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Text Chapter 1065 All the way to the west (twenty-two)

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    There is nothing wrong with the saying that extreme joy brings about sorrow.  ¡Ñ, when those Roman warships equipped with ramming horns slammed into the Han army's ship, the Han army's sailors were dumbfounded.  The turbulent seawater violently poured into the big hole that was opened, and it would not take long for a valuable ship to be dragged to the bottom of the sea.  There is no use in using wooden materials for things like watertight compartments.  No matter how good and sturdy the Han army's ships are, they are only made of wooden materials after all. They are not extremely strong ironclad ships.  It will also sink if hit by a corner.  After losing more than ten large ships one after another, Sun Jian, who was in a state of excitement, finally came to his senses and quickly issued an order to break away from the battle line and reorganize the formation.  But before the Romans had time to rejoice, they found a way to deal with the foreign ships.  The Han army's dense rain of rockets, arrows, incendiary bombs, etc. flew over overwhelmingly.  Turning any approaching Roman ships into giant torches.  After the two sides distanced themselves, the Romans' collision angle lost its effect, and they could only watch helplessly as the foreign ships took advantage of the weapon range to attack them wantonly.  Roman losses continued to mount rapidly.  "Retreat!" Seeing that there was no chance of rectifying the situation, Severus let out a long sigh and ordered the entire army to retreat.  Although the Romans have suffered heavy losses, they have not yet reached the point of breaking out.  After all, there are too many of them.  As long as the main force is still there, there is naturally hope of continuing to fight in the future.  If you hold on and sink everything here, it will be all over.  "Father, those Daqin people have escaped." Seeing the Roman fleet starting to turn around and return, Sun Ce ran to his father and shouted.  "Don't worry." Sun Jian smiled, with a smile on his lips, and said, "There is Gongjin's fleet waiting for them over there. How can it be so easy to go anywhere?"  With his hands, he was able to command an army by himself when he was less than twenty years old.  Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, the heir to Sun Jian's position as governor-general and known to everyone by Gao Yang's special care, had already led their fleet out of a hidden fjord on the Greek peninsula.  Pounced straight on the back of the Roman fleet.  The Adriatic Sea is as long and narrow as the Italian Peninsula. The Strait of Otranto, the only entrance, is affected by tides, ocean currents, wind directions, and island, sandbar, and reefs.  The channel that is truly accessible to ships, especially large ships, is not wide.  Moreover, when driving out from the sea ship, you will encounter the counterattack of the ocean current.  These are all recorded in the detailed hydrological report Gao Yang gave to the navy.  Although there is a difference of one or two thousand years in time, after field exploration, it was found that the difference with the records in the hydrological report is not big.  "The fleets have taken up positions and are ready for battle." The same young adjutant came to the side of the heroic and majestic Zhou Yu and shouted loudly.  "Yes." The handsome Zhou Yu nodded with satisfaction, raised the monocular telescope in his hand and looked around, seeing that his fleet was ready for the battle.  He turned sideways and whispered to his adjutant, "Let's get started." Although the location of the Strait of Otranto is already very suitable for a blocking battle.  However, Zhou Yu still arranged a brand new gift for the Romans.  In order to block the escape route of the Romans, Zhou Yu plundered a large number of local ships from Asia Minor and Greece after accepting the mission.  After loading ropes, stones and other things, Zhou Yu took him to the battlefield.  Now it¡¯s time for these local ships to come on stage.  Row after row of ships were pulled to designated positions and then sank to the bottom of the sea. These ships were all connected by thick ropes, and the sinking positions were arranged reasonably to block most of the shallower channels.  As for the deep water channel.  It has been tightly blocked by Zhou Yu's fleet.  When it got dark, the Romans who had crossed the strait with great force early yesterday morning retreated.  The Roman fleet was much smaller in number, and its formation was completely broken up.  They were crowded together like a group of refugees.  "Damn it!" The Han army's ships were tall and big, and Zhou Yu's fleet, which had blocked the waterway, was naturally discovered quickly.  After learning that a powerful alien fleet had blocked the strait, Severu, who was frustrated by the failure of the previous naval battle, immediately went crazy.  "Charge over! Charge over! Knock them all down!" Severus, who had been drifting at sea for several days, was in an extremely bad mood and shouted the order with a ferocious face.  It¡¯s just that at this time, it was difficult for the Roman fleet to achieve unified orders.  The Roman fleet was originally dominated by the ships of merchants who were forcibly recruited. These were the private properties of various slave owners, manor owners, and noble knights.  Everyone had worked hard to win before. After all, Severus promised to give generous rewards as long as he won.  It's a pity that they plan to?.  If you lose, you have nothing.  Everyone can see the current situation.  The Roman fleet had no hope of recovery.  Nowadays, let alone winning, even escaping unharmed is a luxury.  At this time, the Roman merchants who had a lot to gain quickly began to save themselves.  