Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

At the moment, Tolek was looking out at the Dionysian camp in the distance.

In fact, the reinforcements of Samone had arrived last night, originally intended to attack at night, but they found that the Dionysians had built a camp and prepared for it.Tolek is also a field-leader. He knows that in the dark, especially in the absence of moonlight, the attack of tens of thousands of people is easy to lose control and cause unnecessary losses, so he restrained his impulse and delayed the attack. It was the next day.As a result, Samone's reinforcements spent the night in the mountains.As early as November, the weather in the mountain area became colder, and the soldiers were still a bit cold even when they were sleeping in their leather robes.

Tolek rubbed some frozen hands. He did not expect the Dionysians to build a seemingly large-scale camp so quickly.But he thought again: This way is better, the Dionysians may not be able to escape!

He looked at the leader of the army of Cavutini and said in a negotiated tone: "Queen Duke, my people attacked from the north and the east, and your people attacked from the west. What do you think?"

"I have no opinion." Quinduk nodded, and then asked, "What about the south of the enemy camp? Don't let them run away."

"South." Tolek pointed to the city of Poseidonia in the distance and confidently said, "They can't run!"

Quinduk understood, and he said excitedly: "It seems that the Dionysians have become a prey that fell into the pit, just enough to let the soldiers vent their anger last night!" Quinduk said, rubbing his chilled body with his hands.

Tolek looked back and forth at the densely packed warriors who were behind him and gave the command: "Blow the trumpet!"

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The long and powerful sound of the horn passed through the morning mist to Poseidonia, two miles away, so that Pisini and Mobuk, who were standing on the head of the city and looking forward to it, heard it, and suddenly became one of them. Zhen: "Have you heard! It's our trumpet, our reinforcements are here!"

The soldiers of Samoney on the wall were all excited and shouted.

"Warrior, be ready to go out of the city to meet and eliminate those abominable Dionysians!" Pihini shouted loudly, sweeping away the decay of yesterday.

"Roar! Roar!!!" The soldiers roared in unison.

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Alexis observed the enemies slowly approaching from outside the camp on the outpost, and said unhurriedly: "The enemies are ready to attack, let the brigades prepare!"

"I will go here." The adjutant turned downstairs.

"Then let's look at you first." Alexis said with great anticipation to the crossbow gun sighter Steponian, who was also on the outpost, because the sightseeker came from the Dionysian Academy. Lexis's attitude was quite polite.

"Admiral of the Legion, you can rest assured!" Stepponian replied confidently, but he was drumming.Because of the morning fog, he could not clearly see the marks made by the measurement outside the camp yesterday, so he could only judge by visual inspection.

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Tolek led the troops attacking the north of the camp,

Due to the short time, when the troops rushed to rescue, they did not carry Siracusa's ballista, nor did they have large siege equipment, but only temporarily made dozens of long ladders before resting last night.But Tony thinks: this is enough!Because of the spy's return, there was no other defensive facility besides the trench in the Dionysian camp.Therefore, with huge reinforcements, it only takes one breath to break through the camp’s not high earth walls, and the Dionysians can only sit inside and wait for death.

As the team in the attack camp gradually approached about 250 meters from the camp, Tolek waved his spear forward: "Attack!"

More than a dozen trumpeters sounded the horns in their hands at the same time, "Woo! Woo! Woo!!!!!!" Ringing through the battlefield.

Some of the Samonet warriors carried long ladders, some held long shields, and some only started with their javelins and spears...

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"Elevation angle 40, full string, small bomb!" Strponian shouted from the sentry.

"The ballista is ready!" The ballista captain issued the instruction: "Elevation angle 40, full string, small bomb!"

Under the rapid operation of the soldiers, the ballista made a "creak" sound.

"Huh! Huh! Huh!..." Stone bombs were ejected with strong wind.

The ballista captain looked at the stone projectile flying towards the enemy. While excited, there were some regrets in his heart: yesterday the ballista bombed the city of Poseidonia for a long time, causing the ballista to damage several or otherwise killed enemies. Will be more.

Tolek saw a dark shadow passing over his head and screamed: No!

But he was far less surprised than the former General Lockley Diopantos. After all, in the hearts of the Samonais, the Greeks had superb skills. Syracuse can make ballistas, and of course Dionys can.

The ballista did not intimidate Tolek, but instead inspired his fierceness. He waved his dagger again and shouted, "Go quickly! Kill the Greeks!"

