Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 34: Dionia vs Rome (3)

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Plintors was taken aback, did not decline, and then said: "Okay!"

Then he said to the adjutant Aristonos: "I need your help!"

Aristonos looked at Amintas.

Amintas waved his hand and said, "Now you are under his command."

"Yes!" Aristonos agreed, and immediately brought the messengers to Printors's side.

"Immediately notify Setia and the Volsi people in Polevernum, telling them that we are intercepting Roman soldiers who are robbing food outside. The Roman army is likely to come out to fight with us. Please call them. Soldiers, be prepared. Once we have a large-scale battle with the Romans, please come and support them immediately!"

Plintors gave the order, and the two messengers immediately galloped away.

Plintors asked Aristonos again: "Do you have a record board?"

"Bring it." Aristonos took out a small black-painted square wooden board and a white pen from behind the horseback cushion. This is the standard equipment of the legion adjutant, in order to prevent the occurrence of fierce fighting There are omissions in conveying the commands issued by the commander, and it can also be used as a tactical illustration board. Aristonos had been in the staff, of course he knew how to use it.

"Mark the camp in Rome. Setia is about 2 miles to the south, Polefernum is about 16 miles to the south, and the camp we want to build is 8 miles to the southwest..." It is worthy of being the brains-tank of the General Staff. He had just arrived at Wolsey yesterday and had already kept these conditions in mind.

Aristonos listened to Plintors, while centering on the Roman camp, marked each location on the wooden board with a white pen, and wrote the distance numbers.

Amintas listened to a few words in the sidelines. Because of his temperament, it is impossible to analyze and calculate these data patiently. He only needs the final result, so he quickly walked away, looking at the north, anxiously Waiting for the news brought back by the detective ride.

The Ryders cavalry were watching the Roman camp not far to the east with vigilance, to prevent the Roman cavalry from suddenly coming out, threatening the safety of the generals.

Actually, Amintas did not wait long.

Not long after Leides sent cavalry, the cavalry battalions and companies that had been scattered before sent cavalry back to report on the enemy: "Report to the commander of the legion. The third company of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade found more than 100 Roman soldiers in the south. ."

"How far is it?"

"About ten miles!"

"Report to the commander of the legion that the first company of the 4th Cavalry Brigade found about a hundred Roman soldiers eleven miles to the north."

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As the cavalry rushed back to report one by one, the joy on Amintas's face grew stronger and stronger, and he shouted in echo: "Plintorus, the Romans have more than a thousand soldiers outside, right? ?!"

"According to current statistics, there are more than 1,500 people." Plintors said immediately.

The adjutant Aristonos also presented the record board, with white letters on a black background, densely painted with icons representing towns, camps, troops, and distance numbers.

Amintas glanced, only feeling dizzy, did not look again, but exclaimed in excitement: "No need to wait for other scouts to return, there are already more than 1,500 Roman soldiers, Roman generals cannot easily Give them up. Catch them, lure the Roman army out, and fight them here!"

Amintas stared at Leides and Plintors with determination.

Plintors did not hesitate at the moment, and immediately responded: "We should immediately notify the First Army, speed up the march, and stop these Roman soldiers before they return to the camp!"

"Also tell the First Corps, if which brigade, which company, which unit arrives late, it will be severely punished by military law!" Amintas said again, with a hint of murder in his harsh tone.

"Yes!" Affected by this, the adjutant Aristonos looked a bit sordid when giving orders to the messenger.

"Amintas." Rydes rode on the horse, and said solemnly to him: "I'm going to the north now, organize my cavalry, and try to slow the Romans who collect food and grass outside to return to theirs. Camp!"

"Thank you!" Amintas said thank you very rarely. Although before coming, the military department handed over the command of assisting Wolsey to Amintas, but after all, he and Ryders were both He is the commander of the legion, and he is equal in his position (actually, as the founder of the Dionian cavalry, Rydes has the potential to command all the Dionian cavalry).

"You don't have to thank me, I also gain more combat exploits for the First Cavalry Corps." Leides said sternly: "After I leave, you have to be careful of your safety!"

Getting reminded by Leides, Amintas and Printoles also took a few cavalry away from the Roman camp.

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Starting from Selshe, the 1st Cavalry Corps began to attack the Roman cavalry cruising in this area in order to clear the surroundings, conceal Rome’s eyes and ears, and protect the first army’s march and garrison. To the end They even went around to the north of the Roman camp.

