Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Since Yasistus engaged in local government affairs, Davers 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. He has gradually felt strenuous in handling and urgently needs the assistance of others. Tolmeide is undoubtedly a suitable candidate. Daveus first appointed him as herald commander, preparing to let him slowly develop a staff team under the commander to assist him in handling the military affairs of the expedition.

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The scout of Tarantum did not immediately return to the Ellen Hills, but ran to the team of Tarantum and reported the situation to Diomelas more exaggeratedly.

Diomeras had not yet responded, and the soldiers around him clamored: "Adults, the Mesapi people slaughtered our loved ones, and burned our fields. We can't ignore it! Those Gentiles pretended not to see because they suffered It’s not their city-state that lost it!"

"That's right! We can't listen to the orders of the Gentiles! We are going to fight the Meshapi people and avenge our loved ones!"

"Go to the Ellen Hills, catch the Mesapi, and kill them!"

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

Diomelas was also affected by it, but he thought more about it: after he was elected as the consul, he promoted the war against Mesapi, but now the war has caused Tarantum to be hit hard because of the crisis. The Mu people had no time to liquidate their blame.In the face of boiling public opinion now, I will treat it as unheard of, even if I recapture Brindisi, the angry people will expel themselves from the city-state and put myself in a life of humiliation!

Diomelas forcibly forgot the trace of fear that Davis left in his heart when he was angry, and in the face of the morale of the army, he made up his mind: "Order the whole army to turn left and move forward quickly to the Ellen Hills!"

The soldiers burst into cheers and immediately started the operation.

When the Tarantum left the team, the first thing they noticed was that the Metapontum in front of them. Toudpleis was shocked and immediately sent someone to notify Daveus in front of him.

"Asshole! Damn asshole!" After Daves heard the news, he was out of control and screamed. What he was most worried about still happened.

But his emotions were more stable. He turned to another Tarantum consul who had been silent. "Admiral Yomakas, now the situation is urgent. I need you to rush to dissuade Diomeras immediately and let him Bring the soldiers back immediately!"

Yomakas shook his head: "I understand Diomeras, he is as stubborn as a stone, and since he has decided to violate your order, it is impossible to persuade him!"

Daveus stared at him directly, suffocating and said, "You mean you are not going?"

Yomakas blinked his eyes: "I mean I can't persuade him to return, and it's useless to go."

"Tormead!" Daveus roared, frightening some uneasy Yomakas with a jump.

"Yes, Lord Commander!" Tolmed replied forcefully.

"You personally went to the bastard and told him,'If he doesn't come back, I will immediately take the soldiers back to bring Dionysia.' Go and go back quickly!" Daveus indignantly ordered.

"Understood!" Tolmed nodded cautiously and turned his horse.

"Dai...Master Daphes, you really want to--" Yomakas just asked cautiously, Davos shouted impatiently: "Shut up!"

Davers's anger is hard to dispel: this is the first time since his commander appeared that his generals did not obey the orders!The two Tarantum consuls sang one harmoniously.after.The coalition like this can no longer participate. Since its establishment, he has not been happy. Most of his energy has been spent on how to balance the relationship with the Tarantum army. Now he will be dragged by them and face the risk of failure. , Do you really want to return immediately?

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"Adult, if the Dionysians are really gone, our strength will not be able to withstand the large number of Mep coalition forces!" The deputy officer of the Tarantum army looked at the leaving Dionysian herald and worriedly said .

"Don't worry, the Dionysians will follow! Didn't Dionia always claim to be'keeping its promises'! Now he wants to be an ally of the Greek city-state of South Italy, and if he does not fight, he abandons his allies and escapes the battlefield, This cowardly behavior is known to other city-states, who else would like to trust Dionyssia!" Diomelas was confident on the surface, but still uneasy in his heart.

So he ordered: "Slow the soldiers forward a bit slower."

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When Tolmed told Deeverus's refusal, he had returned to calm.

"Got it." Davers replied lightly.

"Master Daves, what should we do now?" Tu de Press asked busy.

Daveus looked around the crowd and took Yomakas' concerns, Tudeples' uneasiness, and Trifias's randomness into his eyes, and then resolutely said, "The whole army turns around and reinforces the idiot!"

