Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The generals in Naples didn't know much about Dionysia's military system. He heard Carias, Dionysian messenger, say,'The Kingdom will send a third legion to the war.'They thought there were only a few thousand people, and they didn't expect the other party to easily send 10,000 people, which is already half of the total strength of the Campania League army.

Carias thought that the Naples suspected that there were too many soldiers sent by Dionia, and he quickly explained: "Because the Cautinis have repeatedly been taught and not changed, His Majesty Dapheus is very angry. He sent the entire Third Army and decided to Thoroughly smashing Kautini’s invasion and giving them a heavy lesson that they will never dare to invade the Campania League territory again!"

"That's great, we have been looking forward to that day!" Onoxius and other people couldn't help saying.

"Where is our station?" Lizarul asked impatiently.

"The camp is located outside the East City, but... the tents are not enough." Ai Luosi said slightly embarrassed, they really did not expect Dionysia to send so many soldiers.

"We have brought all the tents, you just need to ensure an adequate supply of food." Lizaru seemed calm, but in fact food was his biggest concern.

"There is no problem with food, you can rest assured!" Onoxius said aloud: "Just after the autumn harvest ended, the citizens had enough stock in their homes, and they heard that the Dionysian warriors helped to defend against the Samones, even Our city hall does not need to buy, and all of us voluntarily take out the stored grain to supply your Dionysian army. We also prepared dozens of bottles of wine and a lot of cattle and sheep for the Third Army to celebrate your arrival."

Lizzaru waved his hand and said, "This is not necessary. The Third Army does not have that time. I will take the soldiers to build the camp now. I also invite you to call the leaders of the Campania League and discuss with me. How to deal with the soon-to-be-invaded Samonei

Although Lizaru spoke too directly and was vulnerable, his resoluteness reflected that the Kingdom of Dionysia was taking this battle seriously, so not only did the seniors of Naples feel dissatisfied, but they were all happy.

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The Samonais are mountain people and like to live in the mountains. If they live in the plains, their people will not only feel unsuitable for the climate, but also lack a sense of security.

But everything is not absolute. Cautini, one of the four major races of Samonei, has many villages and territories on the eastern plains of Campania. This is mainly due to the increase in population, which forced it to be located in the mountains of Samonei. The Kautini race in the west had to migrate to the lowlands in the west to obtain more land to feed the population.After decades of hard work, the eastern part of the Campania Plain has been completely occupied by Cautini. They have conquered alien city-states, such as Capua and Cesara, and also built some new towns. , Like Lola.

Therefore, some of Kautini’s tribes have become accustomed to planting farmland instead of grazing cattle and sheep to make a living, so that Koutini’s overall strength has gradually begun to catch up with Hilpini, which always occupies the top four races. Tribe.

But the war a dozen years ago brought the ambitious Kautinis to the fore. A large number of tribal warriors were killed or captured, and the approach of the Dionysian forces forced the Kautinis to lower their arrogant heads. , Signed the humiliating alliance treaty, and stopped the pace of going west.

But until its strength is restored, its new chief Segowani is no longer willing to be bound by this covenant, not because of Cautini’s plunder, but because: on the one hand, Dionia The spread of religion and economic culture has disrupted the traditions of the Samones and shaken the cohesion of the tribes; on the other hand, after occupying the eastern plains of Campania, Cavutini tasted the benefits of cultivated land in the plains, they have already Intentionally want to take the whole Campania into his arms.

Of course, there are also personal reasons. Segowani needs to use war to increase his prestige and to fight the Nasala leader Quinduk, who has always disobeyed him and relied on Dionysian support.

Therefore, the frequent clashes of Kautini tribal fighters are not only as simple as looting supplies and population.It can continuously attack the morale of the enemy, increase the fear of the Campanias, so that they never dare to settle down to plant and graze.While robbing people and materials to enhance one’s own strength, it is also constantly weakening the strength of the other party, and eventually achieves the purpose of occupying the entire Campania through war. The two big cities of Capua and Sassella use this method. Obtained, so how are the Cautini people willing to be bound by Dionysia’s covenant?

In the early morning of this day, the leaders of the tribes of Kaoutini gathered in the three towns of Kapua, Lola, and Sassella, each leading their own young and middle-aged people, holding weapons and starting to penetrate the Campania League westward. Territory.

