Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 85: Ying Xiao
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"They all recognize the strength of the Dionian Army, but because of our strength, they all hope that we can sit in the middle and connect the two wings so that they can attack with confidence and boldness." Felicius looked at the two of them. , Said frankly: "Although I had the same ideas as you before, but...I am also worried about whether the middle road and the other wing formed by the three independent city-state armies of Trina, Sirion, and Crotone can be Before we defeat the enemy in front of us, we will not be defeated by the enemy... If they are defeated, the whole situation may become a melee. The cavalry of Syracuse may have the opportunity to exert their strength... On the contrary, if we guard the middle, we can Control the pace of our offense and defense, find loopholes in the two wings at any time, and carry out reinforcements in time..."
"In this way, we will compete with the Syracuses for defense and consumption, and the battle may last a long time!" Epithenis, who was a light shield soldier, didn't like this way of fighting.
"It is more durable than defense and fighting. Isn't this what our army's heavy infantry is best at!" Dracos seemed confident: "Even if the army is placed in the middle, I believe our army can still penetrate the enemy's middle! "
"Since you have already made a plan for the battle in the meeting, why are you here to ask us for advice! Just give us the order and let us execute it!" Epithenis said with resentment.
"It was just a preliminary discussion of a rough plan." Felicius Stein said sincerely and emotionally: "I need your experience and wisdom to perfect this battle plan and gain more chances for us to win. This is For Dionia!"
Epidenis and Drax looked at each other, and then leaned over to Felicius...
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After two days of hard work, the Samonei-Silpini expanded their camp, surrounding the city of Potentia, except to the south, because there is a Bacento River there. The chief of Silpini, Veronni, only sent people to build a few simple guard towers on the other side of the river to observe the movement in the city. When the pontoon was burned down, he was not worried that the Potentians would cross the river and run away. If the Potentians abandon the strong fortresses and choose to cross the river and escape, it is what he hoped.
However, there are people swimming in the dark night in the river where Veronni imagined that they could prevent the Potentians from fleeing...
Half an hour later, the leader Valle, who was in charge of defending the city, came to the mansion of the leader.
How could Puamote fall asleep peacefully? As soon as he heard Vale coming to see him, he thought there was something going on with the Potentians outside the city, so he immediately met Vale in the living room and listened to the leader. Excited report: "See you, the messenger of Dionia!"
"Plintors, company captain of the Dionian Mountain Range Team, meets with the chieftain of Puamote!" When a damp Plintors saluted Puamote, the leader asked about his gains and losses. Said: "Master Daves is in Poseidonia...in Poseidonia...how...how?!"
"This morning, Lord Davos led the First, Second, and Third Army Corps to annihilate Samona's reinforcements and defenders!" Plintors replied simply.
"It's great! It's great!" Puamote was so excited that he asked eagerly, "Can Master Davos lead the army to Potentia tomorrow?"
Plintors didn't answer directly, but took a small waterproof leather barrel from his neck and pulled out a paper roll from it: "This is a letter from Master Davers who asked me to give you to the chief. "
Puamote quickly took it, and after a look, his expression became solemn: "Hurry up and call Pollet!"
Pollett, who stayed in the backyard all day and panicked, learned that the Dionian army had defeated the Samonaites in Poseidonia, and when he saw Daves’ secret letter, his reaction Different from Puamote, he is already eager to try: "Master Daves, let us cooperate with your mountain reconnaissance team to disrupt the enemy camp tonight to cope with the arrival of tomorrow's army!"
Plintors looked calm instead, and said with piercing eyes: "Before going up the mountain, I made a special observation at the camp of Samona. The constant escaping troops made the camp quite chaotic, and my brothers have Half of them pretended to be ruined soldiers and mixed in... Now, I have a better idea!"
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The Shillpines prepared everything needed for the siege, and they waited for the army to rescue in Poseidonia to return to work together to eat the fish in the net of Potentia cleanly. Lose.
This night, Villany fell asleep peacefully early.
"Father! Father!!..." Gailney suddenly broke into the big tent and awakened him.
"What's the matter?" Veronie opened his loose eyes and looked at his son standing in front of him in a daze. Then he heard him panicked and said: "Something happened! The reinforcements we sent to Poseidonia were... annihilated by the Dionians!!"
