Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1025

[Chapter 363 Decisive Battle of Serinus (4)]

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At this time, Margo’s mind was already filled with the idea of “going out to the camp and defeating King Dionia”. He didn’t pay attention to the news of “Selinus defenders attacking”, but sent a messenger to let him He told Hasdrubal to push back the defenders of Serinus as soon as possible, and then came to join him in battle.

At the same time, he sent messengers to inform Sticamo and Kisgow to get ready.

The camp has returned to stability, and the Dionysian defenders are not afraid, but it is more conducive to capturing the port, and the camp is being prepared for the battle… Everything is deflecting in the direction of Carthage.

Marco stood on the city wall, clasping the stone bricks with both hands, staring at the two dazzling banners of the Dionysian army outside the camp, like a tiger lurking in the grass and about to pounce.

However, an anxious shout broke his illusion: “Lord Margo! Madam Margo! It’s not good! The number of Dionia’s troops attacking from the port is very large, and the attack is fierce. Our army in the city has already begun to retreat!”

“What?!” Margo, Pomirka and the surrounding entourage were all shocked.

“What the hell is Hasdruba doing!” Marco roared irritably.

“Master Margo… It’s no wonder that there may be less than 20,000 enemies of King Dionia outside the camp. They may have hidden their main force in the port of Serinus!” Pomirka suddenly realized at this time.

Of course Marco understood: Since Dionia and the Numibians colluded, taking advantage of the Numibian rebellion and the turmoil in the camp, the Dionia army wanted to take advantage of the fire, and it was more difficult to attack from the outside, because The Carthaginian camp is protected by a city wall, and it is ambushed in the port. When the Carthaginian attacking army is tired, it is easier to launch a counterattack and get results!

At this time, Margo had no time to reflect on his negligence. The situation took a turn for the worse. He immediately realized that Hasdrubal’s army was defeated by a strong enemy. Now that the troops in the camp are scattered, I am afraid it is too late to go to the city of Serinus. Rescue, only to concentrate on defending the Carthage camp first!

He made up his mind and gave a decisive order: “Immediately notify Kisig and Sticamo, let them lead the army to defend the inner city wall of the camp, stop the Dionysian army from attacking the camp, and at the same time guide—”

Margo’s words Before he could finish speaking, there was a deafening sound of fighting from the south of the camp.

The crowd changed again.

It turned out that the total collapse of the Carthaginian army was too fast, and the Dionysian army pursued it very quickly. When the Carthaginian messenger rushed back to the camp and reported the news to Marco, the Carthaginian army had been driven out of the city. ,

rushing towards the Carthaginian camp, which was only a mile away from Serinus, and the Dionian Legionnaires were chasing after him.

In order to capture the city of Serinus, the earth wall connected to the outer city wall of Serinus, which Margo had worked so hard to build, was now convenient for the Dionysian army, and some legionnaires rushed to kill along the earth wall. Come here, because the Carthaginian army has advanced the offensive line to the inner city wall of Serinus, there is no defender on the inner wall of the camp at all, so that the Dionysian army can easily rush in from multiple directions. Carthage camp.

The rout of Carthage and the Dionian army soon turned the entire camp into a mess.

Marco stood on the city wall and looked at the soldiers fleeing in the camp. What he heard most was: “Help!

Escape ! We are defeated!”

The control of the Carthaginian army was at a loss for a while.

At this moment, he saw that there was still an army in a relatively complete formation, rushing in from the south. The Numibians have all betrayed! The situation is very critical, I will escort you with troops, let’s… quickly escape the camp!” The

Numibian camp is mainly in the southeast of the Carthaginian camp, a distance from Marco The city wall where it is located is not far away. Previously, Kisgo led the army to sit there, and it was not a big surprise to be able to arrive in time. However, in such a chaotic situation, it was not easy to ensure that the army under his command was basically complete.

Marco stood on the city wall and looked around at the huge camp where the defeated soldiers were running and screaming and screaming. He remembered his ambitious oath a few months ago to lead a 100,000 army to land in Sicily. .

Why did it suddenly become like this!

… Marco was very unwilling, and finally his eyes fell on the Dionysian army outside the camp. The golden flag was so dazzling that a thought suddenly popped into his mind, and he shouted Said: “Kisgo, lead your troops and follow me out of the camp!” The

Carthaginian camp was full of dust and mist, and the sky was noisy. There were still soldiers escaping from the camp gate. The Dionian army outside the camp naturally also It was obvious that the plan made in advance had been successful. Davos and the others were very excited, so Davos issued an order: “The army accelerates forward, approaches the camp gate in the east of the camp, and intercepts the fleeing troops.

” Armid made no objection.

But it didn’t take long before he reminded loudly: “Your Majesty, these Carthaginian soldiers who have just left the camp seem to be preparing to attack us!”

