Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 307: Capture the Yuliarus Fortress

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In Minoa, after reading a report from the military department, Daves felt very comfortable and said to his clerk: "Tegetinos led the Ninth Army and the Third Cavalry Army. Completely defeated the enemy who invaded Apulia, and captured the former Prince Puchetti named Vadarka."

"So the war in Apulia is over?!" Henipolis asked in surprise.

Davers nodded.

The staff in the tent all cheered. The core area of ​​the Kingdom of Dionia was restored to peace and tranquility, and they were finally able to devote themselves to the war with Carthage without any worries.

"Your Majesty, do you need to transfer the Ninth Army and the Third Cavalry to Sicily?" Tolmid asked.

Daves pondered for a while, and shook his head: "We have made a plan before, and we will take a defensive posture to confront the Carthage army for a while. The current force is fully sufficient. The point is It depends on the navy’s performance. At this time, it would be a waste to transfer them. I think... it’s better to let them go to Midolades and work with the Third Fleet to strengthen the fight against Sardinia. Attack, strive to capture the entire island, completely cut off its support to Carthage, and at the same time free up the Third Fleet to support Sicily.

As for the defense of Apulia... Judging from the current situation, there is no big battle there. Let the Eleventh Army take up the defense of the entire area. "

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will pass your instructions to the Military Affairs Department." Tolmead agreed with this. He remembered something, and then reminded: "Would you like to give the 11th Army a formal The commander of the corps, Lord Capps has been acting as the commander of the Eleventh Corps for almost a year, and the military affairs department is busy now. Hiros has reported to you several times that he hopes to be transferred back to his original position to relieve their pressure.. ...."

Daves thought for a while, nodded, and said: Okay, let Capus return to Turei and continue to serve as the quartermaster, and the 11th Army Corps leader can be selected by Hiros, but As soon as possible, the stability of the Eleventh Army must be guaranteed! "

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"Woo! Woo! Woo!..." With the sound of the bugle, the Dionian soldiers gave up and continued to attack the city and began to retreat.

After the Syracuse soldiers who had been fighting hard for a day at the top of the city, after cheering of victory, many people lay down directly on the walkway of the city wall, too tired to stand up.

Theagennis seemed more excited. He took off his helmet and wiped the sweat on his face. Then, despite fatigue, he walked along the aisle and offered condolences to the soldiers one by one, thanking them for their heroic fighting and protecting him. The city of Syracuse.

In the case of victory, the citizen soldiers will naturally pay tribute to the defensive commander of the West City.

Not long after, his adjutant rushed over: "My lord, the casualties have been counted. We have 352 killed in battle and 517 injured."

Theagennis listened to this with a smile on his face. He said excitedly: "Today should be the most violent attack by the Dionians, but it neither caused much pressure on us, nor did it affect us. How much casualties are caused, if we continue like this, we can completely defend our city! On the contrary, the casualties of the Dionians must be greater than ours today. I am afraid that they will not be able to hold on to an offensive like this for a few days!"

"My lord, you are right!" The adjutant replied: "It's a pity that the Dionians took away their dead and wounded soldiers when they retreated. It is impossible to know exactly how many of them were injured or killed, but they left behind. Many siege machines are outside the city..."

"Send a small group of soldiers out of the city to burn them all--no!" Theagennis said halfway, suddenly stopped, after thinking about it, and said: "Take the siege equipment of Dionia Take down a small part, bring it into the city, and show it to the people as trophies, which can give them more confidence."

The adjutant rushed to supervise the matter knowingly.

Theagennis supported the battlements and looked down on the battlefield below the city. His heart burst forth with pride: When the Dionians set up camp outside the east and west cities, everyone knew that the enemy outside the west city was more powerful. Strong, when the General Executive Committee discussed who should command the defense of the west, even Falekus, who has many experience in leading the army, hesitated. As the chief general, he took the initiative to ask for the defense of the west, and naturally it was passed easily. . Judging from the fighting situation in the past few days, he became more and more sure that his adventure was correct. The western city wall was tall and strong, and it was close to the main city, so he could get reinforcements at any time, so he could completely defend it. When this war is over, he will be able to use his great feat of defeating the Dionians to wash away the regret that he failed to participate in the resistance to Dionysius, and establish a higher reputation among the people, completely overwhelming. The neutral faction headed by Falekus, thus let go of his hands and feet, and display his heart's retribution!

