However, the sailors who were responsible for driving the ten ships to their destination suffered no casualties.
Because, after positioning and dropping anchor, they all got on the boat as planned and had already retreated from both sides.
"What's the point of such a suicidal defense?"
Looking at the wreckage of the ship scattered on the sea ahead, Themistocles spoke in confusion.
He really couldn't understand it.
Whether it was Eurybiades of Sparta or Hector of Troy, they were all famous naval commanders!
No matter how bad they are, they shouldn't form such a disorganized formation and give themselves experience for nothing, right?
Pah pah pah…
Several hard objects fell onto the deck of Themistocles' flagship, one of the hard objects that had just been shining in the sky.
Subconsciously lowering his head to glance at the hard object on the deck, Themistocles' heart skipped a beat and his face suddenly changed.
"Stop the attack! Order the central army to stop the attack immediately! Stay where you are!" Without hesitation, Themistocles shouted.
Not knowing what was going on, the messenger hurriedly sent out the order through flag signals and trumpets.
The Athenian vanguard, having completed its acceleration, was planning to attack the front of the six-nation combined fleet.
I was completely confused to hear such a strange order.
However, it is the world's number one maritime power after all, and its orders are strictly enforced.
They still followed the flagship's new instructions and forced the ship to stop.
Some of them did not have time to slow down and almost collided with their own boats, causing quite a bit of chaos.
However, the Athenian navy officers and soldiers were very experienced and they steered the ship to avoid the collision in a timely manner.
The chaos lasted only a few minutes.
Soon, they stopped the ship without losing any.
"Strong! I really have to give a thumbs up to the Athenian Navy! If it were our six-nation combined fleet, such a sudden slam-dunk, oh no, slam-dunk, would definitely capsize a lot of ships!"
On the flagship, Xia Zhe said happily.
Everyone around nodded silently after hearing this.
Everyone knows it.
Not to mention that the total strength of the six-nation joint fleet is smaller than that of the Athenian fleet.
Even if the enemy and our forces were swapped, we would still have 4,000 more ships than the enemy.
With the tactical qualities and ship control level of the Athenian Navy, if they really let go and fought a big battle, the one that would suffer the loss would definitely be the joint fleet of the six countries!
However, Xia Zhe was still able to watch so calmly, of course he had his confidence.
The enemy stopped the ship urgently, indicating that the message they wanted to convey to Themistocles had been understood by the other party.
Next, there will be some fun to watch.
"Why stop the attack?"
"Our army already has the upper hand, why are we stopping the ships again?"
"What the hell are the people on the flagship doing?"
…
Many Athenian officers and soldiers started to make a commotion, wondering what their commander was doing.
The generals on Themistocles' flagship were also extremely puzzled.
They gathered around Themistocles and demanded an explanation from him.
"Don't forget what our purpose is in chasing us. It's not difficult to defeat the joint fleet of the six nations, but a defeat like the one just now is meaningless to us!"
Themistocles picked up a gold coin from the ground, raised it above his head, and shook it in front of everyone.
That was the golden hard object that was flying in the sky when the ten Trojan transport ships were destroyed just now.
Xia Zhe deliberately had someone install a mechanism under each box of gold coins.
As long as the ship is hit by a huge force, that force can be transmitted over, causing the gold coins to fly all over the sky, creating an amazing visual effect.
What is the purpose of our pursuit?
When everyone saw the gold coins in Themistocles' hand, they all understood at once.
yes!
If it was just because a small Stobi fleet attacked an island belonging to the Tinian League, Athens would never have sent such a large fleet to chase after them!
The fundamental reason why everyone went to such great lengths to chase after it was to get back the stolen gold coins!
The Athenian navy had already recaptured the island of Tinos.
After counting the vault, they discovered in despair that all 500 million gold coins in stock had been emptied!
That is the strategic funds of all the countries in the Tino Alliance!
Whether it is to support the army or to manage domestic affairs, it is absolutely impossible to do without money!
That is why Themistocles took it so seriously and gathered all the surrounding military forces to chase after them immediately.
When the Athenian navy first saw the six fleets join forces, it didn't think too much about it.
They just thought that if they could defeat the enemy through continuous breakthroughs, these ships carrying gold coins would naturally choose to surrender.
But, I never expected it.
King Stobi was so shameless that he actually used the gold coins as a shield and placed them directly on the front line!
If they just ran through, they would win, but all the gold coins would sink to the bottom of the sea. The Tino Alliance would still face significant difficulties in cash flow.
Such a victory cannot be considered a victory at all.
Just to catch mice, all the porcelain was broken.
"Lord Themistocles! Something terrible has happened! The enemy has begun to counterattack!"
A guard pointed to the south and reported loudly.
Upon hearing this, the Athenian generals looked out from the deck and saw dozens of ironclad ships belonging to Stobi, which had already rushed over and started spewing fire.
After the Athenian fleet's charge stopped, the huge rams on the bows of each warship became ineffective due to the loss of speed.
Although the ship had a large reserve of sandbags, they just sat there for the enemy to burn, and did not try to rush over and engage in boarding battle. After a while, they would not be able to hold on.
Soon, the two hundred or so Athenian warships on the outermost edge were set on fire one after another.
A large number of Athenian soldiers had no choice but to abandon their ships and transfer to small boats to the rear ships.
Seeing that the fire attack was effective, Stobi's fire-breathing ship showed no sign of stopping, bypassing the burning warships and rushing towards the interior of the Athenian fleet.
"Order the entire army to retreat north and temporarily avoid the sharp edge!"
In desperation, Themistocles had no choice but to retreat.
Soon, the Athenian fleet began to turn and retreat to the north.
In this first round of confrontation, the joint fleet of the six nations actually gained the upper hand.
Such a result made the soldiers of the six countries extremely excited!
Although many people did not understand how their side won and how the Athenian fleet retreated, they still shouted and danced, celebrating in the most enthusiastic way that they had really repelled the main Athenian fleet.
Night gradually fell amid cheers.
On the Stobi flagship, the generals around were all praising King Stobi's brilliant strategy.
No one expected that such an encounter would end with a small victory for the joint fleet of the six nations.
Especially the Prime Minister and the High Priest, they put the stones in their hearts firmly on the ground.
What Greek naval god of war?
That’s all!
In front of my king, you can only be defeated!
Fortunately, you ran fast this afternoon!
If you are any slower, you, the god of war, will be ruined!
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