Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 311

[Chapter 109 Lucania’s Change]

In the Senate of Carthage, the offensive faction headed by the Margonides family, which has received strong support from the people, strongly criticized the conservative faction headed by Hanno, who proposed to attack Syracuse and rebuild the security of the north for Carthage. Barrier’s proposal was eventually passed.

So the Carthaginian Senate re-appointed Similko, the patriarch of the Margonid family and one of the Carthaginian Sufis (similar to the consuls, but also two) as commander-in-chief, and began to recall what had just been sent to open up the Iberian Peninsula. The army, whose commanding general is Shimilko’s younger brother Marco, also began to prepare rations for the army.

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A big event happened a day ago in Grummentum. The two small tribes in the north of it, Lud and Brina, clashed over territorial issues, and even fought with each other. The city administrator Bagule personally went to mediate, but he was suddenly besieged by his tribal warriors. Bagule was unprepared. The news of being seriously injured and dying, while the city gates were closed, the city was heavily guarded, but no troops were sent to attack the two tribes who raised the flag of rebellion openly.

Outside the city for a while, the tribes under the jurisdiction of Grummentum panicked and rumors spread.

Word soon reached Piccos and Potentia.

“Son, the old fox Puamot finally shot! We can’t wait, we must send troops immediately to attack Grummentum!” Cincinnager said both excitedly and anxiously.

“Father, didn’t you say before that we would send troops after Potentia sent troops!” Seeing Cincinnager’s excitement, Geninat asked inexplicably.

“The situation is different now! Although Potentia did not send troops, they have already moved. Didn’t you hear just now, ‘The city lord of Grummentum was ambushed and seriously injured’, that’s for sure It was Puamote who secretly provoked the Grummentum tribes adjacent to Potentia to do a good thing! Logically, the Dionysians should send troops to carry out bloody revenge against those tribes, but Dionia No one, they locked the city gate instead, what does this mean?!”

Cincinnagar waved his arms and said excitedly: “It means that the Dionysians have no extra troops to suppress those rebellious tribes, and their soldiers have been dispatched to attack Bruti. Bruti who came yesterday. Why was the messenger less nervous than when he begged us to join last time, he has made it very clear, ‘Dionia sent an army of nearly 20,000 people to attack the Bruti Mountains from the north, but was unable to attack Weig. down the city, and suffered heavy casualties; and ten thousand of them attacked Knapetia from the south, and were likewise kept out of the mountains, unable to advance.’ The Dionians here just want to hold the city of Grummentum. Now, the tribes of Grummentum are as terrified as calves that have lost their mothers. We must snatch the Ahead, immediately dispatch the army and quickly rush to Grummentum’s territory,

those tribes will inevitably surrender, and our team will grow rapidly. It will be too late by the time Puamt arrives, Grummentum We Pekosis have the final say!” Thinking of his pride, Cincinnager couldn’t help but laugh.

“Father, I’m going to assemble the warriors!” Gennaat was so excited by his father’s words that he immediately strode out of the living room, and behind him came Cincinnager’s hateful voice: “The cunning Dionia People, dare to take away my Grummentum, I finally waited for the day of revenge! God Asinu, I, Cincinnagar, will sacrifice the blood of the Greeks to you, hoping to receive your blessing! ”

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“Brother, what are you still hesitating about!” Paulette shouted anxiously: “The Picosses have already attacked first, it must be the cunning Cincinnagra who has gathered Those tribes of Grummentum, designed to hit Bagulle of Dionia! Now, the army of Picocis must have set off. If we don’t go out, Grumentum will return to Picocis. It’s

over!”

Compared to the irritable Paulette, Puamote, the great leader of Potentia, who was over fifty years old, sat on a wooden chair and didn’t even move his eyebrows when he heard these words. , said slowly: “I’m still saying that–wait.”

“Big brother, you don’t want to take risks, why don’t I bring some soldiers to Grummentum first–” Paulette was so anxious that he wanted to say more, Puamote’s expression became serious, he looked at his brother, cold He said, “I’m still in charge of Potentia now. If you want to issue orders, wait until I’m dead.”

Paulette dared not speak any more.

In fact, this elder brother took care of him and grew up, so although he is a brother, he is more like a father and son.

“Pollet.” Puamote’s tone became milder: “Don’t forget how we lost

Grummentum.” Pollet didn’t speak, but he looked a little dissatisfied.

