Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 901

[Chapter 248 The 7th Legion Comes to Help]

Leotidides showed a rare smile at the moment, and asked, “How is the situation in the military camp today?”

Since the occupation of Serinus, Leotidides has temporarily assumed responsibility for managing the entire city. (Although most of the people in Serinus have been escorted to Catanay), naturally he did not have a lot of time and energy to devote to the army, so he usually asked Karsidis to manage the military camp for him. So far there have been no major errors.

“Everything is going well. The defeat of the navy did not affect the morale of the brothers. On the contrary, they hoped that the adults would allow them to raid the enemy camp again and make several more exploits.” Karsidis replied.

Leotizides shook his head lightly: “The Carthaginians have already been fooled once, and the same strategy is unlikely to work again, but I am going to carry out a major military operation-”

Having said this, he looked at Karsi Dis.

Karsidis stood with a steady expression, not showing any eagerness.

Leotidides praised in his heart, his face as indifferent as ever: “Now the Carthaginians have divided their army into four parts, one part is besieging Serinus, one part is storming Minoa, and the other part is attacking Enna. , and some of them are attacking Jera, and the situation is very serious. If you were me, what would you do at this time?”

For senior team officers like Karsidis, the intelligence obtained by spies and the Clippers is generally the same. They are open, so Karsidis has a better understanding of the current battlefield situation and has his own thinking, so he thought about it and said: “The number of Carthaginian troops is much more than ours, but since they are scattered and attacked, we can Take

advantage of the sea to defeat them individually.”

“Destroy each of them… um…” Leotizides asked calmly, “Where do you think we should start first?”

“Gera. “Carsidis said without hesitation: “The Carthaginian army there is said to be not many, and it is alone and close to the coast. It is the best target to attack!”

Leotizides nodded: “You and I thought of going together. I am going to lead the Eighth Army and the Fourth Cavalry Army by boat to Gera to defeat this Carthaginian army as soon as possible. After I leave , you will lead 5,000 legion reserve soldiers to stay here.”

Karsidis did not respond immediately, but showed hesitation, which made Leotizides who knew him surprised.

After a while, Karsidis said resolutely: “Lord Commander, 5,000 soldiers are too many, 3,000 soldiers are enough, in this way, sir, you have more soldiers to defeat the Carthaginian army, I have the confidence to stick to it. Until you lead the team back victorious!”

Leotidides looked slightly stunned, sat on the wooden chair, looked directly at Karsidis for a while, then stood up, walked up to him, and put his hand on his shoulder I patted: “After I left Serinus with my army this time, it was not just to defeat the Carthaginian army in Gera, I’m afraid I won’t come back for a long time, and Serinus came to us. It is very important to say that you must try your best to defend it, so I left you with so many soldiers, and you don’t have to worry about the small number of troops I lead, when I get to the east, I have soldiers available.”

After hearing this, Carl Sidis immediately said solemnly: “Don’t worry, Commander, as long as I am here, the city of Serinus is here, and I will swear to defend Serinus!

” A little gentle: “If you really can’t hold on, you don’t need to stick to it. There is a naval fleet in the port to

bring the soldiers home safely. This war will be very long. In the future, we will have the opportunity to take Serinus again. Come back…”

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Katanai’s fleet arrived at the port of Serinus, and Leotizides led the army to prepare to board the ship, and it happened to meet Minoa A messenger sent for help.

It turned out that after Pomirka led the Carthaginian army to the territory of Minoa and set up camp, he began to attack the city of Minoa.

Unlike Monte Ardeno, Pomirka went to the front line to supervise the siege, and with the iron-blooded command from the generals of the Iberian army, the soldiers did not dare to slack off, and the attack was fierce, which brought a great deal to the Minoan defenders. pressure.

At this point, when Leotidides got this news, there was no good way to do it. He could only comfort the Minoans for a while longer, and he would lead the army to rescue as soon as possible.

Escorted by the Sicilian fleet, the convoy of Leotidides’ army entered the port of Gera smoothly.

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At the same time, the commander of the 7th Corps, Brelu, at the Lochry Barracks received an order from the Ministry of Military Affairs: The 7th Corps will go to Katanai today, urgent!

“Finally it’s our turn!” Braelu’s sturdy body jumped up from the seat, and excitedly shouted to the adjutant: “Quickly send someone to inform the Chief Executive of Lochry, and ask them to prepare for the expedition. Also Yes

… report this news to the major teams and ask them to immediately recall the soldiers who went out!”

“Yes, Legion Commander!”

Before long, there were continuous cheers in the barracks.

