Chapter 68 Lurking
"Put it here, the rocks here are just a bunker!"
Under the command of Barron, several musketeers placed a 12-pound cannon on the top of the hill and formed a circular turret with its other partners.
This turret, dubbed by musketeers, is located on a cliff with an altitude of 200 meters. The terrain here is dangerous, and looking down from the edge of the turret, it is a slightly concave cliff. Below the cliff is the blue sea surface, and the surging waves constantly hit the rugged brown reefs on the shore, making a rustling sound of waves.
The slope of the back mountain leading to the fort was almost thirty degrees, and the slope gradually became smoother only when it reached below the mountainside. On the left and right sides of this temporarily opened turret, there were two small turrets with slightly lower altitudes on each side.
The three turrets are in the shape of a font and half of the island is included in the fire range. Any enemy who wants to attack a certain turret will be covered by the firepower of the turrets on both sides. If the musketeers guarding the turrets are included, there are almost no fire blind spots in the entire fortification.
A large sail warship was anchored on the sea in front of the cliff of the island. At this time, the sails on the warship had been put away and were tied to the cross-mast with thick sail cables. From time to time, seabirds would pass by above the warship, and sometimes they would stop on the mast to sort out their wings.
Xu Mo looked up at the blue sky and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. As the island's fortifications were completed, the young admiral's mood gradually became relaxed.
The island is called Cufornissi, located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea, and is part of the Greek Cyclades Islands. To the northwest is the largest and most fertile island of Naxos, which is home to hundreds of Greek fishermen, rich in fruits and wheat.
The Cyclades Islands are mountainous island groups. There are mountains at higher altitudes to the north and east of Cufornissi Island, and the southwest part is gentle. There is a natural deep-water harbor under the cliffs on the east side. The land extending to the north is like a spoon, embracing the harbor.
Under the cover of this mountain spoon surrounded by three sides, the ships anchored in the harbor are almost impossible to detect by any ship outside the harbor, while the lookout on the island of Cufonisi can rely on the mountains at extremely high altitude to observe any sailboats on the sea within the sight range.
This island is a concentrated reflection of Tielli's geographical knowledge. Although the Cyclades Islands are not an uninhabited desolate island, ordinary sailors can't think of such an island that meets the combat requirements in their minds at any time.
It had been almost a day and a half since the Vasa arrived in Cufornisi. With the efforts of hundreds of Viking sailors, they moved dozens of artillery on the Golden Elephant to three extremely high-altitude mountain platforms and built three temporary turrets. Xu Mo left a whole musket team and hundreds of armed sailors on these three turrets.
After unloading all the artillery, the Golden Elephant loaded the privateer gains of the Vasa for several months and more than twenty sailors injured in the battle. It would leave the large army under the driving of a small number of Viking sailors and embark on the road to sailing. If they are lucky, they would return to Stockholm in more than a month.
"BOSS, I'm back!" Li Ze's voice came from behind Xu Mo.
"It's good to come back!" Xu Mo turned around and looked at the dusty boat doctor, patting his shoulder happily, "Frango..."
"He left... there was no pain!" Li Ze was silent for a while before returning.
"... Has the message been passed?" Xu Mo nodded and asked in a deep voice, "Tell me about the specific situation!"
"Well, after you left Alexander, about two days after you left Alexander, a group of Ottoman reincarnators came to Alexander to inquire about the information about the battle of the pyramids!" Li Ze recalled in contemplation, "They were very cautious and did not use force in the city. I disclosed Frango's recovery to them through the Arab mercenaries left by Al..."
"Did they kill Frango?" A hint of heaviness appeared in Xu Mo's eyes.
Although the old sailor has not been on the Vasa for a long time and has not communicated much with Xu Mo, sending away one of his subordinates in this way still makes Xu Mo feel bitter in his heart.
