Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 698

[Chapter 43 Preparations for both sides before the battle]

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Camillous, the Mediterranean hegemon of ancient Greece, carefully analyzed: “More importantly, their heavy infantry is not much different from our heavy infantry in equipment, even the formation and tactics of the arrangement are different. Very similar to us, but their heavy infantry can invest in javelins. At the very beginning of the engagement, our young soldiers were routed by the javelin attacks of the other side! And I also noticed that in the Dionian army There are many flags, and they use not only bugles to convey orders, but also snare drums and military flags, so the various squadrons of Dionia are more closely connected, and the speed of executing orders is faster than us…” Frius

listened to After that, he looked a little frustrated, and said with a little doubt: “So it seems that our army is not as good as the Dionysians everywhere?! Maybe… Maybe, this army is the strongest army of Dionia, and the others Our troops may not have such a strong fighting power and fighting spirit!”

Camillous did not have any illusions, he said frankly: “Judging from the organizational ability and fighting level shown by this Dionian army, I am afraid that other Dionysian armies will not be too weak, otherwise Dionia will not be able to become a powerful kingdom in just a few years, and the Dionysian Kingdom owns the entire southern Italy. The number of soldiers is more than ours… It will be a big trouble for Rome to provoke such a formidable opponent!” Speaking of which, Camelus looked worried.

Frius suddenly thought of something, and cheered for himself and Camillous: “Don’t forget, we still have a powerful ally Carthage! They have made a promise, as long as Dionia dares to declare war on us, They will declare war on Dionysian! With Carthage attacking from the south, Dionysian cannot have any more troops sent here. To fight on our land in Latium, which we Rome occupy Advantage!”

Camelous hesitated.

At this time, the adjutant walked into the tent with a solemn expression: “Two military and political officials, the casualty statistics of the army have come out. A total of 4,460 of our heavy infantry are missing, 4 of our cavalry are missing, and 740 of our light infantry. Missing, a total of 56 people did not return to the camp…”

“56 people! It’s already half of the number of people in the camp!” Frius’s surprised expression was a little exaggerated. He then realized that Camelus was next to him, and said quickly: “Actually, there may not be so many casualties and prisoners. Some soldiers may run away, and when the enemy retreats, they will return, so the sentinels of the camp should pay attention to screening, and at the same time arrange the troops, always ready to help them return to the camp…”

Although Camelus had expected , but this huge number still made him feel unbearable, he coughed uncontrollably, and the adjutant rushed forward to beat him on the back.

After a while, Camelus recovered his strength, his face darkened, and he said in a low voice: “This battle caused so many casualties to the soldiers, it was all my command’s fault! I want to tell the elders. I want to remind them

to be vigilant against the Dionysian army and use them carefully!”

Hearing Camillous’ words, Frius was relieved, although he respected Camelus doesn’t mean that he wants to take on this failure with Camelus. He doesn’t want this fiasco to affect his future career in Rome, but he still pretends to be loyal. : “Camillous, how can this be your responsibility alone?! You and I are both the commanders of this army, and the decision to go out to rescue this time is both yours and me—”

Camelus He waved his hand: “Don’t talk about it, it’s all my fault! I underestimated the Dionysians, otherwise after receiving the food-raising troops, I should have led the troops back immediately…”

“The war cannot be a fluke .

Yes!” Camillous sighed deeply with remorse, and then reminded: “We not only lost so many soldiers, but also some soldiers were injured and could not go into battle to kill the enemy in a short time. The number of soldiers who can fight has been greatly reduced. Frius, I suggest that you strengthen the defense of the camp tomorrow, no matter how provocative the enemy is, never leave the camp to kill the enemy!”

Frius is young and vigorous, the performance of Dionia’s army is indeed Shocked by him, how dare he risk his career and the lives of his soldiers, he nodded his head: “You are right, Camelus, we should stick to the camp until Quintus and the others come with them!”

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For the Volsci, it was their rare victory over Rome in a decade, even though they were not the main force in the fight.

When the Romans, who had no hope of breaking through the siege, finally had to surrender to the Volsci warriors, or the Volsci warriors wounded and captured the lagging Romans during the pursuit, the faces of the Volscis who were returning the Romans were full of expressions. Pride of victory.

