Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 96: Landing in Messenia (continued)

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"Understood!" Mukrew responded.

Ionikus was puzzled when he heard this: How did the warship attack the army on the land?

After a while, he saw a dozen three-tiered paddle warships side by side, heading straight to the coast with the Spartan army. On the sea less than one mile from the Spartan army, the warship They all stopped, because they had touched the bottom, the deck crew immediately threw the iron anchor into the sea to fix the ship, and then an equipment was lifted from the cabin to the deck—the ballista.

Some of the gunners are responsible for fixing the mounts of the ballistas, some are responsible for surveying and mapping target parameters, some are responsible for installing spring sets, and some are responsible for transporting stone bullets...More than this ballista team performs its duties and cooperates. Tacit understanding, the same is true on other warships.

At the end of the Western Mediterranean War, when the Dionian army was besieging the city of Carthage, the naval ship entered the lagoon and placed ballistas on the deck to assist the army in the siege. The use has become an item of naval military training.

Dolios saw the Dionian warship rushing straight to the beach, thinking that they were about to land soon, and immediately commanded the army, facing the direction of the dozen warships, and spread out a loose horizontal formation. , At the forefront is the Black Rolls holding a javelin, ready to wait for the Dionian soldiers to wade onto the shore, and then launch a javelin attack on them first.

However, these warships stopped moving when they approached the beach, and there was no movement for a while. Dolios was surprised when he saw small black spots flying out of the warships...

When he saw that these small black spots were big round rocks, they had fallen from mid-air, some fell in the sea ahead, raised a jet of water, and some fell to the sky. The sand was splashed on the beach behind. Although no one was killed or injured, the Hittite's vigor caused the team to commotion, especially Black Rolls.

Ballista! There was a word in Dolios’s mind. Although the use of this weapon has never been seen in the war on the mainland of Greece so far, the Spartans who have always been concerned about the Western Mediterranean are very concerned about This is not ignorant. Agcilius once made a suggestion in the Council of Elders, hoping to make such a powerful weapon of siege. The Council of Elders also agreed to his proposal. City-states that abandon science, art and entertainment have no such technical ability to create it.

The Spartans also wanted to secretly invite the Syracuse to give pointers, but unfortunately, after the Battle of Southern Italy, Dionia captured the entire team of Syracuse’s engineers and took them completely. Own, so that Syracuse himself lost this technology, and in the end this matter was gone.

Dolios never expected that he would witness the rumored ballista on such a special occasion. For a while, he didn't know how to respond.

At this moment, another round of stone bullets was ejected, and only one of a dozen stone bullets hit the target on the shore. After all, the warship fluctuated with the waves, and the ballista was not easy to aim. But the effect of the hit stone bullet was very obvious. It smashed the head of a black Laoshi, horrifying death, and immediately frightened the black Laoshi around him and turned and fled.

Dolios hurriedly ordered the Spartan warriors to slaughter the Black Rollers who fled first. This frightened the other slaves and maintained the array.

Not long after, a bugle sounded on the sea, and the hundreds of troop carriers that had been parked behind the warship began to move forward against the retreating tide, and the landing of the Dionian army began.

Max’s troop carrier happened to be advancing in the direction of the enemy on the shore. He himself had landed on the coast of Africa and the coast of Gaul in Shannei. He is no stranger to landing, but this is the first time. Faced with the enemy’s interception during landing, he did not ask the soldiers to assist the sailors in rowing in order to get the boats to the coast as soon as possible. Instead, he asked them to wear armor and weapons as soon as possible, and be quiet. Sit on the boat and save your energy.

The troop carrier bumped forward in the tidal water, and the speed was not fast. This is actually a good fighter for the Spartan army on the shore, but it is a pity that the Dionian army came suddenly, and Spartan itself did not There is no production of archers, and there is no time to recruit from the allies, so it is impossible to shoot arrows at the troop carrier.

The troop carrier finally ran aground near the beach, less than a hundred meters away from the Spartan army on the shore. Just as Max urged the soldiers to disembark, the Spartan soldiers on the shore also ordered the black Laos with the javelin to return. The enemy who has not landed launched an attack.

The Black Rollers waded forward tremblingly, paying more attention to the stone bullets whizzing by in the sky.

