Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 204: Samonet’s night attack

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It didn't take long for a figure to enter the area reflected by the torches inserted in the wooden fence of the camp. They were wearing thin clothes, most of them without armor protection, holding javelins or bows and arrows, and wading toward the camp. ... At a glance, there are hundreds of people, and there are constantly enemies entering the flames.

Rachelesis didn't dare to neglect, and immediately sent soldiers to inform the Chinese army's big account.

Alexis was not asleep at all. After receiving the news of the enemy attack, he immediately sent two light infantry brigades to reinforce.

When they assembled and rushed to the south of the camp, Rachelesis was taking the unit of soldiers under his command to protect himself with a long shield, and then it was difficult to fight back with a javelin. Many soldiers' long shields There are several javelins stuck on it.

Due to the rush of time, the army did not have time to dig trenches and build earth walls. A simple wooden fence can only serve as a deterrent and cannot give the legionnaires a high degree of defense, so when the Samonais approached the camp Within 20 meters, after both sides carried out medium- and long-range attacks, the Legionnaires lost their defensive advantage. On the contrary, with the large number of people, the Samonais used a javelin to suppress Rakelesis and the others, and Samona was behind. The archer took the opportunity to launch a rocket into the camp.

According to the "Dionian Military Law", "the construction of field camps is in accordance with the requirements, and the tent area must be more than 20 meters away from the wall." This can ensure the smooth passage of the soldiers during defense, and avoid being easily remote by the enemy. Attacked.

Because of the fact that no walls were built in the camp, Alexis also increased the distance between the tent area and the Mucha to 30 meters, but the Samona Archer was too close to the Mucha, and the rocket fired several tents. , Causing some chaos in the camp inevitably, the soldiers had to get up to fight the fire.

After 2000 Dionian light infantry arrived, the situation quickly changed. The Samonaes retreated back with dozens of dead and wounded tribesmen, but they did not stay away, but circled Dio. In the camp of Niah, weird roars, attacking sentries with javelins from time to time, or launching rockets into the camp, disturbing the peace of the camp all night.

But early the next morning, they all disappeared without a trace.

The Legionnaires were tossed for a night, and many of them did not have a good rest. In view of this, Alexis issued an order: All soldiers continue to build the camp. They must dig trenches and build strong soil walls before dusk. , And set up a few more outposts...At the same time, the captains should arrange the rest of the soldiers reasonably to ensure that they have plenty of energy.

In this regard, the adjutant Eumattheus had doubts: "Commander, why don’t we attack Aquilonia right away? If you delay here for a day, you will consume an additional day’s rations, and it will also cause The Aquilonians have time to prepare for defense and increase the difficulty of our offensive..."

"Even if Aquilonia is allowed one more day to prepare, it will probably not have much impact on our attack." Alexis looked at the vast mountains on the opposite bank of the Ofanto River, his eyes flashing deep. Shine: Compared to the hasty attack, I am more concerned about the state of the soldiers. They are all from the Apulia region. Although they have been trained in mountain warfare in the barracks, they have never had the experience of living in the mountains. They need a little time to adapt quickly and maintain their physical strength and energy in order to cope with the hard fight that may be encountered next. "

"Fight hard..." Eumattheus pondered this ambiguous sentence.

At dusk, with the joint efforts of more than 6000 soldiers, a three-meter-high earthen wall and a trench outside the wall were built on the periphery of the camp. So this evening, despite the Samonaites' harassment, The threat to the camp was almost negligible, and the soldiers slept more peacefully.

After dawn, Alexis left 500 heavy infantry garrisoned in the camp, with 5,500 soldiers and some auxiliary personnel, carrying five-day rations, crossing the Ofanto River, and marching towards the city of Aquilonia.

Although it is marching in the lowlands between the mountains, the lowlands are not low, and the more you go north, the higher the terrain. The soldiers trudged through the rugged mountain roads, and all they could see when they looked up was the long and narrow blue sky split by the mountains on both sides.

In order to prevent being ambushed or attacked by the Samonais, Alexis scattered all 100 soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Squad, and walked across the mountains on both sides with the large forces, while detecting the surrounding anomalies.

Except for the 1,500 heavy infantry soldiers who did not wear armor, but carried forward with their backs, the other soldiers were fully armed (of course they did not have multiple protections). Even so, the distance is not halfway, most people He started to whip and pant.

Fortunately, this mountain road is not that no one has walked. On the contrary, Aquilonians often take this road to the river bends to fish, bathe, draw water, and graze cattle and sheep... Therefore, There are hardly any headaches or thorny rocks on the mountain road.

