Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 108: Capture Silinus and march on Latham

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Will the Carthaginians agree? Before, you resolutely refused their request to redeem the captured soldiers of the Carthage Holy Legion! Mukru only dared to speak this doubt in his heart, and did not speak out.

"We still have to attack Silinus as soon as possible!" Leottizides whispered, whether from the strategic perspective of attacking western Sicily, or from the perspective of facilitating the transportation of food... From the perspective of having a safer place to hold so many prisoners, the capture of Silinus is a top priority.

Muklu quickly reminded: "Legislative Commander, the soldiers were very tired last night. They have no energy to attack the city today. And yesterday, the Carthaginians also transported thousands of soldiers to enter. With Celinus, their defense has been strengthened. And—"

"And we have lost the Sicilian fleet and can no longer block the port. The Carthaginians can reinforce from the sea at any time!" Leottizides took the conversation and said solemnly. This is what he worries most. Question: The disappearance of the Dionian army’s maritime superiority in Sicily will add a lot of difficulty to the offensive on land, because the more the army attacks west, the closer it is to Carthage, and the stronger the enemy’s reinforcements from the sea. However, the Dionian army that had lost its fleet could not stop them, and could only hope that after the news of the "Sicilian Fleet Destruction" was passed back to Turei, His Majesty could send the Third Fleet or Fourth Fleet to regain Sicily's maritime superiority.

Just as Leotizides was thinking about it, the guards came in and reported: "The Captain of the Diocassis company patrolling the seaside asked to see him, saying that he had an emergency military report."

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"Are you saying that there are 42 three-tiered paddle warships in the port of Silinus?!" Rao Leotizides always looked indifferent, and he was very moved when he heard the news. .

"Yes, Commander." Diocasis also said excitedly: "When the storm came, the Second Squadron of the First Fleet was attacking Cartha outside the Port of Salinlus. Gee’s fleet, the squadron leader, Stefakas, led the surrounding warships into the port of Serinus, and went ashore smoothly, occupying the southwest corner of the port. They had planned to last night after the storm subsided. A clipper was sent to inform us, but the shipwreck caused by the storm blocked the port, making it dangerous to sail at night, so it was not until this morning that I ventured to open a channel from the port and send a clipper to report."

Actually, the seaport of Silinus is the same as other Greek city-state seaports. It has anti-wave and entrance water gates, which can be blocked by iron chains, and there are towers on the breakwaters to attack enemy ships. But yesterday, when the Carthage fleet entered the port, the water gate was blocked due to panic, making it impossible for the Silinus people to close the port. Coupled with the storm, the port personnel just wanted to go home and escape quickly, which caused the port’s defense to become slack. Let the Dionian warship break into the port easily and go ashore smoothly.

Leotizides quickly calmed down the emotional fluctuations and asked calmly: "How many people do they have now? Can they withstand the enemy's attack?"

"According to the messenger, the squadron leader Stefakas is very confident about this, because 30 of the 42 warships entering the port are raven warships, so they have about 1,200 heavily armed fleet infantry. , And nearly 7,000 sailors. They sank many Carthage troop carriers, robbed Carthage’s food fleet after landing, and even took off the armor and weapons of many drowned Carthage soldiers. , They obtained more than 400 sets of heavy infantry equipment and more than 30 bows and arrows. They also asked some sailors to sharpen one end of the wooden oars and use them as extended wooden guns. Their warships also controlled the sea in the harbor... The messenger said that when he left the port, the Carthaginians did not attack them either..."

"After our several sieges, the number of Selinus’s defenders is probably less than 2,000. Even if there are reinforcements this time, it will not exceed 5,000. If the Carthaginians attacked with all their strength, they would give The navy in the port caused a lot of trouble, but it seems that the generals of the Carthage defenders have no courage and fear that we will take advantage of the situation to attack the city without taking immediate action..." After hearing Diocasis’s account, Leonidzi Des analyzed and said that he had realized that this was an excellent opportunity, and asked Mukru with a little excitement: "What time is it now?"

"About 8 o'clock in the morning."

"Mukru, you immediately notify the Eighth Army and the reserve soldiers to enter the tent to rest. I only give them four hours of sleep recovery time. They must wake up at noon. After lunch, they immediately begin to attack the city. !" Leotizides decisively issued an order.

"Yes, commander of the legion, I will go to convey it immediately."

"Diocasis, you go and call the messenger in. I want to ask for the details." Leontizides said, out of caution, he must first personally confirm the authenticity of the news. Secondly, I want to learn more about the enemy and us in the city in more detail.

