Greece’s Roman Road - Chapter 219

When the mind is relaxed, the human body will inevitably feel drowsiness.

At six o’clock on the Aegean Sea, the fog filled the air, and the thick moisture had soaked Sergeant Herum’s uniform.

Standing on the highest post in the whole ship, the strong sea breeze blew on him, and the whole body felt chilly, which made people shiver.

If it wasn’t for the cool wind blowing in from all over his body, Herum would definitely have fallen asleep on the towering lookout post.

“Have you found anything?” Captain Chris’s voice suddenly came from the microphone.

Captain Chris, who was a little worried about the battle situation, woke up early in the morning from his sleep.

During the trip the day before yesterday, Captain Chris learned that, due to the delay of the Ottoman navy, on October 28, after the capture of Tenedos, Cantoriotis sent a message to the Ottoman fleet. A provocative telegram was sealed: “We have occupied Tenados and are waiting for your departure. If you need escort, we can assist you.”

The Greek Navy sent such an insulting telegram. As long as the Ottoman Navy still had a trace of blood and fighting spirit, it would not be willing to endure it.

The two destroyer formations approached along the Ottoman coast for reconnaissance, and were likely to encounter the main Ottoman fleet.

The captain’s voice suddenly appeared, which made Sergeant Herum refreshed and shivered.

“Sir, the lookout post didn’t find anything.” Herum replied to the microphone while patrolling the sea.

It was foggy all around, and the visibility was only about 1,000 yards. There was really nothing abnormal in the field of vision, which calmed Sergeant Herum’s fast beating heart.

Although he was taken aback by the colonel, he didn’t think much about opening his mouth and replied, but he was not mistaken, he really didn’t see anything on the sea.

“We are now very close to the Ottoman Dardanelles Strait, and there is a possibility of encountering Ottoman warships at all times. Open your eyes and keep an eye on it, do you understand?” the voice in the microphone said.

“Yes, Captain,” Herum responded loudly, then he cheered up and continued to scout the situation on the sea.

He didn’t want the fleet to miss the chance to destroy the **** Ottomans because of his negligence.

However, the thick water mist still firmly blocked the sea surface, everything was quiet, and then relaxed a little, yawned lazily, then raised his right hand and rubbed his eyes that he could barely open.

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The moment he raised his head, his eyes swept across the sea, and he suddenly noticed that on the sea on the right side of the Xianlin, a black smoke rose up and drifted into the air.

“Spot the ship, sir,” Sergeant Herum shouted into the microphone.

The black smoke on the sea is the trace of the ship.

At this time, the ships basically used coal as power. When sailing at sea, the black smoke from the ship’s chimney was the best marker for searching for ships.

As a strictly trained scout, Herum would never be wrong.

“Black smoke is found on the right side, sir, it is suspected that an Ottoman warship has been found.” Herum put his mouth close to the microphone and repeated loudly again, while his eyes were fixed on the black smoke on the sea.

The Xinlin immediately sounded a terrifying battle alarm, and at the same time, through the searchlight, it alerted the friendly ship Ramdo that the enemy was found.

Just thirty seconds later, the two destroyers accelerated to a super-high speed of 25 knots, changed course, and headed towards the smoke.

More than ten minutes later, a steamship appeared in front of the two destroyers, with the flag of the Ottoman Empire flying high on its mast, heading from north to south towards the Dardanelles.

On the deck of the Xinlin, Captain Chris, who was holding a telescope, saw that the ship that appeared in the lens was not the expected Ottoman warship, but just a civilian ship carrying goods. He couldn’t help feeling a burst of disappointment.

However, the crew members who were also standing on the deck did wave their arms happily and cheered loudly.

The reason is very simple. Greece’s naval regulations follow the British naval tradition. According to the regulations, the enemy ships captured by the navy at sea, as well as the goods on the enemy ships, belong to the crew of the navy.

In other words, this Ottoman ship, and the cargo on board, now belong to the crew of the two destroyers.

This naval regulation is mainly to boost the morale of naval soldiers, and use naked goods to motivate soldiers to fight bravely without fear of danger.

Looking at the direction of this Ottoman ship, it should have been withdrawn from Macedonia to Asia Minor. There must be many Ottoman officials and nobles on board such a ship.

And these dignitaries, hurriedly withdrawing from Macedonia to Asia Minor, will definitely carry a lot of money with them.

Since the start of the war, the Ottoman Empire has faced a severe situation where the Balkan Alliance is attacked from three sides. The war situation is not optimistic, and it is very likely that Macedonia will be lost.

Therefore, the Ottoman bureaucracy and rich people in Macedonia naturally want to bring huge wealth back to the safety of Asia Minor after hundreds of years of searching.

The Xianlin continued to send clear telegrams and light signals to the Ottoman ships, requesting the ship to stop for inspection by the Greek Navy.

After this, the ship not only did not stop, but instead accelerated to escape. The speed of the ship was only 7 knots, but it was increased to about 11 knots.

Captain Chris had to order shelling threats, and at the same time, he sent a telegram threatening that if he continued to escape after ten minutes, the warship would directly fire and sink the ship.

“Boom”

The two artillery pieces on the destroyer’s bow opened fire, and the Ottoman steamship exploded, causing two water columns to rise around it.

The Greek sailors were lying on the ship’s rail, looking at their spoils with joy, and shouting excitedly, “This is a ship, this is clearly a pile of drachmas.”

The helpless ship, under the threat of death, could only slowly stop.

Sergeant Herum on the lookout post was also happily lying on the fence, looking down at the terrified Ottomans on the opposite boat, whistling non-stop.

At the same time, he calculated in his heart that he discovered this Ottoman ship, and if he made credit, he would definitely be commended by the captain, and at the same time, he would be rewarded handsomely.

I casually tidied up the navy cap on my head, and glanced at the sea at will. Due to the discovery of the ship at this time, the sky was already bright. On the sea in the east, the sky had been rendered red by the sunrise, and the visibility on the sea was improved. a lot.

The pupils shrank suddenly, and on the sea in the southeast direction, black smoke billows very conspicuously, and the thick smoke is divided into several strands.

Looking at the posture of the black smoke, it is clearly a sign that only a fleet exists!

“It is suspected that the enemy fleet has been discovered.” Sergeant Herum shouted loudly to the deck, and he didn’t care about the microphone, but instead shouted directly to the captain on the deck.

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