Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 44: After victory
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The city defense team of Castellon waited for the cavalry for a long time, and the noise of Crotone camp seemed to have disappeared. Out of doubt, he personally led ten cavalry soldiers out of the city from the south gate, crossed the pontoon bridge, and crossed the not-so-large woods to the west. Everything was the same (the light infantry of Alpens had already The corpses of the scouts were hidden, and the traces were removed), until they bypassed the turning River Trionto, struggling up to the high slopes, and appeared in front of them. The foreground looked shocking: this place where the Crotone camped. There was a mess on a wide flat ground. Collapsed tents, scattered weapons, horses and beasts running around and wailing, and even more frightening were the densely packed corpses, the severely wounded soldiers struggling in pain, and the scarlet land soaked in blood. There are many heavily armed soldiers in the center. They surround more people who are disheveled, and they are constantly escorting out rows of prisoners with their hands tied back and strung together...
Huge fear tightened the patrol captain's heart: The Crotone was defeated? ! ! !
While these terrifying and unfamiliar enemies have not been discovered yet, the captain hurriedly turned his horse's head and hurried towards the city of Castellon...
"Leader, Castellon's cavalry has returned to the city." Ryders rushed to report.
"Asisters, inform the Seventh Team and the Lucania Team to lie in the woods. It is likely that Castellon City...No, it should be Melanius who will give us a big gift! Lai! Dess, you continue to closely monitor the movement of Castellon City!" Davers issued an order.
"Yes!" Rydes led the way, and Asistes sent the messenger to the north.
After a while, Daves asked Asistes again: "How long has it been to inform the Cavalry of Merses?"
"About half an hour... Legion commander, there are too many things in the baggage area! As some pack animals were injured and some ran away during the attack, we now lack enough livestock to carry those supplies." Asistes said slightly worried.
Daves smiled slightly and pointed to the prisoner who was forced by the knife and gun and squatted on the ground not far away: "That's not a ready-made'pack animal'. Let them carry the supplies back to Turey, walking slowly. It doesn't matter, they can consume their physical strength anyway. These Crotones who have been competitively trained for a long time can still play a little role."
"Oh, how I didn't expect it! Commander, you can always think of a good way!" Assistus exaggerated loudly and praised.
"Yasi, if your ability to do things becomes stronger and stronger like your ability to speak nicely!" After the victory, Daves was also in a good mood and had a meeting with Asistes. Joking, and then said: "Go, go and see the soldiers, they are the heroes of this victory!"
So, in the horrified and sad vision of the captives: In the distance, a golden flag is slowly moving closer, and a man wearing a distinctive purple, white and red crown helmet is under the banner. The generals appeared on the battlefield, and those cruel and ferocious enemies immediately uttered thunderous cheers:
"Davers!!"
"Davers!!!"
"Wansheng!!"
"Wansheng!!!"
The wise man among Crotone’s captives immediately thought: This general was probably the Amendora Archon Daves who they had insulted under the city of Amendorara, and these enemies were the ones they had burned. The owners of the buildings under the city of Amendorara, at that time they laughed at the cowardice of the citizens of Amendorara, but now they are trembling under the stabbing guns of these "cowardly" enemies...
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The chief general of Castellon, Amiklis received an urgent return from the captain of the city defense. He was shocked and immediately sent someone to inform Melanius and his subordinates.
Melansius was sleeping soundly in a hotel with a senior prostitute, was forcibly awakened, and was extremely dissatisfied. After hearing the anxious report from his subordinates, he was shocked and awakened. He said with luck, "Maybe it's the enemy. I broke into our camp and was captured by the soldiers..."
Timaras shook his head very worriedly: "The Castellons said,'Although the flags held by the heavily armed soldiers are vague from a distance, they are strange in shape and style, and they are definitely not Crotone's flags!' Melan Hugh, we must go to rescue them!"
"...Ah...Ah, what you said is right, what you said is right..." Melantheius never expected that he would be shocked suddenly when he returned home triumphantly and triumphantly. I couldn't help being flustered: "Quick! Come with me to find Amiklis, let him send all the citizens of Castellon to rescue with us immediately!"
Of course, Amiklis could not completely agree to Melancios. He must first ensure the safety of Castellon, but he did not dare to offend Crotone by rejecting Melancios’ request, not to mention. Castellon's soldiers fell into the camp. So he hurriedly assembled seven hundred civilian soldiers, led by Melanius and his subordinates, and went to rescue them.
Melansius marched toward the camp anxiously, Timaras advised him to be cautious, but he said: "According to the information of the Castellons, the enemy is smaller than ours. It is estimated that the reason for winning is It was a sneak attack. Now they are still in the same place. They want to turn our soldiers into prisoners. Our sudden attack will inevitably exceed their expectations. At the same time, it will also arouse the resistance of the surrendered soldiers. We are defeated! I want these thugs who dare to violate Crotone to pay a heavy price!" Those who lose will win back.
