Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 214: Riot (1)

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The soldiers handed out shields and spears to the returning freedmen and slaves. Ten people formed a small group, led by a citizen soldier, and re-attended the camp of Dionia. If someone refuses to fight or flee, then these soldiers will catch them and execute them on the spot to deter the greedy and fearful of death.

In front of these improvised teams are nearly 20,000 Syracuse soldiers and moving siege equipment. They were arranged in an extremely loose formation, carrying a ten-meter-long ladder, pushing various heavy siege equipment, and walking on the muddy ground that had just been leveled by freedmen and slaves. Since many of them lost their armors and shields in the previous battles, everyone’s equipment is now relatively primitive, almost the same as the freedmen in the rear. Arrows, which they didn’t worry about, have now become their most troublesome long-range weapons. . Fortunately, the arrow rain was mostly blocked by the towers, arrow shields, and siege vehicles at the front of the queue.

It looks like the shocking stone bullets whizzing down from time to time, and the mud is splashing, but the Syracuse soldiers are not as panicked as the freedmen. After all, they have seen too many ballista attacks, but everyone is praying. "Apollo, don't be the unlucky person who is directly hit by a stone bullet."

With a loud noise of "Bang!", an arrow block car was hit by a stone bullet and disintegrated immediately. The broken wood chips also injured several slaves in the cart, scaring the soldiers behind to subconsciously distance the siege equipment. Farther, these big guys are most worried about the ballista attack!

The Dionian light infantry heard a "rumbling" sound from the front on the wooden wall, and the sound became louder and louder, as if the spring thunder of lightning was about to be released. They all felt nervous, bending their bows and shooting arrows faster. Speed ​​up, and every time they hear a scream, they get a point of relief in their hearts.

Soon, there were more indistinct objects and figures in the white fog ahead. When more than a dozen towers higher than the wooden walls of the camp saw thick fog and appeared in front of the trenches, Dioni The Asian soldiers are all nervous because of these behemoths.

"Defense!" The heavy infantry quickly put the long shield on top of their heads, forming a shield formation.

I heard the continuous and crisp sound of "dangdang...". It was the sound of the javelin thrown from the tower colliding with the central metal corner of the long shield. A very small number of javelins pierced the long shield. Legionnaires cause injuries. Obviously, the Syracuses knew that the archers were not a threat to Dionia's heavy infantry, so all the javelins on the top of the tower were javelinmen.

The light infantry hiding behind the heavy infantry of Dionia immediately returned arrows and javelins to the tower eight or nine meters away from the wooden wall.

The Syracuse at the top of the tower relies on the protection of the wooden fence. Even if there is a fallen arrow, new light infantry will soon enter from the entrance at the back of the tower and climb to the top through a wooden ladder to replace it. .

Relying on the suppression of the long-range firepower of the tower, the Syracuse soldiers rushed to the trench with arrows and javelins, and put a ten-meter-long ladder on the wooden wall.

Due to the rigorous construction of the camp by the soldiers of the Dionian regiment, the trenches they dug were four meters wide and three meters deep. The trenches were filled with sharp wooden stakes. An earth barrier was directly built on the other side to consolidate the soil. , And then built a wooden wall on the soil barrier, so the soil barrier plus the wooden wall is nearly five meters high. The Syracuse soldiers could not stand under the wooden wall at all, and could only stand directly opposite the trench and use the elongated ladder to attack the city.

The increased length of the ladder reduces the inclination of the wooden wall, which not only makes the body of the siege soldier more easily exposed to the opponent’s attack, but also the ladder is easier to sway, and it is easy to fall into the trench if you are not careful. The sharp stake pierced the body. However, the Syracuse soldiers were not afraid, erected wooden ladders, and climbed to the wall one after another.

While the towers and ladders attracted the attention of the Dionia defenders, hundreds of freedmen, carrying sacks full of soil, concentrated and quickly ran towards the trench in front of the camp. In the middle of the journey, people kept falling down with arrows, but more people successfully threw the sacks into the trenches.

Dionia’s 4th Army and 7th Army garrisoned the Great Camp of Dionia, a total of 11,000 men, all rushed to the east wooden wall for defense. Since the walkway inside the wooden wall was not wide, the archers retreated under the wooden wall or on the outpost, continued to sniper the tower outside the camp, and concentrated on the long-range attacks on the Syracuse soldiers who came after them.

On the wooden wall, a mixed unit of heavy infantry and javelinmen threw javelins at the enemy in front of the trench or on the ladder, and used a shield spear to knock down the enemy who was trying to climb the wall. At the same time, it also protected the javelin on the tower. Assault.

