Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 127: Persuade

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He stretched out his palm to stop Sedorum, who wanted to speak again: "In this battle, the Bruti killed and injured 5,000 people. With the help of the Bisignian fighters, we have confirmed that most of them are Cosenza people. At the same time, more than 5,000 people were captured, most of them were Cosenza people.” During the war, Pi Anlun placed the main Cosenza fighters on the center and right flank, and the center of gravity of Dionia's counterattack was also It is on the right wing and center of the enemy, which leads to such a result.

"The other casualties and prisoners are also Vigs and Ambalians. In other words, the important power of the Bruti Alliance to maintain your rule and subdue other small tribes has been greatly weakened. According to As I know, the Cosenza people forcibly placed many small tribes in the outer city of Cosenza, as long as I let the Visignans make promises to these tribes, giving them freedom and more benefits. Tell me, Will these tribes take the opportunity to resist and help us capture Cosenza?!"

Davos said this, Sedorum was shocked, bowed his head and said nothing: Two days ago, Cosenza had just a riot, and the words of the Dionian consul could really become a reality!

"Besides, when my army arrives in Cosenza, I won’t attack the city right away! I heard that the city of Ambalia is extremely simple. I only need to send three or four thousand people, maybe I can easily win it. There is Vig City—" Daves mentioned the word "Vig", and Sedorum was shocked again.

"How many soldiers did you take away from there? Do you think I sent 10,000 soldiers to Vig, with the assistance of Laos, can I take Vigo City?"

Sedorum clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, his expression was painful, and he said nothing.

"After I won Ambalia and Vig, I will attack Cosenza. Oh, yes, you must be very strange, why don't I attack Knapetia?"

Davers paused, and then said: "Because Knapetia will soon be captured by the Fourth Army of Dionia, don't you believe it? I think Knapetia must ask Cosenza Over the reinforcements, because the stone walls of Knapetia cannot withstand our ballistas and siege towers."

"Ballista?" Sedorum finally raised his head in confusion.

Daves gave him a brief introduction to the siege equipment newly developed by Dionia.

Sedorum’s face became ugly. In his memory, Pi Anlun did not take the initiative to tell him about Knapetia, but Cosenza sent two thousand to Knapetia. He knew about the reinforcements, and he also raised objections to Pi Anlun about this, but Pi Anlun made a tough decision, which is completely unlike his previous style of doing things...According to various signs, he felt that Dave What Si said is very likely to be true. Pi Anlun knew that Knapetia could not hold it, and feared that the people of Bruti would panic, so he chose to conceal it and decided to fight desperately.

Sedorum's heart was cold, and he shivered and squeezed out: "Dionia wants to kill all the Brutis?"

"Kill it all? No, we Dionians are not so cruel." Daves said seriously: "In my eyes, Bruti, Lucanians and Greeks are no different. ."

Sedorum stared at him in disbelief.

"You may ask, if this is the case, why attack Bruty?" Daves sighed, and pulled a weed with his right hand, and circled his fingers: "For a hundred years, cloth The Ruti and the Greeks regard each other as enemies, and they will never stop killing each other. If the Bruti tribal alliance is formed, the conflict with the Greeks will only intensify. Dionia was forced to take the lead and did not want to attack. Destroying the Bruti, but hoping to incorporate the Bruti into the Dionian Alliance and become a part of the alliance. The Mediterranean Sea is large enough and there is enough space to accommodate us Greeks and Brutis. Exploring, planting, grazing...Why should we get into a death fight for such a tiny bit of barren land!..."

Sedorum was silent for a long time and whispered tentatively: "Do you want the tribes of Bruti to become the alliance of Dionia?"

"Dionia paid a huge price and paid so many lives of citizens just to make the Brutis become an alliance?!" Daves' face changed, and his voice suddenly increased: "The people of Dionian don’t Will agree, and the Senate will not agree!"

"Could it be... let us be like the Lucanians in Niutum..." Sedorum said bitterly. Vig City is not far from Niutum, and he still has some ideas about the situation there. What you know.

"Bruti was merged into Dionian, and the Bruti became Dionian citizens. The leaders of each tribe were still in charge of their tribal people, but Vig, Cosenza, Knapetia, and Anba The administrators of towns such as Leah are appointed by the Dionian Senate... Bisignia has agreed to join the Dionian League, and Bajilippi and Bream will also become members of the Dionian Senate, you You can go to Bream for further understanding."