When his troops passed through the forest in a marching column, they were violently attacked by the light infantry of Amendorara who had been ambushing there early. Epithenis led the light infantry to pour arrows, flying stones, and throwing javelins at them. Cause a lot of damage. When the morale of the Castellon soldiers was in a panic, the Lucarias, armed with Greek sabers, rushed into the enemy line like a tiger against a sheep...
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"Leader, Crotone's reinforcements were defeated! Except for a few who fled back to Castellon, the others were either killed or captured!" Rydes hurried back to report excitedly.
Daves nodded, not much joy. This was a well-prepared ambush, and victory was a breeze.
Lides saw him with a calm expression and said: "Those Lucanians also captured Crotone's two generals, Melanius and Timaras!"
"Oh!" Daves smiled, not because he caught the enemy's commander: "The Lucanians have done a great job again, and they can also reduce their sentence by half a year."
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When the Lucarias cut the Castellon column into several segments, years of military experience told Melanius: Failure is inevitable.
He immediately turned and ran away. Who knows that those Lucanians seemed to recognize him. After paying a few casualties, they knocked him down, and then dragged him to Daves.
"Merlan Hughes, we finally meet." A young, gentle voice rang in his ears.
Melansius struggled and raised his head. His handsome face was scarred by the dragging sand and rocks. The blood blurred his vision. He blinked vigorously: a strange young face showed In front of him.
"Who the **** are you?"
"Daves, the Archon of Amendorara."
"Amendorara? Daves?" Melanius, who had been hitting his head repeatedly before, reacted a little slow, and suddenly his eyes widened: "Amendorara?! Amendorara!!! You guys! It’s too despicable. If we didn’t declare war, we came and attacked us quietly! You violated the traditions of the Greek city-states and tarnished the honor of the Greeks. The Great Greek city-states will punish Amendorara!"
"Olympia champion, you are too ego!" Daves sneered: "When your army stepped into the territory of Amendorara and burned our buildings without permission, the war had already occurred. As for the sneak attack, I vaguely remember an athlete's motto, "The winner proves his strength by action, and the loser can only cover his weakness with excuses. "I don't know if I am right?"
Melan Hughes lowered his head and asked in a low voice, "I hope you can treat me and the soldiers kindly. Crotone will pay Amendorara enough ransom."
"It's not for me to decide what to treat you well."
"Then...who is it?"
"Turiyi's surviving people!"
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When Merses arrived at Crotone camp, he suddenly burst into laughter when he saw the piles of baggage. But he quickly became distressed, because these trucks couldn't wade across the river.
Davers said confidently: "This is easy, we cross the river by the ferry."
So, the soldiers of Amendorara and the people who came to pack up all the valuable things in the Crotone Barracks (including weapons, armor, and linen shirts worn by dead enemies), and discharged long The team, heading east, through the forest, can see Castellon on the north bank of the Trionto River.
Davos could even hear the enemy screaming in panic. He jokingly said to Melsis: "Didn't you say that pack animals are not enough? You can borrow from the Castro."
Mercis really asked someone to borrow the pack beast.
Kastron’s chief general Amiklis and others saw on the city’s head: heavily armed Greek heavy infantry marching across the south bank with great strength, and under the **** of their shields and spears, they were dejected and full. The blood-stained, heavy-carrying prisoners, and the cheerful civilians, and the heavy-duty pack... This long line bypassed the city and went straight to the ferry. Every Castellon’s expression was tense and a little confused, but there was no anger or greed, because Castellon’s citizen soldiers lost most of their losses, and now the city’s defense forces are insufficient, so how can one dare to provoke this terrible army.
"They... where did they come from?" a council member asked nervously.
Amiklis looked at the direction of the team under the city, and said uncertainly: "They are going north, it is very likely that... they are Amedolarians."
"Are they the mercenaries who defeated the Lucanians?!" General Gorkis' eyes widened.
"It is very possible!" Amiklis said through Gorkis's words, and strengthened the guess in his heart: "Maybe only they dare to defeat the powerful Crotone!"
"They... they sent someone!" someone shouted with a trembling voice.
The people on the front of the city, from soldiers to generals, are nervous.
"We are citizens of Amendorara, Archon Daves asked me to borrow a hundred pack animals from you, and we will send them back when we finish shipping them!"
The voices of the people came to the city clearly, and everyone looked at each other.
Davers! The hero who saved Turiyi in that rumor! Archon of Amendorara! Amiklis smiled bitterly: He saved the Tury for the second time, but the Castellon also suffered.
