Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 78: Critical: Ramato River Defense Line

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"The second brother is back?!" Puamote missed his hand and knocked his helmet on the ground. He didn't care and asked excitedly: "Where is he?!"

"Brother, I'm back!" With a majestic shout, Pollet's stout figure appeared in the hall.

Puamote hurriedly greeted him, holding him tightly with both hands: "Second brother, you are back! Great, you are back!" Puamote's excited voice was a little choked, he never Like today, I have missed my militant brother strongly: Yes, balancing the interests of the tribes and governing towns are what Puamote is good at. But when it comes to marching and fighting and boosting morale, it’s not me. This younger brother who has been a troublemaker since he was a child is none other than that. And more importantly...

"Has Turey sent reinforcements?" he asked urgently.

"Come! Led by Master Davers, they are the two strongest armies of Dionia, with a total of 20,000 people!" Polete said with excitement as well.

"Great! It's finally here! Blessed by God Asinu!" Puamote covered his chest with his hands in relief, and his pale face also had a look: "Where are they?"

"They didn't come directly to Potentia, but went to Picosis, preparing to attack Poseidonia..." Seeing his brother so happy, Pollet lowered his voice unconsciously.

"Assault on Poseidonia?" The smile on Puamote's face froze, followed by anger: "Our city of Potentia is about to be broken by the Samonais. , That Dafus actually took reinforcements to the small seaside town a hundred miles away from here that we don’t even care about! What sinister intentions did he have?! He wanted to see us wiped out, he Come pick up cheap again?!......"

It is rare for Pollet to see his calm and gentle elder brother making such a big fire, but at this moment he has no intention of watching the joke: "Big brother, listen to me! Listen to me! Master Davos attacked Poseidonia to end the siege of Potentia by the Samonais and even defeat them!"

Puamote, who was preparing to smash the wooden chair in the hall, listened to his brother's yelling, and dropped the chair with a "bang", still asking suspiciously: "Really?"

"Yes." Pollot did not evade his gaze, and said solemnly: "After I received your urgent letter, I wanted to return to Potentia from Turei immediately, but Daves The lord sent someone to stop him, because he was going to personally lead his troops to rescue him, he needed a guide who knew Potentia and Samona, and provided him with useful advice, so I set off with the Dionia reinforcements... Master Davos asked me to return to Potentia as soon as possible after Picosis finally determined the action plan of the Dionian army to repel the Samonas, so that he could cooperate with him in future military operations. I originally wanted to send a team to **** me back, but I refused.

This is the place where I played since I was a child. Every hillside, every trail, every cave, every big rock is very familiar. The Samonais are tightly sealed off, and I can sneak in. If you bring them, it will be dangerous..."

Listening to Polet’s words, especially after knowing Daves’ plan, Puamote gradually calmed down: “So the Dionians have now begun to march towards Poseidonia. , And what we have to do now is to pay close attention to the movements of the Samonais..."

"Yes." Polett nodded again.

Puamote let out a sigh of relief, and his whole body relaxed: "Second brother, since you have returned, then I will give you the important task of leading the Potentian warriors to fight against the Samonaites!"

Pollett shook his head: "Not yet, brother."

"Why?" Puamote was puzzled.

"Because there was too much movement like that, if the Samonais knew that I was supposed to be in Turei, they might have guessed that Dionia’s reinforcements might have arrived, then Daves Your lord’s plan may fail! I even suggest that you temporarily conceal the news of my return!"

Puamote thought for a while, and couldn't help saying: "Second brother, you are right! I didn't expect to go to Turey. Now you have become more careful in considering issues!"

Pollett was a little embarrassed: "These are all reminders from Master Daves."

"Master Daves?" Puamote sensed Pollett's speech strangely: "I remember you didn't call him that before." Puamote said slowly.

Pollett recalled the scene of working with the Dionian Army these days and talking with Daves many times, and answered seriously: "He is indeed an amazing person!"

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Sipoulos also hoped that the Syracuses would take a break the next day after a one-day rush march, so as to give Trina, Crotone, and Siritin some buffer time so that they could do well. Defense on the north bank of the Ramato River.