Daves’ words made Sedorum’s heart shake a little, but he still asked unwillingly: "Couldn’t we let us... manage our own town by ourselves? Brutis are not used to it. Let foreigners take the command, I'm afraid there will be trouble..."

Daves said firmly: "All the territories of Dionia shall be governed by the Senate. This will never change! But if you join the Senate, one day you will also be elected by the Senate. As the chief executive of Cosenza, he may even become the chief executive of the entire Bruti area..."

Davers drew a pie, which made Sedorum less resistant. He pondered for a while and reluctantly said: "...I'm just the leader of Vig City."

"It doesn't matter, you only need to decide on the ownership of Vig City." Davos saw that he was still bowing his head, hesitating, and said: "You go down and think about it, don't worry about making a decision. "

Sedorum hurriedly responded, unwillingly prepared to leave.

"Please wait, there is one more thing, please help."

Davos' words made Sedorum panic, staggering a few steps, and almost falling.

"Please go and comfort the captured Bruti fighters and tell them, "As long as they follow our requirements, the soldiers of Dionia will never hurt them, and they will be safe after a while. Going home. But if they gather all living beings in chaos and try to escape, our soldiers will never soften! Moreover, when Bruti belongs to Dionia in the future, their families will also be punished!" Daves said in a tone. severe.

"...I'll go tell them." Sedorum looked melancholy, and the wrinkles on his face deepened. After talking with Davers, he seemed to be a few years older.

Looking at Sedorum, who was unsteady on foot, was escorted away by soldiers, Martius asked a rare question: "My lord, will this old man surrender?"

Davers smiled: "He just promised my request is a good start. However, if he can't hurry, we won't need it then."

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The siege of Knapetia has reached the most critical moment. The city wall has been broken through the continuous attacks of the ballista, and the trenches have been filled in many places. The soldiers who defended the city were attacked by the ballista and the archer on the top of the siege tower. The casualties were not small.

And the Third Army also paid a certain price. Five of the ballistas were damaged due to prolonged wear and tear. Two of the engineering towers were also destroyed by fire attack by the Bruti. The soldiers also killed and injured more than 400 people, most of them archers. However, Hiros still maintains high-intensity offensive pressure on Knapetia every day. He always remembers that when Daves gave him personal orders, he said, "Now in the Mediterranean, whether it is a Greek city-state or another country, attack The city is a huge problem. I hope that after you go to Knapetia, you will not be afraid of the difficulties and the number of casualties of soldiers. You must conquer that kind of stone city and sum up a set of siege experience for Dionia. ’

In the early morning, the soldiers of the Fourth Army and Trina lined up two hundred meters south of Krapetia. In front of the huge army, five ballistas and three siege towers lined up in sequence (making a crossbow The requirements of the gun are very high, and its key components are very delicate, especially the spring group. The Institute of Mathematics spent a lot of time and money to build ten, which can not be repaired by engineers in three or five days. However, the siege tower is Large, as long as there are enough people, it is not complicated to make).

The Knapetia warrior, exhausted physically and mentally, had never seen so many enemies in the city before, and couldn't help being secretly afraid.

The crow that has been hovering in the air looking for the carrion also seemed to feel the danger, and yelled "quack" and flew away.

"Legal commander, all preparations are complete!" Hiros heard the report from his subordinates and immediately said: "Ballista!"

"The ballista is ready!" The team officer gave the order.

The wheel shaft rotates, the bowstring is pulled apart, the stone bullet is put into the chute, and the angle and range are set...

"Let it go!"

Five live ammunition flew out with a strong wind, and concentrated on bombarding the most broken section of the wall, opening the prelude to the siege.

Following the second and third rounds... the continuous bombardment made the cracks in the city wall more and more and bigger...

The city wall that had been repaired overnight was finally overwhelmed, piece by piece of stone wall fell down...Finally, the whole section of the stone wall collapsed under the roar of "crash," and a cloud of dust and fog rose up in an instant.

The Dionian soldiers cheered and thunderous, while the Knapetian soldiers sighed, their faces as earthy.

"Offensive!" When the morale of the soldiers was high, Silos gave the order in time.

Immediately, the horns sounded, battle flags waved, and battle drums rang. The soldiers shouted in unison. Under the leadership of the team officers, they carried the ladders, and marched in loose queues with squads as siege echelons. The huge siege tower was also fully promoted by dozens of laborers, rumbling along the smooth causeway towards the city wall.