In Castellon, the general and the council members agreed after a brief consultation. Not because of Daves’ good reputation for keeping his promises, but according to Amiklis’ words: Amendorara annihilated and captured Crotone’s huge army, and the situation in the northern part of Great Greece will inevitably change. We need to act cautiously. Moreover, there may be many citizens of Castellón who have become prisoners of Amendorara, leaving a good impression on Amendorara, and we can negotiate with them in the future.
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In the early morning, a few Turyes who had already woken up saw the Amendorara people who had rescued them before assembled, began to cross the pontoon and headed south, they were shocked and uneasy: Are the Amendoras going to abandon us? Away?
At noon, all the Turian people, some free people, and slaves who woke up faced the deserted camp, their helplessness and despair in their hearts, they squatted on the ground, crying loudly. For Cornelus, Stromboli and a few people who persuaded them that ‘Amendorara is at war with Crotone’s army and has already won’ it is totally unbelievable, and even overly emotional people swear.
At this moment, someone shouted in horror: "Look! Look! An army is coming!"
Turiyi hurriedly looked back, only to see a mighty and majestic unit under the guidance of a strange flag they had never seen before.
"That's our army! Amendorara's army! They have returned!" Cornelus, the city chief of Amendorara, did not approve of Crotone fought, and although the resolution was passed, there was uneasiness hidden in his heart. At this moment, he cheered indulgingly like a child.
Kunogorata stared blankly at the approaching Amendora army. At this moment, there was only one voice in his mind reverberating: "The Amendoras have won! They won! Forget it! They won! The mighty Crotone army!!!"
Turiyi people will be suspicious.
Soon, when the front end of the troops set foot on the north bank of the Klaty River and approached them, they could see that it was the young and gentle governor of Amendorara who was under that peculiar army banner and at the head of the team. Officer Daves! At this moment, he was fully armed, but without a helmet, and was waving to them with a smile on his face. The hot sun shone on his bright armor, exuding the most dazzling light, like a god.
At this time, another sharp-eyed people discovered that there was a walker behind Davesma, his back tied hands, his body naked, and he was dragged and staggered. Once he walked slowly, the guards The stabbing gun left a wound on his body. Why does this person look so like the demon Melanius who ordered Turri to be burned? ! Could it be that Crotone's army was really defeated by Amendorara? ! !
The facts are beyond doubt. Behind the vanguard, they saw Amendorara soldiers holding stinging guns, escorting young and adult men who were also naked and carrying heavy objects, walking staggeringly, their troops stretched southward, and they couldn't see their heads... …
Turiyi people watched the incredible scene in front of them, tears bursting into their eyes. They cried, laughed, screamed, and threw sundries at Crotone soldiers. Some even went forward to fight, all of them Like a madman...
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Daves stood on a makeshift wooden platform, watching the people of Turii who came together quickly to help the old and the young. He said with a solemn expression but passionately: "People of Turiya, In the past few days, the Crotones have invaded your homes. You lost your loved ones, lost your residence, and weeped helplessly on the ruins! But the gods did not abandon you, he let your neighbor—the heroic Amen The Doraras were not afraid of powerful enemies and defeated the demons that destroyed Tury! He let the kind Amendoras selflessly help you who lack food and clothing! The night will pass, and the light is right in front of you! No more Home, we can build a more comfortable house! Without the city, we can rebuild a stronger city! Without the temple, we can rebuild a more magnificent temple! Turiyi, wipe away your tears and stand up you In the chest, join hands with the Amendolaris, and together we will build a better home without foreign aggression!
The tears of the Turiyi people came out again. They cheered, as if they were a god, and paid homage to the hero Daves who saved Turiyi twice.
Daves gave an order: The captured senior Crotone officers, headed by Melanius and Timaras, were put on a wooden platform, and the people of Turiyi decided their lives and deaths.
Turiyi’s cheers reached its zenith. They rushed to vent their anger with stones, sticks, fists, and teeth. Soon the Crotones became **** and horrible, but the Turiyis still did not stop, even though the enemy had fallen to the ground. , Dying...
Ansitanos, who watched the **** scene from the side, sighed: "From now on, Turri will probably be different..."
Kunogolata pointed to Daves, who was standing on the side of the wooden platform watching the execution of the Tury, and said solemnly: "It's not that I'm afraid, but Tury will definitely be different!"
Ansitanos is silent...
This volume ends here. If you want to know how Daves resettled the Turian people who had lost their homes, whether they would include the Subari Plain, the impact of this big victory on Great Greece, and whether the defeated Crotone will launch a bigger War...please see the next volume: The Alliance of Dionian City-States