Augustus Road

Yes, it seems that the reckless Lepidus finally realized that the supplies and water on the island could not last long, so he tried to build a bridge and obtain supplies from the shore. This was a great opportunity for our army to attack!

Under the instruction of Cato the Younger, on the first day of mid-May, Dumitius sailed out the huge fleet aggressively. From the abandoned lighthouse on Seymours Island, Lepidus looked at the enemy lineup on the sea. , although I am a little timid in my heart, but now if I want to break the deadlock, I must show the courage to fight with fewer enemies and more - not to mention, the fleet I have painstakingly trained in Cyrenaica in the past two years will definitely be defeated. Dumijus and the Massellians, who relied on their own traditions, were shocked!

Then Lepidus walked down from the lighthouse and personally spoke to the crew and soldiers who were preparing for war on the edge of the sea cliff, "I have said many times before that Lepidus has a navy, but it is only used to carry marine soldiers. This time is different. The enemy was finally lured out of the port by me. Now it just depends on how the battle goes. The Ligurians also have four ships, and they sneaked in from the Port of Ar and ambushed in the water of the old port. In the sea, they have an excellent tradition of naval warfare. Every sailor can skillfully use iron rods and abdominal bows to fight, so this time I ask everyone - if you are timid and think you are not enough to fight against the experienced Masai If you are a Ligurian, then speak up and I can ask the Ligurians to help!”

"No, what a joke!" All the crew members from Cyrene shouted angrily, shaking their scythes and iron hooks. "We are all from Crete, Rhodes and Cyprus. When it comes to The experience of ocean battles is no worse than this city-state that relies on barbarians!"

"Very good. Use your new tactics. Burn them with bows and arrows and fire. Capture them with skilled close combat skills. Our combat skills will surely surprise these unscrupulous barbarians. Will I get your safe protection today? It’s up to you to avoid being captured and even defeat the enemy. The Fifteenth Legion has experience in naval battles in Cyrenaica. You must also fight bravely with bows and arrows and spears like my crew!” After finishing speaking, Lepidus personally boarded the flagship "Karabia" with Gabo amidst the cheers of the crowd. The ship was renovated, built with original water-proof compartments, and installed a semaphore command system, and then lined up They formed a dense formation and rowed towards Dumitius's fleet.

The sound of drums on the sea was loud, and a lieutenant of Masseria appeared. Congratulations loudly to Dumijus who was standing on the bridge, "We are in the upwind direction. The other party has begun to lower the sails and can only use oars. Now we should extend the front and outflank them!"

"That's right." Dumijus also saw the other party's "clumsiness", so he asked the flag officer to issue an order to the ships behind him: the one with the bronze ram should be in the center, lower the sails and row the oars, so as not to lose speed. If you go too fast, you will lose your target; while the light assault ships on both sides will raise their sails, speed up, and circle back behind the enemy's two wings to encircle and annihilate them!

"Oh oh oh oh!" The Massellians and Albissi people immediately rowed hard and inflated the sails. At an extremely fast and furious speed, they soon formed a level line with Lepidus' fleet. , but the opponent didn't even know where the light attack ship was to intercept them. It was a ridiculous naval battle, thinking that they were like two pliers, starting to pinch the opponent's sides.

Soon, Lepidus' semaphore was also issued, and the double-row attack ships on both sides of him began to turn their bows, with shiny light rams on them, and fiercely rushed towards the Masseria ship, "It seems that this Sasha Governor Dinia is really rich, and every large and small ship has a sophisticated ramming angle." But this did not intimidate our own side at all. The Albisi people were skillful in steering the ship, taking advantage of the numerical advantage of their own ships, starting with two or three ships. Attack Lepidus' ship from both sides.

The Albisi first used a long ax and sickle, preparing to chop at the opponent's oars protruding from both sides, causing the opponent to lose mobility. After slashing hard, he realized that the front section of the opponent's oars was actually covered with steel!

Then, after they came to their senses, they began to use flaming spears and bows to shoot at the sails and masts of Lepidus' ship. However, the arrows fell down without igniting any fire. This made people who had never seen the world and They were horrified after having seen the world - some people discovered in an instant that rows of armor-like things were hung on the sides, masts and other key parts of the Lepidus assault ship, but they looked much softer and the fire had just reached them. It goes out automatically, "Cyprus hemp", some people who have seen this thing exclaimed. Yes, this was exactly what a sailor from Cyprus said when he was in Cyrenaica before when he offered advice to prevent the ship from being set on fire. This was actually asbestos, but Lepidus immediately adopted it and gave the crew five Vincenzo received the "royalty" from Ace, and then with great difficulty collected enough items to equip his sails and deck.

Next was Lepidus' ship's counterattack. The soldiers who were hiding under the asbestos boards and shields on the side of the ship all stood up with a roar. They used the small ballistae on the sides to shoot black things at the ships on both sides. It was a spear with an iron hook. After piercing the opponent's ship, he quickly grabbed hold of it, and the rope was made of iron rings. For a while, the Albissi swords and axes were still hacking, but it was of no avail. The other end of the iron ring was placed on the pulley. As long as Lepidus' crew over there turned the pulley, the ships in Masseria were tightly held and unable to move.

Then, either extend the gangplank and let the strong infantry on the ship jump on board to engage in hand-to-hand combat, or use bellows or thrown fire pots to directly burn the enemy ship. The former is aimed at those ships with mainly Masserias on the deck. If the opponent is the strong Albisi mountain people, then the latter will be used mercilessly - set fire to burn them all to death.

Soon, the wreckage of the Masseria raider and the bodies of those killed, drowned and burned were floating everywhere on the sea. The fleets on both wings of Dumijus were defeated in a short time. Now the raiders of Lepidus raised their sails and slowly came back from both wings, surrounding Dumijus's big ship in the core. However, Dumijus's instinct to fight fiercely was aroused at this point. He sent out a flag signal, "All ships, aim your rams at the enemy's flagship, rush over and sink it!"

Amid the sound of the horn, the fleet of Dumijus lined up with eight ships in the front and nine in the back, cutting through the waves, extending their terrifying rams, and swooping over.

The bellows cannons on Lepidus's three-row rowing boat took the lead in attacking. The fire dragon rolled on the water, splashing out in strings. In the fireworks, the two ships in front of Dumijus were on fire, and the people and items on them kept falling. However, Dumijus and his flagship took advantage of the gap when the opponent was re-preparing, and charged directly at the "Carabia" where Lepidus was, with another wing ship.

"Turn, turn!" Amid the shouts of surprise, the helmsman on the ship, sweating profusely, tried to make evasive moves. (.)