Compared with this, the marching speed of the First Army was much slower. When Amintas was planning to "lead the snake out of the hole" plan, the First Army had just arrived at the selected campsite. The soldiers had just put down their armors and weapons. Under the command of the team officers, they picked up tools such as pickaxes and wooden frames, and started digging trenches in accordance with the design of the camp after the engineers surveyed the terrain.

Just then, the messenger sent back by Ammentas arrived.

The captains of each group received the order from Amintas, and despite their doubts, they sounded the collective bugle without any hesitation.

"Captain, let us wear armor and weapons, are we going to attack the enemy camp?" A company captain asked suspiciously.

Captain Patroclus shook his head and said that he did not know what was going on. The order given by Amintas was a bit vague. He could only say: "Hurry up and let the brothers line up. The sixth brigade can’t fall behind the other brigade!"

"Don't worry about that, Captain. Brothers will not shame you!" The captain of the company immediately responded seriously.

Although Patroclus is young, his prestige among the soldiers is very high. He has been a hero of the kingdom many times, and now he has an additional layer of identity for the soldiers to awe-he is great. Son-in-law of King Daves.

Six heavy infantry brigade, one light infantry brigade, one light armored brigade, engineering battalion (because of the possibility of attacking the enemy battalion), reconnaissance hundred troops, a total of more than 8,000 people, arranged in several columns, in Led by the cavalry, they began to march northward at a normal speed.

At this time, the soldiers were not dissatisfied because they were about to march again. Because this area was flat and the weather in late autumn was relatively cool, the First Army was very relaxed during the previous two-hour march. The soldiers, who were fairly physically strong, were talking excitedly: Will there be battles next?

After traveling for more than 20 minutes, Amintas’s messenger arrived again, and this time the order was much clearer: the whole army marched quickly, rushed to his position, and then intercepted the looted Rome. Soldier!

Ketisus, Patroclus...These captains cheered up, they quickly issued orders, the bugle sounded quickly, and their messengers galloped between the marching columns.

Soon, the shouts of the team officials came and went, and the footsteps began to rumble...

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After the Roman army led by Camillos captured Antiium and Astura, in order to quickly advance to Setia, they attacked the many Wolsey villages in the area behind them. No cleanup has been done.

Because the Wolsi’s reaction was fairly rapid, Setia and Polevernum were stationed in the army. With precautions, the Roman army had to build camps to confront the enemy in front.

At the same time, Camillos has sent various Roman squadrons to the rear to collect grain and grass. On the one hand, it can reduce the pressure on the army’s food supply, and on the other hand, it can take the opportunity to clean up these potentially threatening villages of Wolsey. , Such as arresting young and middle-aged men in the village, smashing the resistance of the Walsi people in the process of raising food...

Comus was a squadron leader in Rome, and he was ordered to take the squadron soldiers to the north to raise food early in the morning.

Because of the previous food-raising, the village of Vols near the Roman camp was raided and all the people ran away. Therefore, like the other squadrons, the Comus squadron went north for nearly ten miles. I found a village with oil and water to fish.

He immediately took the soldiers and rushed in like a wolf into a flock. After a dozen Wolseys were killed cleanly, Comus's food requisition became smooth.

Just as the soldiers were escorting the Wolsi’s pack wagons with grains, and at the same time loading the looted pack wagons with supplies, a Roman cavalry arrived: "Camillos The military and political officer ordered you to return to the camp immediately, an enemy is coming!"

Although Comus regrets that there are still a lot of supplies that have not been loaded, he did not hesitate and immediately summoned the soldiers scattered in the village.

At this moment, he saw a lot of black cavalry coming from outside the village.

This is not like a Wolsey cavalry! Comus was puzzled, but the Roman cavalry who could answer his doubts did not know where to go.

Comus was not nervous at all. He was accustomed to the incompetence of the Roman cavalry. He calmly asked 120 Roman soldiers to protect the load-carriage filled with food. He also arrested a few Wolseys in charge of carrying them. Pulling the pack beast, a group of people left the village without a hassle.

The black cavalry soon gathered around and circled their team.

Comus asked the soldiers to be more vigilant, but did not worry too much. As a veteran, he had seen the attacking methods of the Roman cavalry and other cavalry around him many times, and he knew that the Roman soldiers protected by long shields In front of him, the cavalry's stabbing was not only ineffective, but easily made himself fall off the horse.