Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 138: Continuous combat (3)

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"Serial soldiers! Sergeant soldiers!"

"General, what's the matter?"

"You go and inform Umarcus quickly, let him lead the soldiers who are still carrying food in the warship back to the camp immediately, and first cooperate with the defenders in the camp to repel the enemy!" Diomilas said After that, I felt uneasy again, and ordered again: "Let the troops stop crossing the river, unload their bags, and return to the camp!"

With the order of the order, the Tarantum soldiers who are walking towards the pontoon are a little reluctant: Why can others stay on the other side leisurely, and they have to go back and fight to the death? !

Holding this kind of mentality, they are lazy, and their assembly speed is very slow.

Diomilas was extremely anxious. Although he left 4,000 defenders in the outlying camps, he heard the shouts of killings becoming more and more intense. Not only did he worry about the troops left behind, but also saw that the actions of the troops in front of him were so procrastinated. , Anger was born from the heart, and finally made up his mind to offend these citizens, but also to issue strict orders to let them go back to defend.

As soon as he led the convoy to the pontoon, a clipper shuttled through the Agri River, which was almost blocked by a three-layer paddle warship, and docked on the bank of the river. The captain jumped off the boat and stumbled towards Diomilas. He ran and shouted as he ran: "General, it's not good! The fleet of Dionia is here! There are many troop carriers behind them, full of soldiers!..."

Diomilas's mind suddenly buzzed, and there was no time to think about it in an instant: Why didn't the Dionia fleet rest after the war?

At this time, Diomilas had only one thought: The Dionians wanted to surround us!

The soldiers crossing the river around heard the captain's call, and they were in an uproar, "Cross the river! Cross the river!..." The soldiers yelled in panic. You push me around, and the team began to commotion...

Diomelas settled down. Seeing this chaotic scene, he immediately canceled the decision to return to the camp for defense. He still hesitated: Is it necessary to abandon the 4000 soldiers and retreat immediately? !

But soon he didn't have to think about it.

"The Dionians are here!"

"Let’s run!"

"Daying has been breached!!"

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The horrified and messy shouts came from the east of the camp, and the sound became louder and louder, and even Diomilas could see the defeated soldiers when he turned his head. This surprised him: The camp was broken so easily? ! !

Actually, the reason for the rapid defeat of the Tarantum garrison was very simple: The Seventh Army of Dionia had meticulously prepared in advance, and when attacking, Matonis actually charged forward as the commander of the army. The stimulating soldiers did not want to fall behind. Their swift and fierce attack made the remaining Tarantum soldiers feel very difficult to defend. At this time, their fighting spirit had already been taken away by the retreating troops, and there was not enough. Thinking preparation, the first thought that pops up in my heart when encountering setbacks is: Why do they all retreat, and we still have to fight hard here? !

So when the Heraclea army immediately followed from both sides of the camp to the garrisoned soldiers outflanking the soldiers, Tarantum soldiers almost collapsed.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!!..." Diomilas had the only choice at this moment.

In fact, there is no need for him to order. The soldiers have long seen that the situation is not good and are already retreating...

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Midolades led 70 three-layer paddle warships, and when they rushed to the sea near Heraclea, they got a report from the Clippers: Tarantum's warship was gathering at the mouth of the Agri River.

Midolades was overjoyed upon hearing this, and immediately ordered the fleet to fan out, preparing to wipe out Tarantum's warships.

The Tarantum battleship panicked and wanted to sail away from the river bank, and even squeezed and collided in the river due to panic. There were even small warships capsized in the river, and the fleet that fled hastily did not even think about salvaging the water. All of them have only one idea: escape the encirclement of the Dionian fleet and return to Tarantum Port!

However, too much food was piled in the cabins of many Tarantum warships, which greatly affected the agility and speed of the warships. Compared with the installation of the "crow suspension bridge" and the loading of heavy infantry, it was a bit cumbersome. As far as the Dionia fleet is concerned, there is not much advantage. But when the Dionia fleet approached quickly, the sailors of Tarantum couldn't even mobilize their hands, throwing away those cumbersome grains, waiting for their destiny to be captured.

Daves’s ship did not participate in the battle between the fleets. It landed on the coast not far north of the mouth of the Agri with the subsequent troop carrier.

As soon as Amintas jumped off the ship, he immediately ordered the trumpeter to sound the offensive horn, and then he did not wait for all the soldiers to arrive and regroup before attacking. Instead, he directly led the 50 detachments of soldiers on the same ship. Toward the Tarantum army that was retreating not far away.

