Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 103: Responsible alone (subscription required)

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For soldiers to climb this rope bridge smoothly in the dark and reach the other shore, it requires not only courage, but also skill. Although it is only nearly a hundred meters, it is actually very time consuming. When encountering a clumsy soldier, the speed of crossing the river is as fast as The snail crawls. The comrades in the back were anxious but did not dare to speak out, because several of their companions fell into the river accidentally and disappeared.

It was late at night, and one-third of the soldiers in the First Battalion had not passed by. Dracos felt that time was pressing and he couldn't wait here, so he ordered the company captain of the first brigade who had not crossed the river to organize the soldiers behind to cross the river, and reminded Adrian, the captain of the first brigade who had crossed the river. KX: When it first dawns, immediately lead the First Battalion to raid the defensive camp along the river trail, seize it, and ensure that the Second Battalion can enter the territory of Bisignia smoothly, and jointly capture the city of Bisignia.

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Most of the soldiers who have crossed the river lie quietly and orderly on the river beach under the command of their respective team leaders and team leaders. In good condition to deal with the next battle, a small number of soldiers in better condition dived into the woods and used the tools they brought over to cut small trees as softly as possible, chop off branches, and make simple wooden ladders.

As the captain of the brigade, Adrianx brought a few guards, crawling not far from the defensive camp, and observing the layout of the camp by the weak light of the camp.

At this moment, he felt that someone was patting him on the back. Looking back, he turned out to be the captain of the first team.

He was busy following him to climb back, far away from the camp, before sitting up: "What's the matter?"

"The warrior who swims across the Craty River is in a hurry and wants to see you."

"What is he going to do urgently, is it going to be dying?!" Adrianx said impatiently.

For a few days, he has been in a rather irritable mood. You must know that in order to organize a delegation to participate in the Isthmus Games, he even sought Davers's approval and did not follow the Second Army to participate in the reinforcement of Tarantum. As a result, the troops who went on the expedition returned with honour, and the sports delegation he led became the laughing stock of the whole of Greece. After returning, a few senators in the Senate criticized him for this matter. Although Daves and the former mercenary veterans defended him, he did not receive much criticism, but he felt very aggrieved in his heart.

Coinciding with the outbreak of the Bruty War, Dracos, an old friend who knew him, approved the First Battalion he was in charge to cross the river first, to occupy the defensive camp, to take over the responsibility of the whole army, and to prove himself and wash away the shame. A good opportunity, so he has been holding back a bit of energy.

Adrianx hesitated for a moment, considering the credit Sekrian had made, he decided to take time to see him.

At this moment, Sekrian is being treated by a doctor crossing the river. In addition to skin injuries, his most serious injury is two broken left ribs and some damage to his left lung. The doctor reset and fixed the broken bone, while bandaging the wound for him.

Seeing Adrianx, he struggled to stand up, but was stopped by the doctor.

"You should lie down!" Adrianx saw that he was seriously injured, and his tone became softer: "I heard you need me for something?"

"Yes... Captain..." As soon as Sekrian spoke, he affected his lungs. The pain caused his face to be distorted and hissed like a broken bellows. He said laboriously: "I heard that you gave the order, just before dawn... only... will we attack the enemy's defensive camp to the east..."

"Yes, this is the command of the legionary commander." Adrienx thought he was going to invite a fight, so he said: "You need to rest now and don't have to participate in the next battle."

"If...if you advance to attack and defend the camp...the enemies in the city will know...we come...we will defend with all our strength...we want to take Bisignia...it will increase the difficulty , The casualties of the brothers will also increase... why... why not directly attack the city of Bisignia?!... I swam across this river... I know they would never think of... us..." An anxiously said, panting harder, the doctor quickly told him to stop talking and take a good rest.

Although his voice is intermittent and his words are a little unclear, Adrianx already understands what he means: Visignia City is unprepared, we should attack him!

Adrianx's eyes lit up: being able to lead a team to win a city independently will undoubtedly wash away the previous humiliation! As for the sneak attack on the city, Dionia has a lot of successful experience in this regard. The key to the capture of Amendorara, the capture of Niutum, and the capture of Grumentum is to act suddenly, attack fiercely, and advance. Be quick and give the enemy the greatest blow in the shortest possible time to make it fall into chaos. This has been summarized by Daves and written into the tactical chapter of the "Dionian Military Law".