Of course Davos also discovered this abnormal situation: the soldiers who had just left the camp There were a large number of Carthaginian soldiers, not rushing to flee like other soldiers, but gathered together, facing them, and began to line up!

“Go and call Sextus!” Not long after Davos finished speaking, Sextus, the captain of the Roman Reserve Brigade, rushed in front of him.

“Sextus, aren’t you complaining that you didn’t let the Roman Brigade participate in this battle? Now is your chance.” Davos pointed to the front and said sternly: “See? The Carthaginians are going to fight us. Attacked, trying to make up for the defeat of their camp by winning. You should be well aware that this army is full of people except the Roman reserve group and cavalry, so it looks like the opponent has more than us, but I hope As the main force, the Roman Reserve Brigade will attack the enemy on the opposite side and completely smash their illusions, can it be done?”

After hearing this, Sextus gave a military salute and said confidently: “Your Majesty, rest assured, this The battle will be handed over to our Roman Reserve Brigade!”

Davos immediately returned the military salute, and said, “Tell the brothers, I will follow them forward, and my safety depends on their victory!”

Sextus felt a great responsibility at this time, and he looked at Dai With a firm expression, Firth swallowed the words he wanted to persuade, turned and ran to his team.

At the same time, the commanders of the three cavalry corps, Ryders, Kuchius, and Asitemis also arrived at the call.

Davos watched them and said in a deep voice, “I know that the cavalry has not played a big role in the battle with the Carthaginians so far, and the next battle may be the last battle in Sicily. , I hope you can restore the prestige of the Dionysian cavalry!” The

three commanders looked at each other, their eyes burning with fighting spirit.

Ryders said eagerly: “Your Majesty, you can give an order. We will definitely show the Carthaginians the power of the Dionysian cavalry!”

“Very good! The first cavalry regiment is located on the left flank of the Roman Reserve Brigade. The second and third cavalry regiments were located on the right flank, and immediately after the attacking bugle sounded, they launched a frontal attack on the Carthaginian front! After defeating the enemy, continue to pursue all the routed soldiers who escaped from the Carthaginian camp!

” Yes!!”

After Ryders and the others left, Davos immediately instructed Tormide: “Send someone to inform the Numibian cavalry, and let them immediately come to attack the side and rear of this Carthaginian army. ”

Your Majesty, those Numibian cavalry will not necessarily obey the order.” Tormid said with some worry.

Davos smiled slightly and said confidently: “The reason why the Numibian cavalry are willing to cooperate with us in implementing today’s battle plan is because they know the news that the Carthaginian fleet is almost wiped out, and now the destruction of the Carthaginian army is imminent. , these clever wallflowers will make the right choice!”

As it was getting closer and closer to the Carthaginian camp, the Roman reserve brigade at the front of the army had gradually transformed into a checkerboard-like array on the way. In the previous Rome, they practiced this set of tactics very skillfully. The Dionysian Legion tactics were roughly the same, but more detailed and complex, but they had mastered it after repeated practice over this period of time.

Sextus rode to the front of the array on horseback, raised his hand high, attracted the attention of the soldiers, and then shouted: “Brothers, you have become citizens of the Kingdom of Dionia just like me. After that, I saw the power and prosperity of the kingdom, and gained land and rights. We are all fortunate that we made the right choice, but we also have shortcomings. Many Dionysian citizens treat us with contempt because we once They are the losers, and they have not made any outstanding contributions to this mighty kingdom, so they enjoy the same rights as them!

Now is the opportunity, this time we will be the main force in the battle, facing the Carthaginians ahead, Use all your strength and courage to defeat them, and use victory to tell the other citizens of the kingdom that we Romans are not weak!”

“Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!…” The morale Roman soldiers beat their long shields with short swords, UU reading www.sonicmtl.

com let out a deafening roar.

At this time, the bugle sounded, and

Sextus

turned his horse’s head and waved his hand forward: “Go forward!”

Marco, the military commander of Taichi, also shouted to the restless soldiers to boost their morale: “Citizens of the allies of Carthage and Phoenicia, this war with Dionia, we have lost now, our fleet has been destroyed, we are trapped in Sicily, we are about to be the captives of the Dionians, their slaves, and we will be toiled to death in the dark mines, and we are in Africa. The homeland will also be invaded by the Dionians, are we willing to bear the tragic fate that the lowly Dionians want to impose on us?!” The

soldiers raised their heads one by one, and their originally dejected eyes were focused at this moment. on Marco.

Margo pointed hard and roared: “Did you see the Dionysian army ahead! The Dionysian king who brought us disaster is in that team! Warriors, show your courage. , defeat them, capture King Dionia, and we can go home safely!”