Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 219: Offensive and defensive battle in Xiliting camp (3)

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However, most of the attention of the Dionian light infantry was attracted by the tower, so that the light infantry of Syracuse could not only throw javelins on the tower, but also flocked to the trenches, under the cover of the arrow car. , Throwing a javelin at the enemy on the wooden wall, and even shooting a rocket at the curtain wall.

The soldiers of the Dionian Legion had to guard against the javelins thrown under the tower and the wall, but also to protect the wooden wall from being burned, and to prevent the enemy from climbing up the wall through the ladder.

"Siege Engine! The enemy's siege engine is under the wall!" A soldier exclaimed.

Martolis had just cut down an enemy who was about to climb the wall, and looked out. Not far below, an undamaged siege vehicle drove a few burning raging vehicles. The piled up siege trucks passed through the filled trenches and were almost pushed under the wooden wall.

"Block! Pour the tar!" Matonis hurriedly called.

"Clang!" His guard blocked a thrown javelin with a long shield.

"Legal commander, there is no kerosene!" the soldier yelled in frustration.

"Go to the camp and look for it! Is there any tar left!" Matonis gave orders to his guards while instructing the soldiers: "Smash it hard for me!"

The sound of wood and stones hitting the siege truck under the city seemed to be little affected. On the contrary, under the protection of the herringbone roof, the Syracuse pushed the hammer with the iron block on the top and slammed it against the wooden wall. The wooden wall made a "creaking" sound, shaking and shaking, even A nearby Syracuse soldier who was climbing a ladder fell down a trench under its influence.

Matonis was holding the wall stack with both hands, thinking anxiously about how to deal with it, and an exclamation came from behind: "It's burning! The wooden wall is burning!"

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"Your Majesty, a section of the wood wall in the area where the Fourth Army is responsible for defense has been hit by Syracuse tanks and rockets several times, causing a fire. Now the fire has been extinguished. However, it is ten meters long. The wooden wall in the distance was burned out. Fortunately, the trench in front was not filled up. The enemy had not immediately rushed under the wall and destroyed the wooden wall. Epithenis had sent a light armoured brigade of the Fourth Army to set up a defensive position behind the wall. ..." Tormid reported to Daves who had walked out of the big tent and was watching the defenses of the Fourth and Seventh Army.

Davers just frowned slightly, looking at the light armoured brigade that was on the side of the wooden wall in front of him, pondered for a while, and said: "It seems that Dionysius has focused his offensive focus on my Chinese Army Corps. The battalion, the Syracuse people still have a very good way to attack the city. It is a bit difficult for the fourth and seventh legions to block the attack of so many people...Tormid!"

"Here!"

"You go and inform the second, fifth, and sixth legions of the left and right battalions to come to the Chinese army camp immediately!" Daves decisively issued the order, but Tormid was shocked. Jump: "Your Majesty, all troops are withdrawn, then...what about those two camps?!"

"Dionysius wants it, then give it to him." Daves said lightly, and the soldiers' hard work for a few days was in vain.

"Wait, don't let them all come back. For the time being, leave light infantry to defend. When the enemy attacks, you can also give them some damage." Davers emphasized.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tolmid turned to leave, but he heard an exclamation sound from the front, and then he heard a loud "boom". In the sound of "cracking", the wood in front A big gap appeared in the wall.

"Your Majesty, the enemy crashed a section of our wooden wall with a siege cart!" The messenger who hurried back yelled.

Davers was calm, turned around and shouted: "Izam!"

"Brothers, follow me!" Izam had been waiting for a long time, leading his mountain investigation team, rushing towards the gap.

Seeing this situation, Tolmeide also quickened his steps.

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"My lord, the troops of the left and right battalions of Dionia have begun to move towards the Chinese army camp!"

When Dionysius heard the scout's return, he stood up excitedly: "Daves was finally fooled! Immediately gather forces to attack the left camp of Dionia!"

"Yes!"

The Chinese army camp in the Dionian camp is facing the west wall of Xiliting, while the left and right battalions are like outstretched hands to embrace the north and south sides of Xiliting. The Zuoying was garrisoned by most of the Sixth Army and the Fifth Army. The Fifth Army was the most lost Dionian Army in this war. Although it was later supplemented by some soldiers, its strength is definitely not as good as before. , The Sixth Army was just formed before the war, and it has participated in Crotone’s battle so far. Therefore, the quality of the soldiers and the level of team cooperation in the Left Battalion are not as good as those stationed in the Right Battalion. From the traps and obstacles placed in front of the two battalions, the soldiers of the Second Army and a small part of the Sixth Army can see this difference in strength.

