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Text Chapter 708 The Battle of Marmara

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    Theodosigan did not want to kill Murtan, because he knew very well that if Murtan died in his own hands, it would only cause a greater blow to his reputation. At the same time, Charel and Murtan's direct navy would also  It is impossible to surrender again, they will definitely resist to the end.

    But the development of the matter was beyond everyone's expectation. Theodosius and Sickert did not expect that Mertan would be so stubborn and would rather commit suicide than surrender. This made Theodosius and Sickert feel a little bit.  Caught off guard.

    However, Theodosius was indeed an excellent general. He quickly calmed down from the shock, then analyzed the current situation, and immediately made the fastest and wisest choice, that is, before the news of Murtan's death came out.  , ordered Sictor to lead his navy to attack the Mertan direct navy stationed in the Sea of ??Marmara.

    Facts have proved that Theodosius's judgment was correct. The navy in the Sea of ??Marmara did not expect that Sictor had rebelled, so Sictor's fleet easily sneaked into the station and suddenly began to attack. As a result, Murtan's  These direct forces suffered heavy losses and had to withdraw from the Sea of ??Marmara in the end. If Chareler had not seen that something was wrong and sent a fleet to meet them, the Mertan's direct navy would probably have been completely wiped out.

    When Xialer learned the news of Sictor's betrayal, he was furious. At the same time, he also had a premonition that his teacher might have been killed. His officers, as well as the surviving officers of Mertan's direct line, all asked for a fight, hoping that Xialer  You can send troops to attack Si Keduo and avenge General Murtan.

    "But Charles is a very stable person after all. He told the officers that it is still unclear whether General Murtan is still alive?  If General Murtan were alive, then Sictor would definitely put forward conditions to them and even force them to surrender. If they choose to attack at this time, they may put General Murtan in a dangerous situation.

    In case General Murtan has been killed.  So the most important thing now is not to avenge General Murtan, but to inherit the old general's legacy and guard the important exit of the Black Sea Strait so that Theodosius' power cannot reach the Mediterranean. At the same time, he is waiting for the arrival of Queen Irina.  Then combine the power of the queen to take down Theodosius and Sictor in one fell swoop, so that we can truly avenge General Mertan.

    Challer¡¯s calm analysis finally convinced most of the officers, who reduced their strength at the exit of the western end of the strait and formed a defensive force.  Firmly guarding the exit of the strait, this made Theodosius very annoyed. He had indeed thought about taking advantage of Charel's attack before.  He opened up the entire Black Sea Strait in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, Xialer was smarter than he thought.

    When Li Ke and his fleet arrived at the Black Sea Strait, this was the situation before them. Two-thirds of the entire Black Sea Strait had been occupied by Theodosius, and Chalere occupied the western end of the strait.  Waiting for their arrival.

    "Sanlang, what should we do now?" Irina asked looking a little worried.  Although she knew a lot about politics, she knew nothing about military matters. And when faced with such a major event, as a woman, she suddenly had no idea, and she was even giving up in her heart.

    Looking at Irina¡¯s worried expression.  Li Ke smiled and said: "Irina, although I didn't agree with your return at the beginning, now that we have arrived at the entrance of the Black Sea Strait, it will be too late to retreat, so now we only have one  The way is to lead a large army to defeat Sictor, and then use his strength to fight to the foot of Constantinople and force Theodosius to confess!"

    "His Majesty the Emperor is right. The current situation does not allow us to retreat in any way, otherwise it will not only disappoint the Roman nobles. It will also increase the reputation of Theodosius, who will definitely sit down as the Roman Emperor.  , it was definitely not good news for us at that time!" O'Fron also said.

    This is the Renyi room in Li Ke's boat. In addition to Li Ke and Irina, O'Fron and Charel are also there.  Xialer is a middle-aged man in his thirties. He is not tall but very strong. His facial features are very three-dimensional and he looks very stable.

    This is when Li Ke looked at Xialer, who had been silent, and then said with a smile: "What does General Xialer think?"

    Xialer couldn't understand Chinese, so Irina temporarily acted as a translator. After hearing this, he thought about it and then said: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of Wu, I am a soldier and I don't care about political matters.  All I know now is that Theodosius and Sictor conspired to kill my teacher, so now I just want revenge, and the rest has nothing to do with me!"

    After hearing what Xialer said, Li Ke and Irina looked at each other, because they both heard some other meanings from Xialer's words. The other party emphasized that he was an apolitical soldier, which was actually a hint.  No matter what Irina does in the future, he will not interfere with them, that is, he will maintain a neutral position, but there is a prerequisite, that is, Di?Doshi and Sictor were the two murderers who killed his teacher.  This shows that this Xialer is also an extremely shrewd guy. He has already guessed something from the fact that Li Ke accompanied Irina back.