The Sekrian Commander’s Dionian Fleet has won a big victory with the help of the First Army, and the Second Army has not shown any performance so far. How can this make Amintas, who has always been competitive, able to bear it? .

The ferocity of the soldiers of the unit led by Amintas actually frightened these already panicked Tarantum soldiers on the north bank of the Agri River, making them forget that they were more numerous than the oncoming enemies. Much more. Just when they organized the resistance in a hurry, other detachments of the Dionian Second Army also rushed there, like a sharp dagger stuck on the weak body of the north bank of Tarantum, the river crossing unit, Taran. The Thum soldiers collapsed and fled in all directions. Some soldiers panicked and wanted to cross the river and flee south.

Amintas commanded the troops to chase and kill them southward, and Tarantum soldiers were constantly being squeezed into the river...

The panic will only lead to more panic. Waiting for the bridge slab of a pontoon bridge to break due to overwhelming burden, causing the entire pontoon bridge to fall apart. Hundreds of people fell into the river in panic, carrying ups and downs... all those who saw this miserable image The heart of the Tarantum soldier was completely cold.

The 12,000-man coalition of the Seventh Army on the South Bank and the Heraclea Army continued to chase the fleeing Tarantums northward.

The Tarantum soldiers who had completely lost their fighting spirit scrambled to flee, and the whole army was completely messed up. Even if the two consuls yelled in the crowd, it would be difficult to organize them to stop the attack of the Allied forces of Dionia. Therefore, he retreated and retreated, and was eventually driven to the banks of the Agri River.

When several pontoon bridges were completely blocked, they faced fierce pursuit by the Dionian coalition forces behind them. Some Tarantum soldiers even took off their armors in desperation and jumped into the river one after another. The eyes are full of floating human heads, as if being thrown into a large ant nest in a small puddle, which is shocking.

When the soldiers who did not go down to the river saw the same panicked teammates on the other side, behind them were the black army that gradually lined up and surrounded them, the Tarantums were completely desperate. They were crying and dejected. Throwing down their weapons, turning around and surrendering to the equally feared Allied Dionian forces who are attacking them...

At dusk, the Tarantum army was chased by the army led by the two most brave generals of the Dionian army, and was finally surrounded on both sides of the Agri River pontoon, except for the team that initially crossed the river. Nearly 1,000 of them ran away, more than 12,000 were captured, more than 2,000 were killed or injured by shield spears or trampled on each other, and more than 2,000 drowned alive in the river.

In addition, the Dionian fleet also captured more than 50 warships in Tarantum, of which 35 were three-layer paddle warships. As the Tarantum Fleet had no intention of fighting, and its resistance was weak, its sailors did not suffer major casualties, and nearly 7,500 sailors were captured.

At the same time, the Dionian army also seized a large amount of materials, including dozens of tons of grain.

The Dionian army lost little in this battle, and it can be said that it was another hearty victory.

Therefore, Davos was very happy after learning about the battle. When he saw the chief general of Heraclea Triphias, he had a sincere smile on his face and said: "Special Master Rephias, I thank you on behalf of all the people of Dionia! If it weren’t for your Heraclea bravely blocked Tarantum’s offensive, I’m afraid Tarantum’s army has already rushed into Turri’s. Territory!"

Triphias hurriedly said modestly: "Master Daves, our Heraclea is just defending ourselves. On the contrary, we should sincerely thank Dionia for sending you in time under such difficult circumstances. Coming for reinforcements, in order to defend Heraclea, caused the destruction of Amendorara’s land. I really don’t know... how can we..."

Daves had no choice but to comfort him at this time: "We are an alliance and should have helped each other. Fortunately, Hades blessed, the Tarantums have been basically annihilated, and we have not suffered any major losses. It’s the most happy thing!"

"Yes, I didn't expect the victory to come so soon!" Triphias looked at Daves with an admiring look, and exclaimed: "Master Daves, I didn't even think of you Dioni Ya actually defeated the Syracuse Navy, which is amazing!"

Daves smiled slightly and said in a relaxed tone: "If the Syracuse Fleet dares to commit another crime, we will defeat it! From now on, the Gulf of Taranto should also change its owner!"

Davos' domineering words made Treffias completely relieved about the safety of the sea: "Master Davos, when are you...when are you going to attack Tarantum?" Treffias asked euphemistically. In a word, he actually wanted to know Davers' general plan for the future. Since Daves returned to Turri, just two days, the entire Great Greece battle situation has undergone such a big change, which has restored the confidence of Dionia's allies.