Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 64: Alexis’s avoidance of war
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"But—" Sekrian touched his nose: "Because your lord, you are about to take away the first army that has been training with us for the'new tactics' for several months. I still need to contact the newly built Legionnaires re-trained this tactic, but it did not take much time. I believe that soon I can lead this brand new fleet south to find the Syracuse Navy for a decisive battle. I believe the Syracuse Navy will be surprised! "
Sekrian appeared high-spirited, obviously confident in the new tactics.
Daves shook his head slightly in his heart, and reminded him earnestly: "Sekrian, even if you defeat the Siracusa fleet somewhere in the Ionian Sea, our warship will inevitably There will also be damage. Soldiers in the water need to be rescued, damaged warships need to be repaired, and the captured warships also want to be towed back... You have so many aftermaths to complete, but you need to know that Syracuse is more than that. A fleet, in case—"Daves emphasized his tone: "Just when you are busy, what if the enemy's reinforcements show up?!"
Seeing that Sekrian was eager to explain, Davers reached out to stop him, and continued: "Even if the enemy’s reinforcements won’t show up, it’s not easy for you to do the aftermath. , And our fleet only has this one. I hope that it will grow stronger as it fights, not become weaker as it fights, so I suggest that you arrange the first naval battle in..."
After listening to Daves’ detailed plan, Sekley said in a convincing manner: “I understand, sir! I will follow your plan!... But now I have one thing I need your help, otherwise It will affect the navy’s preparations."
"What's the matter?"
"With the arrival of warships from other allied nations, our dry docks may not be enough."
This is a problem! Daves thought for a while, and said, "I will let Master Kunogolata step up to build more dry docks on both sides of the Krati River from the city of Turiyi to the estuary, and establish a naval base to meet your needs. !"
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The Third Army of Dionia reached the Pinho Valley. The Pinho River is a tributary of the Bacento River, the largest river that flows through Potentia. Although it is only a small river, it is enough to satisfy one The legion’s water needs, and the river valley here is soft, with lush water and grass, with steep and unclimbable mountains on both sides, which is a good place to camp. Therefore, Alexis chose to build a camp in the opening of Taniguchi.
The entire army of soldiers unloaded their suitcases and just started digging the trenches. Reconnaissance Captain Krigoru hurriedly reported: "Legislative Commander, brothers, five miles to the north, they found the Samoneites coming here. Approximately There are more than 20,000 people!"
More than 20,000 people! Alexis was shocked: The Samonais came so quickly, and so many people came, it was beyond his expectation. From this, you can also feel the fierceness of the Samonais and the desire to avenge him. Very strong.
Alexis looked at the undug trench with regret. If you give him two or three more hours, the Third Army will be able to build a crude camp. Then with the incoming Samona People have the power to fight!
"Retreat!" He decisively gave the order.
What? ! The herald thought he had heard it wrong.
"Retreat now!!" Alexis shouted again.
After the bugle blew, Litoru came after a while.
"Legion Commander, why did he retreat as soon as he arrived at the camp?! Could it be that the bugler misheard the order?!" Litoru asked in a tone of voice.
"He’s right. More than 20,000 soldiers from Samona are rushing towards us. We can’t compete with Samona, who is twice as powerful as ours, without constructing a camp and at the same time our brothers are extremely exhausted. People work hard. They can only retreat first, and then look for fighters." In the face of the first captain, Alexis specially explained a few more words in order to show respect.
"Retreating before fighting, this is too bad for morale! Soldiers and the Dionian people will think we are timid and afraid of death! In front of other Legion soldiers, we will not be able to raise our heads!" Lee Tolu retorted unconvincingly: "And I think even if it is 9,000 to 20,000, our army can withstand the enemy's attack and defeat them!"
"Master Davos once said that the Samonais are quite fierce. Even if we can defeat them, we can maimed the Third Army. Do we still want to participate in future battles?! More importantly, this will affect Master Daves' next plan!" Alexis held back his anger and explained a few more words.
"I think Master Davers wants to repel the enemy's attack and build a camp here!" Litoru retorted without showing weakness.
"Follow the order!" Alexis decided not to argue with him. The "Dionian Military Law" emphasized military discipline: During the war, the subordinates must absolutely obey the superiors.
