Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 317

[Chapter 115 Joining Teachers Bisinia]

Cincinnagar thought angrily: Elijah, this small Greek state that has been oppressed and almost destroyed by Picocis dares to run into the territory of Picocis and make trouble!

Could it be that after becoming a member of the Dionian League, these Greek cowards who only knew how to hide in the city had the courage?

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Doesn’t it know that after provoking Picocis, no one can save it!

He swore in his heart: After conquering Grummentum, Elia must be destroyed!

But dreams are dreams, and real problems must be solved.

Although the battle situation on his side was at a critical moment, Picocis had to rescue him immediately.

Although it is impossible for 1,000 Elias to break through the city of Picocis, allowing them to wreak havoc outside the city will shake the national support for Cincinnagar.

You must know that although Cincinnagar has used various means over the years to make his tribe have an absolute advantage in the tribes of Picocis, after all, Picocis is not only one of his tribes, and even if In his tribe, the elders and priests were not entirely of the same mind.

The last time, the defeat in Grummentum has already made the ethnic group a little dissatisfied.

And this time Elijah’s invasion, he must take immediate action, otherwise let the soldiers know that their anger alone will give him a headache.

He had to stop the attack that was about to be launched again. Paganite led 3,000 people (2,000 of Picocis and 1,000 of other tribal warriors) to return to the city of Picocis, and strive to destroy all the invading enemies as soon as possible. Annihilate to relieve the evil spirit in your heart.

At the same time, the delay of the offensive meant increased pressure on military supplies. He also sent a team of soldiers to collect food. The so-called “collection” was actually burning, killing and looting, which forced those neutral tribes to either flee into the deep mountains or join the Grummentu The tribes to the south of Mu, the Dionysian side

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In Knapetia, the ballistas of the Dionysian Fourth Legion fired stone bullets for most of the day, causing the The city wall was cracked in many places, and the scattered gravel also killed and injured some defending soldiers, making the soldiers in the city trembling with fear and low morale.

The big leader Pangelu had to make up his mind: send troops out late at night to destroy these terrible siege weapons!

In fact, the ballista itself is not heavy. The reason why Hiros, who has always been cautious, did not move it back to the barracks when the dark curtain came, but just built a soil barrier in front of the ballista group, just to draw snakes out of their holes.

As a result, Knapetia’s raiding force was awaited by the soldiers of the Fourth Legion who were ambushed around the ballista. After a fight, they were almost wiped out.

After the loss of several hundred warriors, Pangellu dared not act rashly.

The next day, under the cover of long-range fire from ballistas and light infantry, the three causeways built by the soldiers and the people of Trina approached the trench in front of the city, and then they began to lay flagstones on the causeway a hundred meters outside the city.

Then, the

Knapetian warrior was surprised to see three wooden towers being slowly pushed up the causeway that had been paved with flagstones.

These wooden pagodas are five meters high, and the one-meter-high causeway is two meters higher than the stone walls.

It is made of wood, covered with wet cowhide, the bottom is a huge wooden wheel, the top is surrounded by wooden crenels, which can accommodate three or four archers, a suspension bridge is suspended at the top in front, and a long trail is dragged behind. Wooden ladder, when the siege tower is close to the city wall, the drawbridge is lowered and placed on the top of the wall. Soldiers can climb the wooden ladder, pass the tower body and the drawbridge, and directly attack the wall, making the siege easier.

The siege tower designed by Dionia engineers and carpenters is relatively simple and has a very simple function. It cannot be compared with the giant siege tower made by Syracuse. The only bright spot is that the safety of labor is well considered. , Because three wooden poles protrude from the upper ends of the wheels on both sides of the siege tower, and above the wooden poles there is a wooden shed similar to the eaves. Blocking the arrows shot by the enemy for them, they can concentrate on pushing the siege tower forward.

The Knapetian warriors were stunned as the towering siege tower slowly advanced.

Although siege towers have been used in the Mesopotamian plain for a long time, they have never appeared in the Greek world of small countries and few city-states. Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse, took the lead in attacking Greece. The siege technology of the siege has undergone a breakthrough innovation, but this has just happened, and it has not spread, let alone the closed Brutus, they have never seen such a huge siege equipment, bows, rockets, javelins They didn’t hurt it at all, throwing rocks but couldn’t get far, maybe the siege weapons of the Dionians that could fire stone bullets could destroy it, but Knapetia didn’t, the warriors could only He watched helplessly as it approached the moat.

Then, the archers in heavy armor drilled and attacked the city tower, climbed to the top of the tower through the wooden ladder, and began to shoot arrows at the soldiers on the city wall.

