Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 212: Offensive and defensive battle in Xiliting camp (1)

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Tacitis looked at him innocently, and solemnly said: "It's not that I want to escape, but the sailors don't want to fight. Even if I turn the rudder, the sailors don't want to paddle, this warship is easier Become the trophy of Dionia!"

"Don't quibble, turn the rudder back! We must defeat the Dionians with all our strength, otherwise the Syracuse Navy will be over!" the captain yelled heartily.

"It's better when it's over! Syracuse is defeated. We don't need to be transferred to Great Greece to fight, let alone be levied on war taxes!" A voice came from behind the captain.

The captain turned around and saw that it turned out to be the captain, then pointed at him angrily and threatened: "You...you dare to do this, are you not afraid of Lord Dionysius' punishment?"

The captain laughed: "Of course we are afraid, but the navy is defeated. Can Dionysius come back!"

The captain was speechless for a while.

Tassitis sighed.

The escape of this warship triggered a chain reaction. Under the crazy attack of the Dionians, some warships followed and left the battlefield, which eventually led to the retreat of the entire Syracuse fleet...

"Master Sekrian!!"

"General Sekrian!!!"

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Several Dionian warships rushed to the sinking area of ​​the flagship, and there were many sailors floating on the surface of the sea.

"Master Sekrian is here!" someone beckoned and shouted from the sea.

Sekrian was lying motionless on a broken plank, and his shoulder was hit by an arrow shot by an archer on the deck of the enemy ship, dying with a righteous breath.

Soon, he was carefully carried onto the warship.

After giving him a simple wound dressing, he was awakened in pain. The first sentence was to ask: "...we win or lose?"

"We have won, my lord!"

"...That's good." Sekelian let go of his worries, and said weakly: "...The fleet command is temporarily... temporarily handed over to Franios... After cleaning the battlefield... Rescue us After the people... immediately return to Lijim..." After speaking, he fell into a deep sleep.

Naxos Battle (even though the city of Naxos has been destroyed, this arc-shaped bay is still called Naxos Bay by the locals) as a result of the sinking of 15 three-story ships on the Dionian side Oars warship, Syracuse’s side sank 18 three-tiered oars warships and four other warships. The battle damage between the two sides was not too different, but the Syracuse navy tried to defeat the Dionian fleet and control Sicily. The strategic intent of the Dionian army to dominate the sea and completely encircle the town of Meyaro was defeated.

To make matters worse, without the help of the Crow Suspension Bridge, the Dionian Fleet was able to defeat the dominant Syracuse Navy with fewer wins and more, which greatly encouraged the Dionian sailors. Self-confidence, severely damaged the morale of the Syracuse navy.

Macias did not expect that he would witness the defeat of the Siracusa navy, which is dominant in numbers, on land for the second time in five years. The incompetence of the Siracusa navy really made him speechless. , It also made him more vigilant against Dionia's army, and determined to continue attacking Meyaro, and when the reinforcements arrive tomorrow, he will focus on attacking Meyaro with all his strength.

Sirracuse’s ballista units have been advancing, during which the counterattack of the first regiment’s six ballistas was just a small episode. Without the protection of a tall stone wall, nearly a hundred in Syracuse Under the concentrated bombardment of a ballista, they were like rocks thrown into a torrent, just splashed with some water, and disappeared in a flash.

Syracuse’s ballista advanced to the banks of the Alcantara River. Although the town of Meyaro has only been established for a few years, its area is not small, even larger than the city of Sikuli, and it is blocked by the Alcantara River and its banks on both sides. The kilogram stone projectile has the maximum range and can only cover 1/2 of the area in Mayaro. Therefore, Antonios ordered the First Army and the exiles to retreat to the north of Mayaro to avoid being hit by the ballista. To preserve strength. At the same time, he also ordered all the people under the command of the engineering battalion to use the bricks and soil from the destroyed houses to urgently build a defensive wall to the south in the town.

Seeing that the ballista’s range was limited and unable to completely destroy Meyaro Town, Massias set his heart to put the ballista troops into cupping pots, attempting to shoot them into the town, setting up a fire, and burning Meyaro Town. , Consuming the enemy’s physical strength, attacking the enemy’s morale, and even completely driving the enemy out of Meyaro, making it more convenient for Syracuse’s army to attack.

Fortunately, while the soldiers of the First Army and the exiles were building the earth wall, they dug a trench from east to west in order to facilitate the acquisition of soil, which prevented the fire from spreading and preserved the integrity of the residential area in the northern part of Meyaro Town. .

