Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 944

[Chapter 282]

“Without the barrier of Agilion, Prosius was unable to take it back. The Sikelians faced the persecution of the Carthaginian army, and they did not know that reinforcements were coming. Besides, the Carthaginians were very good at Fighting in the mountains… Faced with such a predicament, it is difficult for us to speculate on what choices the Sikelians will make.” Thormid said solemnly: “However, if these Sikeles live on the western edge of the Sicilian territory, it is difficult for us to speculate. The tribes have all surrendered to the Carthaginians, which will definitely cause a lot of trouble to our Sicilian territory!”

Davos tapped the wooden table with his hand, and said in a deep voice, “I decided to let the entire army land on the card. Tanai, repel the Carthaginian army from the front!”

“Your Majesty, when you were discussing at the Satnicum camp, you did not plan to let the army land in western Sicily, where the defenses were empty, and cut off the way back for the Carthaginian army. ?” Mattonis asked.

“Yes, I have proposed such a plan, but the premise of implementing this plan is that the Carthaginians have lost their maritime power and cannot pose a threat to our landing fleet.” Davos pointed to Sicily on the map of the wooden table. Island, explained in a gentle tone: “But now the situation has changed, the new fleet of the Carthaginians has been put into use, and there are still many warships being built in the shipyards of it and the Phoenician allies… I believe everyone is still right. The situation when we landed in Ladium is still fresh in my memory. The number of ships full of our legions is so large that it is impossible to hide from the eyes and ears of the Carthaginians, and it is impossible to achieve the purpose of a surprise attack. When the time comes, the Carthaginians will Do your best to mobilize all sea power to prevent us from landing. The

previous landing in Ladium went well, and it took us almost half a day, and if we landed in western Sicily, the Carthaginians desperately blocked the time to complete the landing. I am afraid it will be very long. After all, it belongs to the control of the Carthaginians, which is more conducive to their fighting. Even if we can gather the Sicilian Fleet and the 3rd Fleet together, we may not be able to take advantage of it… And even if we land at the end Complete, such a huge army requires huge food consumption, and the next food supply may have to rely on sea transportation, which will be a big problem!”

Davos looked around the crowd and saw that they did not refute, but fell into thought, so he said loudly: “And the territory of Sicily is being damaged and threatened by the Carthaginian army, the people eagerly expect us to go to rescue, and if we let them They would rather take a huge risk and land in western Sicily. What would they think! Therefore, the top priority is to drive the Carthaginians out of the Sicilian territory, so that the people can quickly rebuild their homes!”

Everyone listened At this point, I think it makes sense, and they all nod their heads in support.

At this time, Epithenes interjected: “Your Majesty, the plan for the entire army to land in western Sicily has been cancelled, but one or two legions can be landed.”

Davos glanced at him and said: “This question No more discussions today. Three days ago, the Ministry of Military Affairs had notified the reserve soldiers in various cities to gather at the barracks in Siliting.

Your task for these two days is to add them to your army as soon as possible, so that the army can be fully reorganized. Two days later , we’re going to Catane.”

“What about the Roman soldiers who surrendered?” Amyntas demanded.

Davos had long considered and said: “They will still be kept in their respective teams, and each team will have one more Roman establishment. With the addition of reserve soldiers, the proportion of Roman soldiers in the army will be diluted. I think This is more conducive to the stability of the team, and it is also more conducive to the accelerated integration of these Romans…”

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“Lord Margo, look! Our soldiers have occupied City Head!” The adjutant danced with excitement.

It is no wonder that he behaved like this. Tens of thousands of Carthaginian soldiers besieged this seemingly small city of Palagonia. In addition to the death and injury of many soldiers, the attack for more than half a month has not made much progress. Now finally gnawed off this hard bone.

Marco, who had been gloomy these days, finally showed a smile, and he said loudly: “Blow the bugle for me to attack, let the soldiers seize the opportunity, continue to attack the city, and break the second of the Dionians. Dao city wall, destroy all the Dionians in the city!”

“Yes!”

“Wow!…” Marco listened to the loud bugle and watched as hundreds of soldiers rushed into the city of Paragonia, but the sound of fighting in the city was getting louder and louder. The weaker…

Marco clenched his fists, and he desperately hoped that this time he could break through the inner city wall that had caused a lot of trouble for the siege soldiers.