Although it has already arrived in June, the temperature has started to rise, but marching in the mountains not only does not feel very hot, but the farther you go, the cooler it gets. But for Puchetti and Dawni soldiers who have lived in the Apulia plains since they were young, the march on this section of the mountain road made them feel that they were suffering: the high and low, winding mountain roads made them have to walk cautiously. , Very exhausting; and the bites of mosquitoes and the constant scraping of trees and weeds quickly made them feel itchy... the soldiers began to complain.

Rachelesses was walking intently. There was a fire in his heart. In the previous night, five people in his company were killed, 12 injured, and a few tents. Was burned... He has been blaming himself, thinking that he called reinforcements late, which led to such a bad result. In the two previous battles between Askurum and Venosa, the Dionian army easily won a big victory, which gave him the illusion that the Samonais were easy to deal with.

But in the previous night’s attack, the heavy javelins thrown by the Samonais were fierce and accurate. When the long shield was hit frontally, it could penetrate from time to time. This was the main cause of death and injury to the soldiers. Lexis did not criticize him, but he secretly made up his mind: must capture Aquilonia and avenge the dead and wounded brothers!

So, along the way, he continued to cheer up the soldiers and encourage them to move forward, even seeing some soldiers being tired and falling behind, he would take the initiative to help each other with armor.

Aquilonia is only ten miles away from the new camp of Dionia, but the Dionian army trek for nearly four hours before finally stepping out of the narrow lowland and entering a small semi-circular valley: One of the mountains on the east side is relatively short, and the west-facing mountain has a gentle slope. Unlike other lush and lush mountains, there are few trees on the slopes, but some houses are scattered in the mountains. You can see a few more. Ten sheep graze leisurely on the mountain.

A sharp-eyed soldier looks up and can vaguely see the wooden wall on the top of the mountain. That is the city of Aquilonia. Although the mountain where it is located is shorter than other mountains and not steep enough, it is hundreds of meters long. High! The soldiers felt a little frustrated just looking at this height, let alone attacking the city.

Alexis first looked at the mountain where the city of Aquilonia was located for a while, and then carefully observed the valley.

The engineer came over and told him: The valley floor was mixed with gravel, but it was still soft.

"Then build a camp." Alexis said lightly.

The order can be communicated to the whole army, and the sighs of the soldiers came one after another.

However, before building the camp, the soldiers had to eat the dry food and take a short rest to supplement the physical strength consumed by the march. Then, under the order of the team officers, they reluctantly picked up the tools and began to dig the ground.

At this time, the captain of the mountain detection squad rushed to Alexis out of breath: "Commander, our investigating soldiers saw thousands of Samonais rushing from the west to here on the mountain! "

When Alexis heard the news, he was not shocked, but rather relieved. He asked calmly: "How many people are there? How far are they from here?"

"Because of the shelter of the mountains, it is impossible to see the full picture of the enemy team. It is estimated that...no less than 5,000 people. When I came over, they were at least three miles away from here." The detective captain estimated and replied.

Alexis turned and looked to the west of the valley: The mountains there are not only relatively low and easy to climb, but there is also a mountain road that leads to the west between the mountains.

"Your Excellency Commander!" Adjutant Eumatsius reminded: "If the Aquilonian reinforcements arrive, we will be attacked on both sides. We should immediately withdraw to the camp to avoid being in the mountains with the same amount of Samo. Nai people fight!"

"The Samoneites really hid an army in the mountains to lure us into the bait!" Alexis sneered, and said to his adjutant: "Umattius, you know me What is the purpose of communicating with Zanteparis, Pollet, and Gellney these days?"

Earthius flashed in his mind and exclaimed: "Could it be—"

"Go immediately to inform the soldiers to stop building camps, put on armor, get their weapons, and prepare for battle!"

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Actually, the Samona’s coalition forces gave up the harassment of the Dawney area and instead attacked the Campania Alliance not only to avoid strong attacks, but also to continue to increase trouble for Dionia, but also several tribes. The chief was deeply aware that he could no longer fight against the Dionian army on the plains, even if it was just a harassment. Instead, he should use the advantages of the Samonis themselves to fight against them in the mountains.

However, the Dionian army was very cautious and never marched into the mountains. Therefore, after discussing it, they decided to let the coalition forces attack Campania in a large scale. They also wanted to achieve another goal: to create "Samonet’s main force in Campania, and the mountainous defense is empty." "The illusion has lured the Dionian army into the mountains.