Dionysius has already understood this clearly in the past few days, so naturally he should look for the weakest place in the Dionian army.

The north gate of Xiliting opened wide. More than 10,000 elite Syracuses who were reorganized and equipped with more complete armor and equipment, plus thousands of freemen who only took out simple wooden shields and spears , A total of nearly 20,000 people went to Zuoying under the leadership of Dionysius himself.

The news soon reached the Chinese army camp in Dionia.

"Your Majesty, our left camp may not be able to defend!" Clerk Hernipolis said silently.

"Didn’t I have said it before, Dionysius wants it, although take it." Daves still said calmly: "He thought he could defeat us by breaking our camp. , But I don’t know that it happened to be our strategy. Now Dionysius is too obsessed with the outcome of a battle, and can no longer consider the outcome of the entire battle..."

Helibonis nodded faintly, and at the same time used a pen to quickly record what Davers said on the papyrus.

"Tormead!"

"Here!"

"Notify the two commanders of Felicius and Olivers to lead their troops to line up at a distance of 20 meters from the east wooden wall, and at the same time let the Second Army led by Amintas stand on the north side of the Chinese army camp. Wooden wall, defend the enemy after occupying the left camp and continue to attack the Chinese army camp." Daves again issued an order: "Also... after they are all deployed, tell Matonis and Epitheis not to send troops to seal up. Plug those gaps and let the enemy in."

"Yes!"

Davers finished the deployment in one breath and relaxed a little bit. He turned his head and looked at Hernipolis, who was a little confused next to him. It is not important to us. Our goal is to kill the soldiers of Syracuse as much as possible, so that Dionysius loses a large number of elite soldiers, and thus loses the ability to attack actively. When Dionysius leads the army and leaves Jiancheng’s protection was actually doomed to his failure when he took the initiative to attack us..."

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The army led by Dionysius invaded the left camp after paying very little casualties. The camp was already empty and the attack was too easy. Dionysius was a little surprised, of course he thought : This is mainly due to the fact that he used heavy troops to attack the middle army camp of Dionia and confuse Daves to transfer the main force of the left camp. But at this moment, he didn’t have time to slowly savor the joy of victory. The large army was bravely attacking the Dionia middle army camp, and the price paid was very high. He must seize the time and quickly attack the large camp from the side, thoroughly. Defeat the Dionians!

Dionysius led the soldiers to run quickly on the passage between the tents, rushing towards the south, the shouting and screaming in front of them became louder and clearer...

Coming soon! Dionysius became more and more excited.

When they walked around the tent area, he stopped in amazement: a tall, very long wooden wall more than 20 meters in front of him blocked his direction, and a trench was dug in front of the wooden wall!

"How could this be?! Why did the Dionians build such thick wooden walls and dig such wide trenches throughout the camp instead of just separating them with wooden fences?!" Full of hope of victory But at this moment, he was smashed. The strong sense of gap and the fear of failure made the determined Dionysius roar with grief and anger.

"My lord, be careful!" The light infantry of the Second Legion poured down arrows and javelins on the wooden wall. The Syracuse soldiers hurriedly set up a buckler to defend, and the guards also took Dionysius. Protect.

Dionysius heard the "clang! Clang!" piercing metal sound from the collision of the arrow and the buckler, and his mood gradually became a little anxious: It seems that the Dionians are building wooden walls in the camp. Hedugou protected the Chinese army camp. Obviously, there was a long time to give up the left and right battalions. Unfortunately, the entire camp was blocked by wooden walls and traps. The scouts could not detect the situation inside. The envoys of the Dionia camp were blindfolded with cloth when they entered and exited the camp. They didn't know the details of the camp... Could he be fooled by Daves again? !

Because Dionysius thought that he had breached Zuoying and continued to attack southward, he would be able to infiltrate the Chinese army camp smoothly. Therefore, the soldiers only carried a ladder, no more siege equipment, and Large equipment such as siege towers and siege vehicles could not be advanced into the camp, so facing the heavily guarded Chinese army camp, the Syracuses were a little helpless.

How much time and energy Dionysius has spent to plan this camp plan is about to be shattered, a deep sense of frustration makes him a little at a loss, he muttered "Daves "The name, I couldn't think of a good way to deal with the difficult situation...