Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 277: Palagonia Fortress

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"My lord, he seems to be here this time for something else." Taglu said softly.

"Let him in, then." Leottizides rubbed his eyes, but his expression didn't relax at all.

So as soon as Asitmis stepped in, he warned in advance: "I hope you are not here to talk to me about the cavalry attack. I have already told you, but it is not time yet."

"Your Honor, Commander." Asitmis was taken aback, and hurriedly explained: "I thought of a way to reduce the threat of the Carthage cavalry."

Leotizides finally turned his head, looked at him, and asked, "What can I do?"

Asitmis said seriously: "Commander, there are a large number of Carthage cavalry, but most of them are Numibian cavalry. As far as I know, the horses that these Numibians ride are small , But they have strong running ability, and they also have a characteristic, that is, they can endure hunger better. Just eating forage can make them carry the Numibians to fight, but they must continue to eat..."

Leotizides moved in his heart, leaned forward slightly and asked: "What do you mean?"

Asitmis saw this bad-tempered commander's interest, he immediately refreshed, and his speech became more fluent: "The Carthaginians scattered thousands of cavalry in our Qatani. On the plains of Asia, I am afraid not only to destroy our villages and to hide our eyes and eyes, but also to solve the food problem of these horses. It is autumn and the grass on the ground has begun to wither. Since the Carthaginians have burned our villages, We can also use the dark night to safely burn the weeds on the plain, so that the Carthage cavalry will not dare to move so frequently on the plain."

"Burn the grass on the entire plain..." Leontizides groaned for a while, then hesitated and said, "Asitmis, you are from Katana, you should be familiar with this place. In fact, even if the plain is burnt up, only one or two rains will quickly grow grass on this land."

"But it rarely rains in September and October in Katane." Asitmis had obviously considered this question, and he answered quickly.

Leotizides also quickly made a decision: "Tagru, you go and invite Cipros immediately, I need to discuss with him."

"Yes, my lord." Taglu immediately ran out, because Cipros had just left, and he should be able to stop him on the road. As he ran, he thought in his heart: Cipros is the governor of Sicily, and he has a heart. Open up, always take the initiative to talk about the problem, I feel that the Commander seems to be accustomed to this, shouting to Cipros, this is not a good thing, I have to look back for a chance to remind him!

In the kitchen, Leotizides stared at the map and murmured, “Although I don’t know if this method really works, I have to try it before I know, even if the situation is not good for us, We shouldn’t lose our confidence, we must work hard to find opportunities..."

"Your Excellency Commander, you are right!"

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As Leottizides analyzed, Margo did indeed aim the offensive target at Paragonia.

The defenses on the north of Paragonia are equally tight, but the terrain is open compared to the south, which is conducive to the deployment of the army.

Margo learned some lessons from the previous failure of the attack in the south. When building the camp, he ordered the engineers to start assembling the ballistas. After issuing the order to attack, dozens of ballistas began to bombard the outposts in the trap zone. .

At the same time, he also ordered tens of thousands of Numibian infantry formed by Carthage to dig the soil. Because Paragonia is located at the foot of the mountain and the soil is hard, the soldiers have to dig farther. The mud was then transported over, filling up any traps or trenches to the north of Paragonia, paved a wide and safe passage. During the period of clearing the periphery, in order to prevent the enemy from sneaking out of the city, he also allowed his elite troops to line up in front, ready to attack at any time.

Moreover, he also mobilized 10,000 soldiers stationed in Gela, increasing the number of soldiers in the Carthage camp to 60,000 to ensure that he has sufficient troops to attack Paragonia at the same time , It can also defend against attacks from the new barracks of Leonia and Dionia at the same time.

Although the defenders have not stopped the harassment, the casualties of the Carthaginian soldiers were not large, and morale was maintained. Although the speed of attacking the periphery of Paragonia was slow, it has been steadily advancing.

Three days later, the Carthaginian army advanced to within a hundred meters from the city, forcing all the Dionian defenders to retreat to the city and stop attacking.

Marco was finally able to get closer to observe this small city that caused him a lot of trouble. After walking around it for most of the time, he couldn't help being surprised: "This is the village of Syracuse?! "

The adjutant next to him explained: "My lord, I remember that the Syracuse just said that Paragonia was a village before. Since a few months ago, the Dionian army was stationed in Paragonia and moved. After the villagers, they forbid anyone to approach here. They don’t know what the situation is like in Paragonia now."