But the Greeks underestimated Dionysius' determination. When he went all out, his mobility and wisdom were terrible. I think at the beginning, Carthage commander-in-chief Shimirko led the army to defeat Syracuse’s army and rushed to the city. If it were not for the support of the Spartans, Dionysius would have been driven off the throne of the tyrant by the angry people. , And at this critical time, Dionysius took his strategy to the extreme: he used the Carthaginians to be troubled by the plague, led an army out of the city in the dark, marched on the land and sea, slammed the east and concealed the main force, The experienced Similko made a misjudgment and eventually suffered a disastrous defeat.

This time, in order to conquer Great Greece, Dionysius prepared an extremely large army and a huge amount of supplies. In order to attract some forces to cause trouble for Dionia, Syracuse paid a lot more The price. Therefore, if this expedition fails, Dionysius' rule in Syracuse will also be shaken. So he set out from Sicily to the present, the spirit has been tense these days, don't look at his disdain for Dionia on the surface, it is to give the soldiers confidence, but there has been deep fear in his heart.

For this, he certainly understands the importance of time to the Syracuse army. Before marching yesterday, he asked Lorry to urgently notify the Hibernians to construct the camp in advance. After the army arrived, although it was chaotic, the order was much better than when it was landed in Lorry, at least most of them. The soldiers' sleep is basically guaranteed. Thus, early the next morning, Dionysius began to gather troops. Although the soldiers complained again and again, under his authority, they had to obediently pull out the camp and head north.

At the same time, he ordered Syracuse’s fleet to also sail north from the port of Hibernian into the Ramato River.

At noon, this large and disorganized army arrived at the confluence of the middle section of the Ramato River and its tributary, the Corta River.

Trina had spies to monitor Hibernian day and night, and Hibernian also had spies to observe the north bank of the Ramato River, so Dionysius knew that a large section of the Corta River could be walked. , And the defensive force on the other side of the river was not much, so the army turned south and went straight to the middle reaches of the Corta River.

The scouts on the other side of the river responded quickly, and Trina’s chief general Cypros secretly cried out after learning of the actions of the Syracuse. Controlling the nearly 7,000 Trina soldiers who poured out the entire city, he was anxious about it, but he did not dare to act rashly, because the port lighthouse sentry also came with an emergency report: There have been countless Syracuse ships in the bay where Trina is located. Many soldiers can be seen on the battleship.

Sipoulos is worried that they will land on the northern coast of Trina, so they must be on alert at all times and dare not rush to divide their forces to assist Siriting.

After receiving an emergency notification from the Trina and the shore guard last night, Siriting hurriedly increased the force on the north bank of the Corta River to 12,000 this morning. But I didn't expect that the army of Syracuse would arrive just after the station was stationed.

Assethias, the commanding general of Siriting, saw Syracuse soldiers appear on the other side, and the number was increasing. They were vast and boundless. He couldn't help being frightened. He kept cursing: K Why didn't Rotone's reinforcements arrive? ! ! The forces in his hand are scattered on this long river bank that can be walked, which is too thin! !

And Crotone, who he cursed, received a request from the messenger Starry Trina last night, and realized the seriousness of the situation, late at night, he sent soldiers to and outside the city to notify all citizens of the right age.

Early this morning, citizens came to report one after another in the square.

In the morning, 14,000 people had gathered in the square, and more citizens arrived...

But Lysias and the generals couldn't wait any longer, so Astamas led this part of the army first, and the rest of the civilian soldiers and the chores arrived later.

As Acerthias cursed the Crotones, Crotone's troops were rushing to Siriting anxiously.

But Dionysius was obviously not prepared to give the Southern Italy coalition any chance to breathe. Under his urging, the Syracuse army quickly rushed to the south bank of the Corta River and began to line up.

During this period of army formation, some of the Syracuse warships sailed into the Ramato River.

The city of Trina is not like Turri, which straddles the two banks of the river. Trina is located on the north bank of the river. The land on the south bank belongs to the Hibernian, so the Ramato River is the boundary river between the two city-states. The two cities belong to different leagues, and the Crotone League and the Lockley League are mortal enemies, so there is very little communication between the two cities, and it is even more impossible to build a pontoon over the river. Most of Trina’s original warships were handed over to Dionia. Of course, even if all of them existed, they could not be the opponents of the powerful Syracuse Navy. Therefore, the Trina were watching the enemy. The warships sailed up the Ramato River one after another, but the gods were also helping the Syracuse. At this moment, the wind was blowing from the southwest, which saved a lot of water for the Syracuse sailors to paddle against the current. force.