"Then we'll talk about it then."
After leaving such words, Animusfia looked up at the last pale white afterglow in the sky, and finally walked into the darkness of the lighthouse's staircase corridor.
However, he had no intention of letting Nero know this.
When Animusphia prepared to set fire to the city from the very beginning, she did not let Nero know the whole plan.
Blaming all atrocities on the enemy, only in this way will the simple Majesty continue to be so innocent.
Instead of going back to her life that should have been decorated with conspiracy and poison.
Since she was going to have a beautiful dream, Animusfia should make this dream without any cracks.
In the end everything will be repaired, and when Nero wakes up from his dream,
Even if she doesn’t remember anything, she can still feel that she had a good night’s sleep and that it was a good dream————
That's all Animusfia hopes to achieve.
"Governor——————"
Nero, who had been standing on the deck of the warship for a long time, waved to Animusfia not far away.
"Yu is here!"
Animusfia looked back at Seneca who was still standing on the lighthouse looking down at him and Nero.
Whether it was to Nero or Animusfia, Seneca nodded slowly.
It looked like he was in agreement.
The sea breeze blowing from the sea lifted the corners of Animusfia's clothes, and the sails of the wooden boats in the harbor were also blown up, and the wooden bows gently hit the long embankment of the pier rhythmically.
"Governor..."
Seeing Animusfia boarding the galley unhurriedly, Nero tugged on his cuffs worriedly.
"Already about to set sail, will these ships actually work?"
"Well, Your Majesty, they are not of much use now. But when the time comes, you will naturally see their effectiveness. Don't you still believe me?"
"Of course I won't doubt you! It's just..."
Nero was still looking at the sailing canoes in the port with some embarrassment as the tide continued to move closer to the shore.
"It's a westerly wind now, and it's difficult for these ships to even leave the port."
"This is no problem, Your Majesty."
After gently patting Nero's smooth blond hair with her right hand, Animusfia then turned to the soldiers still on the shore and gave instructions:
"Give me the order to furl the sails of the fire ship, connect the fire ship with the battleship with ropes, and use the battleship to tow them to sail!"
The soldiers who followed Animusfia's orders 100% quickly took action.
"But, this won't work at all in battle, right? On the contrary, it will slow down Yu's battleship."
"Your Majesty, one battleship can drag a dozen fire ships forward, and there will only be a few ships that are slowed down. It's not harmful at all, besides————"
As Animusfia spoke, she looked at the night sky that had completely darkened, with only a few torches burning on the ship and the lights lit in the lighthouse still remaining a little bright.
Rome, the city of seven hills in the distance, also lit up many dots of lights.
In this late summer, which is about to enter autumn, even in the Mediterranean region with a pleasant climate, you can't help but feel a little chill on the shore.
"Dongfeng will help me, Your Majesty."
Animusfia looked down at Nero beside her and smiled confidently.
"Similarly, the 'gods' in the sky will also help you."
"The 'gods' in the sky?"
Nero asked with some confusion.
"Neptune!"
Without further explanation, Animusfia loudly shouted the name of the god of the sea in Roman mythology, who is also the eighth planet in the solar system—Neptune.
Before the soldiers on the boat could paddle, the boat Animusfia and Nero were on was already moving quickly.
Sailing towards the northwest sea.
Although Animusfia, without the huge amount of magic power in the Spear of Ouranos as a reserve, is now unable to restore the feat it did when facing Krasin in France, it can only control the surrounding seawater to slightly push a few ships. The advancement of the paddle ship is naturally a no-brainer.
However, the main navigation still relied on the hard rowing of the soldiers in the bottom cabin.
Originally, the people doing these jobs should be slaves, but who asked Animusfia to free all the slaves?
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"Lord Augustus, the lights of enemy ships were spotted not far ahead!"
The soldiers standing on the top of the mast and looking out reported to Octavian on the deck.
Looking at the galleys that were still rising from the sea level in front of him, Octavian nodded.
Since he could see the fire on Nero's ship, the other party must also have seen his behemoth.
Originally, when sailing at night, all candlelights should be extinguished on the ship, but Octavian's flagship, which was as huge as a hill, was still a vast expanse of sudden darkness even if the lights were completely turned off.
Not to mention under the bright moonlight today.
