Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 969

[Chapter 307 Capture of Yuriarus Fortress]

In Minoa, after reading a battle report sent by the Ministry of Military Affairs, Davos said to his secretary in a very comfortable mood: “Tigertinos led the Ninth Corps and the Third Cavalry Corps and completely defeated them. The enemy who invaded Apulia also captured the former Prince Puchetti named Vadarka.”

“So the war in Apulia is over?!” Henepolis asked in surprise.

Davers nodded.

The staff in the tent all cheered, and the core area of Dionia Kingdom was restored to peace and tranquility, and they could finally devote themselves to the war with Carthage without any worries.

“Your Majesty, do you need to transfer the Ninth Legion and the Third Cavalry Legion to Sicily?” Tormid asked.

Davos pondered for a while and shook his head: “We have made a plan before, and we will take a defensive posture to confront the Carthaginian army for the next period of time. The current strength is completely sufficient, the key is to see the navy. At this time, it would be a waste to transfer them. I think… it is better to let them go to Midorades, and together with the Third Fleet, strengthen the attack on Sardinia, and strive to capture the whole island, Completely cut off its support for Carthage, and at the same time free up the Third Fleet to support Sicily.

As for the defense of Apulia… From the current situation, it is impossible to have a big battle there, just Let the Eleventh Legion be responsible for the defense of the entire region.”

“Yes, Your Majesty, I will convey your instructions to the Military Department.” “Would you like to send a formal commander to the 11th Corps? Lord Capps has been acting as the commander of the 11th Corps for almost a year, and the Ministry of Military Affairs is busy now. Helos has reported to you several times that he hopes to be reassigned. Go

back to the original position and relieve their pressure…”

Davos thought for a while, nodded, and said, “Okay, let Caps go back to Turiyi and continue to serve as quartermaster, and the 11th legion commander will be selected. Hiros, let’s decide, but as soon as possible, the stability of the Eleventh Legion must be guaranteed!

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“Woo! Woo! Woo!…” With the sound of the bugle, the Dionian soldiers gave up and started to retreat.

After the Syracuse soldiers who fought hard for a day at the top of the city gave out cheers of victory, many people lay down on the aisle of the city wall, too tired to stand up.

Tai Argenis seemed rather excited. He took off his helmet and wiped the sweat from his face. Then, regardless of his fatigue, he went along the aisle to offer condolences to the soldiers in turn, thanking them for their heroic battle and

protecting Syracuse. Zhacheng.

In the event of a victory, the civic soldiers would naturally pay their respects to the defensive commander of the West City.

It didn’t take long for his adjutant to come over: “My lord, the casualty statistics have been made. We have 352 dead and 517 injured.”

After listening to Tai Argenis, a smile appeared on his face, and he said excitedly: “Today should be the most violent attack of the Dionians, but it neither caused us much pressure nor caused us much casualties. If this continues, we can completely defend our city! On the contrary, Dio The Nias must have suffered more casualties than us today, and I’m afraid they won’t last for a few days with an offensive like this!”

“Your Highness, you are right!” the adjutant responded, “It’s a pity that the Dionysians took the lead when they retreated. After leaving their dead and wounded soldiers, it is impossible to know how many people they killed or injured, but they left a lot of siege equipment outside the city…”

“Send a small group of soldiers out of the city to burn them all!” Tai Argenis stopped talking halfway through, and after a while, he said, “Take off a small part of Dionia’s siege equipment, bring it into the city, and show it to the people as a trophy, this will give them more confidence.” The

adjutant rushed to supervise the matter knowingly.

Theagenis leaned on the battlements and overlooked the battlefield below the city, and his heart was filled with pride: when the Dionysians set up camp outside the east and west cities, everyone knew that the enemy outside the west city was stronger and the generals were stronger. When the executive committee was discussing who should command the defense of the west, even Falecus, who had many experience in leading troops, hesitated. As the chief general, he took the initiative to request the defense of the west city, which was naturally easier to pass.

Judging from the battle situation in the past few days, he is more and more sure that his adventure is correct.

When this war is over, he will be able to use the great feat of defeating the Dionysians to wash away the regret that he failed to participate in the rebellion against Dionysius, establish a higher prestige among the people, and completely overwhelm the people of Dionysius. The neutral faction, headed by Falecus, let go of his hands and feet and displayed the revenge in his heart!