Arrows on both sides.

The Dionian archers, who were high up and protected by armor and wooden railings, clearly had the upper hand, despite their small numbers.

The Dionian soldiers took the opportunity to fill the moat with sand so that the siege tower could be pushed under the city.

The restless Pangueru ordered his men to desperately stop the enemy’s attempts, while sending people to Cosenza for help.

He knew in his heart: if there were no reinforcements, it would only be a few days before Knapetia was destroyed…

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The bloody and brutal battle of the fortress happened yesterday, but it seemed like a long time ago. matter.

This morning, the commander of the 2nd Corps, Drax, and the commander of the 1st corps, Adriankes, were waiting outside the city of Bisinia with smiles on their faces to welcome Dioria, the consul and the supreme commander of the army, Dave. arrival.

In the welcoming team, there were also the former leaders of Bisinia City, Basilipi, Brim, the newly promoted leader Kleirou, and some nobles from various tribes of Bisinia. They were either nervous or nervous. Excited, or excited, awaits Dionia’s supreme power.

In order to prevent accidents, Drakes ordered the fifth and sixth brigades in the city to make strict arrangements and vigilance.

“Craylu, is Dionia’s consul Davos really younger than us?!” Rodom, Bachilip’s young nephew, couldn’t help but ask Craylu beside him, two days ago The relationship between people can only be said to be ordinary, but after fighting side by side yesterday, the two young people quickly became friends.

“I asked Drax, it should be right! But don’t think of him as a young man!” Kleirou reminded, and quietly pointed to the officers of the Third Army: “Look at Draco. Does Kos still have those Dionians, who usually face us with their heads up, but now they look completely different, how does it seem to welcome young people?”

“Of course I understand! I listen. Uncle Bachilippi said that Davos is a descendant of a certain Greek god, and he has never failed on the battlefield, and no one of the Dionians dares to disrespect him!” Rodom replied.

At this time, a soldier hurriedly ran from the defensive camp in the east, shouting excitedly: “Lord Davos is here! He is here!”

Drakes immediately shouted: “Prepare!” The

officers started The uniforms were sorted out, and the bugle and the snare drum were also played together.

After a while, the sound of neat footsteps came along with the slight tremor of the ground, and a long column quickly appeared in front of everyone: the person at the front of the column was in full uniform, leather sandals, bronze greaves, linen breastplates, and ordinary heavy armor. Infantry is no different, only the helmet is different. It is not a heavy Corinthian helmet, but a new type of iron helmet. The crown is decorated with long red and purple plumes, which are very elegant. There is no protection on the front of the helmet. Only The cheeks are protected by jaw guards, so the face can be seen clearly. The forehead is wide, the eyebrows are thick, the nose is straight, the chin is moderate, and the eyes are not big but very energetic. The appearance looks young but not childish. majesty.

His steps are big and powerful, but not too fast, and he seems to be full of energy and more stable…

This is Dionia’s Archon Davos?

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The curious Bissinians found the answer in the straight chests and reverent eyes of the Dionian generals and soldiers.

Davos came to Drakes with hundreds of pairs of focused eyes, and Drakes saluted neatly: “Sir Commander, all the soldiers of the Second Legion welcome you!”

Davos immediately returned the salute, and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: “Okay, Drax, you put on a big scene! When did you learn this?!”

Drax looked a little embarrassed. Adrianx.

Davos understood, UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com smiled and said: “It was Adriankes’ idea, it seems that the Isthmus Games did not go in vain. However, such a ceremony should be done after the war. During the war Everything should be kept simple.”

If others said this, Adriankes would think it was exposing his scars, and there would be dissatisfaction in his heart.

But for Davos’ words, he thought about it carefully and accepted it: “Sir, you are right! The war is not over yet, we must take it seriously!”

Davos smiled heartily, stepped forward and gave it to Adriankes A warm hug: “I was shocked when I got the news on the way, Adrian, you took only 700 people to capture the city of Vicinia, what a bold and decisive action! It’s amazing! It’s amazing You and your 1st brigade can all get a star! And the people of Dionysus will be happy to tell you about your victory!”

This was exactly what Adriankes was happy to hear, and he had no qualms in his heart. I’m so happy I don’t know how to respond.

Davos gave a solemn military salute to Drakes, and said in a deep voice, “The Second Army not only successfully captured Bisinia this time, but also successfully defended it and established the next step for our conquest of Brutalia. First credit! Drax, on behalf of Dionia, thank you and the brothers of the Second Legion for your contribution and sacrifice to the Alliance!”