Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

When the trumpeter played a heart-pounding high-pitched whistle, and the Spartan warriors sang triumphant carols to the ancient heroes and charged them in unison, often these Greek city-state soldiers collapsed psychologically. Turning away without fighting, he did not want to risk fighting Sparta.The Spartans relied on this atmosphere of terror created by the army as a whole on the battlefield and a bloody killing, which has deterred other city-states in Greece for centuries.

Syracuse has a large army and it did not disturb Fibidas in the past.But the tough obedience and uniform of the Dionysian army at this time triggered his inner fear. He seemed to see another Spartan army. Although they wore black instead of red, their number of soldiers was Sparta is much more...

Only one Spartan is enough for the Mediterranean!Fibidas thought strongly.

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The third legion led by Alexis had just arrived at Pecos, and Daves did not even have time to talk to him, but directly told him his battle plan. After obtaining his consent, he Immediately ordered him to lead the Third Army north to attack Poseidonia.

This sea-facing area from Pecosis to Poseidonia, the east coast of the South, from Turui to Crotone, and then to Lockley, is flat. It is mostly mountains and hills. The ground is rugged and uneven.

The Third Army plans to pass Elia on a difficult march.

As the city-state of the Dionysian League, Elia’s chief general Kanos did not hesitate to receive the news. He personally summoned 1,500 civilian soldiers and then joined the ranks of the Third Army.After all, after the Samone occupied Poseidonia, Elia was directly under the fierce Samone's front, and the Elia hoped that Dionysia would repel this evil from the north. Wolf, let Elia restore peace.

Half a day after the Third Army left, Davers led the First and Second Army to the north.

The Chief Executive of Pecosis, Anta Oris, was not idle. He wanted to help prepare for the provision of 30,000 soldiers.The food consumed by such a large army is bound to be amazing. The city of Picos can’t be satisfied at all. Fortunately, Dionia has a reserve granary in Grummentum, which can temporarily satisfy so many people. The need for combat during the period.If the combat time is prolonged, Cosenza’s granary must be called, which is why Davis wants to speed up the operation.Antaoris also had to prepare pack cars and manpower, and under the command and guidance of the legion battalion, the grain haul was transported to the front camp of Davers.This was a complicated and cumbersome, continuing manpower work, but under the operation of experienced battalion, with the assistance of the powerful Antaoris, and the active cooperation of the Chief Executive of Grummentum Bakul Now everything is going smoothly.

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In the afternoon, after meeting with the Elijah Army, the Third Army retreated to the northeast to prepare to bypass this wide mountain range just north of Elia, while Poseidonia was just north of the mountain.

Halfway through, the Third Army stopped its advance and began to build the camp.

The movement they made was very large, and it was easily discovered by the Smones spies.

"What are you talking about?! The Dionysians appeared on the south side of the Stella Mountain and camped on the banks of the River Arrento?!" The leader of the Pentene, the main mansion of Poseidonia, facing the delicious food. Hini was taken aback.

"Yes, leader. They have more than 10,000 people! And we quietly approached their camp, and found that the banner erected in their camp said'The Third Army'!" The scouts were mixed with anxious words. A little bit complacent.

"The third legion of Dionysia! Shouldn't they be in Grummentum?! How come they came here?" Pisini also lost his appetite at this moment and gnawed just a few bites of lamb in his hand. After throwing it on the table, he lowered his head and wiped his mouth full of grease on his dirty leather robe.

"I think the Dionysians must have heard that Poseidonia was captured by us, and hurriedly came to try to recapture it." Mobuk, another leader, speculated.

"Dionia came from 10,000 people, and we only had 3,000 soldiers! And they came so fast. The place where Poseidonia was destroyed by us with ballistas has not had time to repair. How can we prevent it? Their attack!" Pisini paced back and forth in the house anxiously.

"So we will immediately send someone to Potentia to ask the chieftain for help!" Mobuk reminded.

"Of course! And...you will immediately inform the soldiers, no matter how late they are tonight, they must fill in the gaps in those walls!" Piscine hit his fist heavily on the wood. On the table.

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At dusk, Alexis sent all members of the reconnaissance team to drive and hunt down the Smonnet spies in the surrounding area.

