Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 688

[Chapter 33 Dionia vs Rome (2)]

It is said to be expropriating food, but in fact it is robbery by force.

Since Rome and its allies often fought together, they had already had a more professional logistical support system, with dedicated quartermasters to prepare food. The main food came from the unified allocation of the Senate and the allies provided a certain amount of grain according to the covenant. .

However, the Roman army also often levied grain in enemy-occupied areas, which could serve the purpose of weakening the enemy and strengthening itself.

But now Camillous is clearly aware that these scattered squadrons of infantry are likely to be targeted by the Dionian cavalry: “Frius, we had better prepare the light infantry, if the Dionian cavalry is detected We went around to the north of our camp and attacked our returning soldiers, we immediately dispatched a battalion of light infantry to drive away the enemy and pick up the returning boys.

” Frius said disapprovingly: “The cavalry of Dionia is likely to be Coming from Selsche, and it is nearly 40 miles from Selsche to us, no matter how powerful the Dionian cavalry is, after traveling such a long distance, it is impossible to have enough energy to infest our further north. Soldiers.”

“We don’t know the Dionysians, but don’t underestimate them! It’s always right to prepare in advance,” Camelus reminded patiently.

“Okay, I’ll make arrangements.” Frius said with a shrug.

He was about to turn around to leave the tent, when the guards hurried in: “Two military and political officials, there are a lot of black cavalry in the south of the barracks!”

Camelus and Frius were nervous, and hurried out of the tent.

In the camp, the news that “the cavalry was attacked by an unknown cavalry” was spreading, causing a commotion among the soldiers. Many people were chatting about the matter, and they also asked Camelus and Frius who were passing by.

How could the two of them answer, they walked quickly to the wall in the south of the camp, the walkway on the wall was already full of soldiers, they looked out of the camp curiously, and whispered something.

The two climbed up the sentry tower and looked out: only a few hundred meters away were hundreds of black-armored cavalrymen, lined up in a relatively neat queue, among which were several large flags, the top of which exuded a dazzling golden light.

They stood silently, and although there were only a hundred riders, they gave people a feeling that could not be underestimated.

“I heard that the flag of Dionia’s army is inlaid with golden statues of their gods. It seems that these are indeed Dionia’s cavalry!” Frius said solemnly.

Camillous did not speak, his eyes fixed on the generals with bright tassel on the helmets of the Dionian cavalry, speculating about the purpose of the Dionian appearing in front of the barracks.

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At this moment,

Amyntas was among the cavalry, and he was carefully observing the arrangement of the Roman military camp.

“Go further.” Armintas said, and drove his horse forward, and the cavalry had to keep up.

There was a commotion in the Roman camp.

“Legion Commander, you can’t go any further!” Adjutant Lala reminded loudly.

“Aristonos, you are the son of Scommbras (though Scommbras was the oldest in the senate, he often lashed out at those he opposed in the meeting, and was nicknamed ‘Growler’.), inherited his bravery.” Amyntas quipped with ease: “Did you lose your courage after staying in the staff for a while?!

” After hearing this, there was no reaction on his face.

Aristonos didn’t have the heart to joke, he said anxiously: “Captain, I’m worried about your safety!”

“It’s still far from the enemy’s camp, not to mention we are all riding horses.” Amyntas laughed He turned his head and looked to the side: “If the enemy’s cavalry rushes out, Ryders, will your cavalry protect me?”

The commander of the First Cavalry Corps said seriously: “According to our previous battle with the Roman cavalry, their cavalry is far from our opponent, so don’t worry, even if there are more cavalry from their camp, I will We

can guarantee to send you back to the camp safely.”

“Haha, I’ll wait for your words! Our cavalry has an advantage, which is good news!” Amintas smiled while observing the Roman military camp.

It didn’t take long for the smile to disappear from his face, and although the previous Romans had a great advantage in the battle against the Volsci, it was clear that they did not let their guard down, and their camp was by no means hasty: dense The deer villages arranged under the village walls, the ditch that surrounds the entire camp, and the towering towers immediately behind the village walls are every 20 to 30 meters. He couldn’t see what was going on inside the camp at all.