Litoru stared at Alexis angrily, but in the end he chose to obey, which also showed that Litoru had broken away from the level of tribal warrior and became a qualified Dionian general.
He reluctantly delivered a military salute, and when he turned back, he deliberately exclaimed: "If Hieronymus-sama is still the commander of the army, he will never retreat!"
Alexis was unheard of his angry words, and now he has to think hard about how to retreat safely.
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The city of Potentia is located on the upper bank of the Basento River, where the ground is relatively flat, but the terrain is relatively high, which should be considered a small plateau, and the city is built on a huge and gentle hillside .
The Potentians spent decades building a large city with stones. Now Puamote and the leaders of the tribe are observing the movement of the Samoneites outside the city with anxiety every day on the wall.
"Lord, look, the Samona army is heading south!" Shahidart pointed to the dusty, noisy and noisy distance outside the city, and said loudly.
Puamote's heart moved, and he exclaimed excitedly: "People, it should be the reinforcements of Dionia!"
This sentence immediately made the leaders and soldiers excited: the powerful Dionians are here to rescue them!
The good news immediately relieved a lot of their worries these days.
"Are we sending troops to meet them?" a leader said excitedly.
"No!" Puamote refused him without hesitation, and said cautiously: "The only thing we can do now is to defend the city desperately, and then wait for Dionia's reinforcements!"
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Samonets rushed to the Pinho Valley and saw only a mile-long, unfinished circular trench.
"The Dionian was as timid as a rabbit, and even ran away!" Lescuk panted heavily and thrust his spear into the ground with regret.
"Father, most of the Dionians are heavy infantry. They should not be far away. We should take this opportunity to catch up and defeat them!" Galney, who was eager for revenge, eagerly said to Chief Shirpini. .
Of course, Villany was not reconciled to come here in vain, he immediately ordered the troops to continue pursuing.
The adventurous Samoneites were quickly ambushed by the 3rd Army Light Infantry Brigade. After paying hundreds of casualties, they were unable to catch these more portable and mountain-climbing Lucaria. Light infantry, even if Veronie was angry, he had to be cautious.
Therefore, the Third Army finally got rid of the chase of the Samonais, and in the evening, entered a military camp on the border of Grumentum and Potentia.
Starting from Grumentum yesterday, it only showed up in the Tia area of Pau, and was forced to return to Grumentum today, Alexis and the soldiers of the Third Army. Our hearts are also a little depressed.
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Poseidonia, a seaside city not far north of Elia (not the city of Poseidonia in the Aegean Sea), is a colonial city built by the Hybarians, once used roses and three The temple of the goddess is well-known in the Greek city-state of Italy (two temples of Hera and one temple of Athena). However, the Lucanians moved south a hundred years ago, which made this Greek city-state continue to attack by the Lucanians for many years. It eventually fell and became a town in the union of the Potentia tribes.
For decades, Poseidonia has not suffered any aggression. The Elia in the south is hard to protect himself, and there is no power to attack others; while the Samonas in the north prefer the mountains, preferring to invade the city of Potentia, which is stronger and more defensive, and do not like to go to the sea. Come for a stroll. Therefore, when the Lucanians of Poseidonia learned that the Samoneites were aggressively attacking Potentia, they did not show much concern about the safety of the city. More energy was put on the issue of "how many soldiers should be sent to reinforce Potentia".
Today, however, the sentry from the tower sounded the alarm.
When the leaders and warriors climbed up the city wall, they were stunned: The Sammonites outside the city were so densely packed that they couldn’t see their heads at a glance. I don’t know how many people there are...
Penteney Grand Chief Torek stood in front of the line, looking at the small city ahead. The panic and screams of the Lucanians on the wall, he saw in his eyes and listened in his heart, but he did not I didn't care too much, but turned around and said to his subordinates: "The ones that sent the Syracuse people are called...what are they called?"
"The big boss is called a ballista." A boss next to him reminded.
"I see, you don't need to say more." Torek stared, and said: "Bring up the crossbow...the ballista, let's see how powerful this thing is!"
Six ballistas were placed in front of the line, but it was the Syracuse who manipulated them.
The bombardment of a double-fist-sized shot put on the walls of Poseidonia splashed with stone chips, which added to the panic of the Lucanians...