"No, they seem to believe in the information provided by Frango and did not torture him. Frango passed on the message, and had no concern in his heart, and died of injury!" Li Ze shook his head and sighed, "After Frango's death, I left a sum of money for several familiar mercenaries to bury the old sailors. I came to the vicinity by an Arab merchant ship and then transferred to a small boat!"
"You are tired too, go and rest!" Xu Mo waved his hand gently, turning his head to look at the sea with all his heart.
Frango had already provided false information to the Temple of the Gods. By chance, this false information about the Vasa going to the Mediterranean to explore treasures became true information after the pyramid incident. Now the false information sent by Frango before his death should also make the Temple of the Gods believe it.
If Xu Mo's judgment was not wrong, he believed that the Temple of the Gods was already on the route to the Aegean Sea. If they were really in Marseille, then at most two days the Temple of the Gods would appear in the Aegean Sea, and their destination would be Delos in the Cyclades Islands.
Delos Island is a religious holy place in the Aegean Sea and Greece. It is the birthplace of the sun god Apollo and the moon goddess Artemis. There are many temples of the main gods in Greek mythology, including Apollo, Artemis, Poseidon, Hera, Sith and other main gods. It is precisely because the temple ruins of the Delos Island temples are everywhere, so Frango conveys false information about the Vasa hunting treasures on Delos Island, which is also extremely credible.
On the chart, Delo Island is located in the north of Cufornia Island. The ships traveling from the west cannot detect the Vasa in the harbor of Cufornia Island. However, the mountain lookout on Cufornia Island can see the ships traveling to Delo Island in the west.
In fact, after a lot of camouflage, the armed clutch commanded by Blackney also patrolled the waters in this area to avoid missing the warship of the Temple of the Gods. Now, Vasa just needs to wait quietly, waiting for the warships of the Temple of the Gods to pass here, and then pursue it at the right end to end this protracted team battle.
At night, Xu Mo leaned against the boat's side, quietly looking up at the bright moon, and the sound of waves hitting the reefs came from his ears.
"Admiral, haven't you rested yet?" Tiellili came up from the cabin and said with a smile.
"I can't sleep, come out to see the night view!" Xu Mo shook his head and sighed, "I don't know why recently, but I often suffer from insomnia."
"Haha, I miss my hometown!" Tie Lili leaned over and leaned on the side of the ship.
"Hometown?" Xu Mo was stunned and smiled faintly, "Yes, I haven't seen the moon in my hometown for a long time!"
"Admiral... Actually, there is something I have always wanted to tell you..." Tie Lilie suddenly hesitated.
"Are you going to get off the boat?" Xu Mo looked at the sea and asked lightly.
"You... know?" Tie Lilie asked in surprise.
"Haha, we have been together for so long, I can see it!" Xu Mo nodded, "You are different from Christina, Azhisha and the others. You go out to sea for pure sailing adventures and research astronomy and geography, and don't like tragic naval battles!"
"Admiral...I don't know what to say!" Tiellili said with a wry smile.
"It's okay. After returning to the flight this time, I will ask His Majesty Gustav to help you go out to sea and open up routes to Africa and the New World. What do you think?" Xu Mo said with a smile.
"If this is the case, it would be great!" Tie Lilie became excited rarely.
"Haha, I'm actually very surprised. How did Admiral Hedram do? He tricked an explorer like you into the ship and asked you to join the Swedish Navy?" Xu Mo blinked and teased.
"This... In fact, I encountered pirates at that time, and my ships and funds were looted. I could only stay in the port pennilessly. If it weren't for Admiral Hedram... I'd probably starved to death!" Tie Lilie red and hesitated.
"Haha, so that's how it is!" Xu Mo laughed.
"Admiral, a fire signal came from the lookout on the top of the mountain. There was a boat on the sea..." While the two were talking, a sailor who was on the night on the deck hurriedly came to report.
"Oh? The alarm bell sounded!" Xu Mo was shocked and immediately issued a warning order.
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