Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 249: Capture Alesia

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But he also knows that Alenia is not easy to attack. According to the information he learned from the intelligence department, there are more than 3,000 citizen soldiers in the city, and there are 6-7 meters high walls. Once a battle occurs, According to the defense of the city, for the Third Fleet, which has only 6000 infantry in the fleet, it will pay a great price if it wants to attack.

Moreover, Midolades is good at naval warfare and has no experience in land warfare.

Midolades knew his abilities, so he did not act blindly, but called his men to discuss.

The commander of the Fleet Infantry, Myantide, put forward his own suggestion: that is to lure the citizens of Alenia out of the city and destroy them, thereby weakening their ability to defend the city, and then attacking the city is easy. (There are four fleet infantry commanders in the Dionian army sequence. They belong to the four major fleets. They are the second person in the fleet. They need to obey the command of the fleet leader and have all the fleets that manage and train the fleet in peacetime. Infantry, the power to command the unit to land on the coast during the war to carry out assault operations and incursions on the enemy's territory. The number of infantry in his fleet is not fixed, depending on the number of raven warships in his fleet.), but lured. The solution is to pretend to be an Etruscan pirate and attack the silver mines in Alenia.

For centuries, the two most famous pirate groups on the Italian peninsula-the Adriatic on the east coast are the Illyrians, and the west coast are the Etruscans. Unlike the Illyrians who do pirates mainly for survival, the Etruscan pirates were originally formed privately by the Etruscan city-states, in order to combat the ongoing colonization of the Italian peninsula and begin to threaten the Etruscans. The hegemonic Greeks in central and northern Italy, with the weakening of the wave of Greek colonization towards the Western Mediterranean and the determination of the final sphere of influence between the two sides, the Etruscan pirates decreased significantly.

But 30 years ago, Etruscan pirates increased again, not because of official organizations, but because the Celts in northern Italy began to invade south and seize the Etruscans. soil of. Especially when the Celtic army swept the entire Etruscan territory more than ten years ago, and even captured Rome. Many Etruscans fled to the sea and became pirates. Even if the Gauls later retreated, there were still Some Etruscans have tasted the sweetness of nothing, and want to continue plundering the west coast of Italy.

However, during this period, due to the establishment of the Dionian Third Fleet, the cruise to the coasts of the Kingdom of Dionian and its allies was strengthened, and the number of Etruscan pirates that were frequently hit once again decreased sharply, only to shrink. In the northern part of the west coast of Italy, I dare not go south. Although Carthage used to form an alliance with Etruscans, and still maintains a tacit understanding of being bordered by neighbors and non-aggression, Alenia has been invaded by Etruscan pirates in the past.

After Myantide’s suggestion was adopted, Midolades began to make careful preparations. He even went to the newly occupied Etruscan city of Kesrera to learn more about Etruria In the case of sub-pirates, several Etruscan cargo ships and their soldiers’ armor weapons were also borrowed.

Two days later, dozens of warships from the 3rd Fleet, full of fleet soldiers, quietly approached the beach between Alenia and the northern Etruscan town of Mariana when night fell. 4000 infantrymen of the fleet landed ashore and dived into the mountains.

On the second day, several Etruscan ships suddenly broke into the sea near Alenia and reached the northern beaches of Alenia. More than 200 "Etruscan pirates" landed ashore , Rushed to a famous silver mine in Alenia in the mountains in the northwest.

Since the Dionian army landed in the Latham area, the Alenians have been in fear, but after a month or two, the Dionian army has not landed in Corsica, even There is no trace of the Dionian warship in the offshore area. The Alenian people are temporarily relieved. They think that the Dionian army is still trapped in the war with Rome and cannot escape. They did not expect it to be abominable at this time. The Etruscan pirates appeared, and they wanted to looting a large silver mine in Alenia, which was an important source of income from the Alenia treasury.

After a detailed investigation by the Clippers, no other anomalies were found in the offshore waters. Considering the difficulties of Etruscan pirates, for safety reasons, the Carthaginian Judges of Alenia decided to solve them as soon as possible. They, to avoid other accidents, urged the city hall to quickly summon 800 Alenia citizen soldiers. He led the army out of the city and quickly rushed to the location of the silver mine.

When they launched an attack on the Etruscan pirates who were looting silver mines, 4000 infantry from the fleet suddenly appeared behind them and surrounded them in groups.

The Alenia army was quickly defeated, and the Carthaginian Judge died in battle. The soldiers were either killed or arrested.

