Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 81: Ambush and counter ambush

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Since Asistes was engaged in local government affairs, Daves has not had a suitable herald, and with the expansion of the war, the number of people participating in the war has increased, and the situation is complicated, and he has gradually struggled to deal with it, and he is in urgent need of others. Tolmeid is undoubtedly a suitable candidate for his assistance. Daves first appoints him as a generational commander and prepares to slowly develop a staff team under the commander to assist him in handling the military affairs of his expedition to Sri Lanka.

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The Tarantum scout did not immediately return to the Anleen Hills, but ran into the Tarantum team and reported the situation more exaggeratedly to Diomilas.

Diomiras did not respond, and the soldiers around first clamored: "My lord, the Mesapi people slaughtered our relatives and burned our fields. We can't leave it alone! Those Gentiles pretended not to see , Because it is not their city-state that suffered the loss!"

"That's right! We can't listen to the orders of the Gentiles! We have to fight the Meishapi to avenge our loved ones!"

"Go to the Anlein Hills, catch up with the Mesapi, and kill them!"

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The roar of the soldiers gradually let more Tarantum soldiers understand the situation. This collective enthusiasm infects every Tarantum soldier, which in turn increases the commotion in the team, and there is a danger of losing control. .

Diomilas was also infected by it, but he thought more: he promoted the war against Mesapi after being elected as the consul, but now the war has caused Tarantum to be hit hard, because the battle is critical. The Tarantums have not had time to settle the guilt. Now facing the boiling public opinion, if I have never heard of it, even if Brindisi is retaken, the angry people will expel themselves from the city state and put themselves on their backs of a lifetime of humiliation!

Diomelas forcibly forgot the trace of fear that Daves left in his heart when he was angry. Faced with the morale of the army, he made up his mind: "Order the whole army to turn left and drive towards Anlein hills. Go ahead!"

The soldiers burst into cheers and immediately began their action.

The Tarantums left the team, and the first thing they noticed was the Metapontums in front of them. Tudpres was shocked and immediately sent someone to quickly notify Daves in front of them.

"Asshole! Damn asshole!" After Daves heard the news, he lost control of his emotions and yelled at him. What worries him most still happened.

But the mood is more stable. He turned his head and said to another Tarantum Archon who had been silent, "Master Umarcus, the situation is urgent now. I need you to rush to dissuade Diomilas. , Let him return with troops immediately!"

Umarcas shook his head: "I know Diomilas. He is as stubborn as a stone. Since he has decided to violate your order, it is impossible to persuade him!"

Davers looked directly at him, suffocating his anger and said: "You mean you are not going?!"

Yomacas blinked his eyes: "I mean I can't persuade him to go back. It's useless to go."

"Tormead!" Daves roared, frightening the agitated Umarcus.

"Yes, Lord Commander!" Tolmeide replied forcefully.

"Go find that **** yourself and tell him, ‘If he doesn’t come back, I will immediately lead my troops back to bring Dionia.’ Go back quickly!" Davers issued an order indignantly.

"Understood!" Tolmid nodded cautiously and turned on his horse.

"Dai...Master Davos, you really want to—" Yomacas just asked cautiously, Daves roared impatiently: "Shut up!"

Davos's anger is hard to dissipate: This is the first time since he commanded the army that his generals did not obey orders! The two Tarantum Archons sang and made peace, and they were completely a nest of snakes and rats. after. The coalition forces like this can no longer participate. From the establishment to the present, he has not gone as he wishes. Most of his energy has been spent on how to balance the relationship with the Tarantum army. Now he has to be dragged down by them and faces the danger of failure. , Do you really want to return immediately?

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"My lord, if the Dionians really leave, our strength will not be able to match the large number of Maple coalition forces!" The adjutant of Tarantum's army looked at the leaving Dionian Herald, Said worriedly.

"Don’t worry, the Dionians will follow! Didn’t Dionians always claim to keep their promises? Now they want to become the leader of the Greek city-state in Southern Italy. If there is no war, they will abandon their allies. Escape from the battlefield, this kind of cowardly behavior is known by other city-states, who else wants to trust Dionia!" Diomilas is confident on the surface, but still uneasy in his heart.

So he gave another order: "Let the soldiers advance a little bit slower."

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When Tolmeid told Daves of Diomilas's refusal, he had already recovered his calm at this time.

"Got it." Daves replied lightly.

"Master Daves, what should we do now?" Tudpres asked hurriedly.

