Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1024

[Chapter 362 Decisive Battle of Serinus (3)]

“Woo!…” When Hasdruba heard the high-pitched bugle of the Dionia defenders coming from the rear, he was asking his generals to gather their troops as soon as possible for better order. Retreat, because he had fought against the Dionian army many times, he knew that the bugle sound represented an attack, so he was a little surprised: Aren’t the Dionians crazy?

If it wasn’t for the city wall, they would have been killed long ago, and they dared to attack us?

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“General, if the Dionians really come out to fight back, that’s a good thing! As long as we defeat them, we can seize the opportunity and successfully attack the port!” An Iberian army general reminded first.

These words were immediately recognized by others, and Hasdruba had this intention, and he immediately changed his order: “Go back immediately, let your soldiers retreat slowly, and lure the Dionysian garrison out. After that, launch a counterattack.”

As soon as the generals left, Hasdrubal received an order from Margo.

“Numibians launched a rebellion in the camp?!” Hasdruba was taken aback, looking at the black smoke that suddenly rose from the northwest, he now understood why the Dionian defenders suddenly attacked Well, it turns out that this is trying to take advantage of the fire!

Like Marco, he thought that the Numibian rebellion would soon be quelled, so he did not want to obey Marco’s order and lead the army back to the camp, because because of the “stupidity of the Dionian defenders” ”, a great opportunity to seize the port is in sight.

When he was hesitating, he received an order from Marco again.

Dionia’s army is approaching the camp?

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… Hasdrubal was taken aback again, and now he finally understood the reason why the Serinus defenders took the initiative to attack: they wanted to try their best to hold back the siege army I led and prevent me from returning to the reinforcement camp!

Of course, Hasdrubal can tell the difference between the camp and the city of Serinus, because the camp has provisions and luggage for the army to survive, this is enough to make him make up his mind: “Quickly inform everyone. Commander, lead the troops back to the camp immediately!”

Not long after, the messengers returned one after another and told Hasdruba a shocking news: the number of Dionia defenders who were attacking was very large, and they were launching a fierce attack on the various units of Carthage.

Is the Dionysian defender trying to hold us back?

Or is it really attacking?

… Hasdruba was dizzy by this series of news, and finally couldn’t sit still, and decided to go to the front to see what was going on?

Before attacking the inner city wall, Margo not only appointed Hasdruba to command all the attacking troops, but considering the high risk of siege, he also specially emphasized that Hasdruba could not charge forward as before and

experience the battle in person.

Hasdrubal, who was commanding such a large army for the first time, complied and has been sitting in the rear. When the battle was going well, he didn’t feel anything wrong, but once the battle situation became complicated, it made him unable to understand the front in time. battle situation.

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After the bugle of the attack sounded, the left, center, and right gates of the city wall opened wide, and the Dionian Legionnaires lined up in columns and rushed out quickly. The intentional retreat of the Carthaginian army gave them relatively ample time and space, which made the Dionysian offensive force boldly array in front of the city wall.

As a result, the soldiers of the Carthaginian army were amazed to see the enemy rushing out of the city gate, and then moving left and right under the city in an orderly manner, and soon formed a continuous array.

The Carthaginian generals felt uneasy, and they began to prepare to issue orders to attack.

At this moment, Hasdrubal’s messengers arrived and asked their respective troops to return to the camp immediately.

The generals were dumbfounded, retreating in front of the enemy was a big no-no, but Hasdrogba’s order was firm and stern, and it seemed that something more important was happening.

Some generals carried out the order, and some generals refused to carry out the order on the grounds that “Hasdruba sent two completely opposite orders in such a short period of time, completely dazed”, such as Lusitania and Kay Alt leaders.

The inconsistency of the Carthaginian army’s execution of orders caused some troops to retreat and some to attack. Before the battle began, the entire army was in chaos.

The legionaries of Dionia seized this favorable opportunity and immediately launched an attack. The legionnaires shouted the name of Hades and rushed to the enemy like a tide.

Although his line of sight was blocked by the soldiers, the thunderous cry shocked Hasdrubal, who was catching up. He immediately realized that what the messenger said was true. Not only were there many Dionians attacking, And the morale is high, but the two sides are already fighting together, and it is too late to change the order.