At this time, Tai Agnes was gazing at the blood-red sunset in the west, and there was only one hope in his heart: the Carthaginians could defeat the main force of Dionia at an early date!

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The Syracuses have gradually become accustomed to this kind of life under war. In the middle of the night, a group of sentinels patrolled the long wall. After a hard day's battle, the exhausted citizens slept very well. Sweet, the whole city is unusually quiet.

Theagennis is no exception. He ate dinner in a hurry and fell asleep until he was awakened by his servant: "Master, it’s not good! The Dionians have been killed in the city! The council sent someone to let him You go to the military meeting immediately!..."

Thyarniston, who was still sleepy, woke up in shock: "What, the Dionians were killed in the city?! Nonsense! How could this be possible!"

Time is too much for him to think about. He put on his clothes in a hurry, rode on the horses prepared by his servants, and rushed to the council under the guard of several tribal cavalry.

At this time, the sky is twilight, and it is usually the time when people are asleep, but at this time the lights in the houses in the city are successively lit up, and there are noisy voices everywhere: "No way! The Dionians are here. Yes, we are done!"

"What are you panicking! I've already said it, that's a rumor!"

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Get my armor, the city hall has urged us to assemble! Take good care of the children, hide at home and don't walk around!"

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Crying, barking, barking, barking horses... the whole city quickly boiled, and the streets soon increased.

Theagennis finally arrived at the council, and Falekus and other generals were already discussing fiercely.

"What happened?!" Theagennis asked anxiously.

Falekus looked at him, and said solemnly: "The fortress of Yuriarus was taken by the Dionians!"

"How is this possible?!" Theagennis thought he had heard it wrong: "That is the fortress of Yuriarus, the most difficult place in Syracuse to capture!"

"This is the case." Falekus said with a solemn expression, "The soldiers who fled from there told us that in the middle of the night, when the soldiers in the fortress were all asleep, there were hundreds of Dionians. Climbed up the city wall quietly. Although they were spotted by the sentry, they quickly rushed into the fortress. Although the soldiers counterattacked, they were hurriedly challenged. Many people didn’t even have time to wear their armor (in fact, Dionia The soldiers of the Mountain Range Reconnaissance Brigade did not wear armor, but compared to the lack of training of Syracuse’s citizen soldiers, these Dionian’s most elite soldiers were literally into the wolves in the melee), and they were eventually caught by Dionian. People were defeated, only a few soldiers escaped back..."

"Hurry up and send an army to take it back!" Theagennis yelled anxiously.

"I said the chief general, this doesn't need you to remind." Kuzias said unshakably: "We have asked Stacykos to lead the army in the East City Barracks to take back the fortress of Yuliarus. (The Executive Committee of General Siracusa considered that if the Dionian army suddenly attacked the city at night or early in the morning, the citizens of Syracuse could go up to the city for defense in time to avoid the procrastination and chaos caused by emergency mobilization, so When the Dionian army was camping outside the city, the Syracuse also built two simple camps near the east and west gates. Each night there were 2,000 citizen soldiers camping here, ready to respond to emergencies) I Remember who was here a few days ago who bluntly said that he would definitely block the Dionian attack on the city wall and hold the West City. What about now?"

The corner of Kúzias's mouth turned slightly, and he continued to sneer: "War is not that simple and easy. In the end, we have to defend Syracuse!"

The fortress of Yuriarus is located at the intersection of the east and west walls. The reason why it was placed under the responsibility of Theagennis is that it was placed under theagennis because of the large number and strength of the enemy in the west. He commanded more civilian soldiers, and he also commanded and defended the fortress of Yuliarus, which was located in a remote and remote location. At the time, Teagnis did not raise any objections. For the difficulty of supply of rations, he only sent 200 people to garrison. These days, there has been calm and quiet. If it weren't for tonight's incident, he would have almost forgotten this fortress.

After listening to the cool words that Kúzias said, and seeing that several generals were focusing on him with strange eyes, Theagennis only felt his blood surge, and he tried his best to restrain the urge to explode. Try to speak as plainly as possible: "The dispatch of 200 soldiers to the fortress of Yuriarus is something everyone agreed. I don’t remember anyone who realized that the Dionians might attack from there, and specifically emphasized the need to strengthen. The defense there. But now that something has happened, we must take it back immediately! I will now lead the 2,000 soldiers of the West Side Barracks to support Stacy Kos!"