Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 43: The preparations of the two sides before the war again

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Camillos seriously analyzed: "More importantly, their heavy infantry is not much different from our heavy infantry in equipment, and even the formation and tactics are very similar to ours. But their heavy infantry can invest in javelins. At the beginning of the battle, our young soldiers were defeated by the opponent’s javelin attack! And I also noticed that there are many flags in the Dionian army. They There are not only bugles, but also snare drums and flags used to convey orders. Therefore, the squadrons of Dionia are more closely connected, and the speed of executing orders is faster than ours..."

After listening to Frius, his expression was a little depressed, and he said with a little suspicion: "In this way, our army is inferior to the Dionians in every way?! Maybe... Maybe, this army is Diony. The strongest unit in Asia, other units may...not have such a strong combat power and fighting spirit!"

Camillos has no illusions. He frankly said: "From the organizational ability and combat level shown by this Dionian army, I am afraid that other Dionian troops will not Too weak, otherwise Dionia would not be able to become a powerful kingdom in just a few years, and the Kingdom of Dionia owns the entire land of Southern Italy, and their number of soldiers can be more than us... A strong opponent will be a big trouble for Rome!" At this point, Camilos was worried.

Frius suddenly thought of something, cheering himself and Camilos: "Don’t forget, we still have a strong ally, Carthage! They have already made a promise, as long as Dionia dares to We declare war, and they will declare war on Dionia! With Carthage attacking to the south, Dionia cannot have more troops sent here. Fighting on our land of Latham, we Rome has the advantage!"

Camillos hesitated and stopped.

At this time, the adjutant walked into the big tent, with a solemn expression on his face: "Two military and political officers, the army's casualties statistics have been released. Our heavy infantry has 4460 missing, 423 cavalry missing, and light infantry. There are 740 people missing, and a total of 5,623 people have not returned to the camp..."

"5623 people! Already half of the number of people in the camp!" Frius's surprised expression was a bit exaggerated, and he immediately realized that Camillos was next to him, and said hurriedly: "In fact, there may not be so many casualties. And the captured soldiers. Some soldiers may have run away. When the enemy retreats, they will return. Therefore, the sentinel in the camp should pay attention to the screening, and arrange the troops at all times to help them return to the camp..."

Although Camilos had expected it, this huge number still made him feel unbearable. He couldn't help coughing repeatedly, and the adjutant rushed forward to beat him on the back.

It took a while before Camilos eased up. His face was dark and he said in a low tone: "This battle caused such a large number of casualties for the soldiers. It was a mistake in my command! I! Write to the Senate and ask for punishment!... And I also want to remind them that they must be vigilant against the Dionian army and use troops cautiously!"

Frius was relieved when he heard Camilos’ words. Although he respected Camilos, it didn’t mean that he wanted to bear this failure with Camilos. He didn’t want to let him This time the fiasco affected his future career in Rome, but he still pretended to say: "Camillos, how can this be your responsibility alone?! You and I are both in this army. Commander, the decision to go out for rescue this time is yours and me—"

Camillos waved his hand: "Don't say it, it's all my fault! I underestimated the Dionians, otherwise, after receiving the food troop, I should return with troops immediately..."

"War cannot have a fluke!" Camilos sighed deeply with regret, and then reminded: "We not only lost so many soldiers, but some soldiers were injured. In a short period of time, you cannot go to battle to kill the enemy, and the number of soldiers in the camp is greatly reduced. Frius, I suggest you strengthen the defense of the camp tomorrow, no matter how provocative the enemy is, never go out to kill the enemy!"

Frius is young and vigorous again. The performance of the Dionian army really shocked him. How dare he risk his career and the lives of the soldiers, he nodded: "You are right, Kami Luce, we should stick to the camp until Quintus and the others arrive!"

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For the Wolseys, this was their rare victory over Rome in ten years, even though they were not the main force in the battle. When the Romans, who had no hope of breaking through the siege, finally had to surrender to the Wolsey soldiers, or the Wolsey soldiers wounded and captured the backward Romans during the pursuit, the faces of these Wolseys who escorted the Romans back were filled with faces. The pride of victory.

