Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 108: The Fall of Motia (subscription required)

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"Cheers!!!" All the guests in the restaurant drank the delightful wine.

"In addition, the Senate issued a notice--" The patrol member looked around and solemnly said: "Freedmen who have participated in the Dionian military training can immediately register in Victory Square, and the Ministry of Military Affairs shall enlist two thousand. Freedmen went to Bisignia to assist the Legion in fighting—"

"Why didn't you say it earlier! There are only two thousand places, I am afraid it will be all taken away in a while!"

"Go! Go!" Suddenly, complaints arose in the restaurant, and after a period of turmoil, most of the diners in the house ran out.

Dickpolis and Tios looked at each other.

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At the moment, there is a sea of ​​people in Victory Square.

The household registration department must first confirm that the free citizens who come to register are indeed registered in the past. Then the court staff will investigate the files and confirm that there is no record of violation of law or discipline during his residence in Dionia. Then, the training camp officer of the Ministry of Military Affairs selects freemen who are strong, younger, and have been serious in previous training. After these are passed, the household registration department will confirm it again, and note and sign on the file. This is the basis for shortening the time it takes to become a prospective citizen in the future.

After this set of procedures, there were hundreds of Union public officials present alone, and various archives became a hill. In order to prevent accidents, even thousands of legion reserve soldiers were transferred to maintain order.

In fact, there were more than 10,000 freemen who came to the square, but they were basically able to abide by the order, not because they were afraid of the soldiers who were staring at them, but because they knew that it didn’t matter if they were not elected this time. Oonia does not lack opportunities for meritorious service. For example, the temple being built by Amendorara lacks labor and is also recruiting free people; the construction of Crimea-Asprostum Avenue is also calling for freedom. People... For large-scale construction work like this, the alliance only provides three meals a day with very little salary, but it can also help free people achieve their desire to become a prepared citizen of Dionia at an early date.

However, if a freedman disrupts the alliance’s public order and violates the Dionian law, the road to becoming a Dionian citizen will become extremely difficult and will even be expelled from Dionian. When they were selected, these free people swear at most, and did not dare to do anything excessive. If someone believes that the selection process is unfair, they can also appeal to the notary office set up by the Supervision Department on the other side of the square to request a review.

Standing outside the Senate Chamber, watching the raging scene of Victory Square ahead, Felicius suddenly said: "In fact, I think it is better to send soldiers from the Army Reserve to Bisignia to assist the first The Second Legion is better. They all have undergone rigorous training. They are not far behind the soldiers of the Legion. Compared with these free men, they are more combative and more able to obey orders."

Mariji next to him asked back: "If you send out all the citizen soldiers, Turyike will be empty. What should we do if there is a sneak attack by the enemy or a major disturbance?"

For a moment, Felicius was at a loss for words, hesitatingly said: "The surrounding area of ​​Turiyi is not the city of his alliance, or the allied country. Where did the sneak attack come from?"

"We can sneak attack on Bisignia, why can't others sneak attack on Turei?" Mariji was quibbling. In fact, what he thought in his heart was: Felicius was good at military and politically. Completely an idiot. Master Daves leads the army outside, and the family must be guarded by the army. Now the members of the Senate are more complicated than before. If anyone comes into chaos, they can be suppressed immediately.

At this time, Melsis and Mariji stood in the same trench, but his explanation came from another angle.

"Send a reserve team?!" He screamed: "It's so easy! Felicius, you must know how much Daves and I have spent in preparing rations for this war! Not only The silver coins in the national treasury were all spent, and the citizens owed Juhe debts, but this would only provide four legions to fight for four months. The rations of a reserve soldier are the same as legionaries, at least one day The rations for three catties of grains and two salted fish should be guaranteed. The rations for these free people are much simpler, as long as you barely eat enough. Felicius, use your brain, don’t know that there is a war all day long. Eat, I think you all have to starve to death!"

Melses and Felicius are old acquaintances. Felicius understands the character of this fat man, but he doesn't think it is a pestle, but accepts it humbly.

Behind them, Anta Auris was still shocked by the news of the victory he heard in the morning.

"Anta Auris, you are not saying that Bisignia has a geographical advantage, it is almost impossible to be captured, but why did the Archon take it so quickly?" Euricpus wondered. Asked.

"I don't know. The messenger who came back to report the letter did not tell us in detail about the capture of Bisignia." Anta Auris' mind still had a thrilling scene when he walked along the river trail. He was helpless. Said: "Bisignia does have natural dangers and it is difficult to be overcome, but whoever makes our Archon the favor of Hades, with the blessing of Pluto, maybe no matter how great the difficulty is, he can't help it. . When he returns from victory, you can ask him in detail."

