Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 236: Night attack

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Carthage is not Rome. Years of war with Syracuse have made its army more experienced in siege, and it has enough technical capabilities to realize the siege plan. Margot saw that the ballista's attack effect was not obvious. After thinking about it, he ordered a wall to be built 100 meters away from the city of Silinus. With regard to the city wall of Silinus, this not only prevents the Dionian’s surprise attack, but also suppresses the opponent’s long-range attack at the head of the city, which is conducive to the next attack.

Marco gave an order, and the entire military camp, with nearly 100,000 soldiers and countless laborers carrying heavy luggage, began to take action under the guidance of engineers.

The defenders of Dionia discovered the enemy's attempt. They had made several raids out of the city, but they were repelled by the well-prepared Carthaginians.

Three days later, a prototype of the earthen wall surrounding the city of Silinus was rising from the ground.

Just when the Dionian soldiers were astonished, the commander of the Sicilian theater of the Kingdom of Dionian, Leotizides, met with Mirtias, the commander of the Sicilian fleet, at the residence of the lord of Silinus.

Since Leotizides had incorporated the Sicilian Fleet crew into his own army without the approval of the Ministry of Military Affairs, which violated the interests of the Dionian Navy and was discovered by the newly appointed Mirkias, both parties have The trouble was dead, Mirtias moved to the port, and did not meet with Leotizides again. This time, the reason why he came to the city to discuss it was compelling.

Because Mirtias was worried about the occurrence of the storm, the warships stopped patrolling the western waters of Sicily, causing the Carthage's army to easily land in Sicily. This was a great military error. If Leotizides fell into trouble at this time, he reported to the Ministry of Military Affairs, saying, "He has repeatedly reminded the Sicilian fleet not to stop the blockade of the western waters because of the bad weather, but the Sicilian fleet commander has always been stubborn and will not listen, which led to the Sicilian war. Great changes have taken place..." This will not only increase the dislike of King Davos and the Ministry of Military Affairs towards Mirtias, but it may also ruin his future military career, so Mirtias came with a soft mentality. .

Leotizides saw him, but did not mention the "Carthage Army landing" in a word, but said straightforwardly: "Miltias, I am going to attack the Carthage camp at night. , Need your navy’s help."

When I heard this, Mirtias's thoughts changed sharply, and then he hesitated: "...A night attack on the Carthage camp? Are you planning a raid from the sea? The Carthage are in Sellin. There are a lot of outposts on the coast of Nus, and they are defensive... It is said that it is a camp of hundreds of thousands of people! How many soldiers do we need to put in a surprise attack before it may cause chaos in the Carthage camp! Once unsuccessful, there is a danger of the entire army being wiped out!"

Leotizides heard the heartbeat contained in Mirtias’s hesitant words. In order to convince this colleague who was equivalent to his position, he had to take a moment to explain patiently:" I will not let the soldiers land on the nearby coast. It is indeed easy to be found by the Carthaginians. The location I chose is here—"

Leotizides pointed to a sketch of the surroundings of the city of Silinus and Carthage camp on the table.

Miltias hesitated for a moment, leaned close to Leotizides and took a closer look, and found that the place of his finger was exactly between Serinus and Germe.

Since taking office as the commander of the Sicilian Fleet, Mirtias has commanded the flagship, cruising repeatedly on the south coast of Sicily, familiar with the sea environment here, which is also a skill that senior Diorian generals must possess. At this moment, a rough picture of the location emerged in his mind. There was indeed a small beach that was easy to land, but he reminded: "The coastal road from Germe to Serinus is undulating, and it is not very good during the day. Go, I am afraid it will be more difficult at night!"

"This is the reason why I chose to land here." Leotizides said confidently: "The coastal environment there is complicated, and the Carthaginians, who have just landed in Sicily, are facing the road to Germe. The coast is still unfamiliar, so that we can prevent our landing from being discovered by the enemy. I asked the fishermen in the port that tonight will be a full moon night. After landing, the soldiers can use the moonlight to sneak into the forest near the coast. More than two hours of marching can approach the Carthaginian camp."

Leotizides moved his finger to the pattern of the Carthage camp, and continued: "Based on my careful observations at the head of the city during this period and the return of the soldiers who raided out of the city, I think Margot The camp of the Iberian army led by it should be to the north of us, and the camps of the army from Carthage are on the east and west sides of us. Most of their soldiers should be Numibians, and they are also building earth walls in the past few days. The main force, they are bound to be very tired after being busy during the day, and they are bound to fall asleep at night.