The surrounding soldiers roared, and the roar quickly spread throughout the army. The screams caused by the stone bombs were completely covered up. The Samoines' fighting spirit was soaring. They took a big step and started to the Dionysian camp. Speed ​​up.

"One hundred meters!" shouted from the sentry tower.

"The archer is ready!" shouted Ibiru, captain of the light infantry.

The archers had long been waiting behind the earth wall. They fanned out, drawing bows and arrows.

Hundreds of arrows spattered like a raindrop on the black-pressed offensive battle array of the Samonians, and what was set off was no longer the few screams caused by stone bombs.

The weak protection of the Samonais brought great success to the Dionysian light infantry, but the screams that followed one after another did not weaken the advancement of the Samonais.

Only two rounds of bows and arrows were thrown, and the Samonians had rushed to within 50 meters.

The soldiers of the Third Army of Dionysian can clearly hear the rumbling footsteps of the enemy moving forward, and feel the slight tremor on the ground caused by the innumerable footsteps, and even their shouts enveloped the entire camp.Although the soldiers were nervous, they were not panicking.Because they are the third army of Dionysia, they have made many achievements for Dionia: they participated in the second Crotone war and captured Asprostum alone; Zeng Qige Lumentum City; use a legion to calm the rebellion of Lucania, annihilate the forces of Cincinnati, and harvest the city of Picos... the dazzling stars on the high flying flag of the Third Legion symbolize their honor!Today's battle will surely add honor to the Third Army!

Company captain Hitina Naut was a Greek slave in Niutum. After Dionysia won Niutum, he was free, chose to settle in Niutum, and finally joined Dai The Third Army of Onia, through its own efforts, became a mid-level officer commanding 200 men.The old hatred has gone, and now he and the brothers of Lukania who hated and are now brothers are fighting side by side for his homeland, the Dionysian Union.

"Javelin!" he shouted.

The soldiers standing on the earth wall, already ready, threw the javelin in their hands, and the Samonais who rushed to the trench in the camp also shot the javelin.

For a time, countless javelins continued to stagger in the air.As the two players who have played against each other, they already have a good understanding of each other's tactics.

Compared with the dense and poorly equipped Samonei soldiers outside the camp, the Dionysian soldiers were at a high place and protected by a long shield of earth walls. The casualties were not large, but there were javelins stuck to the long shield from time to time. Inconvenient, but at this moment there is no time to cut it off.

Although the Samoines suffered heavy casualties, the javelin rain continued. Through its suppression, the Samonet warriors rushed to the trench and jumped directly into the trench, some of them set up long ladders, some of them Human wall, began to climb up hard.

The Dionysian soldiers threw javelins into the trenches at such a short distance that they almost made a single shot, but neither did it, nor could they stop the attacking crowds of the Samoines.

"Pour oil! Pour oil quickly!" Hidinaot shouted anxiously, while bending over to prepare the tung oil tank that had been prepared and placed behind the wall. He heard a scream of "ah", one behind him. The soldier was stabbed across the left shoulder with a javelin and fell to the ground in pain.

Hitina Otto bowed her head alertly, peeping her head slightly behind the earth's wall and peering out, just to see a Samoney javelin thrower holding a javelin out of a trench less than five meters away, but was about to throw, but He was shot down by the marksman on the camp sentry.

Hitina Otti quickly stood up and smashed the oil tank down, hitting the head of a Samone warrior in the trench, the oil tank broke open, and the oil was overflowing.

Many soldiers on the earth wall did the same thing as Hitinaot: the torch was thrown into the ditch, a wall of fire rose instantly in the ditch, and countless firemen howled their teeth and claws in the ditch until they were silent...

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"Head of the army, the enemy to the north has temporarily retreated. According to preliminary statistics, we have 240 casualties." The adjutant came to report.

"So many brothers have been lost before the fight has begun." Although there were more Samonais who fell on the ground outside the camp and burned coke in the trenches, Alexis was still frowning. The lethality of the man's javelin is also somewhat daunting.He pointed to the south of the camp and said, "Look, the enemies in the city of Poseidonia have also come out, and this battle has just begun."

"Unfortunately, we have too few oil tanks! Otherwise, if you use them together in several directions, the Samone's losses will be the most!" said the adjutant regretfully.

"This can't be blamed for heavy camps. They have to load food, carry materials for building camps, and weapons and equipment, and bring so many oil tanks. And the enemy’s reinforcements came so fast!" Alexis comforted him and said: "Don't worry, we will fight them slowly, anyway they won't be able to run away anyway."