The left, center, and right three-way charge battles are at the forefront are the Dionian legions that have not fought in Sicily, such as the third legion, the fourth legion, the sixth legion, the Lucaria reserve legion, etc. , After they landed in Sicily, they stayed in the barracks all the time. In addition to training, they heard the news of one victory after another, and they envied the friendly troops who were fighting on the front line. So when the order to attack was issued, these people recharged their energy. The soldiers of the Legion who had been roaring like thunder for many months, ran like wind, and charged like tigers. After the crash, their long shields were broken and their spears were broken. The soldiers of the Carthaginian army were either stabbed or knocked down. The chaotic formation of the Carthaginian troops was shaky due to the constant change of orders, and only the Lusitania and Celtic warriors were barely able to withstand the charge of the Dionian legionnaires.

Under the city wall in front of the port area, from east to west, there was no place where the Carthaginian army was not attacked. There was surging black everywhere, and there was a deafening sound of fighting everywhere.

“Quick!…Go and inform Kisgow! We need support here, let him bring the army here immediately!…” Hasdrubal roared anxiously at the messenger.

After finishing speaking, he rode a war horse, galloping back and forth behind the battle formation, and together with his subordinates, he loudly boosted the morale of the soldiers and encouraged them to keep fighting, and reinforcements would come soon.

Correspondingly, according to the plan, many Dionian soldiers in the rear also shouted in Carthaginian language: “The Numibians are rioting! They are burning your camp, run away! Otherwise You’re going to be surrounded!”

The soldiers of the Carthaginian army heard the enemy’s shouts, and their hearts became more and more flustered, because they did see black smoke rising from the rear before, and they once wondered what happened, plus their physical strength after fighting for a long time Almost exhausted, even the Phoenician infantry, known for their stubborn fighting spirit, did not have the heart to fight any longer. Their morale dropped sharply, and the soldiers began to retreat.

Only the Lusitania and Celtic warriors were still fighting, but the fierce natives of Iberia had to let go when all the neighbouring allies began to flee and the enemy began to attack their flanks, ready to encircle them. Proud, turned and ran.

This large-scale assault lasted less than 20 minutes, and the winner was decided.

The Iberian army was completely defeated, and the Dionian army was in hot pursuit.

More than 40,000 soldiers from the Carthaginian army, more than 50,000 soldiers from the Dionysian army, and nearly 100,000 people chased and killed in the city of Serinus. The whole city was like a boiling water tank that was about to explode. Noisy.

The constant screams from the rear made the soldiers of the Carthaginian army flee desperately, and even pushed each other, while the ruins of many houses in the city and the view blocked by the dust fog made their hearts more and more panic. Falling

down, then being trampled…

Margo left some soldiers on the outer walls of Serinus as he went to camp, and when the ground shook, the noise came, and thousands of soldiers approached, he stood in the city They were all stunned. Even if there were black figures swaying all over the city at this time, throwing a javelin or shooting an arrow at random would not miss the target. It was an absolute opportunity to kill the enemy, but there was no one People choose to do this, they only feel like a small boat, facing a huge storm that is about to hit, if they hesitate, the boat will be destroyed and people will die, so the soldiers in the city chose to flee without any hesitation.

So far, Margo spent nearly two months, exhausted countless manpower, and made a lot of sacrifices to capture the city of Serinus. It took only half an hour for the Dionysian army to take all of it. Recaptured, they did not stop there, but continued to pursue.

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Marco returned to the camp, UU read www.sonicmtl.com and immediately climbed the city wall outside the camp to check the Dionysian army approaching the camp. He saw the two Dionysian poles shining in the sun. The Kingdom Banner immediately realized that King Dionia was most likely in this army, and as the Dionysian army got closer and closer to the camp, Margo, who was experienced in war, noticed that something was wrong with this army. At least half of the Dionian soldiers did not behave like elites, which made him suddenly have a strong thought: why not go out to meet the enemy?

This may be a great opportunity to defeat King Dionia and turn the tide of the war!

At this time, he received the news that “Dionia’s defenders at the port of Serinus attacked, and Hasdrubal’s army could not return soon.”

Also at this time, the Numibian cavalry, who had rebelled in the northwest of the camp, found that the army led by Stikamo came in a hurry, did not dare to fight with it, and quickly fled the camp.

Instead of chasing, Sticamo led the soldiers to put out the spreading fire.

Kisgow led the army to the Numibian camp in the southeast of the camp, and is calming down the riots there, and the entire Carthaginian camp has basically returned to stability.