Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 502

[Chapter 169 The Invisible Contest]

Davos moved again in his heart.

“Olivers, I don’t think this situation will happen. Calculate the time, unless Hiros can break through Laos in one day, and immediately take a boat to Knapetia, and then quickly attack Trina. Attacking…we are all battle-hardened people, is this possible?!” Antonios expressed serious doubts about Olivers’ speculation.

“Even if it’s impossible, we should have a decisive battle with the Syracuses here as soon as possible to create an opportunity for Hiros to attack the enemy’s rear!” Amintas took the opportunity to say.

“If we have a hasty battle here, if we lose… What’s the point of Hiros taking Trina back!” Capps reminded.

“How could our legion be defeated!” Amintas roared.

…

The army commanders in the big tent were arguing fiercely.

In addition to Alexis, the commander of the Third Legion, who was far away in the Lucania region, and the former commander of the Legion, Hiros, who was still in Laos, this large tent gathered all the commanders of Dioria, the commander of the First Legion, Antonio. Armintas, commander of the second army, Epithenes, commander of the fourth army, Philisius, commander of the fifth army, Olivers, commander of the sixth army, Matonis, commander of the seventh army, commander of the spear brigade Officer Kapus (former legion commander), and former legion commander Hieronymus, who arrived in a hurry with 5,000 Lucanian reserve soldiers at dusk yesterday, can be said to be full of stars in the tent.

If in the past, these senior generals with rich experience in war had the backing of a powerful army and a strict Dionysian military system, and faced with the enemy, it was often a matter of arguing about how to attack.

But today, with the exception of the taciturn Hieronymus, everyone has their own opinions, and some even disregard their past fighting friendship and develop to the point of swearing, which just shows their fear of the Syracuse army across the river. It is a team with nearly 10,000 more soldiers than Dionia’s army, has also experienced countless battles, and also has a powerful commander.

They knew very well that this was not an army that could be easily defeated.

At the same time, the legion commanders were arguing endlessly, and because Davos never expressed his opinion, it was not that he pretended to be reserved, but that he did not make up his mind, so he did not stop the fierce debate among the legion commanders. I hope this kind of The collision of ideas can help him sort out some ideas.

Although the Dionysian Fleet already had an absolute advantage in the battle between the two armies, he would not be arrogant to think that the same was true for the army.

For such a war that concerns the rise and fall of their respective countries and the life and death of the people, even if he has made a lot of careful preparations, he still needs to be calm and cautious.

At this time, Captain Martius came in to report: “Your Majesty, a few messengers from Crotone and Trina have come from the other side.” The

legion commanders stopped arguing and

looked at Davos in unison.

Davers pondered for a while and asked a key question: “Although the city of Crotone was burned, the cavalry of Syracuse was still cruising on the other side. How did they get here?”

“Listen to the team officer who accompanied him. Say, as if the Syracuses didn’t stop them,” Martius said.

“Your Majesty, this is obviously a conspiracy of the Syracuses!” Antonios reminded loudly.

“Is it a conspiracy, we won’t save our allies?!” Amintas asked loudly.

Davos glanced at the two of them, and then asked his captain of the guard: “Have you asked them what they are here for?”

“Of course they are here for help.” Martius showed a trace of disdain, and then he felt right The allies were disrespectful, and hurriedly said with a straight face: “Oh, they also said that there is not much water in the Acropolis, and it won’t last for a few days.”

Davos nodded and fell into deep thought.

Everyone’s eyes moved with Davos’ pacing, but no one was talking, so as not to disturb Davos’ thinking.

After a while, Davos stopped and stared at Martius: “Go out and tell those messengers to let them go back, I won’t see them.”

Everyone was stunned.

Felixius just shouted: “Your Majesty—”

Davos waved his hand and said with a firm expression, “I’ve made a decision, don’t say it anymore!”

………………………………

“The Crotones who were caught Have you explained everything?” Dionysius asked when Astagras came in.

“My lord, they all said that Davos didn’t meet them at all, so they drove them away.”

“Never saw them at all?! Are you sure they were telling the truth?” Dionysius was a little skeptical.

“Of course, I can be sure. Several of the Crotones were so frightened by my torture tool that they feces and pee out, and they dare not lie.” Astagras said confidently with a wide grin.

Dionysius thought for a while, then said with a sneer: “Put them all back, and let the Crotones in the Acropolis know how much the Dionysians they expect are afraid of us Syracuse. Don’t dare to cross the river to rescue them!”