The main channel in the middle of the strait was blocked by a large number of Han ships, but it was very wide on both sides.  Only a small number of Han navy ships were patrolling.  After all, the sea is so big.  No matter how large Zhou Yu's fleet is, it is impossible to seal them all.  Moreover, although the sunken ships that sank to the bottom of the sea and blocked the shallower channels played a lot of roles, they could not stop all the Roman ships in such a large number.  The ship, which was intent on escaping, still took advantage of the chaotic situation and rushed out a large part of it.  As the main force of the Roman fleet, those true battleships still obeyed the orders of their emperor.  After reorganizing their formation, they headed straight for Zhou Yu's fleet.  They didn't have time to organize themselves properly, as the huge pursuing army behind them that covered the sky and the sun was coming soon.  "Humph, I learned pretty quickly." Zhou Yu looked at the Roman ships rushing toward him, almost all of which were regular warships equipped with rams.  He snorted disdainfully.  He didn't pay much attention to the escaping Roman boats on both sides, but he couldn't let go of the regular warships on the main channel.  These are the real threats.  Zhou Yu¡¯s flagship is equipped with a clairvoyant, which is the wireless telegraph machine given by Gao Yang. It is only installed on the flagship.  He learned the status of the naval battle from Sun Jian through Qianlier early.  We also know that the threat of ramming on regular Roman ships was great.  But he had no intention of letting those Romans get close.  "Send the signal and start pouring oil." Following Zhou Yu's order, dozens of small ships quickly moved forward and rushed towards the Roman fleet.  When they reached the center of the channel, the sailors on the ship cut the ropes and dumped the oil into the sea.  The young Zhou Yu was decisive in his attack. He directly used the ocean currents to pour a large amount of oil into the sea, and floated along the seawater in the direction of the Romans.  Moreover, the place where they poured oil was very close to the Romans and the area was very large.  After the ignition, the numerous Roman ships had almost no time to evade.  "Fire the arrow!" Gan Ning, whose head was wrapped in a piece of brocade cloth, shouted loudly after calculating the time in his mind on the Han army boat that quickly turned around and fled after pouring the oil.  ¡®Whoosh whoosh~¡¯ The dense rain of arrows that ignited the arrows fell into a large amount of oil under the horrified gaze of the Romans, turning the entire sea into hell flames in an instant.  "No!!!" The desperate Severus rushed to the side of the ship and watched the Roman warships in the distance that were hurriedly turning their bows, trying to escape from getting closer and closer to the sea of ????fire and slowly entering the sea of ????fire, howling with grief and anger.  It is very simple for people to turn around, just raise their legs and turn around.  But it would be difficult for a huge sea ship to turn around.  Especially the sea-going ships of the mixed era of wooden sailboats and paddles, where technology was not yet developed.  When the terrifying sea of ????fire spread towards the Roman ships, the desperate Romans began to turn their ships crazily, trying to escape.  On the Roman ship, the Roman soldiers who were supervising the slaves waved their whips desperately on the slaves paddling, asking them to row the boat faster, faster!  But in the end, they could only die in the flames together with these chained slaves.  Because there are so many of them, and their movements are extremely chaotic.  Many Roman ships collided with their own ships when they were turning. As a result, no one on the two ships could escape.  I can only look desperately at the terrifying sea of ????hell and fire approaching with the ocean current from the slowly sinking ship!  "It's over, it's all over." Looking at the Roman Empire's most elite fleet being buried in the sea of ??fire, looking at the huge fleet that was completely in chaos.  The desperate Severus was so sad that he collapsed on the deck and cried bitterly.  "We can't die here!" After some urgent discussion, several senators of the Senate quickly ordered the emperor's ship to turn around and sail towards the Italian Peninsula.  They no longer cared about looking for a port, they rushed straight to the land and ran aground directly, as long as they could escape.  As for why we didn¡¯t just head to the east coast of the Italian peninsula before, it was because there were no large seaports on the east coast near the battlefield that could accommodate so many ships.  Moreover, once docked in a seaport on the east coast, it means complete loss of sea control.  As soon as the foreign fleet blocked the port, the Romans would not be able to leave even a single ship.  The topography of the Adriatic Sea makes it almost impossible for losers to stand up.  This naval battle, which was extremely large in scale and momentum, and equally extraordinary in significance, finally came to an end after dark.  The fire that is still burning on the sea is the final outcome of this naval battle.curtain symbol.  The losses of the Romans were beyond statistics.  Even they themselves didn't know how many people or ships there were in the hastily put together fleet.  Only a lucky few managed to escape.  Most of the others perished in the sea and fire.  After this naval battle, the Roman Empire lost the most convenient continuous access to its colonies.  They could only watch helplessly as the foreign navy dominated the Mediterranean.  Before long, the brutal war of conquest was about to reach the mainland.  (To be continued)
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