However, the opponent also did not put out the lights. It seemed that he was going to have a fair showdown with him.
"Command all ships! Prepare to set up the Crow Suspension Bridge and shoot the 'pincers', don't give an enemy ship a chance to escape!"
The history of the Crow Suspension Bridge can be traced back to the war between Rome and Carthage hundreds of years ago. In order to take advantage of the powerful Roman army when fighting against the powerful Carthage, the Romans invented a way to build a bridge from their own warships. Drawbridge over enemy ship.
In this way, Roman soldiers who were not good at water warfare could walk on the platform composed of two warships.
The bottom of the suspension bridge also has a metal protrusion similar to a bird's beak, which can be firmly nailed to the enemy's ship when it is lowered to prevent the opponent's ship from escaping.
However, this sharp weapon also has risks. If the Crow Suspension Bridge is used hastily in a windy and high-wave environment, it may cause irreversible damage to both ships, and it may even sink the ship directly.
However, in the calm Mediterranean, such incidents rarely happen, and the commander only needs to consider the use situation.
At the same time, all the crossbow-like objects on Octavian's ship were tightened up under the control of the soldiers.
This is also the reason why Octavian was able to win the Battle of Actium - which can be called the most important naval battle in the Mediterranean region in the classical era.
In the Battle of Actium, Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, one of the last three giants, and forced them to commit suicide in the palace in Egypt.
Since then, he has unified Rome and officially cut off the inheritance of the Egyptian pharaohs.
The key to Octavian's victory lay in his "pincers". During the naval battle, Octavian used a ballistae to shoot the "pincers" onto the opponent's ships. Behind the "pincers" were iron-covered ropes and springboard.
When the "pincers" hit the enemy ship, the opponent could no longer move. Octavian's troops only needed to pull the opponent's ship closer and use the springboard to jump onto the opponent's ship to once again take advantage of their land warfare advantage.
As for the enemy ships that were hit, they could not cut through the iron ropes and could not reach Octavian's springboard, so they had no choice but to let the other side slaughter them.
"Report! Lord Augustus, the two wings of their fleet have begun to move to both sides of our fleet!"
"Hmph...you still want to surround us? It seems they haven't figured out whether they are hunters or prey."
Octavian laughed dumbly and then ordered.
"Send the order! Let them disperse the forces on both wings, and when the opponent moves to both sides of our army, directly launch pincers and suspension bridges to attack! We will defeat the enemy's two wings and the central army together!"
Mikhail VIII frowned as he watched Octavian give the order. Although he could not find any fallacy in Octavian's tactics, Mikhail VIII always felt that something was wrong in his heart.
Is it that easy to defeat Caesar's servants?
Suddenly, Octavian's flagship shook, as if it hit something, but it was not that violent.
"This is?"
Mikhail VIII couldn't help but asked aloud.
Octavian's brows also frowned, and then his flagship and the entire fleet slowed down visibly.
"The direction of the current has changed...?"
Immediately afterwards, Nero and the Animusfia fleet quickly circled the two wings of Octavian's fleet like Olympic athletes running on land.
Giving them little chance to aim and fire the ballistae, Octavian's fleet was already half surrounded, leaving only a way out.
However, even armies fighting on land can hardly turn around in a short while, let alone ships at sea.
"We are surrounded, Lord Augustus."
"Don't panic! We're just surrounded, but our purpose remains the same. The opponent's center and two wings are more dispersed, making it easier for us to defeat them. It's still the same order as before, fire the ballistae!"
Octavian still ordered calmly.
The iron-covered rope was quickly shot out into the distance by the "pliers", and finally penetrated tightly into the wooden hull.
The relative positions of the Octavian and Animusfian fleets were also anchored as the "pincers" were fired.
The Chinese fleets of the two sides finally met together, and Octavian finally saw Animusphia and Nero standing on the other side's deck.
Like a giant net wrapped around boulders, Animusphia's fleet tightly wrapped Octavian's fleet.
Now we just have to see whether the boulder can break through the giant net, or whether the giant net can catch the boulder.
"Bang-bang-bang-!"
After several loud noises, the same "pincers" were shot from the battleship where Animusphia was located into Octavian's flagship.
After all, his ship also came from Octavian's fleet.