"It seems that the Archon commanding the citizens to fight is indeed very powerful, Euricpus, why don't we apply to him and join the regiments of Dionia." Pulea Des suggested.

"I’ve already inquired about it. The unique regiment system created by the Archon is very different from the ordinary city-state military system. Every military position is subject to strict evaluation, even if it’s like you or me. As a veteran of the Senate, but he is completely unfamiliar with the tactics of the Dionian Army and the use of military formations, and must start training from the boot camp..." Euricpus was still quite angry when he said this. Think of him as a nobleman in Crimea, now a veteran of the Dionian Senate, with a distinguished status. According to Felicius, who was born as a mercenary in the Ministry of Military Affairs, it is really unreasonable to have to sweat and train with those poor freedmen!

"Training is for training, can't we be better than those freemen!" Pleards didn't care.

Listening to the two arguing, Anta Auris was a little emotional: It seems that not only he accepted the fact that he became a Dionian citizen, but also Pleards and Euricpus. Even if I think about it, even though I have been the chief general of Crimea for a few years, a small Bruti tribe going down and plundering can make myself and the people of the city very troubled. In Dionia, sitting Talking in the Senate can determine the life and death of the entire Bruti race! It really complied with the old saying "The higher the place you stand, the more scenery you can see. If you are used to delicious food, you will naturally look down on hard bread."

On the other side of the platform, Cunogolata and Cornelus were talking about another issue.

"Occupied Visignia, it seems that the day when we conquer Bruti will soon come!" Cornelus has also watched Dionia go from weak to strong in the past two years. Can't help but sigh.

Kuno Gorata considers more far-reaching issues: "After defeating the Bruti, how to deal with them is also a big problem!"

Cornerus thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "It should be governed by the Bruti in the same way as the Lucanians!

Kunogorata pondered for a while, and said, "The Brutis are still different from the Lucanians..." He stopped talking and shook his head again: war How far did it go in the end? What agreement will be signed? It is still unpredictable. It seems too early to consider these now. However, if the Bruti area is conquered, Turri will be completely safe from then on!

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On the island of Motea in Sicily, the war is still going on in the same way day after day. All the Morthias were soldiers, and despite the heavy casualties, they still did not succumb. The Syracuse’s offensive advanced bit by bit, and despite paying a lot of money, they never managed to capture the city.

As time passed, Dionysius became more and more anxious, and he even executed two guards around him for a very small reason.

Finally, he realized that attacking Motea was not a good way. After accepting the proposal of the former mercenary leader Massias, he decided to organize a death squad and sneak into the area defended by the Motea in the dark.

Fortunately, his adventure succeeded. The death squad opened the city gate, and the squadron of Siracusa rushed into the city. After a short and fierce battle, the resistance of the Mortians was finally shattered.

At this moment, the Greek soldiers did not want to **** the spoils at all. The previous battle killed and injured too many comrades in arms. They only wanted revenge, and they had no respect for Carthage General Hannibal (non-Roman Hannibal) ten years ago. There have been many generals named Hannibal in different periods in Carthage, this one is also more famous, he is the patriarch of the Magonis family) The atrocities in Himera are still fresh in his memory, and he decided to go to Carthage. The Ki people treated the Greek cities as cruel and ruthless, so the massacre began.

After the slaughter that lasted for a day, Dionysius finally stopped this behavior, not because he was kind, but because he believed that the dead were not captured before, so the victors turned the fun of slaughter to robbery , They ransacked all the valuable things in this city of Carthage and sold all the prisoners into slaves.

Dionysius left a team to garrison this empty city full of corpses, and another team to continue besieging Segesta. He led the army and began to return to Syracuse. At this time, the Carthage forces in Sicily still left several coastal cities in the northwest corner, such as Erlux, Solus, Panomus, etc. It was not that he did not want to completely eliminate the remaining Carthage on Sicily. , But the ration he prepared for the army has almost been eaten, and it is already October, winter is coming soon, he decided to return to the city for the winter first, and then come to solve the problem of Segsta next spring.

The fall of Motea is a great honor for Dionysius, a great victory that the Greek city-state has never had in the history of Sicily. However, for the Carthaginians, it was the biggest blow. With the loss of Motia, the city of Carthage on the African continent will face the Greek forces in Sicily, and its security is seriously threatened.