In addition to not knowing whether traps were set up outside the camp, Armintas felt that the defense of this Roman camp should not be underestimated, so he frowned and whispered: “This camp is not easy to attack.

” At that time, Printols said sternly: “Commander, there is one more thing we need to pay attention to! In a short time before we arrived at this camp, it was full of soldiers.” Printols pointed out Looking at the dense but not cluttered Roman soldiers on the wooden wall in front of him, he reminded Amintas: “This shows that this Roman army is well-trained! If you want to capture their camp before their troops meet, destroy this The Roman army will be very difficult! The casualties of the First Army will never be low!”

Amyntas was silent for a while, and said, “Then we will fight with them!”

“Amyntas, I am afraid that the Romans have already Knowing that our army is coming, do they still dare to go out to the camp to fight with us and the Volsi people?!” Reidus reminded politely.

“You have to give it a try!” Amintas said, thinking that this possibility is not too big, because they have circled this Roman camp for half a circle, and found that every place is basically the same, there is no obvious defect.

Through the observation of the camp, he had a preliminary understanding of the characteristics and style of this Roman army and its generals: this is a prudent, conscientious and down-to-earth army!

Is it really only possible to be stationed in the camp to defend against the attack of the large troops after the confluence of the Romans?

!

Amintas was unwilling.

Just as he was about to send his horse back to the place where he was going to build the camp, a scout came from the northwest: “Report to the commander of the Legion of Leeds, that several Roman troops were looting food in the village of Volsi in front of him. Agemis, the captain of the brigade, asked, do you want to destroy it? (According to the establishment of the Dionysian cavalry, a cavalry regiment consists of 2,000 people, and there are four brigades of 500 men in each; A company of one hundred men; and a company has ten squads, one squad of ten.)”

“How many enemies?” Ryders asked.

“About 200 enemies.” The scout replied.

“Isn’t Agomis stupid?!” Ryders said immediately, “Tell your captain to eliminate them as much as possible!”

“Yes!” .

“Wait a minute!” Amintas

stopped him loudly: “Did you only see those 200 or so enemies? Or are there only these 200 or so enemies outside the camp?”

He understood, he pointed to the northwest and said, “Commander Armintas, our brigade is in this direction, and we haven’t searched other places.”

Armintas immediately turned to look at Ryders: “Old My friend, I need your help! Send these cavalrymen behind you to find out how many Roman soldiers are looting food in this area, and then quickly report back to me!”

“Okay.” Ryders did not Refused, he immediately turned around and gave the cavalry a mission.

“Commander of the Armintas army, are you trying to use these Roman soldiers to lure their large troops out?” Plintos’ brain responded quickly, and roughly guessed the intention of Armintas.

Amyntas glanced at him and said a little excitedly: “We can’t do nothing, just watch the Romans meet, and when a large force of 50,000 people comes over, no matter how powerful the First Army is I can’t stop it!”

Under his gaze, Printols nodded in approval.

“Aristonos!” Amyntas turned back and said to the adjutant, “Send the scouts to inform the brothers of the First Legion to stop building the camp, put on their armor, take their weapons, and march to the Roman army camp. , waiting for my order at any time.”

“Yes!” Aristonos replied excitedly.

At this time, Ryders had already sent some cavalry, UU read www.

After sonicmtl.com heard the order given by Amintas, he had to remind: “The situation is not completely clear, you should not make such a big move, in case there are only more than 200 enemies there, in case The Roman army in the camp will not leave the camp at all. Not only are you busy working in vain, but you will also be complained by the soldiers!”

“They dare!” Now that everything has been figured out, it will be too late to make preparations! I am afraid that we only have one chance, and it is possible for the Romans to fight with us in the field!”

“I agree with the commander of the Armintas, and we have to try it. Give it a try. If the final situation is not what we think, the big deal is to let the soldiers stay in Bolefnum tonight, and then build the camp tomorrow,” said Printols, who found a characteristic of Amyntas. : This legion commander has a strong desire to fight and will not let go of any small fighter.

He continued: “In addition, we also need to remind the Volsci forces in Bolefnum and Setia in advance that once the Romans in the camp are really killed, we need to join forces with them to defeat them.

” I’m only responsible for fighting the Romans, and you are responsible for all the other tedious things, how?” Amyntas asked simply.

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