"What?!!!" Veronie's sleepiness was all scared away: "How is this possible?!!! We sent more than 20,000 Pentney, Cavutini fighters, Torek, Quindok is a general with great combat experience!...unless...unless..." He thought of a possibility, and his breathing suddenly rose.
"Dionia’s reinforcements from Turri have arrived in Poseidonia long ago, but they quietly lie in ambush..." Gherny thought of what he had heard from the fighters who had fled back. Told my father.
After listening to his son's words, Veronni felt cold in his hands and feet, and he sat back on the bed, his brain numb.
After a while, he suddenly raised his head and asked: "Did Torek and Quinduk escape back?"
"I heard that the leader of Tolek died in the battle, and there is no news from Quinduink..." Gherny looked depressed.
A sorrow suddenly rose in Verranny's heart, but it was not a time for sadness. He immediately asked: "How many fighters did Pentney and Cavutini escape?"
"How can we count in the dark? Anyway, there are soldiers fleeing into the camp from several directions..." Gellney finished speaking, and asked anxiously, "Father, what should we do now?!"
The bad news came too suddenly. For a while, Villany was in a state of confusion, how could he think of a way to do it. As he lowered his head to meditate, there was a noise outside the big tent, and the sound became louder and louder, especially clear at night.
"The reinforcements we sent to Poseidonia have been defeated!"
"Dionia’s reinforcements are here. There are a total of 50,000 to 60,000 people. We are going to be surrounded!"
"Run away, brothers of Shilpini!"
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"Not good!" Verranny jumped up in shock, and hurried to the outside of the account: I saw that the camp, which should have been quiet at night, was boiling at this moment. The soldiers were at a loss, all naked. The body, one after another, got out of the tent, and started to panic and scream with others, walking around...
Villany saw people everywhere in the camp... The Samonais organized such a large army for the first time, and for the first time they fought such a long war (from the time they assembled their forces), Therefore, Villany has not experienced such a big chaotic scene. Of course, he does not know what "campaign" is, but he instinctively felt the danger, and immediately criticized Gailny severely: "When these defeated soldiers fled back , You should isolate them to avoid affecting the morale of our fighters! Now you immediately return to your tribe, maintain the order of your tribe, and let the fighters stay in the camp and not come out!"
Gerney hurried away.
Villany urgently called in his guards, holding torches, and separately notified the leaders such as Lescuk and Lucini, and ordered them to do their utmost to restrain the tribe.
It was only then that Vilany discovered that there was no good plan when building the camp before. The distance between the tribes was relatively long, and the tents were built too densely and disorderly, and the passages between them were narrow and curved. It was fine during the day and at night. It is easy to cause blockage when panic...
He can only guard outside the big tent, surrounded by hundreds of guards, hoping that the leaders of the tribes will be able to play a role, waiting for the commotion in the camp to calm down a bit, he will put the guards into To maintain order in the camp, he suspects that there are enemies in the camp taking the opportunity to make trouble.
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At this moment, outside the lively Samoney camp, under the hill where Potentia City is located, Pollet led a thousand soldiers silently lurking...
"Can we attack?" Pollet looked at the camp of Samona, which was close at hand, and asked Priintoles eagerly in a low voice.
The company captain of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade and the executor who once cleverly captured Asprostum was extremely calm at the moment, and said in a deep voice, "Wait."
"Waiting! What are you waiting for?!" If it hadn't been because the speaker was a Dionian team officer holding a Daves secret order, Pollet would have already acted.
Plintors didn't seem to hear the urging and irritability in Pollet's words. He kept looking at the camp ahead intently, and said softly, "Waiting for the fire."
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Standing in the big tent, Veronie saw that in a dark camp, dots of torches had been lit, and it seemed that the leaders of the tribes had begun to take action.
But he observed for a while and found that the situation had not been well contained.
At night, the strong mountain breeze didn't cover up the noise of the camp, but it made him chill. When he wanted to go back to the big tent and put on a wolfskin robe, the camp made a louder noise again: "It's on fire! It's on fire!!..."
Fire! Verranny's heart trembled suddenly. He fixed his eyes to look forward. The front was still dark, but his heart was sinking, and then turned back: There was a flame of fire in the distance directly behind the big tent, and there was Sa The place where the Monet people store their food!