Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Sobecos, what happened?" Felix asked him when he saw his expression serious.

"Admiral Commander." Sobercos, who is in his 50s, is still sturdy, with a loud voice, and he simply performed a military salute: "My reconnaissance riding returns, about 500 cavalrymen from the south are approaching the camp. ."

"Is it Syracuse?" Felix asked in a deep voice.

"I think it should be... Those cavalrymen have no protection and are good at throwing javelins, which is very different from the previous Greek cavalry." Sorbocos answered seriously.

"Then what are you waiting for! Send your cavalry and drive these Syracuses away! Don't let them interfere with our soldiers building camps," Dracos said immediately.

Saubercos was a little embarrassed and whispered: "Our cavalry is not necessarily their opponent...According to the return of the scout, their horse control technology is very superb, and the javelin throwing is also quite accurate. Our ten cavalry were killed by them. Chased, at a distance of 50 meters, they were actually chased by them, they threw a round of javelins, and we lost... five brothers..."

"Syracuse's cavalry is so powerful?!" Epitanis was a little surprised. He knew the strength of the Dionysian Cavalry Corps. Due to regular training, whether it is riding, fighting, or tactical execution, He felt much stronger than the cavalry of those Greek city-states.

"It may be the cavalry hired by Syracuse. When Syracuse and Carthage were fighting, it was said that they had hired Celtic and Numbian cavalry. They were all races that grew up on horseback. It's normal that riding is stronger than us... Lord Davis reminded me specially before I came." Felix said solemnly.

"Then let the Light Infantry Brigade of our Fifth Army and your cavalry go out together and drive away these cavalry!" Draco made a decisive suggestion.

Philius nodded in agreement.

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Dionysius led his men to continue to move forward, and when they approached the city of Cologne, they saw a spectacular scene hundreds of meters away: thousands of men waved iron picks and shovels on the vast flat land Digging trenches, carrying mud, building earth barriers, and others building wooden fences, sentry towers...Everyone is busy, but they are well organized.Such a hot construction site is not the only one in front of it. It has been extending east and west, and there is a tendency to block the passage on the coast of the entire mountain range.

Dionysius, Fibidas, Fasipesas and Astaglass saw this situation and fell into silence for a time.

For a while, Dionysius pointed to the Dionysian camp under construction in front of him and said to Fasipesas and Astagras with a tone of reproach: "Look at them, then look at what you lead Army!"

Fasipesas and Astaglas were ashamed, and they understood what Dionysius meant: the same was all in a hurry, and the Dionysians were able to build camps regardless of fatigue, while Syracuse The army’s camp was not called a camp at all. It was chaotic and disorderly. The soldiers calmly slept in a tent that was arbitrarily constructed...

"Sir, the Dionysians are trying to build our camps to defend us from attacking, and no one dares to attack our army, so--" Astaglas just wanted to justify two sentences, he was caught by Dioni Hughes interrupted sharply: "So the troops you lead can sleep well and wait for the big Greeks to surrender!"

Dionysius was angry because on the one hand, he learned some of the strengths of the Dionyan army based on the information from Dionysia on the one hand; on the other, Syracuse and Carthage Some of the problems that occurred during the basic operations also prompted him to reform the Syracuse army.He clearly divided the heavy infantry, cavalry, infantry, cavalry, siege forces, and navy separately, and coordinated operations under unified and more effective command.In order to allow generals and soldiers to be proficient in using new tactics, he also learned Dionysia, increased the number of military trainings for citizens, and formulated stricter military regulations to ensure that the army can execute.After this reform, Syracuse will always prevail in the second war with Carthage.But the scene in front of him made him feel the gap between his army and the Dionysian soldiers in terms of spiritual will and command execution, so this fire was derived from his jealousy and anxiety, and Astagras was just a tool for him to vent his anger. That's it.

This is indeed a bit wrong for Astaglas, but when he still wanted to defend himself, another important general of Syracuse, Fasi Pesas, secretly pulled his clothes, and at the same time said politely: "Adult You can rest assured that when we go back, we will gather the army and let them rebuild the camp."

Dionysius's expression was slightly dizzy.