But Wolsey’s executives knew exactly who brought the victory. Led by Toulouse, the consul of Selsche, and Cartemontaros, the consul of Bolefnum, they found a team that was treating the wounded. Soldiers of Armintas.

“General Amintas, I really didn’t expect that you led the army to reach Wolsey just now, and brought us a rare victory the next day! It can be seen that Dionia is really helping us! Thank you very much. You! Thank you very much!” Toulouse said in a sincere voice.

Catemuntaros immediately took over the conversation and expressed his apology excitedly: “Please forgive my previous prejudice, when Toulouse told me that ‘Dionia only sent an army of 10,000 people’, I also I once complained, ‘Only 10,000 reinforcements can play a role in the invasion of tens of thousands of Roman troops! But you and your soldiers have proved the strength of the Dionysian army with heroic performance, please accept me to you Respect!”

The consul of the important town of Wolsey immediately respectfully extended Wolsey’s most honorable etiquette to Amyntas.

Amyntas hurriedly helped him up, and said humbly: “I’m just a warrior, it’s my mission to obey the kingdom’s orders and fight the enemy! If you want to thank you, you should thank King Davos who sent us here. Your Majesty!”

“The most right thing that we Volsey have done over the years is to form an alliance with the great Dionysian, and we are honored to fight side by side with the warriors of Dionia! Defeat the Romans together!” Ann Coronas, the former consul of Tium, said loudly.

“That’s right! That’s right!…” Other Wolsey executives also responded loudly.

Hearing these sincere words and looking at their excited expressions, Amintas suddenly realized that the victory of the First Army with such a great sacrifice is of great significance!

At this time, Catemuntaros made a sincere request to the commander of the Dionian First Army: “General Armintas, because the Romans have suffered this defeat, their strength in the camp has been Not much, we decided to attack the Roman camp next to completely destroy this enemy, and hope to get your help!”

Amyntas was stunned, then shook his head, and said bluntly: “I think we will attack the Roman camp now. It

’s not a good idea!”

Regardless of whether the Volsci looked good or not, he continued to analyze it seriously: “I carefully checked the Roman camp today, and their defense was quite tight. And after today’s battle, I found out again. The Romans are very strong in combat. Even if we rely on a large number of people, we will eventually be able to win this camp, but our losses will certainly be great. Can you bear such losses now?! It is said that the Romans have another team with a larger number There are too many troops, they will arrive soon, so what will we do to defend against them when the number of people has dropped sharply due to continuous fighting?!…”

Amyntas’s words seemed to be addressed to the senior Wolsey who were present. They poured a can of cold water to calm them down for a while from the ecstasy of just winning.

Toulouse, who originally did not agree to attack the Roman camp, took the opportunity to ask, “General Amyntas, what advice do you have for the next battle?”

Amyntas thought about it and said, “We should take a defensive approach. Strategy, relying on the defense of towns, to kill and injure the Roman soldiers in large numbers.”

“Defense?! That will only allow the Romans to take our towns one by one. The loss of Villitre is proof that the Romans now have many Strong siege ability!” Kataimontaros expressed doubts and concerns about this.

Amintas, who is usually irritable, did not get angry at the moment, he explained patiently: “When the army passed through Setia before, I observed this town, and its defense facilities are too simple. , of course, is easily breached. If you can take advantage of the victory of this battle and the spare time that another Roman force has not yet arrived to speed up the improvement and reinforcement of the city’s defenses, it will certainly cause great trouble for the Roman siege. !”

“General Amyntas, how should we improve the town’s defense?” Toulouse immediately asked humbly.

“First of all, the trench should be dug deep and wide, and the bottom of the trench should be deeply buried with pointed wood, making it difficult for Roman siege soldiers to pass through it. Set up dense deer villages between the trench and the city wall, so that even if the Romans pass the trench, they will carry It will take a lot of time for siege equipment to reach the city. Our bows, arrows, javelins and stones can kill the enemy to the greatest possible extent. Outside the trenches, we also need to set traps, and the traps are carefully set. “…” Amintas explained in detail, while drawing on the ground with a dagger, and surrounded him with the senior Volsey who were listening attentively.

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When the First Legion sailed to the Latium area, Carthage, who had received the news, of course, had to dispatch an army as promised to declare war on Dionia .

However, in the Senate of Carthage there was a heated debate on this issue.

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