The ballista units in Syracuse bombarded with stone bullets, short spears, and cupping tanks for a day. Nearly half of the ballistas were damaged by light damage, and almost half of the town of Meyaro was turned into ruins. It was still burning until the evening came, but it provided convenience for the sentries of the First Army to observe the enemy's movements and prevent sneak attacks.

However, the town’s exiles and their families more than 10,000 hedgehogs gathered in a small area in the town, and the roar and fire throughout the day have exhausted them physically and mentally. The same is true for soldiers of the First Legion. Although the loss of personnel is not large, such a long-range attack makes the brave First Legion soldiers feel very powerless, and at the same time increases the worries about tomorrow's war.

In the bombardment of this day, the worst was the hundreds of young and middle-aged citizens of Sikuli who were captured but not yet released, because everyone was busy dealing with the Syracuse’s ballista attack, and no one went. Taking into account these imprisoned prisoners, they were all burned to death by the fire...

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At dawn the next day, a small group of the Fourth Army was patrolling the wooden wall at the Dionian Chinese Army Camp outside the Cili Court.

In the early spring, it was warm and cold, and the rain began to increase. Therefore, there is often heavy fog in the early morning in Nanyi, and it often does not dissipate in the morning. Xiliting is no exception, especially today, it is even more foggy. In the meantime, there was a cloud of gray, people walking in it, and the fog was thick as if they could grab a ball with one's hand. Five meters away, they couldn't see people at all, and it was even difficult to breathe.

In such difficult weather, the soldiers not only did not slack off, but became more vigilant.

Squad leader Effiart repeatedly reminded the soldiers to cheer up and listen to the movement outside the camp. Before the Syracuses invaded Greater Greece, he was just a legionnaire. After the Battle of Crotone, the original team leader was injured. He was elected by his teammates to take over this post. An example like this is in Dionia. It is very common in the army of China. War will take the lives of countless soldiers, and it will also allow true warriors to stand out and be ordered in danger.

Suddenly, a soldier shouted: "Captain, there seems to be a voice outside!"

Effiart was startled and hurriedly motioned to the soldiers not to speak. He grabbed the battlements, leaned out, and listened carefully.

Other soldiers are doing the same moves one after another.

There seems to be a small noise in front of it, but the dense fog makes everyone unsure and unsure.

Send or not warn? Effiart was a little nervous under the gaze of the soldiers, because once the warning was issued, "there is an enemy attack", the entire Dionian camp and tens of thousands of soldiers must climb out of the warm blankets in this cold early morning and dress well. Armor, took out the shield and spear, assembled in a very short time, and immediately rushed to the designated defensive position of each legion, each brigade, each company, and each unit. This is still in normal times, with dense fog like today's hard to see, and such a large-scale emergency preparation operation will inevitably cause some confusion. If it is finally determined that there is no enemy attack, the responsibilities facing Efiart's team can be imagined.

Effiart swallowed and said to his opponent: "Immediately notify the archers on the outposts and ask them to shoot an arrow forward. You are in front of the outposts, and listen carefully outside the camp. 'S movement!"

The command was quickly executed.

Effiart looked back and looked up at the archer in the outpost that was three meters high behind him. The archer bent his bow and took the arrow. Soon after the arrow was shot, it was swallowed by the dense fog...

Effiart listened carefully. After a few minutes, there was no abnormal movement outside the camp. He was temporarily relieved, and his heart was a little bit disappointed.

At this moment, a sharp scream slanted forward just cut through the thick fog, and then suddenly came again.

"Captain, there are enemies!" The soldier not far away yelled eagerly.

Effiart immediately became nervous and excited: "Notify Daying immediately!"

"Woo! Woo! Woo!..." The high-pitched bugle sounded through the Dionia camp, and the originally silent camp suddenly boiled...

Daves was also awakened by the roar. Just as he turned over and sat up, the clerk Hernipolis hurriedly walked in: "Your Majesty, the Syracuse has come to the camp!"

Davos heard the news and took off the leather robe covering his body. The servant brought him clothes and armor. He put it on and said: "Dionysius is finally out of the city. How many people are they here?"

"There is heavy fog outside now, I don't know how many enemies are out of the city."

"Oh, fog! Dionysius is very good at choosing time." With the help of his servant, Daves put a thick breastplate on his body, patted it with his hand, and felt that the tightness was just right. : "How about the left and right camps?"

"There has been no news yet, could it be--" Hernipolis boldly guessed: "Dionysius concentrates his forces and specializes in the Chinese army camp where your Majesty is?"

Davers smiled: "Good idea, but don't rush to conclusions. We only need to follow the previous deployment, guard the camp, and then slowly observe the enemy's movements."

"Do you need me to call in Armintas, Matonis and other army commanders? Let your majesty give you the deployment task and give orders?!" Henipolis asked again.