At this time, Theagenis stared at the blood-red sunset in the west, and there was only one hope in his heart: the Carthaginians could defeat the main force of Dionia as soon as possible!

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The Syracuses have gradually become accustomed to life under this kind of war, and teams of sentries patrolling the long city walls late at night; after a hard day The citizens who had exhausted their physical strength during the battle slept very sweetly, and the entire city was unusually quiet.

Theargenis was no exception. He ate dinner in a hurry, and fell asleep until he was awakened by his servants: “Master, it is not good! The Dionysians have entered the city! The council has sent for you to go immediately. Participate in a military conference!…”

Tai Argeniston, who was still sleepy, woke up with a fright: “What, the Dionysians have entered the city?! Nonsense! How

is this possible!” Time did not allow him to think too much. , He hurriedly put on his clothes, rode on the horse prepared by the servants, and rushed to the council under the escort of several clan cavalrymen.

At this time, the sky was twilight, and it was usually the time when people were sleeping, but at this time, the houses in the city were lit up one after another, and there were loud voices everywhere: “It’s not good! The Dionysians came in, we It’s

over!”

“What’s the panic! I already said it, it’s a rumor!”

“Hurry up! Hurry up! Bring my armor, the city hall has urged us to assemble! Take care of the children, hide at home and don’t walk around!”

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Crying, scolding, dog barking and horse neighing… …The whole town boiled up quickly, and the streets quickly filled with people.

Tai Argenis finally arrived at the council, and the generals such as Falecus were already discussing fiercely.

“What happened?!” Theagenis asked anxiously.

Falecus looked at him and said solemnly: “The fortress of Mount Yuliarus was captured by the Dionysians!”

“How is this possible?!” Theagenis thought he had heard it wrong: ” That is the fortress of Yuriarus, the most difficult place to capture in Syracuse!”

“That’s the truth.” Falecus said solemnly, “The soldiers who escaped from there told us that in the fortress in the middle of the night. When the soldiers were asleep, hundreds of Dionians quietly climbed up the city wall. Although they were discovered by the sentries, they quickly rushed into the fortress. Although the soldiers fought back, they were in a hurry. Many people don’t even have time to wear armor (in fact, the soldiers of the Dionysian Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade do not wear armor, but compared to the untrained Siracusa civic soldiers, these Dionia’s most elite soldiers In the melee, it was like a tiger entering a pack of wolves), but was defeated by the Dionysians, and only a small number of soldiers escaped back…”

“Hurry up and send the army to take it back!” Theagenis shouted anxiously.

“I said Chief General, I don’t need you to remind me.” Kuchias said indifferently: “We have already asked Staceykos to lead the army of Dongcheng Barracks to retake Yuriarus Fortress! The Executive Committee of General Lacuza took into account that in the event that the Dionysian army suddenly attacked the city at night or in the early morning, the citizens of Syracuse could go to the city in time to defend and avoid the delay and confusion caused by emergency mobilization, so Dionys When the runners-up camped outside the city, the Syracuses also built two simple camps near the east and west city gates. Each night, 2,000 civilian soldiers camped here to respond to emergencies at any time.) I still remember a few days. Who the hell said here a few days ago that he will definitely block the Dionysian attack on the city wall and defend the west city, now?”

Kuchias’ mouth curled slightly, and he continued to sneer: “The war is not so simple and easy. In the end, it is up to us to defend Syracuse!”

The fortress of Yuriarus is located at the intersection of the east and west city walls. Considering the large number and strength of the enemy in the west, there were more civic soldiers under the command of Theagenis, and the fortress of Yuriarus, which was naturally remote and far away, was also commanded and defended by him. He didn’t raise any objections. After all, the terrain was dangerous, it was difficult to attack and defend, and considering the difficulty of supplying rations there, he only sent 200 people to garrison. It has been calm these days. If it wasn’t for this incident tonight, he would have been in danger Forgot about this fortress.

After listening to the sarcastic words that Kukias said, and seeing that several generals were focusing on him with strange eyes, Te Argenis only felt blood rushing up all over his body. “It was unanimous to send 200 soldiers to the fortress of Yuriarus, I don’t remember anyone else who realized that the Dionians might attack from there, and emphasized the need to strengthen the defense there. . But now that it has happened, we must take it back immediately! I will lead the 2,000 soldiers of the West City Barracks to support Staceikos now!”