Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 15: The battle with Kautini (1)

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The generals of Naples didn't know much about the military system of Dionian. I heard the envoy of Dionian Carrias say, ‘the kingdom will send the third army to join the war. They thought there were only a few thousand people, but they didn't expect the other side to easily send 10,000 people. This is already half of the entire army of the Campania Alliance.

Caulias thought that the Naples thought that the soldiers sent by Dionia were too many, so he explained: "Because the Cavutini have not changed their teachings, His Majesty Daves is very angry. He sent the entire Third Army. It was decided to completely smash the invasion of Cavutini and teach them a heavy lesson, so that they would never dare to invade the territory of the Campania League again!"

"That's great, we have been looking forward to that day!" Onosius and the others couldn't help but say.

"Where is our station?" At this moment, Lizarru asked a little impatiently.

"The camp is located outside the East City, but...the tents are not enough." Aialos said with a slight embarrassment. They did not expect Dionia to send so many soldiers.

"We have brought the tent, you just need to ensure a sufficient supply of food." Lizaru seemed to have a calm expression, but in fact, the food was his biggest concern.

"There is no problem with the food, you can rest assured!" Onosius said loudly: "Just after the autumn harvest is over, the citizens have enough stock in their homes, and they heard that the warriors of Dionia came to help defend against Samona. People, even our city hall, don’t need to buy them. All of them voluntarily used their food to supply your Dionian army. We also prepared dozens of cans of wine and a lot of cattle and sheep for the Third Army to celebrate your arrival. ."

Lizaru waved his hand and said: "These are not necessary, the Third Army does not have that time. I will now take the soldiers to build the camp, and please call the leaders of the Campania League over, and I will discuss together how to deal with the Samonais who are about to invade."

Although Lizaru speaks too directly and is vulnerable to injury, his vigorous and resolute manner reflects that the Kingdom of Dionia is taking this battle seriously. Therefore, not only did the senior leaders in Naples feel happy, they were not dissatisfied. .

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Samonets are a mountain people and they like to live in the mountains. If they live in the plains, their people will not only feel unsuitable for the climate, but also feel insecure.

But there is no absoluteness. Kautini, one of the four major races of Samona, has many villages and territories on the eastern plains of Campania. The Kautini race to the west of the Monet Mountains had to migrate to the lowlands in the west to obtain more land to feed the population. After decades of hard work, the eastern part of the Campania Plain has been completely occupied by Kautini. They captured the foreign city-states, such as Capua and Sesala, and also built some new towns. , Such as Lola.

Therefore, some of Kautini’s tribes have become accustomed to planting farmland instead of grazing cattle and sheep for a living. As a result, Kautini’s overall strength has gradually begun to catch up with Greece, which has always occupied the top of the four races. The Alpini tribe.

But the war ten years ago caused the ambitious Kautini people to get a blow. A large number of tribal fighters died or were captured. The approach of the Dionian army forced the Kautini people to lower. The arrogant head signed a humiliating alliance treaty and stopped continuing to advance westward.

Wait until its strength has recovered, its new leader, Segowani, is unwilling to be bound by this covenant again, not because of the predatory nature of Cavutini, but because: on the one hand, Dai The spread of Onia’s religion, economy and culture destroyed the traditions of the Samonaes and shook the cohesion of the tribes; on the other hand, after occupying the eastern plains of Campania, Cavutini tasted the benefits of the arable land of the plains. , They have deliberately wanted to take the entire Campania into their arms.

Of course, there are personal reasons. Segowani needs to use war to increase his prestige and fight against the Nasara chief Quinduk who has been dissatisfied with him and relied on Dionia's support.

Therefore, the frequent attacks of the Kautini tribe's warriors to the west are not just about looting supplies and population. It can continue to blow the morale of the enemy, increase the fear of the Campania people, so that they always dare not settle down to plant and graze. While increasing the strength of one’s own side by plundering population and materials, it is also constantly weakening the strength of the other side, and finally achieve the goal of occupying the entire Campania through war. The two big cities of Capua and Sacera are through this method. Obtained, so how would the Kautini people be willing to be bound by the covenant of Dionia to their ambitions.

In the early morning of this day, the leaders of the Kautini tribes gathered in the three towns of Capua, Lola, and Sassella, each led their young and middle-aged tribesmen, armed with weapons, and began to rush westward into Campa. Territory of the League of Nia.

