangle the arrows and javelins. Oil cloth.

And if the position is right, the warship will also use its solid bow to launch a direct collision with the enemy's fragile hull.

All this makes it easier for Cassandra and Lan to see the actions of the opponent.

"Raise your shield! Now!"

"Prepare your shield!"

Lan En and Cassandra shouted at the same time.

Barnabas was still directing the route. Although he saw the Athenian warship approaching, he was still a little confused.

"Raise a shield? We shouldn't be"

Before the next part of the sentence "Adjust the position of the ship" could be said, there was a sound in the sky like a swarm of locusts swooping over.

Lann pulled Barnabas to squat down, and Cassandra did the same as them.

The guardrail of the command seat is a good protection.

The crew members, who had already taken off the big buckler from their backs as instructed and squatted with it on their heads, were unscathed by this wave of arrows.

Under the rain of arrows, the crew members under the shields looked at each other in surprise.

A hail of arrows was fired from the opposite side, but no one on their side was fine. They had never encountered such a situation before!

"O Zeus!"

Barnabas, who was held down by Lan En, murmured unconsciously.

On the contrary, Cassandra and Lan were very calm from beginning to end.

The attack means and methods of warships in this era and this region are all placed on that large flat deck.

Guys like Lan En and Kassandra, whose vision range is far beyond ordinary people, can even clearly see the braids under the helmets of Athenian soldiers from the edge of the arrow rain.

The vision distance that transcends the times brings the battlefield observation ability that transcends the times.

Every move on the opposite side is actually in the eyes of two people.

"What's going on on the other side?" Lan En asked Cassandra calmly, pointing at the top. "It's not convenient for me to probe, what did Icarus see?"

Cassandra's eyes were empty and unfocused. Because she was not seeing with her own eyes at this time.

There was a cry of eagles in the sky.

"The arrow rain was picked up by another ship. The Athenian commander is well-trained. Another galley is adjusting its position and wants to knock us in half from the middle."

Barnabas was sandwiched between Lan and Cassandra like a helpless little girl.

He looked left and right, his old face wrinkled into a walnut, and found that he couldn't understand what was going on between these two people.

But in the end, his face glowed red and he shouted with great energy.

"Guys! Turn the ship around! Don't let him hit it. Let the ship pass us by! With the help of the gods, we will not sink here! There is no water left in Poseidon's coral palace. Let’s prepare our position! This is what your two captains said!”

Barnabas' sudden burst of energy made Lan and Cassandra stunned for a moment. They came out of their respective sensory states and looked at each other in bewilderment.

Oh, they all forgot. Barnabas is a devout believer.

"Javelin ready!"

Kassandra shouted, her head buried under the rain of arrows.

"You don't need to remove your shields, just follow my command! Prepare to the port side!"

The Athenian warship that collided did not directly break the Adrestia's hull according to the planned position. Instead, it just passed by.

The Athenian soldiers on the warship didn't care. They could try again if they got knocked sideways.

Anyway, they are here.

"Javelin! Release!"

The heavy, sharp projectiles pierced the air and also tore apart the relaxed mentality of the Athenian soldiers.

Even to their death, they could not understand how the crew of that ship could prepare to throw javelins while holding up shields and facing a hail of arrows.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

A large number of Athenian soldiers were shot by the powerful and heavy javelins. The javelins pierced their bodies and even took their bodies into the air for a moment!

Like wheat being cut, people fell down on the deck of the Athenian warship.

After a moment of contact, this warship was severely reduced in number, to the point where it was unable to fight back!

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