Puamote sighed and his face became a little more solemn: “I know that you have been complaining that I have been too cautious all these years, and have not interfered in the internal disputes in Lucania. We refuse to attack Grummentum’s fat… But you must know that we Portentia are different from Picocis and Grummentum. They are surrounded by Lucanians. And to the north of us are the terrifying Samonites, don’t forget what our ancestors always told us, ‘We were driven to this mountain from the north by these Samonites’, don’t look now These Samonei tribes didn’t fight with us because we had enough warriors and they had to deal with the Greeks in the west, so they were fine. But if our strength weakened, you thought the hungry wolves would Have

you spared Pau City Tia!”

Polert’s expression moved slightly.

“At the beginning of the year, I did not resist your repeated requests to send troops to Grummentum, and in the end you and the soldiers were captured by the Dionysians… Did you know… During that time, the Samonais sent messengers to I expressed my willingness to use the army to help me defeat the Dionysians.”

This time Paulette was moved, and he couldn’t help asking urgently: “Is there such a thing?! You agree?!”

“Agree?” Puamote sneered: “If I agree, Potentia should have belonged to Samone. Fortunately, we made peace with Dionysus and put you back, and I counted. I’m relieved. Now, the situation in Grummentum is complicated, and the war between Dionia and Bruti is not sure what it will end up like. I can’t see clearly… If you can’t see clearly, don’t send troops lightly. Cincinna If Greg wants to snatch Grummentum, let him snatch it, the Dionysians are not so easy to deal with.”

After listening to Polert, he was silent for a while, and asked a little unwillingly: “Since it is In this way, eldest brother, why do you agree to form an alliance with Bruti again?”

Puamote’s turbid eyes flashed a gleam: “The alliance is also for another way out, Asinu bless! In case there is a good opportunity… so We have to calm down now and wait…”

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Pianron hurried back to Cosenza, just in time to intercept Nikuru, who hastily led his troops back from Knapetia , and finally persuaded him to stay in Cosenza, and then attack Bisinia together after gathering the army.

But it didn’t take long to receive a report from the scout: the Greeks built a fortress on the road leading to the plateau in Bisinia.

Pianlon could no longer sit still, and if the Greeks were allowed to repair the fortress, it would undoubtedly add more difficulties to the recapture of Bisinia.

He had to let Nikuru lead his soldiers to obstruct, and added a thousand soldiers of other tribes to him, and repeatedly told him not to fight recklessly with the Greeks.

After three hours of anxiously leading the troops, Nikuru could vaguely see the Greeks ahead, and his eyes widened: they turned the exit of the mountain road into a large construction site, digging holes, driving piles, and moving wood… …a scene of fire, and a wooden wall three meters high and tens of meters long stands there impressively, with city gates, crenels, trenches, and deer villages. All the facilities that a fortress should have are basically complete.

Nikuru’s action was also fast, but it had been a day and a half since the Second Corps occupied Bisinia. Legion Commander Drakes seized the favorable opportunity of the day and a half to divide his 7,000 soldiers into three teams, regardless of Day and night take turns to step up the construction of the fortress.

UU reading www.sonicmtl.com The soldiers also knew that time was running out, and they sold all their energy. Coupled with some simple defense facilities assembled by engineering operations, when Nikuru arrived, the fortress had begun to take shape.

After the reconnaissance cavalry that was sent out found the Brutite team, they immediately rushed to report the letter. The bugle blew in the fortress, and the soldiers who were working slowly retreated.

Although Nikuru was amazed at the speed with which the Dionian soldiers built the fortress, knowing that it took seven or eight days for Bisinia to remove the fortress facing Cosenza, he was even more angry that the Greeks were doing whatever they wanted on his territory.

“Kill the Greeks who are outside the city!” he ordered, the horn sounded, and the soldiers under him hated the enemy for taking their homeland, and rushed like fierce wolves to the unarmoured and unarmed Dionian.

Under the command of the team officer, the Dionysian soldiers passed through the city gate in an orderly manner and withdrew to the wall without panic. The soldiers at the end of the team even turned their heads to look back, expecting good things to happen.

At a distance of 50 meters from the city wall, the charging Bissinian soldiers suddenly screamed and fell to the ground. When they pulled out their feet, they were all bloody, not thorns buried in the grass. Wearing the foot plate is to be cut by the meat hook, and the narrow foot pit can twist the ankle…