The straight-line distance between these three cities and the west coast is basically about 40 miles, especially Lola is just east of Naples, so as long as these tribal warriors spread their feet and run for a while, they can advance to Naples for more than two hours. Under the city.This is one of the main reasons why these Campania confederate city states feared Samonet. They were too close to the forces of Cavutini, and they were on the plains, almost unguarded.

"Hurry up! Hurry up!..." The leader of Kaoutini hurriedly urged his warrior.

His tribe is from Abella, a small town less than 15 miles east of Lola. It is located in a depression, guarding a pass into the mountains, so the land area is small, which is not conducive to planting farmland. , And the peaks on both sides are too high, which is not conducive to grazing, so they mainly rely on looting to make a living.

Although Cavutini chief Segowani proposed during the war mobilization: this attack will be used to strike the arrogant faces of the Kingdom of Dionia and the Campania League.

But Taruk was more interested in the Greeks' accumulation of grain at home.Now that the autumn harvest has just ended, even if the Greeks who have obtained a bumper harvest have fled, they will not be able to take so much food.Taruk had to grab enough grain before he could catch other tribes in order to get through this winter smoothly.

The leader Taruk took his 200 fighters to run on the flat ground, and soon entered the territory of Naples.He had already seen the farmland divided into pieces not far in front of him, and he also smelled the burnt smell of the straw being burned in the air, which made him more excited.

Since Taruk often brought people to rob, he was already very familiar with the situation in this piece. He knew that there was a Greek village one mile ahead: "Hurry up!" While he urged again, he also accelerated his pace .

"Head, there is an enemy cavalry in front!" a soldier warned loudly.

Of course Taruk also saw it. He also saw that the Greek cavalry turned around immediately after finding their own team.

"Don't care about them, hurry up!" Taruk shouted, and he was not worried at all: based on past experience, he knew that these cavalrymen must have ran back to the city of Naples to summon the soldiers and wait for those iron shells (Greek heavy infantry) ) When they arrived, they returned to Abella with a lot of harvest.If the Greeks dare to chase, the soldiers of Kautini will come from all directions, let them try the javelin rain.Those timid Greeks always gathered in a tight square, not only slow, but also easily become the target of javelin in their hands.

Taruk led the soldiers into the village, and as expected, the village was empty.

He immediately sent a small group of soldiers to the south of the village as a whistle to observe the movement of the Greeks. He led most of the soldiers to open the locked gates of the family, rushed into the house and started the robbery.

At this moment, a soldier hurried to report to him: "Not far from the front of the village, some Greeks are escaping in a pack car."

Taruk was overjoyed: This must be a resident of this village, they must be full of property!

Taruk is worried that he has too few pack animals to carry too much.

He immediately summoned some soldiers, rushed out of the village, and chased south.

When the Greeks saw them chasing, they ran to the south more quickly, but the team was bloated and clumsy, and they saw the distance getting closer.

Taruk suddenly found that dozens of Greek heavy infantry appeared in front of the escaped Greeks. Unlike the Greek heavy infantry he had seen before, they wore all-colored black armor and hurried towards them.

Do you want to retreat?There was only a flash in Taruk's heart, and then immediately pressed it out: joke, how could he retreat!He is very experienced in dealing with Greek heavy infantry!What's more, there are more than one hundred fighters following him, twice the number of opponents!

"Quick, spread out the formation!" He directed the soldiers to form a more loose array, spreading out towards the wings in the shape of a goose, and at the same time forced them to the other side.

The heavy infantry on the opposite side still kept walking past the fleeing Greeks, and gradually arranged in a tight small square as they progressed.

Seeing this, Taruk laughed secretly: How many times did the stubborn Greeks eat a loss, or the old one does not change, then let you continue to taste the javelin!

The enemy's phalanx has entered a distance of 30 meters. Taruk raised his javelin, but saw the Greeks slow down and erected long shields in their hands...In an instant, this small phalanx , Left, right and even above are protected by shields, and it continues to approach Taruk's team.

When Taruk was shocked, he still shot his javelin, and the soldiers in a semi-circular goose array also shot javelins at the central enemy.