Adrianx still remembers what Davers repeatedly emphasized: Take risks and plan carefully at the same time.

Now, he has made up his mind: not only to take down the defensive camp, but also to attack the city of Bisignia! So he had to think about the situation in the city of Bisignia.

Daves once wrote a pamphlet about the city of Visignia (actually a credit to Antrapolis), and the officers of the Second Legion were able to recite it. Adrianx closes his eyes, and the inner sketch of the city can be seen in his mind: Bisignia is a small city, the wall is not made of stone, but double-layered wooden wall (Bruti area is surrounded by the Greek city-state Under the greater influence of the Greeks, the walls of various cities are diversified according to their economic strength and the degree of threat. Knapetia, Cosenza, and Wig are all stone walls, and Bisignia is a strong wood. , Anbania is just a simple wooden fence), there are about 3,000 soldiers in the city, and according to the continuous observation and reconnaissance on the other side in the past few days, the city of Bisignia once sent no less than 2,000 troops to the west. I have not returned yet. Therefore, the city of Bisignia is counted as a defensive camp, and its remaining strength should be similar to that of the First Brigade. The possibility is very great!

Adriatics had never thought that it was because he was used to following the orders of his superiors. Now he decided to send 300 people to attack the defensive camp after repeated thinking, and he personally led 700 people to attack the city of Bisignia.

He immediately called the company captains and unit captains to reconsider the offensive plan. He sent more soldiers into the woods and made more wooden ladders. The movement was naturally larger than before. However, the night and the rushing river water Their actions provided the best cover. The Bisignans, who had been safe for a hundred years, did not build a guard tower outside the city. The few sentries on the wooden wall also fell asleep early, Bisignia. The city is still silent...

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The passage of time every minute and a second was too difficult for Adriatics. He tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

But the night will eventually pass. When a glimmer of light appeared on the horizon, he turned over and sat up, waking up the messenger next to him, and whispered: "Notify the company captains to start action!"

The messenger informs each company captain, each company captain informs each detachment captain, each detachment leader informs each squad leader, and the squad captains wake up their soldiers one by one.

The soldiers yawned, picked up the wooden shields and stabbing guns, and several people picked up the wooden ladders, and began to follow the team officer in a hobble.

There were no drums and no bugles, everything went on quietly. The soldiers stared at the swing of the front flag in a dazed manner. As the team progressed slowly, the scattered formation gradually became orderly, and the fog on the soldiers' faces had been replaced by soberness.

150 meters...100 meters...50 meters...The team has reached the trench near the city, and there is still no movement on the wall.

There were countless sharpened wooden stakes erected in a trench three meters wide and three meters deep. Soldiers could not cross them with bare hands. There was no open space on the other side of the trench, just a towering wooden wall.

The wooden ladder is put up, one end is plunged into the soil, and the soldiers hold it back, and the other end is not long enough to reach the top of the wall, it doesn't matter. When the soldiers climbed to the far end of the wooden ladder, they stretched their hands up, grabbed the top of the wall, and with a strong support, they overturned the top of the wall.

The fur-wrapped sentry on the walkway was sleeping soundly against the wall. The vibration and noise of the wall made him open his eyes alertly. However, it was too late. A dozen wooden ladders were placed on the wall. There were more than a dozen soldiers over the wall, and soon the aisle was full. The sentry did not understand what was going on. They either died under the gun or became prisoners.

Then, the soldiers at the top of the wall quickly opened the gates. According to the previous plan, the captains of each wing led the soldiers into the city immediately, divided the soldiers into three roads, and moved forward quickly along the street.

Success! Adrianks waved his hand excitedly: "Blow the trumpet!"

The bugle and snare drums were played together at this time, and the soldiers also took the opportunity to roar, and the city immediately became chaotic like an earthquake. Whether it was naked, going out to check the situation; or hurriedly picked up a weapon and rushed out of the room, they were hit by soldiers marching along the street, and they stabbed with their guns. They screamed again and again... **** killings. Frightened the Visignians, they simply hid in the house, not daring to make any movement.

Although the city of Bisignia was built in a mountainous area, it is actually a flat city located in a col. Therefore, the first brigade is advancing very fast. In front of it is the mansion of the chieftain in the center of the city, as well as the meeting hall. .

Such a big movement in the city, of course, alarmed Kanaru who was still asleep. As soon as he sat up with sleepy eyes, his men broke in: "The leader, no...no! The enemy is coming into the city. !"