Max led the soldiers into the waist-deep water one after another, and did not rush to the shore. While calling the soldiers to gather, he observed the positions of other units on the left and right warships.

"Go forward!" At his order, 50 soldiers waded forward in small, but loose, square formations. Then he saw the Black Roller Javelinman running from the shore: "Hold the shield!"

As soon as he shouted out, the soldiers had raised their long shields diagonally and blocked them in front.

The Black Rolexes lacking military training faced the approaching Dionian soldiers. The javelins thrown in a hurry were neither accurate nor powerful, and did not cause any danger to the Dionian soldiers at all.

On the contrary, after wading for a certain distance, the Dionian Legionnaires also threw the javelin in their hands, which immediately caused many black Rolexes to fall into the water, scaring other black Rolexes. Withdraw hurriedly.

After the immediate threat ahead was eliminated, the soldiers of the detachment led by Max slowed down, and they moved closer to the surrounding detachments and gradually became one piece.

Dorios on the shore originally thought that the Dionian soldiers of this ship would speed up and rush to the shore after jumping into the sea, and their strength would be dispersed. This was good for him to concentrate his troops and destroy them individually. Unexpectedly, the Dionian soldiers were so steady and experienced that they gradually formed an array during their slow wading, and the array was still thickening and extending...

Dolios turned his head and looked to the sides again. On the beach in the distance, countless Dionian soldiers came ashore and began to wrap around them...

Dolios felt nervous, but he only hesitated for a moment before he resolutely made a decision: "Quick, retreat! Retreat!!"

Although some Spartan fighters were unwilling, they were known for observing discipline in Greece. When the order was reached, all the fighters soon began to retreat, and the Black Rollers broke up in a rush.

Max and the soldiers were looking forward to a fierce battle with the Spartan army on the beach, but they didn't expect the enemy ahead to run away before they even got into the battle! Is this really the Spartan warrior who dominates Greece? !

In order to prevent fraud, although the soldiers speeded up their advancement, they still kept the formation intact. However, under the command of the team officer, they began to shout in unison: "Mesenians, you are free. !!!!!!..."

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Leotichides stepped onto the land of Messenia with an indifferent expression, but his mood was a bit complicated: he was no stranger to this land. He had received military training here when he was young, and he had At the coming-of-age ceremony, I will kill the Black Laoshi with my friends like hunting beasts. I have also been stationed in Pilos for a period of time...

He originally thought these memories had been forgotten, but when he stepped on the beach, these memories kept popping up.

Leotichides took dozens of guards step by step, stepping on the soft sand, walking slowly, but Ticias and Ionicus, who were with them, ran long ago. It's gone, they are anxious to appease and surrender the black Lao Shi.

An officer with a purple cap and a helmet, rushing towards him, rushed to Leotichides and paid him a military salute.

"Adoris, what is the result?" Even when facing the adopted son of King Davos, Leotichides' expression was still as indifferent as other officers.

Adoris replied with some frustration: "They say that the Spartans are the bravest warriors in Greece. I think that is a lie! They are as timid as rabbits. They ran away before they even fought. Soon, before we formed an encirclement, they rushed into the mountains to the east...If only the cavalry could attack!"

"Leides told me that their horses had been bumping on the boat for several days and were in very bad condition. They had to rest for a few days before they could go into battle, otherwise there would be problems." Leotichides said lightly. : "It seems that you got nothing this time?"

"When we chased the Spartan barracks, there was a Spartan officer and a few soldiers guarding the door—" When Abiris said this, there was a solemn expression on his face: "They Asked to fight alone with our soldiers, and injured several of us as a result. In the end, we killed the Spartans and captured the officer."

Leotichides didn’t care much about such trivial matters, instead he asked: "How are the conditions in that Spartan barracks?"

Adoris immediately understood what he meant, and replied: "It is complete, without any damage, but the area is not too large, barely able to accommodate a legion."

Leotichides looked at the sky, and then looked around: everywhere you can see a naked Black Rolls obediently following behind the Dionia soldiers...

He lowered his head and pondered for a while, and then said in echo: "Mukru, you immediately notify Sekelian that the landing battle is over, let him lead all the warships to the beach and build a camp. I will send the fourth, The soldiers of the Sixth Corps gave their full assistance."