When Brelu heard this, he smiled.

Breru, once the leader of the Brutians in the city of Bisinia, and later the annexation of Bisinia to Dionia, he became a patriarch, but did not engage in government affairs like Bachilippi, but chose to join Dio Nia Legion.

During the South-Italian War, he was the first captain of the Fourth Legion. As a result, he was captured by Dionysius along with the legion commander Drakes. Drakes was killed, but he was imprisoned because of his identity as the leader of Bruti. and was finally rescued.

As the only senior officer of the Dionian Legion who was captured by the Syracuses in the South-Italian War and survived, he regarded this as the greatest disgrace, and he fought heroically throughout the subsequent wars, because His exploits were promoted to commander of the Seventh Army Corps.

In this war, other legions have participated in the war, only the 7th legion is still idle, and Breru has written to the Ministry of Military Affairs many times to complain about the injustice.

Not long ago, the Ministry of Military Affairs sent a message that the Carthaginian army had landed in Sicily again, reminding him to make preparations.

Brelu began to issue a summoning order for the seventh legion to the surrounding towns. Now the seventh legion in the barracks is full, and the soldiers have high morale, waiting to go into battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds.

But soon, the reply from the city hall of Loclery poured a can of cold water on Brelu first, because there were not enough passenger ships to transport troops in the port of Locley, and it needed to wait another day or two to make preparations.

Breru was frustrated.

At this time, the adjutant reminded: “Lochli has no ship, isn’t there Lijim!”

Breru’s eyes lit up: In the past, the soldiers of the Seventh Legion came from Locri, Hibernian and Colonia, but last year After Lijim and his son Bontaurina were completely incorporated into the kingdom, these two cities were also included in the military source of the Seventh Legion by the Ministry of Military Affairs, but because the relationship had not been sorted out and the outbreak of war, the seventh The Legion has not yet issued a notice to let the military training officers of Lijim and Taurina arrange their citizens to participate in rotation training at the Lochry Barracks. Although there are no Lijim citizens in the Seventh Legion for the time being, Lijim, as a port city guarding the Strait of Messina, ships. But it will not be less, and it can completely help transport troops.

Brelu said immediately: “Send messengers to Lijim as soon as possible and ask them for support!”

The next day, Lijim responded to the request of the 7th Legion, and nearly two hundred passenger ships entered the port of Lochry at dusk.

Early on the third day, Brerou led the 7th Corps of more than 8,000 people to leave the barracks and enter the city of Loclery. The people of Loclery gathered on both sides of the street to say goodbye to their relatives.

Different from the people in other cities in the kingdom to send off the army, they seldom shouted, did not get too excited, and did not rush into the streets to hinder the march, but stood by the streets in an orderly manner and kept waving their hands. .

Although after joining the kingdom of Dionia, Lokri no longer enforced the cruel laws enacted by Zaleukus, and there have been no more disabled people for more than 10 years, the citizens of the city have integrated restraint and obedience into his own blood, which also made Lokri, who was Dionysian’s enemy, hardly cause any trouble to King Davos and the Senate after he was merged into the kingdom.

Of course, it is also an important reason why Lokrie citizens, who believe in Persephone and pay attention to the rule of law, are easy to identify with the Kingdom of Dionia.

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Before the army entered the port, they also passed by the shipbuilding workshop in Lokrey: seven or eight large dry docks were juxtaposed on the beach, and many boatmen were building three-tier oared warships inside; There are piles of thick tree trunks that have been cut down, and from time to time there are teams of carriages carrying trees into the workshop; in a number of temporary wooden sheds, carpenters are constantly processing the rough tree trunks into pieces. Straight and smooth shipboard… People in the entire workshop are focused on the work in their hands, and few people are distracted to watch the Seventh Legion passing through here.

This lively and orderly shipbuilding scene is not only found in Locle, but also in other seaside towns with shipbuilding capabilities, such as: Turui, Crotone, Trina, Siritin, Lijim, Tower Rantum, Katanai, Naxos… The entire Dionysian kingdom is making every effort to create more warships as soon as possible, so as to continue to gain maritime superiority in the war with Carthage.

In the morning, the convoy, carrying soldiers from the Seventh Legion, left the port of Locri and sailed for Catane on the eastern coast of Sicily.

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_ His first target was Alenia, the only Phoenician stronghold in Corsica, compared to the small village-like strongholds of the Phoenicians scattered across the island of Corsica. Towns, with their small but fertile agricultural lands, rich mining and larger ports, undoubtedly extended Midorades three feet away.

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