Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 360: The decisive battle at Silinus (1)

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Facts are also what Okriton was worried about. The harmonious atmosphere when the two met last time no longer exists. In this meeting, Margo not only refused to "stop the offensive" request, but also shouted loudly. The rebuke: The Hanoi faction not only did not unite to defeat the powerful enemy at this time of national crisis, but instead tried to provoke civil unrest and betray the interests of the city-state. This is simply treason!

The two quarreled, and Okriton left angrily.

Marco vented his anger, but was not happy: the original siege main Namibians suffered too many casualties during this period, coupled with the suspicion and censorship of the generals and team officers over the past few days, Now, even if the generals no matter how intimidating and temptation they are, they basically don't work hard.

Time is very important to Margo. He couldn't care much about getting angry, so he decided to let his trusted Iberian army be the main force of the siege.

Although the Dionian army has been stepping up the construction of the defensive facilities in the city of Silinus during this period, the time is too short to compare with the completely stone outer wall. After two days of fierce fighting, the third At noon of the day, good news came from the front: Report to Lord Margot that General Hasdruba has led an army to capture the inner city to the west!

Actually, there is no need for the messenger to report. Margo, who is standing on the outer wall and watching the battle, can clearly see that the Iberian soldiers in front of the city are constantly on the top of the city. Excited, he immediately ordered:" Tell Hasdrogba not to stay at the head of the city, continue to attack, capture the port as soon as possible, and seize the city!"

"Also remind General Hasdruba, beware of the Dionian counterattack!" Pomilka interjected.

Marco glanced at him, then waved to the messenger: That's it! Tell Hasdruba, go! "

"Master Margot, after the capture of Silinus...you won't launch a new offensive, will you?" Pomilka asked softly, susceptible to gains and losses.

The excitement on Marge's face quickly disappeared. He snorted coldly and sarcastically said: "The Senate has threatened me to stop delivering military rations to us. Where can I still start a new battle!" /

Pomilka sighed, and said with a worried look: "Our reserve of rations can only be supplied for less than 10 days. If Carthage stops transporting us rations, then we can..."

Margo said calmly: "Our navy has been completely defeated. I heard that Dionia’s warships have even been cruising in the waters of Carthage every day. If Carthage wants to transport munitions here, It is impossible, what use is there if the Senate threatens us!

Furthermore, even if the Dionian fleet really lifted the blockade during the negotiation, the Senate really dare not supply us with food? We must know that in this army, there are not only Numibia and Iberian natives, but also citizens from Carthage and Phoenician allies. If they starve to death, they are not afraid to arouse the anger of the Carthage people! "

Marco, who holds the military power, plays a rogue, and the nursing home is indeed unable to take him temporarily...Pomilka was speechless, and he sighed: "Master Margo, if you do this, you will irritate a lot of people. Elders, when they return to Carthage, I’m afraid they will be interrogated by the Senate..."

"I am not afraid of their interrogation!" An anger appeared on Margo's face, and he said in a deep voice: "I am worried that some people will want to name the culprit who caused Carthage to be forced into peace talks. Buckle it on my head and tarnish the honor of the great Magonis family! I will never allow this to happen!

Think about it, since we landed in Sicily, we have conquered Minoa, Agrigento, Ekonum, Gela, won the Battle of Gela, and attacked Dionia in The territory of Sicily even shocked the main army led by King Dionia from fighting with us! On the contrary, Monte Arderno's army suffered a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Minoan, and the navy under Annobas has repeatedly failed...who recommended them?!

Now, we have conquered the heavily guarded city of Silinus. If the Senate insists on accusing you and me, the people will understand that the real sinner will never be Carthage all the time. We who have won victory are some incompetent and shameless veterans! "

Speaking of this, Marco took a breath and looked at the soldiers cheering for victory on the front of the city. He hesitated and said: "Since Okriton said that the Dionians are very willing to hold peace talks, We won Silinus, which will enhance their willingness to negotiate, and also give Okriton more bargaining chips in the negotiation and pay less..."

Margo has one of the biggest fears that he did not say: If the Dionians stop the peace talks and continue to fight, his army will collapse due to lack of food.

But at this moment, for him, who has fallen into the dual dilemma of politics and military, in order to defend the honor of himself and his family, he does not have much choice.

Pomilka obviously thought of this too, so he was not completely moved by Margo's words, he said softly and frankly: "I hope things develop as you say..."

The two fell silent quickly, each holding on to the battlements, silently looking ahead.

I don’t know how long it took, and the soldiers rushed forward: “Report to Lord Margot that the Dionians built a strong wall in front of the port, dug trenches, and arranged deer castles, and the number of enemies at the head of the city increased. Our offensive is blocked, General Hasdruba asks you for instructions."