In these days, the Carthaginian army has focused its entire defense on protecting this dirt wall that is being built. I am afraid that the rear of its camp is negligent. Our raid is highly likely to succeed... …At that time, I will gather 10,000 heavy infantry in the city. When the assault forces cause chaos in the Carthage camp, I will immediately leave the city, rush through the soil wall, attack the Carthage camp, and take them back to the city. It’s good for us and we can continue to attack——"

"What if the raid fails?" Mirtias interrupted him suddenly.

Leotizides had already thought about it, he calmly said: "I will let them escape east into the mountains, and finally return through Minoa."

Miltias stopped speaking. He knew that there were allies in the mountains to the east, the Western Kells. As long as they fled into the mountains, the possibility of returning safely is very high.

He carefully studied the sketches on the table, focusing on the target to be attacked at night-the Carthage camp to the east of the city of Silinus. It may be that the Carthaginians have a strong army, so The camp was built one mile away from the city. Standing at the top of the city, you can really see the Carthage camp clearly. Therefore, Leontizides can infer the general layout of the Carthage camp. He doesn't have much Doubt.

At this time, Leotizides said again: "I will send the light armoured brigade of the Eighth Army and 1,000 reserve soldiers to carry out this raid mission. I hope that the infantry of the Sicilian fleet can also participate in this raid. In action."

"No..." Mirtias instinctively wanted to refuse. As soon as he spoke, he immediately realized that the fleet infantry could participate in this night attack. Once it succeeds, it is definitely a good thing for him, yes. Alleviating the mistake he made before, he immediately changed his words: "Of course there is no problem. Our fleet infantry is best at landing raids. I will let them all join this raid!"

Previously, the 4th Fleet led by Mirtias had 40 three-tiered paddle warships, including 30 crow warships, so there were 1200 infantrymen in the fleet, plus those who had survived the storm before. , He has a fleet of approximately 3,000 infantrymen. As a result, the number of soldiers participating in the raid reached 5,000.

Leotizides felt satisfied, which was one of the main reasons he called Mirtias.

With the fleet of infantry to join this night attack, Mirtias became a lot more active, and he spent a long time working with Leonidzides to perfect the raid plan.

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Margo was awakened in his sleep, and he was taken aback when he heard the news that the "Dionians attacked the camp".

At this time, a vague sound of fighting has entered his ears. As he walked out of the big tent, he hurriedly asked: "Which camp was attacked?! How many enemies are there?!"

"It should be in the middle of Dongying. It is still unclear how many enemies there are..." the adjutant replied hastily.

Marco walked out of the tent, and the sound of fighting and screaming became clearer, and there were constant exclamations. The night attack by the Dionians had already started to startle the soldiers in other camps.

Marco looked east. Even with the moonlight, the camp of nearly 100,000 troops stretched for a few miles. It was only a few miles from the Chinese army camp to the place where the accident occurred. At first glance, it was dark. I can't see anything at all.

Marco listened carefully for a while. Although the shouts and screams were expanding, he was not panicked. During the conquest of southern Iberia, he had encountered too many night attacks and was already very experienced in this. , He immediately resolutely said to the adjutant: "Send the messenger soldiers to the camps and notify the generals so that they can control the soldiers in their camps and be prepared for defense. Without my order, you are not allowed to bring your soldiers to rescue! If anyone does not obey the order, I will nail him to the cross!"

The reason why Margo speaks harshly is because the camps in the east are mainly stationed with troops formed by Carthage, and most of its generals are nobles in the basic city of Carthage. Margo has left Carthage for more than 10 years, and some People may ignore his existence and act arbitrarily.

The soldiers rushed away, and the generals of the Chinese army camp were urgently summoned and quickly rushed to the big tent.

Margo once again directly issued an order to them: "Go and gather your soldiers immediately. Except for Talka leading the troops to defend the camp, other troops will follow me to rescue the attacked camp——"

Before Marge's voice fell, a deafening roar suddenly came from outside the tent, and some people in the tent changed their expressions.

The adjutant rushed in and shouted eagerly: "My lord, the Dionians sent troops from the city and attacked the camp to the east!"

Marco looked calm, and smiled: "Listen to this voice, I am afraid that there are still a lot of soldiers sent by the Dionians. That's great! We can just catch them all at once and attack the plug. It’s much easier in Linus City!"