Eumacas showed his gratitude, and Tu de Pleas also relaxed, and only Trifias asked urgently: "What if there is an ambush in the Ellen Hills?"

"Then I have to go even more, not to save Diomeras, but to save thousands of Tarantum citizens!" Now that he has decided to go for reinforcements, of course, Davis has to speak more beautifully.In fact, the reason why he is going to go for reinforcements is not only the reason stated by Diomeras, but also Heraclea has moved closer to Dionia, and Metapontoum is also shaking, but if Tarantu The Mu people suffered a fiasco in this battle, and it will no longer be able to stop the Mesapi and Puchti people. These fierce indigenous people can go north along the coast at any time, invading Metapuntum, threatening Heraklia At that time, Dionia had to send troops to rescue. It is better to take advantage of the fact that he is already on the battlefield to rescue the troops of Tarantum, repel the Maple Alliance, and maintain the balance of power in this land.As the founder of Dionia, for the sake of the alliance's strength, it would be nothing to temporarily tolerate the hatred of the Tarantum consul.

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The Ellen hills are actually the junction of two mountains, so they are all over the large and small hills. Most of these hills are tens of meters high and the top is rounded. From top to bottom, they look like big green mushrooms. A strange natural beauty.

But for those who want to pass here, it is a disaster.Although the hills are not high, they are large and steep, making it difficult to climb, and the hills are continuous one after another. If you want to pass through with effort, you can only pass in the gentle place between the hills, which makes the original straight line Routes that are not too far away become tortuous.Moreover, few people have passed through here for decades, covered with green grass, and the paths that were once opened were drowned.

Fortunately, there was a reconnaissance ride that had followed the Maple coalition in the front, and there was a smoke pillar sitting in the distance. The Tarantum army saved a lot of trouble in finding the way.Along the way, the soldiers all went well except for complaining about the difficult mountain road. They didn't even see the shadows of Mesapi and Puchti.

And when he got the news of the catching scout ride, and the Dionysian army also entered the Ellen Hills, Diomeras smiled: childish young man, fight me, you are still far away!

He exhaled a bad breath and looked out into the distance, not too far away from the thick smoke. It is estimated that he could reach it by a few more hills.

But the corpses of the people of Tarantum can already be seen on the grass, one after another, miserable, which stirred up the anger of the soldiers, they seemed to hear the helpless help and screams of their loved ones not far away, originally tired His body seemed to be full of strength again, and they accelerated involuntarily, because the narrow column and the entire column stretched became more scattered and weak.

"Woo! Woo!..." Mesapi's trumpet suddenly sounded among the hills, striking like a heavy hammer in the hearts of every Tarantum soldier, who was proud of fooling Davers. Omelas' face turned instantly pale...

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

Despite chasing at full speed despite the dangers of the Diorian cavalry, and from time to time some teammates fell off the horse because of the rugged mountain roads, but they are farther away from the escaped Mesapi cavalry.

The Mesapis flexibly manipulated the seated horses, as if the horses were part of his body, running at full speed between the narrow mountain roads, with no hindrance at all, which made Sorikos feel sighed and helpless. Watch Mesapi Cavalry go away.

At this moment, the sound of "Captain" came from Solikos. He looked back, and Ledes was riding.

So he grabbed the reins in one hand and saluted Leders in the other.The Dionysian cavalry is an independent arm, with a total of less than a thousand men, and is not affiliated with any legion. Although Lades is only a captain, his status is equal to that of the infantry regiment.

Ledes looked at the distant back of the Mesapi cavalry and looked dignified. He turned back and said to Sorikos: "There may be a lot of Mesapi and Puchti cavalry coming next. We must try our best to block it. Will not allow them to detect the direction of the army in a short time!"

"Yes!" Sorikos responded immediately, but felt the heavy task in his heart: I heard that there are thousands of Mesapi cavalry and superb horsemanship, not just the Dionysian cavalry that has more than two hundred rides. Can stop.Fortunately, there are hills everywhere, which is not conducive to the expansion of troops and the roundabout of cavalry, and the advantage of the large number of enemy cavalry cannot be exerted.

Leders saw his nervousness, and added: "Commander Daveus sent more than two hundred light shield soldiers to assist us, and they will arrive soon."