Marco glanced at him obliquely, and said: "You are good at excusing the Syracuse."

The adjutant was too frightened to speak any more.

Margo gazes at Paragonia ahead: a white city stands among the dense deer villages. Its area is not large, but its shape is different from the cities Margo has seen. Surrounded by a city wall about four meters high, there are a number of prominent circular towers in the city wall. What is surprising is that there is a circular building two or three meters above the city wall, as if it were A large circle is surrounded by a small concentric circle.

Although Margo has never attacked such a strange city, he also has a foreboding that this small town of Paragonia is somewhat unusual based on his years of experience in battle. He subconsciously drove forward and wanted to observe more carefully. some.

Suddenly I heard the guards on the left and right shout urgently: "My lord, be careful!"

Several black spots suddenly appeared in the air ahead, whizzing.

Margo hurriedly clamped the horse's belly, but the horse under the hip did not move. The guards beside her hurriedly stab a spear to its buttocks, and the horse neighed and rushed out, almost throwing Margo to the ground.

At this time, a few stone bullets had fallen down, and several screams immediately sounded, and there was a **** blur around where Margo was standing.

Brother Ma managed to control the war horse, turned around and turned back late. Seeing this scene, he frowned and said? : "Withdrawal."

During the retreat, he did not forget to ask the adjutant: "Where did the enemy's stone bullets come from?"

The adjutant shook his head to indicate that he didn't see clearly, and Margo glared at him again: Even if the young adjutant was a member of the Magonid family, he couldn't help but want to replace him.

"My lord, it seems...like it was shot from the city." A guard said.

Marco was taken aback and asked: "Are you sure it is from the city, not from the city?"

"My lord, I also saw it. It was indeed sent from the city." Another soldier answered.

Margo grabbed the horse's rein, turned to look at the blood-stained stone bullets on the ground, and looked up at the Palagonian wall in front. There was no movement at the moment, but Margo's expression became serious. .

At this time, on the wall tower of Paragonia facing Margo, a Dionian team officer wearing a helmet decorated with purple caps is bending over, looking through the battlements between the battlements. Looking out from the gap.

"It's a good fight, the stone bullet's landing point is quite accurate, but it's a pity that the big guy ran away!" He turned around and said with some regret.

"Captain, do you need us to continue firing?" the sighting hand of the ballista asked.

Ten years ago, the sighters of the Dionian Ballista were still dedicated to the students of the Mathematics College of Dionian Academy, who were responsible for providing launch parameters and correcting the trajectory. Ten years have passed. As long as the sighters of Dionian ballistas are citizens who have graduated from schools in Dionian cities and have good mathematics, this is because of the popularization of education and the improvement of ballistas.

The captain shook his head and said: "He is already alert. It is impossible to make a surprise attack anymore. Don't waste stone bullets. You will be busy when the enemy attacks the city."

"Captain, don't worry. A few days ago, Carthage's ballistas were rampant and destroyed many of our outposts. Now it's our turn to show off!"

As soon as the sighter’s voice fell, the abdominal archer next to him immediately said: "Yes, as long as the Carthage ballista dares to enter our range, we can destroy it!"

What they said aroused the active response of the surrounding soldiers.

The captain is satisfied that the soldiers can maintain such a strong fighting spirit even in the face of the siege of the Carthage army. Of course, he knew very well in his heart that the source of the soldiers' confidence mainly came from this city.

Palragonia was still a village with only a few residents half a year ago. When Leontizides decided to use it as a forward stronghold against the Carthaginian army, he did not just build on this village. Reinforced walls, dug trenches, and arranged traps, but completely pulled out the village and built a fortress.

The Ministry of Military Affairs has been conducting research and improvement on Dionian military technology. In recent years, under the enlightenment of King Daves, the engineers of the Ministry of Military Affairs It was applied to the training projects of various military camps-building cities and offensive and defensive exercises. Leottizides deeply felt the strength of its defense, so he decided to use it in actual combat.

He not only assembled the soldiers of the Eighth Legion, but also asked Cipros to mobilize the people of Catane. Tens of thousands of people worked in turn, using ready-made stone bricks and wood from Palagonia, and burning them with Etna volcanic ash. "Daves Cement", coupled with a large amount of stone materials provided by Naxos (there are quarries in Naxos near Tauromegnan), a large amount of wood materials provided by Hena and Agilion...