At noon, Leotizides led an army to attack the city.

Contact has been made, and the remnants of the Sicilian fleet at the port responded immediately, launching an offensive from the port to the city.

The Carthage garrison faced a two-sided attack and was in a difficult situation.

In the afternoon of the battle, Millefio led a small number of cavalry to escape from the south gate, and the defenders of Silinus opened the door and surrendered.

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The southwestern region of Latham in March is really a rainy season. The mist and drizzle in the morning are the most annoying weather for the sentinels at the head of the city. The cold and damp temperature made the sentry who had just eaten breakfast quickly felt hungry again. The serious character and strict military laws of the Romans prevented them from leaving their posts easily, so they could only slowly patrol the city of Antiium. While praying for the time to pass quickly, let the next group of comrades in arms quickly rotate.

"Listen to what this sound is?" a sentry suddenly asked nervously.

The other sentry listened immediately.

"Wow! Wow! Wow!..." The slight and continuous sound is different from the sound of the tide on the beach, it has a metallic texture.

The face of the sentinel changed: there are troops outside the city, and there are a lot of them.

Is it the enemy? ! The sentry raised his eyes and saw the drizzle outside the empty city, and no one could be seen.

Antiium’s guard is Paulus Valerius Portitus. Not long ago, he was a military officer in Rome, but after Camillos was appointed dictator, Rome Of the six military and political officers naturally stepped down. Because Paulus has always been cautious and prudent in his work, the Senate appointed him as the guard of the newly-occupied town of Antium, hoping that he could secure the southwest border and coast between Rome and the Latin Confederacy, so as to ensure Rome to Helniki. The complete conquest of man.

The sentinel's report quickly attracted his attention, and he immediately sent a team of scouts out of the city to investigate.

Soon, this team of scouts fled back in embarrassment, because they were attacked by a lot of black helmets and black armored cavalry shortly after they left the city, and they were almost wiped out.

It's a Dionian! Paulus became nervous: Are they going to attack Antiium? !

He immediately summoned the troops in the city and began to deploy defenses, preparing to resist the attack of the Dionians.

The Roman soldiers stood all over the city, staring nervously outside the city.

This station lasted more than an hour, the mist cleared, the drizzle stopped, and the sky was bright, but the Dionian army was not seen outside the city, and even the sound of "wow, wow" disappeared. NS.

Paulus was puzzled, and he decided to send a scout again to find out the enemy's movements.

As a result, the scouts sent out were intercepted again. According to the escaped scouts, they claimed that there were Dionian cavalry cruising in all directions one mile away from Antiium, and they could not break through it. Intercept and find out the movement of Dionian forces.

Paulus was confused and nervous. Before he understood the movement of the Dionian army, he dared not send troops out of the city. After all, the Roman army was still attacking the Helnikians in the east, and the troops in the Latham area. Empty, his task is to defend Antiium, and together with the defenders of Villitre and Sartnikum, block the attack of the enemy from the south.

While Paulus stood still, the Sutnikum garrison to the north encountered the same situation, and they also adopted the same response. In order to ensure the security of the territory and the Latin Allies, the Roman Senate sent cautious and prudent generals to the two newly-occupied towns, so that they did not dare to send troops in the first place to initiate tentative offensives, so that they might be able to detect The movement of the Dionian army.

In fact, the Dionian First Corps, Third Corps, First Cavalry Corps, and part of the Second Cavalry Corps consist of a large force of nearly 20,000 people, lined up in eight-way columns, and the cavalry regiments guard the two wings of the marching column. There is no baggage team to follow. In the early morning, he set off from Setia’s barracks and marched north. In the morning, he had reached the border between Latham and Wolsey.

Amintas asked the two cavalry regiments to block the exit passages of Antium and Satnikum, and robbed the scouts to ensure that their main forces were from Antiium and Satnikum. The middle zone passed quickly and secretly, and then continued to the northwest.

Adrea, located not far north of Antiium, is an ancient Latin city-state and one of the few seaside towns in the Latin city-state. It has a close relationship with Rome. Camelus was dissatisfied with the verdict of the Roman Senate twenty years ago and lived in Adi in seclusion. More than ten years ago, the Celtics captured Rome and looted the Latin area. Camilos first raised the flag of resistance with the support of the citizens of Adi, and finally recovered Rome. After that, Rome and Adi were also established. For a stronger alliance.