    Conversations between smart people are always very pleasant. After listening to Xialer's words, Li Ke looked at the other party meaningfully, and then said with a smile: "General Xialer is indeed a real soldier.  , I decided to launch a general attack on Sictor's navy in three days. With the strength of our Dawu navy, it will not be a problem to defeat them. However, I hope that General Xialer will pay more attention to prevent Sictor from escaping.  .¡±

    After hearing this, Xialer's eyes lit up and he immediately said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, as long as your Majesty can defeat Sictor's navy, he will definitely not be able to escape!"

    "Very good. When we surround Constantinople, Theodosius will have no way to escape. His blood will be used to pay homage to the heroic spirits of Constans II and old General Murtan!"  Li Ke also assured with a decisive look on his face that Murtan had a huge reputation in the navy. Now that he is dead, Xialer will definitely become an important figure in the navy. Now he can get the other party's neutral position, which will be a great help to him and Yi  Linna is a huge blessing.

    After three days of rest, Li Ke finally decided to launch an attack on Siket. Among them, Li Ke's fifteen main warships were used as arrows, followed by hundreds of warships from Athens and Chalere, and they stormed into Mal.  Mara Sea.

    Xialer had blocked the news of the arrival of Li Ke and Irina before, so Siggadot didn't get the news at all in advance, so when he saw the fifteen strange and familiar Dawu battleships, he was frightened for a moment.  Suddenly, when Li Ke asked the navy to test-fire the artillery in the Golden Horn Bay, he and Mertan were also present. They knew how terrifying the artillery was. The thought of fighting these terrible warships made Sikett suddenly lose his mind.  The certainty of victory.

    Facts have proved that Sictor was still too optimistic. The Roman navy, which was still engaged in boarding battles, had no power to fight back when it encountered the Dawu navy, which had used artillery as its main means of attack, especially in the Sea of ??Marmara.  In such a relatively narrow sea area, Xi Keduo's warships had no place to hide, and one after another they were sunk by artillery.

    Seeing this unfavorable situation, Siket also knew that if he continued to fight like this, hundreds of warships under his command could be wiped out. Therefore, not long after the battle, nearly one-third of the warships were lost.  , he immediately ordered the entire army to retreat, preparing to return to the strait east of Constantinople, where his navy was stationed, and it could be defended with the fortifications of the station.

    But Sigurdop obviously overestimated the speed of the galley warships. Although Dawu's warships were old warships that had been eliminated from the Daqi navy, they had excellent operational performance and were very flexible.  When retreating, Li Ke immediately ordered the warships to speed up and catch up, and kept holding the opponent tightly to shoot. This caused Sictor's losses to be greater. In the end, more than 30 warships escaped to the strait east of Constantinople.  ships, less than one-third of the original size.

    This war, later known as the Battle of Marmara, lasted only two days and ended with Sictor escaping back to his home base.  Coupled with Li Ke's sudden attack, Theodosigen in Constantinople had no time to react. When he learned that Sictor was defeated, Constantinople had been attacked by Li Ke and Chalere's navy.  Surrounded by people.

    However, Li Ke was not in a hurry to attack Constantinople. Instead, he concentrated his forces to attack Sictor's lair, because he had previously promised Chareler to capture Sictor to avenge Murtan.  In addition, Sictor's navy occupies the east side of the Black Sea Strait, which allows Theodosius to have a communication channel with the Asia Minor Peninsula. The other party may escape to Asia Minor through Sictor at any time, so he wants to capture him.  This channel must be destroyed first.

    In the technical branch of the navy, the advantages of firearms are more easily revealed, especially when attacking.  For example, in this battle, no matter what kind of fortifications Siketou was hiding in, he could not withstand the salvos of hundreds of artillery, especially since the opponent lacked effective long-range attack methods. The only thing that could pose a threat to Li Ke was  There are only crossbows that are similar to crossbows, but the power of this kind of crossbow is not as powerful as the bed crossbow, so whether it is a spear or a stone, the damage to the hull is not very great.

    In the end, Sictor's defenses were destroyed by artillery, and most of the warships in the station were also destroyed. Sictor and his men jumped ashore, trying to escape to the Asia Minor Peninsula, but they were ambushed by Charles, who had already ambushed the shore.  , resulting in the loss of more than half of his men, and the Siks were also captured.

    As a result, the rebellion of the entire Black Sea Strait Fleet was finally quelled, and the entire strait once again fell into the hands of the party supporting Irina.  The next step was to deal with Theodosius in Constantinople.
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