But Wolsey’s senior management knew who brought this victory. Under the leadership of Selshe Archon Toulouse and Polle Vernum Archon Catermontaros, they found Amintas is treating the wounded.

"General Amintas, I did not expect that you led the army just arrived at Wolsey, and brought us a rare victory the next day! It can be seen that Dionia is really helping us Thank you very much! Thank you very much!" Toulouse said repeatedly with a sincere expression.

Catemontaros immediately took the conversation and expressed excitement apologizing: "Please forgive me for my previous prejudice, when Toulouse told me that'Dionia only sent an army of 10,000 people' , I once complained, "There are only 10,000 reinforcements, what role can they play when Rome’s tens of thousands of troops invaded! But you and your soldiers have demonstrated the strength of the Dionian army with bravery, please accept My respect to you!"

The consul of the important town of Wolsey immediately respectfully extended Wolsey's most noble courtesy to Amintas.

Amintas hurriedly helped him up, and said in a rare and modest way: "I am just a soldier. It is my task to follow the instructions of the kingdom and fight the enemy! If you want to thank you, you should thank Dai who sent us here. Your Majesty King Firth!"

"The most correct thing we Wolsey has done over the years is to form an alliance with the great Dionian. We are honored to be able to fight side by side with the warriors of Dionian! To defeat the Romans together!" Ann Korennas, the former Archon of Theium, said loudly.

"Yes! Yes!..." Other Wolsey executives also responded loudly.

Hearing these sincere words and looking at their excited expressions, Amintas suddenly realized: The victory of the First Army with such a large sacrifice is of great significance!

At this time, Catalmontaros made a sincere request to the commander of the Dionian First Legion: "General Amintas, because the Romans suffered this defeat, they were in the camp. We are running out of troops. We decided to attack the Roman camp next to wipe out this enemy completely, hoping to get your help!"

Amintas was taken aback, then shook his head, and said frankly: "I think the decision to attack the Roman camp now is not a good idea!"

Regardless of whether the Wolsey’s face looks good or not, he continued to analyze seriously: “I checked the Roman camps carefully today, and their defenses are quite tight. And after today’s battle, I found that the Romans’ combat effectiveness is very good. Strong, even if we rely on a lot of people, we will eventually be able to win this camp, but our losses will be great. Can you now bear this kind of loss?! It is said that the Romans have another army with a larger number, they It will be here soon, so what will we do to resist them when the number of people has dropped sharply due to continuous battles?!......"

Amintas' words were like pouring a pot of cold water on the Wolsey executives present, so that they temporarily calmed down from the ecstasy of just winning.

Toulus, who originally did not agree to attack the Roman camp, took the opportunity to ask: "General Amintas, then what advice do you have for the next battle?"

Amintas thought for a while and said: "We should adopt a defensive strategy, relying on defensive towns to kill and wound the Roman soldiers in large numbers."

"Defense?! That would only allow the Romans to take our towns one by one. The loss of the city of Villitre is a clear proof. The Romans now have a strong ability to siege!" Cate Montaros This has expressed doubts and concerns.

Amintas, who is usually irritable, was not angry at the moment. He patiently explained: "When the march passed through Setia before, I observed this town. Its defense facilities are too simple. Of course, it is easy to be affected. Break. If you can take advantage of the victory of this battle and the free time before the arrival of another Roman army to speed up the improvement and reinforcement of the city’s defenses, it will definitely cause great trouble to the Romans’ siege!"

"General Amintas, how should we improve the defense of the town?" Toulouse immediately asked humbly.

"First, the trenches must be dug deep and wide. The bottom of the trenches must be buried with sharp woods, making it difficult for the Roman siege soldiers to pass through it. A dense deer fort is set up between the trenches and the city walls, so that even if the Romans pass through the trenches It takes a lot of time for them to reach the city with their siege equipment. Our bows, arrows, javelins, and stones... can kill the enemy as much as possible. Outside the trenches, we have to set traps. The settings of the traps are There is something special..." Amintas explained in detail while using a short sword to paint on the ground. Around him, there was a circle of high-level Wolsey who was listening carefully.

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When the First Army took a boat to the Latham area, Carthage, who received the news, of course also sent troops to declare war on Dionia in accordance with the previous promise. However, in the Senate of Carthage there was a heated debate on this issue.