Daves looked around at the crowd, took the concerns of Marcus, the anxiety of Tudpres, and the randomness of Trifias all into his eyes, and then resolutely said: "The whole army will turn back and reinforce that idiot!"

Yumakas showed gratitude, and Tudpres relaxed. Only Trifias asked urgently: "What if there is an ambush in the Anlein hills?"

"Then I have to go, not to save Diomilas, but to save thousands of Tarantum citizens!" Now that he has decided to go for reinforcements, Daves will of course speak more beautifully. some. In fact, the reason why he wants to reinforce is not only the reason Diomilas said, but also Heraclea has moved closer to Dionia, and Metapontum is also shaking, but if Tarantu The Mu suffered a disastrous defeat in this battle, and it will no longer be able to stop the Mesapi and Puchetti. These fierce natives can go north along the coast at any time, invade Metapontum and threaten Heraclea. At that time, Dionia will have to send troops to rescue. It is better to rescue Tarantum's army while he is already on the battlefield, repulse the Maple coalition forces, and maintain the balance of power in this land. As the founder of Dionia, for the sake of the strength of the alliance, for the time being, it is nothing to tolerate the disgust of Tarantum Archon.

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The Anlein hills are actually the junction of two mountains, so there are large and small hills. Most of these hills are tens of meters high with rounded tops. Viewed from the top down, they look like big green mushrooms. , Presenting a peculiar natural beauty.

But for those who want to pass here, it is a disaster. Although the hills are not high, they have large amplitudes and high slopes, making it difficult to climb. The hills are continuous one after another. If you want to pass through with less effort, you can only pass through the gentle places between the hills, which makes the original straight line. The route that is not too far away becomes tortuous. In addition, few people have passed through here for decades, and the ground is covered with green grass, which has already flooded the trails that were once opened.

Fortunately, the scouts that had tracked the Maple coalition before led the way, and there was a smoke pillar sitting sign in the distance. The Tarantum army saved a lot of trouble in finding the way. Along the way, except for the soldiers complaining about the difficult mountain road, everything went well. They didn't even see the shadows of Mesapi and Puchetti.

And when the scouts caught up with the news, Dionian army has also entered the Anleen hills, Diomilas smiled: naive young man, fight with me, you are still far away !

He breathed out a sigh of foul breath and looked into the distance. He was not too far away from the smoke that rose to the sky. It is estimated that he would be able to reach it by bypassing a few hills.

The corpses of the Tarantum people can already be seen on the grass, one by one in a miserable death. This provoked the anger of the soldiers. They seemed to hear the helpless cry and screams of their relatives not far away. , The originally tired body seemed to be full of strength, they involuntarily accelerated forward, and the entire column elongated by the narrow mountain road became more scattered and weak.

"Woo! Woo!..." Mesapi’s bugle suddenly sounded among the hills, hitting the hearts of every Tarantum soldier like a heavy hammer, originally for fooling Daves. The proud Diomilas's face instantly turned pale...

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"Catch up with them! Don't let them run away!" Zoricos shouted anxiously to his men.

Although the Diorian cavalry chased at full speed regardless of the danger, and sometimes their teammates fell down because of the rugged mountain road, the distance between them and the escaped Mesapi cavalry was getting farther and farther.

The Mesapis maneuvered the sitting horses flexibly, as if the horses were part of his body, running at full speed between the narrow mountain roads, without any blockage, so that Solicos and the others sighed. Finally, helplessly watched the Mesapi cavalry go away.

At this moment, the shout of "Captain" came from behind Sorikos. He looked back and saw that Ryders was riding over.

So, he held the reins in one hand and saluted Ryders in the other. The Dionian cavalry is an independent unit with a total of less than a thousand people and is not affiliated with any corps. Although Ryder is only a captain, its status is equal to that of an infantry corps.

Lyders looked at the back of the Mesapi cavalry, with a solemn expression, turned his head and said to Soricos: "There may be a lot of Mesapi and Puchetti cavalry attack next, we must stop with all our strength. Try to prevent them from detecting the direction of the army in a short time!"

"Yes!" Sorikos responded immediately, but he felt the weight of this task: I heard that there are thousands of Mesapi cavalry, and they have superb equestrian skills. It is not only the Dioni who has more than 200 riders. What the Asian cavalry can stop. Fortunately, there are hills everywhere, which is not conducive to the deployment of troops and the detour of the cavalry.

Lides saw his nervousness and added: "Commander Davos sent more than two hundred light shield soldiers to assist us, and they will be here soon."