The Carthaginian soldiers who occupied the city head quickly rushed down the city wall from all directions, roaring and rushing into the city, chasing the fleeing enemies. They were extremely excited but seldom paid attention to the water flowing in the ditch beside the criss-crossing streets. It’s not the smelly sewage, but the viscous asphalt, and the empty houses are piled with a lot of wheat grass that has just been harvested…

Standing on the inner city wall, Dionysian VII Corps Captain Teminy Des watched the enemies in the city approaching the city like a tide, and decisively issued an order: “Close the city gate!”

“Captain, there are many brothers who are retreating to the inner city, and they will arrive soon! Wait a while! Just wait a while!” The seventh army officer on the side asked anxiously.

Teminides gritted his teeth and said hard-heartedly: “It’s too late, before they reach the city, the Carthaginians rushed into the inner city! By then, everything we have worked so hard to arrange will be in vain!”

Said When he got here, he raised the volume and shouted loudly: “Close the gate!”

After giving this order, he then raised his right arm and waved it down: “Let the rockets!”

More than a dozen rockets shot into the city. Inside the ditch, a circle of flames immediately sprang up, and quickly spread out along the connected ditch…

“Captain, here!” The guard handed the wet linen to Teminides.

Teminides looked around at the soldiers who had been covered with linen, reached out and took it, covering his mouth and nose.

It didn’t take long for the entire outer city to become a sea of fire. The Carthaginian soldiers who had been advancing aggressively, now panicked and wanted to retreat back. However, the narrow streets and the crowded crowd made it impossible for them to do so. Just as they were frantically pushing each other and even fighting, flames and thick smoke enveloped them… In

the sea of fire in the outer city, there were shrill screams everywhere, and there must be some people who had not retreated in time. Dionian soldiers of the city.

Teminides closed his eyes in pain, supported the battlements, knelt down slowly, and chanted silently in his heart: “Great Hades! You are the protector of the kingdom of Dionia, you are just and strict. Lord of the Underworld

, I implore you to give justice to these warriors who died fighting for the kingdom, so that their souls can receive the protection they deserve…”

Not only was Teminides praying, but all the people in the inner city were praying. The soldiers and soldiers are all doing the same thing. Although the solid city wall prevented the fire from spreading inward, the rolling heat wave is suffocating and suffocating, but everyone is always kneeling motionless, facing the burning sea of fire with devotion. The Carthaginians

who were fighting outside the city were cheering because they were about to break the city, but they suddenly saw flames rising inside the city and quickly covering the whole city. It turned into panic: “My God! The Dionysians are crazy, they set the whole town on fire!”

“Quick! Get all the troops back!”

“Look at the fire! It’s too late! He rushed in desperately and blocked all the gates of the city, this is not something that can be withdrawn in a short time!”

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Seeing that victory was coming, it turned into despair in a blink of an eye, and Margot felt uncomfortably depressed and resentful Having nowhere to vent, he immediately grabbed the spear from the guards and threw it at a Numibian soldier who had just escaped from the Fire City and was rushing in this direction. The spear pierced his chest.

Marco looked around the surrounding soldiers with a grim face, and shouted angrily: “Shut up the fuck!” The

entourage suddenly froze.

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In the evening, Pomirka walked into the large tent of the Carthaginian military camp.

Marco, who was still resentful and inaccessible during the day, was now nibbling on the cooked leg of lamb with a calm expression.

Seeing Pomirka coming in, he picked up the half-eaten leg of lamb and said, “The lamb in Agrigento is really delicious. Would you like a piece?”

“Thank you, I’ve already had dinner.” Pomir called a wooden chair and sat across from him. UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com asked softly, “Next… what are your plans?”

“What do you mean?” Marco looked at him and asked rhetorically. .

“Lord Margo, the Dionysians burned the entire outer city of Palagonia, and we suffered heavy losses. According to the statistics just received, nearly 2,000 soldiers were burned to death, and more than 2,000 soldiers were burned. , from our siege of Palagonia to the present, the number of dead and wounded soldiers has reached as high as 7,000!” As Pomirka continued to state the facts, the originally flat tone became heavy: “A little Palagonia Let’s just have no way to take it, not to mention Dionysian Barracks, Leotini, Kathanah, which are bigger and more soldiers than it, we can’t fight like this anymore! Otherwise, wait for Dionysus When Ya’s reinforcements arrive, we probably won’t have enough strength to fight them head-on!”

“What are you trying to say?” Marco asked impatiently with a sullen face.

“I believe you have received the news from Sardinia, ‘The great Dionian fleet will carry soldiers south from Latium to Trina…’ I am afraid that the Dionians have won The war with Rome, whose troops are about to land in Sicily, should we temporarily stop the attack on Catane, so as to be fully prepared to fight the main force of Dionia?”