At this time, the leader of the Numibian mercenary, Axi Rita, stepped forward and said: "Adults and enemies are now building camps. This is a good opportunity for sneak attacks. Let me lead the tribes to rush and kill for a while."

Dionysius had not answered, and had been closely watching Fibidas in the Dionysian camp. "Don't rush, the Dionysian army came."

I saw several teams of cavalry and infantry rushing out of the reserved passages of the Dionysian camp under construction. They quickly lined up in front of the camp, with cavalry on both wings and light infantry in the middle, and then directed to Dioni without hesitation. Hughes they marched.

"No matter how many Dionysians come, it’s useless, sir. Please allow me to lead my clan to attack. I will let my soldiers go around their flanks first to attack their cavalry, disrupt their formation, and then Take advantage of the chaos and hit the light infantry among them, let them taste the power of the Numibian cavalry!"

"We should go back!" Fibidas said suddenly, anxiously in his voice.

Dionysius gave him a surprised look. From Syracuse to the present, it was the first time he saw this indifferent and outspoken Spartan who was a little sick.However, as the commander of the army, he has more important things to do, and it is not necessary to entangle with the small units of the enemy at this time.So he listened to Fibidas and ordered to return.

Although Axirita was reckless, he was still in awe of the embarrassing and embarrassing employer. He reluctantly called the Numbian cavalry who was eager to try, and followed Dionysius.

When Felixius heard the news of the enemy's retreat, he said to the two legion chiefs: "You have all seen that the army of Syracuse will soon attack, we must build the camp as soon as possible!"

Epidnis had no objections this time.

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Dionysius on the way back to Lockley, asked, "Pididas, now the Dionysians are building camps in Kaurenia, obviously wanting to defend us from attacking north, you think we are next How to do?"

"Never let the Dionysians build a strong camp here and use the narrowness of the terrain to offset the advantage of our number, thereby consuming our time! We must intrude into the city states of Trina and Siliting as soon as possible, where The terrain is wide, which is conducive to the battle of our army, which can just force them to engage in a frontal battle with us, and then defeat them, occupying their city! In this way, Dionia has no helpers, and the main force is still trapped in Potentia It is a good opportunity for us to destroy them!" When it comes to the last sentence, Phoebe's expression is even a bit daunting.

Dionysius looked at him curiously. Although he didn't understand why Fibidas suddenly increased his disgust towards the Dionysians, this was exactly what he wanted.

So, after a long time of contemplation, he made up his mind and called the general, and Shen Sheng issued an order: "Astagras, Fasi Pesas, after you go back, immediately rectify the army. Tomorrow! I want to be tomorrow Attack on Kaurnia and Trina!"

"Yes, lord!"

Fibidas listened to their conversation and was glad to see Dionysius arrange according to his own suggestion, but the situation he just saw was repeated again and again in his mind: whether it was a cavalry or a light infantry, The Dionysians are all uniform black, and even he can vaguely see that their cavalry's leather shields seem to be painted with the same pattern. Although they don't see Dionysian heavy infantry, the light infantry and cavalry are still the same. The costumes of heavy infantry must also be quite uniform.

Dionysius had obtained detailed information about the Dionysian army beforehand, and was not too surprised.But for the Spartan Filipidas, through Dionysia's uniform costume and the black that gives a sense of depression, he sees something deeper.

When citizens of city-states such as Athens, Corinth and Thebes show off their colorful artistic aesthetics and entertainment, they even paint a variety of exquisite patterns on dusty shields that have not been used once every six months to show their personality and While tasting, the Spartan soldiers snickered secretly.Because since the Spartan Regent came to Kugu to implement reforms a hundred years ago, they have trained under the whip and sticks since they were young. They have already summed up the essence of war in a century of war: that is, they don’t care about any means, just for the end. Victory!

The Spartans claim to be descendants of Hercules. In fact, they adore wolf more.Their army fights like a pack of wolves, emphasizing discipline, overall and psychological deterrence. Even if each has a strong fighting ability, individuals are never allowed to fight alone.

Therefore, when the other city-state troops engaged with Spartan, they saw a row of dazzling copper walls and iron walls (because the Spartan soldiers had to wipe their shields and bayonets brightly during the battle) and were stained. A scarlet cloak that looks like blood, and a uniform "∧" logo on the shield.