When the dense fog gradually dissipated and the sun rose into the sky, the offensive and defensive battle of the Dionian Chinese Army Camp became fierce...

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At the same time, the gate leading to the main city of Syracuse on Ortigia Island in Sicily was opened, and the carriage and entourage of Hiparinus filed out.

Ortigia Island was originally the earliest colonial settlement of the Syracuse people. It was not until Dillon became the tyrant that people from the surrounding city-states were moved to Syracuse to reclaim the area connected to Ortigia Island. Inland areas, while vigorously developing maritime trade. Since then, Syracuse has gradually become the most powerful of the Greek city-states in Sicily. When Dionysius became the tyrant, he not only moved more Greek population to Syracuse, but also nearly overthrew his rule due to two riots, and almost endangered his life in order to protect himself. For the safety of his life, he forcibly moved out of the original residents of Ortigia Island, making this peninsula a residence and fortress for his family, supporters, and mercenaries loyal to him. The people of Syracuse jokingly called "Ortigia Island is the acropolis of Dionysius."

Phelestos and Hyparinus, as the loyal subordinates of Dionysius, of course also live on Ortigia Island, but the city hall of the entire city-state is outside the island, in the **** Apollo It is next to the square to the south of the temple, so every day if there is no special situation, Philistos will rush to the city hall to handle government affairs early, and then return to the palace on Ortigia Island in the afternoon to report to Dionysius.

Hiparinus is the chief intelligence officer. Although he has his place in the city hall, he usually works in his mansion on Ortigia Island because it is more secretive. Only during the time that Dionysius left Syracuse, in order to understand the situation in the city more conveniently and quickly, and to monitor the officials in the city hall nearby, he went to the city hall to work every day.

Hiparinus and his entourage left Ortigia, and had to pass through an isthmus 500 meters long and 300 meters wide to enter the wide inner city of Syracuse. In the middle of this isthmus, there is also a small fortress with hundreds of mercenaries stationed there. They are horns with the city wall that blocks the island of Ortigia. Dionysius has tried his best for the safety of his family. But the existence of this fortress also makes the not-so-wide passage narrower.

The carriage that Hiparinus was riding in suddenly stopped at the exit of the isthmus. There was noise outside his ears. He hurriedly stuck his head out and looked out: I saw dozens of people at the mouth of the gorge. The men were fighting, and many people watched the excitement next to them, and even cheered up, blocking the front.

"Go and see what happened?" Hiparinus said hurriedly.

The subordinates rushed back to report: "My lord, I heard that it was because today was to gather citizens in the square to form reinforcements for Great Greece. Some citizens here responded to the mobilization of the city-state and were about to go to the square, but some people thought What they do will only allow...Let this war go on forever, without ending, so hinder them from going, and in the end both sides will..."

Hiparinus looked at the dusty front in a irritable mood, and cursed: "What the **** is Felistos doing?! Send a patrol to drive these people away!"

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Philipstos usually goes to the city hall to work early in the morning, and it is even earlier today, because gathering citizens in the market and forming an army is a major event for the city-state, especially since Syracuse is now in a city. In special periods, it is even more necessary to maintain order in the city to ensure that this matter can be completed smoothly. Therefore, he has to check all preparations in detail before the citizens gather in the square to avoid errors.

What made Felistos pleased was that on the way to the city hall, he saw many citizens marching to the square one after another. It seems that Herolis’ mobilization work in the past two days has been fruitful, Di Lord Onixius' request should be successfully fulfilled!

Just when he came to the city hall with gratitude to Herolis, he got bad news: "What did you say?! Herolis was beaten on the way to the city hall. Up?!"

"Yes, my lord. I heard that it was a few citizens who were afraid of going out and resented Master Herolis all around persuading the citizens to participate in the mobilization of the square war, so they attacked him."

"Where is the other person? How is the injury now?!" Felistoschi asked hurriedly.

"I heard that he received a heavy blow to the head, fainted, and was carried back to his house by his family. The patrol team has already rushed to arrest the perpetrators."

Felistos couldn't sit still hearing this. In his opinion: He himself was responsible for Herolis’ injury. If it weren’t for the difficult task he assigned to Herolis, let Herolis do his best to complete it, and Herolis would also Will not be resented by these citizens who are dissatisfied with Dionysius. Moreover, the task of forming an expedition army in the square today is very important, and there are certain risks. If Herolis can assist, things will be much easier.

So in public and private, he must visit.

So, taking advantage of the early days, he quickly arranged some simple tasks for his hands to complete, and then took 20 guards and hurried to the house of Herolis.