That night, the 20,000-strong army led by Davis quietly entered the city of Elia, and the Elia people who had been informed by Alexis in advance had already vacated the place to live in the Dionysian army.

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On the same day, in Lokri, the army of Syracuse finally assembled, and the return of the detective ride surprised Dionysius and others: after only a day and a half, Dionysia’s camp had already begun. With scale.

This news further strengthened his implementation of his new plan: the army was divided into two parts, of which more than 20,000 were commanded by Fasi Pesas, combined with more than 10,000 soldiers in Lockley, a total of 40,000, tried to attack Camp Dionysia to contain them.And he personally led more than 50,000 troops, crossed the ancient road between the mountains to the west coast of Great Greece, and then turned north to march...

In order to prevent drag and slow down the march, Dionysius’s army did not carry a large amount of weight, but let the fleet in Lockley depart from the port with a full load of materials, bypass the Strait of Messina south, and then follow the Great Greece’s On the west coast, go north with the army on land.

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When the Ligim people saw one after another, the endless stream of Syracuse ships passing by in the distance, the fear in their hearts could be imagined, and some people even shouted in panic: "Syracuse People are coming! They are going to land!!"

It turned out that this was just a false alarm, but it did cause a lot of panic to the people of Lijim at the time, and even many parliamentarians in the parliament demanded that the troops in Taurina be transferred back to defend the landing attack of the Syracuses. .

Atili Cruz had no idea for a moment, and immediately sent a messenger to Taurina.

Fiorentun in Taurina first received a return from a reconnaissance ride: he discovered that the army of Syracuse crossed the ancient road in the mountains and headed towards the direction of Medema. The cavalry as a forward had already passed Medema and continued to move forward.

Then the port lighthouse came to the emergency report: The Syracuse fleet of thousands of cargo ships was found passing Taorena and sailing north.

An hour later, a Limerican merchant ship hurriedly entering the port of Taurina from the north came to report: Syracuse's fleet did not enter Medema, but continued north.

"It seems that Syracuse is preparing to attack Trina north, and we are temporarily safe now." Taurina's general, General Crilotas, was relieved.

Feidun's expression was not relaxed, he said somberly: "If the northern Italian allies are defeated, it will be a matter of time before Ligem and Tauri are attacked."

"It depends on whether our allies can resist Syracuse's offensive, and even defeat them..." Krilotas was aroused by Feidun's words, he said with some expectation, and then seemed to be again Feeling a little hopeless, he said with a sigh: "Unfortunately, Dionys’s Archon Daveus led his main force to defend against the Samone! If he can lead the team back in time, the chances of the Allies are still good. Can increase a lot!"

"So we can't let the Syracuses attack with such ease!" Feidun said with a deep look, Shen Yi.

Crilotas was shocked.

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In the afternoon, Li Jim’s messenger rushed to Taurina and demanded that Feidun return with his army.

Pidun deliberately delayed the time, while urgently sending his men back to Lijim.

At dusk, Philip Dun was still unable to summon the soldiers, and the result was postponed to the next day on the grounds that it was impossible to march in the dark.

Early in the morning of the next day, it was discovered that the Syracuse fleet had already left Taurina and had not launched an attack on Lijim. At the request of Feidun's squat, Atelik Cruz canceled the order to recall the army.

His men rushed back to Taurina with his urgent letter, and then stopped the unnecessary march of Lijim's army. This is a later comment.

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On this day, in order to speed up the march of Siracusa, a large mixed army, Dionysius thought of many ways, the most effective is that he sent people to each unit to promote: who will first rush To Hebbian, after breaking through the enemy cities, he will allow them the most advanced cities, and the last arrived army will not have the right to share the loot.

Dionysius’s army is not as disciplined as the Dionysian army, because there are many mercenaries. In order to maintain high morale, his army soldiers often smashed and looted in the city after breaking through the city, in Motiya This is also true of Katana and Naxos in the Greek city-state of Sicily.In fact, Syracuse's destruction of the Sicilian Greek city-state is no less than that of the Carthaginians, which is why the Sicilian Greeks feared and hated Dionysius.

Dionysius's words really had an incentive effect. The various troops scrambled to speed up, while the Numibian cavalry and the Celtic cavalry rushed to the front.