Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 215

[Chapter 13]

“Lord Commander, you can rest assured and hand over all the battles to us! The brothers of our 3rd Corps have long been eager to participate in the battle and have made great contributions!” Bagul patted his chest and said loudly.

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“Don’t worry, don’t worry, there are battles for you to participate in!” Davos said jokingly: “You should report to your legion commander first. He, the legion commander who is short of a major general, thinks what you think. Your names are being called in the dream!”

Everyone laughed, and Hieronymus, who was usually expressionless, also grinned at this time.

“Lord Avinogis, thank you for your full support to Dionia! Lead the army to fight in person!” Davos stepped forward and saluted Avinogis to express his sincere thanks.

“It is my responsibility to send troops to join the war as an alliance of Dionia!” Avinogis hurriedly replied: “In Turii, I heard that Lord Davos once again defeated the Crotone army. Brilliant record, this is another miracle of winning more with less! Lord Davos’s military talent amazes me, I believe that the warriors of Laos can follow Dionia to achieve more victories!”

“As long as we wear The Onia Alliance has always been united, and there will be no lack of victory!” Davos answered passionately.

“You’re right, Lord Davos!” Avinogis immediately nodded seriously.

At this time, Asisters interjected: “Lord Commander, I almost forgot one thing, when we led our army through the swamp area, the engineering battalion was about to repair the road through the swamp area, and they will be able to do it tomorrow. The baggage has been delivered here.”

“Great!” Davos said happily.

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Those who followed Davos into the tent were: First Army Commander Kapus, Second Army Commander Drax, Third Army Commander Hieronymus, Third Army First Army Captain Bagul, Adjutant of the Third Army, Asisters, and Archon of Lars, Avinogis.

In the center of the tent was an exceptionally smooth wooden table on which a large map of southern Greece was drawn.

“Caps, please introduce the latest battle situation to the new comrades in arms.” Davos said.

“Okay, my lord.” Capps came to the wooden table, found the Crimea sign on the map, pointed to it and said, “After the Crotone army lost in the battle, according to the information obtained by interrogating the captured soldiers , it is estimated that about 7,000 people fled the battlefield, and they are likely to have fled back here-” Capps glanced at the people who were listening to him carefully, and then said: “Then our first and second legions, a total of 14,000 people, rushed to Outside the city of Crimea,

build a camp and surround Crimea from east, west, and north. Today, when we were building a bridge over the Umbria River, the troops on the south bank were attacked by nearly 7,000 light infantry, It means that Crimea was reinforced by Crotone within one day, and the number of troops in the city may have reached 14,000. Your arrival has brought the total number of our soldiers to 22,000.”

Avinogis They gathered around the wooden table, listening to Capps and staring at the map.

“It may be difficult for 22,000 people to capture a city defended by 14,000 soldiers!” Avinogis said based on his past experience.

“We don’t necessarily have to take Crimea.” Capps’ words surprised the newcomer.

“How can we attack Crotone without taking Crimesa?” Bagule asked in surprise.

“Encircle it.” Capps pressed the Crimea on the map with his right hand, and then drew a circle: “If we storm the Crimea, there will be 14,000 Crotone soldiers in the defense, not only will the casualties be heavy, but also Once Crimesa can’t be held, the Crotones may flee back to Crotone by boat and hide in the city, making it more difficult for our next attack. Leave them and let the city of Crimea be scattered. Crotone’s strength, and we can divide—” Kapus slid his fingers to the south of Crimea, where the plains north of Croton lay.

Avinogis, Bagule, Asistes, and Lizaru stared at the map with wide eyes, lost in thought.

“What if the Crotone people find that our number is reduced and go out of the city to attack the camp?” Avinogis asked worriedly.

The others laughed at the same time.

“We are welcoming them to attack, and have a good taste of the defensive facilities of our Dionia camp!” Drax said confidently.

“If we don’t attack Crimea, it may make the Crotones aware of our intentions. What if they take the initiative to withdraw Crotone’s defense?” Asisters also asked his own question.

“Who says we don’t attack, we will attack appropriately to put pressure on Crimea, and by the time they realize that something is not right, the troops we sent out have already messed up Crotone’s territory, and when they withdrawn In Crotone, we can easily take down Crimesa! In short, according to the words of the commander…that is…we have to actively mobilize the Crotones to run back and forth, and we can’t concentrate our troops to fight against us… …” Capps explained.