The fleet infantry first separated them for interrogation, and then joined together to **** them toward the beach. On the way, the Alesia prisoners at the front of the team suddenly rioted and knocked down the soldiers who were escorting them. Then these prisoners with blood and filth on their faces returned to rescue other comrades.

Suddenly, the entire **** team fell into chaos. Many Alesias seized the opportunity to escape. When the infantry of the fleet calmed down the riot, more than 200 prisoners had fled to the city of Alenia.

So the fleet soldiers started chasing.

The captives even fleeing in spite of fatigue, fled to the city, and yelled hysterically: "Open the door! The Dionians are here!! Open the door!!..."

For hundreds of years, under the protection of Carthage, the Alenians lived a peaceful and peaceful life except for sometimes beating pirates. Suddenly they heard the news that the "Dionians were killed", the city head All of the defenders were at a loss. Seeing the disheveled and embarrassed compatriots in the city, they were all familiar people shouting, and the dust was billowing in the distance, and it was obvious that the enemy was approaching quickly.

So they opened the city gate without hesitation, and urged the deserters to come in quickly.

As soon as the captives ran into the city, dozens of infantrymen in the fleet drew out the short swords tied to their backs and hidden by the loose lining, and stabbed the captives beside them.

The entrance to the city fell into chaos, causing blockage and unable to close immediately.

The large army of infantry in the fleet arrived and took advantage of the situation to march into the city...

After a period of fighting in the city, Alenia was captured.

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At dusk, the thick and low bugle sounded from outside the city of Satnikum, and the Dionian soldiers who were siege to the city retreated like a tide.

In the big tent in the barracks, Tolmeide is reporting to Daves: "Your Majesty, we have continuously launched attacks on the city of Sartnikum in the past few days. The Romans’ defense is quite tenacious, making our The offensive failed to make any progress. The soldiers had nearly 3,000 casualties, and the soldiers felt exhausted and morale was low because of the hard fighting over the past few days—"

"Tormid, you are not right. The morale of the brothers is still very high. They are eager to attack the city and avenge the dead comrades! And we have casualties, and the Romans are not small, they The number of people is much smaller than that of us, and after a few more fierce attacks, they will not be able to withstand it!" Amintas retorted loudly.

Tolmead didn't argue, just looked at Daves.

Davos's face was dark and he tapped his fingers on the table.

After a while, he said: "The Romans are different from other enemies. They are disciplined and tenacious, no less than our Legionnaires. And their commander-in-chief Camilos is very capable. Several sudden attacks during the defense caused us a lot of trouble.

For a tenacious army, the harder we attack, the harder the resistance will be. And Tolmeide is right. Since our soldiers landed in Latium, how many big battles have been carried out in a few months, siege warfare, raid warfare, pursuit war... Within months, it is time to take down Rome and conquer such a large territory! The soldiers are all flesh-grown, not made of iron. Even if they are iron, they will bend after constant impact... Therefore, I decided to stop the siege from tomorrow and continue to besiege Satnikum.

I see... The last time we had a rugby match in Rome, it was very popular with the soldiers. Can we continue to have rugby and football matches in the camp? Let’s expand the scope of the match a little bit. The winning team is participating in the confrontation between the corps. Whether it is the team that won the final victory within the corps or the team that won the championship between the corps, they will receive rich rewards, allowing the soldiers to relax and relax. Happy happy. "

When talking about the favorite sport of legionaries, several legionnaires all smiled and even claimed to be.

According to the Roman military concept, war is the most important event related to the survival of the city. Citizens gather to march, kill the enemy and return, and they always go all out. There has never been a game in the camp. , But since the last time he participated in the competition, Sextus has been fascinated by this new game. At this moment, he was full of joy and asked: "Your Majesty, do you still take us to the game this time?!" ( According to Sextus’ military position, he could not have appeared at Daves’ military meeting, but now the Roman Reserve has become a force that cannot be ignored in the Dionian army, whether it is for military reasons. Consider, or political consideration, every time Daves holds a military meeting, Tormid must notify him to come)

"This is definitely not possible!" Matonis yelled his opposition, with an extremely firm attitude: "Your Majesty, you can't compete, otherwise other legions won't be able to compete seriously!"

"Don't worry, this time I will only serve as a spectator." Daves smiled at Matonis, who was anxious and pale, and looked at Sextus, who was a little disappointed: "However, the reserve soldiers are really not He knows how to play rugby, not even football. It’s not fair for your corps to play against them..."