Marco felt tight, and immediately asked: "What is Hasdruba's own opinion?"

"The general believes that the soldiers have been very tired from the fierce battle, and they don’t understand the enemy’s defenses. He hopes that the soldiers can retreat and rest until tomorrow is fully prepared before attacking."

"Damn Dionians, how many walls have they built!" Margo yelled at him, eagerly looking forward to victory.

"This should be the Dionian's last line of defense in Serinus." Pomilka comforted.

Time, time... Margo thought silently in his heart. He wanted to end this battle as soon as possible, and then stop the war against Dionia, let the truce negotiations continue, and win the army a ray of life. However, things did not develop as smoothly as he had imagined.

"Let Hasdruba lead his troops to retreat temporarily..." Margo said grimly, slapped a palm on the battlements.

At this moment, from the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed that black smoke seemed to be rising in the distance to the right and rear. He immediately turned around and looked around, and saw that the Carthage camp outside the city of Serinus was not only northwest of the Carthage camp. There was flashing fire, black smoke billowing, and listening carefully, there was also the sound of fighting.

"What happened there?!" Pomilka's exclamation sounded beside him: "Hurry up and send someone to check!"

At this moment, the intuition that Margo had cultivated in the Iberian battlefield over the past ten years made Margo feel that the situation was not good, he decisively issued an order to the adjutant: immediately send someone to notify Stikamo (commander 10,000 Carthage The general of the citizen soldier is responsible for staying in the camp), the northwest camp has changed, let him lead the army to quell the chaos! ......... Then send someone to notify Kisgo (at this moment, Kisgo is leading more than 6,000 Phoenician soldiers, as the reserve team for the siege, standing by in the city of Selinus) , Let him immediately lead the troops back to the camp to assist Stikamo! "

"Yes, my lord!" The adjutant immediately went to arrange the messenger.

"Could it be that the Numibian cavalry had a rebellion?" Pomilka pointed at the place where the smoke was rising, and said worriedly. In order to conquer the city of Serinus before, the Carthaginian army built walls on both the north and south sides of the camp. At this time, they blocked Margot’s view and made it impossible to see the situation in the camp, but the location was mainly The camp of the Numibian cavalry is located, so Pomilka would have this guess.

"...It’s hard to say." Margo groaned, not daring to make a judgment hastily, because in that position there were not only Numi Biyaqi soldiers, but also Lusitania cavalry, and small Part of the Numibian infantry, and because of the success of the Dionian army's successive raids on Palermos and Lilibo, it left a shadow in Margot's heart. At this time, he suddenly came up with a more terrible guess: yes. Couldn't the Dionian army sneak into the camp? !

He couldn't help but shudder several times, and once again shouted to the adjutant: "Immediately rush to notify Hasdruba, let him leave 10,000 people to defend the inner city that has just been captured, and lead other troops. Return to the camp immediately!"

Just after Margo gave the order, she saw several scouts rushing from the camp to under the city wall, shouting loudly: "Master Margo! Master Margo!!!"

"What's the matter?!" Margo hurriedly poked her head out of the battlements.

"Master Margot, the Namibiaqi soldiers who went out to patrol the camp in the morning suddenly attacked the soldiers stationed at the west gate of the camp and occupied the gate. Their camp also rebelled at the same time. The Numibian cavalry assembled, not only burned their own camp, but also launched an attack on the nearby Carthage cavalry camp...After receiving the news, General Stikamo was gathering his army to quell the chaos. Before reaching the camp to the west, we received news that the Numibian camp to the east was unstable, and some Numibian soldiers were attacking their team officers and conspiring to launch a rebellion. General Stikamo believed that the troops were insufficient. , I can’t calm down the entire camp in time. I hope you can send more reinforcements."

"There must be Dionians in it. We did not clean up the spies in the Numibian army! And the rebellious Numibian cavalry, they must have been Dioni Instigated by the subhuman!" Pomilka said awakely at this time, with regret in her expression.

In the previous rectification of the entire Carthage army, some Numibian spies who were released by the Dionians have been found out. If it weren’t for Margo’s rush to attack Serinus, Pomirka It is believed that a few more days of rectification can completely guarantee the stability of the Numibian army. However, for the Numibian cavalry, they both neglected. The rectification and review of the Numibian cavalry were not strict before, because when the Numibian army rumors spread, the Numibian cavalry camp was very calm, plus The East and West Numibians are relatively independent and do not have much contact. Therefore, both Margo and Pomilka have an illusion: the Numibian cavalry is worthy of trust.

After hearing the cavalry's request for help, Margo was first relieved: The movement in the camp was not caused by a surprise attack by the Dionian army!