The straight-line distance between these three cities and the west coast is basically about 40 miles, especially Lola is directly east of Naples, so these tribal warriors only need to throw their feet and sprint for more than two hours. Advance to the city of Naples. This is one of the main reasons why these Campania allied city-states are afraid of Samona. They are too close to the forces of Cavutini, and they are in the plains, and there is almost no danger to defend.

"Hurry up! Hurry up!..." Kautini leader Taruk urged his fighters loudly.

His tribe comes from Abella, a small town less than 15 miles east of Lola. It is located in a col, guarding a narrow road into the mountain, so the land area is small and not It is conducive to planting farmland, and the mountains on both sides are too high, and it is not conducive to grazing, so they mainly rely on looting for their livelihood.

Although the chief of Kautini, Segovani, proposed when he mobilized for war: This attack should be used to severely hit the arrogant face of the Kingdom of Dionia and the Alliance of Campania.

But Taruk is more interested in the grains that the Greeks piled up at home. Now that the autumn harvest has just ended, even if the Greeks who had gotten a good harvest fled after hearing the news, they could not take so much food with them. Taruk had to rush to the other tribes and looted enough grain to survive this winter smoothly.

The leader Taruk ran on the flat ground with his 200 soldiers, and soon entered the territory of Naples. He had seen the farmland that was divided into pieces not far in front, and at the same time he smelled the burnt scent of straw in the air, which invigorated him even more.

Since Taruk often brings people to looting, he is very familiar with the situation in this area. He knows that there is a Greek village a mile ahead: "Hurry up!" He urged again at the same time, he also Hastened the pace.

"Leader, there are enemy cavalry ahead!" a soldier reminded loudly.

Of course Taruk saw it too, and he also saw these Greek cavalry immediately turned around and ran back after discovering their team.

"Leave them alone, hurry up!" Taruk shouted. He was not worried at all: Based on past experience, he knew that these cavalry must have ran back to Naples to gather soldiers and waited for the iron shells ( When the Greek heavy infantry arrived, they had returned to Abella with a full harvest. If the Greeks dare to chase after them, Kautini's fighters will come from all directions and let them taste the javelin rain. Those timid Greeks always gather in a tight phalanx. Not only are they slow to move, but they are also easy targets for their javelins.

Taruk led the soldiers into the village. As he expected, there was no one in the village.

He immediately sent a small group of soldiers to the south of the village to act as a sentry to observe the movement of the Greeks. He led most of the soldiers to smash open the locked doors of a family, rush into the house, and start the robbery.

At this moment, a soldier hurried over and reported to him: "Not far from the front of the village, some Greeks are fleeing in a pack cart."

Taruk was overjoyed when he heard this: These must be residents of this village, they must be full of belongings!

Taruk is worried that he has too few pack beasts to carry too many things.

He immediately summoned a group of fighters, rushed out of the village, and chased south.

When the Greeks saw them chasing, they accelerated to the south, but the team was bloated and awkward, seeing them getting closer and closer.

Taruk suddenly discovered that dozens of Greek heavy infantrymen appeared in front of the fleeing Greeks. Unlike the Greek heavy infantry he had seen before, they were wearing all-black armor and rushing towards them. Come.

Do you want to retreat? There was only a flash in Taruk's heart, and he immediately pressed it out: Just kidding, how could he retreat! He is very experienced in dealing with Greek heavy infantry! What's more, there are more than a hundred soldiers following him, twice the number of the opponent!

"Quickly, disperse the formation!" He commanded the soldiers to arrange in a looser array, spreading out to the wings in the form of a geese, and at the same time pushing towards the opponent.

The heavy infantry on the opposite side still kept stepping past the fleeing Greeks, and gradually arranged into a tight small square as they advanced.

When Taruk saw this, he secretly laughed: How many times the stubborn Greeks have suffered losses, and the old one has not changed, then let you continue to taste the javelin!

The enemy's phalanx has entered a distance of 30 meters. Taruk raised the javelin in his hand, but saw that the Greeks slowed down and erected their long shields...In a blink of an eye, this small phalanx The front, back, left, right, and even the top are all protected by shields, and it is still approaching Taruk's team.

Taruk was shocked, but still threw the javelin in his hand, and the soldiers in a semi-circular geese also threw the javelin at the enemy located in the center.