“It’s great! I think this must be a plan conceived by Lord Davos. This is the first time I have seen such an ingenious military plan! We don’t need to fight hard, we can easily achieve our goal!” Vinogis said half-compliment and half-heartedly.

His words were agreed by everyone.

Davos smiled and said seriously: “Right now I’m most worried about one thing—”

“Our food supply?!” The taciturn Hieronymus interjected, as a bare-handed army these two days He has been staying with the army’s baggage battalion, so he knows something about it.

“That’s right.” Davos gave him an admiring look and said with a serious expression: “The rations carried by the soldiers are about to be eaten up, and then they have to rely on the rear to bring food. To meet the needs of 22,000 people, the required The food is definitely a huge amount! Turii is nearly a hundred miles away from Crimea. We can’t protect such a long transportation line! If Crotone realizes this, their warships can Landing on any coast, raiding our ration packs, even destroying villages, killing our people, and causing us a lot of trouble! So we need to finish our plan as soon as possible and leave Crotone struggling.”

” Hieronymus !” “Yes!

”

“You immediately lead the Third Legion to build a camp on the south bank and besiege Crimea!”

“Yes!”

“Drax!” “Here!

”

“From the second Three brigades were selected from the legion to assist Lord Avinogis’ troops to build a camp on the south bank. I ask that you must initially build a camp before tonight to completely besiege the city of Crimea!”

“Understood!!!”

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That afternoon, more than 10,000 Dionian soldiers crossed the wooden bridge and began to take turns to build a camp on the south bank of the Umbrian River.

Miron did not rashly send troops to attack.

By evening, the South Bank camp was initially completed.

So far, the Dionysian Camp is a huge semi-circle surrounding the city of Crimea, except that the port faces the sea and cannot be enclosed, and the rest is surrounded by the Dionysian Camp.

By the early morning of the next day, the Dionian soldiers continued to perfect their camp facilities, and Lycias, the messenger of Crotone, arrived at Dionysian’s northern camp, and was taken into Davos, masked. ‘s military account.

“Lord Lycias, I’m very sorry! You and I are both sides of the war, and we have to take this approach.” Davos apologized, but there was no apology on his face, but he was excited like a hound seeing fresh meat. “I remember that we just met four days ago. I didn’t expect to meet again so soon. You won’t bring any harsh conditions to threaten Dionia, right?”

Of course Lycias listened .

The strong sarcasm in Davos’ mouth, but as if he had never heard it, he said directly: “Lord Davos, I am here for peace talks. Crotone is willing to sign an armistice agreement with Dionia, and Compensate for Dionysian’s losses in the war, I only hope that the war between Crotone and Dionia can be subdued to restore the peace and tranquility of Great Greece!”

Davos laughed: “You Crotone If the wife wants to start the war, they will start the war, and if they want to stop the war, they will stop the war. Do you think this is a war game for children?”

Lycias asked calmly: “Then what conditions are required for Dionia to accept the truce? “Conditions

?

” Davos snorted coldly, dissipated the urge on his face, paced back and forth a few steps, and when he looked at Lycias again, his piercing eyes had returned to his former shrewdness: “I still Remember what I said last time when you left? My conditions are the same as those you mentioned in the Great Chamber of the

Turii Senate before, very simple!” Hearing this, Lucia There was a “crack” in Si’s heart.

“First, Crotone must compensate Dionia 5,000 silver talents at one time; second, the Crotone League shall be dissolved, and Crotone shall no longer be allowed to form an alliance with any other city-state; Rimisa is merged into the Dionian League!…”

After listening to each one, Lycias’ face became ugly, and finally he shook his head very simply: “Your conditions are too harsh, Crotone is discussing matters. Will it be accepted!”

“It’s better not to accept it! The Dionian soldiers also want to win more victories to get more rewards from the Alliance!” Davos’s face was indifferent, but his words contained more threats.

“I admit that Dionia’s previous victory made us panic, but the panic also prompted us Crotones to act and work together to fight the enemy who might invade Crotone territory! In the future, you Dio The battle for the Nias will only get harder! Lord Davos, I want to remind you that grapes must be sold for good prices when they are fresh, otherwise they will be worthless when they are ripe.” Lycias’s words also became tougher.