“Yes, my lord.” Astagras turned to leave the tent.

“It seems that the Dionias will not fight with us. My lord, what should we do next?” Fasipesas asked worriedly.

Dionysius didn’t answer immediately, but turned to look at the silent man in the corner of the military tent: “Phoebedas, what do you think the new king of Dionysus wants to do?”

“How could I guess something like What are you sly people thinking?” Phoebe Dasjan said bluntly and sarcastically: “According to the way we Spartans, either attack or retreat, without too much hesitation.”

Dionysius Without showing displeasure at Phoebe Das’s taunting, he turned to look at intelligence officer Androstini: “How is Bruti’s situation?”

“My lord, since Dionia’s elder Sedorum became the chief executive of Cosenza, he used bloody means to suppress the tribes that wanted to rebel, and summoned the leaders of the tribes and killed Petaru in front of them. And Bogam, no one of the tribes of Bruti dares to express their dissatisfaction with Dionia. For this reason, my men have not found any good methods for the time being…”

At the end, Androstini His voice is getting weaker and weaker. Recently, the performance of the Great Greek Intelligence Department he led is really unsatisfactory: first, the sudden military control of the Sixth Army in Crimea caused him to lose a lot of capable personnel, and at the same time broke the gram. news from Remisa; followed by the total martial law of Turii, so that he could no longer know anything about the central area of Dionia; when the naval battle was lost, he was also reprimanded by Dionysius, and now even The only Bruty who can understand the situation, his subordinates can no longer play any role…

“I’m asking you about the deployment of Dionysian troops in the Bruty area!” Dionysius glared at him , asked impatiently.

Androstheni was still in a cold sweat, and said hurriedly: “Since the Dionysian senator named Hilorimus recruited 5,000 Lucanian warriors to go to Turii; another senator Hiros led the After more than 2,000 people rushed to Laos, there was no mobilization of troops in the Bruti area, and Bruti’s troops seemed to be somewhat depleted.”

“Where’s Laos?” This is Dionysius The most concerned thing,

“Because the Vig people have strictly blocked the entire mountain road, our people can’t find out the battle situation in Laos, and there is no news about the spies in the city of Laos…”

Androsti As soon as he finished speaking, Fasipesas said: “My lord. Laos is also a big city on the west coast of Greater Greece. Arobmas has ruled Laos for many years, and the Dionysians want to attack Raos City, I’m afraid it’s not that easy.”

Although Dionysius didn’t answer, he also agreed with this view in his heart.

In this way, at least he doesn’t have to worry about the rear for the time being, so he doesn’t need to think about the issue of withdrawing the army back to the Sirius for the time being.

Dionysius knew very well in his heart: to give up Crotone, which he had won with great sacrifice, and return to Sirius, this would not only greatly dampen the morale of the soldiers and cause dissatisfaction among the generals, but also mean that Thera Kuza gave up the offensive since the landing, and took the defensive, handing over to the Dionians to take the initiative in the war, which will only make the situation of the Syracuse army in Greater Greece worse as time goes on. Oops, so Dionysus must be forced to fight again as soon as possible!

“Fasipes, UU read www.sonicmtl.com You immediately lead 2,000 people to launch rockets and firelights at the Acropolis of Crotone on the hill with abdominal bows and ballistas!” Dionysius ordered, The generals and ministers in the tent were stunned.

“Sir, there is a temple of Apollo in the Acropolis!” Damocles reminded loudly.

“I don’t think Apollo would allow Hades to occupy Turii for a long time, so he blessed us to capture Crotone in a short time, and allowed us to burn the city of Crotone, and now of course he I don’t care too much about our offense to his temple…” Dionysius sneered in his heart, but he patiently enlightened them on the surface: “Besides, I don’t plan to burn down the Acropolis, but just want Crow The Thonees panicked and consumed their water, forcing them to ask Dionysius again for help.”

Dionysius’ orders were promptly carried out, and dozens of ballistas and belly bows were taken by thousands of Syracuses. The soldiers carried them to the bottom of the hill and began to eject fireballs and rockets into the acropolis.

In order to save water, the terrified people of Crotone turned to the ground to put out the fire, and many people were burned.

Under the deliberate indulgence of the Syracuses, they once again sent messengers to Dionysian for help and successfully crossed the Neto River, and Davos’s answer was still: “No!”